and here you are...

I made these cards earlier this month for the Altenew Inspirational Challenge and because I had it my head to enter I had to have a link, I meant to blog them, vs post them on my Instagram account and then... I forgot.  So here are two takes on the challenge...

 

Many, Many cards....

I am crafting away in the wee hours of the morning to try to keep the semblance of normalcy in my world... but not keeping up with blogging (which honestly never seems to be my top priority even in the best of times).  But, there is something about the archival agenda of knowing what I created... so here's a catch up from the last week.  The top card was for the Coffee Date on Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog, check out that post.

This was for last week's Stay Crafty with Hero challenge...

This is for this week's MFT Sketch Challenge.

This is for this week's Stay Crafty With Hero Challenge.

This was for fun...

This is for this week's Stay Crafty with Hero Fun.

This was last week's MFT Sketch Challenge.

This is for the current CAS(E) this sketch.

This was for last week's Inspired By Challenge.

This card has been sitting around in pieces in my craft room for ages, but using the Gracielle Designs digital stamps....

This one is for the current Reverse Confetti Stock Your Stash challenge-- because doesn't every mom need a coffee themed Mother's Day card?

And this card was to honor my virtual work out buddies.

the best thing to hold onto...

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.  Thank you Karen for this super fabulous sentiment from a set deep deep in the archives of my craft stash from The Craft's Meow.  Hero Arts challenge was to ink something that had never seen ink and the flower is from a set from 2009 that I have used other parts of, but doubtful that I've used the flower (I could be wrong, but it's been hiding in the deep dark corners of my not so small stash.).  My second card is for the current Altenew Inspirational Challenge.  My monthly card making class would be this coming week... so this sentiment rings so true for that amazing group of ladies.  I have a whole bunch of other cards to share, but I'll put them in another post or check out my Instagram feed.

capturing moments and more...

3 cards, three challenges... I'm getting a bit rusty in the posting my cards on the blog these days... Instagram seems to be just one step easier....  But, I'm definitely still creating, so I guess that's all that maters, right?  My first card is for this month's Altenew Inspirational Challenge.   Fun to mix up the colors...  and I used the books as an inspiration for the words on the tag.

This is for this week's CAS(E) this sketch and I'll be honest and say this was not an easy sketch for me.  So, the sentiment (from Simon Says) was a good reminder that sometimes it's okay to just do enough... (and maybe have another cup of coffee in the process).

And this one is for the MFT Sketch Challenge.

my world is more colorful

My world is more colorful with you in it... can't beat this Altenew sentiment... paired with some fun leaves to play along with the September Inspiration Challenge.

Hello Monday!

Hello Monday.  Okay, we all know that I have a small coffee card creation addiction problem, that's not what we are here to discuss today.  Nope, today's we're celebrating, with gratitude, that I got the chance to make a dozen cards in the last 24 hours-- woo hoo!  (Okay you can call me crazy, but I'm okay with that).   Thank you Coffee Loving Coffee Makers Blog hop for providing me the inspiration! So, without further adieu... the fun includes....  The first card has a Basic Grey paper, Simon Says sentiment and an Ellen Hutson Coffee cup with a few MFT die details.

This card is for the current Altenew Inspiration Challenge, using all Altenew stamps (and MFT dies).

This tall and skinny card uses Concord & 9th paper, Verve sun die, The Greeting Farm coffee cup, Lawn Fawn, MFT and SugarPea Design dies.

I think this one is my favorite... I used the same Concord & 9th paper, but I inked up a coffee embossing folder (that I won awhile back), so the background paper has some texture to it.  I added a Verve die cut, sentiment by a company that's no longer and an Ellen Hutson coffee cup.

This card is for the current CAS(E) this sketch challenge using all The Ton stamps.

This card uses the same The Ton stamps and printed kraft paper.

I tried... this didn't quite turn out the way I wanted, but a little note book using a PTI coffee cup and Clear and Simple background stamp with some twine.

This card uses Rubbernecker's background stamp (another prize from another hop) and the Greeting Farm coffee cup and MFT dies.

This one... you know me and white on white (grin).  I paired a PTI cover plate, MFT circle die and Fun Stampers Journey die.

Same piece of Concord & 9th paper, this time I die cut it with the Lil Inker woodgrain die and added digital stamps from Gracielle Designs.

This card uses a MFT sentiment and Clear and Simple coffee cup and MFT dies, paper and vellum.

Need to Venti?  This one uses a MFT sentiment, Simon Says coffee cup, PTI tag, May Arts ribbon and embossing paste with a stencil.

Friday cards

I've been making cards and not sharing them (which seems almost as silly as making them and not sending them, but that's another goal of mine).  So, here's a few projects from this week.  My first card is for the Inspired By Challenge, I took the bedroom scene and turned it into a living room scene.  I paired the PTI On the Couch set with a sentiment from Altenew.

This card was for last week's CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge.

This one is a take on the current Altenew Color Challenge, not sure it's the most color centric, but that was my train of thought.

And this card paired last week's Inspired By Challenge with this week's MFT Sketch Challenge.  I also used it for this week's card class (which might have something to do with my lack of posting?).

Hello, a few cards

Hello!  Hope everyone had a beautiful Christmas Day.  Our family was on call for our respective businesses, so we had a delightful day at home with just the 4 of us.  So, I got a little crafty time in... which is truthfully just what I needed.  My first card is for this month's PTI Blog hop, the inspiration photo had me digging for something that was inspired by the embroidery hoop and found the above Hero Arts frame (which who knows when I last used it) and then I went digging some more and found the lovey PTI sentiment (which I also can't remember when I last used).  So fun to rediscover goodies I already had. 

This card is for the MFT Birthday card challenge, add sparkle.

This is for the Altenew Year In Review challenge, using the colors of January for my inspiration.

And finally, another card for Laurel's Inspired By Challenge, found this sled while digging through my scraps, one of my issues with this PTI set is that it's hard to get an even stamping, so a little collage and nod to my coffee centric self and we're good to go.

sending you crafty hugs

Happy Sunday crafty peeps.  I'm still trying to sort out my jet lag from my trip to Paris, funny how you think you're going, going, going and then you realize you're moving at half speed and falling asleep at the dinner table?  Anyhoo.... I finally cleaned up some of the mess from my crafting storm of tags and coffee cards.... this card is for the Altenew Inspiration Challenge year in review, I found inspiration from the colors in November's Challenge.  One of my dear friends had a brain tumor removed on Friday, so I'm trying to come up with as many positive feel better cards as I can.  And my second card is for this week's PTI Make It Monday, I'm going to find a photo of where I was Monday when the post went live since I'm normally a total dork and like to play along on Monday mornings (but Paris was a fine alternative).