Coffee Is Not Enough

 Good Day, Friends!

I have a card for you today but the backstory may be a bit confusing.  I wanted to use the "old" Color Hues challenge to see if I could make something viable (non-floral) using Peach and Teal.  Then I saw the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and thought "I could use that"!  Lo and behold, I missed both challenges, but I still wanted to post so I found JUGS #812 - Stencil Week.  Yay for me, now to incorporate the stencil!  So today, I'm using two new-to-me products so I can also send this to NBUS #84 too.  Now, let's hurry along before I miss these too!

Haha!  Love this image...

Frankly I kinda feel like this most mornings.  You see, I had my thyroid removed just over 30 years ago -- yep, half my life ago.  Since then, one of the side-effects that I've had to bear is slow mornings.  I didn't drink coffee until post mid 30's, if that tells you anything.  Now I have to limit myself but it's a daily thing, I really don't like the taste (at least before the sugar additions), it's absolutely a caffeine thing for me.

She cracks me up!  I definitely relate to this gal.

I could say I look like this every morning, but I'm pretty sure she looks way better, seriously... before the coffee...

Supplies:

   Unity - Coffee Is Not Enough

   Alt. - Squiggly Lines

Have a wonderful week, I hope to see you all soon again!  Thanks for the visit!

Hugs,

TK

Someone We Love

Welcome, welcome!

Today's card is for Daughter #2's Birthday today!  Since she has her card and gift, I can post it now ~

I've been wanting to use this NBUS stamp, and this particular daughter loves oranges, so I knew it would go over well.  I also used a new tag die and a new sentiment set, so I guess I got a three-fer?  No?  Okay, but I'll just triple enter this at NBUS #83 - lol.  I also had been wanting to use my postage collage die, though this isn't what I had in mind, it came together well, I'd say.

I stamped and colored the sunflower image, then winked it WoS.  It was then die-cut and mounted on the card panel.  Two tags were cut, the one stamped (and corrected), then tied together with gold thread and mounted on the lower panel.  While you can't see the WoS, I assure you it's there, just hiding as usual.

Supplies:

   UN - Radiant Resilience stamp, Perfect Layered Tags (both NBUS)

   PB - Carefree Wishes sentiment

   WF - Postage Collage die

Again, no posting lately.  We've had the dreaded COVID rip through our house.  We believe our poor Grandbaby got it first (so I was watching him to protect daycare), then Hubbs came down with it really bad, and lastly (I hope) I came down with it.  It hit me light and while I try to keep my distance from recovering Grandbaby and Hubbs, we still all live in the same house.  We are fortunate that currently Daughter #2 and SIL have evaded its grip.  This was the first time Hubbs and I have gotten COVID, so we did evade it for awhile.  Hubbs is recovering, but now has the cough that just won't go away.  I have a bit of congestion at night, but no dreadful extreme sore throat nor extreme night headache.  Yep, those were the two worst symptons for both of us.

Well, I hope your days are better, and that warmth is coming your way.

Hugs,

TK

 

 

Sending Prayers Your Way

Welcome!

Today's card is all about being there for a Friend!  My card has been mailed and hopefully received now.  No fancy hoopla, just a whole lotta heart and prayers ~

I've had this cart die for quite some time.  It stayed unused until now, and I'm so happy that it all came together pretty easily.   The blue swirl paper was added over the cream cs.  The card and pails were die cut from white and inked, then popped up on "rolled" double sided tape to provide only a bit of lift so I could slide the flowers in.  The flowers were die cut from a multitude of scraps and added to the buckets using thin foam on the front-most flower in each bucket while the others were added flat..

There are a few pieces to this set; however I found it went together pretty easily, the flowers were a bit more fiddly.  Overall, I like this and it makes my heart happy.  Hopefully it brings a smile, or at least the prayers bring peace.

Since the cart is NBUS, I'll send this over there.

Supplies:

   HB - Hugs & Kisses dp (thanks, Carol!)

   Ps - Corner Shoppe Wooden Cart die (NBUS)

   MFT - Sending Prayers

Thanks for joining me today and may all of you find a little bit of peace today.

Hugs,

TK

 

Shenanigans for Valentine's

 Good Morning!

Today's post is for Hubbs, as you might have guessed!  A quick card I made, and a quick post to get it on the blog.  Then, we're off to a day of shenanigans!

Am I a romantic?  Maybe.  But is Hubbs?  Only slightly... He's more of "a laugh will get you where you wanna go" type of person.  I can't say it hasn't worked, after nearly 40 years!  

I wish I had used a little bit darker green for the stenciled oval, but I like this too, it just doesn't show up well -- even after over a dozen photos!  I recently found out that MFT was resurrecting their challenges, from the owner of MFT herself!  Well, the current challenge is color, using blue, turquoise, light green and light lavendar.  The website is www.cardchallenges.com but while I was on it yesterday, I cannot get on it today.  Maybe I'll link this up later, if I can get on.

Supplies:

   MFT - Old Friends

   Splb - Oval (to make a mask)

Well, that's it for me.  We're off to see what shenanigans we can find!

Hugs,

TK

Wonderful Friend

 Welcome!

The sun is shining, the crocus and bulbs are popping through the soil and I'm squinting - lol!  Boy, it's amazing what happens when the sun comes out.  We've had an extremely mild winter, with no snow and only some rain but I miss the snow!  Come on, can we have a bit of weather before the yardwork starts up again?  I know, I know, I should be thankful because there are plenty that got hammered this winter by cold and snow but I actually miss it.

On to the card, shall we?  Today's card was needed for a friend, a thank you of sorts, well kinda!  She'll get it...  It all started with Color Hues #126 challenge - Pink & Red, which was quickly emphasized by Triple B - January.  Okay, two in a row!  Who could I say no to those colors?!

 

Right!

Lots of red, pink and some white, plus don't forget about those "allowed" neutrals!

My press plate was foiled with Splb Prism foil, then I blended with a light shade of pink, a deep red and two lighter shades of gray.  The center was cut with the center die from the set and a pressed sentiment in medium gray was added over the opening.  While I started with a red pressed sentiment, it was quickly decided that the gray would be a much better color -- bingo!

Now, while this close-up appears to be a green-gray, it is indeed not!  I had to hunt around for the perfect grays to avoid that.  I like!  And it's off to the recipient and hopefully received.

Supplies:

   PFS - Splendid Florals pp/die/stencils

   Splb - Yana's Special Sentiments gfp (yes, I pressed with a glimmer plate!)

I hope you've had a magnificent and short week, thus creating what feels like a lovely, long weekend!

Hugs,

TK