Live Simply

 Sundays sure seem to be meant for simple times in my house.  How about you?

So this week Sentimental Sundays has a polka dot challenge and is being sponsored by Doodle Pantry.  I chose this chamomile image for my card.  I paired it with Basic Grey's Picadilly floral dot print and a lavender polka dot from supply.  The green card stock was stamped with small dot stamp in snow white ink.  It does not show as well as I had hoped.   A SRM Sticker for my sentiment and then twine from the Twinery to accent.
Thank you for looking and hope you will join us!
Challenges I would to enter my card in:
A Gem of a Challenge: #47 Photo Inspiration
Aud Sentiments: Any Sentiment
Crafty Boots: Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar: Flowers in Bloom
Divas by Designs: Anything Goes
Secret Crafter: Anything Goes

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

Another post from me today!

Hey!  I am back to share a card that I have really come to adore.  Every week when I sit down to work with Elizabeth Mae's digi's I have the greatest time!  I love working with the super cute to super chic digi's DeNetra and her brother create.  This week she really threw a dozy of a challenge.  No pattern paper!  What?  Say it isn't so!  I love my pattern papers.  After I had recovered from the shock of it, I took a deep breath and dug through my stash and found something hidden deep in the bottom of my drawer.  I hope you like what I came up with!

I used the Polka Dot Dress form which I colored in with Copics in dark and light purples and then cut out and popped up with foam dots on a journaling bracket. Not sure where I got this decorative one.   I like that this card is monochromatic and actually really CAS for me.  The cardstock is Stampin' Up and Coredinations.  I did add a bow with black dyed seam binding and a tied a button on with tiny silver trim.  The rub-on is from Basic Grey. 

Challenges I would like to enter my card in:

Crafty Ann's: #49 Make Yourself Uncomfortable (no pattern paper)

Ellephantastic: Here Come the Girls

Make It Colorful: #34 Purple

Sketches by Carly: #39

Stamp Insanity: #39  Black and Purple

Thanks for stopping by!