Sweet Sleeping Kitty

I am posting this at 1:00 in the morning so please pardon any and all mistakes! I have no doubt there will be many! What isn't a mistake is how fun our latest sketch is at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. It's another absolute winner.

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Here's my card using the fun and fabulous Cozy Toodle. I couldn't resist this image because, you guessed it, of the sleeping kitty!! When I'm asleep or on the computer, my two kitties can always be found near by. I wanted to try making her hair a wild color...such a fun trip outside the box!! Come join us for the fun at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

   

Masking Tape Block Stamping

I tried a new fun technique from the Labor Day virtual card making party this weekend at OWH. The challenge, found HERE, called for the Masking Tape Block Stamping Technique. I looked high and low but could not find any making tape in the house! I decided to substitute with washi tape. Well to my surprise after stamping was some of the red of the polka dots from the tape transferred. I decided to go ahead and use the panel anyway! It helped me decide on my color palette!! I stamped the city scape (Landscape Silhouettes by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps) then a second time without re-inking. The plane and sentiment are from my monthly card kit at Simon Says Stamp. Such a fun technique! Guess I'd better put masking tape on my next shopping list!

Sending Warm Fuzzies

Would you just look at this cutie!!! How sweet! This is one of the new images released yesterday at Fresh Brewed Designs. I instantly fell in love with this darling little fox and couldn't wait to create with him! Every so often there's a red fox running around in our woods, never staying out long enough for me to snap a picture. I was inspired by the sketch over at Sketch Saturday. And now that it's September, I've got autumn on my mind so oranges, browns and greens it is. My sentiment is by Hero Arts. The stamp in one long stamp so I inked it up onto cardstock then cut the individual words out, mounted them on brown, then popped them up for some fun.

Enjoy your today, and remember, it's Tuesday!!!!!! That's more a reminder to myself than anybody else!!

My Forever Friend

Told you I was out of order with my OWH Labor Day challenges!! This is challenge #3 - Triple Die Cutting Technique. It's amazing how much less weight there is on your card for all these layers. So clever and so quick. I just got my new Grateful Heart Stamp TV kit from Gina K Designs so I had to get those stamps inky (with the new Gina K ink too!!). Such a fun card to create, I will definitely be making more with this technique.

 

A Fun Fall Card

I've been slowly working on the Labor Day challenges over at OWH - they have really been fun! I'm a little out of order here but couldn't wait to share this one. This is challenge #7 - create a fall themed card. I used this fabulous Bugaboo image, Jar Autumn.  I decided to go with nothing but embossed layers which is something new for me!

I'm also playing along with the color challenge over at Catch the Bug. When I pulled out these colors of cardstock, I immediately saw fall. And the fact that I had just purchased that image I knew it was meant to be!!!! One of those AHA moments! 

 

Waving Hello

I'm slowly working my way thru the OWH Labor Day Weekend Virtual Card Making Party challenges. Challenge #2 asked us to create a card with elements that represent each letter of Operation Write Home. My card is of an Octopus Waving Hello!! Hehehe, I thought that was so clever!! This digital image is the color version of Little Octopus from Clearly Digi Stamps. Be ready, I have a few more cards to share throughout the next few days.

Are You Ready for Some Football?

I am so ready for the regular football season to start! We plan our weekend around when our teams are playing!!! With our son now going to the University of Pittsburgh, we'll definitely be watching their games on TV too. This card is for our CAS challenge over at The Outlawz -- it's a sports theme. I just happen to have football on the mind, but any sport will do. I happen to have this adorable Bugaboo image, Football Boy,  already printed off so I went with it! Of course I used my black and gold colors too!! Have fun and join us this week by sharing your favorite sport themed card, CAS style.

An update on my knee - saw the doctor who felt I just "tweeked" a ligament, nothing torn or requiring surgery. HOORAY! He gave me a shot of cortisone and it feels great! I told him about my trip to Disney in November so he offered to give me another cortisone shot before we leave...I may have to take him up on his offer!