Papertrey Ink July Blog Hop

I’ve done it! I’ve finally had time to craft a little!!! Woo Hoo!!! LOL.

I’m here today with a card for the PTI July Blog Hop. 🙂 Here is the beautiful picture inspiration,

And here is my card,

I just love that little fox 🙂 I was inspired by the flags and the doily in the picture. I was going to use flowers in place of the fox, but when I came across this stamp set I thought the fox was just too adorable so I die cut and water colored the little cutie. 😉

Hope you like it! And hopefully more crafting will be coming soon! 🙂

Supply List:

Cardstock: Rustic Cream

Stamps: Hello Foxy Stamp Set, Heart-2-Heart #5 Stamp Set

Inks: Spring Moss Ink Pad, Pure Poppy Ink Pad, Aqua Mist Ink Pad, True Black Ink Pad, Staz-On Jet Black Ink Pad

Dies: Parisian Doily Die, Heart-2-Heart #5 Die, Hello Foxy Die

Other: Artist Loft Water Colors, Foam Tape, Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine Spray

CAS(E) This Sketch #79

Ok, so the recital has had me running around like crazy! I haven’t had a whole lot of time to craft, let alone post anything 😦 But it should be getting better soon because the recital is the weekend after Father’s Day. So things should slow down then…hopefully 🙂

I do have a card to share today for the CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge. Here is the sketch,

And here is my card,

I die cut the “you” four times, glitter up the top one, and then added the others to the back so that it would pop off the front of the card. 🙂

Hope you like it!

 

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Vintage Cream

Stamps: Building Blocks Stamp Set

Inks: Hibiscus Burst Ink Pad, Scarlet Jewel Ink Pad, Sweet Blush Ink Pad, Classic Kraft Ink Pad, Autumn Rose Ink Pad, True Black Ink Pad, MFT Spearmint Dye Ink Pad

Dies: Wonderful Words Dies

Other: American Crafts Wow! Gold Glitter

Muse #69

Hello there, Muse! They sure do have a fun card up this week! Here it is,

Isn’t it so bright and happy? I really like it 🙂 Here is how I was inspired,

I decided to use die cuts instead of paint or ink 🙂

I have been trying to figure out how people are doing the stamping on the die cuts and the stamping on the card and getting them to match up. I was seriously racking my brain and trying to figure it out. I came up with die cutting my 3 birthday dies first, stamping the sentiment on the card itself, then placing some clear acetate (left over from some new stamps) over the card, placing the die cuts in the arrangement I wanted, then stamping the sentiment again, making sure it lined up with the card. It actually wasn’t too difficult and didn’t take up too much time. 🙂

Hope you like it!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Raspberry Fizz, Simply Chartreuse, Summer Sunrise

Stamps: Wonderful Words: Birthday Stamp Set

Inks: True Black Ink Pad

Other: Heidi Swapp Black Velvet Color Shine Spray

 

PS: Here is a card I made to thank Zachary’s teacher this year. 🙂

Have a good day!

CAS(E) This Sketch #77

So, I’m a bit obsessed with my new Building Blocks stamp set from PTI. It’s really so versatile! At first I was like, “hmmm maybe I should throw this in my cart, I don’t know…” and then when it got to my house, I just couldn’t put it down! There are, literally, TONS of things you can do with this set. Plus the sentiments are soooooooooooooo cute. 🙂

Anyhoo, I have a card today for the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge. Here is the awesome sketch,

And here is my take, although I have to warn you, the picture isn’t very good as we have a pretty gnarly storm going on right now (Tornado Watch, anyone? 😦 Boo.)

I used my Beautiful Blooms II set for the circles, and… you guessed it! Building Blocks for the sentiment. 🙂

Hope you like it!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Vintage Cream

Stamps: Beautiful Blooms II Stamp Set, Building Blocks Stamp Set

Inks: Spring Rain Ink Pad, Lemon Tart Ink Pad, Sweet Blush Ink Pad, Lavender Moon Ink Pad, True Black Ink Pad, Pure Poppy Ink Pad

Dies: Building Blocks Dies

 

PS: Here is a card I made a while back, can’t remember where I got the inspiration from…but I hesitated to share it because there is something off about it…I think maybe its the placement of the circle and heart. They make the eye draw a funky shape…I don’t know….what do you think?

