HAPPY Birthday

Hey y'all! Whew!...After almost 3 hours I seem to have my computer working again! Hopefully, it stays that way! I am not very good with computers and I had some kind of nasty virus on it, that I couldn't get off no matter what I did. I ended up restoring my computer back to an earlier date and things are better. I'm satisfied with that for now.

Anyhow, I'm sure I'm boring y'all now! lol So, on to my card for the day! ;) I've been wanting to play with Seize the Sketch challenge, so I gave it a try.

Now, I first started out trying to make a card using papers and die cuts, though it just wasn't 'me'. Then, I actually, threw in the towel and said I'm not going to play. I really still wanted to play, though was still believing this was way out of my element. However, last night I was planning to relax in bed and watch some tv, then suddenly, it hit me! I thought if I could somehow tweak the sketch to be somewhat more CAS, I could have something.

And that something, is this!

After about 2 hours (yes, 2 hours) I finished my card. Not to 'toot my own horn', but I was and still am feeling quite proud of myself! :) Okay, so I hope y'all can see the sketch?!....For the background in the sketch I used a woodgrain stamp and masked off some areas of my card, to give me somewhat a 'weathered' look. Then I added my banner, using stamps. To top off my card and add some dimension, I layered some wood veneer butterfly pieces and threw some natural twine in the mix. As well as some clear rhinestones. Lastly, my sentiment I put on the right side verses the left side how the sketch showed. So, does it work? Do you like it? Or is this just a mess? lol Would love to hear what you think! ;)

Thank you for stopping by and see y'all soon!
Enjoy your day! :)

Doilies

Hey y'all! Today, I'm up over at SRM Stickers blog! This time I played around with some of the doilies. Here's a little peek...

Be sure to head on over to SRM Stickers blog to see my full project and to show some love! :) Thank you for stopping by and see y'all soon!

Enjoy your day!

hello...

Hey y'all! Hope all is well with everyone?! :) Sorry, I missed a couple days of posting anything. I decided yesterday, that I was gonna take the whole day off from doing anything! I spent the day with my family, which we went on some walking trails and then finished our walking off at the park playground. It was absolutely, beautiful! :) Anyhow, about my post today. I saw the current Casology challenge and decided to give it a try!

Here's my card!

I normally do not use purple! Not that I have anything against purple, it's just not necessarily my go to color. However, I made this card using some purples and I happen to quite like it! ;) What about you?.....

Thank you for stopping by and I'll see y'all soon!
Enjoy your day! :)

Love You...

Hey y'all! Happy Friday! :) I'm stopping in today, to share a couple cards I made for some current challenges. And let me just let everyone know, I am in so much pain writing this because I have a terrible kink in my neck! lol Really, I can't even turn my head to the left. Let alone, I can barely move my neck up and down! You would not wanna see how I'm typing this post! lol ;)

Anyhoo, the first card I made for Case this Sketch challenge.

My second card I made for Casology challenge.

Surprisingly, I did some heat embossing! lol Something y'all rarely see from me! ;) Though I have to say, I really should play around more with embossing things....Love the outcome. ;)

Now, I came up with my first card and really did love it! But then, I started to wonder how it would look if I just did it mainly as a one layered card. Which led me to my second card. I ended up really lovin' them both...and didn't know which one to choose! What do y'all think?!.....

Thanks for stopping by and see y'all soon!
Enjoy your day! :)

Celebration

Hey y'all! Hope all is finding you well?!....I'm up on SRM Stickers blog, today! :) I have a fun little birthday celebration gift. Here's a little peek at it!

Be sure to swing on over to SRM Stickers blog to see my full project and to show some love! Thanks for stopping by and I'll see y'all soon!

Enjoy your day!

Missing you...

Hey y'all! Happy Monday! :) Hope all finds you well?!....Anyhow, I'm just stopping in to share a card I made for the current Case this Sketch challenge! :)

So, here's my card!

I went with the sketch....well, somewhat. I just tweaked it a little bit. Instead of using a rectangle, I used  a cloud/clouds. And instead of one paper strip behind it, I added two. I know I can see the sketch still, but hopefully, y'all can see it too?!... :)

Thanks for stopping by and see y'all soon!
Enjoy your day! :)

Trio of hearts

Hey y'all! Happy Sunday! Guess what time it is?!?......It's time for a new CAS on Sunday challenge!! :) So, for this challenge we're all about 'lovey dovey'! Show us your love/Valentine card!

Here is my card.

I played around with my card for awhile and ended up with this way. I stamped on my three hearts, using some pink ink. Then once it was dried, I stamped on my sentiment in black ink. Easy, right?!..... :)

So are y'all ready to play?!!....You have a chance to win a prize from Cas-ual Fridays Stamps!!! Be sure to swing by CAS on Sunday to get the full details and see all the lovely DT cards! :)

Thank you for stopping by and see y'all soon!
Enjoy your day!

Eureka

Hey y'all! Happy Saturday! :) I'm just swinging on in, to share a card I made for the current Casual Fridays challenge!

And here's my card!

