V is for Valentine

I'm still having issues with getting things "together" since before Christmas. Besides having trouble crafting (when will my mojo return?)  hubby needs a lot of attention since coming home from the hospital. Food and meds and of course I'm also doing everything he always did around the house, boy I'll be so happy when he can take over again, This is the Valentine I made for him using a House Mouse stamp and following a sketch from Fusion Card Challenges. It seems like it's been so long since I've followed a sketch, but this one was perfect. Here is my dt card for the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, a little late.

The patterned paper is from a Martha Stewart paper pad I bought last year at Dollarama, I used both sides of the one piece. 

I carried the banner theme to the inside and the sentiment is from Stampendous 

I am enter this in:

Fusion Card Challenges ~~  just the sketch

Allsorts Challenge ~~ Week 505 ~~ Love

Just Us Girls ~~ Week 473 ~~ Love 

Cardz 4 Galz ~~ Challenge #89 ~~ Hearts (red/pink/white)

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ~~ #283 ~~ Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting today and if you find any extra mojo send it my way I need to make more cards.

Guess what Day it is!!! It's Rudolph Days!!

I'm right on time with Rudolph days for June....from the 25th to the end of the month, which is June 30. I have paired it up with the current Jingle Belles challenge ~~ White Christmas and it's another square card.

I was inspired by Stefanie's wreath card for the Jingle Belles and knew I just wanted to try one. I cut the wreath once in silver and once in shimmer white.  I really wanted to either put poinsettia brad or red cardinals on the wreath but of course I had to follow the rules.  Peace is a IO die and is cut out of silver., (hope it's acceptable)

Peace is glues on the ends but elevated in the center. 

the cardinals are also an IO die and they come in two sizes so I put the smaller ones on the inside.

Challenges I'm entering:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ White Christmas

Rudolph Days ~~ June

Winter Wonderland ~~ Square Cards only

Thanks for checking today, I've got a really great stash of Holiday cards and more to come.

It's a COLOUR challenge at Shopping Our Stash

What a fabulous Thanksgiving day we had, lots of good food and great family!! As Canada celebrated Thanksgiving the U.S. celebrated Columbus day I hope it was awesome. If you were not celebrating any holiday I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

Shopping Our Stash challenge #273 is a Colour challenge, Alica has picked some awesome fall colours.  Now fall colours are one of my least favourite on the colour wheel but I dug my heels in and made it work. I guess that is why it's called a "challenge". Here is what I created.......

Here is the colour inspiration for you . 

I used a bundle set from Stampin'up that I have had since last year, I've used the flower dies but not the paper and it had every colour in the colour swatch. 

I carried the paper to the inside along with a flower, the sentiment was bought when I first started making cards. All the flowers were cut from scraps. The Thinking Of You was a die cut that was in my little box of treasures. (sometimes I cut several in different colours to see which I want to use)

I would like to enter this in 

Allsorts Challenge ~~ Colours of Autumn

Thanks for joining me today and don't forget to head over to the Main Blog and check out what the rest of the design team have made and don't forget to read the rules on how to enter. 

Bunches of Birthday Wishes

Hello my friends, family and followers thanks for stopping by today to see what I have been creating, and that is a Birthday card for my stash and for the Allsorts challenge week 351 ~~ Birthday Wishes.
I found this image in my pile of stamped images someone gave me so I'm not sure on who it belongs to. (Kitty do you know this one?)

Every once in a while I step out of my Pink/Purple haze and make a yellow card and this is it.

close up of the flowers.

Finished inside of the card.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Allsorts Challenge Blog Week 351 ~~ Birthday Wishes

Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge 176 ~~ Anything Goes

Both these challenges are fun to follow, they start on a Saturday and I gives me the weekend to make a card, It's great to find cool challenges that help your card stash grow.

Thanks for looking.

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #232 ~~ My Precious ~~ Two Week Challenge

Looking for my Clear it Our Stash post scroll down or click HERE.

Wow three more days of shopping time left, I hope you are ready!!! I think I am!!! A few odds and ends to pick up on "senior's day" at the Bulk Barn. The challenge at Shopping Our Stash  is My Precious, you know that one item you keep picking up and putting away because you love it and don't want to part with it.  Well mine was a green rhinestone flourish I bought at Michaels Art store three, four maybe more years ago from the $1.50 bin and I pick it up and put it back, well I bit the bullet and used it for this challenge.

I saw a sketch I liked and thought hmm might be a good one for this challenge, unfortunately what I didn't read was it was the winner's for the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch. The image was already coloured and cut, the only non scrap was the patterned paper.

I did cut the flourish in three pieces with a few rhinestones left over.

Of course I used a House Mouse image and the second bit of the flourish.

Finished Inside and the third bit of the flourish.

I would like to enter this in:

Allsorts challenge  342/343 Anything but Christmas

Thanks for stopping by today and I'm wishing you and your Family a Merry Christmas.

A Year to Remember ~~ Challenge #101 at Clear it Out Tuesday!!!

Theme: A year to remember-post your favourite card from this year  ****you are not required to make a card for this challenge, just load up your 'past' favourite card. I want us all to spend time with our loves ones***** 

I couldn't decide on a favourite card so I picked a favourite sponsor....Lacy Sunshine and I had a super cute image already printed which gave me some extra time to shop.  Clear it Out Tuesday is having a end of the year "BASH" three sponsors so don't forget to go check them out. Lacy Sunshine, Bugaboo Designs and Digital Paper Craft.The challenge will last three weeks so we can all spend time with our families over the holidays.  

I don't know about you I'm really saturated with Christmas even though I need to make a couple more for gifts I have. Next year I hope to be much better organized and not making Christmas the week of the holiday. It was so nice to dig out my pinks and make a Valentine card, 

Not sure on how long this image has been in my "image" pile but isn't she adorable.

Not sure of the sentiment I will use on the inside it just might be a Happy Valentine one.

I am  going to enter this in:

Allsorts Challenge 342/343 Anything But Christmas

Wishing you and your family a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.