Searching For A Certain Card.......

Today I've been searching through my blog looking for a certain card I made a while back.  I know I made it because I have it.  However, I did not find where I posted a description of it.  But while looking for it, my heart was blessed looking at all the cards I have made.  I didn't realize I missed working on them as much until my trip down memory lane.  

I came across cards Donna, my daughter, made and posted as well.  Her son, Jacob, is a senior in high school this year so she is busy with a full time job and a teen.  Need I say more.  I miss our crafting time together.

I have no excuse for my lack of passion for my cardmaking except I got burned out.  However, I've begun to make cards for new parents at church.  I hope this sparks my creative juices to flowing. 

I've missed the interaction with my crafting friends on my blog, too.  I haven't posted in so long, they may have given up on me.  I hope not.  If you still get my posts, leave me a note and let me know.

God Bless You!!!!

Peggy

Graciellie Design Holiday Release w//Really Reasonable Ribbon

It's our first blog hop of the holiday season.  Gracie Chavez has created some beautiful images and digital paper for the months of November and December.  You will love all these products.  And to make it even better, we will be featuring Really Reasonable Ribbon on all our creations.  This is my card.

Card details:
4.25 X 5.5" card base - Gold foil
Background paper - Graciellie Design Holiday Traditions Digital Paper - Cut at 4"X5.25"
Anna Griffin Die - Cut from green shimmer paper
Image - Jingle Bells by Graciellie Design - foiled and holly colored with copics
Ribbon by Really Reasonable Ribbon
Therm-o-web Foil
Sequins

This is a close-up of the image:

I foiled  a sentiment and created a label for the inside of the card.

Below are the Graciellie Design Products and the Really Reasonable Ribbon used on my card......

Thank you for joining our blog hop and visiting my blog.  Be sure to visit all the design team members blogs and leave a comment for a chance to win Gracie's prize of $20 gift card to her shop.  The next person to visit is 

Regina

So until next time.  God Bless You!!! Peggy

Challenges for this card:

Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #44 - Anything Goes

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - 2W, C15, E3 - #18 - Anything Christmas Goes (Week 1)

Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Bountiful Season - Graciellie Design

The temperatures in NW Georgia are finally beginning to cool some.  It has felt like Fall for the past few days.  The nights are crisp and the days warm.  It makes me start thinking of Thanksgiving and Fall festivals. 

 In that frame of mind, I set about creating this card from a Graciellie Design image called Bountiful Season.  This image belongs to a digital stamp bundle calleld Thankful Words.  It is on sale in Gracie's Etsy Store for 15% off.  The bundle contains 4 lovely stamp sets.  See below.

Card Supplies:
4.25 X 5.5" card base
Image/Sentiment - Bountiful Season
Orange Foil
Border Embossing Folder from Anna Griffin Summer/Fall Folders
Copics
Cardstock from my stash
Ribbon
Yellow Seed Beads

The first thing I did was foil the image and sentiment with the orange foil.  That didn't present with enough color so I colored the image with Copics.  Coloring over the foil with Copics did not alter the foil.  After embossing the edge of the purple cardstock, I assembled the card as you see it. The last step was to apply the seed beads to the glue I had applied in the center of the flower.

This picture shows the foiling better.  

This is the "Thankful Words" Digital Stamp Bundle.

Thank you for visiting with me today.  I always read every comment.  Please come back soon.

God Bless You!!! Peggy

Challenges for this card:
Color Inspiration Monday - M 1st Monday, hand colored images (Top 3, winner) - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES WITH HAND-COLORED IMAGE
Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - W, ATG except Theme on 5th Monday of a month, E3 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES
The Paper Girls - 2W 1st & 3rd Mondays, layouts, cards, F, 3E, A grand prize winner is randomly chosen every quarter - #138 Pumpkin Spice (Week 2)
Come and Get It - W, 3E - Add a Pumpkin
Stamping Sensations - M, 3E, Winner + Top 3, must use stamp (no pre-colored digis) Stamp must be focal point of project – October - Autumn Glory
The Ribbon Girls - 2W, must use ribbon, must be a card – Image + Ribbon (W2 of 2

Graciellie Design/Unity Stamp Blog Hop

Time for our second blog hop with Graciellie Design and Unity Stamps for the month of October.  Unity's recent release of some of Gracie's designs has been a success.  See Gracie's rubber stamps here.  I chose "Sweet Tea Kitty" for this card.  This little kitten is so adorable.  You can also purchase this image as a digistamp on Gracie's Etsy Shop.

