Sending Love and Hugs Two Cats Tag Card in Pink

Coffee/Tea of the Day - White Chocolate Pumpkin Spice coffee

Hello and Happy Friday! :)
I am here with an entry in the Cat Lover's Blog Hop. There have been very few moments in my life when I have not had at least one cat in my family. I was a cat lover long before ever having our precious pups in our lives. Our current feline king of castle is Moon Pie. he is a rescue kitty who completely rules the roost! he and Palmer are the bestest buddies. :) in fact, he is sitting on the computer desk beside me   as I am typing.... silly guy! :D

My project uses some of the paper that I made for the breast cancer ribbon awareness cards from this post. rather than use it for the bg, this time I die cut a tag from it. Prima doily and script stamps were used on the tag as well. I die cut another tag from kraft cs and stamped it with one of the sentiments from the retired SU! Ribbon of Courage stamp set. edges on both tags were distressed with ink.

The gorgeous vintage cat clip art is from The Graphics Fairy. they were fussy cut and popped up on foam tape.  flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, vintage buttons, doily, and pink crochet trim are from my stash, and pink ribbon tying together the tags is from Really Reasonable Ribbon. decorative papers, as with the cards from the other day, are by Echo Park and Kaisercraft. oh yes, distress stickles were added in various places for a touch of sparkle and vintage loveliness.

Thank you to everyone who has left such heartfelt, loving comments about my cancer battle. all of you are simply the best!!!!

enjoy your weekend! :)
Jennifer

Challenges:
SUYP - Meowleween or furry anything goes (featuring a cat)
WAW - anything encouraging goes
Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes
Krafty Chicks - gift packaging, tags, or anything goes (2 tags on the card)
A Bit More Time to Craft - anything goes
Crafty Animals - anything goes w/an animal
Creations in Pink - anything goes in mainly pink
Daisy Chain - pink or Halloween
Papercraft Business Ch - tag, you're it
Creative Crafters - anything goes
Bastel-Traum - favorite animal
TTCRD - anything goes
QKR Stampede - anything goes
Brown Sugar - anything goes
My Time to Craft - Halloween or cats

Floral Pink Ribbon of Courage cards

Top Pick at Path of Positivity
Path of Positivity DT Favorite
Path of Positivity Most Inspiring
Coffee/Tea of the Day - Spiced Pumpkin Hazelnut coffee

Happy weekend to everyone! :)

As most of you know, I am currently battling the dreaded 'C' again. yeah, it pretty much stinks, as I feel lousy most of the time. as with any disease, there are good days and the not so good ones. the past few weeks have been rough, but I am really trying to get crafty time to help combat the doldrums that easily come with being sick for so long.

I created 2 cards for Breast Cancer Awareness month. they are almost identical, with only minor variations. imagine my shock as I was creating these to discover that I have NO pink 12x12 cs! none! what is up with that?! as much as I love pink in my crafting, I obviously rarely use it as a card base unless I am making something different than my standard 6x6 card. almost every card I make has a kraft cs base. guess I had better ask Santa for some pinky goodness in my stocking this year. ;)

the bg piece was created with distress inks stamped over distress oxide. I used the gorgeous Tim Holtz Glorious Bouquet as well as several Prima tiny bg stamps - script and doily. 2 shades of crackle paint were added sporadically and then topped with splatters of white Mr. Huey's spray. edges were distressed with ink.

the pretty awareness ribbon is from the SU! Ribbon of Courage stamp set. the sentiment is from the same set. the hearts in the ribbon were colored with SU! markers. I then used an aqua painter to mute the colors. after fussy cutting, I wrinkled the image to add a vintage feel.

beautiful flowers are from Michael's and altered with inks and Frantage embossing powder. bg papers are from the Kaisercraft Magenta and Echo Park Wedding Day collections. pink tags were stamped with a Prima bg script stamp. doily is from my stash and was distressed with ink. vintage buttons, lace, ribbons, and iridescent sequins are also stash items.

I want to add a little message here about the sentiment:
for anyone dealing with a terrible disease, courage is required on a daily basis, sometimes by the hour. but that also goes for the members of their family. there is courage needed to face the diagnosis and what it means for the changes that take place. courage is needed when dealing with medical appointments and procedures. courage is needed the most when trying to wrap your head about what the future means and not giving up hope. sometimes courage is needed when people who mean well say things without thinking of how it comes across. (no, my  multitude of sins did not cause my cancer, but I will smile and say thank you for trying to be encouraging.) courage is needed as the person diagnosed deals with the numerous changes that their body is going through, tasks that can no longer be easily accomplished, and the multitude of emotions that can, at times, be overwhelming. we might be a bit tattered, but we are not broken. and we will fight with all we have because that is what courage means - bravery in the face of adversity.

