Share Joy Celebrate!

What a week!  Between Bible School and recovering from an allergic reaction that just about put me in the hospital, I totally missed playing along with last week's Share Joy Challenge.  Sigh!  So I decided I would do it first thing when I got back from VBS today. : )  I decided to use the inspiration photo for my colors, although you can probably see the sketch in there, too.  My mojo is out playing in mud puddles because of my week, but this lion from Taylored Expressions' Mane Event set is cute enough on his own, even if I'm not very creative today and I need another birthday card to send out next week. : )

Here's the Share Joy picture for this challenge..

Thanks for dropping by!

Tricia

Share Joy Challenge - A Sunny Day

I have an older friend from church who just had knee replacement surgery, so I thought I could share some joy with her this week with this clean and simple card.   I used Taylored Expressions "Watson" for the flower and puppy.  (I hope that she likes dogs!) The sentiment is from another Taylored Expressions set - "Wildflower Bouquet".

Sorry for the darker picture today, but every time I would brighten it that rose colored enamel dot turned bright orange!  LOL  Apparently it has a mind of its own. : )

Thanks for dropping by!

Tricia

Wish Big

It's time to join in with the Share Joy Challenge and play tic tac toe! : )  I love those kind of challenges!  I went with stripes, red and gradient for my card...

I colored the sweet lion from the Mane Event stamp set with copics and then made a balloon with a circle punch, a triangle of cardstock and some twine to hold the sentiment that I embossed in white.  And easy background, a stitched die and some enamel dots pulled it all together and I have another card for my Birthday Club!! 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Sharing Joy

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Hello friends!

I'm playing along with the Share Joy Challenge today following this week's sketch.  I've been having fun sending out lots and lots of birthday cards this year, and I don't necessarily care if they say Happy Birthday outside, so this one will go to someone special in a week or two. :)

I used Taylored Expressions Watson for the images and Woodland Cuties by Your Next Stamp for the sentiment.  Clean and simple and sweet!

Thanks for dropping by today!

Sharing More Joy

Hi again!

I'm back with another Share Joy card.  I was so late with the last one that they almost overlapped! : )

I followed the sketch provided, with my normal "wonky" panel, and used the Zinnia Bouquet as my image.  The sentiment is from Verve.  I watercolored my flowers with Distress, Tombow and SU markers and stamped both the image and sentiment in VersaFine Black ink.  The paper is some I got from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store - Simple Stories Pumpkin Spice.  I'll be sending this along to an SCS friend soon!

Thanks for looking!

Share Joy Ornament Card

I was inspired by the picture of the decorated tree for this week's Share Joy Challenge, so I made a faux ornament card.  

I stamped the snowman from Ready, Set, Snow onto watercolor paper and watercolored it with Distress Markers, then cut it out with a Stitched Circle die from MFT.  I backed that with a Spellbinders petite scalloped circle and layered it on a doily from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  The scalloped rectangle is a combo of two dies.  First I ran it through the scalloped rectangle die from MFT's Blueprints 23, then I ran it through with the piercing from the SB pierced rectangles set (SSRS).  The paper is Wild Rose Studios Painted Poinsettias (SSRS).  I tucked a piece of gold string in between my top two layers and hooked it over the top of my base layer to make it look like it was hanging from the tree branches.

My card is for one of my online stamping friends over at SplitCoast.  Hopefully I can get it out today!! :)

Sending Hugs

I wanted to make a card for the Share Joy challenge on this snowy morning, but my stamp room is such a disaster that I needed LOTS of inspiration!!  Soooooo.... I took the theme from the Curtain Call...

and the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches...

and came up with this...

Now why I didn't use the sketch from the Share Joy challenge is beyond me.  I think my mind shut off halfway, KWIM?  So apparently that means that this must be a clean and simple card.  :)  And, while it is fairly clean and there is lots of white  blue space, I think it is more clean and layered.  Sigh!  Hopefully they'll let me play anyway!  I think I'll tuck this in a Christmas package to a friend that will be going out this week.

I watercolored the sweet little fox from the Ready, Set, Snow set from Taylored Expressions with my Distress Markers and used some cool adhesive cork paper that I got from Stamp Simply, as well as some patterned paper from the Pebbles Winter Wonderland pad, for my background.  A little twine and some sparkly snowflakes (that I got as an incentive in my last Gina K order) added some texture.  The sentiment is from TE's So Much Love set.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Tricia

{Share Joy Challenge} Gracious Words

My Share Joy card this week combines the Taylored Expressions Sunflower Wreath set with a Plain Jane by Verve.  Don't they look like they were made for each other??  I'll be tucking this in with one of the GraceWorks Sidewalk Sale orders this next week.   If you are looking for a planner for next year, you definitely should check us out.  We have beautiful pages and binders and accessories AND a sidewalk sale on right now with free gifts!!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Tricia

{Share Joy Challenge} Ready, Set, SNOW!

