Happy Birthday (Sarah Kay)

I have been waiting awhile to have some time to do a card that wasn't CAS and to pull out my copics and sit and color. Well that opportunity arose today with a little rain :). I was inspired by the Outlawz alcohol marker theme - Hot Summer Fun! This sweet Sarah Kay image is one of my favourites. The card stock is Gina K and MFT and the DP is Echo Park. The bling is CTMH and the greetings are from two different Gina K sets. Ribbon is from Michaels.

Close Up - can you see the sparkle in the flower centres, her bow on her hat, pocket & belt?

A card this sweet needed a cute envelope - Simon Says Stamps for envelope

Challenges I would like to enter:

Make It Monday #152 - always anything goes

Card Mania Challenge - summer blooms
Craft-Dee BowZ - anything goes including a handmade bow
Created with love challenges - anything goes
The Kraft Journal - Layers with Kraft (my base is Kraft)
Crazy Challenge Blog - anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Ribbon Girls - birthday (must use ribbon)
2 Sisters Challenge Blog - anything goes
One Crazy Stamper - Birthday
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

**Update: Card Mania Honorable Mention - so cool!

The Kraft Journal: Layers Challenge - Top Three - woohoo! 

Have a fabulous day,

Music Teacher Retirement

Whew! With the busy end to the school year, I am finally getting a chance to post this special card that was made for one special lady that retired on our staff this year! I just love how this card turned out and the photos definitely don't do it justice. I was in a hurry and my camera was making the card blue instead of purple, so I had to take pics with my phone and the lighting is still not right, but it gives you a good idea. Yes, :) I did decorate the back of the card as well as we needed lots of space for all of our staff to sign and Mary Ellen loves Grand Piano's and I couldn't help but include that somewhere. I am also so proud that I made all the pattern paper on this card. The two musical ones are done with a Penny Black background stamp and the black music paper was downloaded and printed from My Memories digital papers. The inside sentiment was computer generated and then that adorable chalkboard was stamped around it afterwards. It is hard to see but the musical notes on the inside and her hair barrette are shined up with glossy accents.

Supplies Used:

Paper: MFT and Neenah Solar White
Ink: Memento, CTMH and MFT
Markers: Copic Sketch, Multiliner, Spica and Sakura
Stamps: MFT, Gina K Designs, Penny Black and Lawn Fawn
Dies: MFT, Spellbinders
Gems: unknown
Button & Twine: MFT
Glossy Accents

Challenges I would like to enter this card into:

Crafts and Me Challenges - anything goes
Divas by Design - Cute
Make It Monday - anything goes
Inklings and Yarns - anything goes
Stampin Royalty - anything goes
Inky Chicks - anything goes
Loves Rubber Stamps - anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Thanks for stopping in! Now that it is summer, perhaps I will find some time to create!!!

MORE CAS cards

I'm having a very crafty afternoon. Here are a couple more cards for the CAS-ual Fridays challenge of wallpaper. I am entering the first card in the challenge. Both cards are using Gina K card stock (the circles are from my scrap bin - unknown). The punches in the second card are Marvy Uchida and the sentiment stamp for both is from Paper Smooches. The cute clouds and die are from Stamps of Life. Ink is Memento and Color Box.

Hope you are having a crafty day too!

Hugs,

Thinking of you

This card is for a CAS-ual Fridays challenge - which is wallpaper and the current Case this Sketch challenge. The paper is all Gina K as is the adorable lamp, flowers and sentiment stamp. The die with matching stamp is from paper smooches. The embossing folder is the cuttlebug swiss dots and ink is Memento.

Thanks for stopping in. I think I will try a couple more for the wallpaper challenge.

Rest in Peace Grandpa

Today's card was inspired by the card on the new Muse challenge blog. The stripes and the flower were my inspiration for this card for my children's Grandpa. We will miss you a lot Grandpa, may you rest in peace and be free of pain.

It has been a tough go this last week, but the release of creating for their Grandma was very soothing. Of course, my daughter and I always think things look a little better with just a little bit of sparkle. It is hard to tell in the photos, but the main focal image was lightly coloured with silver and stardust sakura pens to give some soft glimmer to the focal image. The stamps are Gina K as is the white cardstock. The black cardstock is CTMH as is the button. Ribbon and thread are from my scraps drawer. I used a swiss dots cuttlebug folder and a spellbinder die (label #16 I think).

I would also like to enter this in the Make It Monday challenge where it is always anything goes.

Warm Hugs,

Warm Wishes

Hello. I'm here today with another card for the challenge over at CASology. This week the theme is winter. I've been waiting to use this cute little mug stamp from a hero arts set I got before Christmas and thought this was a perfect challenge for it. The greeting on the outside is a Gina K greeting and the one on the inside is from a paper smooches set. The cardstock is Gina K pure luxury white heavy base weight card stock and the ink is Memento Tuxedo Black. I used a little sakura clear star pen to add a little sparkle to the snowflake on the mug and the steam from the hot cocoa. The paper piecing was done with carta bella "merry and bright" paper and lastly the fibre was from my stash and is unknown.

