A Thanksgiving card.. and what I've been up to: CROCHETING!!

What a busy month it has been..  I decided to make an crocheted afghan for someone special.. and after making it, I made two hats for my oldest daughter and youngest son on my knitting looms.. then an Infinity Scarf for my youngest daughter along with some boot cuffs for her (getting ready to make a set for her friend).. then a friend wanted an afghan just like the first one I made.. so I made another and just finished it up late last night and have another hat on the knitting loom that's red with a black strip around the middle.

Tonight I made this Thanksgiving card. I used a Deer image I stamped when my son was in the hospital.  I need to make some more, so hopefully I can be successful with that in the morning time.     Thanks for stopping by.

Infinity Scarf in Michigan State University colors ~ GO GREEN! GO SPARTANS!!
and on a side note..  this past week my daughter was accepted to Michigan State!!!  YEAH!!!

Miss Heather modeling her hat.. she picked our colors, which were no surprise ~ Waynesville Tigers Orange & Black.

This hat is my youngest sons hat.. he picked Orange and Black as well. He asked me if I could make an orange one with a black W for Waynesville.. I haven't ever done that but I do think I can.

These are the Boot Cuffs I made for my daughter.. first time ever making anything like that.. she wears them all the time.. same with her scarf.. I think she likes them!!

Here is a Breast Cancer Awareness scarf I made that I donated to a charity silent auction.

I am hoping to get a lot more crocheting done.. I went to Michael's this past week and took advantage of the Daily Deal on yarn and the sweet $10 off $40 purchase coupon they emailed me that morning.. I came home from Springfield with 85 skeins of yarn.    

Happy Thanksgiving everyone..  please remember those service members that cannot spend this Thanksgiving with their families.. say a prayer for them to be safe and to return home soon. Godspeed



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Dry Embossing Challenge "MISS YOU" & "YOU'RE SPECIAL" cards

I recently watched the video below by Jennifer McGuire and while in TN I bought the stuff needed to make cards such as Jennifer did.  Tonight I finally got around to giving it a whirl.. what fun!!!

Here is the video Jennifer did:




Supplies:

card stock:  Neenah White, Black and Tim Holtz Watercolor paper
ink:  Mini Distress Inks, Hero Arts Black
stamps:  Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler
accessories:  Scor-Pal, Avery Elle Dotted Die, Tim Holtz Embossing Folder: Chevron & Lattice Set, Courtyard & Trellis Set and 3M Foam Tape

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Forgotten Challenge "GRATEFUL" card

A FB group I am a part of is doing a "forgotten" challenge this week.. use things you have forgotten to use in a while.     I think everything on my card is something that has been kind of overlooked in being used.

1. Spellbinders Dies.  I used the Curved Rectangles.  I had to cut open the packaging to get the dies out!
2. Distress Ink ~ Tea Dye and a sponge
3. Small and Medium Oval Punches
4. Stamp set:  Lovely As a Tree
5. Stamp set:  Small Script



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MFTWSC198 "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" cupcake card

What a fun sketch this week's MFTWSC198 is.   I used some MFT Dies from my Blueprints sets... along with a "Happy Birthday" stamp from my MFT By The Numbers stamp set.   I used some paper.. but forgot what it was called.. I am listening/watching the St. Louis Cardinals and they just imploded!!! GRRRRRRR!!



Here is the sketch I used:  MFTWSC198

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MFTWSC197 "ENTER WITH A THANKFUL HEART" card

I needed to make a "thanks" card for a FB group I am in and used this week's MFTWSC197 sketch for my card.   I used a MFT Blueprints that I hadn't cut anything with yet.. what fun!!



Here is this week's MFTWSC197 Sketch:


 
Supplies:

card stock:   brown, tortilla
pattern paper:  MME Reunion
stamps:  MFT Front Porch
ink:  Early Espresso
accessories:  Scor-Pal, MFT Blueprints 15, Mini Brads, Hemp Cord and Dimensionals



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God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Masculine card for challenge "DAD" Noble Deer card

Last week's challenge for a FB group I am a part of was to make a "masculine" card.  I am a tad bit behind, but didn't want to miss making a card.   I have lots of stamp sets that are "manly"~ I picked an older Stampin' UP! stamp set called Noble Deer.  

