Let Us Give Thanks

 

Happy Friday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. It's been a bit of a busy week here in my neck of the woods. Just lots of little things that tie up days and before you know it the week is over.

 

I bought some new end tables for my living room. They are a match to the sofa table I purchased 2 years ago. I procrastinated on the purchase and they ended up costing me more than if I would have purchased them all at the same time.

 

But, I have them now and I am working on finishing off this room. I finally put some wall accents up. Not totally done with this yet but I will be soon. I plan on taking some pictures of everything after it's finished. the photos will be posted on my blog so watch for them. Hopefully it wont be another 2 years to completion (lol)!!

 

Now onto my card for today. This one I made for the color challenge #453 on Splitcoaststampers. Becky was our hostess and she chose the color trio of always artichoke, baked brown sugar and cherry cobbler.

 

I took the colors and decided to make one last Thanksgiving card. I am using this week’s MojoMonday 320 sketch for my layout.

My background striped patterned paper is something I found in my stash and it’s a good match for the baked brown sugar. On the long rectangle panel I used the Stampin-Up basket weave embossing folder. I added the scalloped edge in cherry cobbler. It’s the scallop trio die from Verve.

The artichoke panel has some designer paper from an old Stampin-Up collection “holiday harmony”. My sweet pilgrim boy and turkey are a printed image from Darcie’s Stamps. It’s her U-cuts line. They are all ready for card making they just have to be fussy cut.

I finished my card by adding a pennant flag cut from a Spellbinders die. The sentiment is from Verve’s “bountiful harvest” stamp set.

 

Well that's it for this post. Tiem to get busy with today's projects and household chores. So until next time........God bless.

 

I am also entering:

1.  4 Crafty Chicks has an anything goes.

2.  As You Like It has a spots or stripes challenge. I actually like both but on this card I used just stripes. I think spots and stripes adds interest to my design.

3.  Aud Sentiments Blog has an any sentiment challenge.

4.  Crafty Creations has an American Thanksgiving challenge.

5.  Die Cuttin' Diva's has a thanksgiving challenge.

You Light Up My Life

 

Happy Sunday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. We had a church outing today after service. It was an afternoon of bowling and pizza.  We had such a fun time but only about 45 people ended up going.

 

My hubby and I had a little competition going with each other. I won the first game with a 166 score and he won the second with a 143. Our time ran out on the 3rd game before we could finish the game. We only had 2 hours and the lanes shut down automatically at 2 hours exactly.

 

Now this evening we are off to the Univ of Pittsburgh basketball game. It's a pre-season game but it will still be a great atmosphere with the band and the cheerleaders.

 

Now onto my card for today. this is another that I made for the HYCCT challenges on Splitcoaststampers. Rebecca was our hostess and her challenge was "strength of steel".  

 

She wants us to show off our metal. She gave us several options for the metal. I used aluminum foil and embossed with a Cuttlebug flower embossing folder. I never used foil on a card before, and I was pleased with how it turned out.

Used the Stampin-U daisy die #2 and cut a flower from glitter paper. Added some flags with the Verve pennant trim die. Sentiment is also a Verve Stamp.

Completed my card by adding some ribbon treatment. The breast cancer awareness button is from Dress It Up Buttons.

 

Well that's it for this post. It's time to leave for our basketball game. So until next time.......God bless.

 

I am also entering:

1.  Hiding in my craft room wants us to use die-cuts. I used one for my daisy and one for my sentiment.

2.  A little bit crafty wants to see sparkle and shine. I used foil for my background and cut my flower with glitter paper.

3.  Emerald Faeries Challenge is ribbon and bling.

 

snow is glistenin"

Happy Tuesday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. My day started with a trip to the fitness center and a workout with my trainer. I felt good when I left. As in I was glad I went. She really makes me work during my session.

I made a quick trip to a local furniture store to order some end tables. I wanted the matching pieces to my sofa table and after 2 years I finally ordered them. I will have them for Thanksgiving. I have a few accents for the wall and then finally this room will be finished.

My next plan is to do some updates in our kitchen. Just replacing the countertops, adding a backsplash, new floor and painting. I wanted that to be done by Christmas but I think it will be a winter project.

