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I had a few hours to get crafty yesterday while Luis was building a little shelf for our cookbooks. This is one of the cards that I made and I played along with two challenges for it. I used the colours from the Play Date Cafe and the sketch from Skipping Stones Design. It's the first time any of these stamps have been inked up and I also used some patterned paper (from Basic Grey's Nook & Pantry collection) so I'm continuing to forge ahead with using up my stash!
We actually managed to get some odds and ends accomplished this weekend which I feel pretty good about. We measured out several outdoor areas that need tiling and chose the tile. We also took some artwork to get framed. I had bought it in Mexico on our honeymoon last February with the intention of making my own frame for it. Fast forward to now and it was still sitting on top of our bookshelf unframed so I broke down and took it to the framers. It would probably be cheaper to do ourselves but if we haven't done it in all this time I don't foresee it happening any time soon and I'd rather get it up on the wall where it can be enjoyed. I wish I was more of a do-it-yourselfer but alas, I am not.
Card Base: Handy Hippo
Cardstock: (Always Artichoke, Early Espresso, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up
Patterned Paper: (Waffles from Nook & Pantry collection) Basic Grey
Stamps: (Bird from Everyday Blessings, Sentiment & music notes from Heartsong, Background pattern from Grunge)
Inks: (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Early Espresso) Stampin' Up
Embossing Powder: (Clear) Ranger
The last time I entered a Market Street Stamps challenge I said I really had to get some more stamps from them besides background stamps as Hippie Chic was the only non-background set I had. Despite much temptation I haven't gotten around to ordering any others yet so it's more Hippie Chic for me for January's Paint the Town Challenge. I was pretty liberal with the pink on this card but there's a touch of sherbet on the lower patch on the dress and an aqua patch as well as the aqua sentiment.
We took the dogs for a swim this morning but Jem was not diggin' it. Atti would swim if there were icebergs out there - as long as there's something to fetch he'll go overboard. Jem, however, is not appreciative of the chilly water and figures if we aren't going in then he sure as heck isn't either! Since he didn't get much of a swim he's bouncing off the walls now so it's off for a walk. Have a lovely evening!
Cardstock: (White, Dark Pink, Sherbet) Bazzill, (Pool Party, Regal Rose) Stampin' Up
Stamps: (Hippie Chic) Market Street Stamps
Inks: (Melon Mambo, Pool Party) Stampin' Up
Punch: (Corner Punch) Marvy Uchida
Copic: RV02
I'm determined not to miss anymore deadlines so I'm posting this card for the Map to Your Heart Challenge in the Moxie Fab World 3 days ahead! Whoop whoop! I had an extra copy of the Bermuda Yellow Pages Book of Maps on hand so I cut some arrows out of it and matted them on grey cardstock. I used PTI's Linen and Canvas impression plate on the turquoise cardstock for some texture. The sentiment is computer generated and the heart is a PTI die. I have one sheet of Thickers and have been hoarding them for ages but this is the year of giving my supplies their moments to shine so I finally broke them out. Love the dimension they add!
Cardstock: (White) Bazzill, (Poppy Parade, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up
Patterned Paper: Bermuda Yellow Pages Book of Maps
Impression Plate: (Linen and Canvas) PTI
Dies: (Double-ended Banner, Heart Prints) PTI
Sticker: (Daydream Thickers) American Crafts
Hello, my friends! Today I'm playing along with LeAnne's colour combo at the Paper Players and also linking up to Unity's Friends With Flair blog hop. If you look closely at the centre of the flower you can see that it's paper pieced with Blushing Bride paper and then I punched 1/16" holes from the Pear Pizzazz paper for the dots. They were certainly a bit fiddley to stick down but I got them in place eventually.
Any big plans for your weekend? I have a growing (and long neglected) list of odds and ends to do around the house so I'm going to attempt to cross a few things off of that list. Maybe. I'm afraid the siren call of the Craft Cave may prove to be too much to resist...
ETA: Doh! I missed the Paper Players deadline!!! :(
Cardstock: (White) Gina K, (Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz) Stampin' Up
Stamps: (Flower from Cuckoo Clocks, Sentiment from April '11 KOM - Small Things Matter Most) Unity
Ink: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko
Punches: (1/16" hole punch) McGill, (Corner punch) Marvy Uchida
Gems: Doodlebug
I'm really sad to see the Wee Memories challenges coming to an end although I understand Jenny's reasons for making the decision. Wee Memories holds a special place in my heart as it's the first challenge that I ever placed in! My ribbon flower was chosen as one of the Fab 4 last January. I was so excited to finally add a challenge blinkie to my sidebar. :) Anyway, the final challenge is a sketch challenge which almost sent me running in the other direction but I was determined to suck up my sketch fear and not miss out on this special event. I didn't really think about this before but I guess it's kind of appropriate to have made a sympathy card for the passing of the challenge! And look at all that patterned paper up there! It's from Basic Grey's Origins collection - yes, I have a lot of oldie goldies in my stash... The stamps are Hero Arts. My thanks to Jenny and the design team for all the fabulous challenges and inspiration and I look forward to seeing what comes next for you all! :)
Cardstock: (White) Bazzill, (Early Espresso) Stampin' Up
Patterned Paper: (Authentic, Sea Salt, Paraffin from the Origins collection) Basic Grey
Stamps: (Leaves from Delicate Leaf Clusters, Sentiment from With Sympathy) Hero Arts
Ink: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Early Espresso) Stampin' UP!
Dies: (Nestabilities Labels 10) Spellbinders, (Medium scallop border) PTI
Punch: (1/16" hole punch) McGill
Twine: Craft supply
Less Is More is another challenge that I haven't played along with in a while so I thought I'd join in their latest - a one layer card with the subject of birds. I had a completely different card to start with but couldn't quite make it work so I started again and ended up with this which uses a pensive little bird from Paper Smooches' Forest Whimsy which I was lucky enough to win because I used the phrase "Whoop whoop" in my comment! I knew that would come in handy one of these days... :)
Cardstock: (White) Gina K
Stamps: (Bird from Forest Whimsy) Paper Smooches, (Sentiment from Everyday Sayings) Hero Arts
Ink: (Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
Copics: Y17, BG01, BG05
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
I had a few hours to get crafty yesterday while Luis was building a little shelf for our cookbooks. This is one of the cards that I made and I played along with two challenges for it. I used the colours from the Play Date Cafe and the sketch from Skipping Stones Design. It's the first time any of these stamps have been inked up and I also used some patterned paper (from Basic Grey's Nook & Pantry collection) so I'm continuing to forge ahead with using up my stash!