Here is my card:

SUPPLIES:

card stock:  brown, tortilla
pattern paper:  MME Paris & Co.
stamps:  Stampin' UP! Noble Deer, Lizzie Anne Designs DAD stamp
ink: Stampin' UP! Early Espresso
accessories:  Scor-Pal, Photo Corner Punch, Circle Punch and Dimensionals



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God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

"KEEP CALM AND DREAM BIG" Tiger card

I bought a new stamp set off Amazon last week and finally got around to inking it up.   I inked this beauty up with a new Hero Arts black ink pad I got a month or so ago.   The card is pretty simple, as the image is so big.


Supplies:

card stock:  Black, White, MFT Tangy Orange
stamps: Crafters Companion Tiger
ink: Hero Arts Black
accessories: Scor-Pal, Distressed Stripes Embossing Folder and Foam Tape



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have a great airborne day!

God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

MFTWSC196 "MERRY CHRISTMAS" card

I am watching the St. Louis Cardinals ~vs~ Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game.. and wanted to get a card made for this week's challenge.. and needed a quick one.  I received the My Favorite Things Poinsettia Die-namics last week and wanted to give them a try.  I love the way they cut.. just like butter and I used thicker shimmery paper card stock cover.  

    okay.. back to the game!!! GO CARDS!!!


Here is the sketch I used:   MFTWSC196 

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God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Christmas card kit "MERRY CHRISTMAS" card *w/measurements

This card was super easy to make.. and so it didn't take long at all to cut everything for a card kit to make 20 more of these. I might go back and cut 20 more.  The paper is adorable and some that I bought earlier this year at a Tuesday Morning.

I am including measurements.. you could adjust the layers and strip as you like depending on your pattern paper.

*MEASUREMENTS:

card base:   5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"

solid layer:  4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
pattern paper:  4" x 5 1/4"

Strip:
solid layer:    1 1/2" x 4 1/8"
pattern paper:   1 3/8" x 4"

SUPPLIES:

card stock:  white, black
pattern paper:  Colorbox Cloud9Designs  Joyful/Bundled Up
stamps:  Hero Arts Owl Christmas sentiment
ink:  Cherry Cobbler
accessories:  Scor-Pal, Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch and Dimensionals




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God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Christmas card/kit "SENDING YOU WARM WISHES" card *w/measurement

Listening to NASCAR today ~ **GO JIMMIE & TEAM LOWE'S** ~ and putting together another Christmas card kit.     I made a card somewhat like this about two years ago and I thought I'd make some more.   I didn't have enough of the pattern paper to do all 20 the same.. and then I had only enough of the Stampin' UP! DSP to do 13, so I dug through some pattern paper I have and found some more to do the other 13.  Everything is cut/stamped and put together in a ziploc bag.  

Below is when I was working on the card sample..  the one at the top of the picture is one I made two years ago.  I had done the measurements on the paper below the card.. and realized I had a boo boo on it for the sentiment layer. I will retype everything below this pic for the finished card sample.  

MEASUREMENTS:

Card Base:  5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"

bottom layer:  4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
next layer:  4" x 5 1/4"

pattern paper layer:  3 3/4" x 5"

Square pattern paper layer:

pattern paper:  2 7/8" x 3 3/8"
solid layer:   3" x 3 1/2"

Santa Layer:

very vanilla:   2 3/8" x 3 7/8"
solid layer:    2 1/2" x 4"

Sentiment Layer:

very vanilla:   1 1/4" x 2 3/4"
solid layer:     1 3/8" x 2 7/8"


Supplies:

card stock:  Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Very Vanilla
pattern paper:  SU DSP, assorted pattern paper
ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
stamps:  Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Santa Stamp from a Christmas set, Hero Arts sentiment
accessories:   Scor-Pal, Brads and Dimensionals



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God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Working on Christmas card kits

I wasn't feeling too good late last night.. tummy ache.. and was going to lay down in bed, but decided to cut some paper instead.  I had printed off the measurements for one of my favorite Christmas cards and make some kits to put together at another time.

This is what the card will look like when put together:

I was midway through cutting the paper when I realized I needed a border punch and all my punches were still packed up because I cannot store them as I have in the past.  I went looking for a particular punch and ended up unpacking one entire box and part of another before I found it.  I then did all the punching and moved onto the other layers.

I am sharing the measurements below that you can print off..  here is the link to the blog post that has the measurements on the page itself:  CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS CARD WITH MEASUREMENTS

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"TIGER ~ TIGERS" cards for today

I found my TAC (The Angel Company) Tiger stamp a couple of nights ago and had it laying on my desk.  After finishing my card earlier for this week's MFTWSC, I decided to ink it up and make a couple of quick cards.   I used letters from the MFT License Plate stamps/dienamics set to spell out TIGERS and to die cut the plate.