Now onto my card for today. This one I made for the color challenge #452 on Splitcoaststampers. I am the hostess and I chose the colors that make up the Stampin-Up "winter frost" designer series paper. And that would be island indigo, bermuda bay, coastal cabana, smoky slate and pool party.

Since I already had my paper selected, I chose my layout which is this week's MojoMonday #319 sketch.

My background paper is part of the winter frost collection. I layered it with Bermuda bay cardstock. The card base is coastal cabana cardstock. Layered panels are cut with Spellbinders Matting Basics A & B

For the sketch circle I stamped and die cut a snowflake. It's part of the Stampin-Up "festive flurries" set. The first layer is stamped in island indigo, then pool party, then smoky slate and more island indigo.

I layered pool party seam binding and island indigo ribbon over that. Added a bow and a pennant flag cut in Bermuda bay. My sentiment is an old Stampin-Up rub-on.

Well that's it for me for this post. Time to dim the lights in Charmed Life Land for another day.

 

I am also entering:

1.  C is for Challenge has a winter is coming challenge.

2.  Craft-Dee-Bow-Z has an anything goes with a bow.

3.  Pile It On wants to see our tools. I used dies for snowflakes, dies for flag, and dies for layered panels.  

Pilgrim Boy

 

Happy Sunday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. I was up early so I thought  I would get this card posted before church today. I think we are going to spend some time with my Mother-in-law this afternoon. Usually we have her over here for dinner but this time we are going to her home. No definite plans yet but we will probably take her out to dinner.

 

Now onto my card for today. I just love this cute little pilgrim boy and the card size. It's 3 1/2 x 6. A size I haven't made before but will definitely make again. It was another one for the HYCCT challenge on Splitcoaststampers.

 

This is my card for Teresa's Stand Tall HYCCT1317 challenge. She wants us to make a tall/skinny card. Fun challenge and I had the perfect image to use.  I like the size so I will definitely will try it again.

My printed image is from Darcie's Stamps U-cuts line. They are all ready to go on a project just need to be fussy cut out. I found these at a rubber stamp show this summer in Pittsburgh.

I framed the image with a Spellbinders labels 4 die cut in soft suede.

 My background designer paper is from Stampin Up's "autumn spice" collection. I also used the Cuttlebug autumn type embossing folder. My border edge is a die from Verve-scalloped trio.

I stamped my sentiment-Verve "bountiful harvest" set on a pennant flag cut from a Spellbinders pennant die. 

 

Well that's it for me for this post. Time to get ready for church. So until next time.......God bless.

 

I am also entering:

1.  Crazy For Challenges has a let's frame it.

2.  My Sheri Crafts has a Fall/Thanksgiving challenge.

 

Happy Thoughts

 

I am back with a 2nd post for Sunday. We didn't do anything today after church. Well, my hubby went out to the track for his run. But, other than that we had the fireplace going and just enjoyed the day. Sometimes, I just love those kind of days.

 

Now, onto my 2nd card for today. This is another that I made for the HYCCT challenge on Splitcoaststampers. Tenia was our hostess and she wanted us to create a card with a washi tape background. I bought this tape several months ago and have never used it. Today was the day!!

My flower and sentiment are also something I bought several months ago at the rubber stamp show here in Pittsburgh. I love these printed images from Darcie's Stamps. They are from her garden bird collection and are all ready to be used on a project you just have to cut them out.

I added some rhinestones to complete my card.

 

I am also entering:

1.  Challenges 4 Everybody has an anything goes.

2.  Daring Cardmakers has an anything but birthday or Christmas challenge. Mine is a card of encouragement.

3.  Sister Act Card Challenge has an anything goes.

4.  Through The Craft Room Door has an anything goes challenge.

raindrops were kisses

 

Happy Friday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Wow it's been a week since I have posted on my blog. The reason is that I feverishly trying to complete the HYCCT challenges on Splitcoaststampers. The challenges ran the entire month of October and there were 36 in total.

 

What it was about is: Splitcoaststampers partners with the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center for our fourth annual month long card drive to benefit those affected by breast cancer.

I was away for a week and then I was sick for a week. So that put me really behind on the challenges. But, I had it in mind to finish them all and I am happy to say that I did. I was working right up to the deadline.

