Holiday Cheer

Happy fall back day!  And because of falling back, I had some extra time this morning to create a card!  I found some challenges to play with and came up with this card.  It includes some new products too.  The quilted piece is from one of those new We R Memory Keepers embossing folders.  I loved that bow when I saw it on Catherine Pooler's blog.  It took quite a few tries before getting the just the right colors to stamp it with.  The holiday die cut was cut three times and stacked for more dimension.  I didn't have the right sequins for this and I was in a hurry to complete it, so I just added some dots of star dust stickles.  Another holiday card completed!

 

 I used this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge for my layout.  Loved this one!

 

 Then I saw the Curtain Call Challenge to use plaid...couldn't pass this one up either!  I was hoping to get some felt into my card for the plush part, but it wasn't working.

 

That's it!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe



Stamps:  Holiday Bows (The Ton), City Scene Christmas Sentiments (PTI)
Paper:  Vintage cream, old olive, riding hood red, Handmade Holidays (Simple Stories)
Ink:  Riding hood red, old olive
Accessories:  Holiday Bows dies (The Ton), Christmas Cheer dies (PTI), Banner Trio (WP9), Quilted embossing folder (WRMK), star dust stickles, dimensionals, corner rounder

Time Out #32 - CASE with Your Own Twist

Hi everyone!  We have a new Time Out challenge which we call CASE with Your Own Twist.

So all you have to do is CASE this card and add your own twist.  This beauty is by Deepti.

 

And here is my CASE of her card.  I actually started out pretty much CASEing it exactly, but changed direction.  I love the gingham paper and used that with the black background.  I cut the gingham with an edge die, then added the butterfly.  The body of the butterfly has star dust stickles added to it.  I embossed the sentiment and added the sequins. 

 

The sketch I followed is from the week's Sweet Sunday Sketch.

 

Deepti has started her own stamp line at STAMPlorations and is giving away one of her own designs for our winner!   You can see more on the Time Out blog for details.

 

You can see more from the Design Team and our guest for this challenge, Maura, on the Time Out blog too!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Year of Flowers: Sweet Peas (PTI)

Paper:  Recollections white, black, Chicken Scratch Gingham

Ink:  Versamark

Accessories:  Darla and Vivienne Butterflies (Memory Box), A2 card curve edge (SSS), white ep, sequins, star dust stickles



Just Us Girls #290 - Photo Week

Happy Saturday!  It's Photo Week at Just Us Girls!  Maria chose a beautiful photo of spring-colored tulips!

 

Here's a closeup of the photo.

 

Now I know my card doesn't look like I took much inspiration from the photo, but I actually did.  I made this card for my MIL's birthday and she loves red. Since her birthday is in April, I thought spring (like the spring flowers in the photo) and I did add flowers to the card.  She loved it and I was happy!

 

I also used the Sweet Sunday sketch for my layout.

 

You can see more inspiration from the JUGs team and our guest on these blogs.

 

JUGs blog

Cheryl Rowley

Chris Dring

Ina Grehan

Maria Levine

Nancy Leppek

Sharyn Polesel

Sue VanDeVusse

Vicki Dutcher

Kathy, Guest Designer

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Quilted Spring, Ruby Rose, Women of Life (PTI)

Paper:  Vintage cream, Everyday Enchantment dp (SU)

Ink:  Versafine onyx black, certainly celery, riding hood red

Accessories:  Quilted Spring die (PTI), Stitched Rounded Square die (MFT), sequins, foam tape 



Just Us Girls #255 - Photo Week

Hello friends!  I'm hostessing over at Just Us Girls this week and it's photo week.  I chose this photo that I just fell in love with.

 

Here's a close up of the photo.  It reminds me of a stand I pass on the way to our cabin, except they sell vegetables at that stand!

