Heartsong

Today I snuck away from my gargantuan To Do list for a while and spent some time in the Craft Cave.  I decided to play along with the latest sketch challenge at Skipping Stones Design and to try and use some patterned paper.  Unfortunately those polka dots overwhelm the sweet sentiment: 
"A friend is someone who sings your heart's song back to you when you have forgotten the words." David Coppola  
I may go back to it at some point and try and rework it so you can read it.  For now though I like the colours - not ones I'd normally put together - so I thought I'd let it have it's moment in the sun.

Supplies Used
Cardstock: (Kraft) PTI, (Cajun Craze) Stampin' Up
Patterned Paper:  (Green from Loyal collection) Authentique
Stamps:  (All from Heartsong) Skipping Stones Design

Ink:  (Chocolate Chip) Stampin' Up

Type Hype

Cath found a really fun vintage typewriter for the latest Tuesday Trigger at the Moxie Fab World.  I was inspired by the colourful keys and the way they seem to float above the typewriter so I popped my letters up on thick foam tape.  I added PTI's Book Print impression plate in the background for some extra texture. 

The thank you is for all of you who left such sweet and thoughtful comments regarding the loss of Jem.  Luis and I were really touched by all your well wishes.  I still keep expecting Jem to come bounding around the corner with his goofy smile.  I think it's going to be a while before that feeling fades.

Supplies Used
Cardstock: (Off-white) Pacon, (Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black) Stampin' Up
Dies:  (Block Alphabet) PTI

Impression Plate:  (Book Print) PTI

Punches:  (1" circle) EK Success, (Corner rounder) Marvy Uchida

In Colour Hello

I didn't think I was going to get to play along with ColourQ this week but I got a call this morning that my new Stampin' Up In Colours had arrived so I felt like it was a sign that I should jump in and make a card.





Supplies Used
Cardstock: (White) Bazzill, (Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green, Certainly Celery) Stampin' Up
Stamps:  (Sentiment from Chit Chat) Paper Smooches
Ink:  (Gumball Green) Stampin' Up
Dies:  (Clouds 1 & 2, Beautiful Blooms II #2, Leafy Vine Border) PTI
Punches:  (5/16" hole punch) McGill, (Corner rounder) Marvy Uchida
Gem:  (Bumblebee assortment) Doodlebug

Just Us Girls #149

Hi all.  I'm back for my second week as August Guest Designer for Just Us Girls.  It's technique week and this time we are to use ribbon scraps.  I don't usually use much ribbon on my cards (despite how much of it is in the Craft Cave) so this was a good challenge for me.  I ended up making two different cards and using my ribbon scraps in different ways. For the first card I layered the scraps behind a die cut negative and for the second I stamped on the ribbon itself.  I used StazOn ink when I stamped on the ribbon so the ink wouldn't run and was pleased with how crisp the images ended up.  Head on over to the Just Us Girls blog to check out all the gorgeous creations from the JUGS team and then play along!  You have until 9pm EST on Thursday, 16 August!

Supplies Used

Elephant Card
Cardstock: (White) Bazzill, (Real Red, Island Indigo) Stampin' Up
Stamp:  (Sentiment from Hanging Out) PTI
Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko
Dies:  (Heart Prints & Sweet Baby) PTI
Punch:  (Corner rounder) Marvy Uchida
Gems:  (Beetle Black assortment) Doodlebug


Banner Card
Cardstock: (White) Bazzill
Stamps:  (Images & sentiment from Petite Cherub) Rusty Pickle
Ink:  (StazOn Jet Black) Tsukineko, (Basic Grey) Stampin' Up
Gems:  (Cupcake assortment) Doodlebug

ABCs

A card for The Paper Players Back to School challenge.  I always forget what a total nightmare it is to photograph black cardstock.  I wanted to go for a blackboard look though so I had to use it.  





Supplies Used
Cardstock: (Kraft) PTI, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up
Stamps:  (Images from A-Z Alphabet) Unity
Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko
Embossing Powder:  (Seafoam White) Ranger
Markers:  (Gelly Roll Metallic) Sakura
Punch:  (Corner rounder) Marvy Uchida

Hello Balloons

A card for this week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge On Cloud 9 where we are to create projects featuring things you would see in the sky.



Supplies Used
Cardstock: (White) Bazzill, (Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Marina Mist) Stampin' Up
Stamps:  (Clouds and balloons from Scootin' By) Sweet Stamp Shop, (Sentiment from CL342) Hero Arts
Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko
Die:  (Half and Half) PTI
Gem:  (Ladybug, Bumblebee and Limeade assortments) Doodlebug

CASology #5

Welcome to week 5 of CASology!  Here's the cue card for this week:

The word "pond" made me think of frogs, ducks and dragonflies.  After going through all my stamps and rejecting the few frog images I had I happened upon this Pink Paislee dragonfly stamp from a Moxie Fab prize package.  The blue circle and the blues and greens in general echo the pond theme and the repeating shapes keep the design simple.  

Be sure and check out the rest of the fabulous design team for more inspiration:

   Ardyth Percy-Robb

Melissa Chipperfield

Rosemary Dennis

Tracey McNeely

And also this week's guest designer:

Joyce

Link up your creations at the Casology blog and remember that submissions are due by Sunday, 12 August at noon CST.

Supplies Used
Cardstock: (Kraft) PTI, (Night of Navy) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Loyal collection) Authentique

Stamps:  (Dragonfly from Butterfly Garden collection) Pink Paislee, (Sentiment from Word Salad) Paper Smooches
Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Seafoam White) Ranger

Punches:  (2' circle) Marvy Uchida, (1 1/2" & 1" circle) EK Success

Die:  (Nesties Standard Circles Large) Spellbinders