Crafty Creations

Sketch Saturday Challenge

2012-02-20T18:34:00.000-08:00

Today's card was made for a friend's birthday. I just love this image called ladybug Tilda. I think she is just adorable. I used the sketch over at Sketch Saturday for inspiration.
I thought this card worked perfect using the sketch above. I used my copic markers to color in the image. I then added a little bling, ribbon and rhinestones. The sentiment is a Stampin Up sentiment from Silhouette Sentiments. The Designer Paper is used was Eva Paper Pad by Basic Grey.
I'm sure my friend will enjoy this card.

PTI Swap February 2012

2012-02-19T15:34:00.001-08:00

These 2 cards were ones that I made for a PTI swap over at Splitcoast Stampers. This first card I used Stitches & Swirls with a VersaMark in the background and then I cut out the squares using the PTI Take Three Die. I also used the PTI Floral die and the PTI butterfly die. As you can see, I am a big fan of dies. This was for the Clean and Simple category. I always seem to have a problem with this category because I want to keep adding bling.
This next card has turned out to be one of my favorites. The other I love besides dies are buttons. I think Buttons really add something to a card. So this was my second card for the swap. I love the colors. The stamp set is PTI Blooming Button Bits and the sentiment is from PTI Little Labels which fit perfectly in the space.
So I'm off to create a few more cards for the day. It has been a crafty weekend.

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge

2012-02-17T06:45:00.000-08:00

What a busy week this has been. I didn't have much time to post on my blog. I have alot of projects to post but just finding the time to do it has been a challenge.

For today's post I decided to post a picture of the birthday card I made for my youngest sister. She works for Three Dog Bakery and loves her dogs so every card I make for her has to revolve around dogs.

I always like the sketch challenges at Tuesday Morning Sketches so I decided to make my card with this sketch by Jessica in mind.
When Jessica designed this sketch, she meant for it to be a card plus a scrapling so that is what I did.
The image is from the Inky Antics "Delightful Dogs #3" set which I colored with my copic markers. There are some very cute images on that set. On the scrapling I punched out a window on the front and on the inside I stamped with VersaMark an image from Inkadinkadoo Dog's Life set. I then used white embossing powder to set the image.

I think my sister will like this card. It was definitely fun to make.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #132

2012-02-12T09:59:00.000-08:00

I am busy finishing up my Valentine cards. I thought I had an extra day but I guess the will be late in the mail. But it is the thought that counts. On this card I decided to enter the Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #132 which is shown below.
In my card I used the little girl from Stampin Up "Greeting Card Kids" holding the heart. I think that set has the cutest images. I used my copics to color them in. The small pink hearts are from the new Stampin Up embossed heart set.
Be sure and check back tomorrow because I will have the remainder of my Valentine cards to post.

Papertrey Ink Challenge - Day 7

2012-02-11T16:29:00.001-08:00

I am loving these challenges by Nichole Heady with Papertrey Ink. For today's challenge, you were to create a new project that somehow incorporates hearts into the design. I chose a clean a simple card. I used the set of heart dies from PTI and randomly put them on a piece of cardstock. I then used the sentiment from PTI Stamp Set Tiny Treats: Valentine. I then put the piece of cardstock in a heart embossing folder and layed over a piece of designer paper. I used the Hearts I cut out for the center of the card.
I have loved these challenges by Papertrey Ink because I am getting alot of cards completed. Can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring.

Papertrey Ink Challenge - Day 6

2012-02-10T16:04:00.000-08:00

Today's challenge for Papertrey Ink was to take one of their sketches and make a project. I took this sketch that they provided
and came up with this card.
I used one of my favorite PTI paper packs and the Green Thumb PTI stamp set.

Papertrey Ink Challenge - Day 5

2012-02-09T17:56:00.000-08:00

Today's challenge at Nichole Heady's Blog for Papertrey Ink was to Create a new project inspired by a Pinterest image. If you haven't been on Pinterest, you just don't know what you are missing. And now PTI has their own inspiration boards. You can check them out HERE. I was inspired by Dawn McVey's card that you find HERE. Isn't this the cutest card? One of my newest stamp sets from PTI was Stitches & Swirls which I stamped on the Dark Chocolate Board Card Stock with VersaMark. It gives it such a great background. I then used the square scalloped die from the Button Collection to cut out the squares. The floral die is also from PTI. The sentiment is from PTI Blooming Button Bits.

Well I am off to look at Pinterest some more. I could really spend hours looking and getting inspired there.

Happy Birthday Kathy

2012-02-09T06:00:00.000-08:00

I made this birthday card for one of my SCS buddies Kathy Curry. She was kind enough to help me with the watermark process. I found a package of these big paperclips at Walmart and thought they would make a great bookmark. So I decorated them with a flower image and thought it made a cute little card.
So Happy Birthday to Kathy Curry. I hope she has a great day.

Another Papertrey Ink Challenge Card

2012-02-08T17:17:00.001-08:00

Today's challenge over at Nichole Heady's Blog for Papertrey Ink was to create a new project inspired by one of the team's favorite color combos. I was inspired by Lisa Johnson's color combo as shown below. Isn't this just the greatest color combo.

This was the card that I came up with using some of my favorite Papertrey Ink stamp sets and dies.

Papertrey Ink Challenge #2

2012-02-06T09:35:00.000-08:00

Today's card is made using one of the freed downloadable images from Papertrey Ink. Be sure and check out Nichole Heady's blog for all the details. I chose the little bird image by Heather Nicols because I thought it was so cute.

Happy Birthday Debbi

2012-02-05T07:00:00.000-08:00

Today I am dedicating my blog to my dear sister Debbi. She will be celebrating her birthday today. We are lucky to share our love of the outdoors. We both love our animals but she has just a few more than I do with living in the country. I am very fortunate that Debbi and I share our love of cardmaking also. I am so glad to have her as my partner in crime.
Debbi has a love of her Stampin Up "Owl" punch so I made her this owl card. I gave it to her before I could take a picture of it. The other card was made by our friend Patty. Isn't it adorable?
These two cards below were also birthday cards for Debbi made by more friends Vannessa & Cass. We are so lucky to have such a great group of friends who all join in our crazy obsession with paper.
So Happy Birthday dear sister. I hope we have many more years together in our cardmaking ventures. Thanks for being such a great sister and friend.

