Healthy Pregnancy card

My card today would be great for a baby shower card. The image stamp by Studio G was stamped onto a piece of white cardstock. I then matted a yellow and black cardstock behind that image. I stamped the sentiment by Gina Marie onto yellow cardstock. Both stamps were stamped with Hero Arts black ink. 

The embellishments above and below the sentiment took a little work but here's what I did:

I punched a square shape by Creative Memories with black Recollections cardstock. I punched a smaller square punch out of yellow Bazzill cardstock. I cut the sides of the yellow squares with scallop decorative scissors by Pioneer. I adhered the two squares together. Then I came in with the Fastenater by EK Success, which is basically a big stapler, and stapled the silver baby icons into the two squares. 

I adhered all the pieces together and this is what I came up with.

Thanks for looking.

Manly Monday Card

I've been slacking on my Manly Monday cards. But I'm back and ready for the challenge. This would make a great birthday card for a man.

The sentiment stamp is by Studio G the blue border stamp that looks like pavement is by TPC Studio. The ink for the two stamps is by Tsukineko and Colorbox, respectively. Both black and white cardstock is by Pioneer and the tag is old from my stash. The patterned paper is by October Afternoon and the brad is by The Eyelet Outlet. 

Thanks for looking and I'll be back next week with another new card for a guy.

Manly Monday

Welcome to another Manly Monday card where I feature a masculine card. Guy cards can be difficult to make. Men really like things plain and simple. It's hard for me to do that and still be happy with the results. 

If you need help with guy cards you can follow my Pinterest board titled Guy Cards.

http://pinterest.com/cindygroh/guy-cards/

There are lots of ideas there. 

Very plain and simple card today. Patterned paper by DCWV, cardstock by Pioneer, label by K and Co, brads by The paper Studio and rub on is unknown. I won it somewhere.

I'd love to see what you are creating for the guys in your life. Leave me a link in the comments. Lets inspire each other:)

Challenges:

http://www.alwayscrafting.blogspot.com/-For a guy

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/-Anything Goes

http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/-Anything Goes

Manly Monday

Welcome to another Manly Monday card. I made this one for my husband to thank him for all the time and  hard work he put into making my new studio. He really got things moving for me and I wanted him to know I appreciated it. 

Patterned paper from DCWV and Joann's, cardstock by Sunborn and Pioneer, stamp by Stamp N Plus, ink by Memento Inks and sticker by EK Success.

I used the negative of the die cut label made by Spellbinders and matted it with a darker color cardstock then what is in the center. It gives the card some depth.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.

Manly Monday

It's been crazy in my little world lately. I'm so busy with family, DT issues and going all over the place for work that I'm just happy to be sitting at my computer right now. I would pre-post things but stupid blogger won't post things when I schedule them! Makes me angry when things don't work right. 

Anyway, I made this graduation card to sell at the shop down the street and wanted to share it with you. I found buying 12x12 paper for cards to be too much. It's hard for me to make 6 cards with the same paper. I bought this piece of 8 1/2 x 11 graduation patterned paper and loved making 4 cards from it. Over the next month or so I will share those cards with you here on Manly Monday.

Paper by The Paper Studio

Die cut by Creative Memories (grad cap) and Cricut (circles)

Text stamp by Hero Arts

Ink by Tsukineko

Gold paper by Creative Memories

Cardstock by Pioneer and Recollections.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/#67-For the boys

http://www.alwayscrafting.blogspot.com/#7-Anything goes

http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.com/#78-Anything Goes

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/#87-Anything Goes

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/#104-Make it Manly

http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/#73-Anything Goes

http://totallystampalicious.blogspot.com/-Masculine

Valentine's Day Easel card

This week at Robyn's Fetish Challenge the challenge is LOVE. So pull out your Valentine goodies for this fun challenge.

Supplies:

Lacy ribbon by Oriental Trading Co.

Polka dot ribbon by American Crafts

Flowers by Petaloo, Making Memories and Prima

Brads by The Paper Studio

Stickles by Ranger Industries

Decorative scissors by Pioneer

Challenges:

http://thepoodlesparlour.blogspot.com/(F)-Valentine's or love

http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/(F)-Love is in the air

http://thestampmanchallenges.blogspot.com/(F)-Use red

http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.com/(F#2)-Anything Goes

http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com/(F#71)-Love

http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/(W)- Love or Valentine's

http://pixieduststudiopixiechallenge.blogspot.com/(TH)-Getty Dotty (In the ribbon)

http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.com/(F#35)-Fancy Folds

http://sweetnsassydigis.blogspot.com/(F#37)-Easel card

http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/(W)-Valentine's card

http://www.ibrakeforchallenges.blogspot.com/(W#17)-Fancy Folds

http://alotarubberstamps.blogspot.com/(1/15 #75)-Hearts

http://ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.com/(Mo#20)-Love is in the air

Thanks for looking.

Odd shaped cards

This first card is a mini card I created using a Spellbinders die. The green is the largest size folded in half and then the die cut on the front I made that blue color by using alcohol inks and silver metallic Adirondack mixatives. The rick rack is by Fancy Pants and the middle hounds tooth stamp is by Sizzix. I used Colorbox green ink and clear embossing powder by Stampendous. The metal embellishment is by MM.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Anything Goes Challenge blog (Mo)-Birthday

Shopping our Stash(TU#13)-Weakest link (mine is buying stamps. I bought this stamp set that is for traveling and I don't travel. But it was such a good deal I couldn't pass it up.)

This next card is using a digital image from Robyn's Fetish (where there is a 20% off sale until August 31st) and goes toward the SNR I Did it Creations group challenge of a school themed project. I used distressing inks by RI to color in the ruler, stickers by Creative Imaginations, card base by Studio G; PP by PC; black cardstock by Pioneer. I'm entering this card into a challenges: 

My Sketch World to mat with black to make embellishments pop.

