Sentimental

Hello again!  I am on a serious roll here!  I have a bunch of cards I made that are a lot "simpler" than my usual fare (some more so than others) and instead of featuring a colored image, they all showcase a sentiment.  I thought I'd share them all in one blog post so you can marvel at my lack of effort when I'm pressed for time!  Lol

This first card does have some layers and embellishments and I actually love the way it turned out.  I dislike having to make sympathy cards on principle but it's important to convey comfort any way we can.  I used a Stampin' Up sentiment cut with Classic Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders) and matted with Picot Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  The other die is Fancy Doily Border (La-La-Land Crafts) and the edges of the card are trimmed with a Martha Stewart border punch.  A bit of lace and some flowers from my stash are the finishing touches. 

This next card was for a co-worker's birthday.  I found out last minute that he shared a birthday with another co-worker and so had to through together a quick masculine card for him.  Again, here there are a few layers, topped with another sentiment from Stampin' Up cut using Fishtail Flags Stax Die-namics (My Favorite Things).  The honeycomb texture was achieved with an embossing folder and I added a few black pearls as well as a button and baker's twine from my stash.

Summer was over before I knew it and I needed a thank you card for Kayne's camp director.  He works so hard for those 10 weeks to make sure the kids have a great experience!  But true to form I left it until the last minute to create so this was the result.  The Stampin' Up sentiment is once again cut with Fishtail Flags Stax Die-namics (My Favorite Things).  I added several of the Feather (Hot Off The Press) die cuts, popping up the top one with foam squares for added dimension.   

And last but not least, a card for Kayne's archery instructor.  I could not for the life of me find an image of a boy with a bow and arrow that was not Cupid so I took matters into my own hands with some arrow themed paper, a Stampin' Up sentiment, and a couple of Tim Holtz metal arrows.     

I get so carried away with all the dies and embellishments I forget that there is also beauty in simplicity.  And that sometimes maybe words are worth a thousand pictures.

Hope everyone is having an amazing week! 

{hugs}
Regan

2015 Catch Up

Hi!  I have a bunch of miscellaneous birthday cards made in 2015 that I have yet to share so let's get to it!

This first card was for my mom's birthday last year.  I was pressed for time and didn't want to color an image.  It's rare I make a card without coloring involved, but this was one of those times.  I used the Tim Holtz Bigz Sewing Room die (Sizzix).  The border punch is from Martha Stewart.

Next is a card I made for a co-worker's birthday.  I colored Birthday Wishes from Redonkadoodles.  The image is cut with Labels Two Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  I also added Lattice Border and Scalloped Banner dies (La-La-Land Crafts), Balloon punch (Martha Stewart), and a stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up cut with one of their circle punches.  Bakers twine, pearls, a metal flourish, and a few flowers finish off this creation.

And here is a card for one of Kayne's friends.  I colored My Super Boy from Tiddly Inks then fussy cut him and used foam squares to pop him up on a designer paper background.  The City Skyline and Happy Birthday dies are from My Favorite Things.  The star is from Stars Five Nestabilities (Spellbinder) and the star border is a Martha Stewart punch. 

This next project was a combination birthday and new home card for a co-worker.  I colored this cute little house from Waltzingmouse Stamps' A Cottage Home set then I loaded it with dies!  Here I've used Lattice Border, Hot Air Balloon, Street Lamp, and Wrought Iron Fence (La-La-Land Crafts) as well as

Another co-worker birthday prompted this masculine card using Stampin' Up's Classic Convertibles stamp set.  No coloring needed, just a bunch of fun dies including Fishtail Flags Stax Die-namics (My Favorite Things) and Flag Banner and Steampunk Border (La-La-Land Crafts).

Here is Kayne's birthday card from last year.  His party theme was Batman so I found a coloring page online to use for his card.  He is colored with Copics and fussy cut.  The City Skyline Die-namic is from My Favorite Things, the big bat die cut is from Spellbinders and the border is a Martha Stewart punch.  I created the Bat Signal with a printable file purchased online.  The chevron paper was also a purchased digital file.  

Another birthday card with no coloring!  (I did stamp the sentiment, though.)  This was made using My Favorite Things Stamps Game Controller Die-namics.  The sentiment is from their coordinating Level Up stamp set.  The other dies used are Lattice Border and Lattice Doily Border (La-La-Land Crafts).

This was a birthday card for another one of Kayne's little friends.  I colored Little Captain Oscar from Simply B Stamps' Jude and the Rockers Little Heroes collection.  He's colored with Copics and cut using Labels Nestabilities Four (Spellbinders).  Also from Spellbinders is the Star Circle and Stars Five Nestabilities.  The star border is a Martha Stewart punch and the film strip is from Tim Holtz.  The Lattice Doily Border is La-La-Land Crafts.

Another co-worker's birthday card.  I got a little sassy with this one.  The image is KennyK Stamps' Cheers Dude and he's colored with Copics.  The sentiment is from 7Gypsies (Hampton Art).  The die is Stitched Bracket Border (La-La-Land Crafts).

