Sizzix Bird Card

  Hello and happy Monday! Today I have a birthday card to share. For this card I used a die set from Sizzix. This was my first time using it.

 I've had it for at least two years. I haven't been buying any new crafty things. Wanting to focus on using things that I already have. I'm sure most of you have things that you haven't used yet either.

I do like this bird die set but there was one piece for the chest that I couldn't figure out how to use it. It wouldn't cut out all the way. So, I decided to just stamp the chest with some specks of color. 

Here is a list of supplies used-

Sizzix Thinlits Bird Die Set

Stamps- S.U. Itty Bitty Backgrounds & Friendly Hello

Cardstock- Brocade Blue, Cameo Coral, Bashful Blue, Summer Sun, Old Olive, River Rock, Close to Cocoa, white and black. The red and pink are also from S.U. but they were in my scraps so not sure of the color names. 

Metal background die and a stitched label die

I thought that I would share a good summertime dessert recipe with you all.

This one is for a no bake blueberry cheesecake. I love blueberries and when it gets hot weather, I don't really like to heat up the kitchen, so I like to make no bake desserts, and this one is so good and easy to make. 

 No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake

Ingredients-

9 graham cracker sheets

1/2 c. melted butter

1 tbsp sugar

16 oz. cream cheese

8 oz cool whip

1 c. powdered sugar

1 tsp lemon juice

21 oz can of blueberry pie filling

First thing is to set out cream cheese to soften to room temperature. I cut it into pieces and put in the large bowl and cover it. 

 Next you have to get those graham crackers to a fine crumb, you can do it in a food processor, or you can also use a rolling pin. 

Add graham crackers to medium bowl and mix in sugar and melted butter.

Add crumb mixture to an 8x8 or 9x9 baking dish and press evenly on bottom. 

(This time I split the recipe in half to make two desserts. I used a 9inch glass pie dish and a smaller pie pan). It's just not as thick if you do this. But you do get more servings.

Put the dish in the fridge while you make the filling

In a large mixing bowl mix together the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, cool whip and lemon juice. Mix with a hand mixer or stand mixer until smooth. 

Spread over crumb mixture and top with blueberry filling using a rubber spatula. Chill in fridge for at least 4 hours. 

Well, that's it for me, if any of you try the dessert let me know how you liked it. 

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget about those crafty items that you have never used. 

Happy day to you all!

Challenges entered

Triple B.- August- Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #260 Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge #8 Aug/Sept Anything Goes w/ optional twist- Happy Birthday

Stamping Sensations- Birds-Bees and Butterflies

Word Art Wednesday Weeks #712 - 713 Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge #830 I Spy Something with B

Paper Funday #79 Anything Goes w/ optional twist 4- legged friends

Cut it Up Challenges #337 Anything Goes

DL. ART #378 Anything Goes

Baptism Cards

  Hello and thanks for stopping by. I have wonderful news to share with you all.

My granddaughter Scarlett River was baptized last night, and I am beyond happy. 

I believe that getting baptized is the most important day of your life and I'm so happy that I got to be there to share in this special moment with her.

She gave me less than a weeks' notice about getting baptized, so I started trying to think of a card for her.

I thought it might be a good time for me to try water coloring. I had purchased a 96 set of Arteza Real Brush Watercolor Pens at least a year and a half ago and would get nervous every time I thought about trying them. So, I forced myself to give them a try. So here is the card that I made for her.

I thought it turned out better than I thought it would. I sighed a big sigh of relief when I got the front finished.

This card was made with just the card base, no layers. I used some masking tape to make the cross and water colored some flowers around it. I really didn't know what I was doing. I think it helped that I used to draw roses a lot back in my younger days.

Here is a picture of the stamp used for the inside of the card.

Scarlett loved the card, and I'm glad that I finally tried water coloring to make her special card.

Here is a list of supplies used to make it-

Arteza Real Brush Pens in colors - bubblegum pink, rouge pink, current red, olive green, ube purple, fog gray, sunset yellow, Carolina blue.

Stampin Up Watercolor Paper

Sentiments by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps, masking tape, Memento Black Ink, Versa Mark, Clear Embossing Powder, S.U. adhesive remover Eraser.

I do want to share a little tip. If your watercolor paper starts to rip when pulling off the masking tape. You can use your heat gun, and it will help release it. I now know from experience that it works. 

Also want to share another card that I made. Scarlett's guy friend Zeb was also baptized. So, I also made him a card. This one was quick and simple. 

Not sure who makes this stamp set. I have had it for a long time and had never used it before. It had a clearance tag on it for $1.00. I'm thinking that I bought from JoAnns Store. 

