February LOAD - Halfway There!

Well, I'm halfway through the LOAD (Layout a Day Challenge). I'm excited to see the prompt every day and can't believe that I'm able to keep up with this and all the excitement over at Papertrey Ink this month too!

Day 11 - Princess Party

Day 12 - Lucky

Day 13 - Dear Lola

Day 14 - Nothing More

Day 15 - Ice Storm

CR84FN48 Challenge

There's an all new CR84FN Color Challenge. This week's colors are soft and pale and I tried a card even though I didn't have the EXACT colors & supplies I wanted.

Supplies: Cardstock: Papertrey Ink White, Bazzill grey, Stamps: Papertrey Ink Flower Fusion #7, Twine: Twinery Stone, Heart Bling: Hero Arts, Ink: ColorBox Wisteria, Versamagic Tea Leaves, Adirondack Pitch Black

The card has a banner on the top which I had to create to cover up a stamping mistake I made when I was doing the sentiment. I learned my lesson not to pay more attention to the TV than to my stamping!

Thanks for looking!

Papertrey Ink Butterfly Challenge

Would you believe I have no butterfly stamps in my stash?! No wonder I'm so excited for the new Papertrey Butterfly set coming out tomorrow. I finally got to use a stash of Jenni Bowlin butterflies I've had for a while.

Supplies: Cardstock:Papertrey Ink White, Stamps:Papertrey Ink Simply Stationery, Sentiment: Mat Stack 3 Stamp Set, Ink: Ranger Adirondack Pitch Black & Papertrey Pure Poppy, Butterflies: Jenni Bowlin

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Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC118

I LOVE the color combinations at the Play Date Cafe.They are always so inspiring and fresh. I love blue and the pair with this gold/mustard color is gorgeous!

Here's my take on this color combination. I've been wanted to use this Papertrey Stamp set for a while so glad I finally got some ink on it!



Supplies: Cardstock: Papertrey Ink White, Stamps: Papertrey Ink Mehndi Medallion and Mehndi Mega Madallion sets & Think Big Favorites #3, Ink: Brilliance Galaxy Gold, Versamagic Ocean Depth, Ranger Adirondack Pitch Black.

Thanks again for taking a peek!

Freshly Made Sketches #21

Here's a great card sketch from Freshly Made Sketches:

I made a fun card for my daughter to use for her friend's upcoming 8th birthday party. Here's my take:



Supplies: Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream Cardstock, Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye Lime Tart Fly a Kite, Die #8: Papertrey Ink By the Numbers, Punches: Marvy Uchida Circle Punches.

colourQ Challenge #123

Made this card for the colourQ Challenge but missed the deadline for linking. LOVE the inspiration colors and the card I made from it so posting this anyway. This was the first time I embossed a sentiment. Love the little dimension it adds. Not sure how to remove the bit of wandering embossing powder around the sentiment. Tapping it off didn't seem to work. Any ideas/tips?


Supplies: Cardstock: Papertrey Ink Berry Sorbet and White, Stamps: Papertrey Ink Botanical Silhouettes & Think Big Favorites #4, Ink: Papertrey Ink Summer Sunrise, Pure Poppy, Berry Sorbet, Classic Kraft, and Versamark, Embossing Powder: American Crafts White Zing, and Ribbon (no idea who made it but in my stash for a long time!)
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Papertrey Hearts Challenge - Take 2

Here's another card I made using the leftovers from my first card.


Supplies: Dies: Papertrey Ink Hearts & Edgers Dies #1, Cardstock: Memory Box, Patterned Paper, Jillibean Soup Dutch Mustard Collection, Sentiment: Papertrey Ink Think Big Favorites #5, Ink: Moment Rich Cocoa

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Papertrey Hearts Challenge

Here's my take on Papertrey's Heart Challenge today. I decided to stay away from the traditional colors of pink and red that is commonly associated with hearts when I realized that most of the cards I have made in the past week were pink or red. Need some variety in my card stash!



Supplies: Dies: Papertrey Ink Hearts and Half & Half, Cardstock: Memory Box, Patterned Paper: Jillibean Soup Dutch Mustard Collection, Sentiment: Papertrey Botanical Silhouettes, Ink: Momento Rich Cocoa


As always, thanks for stopping by!