65th Wedding Anniversary

Hi, Friends......

I am struggling to get this card blogged because of my injured hand.....sprained my fingers when I fell and bent three fingers completely backwards trying to catch myself. YOWCH!! Talk about a hand that is painfully swollen and black and blue!!! Ugh. I don't recommend it.

A very special couple at church is celebrating their 65th Wedding Anniversary this weekend. WOW.... SIXTY-FIVE YEARS together...what a blessed milestone!!! So.....despite a messed up hand, I just had to make a card for them. It had to be simple because of my injury, but I love how it turned out.

Sorry I can't dig up links to the supplies, but I used some American Crafts glittered numbers and puffy hearts, DCWV paper, and Sizzix dies for the gold frame.

Hope you enjoyed seeing it and I hope they like it!! Thanks for your thoughts and prayers for my hand.

🖤
Janis

Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Frame It
2. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - AG
3. Through the Craft Room Door - AG (week of May 28)
4. Crafty Hazelnut's May Patterned Paper Challenge
5. Unstampabelles May Challenge - To Have and To Hold
6. Word Art Wednesday Weeks #388-389
7. CARDZ-TV AG Challenge #90
8. Double D Challenges - Frames

 

Christmas Toys for Kids - Rudolph Days

Hi, Friends.......

UGH....I am typing this with an injured hand.....
(2 badly sprained fingers plus a 3rd one that is also likely sprained....still not sure there isn't something broken inside the hand.....and it happened on a weekend so, of course, I didn't go to the doctor...sigh) 
.....so please forgive errors and lackluster conversation in this post. Crafting was a trick, but typing with these fingers is even worse!!!!! OUCH.

Background is repurposed used gift wrap tissue decoupaged onto kraft cardstock. The red frames for the images are cut from a repurposed used red envelope.
 




Used MFT Sketch #439

Supplies used include:
Various small Christmas stamps of toys, etc from stash (some Hero Arts)
Versamark ink
Red embossing powder
My Favorite Things Die-namics - Stitched Square STAX die set
My Favorite Things Die-namics - Stitched Oval STAX die set
Spellbinders small frame dies
Winnie & Walter - Essentials: Katharine Cutaways die set
Serendipity - Merry Christmas sentiment
Mod Podge Matte finish

That's about all the typing I can handle for this post. I have one other post still to do. Ugh.... Thank you for stopping by. Say a prayer for my hand if you think of it, please! Thanks!!

🖤
Janis

Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. May Rudolph Days at Scrappy Mo's
2. Christmas Kickstart Challenge #11 - Christmas Kids (I used kids' toys on my card).
3. ABC Christmas Challenge - K is for Kids
4. MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #439
5. Pixie's Snippets Playground Challenge #353
6. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #439
7. Crimbo Crackers Challenge #185- AG Christmas
8. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Frame It

For You with Affection - Graphic 45

I totally LOVE the "packing peanut" bubble bath!!!  (In a box, of course...) 

Hi, Friends......

Here's another Graphic 45 Mother's Day (or other special May occasion) card. I added more "stuff" this time. Since I used a square format, instead of an A2 rectangle, I had more room to play. :)

Supplies used include:
Graphic 45 "A Place in Time" collection May cutapart sheet and chipboard elements
K&Co. Patterned Paper
Distress Ink in Walnut Stain to ink edges
Verve - Sprightly Sprigs die set (retired)
Scraps of DCWV shimmer cardstock
Core'dinations/Darice kraft cardstock
Buttons from stash
DMC Embroidery Floss
Lace ribbon from stash

Hope you like this card. I think it turned out really sweet and romantic!! Thank you for stopping by and leaving your sweet comments!!

🖤
Janis

Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. Butterfly Challenge #122 - Butterfly + F is for Flax + Flowers  
2. Crafty Hazelnut's May Patterned Paper Challenge 
3. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - For a Special Lady
4. Kat Scrappiness May Card Challenge - Coffee and/or Mom
5. Papercraft Challenge #37 - Ribbons

Fondest Wishes - Graphic 45

Hi, Friends......

Here is a very simple Mother's Day (or any other special lady occasion in May) that I made with the lovely chipboard and May elements from the Graphic 45 - "A Place in Time" collection. I added a bow and some coordinating patterned paper.

