~Last Card for Papertrey October Blog Hop~

This was the day to invest my time in creating Christmas cards!

So here is my last for Papertrey Ink's October Blog Hop.

Papertrey Ink's Blog Hop

I am also entering this in the

Journaling Cards Challenge in the Moxie Fab World and

 Make It Monday #88

(positive and negative die cuts)

Have a wonderful evening~thanks for dropping by!

stamps: Papertrey Ink In the Meadow
ink: Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores and Aqua Mint,Staz On black,Memento Rose Bud
paper: My Mind's Eye Six By Six Everyday Flair,Georgia Pacific white
other: Pink Paislee (Daily Junque Ephemera Pack) journaling card
 dies: Papertrey Ink In the Meadow,Spellbinders classic circles

~He Cares for You~

I believe the verse on this card says it all....

ColourQ Challenge #154

Word Art Wednesday #45

(uplifting sentiment)

I know I'll be posting several cards today....so I'll keep the chatter down here. ;)

Supplies:

Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Scripture Series 3,Autumn Leaves Stampology Swirls

Ink: Tsukineko Memento Ink Pear Tart,Staz On black

Dies: Spellbinders Classic Circles

Paper: Georgia Pacific white,Bazzill,BoBunny Country Garden (yellow)

Tools:Crop-a-Dile Corner Chomper

 

~Bookmark~

While I had my Teeny Trees out, I made this also.

A simple tree bookmark to throw into an envelope.

I'm less and less afraid of using patterned paper.

Can you tell?

I think having them out, where I can see them, makes them seem like friends. ;)

Verve's Last Anni-VERVE-sary Challenge is Anything But a Card.

Supplies:

Stamps:Waltzingmouse Stamps Teeny Trees

Ink: Tsukineko Memento Ink Rich cocoa and dandelion,Staz On brown,Versamark ink,Ranger Tim Holtz distress ink walnut stain for edging,Kid's Jewelry friendship thread

Other:clear embossing powder for the teardrop tree,EK success lines and dots punch,zig zag scissors

Paper: Authentique Lively,DCWV Naturals stack,Georgia Pacific white

~The Door~

 Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge

ODBDSLC118:Scripture

+

Paper Crafts August Gallery Challenge

British Themed

=

Play a Bingo game at Simon Says Stamp
with buttons and punches, and you've got this card.

The soldier button I used looks so disciplined at the door.


I pray I be just as ready!

Stamp:ODBD Ask,Seek,Knock

Ink:Staz On Blazing Red,Versamark

Paper:My Mind's Eye All is Bright,Vellum,Georgia Pacific white

Other:Ranger Super Fine Detail black embossing

~CAS-ual Stamp-a-Faire Ribbon~

 HEAD OVER TO NICHOLE'S BLOG this weekend...there's a party going on.

I made this card, using Betsy Veldman's Bitty Dot Ribbon technique.

I'm usually not big on handling fire...but it was fun to hover that ribbon over a pleasant smelly candle and let it curl a bit~I only finished the tops.

Stamp-a-Faire Ribbon Techniques Challenge

The black card base is for 

CAS-ual Fridays CFC62

I'll keep it short...I want to craft more so...

have fun this weekend!

Stamp:Papertrey Ink Year of the Flowers:Roses sentiment

Dies:Papertrey Ink Mat Stack 3,Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles

Paper:Heidi Swapp Sugar Chic Adore patterned paper,Georgia Pacific white,vellum

Other:dotted stain ribbon,glass beads

Ink:Staz On Blazing Red,Ranger Tim Holtz distress spiced marmalade for edging

Copics:red,yellow,orange

~Fabby~

  

I think these lil' birdies are so cute!

 I'm glad I was able to incorporate them here.

I cut them out for this card and let their colors lead the way.

Fabby sentiment, colors and sketch:

Retro Sketches #18

 

Stamp: Waltzingmouse Stamps Teeny Trees and Chicken Wire

Paper:Heidi Swapp Sparkle DP,Little Yellow Bicycle Hello Spring DP,Georgia Pacific white

Ink:Ranger Tim Holtz spiced marmalade,Staz On Fuschia,Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores Premium dye,Ranger Tim Holtz Spun Sugar

Other:Crop-A-Dile corner chomper,Spellbinders classic circles

~Stampin' Balloons~

Today is my Mother-In-Law's Birthday!

Her favorite color is purple, so I hovered in that arena.

I heavily stamped on this one-layered card for the

Stamp It! Cards Birthday Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

I was able to use more than half of the balloons in the Inkadinkado Patterned Balloons set.

The only purples I have are my Memento Sweet Plum and my Staz On Royal Purple (I learned from other cardmakers to stamp with Versamark first for easier cleaning).

