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Hi there! I hope you've all had a great day! :-) I wanted to stop in today to share a card I made awhile back using the 2 Sketches 4 You sketch #54. This was also for a publication call but didn't get picked up ... so I can share it here with you. :-)These chipboard letters are so fun ... kind of western-looking. And I love that tea-stained twill that I picked up awhile go. I used a really thin mat of the pink paper behind the letters to help them stand out a little bit. I'm all about the colors on this card.

Some of my quilting bee gals have gotten their fabric already and I am so excited to see what they do with it to create some blocks for me. I will be sure to keep you posted as they come back to me. :-)

Well, that's all for now. Off to work on some cards I will be needing this week. See ya tomorrow!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Polka Dot Basics II (PTI)
Ink: Antique Linen (Ranger)
Paper: Vintage Cream (PTI); All Dressed Up & Lah Dee Dee from Ooh La La collection (My Mind's Eye)
Other: High Noon chipboard letter stickers (Cosmo Cricket); tea-stained twill; button, twine (PTI)

2 Sketches 4 You #54

Hiya! I had big plans to craft most of the day and that is just what I did. One of the cards I made was for the 2 Sketches 4 You challenge this week. I hope to do a lot more sketches this summer. :-)

You can see the original sketch here. I did turn it on its side to accommodate the sentiment. Here's my card...I am loving this paper ... pretty much all of the Ooh La La paper line from My Mind's Eye is super fab. I started with the green dotted paper and layered the opposite side with the big, bright damask. The little pink strips are from another paper in the line.

I stamped the "happy" and "summer" sentiments from the Studio Calico set and mounted them on some more of the pink paper. Then a little Hawaiian Shores ribbon and some rhinestones. Love it!

Well that is all for now ... off to watch some of my favorite guilty pleasure shows on MTV! See ya tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Studio Calico "Sentiments"
Ink: PTI Hawaiian Shores
Paper: PTI Hawaiian Shores, Vintage Cream; My Mind's Eye Ooh La La - Just Lovely & All Dressed Up
Accessories: PTI Hawaiian Shores ribbon; Kaisercraft Rhinestones

2 Sketches 4 You #49

Hiya! Been playing around with some sketches this afternoon. I needed to make some more baby thank yous for one of my friends ... her little boy is due in just a few weeks. In fact, I have 3 girlfriends expecting boys this year ... better stop buying pink paper! LOL

I decided to use this week's 2 Sketches 4 You #49 as a jumping off point. You can see the sketch here. Here's my take on it.
I started with some cute Basic Grey Lime Rickey paper that I've been hoarding for way too long. These birdies are too cute! The sentiment and little overall stamp is from Amuse's Baby Wishes set. I just cut them out and added them on with foam tape. Super easy and quick to mass produce. Here's a shot of some of the different papers I used from the 6x6 pad. These are little ... 3.5 x 5 ... a perfect thank you size. Hope my girlfriend enjoys sending them to thank her sweet gift-givers!

Thanks for stopping by. :-)

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Amuse - Baby Wishes
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Paper: PTI White, Orange Zest; Basic Grey Lime Rickey patterned paper
Accessories: SU! Old Olive grosgrain; foam tape

2 Sketches 4 You #48

Hi! Happy Saturday! I don't know about you, but I was so relieved when this week ended. Mostly because it was (a) the end of the quarter at school and that just means lots of grading, etc (b) we start Spring Break on Tuesday (thanks to a snow make up day on Monday) and mostly because (c) I had to finish 80 letter shirts by Friday! Whew! So ... I was more than excited to play with some paper, ink and stamps today! :-)

I started off with this week's 2 Sketches 4 You sketch #48 + bonus. You can see the sketches here. Here's my card for the original sketch ...
I had a hard time getting a good photo, but I think you can get the idea. :-) I kept my version of the sketch as a clean & simple card by creating a pattern on the card stock for the top portion of the sketch. Next time, I will plan out my dots a little better for balancing the rhinestones out better, but I am just happy I got to make some cards so I won't get too Type A on myself.

This next card was for the bonus sketch. I used some My Mind's Eye paper that I have been hoarding for quite some time on this one. Love how it turned out. The little frame is from PTI's Fillable Frames #2 and I cut off the loops when I trimmed the frame out.Well, that's all I've got for today. Will have some more of this pretty My Mind's Eye paper for you tomorrow. See you then!

