Day 346--Scallops, Ribbon and Ink Distressing

A few days late, but here is my submission to 365 Cards' Day 346 Challenge.  It was a Tuesday Trio where we had to use Scallops, Ribbon and Ink Distressing.  I love how it turned out and make have to make more of these in different colour combos.  I love how stamped images with Versamark ink creates great patterned paper.

Gotta run; let me know if you need any supply info.

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Curtain Call--Act 16 {Take 2}

Okay, so I wasn't completely satisfied with my first submission to Curtain Call's Act 16 Color Challenge, I think the colouring in my photo didn't do it justice (although I've edited the photo some more and I am about to edit that post).  Any way, I wanted to play with those colours again.

I like this one much more:

PTI Kraft cardstock stamped with Martha Stewart background stamp with Versamark Ink; edges of tags distressed with DI Walnut Stain; Chatterbox letter stickers; Making Memories eyelets; Offray ribbon

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Curtain Call--Act 16

oo--2nd post for the night!!  After a few days of feeling sick and dealing with a sick and teething baby for over a week, it was nice to squeeze in some card making today!!

I've made this card for Curtain Call's Color Challenge-Act 16

I'm hoping to play with these colour again (hopefully before the challenge deadline). I've really fallen in love with KRAFT--I could probably use it on every card!! I like the card I created, but it ended up differently than I had envisioned. The cross-stitched heart in the inspiration photo got me thinking about stitching.  I orginally planned to stitch the heart in red, but lo and behold, I started playing with felt and vintage book print.

Here's a closer look of the heart embellishment I created.  I'm thinking of added a heart shaped button to the centre of that heart--what do you think?

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Day 347--White Space Challenge

Feels like forever since I completed a challenge for 365 Cards; I was really drawn to today's (Day 347)white space challenge though, so I found some time to play. Here's the sketch:

Here's the card I created.  I rarely create masculine cards and this PTI sentiment (from Signature Greetings set) is so perfect for that masculine card.

Patterned cardstock is WeRMemory Keepers--love how it's coloured on the reverse side so the inside of the card (where the sentiment is) is coloured!
Here's a closer look:


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CPS Sketch

Here's the CPS Sketch I found over on Nichole Heady's blog where she's celebrating Papertrey Ink's 3rd Anniversary

And here's the card I made with WeRMemoryKeepers patterned paper; PTI Kraft cardstock and sentiment; American Crafts ribbon. I cut out tag with my Cricut (George cartridge) and distress inked edges with Walnut Stain.

A closer look"

Inside sentiment is PTI Big Bold Wishes; Colorbox Olive Pastel ink.

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My 1st PTI Card!!!

When I started card-making this past fall, I found inspiration on various blogs and then started my own.  One of my first inspirations was Dawn McVey!!  I adore everything she does!!  Through her I discovered Papertrey Ink--I've been drooling over their stamps and other goodies for months.  But as a frugal papercrafter, I kept denying the temptation.  However,  I finally bit the bullet last week and made my first order!!!  I got my goodies in the mail yesterday and couldn't wait to start crafting.

I ordered 3 stamp sets--Signature Greetings, Big & Bold Wishes (both of which were designed by Dawn) & Tiny Treats: Valentine.  I wanted to delve into all of them, so the first card I made uses something from each of the sets.  I made this for my cousin's little girl who's turning 6 on Sunday.

 Card base cardstock is PTI's Berry Sorbet (aqua cardstock is K&Company).  It's my first real attempt at colouring too--just used some Crayola crayons (used a white one to do some blending) to bring that cupcake to life.  SU! Chocolate Chip ink; Martha Stewart ribbon tape.

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Now, this second card I made is for the current PTI challenge over on Nichole Heady's blog.  It's PTI's 3rd Anniversary, so they've been spoiling their fans with great news all week!!  Today's challenge is the first of their new Make It Mondays Challenges.  Nichole gave us a tutorial on the Emboss Resist technique.  I had tried this before, but wasn't that successful; however, Nichole made it look so easy, so I gave it another try. 

