Francie Crafter

Masculine Makings

I hope you all had a relaxing Memorial Day Weekend.  I travelled to PA and spent time with family and friends. It was a world wind trip!!

This week is a little sad for me in that it is my last post as a Sweet Stamps Design Team Member.  I have to end this wonderful experience because I will be actively pursuing my MBA for the next two years.  I will still be making cards for Sweet Stamps Challenges as often as I can.  I LOVE these stamps and they are so much fun to work with!!  So you guys haven't seen the last of me yet! (hehe).  Make sure to check out what all the other girls have created for you.

This week's theme is "Masculine" over at Sweet Stamps.  I decided to go for a Father's Day card as I need a few.  This adorable seal stamp immediately came to mind.  I found it perfect.

 

These cuties are Arctic Seals 3010 and the sentiment is Happy Father's Day 948.  I stamped them on Cryogen with Memento Tuxedo Black.  Colored it up with copics and dusted the edges with Weathered Wood Distress Ink.  The DP is from Heidi Grace Designs - Let it Snow.  The CS is Bazzill Basics.

Come on over and enter our challenge this week.You have a chance to win a $20 Shopping Spree at Sweet Stamps. You can use any stamp for your card but if you use a Sweet Stamps image, you will get two entrees into the giveaway. To enter the challenge, please add the URL to your actual blog post or online gallery to the InLinkz you will find at the end of this post. Also, please link back to our blog.

 

Cuddly Birthday

Let me start out by saying Baby It's Cold Outside!!  Last weekend here in Michigan it was a perfect summer's day in the spring.  Sunny in the high 70's not too breezy. What a nice gift for Mother's Day weekend.  This weekend it was in the low 40's rainy windy and stayed that way!! 

My poor body doesn't know how to react. I'm snuggled in my sweats and fuzzy socks under an afghan writing this post.  So that became the inspiration for my card.  This week at Sweet Stamps the theme is "Birthday".  How easy is that!!

  

This is Stuffed Dog 235.  He is one of the stuffed animal collection.  I just LOVE these guys!!  If you have seen the pillow pets that is all the craze, these stuffed animals look just like them.  So I decided to pair this card up with an actual puppy pillow pet for a little boys birthday gift!

See how much fun making cards can be once you let your imagination run!  Come on over and enter our challenge this week.  Everyone needs birthday cards.  You have a chance to win a $20 Shopping Spree at Sweet Stamps. You can use any stamp for your card but if you use a Sweet Stamps image, you will get two entrees into the giveaway. To enter the challenge, please add the URL to your actual blog post or online gallery to the InLinkz you will find at the end of this post. Also, please link back to our blog.

Have a great week!  I can't wait to see what you come up with :)

Butterfly Tuesday

 I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day!  The weather here in Michigan was perfect 71 and sunny.  My husband and daughter took me golfing and then we had a barbeque on our deck.

This week's theme at Sweet Stamps is butteflies.  I decided that I wanted something simple to accent the stamp. 

 

This beautiful stamp is Curly Butterfly 437.  I colored it up with my copics.  It's popped up off of the embossed white card stock to give the card depth.

We would like you to join us in this challenge for a chance to win a $20 Shopping Spree at Sweet Stamps. You can use any stamp for your card but if you use a Sweet Stamps image, you will get two entrees into the giveaway. To enter the challenge, please add the URL to your actual blog post or online gallery to the InLinkz you will find at the end of this post. Also, please link back to our blog.

Have a great week!  I can't wait to see what you come up with :)

A Tribute To Mom

Happy Mother's Day.  This year is a very sad one for me because mom left us 12 weeks ago.  I never really put anything like this on my blog but decided that I want to this time.

No card today just a tribute to one of the most beautiful, generous, ambitious, and loving women I know...my mom.

 
Yes mom your on the world wide web in a bathing suit!

 

 
Here you are this time on a pony (I'll bet your just lovin me for this! hehe)

 
Just as beautiful as ever.

 Your arms were always open when I needed a hug.
Your heart understood when I needed a friend.
Your gentle eyes were stern when I needed a lesson.
Your strength and love has guided me and gave me wings to fly
- Sarah Malin

Mom just sending love and hugs up to you in heaven.

I miss you today and always....

Old Fashioned Tuesday

This week's challenge is Olden Days at the Sweet Stamps blog.  This is such a fun challenge!  I love Sweet Stamps collection of old fashioned stamps.  The are so unique and make such elegant looking cards.  Head on over to the blog to see what the design team came up with. 

 

I used two stamps Margery Large 527 & Hearts and Scallops Frame 441.  I heat embossed the hearts and scallops frame on vellum then stitched the vellum to Graphics 45 design paper.  This was then attached to embossed white cardstock.  Margery was stamped onto cryogen paper and colored with copics.  A few prima flowers and there you go.

We would like you to join us in this challenge for a chance to win a $20 Shopping Spree at Sweet Stamps. You can use any stamp for your card but if you use a Sweet Stamps image, you will get two entrees into the giveaway. To enter the challenge, please add the URL to your actual blog post or online gallery to the InLinkz you will find at the end of this post. Also, please link back to our blog.

Have a great week!  I can't wait to see what you come up with :)