Greetings! And Big Hugs to you each! It took me a month to create these cards, but slowly, if I am persistent, in one-to-five minute increments, I do manage to accomplish things around the house and in my craft room. Hopefully better days are around the corner. Thanks for your kind friendships, endearing thoughts, and for keeping in touch.
Today's cards are silly, inspired first by my husband for our 46th wedding anniversary last month. The other four are "thinking of you" and "birthday" cards.
Colored simply with Copic Markers and Distress Inks, each card was stamped in a different color VersaFine Clair ink and heat embossed with clear detail EP. All the cards contain the same elements, except the sentiments differ:
The Penny Black border actually only cuts on one side. The stitched side needed to be hand cut:
Blue & Tan Birthday card for Color Hues Color Challenge:
Jacky's Anniversary card - he's been such a marvelous person, friend, hubby, lover and caregiver over the decades. Yes, the inside is mushy (giggle):
Green Thinking of You with a different front sentiment. Each card was dry embossed with the same striped folder. This card and the purple one were also inked:
Lastly, the pink birthday card:
Thank you for not giving up on me, and for visiting today! I miss you all!
Products: Images: Bear in Trash Stamps by Judith, Dot Peg Stamps by Judith, Digital Sentiment, 2 fun sentiments by Custer's Last Stamp, Dies: SW Double Pierced Squares CED5509, SW Pierced Flags CED4304, IO Small Grass Die178-C, IO Grass DIE038-J, Penny Black Border Edgers 51-231, Taylored Expressions Banner Stacklets, SU punch, Other: Copic Markers, Distress Inks, VersaFine Clair Inks, Clear Detail EP, Embossing Folder by Tonic "Simple Stripes".
Fine Challenges I'm playing in:
- DRU Challenge #192 AG with metal die they carry 5/13 (Dies: SW Double Pierced Squares CED5509, SW Pierced Flags CED4304, IO Small Grass Die178-C, IO Grass DIE038-J, Penny Black Border Edgers 51-231, Taylored Expressions Banner Stacklets) 05/15 (sep post)
- Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2219 AG 05/16 (sep post)
- Critter Crazy Challenges #62 AG with a critter 06/01 (sep post)
- Color Hues Color Challenge #40 Blue and Tan 05/15 (blue and tan card shown)
- Crafty Animals #61 Anything with an Animal 05/27
- A Perfect Time to Craft #5 AG 06-01
- Classic Design Challenge #5 AG 06-01 (2 thinking of you, 2 birthday, 1 anniversary)
- Crafty Friends #155 Animals 06/01 (scroll down)
- The Paper FunDay Challenges #41 06/01 (anniversary card for hubby)
Stamping Hugs,
34 comments:
Great to see you back Donna and love your fabulous fun cards -great fun image and brilliant snarky comments. Belated congratulations on your anniversary last month
Carol x
What a treat to see your blog post today Donna x. Fun cards with sentiments that made me smile, thank you and what a fabulous image too x.
Hi Donna great to see you again, what a cute image you have used and very beautiful cards with it
gr karin
Hi Donna, lovely to see you here and with fabulous fun cards. Love the image and the super colours.
Good that you are managing to do more things, just pacing yourself, Keep well and take things easy, Kate x
Hi Donna, how wonderful to see a post from you- and what a post! Just love these gorgeous cards, fabulous design- in all the colours. That stamp is adorable and the sentiments perfect- such fun! Had to have a look at the stamp website as I've never seen them before- sadly don't seem to be available in the UK.
So pleased that you're managing to get things done, you determined lady! - just take it one step at a time and be kind to yourself.
hugs
xx
Donna! I saw your very sweet comment on my blog and hoped that meant you were making a blog post of your own, then in comes my email notification - yes! Oh, so pretty, all of your cards, all just unique enough like you like them. So funny, too! Happy Anniversary to you both! You have 11 years on us, we're celebrating #35 on the 29th. So happy to see you are still crafting, that you've found a way to do it. Big hugs and lotsa love, XOX
Oh my gosh! Your cards are absolutely delightful! Such a sweet little set in every way! Thrilled that you shared the blue and tan cutie in the Color Hues gallery!
~carol
Donna, so good to see you back blogging, I understand fully how pain and health issues can stop our creativity.
Happy Belated Anniversary!
