CASology #238 CRUNCH

Happy Tuesday friends! This week we have an interesting cue card at CASology -

Can go many ways with this one...I thought of exercise crunches, crunching on food, crunch of fall leaves when you step on them, and of course, the one that seems to be always present in my life - the time crunch! No matter how good the intentions and how many birthday cards I have in my stash ready to send, I inevitably forget someone's birthday from time to time because time isn't always on my side! Sound familiar? 

So for my card, I wanted to use this three dimensional sticker from Jolee's Boutique that I had in my stash. I stamped a band of lines from PTI Ombre Builders in PTI Soft Stone to ground my focal point. I added the clock and the sentiment from PTI The Skinny. But my daughters thought it was too sad for a birthday card so I added the little heart sequin on the other end. On the inside I added a more elaborate happy birthday greeting so the focus wasn't on the negative (missing the birthday). 

So start getting those thoughts crunching for an idea for this week's challenge. Keep it clean and simple to win a prize from our fabulous sponsor Lawn Fawn. 

 

And for more inspiration, check out what the rest of the DT did with CRUNCH! 

Deidre Payne
Hannelie Bester
Hazel Hodgkins
Jacquie Southas
Janet Ribet 
Jen Wills
Joyce Mehrberg
Judy Marino
Kymona Tracey
Melissa Chipperfield
Rachel Bergfeld

Guest Designer:  Amy

Can't wait to see what you come up with! Thanks for stopping by! 

PTI Blog Hop Feb 2017

Hello - So glad to be playing along with the PTI Blog Hop this morning. Such a great inspiration photo...such rich colors! I know I wanted to incorporate Raspberry Fizz, Royal Velvet, Saffron Spice, and Scarlet Jewel into my two cards. 

For my first card I used the well-loved but often forgotten Feather Finery set. The texture of some of purple fruits in the photo reminded me of feathers. I stamped a row of feathers inking them in two of the colors I found in the photo. I heat embossed the sentiment from Think Big in gold across the feathers. 

Second card I used the same 'double dipped' technique with the feathers and a different Think Big sentiment in the center embossed in gold. But this time I wanted to mount it on Royal Velvet cardstock. Seemed too simple just like that so I used the dotted feather detail in the Fine Feathery set to create a gold dotted border around the perimeter. Pretty right? 

I added the panel with the feathers on top. But I kinda like the gold perimeter as is, maybe with a sentiment embossed in the middle..gonna have to try that. 

That's it for me. Thanks for stopping by! Can't wait to see what everyone else created. Happy hopping!

CASology #237 SCORE

Happy Tuesday! New CASology challenge this week is SCORE! So many ways to go with this...

One of the most used tools in my craft room is my Scor-Pal scoring board so chose to use SCORE lines to highlight the focal point in my card this week. I used the new PTI Freebie Celebrate Big and stamped the main sentiment in the middle of my white card base with the companion sentiment directly underneath. I stamped the tiny mini confetti in various fun happy colors around the celebrate. I used my score board to impress lines below and above the focal point drawing the eye to the center.

The Design Team really SCORED with their cards this week - so many clean, simple, and amazing creations. Be sure to check them out! 

Deidre Payne
Hannelie Bester
Hazel Hodgkins
Jacquie Southas
Janet Ribet 
Jen Wills
Joyce Mehrberg
Judy Marino
Kymona Tracey
Melissa Chipperfield
Rachel Bergfeld

Guest Designer:  Barb

and please be sure to visit our fabulous sponsor this week: 

Sponsor:  STAMPlorations

Can't wait to see how you SCORE in this challenge - lol! Thanks for stopping by! 

Papertrey Ink Rewind

Hi - My girls have been a little under the weather this weekend so I've gotten some crafty time in. Unfortunately the weather here in NJ is gorgeous and they've spent most of the time in bed. So glad that I got to play along with the pre-anniversary celebration at Papertrey AND continued building up my birthday card stash.

First card uses Tulip Time from 2016 which is a gorgeous but often forgotten set in my stash. Love the layered detail on the tulips which are my favorite flower. Must bust this set out more often!
I stamped the base of the flower in the new Lilac Grace ink (a new favorite!) and the detail in Royal Velvet. I added a strip of matching washi tape along the bottom and rounded the corners of the card panel.

Next up is a card using the Life is Beautiful butterfly set from 2014. Another set I adore but forget I have. I stamped a row of butterflies in Dark Indigo, Ocean Tides, and Aqua Mist interchanging the insides. Love how these three colors work together. Added a strip of Dark Indigo paper at the bottom as a grounding element. 

