Thinking of You

Thought I'd escape the madness of three little girls OD'ing on the Easter Bunny's treats to post this card I made for two great online challenges. I was so excited to see the Color Throwdown challenge #186 because I had that exact paper pad in my stash. And Clean & Simple's sketch is so beautifully simple to put together.



Supplies:Cardstock:Memory Box,Patterned Paper:My Minds Eye Stella & Rose Mabel Pad,Flower:Basic Grey,Ink:Momento Rich Cocoa,Sentiment:PTI Up,Up&Away,Scallop Punch:Stampin Up,Die:PTI Double Ended Banner

Back to the kids before all of the white chocolate M&Ms are all gone. Hope you had a great holiday!

Jeweled Color Trends Challenge

I am giving wine as gifts to two friends this week and thought that they could use a little decorating. Using the gorgeous colors from the Jeweled Color Trends Challenge on the Embellish Blog as inspiration, I made these two wine bottle tags.



Supplies:Cardstock:Papertrey Ink Soft Stone,Ink:Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores,Blueberry Sky, Smokey Shadow, Aqua Mist, Stamps:Papertrey Mehndi Medallion,Rhinestones:Kaisercraft

Thanks for taking a look!

Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger

This week's Tuesday Trigger is full of inspiration - the crisp look of the white and blue and the gorgeous texture of the white on white. So when I opened my mail today and saw that I had gotten this Penny Black Background stampas one of my prizes for Jennifer McGuire's Cards That Care drive last December, I just knew I had to use it for this card. I embossed the background on the blue to mimic the clean look I got from the Trigger and added a few pretty embellishments.



Supplies:Cardstock:Memory Box,Die:Spellbinders Labels One,Butterfly:Jenni Bowlin,Ribbon:Michaels,Background Stamp:Penny Black,Sentiment:Papertrey Ink Mega Mixed Messages,Ink:Versamark,Momento Black,Embossing Powder:Zing American Crafts White

I really love how the embossed background turned out. This stamp is definitely going to get lots of use!

Thanks for taking a look! Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

CASE Challenge #85

Though the style in Laurie's pretty inspiration card differs much from my own, I was drawn to the colors and mix of patterns. Here's the card I made with the CASE Study Challenge #85:



Supplies:Cardstock:Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores,White, Patterned Papers:Studio Calico Memoir,Stamps: Papertrey Ink Movers & Shakers Sentiments,Dies:Papertrey Ink Mat Stack 3 and Double Ended Banner Dies,Ink:Momento Rich Cocoa

colourQ Challenge#131

This week's colourQ challenge brings the bright springy colors together, perfect for Easter and the birthdays this month. I used these colors as a springboard for a card for my mom's birthday.



Supplies all Papertrey Ink: Cardstock:Rustic White,Stamps:Mehndi Medallion and Mega Mehndi Medallion,Sentiment:Beautiful Butterflies,Die:Fillable Frames #10,Ink:Melon Berry, Simply Chartreuse,Summer Sunrise,Harvest Gold

Thanks for taking a peek and have a wonderful Easter!

Vanilla Bean Scones

When I saw the Pioneer Woman's recent Food Network episode featuring her Mini Vanilla Bean Glazed Scones, I couldn't wait to try it out since these same scones are my favorite baked treat at Starbucks. The recipe was fairly easy and with the girls help I was able to bake and glaze in no time. Delish with a cup of coffee. This recipe is definitely a keeper!

Play Date Cafe #126

It feels like its been a while since I had some time to make anything crafty. Between kids activities and Spring Break, I've been so busy. But that doesn't mean that I haven't been THINKING about cards and ongoing scrapbook projects.

Here's a card I made for Play Date Cafe Challenge #126 which uses the colors of Avocado, Blue Mist, and Grey Wool. The grey I used is a bit darker than I had wanted but I still love the overall graphic clean look of the card which I made for my sister in law's upcoming birthday. First time I made my own background paper too.



All Supplies from Papertrey Ink:Cardstock:Simply Chartreuse, Inks:Simply Chartreuse, Aqua Mist, Smokey Shadow, Stamps:Rosie Posie, Sentiment:Everyday Button Bits, Die:Double Ended Banner

Thanks for stopping by!

Just For Fun

I rarely make cards that are not inspired by an online challenge. I usually need color or design inspiration to get me going with the little craft time that I get. But my recent Papertrey Ink delivery brought a new set that I was so excited to start playing with - Super Stars. It seemed perfect for my niece's baptism card since I don't have any stamps with a religious theme.

All supplies are Papertrey Ink:Cardstock:Raspberry Fizz,Stamps:Super Stars, Ink:Summer Sunrise, Squa Mist, Raspberry Fizz, and Pure Poppy, Ribbon:Raspberry Fizz Twill