Papertrey Ink 5th Year Anniversary

2012-02-05T06:00:00.000-08:00

Over at Nichole Heady's Blog they are having a 5th Year anniversary celebration for Papertrey Ink. And what a party they are having. Today's challenge was to pick one of the team members favorite projects to use as inspiration. That is very hard to do since they are all such a talented group of individuals. I chose Michelle Wooderson because I have always admired her cards. The way she layers them is just amazing. So I couldn't make a card with out the Button Boutique set. I also added a doily and ribbon. The flower image is called Flower Fusion #1 from Papertrey Ink. I used the Beautiful Blooms PTI die to cut the flower out of felt. And of course since I am getting inspiration from Michelle I had to add a button in the center. I also used the large scallop border die from PTI.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #131

2012-02-04T14:16:00.001-08:00

Well how about this. Two blogs in one day. I needed to make some valentine cards so I went to Tuesday Morning Sketches for some inspiration. Their sketch this week fit perfectly in to my image that I had colored.
The image I used was Stampin Up "Greeting Card Kids". I just love this little set because there are 4 images in the stamp set. So cute. I used the heart stamp from Stampin Up "Sprinkles" set with my VersaMark pad to do the background. The heart border is a Knock Outs punch. I also added red eyelets and put some ribbon through them and added a cute little Love charm. The border die around the image is Picot Edge Circles from Spellbinders.
So thanks to Tuesday Morning Sketches for providing another great sketch to work with.

House Mouse Card

2012-02-04T05:10:00.001-08:00

Today's card is for my dear friend Kathy. We have been friends for about 35 years now. We started working at the quilt shop in Olathe together and have been friends ever since. What a fun job that was. Hardly felt like work at all. So I had to do a little sewing on this card to show that my sewing machine still works. I had to used one of the House Mouse images because she has always liked mice. (Cute images of them on paper anyway).

So Happy Birthday to Kathy. I hope to get a few more cards made today. I have another birthday card to post for tomorrow.

Chocolate Truffle Box

2012-01-29T07:10:00.001-08:00

To make this box you will need to following:
1 12 x 12 inch piece cardstock for bottom of box
1 12 x 12 inch piece designer paper for top of box
It's All About Chocolate Digital Images from Two Paper Divas

Cut your piece of cardstock 9 inches x 9 inches. Score at 1 1/2 and 3 inches all the way around the square as shown below. Fold on all score lines.
Cut out 3 squares in each corner as indicated below.
Cut on each end to form a tab.
Fold up sides with tabs first.
Fold other sides over tabs. This will keep all the sides down very nicely.

Assemble the lid using the same process as above but cut your square 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches. Score at 1 and 2 inches all the way around the square. Follow the same directions as above for putting the top together.
And there you have a cute box. I usually put a doily in the inside of the box to give it a little decoration.
Decorate the box with embellishments like the digital images from Two Paper Divas.

Two Paper Divas Truffle Image

2012-01-28T14:51:00.000-08:00

Tis the season for chocolate, hearts and yummy things. I have been playing with the "It's All About Chocolate" Digital set from Two Paper Divas and having so much fun. Anyone who knows me knows how I do love my chocolate. I would exercise 8 hours a day for chocolate. Nothing could make me give it up.

Today's post is a chocolate box that I made to put my homemade chocolate truffles in for gifts. They are so yummy. I actually got the recipe from Oliva on "Oliva's Creative Quest". She was my secret sister one time on Splitcoast Stampers and we found out we had alot in common.
I thought I would be able to post a picture of the box with the truffles in them but I haven't got them made yet. So here is the empty box.
And here is the recipe.
Just in time for Valentine's Day. Be sure and check back tomorrow because I hope to post the instructions for the box. Who knows - I might even have truffles made. In the mean time - be sure and check out what Two Paper Divas are up to. They always have some great tutorials and images to purchase on their website.

I decided to enter this box in the Crafty Creations Challenge. It is anything but a card for kids so I am going to fill mine up with chocolates for one of my nieces or nephews or maybe all if I can get crackin and make a few more.

Prickley Pear Challenge

2012-01-27T13:37:00.000-08:00

Today's card was made for the Prickley Pear Challenge using this sketch.
I had just recently received new designer paper pad called Six by Six by My Mind's Eye from my Secret Sister Card Kit Swap on Splitcoast Stampers. I love this set because it is pastels and I love pastels.
I also used the beautiful flowers dies and stamp set from Prickley Pear. I just love this set because you can use different stamps on the cut flowers to give them a different look.

The rick rack was done using a die from Papertrey Ink. This will make a nice birthday card.

Art Impressions Image

2012-01-25T13:37:00.000-08:00

I made this card for the challenge over at SCS. I purchased the new Stella and Rose Designer Paper pad at Remember This Remember That and have decided that I have a new favorite designer paper. I also purchased the embellishments which adds an extra splash to the card.
This was a wonderful image to play with. You have to check out Art Impressions Stamps because they are the cutest and have such personality.

You can also see some of the other cards that were done using the image here. There are some very talented people in this group of women.

Sketch Saturday - Week #191 Challenge

2012-01-23T17:32:00.000-08:00

This is the sketch challenge over at Sketch Saturday. Since I am working on valentine cards, I decided to use this sketch for my card. I used My Favorite Thing stamp "Jolinne - I Love You This Much" and colored her in with my copics. I was inspired by Denise over at The Paper Landscaper. Be sure and check out her blog because her coloring is fantastic and each of her cards have such personality.
I used my new punch that I purchased at Remember This. It is by Knock Outs and you can swap out the center piece for different punch borders.Of course I love the hearts. I also bought the pink heart ribbon which really made this card pop. The flowers are My Favorite Things die cuts. I think it is my favorite die right now.

I hope you enjoyed my card as much as I did. It was lots of fun to make. I will be sending this card to my parents.

Remember This Remember That

2012-01-20T17:12:00.000-08:00

Today was a great day. I got to preview our new Local Scrapbooking Store. The name of the store is "Remember This Remember That" and is located in Gardner Kansas. It is just a hop and a skip from my house. The store is owned by Melissa Rodgers and her husband. Melissa is also part owner of Two Paper Divas. I was able to meet Melissa and Gayla of Two Paper Divas at the store and they are the nicest people you will ever meet.

Their store is so cute inside and they are carrying some fantastic products. I believe their opening will be the first weekend in February. For anyone local, you must check out their store.

Since they were nice enough to let me take a peek at their store, I decided to take them some goodies. I took a blueberry box that I had and decided to put some chocolate covered strawberries in them and decorate the box.
I started with wrapping the box with red ribbon and then decorating it as follows:
Large Spellbinder Scallop Circle
Red Heart Doily
White flower
My Favorite Things Mini Roses Die
Stampin Up Scallop circle punch
Chocolate covered strawberry digital image from Two Paper Divas
Friends and Chocolate Sentiment from Two Paper Divas
Embellishments

This made a fantastic package and I plan on making more. It is so much fun having a nice local Store to meet the needs of creative people.

I also decided to post a picture of some of the fun items I was able to buy at their store. My favorite Designer Paper (Stella Rose), fun felt, MFT Stamps, dies, and a new punch system. This is just the beginning of items I want to purchase. It will be fun to have somewhere to shop that is local.

Two Paper Divas Valentine

2012-01-18T17:01:00.000-08:00

Today I have made another valentine card using the Conversation Hearts in a Jar digital Stamp from Two Paper Divas.

I could play with this digital stamp all day long. I was inspired by my great-niece Madison for this card because she made a card with the container upside down and the hearts falling out of it. The card stock is Stampin Up Pool Party and Rose Red from Stampin Up. I used "Attic Boutique" designer paper from Stampin Up for the PTI doily die and spellbinder die. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. I used a few embellishments like twine, decorative button and pearls.

I just love using my copics to color in each heart. I colored a few in a second jar and cut them out to fall out of the jar.

I am working on a few other valentine projects. I hope to post soon.

Sketch Saturday - Week #189 Challenge

2012-01-10T18:37:00.001-08:00

Today I have another valentine card that I think is so adorable. Over at Sketch Saturday they are having a sketch challenge that fit right in to what I wanted to make. This is Week #189 Challenge sponsored by The Paper Shelter. If you have not seen their digital stamps, you must visit their site.

Once I visited The Paper Shelter, I just had to have "Pepe Le Souris in Love". Isn't this mouse just as cute as can be? What I love about their images when you buy them is that they send you a colored image along with a blank image. I appreciate a little guidance when I am doing my coloring.
I used my copic markers to color in the image. The cardstock is Stampin Up Rose Red. I used Spellbinders Circle and Scalloped circle dies for the image. My friend Linda sent me some lovely swirls so I used the green which really added to this card. The sentiment was from G Studio.

What a fun challenge this was. Thanks to Sketch Saturday for another great challenge.

Valentine inspired by Two Paper Divas

2012-01-09T17:41:00.000-08:00

Well I am on a roll with my Valentine cards. My husband asked me what I was going to do with all them. I told him I didn't know but I sure was having fun making them.

Today my cards are inspired by the "Conversation Hearts in a Jar" that is available at Two Paper Divas. I just love their Valentine images.

The first card I decided my theme would be the traditional pink and red. The copics I used for this card were R81, R83 & R85. I used the Spellbinder "Labels Two" for the pink. The red heart is a stampin up die that cuts and embosses at the same time. The heart border is from Taylored Expressions. The sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp that I have had for several years. Add some twine and some buttons and you have a cute card.
This next card is my favorite because I love the pastels. I added a little lace doily, a spellbinders heart, flower, ribbon and you have a very cute card.

Be sure and check out Two Paper Divas because this sure is a fun digital stamp to play with.

I have a few more valentine cards in the works so be sure and check back.

Another Valentine Card

2012-01-08T17:00:00.000-08:00

This is another valentine card that my SCS friend Oliva had sent me a while back. I always kept it thinking I would case it and make one just like it. I used Stampin Up embossed heart die, PTI rick rack die and Stampin Up leaf die. The grass is a punch I borrowed from my sister. Not sure where she got it. The sentiment is from Stampin Up called well scripted. I love the simplicity of this card yet it looks so elegant.

Valentine Card

2012-01-07T14:28:00.000-08:00

Everyone knows how I love hearts. That is why I love making valentine cards. Today I pulled out my bird punch from Stampin Up and used some red cardstock and you end up with a very cute valentine card. The heart border is from Taylored Expressions. I'm sure I will be using it alot more. So this is the first of many valentine cards I will be making.

Bookmarks

2012-01-04T16:52:00.000-08:00

I received this darling bookmark and yummy chocolates from my SCS friend Imke from Germany. Be sure and check out her blog because she is very talented.

I am telling you that chocolate was the best. I always thought Germany had the best chocolate. I have been just having one piece a day to prolong it. Yummy.

Well Imke inspired me to make a few bookmarks for gifts. The stamp is from Papertrey Ink along with the bookmark die and scallop circle die. The paper is "Spice Cake" from Stampin Up. I just love the new Stampin Up color Pool Party. Any chance I get to use it I can.
I hope to post the card that Imke sent along with the chocolates and bookmark. It was beautiful.

Paper Fashions Etc Project

2012-01-02T07:30:00.000-08:00

Today I start my journey on the Design Team for Paper Fashions Etc. I am excited to be part of this team because I feel it will challenge me to try new things. Paper Fashions Etc. is also locally owned and I am always happy to be part of our local community.

My project today is a tea bag holder. I always like having these around to give as little gifts.
I decided to use the mug from the Friends Forever stamp set. I printed the mug on white cardstock and colored in the mug, flower in the center and leaves. I also printed the mug on Stampin Up Designer Paper "Spice Cake" and then cut the top and bottom out and pieced on top of the mug. I also used the sentiment "Friendship begins with a cup of Kindness" and cut it out using my SU scallop oval punch.
I started with a piece of brown cardstock cut 3 1/4" x 9 3/4". I then scored it at 3 1/4" and 6 1/2" inches. I then cut down the center of one end to make my pocket for the teabag.
I then took a 3 inch square piece of designer paper and cut in half diagonally. I then used a decorative border punch for the edge.

I put some score tape along the bottom of the triangle piece to hold in the tea bag. I also added score tape along the back center for ribbon.
I then folded over the cut edge and added the decorative designer paper traingle.
For the outside of the holder, I added a 12 inch piece of ribbon and then placed a 3" x 3" square piece of designer paper that I had trimmed the corners on.

I then finalized the holder by placing the pieces on the front. I used some pop dots on the back of the mug to have it stand out. I also added some pearls on the corners for bling. I hope you enjoyed my first project for Paper Fashions Etc. Be sure and check out all the neat digital stamps that they have. I am finding that it is endless with digital images and what you can do with them. Be sure and check back next Tuesday because I will have another fun project.

Happy Birthday Mary

2011-12-26T10:05:00.001-08:00

I made this birthday card for my sister in law. The image is called Girlfriends from Art Impressions. Their stamps have such personality. I stamped the image, colored it with my copic markers and then cut it out. I used Stampin Up Decorative label punch for the saying.

The saying is "If you can't stand my driving, stay off the sidewalk". I just love a card with some attitude. Happy Birthday to Mary.

Since I used a punch on this card, I decided to enter the card in Art Impressions challenge.

Merry Christmas

2011-12-25T07:40:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas to one and all. Here's hoping that everyone has a wonderful holiday spent with family and friends.

Today I am posting a picture of a card that my 19 year old nephew (Miles) took the time to make for me by himself. He made one for all his aunts and his grandmother. I thought it was so sweet that he took the time to figure out what to put in each card. What a kind soul this kid has. He is such a a loving child and I am very thankful to have him as a nephew.

All the money in the world could not buy a gift like this.

Gable Box

2011-12-21T18:14:00.000-08:00

This was a gable box I decorated for a friend to put goodies in for Christmas.
Front View
Back View

Side Views

Hot Pads

2011-12-20T18:08:00.000-08:00

One of my co-workers brought me this hot pad to work and wanted to know if I could make her some more. Her aunt had made some for her 30 years ago as a wedding gift. People were very frugal back then and we decided that the insulation was long john scraps.
To make a hot pad now, you need something called Insul-Bright a Warm and Natural Batting. As you can see it looks very insulated.

This is my version of hotpads for my friend. She is a real dog lover so this is what I made her. They are 8 1/2 inch square. The loop is 1 1/2 inches x 5 inches folded in half and folded towards center again to make a strip like bias tape. I made all three in one night. They were very easy to make.

Tomorrow I am posting a picture of a gable box I decorated for a friend to put goodies in.

Last of My Christmas Cards

2011-12-18T12:42:00.001-08:00

Today I am posting pictures of my last Christmas Cards (unless I get more inspiration).

I bought the stocking punch from Stampin Up and thought it made a really cute card after I embossed the stocking. The sentiments is from Stampin Up Four the Holidays.

This card was made using the Stampin Up Comfort & Joy set. I embossed the background with Stampin Up Petals A Plenty. The Peach on Earth was from SU "Four the Holidays" using silver embossing powder. I also embossed the bird image and colored in with a Marina Mist Marker. All the designer paper was from "Frostwood Lodge" from SU. I also used Cherry Cobbler and Marina mist cardstock.
This card was made using "Christmas Lodge" stamp set from Stampin Up and more of the Frostwood Lodge designer paper from SU. I also used the "Petals a Plenty" embossing folderfor the background. The cardstock colors were Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green from SU. The ink was also Cherry Cobbler.

And this last card I used some stocking embellishments that my secret sister sent me. I just love those stockings.

So I think this might be it on Christmas cards. I am thinking Valentine's Day already.

I hope everyone has a great week.

Sketch Saturday - Week #185

2011-12-16T14:30:00.000-08:00

I received this image in the mail for a Monthly Image Swap and decided to use Sketch Saturday Week #185. The name of the image is Nellie Snellen "Hokey Pokey" Fairy. I used my copics to color her in. It doesn't show up very well but I also got to use my liquid pearls. It shows up so much better on the card. I used stickles for the fluffy part of her coat and trim. I also used gel pens to highlight the stars and snowflakes.

I used this sparkling yarn to circle the image and to make the image pop. Be sure and check out the other creative people who made cards with this image on SCS. There are some very creative people in this group.

Now I have to decide what special person is going to get this card.

Yet More Christmas Cards

2011-12-15T16:38:00.000-08:00

I love the blues in this Christmas card. What a sweet tilda card this was. The lamp was a Tim Holtz die cut that came with the holly also.

I think I am seeing why I am having wrist issues with all this cutting with my Big Shot. Wonder if one of those Vagabond machines will be in my Christmas stocking.
I made this card using the stocking punch from Stampin Up. It always amazes me what you can do with their punches besides their intended use.

Enjoy these Christmas cards. Who knows, maybe I will have more to post later this week.

More Christmas Cards

2011-12-14T16:33:00.000-08:00

I have had so much fun this making Christmas Cards. I sure wish I had about 20 more and who knows what the next couple of weeks will bring.
This card was made with the Spellbinders Heirloom ornament die and the stamp set was Inkadinkado O Holy Night.
One of my favorite Christmas decorations are cardinals so I loved coloring this image with my copics. Cardinals are such a beautiful bird.

I will have several more Christmas cards to post tomorrow.

Happy Birthday Vannessa

2011-12-12T08:00:00.000-08:00

I made this card for my friend Vannessa for her birthday. Vannessa have only known each other a little over a year but she is one of those people who you instantly love. She is so creative and is good at everything she does from photography to gardening and both of our loves, paper crafting. She is the best in using her photographs in her cards.

The stamp set I used was a Pure Innocence stamp set. It was the perfect card for Vannessa because I love my chocolates and to compare them to a friend is the highest compliment. You can't tell in the picture but I stamped on the background print and cut it out for her dress. I also stamped the chocolates on a separate piece of cardstock and cut it out and added dimensionals.

So Happy Birthday Vannessa !!!

Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge

2011-12-05T14:32:00.001-08:00

Today's challenge card fit in perfectly with what I am trying to get better at. I have wanted to try digital stamps for a long time and I came across Paper Fashions, Etc. and have loved their images. This image that I used for this card is from their Wrapped in Love Holiday Set.

There are so great digital stamps at Paper Fashions, Etc. Be sure and check them out.

So the challenge for Shopping Our Stash #28 was to use a Digital image and/or sentiment. So I decided to give it a try. I am quickly deciding that digital is the way to go because I don't have a storage issue that way.

On this card I used copic markers and covered my tree with Icicle Stickles. Another Christmas card completed for me. Yea!

The Corrosive Challenge #138 - Case a Design Member

2011-12-03T13:41:00.000-08:00

My card today is for The Corrosive Challenge #138 where you are to case a design member. They have alot of talented team members but I chose to case Debra's halloween card. I love her style and something about the background just called out to me. This image with the 2 cats is getting to be a favorite of mine.

Emily & Einstein Card

2011-11-30T18:14:00.001-08:00

If you go to Color Me Creative Classroom, you will see that they have a book club which is lots of fun and if you are a reader, come join us. The book we read this month was Emily and Einstein by Linda Francis Lee. What a terrific book it was. Of course I love any book with animals involved. What a great read. I decided to join the challenge and make a card with this book in mind. This is what I imagined Emily & Einstein to look like.

Kitty Christmas Card

2011-11-28T14:40:00.000-08:00

Today's Christmas card was another stamp from my secret sister in SCS from Lili of the Valley Ltd. I decided to make this card for the Card Patterns: Sketch 143. I thought this sketch was great for my image.

And this is why this was the perfect stamp for me and why I always color my kitties in yellow orange. These are my 2 helpers (if that is the word you want to use). I put up my Christmas decorations today with alot of help. There is something to be said for the curious cat. I am lucky enough to have 2 of them.

Challenge Card

2011-11-27T09:11:00.000-08:00

My secret sister on SCS sent me this darling Magnolia stamp called "Something for you Tilda". I just loved coloring her in with my copics. I used stickles for the trim around her dress and hat. She also sent me the wonderful white snowflake. I just went to my stash of goodies she sent me and came up with this adorable card. I love that I am getting my Christmas cards done along with completely a few challenges. The challenges I am entering for this card are
Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge #27
Sketch Saturday Week #183
Crazy for Challenges

The Corrosive Challenge #137 - Give Thanks

2011-11-26T14:51:00.000-08:00

I decided to make this card for The Corrosive Challenge #137 because I am always needing Thank You cards. I love this stamp - not sure of the name but I bought it at Michaels on a wood block. After coloring the butterflies, I decided they needed to show up a little more so I covered them with stickles and used glossy accents on the front of the clocks to make them look like glass. So I have added this to my stash to use. Thanks to the Corrosive Challenge Blog team for coming up with a great idea.

Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #94

2011-11-24T18:47:00.000-08:00

This weeks challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments is Winter Wonderland. I decided to use a card that we made last week using one of my favorite stamps from Stampin Up. I stamped the image twice and then cut out the sled. We made this card at our stamp camp. A red glitter pin was used to go around the door way.

Friday Mashup Challenge

2011-11-22T16:31:00.000-08:00

I love these Friday Mashup Challenges because they always have such great ideas. The challenge was to use the sketch above, use a rosette or do both. I decided to try both in my card.
I used a cuttlebug leaf embossing folder and designer papers I received from my secret sister . The center of my rosette was actually at the top of a large paperclip. I took it off and it made a great center for my card. Another great challenge card done.

Christmas Card

2011-11-20T14:07:00.000-08:00

I am still working on Christmas Cards. I know I really need to get busy if I am going to have all mine made and ready to go in the mail. Today I picked a digital image from Paper Fashions, Etc. which is from their Holiday Wrapped in Love set. I thought this snowman was just so adorable. I got my copics out and started to color. I still love the traditional red and green Christmas colors so I used some designed paper from Papertrey Ink.

I decided to enter this card in Digital Tuesday Challenge and Sketch Saturday. This is my first attempt at a digital stamp and I know it will not be the last because it was so much fun. Paper Fashions, Etc. have so many cute digital stamps. Be sure and check them out.

Exciting News

2011-11-18T05:47:00.001-08:00

I am so excited to announce that I have been selected to be on the design team for Paper Fashions, Etc. starting in January. I have always wanted to do more with digital images and this is going to be my chance. Be sure and check out their store to see all the terrific digital images they have.

Be on the watch for some of my projects using their digital images. I am very excited to be on their design team.

PTI Swap

2011-11-14T17:27:00.000-08:00

I decided to post a picture of my projects I made for the Papertrey Ink Swap on SCS. I always love this swap because you always get such great projects in return. These are due December 5 so I will get them in the mail this week. If I remember, I will post a picture of what I get in return.
Christmas Category
Regular Card Category
Stocking Stuffer Category
Sympathy Card Category

Friday Mashup Challenge #32

2011-11-13T13:01:00.000-08:00

The challenge at Friday Mashup is definitely right down my alley. You were to make it girly and use your favorite techniques. Well I love flowers, doilies, flourishes and butterflies so you can't get much more girly than this card. I made it for a friend whose birthday we will be celebrating this week.

I used 2 of my favorite techniques on this card. I have decided one of my new favorite tools is the Tim Holtz ink blender tool. I used it to ink up the white doily on this card. The other technique I love it diecutting. Let's see - on this card I used a flourish diecut from MFT, Mat die cut from PTI, Flower die cut from PTI, Leaves from Stampin up and to top it off I used a Martha Stewart butterfly punch. I don't think I could make a card without using a die cut of some sort.

Hope everyone has a great week and thanks to Friday Mashup for a great challenge.

The Friday Mashup #31 Gratitude is the Best Attitude

2011-11-08T14:25:00.000-08:00

Over at The Friday Mashup the are having a challenge to use Heat Embossing and a Gratitude Card. I decided to use Garden Silhouettes Stamp Set from Stampin Up and Clear Embossing. I then sponged over with Stampin Up Pool Party and Island Indigo. I added a couple small strips of Island Indigo Card Stock and 3 Pearls to make the embossing stand out. The Sentiments is from Stampin Up called "Warmest Regards". A simple card but I love the look.

Thanks to The Friday Mashup for offering a nice challenge.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #118

2011-11-06T11:00:00.000-08:00

Over at Tuesday Morning Sketches they have a sketch challenge which I thought would fit in perfect with the card I was trying to come up with for a SCS swap. I used the Papertrey Ink Vintage Picnic stamp set for the image and they have a matching die I used to cut out the basket. The sentiment is from PTI Birthday Basics. I used my copics to color in the tulips and I even used them to color in my Rhinestone. The cardstock is PTI's Autumn Rose and the Designer paper is Springtime Vintage. Now I only have 5 more to make just like this one for the swap.

Doraline by Motivet

2011-11-04T13:50:00.000-07:00

I purchased this stamp at the CKC Convention I went to a couple of weeks ago and thought I would color her up with my copics and get another Christmas card completed. I had received a felt die flower cut out from my secret sister along with some rhinestone bling and thought they would add a little something to the card. The designer paper is Christmas Lodge from Stampin Up.

Isn't she adorable. I had fun with this card.

Friday Mashup Challenge #30

2011-11-02T16:38:00.000-07:00

I have had this darling Penny Johnson Vintage stamp in my stash for a while that I received from my SCS Secret Sister and thought I wanted to give it a try. I went to my stash of designer papers and found Cottage Wall from Stampin Up that I had pieces of. So this is my card for the Friday Mashup using Recycle, Renew and Reuse. I just love these sketch challenges.

Say Goodbye to Halloween

2011-11-01T14:46:00.001-07:00

Today I am posting the last of my halloween cards. I made this one with the Haunted Forest stamp from Stampin Up. With a little shading and a full moon, this card turned out pretty darn cute.
I received this card in the mail from my secret sister in DSS SCS. I have always liked the cobweb embossing. Maybe next year I will have to buy it.
This cute card came from my friend Cass. Don't you just love the Stampin Up script she used for the Happy Halloween. And of course I love the cat. I love all cats whether they are real or on paper.
This card came from my friend Vannessa who is quite the photographer. I just love the way she used a photograph to make this card. I wonder if all these goodies were on her desk????
These 2 cards were ones that I made at the CKC Convention in the evening when us girls got together with different kits. Cass and Nora came up with these 2. Aren't they just adorable.

Okay that is it for Halloween. Now I am going to start my Thanksgiving cards.

Happy news for me today. I won over at Prickley Pear with my cardinal Christmas card. Be sure and check their matching stamps and dies. It is my new favorite.

Happy Halloween

2011-10-31T07:00:00.000-07:00

Thought I would post some wonderful halloween projects. I can't take credit for these wonderful projects but I wanted everyone to see these. The pumpkin above was one of the projects we did in the evening when I was at CKC. My friends Vannessa brought this project.
My friends Vannessa and Cass did this can and cute bag for me for halloween. Aren't they just adorable? Hopefully later today I will have more halloween cards.

My camera died and I am charging up the battery.

Heartfelt Creations Card Class

2011-10-30T12:39:00.000-07:00

These 4 cards we made in the Heartfelt Creations Classic card class. It was a fast paced class and I had to do a little fine tuning at home but love the look of these cards. You use their die cut and stamps which is why it was my favorite booth at CKC.