 Card Supplies:

4.25"X5.5" card base

Embossed Oval

Image: Sweet Tea Kitty by Graciellie Design and Unity Stamps

Sentiment is part of the same stamp set.

Image colored with Copics

Flowers and Ribbon 

Here is a close-up of the little kitten.

Unity Stamp

Sweet Tea Kitty

Be sure to check out the entire blog hop for inspiration and Gracie will be announcing the winner of our Oct. 2nd blog hop.  The blog you want to visit is 

Cards by Regina 

Thank you for visiting with me today.  I know I've been rather quiet lately but I have been visiting with my sister in SC.  She recently lost her husband.  When I came back home, she came with me for another week.  Family comes first.

God Bless You!!! Peggy

Challenges for this card:

Colour Crazy Challenge - 2W,2E  - No.41 - Anything Goes

Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - No.52 - Anything Goes (W2 of 2

Crafty Catz - W, 3E – No. 388 - Anything Goes with optional twist Use Ribbon

Really Reasonable Ribbon - 2W, 3E (1st & 3rd Friday) - No.173 - Anything Goes with Ribbon (W2 of 2)

Creative Moments - 2W, 3E, Always anything Goes (W1 of 2)

DS4J - Patches' Nap

Today is new release day at Digistamps4joy challenge.  Jenlee is one of the artists and she created an adorable image that I used on my card.  

Card Details:

6X6" card base

Image - DS4J image by JenLee "Patches Little Nap".  Doesn't he look comfortable?

Colored with Copics and Promarkers.

Stickles

Thank you for visiting with me today.  Please go to DS4J shop and see all the new releases.

God Bless You!!  Peggy

Challenges for this card:

Craft for the Craic - M, 5E (First Friday of the month) - September - Autumnal Coloured Project

Creative Fingers -  M , 3E, No totally digital projects - No.137 - Anything Goes

Daring Cardmakers - W, C5 – Harvest Home

Simply Papercraft - M, last Fri - No. 50 - Anything Goes

Crafty Card Makers - Fancy Folds

Today on Crafty Cardmakers our theme is "Fancy Folds".  The design team has worked hard to create some lovely cards for your inspiration.  My card is a Flip card.  I used an Anna Griffin card set for this card.  The card set includes dies and embellishments to help with your design.

The center of the card flips to reveal your sentiment.

Thank you for visiting with me today.  You are why I'm here.

God Bless You!! Peggy 

Unity Stamp/Graciellie Design New Release

Today is an exciting day.  Unity Stamps and Graciellie Design have teamed together to bring you some new rubber stamps. Here is a link the new releases.  There are some beautiful images and they're all on sale.  I had the privilege to work with a couple of them.  This is my first creation.  Tune back in on the 16th for another cute design.

This lovely image is called "Amazing Things", colored with Copics.  The background paper is from a 6X6" paper pack by DCWV called In Stitches.  I crisscrossed some yarn around it before adding the image.  I think this would make a  lovely encouragement card.  Here is a closeup of the image.

And here is a pic of the actual stamp package.  The stamp is made of high quality rubber and stamps clearly.  

Did I mention that this is a blog hop.  Oh yeah.  There will be prizes announced on October 16th.  You will want to leave a comment on every design team members blog to increase your chances of winning.  What is the prize, you say.  There will be 3 prize packages from Unity Stamps that include 3 stamp sets.  How generous is that?  So be sure to leave a comment here on my blog, then go on to Regina's blog to see her beautiful creations.  She's been a busy girl.

Regina's Blog

Thank you so much for joining us in this blog hop today.  Looking forward to reading your comments.

God Bless You!!!  Peggy

Challenges for this card:

Colour Crazy Challenge - 2W,2E  - No.39 - Anything Goes

Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - No.51 - Anything Goes (W2 of 2)

Morgan's Art World Open Challenge - 2W, E3, any image - No. 19 - Anything Goes (W2 of 2

Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes