Unity Flowers

Hello hello! Hope you all had a lovely weekend and that Monday has been going smoothly for you. I'm playing along today with CAS-ual Fridays' Flowers or Trees challenge and Virginia's View Challenge #4 at Lily Pad Cards.  I've used images from Unity's April 2012 KOM and done lots of embossing and fussy cutting.  Have you ever tried stamping while you have the hiccups?  If not, try and avoid the situation if at all possible because it's a real pain in the butt!!  Makes for some really squiggly lines...
And since the challenge at Simon Says Stamp is still open I'll be adding this to their Anything goes gallery!  Have a lovely evening!

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Poppy Parade, Wild Wasabi) Stampin' Up
Stamps:  (Flower and plaid from April '12 KOM - Follow Your Own) Unity, (Sentiment from Mat Stack 3 Collection) PTI
Inks: (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Pure Poppy) Stampin' Up
Embossing Powder:  (Blakc) Ranger
Gems:  (Ladybug Assortment and Beetle Black Assortment) Doodlebug

White Trigger Flowers

I can't believe it's already Sunday night.  I feel like it was just a few minutes ago that I woke up on Saturday morning, ready and raring to go for the weekend.  *Sigh* Times flies and all that jazz...  I didn't spend much time in the Craft Cave this weekend but I managed to complete a card for this week's Tuesday Trigger at the Moxie Fab World.  I love these fun patterned tins and, although I had lots of ideas running through my head, I was especially inspired by the top right one.  Love the white popping off that orange!  I'm also going to enter this card in the Lily Pad Flowers challenge and the Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes challenge. 


It may be a bit quiet around here for the next week.  I've got a few extra work shifts and Luis and I are also planning on doing some more painting.  Hopefully this will include the Craft Cave although the thought of moving everything out of the room is a terrifying one!!


Cardbase:  The Stampin' Place
Cardstock:  (White) Gina K, (Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Calypso Coral, Chocolate Chip) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Everyday Sayings) Hero Arts
Ink:  (Chocolate Chip) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Nesties Blossom) Spellbinders, (Double-ended Banner) PTI

Punch:  (1/4" hole punch) McGill   

Rainbow Bunnies

This card was inspired by the latest picture over at Paper Smooches Sparks and also by the current Virginia's View Challenge at Lily Pad Cards.  Love those bunnies in the Sparks picture with their colourful ears and that rainbow of buttons at VV is just yummy!  I'm also going to enter this in the Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge.  These Paper Smooches bunnies make me giggle with their big ol' teeth and I decided to create a little army of the happy critters with rainbow coloured ears.  I tried matching their feet to their ears but that was a bit too much so I stuck with just the ears.  The sentiment is from Lil' Inker and I thought it went perfectly!  Hope YOUR day is all sunshine and rainbows too!  :)

Cardstock:  (Kraft, white) Gina K, (Green) Craft supply
Stamps:  (Bunny from A Little Lovin') Paper Smooches, (Bit of Burlap) Market Street Stamps, (Sentiment from Rainbow & Cloud Sentiments) Lil' Inker
Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko
Embossing Powder:  (Clear) Ranger
Copic:  R46, YR04, Y15, G05, B29, V09

Funky Foliage Birthday

I pulled out some of my older, neglected stamps for this card.  The petal is a tree shape from WPlus9's Funky Foliage and the centre is from their Funky Flowers set.  The sentiment is from the Mixed Greetings collection at Woodware USA.  I used the colours from the Play Date Cafe and I'm going to enter it in Lily Pad's Flower Challenge.


On a completely random note I got this email a while back about what to do if you burn yourself.  It said instead of putting ice or cold water on it put flour on it.  I thought it sounded a bit bizarre but the other day I accidentally grabbed the edge of the oven rack and for whatever reason decided to plunge my hand into my flour canister instead of under the tap and you know what?  It worked!  The pain didn't last long and it's healing up really quickly.  I'm comparing this incident to the time I grabbed my flat irons and spent the evening with a handful of ice and in a lot of pain.  Wonder if putting flour on your tongue would help after eating something too spicy...      