I ended up buying this window and stamp set because I thought it would make gorgeous Christmas cards. I sure hope I get some done.

My sister bought the dies to cut out the scrolls and I bought the flowers so we should be able to make some next cards.
You must check out Heartfelt Creations website and see all the wonderful sets of dies and flowers that they have.

CKC Convention Basic Grey Class

2011-10-29T12:37:00.001-07:00

This was one of the first classes I took at the CKC Convention. It was the latest and best from Basic Grey. I got some wonderful free products but as you can see by this mess - I got nothing made. You were to make 2 scrapbook pages in class and since I don't really do scrapbooks, I cut and played with the paper during class. I hope to get some inspiration and finish a couple cards using these products.

Tomorrow check back and you will see my favorite class and 4 cards that I actually completed.

Prickley Pear October Sketch Challenge

2011-10-24T16:59:00.000-07:00

Before I get in to all my great projects that I made at the CKC convention, I thought I would post a card I made using a Prickley Pear Stamp Set and Die that I absolutely love. Their October sketch challenge seemed perfect for this time of year. The cardinal set is my favorite one right now.
I used Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist cardstock from Stampin Up, Frostwood Lodge designer paper from Stampin Up and the snowflake embossing folder. The leaves were a Martha Stewart punch. I may just get all my Christmas cards made early this year.

If you haven't visited Prickley Pear, you must do it because their dies and matching stamps are just amazing.

CKC Convention in KC

2011-10-23T15:27:00.001-07:00

Just got back from the CKC Scrapbook Convention in Kansas City. We had a great time. This was the car load I went up with. Myself (On left), my sister in the middle and our friend Mary on the left. My sister got us all these great aprons with appliqued irises on them. What a beautiful weekend we had. The weather was gorgeous and we learned alot and found new toys to play with that you will be seeing throughout the week.
This is one of these classes we attended. I took 6 classes in 2 days and I was exhausted when we came home.
We didn't even take the time to go out to eat on Friday. We tailgated for lunch with yummy ham salad sandwiches and fixins to go with them. Perfect day to tailgate. I think we could of sold lunches to people coming and going and pay for some of our purchases.
This was my favorite booth "Heartfelt Creations". We attended 2 of their classes that we just loved. They have dies and stamps to match which is always something I enjoy.

We went to our hotel in the evening and made more projects. At least I will have something to post all week. Thanks to all my friends for a wonderful time.

Thank You card

2011-10-19T17:47:00.000-07:00

This is a thank you card that I made. The background is from the Stampin Up Circle Circus set that I just love. It makes such a great background.

I will be MIA for a couple of days, off to the CKC Convention in KC. Can't wait, going to be lots of fun. I am signed up for 6 classes if you can believe it. I will come back next week with some of my projects. I hope to be inspired and hope to come home with some new toys that I find at the Convention.

Animal Tote

2011-10-16T19:09:00.000-07:00

Today I am posting a picture of a tote I made for our United Way Campaign at work. The theme is dogs & cats. I made the tote and then filled it with dog/cat treats and toys.

I love carrying the tote bags with me in stores so I don't have to bring plastic home. Helping the environment whenever I can.

October Image Card

2011-10-15T14:59:00.001-07:00

This card was the October Image Challenge. This is a retired Stampin Up stamp which is really cute. Makes me think of the farming days of my childhood. I love the fall theme on this card. I used my Prismacolor pencils with the gamisol. I found some paper leaves that looked perfect for this card. I also used a Martha Stewart punch on the small red leaves. The sentiment is from the basket set from Papertrey Ink.

Be sure and check out all the other cards here to see what everyone else came up with.

Manhattan Flower Emboss

2011-10-11T13:50:00.000-07:00

I made this card using the Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder and I thought it really popped with using the So Saffron color for the background. I sponged several colors over the top of the embossed vellum. I just love my flowers.

Christmas Card

2011-10-09T13:48:00.001-07:00

I decided to get a little jump on my Christmas Cards. This image is a new set from Stamp Up called Beautiful Season. I just love the image. The embossing is the Stampin Up Framed Tulips folder. It doesn't show up but I covered all my berries with stickles to make them pop. I colored the images in with copic markers. 1 card down and about 50 more to do. I had better get busy.

Happy Birthday Janet

2011-10-07T18:05:00.000-07:00

I made this birthday card for my good friend Janet. We have been friends since high school. One of the best things that I came away from in High School was some fantastic friends. I love the saying on this card "Just think, with every birthday you're even closer to being more like your parents". It has been a standing joke with us that we are going to be just like our parents.

I found this image in my bag of stamped images. Not sure what it is called but I loved the humor.

Happy Birthday Janet!

Corrosive Challenge #134

2011-10-03T16:18:00.000-07:00

I came across the challenge at Corrosive Challenge Blog and thought I would make up my purple coneflower card that I just finished coloring with my copic markers. You were to use another color and mine was green. What a colorful card this turned out to be. Definitely out of my color comfort zone. HA!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #113

2011-10-02T11:05:00.000-07:00

I am just loving the fall weather and it has inspired me to do the challenge over at Tuesday Morning Sketches. I received this wonderful package in the mail from my Secret Sister in a swap I am in on SCS. She sent me the stamped image (so can't tell you the name of it), the beautiful green ribbon and the designer paper that is Autumn Abundance from Paper Trey Ink. I used the basket weave embossing folder for the gold background and a leaf embossing folder from Cuttlebug for the orange background.

I was able to use some of the techniques that I learned from Suzanne Dean's copics class. I feel like I am in grade school again with my crayons. I always loved that and must be why I love to play with the copic markers.

Thanks to Tuesday Morning Sketches for giving me some inspiration.

Gifts

2011-09-30T17:36:00.000-07:00

When my friends came up from Oklahoma I made them a few cute little gifts to give to them as a Welcome to Kansas.

This was a water bottle that I added a crystal light package to.
Here was a little pen and pad set. The Stamping didn't show up very well but it is one of my favorite Stampin Up sets.
This was a little chapstick holder that I made.
And a tea bag holder
and a tic tac holder.

A bunch of beautiful Cards

2011-09-29T17:33:00.000-07:00

These were just come of the cards that Suzanne Dean brought to class. I wish I would of taken a closer picture of each one but I'm sure if you go to her blog, you will see her work up close. I am definitely a fan now.

Beautiful Card #4

2011-09-28T17:32:00.000-07:00

Isn't this card adorable. I love the colors that Suzanne Dean used in making this card. I hope my shading will be half this good some day. I sure enjoy trying.

Beautiful Card #3

2011-09-27T17:30:00.000-07:00

And yet another beautiful card made by Suzanne Dean. Her coloring is just out of this world. I am posting all of these to give me inspiration.

