Card Aisle Inspiration Challenge

When my friend Laurie issued her Card Aisle Challenge, I knew I wanted to play along but I had to find some time!  After some design work was completed, I made a trip to Target today and found this card that I thought was so CAS.  I love the sentiments rounded around the flowers.

Here is my version of that store-bought card that was $4.99.  :)

Thanks Laurie for the fun challenge!  Can't wait to see you Friday!



ColourQ #78

Wahoo!  I posted again this week!  I've been in a slump but new goodies certainly get the creative juices flowing!  Here is my card for this week's ColourQ challenge. 

I just received this The Cat's Pajamas pinwheel die in the mail yesterday and just had to break it out!  Paired that with those awesome Gertie papers from My Mind's Eye.  This pinwheel die works fabulous with those double sided papers and I got to use my mini brads again!

Here's the gorgeous color inspiration from ColourQ! 

I have to leave you with a pic of my DD.......yesterday was Kindergarten Roundup!  She is soo excited to start but not so sure mommy is!!! 

{You Make My Heart Spin}

Stamps:  What a Blast (TCP)

Paper:  Gertie DP (MME), Kraft, Dark Chocolate, SS White

Ink:  Dark Chocolate, Tea Dye Duo

Misc:  Pinwheel Die (TCP), Apron Die (TCP), Misc.Silver Brad, Skewer, Cloud Dies (PTI), Baker's Twine (The Twinery)

OTWC #50

It is time for the Off The Wall Craftiness challenge #50!!!  This week it is sponsored by Nikki Sivils.  Such cute cute stamps.  Here are the colors for this week:

I used Will He B the 1 stamp set for this week's card.  Such a fun set and can be used with soft color palettes as well as bolder ones!

I have to mention here that my friend, Laurie, has been raving about her Stamp-a-ma-jig so I decided that I **needed** one too.  I used it here to line up these sentiments and it worked AWESOME!  I now know why I needed one for soo long!  I have only used it on these clear stamps so far but I can only imagine how well they will work for those wood/cling stamps!  Thanks Laurie for enabling me.....it was a great new tool!

Go check out the rest of the OTWC DT has to offer this week.........remember, the challenge stays up now for 2 weeks so you have more time to participate.

{Happy Anniversary}

Stamps:  Will He B the 1 (Nikki Sivils)

Paper:  Sweet Blush (PTI), DP (?????)

Ink:  Dark Chocolate (PTI), Spring Moss (PTI), Sweet Blush (PTI)

Misc:  Leaf die (SU), Pearls (M's), Eyelet Border die (PTI), Flower (Recollections by M's)

Happy Birthday Sue Ann!

Hello everyone!  I have made it home safe and sound from Boston but I have tons to get caught up on here on the blog.  I had a great time and will share some pictures of a get-together I had with some blog friends while I was in Boston.  So stay tuned for that! 

I am here with today's post for a very special lady.....I mean special.  It is her birthday and some of my friends (Laurie and Jen) and I are doing a mini birthday blog hop for her today!  (I am a bit late.....but that's just how I roll these days!)  SUE ANN.........I don't even know where to start.  You have become such a special blog friend to me.  You always and I mean always leave such heartfelt comments on my blog and they never cease to amaze me at bringing a smile to my face.  Whether it's the comment on my card or the added little bit about your life......I LOVE them!  Do you know how much I enjoyed your little birthday package you sent me?  Oh my....it came at such a great time.  And that adorable happy birthday video?  Well girly, I don't sing (except when it's just me) but I will leave you with this: 

Happy Happy Birthday today is your special day......Happy Happy Birthday that's what I'm here to say!  (my coworker used to sing this to everyone on their birthday and let's just say that it goes on and on and she always danced to it too.  So imagine me singing this to myself to you today my friend.)  :)

Here is my card to you Sue Ann!

I thought it would be fun to use some of those rolled roses for your card.  I recently bought the MFT mini rolled roses die.  Oh my.  LOVE!  Now I can make 3 sizes of these felt roses.  hehe 

Sue Ann, I can't say enough about how sweet you truly are.  I just hope that one day I will be able to meet you in person and give you a big hug!  Happy happy birthday my sweet friend!  I hope you have a wonderful day and drink a 'rita for me!

I can't leave without saying that this gorgeous color combination came from CR84FN color challenge this week.  I can't stop using them! 

Did you see Wee Memories challenge this week?  I have been loving those too!  This week:  Anything Goes!

Thanks Jenny for another great challenge!!

{Happy Birthday}

All supplies PTI unless stated.

