Some things....

Hi there!! Saturday is finally here and time for a new Less is More challenge!  This week Chrissie and Mandi are challenging us to make a card that has something that moves on it.  That could mean something on your card actually moves (a spinner, pop up, etc) or the image of something that moves.   I'm not exactly sure where my card falls... probably somewhere inbetween... because the only stamping on my card is the sentiment.  The butterfly... the thing that moves... is a diecut that I attached with a rolled up glue dot so the wings actually do move. 

This card all came about because yesterday I got my club order from my SU! dealer... err... umm... demo, Jenna.  One of the things in my order was the new embossing folder Flower Garden.  When I pulled it out of the package I was a bit surprised that the image is upside down, but Jenna assures me that it is supposed to be that way. Okay... on to the card!   Many of you know that I like kraft cardstock almost as much as white cardstock so for this card I did kraft on kraft with the pop of yellow in the butterfly.   This card also works for this week's CAS-ual Friday challenge to use embossing (heat or dry) so I will be popping it into that challenge as well.

Thanks for taking a peek...

Supplies:  Cardstock:  SU! Crumb Cake; PTI Lemon Tart; Ink:  PTI True Black; Stamps:  SU! Just Believe; SU! Beautiful Wings Embosslit; SU! Flower Garden EF; Hero Arts gems

When I'm Down...

Hi there!! It's been a beautiful week here in Washington with sunshine every day!!  I think this is our first long stretch of sunshine all summer! 

Have a card that I made for the current color challenge over at JayGee's Nook to use the color purple.  I have been eyeing the monthly challenges there for awhile and finally got a chance this month to play along.    For this card I used some Stampin! Up Concord Crush patterned paper and cardstock and Ranger's Dusty Concord distress ink.  The pinwheel was created using the pinwheel die from My Favorite Things.  The sentiment is from the stamp set that comes with the die.   I have to admit that in my photo the color looks more blue then purple, but I promise you the color is purple.   The background was created using the Hero Arts design block Envelope Pattern.

Thanks for taking a peek...

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white, SU! Concord Crush; PP:  SU!; Ink:  Ranger Dusty Concord; Stamps:  Hero Arts & My Favorite Things; SU! punch; purple gems; My Favorite Things pinwheel die

Mini Journal...

Hey there!  Here today with a little project that works for five different challenges!  That is a first for me working in five challenges on one project.  The most I have done prior to this is four and I thought that was alot of challenges!  But I know there are crafters out there who routinely enter their projects in way more then five challenges!    Anywhoo... my little project works for the following challenges:

JUGs  - embellish a notebook or journal

City Crafters - use up your scraps

Shabby Tea Room - polka dots

Stampin Sisters in Christ - use music in some form

Card Patterns - sketch

When I saw that the JUGs challenge was to embellish a notebook or journal I knew right away that I wanted to do a mini one.  My little journal is 4 1/2 x 3 1/4.    The perfect size for the Card Patterns sketch.  My last project had some scraps left over and so I used them along with some other scraps to put together my journal and lucky for me those scraps included the polka dotted paper and the music paper!  Now I have to say that had it not been for fellow crafter, Michelle, posting her projects for City Crafts and the Shabby Tea Room I wouldn't have known my little journal would fit right into those challenges... so, thanks, Michelle! 

I love how my little journal turned out so I think I'm going to be keeping it for myself.   Thanks for taking a peek...

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI Vintage Cream; PP:  October Afternoon Thirft Shop; BasicGrey Green at Heart; LilyBeeDesign Picket Fence; Glue stick; mini journal; Sizzix leafy branch die; KaiserCraft rhinestones; Prima Trellis Rose

This Is The Day.....

Hi There!  Hope everyone's week is going well.  For me... so far so good.  Got my oldest off to camp yesterday so my little one gets mommy and daddy all to himself!   I think he is pretty happy about that!