Beautiful Card #2

2011-09-26T17:28:00.000-07:00

This was another beautiful card that Suzanne Dean made. Her detailing is just beautiful. Anyone who would receive this for Christmas would be very lucky.

Beautiful Card #1

2011-09-25T17:26:00.000-07:00

Here was a card that Suzanne Dean made and was kind enough to share at our copics class on Saturday. I love the snow in the window which was a shaker card. What a beautiful Christmas Card.

Wonderful Day

2011-09-24T16:57:00.000-07:00

Today I went to Scrapbook Page and took a copics class taught by Suzanne Dean. What a wonderful class it was. Suzanne was a wonderful instructor and I learned so much. Now I just need to practice.
I also met up with Debra and Linda who were from Oklahoma and we met through Splitcoast Stampers. I have never met such warm individuals and we immediately have a great friendship. I had alot of fun showing them craft shops in the area. (For those of you that know me well, you know that I am a frequent flyer at all these shops).
I was lucky enough to have a friend in the row in front of us to take our picture.
Here is a picture of Debra getting some instruction from Suzanne. We all got individual attention which was fantastic. I came home and told my husband that I could do this every day. It was one of the best days I have had in a long time.

It is so special to meet people with the same passion you have and to form friendships around the states. Thanks to Debra and Linda for being such great friends.

I will be posting some pictures of cards throughout the week that Suzanne made that will give us all some inspiration. I realize that I need to practice, practice and practice.

September Image Challenge

2011-09-22T16:55:00.000-07:00

This is the card that I made for our September Image Challenge. The cute stamp is "In the Window Harvest" by Lockhart. I pulled out my Prismacolor pencils and colored in the image and used Gamasol to blend. The leaves and acorns is a punch that interlocks. They were so much fun. The background paper is from PTI fall set which I just love. It was sent to me by my secret sister.

Be sure and check out the other cards HERE. There are some very talented people in this group.

Halloween card #4

2011-09-15T10:00:00.000-07:00

This was my last card of the halloween set that I was able to finish up. I had seen somewhere on SCS that they had done a faux pinwheel card so I decided to give it a try. I used another embossed background to give the card some texture.

Halloween card #3

2011-09-14T10:00:00.000-07:00

This was the 3rd card I made with my halloween set. You will notice a theme with my cards. They all have orange cats in them. Guess that comes from living with 2 of them. I used the basket weave embossing folder for the background. Another fun card.

Halloween Card #2

2011-09-13T10:00:00.000-07:00

This is card #2 that I made with my kit. These images have the cutest personalities. I believe a mouse would scare my cats. They are not really hunters, unless it is a tiny spider.

The Happy Halloween sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

2011 Halloween Cards

2011-09-12T10:00:00.000-07:00

Today was a beautiful day outside here but I decided to play in my scrap room. Angela (Just Monkeying Around) sent me this wonderful halloween card kit with all kinds of fun things in the kit. One of my favorites was the spiderweb die. She sent me 2. I just love those and going to have to find me one of those. She sent me some fluffle images and I went to town with my copics. This is the first card I made.

Baby Quilt

2011-09-11T09:57:00.000-07:00

Just finished this baby quilt for my sister to give away to a friend. They are having a little boy. I love these cheery colors. Yellow and blue combo is always one of my favorites.

All My Bargains

2011-09-10T09:55:00.001-07:00

I just got back from our local Scrapbook Store garage sale and I found some wonderful goodies. Stamps, paper, die cuts, etc. Always so much fun and such great bargains. I found nothing that was on my list but some wonderful bargains.

Card Candy for PTI Swap

2011-09-09T10:00:00.000-07:00

This was the last of my items for the Papertrey Ink swap. This is called card candy. It is a set that you would use to make a card. I used the ric rack die, pennant die, flower, and mat collection die from Papertrey Ink. I think you could make up a card very fast with these elements.

Birthday Card

2011-09-08T10:00:00.000-07:00

This is yet another card for a Papertrey Ink swap that I am doing. I had won this button stamp set from Papertrey Ink and I just love it. The doily is from Stampin Up. I know I am going to have fun with this stamp set.

Sympathy Card

2011-09-07T10:00:00.000-07:00

This was another card that I made for a swap. It had to be a fancy fold card. It seems like I have needed sympathy cards alot lately so I thought I would make some for this challenge.

I used the "Botanical Silhouettes" stamp set from Papertrey Ink. I got the pattern for this card at Connie Babbert's blog. She gives you all the dimensions on her blog.

Happy Harvest Card

2011-09-06T10:00:00.000-07:00

I just love this card because it reminds of fall festivals, great food and a chill in the air. I made this card for a card swap. They theme was autumn splendor. The basket was a die cut from Papertrey Ink. I know I am going to have all kinds of fun with this set.

Coffee Card

2011-09-05T05:51:00.001-07:00

I made this card as a thank you for a secret sister who sent me the coffee mug stamp set from Papertrey Ink. I just love the set. Of course I haven't found much at PTI that I didn't like. LOL!

I have been crafting like mad so I finally have lots to post. Be sure and check back because I have projects for every day this week that I am going to post.

I hope everyone has a great Labor Day.

Challenges by AR Make it Masculine!-AR-081811

2011-08-28T05:42:00.000-07:00

My husband asked me to make his brother a birthday card and I had to think about it for a bit because I guess that means I can't use flowers, butterflies, etc. All the wonderful things that I love to adorn my cards with. I also noticed that Challenges by AR are having a "Make It Masculine" challenge. This should fit in just perfect.
I used the "Masculine Motifs" stamp set from Papertrey Ink and for the first time I used the wood paper. It was fun to work with.

So here you have a simple masculine card. I'm sure my brother in law will appreciate it.

Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #81

2011-08-26T14:15:00.000-07:00

Over at Hand Stamped Sentiment s they are having a challenge featuring banners. I thought this would be a fun card to submit. I made the banner using the large oval punch from Stampin Up.

I hope to be very creative this weekend so be sure and check back on my blog.

Molded Flowers

2011-08-21T13:35:00.000-07:00

This is a card that I made for a friend using my new molded flowers. I found molds over at Mold Muse and decided that it looked like fun. I bought some sculpy clay and went to town. You roll up little balls and press in to mold. You then bake for 20 minutes at 275 degrees. Very easy and so much fun to make.

On this card I also stamped the background with an assorted doily collection stamp from Stella and Rose (My Mind's Eye collection). I love the way the background looks like paper. I would like to look in to that a little more.

So I am off to find my eggplant Parmesan recipe so I can fix it for dinner. Have a great week.

