Birthday Bonanza

Happy Saturday! Been trying to build up my birthday card stash. The weather is gorgeous here in NJ today so gonna make this post quick so I can get outside. 

First card is inspired by this month's Heart Desires Challenge. The inspiration photos seem perfect for my new PTI Country Fair Quilt Block die which I paired with various Echo Park papers.  I adhered the two blocks at a diagonal and stamped the KIS:Birthday sentiment in the middle. I did put together another card with the remaining pieces I cut and I'll post that later.

Next card is inspired by my friend Tracey's card at the MUSE challenge this week. I was inspired by the multiple colors of Tracey's card so I stamped the Clearly Besotted Sunbursts on a white card panel like she did. I also nestled my black sentiment in the middle but added a black matting to the panel to make it stand out a little (like Tracey's sentiment panel does among her rainbow medicine bottles). 

Last card is for PTI's 2013 challenge to use the Ruby Rose set. Ruby Rose is one of my favorite floral sets and I used it along with its companion set Ruby Rose Reprise to create this card below. 

I stamped a perimeter of flowers from Ruby Rose and Ruby Rose Reprise around a white card base in a fabulous color combo featured in one of PTI's downloadable inspirational color combos - Blueberry Sky, Aqua Mist, and Lavender Moon with leaves in Green Parakeet. I stamped the sentiment from PTI Scripted in the middle, added a diagonal striped Aqua Mist matting around it before mounting on Blueberry Sky card base. Love how feminine it looks despite its unusual color combo. 

More to come! Hope you are having a good weekend! Thanks for stopping by! 

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MFT Flashy Florals

So excited to get the new MFT Flashy Florals kit. This is my first ever kit from MFT and I love that ink, paper, dies, and stamps are all packaged together so nicely. I was inspired to make a card using this set by my friend Tracey's pretty MUSE challenge card this week and the fun colors at ColourQ.

I was inspired Tracey's simple design and placement of her flowers and sentiment. To make it my own, I used a die cut THANKS instead of heat embossing in gold and added a few dry embossed lines on the upper left and bottom right for interest. 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend. 

Creating Like Crazy Instead Of....

Hello friends -

Good news is that I've been busy creating a lot lately. Bad news is that its keeping me from working on what I really need to be doing - TAXES! UGH. The evil procrastination monster strikes again!

But on to fun stuff! My first card was inspired by the Muse challenge this week where the fabulous Tracey is the inspiration. I wanted to make something light and airy so I went back to my tried and true PTI Circle Scribbles set. I stamped in the same colors and general placement of her flowers. In place of sequins, I stamped smaller scribbles in gold (like Tracey's embossing).

Tracey's gorgeous card - 

Next card is for the fun ColourQ challenge this week - 

I used the PTI diagonal stripes coverplate to create my black and white background. This is so easy to use when you adhere the card stock to a double sided adhesive sheet first. Easy peasy to place down on the card base using the coverplate as a guide. I die cut the Hip Hip Hooray from the Phrase Play line in Hawaiian Shores. The stripes look even better in real life. 

Next up is my card for the PTI Make It Monday this week which challenges us to customize our patterned paper. I definitely wanted to try this because I have SO MUCH patterned paper that I never use. I have a few of the PTI patterned paper packs but I NEVER use the big polka dot paper. Lizzie's idea to stamp randomly on the paper is brilliant.  It took me a while to find a good image that I liked and was the right size but I ended up loving this little flower from the Cup of Cheer set. 

Patterned paper is the from the soft stone collection. I stamped flowers in Enchanted Evening, Melon Berry, Aqua Mist, and Sweet Blush. Sentiment and die from Sentiment Splits. 

Last card for today is for the February One-Layer Simplicity challenge - FRIENDS. 

Sentiment is from PTI Choose Joy, flower from Flower Fusion, and "grounding" lines from Ombre Stripes. 

Whew, that's it for now. I'm really gonna stop crafting now and eat the frog. REALLY! :)

Have a great weekend! Thanks for popping in!

Two Happy Cards

I think I have too much stuff. Wow, did I really say that?? Yikes!

Sometimes I feel like I have too much craft stuff when I look through things and see something that I don't even remember buying. Even worse is when I buy the same thing twice because I don't remember buying it the first time! My stuff is pretty organized, just think I might have too much. Or I should at least look through everything once in a while to remember or make a master inventory list or something like that.

Well, I rediscovered the Lil Inkers Mini Pinwheel die (& accompanying sentiment stamp set) in my stash this weekend and thought it would be perfect with some bright pink dotted paper scraps I found.  Super easy to make the pinwheel and I attached it to a spare lollipop/cakepop stick I had.

Nothing says summer and spring to me like fun pinwheels!

Fun color inspiration is this week's Dynamic Duos challenge.

Next card is inspired by this week's MUSE Challenge. Missed the deadline to post but wanted to share this card anyway.

Card is Jacquie Southas amazing card -

My birthday card uses the same colors and I used her embossed stars as the inspiration for my background. I used the Happy one liner die across the center.

Thanks for taking a peek! Have a great week!

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