New Year Greetings

Hip to be Square = Sketch Challenge Mish Mash Blog

I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year!!I saw this post at Michelle Wooderson Blog and of course I had to play. Just quietly sailing into the New Year like the little swan... still having not finished Christmas just yet.

Base is stamped in dots and then embossed in clear embossing powder. The Ripe Avocado is stamped in Ripe Avocado (all PTI). the sentiment is stamped on some medium beige, I hoping to moon effect especially of the talk of the big moon for New Years. I added a bit of glitter trim and the holly berry 'bow'.

Happy Crafting

Base Red Paper : Neenah

Pattern Paper by Websters Christmas Petite Pack

Ripe Avocado Paper and Ink: PaperTrey Ink

Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms

Holly Accent: Making Memories Fa La La La

Encouragement

Moxie Fab Trigger Tuesday

Black, White and a Touch of Green

I loved the inspiration colors! The inspiration photo was modern and sleek. My card to modern fun, non- vintage. I definitely was thinking fun. This about 4 inch card cut out on the circut.

Paper:

Bo Basic Black and White Dots

Bazill Black, Lime Green

Copic Marker- Margarita Green

Stamp: Cornish Heritage Farms -Mona Lisa Moments

Ribbon from the stash

Happy Crafting

Warm Hugs

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A card for Paper Hugs ( Kim Hughes) Blog. I have some time out over the holiday so I want to do some crafting between the cooking. So most blogs are pretty quiet right now! So Kim is do us a fun favor to keep us craft happy over this Christmas, thanks Kim! The card is for a small contest at the blog. I made this pretty fast, and not with allot of thought and I hope it does not show!! I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season.

Paper and Ink: Papertrey Ink

Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms-Hugs and Kisses

Dotted Vellum

Happy Crafting!

Vintage Christmas

Merry Christmas!
Still making a few cards... most of these are for those special packages. This graphic 45 Christmas line. I cut out that image (which was huge) to show the Santa and the little girl. It is pop dotted up placed on 2 different layers of paper all placed on my Neenah red paper. It hard to tell but I added some glittering on the tree, edges of the girl and Santa. Red glitter dots and silk ribbon bow.
This graphic 45 paper has lots of detail and the back sides have patterns that are small perfect for card or scrapbooking. I am looking forward for a few more days rest so I can do challenges or anything.
Wishing you all a safe and restful Holiday!!
Happy Holidays

Feeling Better

Dawn McVey's Color Challenge

A challenge this was especially since I thought those screamed fall. No more fall cards so I went with get well category. I stamped in Memento Ink - potters Clay on Aqua Mist using PTI Giga Guide Stamps. Vintage cream with the stamp from everyday buttons ( I love the sentiments from that stamp set) inked in PTI Dark Chocolate. Ribbon from Ribbon Bobbin all placed on PTI craft card stock and edged this with vintage cream. This was made for a male get well (DH friend had some surgery). Hope you enjoy!

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Christmas Creatures

Moxie Fab Challenge:
All Creatures Big and Small
I was at the LSS picking up some emergency glue (Yes It was a crafting emergency)and the owner pointed out these laser stickers cute!! This was it ...my focal point for my card. I placed it on glitter paper to give it that snow like feeling, popped up with dots then placed on that beautiful paper from My Little Yellow Bicycle.
Mrs Grossmans Laser Cut Sticker-Enchanted Forest
Little Yellow Bicycle Paper - Icy Blue Mistletoe
White Glitter Paper
Red Neenah paper
Offray Red Satin Ribbon
Happy Crafting

Lavender Birthday Wishes

The lavenders are the very favorite of color of mine (Mom loves them also) so I have this very rose stamp and better way to make sterling roses!
Flourishes Stamps -Wreath for all Seasons
PTI Supplies
Die Cuts Nestabilities

Holiday Skating

Holiday Ice Skating old world style. I kept the simpler by not adding bow (making mailing easier). I wanted to portray a Christmas past of skating. I used the spotlight stamping technique for my couple placed on Cosmo Cricket Holly by Jolly paper. Ink is the tea dye from Papertrey Ink. Ribbon tea dyed and is by Ribbon Bobbin. Placed on red card stock from Neenah. The stamp from the Paper Source, and the oval stamp is from A Muse. Brown Ink from Memento colored in with Copics

Happy Holidays!!

Holiday Cards

The holidays are coming...fast! Made some simple easy cards using design adhesives to attach all that glitter in that design. I got some red paper from Kelly's so now I can make as many red cards as I wish. I thinking Valentines day already. The sentiment is stamp in that rich encore ink which looks like embossing but it is not!
Labels One Die- Nestabilities
Red Paper-
Gold Foil Paper
Gold, Green and Red Glitter
Red Glitter Dots
PTI stamp - Signature Christmas
PTI-Red Satin Ribbon
Happy Crafting

Plum Garden Wreath

This is for the Plum Color Challenge at Moxie Fab (Will use for thanksgiving wishes for family). Plum is so rich it almost could be brown in darker lighting. Love that deep rich plum cardstock left over from another project so I was happy to revisit this again! I scored the lines at 1/2 interval to add some interest and colored the berries in some purple smooches (very hard to see but it is there!), a Martha Stewart deep cut garden punch for the border.
Wreath Stamp- Flourishes
Sentiment-Cornish Heritage Farms
Deep Plum Paper- Value Pack Cardstock Micheal's
Plum Pudding Paper, Vintage Cream Cardstock, Jute String, and Button- Papertrey Ink
Memento Rich Cocoa Ink
Happy Crafting!

Bleached Flowers

The latest is to try using bleach as ink! I used a Ripe Avocado (PTI) as my base and got some beige / yellow flowers. Well it did clean that old stamp I was using:). Finished it off with Kraft card stock and a sentiment from Lizzie Anne.
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Surviving

Just had to do the Breast Cancer Pink Card for October. I know everyone this is so last year but it is every year we keep donating and supporting so here is my Pink October:) Oh yes and did mention that this for Moxie Fab ruffle inspiration challenge. Well at least I entered very busy busy ...

PTI Vintage Cream Paper, Hibiscus Ink, and Button

Bazill Pink paper

Sizzix embossing ribbons plate

Nestabilities Heart Dies

Clear Arts ribbon stamp

Ruffle ribbon from my stash

Computer generated sentiment

Vintage Cream Christmas Card

I revisited my red card but thought to make in cream. It still has those traditional red and green but just a little more easier on the eye. Those design adhesion's really make using glitter a snap. Those nice small poinsettias are just so pretty for the holiday!
Happy Crafting!!

Thankful & Gratitude

Another PCP challenge for last week. This was Sankari's turn to host! I am still Love that autumn theme, so I am decorating the cards not the house. But when I start to bake I will be ready with my cards!
Papertrey Ink : Paper (Vintage Cream), Stamps (First Fruits)
Nestabilities Die cut(Labels #4)
Kaleidoscope Autumn Ink
Happy Crafting!

Feeling Better

Needed a get well card for a friend, so I let the color challenge at PCP be my muse (Thanks Millie).
Needles to say the colors where: Light yellow, Kraft cardstock, rich brown and white.
Everything is PTI except the cosmo cricket patterned paper from earth love collection.
What I love is that I used that stamp with the button.. I just love it:)
Happy Crafting

Holiday Red

Just had to make a red a card for holiday. Just wanted to see traditional colors. They are hard photograph, Did a green glitter borders to add up the the holiday theme.
Stamp PTI
Glitter: Green, Glitter dots Red
Poinsettia paper flowers
Dimensional Pattern Glue Stencils
Happy Crafting

WCMD Journey

I made this in honor of WCMD for the clear arts stamps challenge. Popped up my world double. All stamps clear arts. PTI paper, Bazill red paper, DCWV patterned paper from the travel stack.
I hand wrote in on the 'tickets' for world card Making day:)
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A Birdie Told Me

WCMD at Ellen Hutsons= This for Blue, cream and brown challenge.

