I Promise........

I promise........this is the LAST time I will ask for your votes!  I made it to the next round of the Practical Scrappers Card Contest.  After the votes this week, the Practical Scrapper team decides who wins!  So, one last vote please to get me into the Top 3!!!  Vote HERE.

This week's challenge was:  Rainbows and Dry Embossing.

So I went with a panel of rainbow colors, sewed between each color, and then stamped with Damask Designs by PTI.  My dry embossing comes in with one cloud embossed using Swiss Dots EF and my score lines framing my rainbow panel.  My clouds dies and sentiment are from Lil' Inker Designs.  I LOVE LOVE these clouds!  Laura has made them so unique!  (and a wee hint.....we have some super holiday things coming soon!)  Again, THANK YOU so much for voting for me........it means the world to me!

{hope your day is all sunshine & rainbows}

Stamps:  Rainbows and Clouds Sentiments (Lil' Inker Designs), Damask Designs (PTI)

Paper:  SS White, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Harvest Gold, Spring Moss, Spring Rain, Plum Pudding (all PTI)

Ink:  Versamark Dazzle Champagne, True Black (PTI)

Dies:  Clouds (Lil' Inker Designs)

Misc:  Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal, Foam Tape, Swiss Dots EF (Cuttlebug)

Wee Memories #74

Ack!  It's almost Halloween!  Can you believe it?  My kids are ready and we even had some fun dressing up last night for our annual church Trunk or Treat!  I'll share pics of the costumes on another post!  Today is another edition of the Wee Memories challenge!  This week's challenge:  Brads, Buttons, or Bows.  Your creation has to have one of these things on it.  Fun challenge!

Here's my card:

Here is this week's challenge badge:

And our wonderful sponsor of a $20 Gift Certificate is from Jay Gee's Nook!  So let's see your Brads, Buttons, and Bows for this week's challenge!  Remember to upload your cards to the Wee Memories Flickr group too!

{Congratulations}

All supplies PTI unless stated.

Stamps:  Damask Designs, Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches)

Paper:  True Black and Rustic White

Ink:  Summer Sunrise and True Black

Dies:  Medium Scallop Border Die

Misc:  Black gems (Michaels), Black Grograin Ribbon (Dollar Tree)

OTWC #22 meets MFT dies!

So when I saw this beautiful inspiration photo over on Kim's blog:  Off The Wall Craftiness, I just

had to play along.  This photo just oozed elegance, thus my reason for using Damask Designs. 

I also used many dies from MFT for this card too. 

I really really like the Framed Greetings stamp/die set from MFT and since Damask Designs doesn't need anything more than a sentiment to complete it's elegance, I paired it up!  Another reason just for a sentiment,

I made this for the MFT September Guest Designer challenge.

Do you see a BRAND NEW Die-namics die used on this card? 

It is the new Perfect Bracket Edge Die-namics!

It was designed to cut various widths of paper.....you can simply die cut it out and then

trim it down to the size you need!  Here I used it to make a decorative edge to the bottom

of my card.  For my card, I did have to trim it down as it actually will make a length of

6 inches but I obviously needed it for a standard A2 card.

I'd love to hear what you all think of my card!  Have a wonderful day!

{You Are One of My Favorite Things}

Stamps:  Damask Designs (PTI), Framed Greetings (MFT), Polka Dot Basics II (PTI)

Paper:  Spring Moss, Raspberry Fizz, Stamper's Select White (all PTI)

Ink:  True Black and Spring Moss (PTI)

Misc:  Perfect Bracket Edge Die-namics (MFT), Rolled Flower Die-namics (MFT), Framed Greetings Die (MFT), Open Scallop Border Die-namics (MFT), Fern Frond punch (MS), Black satin ribbon (HL), Silver Pearls (Michaels), Bow-Easy

Sophistication.....

is what this card is!!  I made this for a wedding couple a while back and just LOVE how it turned out.  However, I think I would have trouble mailing it in a regular envelope with that large button!  Anyway, here are the details....pretty simple really.  I started with a stamped True Black Damask Designs panel layered onto Pure Poppy cardstock with a small Pure Poppy layer on top.  This was embellished with a large white satin ribbon bow tied with a large black button with black twine.  A few rhinestones to flank its sides and a Upper Crest punched border underneath (this part is hard to see).  This is the first time I'd inked up a part of the Wishing You set too!

{Wishing You}

Stamps:  Damask Designs and Wishing You (PTI)

Cardstock:  Black (Bazzill), Pure Poppy (PTI), misc. white

Ink:  True Black (PTI)

Other:  white satin ribbon, rhinestones, True Black button (PTI), Upper Crest border punch (Fiskars), black twine, CM corner rounder

What do you think?  I love to read your comments!