Papertrey Ink March Blog Hop

Its BlogHop time! Here is Papertrey's inspiration for this month which is bright, sunny, and happy:



I found inspiration in one of the pieces in the collection though my card ended up very different than I had imagined it would look. The buttons are more yellow in real life than in the picture. And I realized that my stash is definitely lacking things yellow.



Supplies:Cardstock:Papertrey Ink White,Ribbon:Papertrey Ink Aqua Mist,Buttons:Papertrey Ink,Patterned Paper:Lily Bee Design Buttercup Collection,Stamps:Papertrey Ink All About You,Embossing Powder:American Crafts Zing White,Ink:Versamark.

Since that one didn't turn up as bright as I hoped, I made this one using a sketch from the card class with Aly Dodsall I took at Big Picture Classes:



Supplies all Papertrey Ink:Cardstock:Aqua Mist,Lemon Tart,Patterned Paper:Aqua Mist, Stamps:All About You, Ink:Aqua Mist, Die:Heart Border

Thanks for taking a look! See you around the Hop!

CAS-ual Friday Bold & Beautiful

Here's a card I made for the CAS-ual Fridays #45 challenge and the Echo Park Dots & Stripes contest. I'm thinking these collections are a must-have basic everyone should have.

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Make it Monday - Graduated Backgrounds

Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday challenge this week was particularly exciting because I got to use some of the Copic markers I've been hoarding.

Supplies are all Papertrey Ink except where noted:Cardstock:Dark Chocolate & Rustic Cream,Copic Markers E34,E35,YR14,E79,E57,Stamps:Willow & Everyday Button Bits,Dies:Double Ended Banners,Ink:Adirondack Espresso & Papertrey Kraft.

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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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Make A Wish

My card was pretty easy to make with such great inspiration and guidance. Thanks Playdate Cafe and Clean and Simple Stamping!



Supplies:Cardstock:Papertrey Ink Summer Sunrise, Royal Velvet & Hawaiian Shores, Dies:Papertrey Ink Double Ended Banners & Star Dies, Circle:Spellbinders Lacey Circles & Marvy Uchida Circle Punch, Sentiment:Papertrey Ink Fillable Frames Additions 2.

Another CR84FN49!

I am really loving the color combination for this week's CR84FN challenge that I made another card.



Supplies:Cardstock:Bazzill, Patterned Paper: Echo Park, Stamps:PTI Everyday Button Bits, Hero Arts Vine, Ink:Momento London Fog, Buttons:PTI,Die:Spellbinders Label 1, Twine:The Twinery

Don't be surprised if you see another card with this combo! Thanks for taking a peek.

ColourQ Challenge #126

This week's ColourQ Challenge has one of my favorite color combinations - so earthy and comforting. Here are two cards I made with this combo using Jillibean Soup Dutch Mustard Collection:




Supplies:Cardstock:Memory Box,Patterned Papers & Die Cuts:Jillibean Soup Dutch Mustard Soup,Bling:Kaisercraft

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Baby Card

Here's a baby card I made for the new CAS-ual Friday Challenge #42 Hey Baby. I'm not exactly sure for who its for yet since there's a couple of babies I know on the way. I originally was making a boy card but the big strip of pink threw that plan out the window.

I used the technique in PTI's Make It Mondaythis week and made an extended frame to ground my die cut animals.

Supplies:Stamps:PTI Fillable Frames Additions 2, Dies: PTI Sweet Baby, Double Ended Banner, Patterned Paper: My Minds Eye, Twine:The Twinery, Cardstock: Kraft(Unknown)

Hope you like it!