Stitched Wedding Anniversary Card

 Hello crafting friends and welcome back.  I know that I've been MIA, but life happens sometimes, and it takes over our crafty time.  Very inconsiderate if you ask me!  More on this towards the bottom of this post.

Still, I stitched this card to give hubby as we celebrated our 37th Wedding Anniversary today.

It was a wonderful day spent with the kids and grandkids.

Hubby loved his card, so mission accomplished. I got the pattern from Pinterest. I used gold and silver mirri cardstock for the numbers and for the mats and layers. It's been a while since I stitched on a card. It was very enjoyable!

As to why  I've been MIA - it all started a couple of weeks ago when I took a tumble and hurt my knee, my shoulders and my ribs.  It really does take longer to  heal as you get older.  It hasn't helped that I've been in a Christmas decorating and house cleaning frenzy.  I have not allowed everything to rest and heal properly.  But I'm very excited that I have family arriving from overseas next week and I wanted everything done so I can spend all my time with them :-)  I'm almost there, so things will continue to heal and I will hopefully get back to the crafty world soon. 

To my American friends, I want to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving weekend. Wishing you all a wonderful time with your loved ones, and safe travels to all who are travelling.

Till next time,

Lena 

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge # 213 ~ Thankful!

  Hello crafting friends and welcome back to another fun challenge starting

 today at Crafty Gals Corner!  

Challenge # 213 ~ Thankful!

Our wonderful sponsors for this challenge are ...

(listed in alphabetical order)

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

Prize ~ 2 Digital Images

Fred, She Said Digital Designs

Prize ~ $10 Gift Certificate

Using the Pumpkins and Sunflowers from Fred, She Said Digital Designs,

I made this "impossible" card, which is a cut file from the Silhouette store.

I think this is such a fun fold, and so versatile too :-)

This card folds flat and fits perfectly in an A7 envelope, and best of all, it does not require additional postage! Another plus is that it is great for using up scraps.

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you liked my card and feel inspired to get crafty and come play along with us. You have until 12:00 pm, CST,

on 8 December 2020, to link your project to our challenge.

Stay safe and healthy!

Hugs,

Thanksgiving Greetings

Hello and welcome back crafting friends.
It's my turn today to share a project on the Dies R Us inspiration blog.
Here is the card I made for my DT project.

I love putting little pieces together to create a scene or a puzzle, etc.,

so putting this wreath together was a lot of fun 😀

I began by working on my shaped card. I used Anja's Butterfly from Marianne Designs.  Remember, friends, Dies R Us often have Special Order sales. If you love international dies or are just looking for some to complement the dies you already have, the best way to know about these amazing sales is to subscribe to the Dies R Us Newsletter. Using the base die, I traced it onto a piece of white card stock.  Then I scanned it and uploaded the image to my Silhouette.  I then duplicated, flipped, welded and offset until I had my shaped card base.

If you don't have an electronic cutting machine, don't worry.  You can just grab a piece of card stock that is about 5.5" by 11", score it in half and then position the base die just a tad off the fold.  When you run this through your die cutting machine, you'll have a shaped card.

 Next, I die cut all my other bits and pieces.  While the card stock was still in the die, I used Memento Desert Sand ink to highlight the embossed areas.

As you can see, I cut Frantic Stamper's Fall Icon Wreath several times, all in white. Then I used copic markers to colour it all in. 

Before gluing it all down, I always position  my cuts to see if I'm happy with it or if I need to add or remove something. In this case, I felt like it needed something else, and that's when the cute lil critters from the Lawn Fawn's Forest Feast stamps and dies set came into play😀 I stamped the raccoon right onto the card, and the squirrel and hedgehog onto a piece of scrap card stock. I also made a little mask for the hat that I used on the raccoon.  I then cut out the little guys and adhered everything together to create the look I was going for on my card.

To finish it off,  and bring it all together, I cut another wreath and two little pumpkins and adhered them to the inside. I stamped the greeting right in the center, using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. And that was that, another Thanksgiving card done 👍

Here is the list of the crafty supplies used,
each linked to the Dies R Us store  for your convenience.

Anja's Butterfly - Marianne Designs

Fall Icon Wreath - Frantic Stamper

Forest Feast Stamp - Lawn Fawn

Forest Feast Dies - Lawn Fawn

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Memento Ink - Desert Sand

FineLine Bottle Applicator

I hope you enjoyed my Thanksgiving card and that I inspired you to use your dies, create a project, and come play along with us at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog for your chance to win a gift voucher to the Dies R Us Store.  A new challenge begins on the 1st and 15th of every month.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Pinterest too.

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Crafty hugs,

Wishing you and yours a ...

Hugs & Blessings

So Thankful for You!

Hello crafting friends. I'm here today with the new challenge from Crafty Girls Corner, hosted by the Crafty Belles team.