Have a good day!

A CASE Study PTI May Blog Hop :)

So, today I have a card I made for two challenges. I didn’t get one made Friday or Saturday because we were getting ready for my Hubby’s birthday party yesterday. I swear, one of these weeks, I am going to get a card done a day, LOL! It’s still my goal! 🙂

So back to today’s card 😉 It’s been awhile since I’ve joined in the PTI Monthly Blog Hop. Aqua and Melon are such gorgeous colors together. And I have been thinking about the CASE Study muse card a lot and so the two just sort of melded together in my head. Here is the Blog Hop graphic,

And the CASE Study muse card,

Just love that layout, don’t you? Here is how I meshed them,

I am love love loving my new Building Block stamp set!!! So stinkin’ cute! It was perfect to make that layout work with just stamps and very little embellishments. I only used some iridescent sequins. 🙂

Hope you like it!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select Whtie, Aqua Mist

DP: Melon Berry Patterned Pack

Stamps: Building Blocks Stamp Set

Inks: Aqua Mist Ink Pad, Melon Berry Ink Pad, True Black Ink Pad

Dies: Monthly Moments: Slide Frame Die

Other: Darice Iridescent Sequins, Foam Tape

 

PS: Here is a card I made AWHILE ago. Not sure where my inspiration came from since it’s been so long.

Have a good day! 🙂

Papertrey Ink Make It Monday #165

I know, I know, I said a card a day, lol. I really did make this card yesterday. I just didn’t have time to post it! 🙂 So here is my take on the Make It Monday Artsy Watercolor Background technique:

I used the Square Prints stamp set and I think it worked out rather nicely 🙂

Hope you like it!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White, Artist’s Loft Watercolor Paper

DP: American Crafts Best of Amy Tangerine Patterned Paper

Stamps: Square Prints Stamp Set, Wet Paint Stamp Set

Inks: Ocean Tides Ink Pad, Spring Rain Ink Pad, Classic Kraft Ink Pad, True Black Ink Pad

Dies: Simply Framed Die

Other: Paint Brush, Water, Foam Tape

 

PS: Here is a quick little card I made awhile back. CAS birthday card for my stash 🙂

Pretty sure I was inspired by a Maile Belles card. 🙂

Have a great day!

Muse #68

So, I think I’m going to give myself a goal of at least one card a day. Well, for the next couple of weeks anyway 🙂 I have a little bit of extra time during the day since my choreography is done and we are a month out from the recital. When the recital gets closer I have a feeling posts will be few and far between. But then after, I should be back to at least one card a day, LOL. 🙂

As the title suggests, I have a card to share for the Muse challenge this week 🙂 Here is the lovely inspiration card,

Love that CAS. I started out with something simple in mind, but it sort of morphed into this:

I think I got a bit carried away…but I like it none the less 🙂 Loving my Delightful Dahlias and Wonderful Words: Thank You at the moment 😛 Super fun card to make, loved the Muse’s layout, so I stuck with that and it took off from there! This card had a mind of its own, LOL.

Hope you like it!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White

Stamps: Delightful Dahlias Additions Stamp Set

Inks: Sweet Blush Ink Pad, Hibiscus Burst Ink Pad, Raspberry Fizz Ink Pad, Spring Moss Ink Pad, Ripe Avocado Ink Pad, Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers Distress Ink Mini

Dies: Delightful Dahlias Dies, Wonderful Words: Thank You Die, Cover Plate: Center Stage Die (for the the arrow mask)

Other: Foam Tape, Darice Silver Sequins, Heidi Swapp Navy Color Shine Spray

 

 

PS: Another Pinterest inspired card,

Here is the picture that inspired it:

HERE is the Pinterest source.

Have a good day!