 And finally, a CAS card featuring KennyK Stamps' Hockey.  He was colored with Copics and fussy cut.  The sentiment is from Stampin' Up.

{hugs}
Regan

Last Day of School

Schoool's out for Summer!  Today is Kayne's final day of Kindergarten.  I'm not sure where the time has gone, but my little boy is moving up to the next grade.  After a Summer full of fun first, of course!  I made a little sign for him to celebrate this special occasion. 

He's looking forward to camp and the other joys of Summer only a kid can fully enjoy and appreciate.  Except for maybe the teachers...  I'm sure they are just as excited about this!  To thank them for their efforts this year I decided to give Kayne's Kindergarten teacher and aide a humorous card and gift.

I went clean and simple (CAS) with these as I was pressed for time.  My craft friend Lucy does this style to perfection and I attempted to take a page out of her book.  Sadly, though she was a wonderful inspiration, I feel mine lack that special something that give her cards this amazing WOW factor.

I colored up a KennyK digi image (Cheers Dude) for his teacher and a Saturated Canary one (Wine O'Clock) for his aide.  The sentiment I found on Pinterest and was computer generated by me in the Castellar font.

The gift certificates will be put to good use, I'm sure.

Thanks for popping in and hope your Summer is going swimmingly so far!

{hugs}
Regan

Mojo Monday and July 4th via Instagram

Hello!  Just popping in with a quick birthday card I made for a co-worker.  I'm a little behind on production of personal cards with all my design team commitments and orders.  My apologies to any friends and family who are waiting patiently for me to get my act together!  I appreciate your patience!  

This card features a gorgeous stamp and die from Stampin' Up!  I just had to have both when I attended a demo a few months ago, but of course this is the first time I've had a chance to use them!  The stamp set is called Apothecary Art and the dies are the Labels Collection Framelits.  When I saw the Mojo Monday sketch (#248) this week I knew it was a perfect opportunity to christen them both!  I used Momento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp my image and Baja Breeze for the sentiment.  The flowers and leaves are colored with Copics and Prismacolor Markers.  Papers are My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Two: Sunshine.  My embellishments consist of a Martha Stewart border punch, a few flowers from my stash, and Baja Breeze seam binding.  I also popped the sentiment up with some foam squares for a little dimension.

It's a bit different from my norm, but I like the result.  There was no crafting yesterday due to the holiday and now I have some catching up to do.  We had an amazing day, though, so it was worth it!  I had a little fun with my droid and Instagram.  Here is a bit from our day:

Happy 4th of July

Beauty blooms in adversity

Chamomile

Buddies

{PINK}

Hop Scotch

Protectors

Sidewalk Art

Tiger Lily

  
And I even got to see fireworks out my window tonight.  A fabulous finale to a fantastic day!  Wish I had snapped a few photos of that!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Thursday!  I will be back tomorrow with a new Sassy Studio Designs Fabulous Freebie Friday!

{hugs}
Regan 

Sketchbook Saturday #60

Hello!  It's been a bit quieter here this week, but I still have a few cards to get done before the weekend.  It's supposed to be beautiful out, and I have a very busy one planned.  With something going on every day, I'd like to be able to just enjoy it! And it's a long holiday weekend too!  

Before I head off to draft a few blog posts and plan a card or two I wanted to share this card that I made for a friend to give her parents for their anniversary.  I saw this sketch during my blogland travels and knew I had to use it!  I found it on a blog entitled Random Acts of Creativity.  Loved the title and loved the layout!  It is Sketchbook Saturday #60. The Tim Holtz pocket watch frame was in my stash waiting for Father's Day, but it looks like I'll need to go shopping for a new one!  I love this Stampin' Up sentiment for anniversaries and weddings (I've used it before; I'll use it again!) and I couldn't resist altering the watch and adding it to the card.  It takes the place of the BIG flower on the sketch.  Inside the watch I added more TH goodies (a Muse Token and a gear) as well as a few WOC flowers.  The other flowers are from Michaels Recollections line (as is the bling).  I added some tassel trim from my stash and stamped the sentiment on one of the Spellbinders Fancy Tags to complete the card.  Papers are Basic Grey - Out of Print.

I will be too busy watching The Avengers or attending cookouts with the small man this weekend to do much crafting, but be sure to check in on Friday for Sassy Studio Designs' Fabulous Freebie Friday.  You know there is an amazing image just waiting for you over at Paper Craft Planet every Friday!  And it was so cool that I received a copy of their newsletter in my e-mail today (Thanks, Jen!) listing me as their Member of the Week (Thanks PCP!)!  Also be sure to check in on Sunday for a new Corrosive Challenge! 

I'd also like to enter this card in the following challenges:
- Bearly Mine: #36-Anything Goes
- Party Time Tuesdays: #69-Vintage/Shabby Chic 
- Sweet Stamps: #66-Anything Goes  


Thanks for visiting and hope you're having a wonderful week so far!

{hugs}
Regan