Make it Monday - weave pattern

Hi! Look at me..back again with another card. I'm finally able to catch on to something they are doing over at Papertrey. The MiM's always seem too hard for me, but this time I think I picked it up pretty well, though that's not to say it was easy for me by any means.

The challenge was to use paper weaving to make a background or anything else you wanted. Here is a link to the challenge - Make it Monday.  Here is my card:

It took a bit of time, but I would definitely use this technique again!

Your wonderful self

Hi all! Second post of the day - fancy! :)

I am playing along with the Make it Monday over at the Papertrey/ Nichole heady bog. The challenge was do emboss resist using die cuts. I swear it t me watching that video 100 times before I got it right...lol. I'm a slow learner apparently. I do like how it came out. I don't have a lot of the dies, so I was a little limited on what I could do PLUS my versamark is contaminated with red ink so the embossed part has a pink tinge. Anyway, so here is the card along with a close up of the embossed section.

Check out the challenge and play along.

Make it Monday Rock

Hi! I'm back again to enter this weeks Make it Monday challenge over on Nichole Heady's blog. The challenge was to create a border using a non-border die. Let me just tell you there are about 10 "cards" in the garbage trying to make this work...lol. I watched the video over and over and finally think I pulled it off using the Rock On mini stamp set. What do you think?

 I decided to emboss the guitars to give them a more rock star feel.

Thanks for stopping by!

Make it Monday

Hello! This is my second post for the day. I wanted to play along with this weeks Make it Monday challenge over on Nicole Heady's blog.


This weeks challenge was to emboss in layers. So embossing over embossing. I have a very limited supply of embossing powders, so I knew pretty quickly that it was going to be clear, white, and/or black...lol. I thought I would try my hand at a sympathy card. Here are my results:

I am also using this card for this weeks JUGS color challenge

I love these colors together! Have a great Monday!

happy, happy, happy, happy, happy!

Good day everyone! I am so enjoying stamping again. You know how sometimes you just have to take a break from things? That's how I felt for a while. Something told me not to sell all of my stuff, though...lol

So, anyway today I am playing along with Papertreyink's Make it Monday challenge. The challenge was to "create a project utilizing your take on the challenge. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and one of the rainbow color schemes illustrated above along with a repeated die-cut or stamped image". I decided to use this rainbow:

And here is my card: 

I really thought this card would be easier than it was. I think I went through a pack of colored paper...lol. Anyway, hope you like it. Thanks for stopping in!



                                                       

Merci Make it Monday

This is my second post of the day. Scroll down to see more. :)

Ok, so when I woke up this morning and saw this week's Make it Monday challenge, I was a little bummed. I don't really own any reinkers. I have two SU ones and 2 Papertrey ones - and one of those is black. I really did want to try the challenge, but I just could not think of a way to incorporate the colors I had.


I sat down at my craft table and immediately thought of Polka Dot Basics. I had an idea in my head and it was awesome. Well, I think we all know how that goes sometimes. That idea I had? Well, it's STILL in my head. This is a close representation, but it didn't quite stamp the way I thought it would. Perhaps it was the fact that I didn't have any foam..or because I gooped too much reinker out. Either way, I am kinda diggin' the card in a funky, messy, ink all over my hands like I am in Kindergarten kind of way. 

I stamped using SU Black and PTI Smokey Shadow kind of all mixed up a bit. I was going for a more gradient look. It made more of a grunge dot look, though. I also used my Raspberry Fizz reinker for the "Merci" and a little Fresh Snow on the edges. It's definitely one of my more funky cards. :)

Birthday Wishes..

This is my second post. Scroll down for my FYI challenge post.



Hello! Thanks for stopping in. I've got a quick post today. I actually have things on my agenda today - will miracles never cease? LOL. 