CASE Study #191

Another CASE Study, WOO HOO! I’m (sort of) getting back into my groove 🙂 Here is the card to CASE this week:

Wida is amazing, isn’t she?! Such an elegant card 🙂 Here is my take:

Those reddish pink flowers on Wida’s card made me think of watercolor so I pulled out my Delightful Dahlia (love love love that stamp set and the additions!) stamp set and got to work watercoloring 🙂 I also liked the white on white sentiment die cuts so I put mine half on the flowers and half off, the best of both worlds 😉 They are hard to see in this picture but there are vellum butterflies with solid rhinestone stickers in the middle of them on the flowers. Here is a better shot:

I adore CAS, and one layer stamping, but look at all that luscious layering! LOL! Ok, that’s a lot for me! I tend to over do it when I try lots of layers, but sometimes it works out. 😛

Hope you like it!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White, Artists Loft Watercolor Paper, Recollections Vellum

Stamps: Delightful Dahlias Stamp Set

Inks: Staz-On Jet Black Ink Pad

Dies: Delightful Dahlias Dies, Wonderful Words: Thank You Die, Martha Stewart Large Butterfly Punch, Martha Stewart Small Butterfly Punch

Other: Recollections Solid Rhinestone Stickers, Artist Loft Watercolors Set

PS: I realize that I have a TON of cards that I’ve made over the months that were “just for fun.” Meaning, not for a challenge, LOL. So I will start sharing some of them at the end of my posts. Hope you enjoy. And let me know if you like this idea 🙂

This one was inspired by this Pinterest Pic:

HERE is the Pinterest source.

Have a wonderful day!

Make It Monday #164

I’m back!!! Lol! We went on a Cruise and then I went to Vegas with my brothers and things are just now starting to calm down, so i got some crafty time in 🙂

I joined in with Papertrey Ink’s Make It Monday this week. The technique was to use emboss resist and stamping in a sort of explosion layout. Here is my take,

This card was so much fun to make! I really like this technique. I may try it again with different colors instead of the same color family 🙂

Hope you like it!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Classic Kraft, Rustic Cream

DP: Winter Wisteria Patterned Pack

Stamps: Wet Paint Stamp Set, Circle Scribbles Stamp Set, Bountiful Banners Stamp Set

Inks: Plum Pudding Ink Pad, Winter Wisteria Ink Pad, Lavender Moon Ink Pad, True Black Ink Pad, VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad

Dies: Monthly Moments: Journal Card 1 Die, Bountiful Banners Die, Small Scalloped Border Die

Other: Foam Tape, Clear Embossing Powder, Heidi Swapp White Color Shine Spray

CASE Study Design Team Challenge

Ok, I’m just gonna go for it. I’ve “tried out’ for DTs before, but I was rejected every time. I don’t have thick enough skin, maybe, so I decided not to try anymore and just have fun and not be on a schedule. But, I LOVE CASE Study and they made it so simple to “try out” I just thought, “eh, why not? It will be fun if nothing else.” And it has been! I have been looking through archives of two of my favorite card designers Maile Belles and Ardyth Percy-Robb It was so fun to see some of their older stuff!!! 🙂 In the end I picked this to CASE from Maile Belles,

You can find her original post HERE. This is my interpretation,

Like I said in an earlier post, I was in a stamping mood yesterday 🙂 I used several different stamp sets to get the background, and used the layout and colors of Maile Belles card. 🙂

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Classic Kraft, Stamper’s Select White, True Black

Stamps: Beautiful Blooms II Stamp Set, Circle Scribbles Stamp Set, The Crafts Meow Beautiful Spring Stamp Set, MFT Clearly Sentimental Well Wishes

Inks: Lemon Tart Ink Pad, Sweet Blush Ink Pad, Spring Moss Ink Pad, Ripe Avocado Ink Pad, True Black Ink Pad

Dies: Half & Half Die, Wonderful Words Die

From Ardyth’s blog I picked a new card because it caught my eye first before I went looking at the older cards. 🙂

Isn’t that so much fun?! You can see her original post HERE. And here is what I came up with,

I love the Wet Paint Stamp Set! 🙂 I love how she used it to make a background and then added just a little bit of fun color 🙂

So, there you have it, my “audition” for the CASE Study Design Team. I had so much fun with it. 🙂

Hope you like them too!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: True Black, Stamper’s Select White, Recollections Vellum

Stamps: Wet Paint Stamp Set, Feather Finery Stamp Set (for the little circles)

Inks: True Black Ink Pad, Tropical Teal Ink Pad, Limeade Ice Ink Pad, Versamark Watermark Ink Pad

Dies: MFT Layered Treat Tag Die, MFT Insert It: Speech Bubble Die

Other: Foam Tape, Recollections Gold Embossing Powder