Fabulous cards, the colors and image coloring just gorgeous, stay well, you're in my thoughts and prayers, hugs, Lori m
Oh Donna, it's so nice to see your designs again! These are so sweet and I love your coloring. Thanks for sharing with us at The Paper Funday Challenge and we hope you'll share again soon.
Donna
The Paper Funday Challenge
The Inspiration Station Challenge
Fabulous collection of cards Donna, so fun and gorgeous! It is so exciting to see you were able to do a bit of crafting. Continuing to send prayers my friend.
They are all just the cutest, love how you changed up the colors and the fun and cute sentiments on them. Wonderful coloring and I just love your added die cuts to them too!
A very Happy Belated Anniversary to you two!
Donna these cards are all so fun! I love the Bear in the trash can stamp! He reminds me of Oscar the Grouch! You colored them all perfectly and the sentiments are great! You had me laughing at each one! Love how you used the Penny Black edger die, I have that and would have never thought to cut out the stitched side! Thanks for sharing with us at the Dies R Us Challenge!
Your cards are wonderful and I love them in all the colors. Good to hear from you too. I am doing better and am slowly trying to do a few cards with limited supplies. My room is small so it is hard to bring many things to make them with.
Hooray, I love them all! It's an absolute delight to see this fabulous collection today, Donna! I love your whimsical spirit in all the different colors. What a super cute stamp. You really made me smile. Thanks!
Hey! Great to see you here! Glad you're back! These are fun and fabulous! Love the colors and your design, I have that border die too! The sentiments you added gave me a chuckle too lol Be well! xo~
What a fun collection of cards, Donna and the funny image and sentiments really make me smile. It's great that you used the same elements but came up with such different looks with the colour changes. Great to see you back again and sending love and hugs.
Carol xx
OMG what a fun image - LOL
LOVE your cards Donna! They're awesome! The sentiments too.
Wish you a joyful weekend, Hugs
These are all darling! I'm sure Jack loved his anniversary card too! Happy (belated) Anniversary!!
A fabulous set of cards and great sentiments too... Thanks for entering your cards in the 'animals' challenge at Crafty Friends... good luck and hope you will join us again very soon.
Diane Louise [DT Leader] xxreat sentiments too.
Love these such cute creations, I adore the sentiments too. Belated Happy Wedding Anniversary to you both.
Hugs
Cathy
xxxx
Haha so cute .........Lis
These are all just awesome! Thanks for the giggle this morning. Thank you for joining us this week at Pammie's Inky Pinkies. Hope to see you again. Bonnie DT
A super collection of cards Donna, such a fun stamp and I love all of the different colour combinations.
It's good that you are still managing to craft, albeit a little slowly.
Take care.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x
How lovely to see you blog again Donna, fantastic cards.
Sorry I am a bad blogger! just try to find the time to visit everyone these days.
Big hugs Pam x
Sooooooooooooooooo good to see you creating again. I have missed you. These cards and the sentiments are hilarious and love all the different colors you chose to do them in. Image is such fun. Glad you are doing what you love even if it takes a little longer! Always thinking of you.
Hugs
Sue
These are fantastic. They did make me smile. Love Dawn x
What a charmingly delightful array of cards. I find the idea of working with the same general design across a rainbow hues to be very inspiring.
Autumn Zenith 🧡 Witchcrafted Life
I love that you used the same image and supplies to make all these different colored cards with fabulous fun sentiments for different occasion. Very inspiring use of stash.
Fabulous collection cards! Thank you for joining with us at Classic Design Challenge. Good luck with your entry
Maritza DT
Super cute - every one of them! Thank you for joining us at Critter Crazy ~ Pam, DT
Wow, Donna, your colouring is amazing! Such perseverance to keep working at these cards, and well worth it! Each one is gorgeous and I like the different colourways and variety of sentiments you used. It takes me a long time to make cards too, not as long as you, but over several days or sometimes a bit longer. Your details and die-cuts are gorgeous too - really wonderful cards! On a side note, we've had a bear in our green cart, several tmes last year and once this year. He seems to sniff out pizza! Wishing you good health, good vibes, and positive thoughts, my friend! Sending hugs as well!
Fabulous collection of cards with perfect sentiments.
Thanks for joining us at the Paper Funday Challenges.
Helen x
DT
Thanks for entering your wonderful set of cards into the challenge at Crafty Friends... good luck.
Diane Louise (Team Leader) x
Lovely creation...Thank you for sharing with us at Crafty Friends.. Hope to see you again soon..
Caz CF DT xx
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