I have a card today for this week's Colour Q! The colors intimidated me at first, and then an idea for a birthday card for a male co-worker came to mind and I was all set. Here are this week's colors:

Just perfect for a masculine card, no? Well, here is what I created:

I really really like that Papertrey Men of Life set. I think even for guys who may not sail, it's still a great set for a man don't you think?

I'm also putting this into Papertrey Make it Monday for this week which was to use the rock n roll technique. Here is a close up of the sails where I used the technique:

I really like using it, though it was a tad more difficult on a non-round image..lol. 
Well, that's all I have for today. Have a great day!

Miss You..

Hi and thank you for dropping in! Today I have my card for this week's Make it Monday. 

The challenge was to use Cracked Glass as our technique. Oh gosh, this is one of my favorite techniques ever! I used to use it all of the time but now that my craft room is upstairs and the freezer is downstairs, I don;t use it so much. It's funny, because when I saw Heather's video it dawned on me that it wasn't really necessary to put the image in the freezer! I do it because it cools down more quickly for me and I am quite the impatient stamper, but you could just let it sit overnight or whatever if you wanted. :)


I decided to use the new Papertrey anniversary set called Botanical Silhouettes.  I really really REALLY love this set The flowers are just perfect and I love the font on the sentiments. 


Here is my card:

This was such a cool color combination for me. Smokey Shadow is a really nice color and paired with Baja Breeze and Vanilla is just perfect! Here is a close up of the "cracked part":

Well, that's it from me. Take a gander at all of the entries for this week's MIM and give it a go! 

With Sympathy

Hi All. Quick post today. As you may know, my daughter Ava has severe allergies and eczema that has really gotten bad the last few months. This week, she is almost unable to move due to the tightness and rawness of her skin. It's been a very frustrating few days of doctor visits, creams, steroids, and so on and so forth.


I did manage to get in a few minutes of crafty time. I wanted to participate in Laurie's Pinterest challenge and also this week's Make it Monday over at Papertrey which was to make a sympathy card.  

Here is the Pinterest item that caught my eye:

And here is my card:

I really liked the earthy nature of the picture. It's so "me". My friends try to make me go with color in my clothes, but I am pretty much always Neutral Nancy. :)  It's just me.




Well, I better get back to Ava.  If you think about it, please pray that her symptoms subside. She has exams this week at school (albeit middle school exams) and I really want her brain there for the tests. Dealing with tight immobile skin isn't very 'school friendly' either.  Also, if you have any experiences with eczema and have any advice to offer, please do!!! 

MIM Thanks

Hi all! I have a quick card for you guys tonight.


I made it using this week's Make it Monday challenge at Papertrey Ink:


Here is the challenge video:

The challenge was to selectively ink a sentiment, so of course, I went with my favorite: Inside Out: Thank You. I love the way it came out. Take a looksie!!

It was so much fun to do this. I've done it before, but never like this. It was a wee bit difficult, but I managed to get it done..lol. I left a LOT of white space, but nothing else looked right on the card. It just looked best this way to me. :)

Take care and thanks for stopping by!

Look who's turning 5!

Ok, well actually no one is turning 5. At least no one I know, but I like the number 5, so here we go...lol. This card is for this week's MIM (Make it Monday) challenge over on Nichole Heady's blog.  The challenge is to use distressing on our card.


Here is my fun little kiddie birthday card!

Isn't it so fun? I love the My Mind's Eye paper and the glittery 5. I used scortape on the red card stock and then diecut it with my Papertrey numbers die. Easy Peasy! I hope that you can see the distressing. I distressed the orange circle and the red panel at the bottom. It's slight, but there. Here is a close-up for you:

Tonight when I stamped I listened to Adele again, but the fun papers overtook and the card did not turn out somber, right? ;)  So, have any of you guys who didn't already know and/or love her take a listen? Do you love her now? :)

Well, in case that performance did not wow you, here is another. I think song is my favorite on the new CD and makes me cry each time, especially when I see it live, like this:

Ok, so back to crafting. Hope you liked my card and that you have a great week! Thank you for stopping in. Laters!