A card for a couple of challenges.  ODBD's Shining the Light challenge and the Paper Players.  The challenge this week at PP is to use the following colors:  Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose and Rose Red.   When I saw the combo my heart kinda sank because I tend to be far to literal when it comes to colors, meaning I MUST USE THE EXACT COLORS!   So... I have been trying to work on that and be a bit more flexible.  To that end I rummaged through my extensive collection of 6x6 paper pads and came up with two patterned papers that were good matches.  Thankfully my literal half was appeased by the fact that I do have Pretty in Pink ink and cardstock and Regal Rose ribbon, otherwise I don't think I could have gotten the card made!  The ODBDSLC challenge is to use a tag on your card.  That part was easy peasy because I have several ODBD tag sets and the matching die.  For the card I used the tag from the Tulip Tag set and the verse (one of my favorites) from the Daffodil Tag set.   The layout is based on Chupa's current Sketchbook Saturday sketch, although I did move the bow and the placment of the roses. 

Thanks for taking a peek...  and I just want to say a thank you to those of you who have recently started following my blog.  I really appreciate it!

Supplies:  Cardstock PTI white; SU! Pink Pirouette; Patterned Paper:  LilyBeeDesign Picket Fence & BasicGrey Green at Heart; Stamps:  ODBD; Ink:  SU! Pink Pirouette, Palette L'Amour Red; Ribbon:  SU! Regal Rose; Dies:  ODBD tag die; Spellbinders Large Scallop Circle die

You Had Me At Kraft....

Hey there!!  As the title of my post may suggest to you I have a card I made using kraft cardstock.  I think I love making cards with kraft cardstock almost as much as I love making cards with white cardstock.  So when I saw the new color combo from CR84FN of yellow, kraft and a neutral I was totally in!  I love kraft with just about every color, but for some reason I particularly like it paired with yellow and cream.   I combined the CR84FN combo with the new sketch from Waltzingmouse.

Late last week I got some new Waltzingmouse stamps (yay!!), You're Lovely and Cicely at Halloween and just had to use the You're Lovely set for the card.  I stamped the dress image on PTI's Bitty Dot Basics kraft paper and then trimmed out the dress portion.  I stamped the rosette on some PTI Lemon Tart Bitty Box Basics and trimmed it out, as well.  The dress image was stamped again on cream cardstock and then the dress and rosette adhered to that image.  I stamped the sentiment using Stampin Up!'s Crumb Cake (kraft) ink and trimmed it out.  The kraft colored seam binding is from Stampin Up! and I used it to create a double bow to which I adhered a little cream Prima rose.  

Thanks for taking a peek...

Getting Inky with Less is More....

Hey there!!  Saturday has rolled around, again, and that means a brand new challenge over at Less is More.  This week Chrissie and Mandi have challenged us to get a little inky and use either use our inks in a way we have never tried before or to use a favorite technique.  Oh and add to that the fact that the card needs to be one layer!! Yikes!!!  I opted to use a favorite technique... emboss/resist.  Usually when I do emboss/resist I clear emboss the image and then apply the distress inks, but for this card I decided to emboss the image using black embossing powder and then apply the ink.  This card is a stripped down version of a card I did earlier in the week using the same technique.  You can see that card here.  Once, again, I used the Flourishes Ferns & Fiddles set. 

I decided to do a bit of masking using a Spellbinders die.  I cut a piece of cardstock the same size as my card front and then using the Spellbinders die cut out the rectangle.  This piece was taped to the card and the image was stamped using the watermark ink.  I removed the mask, applied the embossing powder and heat set it.  The mask was then reattached and the inks applied.  Finished off the card with a few gems and the sentiment.

Thanks for taking a peek.... now go get inky!!

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white; Inks:  Ranger Scattered Straw, Aged Mahogany & Dusty Concord, VersaMark Watermark ink; PTI True Black;  Stamps:  Flourishes Ferns & Fiddles; Gems:  Hero Arts; Die:  Spellbinders rectangle die; Embossing Powder:  Filigree Black