Hello Sweet Friend

 So how super cute is this week's Retro Sketch of the week.   I love the mugs and the swirl!   I was cleaning out my retired stamp sets and I saw the cute little mug in the Patterned Occasions and knew it was a perfect for the challenge.

The swirl was made with the Tasteful Trim just trimmed.

How great are this year's InColors.   They were perfect for the coffee mugs.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Patterned Occasions, Six Sided Sampler
Ink:   Delightful Dijon, Tip Top Taupe
Paper:   Whisper White, Cherry on Top Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  More Mustard Button, Whisper White Baker's Twine
Tools:   Tasteful Trim Sizzex

TGIF Sprinkles

 Happy TGIF!   It's been a long week and I am happy to say it is Friday and tomorrow I get to spend the day crafting with my scrapbook buddies in my craft studio!   There is plenty of room for you to join us, so come on over and join us!

To celebrate TGIF, I believe today calls for something pink with sprinkles on top!   I think that is going to be my quest for the rest of the day!

Here is my Sprinkles of Life card paired up this week's Freshly Made Sketches!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:    Sprinkles of Life, Remembering Your Birthday
Ink:   Melon Mambo
Paper:   Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Strawberry Slush and Melon Mambo
Accessories:  Rhinestone, InColor Sequins and Whisper White Baker's Twine
Tools:   Builder Tree Punch, Small Heart Punch, Circle Framelits, Project Life Corner Rounder

Inkredible Color Challenge

This week's Inkredible color challenge is:  Tangelo Twist, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive and Baked Brown Sugar.

I have been drawing inspiration from the Idea Book and Catalog lately.    This week's Inkredible color challenge card was no exception.   I saw Friend card on page 158 and it was just perfect for this week's colors.

With a little tweaks, here is my Live, Laugh & Love card.
Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Garden Party, On Your Birthday
Ink:   Tangelo Twist, Old Olive and Mossy Meadow
Paper:  Whisper White, Mossy Meadow, 2014-2016 In Color Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Accessories;  Pearls, Very Vintage Buttons and Linen Thread
Tools:   Project Life Corner Rounder.

Caseing the Catty Continues

We are on vacation until the new year at the Caseing the Catty challenge blog when we start working on caseing the Sale-a-bration, Occasions Mini and New Catalog.  In the meantime, I would like to challenge all of you to open up the 2014-15 Idea Book and Catalog and start using the catalog for inspiration in your projects.  

Every year we get that beautiful catalog, we put post its in the catalog for all our wish items, but we also put post its in the catalog for projects that inspire us.    We always do a good job in getting our wish items, but never quite get around to creating the projects.       There are so many amazing projects why recreate when you can CASE or at least CASE the layout or the colors.

So for now until the year, I am going to try to continue finding projects in the Idea Book and Catalog and draw inspiration from them.    I hope you can join me!

Here is my baby card and the card that inspired me on page 80 of the Idea Book.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Baby We Have Grown, Border Banter
Ink:  Basic Black, Soft Sky
Paper:   Whisper White, Soft Sky, Crumb Cake, Subtles Designer Series Paper, Fancy Foil Designer Vellum
Accessories:  Very Vintage Designer Button, Baker's Twine, Pearls
Tools:  Labels Collection Framelits

Thinking of You

I just got a package filled with lots of Stampin' Up! goodies and I just could not wait to play with them.   The Garden Party stamp set has been on my wish list and I was finally able to pick it up and add it to my collection.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Garden Party and Kind & Cozy
Ink:  Real Red, Old Olive
Paper:  Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive and Maritime Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Pearls, Very Vintage Buttons, Baker's Twine
Tools:   Project Life Corner Rounder

Inkredible Color Challenge

This week's Inkredible color challenge is:   Crisp Cantaloupe, Tangelo Twist and Wild Wasabi.    I decided to pair up this weeks' color combo with a little gold!   

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Flower Patch, Remembering Your Birthday, Work of Art
Ink:   Crisp Cantaloupe, Tangelo Twist and Wild Wasabi, Versamark
Paper:   Whisper White
Accessories:   Pearls, Whisper White Button and Satin Ribbon, Gold Embossing Powder
Tools:  Heat Gun and Embossing Buddy

Stampin' Royalty Color Challenge

This week's Stampin' Royalty color challenge is:  Sahara Sand, Soft Sky and Blackberry Bliss.    Here is a sympathy card made for the challenge.