Bazill Brown and Blue Paper

Asparagus and Minds Eye Paper pack (brown dots)

PTI Cream Paper

Hero Arts sentiments

PTI Dark Chocolate Ink and Ribbon

Happy Crafting

Christmas Note

A Christmas card! I love this new Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly Paper. So this for WCMD at at Ellen Hutson's site.I realizes that it also all Dawn McVeys colors for her challenge. A second entry ?? This a sketch used from my LSS, I just love it so you can show the back side of your paper.All rest of the solid paper is from PTI including the stamp, ink and ribbon. Some small glitter dots is the finishing touch

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Happy Birthday for the Hubbs

Just Little card for the DH. I thought this was fun, him driving around having fun! (or driven me around)
Happy Birthday!!!!
Lov U XOXOOOXXXXX

Winter Birds

Color challenge !! What great combo of colors. I did not realize so much stuff used these colors. For my card I used the birds from the Nestabilities. Aren't they cute. Making them Winter birds. So the means the will fly home again for spring! My Aqua mist is not coming across but really is aqua,

Paper: Papertrey Ink (Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy, Kraft Card stock, Bazill Brown)

Stamps: PTI Signature Christmas, Background Hero Arts

Ink: PTI Pure Poppy, Dark Chocolate

Ribbon and Button: PTI

Eyes: Glitter Dots

Happy Crafting

You're a Blessing...in Disguise

Guest Designer Post

Cinema Saturday Challenge: Mrs Doubtfire

Inspiration Tagline: She makes dinner. She does windows.She reads bedtime stories.She is a blessing...in disguise.

Another fun challenge! You're a Blessing...in Disguise! In the movie he would do anything to be nearer to the children. By the end of the movie the kids realized no one else could fill his shoes. He my not have won back the wife but he did get his kids support.The card takes on the Home Made love. The tag pulls out to read "No one can fill your shoes" .

I want to thank Gina K Stamps for the terrific "blog candy". These new stamps are awesome along with the other embellishments! Also thanks to Sankari and Brooke for pulling all this together so we can fun...Thank-You Ladies:)

Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket-Early Bird

Base Paper: Bazill Red

ColorMates Beige Cardstock

Stamps: Clear Arts

Stickers: Sandylion

Ribbon and Button: Papertrey Ink

Computer Generated Sentiment

Sizzix Pocket Die

Martha Stewart Lace Punch

Happy Crafting!

Happily Ever After

Well the big news : My Walkin Down the Street card was the winning card for Cinema Saturday Challenge!!! WOW ..so I get to be a guest designer for one other movie and win blog candy!! So the card you see here was for the sketch challenge at PCP WON the big shout out!! I feeling all good. Cannot wait to get back at my craft table, It really does feel good just to get a little recognition:)

This card is a wedding card I made. More weddings. I stamped the bride (Impression Obsession) then embossed her cut the oval shape from my nestabilities. Using the stone color paper from papertrey ink added that silver rich feel. Placed on cut outs from creative imaginations with stone color paper cut in squares. Epoxy bubbles from EK success, sentiment from AMuse embossed in silver. Base paper Bazill bling.

Happy Crafting

Walkin' Down the Street...

Happy 50 th Cinema Saturday!!
Pretty Woman
Just walking down the street....It was the song that was my inspiration then I knew that I had to use this stamp. Even when I saw this stamp it reminded me of the song...so the song and stamp are one of my favorites. This was so much fun to do.
Stamp: My Favorite Things
Paper: Bo Bunny, making Memories
Ribbon, Button, White cardstock and Ink: Paper Trey Ink
Copic Markers
Sliver Smooches
HHappy Crafting

U R Fantastic

Well just had to enter this stamp. I was a find at one of those stamp swaps. I pick up lots of for a bargain. There where so many of us there. This a stampin up stamp and came with (originally 4 ) 2 other "household" images...this was sale.

