SPCC#24 .....You're Sweet!

Hello sweet friends!  Coming to you live from sick central!  Ack!  The littlest and I have been laying low this week with nasty colds which is a total bummer anytime but especially coming off of the BEST birthday weekend ever!  I am behind on all kinds of things but one of the most important things on the to do list is to get some thank yous out to some very special friends and family who know how to make a girl feel like a princess!  To get in the thank you groove, a little card using the Sweet Kawaii set from My Cute Stamps and a smashing color combo from SPCC #24!

Now these colors could quite easily serve in the Christmas card capacity...but I saw cherries...go figure?!  Must be all the cold meds and the attitude of thanks I have going right now ;)

Doesn't the MCS cherry stamp go great with the October Afternoon cherry paper?  I also *needed* some vintage looking red and cream DP for the top of the card.  What?!  There isn't any in the October Afternoon DP book of paper.  Hmmmm...well, I'm an industrious girl, I'll just stamp some!  That delish red and cream stamped paper was made using the gorgeous Motif stamp set from Cora at Clearly Vintage. Yum!  The perfect paper for my card.    I also inked, buttoned, pen stitched and embossed to my hearts content.

And finally, a great big "you're sweet" shoutout to all of my friends who left me sweet birthday wishes.  You all are the best!  What a wonderful birthday weekend!!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: My Cute Stamps and Clearly Vintage

Paper: October Afternoon, Papertrey and Georgia Pacific'

Punch: SU, CM, EK and lable nestie

Embosser: Cuttlebug

Ink: SU

Other: ribbon

WCMD, JUGS1, Kitchen Sink and SPCC#17...{it seems only fitting}

Happy Saturday!  Happy World Card Making Day! In honor of WCMD I have a card that seems only "fitting" to what I like to do most here in blogland....challenges!  So I have a THREE-fer today!  Fun!  The first is a brand new one called Just Us Girls or JUGs!  Created by Kristen Beuter and Pam Imholtz, Kristen explains it best..."Well, it's Saturday and normally that would mean it's time for a My Time To Create challenge, BUT this weekend we're not having a My Time challenge so we decided to offer a different challenge to you all! In honor of "Just Us Girls" playing along today and the fact that we are kicking off breast cancer awareness month, we decided to host a "JUGS" challenge :O) ...pun INTENDED! LOL"  I think Kristen's mom, a survivor, would approve!

 

It's a sketch and I'll hope you'll play along and link us up on Kristen's blog.  Here are the JUGS/MyTime girls who are playing along today:

Maria Levine

Kristen Beuter

Pam Imholtz

Odette

Lisa Kind

The next challenge is also brand new...the Everything but the Kitchen Sink challenge!  Check out the details at Courtney Baker's blog.  Basically, use some junk mail!  Here's my junk:

A fitting guide from a recent Athleta catalog, a cardboard "credit card" and the vintage remnant tag I show as the whole inspiration for this sewing slanted card.

And finally, the color pallette from SPCC #17!

Here she is!  Isn't this vintage McCalls pattern girl FAB?!  You can get her from one of my favorite vintage image sharing blogs, Clearly Vintage.  She was printed and then die cut and mounted on the cardboard "credit card" I got in my mail.  The background behind her is a piece of the fitting chart from the Athleta magazine.

Here's a shot so you can see how vintage girl is popped up on foam dots...now that's the way to work a "credit card" if you ask me!?  LOL

Additional details here are vintage buttons, sewing pins, vintage material gathered to highlight the pattern girl, stitching and some pinking sheers.  Oh!  And bonus...I remembered last night that I have been hoarding this tape rule sticker from Marcella by Kay for some time now and I ACTUALLY found it in my stash when I looked!  Cool huh?

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope your WCMD is amazing!

Supplies:
Digital image: Clearly Vintage

Stamp: SU!

Ink: Papertrey

Paper: Papertrey

Sticker: K&co

Craft supplies: straight pins, fabric, buttons, embroidery floss

Have a cuppa {SPCC and moxie fab around the house}

Hello blog friends! A simple cuppa jo card for you! Inspired by the fabulous SPCC color challenge 16 and the Moxie Fab around the house challenge, I brewed up a clean and simple card (I know, *gasp*!)

Dare I say this even qualifies as graphic? Who knew? I stamped and masked the coffee cups from Papertrey Ink and layered over a strip of satin turquoise ribbon. The bottom section has been dotted with metallic teal fabric paint. It's fun and shimmery!

Thanks for coming by. Hope you get to enjoy your favorite cuppa something today :)

Supplies:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink

Ink: SU!

Paper: Georgia Pacific

Ribbon: Michaels $1

Craft supply: button, fabric paint (Scribbles)

SPCC#11 .....hello tree

Happy Sunday friends! I had a flash last night that the SPCC challenge #11 colors were perfect for a tree! I had to give this challenge a second shot since I had this idea burning a hole in my pocket and hey....did you all know the prize is copics this week? That is SO exciting to me so I decided to run with my idea number 2!

the challenge:

my project:

Sorry about the dark picture, it's night time and I usually use the daylight hours for photography. Anywhoo, I used some great stamps from My Cute Stamps called Spunky Nature for stamping the little sprouts along the bottom and for stamping the leaves on the lighter circles in the tree. The darkest green circles (with polka dots) are a DCWV DP. I stamped and circle punched the pieces that form the leafy tree and the trunk has been handcut and randomly folded and inked to simulate wood grain. More green galore colored accents were added in the form of buttons, flower sequins and ribbon.