I'm not in love with card, I'm gonna say it right off the bat.  I just could not make it work to my liking!  But, it was late and I need to get it done!  I do like the way the truck came out.  I used distress markers in fired brick and rusty hinge to sort of get the look of the cart in the photo.  After that, it's a mess! And it is supposed to be a birthday card for my Time Out design team member Nonni whose birthday was yesterday.  There is a birthday linky party going on for her on Sandie's blog. 

Happy Birthday Nonni!  You will be getting a different card (not this one) soon!  LOL!

 

I used the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge for my card.

 

You can find more inspiration from the JUGs DT on these blogs.

 

JUGs blog

Cheryl Rowley

Maria Levine

Marisa Ritzen

Nancy Leppek

Sharyn Polesel

Sue Trembeth

Sue VanDeVusse

Vicki Dutcher

Guest designer, Kristie Goulet

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Loads of Love (SU), Simple Little Things (PTI)

Paper:  Vintage cream, Tim Holtz water color paper, Market Square dp (Farm House)

Ink:  Versamark, distress markers

Accessories: SU punch, Beautiful Blooms #3 die (PTI), enamel dot, glossy accents

 

Time Out Challenge #10 - Home Sweet Home

Hey friends!  There's a new Time Out Challenge and this time around it's our Home Sweet Home challenge.  Here is the photo for your inspiration.

 

There are so many elements you can take from this photo.  I love those stripes on the wall and the aqua color.  I also liked the watercolor look of the flags and those feather dangling from the teepee.  That was my inspiration for this card.  I watercolored the feathers and spritzed it with some brown ink.  I also added some shimmer with a Wink of Stella shimmer brush.  And I think I added too many enamel dots!  I just love those things!

 

I'm playing along with this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge too.

 

You can see more inspiration from the DT on these blogs.

 

Nonni

Sandie

Lynn

Shery
Dawn

Bev

Gerrina

 Time Out blog

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 Recipe

Stamps:  Topiary Trio (PTI)

Paper:  Neenah white, marigold morning, watercolor paper, Bitty Dot dp (PTI)

Ink:  Scattered straw, wild honey, spun sugar, picked raspberry, spiced marmalade, ripe persimmon distress inks, Versafine onyx black, brushed corduroy distress marker

Accessories:  WPlus9 fanciful feathers die, MFT vertical greetings die; enamel dots, Wink of Stella shimmer, dimensional tape, Tim Holtz spritzer tool

 



Time Out Challenge #6 - Home Sweet Home

Hi everyone!  The next Time Out challenge for the next two weeks is our Home Sweet Home challenge where we provide a homey picture for you to use as inspiration.  This picture is sort of Moroccan in feel.  This outdoor room looks so comfy!

I chose the colors as the inspiration for my card today.  I saw kraft, a light and dark rose, dark yellow, and turquoise.  This is what I came up with.  I pulled out this dahlia flower set that is a three-step stamping process.  I found some old SU papers in kraft and I loved the white polka dots! I added a few more enamel dots than I usually do...love them too!

The other inspiration for my card was this sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

You can see more inspiration from the Time Out team and Christine, our guest for this challenge.

Nonni

Sandie

Lynn

Shery
Dawn

Bev

Gerrina

 Time Out blog

Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe

Stamps:  Delightful Dahlia Additions (PTI), Oh Happy Day (Avery Elle)

Paper:  Neenah white, kraft, SU dp

Ink:  Butter bar (Hero Arts), melon mambo and tempting turquoise (SU), sweet plum (Memento Luxe)

Accessories:  Delightful Dahlia dies (PRI), enamel dots, star dust stickles, dimensionals





Sweet Sunday Sketch and Time Out Challenges



Hi friends!  I have a card today that is for three challenges, but I can only enter it in two of them.  Paper Smooches Sparks challenge has a great photo inspiration challenge that I based my card on, but I didn't use any of their stamps, so I can't enter it.  However, I am entering it in two others. 

