Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Tuesday Afternoon

Here it is. An overcast and rainy Tuesday in January. Not snow. Rain. Crazy, isn't it?! Better that than s.n.o.w. And since I don't have to go out for the next several days, it's perfectly fine with me. Ran all my errands and did the grocery shopping yesterday, so we're set. Been playing in the craft room since early this morning, and got a few things done, which I'll show you in a minute. DH wants a pot roast with mashed potatoes for dinner, and while that's roasting and making the house smell wonderful, I'll be back in here trying to make a few more things. The college-age granddaughters were here for a visit on Sunday before heading back to Madison, and requested lots more birthday cards for their upcoming Christmas presents. Gee...isn't it just sad that I have to make more cards???!!!! Guess I'll have to comply with their wishes! In this batch, I only have one birthday card, but it's only January, so there's plenty of time.  Wanna see? 'K.

Playing along at these challenges, and hey, why not meet me in the galleries there?!!


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I'm also playing at SSS Work It Wednesday and Time Out, but the darn badge thingies didn't want to copy and paste here. Blaming the weather...

Card number one is headed off to Time Out. Winter, with a white on white look.


A few different elements and companies used here. The pretty little dotted swiss vellum is a scrap Darnell gave me when we were together at the Lake House last October. A Verve sentiment with ME Smoke ink, a scrap of vellum die cut with a Poppystamps leaf, and an MFT frame.

Card number two is going into Case This Sketch and into Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday, where we're to use something new. My 'something new' is the flower center that I've used on its own. And it's the one birthday card in the bunch.


The border die is from Mama Elephant, a scrap of vellum for the lower half, an AE sentiment with some Fresh Ink in Succulent and ME Apple ink with a bit of Glossy Accents for a little added oomph! On we go...

Card number three is for the Case the Designer #9 over at the Coffee Loving Cardmakers. I chose to CASE Andreea Raghina's card. Her's looks like this:

Happy Wednesday! How does a cup of hot cocoa sound like, for a change? For me, hot cocoa has the smell of my childhood winters at my grandparents country side house ❤️☕️ I also love this time of the year when the air is really crisp and you know people are getting the fires are on, by the smell in the air. That is what @concordand9th "Cozy up" stamp set made me think of - a cabin log up in the mountains, with a cozy fire up on. And on my card today I tried to create the wreath on that log cabin's door ❤️☕️💚 More details in my post on the www.coffeelovingcardmakers.com blog today, thank you in advance for stopping by. #coffeelovingcardmakers #coffeelovingpapercrafters #hotcocoa #hotcocoaseason #cozyup #distressink #cardmaking #papercrafting #handmadecard #holidaycards #holidaycard2016 #wintercard #winter2016 #diycard #stamping #diecutting #concordand9th

And here's mine:


Let's start in the middle and work our way out, shall we? The coffee cup is a Print and Cut file from Silhouette. The gold doily is from a kit I bought a while back and don't remember who made it, some gold and white panels cut with a couple of MFT dies, and the flag is an MFT die as well. PTI sentiment. Though you can't see it, I added a little GA on the heart. And since I've kept you overlong, I'll close for today. Happy dances everyone.



17 comments:

Susanne Vargas said...

Ok, I have to admit I'm a little puzzled... What do you mean by "UPCOMING" Christmas presents"??? I thought Christmas was over...?
Your cards are all wonderful and creative, as usual. You seem to be on a roll! If I had to choose, I would pick the first one as my favorite! So much texture and dimension is not easy to achieve in a white on white card!

Rose said...

Three fabulous cards Bev! Your first one is so soft & pretty with the vellum accents and all white design. Glad to see you are able to find the time in your hectic schedule to craft!

Nonni said...

Such beautiful set of cards! Love your white on white look, those embossed dots are very pretty. Thanks for joining us at TIME OUT!

Hannelie said...