Supplies Used:
Happy Happy Birthday
Stamps: PTI Dot Spot, Fillable Frames #1
Ink: PTI Fresh Snow
Paper: SU! Rose Red; PTI Hawaiian Shores
Accessories: PTI ribbon; Martha Stewart rhinestones (pink); KaiserCraft rhinestones (clear); Bazzill Just the Edge paper strips - white

Thank You
Stamps: PTI Fillable Frames #2; Giga Guidelines
Ink: PTI Ocean Tide, Chai
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream; My Mind's Eye - Ooh La La
Accessories: PTI Summer Sunrise twill; KaiserCraft pearls

Dear Pom Poms, I heart You

Dear Pom Poms, I {heart} you.

Ok, admittedly, when I got this pom pom trim, I didn't know what to do with it. But determined to use some supplies that had been staring at me, I decided to give them a go. Love the way this card turned out and amazed that I only stamped the sentiment. (If you've been reading long, I don't often used patterned paper but rather stamp my own.)
This card may not go anywhere. I may just leave it on the bookshelf in my craft room for awhile. Even though it's little pleat and pom pom skirt makes it seem like its all dressed up with nowhere to go! LOL

I started with my February Studio Calico kit. The Crate paper (pink, avocado and floral paper) is so pretty and has a great, thick texture and feel to it. Love these colors, too. Started with a basic 4 x 5.25 mat of the floral paper and added a strip of its backside - the pink - across it. I attached that cute little pom pom along the bottom before adhering it to the mat. I made a pleated section of the avocado polka dot paper using Scor-Tape to hold it in place. Some brown grosgrain and a sentiment on foam tape and that was it. Took longer to make than explain here, but isn't that how it always goes? I was even *kinda* working off a sketch too.

Well, off to get some things done around here before Monday rolls around. Thanks for stopping by! :-)

Supplies Used:
Stamps: PTI Giga Guidelines
Ink: PTI Chai; SU! Chocolate Chip
Paper: PTI Kraft; Crate patterned paper (Bouquet, Fireflies)
Accessories: Maya Road pom pom fringe; PTI Dark Chocolate grosgrain
Other: corner rounder punch; foam tape

2 Sketches 4 You #42

Hello again! Back to post a card for the 2 Sketches 4 You sketch challenge ... here's the sketch for this week ...
I did flip the sketch for my card ... I used some Basic Grey Wisteria papers for this one along with some Vintage Cream card stock. Everything got a little extra "age" from some Chamomile and Chai ink. And I must say the silk May Arts ribbon is like a dream. I wish I had gotten some thicker widths when I ordered some to try out! :-) Thank you so much for stopping by to check out my card! :-)

Supplies Used:
Stamps: PTI Vintage Picnic (sentiment)
Ink: PTI Chai, Chamomile, Dark Chocolate
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream card stock; Basic Grey Wisteria patterned paper
Other: May Arts silk ribbon; twine; SU! Scallop Edge punch; 3/4" circle punch; sewing machine

2 Sketches 4 You # 31 and SPCC #7

Hi again back with post #2 for today ... this time with a challenge card. I got the basic card done earlier this evening between Jeopardy and The Closer. I had originally thought about using another distressed paper flower, but while I was watching The Closer tonight, I thought about using ribbon to make a flower instead. There are lots of ways to do this, but I wanted a not-so-complicated way so I could finish this card up and get to bed! Despite being off for the summer, I do actually have to get up a decent time because of a staff development workshop tomorrow.

Anyway, I made this card using the 2 Sketches 4 You sketch #31. I love 4-1/4" square cards so playing along was a no brainer! :-) I also wanted to incorporate the Scrapmaster's Paradise color combo to multitask on my challenge blog to-do list this week. Samantha picked out SU! Summer Sun, Old Olive and Bermuda Bay. Well, shucks! I don't have Bermuda Bay yet, so I went with a pastel version of the combination using PTI Lemon Tart, Ripe Avocado and Aqua Mist. Close as I'm going to get this week!

(Please excuse my dark photo!)

