Ball Park Fun

What else can you do with peanut and pretzel patterned paper but make a baseball card?  ***

The digi is an old one from Sparkle n Sprinkle and is colored with markers.

Challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge # 220 - One for the Boys 

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge - You're the Man 

Dare 2 B Artzy June Challenge - Masculine 

Make My Monday Challenge #150 - Outdoor Fun 

Try It On Tuesday Challenge - Masculine

Ike's World Challenge #145 - AG option Food/Drink

 ***  I'd love to hear some suggestions for this paper.  Don't know where I got it, but I have a bunch!

Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #556

Welcome to my blog.  
It's Tuesday and I have a new card for

Tuesday Morning Sketches to share with you.

Patti designed this sketch for Challenge #556.

Won't you play along?


My fifteen year old grandson is anxiously awaiting baseball season.  He found out he made his High School team the day before all the schools were shut down due to the pandemic.  He's still hoping to play some summer ball.  And his Nana would love to watch him! 

The inside simply says  PLAY BALL.   

As soon as he gets the word, this card is headed his way.  

Really, this is a pretty versatile card.

It would be perfect for a Father's Day card.  It could just as easily say Congrats for someone who just made the team or hit a home run or played a really good game.  It would also make a fun birthday card for a baseball lover. 

I picked up the stamps for the hat and bats with matching dies at a small craft sale in Florida for a song.  The bats were colored with Promarkers.  The hat I just stamped on red cs.  The sentiment is a stamp from SU.  The baseballs, which wouldn't fit at the bottom, are brads from Eyelet Outlet.  

Hope to see a creation with your name on it among the entries for this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge.

Challenges:
Digi Choosday Challenge Week 20 - AG
Arty Divas Challenge #22 - AG
Creative Craft Cottage Challenge #129 - Make it Masculine
Di's Digi Design Challenge - Include a sentiment
Crafty Friends Challenge #136 - Add Embellishments (baseball brads)
Penny Black and More May Challenge - Boys and Men

AHSC #355

Here's a soccer themed card using this week's sketch from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Stamps and papers are from CTMH.

Challenges:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #355- 

 

The Alphabet Challenge - M is for masculine

Aud Sentiments Challenge #236 - AG + a Sentiment 

The Male Room Challenge #120 - Use Embellishments

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #239 - Masculine AG

Baseball Birthday Card

My grandson, Nick, celebrated his 14th birthday this past week. 

Playing baseball is his passion. 

His card is pretty basic, since I broke my Cuttlebug just before I started this.  I distressed all the edges and added a few baseballs cut from the paper as embellishments.

 The sentiment stamp is by CTMH.

Challenges:
Aud Sentiments Challenge #219 - Anything Goes + a sentiment 
Through the Craft Room Door Week of Jan. 22nd - Always Anything Goes
Seize the Birthday Challenge #157 - Birthday/ Stamping Only Twist
Send a Smile 4 Kids challenge - Valentines 4 Kids or AG4Kids

 

He shoots... He scores!!!!

Here's a fun penny slider card for any male who enjoys soccer,

 suitable for a birthday, congratulations, or even a thank you to a well deserving soccer coach.

 Actually, I made two cards. 

The second has just a few subtle differences.

The stamps are CTMH.

Challenges I am entering:

Addited to Stamps and More Challenge #211 - Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon Challenge #359 - Be a Good Sport 

Cardz 4 Guys Challenge #137 - Balls 

Creative Knockouts Challenge #158 - For the Boys 

 

Mojo Monday Soccer Card

The month of August we had a brief respite from our grandsons' sports activities.  Baseball ended in July and soccer just started in September.  Matthew is our soccer player.  I was making Christmas cards at Joyce's Annual Christmas Card Extravaganza and missed his game on Saturday.  My DH said they won 5-0!  It's fun to see all the bright colored shoes and socks the kids choose to wear.  Matt's soccer cleats are bright orange!

For today's Mojo Monday card, I thought I'd use this fun Bugaboo Soccer Nut digi image.

 

Goal stamp is from CTMH.

Challenges:

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #465

 

Catch the Bug Challenge - The Great Outdoors 

Brown Sugar Challenge #215 - Anything Goes

Cards in Envy Challenge - For the Kids

Now I must get my Tuesday Throwdown DT post ready for tomorrow's new challenge.  I hope you'll play along.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Today I am combining two challenges, The Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge # 107 , and the Heart 2 Heart "Game On" Challenge with a card for my 10 yr old grandson, who just returned to the pitcher's mound after a pretty serious illness.  He pitched 3 innings on Saturday and only threw 3 balls.  The other team only scored 1 run while he was pitching, and his team won the game. (He gave me all the details on Sunday since I missed the game because of my Mother's Day Lunch on Saturday.) We are so happy he is playing again.  And he is ecstatic! It's been a rough couple of months and he's been a real trooper.  Definitely Amazing!

This card is also entered in these additional challenges:
Creative Moments Challenge #68 - Anything Goes; twist - teentastic
Fab n Funky Challenge #259 - Tag It
Crafting When We Can Challenge #94 - One for the Kids