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MFTWSC195 "I'M PRAYING GOD SENDS SUNSHINE YOUR WAY SOON" card

Yeah!!  I got my card made for this week's MFTWSC195 Sketch Challenge.   I had so hoped to participate every week of the year.. but moving put a kink in that. I am so glad that my stamp stuff is unpacked and I can once again enjoy making cards using the awesome sketches from My Favorite Things.

Here is the sketch I used:   MFTWSC195 

Supplies:

Card stock:  kraft, navy, white
pattern paper:  Lawn Fawn Hello Sunshine
stamps:  MFT Cheerful Blessing
ink:  Hero Arts black, Crushed Curry (sponging on sun)
accessories:  Scor-Pal, MFT Circle Stax, MFT Sunshine Die-namics and Dimensionals

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God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

I "HEART" MY TIGERS card

Last night I thought I'd make another "Tiger" card.  I went to post it and right when I got on the computer, I accidentally pushed the button to do Windows update.. grrr.   I let it do it's thing and figured I'd post it this morning.

For the "I heart MY" sentiment, I cut apart a stamp from my MFT Godspeed stamp set.   The letters were die-cut using a QuicKutz alphabet Die "Bouquet" that was gifted to me by a good friend in TN >>thanks Beverly.

Supplies:
card stock:  MFT Tangy Orange, Black, White
stamps:  MFT Godspeed, Tiger unknown
ink: Hero Arts black, Distress Ink Black Soot
accessories:  Scor-Pal, Distressed Stripes embossing folder, Sponge, MFT Circle Stax and dimensionals


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God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

WHS (Waynesville High School) PROPERTY OF TEAM AWESOME Tiger card

When I unpacked my stamp room a couple of weeks ago.. I made sure to put my Tiger stamps in a place that I would know where they were when I wanted them.  Tonight I decided to make a card using one of some awesome Tiger stamps that I have.  

I had stamped the "Property of Team Awesome" and die cut it out, having some area at the top and bottom of the saying..  I then decided to stamp it again and this time put W H S on top of it and then die cut it out.  W H S is for Waynesville High School.. and we think our TIGERS!!!  are Team Awesome!!!



Supplies:

card stock: MFT Tangy Orange, White, Black, some random orange/black pattern paper
stamps:  Tiger (brand unknown), MFT Jersey stamp set
ink: Hero Arts black
accessories:  Scor-Pal, MFT Square Stax dies and dimensionals


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God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

"Creeping By To Say Hi!" Halloween Card using MFT Sun Ray Die-namics Die

I made some cards last night using my MFT Sun Ray Die-namics Die and when I shared the pic on a FB group I am in, someone mentioned using it for a Halloween card.   I had an idea for a card, but needed to find a certain stamp set.. so that idea is still floating around in my head.. but I wanted to make something quick to see how it would turn out.

 I have lots of shimmery paper in all sorts of color.. except black, so I took some dark gold paper and ran a black ink pad over it..  it wasn't drying too fast, so I rubbed the card stock to get the excess off.. I die-cut my spider using an MFT spider die.. and when I added it to the card, I added googly eyes to it.

Supplies:

card stock:  Tango Tangerine, Black, Certainly Celery
pattern paper:  Halloween American Crafts paper
ink: Black
stamps:  SU Web Wishes
accessories:  Scor-Pal, MFT Sun Ray Die, MFT Spider Die, MFT Circle Stax, MFT Pinking Circle Stax, Embroidery Floss, Googly Eyes and Dimensionals


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God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Set of 4 "OH HAPPY DAY" inlaid Sun Ray Die

On a Facebook group that I belong to, there is a weekend challenge..  "Cards of Encouragement".. I have wanted to make some cards using my new MFT Sun Ray Die-namics and to do inlaid pattern papers on them.  I used both the positive and the negative to make these cards. They were super easy to do and went together rather quickly. 

Supplies:

card stock:  Papertrey Ink Yellow, Bazzill Navy Blue, Neenah White
pattern paper:  My Mind's Eye
ink:  Hero Arts Black
stamps: Lawn Fawn Hello Sunshine
accessories: Scor-Pal, MFT Circle Stax, MFT Pinking Circle Stax, MFT Sun Ray Die-namic and Dimensionals



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have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them