 

Here's how I created my heart.  I cut 3/4" squares from two different pattern papers and some foil paper, then cut them in half on the diagonal.  I traced the heart die on some scrap paper and began adhering the triangles to it.  When I had the traced heart covered, I ran  it through my die cutting machine.  The arrow was cut from a die from PTI's Get to the Point die and the word is PTI's as well.  I covered it with a Wink of Stella shimmer brush and glossy accents.  The little heart above is a left over piece from the word die.  It's also cover in Wink of Stella shimmer and glossy accents.  The ivory base was run through a linen impression plate for some texture.  The sentiment I think is appropriate for today.  It's a line from a Beatles song and today is the 50th anniversary of their performance on the Ed Sullivan Show.  My hubby loves the Beatles, so this may be his Valentine card.

 

Here's the inspiration photo from Paper Smooches Sparks.  Wish I could have entered!

 

I used this fab sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. 

I'm also entering this in the Time Out DT call.  It's a new challenge that is similar to Just Us Girls with a different challenge each week.  I love those kinds of challenges.  Their theme is Love and/or Friendship.  Perfect for this time of the year, don't you think?  Fingers crossed I make their team!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Feeling Groovy (Verve)

Paper:  Vintage cream, real red, Love Me (My Mind's Eye), foil paper (Ranger)

Ink:  Blackboard (Hero Arts)

Accessories:  Spellbinder's heart die, Wonderful Words:  Love and Get to the Point dies (PTI), linen impression plate (PTI), glossy accents, Wink of Stella shimmer brush, dimensionals



Sweet Sunday Sketch and CAS(E) This Sketch Challenges

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge

Hello again!  I've got two Valentine cards to share with you today.  Yesterday I was working with Basic Grey's Kissing Booth paper pack and made a couple of cards with it.  I posted one yesterday, which you can see here. 

 

On this one, I cut the floral pattern using a Spellbinder's die.   The vertical pink piece and the banner were cut with a paper trimmer.  I stamped the heart border on the banner with Rose Bud Memento Luxe ink.  The larger hearts are from a Martha Stewart punch.  I added some shimmer with a Wink of Stella brush and then covered them with Glossy Accents for some shine.  Each of the hearts in the border were also covered with the Wink of Stella brush.  The cream background was run through a script embossing folder.

 

I used this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch for my layout.  Glad that Karen is doing them weekly again!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Hearts on Fire (Verve)

Paper:  Vintage cream, melon mambo, Kissing Booth (Basic Grey)

Ink:  Rose Bud (Memento Luxe), Versafine onyx black

Accessories:  Spellbinder's circle die, Martha Stewart heart border punch, Wink of Stella shimmer brush, Glossy Accents, script embossing folder



 

CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge

 

I used the same papers once again, however I stamped an image to color this time.  This image is an old one from Paper Makeup Stamps.  It's called Dandy Wishes.  I was on their team from pretty much the beginning to about the time Katie decided to go all digital.  I'm not a fan of digital images.  I much prefer to stamp.  But, PMS had some great images!  This is one that never saw ink!  What a shame because it is such a fun image!  I stamped it in Archival Jet Black onto watercolor paper and watercolored it with SU reinkers in Melon Mambo and Certainly Celery.  I also covered each of the hearts with the Wink of Stella shimmer brush, and added Glossy Accents to the large one.  The sentiment and stitching were stamped in Rose Bud Memento Luxe ink.  Both of those stamps are from PTI.

 

I followed this week's CAS(E) this Sketch.  The flower in their sketch gave me the idea to use the Dandy Wishes image.

 

Thanks for stopping by to see my cards!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Dandy Wishes (Paper Makeup Stamps), Mixed Messages and Sew Simple Borders (PTI)

Paper:  Vintage cream, melon mambo, watercolor paper, Kissing Booth (Basic Grey)

Ink:  Archival jet black, Rose bud (Memento Luxe); melon mambo and certainly celery reinkers

Accessories:  Wink of Stella shimmer brush, Glossy Accents

Colour Q Challenge

This is my second post today!  Woohoo!  I'm on a roll!  I was looking through some challenges this morning, and this one from Colour Q really caught my eye.