Stamping the Staz On inked balloon first on a scratch piece of paper gave me a lighter color...almost a third color to work with!

Some Memento Pistachio-inked balloons were added for a bit of contrast.

I only had to cut out a mask for two balloons...I spread out the others for a quick card.

Thanks for stopping by today~I pray things aren't dire where you are.  

If they are, let me know how to pray for you, ok?

Stamps: Inkadinkado Patterned Balloons, Skipping Stones Design You Know You're Getting Old Birthday, American Crafts Dear Lizzy Warble string
Ink:Staz On Royal Purple,Memento Ink Sweet Plum,Tuxedo Black and Pistachio,Versamark
Paper:Georgia Pacific white

~Eternal Summer~

Oooooh, today is a SCORCHER.

These are the days I'm glad my crafting nook is in the basement.

It balances out those cold winter months when I use a microwave-heated wrap.   ;)

I picked up this stamp set while visiting my family (yup I  snuck out to the nearest craft store and checked out the goods). 

I love the huge lanterns in BoBunny's Serenity stamp set-endless possibilities!

It paired nicely with Flourishes' sentiment from the Hydrangea set~inked in several colors.

I used Staz On ink on vellum for CAS-ual Fridays:CFC57.

There is a bit of glitter and shine in the ribbon, and the gold part of the lantern was colored in with a Uni-ball pen (shiny in person).

Less Is More Week 72

Something Shiny

Have a great day~thanks for stopping by and keeping me company. ;)

Stamps: BoBunny Serenity,Flourishes Hydrangea sentiment

Ink:Jenni Bowlin Spice Tin,Tsukineko Memento Potter's Clay,Ranger Tim Holtz Mustard Seed,Papertrey Ink Premium Dye Ink Hawaiian Shores,Staz On blue

Paper:Georgia Pacific White,vellum,scrap punched circles

Other:Uni-ball gold pen,Martha Stewart fringed scissors,Magic Scraps sparkly ribbon

~To My Pro~

Although I missed the deadline for

Make It Monday #65: Background Patterns From Patterned Paper Scraps,

I was so grateful for the inspiration!

It's a great way to tidy up my desk, and bless someone.

I was able to incorporate my favorite panel, the Perfection patterned paper from Authentique, which would fit in the 

Damask and Brocade Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

The other strips have stared back at me for the past few weeks, while scattered across my desk.

I didn't want to hide these striking patterns from myself (out of sight, out of mind).

I'm also plugging this in to Paper Crafts 2012 Gallery Idol.

I figured I'd give it a shot! ;)

This card is for my favorite someone, my husband, who finished up school!
 

I'm proud of him for many reasons, but today he's my hero, because he earned his degree.



After 22 years of serving in the Army, he went back to school to get his B.S. in Business Administration.



It's the goal he has worked toward for the past three years.

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU BABE!!!

Stamps:Papertrey Ink On the Links Stamp set

Inks:Staz on ultramarine for the sentiment (pretreated with Versamark ink first),Memento ink rich cocoa,Ranger Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink to edge the card

Paper:Authentique Genuine pack,Teresa Collins Everyday Moments dp,K&Company SW Nature pad,BoBunny Ambrosia Collection,Georgia Pacific white cardstock,BoBunny Country Garden

Tools:Crop-a-Dile corner chomper,Spellbinders scalloped ovals,Creative Memories oval cutter,Sizzix texture plate,Zig pen,Fiskars rotary cutter with deckle blade

~AS IF~

Live every day as if it were your last.

*Verve Beautiful You sentiment,Clear and Simple Stamps Circus Fun(tiny open dot),Papertrey Ink Year of Flowers Roses (leaf),Lawn Fawn Bon Voyage (dotted stem)Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores ink,Memento inks,Staz On Fuschia,Georgia Pacific white cardstock,Scor-Tape 1/4",Ranger Glossy Accents*

 Embellish Magazine Rosettes Color Trends Challenge

 

 

 

 

 

My rosette is made from diamond braided nylon rope I "flossed" over Staz On fuschia ink.

 

 

I say floss, because I held it like dental floss and pulled it back and forth across the ink pad as if cleaning teeth. 

 

 

 I adhered it to a cardstock circle with Scor-tape and glued it to my flower.

The flower was created with two different Dew Drop Memento inks applied directly to the cardstock in a circle.

I love making those type of flowers!

I started with the lighter pink and stamped again with plum over each petal for shading.

~Rejoice!~

I played with my Beyond Borders stamps and worked my way up the card.

*I Heart Papers Mint Motif Beyond Borders,Flourishes He is Risen, Memento ink rich cocoa,Staz-On pumpkin and red,Piggy Tales DP,Scor-Tape 1/2",Georgia Pacific white cardbase*

Doesn't it look like a dress?

