CAS-ual Fridays 102

This week's theme at CAS-ual Friday is Red, White, and Blue in honor of Memorial Day last weekend. Of course, these colors made me think of my husband who is in the Coast Guard Reserves and made a card for him the next time he goes away.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Watercolor Wonder, With All My Heart, & Military Hero
Ink: PTI Pure Poppy, Momento Nautical Blue
Paper: PTI Pure Poppy & Select White

Muse Challenge #19

This week's Muse Challenge features this fabulous card by Michelle Williams:



Her card inspired me to use the other new Papertrey set I just got, Watercolor Wonder. I inspired again by this week's ColourQ palette.

I love the faux artsy look! Thanks again for stopping by!


Supplies all Papertrey Ink:
Stamps: Mover & Shaker Sentiments, Watercolor Wonder
Ink: Aqua Mist, Harvest Gold, Pure Poppy, Smokey Shadow
Paper: White and Aqua Mist

ColourQ #191 Take 2

Just got Papertrey's Mini Blooms set finally and am loving it. I don't really have and use too many florals but this one seems to work for me.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Mini Blooms
Ink: PTI Harvest Gold, Pure Poppy, Smokey Shadow, and Aqua Mist
Paper: PTI White and Aqua Mist
Other: Doodlebug Pearls

ColourQ #191

Here's my card using the fabulous summery colors at ColourQ this week. I'm loving the new Ruby Rose set!

Apologies for the size & formatting issues on this post. I can't seem to get on Blogger with my laptop so posting this via the Blogger app on my iPad.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies are all Papertrey Ink:
Stamps: Ruby Rose, Thanks All Ways
Ink: Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy, Harvest Gold, Smokey Shadow
Paper: Smokey Shadow, Soft Stone

PTI May Blog Hop Take 2

This gorgeous bouquet inspired me to cluster small flowers together. I don't have many PTI floral sets so I used the tiny flower in Happy Hexagons to create a collage of colors in the die cut heart which I put on the inside of the card.



I embossed the card front to add a bit of texture and put the banner across the heart shape on the front.



Hope you too are enjoying all the beautiful cards inspired by these flowers! Thanks for popping by!

Supplies:
Paper: PTI Winter Wisteria, White
Stamps: PTI Happy Hexagons & Birthday Basics
Ink: Winter Wisteria, Sweet Blush, Spring Moss, Lavender Moon, & Fine Linen
Other: Lifestyle Crafts Embossing Folder, Simon Says Stamp Tilted Banners, Spellbinders Heart Die

PTI May 2013 Blog Hop

Its Papertrey Blog Hop time and they did not disappoint with their inspiration theme this month! There were seven color combinations to inspire us with a floral project. The photos of the various bouquets were so gorgeous that they made me want to get married again just so I can have a different bouquet arrangement! If I have time, I'll have to make a card for every color combination - they are just SO beautiful!



Trouble was that I didn't have a lot of flowers in my stamp stash to choose from. I decided to use one of my Flower Fusion sets and came up with this -



Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you around the Blog Hop!

Supplies all Papertrey Ink except where noted:
Paper: Vintage Cream, Pure Poppy Striped patterned paper, Melon Berry Cardstock
Stamps: Flower Fusion #7, Simon Says Stamp Tilted Banner Sayings
Ink: Ripe Avocado, Canyon Clay, Pure Poppy, Melon Berry, Orange Zest
Die: Simon Says Stamp Tilted Banner

Retro Hexagons

The colors at Play Date Cafe this week have a retro feel so I decided to pair it up with hexagons which also have a retro feel to me.





Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies:
Paper: Memory Box, PTI Vintage Cream
Stamps: PTI Happy Hexagons & Think Big Favorites #4
Ink: PTI Scarlet Jewel, Aqua Mist, & Pure Poppy

FUSION Card Challenge #7

Hi,

It was a very busy weekend with activities for girl scouts, birthday parties, dinner with friends but I was happy to have found some time to create this weekend. I think the proximity of my new craft space in the basement has something to do with it.

I played again with the FUSION Card Challenge this week but decided to tackle Lesley's challenge.





I made several attempts before this one because I tried to emboss the entire flower over both the dotted and kraft base but there was always a small gap where the edges met so the flower ended up looking like it was in two pieces. So in the end decided to clear emboss the hydrangea flower only as well as the bow.



Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Paper: Memory Box Kraft, PTI Soft Stone & Soft Stone Dots
Stamps: PTI Happy Hydrangea
Other: PTI Happy Hydrangea dies, American Crafts Clear Embossing Powder, Versamark Ink

Play Date Cafe #182

This week's color story at Play Date Cafe inspired me to make a clean & simple, graphic card -



Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Paper: Memory Box, PTI White
Stamps: PTI Sketched Shapes & Mega Mixed Messages
Ink: PTI Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy, & Scarlet Jewel and Momento Tuxedo Black

Stars & Birthday Wishes

Here's a card I made using the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch #28. Love the PTI Super Stars set because its so versatile. I die cut the largest star and popped up the card panel to create depth. I chose masculine colors for the Clean and Simple Masculine challenge at Paper Players this week.









Have a good week!

