A donkey wish

  Wow!  I am back after a major computer problem.  My registry was not working properly and would not allow me to access any program.  It required me to restore the computer to original settings and let me say this to you: back up your stuff!  That was the worst part and then reinstalling programs.  It is still a little wonky.  I was doing a lot via the iPad but not crazy about the cutting and pasting on it and redoing photos.  So...here am I!

This is my version of a masculine card.  Hubby will understand as he used to use this word a lot to refer to people that weren't so bright.  It became larger than life because we found a little stuffed donkey while in St. Martin and started to take it with us on our travels around the world.  So when I saw this donkey stamp, I had to have it!  He might be reading this so pretend you never saw this card honey!  At this point you are probably thinking we are rather odd!  Yeah, maybe a tad.  I like to think of it as having fun!

The challenge at Paper Playtime is to create a masculine card with a stamped sentiment.  I used this American Crafts set paired with Basic Grey pattern paper and a touch of Simple Stories. 

Hope you will join us!

Challenges I would like to enter my card in:
Craft Your Days Away: #41 Just for Boys plus buttons
Lollipop Crafts: Anything Goes
Love to Create: #8 Masculine
Karen's Doodle's: #101 Make if for a male
The Crazy Challenge: #112 Add a sentiment

supplies used:
card base: Paper Studio
pattern paper: Basic Grey and Simple Stories
stamps: American Crafts
ink: SU Chocolate Chip and Basic Black
twine: craft
button: Making Memories
other: foam dots and Singer sewing machine

Daddy's Heartbeat

Hello there and hope you are having a fabulous Sunday!  It's been another busy weekend for my family as we celebrated my father's birthday and my niece's dance recital.  I have been swamped with lots of end of the year activities with school for myself and my daughter.  It seems like one fun event after another.  I hate turning down invites but we had to sadly.  Can only be in so many places at a time.  With Summer officially here we are ready to embark on lots of adventures.  How about you?  Any trips planned? 

Today I have my Sentimental Sundays card to share with you.  Our theme is Father's Day and I  stretched the idea a tad. I love this sentiment and my daughter is her father's heartbeat.  He truly adores her and lives for the moments they share together.  There's just something about a girl's heart always belonging to her daddy.  Back to my card, I used my last bit of Studio Calico's State Fair paper on this card.  I love that paper so with the wood grain side and then the large circle print.  I mixed in some American Crafts and Sassfras Lass papers for the smaller punched pieces.  The red hearts are Bazzill cinnamon red.  The sentiment is from Raindrop Echo's "Daddy's Heartbeat".  I used foam dots to pop up the sentiment a bit.  I also used two light blue brads from my craft supply to embellish.   was trying to keep it glitter/bling free.  :-)
Next week we are having a blog hop for Sentimental Sundays.  Please join us as the designers will have lots of "shimmery/summery" cards to share with you and prizes plentiful!  A plethora of ideas await you as you hop along and see their fabulous creations. 

Challenges I would like to enter this card into:
Alphabet Challenge: "F" Father's day or for a male card
Card Patterns: #119 sketch
Crazy 4 Challenges: #91 Masculine
Creative Inspirations: #61 Father's Day or card for Dad
Fussy and Fancy Challenge: Man cards
My Mum's Crafts Shop: #9 Punch It
One Stop Craft: #135 Father's Day
Secret Crafter: #138 A Male card

Drip, drip, drop little April showers

Hey there!   Hope you are having a fabulous week thus far.  I am back today with my Crafty Creations card for this week.  Our challenge is rain showers.  I really wanted to use this music sheet paper because I was thinking of the song, "April Showers" from Bambi while creating this. 

I used Some Odd Girl's "Sprinkle" image printed on American Crafts Gleam paper.  I paper pieced the eyes and then highlighted with a white gel pen.  The cloud paper is Twitterpated from Imaginisce.     I punched the bottom of this  with this tool  and then used a small circle punch for the centers.  I stamped the sentiment with a CTMH acrylic stamp from "Say It In Style" in black. 

Challenges I would like to enter this card into:
Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes
Heart 2 Heart: Spring (CTMH products used)
Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Make It Monday with Kraft:Spring Cleaning
Paper Playtime: Digi Monday
Tuesday Throwdown: Spring

Thanks for stopping by!