Masculine Get Well

Today I'm sharing a get well card for my best friend's husband who's also a dear friend to both me and my hubby.  Hopefully, by the time he receives the card, he will be back feeling well.  We just wanted to let him know we are thinking of him and praying for his health.

I have a lot of tea cup stamps, but not one mug stamp.  So I made this CAS card using my Cricut to create the mug.  I was so glad I found the image in my cartridges since I felt a mug would be more suitable for the masculine look I wanted. I sponged the Distress Ink background, adhered the mug and steam (love the steam!), and stamped the sentiment.  Bam!  It was done.

Cricut Cartridge:  Everyday Pop Up Cards
Card stock:  Recollections 110 lb.
Designer Paper:  My stash
Inks:  Distress Ink - Antique Linen; Memento Rich Cocoa
Sentiment:  Papertrey Ink Tea for Two (probably retired)

Challenges:
Always Fun Challenges #44 - Anything Goes
Crafter's Castle #2 - Anything Goes Option Favorite Distress Ink Technique (sponging background)
Crafting from the Heart #193 - Anything Goes



             

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613 Avenue Create #206 - Anything Goes - Option Love

Hello, my Crafty Friends!  613 Avenue Create starts off February with the option of Love on our Anything Goes Challenge.  Since Valentine's Day is this month, we know a number of you already have love on your minds.  We're anxious to see what you all create so please join in.  Here's my card.  I actually made a number of these for my church ministry to give to our adopted seniors.

I used a Cricut cartridge to cut the heart "flowers."  I stamped the background and sentiment, adding some gold thread behind the die cut sentiment.

I'll be back later to add some challenges.

Card stock:  Recollections 60 lb. and 110 lb.
Background Stamp:  Concord and 9th Polka Dot Turnabout (stamped once)
Sentiment:  Old and unknown
Cricut cartridge:  Close to My Heart Artbooking

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Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog #318 - Snow

Welcome to the new challenge at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog.  Our theme is snow.  Just last week, we had snow in the South where I live.  We stayed in for two days - cozy and warm in the freezing weather.  When we've had snow here, my husband has gone out and made a snowman.  I never have - LOL!  I made my card in honor of the snowmen my hubby has made.

I inked my background using Distress Inks, and then sprayed the background with water. The snowman and snow flakes have a coating of Clear Wink of Stella, though it's hard to see in the picture.  It's a simple card, but kinda cute, I think.  I will add a sentiment later when I decided to whom I will send it.

Cricut Cartridge:  Winter Collection Christmas Cards
Card stock:  Recollections 60 lb and 110 lb
Distress Inks:  Salty Ocean and Chipped Sapphire

Challenges:
Challenge Up Your Life #83 - Snowman
AAA Cards #107 - Chilled
Craft Rocket Challenges #144 - Winter

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Challenge #318-Snow
Make a project using anything snow related. But there has to be a least one cut from the Cricut Library!
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It's 2018!

This is my first post of 2018.  Life just got in the way of my posting until now, so I'm wishing everyone a belated Happy New Year.  We are having bouts of extreme cold here in the South as are other regions.  Just keeping warm has practically turned into a job.  But at least today the sun is out and temperatures are reasonable for our area.  We'll see what happens tomorrow.

If you haven't already seen it, my blog buddy Darnell has put together an amazing team for a new blog challenge:  Twofer Card Challenge.  The concept is to create two separate cards using the same stamps or dies.  It's a lesson in stretching your supplies and adding to your stash all at the same time. I decided to join in and here's what I came up with:

 

I created a Valentine card and an anniversary card, which puts me ahead of the game since Valentine's Day is next month and our anniversary is in October.  I heat embossed the Valentine and stamped the anniversary card.

          

Card Stock:  Michael's Recollections 60 lb and 110 lb
Stamps:  Fresh Squeezed Stamps Tickle My Fancy (company now closed)
Valentine Card:  Sizzix Embossing Folder, Stampendous white embossing powder
Anniversary Card:  Hero Arts Tide Pool ink; enamel hearts, my stash

Challenges:
Twofer Card Challenge - January - Feathers

Valentine Card only:  CAS on Sunday#124 - Love or Valentine's Day

Anniversary Card only:  Word Art Wednesday #316-317 - Anything Goes

It now occurs to me that I perhaps should have posted separate pictures of the cards in addition to the picture of them together as required by the Twofer Challenge.  I will next time.

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Plaid Christmas Card

Christmas is in two days!  I managed to get all my Christmas cards done.  I usually don't follow trends in terms of new stamps, but something about all the plaids I'm seeing really made me want a plaid stamp.  I am so glad I purchased it.  I can see myself using it a lot.  Here's my card:

It's hard to tell in the picture, but the tree is spritzed with a shimmer mist.  It looks really pretty in real life. I embossed the background, mounted the embossed panel on a white card base, and added a die cut star and sentiment. 

                

Card stock:  Recollections 60 lb and 110 lb
Stamp: Concord & 9th Plaid Background
Embossing Folder:  Tim Holtz Alterations Snowflakes
Bling:  Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix
Star and Sentiment:  Snippets from other projects (in my stash of die cuts)
Shimmer Mist:  Tattered Lace Pearl

Challenges:
CAS on Friday - #123 Christmas
DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - #218 Christmas
The Merry Christmas Challenge - #48 -Anything Goes + Christmas

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Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog #316 - Christmas

Welcome to the Christmas theme at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog!  I used a cartridge that I have literally had for years without ever having made a card.  It's especially fun because you can cut card bases and envelopes in addition to holiday images.  I really should have used this cartridge a long time ago.  Do you have any unused cartridges?  If so, don't delay - use them!

Challenge #316-Christmas

Make a project or card about Christmas

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Card stock:  Recollections 60 lb and 110 lb
Designer Paper:  My stash
Cartridge:  Winter Collections Christmas Cards

Challenges:
Cut It Up Challenge Blog #136 - Christmas Song (song:  Christmas Lights)
Die Cut Diva's Challenge Blog - Winter Time
Simon Says Monday Challenge Blog - Christmas/Winter Holidays

     

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613 Avenue Create #204-Anything Goes-ATG-Option Christmas/Winter

Hello! So, December is here which means winter and Christmas. At 613 Avenue Create this month, in addition to Anything Goes, we'd like to see some Christmas and Winter projects. I made this card using a very, very old stamp set from Close to My Heart.  As you can see, the images are solid.  I had no success in stamping this set in the past.  It was just too hard for me to get it to stamp clearly. So this beautiful set was unused in my collection for literally years.  But now I have a MISTI so I thought I'd give it a try.  I am so happy with the result. Cards like this are not new, but it's the first time I've been able to make one.  Yay for my MISTI!

This is the card we're sending out this year, so I made it in bulk. I don't have that many to make, only about 25, so I don't get bored with the design. I do make some other Christmas cards here and there during the year, but I concentrate on a single card design when I really get down to making holiday cards for family and friends. It makes my life much easier to do it this way.  Do you make one design or many for Christmas?

Card Stock:  Recollections 60 lb and 110 lb
Designer Paper:  My stash
Stamps:  Close to My Heart (retired) and Hero Arts (sentiment-retired)
Die:  Anna Griffin
Accessories:  Bling (my stash) and Black Wink of Stella

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Anything Goes
Dare to Be Artzy Challenge-December-Spirit of the Season
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #362-Anything Goes Christmas

    




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