Hence this is my first submission to Runway Inspired.

 Challenge #7

The backdrop of blue really pops the red. 

My "belt" serves the same purpose.

See my modern "bow"? 

I took the remaining piece of my strip of blue and folded it over and over and bent it to pop up.

I chose my colors for Color Throwdown 182.

I love these colors together!

Finally, I was welcomed to

Word Art Wednesday

"We'd love for you to use it to play along with us, but if you are working on another project that has scripture or an encouraging quote, you can share that too." 

 I feel the awesome sentiment is the bodice...right where my heart is!

REJOICE!

~MIM #55~

Dawn has a fun tutorial to try out at Nicole's

Make It Monday #55 Creating Large Frames With Smaller Frames.

(Papertrey Ink All Booked Up,Papertrey Ink Communique Curves Sentiments,Papertrey Ink Mat Stack 3 die,Memento ink rich cocoa,Staz On red,Bazzill cardstock,American Crafts AC cardstock,Creative Memories corner rounder, Want2Scrap bling)

I love my frame from All Booked Up.

It's the only PTI frame I have (so far), so I doubled it to get a ticket shape. 

I fussy cut and notched a spot for the ribbon to tab up top.

It's gratifying to achieve a new look with a popular stamp.

The two borders were screaming for something...

my sewing machine got some attention today. ;)

Have a great Monday-thank you for stopping by.

~Grunge Burst of Color~

(Papertrey Ink Grunge Me,Staz On ink fuschia and red,Inkadinkadoo blue,Ranger Tim Holtz Mustard,Georgia Pacific white cardbase)

I get to squeeze one more card in for Papertrey Ink's 5th Anniversary Day 4!

This time I used Danielle Flanders' colors.

It took about five tries to avoid finger painting the white areas. ;) 

I'm also entering this in OLW 78:Circles,Circles Everywhere.

There has to be at least 5 circles on a one layered card.

My sketch is borrowed from Card Patterns Sketch 151.

It inspired me to put my colorful Grunge burst in the corner.

Thanks for stopping by and peeking. ;)

~Sketch and Q Colours~

I'm using the Colour Q Challenge #122 and The Craft's Meow Jan/Feb Sketch

to finish a Valentine's Card.

(supplies: The Craft's Meow Owl Be Thinking of You;Spellbinders scalloped circle,Papertrey Ink Eyelet Lace Border die,Staz On red ink,Memento tuxedo black,quilling paper,Bazzill cardbase,Teresa Collins DP)

Colour Q Challenge #122

 The Craft's Meow Jan/Feb Sketch

Thanks for stopping by today! ;)

~Papertrey Jan. Blog Hop/Happy Birthday Amanda!~

 Nichole Heady is encouraging us to look back at a favorite project from last year.



I want to share what I made for my daughter, Amanda...


HER BIRTHDAY IS TODAY! ;)

I made her this card back in December, and I needed decor for today.

(Papertrey Ink In the Meadow sentiment,Technique Tuesday Inner circle for mouth and eyes,Zig pen brown for drawing in the line,Ranger Tim Holtz spiced marmalade ink,Papertrey ink premium dye in true black,MS fringe scissors,My Mind's Eye DP Ooh La La DP,AC cardstock neutral pack,felt,Spellbinders classic circles,Sizzix die for the mouth)

Here is the banner I created, based on the card.

 


Recognize Papertrey Ink's Shape-Up Series Snowman Die?

Don't put it away yet!

My baby girl



TURNED 11!

sniff.

She is the coolest kid.

Eleven tops I want to share about my Amanda:

1.She is hilarious.  That kid will make you roll on the floor, holding your sides-because you don't want to split in two!

2.She has her own sense of SHAZAMMMM style:neon green and anything to compliment her love of green.

3.She is gifted and creative~that girl will come up with the MOST creative drawings and imaginative musings you've ever seen.

4.Determined:If you tell Amanda something is too hard for just anyone to do...she will make it her MISSION to accomplish the task.

5.Brave.She has a lion's heart. I have no doubt that child will save my life one day.

6.A sweetie pie: Amanda has a sensitive side that recognizes when someone (I) need a hug.

7.Quirky:in a really cool, "IT'S TRENDY" sort of way. She loves sock monkeys. She liked them way before they were cool and everywhere.

8.Athletic:Oh, you should've seen that kid on the soccer field. I can't believe I gave birth to a child that could run and score so naturally.

9.Beautiful. She has her Dad's gorgeous hazel eyes and lovely wavy hair that stems from her 1/2 Portuguese grandpa. Love her curls and eyes.

