Monday, August 22, 2011

Whoo's Having a Birthday?

My nephews Ethan and Kristoff had their birthday party yesterday.  Kristoff was 4 last month and Ethan will be 7 later this month.  My niece always has their party together because their birthdays are so close.  And she always asks me to make their invitations.  I, of course, always oblige!  Here's what I came up with this year.
I used Critters with Heart digital stamp set from My Time Made Easy.  I colored them in GIMP to match the dp from Cosmo Cricket called Boardwalk.  If you look close, you can see I added their ages on the wings of the owls....love that!  The top of the real red cardstock was punched with the birthday candle punch.  Love the sentiment too...perfect for a birthday invitation, don't you think? 

Now for their birthday cards.  I just used the same owls, but took off the numbers on their wings because I wanted bigger numbers on the front.  I used PTI By the Numbers dies for the numbers.

This one is Kristoff's. I used Real Red and Marina Mist cardstock here with the same dp used on the invitation. I just inked up the word "Whoo's" and stamped it next to the image. I used a circles embossing folder and the birthday candles punch again.

This is Ethan's card. Same theme, except different colors. Here I used Lucky Limeade and Tangerine Tango cardstocks. I think these are just too cute!
I couldn't let the inside just be plain!  I used PTI's Alpha Blocks for the first initial, then Fresh Alphabet for the rest of the letters in his name.   The owl was stamped in that spot because of a smudge!  Hate when that happens!  The sentiment and owl are from PTI's Wise Owl, and this was all stamped in Tangerine Tango.  (The green base looks different, but it's really the same Lucky Limeade).
The inside of Kristoff's was done the same way.  I used Real Red ink.
That's it!  Everyone loved the invitations and I think the boys liked their cards!  However, I think they loved what was in the gift bag more!  LOL!! 

Thanks for sticking with me on this long post!  I'd love to hear what you think about these!  Thanks for stopping by!

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Pretty Palette #23

Hello my crafty friends!  I'm here today with another Pretty Palette color challenge. 
I was a little stumped at first (and I chose these colors), but then the juices started flowing! 
I found this sketch from the Sweet Shop Sketch challenge and flipped it on its side to accommodate the images I wanted to use.  The cup and flowers are from My Time Made Easy's Fancy a Cuppa and the sentiment is from Fancy a Cuppa Add On Images stamp sets.  I used two retired papers from SU:  Cerise and Bali Breeze.  The ribbon is Riding Hood Red taffeta and the button was white, but I colored it with the turquoise marker so it matched.  It's strung with some crochet thread, which is the spin on the sketch challenge...add fibers to your card.  There are also Star Dust Stickles on the flower centers.   Oh, and the kraft mat was run through the Swirls embossing folder. 

Stop by the Pretty Palette blog to see what the girls have done.  I also announced two new designers to the team...Velta Wesson and Karel Hamilton.  They'll be playing along with us next week!  Welcome to the team!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!
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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Just Us Girls #98 - Color Challenge

Hi all!  This week's challenge over at Just Us Girls is a color challenge.  The lovely Elise has given us these beautiful colors to work with.
I used this image from SU's Forever Young stamp set as my focal point.  It's stamped in chocolate chip ink then fussy cut and popped up with dimensionals.  The sentiment is from My Time Made Easy's Sign It stamp set.  The paper is Origins from Basic Grey and the sketch is this month's Sketch for You to Try.  Love these colors together!

The girls have knocked it out of the ball park once again.  You can see them on the JUGs blog and you can visit them on their personal blogs.


Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great Saturday!

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Big News...A New Challenge and DT Call!

Hi everyone!!  Paper Makeup Stamps is starting a new challenge called the Digi Makeover Challenge and is having a DT call.  There are two free digital images on the blog for you to use to create something to enter.  Check out the PMS blog post here for all the details.  This sounds like a fabulous new challenge and perfect for all you digital image lovers!   Can't wait to see your entries!  Have fun!

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Party Time Tuesdays Challenge

Hey stamping friends!  I'm here today playing in a new (to me) challenge called Party Time Tuesdays.  They are being sponsored by Paper Makeup Stamps this week, so I thought I'd play along with a PMS card!  This week is a sketch challenge.  Here's the sketch.
I really liked this sketch when I first saw it!  I loved the "banners" behind the main image.  
I don't know if I did the sketch justice with this card, but I do love the image!  This cute little guy is Wally and he's just hangin' around on his swing looking so pathetic! (The sentiment comes with the image.)   My bow and ribbon are covering up some of him...hate that that happened!  He's colored with copics to match the Marakesh paper from Basic Grey. 

Stop by the Party Time Tuesdays challenge blog to see what their DT has done with this sketch.  The PMS prize is a $15 shopping spree to their store! 

Thanks for stopping by today!  I'm off to our county fair with my mom and aunt!  I love the fair!  Can't wait to eat all that good fair food!  Yumm-o!!

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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Pretty Palette #22

Happy Sunday!  It's time for another Pretty Palette challenge!  This is a soft color palette this week.

This color palette was taken from My Time Made Easy's Bringing Home Baby Boy digital paper pack.  Here's what I came up with.
I used the Bringing Home Baby Boy digital paper in the saffron color and the paisley print, which has all the challenge colors in it.  I layered it on a piece of bashful blue cardstock and added the light blue ribbon.  The right side of the white base was run through a paisley embossing folder.  I used my Cricut to cut out the flower from the My Bee Loved cut file, then I stamped the flower on the cut file and colored it with copics.  The sentiment is from Tending the Garden stamp set.  I used the Fall to Layout #153.


The girls have done a fabulous job once again!


We are saying goodbye to Laurel Seabrook this week.  I'm so sad to see her go, but wish her well!

Don't forget that Pretty Palette is having a design team call!  You can see all the details in this post.  You have until Friday, August 19th to apply!

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to stop by the Pretty Palette blog and play along!


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Saturday, August 13, 2011

Just Us Girls #97 - Technique Challenge: Alter a Notebook

Happy Saturday!  We have a birthday to celebrate this week at Just Us Girls!  Pam is having a birthday on Tuesday and we'd like to wish her a very happy birthday!  Please stop by her blog and leave a birthday wish for her!
The Just Us Girls technique challenge this week is brought to us by our wonderful Maria.  She is challenging us to alter a notebook.  I love altering notebooks and have done many.  I usually alter the composition notebooks (both the large and small sizes), but I had these Moleskine blank pocket journals I purchased at Borders a while ago to alter.  I tried a Tim Holtz style of design on this...not sure I like the outcome!  What do you think?
I started with these stamps from Wendy Vecchi's Studio 490 line called Botanical Art.  The flower, butterfly, and sentiment are from this set.  It looked a little bare, so I added the dragon fly from PTI's Happy Trails and the splatters from PTI's Grunge Me.  The closure is a brad and an elastic band I got at my LSS.  I love this type of closure.  I don't know if you can see it, but I stamped SU's retired cheesecloth stamp over the entire cover in Versamark for some texture. 

I don't know if I overdid it or not...did you ever hear Coco Chanel's advice that you should always take off the last thing you put on so you don't over accessorize?  That's what I was thinking as I was adding more images!  LOL!!

The JUGs girls definitely didn't over accessorize!  Stop by the JUGs blog and their personal blogs to leave them some love!


Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great weekend!

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