Kraft Birthday

Hi all! I decided to whip up something for this weeks CAS(e) the sketch #43 and also incorporated CASual Friday's challenge into too.

Pretty much everything on this card is from Papertrey, Ink except the real black button and the hemp.

Both the birthday and button are dies from PTI. The long sentiment from the wonderful words birthday stamp set is repeatedly stamped in white craft ink on the kraft cardstock. I added a bit of sponging around it and the polka dot panel to add a bit of interest.

It was a real challenge to get that button and bow attached to the card - I still didn't get it to lay completely flat, but oh well!

Well off to shop for our camping trip! Thanks for stopping by!

ETA: also entered into
Simon says stamp - Anything goes

Batty - FMS #101

Hi everyone! Here's my take on this weeks Freshly Made Sketch #101.

Bat is a stamp from Paper Smooches and the sentiment is an old one from TAC.

I used N2,4 and 7 Copic markers to color his goofy self! This little guy just makes me giggle! My favorite things fishtail dies used to cut out banners and I decided to layer them in black so that they stood out a bit more! The black designer paper that the bat is on is from my stash of Halloween papers and I have no idea where it came from. However, I really like the colors in it and how it appears to be textured.

Branch die is from Memory Box.

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Monster of a Birthday

Hi everyone! Here's a card I created that works really well with what today is! Ack! I'm turning the big five oh!

Stamps are from Paper Smooches and colored with Copic markers. I did add a few drops of glossy accents to his eyes to make the shine, but it really didn't pick up in the photo!

Designer paper is from Hot Off The Press. That is faux stitching around the dp and done with a multi liner pen and a ruler. Lime green cardstock is from Bazzill and the black and white is from PTI.

I'm off to pamper myself at the spa today! I think I deserve to be taken care of for this monster of a birthday! LOL! Thanks for stopping by!

PTI August Blog Hop - it's a celebration

Hi everyone!
This is the color combo and sketch I chose to do for this months blog hop.

I used all the colors except fine linen - which just didn't work with what I had in mind. I'm not too fond of that color anyways....

Got out the crimper and added a bit of texture to the strips. At the last minute I decided to add the flowers but I wanted a bit of texture to them as well. I have an old Angel Co. striped back ground stamp that I used with Versamark and clear embossing powder after cutting them out. Once they cooled down, I added color using Faber Castell Gelatos.

I stacked them on top of each other using foam tape and then added the button for the center. Everything on this card is from PTI, except for the green button which is from American Crafts.

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Celebrate

Hi everyone! I was intrigued by this weeks CAS(e) the Sketch and it took two cards for me to like what I came up with! Ever do that? Me, too many times to count!

The star is a chipboard cut out that I've had in my stash for years. I covered it with some designer paper from Hot Off The Press and trimmed and sanded it out. The Fishtail banner die from MFT used to cut out the blue paper. The ribbon was colored with a Copic marker  - tried to match the blue in the dp, but settled for lighter rather than darker and tied it on!

I decided to speckle the stark white back ground with some blue paint just to be different. Like how it worked with the designer paper. The sentiment is from The Paper Studio.

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With Gratitude - FMS1

Hi everyone! Congratulations to Freshly Made Sketches for achieving #100 sketches! They decided to go back to the beginning and feature the very first sketch and here is my take on it!

Sentiment stamp is from Verve and the designer paper is from an old paper pack from Making Memories! Blue flower is from Prima Flowers and I cut a few leaves out from a Memory Box leaf die.

I used the textile embossing folder on the tilted blue panel and lightly sanded it so that the white sort of showed through. I got a little happy with my distress tool tonight too!

Blue pearls are from Kaisercraft and the enhanced evening ribbon and the rustic cream card base is from PTI.

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Enjoy

Hi everyone! I was playing around over the weekend and trying to come up with some sort of sketch to use with this adorable ice cream cone.

I finally ended up using the deconstructed sketch #114.  However, I turned it on its side.

Ice cream cone stamp is from Flourishes and colored with Copic markers. I decided to use a plaid embossing folder that sort of resembles the markings on the cone on a piece of kraft cardstock. I love how it turned out!

My favorite things fishtail die and circle nesties used to create the award ribbon. Sentiment is from The Paper Studio. Finally, all cardstock is from Papertrey, Ink.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!