Viva la Verve December card #4

Good Sunday morning crafty friends! Hope y'all have had a great weekend!
We got a few inches of snow here in central Oklahoma yesterday.
The highs are in the 40's today and sunny so it'll be melted by this evening.
Before I head off to church I wanted to share with y'all the card
I made using the fourth sketch from this month's Viva la Verve challenge.

 Enabler's List:

Paper: Paper Studio and Glitz Black and White, CTMH black and white daisy cardstock.

Stamps: Verve Love Notes

Ink: CTMH whisper, black and cranberry

Misc: Verve jotted heart die, CTMH black shimmer trim, and Tree House black sequins

Try Stampin on Tuesday #199

Good morning Try Stampin on Tuesday fans! Hope y'all are having

a great week and all ready for Christmas in a few day! 

We had a lovely Christmas with my in-laws on Saturday at our house

 and will be spending Christmas day with my family at their house. 

We have another sketch for y'all this week so if you get some new

crafting goodies for Christmas you should definitely try them out!

My take on the sketch:

Enabler's List;

Paper: Paperstudio Yuletide with CTMH ruby cs

Stmaps: Verve Peace on earth

Ink: CTMH chocolate

Misc: Pop dots and Tree House sequins

Viva la Verve December card #3

Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far! We did Christmas yesterday
 with my husband's family! Before I head off to church I wanted to share
 the card I made using the third December sketch from Viva la Verve.
I am also entering this card into the current Verve Diva Dare my favorite things challenge.
 I used one of my favorite Verve stamp sets called Love Notes.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Fancy Pants and Glitz Black and White, CTMH black and white daisy cardstock.

Stamps: Verve Love Notes

Ink: CTMH whisper, black and cranberry

Misc: Verve jotted heart die, CTMH clear flourish, and Tree House red sequins

Sketch N Scrap card #40

Good morning Sketch N Scrap fans! It's almost Christmas!

We have one last card sketch until the new year.

This means it is also time for me to leave this fabulous

design team so another great card designer can have

a chance to be a part of this great team! Wow I 

can't believe I've been around since card sketch #1!!

Time definitely flies when you're having fun!

Card Sketch #40 due the last day of December:

My take on the sketch:

Enabler's List:

Paper: Paper Studio Yuletide Joy

Stamps: Verve Peace on Earth, and Hero Arts Greatest Gift

Ink: CTMH Chocolate, Olive, and Ruby

Misc: CTMH Cranberry stripped ribbon, Recollections twine

Mojo Monday #376

Good morning crafty friends! I am about to head out for an early morning

at work but wanted to share the card I made last night before

I go. I followed the current Mojo Monday sketch and am also entering

this card into the current Verve Diva Dare called My Favorite Things. I am

using one of my very favorite Verve stamp and die sets called Joyful Blooms.

Oh, I also got my new lights in the mail yesterday with lovely bright white

light bulbs! I'm still playing around with them trying to decide

what is the best placement for photographing my cards but right now

I'm just happy that I did no editing on these photos except adding

a watermark and cropping them down to a proper size.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Paper Studio Cheyenne and vellum,

with CTMH outdoor denim, hollyhock, and slate

Stamps: Verve Joyful Blooms and CTMH You Mean the World

Ink: CTMH outdoor denim and hollyhock

Misc: Verve Joyful Blooms and Dreamy Leaves dies,

CTMH silver shimmer trim and CTMH clear sparkles

Here is what my setup currently looks like, If any of y'all

have some tips for tabletop photography I'll gladly take them!

Sketch N Stash #153

Good morning crafty friends! Hope the start to y'alls week is going well!

I had some time on Sunday night to sit down and make a card

before bed so I followed the current sketch from Sketch and Stash.

I used one of my newest and favorite paper packs for this card.

Enabler's List:

Paper: EP Bundle of Joy - Boy with CTMH pear, juniper and chocolate cs

Stamps: MFT Beautiful Baby

Ink: CTMH pear, juniper and chocolate

Misc: MFT Beautiful Baby die and Verve Starry die

Viva la Verve December card #2

Good morning crafty friends! Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
It's been another gloomy weekend here in OK. We had our Sunday School
Christmas party last night, had a great time with friends! I wanted
to share this card I made following the second sketch for December from
Viva la Verve. I am also entering in into the current Verve Diva Dare.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Paper Studio and Glitz Black and White, CTMH black and 

white daisy cardstock, Paper studio red cardstock

Stamps: Verve Love Notes

Ink: CTMH whisper, black and cranberry

Misc: Verve jotted heart die, CTMH enamel hearts, and CTMH red shimmer trim,

and CTMH clear sparkle flourish

Sweet Sunday #248 and Verve Inspirations

Good morning crafty friends and happy Friday! I can't believe

we are only 2 week away from Christmas! Wow time really does fly!