10.SO MUCH FUN. The party doesn't start until Amanda arrives. ;)

11. She's my baby. God gave her to me as the best birthday gift ever, 4 days before my 31st birthday.That child has given me so much joy and laughter. I am so blessed to be her mother. ;)

Thank you for stopping by and reading a mother's proud list. ;)

Enjoy Papertrey Ink's January Blog Hop!

Supplies:Papertrey Ink Shape-Up Series Snowman Die,Technique Tuesday Inner circle for mouth and eyes,Zig pen brown for drawing in the line,Staz-On pumpkin,American Crafts AC cardstock neutral pack,Spellbinders classic circles,My Mind's Eye DP,crepe paper,fishing line

~Man Card~

Our Craft Lounge 101 Zig Zag

and One Layer Wednesday 75

led me to this card:

 (supplies:Papertrey Ink In the Meadow deer,I Heart Papers Mint Motif Beyond Borders,Papertrey Ink Game On sentiment,Staz On pumpkin,Ranger Distress ink pine needle and marmalade,Georgia Pacific 110 lb cardbase)

 Now, originally my zigs were zagged so straight and true, but I smudged my fingers on the pristine white.

I figured...perfection isn't me.

 I embraced the cool, stomped/ripped,nothing fits look that seems to be in now.

I didn't intend for reindeer's behind to look so textured, but I really did like it after the fact.

Here is the straight and true for those that are curious:

See? It's a bit warped on the bottom, because I viciously took a baby wipe to my Oompa-Loompa finger smudges created at the last second....arrrgh.

My orange and green combo is inspired by For Your Inspiration Challenge #22

What a gorgeous photo!  I have something prettier in the works, but I wanted to make sure and credit this challenge, because it DID choose my colors for this masculine card.

Thank you for stopping by today, it makes my day! ;)

~Impressionable Q~

Beautiful colors and an embossing challenge.

(Supplies: Papertrey Ink Communique Curves Sentiments,Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Pendant,Making Memories Just Chillin' Girl pack DP,Staz On pumpkin,Bazzil pink,American Crafts AC cardstock neutral pack,Sizzix ballet slippers and bows die)

The colors:

Colour Q 119

Embossing and Debossing Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

encouraged me to use the embossed image as THE focal point.

Thank you for peeking in today. ;)

~Forest Trees~

I'm glad I got to participate in The PlayDate Cafe Challenge.



I started this card with PlayDate's colors many times and kept hitting a wall,




but ended up with this:

(PSX Evergreen,Inkadinkado The Great Outdoors,Memento Ink,Staz On Ink,Copic Ink,Bazzill Paper,Creative Memories corner rounder,Kid's Jewelry friendship thread)

The PlayDate Cafe Challenge PDCC112

Take it easy and thank you so much for stopping in! ;)

~Embellish Mixed Patterns and Mount Everest~

Here's the stamp Ren-Yi sent me.

 I am pleased with myself for using it so quickly. ;)

I have to admit, I was a bit intimidated by the idea of coloring the details in this scene, but I found a way around it.

I DELEGATED COLOR OUTSIDE OF THE IMAGE.

One hurdle down and another to go...

my fear of mixing patterned paper.

Mixed Patterns for Embellish Magazine

challenged me to do it anyway!

I'm not real comfortable with patterned paper...but I didn't want that to stop me from participating.

It's my own version of climbing Mount Everest!!!

I feel like a million bucks. ;)

What mountain have you climbed today???

Supplies:

The Craft's Meow-Little Frieda and Lulu-Mischief,Papertrey Ink Grunge Me,Unity Happiness Is sentiment,Papertrey Ink's Shape-Up Series Snowman Die, Staz On ink,Ranger Tim Holtz distress ink mustard,Memento Ink,MS border punch,Making Memories Just Chillin' Boy Paper Pad,Authentique Blissful 6X6 bundle,Basic Grey DP

~CAS-ual Pear Tree~

I don't know how chatty I'll be in this post...my brain is fried!

It might be best to keep my words few.... ;)

CARD

MATCHY MATCHY WITH ENVELOPE

CHALLENGES

Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger:And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

I wanted to play with my new Unity trees...so I locked on TREES and neutral colors.  

CAS-ual Friday 32

"CFC32: Signed, Sealed & Delivered- Create a Clean And Simple card with a coordinating envelope."

I love it. 

MATCHY MATCHY is so classy, don't you think??? ;)

Supplies:

Unity Bella Trees,Papertrey Ink Wreath for All Seasons,Versamark Ink,Whispers white embossing powder,Staz On Dove Gray, DCWV Natural Stack,American Crafts AC cardstock neutral,Memento ink desert sand,Fiskars rotary cutter perforated blade