Die Cuttin Divas(TU#28)-Back to School

Tuesday Throwdown(TU#62)-Non stamped sentiment (mine are stickers)

Creating Memories in Time(Mo)-Back to School

Lil Red Wagon(W)-Back to School

Paper Pretties(W)-Back to school

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge(W)-Back to school

Thanks for looking and see you tomorrow.

Calendar pages April and May

Every year around the time school starts back up I start to gather photos from the year and make calendars for family members. This year I made (5 brothers, M&D Groh, Grandma, the oldest niece, my Mom and Brother) 11 of them plus I have one in my office that is different from everyones. I thought I would share the different ones that I had for April and May.

My brothers calendar April calendar page:

For his calendar I used these stripes of sentiments (in the right upper corner) throughout the entire calendar. I found them at My Simple Stories, which are still free and available. It just gave his calendar some unity which I liked and may do more so in the future. That big oval is a recycled card, blue paper by CM, The pink is very old and the purple is by Colorbok. Border sticker by Current, chipboard by Making Memories and bunny sticker by Karen Foster. This family has an annual Easter Egg hunt and these are all the cousins.

This is my moms April calendar page:

The picture isn't the greatest (sorry) I believe the patterned paper is by K and Co, the pink paper is by CM, April showers is by Provo Craft (very old),dies are by Spellbinders, egg stamp and ink by Close to my Heart and the stickers I think are by Stickibilities.

This is my in-laws May calender (they all had the same photos per month just variations of those photos depending on paper availability). 

All the patterned paper by CM, stamps are by Close to my Heart (letters and leaves) and Martha Stewart (leaves and acorns), embossing flowers under right photo and brown paper is by Cuttlebug/Provo Craft, and the button leaf is by I think All dressed Up is the company name.

This is my mom's May calendar  

The green patterned paper to the left is by Sunborn and under the squares is by CM, square stickers by Provo Craft, circle stickers by Basic Grey, Livin' Loud card by Fancy Pants (I think), blue papers by DCWV and the rest of the paper is just scraps from my stash.

So as you can see these calendars are a great way to use up old product and my families (not to be mean) don't know if the products are new or old. You can also tell the different photos I am working with per family. My husbands grandmothers calendar included pictures of her other children and I come from a divorced family therefore the pictures of my moms calendar vary from that of my brothers calendar. My brothers calendar includes photos from my dads side of the family. So there are 7 calendars that have all the same pictures in them and the remaining 4 (and my office calendar) have some different pictures. 

I do have a system to my calendar madness that I will share with you. This year I took all my Creative Memories paper and put it in a bag. Each time I would start a page to any calendar I would go there first. Then if I couldn't find a match I would go to my Sunborn paper that I bought from Sam's Club a few years back. If I still was striking out with paper I would go to my stash. The problem with going to the stash is the time it takes to go thru the stash and find the right paper. Well I didn't have that kind of time so I really limited myself in what supplies I used, other wise I would have to start them in January to get them out for Christmas gifts.....um no thanks. Besides I like to use photos from the year before and no older. It is a progression of how much the kids and adults have grown or changed that makes it fun. At the end of each year we rip them out of the calendar, trim them up all pretty and put them into a Pioneer 8.5x11 scrapbook and use it as one of our many coffee table albums. It's fun for people to look at all the different years and fun for me to see my style has evolved from year to year.

One final note and then I have to get back to this scrapbook I am working on. I put the families birthdays and anniversaries in the calendar so people can look on their calendar and remember to call each other on their event. I send cards to each and every single person in our families but for other it's a great way to stay connected with the family since we are in Michigan and we have family that live in California. 

Hope you have enjoyed these two months worth of calendars. I will have more to share in the future and won't have to explain as much. Have a great Tuesday:)

Cindy

Spring Break in Cocoa Beach Scrapbook Layout

Scrapbook layout for Kaylin's book

Hi all. Sorry I haven't posted in the past few days. I was finishing up an SB for a graduating senior. Her open house was tonight so I have been working very hard on that. This is one of her LO's. Supplies: CS by Pioneer and Pressed Petals; PP by DCWV and Scenic Route. TFL and have a great weekend.

Dad card

I made this card for the following challenges:

CCEE Stamper - sketch

Shabby Tea room - Just for Dad

Cards for Men - Father's day card

Supplies: Stamps by CTMH; ink by Ranger and SU; PP by Deja Views; card by Halcraft; CS by Pioneer. TFL

Breast CA card

I made this card using the above sketch from Card patterns and also for the challenge at Flourishes for a card that is black, white and another color. Supplies: Stamps by Technique Tuesday and Stampendous; ink by SU, Colorbox and CTMH; embossing by Provo Craft Cuttlbug; brads by Creative Imaginations; PP by K and i Memories; CS by Pioneer and Sunborn; Card by Halcraft. TFL

Kenzie's Preschool Scrapbook Layout

What a cutie. 7/15/20

I have up to seventh grade to post this week. Supplies: PP by Doodlebug and Sunborn; CS by Coredinations, AC and Pioneer; die cut by Colorbok; stickers by Creative Imaginations and Deja Views; Brads by AC. TFL

two more cards

These two cards were inspired by the sketch above from Unscripted sketches. The Remember card also qualifies for Stampin Moments challenge of stitching on the card. Unfortunately I don't have a lot of the companys for a supply list so I'm going to give you what I have. Remember card: card by Recollections; houndstooth by Making Memories; white cs is by Pioneer; Remember sticker by Provo Craft. The Love card: Card by Recollections; ink by Ranger; Polka dots paper (I think) is Provo Craft and the blue behind it is CM; dark blue paper is by Chatterbox. Thanks for Looking:)