Cardstock:  (Smooth White) Gina K, (Textured White) Bazzill, (More Mustard, Marina Mist) Stampin' Up
Stamps:  (Petal from Funky Foliage, Circle from Funky Flowers) WPlus9, (Sentiment from Mixed Greetings) Woodware USA
Inks:  (Rich Razzleberry) Stampin' Up
Punch:  (Corner Rounder) Marvy Uchida
Impression Plate:  (Linen & Canvas) PTI
Gem:  Doodlebug

Simple Elegance

Just popping in with an entry for this week's Tuesday Trigger, Simple Elegance, over at the Moxie Fab World.  The flowers caught my eye right away but I also liked the dark floor and the patterned rug which is what inspired the strip of patterned paper.  I'm also going to enter this at the Lily Pad Simon Says Stamp Presents A Flower Challenge.  


Well, he's still sniffly but guess who's out painting again this morning?  Luis is a man on a mission!  I did manage to get him to chill out a bit last night though.  We took the hounds for a stroll and then I stuffed him full of fajitas and Advil Cold & Sinus.  After that, he had no choice but to retire to the sofa.  :)  And with Atticus sitting on his lap (yes, all 95lbs of Atticus) he really had no choice but to stay there!

Cardstock:  (White) Gina K, (Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery) Stampin' Up
Patterned Paper:  (Flour Sack from Nook & Pantry Collection) Basic Grey
Stamps:  (Flower from Flower Fusion 11,  Stem from Flower Fusion 8, Sentiment from Mat Stack 2 Collection) PTI
Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Sahara Sand) Stampin' Up

Sweet Lil' Boy

I needed a baby boy card for a friend and wanted to use this sweet Purple Onion Designs stamp.  They have a whole series of these little framed doodles which I think are so cute!  I dug out this fun paper pad by Deja Views that I've had since late 2007.  I remember very clearly that I REALLY wanted this paper collection and ever since I got it it has looked lovely on my shelf!  :)  Now it finally gets to see the light of day!  I'll be entering this in the Love You to Pieces challenge at CAS-ual Fridays and the patterned paper challenge at Lily Pad Cards.    


Cardstock:  (Kraft) PTI
Patterned Paper:  (Pear Collection) Deja Views
Stamps:  (Bear Framed Doodle) Purple Onion Designs
Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Patterned Paper Thanks

***This is my 2nd post for today.  Please scroll down or click here for my CAS-ual Fridays/ColourQ/Lawnscaping post.***

I made a super cute card for the last Paper Smooches Sparks challenge but when I went to post it I was 2 days late!  Doh! Not gonna miss it this time though (even if I have waited until the last minute).  As usual Kim has provided us with a fun image that opens the door for all kinds of crafty possibilities.  I was inspired by the colours and the flower and combined stamps from Pretty Phrases and Friendly Flowers to come up with my card.  I kept it simple with some patterned paper, fussy cutting and a bit of bling.  And thanks to the paper I'll also be entering it over at the patterned paper challenge at Lily Pad Cards.

Cardstock:  (Kraft) Paertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Branch & Ripple from Brook collection) Crate Paper

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Pretty Phrases, Flower from Friendly Flowers) Paper Smooches

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Clear) Ranger

Gems:  Doodlebug

Little Blue Elephant

Good morning!  Popping in with a baby card for Kathy's Lily Pad Palette Challenge over at Lily Pad Cards.  The elephant stamp is from an old PTI collection that I just recently got my hands on and the sentiment is from Hero Arts - it's definitely my go-to baby card sentiment!  I coloured the two smaller buttons with Copics and they've come out a lot lighter in the photo than they really look...  Must check these things more carefully at the time!  Hope you all have a wonderful day!  
Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Bashful Blue, Night of Navy) Stampin' Up, (Grey) Craft supply
Stamps:  (Elephant from Sweet Baby) PT, (Sentiment from Baby) Hero Arts
Inks:  (Bashful Blue, Night of Navy) Stampin' Up
Dies:  (Elephant and Double-Ended Banner) PTI, (Nestabilities Blossom) Spellbinders
Copic:  B29
Buttons:  Craft supply