Supplies used include:
Graphic 45 "A Place in Time" collection May cutapart sheet and chipboard elements
K&Co. Patterned Paper
Distress Ink in Walnut Stain to ink edges
Core'dinations/Darice kraft cardstock
Ribbon from stash

Hope you are enjoying these fun and easy cards. Don't forget to USE your Graphic 45!!! :)

🖤
Janis

Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. Butterfly Challenge #122 - Butterfly + F is for Flax + Flowers  
2. Crafty Hazelnut's May Patterned Paper Challenge 
3. Word Art Wednesday Weeks #386-387 - AG
4. Kat Scrappiness May Card Challenge - Coffee and/or Mom
5. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - For a Special Lady
6. Papercraft Challenge #37 - Ribbons

Graphic 45 May Flowers with Vintage Postal Card

WOW....that's one amazing cat!!

Hi, Friends.......

I used a bunch of my Graphic 45 bits and pieces from the Place in Time - May sheet to make several cards suitable for a lady on Mother's Day or any special occasion this month. The vintage designs look so pretty on kraft.

Supplies used:
Graphic 45 Place in Time collectionn May cutapart sheet.
Distress Ink in Walnut Stain to ink edges
Core'dinations/Darice kraft cardstock

Hope you like this pretty card!!  I plan to be back with a couple more soon.

🖤
Janis


Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. Graphic 45 May Challenge #G45LightSide - The Light Side (use a light color palette)
2. Butterfly Challenge #122 - Butterfly + F is for Flax + Flowers
3. Word Art Wednesday Weeks #386-387 - AG
4. Kat Scrappiness May Card Challenge - Coffee and/or Mom
5. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - For a Special Lady
6. CARDZ-TV Anything Goes Challenge #89
7. Crafty Hazelnut's May Patterned Paper Challenge
8. Virginia's May Show and Share - Anything Goes
9. Papercraft Challenge #18 - Anything Goes w/ opt. Mother's Day
10. DL.ART May Linky Challenge

For a Special Mother - Lavender Garden

Hi, Friends......

Squeezing in a late evening card.....and hoping all the ladies out there had a nice Mother's Day! Even you gals who don't have kids of your own have a huge influence on the young people in your circles. So I am honoring ALL ladies today with a special note of appreciation for the many things you do for those around you.

I made a pretty card with a DCWV Chateau Lavender patterned cardstock panel. I love the restful look of this stack on kraft. I think it looks esp nice with a touch of vintage style ribbon and a sprig of die-cut foliage.

Supplies used include:
Mother's Day stamp from my stash prob from dollar bin at a craft store
Versafine ink in Toffee
Panel from DCWV Chateau Lavender stack
Verve - Sprightly Sprigs die set (retired)
Ribbons and shimmer cardstock from my stash
Core'dinations/Darice cardstock for card base

Hope you liked this card. Have a lovely Mother's Day!!!

🖤
Janis

Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. Kat Scrappiness May Card Challenge - Coffee and/or Mom
2. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - For a Special Lady
3. CARDZ-TV Anything Goes Challenge #89
4. Crafty Hazelnut's May Patterned Paper Challenge
5. Papercraft Challenge #18 - Anything Goes w/ opt. Mother's Day
6. Word Art Wednesday Weeks #386-387 - AG
7. Cut it Up Challenge #173 - Mother's Day

Kentucky Derby Party Invites

Hi, Friends......

I am here to share a super-fun project I did for a friend. She was off to the races at the beginning of the month.....her first time to travel to the Kentucky Derby. But back in January, she had a Kentucky Derby party so some of us could come over, eat, and watch the movie "Secretariat" together. I had the Graphic 45 "Off to the Races" collection and offered to make invitations. 

Things have been so crazy the last few months that I never got them blogged. When I saw Dar and Diane were having a Kentucky Derby Hat inspiration board on their challenge blog, I knew I needed to hurry while there was still time!

Here you can see the front of one of the invitations.......no two were alike. You can see the inside of another in the background. It was so much fun mixing and matching a couple of different Graphic 45 collections....(Cafe Parisian and Off to the Races).

Here's the entire group of 12 invitations. (You can click on the photo to enlarge it if you wish to see them in more detail.) My friend loved them, by the way!!

Supplies used include:
Graphic 45 "Off to the Races" and "Cafe Parisian" collections
DCWV Cardstock

Hope you enjoyed this set of invitations. It was really fun to make. Hope my friend had good luck on whichever horse she put her $5 on last weekend!! LOL...

🖤
Janis

Thank you for the honor of entering this set of party invitations in the following challenge(s):
1. Double D Challenge - Off to the Races













2. Through the Craft Room Door - AG
3. Crafty Hazelnut's May Patterned Paper Challenge
4, Word Art Wednesday Weeks #366-367 - AG
5. DL.ART May Linky Challenge
6. CARDZ-TV Anything Goes Challenge #89
7. Virginia's May Show and Share - Anything Goes
8. Tales from the Craft Room Challenge #4 - Floral Frenzy
9 .Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - For a Special Lady