My Share Joy card for this week is for my daughter in Florida.  She's ready for some snow about now! :)  I used an adorable set from Taylored Expressions called Ready, Set, Snow, some Winter Whimsy background paper by Gina K Designs, and I followed the Share Joy sketch for the week. with the addition of the circle that my main image is in.  I watercolored the image with Distress Markers.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Tricia

{Share Joy} Puppy Birthday

Hi everyone!

I've been stamping like a crazy woman the last few days...  I think I made, umm, 18 cards or so?  But I finished the Hope You Can Cling To challenges just now, so I think it will go back to a more respectable 2 or 3 cards a day now. :)

I wanted to jump on the blog and share my Share Joy card for this week using the TE Watson set and the sketch..  The sentiment is from a JustRite set called Furry Friends...

So what's better than one Watson?  TWO of them!!! : )

My daughter wanted it for her birthday in January, but I'm thinking it will go to my daughter in love instead since her birthday is this week! :)

Thanks for stopping in!

Tricia

{Share Joy Challenge} Buzzing By

Hi everyone!

I've been busy stamping, but I haven't taken the time to take pictures, so I almost forgot to post my Share Joy card this week!  I used the bee from the sweet Sunflower Wreath set to make a clean and simple card...

I think I'll tuck this in a package I'm sending to a friend today.  Just a quick hello!!

There are a few more hours to play along with the challenge if you haven't already!!

Tricia

Sending More Hope!

Hi everyone!

Just playing along with another Hope You Can Cling To challenge on Splitcoaststampers!
Today's theme was hugs and I had a couple of challenges that I wanted to enter, so I made two with that theme...

First, my Share Joy Challenge card for the week, using the sketch.  I'll be putting this in my HYCCT box that is going to the MD Anderson Cancer Center.  I used the snowman from Taylored Expressions Ready, Set, Snow set.  Isn't he sweet??

And second, this little sweetie.  I used the Viva La Verve sketch (although I had to cut off the circle some) and a sentiment and doodle from Verve's Always on my Mind.  The little girl is from MFT.

Thanks for dropping by today!

Tricia

{Share Joy #6} Sending Hugs

Hi everyone!

I'm back with a card for this week's Share Joy Challenge using some adorable Taylored Expressions stamps that just came in the order I received yesterday.   This card is going to a little girl in the UK who has been in the hospital.  She likes pink and purple, but I thought she might not mind a few fallish hedgehog hugs. : )

Now I'm off to do some more shopping at Taylored Expressions, because I won the prize for last week's challenge.  WOOHOO!!!  The only problem is what to choose... I have SO many things on my wish list.  Hmmm....  It's a good problem to have!  Thank you, Taylored Expressions!!

I hope you'll play along, too!!

Tricia

{Share Joy #3} Thanks a Bunch

WooHoo!  It's time for another Share Joy Challenge!!

If you haven't played along yet, you really need to.  I love that I have to actually send out the card I make.  It reminds me of why I started stamping in the first place!!

This week I plan to use my card to send a thank you to a friend who lent me some cross stitch patterns.  I think I might add in a little box of notecards as well.  I used the flower from Taylored Expression''s Watson set as the focal point and colored it with Copics and ProMarkers, accented with a white gel pen.   The background paper is by Gina K Designs (Poppy Prints), and the sentiment is from a Verve set (Joyful Blooms).  I used some liquid pearls in the background and under my sentiment, just to add some sparkle and dimension.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  

Happy stamping!!

Tricia

{Share Joy #3} Sit, Stay, Heal

Hi everyone!  

This is my second card today - be sure to scroll down for my Stamp Simply card!!

I really want to stay caught up on the Share Joy challenges, and I wanted to make a card for my brother in law who just had back surgery, so I pulled out Watson and put together a more "manly" card inspired by this week's sketch.  I say inspired by because I changed the orientation of the card and played with it a little, but I think you can still see the general idea!! :) 

Thanks again to the folks at Taylored Expressions for sponsoring this challenge.  It is honestly my very favorite one to play in right now because it encourages me to send cards!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Tricia

{Share Joy} #2 - God is Good

I'm using my pretty Zinnia Bouquet (Taylored Expressions) again today for this week's Share Joy Challenge card.  It's easy for me to watercolor and it lends itself so nicely to pretty scripty sentiments like this one from Verve.  I have a recipient in mind for this week's card, so I'm going to keep this short and go write in her card instead!! :)

Have you played along in the challenge yet?  My goal is to play along each week, just so I'll send out a card.  You know - actually put a stamp on it and mail it!! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Tricia

{Share Joy} Bouquet of Thoughts

I'm sneaking in under the wire with a card for the first Share Joy Challenge!  I decided to use the colors rather than the sketch this time.  I stamped and watercolored Taylored Expressions Zinnia Bouquet, then added a little thinking of you tag from a Verve set.  Clean and simple - quick and easy.  Then I sat right down and wrote in my card, added a family picture, and tucked it in a stamped envelope ready to mail.  WOO HOO!!  What a great challenge to encourage us to send at least one card a week.  I hope I can keep up!!