I put that new smooches ink/paint for the fan. It really gives that silvery feel for appliances and such. Paper from DCWV. some tiny mosaic squares that glisten. All glitter in the paper is hard to see but it there and helps with retro feel. Base paper Bazill Bling and a square of black.

Happy Crafting

Avid Reader

Summer reading really does pay off. Now you get a chance to show off your skills:) Having fun with Halloween!!
Cosmo Cricket Halloween Paper
PTI: Melon Berry, Kraft cardstock
Chair: Art Impressions
Potions: Lockhart Stamps
Bats: A Muse
Spider and Web: Clear Arts
Witch: Clip Art
Sentiment: Computer generated *Chiller Font*
Happy Halloween!

Bloom with Happiness

Hello All,
World card making day is Oct 3rd! So in honor I am participating in the card swap at the LSS !!! So I signed up for the general theme. I choose this flower element from the Creative Imaginations already has flocking and color. This paper did suit better for cards. The base Med Tan embossed with clear polka dots, green bazill cardstock. A snippet of ribbon and button finish it off. For the sentiment stamp by stampin up. I also made two other sentiments (*Just a Note* and *Thinking of You*) so the recipient can choose which on will fit their needs. I hope they like it and will use it:)

Simple Joys

A more serious and thoughtful type of card. I am loving it he fall season and the colors. I also tried the flower soft for that leaf effect on the ground. It does give it that texture feel. I must admit I went to a stamp re sale event at a LSS. I bought bunch of stuff Whoa!! This tamp above is just one of those fine examples. Who says old can't be new again? The paper, ribbon, outline ink, base sentiment and button is from PTI. Memento Ink and copics for the rest.
Happy Crafting

Autumn Leaf

Hello All

This is for my weekly stamping class I am following at PCP. The main idea is to use a scope of colors on one stamp. Since I did not have those particular brand of ink pads... I just inked my stamp up using a fall color scheme. Worked out good! I used all Memento inks, Bazill cardstock, PTI patterned paper, ribbon and button (the rustic brown). Sentiment by A Muse, stamp by stampin up.

Happy Crafting

Ghouls Just Want to have Fun!

Having the Halloween fun! The sketch is from the PCP weekly challenge, what a creative sketch. I used my nestabilities paisley die to make my ghosts then hand drawing the faces in. A Muse spider web stamp embossed in black placed on Cosmo Cricket paper from the Halloween collection (lasts years). A computer generated sentiment placed on Melon berry paper from PTI that was edged in that gooey drippy punch by Martha Stewart. I know the hubs liked this card by all the Halloween noises he was making after I showed to him:)
Happy Crafting

Baby Onesies

I made some baby cards for some gals at work having babies. I love this Sizzix die cut, how cute is that? I will make other patterns , it what ever you make to be. I have the motivation to learn to set snaps. The expecting joy stamp is from Amuse, Most all paper is from PTI (old stuff they do not do 12 by 12 anymore), the boy paper is Twinkle Twinkle. Ribbon is Offray. I made the bibs to fit by cutting a 2 inch circle then outlining around the neck area, cutting on the line. The ribbon was first glued to the bib collar. The bow was made separate then adhered to the bib.

Happy Crafting

Sweet Christmas

Merry Christmas!! A Christmas challenge already so who cannot resist playing along? I will admit I do not have allot of Christmas stuff but I do have the spirit:) I did go to the local scrap booking store when they were having the Christmas in July sale to clear out stuff so this is what/ why I even have a few items. I guess I will be the one shopping...

I started just trying to figure out what to do so what better than Christmas candy for all those kids. Candy Canes are an all time favorite so I picked the Candy Jars stamp by Impression Obsession. It colored with some glitter pens so I hope it shows in the picture.