Stamps:  FF #4

Paper:  Rustic Cream, Ripe Avocado

Ink:  True Black, Tea Dye Duo

Misc:  Rolled Rose dies (MFT), Vintage Wallpaper EF (Sizzix for SU), Leaf die (SU), Felt, Stick Pin, Seam Binding, Button, White Pearls (M's), Doily Details Die, Scor-Pal, Foam Tape

March Papertrey Blog Hop & CR84FN20

Hey everyone!  We have been amongst Spring Break here and I have had NO mojo lately.......I mean none.  I still have most of last month's PTI release and now this month's release still to put away but I did break out one of the newest sets that I just LOVE.....Sending You to use for the PTI blog hop!

I have some fun things planned for the next two weeks and one is this weekend!  I get the opportunity to travel for work and meet some of my blog friends in Boston......Suzanne from the Card Yard, Christina from Sea Glass and Sentiments, and Jessica from The Paper Parade!  We are planning on meeting for dinner and I couldn't be more excited!  See you tomorrow!

I used one of my favorite.....did I say favorite? color combinations!!!  It just so happens to be the color palette for CR84FN this week!  This month's blog hop theme was to use embroidery floss in a unique way.  Here I used it and made french knots for the centers of my flowers and then did some stitching as a border!

My friend Jen will laugh when she sees this card........we've been talking about this embossing folder this week and yes I have to admit that am a bit absent-minded.  Jen, I bought this embossing folder set a few weeks ago and wondered why it was familiar when you showed it to me!  I had already bought it!  That's what I'm saying that I have had no mojo........I hadn't even remembered I'd bought it because it's piled with all my things to put away!  Oh my.  I sure hope this happens to someone else!!

Here is the color palette from CR84FN this week.  Enjoy the Blog Hop!!

{Sending You Lots of Love}

All supplies PTI unless stated.

Stamps:  Sending You

Paper:  Plum Pudding, Lavender Moon, SS White

Ink:  Versamark

Misc:  White Filigree Embossing Powder, DMC Embroidery Floss, Doily Details Die, Floral Fusion #1 Die, Sending You Leaf Dies, Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Foam Tape

OTWC #49

It's been 2 weeks since posting for Off The Wall Craftiness challenge.  Did it seem strange to you?  The bi-weekly challenges, I mean?  I think it gives more people the opportunity to play along!  Well, this week is sponsored by Wilson Designs and the DT got busy and used the latest stamp set in the WD lineup:  Gnomebody Like You.  Take a look at the inspiration photo below!

I decided to again use the gnomes for a CAS card.  It is so fun to create little scenes with this set!!!  It is also so much fun to paper piece these little gnomes!  Here I used some Green Tea Leaves DP from PTI. 

 

I thought the card was just missing something and I figured, "hey, I can draw some stems for flowers."  Then I used the tiny little flower from the set to top them off.  What do you think? 

That's it from me today.......please remember to check out the other DT blogs on my sidebar and leave them a comment or two!  I know they sure appreciate it!  Remember this challenge ends in 2 weeks over on Kim's blog..........Off The Wall Craftiness.  Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the warm weather if you are receiving some!!!

{Friends Gnome Matter What}

All supplies PTI unless stated.

Stamps:  Gnomebody Like You (Wilson Designs)

Paper:  Rustic Cream. Harvest Gold, Lemon Tart, Green Tea Leaves DP

Ink:  Memento Black, Pure Poppy

Misc:  Copics, Limitless Layers Dies, Love Lives Here Dies, Silver Gel Pen, Sunshine IP

Tuesday Trigger and Wee Memories

Today's card incorporated the Tuesday Trigger photo from Moxie Fab World.  I was inspired to use my Button Boutique stamp set from last month's Papertrey release.  I really really like this set and it can be used for soo many occasions!  Then I incorporated a little SPRING in there for the challenge over at
Wee Memories this week.  This daffodil image is one of my favorite stamp sets from the YOF series.

I recently bought the Gertie papers from My Mind's Eye.  I love these and had fun layering up some of their goodness here.  So, I'm not enabling here or anything but have you checked out these papers yet??  You won't want to put them down.

This card just came together and I couldn't be happier with it!  I love that large daffodil layered over the button card.  I can't wait for spring here......I think we are going to get a good taste of it starting tomorrow with 70 degree weather!  (this is after we got several inches of snow on Monday morning!)  I love living in Kansas!  :)

I also am a member of the Papertrey Paper Dolls blog group over on the PTI forum and one of the open challenges that I had yet to play along with was Laurie's challenge:  1) use a YOF set, 2) designer paper,

3) use at least 3 colors.  This card fits perfectly for her challenge!  Thanks Laurie for the great challenge!

{Wishing You}

All supplies PTI unless stated.

Stamps:  Wishing You, Button Boutique, YOF: Daffodils, BB: Polka Dots, Bitty Background Blocks

Paper:  Rustic Cream, Spring Moss, Gertie DP (MME)

Ink:  Tea Dye Duo, Vintage Cream, True Black, Charcoal Palette, Raw Sienna Palette

Misc:  Button Boutique Die, Pinking Scissors, Copic marker, Button Twine, Button Dies, Harvest Gold Button, Foam Tape