Get well soon

Hello. Playing in the Addicted to CAS challenge of nature today.

I picked up the skeleton leaves dies from momenta on clearance at Hobby Lobby. Cut them out using kraft cardstock and spritzed them with the new Tim Holtz Mica spays. 

Get well sentiment is from Mama Elephant and I used a embossing folder from Quickkutz on the white panel in the background. 

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

PTI Blog Hop

Hi everyone! I decided to play along in this month's PTI Blog Hop. This month we were challenged to step out of the box and use non-traditional colors for a Holiday project. Here is the color combo I chose to work with. 

Stamps are from the set called Tremendous treats. I used the colors outlined above for all the cardstock on this card. I got out my prisma color pencils to color the bird. The pine stamp in the back ground is from Great Impressions and is stamped in Versamark. I added a bit of sparkle using a stardust pen to simulate a little snow. Dies used: Scalloped border from Quickutz, nesties, PTI and the stitched border punch from Fiskars.

I think this card could so pass for a traditional color scheme. What do you think?  Thanks for stopping by and I appreciate any and all feedback!

Birthday Wishes

Hello everyone! I was just recently at a Craft Warehouse store over in the Tri-Cities (in Wash. State) and they were having a 40% off stamp sale! I didn't intend to spend money when I first went in, but who can refuse a sale? Here's a card I made using a new back ground stamp.

It's from Hero Arts and it's called Lattice. The die that I used to cut out the sentiment is from Verve Stamps and matches pretty closely. Sentiment stamp is from Papertrey, Ink.

Ivory and brown cardstock is from PTI and the kraft really is paper bag thin paper from Paper Accents. Brown ink from A*Muse Studio is used to stamp the lattice background and also sponged around the sentiment panel.

Burlap is cut using the scallop cookie cutter die from Quickutz/lifestyle crafts. Brown grosgrain ribbon is tied onto the panel to complete the card.


Thanks for stopping in!

Inspired vases

Hi everyone! I played around with the inspiration challenge over at splitcoast on Saturday. Here is what inspired me at this site and what I did with it.

Vase stamp is from Papertrey, Ink and stamped in versamark then heat embossed with glacier white embossing powder. Stems are stamped in Palette Jardin Moss. I used black cardstock to cut the layer out and make the light green main image really pop.

All cardstock is from Bazzill, except for the white and black which is from PTI. The big scallops were cut from the Quikutz cookie cutter die. Two white self adhesive pearls added for dimension. Sentiment stamp is from PTI as well and stamped in Archival ink.

I had just used the white lace on the card but it looked really blah to me so I colored some white satin using the G24 Copic Marker that went so well with all the rest of the card and inserted it on top of the lace. Main image is popped up using foam tape.

Thanks for stopping in. I'd love to hear what you think of my inspiration card!

True love forever

Hi everyone! I'm back from having no power and from my business trip to Las Vegas. I can't wait to get into the studio to play around a bit! Here is a Valentines day card that I did a few weeks ago!

This is a card I made out of a lot of die cuts using designer papers and some stamping. Dies are from Sizzix, Quickutz, and Verve. I used designer paper pieces from my stash of leftovers. The scorepal was used to score lines for the stamped sentiment (Papertrey, Ink).

Red twine was tied into a bow on one of the hearts and a white sharpie paint pen was used to add the white dots on the far right heart.

I like how clean this one turned out! What do you think?

3 hearts

Hello everyone! Since Valentines day is the next major holiday coming up, I thought I'd get a jump on card making now.

I used a die from Quickutz (lifestyle crafts) to cut out the hearts on the back of the kraft cardstock. Distress ink in vintage photo was daubered around the hearts to make them stand out a bit. Red polka dot designer paper is taped on between the red card base.

Pure poppy ink from Palette is used to stamp the sentiment which is from Papertrey, Ink and is all the dp and cardstock.

I like that this is clean looking, but it was not simple to line up the die three times even using a ruler and pencil! I guess I need to invest in a heart punch! (grin)

Thanks for stopping in!

Hello!

Hello! It's Monday and I'm going to be on a very long stretch work at my day job! Like 12 days straight without a day off! Ugh! Wish me luck, that I don't get sick or too cranky by the end of it!

This awesome stamp is from Gina K's "You go, Girl" set. She is colored with Copic's and cut out with a rectangle nestie. The sentiment is cut out using a circle punch and a label die from Quickutz.

The designer pink polka dot paper is from Making Memories that I got on clearance a few years ago because it was misprinted with black spotches all over it. I liked it, it looked distressed to me so I quickly put it into my basket and brought it home.

I used the edge die from Papertrey, ink to cut the bottom of the dp and the black cardstock. Then added the three black pearls from Queen and Co. White satin ribbon used and tied into a knot instead of a bow this time around.

Have a great day!

Nautical Masculine Birthday

Hi everyone! Here is a card I recently did for a Victorine Originals Birthday challenge.

