Sweet Memories

 Yesterday we had to recognize a day that no one should ever have to recognize - it was the one year anniversary of our sweet baby grandson's Sage passing. :(  Sigh. I would never in a million years have imagined that I'd be grieving a grandbaby at any point in my life, but life doesn't care what we imagine. It was a hard day but my husband and I spent the afternoon and evening with Cass and her family and it helped to be together and sharing memories and love instead of wallowing in our grief.

Sage was my daughter Cassidy's son, and after he passed Cass started seeing giraffes everywhere. There was no significance to them during his life, but they started popping up everywhere. So she started saying things like "OK Sage, if it's you sending giraffes, let me see one at the doctor's office" and she'd walk into the doctor's office and a nurse would be wearing a giraffe print scrub.  LOL  It happens ALL THE TIME now and it brings us comfort. So anyway, of course I had to make her some giraffe cards!!! I use crafting as therapy so it's like I have some cute giraffe stamps and I have some that are more realistic, I'll share another one later this week. I'd like to enter this one into the following challenges today:

AAA Cards #310 - CAS/Optional Zoo or Animals

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Cute Critters

I kept this CAS and just die cut a heart from some giraffe print paper and used a kraft cardstock base. I printed out the Tall Tale Tiny Hands from Di's Digi Designs, colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape. Peace.

I Be-Leaf in You!

 Good morning! I would like to enter my card below into the following challenges today:

Inky Paws #250 - Spring Has Sprung

A Cut Above - Anything Goes with Die Cuts

Love Those Pretty Patterned Papers - AG/Optional Circles

Crafty Gals Corner #275 - AG/Optional Make it Green

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Cute Critters

I used papers from Doodlebug Designs to create my background and scene. I used heart, sun, and a fun reverse scallop circle die from Pink & Main. I stamped Newton from the Newton's Hanging Basket set with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I fussy cut carefully and attached with foam dimensional tape. Peace.

Magic

 I have one more card to share today, this one is for the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Beautiful Blooms

Shopping Our Stash #569 - I'm Counting on You

Die Cut Divas - Spring is Coming

A Place to Start - Anything Goes/Optional No Squares

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Spring/Easter/Anything Goes

For the background, I grabbed a background I had created with alcohol inks on Yupo paper from my stash. I then applied white acrylic paint through a stencil with numbers on it and let that dry. I flicked some white ink all over it and let that dry. I die cut the Magic sentiment from plain white cardstock and attached that with precision glue. I then printed out the cool lightbulb with flower digi image from Artist Lines and colored it with Copics. I fussy cut and attached to the card base laying flat. Peace.

Butterfly Wishes & Oh Happy Day

 Hello there! I have been having so much fun getting inky in my craft room lately. I said to my husband the other day, "I promise that eventually I'll do something else other than craft" and he just laughed at me. LOL  Spending time being creative is truly the best therapy for me. I tend to be anxious and overthink things and when I'm creating, my mind is focused on art. It's such a relief. But I do have to get my butt into gear and do some Spring cleaning soon - I'm just not doing it until it's nice enough to open windows and let all the dust out and the fresh air in!

So for today, I'd like to enter this card below into the following challenges:

Just Add Ink #781 - Just Add Wings

AllSorts #845 - Things with Wings

Dragonfly Dreams March - Butterflies

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensation - AG/Optional Spring

I love how this background came out - I love ink smooshing for that very reason, you don't always know what you're going to end up with! Sometimes it's frustrating because I fall in love with a background and I cannot recreate it, but it's always fun to see what comes out by trying! I flicked some white ink all over it and sponged black ink on the edges. I stamped the background images (Arden Creative Studio ARTful Ledgers 01) lightly with a permanent black ink, then I stamped the butterfly (Arden Creative Studio Ledger Wings 01) with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. The WISHES sentiment is a die cut from Whimsy Stamps Fun with Words 2. I finished it off with some bling.

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And then I have a little ATC to enter into the following challenges:

ATC Around the World #135 - Square

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Cute Critters

I used a scrap piece of previously distressed watercolor paper for the base, sponging the edges with black ink. I cut a 1 3/4 inch square and sponged the edges with more black ink, then attached my little flamingo from Paperie Ink Stamps with foam dots. I added the die cut sentiment to the top and finished it off with a little bling. Peace.

OH HAPPY DAY

 I am heading out to meet a friend for coffee later this afternoon and I'm really looking forward to it.  I am an absolute hermit in the Winter - I seriously hardly ever leave my house. My hubby goes out and does most of the food shopping, which is so nice. Spring has been trying to force her way in with absolutely ROARING winds last night that flipped over my heavy steel table on my deck, the whole house shook!  Hubby had to get up in the middle of the night and batten down the hatches so nothing would fly through a window!

So I'm trying to force Spring with my crafting - LOL - I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

The Paper Players #777

Passion for Markers - Make it Bloom

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Spring

Very simple - used a white card base and cut some tags from Doodlebug Designs designer paper, attached with a flower brad and used a die cut sentiment. Peace.

So Amazing, It's Unbelievable!

 Happy St. Patrick's Day! Do you celebrate this holiday?  We celebrate by making/eating corned beef and drinking beer.  LOL  My favorite part of the corned beef is making hash for breakfast the next morning!

Although it's not Irish/clover themed, I do have a green card to share today! I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Let's Craft & Create #229 - AG/Optional Purple & Green

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - A Bit o' Green

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Cute Critters

I created the green background with Lindy's Magicals on watercolor paper. I then used some Villainous Potion Distress Oxide Ink on another piece of watercolor paper and used a postage stamp square die cut and a rounded edge rectangle die to cut out pieces. I stamped the sentiment on the smaller piece and added some pearl stickers to it. I printed out the Dinosaur from Amanda Jayne Designs, colored with Copics, fussy cut and attached with foam dimensional tape. Isn't he too cute to be scary?!?  Go check out her images, they're adorable! Peace.

Wishing You Strength and Imperfectly Perfect

 I don't know about you, but I don't make many masculine cards! This one is for the following challenges:

Passion for Markers - Masculine

Little Red Wagon - Boy Inside the Man

I printed the digi (old one from CC Designs called Sugarplum Tulip Trevor) and sentiment directly on some DP, colored with Copics and mounted on a red cardstock base. 

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I made this one for the Unity Show & Tell FB group and I'd like to also enter it into:

Try it on Tuesday - Make it Feminine

Stamping Sensation - AG/Optional Spring

Beautiful Blossoms #39 - Anything Floral/Optional Mood Board

Papers (Where Little Gardens Grow) and stamps (Soul Mail) all from Unity Stamp Co. - colored with Copics. Finished off with a bit of bling. Peace.