The frog that I used to place my card in for this photo was stuck to my knee yesterday. I accidentally knelt down on it. OUCH!! It pierced my knee and the blood started flowing. The  marks are still on my knee today.

I managed to make several cas style cards including the one I am showing today. I did a few cards in 10 minutes. Those ones the idea popped into my head and I went with it. I needed that because most of them took me a couple of hours.

This was the first challenge posted and Lydia was our hostess. She wanted us to make a card with inner strength - meaning that a dimensional image on the inside of your card can be seen through an opening in the front of your card.

I started by embossing my cardstock with the Stampin-Up tulips embossing folder. I cut my opening with a Spellbinders die and used a printed image from Darcie's Stamps U-cuts line. The sentiment is also from Darcie's Stamps and I used a Spellbinders oval die to cut it out.  Added some clouds to finish my card.

Well that's it for me for today. So until next time..........God bless. Have to work on getting the cards ready for mailing to the UT MD Cancer Center in Houston.

I am also entering:
1.  Brown Sugar Challenge blog has an anything goes.
2.  Cas-ual Friday has an embossing challenge.  
3.  Crafting By Designs has an anything goes challenge.

Pink Vintage Frames

 

So I don't post for a week and then I am back with a 2nd post for today. This is another card I created for the 3rd HYCCT challenge on Splitcoaststampers.

Bridget was our hostess and she provided some inspiration photos to create our cards. I used 3 of her photos in making my card.

 

The little pink shop with its front window display helped me select my image. I decided to go with a vintage look

 

 

 . The frame it pink photo helped with the idea to layer different Spellbinders dies for my card.

The yummy pink ombre photo helped me select my card colors of regal rose, pretty in pink and pink pirouette.

My image is the Great Impressions Stamp -"scent of a rose -G456". I just love this vintage image. I stamped it in soft suede ink on pink pirouette designer paper.

I finished my card by adding a white ribbon with a breast awareness button. Well, its time to dim the lights in Charmed Life Land for another day. So until next time.......................God bless.

 

I am also entering:

1.  Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge has a monochromatic.

2.  Crafty Hands Challenge Blog has a vintage challenge.

3.  Scrapping4Fun Challenges has an anything goes challenge.

Christmas Snowman

 

Happy Friday and thanks for taking the time to visit The Charmed Life Blog. Tod ay was my first day back at the fitness center since I got sick.

 

After it was over I was thinking it may have been a day or two too soon. My trainer really worked me out and I was exhausted at the end of the hour. In fact, when I came home I felt like I was getting sick all over again.

 

Bad for me 'cause my hubby wanted to take me on a date tonight. But, after I ate something I regained my energy. Too late for the date but maybe next week. Well, next week definitely because its our anniversary.

 

Now onto my card for today. I made another Christmas card for my stash and for the color challenge #449 on Splitcoaststampers.  Karen was our hostess and she chose cherry cobbler, sahara sand and old olive.

She also wanted us to give our card a raggedy edge. I tried Karen I really did but it just didn’t go with my snowman (lol)!!!
We had a little go around on the cc team with Karen giving us some good-natured ribbing because we “whined” about the paper tearing.

My card is using this week’s MojoMonday sketch #316. My background designer paper is sahara sand and is from the Stampin-Up “holiday lounge” collection.
Stamped my sentiment on the designer paper in cherry cobbler. The stamp is from MSE. 

 I used a Spellbinder circle die and cut it in cherry cobbler. On the middle cobbler strip I used the Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder. My flags are from the Verve pennant trim die.

My cute little snowman is from Hero Arts and he has a matching die. Makes for an easy cut-out.
I paper-pieced his hat and scarf in old olive. Added some Stampin-Up old olive dotted ribbon and bow to complete my card.

 

And, this also completes my post for today. Time to dim the lights in Charmed Life Land for another day. So until next time.......God Bless.

I am also entering:
1.  Really Reasonable Ribbon has a Christmas and ribbon theme.

2.  PolkaDoodles has an anything goes Christmas.

3.  Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge wants us to make a Christmas card.

4.  Sister Act Card Challenge has an anything goes challenge.

5.  Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog has a Christmas sentiments.