The challenge will be open 3:00pm (PST) October 13th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Flower Patch, Brighter Tomorrow, Hardwood
Ink:  Sahara Sand, Soft Sky and Blackberry Bliss
Paper:  Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Neutrals Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Accessories:  Crumb Cake Tafetta Ribbon, Neutral Candy Dots, VeryVintage Designer Buttons, Baker's Twine
Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch, Project Life Corner Punch

Ray of Sunshine

 

So there is one more World Card Making Day challenge ‬  ‪#‎wcmd2014‬  left for me.    Moxie Fab World had a great sunburst rainbow colored clock image.   As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to use my Ray of Sunshine stamp set for the challenge.   There was a great fun sketch out on Techno Stamper that worked perfectly.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set:   Ray of Sunshine, Brighter Tomorrow, Thoughts & Prayers
Ink:  Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie
Paper:  Whisper White, Sweet Taffy Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Bright Candy Dots

WCMD 2014

Today is World Card Making Day!  #wcmd2014   World Card Making Day holds a special place in my heart!  I always try to make at least one card to celebrate or if not more!   I decided to join in Paper Crafts Connection's World Card Making Day blog hop.    Click here to start the blog hop!    I can't wait to go through the hop and check out all the amazing creations made by paper crafters all over the world.

I had so much fun creating the card.   I got to use so many fun elements on the card.

I want to say thanks so much for stopping by my blog.

For those of you new to my blog, Stampin' Up! is having an amazing stock up and sale!    15% on all INK PADS.  So pads that are now $5.95 will now be only $5.06.   This is a great time to stock up and get some new colors or replace some old pads with the new ink pad design!!  Assorted Card stock packs are on sale as well as Whisper White is on sale for $7.23!!!

Click here to start shopping and check out all the amazing savings!!!



Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Festival of Trees, #hello
Ink:   Tangerine Tango, Real Red
Paper:  Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Real Red, So Saffron, Nordic Noel Designer Series Paper, Under the Tree Specialty Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Subtles Candy Dots, Everyday Occasion Kit
Tools:   What's Up Punch, Banner Punch, Circle Card Thinlit, Paper Piercing Tool, Essentials Paper Piercing Template, Pierce Mat, Envelope Punch Board

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Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Tangerine Tango 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Chocolate Chip 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Nordic Noel Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Under The Tree Specialty Designer Series Paper

$12.95

Subtles Candy Dots

$5.95

Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit

$29.95

What's Up Punch

$16.95

Banner Punch

$12.95

Circle Card Thinlits Die

$32.95

Paper-Piercing Tool

$3.95

Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack

$7.95

Stampin' Pierce Mat

$4.95

Envelope Punch Board

$19.95

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Something Frilly!

This week at Stampin' Royalty we are asking everyone to create something frilly!    So the minute I saw the challenge I knew I wanted to pull out my roll of crepe paper and decided to make a ruffle border for my niece's birthday.   Ruffles and peace love and cupcakes are just perfect for a tweenie!   I can't believe she is already 9!

The challenge will be open 3:00pm (PST) October 6th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Peace, Love and Cupcakes, Making Spirits Bright, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink:   Coastal Cabana, Melon Mambo, Basic Black
Paper:  Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Index Cards
Accessories:   Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit, Sequins, Rhinestones
Tools:   Heart to Heart Punch, Spiral Binder Punch

Freshly Made Sketches

So I found another great site for sketch challenges.  It is called Freshly Made Sketches.   As soon as I saw this sketch I was inspired I wanted to pull out my Project Life cards to make a card.   

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Hip Notes and stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:   Calypso Coral, Garden Green, Island Indigo
Paper:  Whisper White, Garden Green, Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Pool Party, Designer Series Paper from a local craft store
Accessories:   Subtles Candy Dots, Calypso Coral Baker's Twine
Tools:   1 3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Triangle Punch, What's Up Punch, Project Life Corner Rounder

Hello my friend

I have to say I love Moxie Fab World.   Teri Anderson is so great.     She is constantly in the blog and paper crafting world checking out the latest trends.      She also has an amazing eye for finding inspiration every where!!!     This Fabulous Friday Challenge is Getting Fancy.     The Getting Fancy photo has so many great fall colors in it.    I just knew I wanted to take the challenge.       If you are wondering where the florals came from well crazy me cut them out one by one from the fabulous Flowerpot designer series paper!

So here is my card and the ingredients to make it:
Stamp Sets:   Six Sided Sampler
Ink:   Tangerine Tango
Paper:  Whisper White, Hello Honey, Flowerpot Designer Series Paper, Polaroid diecut from a local craft store
Accessories:  Really Rust Button, Linen Thread, Subtles Candy Dots
Tools:   Diecut from a local craft store

Love Flower Patch

This week's Inkredible color challenge is:   Tangelo Twist, Pacific Point and Soft Sky.    So as I said before, the mind wants what the mind wants.   I saw Pacific Point but when I put the card together I did not take Pacific Point as my paper.   Nope I took Lost Lagoon.   What can I say the color combo with Lost Lagoon made me think of summer and I don't want it to be over.    So let's pretend that Lost Lagoon is actually Pacific Point!!  lol.  