I need to finish up my shopping asap! I usually try not to wait

so late but everyone has been so busy this year that wish lists were

a little late getting made and getting sent out. A great Christmas present

that is coming today is my FIL is getting his permanent spine simulator

put in! We are all so excited! He has had a lot of back problems

and a lot of surgeries but still in a lot of pain with meds not really helping.

Last month he had a trial simulator put in for a few days and he

said the relief was unbelievable, he felt like a normal person! So him

getting this permanent one is a real answer to all our prayers 

and really is the best gift we will get this year!

On another note, I want to share a Christmas card I made the other 

day following the current sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

I am entering it into the current Verve Inspirations Challenge 
and the current Verve Diva Dare Favorite Things challenge.
I am also entering this card into the December challenge (Celebrate the Holiday)
 at Mema's Crafts, the current challenge (So Flakey) from Little Red Wagon,
 and the current challenge (Christmas) from Crafty Card Makers.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Carta Bella Christmas Time with CTMH white, ruby, and topiary cs

Stamps: Verve Unto Us

Ink: CTMH cranberry and desert sand

Misc: CTMH gold bling gems

Mojo Monday #375

Good morning crafty friends! It's almost the weekend and two weeks

until Christmas! I wanted to share a card I made yesterday

before I head off to work this very early am. I have to be at work

well before the sun is up on Thursdays. I followed the current sketch

from Mojo Monday. I am also entering this card into the 

current Verve Inspirations and Verve Diva Dare challenges, and
the current challenge at Cards 4 Guyz called winter critters.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Carta Bella - Christmas Time with 

CTMH Colonial White, Ruby, and Kraft Cardstock

Stamps: Verve Unto Us

Ink: Versamark, CTMH Ruby

Misc: Verve Unto Us and Classy Label dies, CTMH gold sequins,

Recollections gold ep, and Darice chevron embossing folder

Sketch N Scrap Inspired By sketch #12

Good morning Sketch N Scrap fans! It's the 10th so that

means it's time for a new Inspired By sketch!

This Inspired By comes to us by Cathy! I love this sketch!

For my take, I decided to make a page honoring one of my sister's

very good friends that passed away recently. This friend happens to be

a Morgan horse by the proper name of One More Time. His

friends all call him Lenny though. It was a very sad circumstance when

a neighbor to the horse barn was not utilizing proper firearms

safety and was too close to the pasture and Lenny was shot by a stray

bullet in his thigh. Unfortunately the wound just wouldn't heal and

got infected so there was no choice but to put him down.

My sis was pretty devastated. She and Lenny had a special bond.

He was not at times the most patient horse or obedient horse.

The owners thought it would be neat if Hailey and Lenny at least 

tried to see if they could place at the Morgan Grand Nationals

and low and behold they came in second! It was a pretty 

big deal for Hailey and Lenny! Great times, great memories!

I used the CTMH online scrapbooking program called

Studio J for this layout. It features the Huntington paper pack.

December Verve Diva Dare

Good morning crafty friends! Hope y'all are having a great week so far!

Today is my half day at work so I don't have to go in until noon!

It's quite nice to be able to relax in the morning before and not have to

rush to get to work. A may even get the next couple Tuesday off!

The doctor I work for on Tuesdays is having surgery next week so I might

get s few extra Christmas shopping day! Whoop! I still have so much

left to do! Anyways, this morning I have been going through this

past years card creations using Verve products for this months

Verve Diva Dare entitled Favorite Things. We were dared to post some

of our favorite cards using Verve products, or cards using our 

favorite Verve product, or create a new card using a favorite product.

I had a very difficult time going through all my cards! It's really hard to

pick a favorite Verve product but I picked a few favorite stamp sets

them found my favorite cards using those stamp sets. My newest stamp

set from Verve, Love Notes, is also one of my favorites, but I'll be

posting plenty with this set over the next month so I didn't add it here.

Some of my favorite Verve:

Petals and Wings stamp set and die set

Strong Anchor stamp set and die set

Unto Us stamp set and Classy Label die

Joyful Blooms stamp set and die set

Two of these cards use the Verve Shine Bright

sequin mix which I also love!

Try Stampin on Tuesday #197

Good morning Try Stampin on Tuesday fans! Hope ya'll

are having a great week so far! Are y'all ready for

a new sketch?! This one will be up until next Tuesday!

