CAS03 - You're On My Mind

I created this card for this week's Clean and Simple Challenge on SCS. You can find all of the details about the challenge by clicking here.

Happy Friday! :)

Supplies:
Stamps - Upsy Daisy
Ink - Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip
Paper - Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Baja Breeze DSP
Miscellaneous - Chocolate Tafetta Ribbon, Nestabilities Label, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

SC217 - Celebrate

I made this card for yesterday's Sketch Challenge on SCS. You can find all the details of the challenge and a copy of the sketch here.

Supplies:
Stamps - Playful Petals, Women of Life
Ink - Memento Black, Spring Moss, Copic Cool Shadow
Paper - Aqua Mist, Spring Moss, Whisper White, Basic Black, Black & White Basics
Miscellaneous - Aqua Mist Swiss Dot Ribbon, Aqua Mist Grograin Ribbon, Word Window Punch, Curly Label Punch, Large Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch

SC216 - To you from me

I created this card for last week's Sketch Challenge on SCS. You can find a copy of the sketch by clicking here.

Details:
Stamps - Sugar Nellie Blossom
Ink - Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Stazon Black, Copic Ciao Skin White, Copic Ciao Cool Grey
Paper - Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Tangerine Tango DSP, Kiwi Kiss, Kiwi Kiss DSP, Chocolate Chip
Miscellaneous - Aqua Silk Ribbon, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Red Prima Flower, Corner Rounder, Giga Scallop Punch, Mega Circle Punch

Thanks a hoot

Details:
Stamps - Women of Life, Wise Owl
Ink - Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Baja Breeze, Stazon Black
Paper - Tangerine Tango, Tangerine Tango DSP, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Miscellaneous - White Satin Ribbon, Large Oval Punch, Word Window Punch, Boho Flower Punch, Basic Grey Offbeat Button

WSC69 - I'd Pick You

This card was made for last Friday's Weekend Sketch Challenge on Beate's blog. You can find all the details about the challenge, as well as a copy of the sketch, by clicking here.

Details:
Stamps - Fifth Avenue Floral, Taylored Expressions A Year of Sweet Sentiments
Ink - Berry Sorbet
Paper - Basic Black, Berry Sorbet, Whisper White, Black & White Basics
Miscellaneous - Berry Sorbet Swiss Dot Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Curly Label Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Key Tag Punch

LSC208 - Happy Mother's Day

I hope you all had a terrific Saturday! :) I feel like I'm on a Women of Life stamp set kick, I seem to keep reaching for it over and over and over and well, you get the idea. LOL



Details:
Stamps - Women of Life
Ink - Ripe Avocado, Berry Sorbet
Paper - Berry Sorbet, Sweet Blush, Ripe Avocado, Whisper White
Miscellaneous - Pretties Kit Pearls

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Details:
Stamps - Women of Life
Ink - Ocean Tides, Spring Moss
Paper - Spring Moss, Polka Dot Parade, Aqua Mist, Whisper White
Miscellaneous - 3/4" Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Spring Moss Stitched Ribbon

CPS103 - It's Your Day

This card was created for the Card Positioning Systems CPS103 Sketch Challenge. You can find a copy of the sketch here.

Details:

Stamps - Women of Life

Ink - Ripe Avocado, Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist

Paper - Polka Dot Parade, Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides

Miscellaneous - Ocean Tides Satin Ribbon, Stickles

Mojo Monday Week 74 & CC206

This card was created for the Mojo Monday Week 74 Sketch Challenge, as well as this week's Color Challenge on SCS.

Details:
Stamps - Gina K Designs Owl Always Be There For You, Taylored Expressions A Year of Sweet Sentiments
Ink - Rose Red, More Mustard, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip
Paper - Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss DSP, Chocolate Chip DSP, Darling Doodles DSP
Miscellaneous - Chocolate Satin Ribbon, Pretties Kit Pearls, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, 1 3/8 Circle Punch, 1 1/4 Circle Punch

CAS02 Cards

Both of today's cards were made for the Clean and Simple Challenge on SCS (to use only 1 button on your card or layout). You can find details of the challenge here.

Details:
Stamps - The Greeting Farm Cake Toppers
Ink - Chocolate Chip
Paper - Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive DSP
Miscellaneous - Magenta Polka Dot Ribbon, Felt Fushion Flower, Basic Grey Mellow Button

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Details:
Stamps - The Greeting Farm Cupcakes, Verve Stamps Thoughtful Phrases
Ink - Stazon Brown, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip
Paper - Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip DSP
Miscellaneous - Corner Rounder, Kiwi Satin Ribbon, Curly Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Basic Grey Offbeat Button

WSC68 - Sending You Sunshine

I made this card for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge 68 (WSC68). You can find all the details and a copy of the sketch on her blog.