The stuff used to make this card:

Pure Poppy and White Card stock by PaperTrey Ink (PTI)

Pure Poppy Ink (PTI)

Stazon Ink Black

Candy Cane paper by Sassfras Lass

Candy Jars stamp by Impression Obsession

Sentiment by Clearly Wordsworth

Copic Markers

Spica glitter pens

Flower Soft (white)

Nestabilities Die Label #2, and Paisley Die

Polka Dot Ribbon PTI

Wide Ribbon my stash of leftovers

I hope you enjoy the card.

Merry Christmas!!

Caring Nurse

I was making a card for a coworker who had a bad day at work just for some support. I used that ribbon ruffling technique from Lisa Johnson (PTI Designer), it was just the thing for that added punch! This a Clear Art stamp from the Feeling Yucky set. The paper is PTI Pure Poppy and ribbon, white card stock also PTI. I used Copics to color her. The bottom oval is from AMuse. The sentiment was something I got at the craft store discount bin, no markings. So the Heartwarming Vintage and Crafty Secrets is having the challenge of the week...a red white and blue card!!! So you know I had to post it over there to:)
Happy Crafting

Autumn Blesssings

A autumn card using all the things fall like plaid for back to school, the orange color, pumpkins and some fall foliage. all PTI supplies except for those clear tiles (my stash) and the pumpkin and branch stamps that from AMuse.

Happy Crafting

Wedding Card

Hello All,
Back from a quick vacation. Back to the craft table. A wedding card for a gal a work. Wedding and babies!! This card is all PTI paper. The image is Jolee sticker and that delicate ribbon is Offray. Not everything must be stamped. This really did match all that PTI spring moss it just so elegant.
Happy Crafting

Field of Dreams

This scrapbook layout is from PCP Jen Tapler Sunday Sketch Challenge. With Field of Dreams as the movie pick, that was something easier to understand and with this sketch I hope I hit a home run:). I made that baseball and placed my faux red stitching on there and few other places. My red was more cardinal red from my copic markers. The accent color is scarlet jewel from from PTI. I used Bazill card stock in Ivy green, brown, and one of the rich yellows. The star paper is from Best Creation.

For the card I made it with left overs from the layout page. All that glitzy paper was on the other side of that star paper WOW that was a good value!

Happy Crafting

Grateful

Time for another color challenge for me. I have done one of these for awhile. For me the melon berry was hard part (or even rest of the card) I only had this Melony card stock form Bazill the rest is all PTI. Maybe after looking long and hard this finally reminded me of the 80's...Bright!

Happy Crafting :)

Open House

Another card for the paper craft planet sketch challenge. I am feeling fall already, and what about those gathering that start happening. Used that Bazill paper for the base colors having that canvas texture. PTI stamps from boards and beams all the vintage cream card stock. A tiny piece of Bo Bunny patterned paper to finish the look. I used copics to color in the house. I am looking forward to fall.
Happy Crafting!!

Special Delivery Baby boy

Baby card time. This for a lady who is to have a BOY!! many our ladies a work are getting married or having a baby. Keeping us busy :). These paper are from DCWV baby boy nursery and the stamps are from clear arts baby sets, the border from the boy set and special delivery from the girl set. My bassinet is a sizzex die.
Happy Crafting

The Buzz

I made the for the Heartwarming Village/ Crafty Secrets/ Clear Arts blog challenge on PCP. Her mission for was to create using the letter B as inspiration. So I used Bees, Black. Buttons. and the Buzz sentiment from a Bugs Life. The paper is from Three Bugs in a Rug and some Bazill . My hubs just thought it was all cute:)

Happy Crafting!

On the Move

Just a little something I created for someone leaving our work/ unit. She is going home. I used PTI Bitty Buttons such cute set of stamps. Bazill basic Swiss Dot paper goes with Pure Poppy. The color are from Dawn McVeys color challenge from a few weeks ago ( missed that one!) This was to put together and the whole staff signed the card. The sentiment is from Clear Arts "A Bugs Life". I pulled out my sizzzix for the letters because I only had a tiny amount of spring moss paper left, so I knew that would work for sure.
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