Card sketch #197 due December 16th at noon EST:

Here is my take on the sketch:

Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH Snowhaven

Stamps: Verve Peace on Earth

Ink: CTMH Glacier and Black

Misc: Verve shine bright sequins, CTMH black shimmer trim,

and Recollections snowflake embellishment

Sunday Stamps #90 and Verve Inspirations

Good morning crafty friends! I'm so happy that we finally have some sun

today! It has been cloudy and eerily foggy the past three days.

It's nice to see that weather gone! Before I head off to work I wanted

to share a card I made last night. For this card I followed the

 current sketch from Sunday Stamps. I am also entering this 

card into the current Verve Inspirations Challenge.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Carta Bella Christmas Time with CTMH ruby and colonial white cs

Stamps: Verve Unto Us

Ink: Versamark

Misc: CTMH gold shimmer trim, 

Recollections gold poinsettia and gold embossing powder

Viva la Verve December card #1

Good morning crafty friends! Hope y'all have had a great weekend so far!

It has been chilly and foggy here the past few days. I was able to get

some good cleaning and crafting in this weekend. Also did a revamp of my blog.

 Do y'all like it? My hubby is a computer guy and has talked lately about 

some of his clients wanted their websites redone in a more modern/minimalist/light
 and airy look so I decided to try that look out for my blog. I think I like it! 

Julee from Verve went ahead and gave all the December Viva la Verve 

at once for everyone who has a busy to have an easier chance

 to play along. She also did her set of cards as a One Sheet Wonder and challenged 

everyone to do the same. You ca view it Here.I probably would have tried,

 but I make my cards a different size than most so I just followed the sketch. 

I am still going to do one per weekend like a regular. Here is my card using the first sketch:

Enabler's List:

Paper: Fancy Pants and Glitz Black and White, CTMH black and white daisy cardstock.

Stamps: Verve Love Notes

Ink: CTMH whisper, black and cranberry

Misc: Verve jotted heart die, CTMH enamel hearts, and CTMH red shimmer trim

Sketch N Scrap card #39

Good morning Sketch N Scrap fans! Hope y'all are having a

great Friday and ready for the weekend! Anyone 

spending anytime crafting this weekend? Well we have a

new sketch up and would love for y'all to join us!

Card sketch #39 due last day of December:

My take on the sketch:

Enabler's List:

Paper: Paper Studio Yuletide Joy

Stamps: Verve Unto Us

Ink: CTMH Olive and Ruby

Misc: Verve Classy Label die, CTMH Bling Gems Gold

Mojo Monday #374

Good morning crafty friends! Hope y'all are having a great week!

I have started working on my Valentine's cards and wanted

to share one before I head off to work. For this one

I followed the current sketch from Mojo Monday.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Glitz Designs Black and White, Paper Studio cs

Stamps: Verve Love Notes

Ink: CTMH Black and Ruby

Misc: Verve Classy Label, Embossed Oval, and From the Heart dies,

CTMH black sparkle flourishes, and Recollections black gems

Viva la Verve November week 2

Good morning crafty friends! Hope y'all are having a great week!

I can't believe we are already in the first week of December! Wow where 

does the time go! I would love to start my Christmas shopping

this week... If only family would give me their lists. lol

I have received 2 of 9 lists. They two I've gotten were from my 

sisters surprisingly... They are usually the last!

Well I wanted to share a card I made using the Viva la Verve

November week 2 sketch. I have kinda posted them out

of order this week, I actually started this one before the week

3 sketch but them realized I was out of paper dollies

so I had to wait until I could get to Micheal's to get some more!

Enabler's List:

Paper: EP Bundle of Joy: Girl, CTMH Juniper and Kraft cs

Stamps: Verve Birthday Bots

Ink: CTMH Chocolate and Stazon Timber

Misc: Spectrum Noir colored pencils, CTMH Enamel Stars,

and Recollections paper doily 

Viva la Verve November week 4

Good morning crafty friends and happy December! 

I hope all y'all had a great long weekend and happy Thanksgivings!

Before I head out this morning I wanted to share a card.

I followed the November week 4 sketch from Viva la Verve.

I used a set i just purchased from Verve that I have been wanting for

some time and I'm so glad I finally bought it! I love it!

I decided to start making some Valentine's day cards because they

usually start selling out of my Etsy early January. The 

red, black, and white ones, or more masculine ones in other words

were my popular ones last year so I decided to get a head start.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Glitz Black and White, Paper studio 

Stamps: Verve Love Notes

Ink: CTMH Black, Slate, and Ruby

Misc: Verve jotted heart die, CTMH black sparkles,

misc button and baker's twine