A Hug in a Mug

          My favorite thing about coffee is having a cup every morning with my husband. It's my favorite part of every day.

     To make this card, I drew up a quick coffee-to-go-shape template. I cut a card base from white cardstock. I used mint and ivory cardstock to cover my cup. Using Casual Fridays' coffee-sentiment stamps, I stamped my label and sentiment tag with blue dye.

     I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

          Casual Fridays' Color Challenge CFC-207

           

          Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamps 

          Stamp It for STAMPtember Challnge

     

     Thanks so much for stopping in today, Pamela

        

DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge Sept. 2018

     Today, I have a card for the Stack-a-holic Challenge over at DCWV. I used their Botanical Beauty Stack to create my card. I'm hoping this photo comes through clearly for you. It is navy blue and gold. It's reading a little black on my laptop. Definitely blue on my phone. You know how hard it is to photograph shiny things, I'm sure.

     There is still plenty of time to get a card of your own into the challenge. You have until 11:59pm on September 18th. You can find the rules and other details on the DCWV, Inc. Facebook page.

     Here's a copy of the sketch we had to work with this month. I'm sure I'll use this one again and again. 

     Thanks so much for stopping in today.

DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge, August 2018

 

Daddy was such a good sport letting me bathe him in my new
baby doll's bathtub I got for Christmas 1962 at Pop and Grannie's.

 

     Today I have a layout for the Stack-a-holic Challenge over at DCWV. I used the Country Floral stack to create my layout. You can vote for your favorite layout here: https://www.facebook.com/DCWVInc/
I wish I had made my blue squares and rectangles bigger. I think it would balance better with the size of my photographs. I'm sharing it anyway.

     I love the memories this page brings to my mind. I had so much fun with Dad in my early years. We came back around to each other a few years before he died.

     Hope you are having a great day! Thanks for stopping in.

     Here's a copy of the sketch we had to work with. I'll use it again. 

DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge, July 2018

     Today I have a card for the Stack-a-holic Challenge at Die Cuts With a View (DCWV). I used their Country Floral stack to make my card. The thing I like most about working with stacks is that I can be sure all the colors and designs go together beautifully.

Designer Tip: To make my die cuts pop, I ran the edges across an ink pad. I used a chalk ink pad on this card, but I've found that most all die pads work well for this technique. Here I inked the edges of the large oval and the sentiment tag.

     Thanks so much for stopping by today. If you have a minute, check out all the entries on  the DCWV Inc. page on Facebook and vote for your favorite.

     Here's a copy of the sketch we had to work with this month. I'll use it again.

Homesteading in the Alaskan Wilderness

     Looking for something to read? My multi award-winning book, A DELIBERATE LIFE: A JOURNEY INTO THE ALASKAN WILDERNESS is only $3.99 for an e-book copy this week. Click here to order from Amazon. They also have a printed edition you can order if you prefer. And, it's available on Prime so you can have it quickly.

   

     You can also order A DELIBERATE LIFE anywhere you normally buy books - online or in store.

     Thanks so much for stopping in today.