2011 Christmas Cards

2011-08-19T14:20:00.000-07:00

It has been really hard for me to come up with 2 Christmas Cards for a swap that I am doing. With a little help from my friend Susan I was able to complete these 2 cards. I had to make 11 of each design and send off. Can't wait to see what I will get back. I used 2 of the new stamp sets from Stampin Up out of their Christmas catalog. One was The Sounding Joy and the other one was Forest Festivities. I love the new designer paper in the Christmas catalog also. So enjoy my first taste of the holidays. I hope to get a few more things done this weekend. We shall see.

2012 Calendar

2011-08-13T16:12:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I have posted anything on my blog. Well when you see this project, you will know why. I love making calendars for gifts and decided to make one for a friend. I got the template for the calendars at Cat's Creations. She is so nice to offer these templates for free. I used the stampable CD 6 x 6 template. I went to Michaels and purchased a 4 x 6 acrylic frame.
I used the Year of Flowers Collection Stamp Set from Papertrey Ink and sat down one evening and started coloring in with my copics. I started with August so my friend could start using it now.
You will see my theme is flowers and butterflies. For September I used a Martha Stewart Butterfly punch. The border for September is also PTI. For October I used some of the Nestability shapes that I had on hand. The butterfly is from PTI.
The papers are all from a 6 x 6 Stella Rose pad. Loved these colors and they seemed to go so well with my coloring. I used a Stampin Up butterfly set for November and December.
For January I used a stamp and punch from SU and for February I used a single Butterfly stamp I had and heat embossed with black. I colored in with my copics.
I think March and April were my favorite months. March - because the yellow just pops and April because I love the Sweet peas and the peach color. The border is a Martha Stewart Punch.
For May I used a butterfly stamp from Stampin Up and a cute border punch that I purchased at Michaels. For June I used the butterfly die from Stamp Up as my background.
And to finalize my set, I used another SU stamp for the butterfly and some nestabilities for my flower set.

Well this was my project for the week. I hope you enjoy. Hopefully I will make one for myself one of these days.

Monthly Image Swap

2011-08-09T11:47:00.000-07:00

I wish I would of taken a picture of the sheet of images I received in the mail so you could get an idea of what I had to start with. It really stretched my idea of creativity. I tried to make the background a log cabin because I truly would love to live in one some day. This is my version of my little scrapbooking store.

The Paper Players Challenge #57

2011-08-01T10:00:00.000-07:00

Over at The Paper Players they are having a sketch challenge using the above picture. This is the card that I designed.
I used some wonderful paper that was sent to me and Papertrey Ink stamp sets "Little Bitty Bird" and PTI Butterfly Die. This is going to make the perfect birthday card for a special someone.

Pals Paper Arts Challenge #104

2011-07-31T16:37:00.000-07:00

Over at Pal Paper Arts you will see that Paper Piercing is the Element of Style this week. This reminds me of the days when we got the metal sheets outs and pierced them and antiqued them. What fun that was. For my picture I used a stamped image that was sent to me. I pierced the swirls and on each scallop edge. I am going to have a nice stash of birthday cards from all these wonderful challenges.

HSS Flourish Forever Theme Challenge #77

2011-07-30T16:44:00.000-07:00

When I saw the challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments I knew which stamp set I was going to use.I used Baroque Motifs from Stampin Up. It was one of my very first stamps that I purchased and I still think it is one of my favorite go to stamps. It is so versatile and can be used for so many things.

The card base was cut using Crumb Cake Card Stock. The compliment color is Cherry Cobbler from Stampin Up. The sentiment was from Great Friend from Stampin Up.

So this is my version of Flourish Forever.

Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger

2011-07-28T18:27:00.001-07:00

This challenge at Moxie Fab World sure brings back memories for me.

Just seeing this picture reminds me of my childhood. One of my favorite things to do when I was a kid was to crochet. My grandma taught me using a wooden crochet hook and plastic bread sacks. I thought I was something when I made a rug to put on the floor. It didn't matter to me or my mom that it was all bread sacks, we still loved it. When I decided to try my hand at yarn, I made an afghan just like the one in the picture above except I used all bright colors with black borders. I still wonder what ever happened to that afghan.

Well here is the card that I made from the inspiration photo above. I used the Stampin Up Circle Circus stamp set to make my background. The ribbon is the new color pool party which I just love to use. The other colors I stamped with were Pear pizzaz, Wisteria Wonder and Concord Crush. Hope you enjoy the card. I sure enjoyed going down memory lane.

Manhattan Flower Emboss

2011-07-25T14:10:00.000-07:00

I am working on a technique demonstration for a card swap in October and I need your opinion. On the first card I used the Manhattan Flower Embossing folder from Stampin Up and vellum card stock. I sponged on the back of the embossing using 3 colors (Cameo Coral, Rose Red and Summer Sun). I then cut out the roses and layered on green cardstock.
On the next card I used an ivory background and sponged on the front of the embossed flower using the same colors.

My question for all of you out there is which do you like better? Just leave a comment below as to your favorite. Thanks for your help.

Pals Paper Arts Challenge #103

2011-07-24T12:43:00.000-07:00

Today I found a fun sketch challenge over at Pals Paper Arts. This was the sketch that we were to use.

I again went to my stash of goodies from my secret sister and decided to use my copics to color in this image and use some of these wonderful designer papers that she sent me. I love the colors of this paper. Hope you enjoy.

Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #76

2011-07-23T13:01:00.000-07:00

I really had to think about this challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments because it would mean I would have to get out of my pink mode that I always seem to be in. I got this wonderful package from my secret sister at SCS and decided I had to do something with all my goodies. I had purchased an old beat up book of poems at an antique store knowing that I would use the pages in my card making some day. As I was flipping through the book, I found the poem sun shadows and decided I had to use this in my card. The stamped leaves were from Take Three: Spring from Papertrey Ink. I added a few embellishments and decided I really like the colors yellow and green. I am glad I ventured out of my norm. So this is how I spend my summers - reading a good book in the sunshine.

The Corrosive Challenge #125

2011-07-18T16:06:00.001-07:00

What a wonderful challenge I found at The Corrosive Challenge Blog. The theme was to make creations about music. I had found an old torn up music book at an antique store and isn't it amazing that everything old has potential for something new. So I made this card using a part of the music sheet. The stamp I used for the little girl is called Pure Innocence from My Favorite Things. The music notes were dies that came from My Favorite Things Also.
I am dedicating this card to my sister Debbi who has always been a lover of music. We all took piano lessons when we were young but it actually stuck with her. I still like to listen to all kinds of music. What a great challenge this was.

Papercraft Star Challenge #53

2011-07-17T11:33:00.000-07:00

Today I decided to try my hand at another challenge. Papercraft Star is having a great challenge. This is the sketch that you were to use
So I got out my new favorite designer paper (Stella and Rose from My Mind's Eye) and some bling that I received from my secret sister on SCS and I really liked how it turned out. This card is going to a friend who just had a bike accident and going to be off work for a while.