Foxes and Robbers

Our son, John, is on a bike (as in bicycle) racing team from Lawrence, KS. The photos on this page show the team in a practice run and two of his biggest fans - son, Zerek and Zerek's "Pa" - John's Dad. The cyclist paper is from NRN Designs. The matting paper was in my stash. The snail "Not My Speed" is a Sew Many Cards Digi. The tricycle tag is from our sponsor this week - Foxes and Robbers. There is a link on the right hand column to F & R. Please check them out. The green letters are BoBunny and the turquoise ones are cut with my Cricut from Oh My Vinyl.

This was fun layout to do and one that I had wanted to do for some time. John has gone through a few bikes since he started long distance riding and racing. 50 miles is a short ride. Cycling is a sport that doesn't get much coverage, but is great exercise.

Pink Snow

I promised I'd get the Sew Many Cards Friday Freebie up today and here it is! The twin hearts are colored with Copic markers and are set on a purplish mottled paper from Paper Wishes. The tag is from the same set of paper. Lettering is from stash.

"Pink Snow" is my entry in this week's Prairie Fairy Challenge. The digi is from Prairie Fairy, the paper is Cosmo Cricket and the lettering is cut from Hot Pink Oh My Vinyl with the Cricut cartridge Plantin Schoolbook. With all the snow in the east and DH is stuck in Dallas tonight because of snow in Texas! I felt it must be a Valentine from Mother Nature. Nature's Valentine would have to be pink. Right? Started on a lark, I really like the way it came out.

A Card for a Man - Keep it simple

Cards for Men Sketch Challenge Entry. This card could be used for Graduation or a milestone birthday such as the 18th or 21st. The paper is Paper Pizazz and inexpensive blue cardstock. The photo was taken in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area during a family vacation. I did not go, but DH, DS, DD and DIL did. Simple card, perfect for a guy.

Teen Card for PCC & Tellens/SMC Valentine

One of these days I'll figure out which 'order to upload the images so they appear in the order i want them to. The Paper Cutz Challenge this week is to make a Teen Birthday card. Working in a high school, I know that no self respecting teen would be without their beloved cell phone. This young lady has answered a call, but who is on the other end?? Who is wishing her a Happy Birthday?? One of Sir Chester's relatives. The digis are from Phindy's Place and Squigglefly. They are colored with Copic markers, the lettering is Beyond Birthdays & Life is a Beach: Cricut cut from silver Oh My Vinyl. The paper is from Paper Pizazz.

Tellens Place (http//www.tellensplacedesigns.com) is the sponsor for this week's Sew Many Cards Challenge. The pink/red/white Valentine features the Tellen's Ally and the SMC wheelbarrow of hearts. Red felt adhesive flowers and the pink/lavender circle paper from Paper Pizazz add to the whirlwind feeling of the card. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is the sentiment from Cloud 9.

I will have more postings over the weekend. The SMC Friday Freebie, some other challenges and Valentines. Stop by, look, comment, share ideas. Most of all have fun!

I heard that Prairie Fairy is having a Blog Hop Friday/Saturday. There is a link to PF on the right hand column. Check it out.

Sponsor: Cutting Cafe

Cutting Cafe is one of Sew Many Cards' sponsors this month. A link to their site is on the right hand column.

I combined the Heart Tree from Cutting Cafe with Jaden and his wagon load of hearts from Sew Many Cards. I just love this paper from Paper Pizazz (Paper Wishes). It is from a pack called Metallic Silver. The solid silver, the black/silver and the red/silver all came from that pack. Three silver hearts accent the corner. The acrylic quote on the red ribbon is difficult to read in this photo. It says: "Ultimately, Love is Everything". What would we do without our family & friends???

Don't forget your family & friends this weekend for Valentine's Day.

ABC Christmas at Paper Wishes MB

I am going to be ahead of the game this year! We have started an ABC Christmas on the Paper Wishes Message Board

http://forum.paperwishes.com

Starting last Tuesday and each Tuesday for 26 weeks, I'll be posting a letter of the alphabet there and here. Make a Christmas/Hannakah/winter card with a focal that begins with that letter. Become a member of PWMB and create an album called ABC Christmas. Each week the Swap team will choose 4 cards to highlight in the ABC Christmas Highlight album. As we progress you will have access to many ideas for cards and at the end you will be 26 cards closer to your goal for the holiday!

Last Tuesday was "A" is for: Angels, Archways, Aprons (while baking) or any "A" you can think of. I chose "A" is for Antlers.

I'll give my Purrfect Sentiments followers a sneak peek. Tomorrow's letter is "P". Who said we had to do the alphabet in order?? "P" is for: poinsettias, presents, playing in the snow or any other appropriate "P" that you can think of.

Consider joining us. It is a lot easier making one Christmas card a week than 30 in December.

Mostly White Card

Squigglefly Challenge was to create a card that was mostly white and was glittery. I made my grandson's Valentine. He loves kitties (so do the other 2 grandsons, Sir Chester approves) so I chose this digi from Squigglefly. It is mounted on blue/green glitter cardstock from Paper Wishes with some Valentine Dazzle Hearts for accent. While not the traditional red/pink/white, I like this card. I think Max will too.