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Flower Patch, On Your Birthday
Ink:   Tangelo Twist, Lost Lagoon
Paper:  Whisper White, Soft Sky, Lost Lagoon
Accessories:  Pearls

#yougothis

This week's Inkredible color challenge is:   Cherry Cobbler, Hello Honey, Night of Navy.   I knew as soon as I saw these colors together that they would make a great masculine card.    So I pulled out my go to masculine stamp set, Simply Sports and here is the card I came up with for the challenge.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Simply Sports, Geometrical, @SoSocial, Sporting
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Hello Honey, Night of Navy, Versamark
Paper:   Whisper White, Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler,
Accessories:   Regal Candy Dots, Whisper White Embossing Powder
Tools:   Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Circle Thinlits

Back to School

It's back to school time.   Here is a card to start the school year.   I made it with subway art that I found out on Pinterest.    I love subway art.

Ingredients to make the card:
Paper:  Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper, Mossy Meadow Patterns Designer Series Paper, Index Card
Accessories:  Natural Buttons, Natural Trim, Regal Candy Dots
Tools: Sprial Binder Punch, Project Life Corner Rounder 

August Gallery Challenge Winner!!!

I am so excited I am the winner of the August Gallery challenge on the Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking site!!!   The challenge is Clip it Up!   The challenge was to make a card for any occasion using clips, whether paper clips, hair clips, clothespins, or bobby pins.      Thank you so much Paper Crafts!!!   I am honored to be selected in the midst of all these amazing designers!! 

Here is a little bit about the project.  I saw these great hair barrettes and knew I wanted to use them on this month's gallery challenge.    The barrette was just perfect to clip the layers for the butterfly.   

Ingredients to make the card:  
Stamp Sets:   Amazing Birthday, Dotty Angles
Ink:   Smoky Slate
Paper:   Whisper White,  So SaffronNeutrals Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack, Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Gold Sequins, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Doilies
Tools:  Beautiful Butterflies Sizzex, Project Life Corner Rounder

Amazing Birthday

This week's Inkredible color challenge is:  Mossy Meadow, Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay.    So I decided to pull out the Amazing Birthday stamp set for the challenge.    I used my retired chipboard to use as a stencil and cut out the star.   Then  I sprayed some Smooch Spritz to add a little bling.   

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Amazing Birthday
Ink:   Mossy Meadow, Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay
Paper:  Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Rich Razzleberry Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Rhinestones, Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Ribbon
Tools:   Project Life Corner Ribbon

Forget the Cake!

I don't know which one I love more, the stamp set or this week's Seize the Sketch!   The stamp set is called Making Spirits Bright and it will be in the upcoming Holiday Mini that starts on August 28th.     So many fun drink sentiments for the upcoming holiday season.   There is one for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's and even Valentine's Day.    Stay tuned it is one of my favorites so you will see more creations in the future with this beautiful stamp set.

Click here to see this week's Seize the Sketch as well be inspired by all the great creations you can make with this week's sketch.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Dotty Angles, Making Spirits Bright
Ink:  Basic Black, So Saffron, Strawberry Slush, Blushing Bride
Paper:  Whisper White, Strawberry Slush, Blushing Bride, Strawberry Slush Patterns Designer Paper
Accessories:  Whisper White Button and Baker's Twine, Pearls
Tools:   Banner Punch

CTC Kids

 

This week we are Casing the Catty and taking on the Kids section of the 2014 Stampin' Up! catalog.    That would be pages 82 – 93.  On page 86, I drew inspiration from the robot card and decided to use the layout of the card for card base.

To join in the challenges as well as see weekly inspiration, please click here to visit the site.    Please note there is a time difference so if you do not see the challenge posted on Friday, check back a few hours later and it will be up.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Simply Sports, Oh Hello, Banner Blast
Ink:   Crumb Cake, Tangerine Tango
Paper:  Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Crumb Cake, Crumb Cake Patterns Designer Series Paper, Flowerpot Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Neutral Brads
Tools:  On Film Framelits, Circle Framelits, Bitty Banner Framelits, 1/2" Circle Punch, Chevron Border Punch

You are my Sunshine

This week's Inkredible color challenge is:   Hello Honey, Pacific Point, Night of Navy, Whisper White.   So I decided to pull out the Ray of Sunshine stamp set for the challenge.  For the sunshine in the challenge I cut each ray out separately and then cut the sun out.     A little time consuming, but overall not too bad.  If I had to line up the rays I am sure I would be even more frustrated.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set:   Ray of Sunshine
Ink:  Pacific Point, Hello Honey
Paper:   Whisper White, Night of Navy, Pacific Point
Accessories:   Bold Brights Candy Dots