Through The Craft Room Door Blog Hop

Nothing like going in to clean up some stuff and totally rearranged my blog!! Haha! Thanks for looking and your understanding!

Hi Everyone!

I can't believe it's already November! I think Cara, the owner of TTCRD would say the same.  We are celebrating Cara Malmrose's first year anniversary as owner of Through The Craftroom Door. So we are having a bloghop celebration for her! We're going to be celebrating for the entire month of November!

Here are the sponsors and a list of prizes to be given away this week

  

Little Claire - PRIZE: choice of 3 images from the store 

TupeloDesignsLLC - PRIZE: A new release Lawn Fawn Stamp with coordinating Die, a Lawn Fawn Ink Pad, and a hand crafted Ink Blending Tool (this item started it all and he's famous for them

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My Whimsical Little World - $10.00 gift card to store

Repeat Impressions - PRIZE: $25 gift card to store

Wow! Those are some awesome prizes! For a chance to win all you need to do is:

Comment on ALL the blogs

Be a follower of TTCRD blog

You MUST leave your blog address, name & email address

in Mr. Linky at TTCRD

Each hop will start on Sunday @ 12 a.m. and will end Saturday @ 6 p.m. (that's Arizona time folks!)

Winners will be selected weekly from the TTCRD blog post and announced the following Monday

Well, let's get this party going!!

Here is my card to celebrate the BIG ONE!

Supplies I used for this card:

Digi Stamp Boutique New Year Pup

Taylored Expressions Rainbow Bright Patterned Paper 6x6

Taylored Expressions Labels Stacklets 9

MFT Pierced Circle STAX

Fiskars Scalloped Circle Punch

Stampin UP! Circle Punch

Sentiment Stamp MFT A La Mode Cheers!

Spectrum Noir Markers
Sequins for a little bling!!

Take a look at the other Design Team's creations!

BLOG HOP LINE

Asmah

Sara

Cecilia

Tammi

                     Sandy (that's me)

Karen

Cara
Sandra

Deonna

LITTLE CLAIRE - SPONSOR

MY WHIMSICAL LITTLE

TTCRD BLOG

Thanks for playing along with us!  Don't forget to come back next week!

 Have a Blessed Day!

Happy Bark Day!

Hi Everyone!

I  recently purchased some digi stamps from Digistamp Boutique.  They had a sale on all their stamps.  I have had my eyes on the Cute Pup set, it has a total 10 images and sentiments! Its a real bang for your buck!  Anyways, I couldn't wait to color him up. I found this cute puppy paper pad and thought this card turned out pretty dog gone cute!

Supplies I used to create this card:

Digistamp Boutique - Cute Pup set

Paper Smooches Birthday Buddies sentiment stamp

Little Yellow Bicycle Dog Chien pattern paper

Hammermill cardstock - image & card base

Prismacolor pencils

Stampendous red heart sparklers stickers

MFT Stitched Square STAX

MFT Fishtail Flags STAX

Stampin Up! Window punch

brown string

I am entering this card into the Lil Red Wagon Digi Do challenge

and Your Next Stamp sketch challenge #22

Thanks for looking!

P.S. I've joined Instagram!

Lil Red Wagon Clean and Simple Challenge

Hi everyone! This is my entry for Lil Red Wagon Clean and Simple challenge.  I purchased this digi stamp from Bugaboo Digital Stamps. I liked the crows stacked atop one another.  I was able to align this image onto my card just right so I printed it directly onto my card stock.  I think it's a fall-ish card. I'm so ready for some cooler weather! Enjoy!

Supplies I used for this card:

Neenah Desert Storm card stock

Bugaboo Crow Trio digi stamp

Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler stamp set

Prismacolor Pencils

jute string

Fiskars 3 in 1 corner rounder

I am entering this card into the Lil Red Wagon Clean & Simple Challenge #305

Take a look at the wonderful entries at Little Red Wagon

Thanks for looking!

Bugaboo Butterfly

I love Bugaboo digi stamp company! They have adorable stamps; simple and whimsical and the Gus and Stella series just crack me up!  They recently had a sale 50% off everything in the store and lets just say I purchased...a couple! Haha!
I'm entering this card into the Stella Say Sketch challenge for the month of August.  I love this sketch, I can easily whip up a card in no time at all.

Supplies I used for this card:

Bugaboo Chubby Butterfly digi stamp

Hammermill white cardstock for card base and image

Pebbles Family Ties patterned paper

CC Designs Pool Party sentiment

MFT Horizontal Stitched Stripes

MFT Pierced Rectangle, Pierced Circle and Fishtail Flag STAX

Spellbinders Blossom die

flower punch and rhinestones from the stash

Bugaboo Digi Stamps

Fall Cuties

Hi Everyone,
I love Fall, it's my favorite season of the year. And I'm seeing fall decor everywhere - grocery stores, craft stores, even clothing stores! But it's a far cry from fall around here! We've been experiencing record breaking temperatures here in sunny Arizona - like 115 degrees! It can't cool down fast enough! So I'm holed up in my craft studio with the AC humming and I'm creating fall and winter cards! Here's a little creation I made for Tiddly Inks "Paw for Thought" challenge.

