CPS136 - Counting Blessings

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Hi everyone! Hope your weekend was fantastic! This card was created using the Card Positioning Systems Sketch # 136. I made this card a few days ago, but didn't get around to photographing and uploading it until now... So I'm late, once again! Tsk, tsk! I seriously need to get my act together. :)

Supplies:
Stamps - Fall Elegance
Ink - Stazon Brown
Paper - Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream, Orange Zest In Bloom, Summer Sunrise Bitty Dot
Miscellaneous - Orange Zest Button, Corner Rounder, Twine, Aqua Rhinestones

CPS132 - Thinking of You

Hiya! :) Whoohoo, it's Friday! We're one day closer to the weekend, and it also means there are 4 more days to finish up my DD projects, photograph them and upload them to SCS before the 15th. ;)

This quick card was created using the most recent Card Positioning Systems sketch... I think it took about 30 minutes. I know some of you are probably wondering why on earth it took *that* long to throw together a bunch of paper strips, but I hem and haw a lot. LOL

Have a great weekend!

Stamps - Vintage Picnic Basket Sentiments (PTI), Whimsical Birds (The Paper Co.)
Ink - Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede
Paper - Kraft, Thoroughly Modern DSP, Bo Bunny Dot
Miscellaneous - Brown Satin Ribbon

CPS104 & FTL31

This card was created for last week's Card Positioning Systems Sketch Challenge (CPS104). You can find a copy of the sketch by clicking here. I used the Background Basics: Retro stamp with Aqua Mist ink on the Whisper White panels, but you can't really see that in the photo. Do any of you who use this ink run into the same problem? I've been to the PTI forums and tried to use the spoon trick, and also wiping the pad on paper, but it hasn't seemed to make much difference... Just trying to figure out if it's meant to be so light. :)

Details:
Stamps - PTI Beautiful Blooms, PTI Background Basics: Retro
Ink - Raspberry Fizz, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist
Paper - Lemon Tart, Spring Moss, Raspberry Fizz, Whisper White, Aqua Mist Bitty Dots
Miscellaneous - Corner Rounder

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This card was created for the Fall to Layout Sketch Challenge on the Clean & Simple Stamping blog. You can find a copy of the sketch by clicking here.

Details:
Stamps - Friend Til The End
Ink - Raspberry Fizz, Fresh Snow
Paper - Aqua Mist, Lemon Tart, Whisper White, Raspberry Fizz
Miscellaneous - Aqua Mist Grosgrain 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

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