I did a lot of experimenting and playing around with this one. The back ground is created using the rope stamp from the nautical set from VO. I stamped it in Palette fresh snow, heat embossed it with clear embossing powder and then used the vintage photo distress ink to distress the kraft card stock a bit more.

The tag and the left strip are created using Post-it note tape and vintage photo distress ink. I've been seeing all these rolls of washi tape on Pinterest and even some DIY versions and started playing around.

To create the tag I put three strips of the Post-it Note tape on a piece of cardstock and distressed it with the vintage photo using the sponge applicator. I then ran it through the CB and cut out the tag using the die from Quickutz. It sort of looks like wood! I recycled the "rope" from a Life is Good Tag that I had saved and tied some knots into it and attached it to the left panel.

The circle's are cut out using the spellbinders dies and the Birthday sentiment is from Hero Arts.

There are challenges going on over at the Victorine Blog every two weeks where you can enter for a chance to win VO stamps. The new challenge is summertime and starts tomorrow! Thanks for stopping in!

Masculine Birthday

I went searching in my stash for a masculine birthday card and found that I'm out! Yikes! So, this is what I whipped up real fast to get in the mail.

Tag is made out of a coaster using the Quickutz tag die and a big eyelet from We R Memories is attached to the center. Back ground stamps and the sentiment are from PTI. Stamped the paper backgrounder in Palette burnt umber and then distressed it with vintage photo that was applied with a sponge applicator.

White background is embossed with the plaid embossing folder from Sizzix. The black cardstock is punched using the stitch border punch from EK Success.

Super quick and easy peasy. Our weather here in Washington state feels like early spring! I heard a radio announcer today coin July as "Julebruary" - go figure! So, if your in the middle of a heat wave, please send warm weather our way! Thanks for dropping in and be safe!

Blessings

Hi everyone! I've been playing around with some images to practice coloring with Copic's and here's one that actually got made into a card.

Image is from one of the hostess sets available through The Angel Company. Designer paper in the background is also from TAC.

I decided to use the scalloped border die from Quickutz on the bottom of the main image. Funny thing about that is that I had already added the flower (it had a white center) and the pearl in the center of the small flower to it. Well, after I ran the die and the image through the Cuttlebug to get the scalloped border - it had smashed both of them to smitherines! LOL! Totally forgot about it - so the white center in the flower became a bigger self adhesive pearl!

Sentiment is also from TAC - called Tag TidBits, which is one of my go to sentiment sets. Pink satin ribbon is from my stash!

Thanks for stopping by and let me know what you think!

Happy

Everything!

This is the card that I'm sending out to my Dad's girlfriend for Mother's day!

Flower stamp is from A Muse Studio. I colored the stamp with Marvy Le Plume markers and then spritzed with water and stamped it onto watercolor paper. Sentiment is from Stampendous.

I used the newest label die from PTI to cut it out and then found some pink paper in my scrap pile that matched the marker color to layer it. Brown cardstock is from American Crafts. Designer paper is DCWV Once upon a time.

I used the scallop die from Quickutz on the bottom of the dp, rounded the top corners and then distressed it with dark chocolate ink from Palette and a dauber. Finally, pink self adhesive pearls used on the scallops which are from Kaisercraft.

Sorry I've been MIA the last few days, The boss was in town! Nothing like 14 hour days to keep you away from stamping and blogging!

Welcome Baby

Hi everyone! I needed a baby card and looked high and low through my stash of stamps and came up with hardly any. Hmm, might need to see about purchasing a few cute sets just in case.

This stamp is from Hero Arts that I've had forever. It's in a set of four that is boxed up. I stamped the booties in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored them with Copic Markers. The sentiment is from Papertrey ink and stamped in Palette Noir.

Paper is from TAC and I used the medium scalloped die from Quickutz on the bottom. Square scallop die from Spellbinders used to layer the baby booties. Added a bit of pink organza ribbon

and tied it in a bow using the Bow Easy. I did use some pink scrappers floss to tie the ribbon together a bit before adhering the bow.

I ended up trying to keep this as clean and simple as possible because I'm not sure how it will be received. I know Dad better than I do the Mom of the new baby, which is obviously a girl.

Thanks for stopping by and let me know what you think!

Lean on me

Hello! Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their weekend! Here's a card done with the final January Viva la Verve sketch over at SCS.

Stamps are from the Wordy Birds set from Verve and colored with Copic markers in the following colors. B00, B02, YR07. I hand drew in the birds feet so that it appeared that one bird is leaning (or standing) on the other.

Designer paper is from Basic Grey and layered with black cardstock. The scallops on the bottom are cut with the Quikutz cookie cutter die.

I tied the bow with the bow easy, except it wasn't easy! Tied it three times before I was satisfied with how it looked.

