Many Birthday Wishes

Tis the beginning of the holiday season but I'm making birthday cards! Many birthdays coming up in the beginning of 2014 so I want to be prepared.

This first card uses the fun colors at ColourQ this week. The color palette is quite bold since I didn't use any neutrals on the card. But I think the chevrons pair nicely with the bold colors for a teenage birthday card.

This next card is much softer in tone and pairs my two favorite supplies - Lil Inkers stitched rectangles and PTI Mums the Word stamps. I was inspired by the sketch challenge at RetroSketches this week but missed the deadline for posting. :(

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and have a relaxing weekend up ahead. Thanks for stopping by!

RetroSketches #61

I'm in the middle of my big 'THANK YOU' card making rush....school teachers, sunday school teachers....

Here's another Thank You card using the colors at Play Date Cafe this week and sketch from RetroSketches. I love the muted colors against the bright green. And I got to use the new pink jute from American Crafts. I scored big at TJ Maxx last weekend when I found a multipack of lots of colors for a great price. I think jute is a nice alternative to ribbon and twine.







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Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Flower Fusion, PTI Mega Mixed Messages
Paper: Green card base from my stash (Target?), PTI Select White and Sweet Blush, Lily Bee Handmade patterned paper
Ink: PTI Melon Berry and Sweet Blush, Adirondack Espresso
Other: American Crafts Jute, Keisercraft Rhinestones

Retro Sketches #18

Here's a cheerful birthday card I made for the Birthday challenge at Moxie Fab and using the sketch at Retro Sketches this week:

I used My Mind's Eye patterned papers on a Memory Box blue cardbase. I used the banner dies from PTI Heart-2-Heart #5 set and inverted them to make them look like party hats with a touch of bling on its point. I wanted them to stand out so I used foam dots to adhere them. Sentiment from Heart-2-Heart #2 stamped in PTI Orange Zest. I rounded opposite corners of the card for a balanced look and added some lime green twine from The Twinery.

This will be perfect for one of the many kid's birthdays we have going on this summer!

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Retro Sketches #14

Great challenge prompt at Retrosketchesthis week....very versatile too.

I made two cards using this sketch:

For this first card, I used Papertrey Ink's Sweet as Can Be stamp and dies topping the ice cream cone with a pale pink rhinestone. I die cut the ice cream from patterned papers from Echo Park and My Mind's Eye, two of my favorite patterned paper companies. For the border strip down the card, I used the frame image from PTI Framed Out 2 set in Ranger Espresso, PTI Autumn Rose and Melon Berry to match the patterned papers.

This second card used my new Papertrey Chevron dies which I used with various Echo Park patterned papers. I colored the cupcake from PTI Tremendous Treats: Birthday with Copics and stamped the Inkadinkado sentiment in Ranger Espresso. I love the pop of color on the kraft cardstock.

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Retro Sketches #6

With Teacher Appreciation Week coming soon, I thought I'd get a head start on some cards for the girls' teachers. Maybe for once I won't be scrambling at the last minute. Here's the card I made using the Retro Sketches Challenge #6:



My inspiration sketch:



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Retrosketches #3

Its been a while since I've been able to create anything. Far cry from my February where I was able to make time for something crafty every day. Today, I was inspired by a number of online challenges and here's my take on the great sketch challenge at Retrosketches:


Supplies:Cardstock:Memory Box,Patterned Paper:Studio Calico Memoir collection,Punches:Marvy Uchida Circle,Stamps:Papertrey Ink Tiny Treats Valentine, Hearts:White Blossom Rhinestones,Ink:Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy and Adirondack Espresso

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