Old School

The desk cleaning project that I began yesterday got a little out of hand and I spent most of today trying to get it under control - hence why this post is so last minute!  Today's card is super clean and simple and made for 3 challenges - CASual Fridays' Chip Off the Old Block challenge, Young Crafters Unite's clean and simple challenge and the chipboard challenge at Lily Pad Cards.  I used to love to play Atari!  As impressive as some of today's games are sometimes I wouldn't mind a simple round of Asteroids or Centipede!  :)
Supplies Used:
Cardstock:  (Kraft) PTI, (Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive) Stampin' Up
Stamp:  (Sentiment from My Type ) Hero Arts
Inks:  (Early Espresso) Stampin' Up
Chipboard:  (From The Boyfriend collection) Cosmo Cricket

Hang in There Tag

***This is my second post of the day.  Please click here for my Lawnscaping / Simon Says Stamp post.***

Back with one more card for today and this one is a Triple Threat.  I wanted to make a card for the Pay It Forward Challenge at the Moxie Fab World - specifically one for National Day of Encouragement.  I paired the theme with the colours from the Lily Pad Palette Challenge and the tag made it eligible for CAS-ual Fridays Tag You're It Challenge.  Off to get lunch and stuff ready for tomorrow.  It's my long day at work and I'm going to take Franklin for a walk on my lunch break.  Busy busy! 

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Yellow) Bazzill Basics, (Tempting Turquoise) Stampin' Up
Stamps:  (Sun from July 2009 KOM - A Pocket Full of..., Sentiment) Unity Stamp Co
Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Riding Hood Red) Stampin' Up
Die:  (XL Rickrack Border) PTI
Eyelet:  We R Memory Keepers

Twine:  (Maraschino) The Twinery

If Nothing Ever Changed...

I am so not a dress girl but I actually really like the one in this inspiration picture for the latest Tuesday Trigger over at the Moxie Fab World.  I took my inspiration from the colours and the design on the dress.  I pulled out PTI's Butterfly Kisses set and used silver embossing powder for both the image and the Unity sentiment. Since I added a little bling, I am also entering this in the Lily Pad Bling Challenge.  Also Wee Memories has a Free for All challenge this week so I thought I'd link up there too. 
Supplies Used:
Cardstock:  (Basic Grey, Tempting Turquoise) Stampin' Up
Stamps:  (Image from Butterfly Kisses) PTI, ( sentiment from November 2010 KOM - Picture Perfect) Unity Stamp Co
Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko
Embossing Powder: (Silver) Ranger

Dies:  (Nestabilities Labels Fourteen) Spellbinders

Gems:  Doodlebug Designs

The Sky is the Limit

Ta dah!  Within 10 minutes of receiving my Market Street Stamps order I inked up the Bit of Burlap stamp and used it to give some funky texture to my sky.  That is a new record for me which makes it the second record of the day - the first being that my MSS and Twinery orders arrived exactly one week after I ordered them.  Pretty incredible for Bermuda!  The bright and bold colours on this card come from Kathy's Lily Pad Palette Challenge over at Lily Pad Cards.  And, although it may be a bit of a stretch, I'm going to enter this over at the Create Chevron Challenge.  Those stripes on the balloon sure look like chevrons to me!  :)  
Supplies Used:
Cardstock:  (Cajun Craze, Not Quite Navy, Daffodil Delight) Stampin' Up
Stamps:  (Background stamp - Bit of Burlap) Market Street Stamps, (Balloons, clouds & sentiment from Up, Up and Away)  PTI
Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko
Dies:  (Balloons & banner) PTI

Happily Ever After

Another combo sketch today!  This card uses the colours from The Colour Throwdown and the sketch from Lily Pad Cards. Also, it's the first time these two stamps have seen ink so that makes it eligible for Use It Tuesday's challenge to use a previously uninked stamp.  Nothing too wild and crazy going on here but I think it may be my first window card - or at least, the first one in a really long time.  Must check out the archives...    

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Pacific Point, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black) Stampin' Up, (White) Bazzill
Stamps:  (Image & sentiment from July 2010 KOM - Happily Ever After) Unity Stamp Co
Ink:  ( VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko
Gems:  Craft Supplies for Less
Die:  (Nestabilities Standard Circles Large) Spellbinders

Punch:  (2" circle) Marvy Uchida