Sincere thanks..

Hello! Boy, it's been good to be creating again. Just feeling creative has really lifted me out of the funk of not working.  I am pretty sure, though, I have that job I applied for. They seem to like me, so we shall see. 
The sketch is lovely with too many possibilities. Since I am trying to learn to sometimes keep it simple, I came up with a really quick card. It was fun to just not over think a card. Just have a person in mind and make something they would enjoy instead of what I would enjoy, ya know? Anyway, so without further ado here is my card:

I played along with the ladies over at  Freshly Made sketches using this weeks sketch:

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend. I'll be back tomorrow with someything new...maybe. :)

thanks so much..

Happy Saturday, everyone! Hope that your weekend is going well so far.  Have you guys discovered the Friday Mashup challenge blog? I did last week and it's a really fun challenge. You have choices each week on what you do. One or both of the challenges they put forth can be on your card. This week, the challenge is to use their sketch, seen here:

and/or to use dry embossing on your card! I decided to do both and came up with this little number:

I used the PapertreyInk Woodgrain embossing plate on the scallops and the flowers (from Verve's Great Friend set) and I really like the way it turned out. The colors in the paper are really pretty together and I added a little Crystal Effects and a pearl to the flowers for a little more eye candy...just a little. :)


Well, that's it for me today. One week and 3 days until hubby comes home from his current deployment, so we're running around preparing for that! Yay! Thanks for stopping by!





 

Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger...

Wow..I totally could not think of a good name for this post, can you tell? ;)


Have you guys seen the current Tuesday Trigger? Take a looksie:

Is that not a beautiful room? All of that pink and black with a splash of yellow and a bit of translucence? Yes please!


Here is my card:

I was inspired to use the vellum and patterned paper by the chandelier in the room. The paper has mini chandeliers on it and I thought the vellum worked well as there is a lot of clear glass (hmm...I guess all glass is clear, though...haha) in the room. I used my border die to mimic not only the color, but also the basic shape of the chairs and the cameo...well, I just loved the cameo. It seemed to be perfect as a final touch here. 

I hope you like it! Have a great rest of the day.

Gratitude..

Hello there! Quick post today as I am waiting on the AC guys to show up and trying to also get the house cleaned (cause you know when repairmen come to the house, it must be spotless..lol), but I did manage to stalk out (I mean come upon...ha!) this week's Card Patterns Sketch. Here is this week's sketch:

Since it's 84 degrees upstairs where the craft room is, I mentally moved from summer straight to fall and came up with this card:

I used my new Simple Sunflower set from Papertrey. I just love it! I mixed it with some of their First Fruits paper and a sentiment from Inside Out: Thank You! I really like how it turned out.


Well, I must go..have a wonderful Saturday! Stay Cool. :)

Thanks for all you do..

Hi there. Today, I have a VERY quick post. I am cutting it close getting this card in for this week Colour Q. I have NO idea where the time went...lol! Here are this week's colors:

And here is my bright and fun thank you card!

I made this card for Ava's Sunday School teacher. Today is the last day of the Sunday School year..starting next week, she'll be in the Youth Group! Eek...where DOES the time go? 

Anyway, hope you like it. Have a great rest of the day!!

thanks, friend

Hi there! Ahh, Sunday already? Where DOES the weekend go? I'm playing again this week with the ladies over at Card Patterns sketch blog. I just LOVE their sketches every week. In fact, I am usually in front of the computer Saturday mornings waiting on them to upload..lol.  Here is this week's sketch:

And here is another "guy" card. I'm really starting to get the hang of those! I used some of my Tim Holtz papers and ink just to add a little testosterone to the mix. :)

Have a wonderful day! Thank you for stopping by..and don't forget to check out Card Patterns and play along this week!!

Words cannot express

Hi! Thanks for dropping in! I have a card for this week's Card Patterns Sketch, seen here: 

I decided to go with a soft green, cream, and black color scheme. I love this patterned paper from SU and thought it would be a fun combo.  Here is my card:

Thanks for stopping by! Gotta go! :)

CAS-ual thanks..