So good to see you busy on the blog again Bev! With fabulous results!
LOVE your fresh take on our sketch this week!
Thanks you so much for playing CTS!

sandie said...

wonderful cards Bev and you sure have been busy. I adore your TO card, such sophisticated elegance, the dotted vellum works so well here and I always love to see a white die, thank you so much for joining us at TO

Petra Swart said...

HHHmmmmmm ...Pot roast and mash potatoes ...sounds very good, my friend ...and I can imagine the smell ...must have been a feast!!!!!! On to your cards ...just great, as always!!!! I see a wonderful white on white one with the lovely dotted vellum Darnell used on the Christmas card she sent me - so lovely, hey!!!! The delicate vellum leaves are beautiful and your card has a lot of detail, but is still has a wonderful CAS feel!!!!! And you've got a CTS card, too - I've been playing with the sketch and trying to finish my card since Friday!!!! - hope to have time this afternoon to finish it!!!!! I really like your take on the sketch - red and green ...always work perfectly together, hey - love that flower centre that has such a great shiny look - so clever to use it like that!!!!! Your coffee card is soooo fun and the gold doily is simply stunning - love the cute little heart!!!! ...think I need to go and get a cuppa and finish my CTS card!!!!
Enjoy being inside while it rains!!!!! ...better than snow, I think!!!!???? Happy crafting!!!!
Hugz

~amy~ said...

I bet dinner was delish!
Love all your wonderful cards...especially the last one, what a fun CASE!

Darnell said...

Well, now you've given me a nose worm and I can't get the olfactory vision of pot roast and mashed potatoes out of my senses! It's one of my most fave meals, too! Sigh. Okay, focus. All three cards are sensational, period! Just fabulous, Bevie, and winners in my book! I'm glad to hear more are coming as you get lots of play time!! I had a chuckle that I gave you a scrap of paper. Maybe if you had been a good girl, I would have given you a whole sheet, haha!! Love ya and miss ya!! Hugs, Darnell

Loll said...

Three fantastic cards Bev. Especially love the fresh look of the red and white ... so clever to use the flower center --- awesome! Pot roast and mashed potatoes --- YUM!! xx

Bobby said...

My goodness girl. When you get crafting you go whole hog. Your cards are tremendous. That white on white is sublime - love the dotted vellum. Love that border die on the birthday card and oh, that doily. This is a 4 star blog post mf.

I Card Everyone said...

Oh THAT's what that is?? Hey, if I can make it a blueberry, you certainly may use it for a cherry! Thanks for sharing that lovely with CTS! a gorgeous day at the craft table, my friend!
=]

Diane said...

Two fabulous card designs.

Hugs Diane

TK said...

There's a whole LOT of gorgeousness right there, Bev!

Anita in France said...

A terrific trio, Bev ... rich gold roast coffee (imagining the aroma!) ... soft, delicate, pretty vellum with the single cherry accent above ... and gorgeous white on white wintery card, such lovely layers, all dreamy and elegant! Delighted to have you playing along with us at Time Out, my friend! Hugs & bisous, Anita :)

Shona Chambers said...

Wish you could send some rain over to New Zealand, we are drying up here and melting in the sun!! You've been so busy and love all of your cards. Your CASE for the Coffee Lovers challenge is brilliant, love how you used that pretty intricate stamp in lieu of the C9 log/heart stamp. And your crisp 'white on white' card is perfect for our challenge, especially the dotty vellum. Will look out for your rain parcel in the mail and so glad you were able to join us at TIME OUT!

Geri said...

Wow! Loving this post...filled with yummy eye candy!

1st card - only two word needed - STUNNING & ELEGANT!
2nd card - sweet as cherries! Love the border and love your design!
3rd card - it's got coffee AND GOLD...no more words needed!

Pot roast and mashed potatoes...sounds like a great idea for supper tomorrow night!

Helen Gullett said...

WOW... fabulous cards! LOVE how you CASEd Andreea's card! Beautiful doily background! THANK YOU for playing along with CASEing DT Link Up Party!