Sending Bear Hugs

This card is onw that I made for my granddaughter Amelia.  She recently sent me a note that said she would be sending me a picture she drew every week. So sweet of her and it really blessed my heart. I already have sent her a thank you card for the first picture and this will be for the second one.

Here are the 2 pictures she has sent me. She must know I love color and love Bluebirds and I'm thrilled to say the bluebirds are back at my mealworm feeder!

Products Used:

SU Craft CS, Neenah Solar White 110#, SU Mossy Meadow

Prismacolor Pencils to color the Bear

Sentiment: Altenew Mini Monthly Subscription-Polar Bear

Bear from MFT Better Together, MFT Rectangle Peek-a-Boo Window Die-namics

May you Safe and Well and be able to enjoy this Holy Season.

Blessings, Bernadette

Merry Christmas

Hello all! I'm here today posting a card that I created using the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #398 sketch. I've had this design rolling around in my head since Wednesday and decided to put it together today. I knew I wanted to use the die-cut by Waffle Flower but without the shadow die, but was not sure if it would show up as well. After taking the chance I feel that it did. So now I have one more card added to my Christmas card stash.

PRODUCTS USED:    

Stamp: Waffle Flower Merry Christmas Sentiments

Paper: Neenah Solar White #110lb.

SU Paper, Mossy Meadow, Brightly Gleaming, Copper Foil

SU Gilded Gems

I'm off to straighten my craft area to work on another card before dinner. Today is our 40th. Anniversary and my Hubby will be grilling some beautiful steaks served with his Scallop Potatoes and green beans. He is such a good cook and I enjoy everything he serves this I'm sure, be will no exception.

Enjoy your evening and I hope you were successful with your Black Friday shopping. 

Stay Well and Stay Safe!

Blessings, Bernadette

Happy Holidays

First some news. One of my cards was chosen as a Weekly Winner over on the CAS C& S blog. I find it always a treat to be recognized by my peers.

Today I'm dropping by to add a card to the  Freshly Made Sketches blog. This was a fairly quick card utilizing the sweet little animals from MFT's Better Together stamp and Die-namics set. I thought about adding the little trees but had it together before I remembered to use them. UGH!

PRODUCTS USED:

Retired SU DSP, SU Pool Party

MFT Better Together Stamps and Dies

SU Itty Bitty Christmas for sentiment

MFT Skinny Strips Die-namics

SU Cherry Cobbler ink

SU Red Rhinestones Basic Jewels

That is about it for this afternoon. I need to finish up a Get Well Card and Sympathy Card before dinner.

Have a wonderful evening and upcoming week.

Blessings, Bernadette

Merriest Christmas

 Hello all! Just posting this card today that I will be putting over on the CAS Colour & Sketches challenge and the CAS Christmas challenge Non-Traditional Colours.

The photo of the card appears to have been Ink Blended but it is not. The lighting in the room I was using had cast a slight show.

I love the colours for the challenge but had to really think it through on how to incorporate them into a Christmas Card.  My final decision was to use the Purple Posy as the backdrop, the Basic Gray as an accent colour, and the Blackberry Bliss as the focal point. Since I didn't have a ribbon that would match to hang the ornament, I chose to use the rope die from Smooth Sailing cut out on Silver Glitter paper. I feel it was a good substitute for an actual ribbon.  

PRODUCTS USED

Stamps and Die: SU Ornament Keepsakes, Smooth Sailing Dies

MFT Mini Merry Messages

MFT A2 Rectangle Stax 1 Die

SU Blackberry Bliss ink

That is it for today. Stay Safe and Stay Well.

Blessings

Bernadette

For The Birthday Girl

 

Hello all! Just stopping by today to post a Birthday card and link it over at Seize the Birthday and AAA Birthday challenges.

I have kept this card pretty simple and clean. I choose the colors for the Elephant image from the Paper Pad by MFT. I used my Prismacolor Pencils that I felt were close to the paper colors for the image.  Gamasol was used to smooth out the pencil strokes then I  added some White Gel Pen to accent the shadows and Wink of Stella to the bowtie and the gifts. That was about it. After I had completed the card, I was unhappy with the sentiment placement, but it will stay as it is. 

PRODUCTS USED:

MFT Picture Perfect Party Animals, Bitty Birthday Wishes

MFT Road Trippin' paper pack

MFT Selfie Square, MFT Stitched Sentiment Strips

I hope to get a few more cards prepped today and make a final decision on my Christmas Card design. I hope you have some crafty goodness going on also.

Stay Well and Stay Safe

Blessings

Bernadette

Happy Birthday

Hello all! I'm posting a card tonight that I will be linking over at  CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #396 and Seize the Birthday(no topping) 

Last week I received my new stamp set from MFT, Brilliant Butterflies with matching dies. I have waited quite a while to purchase this set. It had been out of stock, but the wait was worth it. I just love it! I still need some practise stamping and die cutting the images, but I am happy with the way this first try turned out.

PRODUCTS USED:

MFT Brilliant Butterfly

Gina K Stippled Flowers for the sentiment, Sweet Corn Ink Spot. (I decided to use the Sweet Corn because the Bumblebee ink was too dark)

SU Papers: Just Jade, Bumblebee, Misty Moonlight, Neenah Solar White #110, Neenah Solar White 80lb.

That is it from me this evening

Stay Well and Stay Safe! 

Blessings,

Bernadette

YAY! It's Your Birthday

 Happy Sunday. I just finished up a card for one of my grandson's birthdays. I have so much fun working with this stamp set with matching dies from MFT, Better Together. The animals are so adorable. I will head over to AAA Birthday Game #19 the challenge being, FOR A CHILD, with this card today.

PRODUCTS USED:

MFT Better Together

MFT Bitty Birthday Wishes

MFT Papers, Neenah Solar Crest White #110

Prismacolor Pencils

That is it for today as far as this post. 

I'm working on another birthday card for my sweet Great Grand Daughters 4th. Birthday.

Stay Safe and Stay Well

Bernadette