6.  Paper Crafting Journey has an anything goes challenge.

HYCCT ~love-life~

 

 

Happy Thursday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. This has been a crazy week. I ended up getting sick with flu-like symptoms.

 

Congestion in my chest, raspy voice and achy body. It started last Friday after my time at pre-school. I volunteer there. I am going to have to double or triple up on my Vitamin C intake for the next several months. I certainly don't want this to be a steady occurrence.

 

But, I am feeling better and now its time to get back to creating. I miss it when I am not making cards.

 

This one I made for  Misti's HYCCT1306 challenge on Splitcoaststampers. She wants us to choose one of the colors of cancer for our card.  Check out this choose hope site for the different colors to represent different cancers.

I chose lavender to cover all cancers and white for lung cancer. We have had several different cancers in our family and my sister-in-law had lung cancer that is currently in remission. She just went in for her 6 month check-up and all is well.

For my card I used the layout from a previous MojoMonday sketch #315. My card base is lovely lilac and the striped designer paper is from my stash. 

The bottom rectangle panel I used the Stampin-Up background stamp "parlor prints". My sentiment panel is from the Verve set "text objects". I love this sentiment for this challenge and destination. I will be sending all of my HYCCT cards to The UT MD Cancer center in Houston, TX.

To complete my card I used a Verve scallop heart die. I used the hearts from the die to add interest to the sentiment panel. White ribbon with a lilac button finished it off.

 

I am so behind on completing all the challenges for the HYCCT on Splitcoaststampers. Hopefully, today I will do 3 more. If you are not playing along, there are $5000 worth of prizes to be won. I was a winner last year.

 

I am also entering:

1.  Stamping Royalty is anything goes.

2.  Simon Says Stamp has an anything goes challenge.

 



HYCCT ~Smile Challenge~

 

Happy Sunday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. I had a great time with my stamping friends yesterday and we had a great lunch together. I forgot to take pictures.

 

I made some vegetable beef barley soup that was such a hit. It was a chilly day yesterday so soup was the perfect lunch dish. I also served a cheese and fruit platter. A couple of the girls brought some delicious desserts.

 

I was able to complete 4 Christmas cards. For me that is good because I am such a slow crafter. Everyone was working on different projects-Christmas cards-scrapbooking-mini album-birthday cards and even candle decorating. I hope we can do it again soon.

 

Now onto my card for today. This one I made for Jeanne's HYCCT challenge on Splitcoaststampers. She wants us to make a card that will put a smile on someone's face at the UT MD Cancer Center. That's where this card is going.

I thought of this little PI girl from MFT and I thought that would work for sure.
I used the Stampin-Up tree from the set "season of friendship" and stamped the MFT  image to that.

My PI girl's dress and shoes are paper pieced. I colored her face and hair with prismacolor pencils and gamsol. On the tree I added the flowers and leaves that come in the  Stampin-Up  set. Stamped in melon mambo and old olive and then fussy cut. Used pearls for the centers.

To complete my card I stamped the sentiment, added a few clouds using an A-muse stamp and some die cut grass.

On another note. I posted this card on Splitcoaststampers on Thursday morning. On Thursday night another stamper posted a very-very similar card on her blog for a contest that MFT was running.

Did she see my card and use it as inspiration? I think yes but she never acknowledged that on her blog. So not cool!!! MFT even highlighted her card as a fave that's how I happened to see her card.  

 

As stampers, we have all used other stamper's cards an inspiration. BUT, the common courtesy is to give the other stamper credit not try to pass the idea off as your own. Enough said!!!

 

That's it for me for today. So until next time......God bless.

 

Card Recipe:

Stamps: season of friendship (stampin-up), start each day with whee (mft), clouds (amuse)    

Paper: melon mambo, old olive, ww, welcome neighbor dsp (SU) Gina K white   

Ink: choc chip, melon mambo, old olive, memento tuxedo black Accessories: Mft grass die, prismacolor pencils and gamsol, pearls

Techniques: paper piecing I am also entering:

1.  613 Avenue Create has any anything goes with optional paper piecing.

2.  Amusing Challenge has an anything goes.

3.  Challenges 4 Everybody has an anything goes.

4.  Fashionable Stamping Challenge wants us to make a card.

5.  Word Play Saturday  has an "anything" challenge.