Details:
Stamps - Playful Petals, Taylored Expressions A Year of Sweet Sentiments
Ink - Sage Shadow, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Paper - Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Windsor Knot DSP
Miscellaneous - Curly Label Punch, Corner Rounder, Large Oval Punch

CAS01 & SC215

I'm really loving the Springy weather we've been having lately... Yesterday it almost reached 70! I can't wait until we get to see those types of temps daily. :)

I created this card for the Clean and Simple card challenge on SCS. We were asked to pick a fabric from the Snuggle line at JoAnns to use as inspiration. You can find all the details about the challenge here. Maybe I'm just weird, but I kind of find all that white space intimidating... LOL, I said I was weird! I think CAS cards are so pretty, but really tricky to pull off! :)

Details:
Stamps - Inkadinkado Birthday Cupcakes
Ink - Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze, Stazon Black
Paper - Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss
Miscellaneous - Marvy Giga Square Scallop Punch, Marvy Mega Square Punch

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This card was created for yesterday's Sketch Challenge over on SCS. You can find all the details about the challenge as well as a copy of the sketch by clicking here. LOL, ignore the little white spaces in the trees where I didn't quite line up my tree trunks just so. I have a Stamp-a-ma-jig thingy somewhere in the mess that is my craft room... Maybe I should pull it out! :)

Details:
Stamps - Trendy Trees
Ink - Sage Shadow, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron
Paper - So Saffron, Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Windsor Knot DSP
Miscellaneous - Word Window Punch, Curly Label Punch

TLC207 - I'm there for you

I created this card for the Technique Lover's Challenge on Monday over at SCS. The challenge was to "Cut it Out"... Cutting out a portion of patterned paper to use as a border or some type of element for your page. I found this sparkly leaf and berry paper in my stash, and cut it out to fit the base of my Baja Breeze card. To finish it off, I added a Purely Pomegranate bow at the top of the card, and punched out my sentiment with the Word Window Punch and layered it on top of a Chocolate Chip Curly Label that I cut down to size. LOL, I must've tried to stick that sentiment in about 50 places on the card before settling for the lower right corner. Decisions are the worst... :P

LOL, that's a quote from one of my favorite 80's movies... Anyone know where it comes from? :)

Details:

Stamps - Absolutely Fabulous

Ink - Purely Pomegranate

Paper - Best Creations Patterned Paper, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Miscellaneous - Curly Label Punch, Purely Pomegranate Satin Ribbon, Word Window Punch

CPS102 - So Tweet

I made this card for the CPS102 Sketch Challenge. You can find a copy of the sketch by clicking here. I started with a standard card base of Pink Pirouette, and layered Chocolate Chip (4" x 5 1/4") and Basic Grey Bittersweet paisley paper (3 7/8" x 5 1/8") on top. Next, I cut out a small piece of Basic Grey Bittersweet stripe paper (3" x 3 1/2") and layered it with Chocolate Chip (2 3/4" x 3 1/4") and Whisper White (2 5/8" x 3 1/8") CS that had been stamped with Pink Pirouette flowers. Then I added my scallop border on the bottom of the panel and attached it to the card base.

Next, I stamped the bird image in Purely Pomegranate ink, and the beak and feet in Chocolate Chip ink onto Whisper White CS and cut out the pieces. I added a clear Tiny Twinkle for the bird's eye and popped it up with dimensionals. I didn't like the position of the tail, so I cut it off and added it behind the bird.

To finish off the card, I made a little flower out of the white ribbon, and added my hearts and sentiment to the flower center. I wanted the little bird to look like he picked the flower, so I added a tiny strip of Pink Pirouette CS.

Details:
Stamps - Good Friend, Karen Foster Snap Stamps
Ink - Purely Pomegranate, Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip
Paper - Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey Bittersweet
Miscellaneous - Scallop Edge Punch, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, White Polka Dot Ribbon, Heart Nestabilities

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This card was created using the sketch on the PaperTreyInk blog. I started with a card base of Chocolate chip, then cut out a scalloped edge on a piece of Whisper White CS. Next, I cut my large layers: Pink Pirouette (4" x 4 1/2"), Basic Grey green floral paper (3 3/4" x 4 1/4"), and then added my scalloped edge and brads before adhering it to the card base.

I then cut out the Basic Grey stripe paper (1 1/4" x 4"), and layered it onto top of Pink Pirouette (1 1/2" x 4") and Chocolate Chip (1 3/4" x 4"), then attached it to the card base. To finish off the card, I cut out the middle panel: Chocolate Chip (2 1/2" x 3 1/2"), Pink Pirouette (2 1/4" x 3 1/4"), and Whisper White (2" x 3"). I randomly stamped the small floral image from Fifth Avenue Florals in Riding Hood Red ink onto the Whisper White CS. Once the image dried, I added small Kiwi Kiss dots around the outside of the flowers, and colored some of the flower petals with Pink Pirouette ink.

I attached my main image to the card base, and then stamped my sentiment in Kiwi Kiss onto Whisper White. To finish it off, I punched it out with my Key Tag Punch and layered it with Pink Pirouette.