Supplies:
Paper: PTI White & Soft Stone
Stamps: PTI Super Stars and Up, Up, & Away
Ink: Momento Grey Flannel, Tangelo, Teal Zeal and PTI Pure Poppy

ColourQ #189

This week's ColourQ challenge reminded me a little bit of Christmas so it was hard for me to think beyond a holiday themed card. So when in doubt, I often revert to my comfort zone which is a graphic look.



Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies:
Paper: PTI Pure Poppy & White
Stamps: PTI From You to Me & Fillable Frame Sentiments
Ink: PTI Berry Sorbet & Pure Poppy, Stampin Up Certainly Celery, Momento Tuxedo Black
Other: Doodlebug & Keizercraft Bling

Teacher Thank You

Here is Teacher Thank You card using one of my old favorites Trendy Tree Tops. I originally planned to have the entire panel with the alphabet background but an even background was difficult to achieve all the way up the entire card. I salvaged the bottom portion by turning it into a landscape using the In The Meadow die.

This week's ColourQ challenge is my inspiration.



Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Paper: Memory Box Green & Black, PTI White, PTI Pure Poppy Patterned Vines
Stamps: PTI Teach & Inspire
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, PTI Berry Sorbet
Die: PTI Trendy Tree Tops & In The Meadow

Clean & Simple 240

Can't believe how many cards I've made in the past couple of weeks. My new craft space is definitely more conducive to creating since its easier to get to throughout the day. Here's my card for Clean & Simple's challenge . Colors were inspired by a Erin Lincoln's suggestion on the Papertrey Forum.





Hope you are able to get some creating done. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Paper: PTI White & Enchanted Evening
Stamps: PTI School Time & Thanks All Ways
Ink: PTI Sweet Blush, Spring Rain, Hibiscus Burst, Enchanted Evening, & Orange Zest

Seize The Birthday #16

I found a fun little challenge blog called Seize the Birthday and decided to play along this time. I can always use birthday cards right? Here's a card I made for my brother's upcoming 40th birthday.





Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies:
Paper:PTI Ocean Tides, Soft Stone Dotted, Smokey Shadow Striped & Aqua Mist
Stamps: PTI Big Birthday Wishes & Headline Alphabet
Other: Marvy Uchida Circle Punch

CASE Study #140

This gorgeous card (sorry for such a large photo couldn't figure out how to make it smaller!) at CASE Study #140 inspired my Thank You card using PTI's Handy Hardware set. I love the watermarked background and the black on kraft.



Thanks for looking!

Supplies:
Paper: PTI Kraft & Soft Stone
Stamps & Dies: PTI Handy Hardware
Ink: Versamark, Smokey Shadow

Sweet Birthday Wishes

I am loving the happy colors at the Fusion Card Challenge this week so I made a card for Lesley's Challenge -





I think this card will be perfect for one of the pretty little girls in my life. Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies:
Paper: PTI Orange Zest, Harvest Gold, Hibiscus Burst, Kraft, Summer Sunrise
Paper: PTI Hibiscus Burst, White, & Harvest Gold
Stamps: PTI Sweet As Can Be

FUSION Card Challenge #6

I decided to tackle the Fusion Card Challenge again this week but this time definitely making it BEFORE the deadline.



Here's my card with both Jackie and Lesley's challenge -



It was my first time using these enamel dots I see everywhere. Love the look!

To all those moms reading this, hope you had a WONDERFUL Mother's Day! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise Stripe, Hibiscus Burst & Melon Berry
Stamps: PTI Birthday Basics
Other:My Mind's Eye Enamel Dots, PTI By the Numbers Die, PTI Wine Bottle Tag

ColourQ #188

Here's a birthday card I made using the soft color palette at ColourQ this week. I die cut half the word birthday into the cardstock for a different look.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies:
Paper: PTI Harvest Gold, Spring Moss, Sweet Blush, & Melon Berry
Stamps: PTI Heart to Heart & Wonderful Words:Birthday
Dies: PTI Wonderful Words Birthday & Heart to Heart

50th Birthday

For my brother-in-law's upcoming birthday, I made a card using the AMAZING new shimmer cardstock from Papertrey Ink. The cardstock is gorgeous in real life, the shimmer subtle, the cardstock thick, and it takes embossing very well.



You can get a better look at the shimmer cardstock in this photo -



If you were teetering on whether to get this gorgeous new paper, I'd say the sampler pack is well worth it.

Card design is inspired by Freshly Made Sketches #85-



Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies:
Paper: PTI White & Onyx Shimmer, Recollections Glitter Paper
Other: PTI Double Ended Banner Dies, PTI By The Numbers, Marvy Uchida Scalloped Circle Punch

Freshly Made Sketches #85

Next up on my card to-do list is a happy birthday card for a little girl. This week's challenge at Freshly Made Sketches proved to be a perfect springboard for this cheerful card.





Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies:
Paper: Memory Box Cardbase, American Crafts patterned paper, PTI Raspberry Fizz
Stamps: PTI Daily Design Sentiments
Other: Marvy Uchida Scalloped Circle Punch, PTI Loopsy Daisy Die, Sketched Shapes Banner Die, & Doodlebug Brad

Thanks Teacher

Yes, I am STILL making teacher cards.... :)

Here's a card I made using using this week's CAS(E) this Sketch! Challenge. I recycled the cork I failed to emboss properly in another challenge HERE along with some simple stars.





Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Paper: Memory Box cardbase, PTI Pure Poppy
Dies: PTI Stars
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black
Other: Cork