Thank you so much  for stopping by! I hope you enjoy your weekend! remember that you are truly loved! :)
Jennifer

Challenges:
SSS Mon. - All Things Pink
Alphabet Ch - 'O' is for one word sentiment
Creative Fingers - anything goes
Craft Rocket - pink
Southern Girls - anything goes
Unicorn Ch - pretty in pink
Creations in Pink - anything goes in mainly pink
Creative Craft Cottage - make it pink
Digi Doodle Studios - black and/or pink
Path of Positivity - courage

Faith Can Move Mountains

Most Inspiring and DT Favorite at Path of Positivity
Coffee of the Day - The Coffee Fool Vanilla Macadamia Nut

Today's card is another special one, this time for a fundraiser being held in honor of a wee babe who spent some time at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital NICU. His mom, Lea, has put this fundraiser and card drive together to raise money for Starbuck's gift cards and handmade cards to put them in for other family members who have to experience times such as what she went through. You can find more information here on her blog.

Using the mood/inspiration board, I created this card with a beautiful digital image that I purchased on Etsy. my faith has brought me through some very difficult times in my life, so hopefully this sentiment will bring hope and comfort to someone in need.

papers are from both Echo Park and Kaisercraft, ribbons are from Really Reasonable Ribbon, the main image die is by Spellbinders while the tree die is by Tim Holtz for Sizzix. vintage buttons & doily are from my stash and the little banners are actually sticky notes from Target. I used a Wink of Stella clear glitter pen to accent the word 'faith' on the main image and the gold dots on the sticky notes. some re-purposed grey tissue paper adds a bit of interest & texture behind the main image.

I had to work hard to keep this card as flat as possible to make it easy to mail as well as to deliver. not an easy task for me. ;)

if you have a moment, please consider a donation or making a card for this very worthwhile fundraiser. thanks for stopping by!

Challenges:
A Bit More Time to Craft - anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage - dies and/or punches (Spellbinders & Tim Holtz dies)
Let's Craft and Create - anything goes with lace, ribbon, twine (I have 2 of the 3 here)
Addicted to Stamps - ribbons galore
Dragonfly Journeys - grey is the new black (used as card base, tissue paper, vintage button, and ink for both painting & distressing)
Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
Path of Positivity - anything positive goes (hopefully this sentiment brings a bit of hope to someone going through the tragedy of having an infant in the NICU. my faith has sustained me through some of the most terrible times in my life, as well as brought me to the mountain tops. I hope this sentiment and the prayers I poured into the card bring some comfort. the greens, my favorite color, are soothing, while the yellow brings the hope with the sun)

Camping Tag

Coffee of the Day - Vanilla Cupcake (thanks, Kirk & Alison!)

It's 'Anything But a Card' Day over on the Bugaboo challenge and inspiration blog. I'm sharing a tag I made to go with my hubby's Father's Day gifts yesterday.

I used the 'AKV Men - Camping' image to create the tag, adding papers from the Kaisercraft Hunt & Gather collection. a few fun trims, some washi tape, and a button are all that are needed to complete the tag.

for those of who who don't know, my hubby is the Director of a camp. so this image and tag were perfect for him! :)

hope your week is absolutely amazing! Jennifer

Challenges:
613 Avenue Create - anything goes with optional twist to create a tag
Come and Get It - Father's Day
Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
Hiding in My Craft Room - masculine
Brown Sugar - Father's Day
Craft for the Craic - masculine
Double Click Skittles - for a man/boy
Digi Choosday - just for men

Teach a Man to Fish...

Coffee of the Day - Vanilla Macadamia

Today begins a new challenge over at the Catch the Bug challenge and inspiration blog with a 'Masculine' theme. perfect for those upcoming Father's Day cards or any others you might want to send along to the guys in your life! :)

**the watermark I've been given by Bugaboo is the little lady in the car. 

it is NOT part of the card.**

I am using the hysterical 'Gus Fishing' image on my card today. he just cracks me up!  I'll be sending this card off to our son, Mick, when he returns from his school trip to Canada. he loves to go on fishing trips with his friends, so I know he'll get a kick out of it. :)

papers are from the Kaisercraft Hunt & Gather collection, fish die is a retired one from Whimsy Stamps, little snippets of brown gingham ribbon & natural cotton ribbon are  from Really Reasonable Ribbon, and buttons are from my vintage stash. a piece of torn cardboard was inked and added below punched sentiment. crystal effects was added to his glasses.

thanks so much for stopping by! enjoy your weekend! we are off to a big antiques market at our local county fairgrounds today.

Challenges:
Craft Rocket - for a man/boy
Cute Card Thurs. - a good sport/hobbies
Simon Says Stamp Wed - for a guy/Father's Day
Tues. Throwdown - man's world
Crafty Boots - masculine
Craft for the Craic - masculine
QKR Stampede - one for the guys
Inky Chicks - Father's Day/male card

Vintage French Coffee and Blog Candy!

