November 2022 Tag A Day- Day 27

I am so excited to be doing a Tag A Day in November!! Each day I will share at least one tag and hopefully have a short video up each day sharing them too!! Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube Channel so you don't miss a thing!!

I do have a series intro video up telling all about this HERE!

And I have a playlist to make it easy to find all my tags HERE!

See all my TAG blog posts HERE!

Today my tag uses a stamp I got a long time ago from Verve, which is no longer in business. This is my favorite bible verse and I was happy to find it in stamp form. I paired it with some retired SU papers. My tag was made with the Sunny Studio Build A Tag #1 Dies.

Pretty!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies~

Verve Matthew 11:28 Verse Stamp, SU Everything Is Rosy Collection 6x6 Designer Series Paper, SU Cardstock, SU Copper Embossing Powder, VersaMark Ink, Sunny Studio Build A Tag #1 Dies, SU Ribbon, 

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Some Odd Girl July Release- Freebie with Purchase-Stronger Together

Hello friends!! Today is the final day of the Some Odd Girl June release! Yay! I always love new release time!! Be sure to visit the Some Odd Girl blog each day to leave comments for a chance to win some giveaways and to see the other design team members creations!!

Today we are showing this month's freebie with purchase digi, Stronger Together. I just LOVE this digi so much!! 

All the new digis are in the shop so head on over and get yours today!!

Have a wonderful day!!

Stamps~ Some Odd Girl~digi~ Stronger Together, Verve~Living on Coffee,
Ink~ SU Crumb Cake,
Cardstock~ SU Crumb Cake,
Designer Paper~ My Mind's Eye~ Dolled Up,
Other Goodies~ copics, MFT A2 Stitched Rectangles STAX set 1, pearls,

Come to Me all you who are weary...

I thought this stamp, which happens to be my favorite bible verse, was appropriate during these challenging times. I made this for a friend to hopefully bring a smile to her.

I used an old Viva La Verve Sketch, September 2017.

I did keep the elements flat on the card so it would mail easily without extra postage. I blame my friend Alicia for her influence in the gold embossing (first time I've used gold, I think,) and the vellum!

I think it turned out pretty and hope that my friend likes it.

Have a super day!

Stamps~ Verve~Come to me all you who are weary...
Ink~ VersaMark,
Cardstock~ SU Blushing Bride, vellum,
Designer Paper~ Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden Collection,
Other Goodies~ MFT A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX set 1, SU Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, MFT Open Scallop Doily, gold embossing powder,

March Sheetload of Cards

Hello friends!! It's time for the March Sheetload of Cards! Yay!! Head on over to Call Me Crafty Al's YouTube Video HERE to see this month's Sheetload and remember to subscribe so you can download this month's fabulous Sheetload!

This month's Sheetload makes 9 cards! I made 3 cards with each sentiment to get my 9 cards. I think it's a great sketch and so fun to use 3 different patterned papers! I used a stamp set from Verve for my sentiments. I'm so thankful I grabbed a few sets from them before they closed.

Here's all the *important* info!

Find out how to download the March 2020 SheetLoad of Cards, here: https://youtu.be/UDlS4sb4H3A

If you create cards using this month’s SheetLoad, make sure to use the following hashtags: #suysmar2020 #showusyoursheetload

Get more details on how to share, here: https://youtu.be/8r6JbbGfWmo

Check out what everyone else created this month:

YouTube Team:

   Call Me Crafty Al / Alicia: https://www.youtube.com/callmecraftyal/videos

   Bourbon Creek Crafts / Beth: https://www.youtube.com/bourboncreekcrafts/videos

   Creative Chelsey / Chelsey: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCszCS397ptot3vJdvLCirTg/videos

   Stmpgrl / Paige: https://www.youtube.com/user/stmpgrl/videos

   Lil Crafty Nook / Nikki: https://www.youtube.com/user/musicaligirl58/videos

   Deb Houck’s Crafty Cottage / Deb: https://www.youtube.com/c/DebHoucksCraftyCottage-DahliaDesigns/videos

   Cool Cakes and Crafts with Amalia / Amalia: https://www.youtube.com/user/petunia10466/videos

Blog Team:

   Danni’s Dreams / Danni: http://dannisdreamscrafts.blogspot.com/

   Airbornewife Stamping / Pam: http://airbornewifestamping.blogspot.com

   Stamp with Sandie / Sandie: http://stampwithsandie.blogspot.com/

   Fresh and Renewed / Teresa: https://freshandrenewed.blogspot.com

Instagram Team:

   @deneen03 / Deneen: https://www.instagram.com/deneen03/

   @lizzies_happy_mail / Elizabeth: https://www.instagram.com/lizzies_happy_mail

   @scrpbkgrl / Lisa: https://www.instagram.com/scrpbkgrl/

   @craftaholicmomma / Stacy: https://www.instagram.com/craftaholicmomma/

   @fuzzyslippersdesigns / Moriah: https://www.instagram.com/fuzzyslippersdesigns/

Have a wonderful day and get crafty!