Inks used are Memento Black, S.U. Concord Crush and S.U. Cool Carribean. I found this strip of S.U.cardstock in my stash and I had already made the wavy cut on it. So, I thought it would go well with this card. I couldn't find a good sentiment to go with it, so, I made one in paint on the computer and used the printer to print it out. 

Hope you liked seeing my cards and hope you have a great rest of your day.

Challenges entered for cross card-

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- #259 Anything Goes- ended

Triple B August Challenge- Birds, Butterflies, Blooms 

Crafters Cafe- Anything Goes- optional theme- Christmas in July- ended

Beautiful Blossoms - #31 Anything Floral Goes with optional mood board - ended

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Weeks #710-711 - ended

Crafts Galore #138 August Anything Goes

Simply Ellibelle - I Spy With My Little Eye... Something to Celebrate #28

Creative Inspiration- #29 Anything Goes

Paper-Rocks-Scissors August #7 - Anything Goes as long as you use Paper and/ or Scissors

 (I used scissors to cut masking tape)

Challenges entered for fish card-

Pearly Sparkles- #110 Under the Sea

Red, White & Blue Birthday Card!

 Hello there, glad you had time to stop by. The weather has been hot here and I don't like it at all. The heat really makes me sick. So just trying to stay in the cool. 

 I was in need of a birthday card for my niece and her birthday is July 4th so for this year's card I decided to go with red, white and blue. 

This is my first time using this die. Trying to use things that I have never used. Wasn't for sure how it would look in these colors, but I think it looks pretty good. 

Trying to make this post as short as possible, I know you all have other things to do. Thanks for visiting and I would LOVE for you to leave a comment. If you do, please leave the name of your blog so that I can visit you. Happy day to you all and stay cool!

Happy 4th of July

Challenges entered-

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge- #30 Anything Florals Goes w/ optional mood board- Design Team top 5 pick

The Paper Players- PP744- Tic Tac Toe - ended

Classic Design #6 Jun/July Anything Goes w/ opt twist- Vacation Holiday- ended

Crafty Catz #697 Anything Goes - ended

Shopping our Stash SOS551 Red, White & Blue

AAA Birthday #75 Summer Birthday

Paper- Rocks- Scissors July #6 Anything Goes with Paper and/or Scissors (used scissors on tag) - ended

Krafty Chicks #775 Birthday - Top Picks

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge- Red White and/or Blue - ended

Triple B July- Birds, Blooms and Butterflies - ended

Camo Deer Card

Hi Crafter's, Glad you could stop by, I have a guy card to share with you today.

 I have had this deer silhouette stamp from Stampin Up for a long, long time and thought it would be perfect for a Father's Day card or Birthday.

 I have had that green camouflaged paper for at least 10 years. Thought it looked good with the deer. It's always a great feeling when you finally use something that you've had in your stash for a long time.

Here is a list of supplies used-

Stamps- S.U. Nature Silhouettes & S.U. Well Scripted

                                                                                         

Cardstock- S.U. Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla

Paper- Camouflaged

Ink-Close to Cocoa 

S.U. Circle Punch

Woodgrain embossing folder 

 Thanks for stopping by, Have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered-

Crafty Gals Corner #268 Fill in the Blank- Dad's.....(love of nature) - ended

Neglected Stuff #625 June- Use your neglected crafting supplies -ended

Avenue 613 Anything Goes w? opt twist- For The Guys- ended

Stamping Sensations - June- Our Furry Friends or Anything Goes - ended

We Love Stamping June- Nature or Anything Goes - ended

Double Trouble #193 3-2-1 Recipe "My Guy" - ended

2 Crafty Critter Crazies June- Anything Goes w/ a featured Critter - ended

Allsorts Challenge #825 What Makes You Happy or Anything Goes - ended

My NBUS- #75 Never Before Used Schtuff - ended

Paper Funday #77 Anything Goes w/ opt twist- Embossing heat and/or Dry- ended

Hello Kitty Graduation Card & Crochet

We are now in the month of June. The weather is warming up. Dreading the summer heat. 

I remember when my granddaughter Scarlett was around five years old. She came in the house after playing outside. She said Mamaw I'm sweating. I've never sweated before, and I don't like it. She was so serious. I had to laugh; she is just like me when it comes to hot weather. 

I have another graduation card to share today. On my last post I had shared a Hello Kitty graduation card for my granddaughter. Since I had another H.K. image with the SVGs that I had purchased I decided to use it on the card for my great niece Magnolia. 