Great color combo, huh?  I thought so!  I didn't have the Starfruit ink or the Midnight Muse, but they are close matched to Crushed Curry and Blue Bayou, which is what I ended up using.  I use PTI's Irresistibly Ikat stamp set.  Love the graphic designs in this set.  I created my own background using the four challenge colors.  For the image, I stamped the flower part in the Crushed Curry ink, then again in the Cool Caribbean ink for the leaves and stem.  I rounded the corners cause there seemed to be so much white on top and it just softened it a bit.  

I used this sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketches once again.  Great sketch!



Thanks for stopping by again!  I'll be back tomorrow with the My Time Made Easy Year in Review post.  See you then!

 

Recipe



Stamps:  Irresistibly Ikat (PTI)

Paper:  Neenah white, crushed curry, brilliant blue, cool caribbean

Ink:  Crushed curry, brilliant blue, cool caribbean, blue bayou

Accessories:  Spellbinder's dies, grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals

Hands of Time

Hi friends!  Instead of sitting around this beautiful Sunday morning, I was up before 8:00 am cleaning (I usually don't get moving until 11:00 am, so this is a monumental feat for me!) and crafting.  I saw the Sweet Sunday sketch last night on Facebook, and knew I had to make something with it!

Papertrey's Hands of Time stamp set was the perfect choice for this sketch.  I stamped the smaller of the two clock faces in Soft Suede ink, and then stamped the Roman numerals in Riding Hood Red ink.  My color palette came from this Bo Bunny paper called Timepiece.  I stamped the clock hands in red and fussy cut them.  They are attached with a brown pearl.  I added more pearls in the upper corner.  I cut the flags myself and added the brown SU grosgrain ribbon. 

Here's the inside.  I'm sending this to our friends Valerie and Norman.  We visited them at their beautiful townhome in Lake Placid on President's Day weekend.  They were such lovely hosts, and we enjoyed ourselves immensely!  We went snowshoeing, shopping, visited an ice castle (the temps were hovering around the 2 degree Fahrenheit mark all weekend!), and Kevin went on the Skeleton ride down the bobsled run.  The Skeleton is the Luge, but head first!  He had a ball!  

Here are a couple of pictures I took.  This first one is of Whiteface Mountain.  I believe that vertical structure in front was the Olympic torch.  Isn't this a beautiful picture?  It was sunny all weekend, but the ski resort was closed all weekend because of wind.  :-( for the boys!

Here's Kevin and I at the bobsled run.  You can see the flags flying in the backgound.  Quite windy!

 Thanks for stopping by and reading about my little adventure! 

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Hands of Time (PTI)

Paper:  Neenah white, creamy caramel, Timepiece (Bo Bunny)

Ink:  Soft suede, riding hood red

Accessories:  Circle nestie, pearls, grosgrain ribbon (SU), bow maker, dimensionals



Thanksgiving Dinner



Hello there!  We're having Thanksgiving dinner at our house this year and when I saw this Pure Innocence set called Turkey Time from My Favorite Things, I thought I could use it to make some cute dinner invitations.  I colored her with copic markers and paper pieced her dress.  The papers I used are from Basic Grey's Life of the Party.  It had that lovely orange color that I adore and the fun browns and blues too.  I cut her out and mounted her on dimensionals.  The Fancy Flourish die is also from MFT that replicates the steamy aroma coming from that delicious turkey!  I didn't take a picture of the inside, but it says "It's Turkey Time, Join Us for Dinner". 

I used this week's sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketches and just flipped it so it worked with my image.

 

That's it!  I made four of these and they went in the mail this morning!  I was so happy to actually make something and put it in the mail the next day!  When does that ever happen?  LOL!

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have you started planning your Thanksgiving dinner yet?