Hello and Happy Saturday to ya! Thanks for all of the birthday wishes yesterday. It was overall a good day. I got my ticket to the Papertrey Retreat in July, got my hotel reserved, had cupcakes from Gigi's, and hung out with Ava and my Mom. 

Today, I have a card I made for this week's CAS-ual Friday's challenge which was to use color block. Ok, so this challenge is the one every week that TOTALLY makes me pull my hair out because I am such an overdoer on my cards sometimes. The patterned paper, the ribbon, the buttons..I love all of those little things and they just don't work (for me) on CAS cards cause i'd have 20 on there instead of 2...lol. This week, though, I think I achieved the CAS look that has alluded me these last few weeks. I absolutely adore this card (can I say that??)

These colors are just so fabulous together. I love the combination so much. I got it from a Louis Vuitton bag that I love. Let me tell you, though. When I first made this card, it had clear card stock covering the entire front because the inspiration bag was patent leather. It was so cute...until I tried to photograph that sucker. Ok, I did not realize that I could take 26 pictures of one card and still not come up with anything usable! The clear card stock acted as a mirror and in each picture you could either see me, the camera, the fireplace, the blinds..ugh..it was a nightmare. In the end, I decided to strip off the clear card stock and go au naturel with it...LOL.


Well, that's it from me. Hope you have a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by!




Stamps: Inside Out: Thank You; Modern Basics (Papertrey)
Card Stock: Early Espresso; Rich Razzleberry (SU); Fine Linen (Papertrey)
Ink: Early Espresso, Rich Razzleberry (SU)
Extras: Pearls (want2scrap)

Thank you dots..

Hello! Thanks for stopping in today. Well, it's the last day of the 3 day weekend. It's been beautiful here with the exception of the Cicadas that are here. I really really hate those things. This is the year they come out with a vengeance here...I think it's every 14 years or so that they come out to mate and die..nice. LOL. They are SO yucky and loud and will fly into your hair or mouth if you're not careful. You should see me walking from the building to my car after work. I totally spazz out if one gets near me..haha.

So, on to crafting. My card today uses this week's awesome Card Patterns Sketch. I really REALLY like this sketch and have printed it out to use again. It's so simple, but has so many possibilities. Here is the sketch:

I decided to make a Thank You card using one of my favorite color combos: Light Blue, Red, and Kraft. Here is my card:

I used my new Wonderful Words stamps (and additions) from Papertrey. LOVE this set. So many options with this set and the die-cuts are really thin BUT cut cleanly and don't rip when you're taking them off the die - that's awesome! I also threw in the linen/canvas impression plate that I adore. It gives just a hint of impression, but it's enough. Oh..and I used my woodgrain impression plate on the flowers and kraft panel. Can you tell I'm loving the impression plates? :)

Well, that's all I have for today. Enjoy your day!!

Wee Chevron Challenge..

Happy Sunday everyone! Don't you just love long weekends? This one has gone by nice and slowly for me and I have really done nothing but stamp. Love it! :)


Today, I have another card for the Moxie Fab Chevron Chic challenge, but I am also entering it into this week Wee Memories Challenge.

 The challenge is to be inspired by something from Etsy or Pinterest. Well, I love love love Pinterest and had lots of things on my boards to be inspired by, but once I saw this chair I knew I could knock out two challenges at once and, BONUS!, I loved the chair. 


So, here is the Pinterest inspiration piece:

Awesome, right? So, here is the card I created from that:

Hope you continue to enjoy your weekend. Thanks for stopping by! Laters..




Stamps: BB: Chevrons, Through the Trees (Papertrey)
Card Stock: Daffodil Delight (SU; White, black (Papertrey)
Ink: Versamark; Black (SU)
Extras: SU black embossing powder; Flower button and satin ribbon(Papertrey)

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!

"Case"ing me...and a prize!

Hi everyone! Well, today is the day! I am announcing the winner of my contest. She will receive the $25 gift certificate of her choice to either Papertrey Ink or Verve stamps. First, though, I thought I would participate too and case myself.

I decided to go with the first card I ever blogged as my inspiration!

Here is my first card:

And here is my new card:

I kept the same basic layout and colors, but decided against using the black this time around..lol.


Ok, so I know you really here just for the winner, so here we go. I used the random number generator and the winner is:

Number 15: Teresa!!!


