Happy Mugs and Cards

Hello Friends,

I am late again for T-day over at Elizabeth's blog where we share a drink related item in our post (actual drink, movie, art, etc). Elizabeth is sharing tons of fun cat mugs in her post this week. I am sharing the happy GIANT mug I bought a few months ago. I use it for days when I need a lot of coffee - lol.

I needed a lot of coffee this past week. Hubby had his pacemaker battery replaced (it went well but he is hurting a bit from the incision), we had some bad news in the family, our washing machine died (they are delivering a new one today - yay), and we have been trying to get all our tax information together. Urgh!

I have done some more art and cards, of course. This first one is the Valentine's Day card I made for a farmer friend who farms cotton and loves to watch sunsets. I painted it using Daniel Smith watercolors and I cased THIS card from Amy Zepeda (she was the Featured Stamper this week at Splitcoaststampers.com).

This next one was sent to my son-in-law, Joey. I made it with an advertising card from the 1800s (I later found out it was actually valuable - lol). Joey coaches my grandsons' baseball teams and loves baseball. Inside is a Yogi Berra quote - "Love is the most important thing in the world but baseball is pretty good too." It was also for this week's CAS challenge on Splitcoaststampers.com.

I made this next one for this week's Art Nudge Challenge #225B. The inspiration photo is very steampunk with a giant heart and some fab colors - check it out HERE. The image is a digi from Vera Lane Studos and the papers are Stamperia.

My last card is my favorite from the week. It is the Valentine for my oldest grandson. It was inspired by THIS photo from the inspiration challenge at Splitcoaststampers.com. I sketched and painted it - he loves sardines/fish so I knew he would get a kick out of it.

Hope you have a wonderful week and are doing wonderful things.

Hugz,

Nancy

Forest Goodies and Other Projects

Hello Crafty Friends. I just got the Stamperia Forest Paper and Die Cuts in the mail so I had to play with them right away. I have a combo creation - journal page and card. On the journal page I used my 6x6 Dina Wakley Journal and laid a base of gesso. I then used Dina's pastel crayons and some SU! inks and stamps. Also added in some TH Dress Ink in Vintage Photo since I don't know how to make anything without it (seriously). The eagle is a Stamperia Forest die cut and is coated with gesso. Did a bit of stenciling and distressing to finish the page off. I am linking this the the **Art*Journal*Journey* September Texture Theme (last day - can't wait to see what October's Theme will be). The die cut and the little smears add texture to the already very textured page. I love the blue and green together and was inspired to made a quick card for my Son-in-law who cut down some tree limbs for us the other day....

Some Penguins

Today kicks off the newest Pattie's Creations Challenge which is Tags . Just Tags. No cards with Tags on or in them - just tags. I love to make just tags so this one was right up my alley. I used the super cute Penguin image from Pattie's Creations, but I couldn't stop at just one so I made a little penguin family. My tag is made from an old cardboard box top which I peeled down, painted, distressed a bit, and then added some snow medium. My bow is actually a new bow designed by Pamela Lehto (available at Squigglefly tomorrow). Please join us in the Pattie's Creations Tag Challenge - there are lovely DT tags for inspiration and Pattie gives away wonderful prizes! Hugz!

Bear-ied In Paperwork

Back again, with a card for this week's House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge ( HMFMC#424 ). This week the challenge is Anything goes with the option of scraps of paper. I took the option literally and added scraps of paper on my kitchen counter. I needed a thank you card for someone who has been helping us organize A LOT of papers. I stamped the image (House Mouse Gruffies Bear-ied in Paperwork -2007) using CTMH Black, then coloring the image with Daniel Smith Watercolors. I drew in an extra paper or two so that I could make one of them a Thank You paper - it is the top right and shaded pink. Thanks for visiting, Nancy

*Vicki*February 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
So many wonderful projects my friend! Your watercolor painting is always so well done and I'm in love with that steampunk design! So many layers! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration and the happy coffee mug! :)
Carola BartzFebruary 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
You were really busy making beautiful cards (I only managed to make one...) and my favorite is the first one. The sardines are pretty cool as well. I hope that this week will be better for you than the last one.
My name is Erika.February 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
These are all super cards. I love that Vera Lane steampunk guy, and the sardines too. An that cotton field is amazing. Wow, nice;y done Nancy. And that big mug for your coffee would also be great for T. And I love that it has a smile on it. Hope everything settles down for you this week. Hugs-Erika
Christine AlexanderFebruary 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Wow, amazing collection of cards. I'm sure your son in law loved his card :)
Dixie @ Arranged WordsFebruary 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Wonderful cards. Love the fun steampunk and the baseball cards.
CloudiaFebruary 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Stay happy dear friend Aloha
RostroseFebruary 14, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Dear Nancy, big coffee mugs for LOTS of coffee are always good and important, and a smiley on them also puts you in a good mood. Hopefully your hubby's pain will soon be gone and he'll be fine again. You made some lovely cards. The sardine card is funny - my favourite is the steampunk card - I love steampunk!
All the best and happy Valentine's Day, Traude
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CJ KennedyFebruary 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Your cards are absotively wonderful. I like how you really personalized the cards for the recipient. Hope your Hubster is feeling better. Happy T Day
Mae TravelsFebruary 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
All your cards are wonderful, and the recipients must be very lucky.

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