Stamps~ Verve~Kindness Matters,
Ink~ C.C. Designs Black Olive,
Cardstock~ SU Pool Party, SU Garden Green, SU Pink Pirouette, SU Whisper White,
Designer Paper~ The Paper Studio~ Cactus Makes Perfect,
Other Goodies~ pearls, 

Sprinkle each day with kindness

Another card to share today using Verve's Kindness Matters stamp set. I also used another Viva La Verve sketch!

These sketches make these cards go together so easy!! It's still a shame that Verve is no longer in business but at least their sketches are still available to use.

Have a super crafty day!!

Stamps~ Verve~Kindness Matters, 
Ink~ SU Petal Pink, SU Pink Pirouette, SU Chocolate Chip,
Cardstock~ SU Whisper White, SU Chocolate Chip,
Designer Paper~ My Mind's Eye~Indie Chic Saffron,
Other Goodies~ SU Layering Circles Framelits, a muse scallop border die, SU Basic Pearls, 

Thanks for being so kind

Today I have a card to share with you using a Verve stamp set, Kindness Matters. Sadly Verve is no longer in business but I'm thankful for the few sets I have from them and thankful I've saved lots of the sketches from Viva La Verve (and Mojo Monday) to use!

For this card I used the April 2018 Viva La Verve sketch~

I like that the card went together easily, sometimes I feel I struggle to get them to get them done. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great crafty day!

Stamps~ Verve~ Kindness Matters,
Ink~ Memento Tuxedo Black, Melon Mambo, 
Cardstock~ SU Pink Pirouette, 
Designer Paper~ Basic Grey~Green at heart,
Other Goodies~ copics, corner rounder, La La Land Nested Stitched Circles, SU Basic Pearls, stickles, 

FBW # 236

It's time for another Flutter By Wednesday Challenge but before I get to that I thought I'd share some news!

Sam found out Monday that he will be separating from the army due to him being in the overweight program twice. While this means he won't get his retirement, it is happy news to us as he has been miserable the last few years.

We will be starting a new adventure towards the end of the summer as we start our fresh, new military-free lives in Omaha, Nebraska! We are all so excited and happy for this!!

I know some people are saying Omaha?? why Omaha. Well, several reasons~

• more centralized
• closer to most of our family
• one of my most favorite zoos--important since I want to work at a zoo when I grow up
• lower cost of living
• we really enjoyed Omaha when we visited there

Onto what you came here for~~ it's time for a new Flutter By Wednesday Challenge!! Be sure to visit the blog to see how you can play along and to see the Flutter By Team's wonderful creations!

This week our challenge is to use a sentiment on the front of your creation along with your butterfly or fairy!

Don't fall over...there's no coloring on my card today! 

For my layout I used an older sketch from Mojo Monday.

We're half way through the week--hope yours is and continues to be fabulous!

stamps~ Verve-Beautiful Kindness
ink~ SU Melon Mambo,
cardstock~ SU Melon Mambo, SU Whisper White, 
designer paper~My Mind's Eye-Lime Twist-Happy Go Lucky,
other goodies~ Nestabilities, rhinestones,

Notebooks and Clipboards

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Hope your day is full of lotsa luck! 


I have mentioned the big project I'm working on so I thought I'd share the first phase that I finished last night. I altered notebooks and clipboards for each goodie bag that I'm putting together.  The verse on these is from a stamp set from Verve which worked out so wonderfully as this is the verse my friend is using for her women's retreat. I am making 9 goodie bags and will share each set of projects as I get them finished!

Also sharing the new bunk beds my hubby made for Belle for her American Girl dolls. I think he did such a fabulous job!!

Have a super day!!

 

Verve Blog Party Challenge #1

I've been an admirer of Verve Stamps for quite a while. Finally on my last shopping spree for my Christmas presents I ordered a couple to get "My Verve On". LOL!
I was pleased today when I was looking at my google reader and I saw that Verve was having a Thankful Hearts Blog Party to release their new sets. I thought it would be fun to play along with a few of their challenges, starting with Challenge #1--a color challenge.

Here's what I came up with for this fun color challenge~

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
  
• stamps: Beautiful Kindness,
  
• paper: SU cardstock,
• ink: SU Old Olive, SU Basic Black, SU Bermuda Bay
  
• others: corner rounder, SU top note die, copic clear glitter pen, Kaisercraft rhinestones,
  

What I did:
This was such a different process for me on this card, I just hope it works! I started by cutting out a SU top note in black. Then I sort of fidgeted around with things until I figured out a layout. I cut a second top note die out of white and cut around the edge of it on the perforated lines. I used my corner rounder on the old olive piece.
I used my flowers #3 Sizzix texturz plate for the embossing on the old olive piece and then sponged more old olive ink on top of it to make the embossing a bit more prominent. I also sponged old olive on the white top note die.
Next I stamped my sentiment in basic black. I stamped the butterfly next to the sentiment in old olive. Then stamped another one in bermuda bay that I cut out and layered over the old olive one. I added a few of the swirls in bermuda bay to the corners. To finish it off I added a few embellishments. Gasp, as I was finishing I realized there wasn't any sparkle! LOL! So I added a few touches to the butterfly with my clear copic glitter pen.

This was a fun card for me and a challenge as I didn't color anything!! Really a rare thing for me but I liked it!!