Teresa, please email me at brownee617 at gmail dot com and let me know which gift certificate you want and i'll send it right over to ya!


Thank you ALL for playing along! Everyone did a fabulous job with the cards. Love you guys!!!

I finally did it!

That's right. I finally finally FINALLY made a circle card. After saying for months that I would, I finally did. It's not perfect, but I am happy with it. :)


I'll go ahead and show you the card first:

I had such a great time creating this card. I bought the Circle Cutter from SU a few weeks ago and finally decided to open the box and give it a go especially since Julee has really simple instructions on her blog, albeit using nestabilities, HERE.


I made it using this weeks' Mojo Monday sketch and the Color Throwdown color challenges.  Here is the sketch:

And here are the colors from Color Throwdown (brought to us by Kristin!)

Look at all of those fun colors!! The paper that I used seemed to have all of those colors in it {lucky!}, so I went with it. I also used the new Think Big Favorites #3 stamp from Papertrey.

Well, I hope you have a great Thursday! It's almost the weekend!! Woot!

Thanks for stopping by.

Gratitude...

Hello! Thanks for stopping by this fine Monday! It's a tad chilly here, and I am ready for Spring, but a grande White Chocolate Mocha with a shot of Peppermint is in my immediate future so i'll deal. :)

Today I have another card from this month's Verve sketches. This is the week 5 sketch and it was designed by Sankari!!

I couldn't help but use my new Papertrey stamps. I just love the Sending You set. As you know, I am all about the sentiments, but the flowers in this set are what really grabbed me and pulled me in. Here is my card:

I used more of my Salt Air paper from Cosmo Cricket and I love the way the black works with this kinda funky green and cream color.

Well, that's it from me. Thank you for stopping by!



Stamps: Sending You (papertrey)
Card Stock: Blac, Fine Linen (Papertrey); Salt Air (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Black, Sage Shadow (SU)
Extras: Satin/bling ribbon (Michael's); bling (want2scrap)

So Blessed...

Good morning everyone! I hope you guys have had a great weekend! I have pretty much rested and recouped from vacation, and I'm just about ready to head back to work tomorrow. :)

Today, I am using the week 4 Verve sketch for March. Jackie created the sketch and I love love love it. Feeds right into my square card obsession. Here is the sketch:

I needed a thank you card and wanted it to be a little funky for the recipient, so here is what I made:

Honestly, I adore these Cosmo Cricket papers. I do , I do, I do! This one is called Salt Air and it has bunches of cool patterns and colors. I thought this paper used a wonderfully bright, but funky, combo! I don't know that I would WEAR these colors together, but I sure do like looking at them. :)

Thanks for stopping by and if you get a chance, stop over and play with the Verve sketches!


Stamps: Just for You and Great Friend (Verve)
Card Stock: Melon Berry, Fine Linen (Papertrey); Really Rust (SU); Salt Air pp (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Really Rust, Chocolate Chip (SU)
Extras: Melon Berry grosgrain (papertrey); Brown pearl (pizzazz-a-plenty); Labels 14

Mojo Moxie..

Good morning! Happy Saturday! Today we are headed out to the Twilight convention and I am super psyched..for Ava. Psyched for Ava, not for me obviously, because I'm not a 12 year old girl. I can keep it together around celebrities. No, I'm just happy for AVA! ;)

Today's card uses two challenges. This week's Mojo Monday as well as this week's Tuesday Trigger over at Moxie Fab! I don't play TT a lot because I always feel so overwhelmed with the inspiration piece. This week, though, as soon as I saw it I KNEW what I was going to do. I just got these Mabel Stella Rose papers in from MME yesterday. I ordered them from Two Peas in a Bucket because of my enabling blog friend, Teresa. lol. I tell you, she can put some papers together and make you go out and buy anything!!!

Here is this week's Mojo Monday sketch:

And here is this week's Tuesday Trigger:

I was immediately drawn to the distressing on the chair and the green, blue, and orange mix up in the flowers. Just so pretty!!


So, here is the card I came up with for these challenges:

I love love love these papers. They're so fresh and bright and springy! I'll be using these a LOT! :)

Well, I gotta run. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a lovely Saturday!