Coffee of the Day - Pumpkin Spice

Happy Saturday, and welcome to Day 2 of the Fall Coffee Lover's Blog Hop! Grab a cup of something hot and tasty while you read along.....  :)

Today's card uses a wonderful image of French coffee by Create with TLC. I found some wonderful vintage French coffee ads online that seemed to go perfectly with it. a bit of ink distressing around the edges and they were ready to go!

digital papers are from the Prima Collage collection, sunflowers are from my stash while the others are by Wild Orchid Crafts, gorgeous pearl flourish is by Kaiserkraft, and lace & buttons are vintage.  the main image die is by Spellbinders and 'Coffee' die is by Verve Stamps. I covered portions of the word 'coffee' with crystal effects to make it stand out a bit. the main image was sprayed with my ink squirty tool by SU!  oh yes, the border was cut with a Tim Holtz die.

Be sure to sign up for the blog candy I am offering below...I had wanted to have this ready yesterday for the start of the hop, but everything didn't arrive in the mail in time. PLEASE leave a valid email address in the link so I can contact you if you are the winner. being a follower is not necessary, but do join if you would like. :)

The candy includes a Crafter's Workshop coffee/tea themed 6x6 stencil, coffee chalkboard stickers, Basic Grey Barista stickers, Tim Holtz August Ground Espresso Distress Marker, 15 Prima Coffee Break Journaling Note Cards, 2 Maya Road cup of joe clips, buttons, ribbon, rhinestones, and more!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

*Inlinkz tool removed per new privacy laws since all prizes have been claimed. thank you for your understanding. :)

Challenges:
WAW - anything encouraging goes
Digi Choosday - ribbon and/or lace
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Fall Flowers
Love to Scrap - anything goes
Pile it On - color ch
Vintage Stamping Ch - tic, tac toe: lace, flowers, vintage tones
Little Miss Muffet - bingo: dies, flowers, lace
Let's Craft and Create - dies or punches (dies-Spellbinders, Tim Holtz, Verve; punch, SU!)
4 Crafty Chicks - sparkle and shine (pearl flourish and crystal effects on 'coffee' die)
Brown Sugar - use a doily (does half of one count?)
Catch the Bug - color ch

A Boy, His Dog, and a Canoe Birthday Card

Coffee of the Day - Pumpkin Spice (no, I really don't ever get tired of drinking it!)

When you son filmed his own nature documentaries as a young boy, rescued a dog from the pound, does all kinds of extreme sports, and has had aspirations of working for the World Wildlife Federation for years, what other kind of card do you make him for his birthday than a nature inspired one?! :)  He is currently studying Wildlife Resource Management in school, too. yes, I am ever so proud!!!!

I used this wonderful image from The Doodle Garden, which sadly no longer sells digis. paper is from the Kaisercraft Hunt & Gather collection, which I hoard ever so dearly because it's so perfect for my guys! main image die is Spellbinders, stitched sun die is La La Land, linen thread is SU!, and buttons are from my vintage stash.

I was able to start visiting a few of your blogs yesterday by back-tracking from comments left here on posts. hopefully my blog feed will be back to working again soon. again, I am so very sorry.

Have a wonderful weekend! :)

Challenges:
Seize the Birthday - anything birthday goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper
WAW - anything encouraging goes
Paper Minutes - anything goes
Pile it On - birthday
Crafting By Designs - Let's Celebrate
Through the Purple Haze - Happy Birthday
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards - Celebration
Crafty Catz - Special Occasion
Eureka - fall sports

Sunshiney Campsite - it's that time of year again!

Coffee of the Day - Coconut Pecan

It's the weekend! woo hooo! are you doing a happy dance? got big plans? well around here, it's moving out time - moving out to Camp for the summer that is..... tomorrow begins Staff Training at Camp Burton, so off my family goes. Summer Camp begins the following week. I'll see my guys for a few hours every so often, but otherwise it's just me and the dogs here by our lonesomes until August.