Details:
Stamps - Fifth Avenue Floral
Ink - Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette
Paper - Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Basic Grey Sugared
Miscellaneous - Scallop Edge Punch, Key Tag Punch, Green Ice Rhinestone Brads

TECC54 - Love is in the air

My daughter is quite the budding artist... Just look at the beautiful drawing she left for me on my laptop! *rolls eyes* LOL, she's so naughty! What amazes me is just how FAST she can do these types of things. It literally took her less than 1 minute to grab a marker, sit down at my computer, color in a handful of the dots and say "look mommy, I colored your computer." Oh, how sweet of you...



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This card was created for the TECC54 Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge. You can find a copy of the sketch here. Once again I found myself reaching for the scissors. :) I thought to myself, wouldn't it be fun to make the little cupid cupcake look like he's flying? LOL

Details:
Stamps - Taylored Expressions Love is in the Air, Taylored Expressions A Year of Sweet Sentiments
Ink - Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black, Stazon Black
Paper - Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Basic Grey Blush
Miscellaneous - Aqua Satin Ribbon, Curly Label Punch, Large Oval Punch

LSC206, WT204 - Hope is the thing...

I created this card for a couple of different challenges... The Limited Supplies Challenge (LSC206), and the Ways to Use It Challenge (WT204) on SCS.

Enjoy your Saturday!

Details:

Stamps - Friend to Friend

Ink - Chocolate Chip

Paper - Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Basic Grey Sugared

Miscellaneous - Chocolate Satin Ribbon, Pink Pirouette and Chocolate Chip Felt Fusion

SC214 - Praying for You

Happy Friday, everyone! Hope you're day is flying by and you're gearing up for the weekend! :)

This card was created for Tuesday's Sketch Challenge on SCS (SC214). You can find a copy of the sketch and all the details here. I'm not sure I'm crazy about the Kiwi Kiss stripe paper, but it's too late to change it now! :)

Details:
Stamps - Thoughts & Prayers
Ink - Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss
Paper - Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss DSP, Chocolate Chip DSP
Miscellaneous - Key Tag Punch, Curly Label Punch, Photo Corner Punch, Chocolate Felt Flowers

Color Inspiration 40 - Praying for Friends

The colors for this week's Color Inspiration Challenge were More Mustard, So Saffron, Taken With Teal, Old Olive and White. Very fun combo! You can find the original details of the challenge on Kristina's blog here.

I know, I know, another card with detail cutting... LOL, I don't know why I am the way I am, but I really like tedious cutting. :) I wanted to keep this card kind of simple because I think the floral branches are soft and delicate and I didn't want them to be overpowered.

This card came together really quickly. I placed my Whisper White CS into my embossing folder, ran it through the Cuttlebug, and then lined up my paper so I could pass it through a second time on the bottom of the card.

I used my Stampin' Write markers to color the floral image, and then cut out the impressions. I stamped my sentiment on a 2 3/4" x 3" piece of Whisper White CS, and layered it onto a piece of So Saffron CS. Next, I tied a bow at the top of the card with Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, and popped the sentiment up with dimensionals to finish it off.

Details:

Stamps - Thoughts & Prayers

Ink - So Saffron, More Mustard, Taken with Teal, Old Olive

Paper - Whisper White, So Saffron

Miscellaneous - Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Cuttlebug Swiss Dot Embossing Folder

TLC206 - If Friends Were Flowers

After coming down with something last Wednesday (I blame shoveling an icy driveway in the rain...lol), it was good to get to stamp again! I was SO close to being able to finish all 9 of the Taylored Expression Challenges, and then I felt like death warmed over and stamping was the last thing on my mind! Better luck next time, eh? :) On the plus side, I was one of the random winners of the $10 Taylored Expressions gift certificates. How fun is that?!



I made this card for the Technique Lover's Challenge (TLC206) on SCS. You can find details of the challenge here. It was a little trickier than I thought it would be, but the end result (recessed frame) is very fun. The instructions call for a 2 1/4" square, but I enlarged mine to 3"... I think the hardest part was cutting out the 3" square on my layers so they would line up properly when assembled. I was going to add some ribbon, but totally spaced out and forgot until my layers were adhered together, by then I was like forget it, it's done! LOL

Details:
Stamps - Playful Petals, Taylored Expressions Year of Sweet Sentiments
Paper - Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Sweet Always DSP
Ink - Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip
Miscellaneous - Key Tag Punch, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles

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This was created for the Taylored Expressions sketch challenge on Stephanie's blog. This card was the last thing I made on Wednesday before I fell ill... LOL Sorry about the dark cast, I've been fiddling with it in Photoshop, but can't seem to get it any lighter without making it look distorted.

Details:
Stamps - Petal Pizzazz
Ink - Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron
Paper - So Saffron, Basic Grey Urban Prairie, Whisper White
Miscellaneous - Baja Breeze Ribbon