In case you are wondering, I made the flower by taking 3 small strips of ribbon and taping them together. If you want to compare it to making paper rings that might help - just make 3 "ribbon rings" and then flatten them out with the seam of the ring on the bottom. I taped each ring together and taped in between the top and bottom layers of each ring to keep it all secure. (If y'all need to see some photos, let me know and I will try and put together a photo tutorial for you.) I stacked two big ole buttons, threaded them with DMC floss, and then used some sticky tape to secure it to the flower center. Easy peasy!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope your week is off to a great start :-)

Supplies Used (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Faux Ribbon
Ink: Ripe Avocado
Paper: Lemon Tart & Aqua Mist card stock, Bitty Dots - Ripe Avocado, Polka Dot Parade (Lemon Tart, Aqua Mist, Ripe Avocado)
Accessories/Tools: Lemon Tart satin ribbon, Lemon Tart & Aqua Mist vintage buttons, edge distresser tool, DMC floss

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #10

Hiya! I have a couple of challenge cards to post today, so I actually have 3 posts going up to get them all in under the deadline! :-) (I really should be working or doing some chores ...)

Anyway, Dawn gave us a great color challenge this week. I love me some Amy Butler fabrics - way cute! Here's her color inspiration photo ...And here's my card ... I used the 2 Sketches 4 You #28 sketch as a jumping off point. I stamped the damask pattern in Berry Sorbet ink onto the Melon Berry card stick, which I really like as a color combo. A simple sentiment and a few pearls keeps it clean and classy. Thanks for stopping by! I have my CPS and Kristina's Color Challenge also posted today, so be sure to check them out. :-)

Supplies Used (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Damask Designs
Ink: Berry Sorbet, Dark Chocolate
Card Stock: Melon Berry, Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream
Accessories: Melon Berry luxe satin; Martha Stewart adhesive pearls
Other: Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, paper trimmer + scissors

1st Annual 2 Sketches 4 You Ultimate Card Showdown

Hi again! Here's a card I made for 2 Sketches 4 You's Ultimate Card Showdown. You can see the sketch and all the details here. This was a pretty neat sketch and I decided to let my Basic Grey Infuse paper pad do most of the work! :-) I have a lot of patterned paper, so I am going to try and use more of it over the next few weeks. Here's what I came up with ...The card is pretty straight forward. I used a lot of layers and added a fun, glittery button on top of the twill bow. I did color the white DMC floss to match using a Copic Marker. Here's a close up of the details...Supplies Used:
Card stock: PTI Dark Chocolate, Ripe Avocado
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Infuse Paper Pad
Stamps: PTI Damask Designs
Ink: PTI Dark Chocolate, Copic marker YG91
Accessories: PTI Vintage Button (Berry Sorbet), PTI Dark Chocolate twill, DMC Floss
Tools: Paper trimmer, Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, Foam tape, scissors, scallop edge punch

Combined Sketch Card

Happy Friday! My husband had the day off today so we (I mean, he) got some flowers planted - some pretty zinnias and a new pot of geraniums. I took a break this evening to make a card for a few sketches. This card combines Kristina's Color Inspiration #49 and 2 Sketches 4 You #23. I really love the fabric that Kristina had for the color inspiration - in fact, I recently bought some. It's actually a navy background in real life, but I liked using the black in the challenge. I had a whale of a time trying to get this sketch together - mostly what to do about that strip along the side. I tried ribbon but settled on a scallop edge peeking out the side. I can't stop making these cute 4-1/4" square cards. I promise to try some regular A2 sizes soon! LOL Here's my card ...
I made all my own patterned paper for this one ... using PTI Polka Dot Basics and also Faux Ribbon. Fun! I love making my own patterned paper. Details on my supplies are below. I have to run out - we are off to celebrate a good friend's birthday!

Supplies Used:
Card Stock: SU Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red; PTI Stampers Select White, True Black
Stamps: PTI Polka Dot Basics, Faux Ribbon
Ink: Palette Noir Black, New Canvas
Ribbon: Offray (craft store), hemp twine
Button: PTI Vintage button Hibiscus Burst
Tools: Scor-Pal, sticky tape, SU Scallop Edge punch, Spellbinders Nesting Flower dies, paper trimmer