Stamps: Big Birthday Wishes (Papertrey)
Card Stock: Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Sage Shadow (SU); Alphabet Soup Boy (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Real Red (SU)
Extras: Aqua Mist ribbon (Papertrey); Twine (The Twinery); Scortape, glitter, buttons (Papertrey); Arrow (My Mind's Eye Alphabet Soup Boy)

Happy Anniversary..

Hi there. Yes, 3 posts in one day. This is what happens when I have the day off, but schools are in. :)


This card is made for this week's Make it Monday challenge over on Nichole Heady's blog.

The challenge this week was to use scortape and glitter! Here is my card:

I love this Glitter Glass. It just really rocks with its chunky texture and all...so so cool! I paired it with some ribbon I bought at Michael's last week and a sentiment from Damask Designs. I really like the way it came out. Now to find someone with an anniversary coming up. Oh, wait! MY anniversary is in a couple of weeks..lol. Off to Germany this little baby goes. ;)

Ok..that's it. I promise no more posts today...LOL.



Stamps: Damask Designs (Papertrey)
Card Stock: Black, Vanilla (Papertrey)
Ink: Memento Black, Versamark, Black ep
Extras: Ribbon (Michael's); Glitter Glass, Scortape

Dazzle..

Hello friends! This is my second post today. I just couldn't help myself...lol. 


I whipped up this little ditty for the Make it Monday challenge over on Nichole Heady's blog.

This week, we were to use a strip of vellum and to add a sentiment to that strip. My first thought was diamonds, for some reason, and this is what I made:

I apologize, but I could NOT get a picture of this card where the bling really shined. This was as close as I could get. :)


I think this card will be fabulous for Ava on her birthday. She likes dark colors (ok, black!), and also the bling. It should be fun! I'm also going to put our tickets to New York City (shh....it's a secret!) in there, so it needed to be a little blinged out, right? lol



Stamps: Big Birthday Wishes (papertrey)
Card Stock: Smokey Shadow, vellum (papertrey); DCWV striped paper (Hobby Lobby)
Ink: Versamark and black ep (SU)
Extras: Bling (want2scrap); Row of bling (Joann's); Numbers die (papertrey)

Wonderful Self...

Hello everyone! Thank you for visiting today! :)

I hope you guys are all having a good week. It's only Monday, but so far so good I suppose. We're having some Middle School issues, but I am trying to NOT focus too hard on it. I know that kids will be kids, but they're just SO different from when I grew up. Do you guys feel that way?

Anyway, so today's card is really neat, I think. As you more than likely know, February marks Papertrey Ink's 4th anniversary. This is my first time being a part of the celebration, but I will say it rocks! Check out Nichole's blog for more info on all of the happenings. Today through Monday, there is a contest to make a card that uses a combination of similar sentiments. They will have a contest every Monday..it's their Make It Monday Challenge. Read all about it here: Make it Monday

I am also using this week's Curtain Call Challenge colors, seen here:

Aren't they gorgeous together? Like a nice Spring bouquet. So, here is the card that was born of these two challenges:

I decided to use 1 stamp set - my favorite "Healing Touch" from Papertrey - but to take all of the shorter sentiments and stamp them repeatedly as a background of sorts. It came out just as I had imagined it. I stamped it in Versamark and then embossed it with white embossing powder. I added some pearls (of course!), a flower/leaf and a little shading on the circle. That reminds me. People have asked a few times how I shade my circles. Well, I don't use a Copic Airbrush system. I just keep the diecut shape in the nestie and take a sponge and circle around the edges with whatever ink I choose. Super simple! :)

Well, that's all I have today. Have a good one! Laters!



Stamps: Healing Touch (papertrey)
Card Stock: Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi (su); White (papertrey)
Ink: Versamark, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette (su)
Extras: Square Lattice embossing folder, White embossing powder, Pearls (su); Rolled Flower die (MFT)