Thinking of You/FMS 171

I'm just making this Freshly Made Sketches challenge under the wire! I did have it finished up last night, but decided to wait until this morning. Wrong decision. :0(

I needed a manly Thinking of You card and this sketch was perfect. I love the images in the set By the Tide,and decided to use it for a masculine feel. There is a card in the SU 2014-2015 catalog ( pg 130) that I CASEd my focal image from, although I did use the new stamp, Crazy about You and Gorgeous Grunge on my card.


Other stuff you might want to know:
The color combination: Marina Mist, Crushed Curry: Ink and Paper,Pear Pizzazz: Ink and Paper.I also used one of my favorite SU papers for a more rustic look, Naturals White. The banners were embossed with the SU Decorative Dots EF.

I hope you have and wonderful and CRAFTY day!

Hugs,
BernieBee

Doer of Good Deeds Thank You

The flower is from the Crazy About You set with the matching punch.

This is another card I created using the Lots of Thanks stamp set and using the

 Sweet Sketch Sundays#253 sketch.

I hope you have a great Friday and can do something CRAFTY!

Hugs,

BernieBee

Thank You #2

I have another Thank You card today using the 

Lots of Thanks stamp set by SU.

 I am linking this to two challenges. 

The Paper Players # 229 and Colour Q #277

Feather duster speck on the table not a ink smear. UGH!

 

 

 All the products used on this card are by SU except the flower center embellishments. 
The flower is from the new SU stamp, Crazy About You.
 

Inside sentiment from the same stamp set

That's about it for this afternoon. Have a great evening and I hope you can be CRAFTY!

Hugs,
BernieBee

Thank You So Much/MOJO 382

I'm just trying to stay ahead for my need of thank you cards and  decided to utilize the SU Lots of Thanks stamp set. I will be putting up 3 or 4 more cards using this set in the  next several days. So stay tuned!

This card is being linked to the MOJO Monday challenge, but I decided against the tall and skinny orientation.  I'm just not a big fan of that size card.

All the products used on this card are Stampin' Up! except the buttons and the dotted folder.

SU Products
Lots of Thanks stamp set
Lullaby DSP
Baked Brown Sugar Ink
Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Hello Honey, Whisper White card stock
Ovals Collection
Bakers Twine- Whisper White
Occasions paper Piercing Folder
Chevron EF


Have a great evening and I hope you will be able to do something CRAFTY!

Hugs,
BernieBee

Maybe I'll start my weekend today!

When I posted on my blog yesterday, I mentioned that I would post the card I had made. Unfortunately, that did not happen.

I didn't have the photo uploaded, nor the blog description written . The biggest problem was that I was admitted to the emergency room and was there from 9:30am to 5:45pm yesterday! Yes, I know, I was there on January 2nd. also. This time for a different incident. I'm thankful it was not a heart problem, but there is still no diagnosis. I'll be going to my primary care doctor on Tuesday and hope to see what needs to be done.

So without further ado, here is my card. It's pretty simple and I used both SU products and my Cricut  to complete it.

MOJO Monday 381 Sketch

 The Sun was cut using my Expression amchine and the Doodlecharms Cartridge cut 3x's at 3". I layered and glued them together with Tombow Mono glue and popped them up with SU Stampin Dimensionals. 

SU Products Used  

Stamp: Crazy About You

Paper: So Saffron, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Birthday Bash DSP 

Ink: Night of Navy

Chevron EF , Cany Dots

Cuttlebug EF

Make it a great Sunday and stay CRAFTY!

Hugs, 

BernieBee

 

 

The Joy of a Bread machine

My new Bread Machine

My first loaf. It could look a little better, though

 the inside was moist and delicious.

I played with my new bread machine on Wednesday afternoon. I haven't  had one in 6 years and really missed having one. I had given mine to my daughter before we left for Arizona 6 years ago. I had always made my dinner rolls and breads in my Oster for the 20 years I had owned one.

I looked at many models and read many reviews, and finally decided on the Cuisinart CKB-100. It was under $100 from Amazon Prime. Plus:

• Bakes 1, 1 1/2, and 2-pound loaves

• has 12 pre-programmed menu options 

• 3 crust settings and a 13-hour delay-start timer 

More options then this girl might need, but nice to have. I will post a review after I use it for a month or two. Hopefully, I will be happy with my purchase.
 

I do plan on baking in the machine, but also plan on using it on the dough setting, shaping it by hand and baking it in my oven. I was encouraged to use the machine this way by Paula Rhodes who has a blog,  www.salad-in-a-jar.com. which has so much wonderful information, not only on bread, but recipes, reviews, and kitchen tips.

I will have a card that I will post on the blog later today. I'm still don't have much "mojo", but it's getting there.

Have a great Saturday and o something CRAFTY today!

Hugs,
Bernadette

Little Guys Cricut/SU Birthday Card

Unfortunately, my life last week and even yesterday has been a little different, to put it mildly.  I won't go into a lot of details, but it was crazy. I actually was ready to sell off all my crafting supplies! Yes, it was that bad.

I would walk into my studio, look at all the "stuff" laying on my work surfaces, and just walk out. I just couldn't get myself to do anything creative. I had a love/hate relationship with every stamp, piece of paper, ink pad, etc. YUK!

Then tonight, to add insult to injury, I couldn't get my phone pictures to upload into my Dropbox account. I finally did a work around and managed to post them.

I'm going to brief with my description and supplies that I used on this card.  It took me days to put together and I'm still not happy with it, but I need to get it out in the mail today.

Plane pieces/ clouds - Cricut New Arrivals cartridge
Planes main body-  Bazzil
Stampin' Up! - Stripped Paper, Ink, inside sentiment, embossing folder, star punch, candy dots, dimensionals


If you would like any info on the products I used on this card, just drop me an email at: bernadettebliss@gmail.com, and I will be glad to pass it along.

Make it a great and CRAFTY day, I'm sure going to try to!

Blessings,
Bernadette