I stamped the sentiment (from Signature Greetings) and the little heart (from Tiny Treats) onto white cardstock, then heat set it with embossing powder.  I then rubbed on some Distress Ink--first 'Old Paper', then 'Worn Lipstick'.  I cut out the heart shape (free hand); inked the edges with more DI in 'Walnut Stain' and distressed it some more with the edge of my scissors.  Cardstock is again PTI's Berry Sorbet--stamped SU! Love definition background stamp with Versamark; patterned paper was from my scrap drawer; the ribbon was from the Michaels sales bin (very close to Berry Sorbet); Fiskars borderpunch.

I'm completely exhausted tonight, so I'm off to soak in a bubble bath with a good book.  I hope to spend a good time tomorrow playing some more with my new PTI goodies!!!

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Think GREEN! [EBTKS Box Challenge]

One of the things I love about the EBTKS Around the House challenges is that it appeals to the tree-hugger in me!!  I'm a devoted recycler (3 blue boxes, 1 organic waste bin and a backyard composter at our house), and I'm always looking for ways to reuse things for my crafting.

The current EBTKS challenge asks us to use a box top or the cardboard from a box.  I have to confess that the idea didn't get my crafting mojo going at first.  In fact, I thought I was going to skip this challenge.  However, I became suddenly inspired when I was tossing this kleenex box into my recycling bin this morning:

Once I got started, I couldn't stop, and I made 3 ITEMS!! 

My card uses both the green patterened front of the box for the background and part of the flower, and all the kraft elements on the card are the inside of the box.  I even resurrected an old EBTKS challenge and used kleenex (given it was a kleenex box) for the ruffles.  The ribbon was repurposed.  So other than the card base, button and thread--everything was recycled!!  How appropriate that the box was GREEN too!!

I also made a small 2.5"x2.5" gift card tag . . .

. . . and a bookmark . . .

Not much for other supplies here:  Thank-you sentiment (Inkadinkado); For You and alphabet stamps (Studio G); SU! Chocolate Chip ink; Cricut Storybook cartridge to cut Hibiscus flower

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Curtain Call CC--Act 15

I LOVE colour challenges because they compel me to use colours I never would have thought of pairing on my own, and I use them as a further challenge to rumage through my stash of scraps to match up the colours as closely as possible.  When I saw this floral image that inspired Curtain Call's Act 15 colour challenge, I had to include a flower on my card too:

I happened to look up and see this fake flower in an arrangement on the shelf near my craft table . . .

 . . . and I figured, 'Why  not use it on a card?'  So I took it apart (to flatten it a tad) and used a brad to re-attach it.  I found this great button in my stash too! 

Card base looks more yellow in the photo, but is much more orange IRL.

I know the colour challenge calls for WHITE, but since the flower I chose had a more creamy tint, I stuck with it for the sentiment strip too.  CREAM is a shade of WHITE right?  Leaf punch is EK Success.

That's it for tonight--gonna go finish watching the Grammys--Michael Jackson tribute on right now--pretty great!
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Embellish Colour Challenge w/ RIBBON!!!

Super excited when I saw Embellish Mag's new colour challenge includes ribbon!!!  Ever since I got into card-making this fall, I've become a ribbon hoarder.  I really have a hard time not including ribbon on my cards and even harder time not buying any more ribbon!! 

So without further ado, here's the great colour combo--Turquoise, Brown & Pink:

And here's the card I created:

I love the big grosgrain ribbon--I repurposed it from a gift I received (I think a pair of cozy PJs my DH bought me).  The glittery card base is DCWV; the sentiment is Inkadinkado, which I embossed with clear embossing powder; the damask stamp is Kimberly Poloson by Fiskars stamped with SU! Chocolate Chip; jewel is Studio 18.

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Cards Blog Challenge--Squares

My 3 year old spent the day at grandma and grandpa's house today, so I got a chance to pump out a few cards today--yay for me!  One of those was for the current Cards Blog Challenge which asked us to use squares on our card.

I had my new square houndstooth stamp on my desk (which I picked up for 33 cents at Michaels!) . . .

. . .so I just stamped it repeatedly with Versamark ink onto various pieces of scrap cardstock.  Eventually, I put the following window card together with just 3 squares.  The sentiment is handwritten.  The heart is repurposed from a commercial Christmas card I received.

Inside of the card reveals just the middle house base:

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