Brushed Blooms from 2015 is the focus of my next card. I sound like a broken record but I LOVE this set too! I stamped a pattern of flowers in Raspberry Fizz with Pure Poppy on top. Leaves stamped in Soft Stone with Smokey Shadow for the detail. I used a Simon Says Stamp die to cut the panel on a rounded diagonal. Sentiment from Perfect Pairing stamped on a banner. 

2011 brought this cute little guy from Winter Penguin. Kept to the birthday theme instead of the winter-themed sentiments in the set. I stamped a Swoosh from the Mini Blooms set and added the penguin. (Oops just realized I forgot to color in his nose and toes! Gonna do that after this post but can't take another picture since the natural light is quickly fading) Balloons are from Heart-2-Heart set #2 and sentiment from Keep It Simple. 

I didn't have any of the featured sets from 2010 so I used Tulip Time again for my card inspired by THIS fabulous card from Erin Lincoln. I love her monochromatic blue and white scheme and kept my card relatively simple. Stamped tulip in Fresh Snow and added Dark Indigo on top for the detail. Sentiment again from Keep It Simple:Birthday (though there are 3 of them so not sure which since I mixed all the sets together). I added a simple MFT Wonky Stitches border for some added interest. 

And last but not least is my throwback to 2007 with Out to Sea. My husband is a Coast Guard Reservist so made this card for him. I stamped the anchor in Fresh Snow and sentiments in Dark Indigo on Kraft panel which I die cut a stitched border around and then matted it with another stitched border panel in Dark Indigo and then adhered to a white card base also with a stitched border. Love the simplicity of this one. 

Ok, that's it for me for the PTI Anniversary throwback celebration! Can't wait to check out all the new creations. Definitely gave my stash a whirl and reminded me of all the great sets I have. Thanks for popping in! 

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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Celebrating Papertrey 2008, 2009, & 2012

Hello friends -

Checking in today with a few cards I made over the last couple of days to celebrate Papertrey's 10 year anniversary. Each day this week, they highlighted each year they've been in business and challenged us to make a card by one of the sets they highlighted or a card inspired by one of the DT creations.

I don't own any of the featured stamps for 2012 but was inspired by Keeway's amazing card made with Sentiment Signs. I used Ombre Sentiments instead of Sentiment Signs and hear embossed the birthday sentiment on watercolor paper and carefully watercolored over each word. I also splattered over the rest of the paper, though it ended up a tad bit more than the original card. 

My second card celebrates a fabulous set from 2009 - Giga Guidelines. I love the medallions in this set. On my card, I stamped the medallion in Pinefeather on Aqua Mist cardstock. I nestled the sentiment from Banner Sentiments in between the medallions. I finished it off with some a few colored pearls for the centers. 

Last card for tonight highlights Bitty Baby Blessings from 2008. My twin daughters' PE teacher left this week on maternity leave. She's having twin boys so I made this card for her to go along with a couple of Dr. Seuss books. I die cut two onesies in masculine patterned paper. I embossed MFT Wonky Stitches around the perimeter of the white card base and added a few enamel dots. 

Have a couple more cards to share but gonna wait until tomorrow for some natural light to take the photos. Be back soon. Thanks for stopping by! 

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CASology #236 ROMANCE

Happy Valentine's Day! We've got the perfect CASology challenge for the holiday this week.

For my card I used a piece of patterned paper from XX. It has very cool stripes in red, black, pink, and grey - perfect for Valentine's Day.  I adhered it in an angle and used a sentiment from PTI LiveLoveLife in the corner. That's it one stamp and a patterned paper. Sometimes its better to keep supplies to a minimum. 

Be sure to check out the other ROMANCE inspired cards made by the Design Team this week. 

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas

Janet Ribet 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Rachel Bergfeld

Guest Designer:  Skye

And be sure to keep your card CLEAN and SIMPLE in order to be eligible for a prize from our Sponsor:  Uniko Studio who is celebrating their 5 yr anniversary this month!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Valentines Day!

Happy 300 Friday Inspiration File

I have to admit that I stalk Kara's Friday Inspiration File on Pinterest every week and browse through the collection every time I'm stuck. So I'm especially excited to play along this week for her special 300th challenge. I didn't have to go very far before I found an amazing card that spoke to me. I picked this fabulous creation by Kay Miller, picked by Kara for Week #300. I love all the white space and the monochromatic arrangement of flowers.

For my card I masked the bottom portion of the card and blended Aqua Mist ink into the background.  I stamped a few leaf sprigs in New Leaf along the bottom and stamping them twice without inking. I added a few small flowers from MFT Flashy Florals in various PTI greens with the centers stamped in slightly darker colors. I nestled the sentiment at the bottom of the strip. 

So that's it for me for tonight. I'm holding my breath here in NJ, waiting for the 5-10 inches of snow after a 60 degree day. Thanks for stopping by...