Which is why my card is so so very perfect for the new challenge starting up today over at The Doodle Garden - Summer Lovin'.  since summer around here means camp, I knew I had to make a card with these cutey  images from Jenn! I hope you will play along with us! You don't have to use Doodle Garden images, but there are some cute freebies available if you would like, or pop by the Etsy store to do a bit of fun shopping! :)

I created a little campsite scene using the Camp Fire, Weenie and Mallows, and Let's Go Camping images. sentiment is from Create with TLC. papers are from the Kaisercraft Hunt and Gather collection. the sun was made with stars and a circle punched from my ever so handy Starbucks coffee cozies. they were then inked with white craft and sprayed with yellow glimmer mist. LOVE the hiking boot twill ribbon with this. I knew I had been saving it for a reason! ;)

gotta sign this card and tuck it into someone's backpack. yhen they can all look at it late at night after campfires and remember their dear old mom back home and how much she loves them! :)

have a great weekend! see you again tomorrow! :)

Challenges:
Digi Sketch - sketch and theme: use a stamp, digi or rubber (all digi, sketch turned on its side)
A Creative Need - anything goes
Craft for the Craic - summery or flowery (summery)
Crafts 4 Eternity - for the boys
Crafty Catz - inspired by a song (Kumbayah, of course!)
Cut it Up - summer vacation with a die cut (Spellbinders)
Fussy and Fancy - outdoors
Sister Act - any card goes
The Stamping Boutique - Dad or masculine
Aud Sentiments - any sentiment for a guy
CRAFT - Father's Day/male
Crafter's Cafe - masculine
Crafting for All Seasons - boys will be boys
Crafting by Designs - anything goes
Little Red Wagon - food for thought
WAW - anything encouraging goes
Cardz 4 Guyz - Father's Day or the man in your life
Digi Choosday - all about the men
Papertake Weekly - anything goes with optional summer theme
Artistic Inspirations - inspired by a song (Kumbayah again... grins!)
Incy Wincy - for the men in your life
Get Inky - summer project
Milk Coffee - for dad or special male
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper
Stamping Chef - anything goes
Fan-tastic Tues - summer
Allways Something Creative - men/male
Mema's Crafts - men only
Really Reasonable Ribbon - masculine with ribbon
Sweet Pea Stampers - photo inspiration

The Doctor and His Rose

Coffee of the Day - Irish Creme

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you! I hope you have started this day dancing a jig and celebrating all that is Irish within you! perfect excuse to watch some 'Boondock Saints' later today! gosh, that is such a great movie! :) and a little pre-Walking Dead Darryl never hurt anyone either. grins!

today is also my last project as a Guest Designer over at Love to Scrap Challenges. I have had such fun being with them this month and really appreciate them having me along! The new challenge is 'Buttons and Bows', with Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet and Fresh Squeezed Stamps as the sponsors.

You will not be surprised to see that I chose 'Trust Me I'm a Doctor 2' for my card! how could I resist the opportunity to make a Doctor Who card? btw, Alipeeps Art happens to have another Doctor Who image in her collection, too, if you are as much as a fan as my family happens to be! :)

papers are Kaisercraft Pickled Pear, dies are Spellbinders for the main image, Tim Holtz for the clock face, and Cheery Lynn for the leaf flourish. burlap ribbon piece is May Arts and roses are Prima. buttons are from Craftpon. I used my label maker for the title. this card just goes to show you that buttons and bows are not limited to girly cards!

did you notice my tribute to Rose? I had to point it out to Dave, but he thought it was pretty clever. This Doctor just needs to have his Rose Tyler. sigh......

Challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
OSAAT - use a digi
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper
Crafting From the Heart - anything goes/inspired by a movie (Dr.Who)
Crafts Galore Encore - use a stamp or digi
LEJ Designs - use your fave dies
Open Minded Crafting - buttons
Outlawz Greeting - St. Patrick's Day or use green
QKR - anything goes
Sister Act - anything goes

Thinking of You and Pears

Coffee of the Day - Coconut Marshmallow (this is the end of it. insert sad face)

The last of my cards as a guest at Inky Antics is on their blog today. it was so much fun this month! one other card I made wasn't shown, so I'll post that one in a day or two....

I used Nancy Baier's set, 'Holy Spirit's Fruit' for my card. Papers are Kaiserkraft Pickled Pear, which are actually embossed. they are really pretty if you haven't seen this collection before. The pears were embossed with copper ep, then watercolored as usual. the flourish is a piece of clear packaging that was die cut, painted with white acrylic paint, and then sprinkled with glitter glass while still wet. May Arts burlap and silk ribbons were added with a Prima flower and buttons. a little Webster's Pages pale green sparkler adds teh finishing touch.

don't forget to stop by the Inky Antics blog for your chance to win a 'Coffee Time' stamp set!

Challenges:
365 Cards - grunge (or maybe I'm more shabby....)
Card Mania - ribbon
Tammy's Scrappin' Corner - anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy - more than 1 image
Great Impressions - square cards
QKR - anything goes
Sister Act - anything goes
Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbon
Happy Campers - use a stamp
Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes
Crafty Creations - shabby chic
Little Red Wagon - layers
Penny's Paper Crafty - dies and/or punches (I have used 2 dies)
Pollycraft - buttons and bows
WAW - anything goes w/encouraging verse
Flourishes - in distress
Oldie but a Goodie - embossing (heat): oldies are dies, ep, glitter glass, and buttons