Challenge # 149 ~  Thankful

Our wonderful and very generous sponsors this week are:

All Dressed Up

Prize: 2 Digital Images

Rick St. Dennis

Prize: 2 Digital Images

Here is my DT project for this challenge.

I used this sweet little scarecrow image called It's All About Balance by

Rick St. Dennis.  I flipped it and cut it using the Silhouette.

List of supplies used to make my card:

5.5" x 5.5" card base - GinaK cardstock

White cardstock - Bazzill Linen Paper for stitching

White cardstock - GinaK for stamping

White cardstock - Copic X-Press for printing image

Image - It's All About Balance by Rick St. Dennis

Copic markers to colour image & small leaves

Faber Castell Polychromos to colour stitched leaves

Cricut Design Studio to flip, print and cut image

Silhouette to cut the little leaves

Stamp from Lawn Fawn - Forest Feast

I'm so glad you stopped by today. Now it's your turn to make a "Thankful" project, and link it to our challenge #149 for your chance to win one of the prizes from our  wonderful sponsors. You have till noon, CST, on Tuesday, 21 November 2017, to link your project to the Crafty Gals Corner blog.  And while you there, take a look at what my DT teamies made for your inspiration this week.

Till next time,

Happy Crafting!

Challenge #97 at GCG ~ Use a Sentiment!

Hello crafting friends.  Happy Wednesday and welcome back!

This week our challenge for you is "Use a Sentiment"!

Our sponsor this week is:

Lacy Sunshine

Prize: 3 Digital Images

Using Glass Slipper Enchantress digi, I made this treat box for my little Emma for Thanksgiving :-)  She loves chocolates, takes after her grandma and mommy :-)  What can I say ... we have great taste in food!!!

Crafty Ingredients:

Box ~ Silhouette design #67658

Pumpkins ~ Silhouette design #67500

Green Polka Dot card stock ~ Scraps drawre

Orange card stock ~ GinaK

Image printed on X-Press It card stock

Image coloured using copic markers

Gems from my stash

Chocolates ~ Hershey's nuggets

Sentiment ~ Cardz TV - Thankful for You

I hope you enjoyed your visit today. Please take a few moments and visit our blog for some awesome inspiration from my DT sisters.  Also, don't forget to visit our wonderful sponsor this week.  You have till noon, CST, on Tuesday, 15 November 2016, to link your project to our challenge #97, "Use a Sentiment", at Crafty Gals Corner.

Till next time,
Crafty hugs,

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just a short post to wish all my American bloggie friends a very Happy 

Thanksgiving. I hope that you and yours have a very Blessed day.

Till next time,

Happy Thanksgiving weekend!

Giving Thanks at HIMCR ~ Challenge #226

Hello crafting friends.  I hope you are all having a great weekend!  

Our challenge for you this week, at Hiding in My Craft Room, is Giving Thanks.  Last chance to get your Thanksgiving projects done :-)

 

Our Sponsor this week is Scrapper's Delight

Prize ~ 3 digital images

I chose to work with one of the "Fruity Babies".  This cutie is called Apple Jack.

All card stocks, DP and ribbon are from my scraps drawers.

Embossing folder is Fall Leaves Swirl from Darice.

Sentiment mat was made using StampinUp oval punches.

Sentiment stamp is from the Happy Days stamp set from Cardz TV.

Image was coloured with copic markers and shaded with chalks. 

You have till 2:00 am on Saturday, 28 November 2015 to link your creation to our challenge.  Take a few minutes and visit the Hiding in My Craft Room blog to see all the lovely creations my DT sisters made for your inspiration.

 Also, don't forget to visit our wonderful sponsor, Scrapper's Delight,for some fun and adorable images.

  Thank you for stopping by today and taking a peek at my card!

Till next time,

Harvest Blessings!

Thanksgiving at Cardz TV

Happy Friday, crafting friends and welcome back.

Our challenge for you this week, at Cardz TV, is Thanksgiving.  Our sponsor is Mary from Cardz TV. One lucky participant will win a Cardz TV Stamp set!

I made this S-fold card for my son. It's made from a combination of silhouette files (#'s 50616 and 69944).  Papers are from the Paper Temptress. DP is from DCWV Autumn Medley paper pack.

I heat embossed the "Happy Turkey Day" greeting on the front of the card.  You will find this stamp on the Thankful for You stamp set from Cardz TV.

Here is a pic of this stamp set so that you can take a peek at all the wonderful sayings on this set.

To view all Cardz TV stamp sets and/or to purchase them you can visit Mary's online store.  

I hope you enjoyed your visit today and will make a card to play along with us.

 You have till noon EST, on 3 December 2015 to complete your card and to link it to our challenge # 6, "Thanksgiving". Take a few moments and visit our Cardz TV challenge blog. You will be amazed at the gorgeous creations my DT sisters have made for your inspiration.

Till next time,

Harvest Blessings