Supplies I used:

Tiddly Inks digi stamp Fall cuties

Doodlebug Ghouls & Goodies 6x6 patterned paper

Hammermill white card stock, and black card stock

Prismacolor Pencils

Marianne Die

Fiskars oval punch & Stampin' Up tab punch

Sentiment is computer generated

Black pearls & glitter pen

Thanks for looking - I appreciate all of your encouraging comments!

Take a look at tiddlyinks.com for some amazing products and other creations!

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Back to School

My twin grandsons are back in school today, starting 1st grade! It seems like yesterday that I was helping their momma when they were newborn. I asked Brody if he was excited for school, and he said "No Grams, I'm kinda scared." I asked him what he was afraid of, he said to me, "I don't know anything!" I told him "Silly boy, that's why we go to school!" I know learning new things can be kind of scary. I've had to push myself out of my comfort zone and learn how to do this blog thing - but it has been so rewarding!

I gave them little back to school bags and here are the cards I made for them. It's just a little something to encourage them with a new start to the school year. The teddy bear banner is a bookmark that they can use for reading all those new books!

Thanks for looking - I appreciate all of your encouragement!

Supplies I used for the cards:

Hammermill white card stock for the card base & image

Doodlebug 6x6 Back to School patterned paper

Bugaboo Boy Bear digi

Prismacolor pencils

MFT Fishtail Flags STAX

Misc scrap paper & ribbon

Your Next Stamp Sketch Challenge #18

Call me craZy, it's 110 degrees here in Arizona and I'm designing a Christmas card! I can call it "Christmas in July"!! I love this paper and when I saw this sketch I had the perfect stamp set in mind. I've only had this stamp for 4-5 years and I've never used it! I'll be using it a lot more, I loved this little reindeer and his sweater that I paper pieced together.

I'm entering this card into Your Next Stamp Sketch Challenge #18

www.YourNextStamp.com/blog

Thanks for looking!

Supplies I used:

Neenah Desert Storm 80# card stock for card base 

Hammermill 100# for stamped image

Hero Arts CL540 

MFT Pierced Circle STAX die

Momento Ink Tuxedo Black 

Carta Bella Warm & Cozy

Challenge Chicks

There's a new kid on the block! The Challenge Chicks is a small group that is hosting monthly challenges. Sounds like fun! The topic for the month of July is "Blue Skies."  Below is my entry using Sassy Cheryl's digi stamp - Sally & Bella Head to the Beach.

Here is my list of supplies that I used:

Doodlebug 6x6 Paper pad "Sunkissed"

MFT Blueprints #14

Lawn Fawn Spring Showers die

Sassy Cheryl digi stamp - Sally & Bella Head to the Beach

Hope you enjoy!

What happened to June?

I don't know where the days have gone to, but June is almost over! I have been busy with a surprise birthday party, my birthday and my besties birthday, and Fathers Day BBQs. My sister from Indiana and her DH were out for a weekend, and in a day or two I'm off to be with my other sister in Denver for a couple days, only to be back to go north for the Fourth of July! Whew!

I must share with everyone that I was the runner up for my Flamingo card that I entered into the 2Cuteink.com water challenge!

I have been busy in my crafty cave! Here are some of my creations.

This was the card I made for my bestie friend  - Julie!

The Fathers Day cards I made for my DH and Dad. I made a birthday card for my son and a Father's Day card for my SIL but forgot to take a picture!

Just a little bit craZy!

Thanks for looking!

2 Cute Ink Challenge

Hi there! I purchased some cute digi stamps from 2 Cute Ink, thought I'd enter this little flamingo in the "water theme" challenge. Enjoy!

Life is Good!

Hi everyone! We've enjoyed some wonderful 70 degree weather here in Surprise, Arizona! A little unusual for us this time of year anyways.  I had my oncologist appointment yesterday and everything was good! I walked out of the doctor's office and smelled the rain, and then I felt it on my face and I thanked God! I am so blessed!
Today, I had some time to play in my studio.  I had some Taylored Expressions stamps and dies that I used for the first time! I had so much fun creating these cards.  Hope you enjoy them!

My First Challenge Entry

Here it is - my first challenge submission!  Hoppy Poppy is a Stamping Bella stamp, she's so cute!  I've entered this card into the Friday challenge.  I'll let you know what happens, I've never done this before!