Soooo, yeah. I had a totally different card from this one! Somehow I ended up creating this card, instead?! lol I really am surprised I even came up with something like this! I was really set on making my first card, but after several (and I mean several attempts) it wasn't happening. So, I stuck with this. What do y'all think?!.....

Thank you for stopping by and I'll see y'all soon!
Enjoy your day! :)

A little card set

Hey y'all! Today, I'm up on SRM Stickers blog! I have a little sneak peek for you, of a mini card set I made. :)

You'll wanna be sure you head on over to SRM Stickers blog to see my full project and show some love! Thank you and I'll see y'all soon!

Enjoy your day!

Love...

Hey ya'll! Hope all is well with everyone?! :) I'm stopping in today, to share a card I made for the current Less is More challenge!

It's all about a one layered card and a heart/hearts! Here is my take on the challenge!

Keeping it CAS. I added some fun lines with colored pencils. Then added a sweet little 'love' sentiment and added a few extra little pink hearts. :) Simple, right?!....

Thanks for stopping by and see y'all soon!
Enjoy your day! :)

Just a note...

Hey y'all! Happy Sunday! :) I'm just stopping in today, to share a card I made for the current Case this Sketch challenge!

So, here is my card.

I went with using feathers. I thought I would add some ink streaks of a pink and blue to match the rhinestones and to add a little 'pop' to my card. I think it works well?.....To finish my card off, I chose a simple 'just a note' sentiment. :)

Thank you for stopping by and I'll see y'all soon!
Enjoy your day! :)

Enjoy

Hey y'all! Well, do I have a sweet card to share with you! ;) I saw the current Casology challenge and soooo wanted to play! It's been too long since I've played with them! :)

Here's my card.

I saw 'bubbly' and was going in the direction of 'circles' on my card. Then, this came to me! Not sure exactly how, but I think somewhere along the lines of 'blowing bubbles with gum'.....Then couldn't figure out how you would make a card blowing bubbles. So, gumballs is what it is! :)

Thank you for stopping by and see y'all soon!
Enjoy your day! :)

Valentines

Hey y'all! Just wanted to stop in today with a little sneak peek! I'm up on SRM Stickers blog, today. :)

Be sure to swing on over to SRM Stickers blog to see my full projects and to show some love!

Thanks for stopping by and see y'all soon!

Awesome

Hey y'all! I'm stopping in today to share a card I made for the current Casual Fridays challenge. I thought this was such a fun challenge (as they really all are)! ;)

So, here is my card.

So, right to the point!...Awesome! I hope this year is a 'thumbs up, Awesome'! Last year wasn't the best year for me. It really was quite the roller coaster. So, as I'm moving along, I can only hope that this year will bring good. ;)

Now, I played around with this card, and thought maybe I went too CAS?.....But is there such a thing as too CAS?.....lol Well, I don't know. Though, I let my card be. I added a touch of rhinestones to make it 'pop' a little, but not take away from my main focus. So, do you think this is a yay or nay?....I would love to hear! ;)

Thanks for stopping by and see y'all soon!
Enjoy your day! :)

P.S.
I'm still having troubles with my photos! Does anyone know of some kind of setting(s) that I need to change on my blog?....Every time I upload them, they just get 'darker'. I even upload them to an alternative site, then uploaded here and still the same thing happens. I just can't figure it out! Any help, would be much appreciated! Thanks! :)

Birthday with numbers

Hey y'all! Happy Saturday!...It sure doesn't feel like a Saturday to me. All my husbands vacation time and holiday's sure have my days all over the place! ;) Anyhoo, I'm stopping in today to share a card I made for the current Seize the birthday challenge!

Now, this is my first time playing with them, so hopefully I did everything to par! ;) And now onto my card....

*Please note: These are the best photos I could get. For some reason when I upload my photos they seem to get somewhat dark around the edges of my photo. I don't know why?....I'm trying to figure it out. ;)

Ooooh, I had some fun with this card! I chose a nice bright pink base card and added a strip of pattern paper. And top top things off, some nice gold glittered numbers!  I used gold glitter tape, placed a piece of tape onto white cardstock and then used number dies with them. It took some time to do, but I think it was well worth it!?!....

Thank you for stopping by, see y'all soon!

Enjoy! :)

Long time no see....

Well, hello everyone! Happy New Year! WOW. It has been a looooong time since my last post! I am truly sorry about that. I was caught up in all the holiday festivities. I also really think I need to step back a little and breathe. I feel really good now! One of my goals this year is to try and post something everyday/every other day, also to make sure I'm leaving y'all some love too! :) Thank you, to each and every one of you for still following my blog and keeping in touch. It means a lot! :)

Okay, so now on to my card. I decided to play along with Case this Sketch! This was just what I needed to get my juices flowing again! ;)

So, what do y'all think?!....I kept it CAS and used a couple colored pencils for my 'line', in where the line shows in the sketch. Then added my sentiment and image. Simple, right?!....Now, I was thinking about adding some rhinestones or something, but decided not to. Hopefully, that was a good decision?......

Thank you for stopping by and I'll see y'all soon! :)