This seems like a fun card just for saying hi to a friend so I grabbed this hello stamp from the Papertrey Friends til the end set, stamped and popped it up on foam dots. A little swiss dots cuttlebug also fit well here....but then, if it's up to me, Swiss Dots fits EVERYWHERE! ;)

Thanks for coming by today. I hope you had a great weekend. I sure did!

Supplies:
Paper: Georgia Pacific, Stampin Up! DCWV
Stamps: My Cute Stamps, Papertrey Ink
Ink: Stampin Up!
Embosser: Cuttlebug
Sequins: Doodlebug
Craft Supply: buttons and ribbon

My Time to Create Template Challenge #05 and SPCC#11...sweet picnic

Happy Saturday Friends! It's time for another challenge with Lauren Meader and the My Time to Create Challenge team. It's template time! Time to make something with one of Lauren's My Timeless Templates offered at Papertrey Ink....there are even two freebies so give em a try if you haven't already. And, I'm also using color inspiration from the fabulous Scrapmaster's Paradise Color Challenge blog. Have you seen this one yet? Always amazing eye candy over there!

the challenges:

my project:

The template challenge is two fold this week....use a template AND make it school themed. So this little basket called Pack a Picnic has been transformed with green galore cardstock from Stampin Up and stamps from Stampin UP and Papertrey Ink. This is the perfect shade of green for those snappy granny smith apples! Might as well start off on the right foot with your teacher and bring him or her an apple in a super fun container!

I added the brown to the outer edge of the stamped apple by first inking it up with green galore and then rolling the stamp edges into the brown ink. A very time honored stamping technique that never fails to impress me!

The fun part about 3-D projects is that they show well from every angle! I used a stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the row of small apple stamps and the "basket grid" is the grid stamp from Papertrey's Guidelines set. The handles are strung onto the button floss that is then threaded through the side of the basket and taped to the inside. I think the buttons really give it a little something special. :)

Are you ready for some amazing inspiration from the design team? Check them out:

Lauren Meader
Alicia Weiman
MacKenzie Bruckler
Maria Levine
Kendra Wisenbaker
Kristen Beuter
Tracey Cuccia
Pam Imholtz
Jen Tapler
Odette
Lisa Kind
Tamara Harder

Don't forget that Lauren will be picking her fave five to highlight this week. You will find the Mr Linky on Lauren's blog so hook us up oh crafty ones. We can't wait to see what you are making! Thanks so much for coming by this week!

Supplies:

• Template: Lauren Meader
• Paper: SU! and Georgia Pacific
• Stamps: SU!, Papertrey Ink and Provo Craft
• Ink: Colorbox and SU!
• Punch: SU!
• Other craft supply: embroidery floss, brad, buttons, gingham ribbon

SPCC #10 and CPS#128....{Hello}

Hello! A little card for the Scrapmaster's Paradise color challenge #10 and CPS#128 sketch. I'm heading out the door for the weekend but squeezed in some creative time today before I start packing.

the challenges:

my project:

I pulled out some old school quilling supplies (!) to make these flowers. Old school meaning it's been a long time since I've seen them. Woohoo! I love when what's old in my stash is new again :)

The basic idea is to set up pins in a wax paper covered cork board and winde the scrapper's floss around the pins to get your desired shape. The final step is to thread on the button center and secure the whole deal with a blob of Fabri-tac hidden under the button.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day and weekend!

CPS #127 and Scrapmaster's Paradise Color Combo#9...Tea for Two

and two for tea! If it's not coffee, folks, it's tea for me in the hot beverage category. I think it was the unseasonably cool weather today in northern Cali that had me thinking fall...that means hot beverage, good book and a cozy fire. Heavens no I don't get that but in my make believe world, I can wish for anything right? LOL! I LIKE make believe :)

Today's card has been inspired by TWO fabulous challenges this week: CPS #127 and a new one to me, the Scrapmaster's Paradise challenge color combo #9.

the challenges:

my project:

Will you get a load of that darling cup stamp with heart shaped steam??! OK, it's adorable I know but, are you ready, here it is, it's a $1 Studio G stamp! GET OUT! I let out an audible gasp when I saw it buried in a basket at Joanns! I snatched her out of the basket and I may have even looked around to see if anyone was waiting in the wings to steal her away...and yes, this stamp is a "her" :). Today was the day for her maiden inking and I decided a session of paper piecing would do her justice nicely. The paper cups were embellished with some Sharpie poster paint white pen doodles as were the Papertrey vintage buttons in lemon tart. I also cut a "doily" for the cups to rest on and embossed it with swiss dots. The "doily" led to the lace and purple trims and check out the hunk of painted and distressed cardboard for the backdrop. Danger! Warning! Could see more of this cardboard in my future :) Hmmm, what else? Oh! Faux ribbon from papertrey serves as my stamped background wallpaper and I misted my pink cardstock with tattered angels vintage pink glimmer mist. The sentiment was created with stamp from Provo craft.

I'm so glad you could stop by and share a cup of tea with me. Sit down, stay awhile, let's chat, I just love hearing from you :) Have a great one!

Supplies:

Paper: Papertrey and SU!

Stamps: Papertrey, Provo Craft and Studio G

Ink: SU! and Papertrey

Glimmer mist: tattered angels

embosser: cuttlebug

Other: paint pen, buttons, trims, acrylic paint, embroidery floss