I'm going to attempt to de-clutter the crap, I mean craft/office today. It's outta control!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Victorine Originals Challenge #5 - Tag it

Hello everyone! Today begins a new challenge over at Victorine Originals blog with a chance to win some new stamps! The challenge is Tag it! The designers were to come up with a card, tag or project that incorporated a tag. Here is my card.


The tag is cut using the Quickutz die template with white cardstock and layered in black. The die includes different cut options for covering the hole. I chose to cut it out of red cardstock and tied on a white and red polka dot satin ribbon.

The red heart is grunge board from one of the Tim Holtz collections that I colored red with my Copic markers. I stamped some white (Palette fresh snow) distressed dots from Savvy Stamps and attached it to the tag.

The sentiment is from Victorine Originals and stamped in Palette Noir then cut out using the long rectangle die from Spellbinders. The scalloped die was used on the black cardstock to layer it.

Designer paper is from my "I have no clue who made it" stash.

Please drop by VO's blog (link in side bar) to see what the rest of the designers came up with and get inspired to play along for a chance to win. Thanks for stopping by!

Be Merry

Hello! This CAS little card has some cool texture to it! I picked up the new Sizzix embossing folder pack that has the snowflakes and the plaid together. I wanted the snowflake one specifically, but test out the plaid one and fell in love!

I really love how deep the impression is! The yellow scallops are cut using the large Quikutz cookie cutter die. I also used the new square die from PTI, again love that it cuts three squares all together which saves so much time!

All stamps are from The Angel Company. Sentiment is from Tag Tid Bits and the ornament is from Jingle Jolly and colored with a combination of Copic's and stardust pens. I chose some non-traditional colors for this Christmas card and I love how it turned out!

Thanks for stopping by! I'll announce the winner of my CAS no layer challenge tomorrow!

Peony

Good morning! It was rather windy here last night (45 mph wind gusts) that had the power out several times and prevented me from posting this last night.

Here's a quick card made with the Peony stamp set from The Angel Company.

The peony is colored with Copics, however I'm not all that excited about my coloring job on this one - it just blah to me. I think it needs to come shading, what do you think?

Designer paper is from the Gossamer line from Memory Box. Pink and green Bazzill cardstock was used to layer. Scallops done with the Quickutz cookie cutter dies.

Have a wonderful day!

Beary Blue

Hello everyone! We are having such wonderful weather here in Seattle. I can't believe it was 73 degrees today and we set two records this week. Monday we had record breaking rain amounts and today was the warm temps. Go figure!

So with that in mind, how about a winter card?

This cute little guy is from TAC's fall supplement called Cuddly Christmas. I gotta say that this set has some great images and sentiments - one of my favorite new Holiday sets!!!

The bear is colored with Copic markers in shades of blue, except for his boots which were done in grays (duh). The dots on his scarf are liquid pearls in White Opal. Love how this looks!

Designer paper is from my Christmas stash (the strip on top of the blue scallops) and I have no idea who it's from. Scallops were cut with the Quikutz cookie cutter die.

The white is embossed with the 5x7 polka dot embossing folder from Provo Craft. Tied on some skinny satin ribbon, did a double bow and called it good. What do you think?

Have a great week!

Fall flowers

At least I colored these to become a "fall" flower. Giggle, giggle!


I found this digital image somewhere for free and for the life of me I cannot remember who's it is. If anyone out there has a system for identifying and remembering who your digi's came from, please share!

Daisy's are colored with Copic's and layered with yellow cardstock. The yellow designer paper is from my stash that I most likely got from Micheal's years ago. The gray cardstock is from American Craft and I used the Quikutz medium scalloped border die to cut the edge. Simple layout that went together pretty quickly. What do you think?

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

White on White

Hello all! I decided to play around a bit and challenged myself to do a white on white card. I love how they look with the texture and all....well, here's what I came up with.

This came together quicker than I thought it would. and no coloring what so ever! LOL! So, what do you think?


Supplies:
Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.
CB embossing folders - polka dots, textile
PTI label die
Circle nestability
Scalloped cookie cutter die by Quickutz
Satin ribbon
Prima flower
Pearls from Kaisercraft

Have a great day and thanks for stopping in.

Well toot my horn

Hey everyone! Happy Monday, that is if you can find anything happy about a Monday!??!

Here's a card I did for a Co-Workers birthday. He'd be the first one to tell you that he's an antique and I thought this would be right up his alley!

The car is stamped in Black ink and then embossed with clear embossing powder. I used buttons to cover up the "flowers" on the wheels and antenna.

The gray designer paper is from DCWV and the gray cardstock is from American Crafts. I used black cardstock to layer everything and make the road. The white lines on the road were done with a white sharpie paint pen.

Quickutz makes a large and a small name plate die and I used the bigger one to stamp the sentiment on. I just turned it upside down and tucked part of it under the car. The die cuts a border as well as the name plate and I colored that with a Copic marker to match the color theme.

This card was a hit with my co-worker as I got a thank you card in the mail expressing his appreciation! Kind of cool, huh?

Have a great day!