Used my Cricut to create most of this card. I used blue and red cardstock for her school's colors. I used wink of stella for some sparkle on the congrats, bow and stars. 

 I also thought that I would share the Hello kitty that I crocheted for my granddaughter. I made it in her school colors of purple and gold. I gave it to her today at her graduation party. She really loved it. 

Thanks to all you crafty girls for taking the time to visit my blog. I really appreciate it. If you comment, please leave your blog name so that I can come visit you. Have a great day!

Congratulations Magnolia Lain!

Challenges entered-

Avenue613 June Anything goes- twist- for the guys - ended

2 Crafty Critter Crazies June Anything goes with a Critter - ended

Here is a Place to Start - June Anything goes w/ twist Recycle

Creative Inspiration #27 Anything Goes -Top 3

Unicorn Challenge #110 Not Square ended 

Paper Funday June #77 Anything Goes w/ optional twist-Embossing heat and or dry- ended

Crafting a Cut Above June Anything Goes- winner

The Outlawz Challenges Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone Challenge

Crafty Animals #95 Animals ended

Scarlett's Graduation Card

 

It's Saturday and also graduation day. My granddaughter Scarlett is graduating from high school. So, I'm here with a graduation card to share with you all.

My granddaughter loves hello kitty so I thought it would be the perfect graduation card for her. 

Most everything was created on my Cricut. The sentiment is from dafont called candy beans and cut out the sentiment with a scalloped cutting die. I used a tiny dot embossing folder for the background. The colors that I used are the schools' colors. After this picture was taken, I added some wink of stella to the bow and stars for some sparkle.

Found this cute Hello Kitty SVG at Svg Squad .com. You do have to purchase the Images; they are not free.

 I also thought that I would share with you all a crocheted Mochi Bunny that I made for my granddaughter for Easter.

I found the tutorial on you tube. The pattern calls for thin chenille yarn, but I didn't have any thin, so I used a thicker one and I used a 5.5 mm hook, so the bunny turned out quite a bit larger. I think the tutorial calls for a 2.5 or 3mm hook.

I thought it turned out really cute and my granddaughter loves it. If you crochet, this is a fun one to make. The youtuber's name is chubbiesbyash.

Well, that's it for me today, Have a great day!

Congratulations Scarlett River!

Challenges entered-

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #254 Anything goes - ended

shopping our stash #548 By the Numbers

Classic Design Challenge #5 May/ June Anything goes opt. twist: Masculine-ended

2 Crafty Critter Crazies   #98 Anything goes with a critter - ended

 Crafter's Cafe #319 May Anything goes, optional no squares- ended

 Word Art Wednesday Anything goes #700 - 701- ended

Paper Fun Day May #76 Anything goes w/ opt twist- Celebrate Something New- ended

Mix it Up #77 Anything goes - optional Paper Piecing - ended

Crafting A Cut Above May Anything goes w/ a Die Cut - ended

Allsorts Challenge - #824 Anything goes- Happy 16th Birthday Allsorts - ended

The Outlawz Challenge May- Always Anything goes - optional twist- Celebrate Good Times -ended

Floral Wreath Birthday Card

  Hello so glad that you could stop by. In the month of May, I always make a Mother's Day card for my mom and a birthday card for my oldest sister. This is the first Mother's Day without my mom and I am feeling heartbroken. Words can't describe how much that I miss her.  

I am so glad that my sister's birthday is so close to Mother's Day. So that I could still make a card. I felt like I was making the card for both of them. 

I knew that I wanted to make the card with flowers and different shades of purples and lavender, It's our favorite color. My Mom once said, "I can't imagine a world without purple and lavender". I agree

So here is the card that I made

 While placing the flowers where I wanted them, I remembered that I had some Glad Press n Seal in my craftroom so I cut a piece to cover the flowers on the right side of the card and pressed it down over them and then flipped the whole thing over and glued everything at once and then I did the flowers on the left side of the card. It made it sooo much easier. Have any of you tried it? 

That's all for today, thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you all have a wonderful day and Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms.

Challenges entered-

Triple B. May- Birds, Blooms, Butterflies- ended

Avenue 613 May- Anything goes-optional twist- floral delight- ended

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #253 Anything goes- ended

Cardz 4 Galz May- Anything goes- ended- top three winner

Crafty Catz #693 Anything goes- optional- May flowers- ended

As You Like it Challenge- Soft or bold colors (and why) - ended

The Crafting Challenge May- Flowers - ended

Give a Crafter a Cookie #204 May- Pretty flower- ended

AAA Birthday #73 Anything birthday goes/ Our 6th birthday-ended

CYHTP- Anything goes -twist- Florals - ended- Top 3