Thanks for the little things...

Okay, we had our first snowfall last night and it wasn't in the forecast.  Always a surprise to wake up and see the white stuff.  Must be because I went out and bought a new snow shovel yesterday.  I wanted to be prepared, but.....   Luckily it was only an inch or two, and it is slowly disappearing on it's own.

So, how about a nice warm sunny card today, as a reminder of warmer days.

Water colours again today, using an older stamp from Whipper Snapper designs, titled Hello Kitty.  A very simple card design, playing with some nice bright colours and black for contrast.  A nice way to use up some of those scrap papers hanging about.

Winter and Christmas may be on their way....but then again, so is spring!  Thanks for stopping by.

Some challenges for my card:

DL.Art - #168 Thanksgiving..... or Thank you

One Sweet Challenge -A thank you project

Fussy and Fancy -#152 Thankful

CCC Digi Creations -#37 Flowers

Simon Says Stamp Monday -Thanks /Thanksgiving

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet Challenges -#125 Thanks or Support

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -#22 Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girl -Use Any Image

Love to Scrap - #66 Anything Goes

Summer Fun

Not quite the weekend that I had in mind.  Grey skies and lots of rain, and then I was under the weather too.  Some sort of bug that kept me in bed, where I slept nearly 20 hours.  I've not done that before, and hopefully it's moving right along.

I worked with a sketch today, not something I do very often but this one caught my eye.  It gave me a chance to play with a stencil to create the circular piece.  It's so nice to make use of one of my hidden 'must haves', when I chance to remember them.

This card will be for one of my grandsons, to give to his teacher, sure to remind her of ''what little boys are made of''.   From Whipper Snapper, this stamp is called Eli and Frogger....and it too has been hiding in my drawer for a while.  A delightful summer image, this time I've coloured with Tombo watercolour markers..

A few fun challenges, sure to inspire....

Card Patterns - #168 Sketch

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - #100 Masculine

Simon Says Stamp! - Anything Goes

Crafts and Me Challenges - Add a Ribbon

Inky Impressions - Summer Fun

Top Tip Tuesday -#77 Dig out the Old

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Anything Goes

Wags 'n Whiskers - #80 Summer Fun

Forever Friends - One For The Boys

Here Come the Boys - #28 Anything Goes

What Little Boys are Made of....

Good morning everyone!  Today's challenge at Charisma Cardz calls for a Birthday card, along with a giftbag or box.  I've fussied up a brown paper lunch bag, which I'll fill with goodies for the Birthday Boy....to get him in a party mood. (lol).  As my grandson will only be four, I kept it simple with no embellishments that could fall off and be mistaken for candy!

I've played with a Whipper Snapper stamp, called Eli and Frogger.  I've had this stamp for ages, but never got around to inking it up.  It worked great for this nice quick CAS card, and I simply scanned it and printed it out with some wording and a digi image from Meljen's Designs, called Diggin a Hole. 

This week's challenge is sponsored by:

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So remember, you can use any stamped or digi images in your projects, for your chance at some yummy prizes.  First though, be sure to head on over and check out the rest of the DT projects for some wonderful inspiration, here.

Have a wonderful crafty day!

Some fun challenges for my projects:

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - # 27 One for the Boys

Top Tip Tuesday - #51  1 for the kids

Totally Papercrafts - #84 Clean and Simples!

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - #152 One Layer Card

Stamp Scrap and Doodle - Birthday

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - #129 Just Sayin'!

Totally Stampalicious - Create a Birthday Card for a Child!

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - Animals + Blog Hop

The Paper Shelter - #32 Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations - #49 'A Card for a Child'