I would also like to enter this card in a couple more challenges:

Card Makin Mamas - anything goes
Fussy and Fancy Challenge - coffee, cocoa or tea
Stampin for the weekend - anything goes

Thanks for stopping in! Stay warm!

Country Happy Birthday

Today's card was "cased" from Theresa Momber's awesome Autumn Windmill Tutorial. I substituted a few different products, but followed her tutorial fairly closely. I just love all the work she does with her inked backgrounds that I needed to give it a try. I had trouble creating the clouds, but overall am pleased with the result. Definitely need more sponge daubers.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Country Roads, Birthday Greetings - Gina K
Paper: Gina K
Ink: Memento, CTMH, Tim Holtz Distress Ink

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Dream Valley Challenges - anything goes
Scrapper's Delights Challenge - anything goes
One Stop Craft Challenge - anything goes
Make It Monday - anything goes

Thanks for stopping in!

Giving Thanks

Hello everyone! It's been awhile since I've had time to sit down and post any cards, so I thought I'd share a couple of Thanksgiving cards I gave away.

The first card was created using a retired leaf set from CTMH and the greeting stamp is from Paper Smooches. Kraft cardstock is Gina K. The second card is all CTMH using the new Avonlea paper and a coodinating stamp set. Thanks sentiment is from another CTMH stamp set.

I'd like to enter these cards in the following challenge:

Make It Monday - anything goes

Thanks for stopping in and have a fabulous week.

Hugs,

Pretty Purple

The following card was inspired by a sketch from Card Patterns sketch 160.

I have been waiting to use some of my new Gina K. stamps and was loving the purples in this pattern paper. Hope you enjoy my version of this sketch.

Supplies:

Markers: Copic

Cardstock and Pattern Paper: Gina K. Designs (except green and grey - they are scraps)

Stamps: Gina K. Designs

Ribbon and brads: unknown

Ink: Memento - tuxedo black

Challenges I would like to enter:

Card Patterns - pattern shown above

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Spring / Summer Colors

Craft Us Crazy - Mother's Day and/or Flowers

Cute Card Thursday - Spring Flowers

Crafty Creations - Flower Power

Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - April showers bring spring flowers

Paper Minutes - Spring Flowers

Make It Monday - anything goes

Addicted to Stamps - Spring / Easter

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Warm Hugs,

Daisy Thank You

Am loving my flower stamps lately and can't wait to get outside and grow some real ones. With this fresh new snow outside, looks like I'll have to "settle" for stamped flowers for now. Today's card is a thank you card created to try out a technique from Gina K. - she calls it the reverse spellbinder. Instead of the image being popped up, the frame is. Such a fun technique - I will definitely be trying this again.

Supplies used:

Paper: Gina K. Designs

Stamps: CTMH and Heartfelt Creations
Markers: Copic
Pearls: CTMH
Ink: Momento - Tuxedo Black
Dies: Spellbinders
Ribbon: CTMH

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Outlawz (Paper a la mode) - Add a bow - the BIGGER the better!
One Stop Craft Challenge - Clean and Simple
Sweet Stampin Challenge - anything goes
Addicted to Stamps - rhinestone, flowers and ribbon
Simply Create Too - It's spring
Stampin for the Weekend - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Thanks for visiting!

Pretty In Pink!

I just love the "Celebrate In Style" stamp set by Gina K. Designs and today I finally got a chance to "play" with it. I was inspired by a GKD team member (Lee) and her Celebrate in Pink creation and I CASEd her design for a challenge on the Stamp TV website.

Close up of shimmery bodice and flower:

Cute matching envelope:

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Gina K. Designs - Heavy Base White, Layer Weight White & Black
Pattern Paper: Gina K. Designs - Digital Black Swiss Dot
Stamps: Gina K. Designs "Celebrate in Style" and "Retro Boutique"
Ink: Momento - Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Distress - spun sugar
Glimmer Mist: Tattered Angels - Cherry Blossom; Shimmer Spritz - Frost
Pearls: CTMH
Markers: Copic; Sakura - silver star, pink star and clear star
Ribbon: Celebrate It
Brad & Paper flowers: unknown

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Love to Create - anything goes
Make It Monday - always anything goes
Outlawz - Greetings Challenge - Recipe: Flowers, Pattern Paper and Ribbon
That Craft Place - anything goes
Simply Create Too - spring
Crafty Purple Frog Challenges - pink and girly
DYSU challenge - favorite color - definitely PINK!
2 Sisters Challenge Blog - spots n dots

Thanks for visiting!

Warmest of Hugs,