My Block of Friends

Hi everyone! In my blog hop post I promised I'd be back with another quilt card - this one was made with some of my leftovers from the baby card. I really love these quilts. I made quilts before I got into stamping and I love that this set allows me to make a quilt (and FINISH it) in a reasonable amount of time! haha
Anyway, we all have friends that are always there when we need them ... even when we aren't always the greatest at keeping in touch. I am guilty of that ... a lot. But I hope they know I care all the same. Maybe I should make some paper quilts and send them their way! :-)

Tomorrow is Friday - happy almost TGIF! :-)

Supplies (All Papertrey unless noted):
Card stock: Lemon Tart, Melon Berry, Dark Chocolate, Stampers Select White
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Melon Berry, Copic Markers
Stamps: Quilters Sampler Additions, Quilters Sampler Sentiments
Other: Prima flower, hemp thread, PTI vintage button, SU! Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, SU! Scallop edge punch, EK Success 3/4" square punch

PTI February Blog Hop

Welcome to my PTI Blog Hop entry for February! I actually have 2 cards for this ... I made one and then couldn't decide if it was "spring" enough (theme for this month) but I loved it, so I made another attempt. I'll show my second card first ...
Spring to me means bright colors - dresses, Easter eggs, flowers, etc. All the pretty things ... God just shows us His wonders in the Spring and makes something out of nothing when flowers start sprouting up out of the ground and off branches. So, I made this flower card with the Friends Til the End set. I stamped one of the flower images onto Melon Berry cardstock, then colored them with Copics (R11 nad RV06). Then I used some Glossy Accents and Starlite glitter from Taylored Expressions to add some bling. I mounted the flower strip on some Raspberry Fizz and New Leaf paper with a lovely bit of Raspberry Fizz swiss dot ribbon. I wasn't sure what sentiment to add, so I left it blank for now. (Options included "Welcome Spring" or something like that ... :-)

And here's the first card I made ...Spring also seems to mean baby bumps! haha It seems like everyone huddled in during the cold holiday season and so Spring brings lots of baby showers! I made this card for just such an occasion. I love this color scheme - Melon Berry, Lemon Tart, and Dark Chocolate. I stamped the Lemon Tart card stock with Melon Berry ink using Polka Dot Basics to make my "fabric". Then I used the Quilters Sampler Additions to make the blocks. I colored them with Copics and put the rest together. I made the sentiment with a mixture of Mixed Messages and Simple Alphabet. I really love this card - I hope you do too! Tomorrow, I will post another card made with a similar design but a different sentiment.

Thanks for hopping by my blog! :-)

Supplies Used (All Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted):
Flower Card:
Cardstock: Melon Berry, Raspberry Fizz, New Leaf, Stampers Select White
Stamps: Friends Til the End
Ink: Raspberry Fizz, Copic markers
Ribbon: Raspberry Fizz swiss dot
Other: SU! scallop edge punch, Glossy Accents, Taylored Expressions Starlite Glitter, Scor-Pal

Baby Card:
Cardstock: Lemon Tart, Dark Chocolate, Melon Berry Stampers Select White
Stamps: Quilters Sampler Additions, Simple Alphabet, Mixed Messages
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Copic markers
Ribbon: Melon Berry luxe satin
Other: SU! scallop edge punch, EK Success 3/4" square punch

Bella Baby Shower Card

Bella stamps are so cute! This one is called Teddybella and I got her in a Bella image swap on SCS. A friend of ours is having a baby in a couple months, so I whipped this up for her shower this past weekend. They are waiting to find out what they are having, so I tried to keep the colors neutral. I really like that dot paper from American Crafts - fun!
Well, that is all for now. But tonight I will post the Papertrey Blog Hop card I made - I am really excited about how it turned out! See ya later!

Quick Birthday Card

Here's a quick little birthday card I made for my monthly swap. It was quick to put together and I like that its fun and appropriate for lots of different ages. Still loving the 4-1/4" square card.
Pretty simple - choose some coordinating paper and a simple sentiment add some card stock and ribbon scraps and you are all set! I'll be back tomorrow morning with a baby shower card and then tomorrow night with a super cute card for PTI's Blog Hop!

Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI Ripe Avocado & Stampers Select White, SU Baja Breeze
Designer Paper: American Crafts
Stamps: SU! Upsy Daisy
Ink: SU! Not Quite Navy
Ribbon: American Crafts

CPS 104 Sketch

Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far! I hate that it is almost over already! I haven't gotten everything done that I had hoped, but at least the grocery shopping and a lot of the cleaning is done! :-)

I did whip up this little 4-1/4" square card before I have to clean off my desk and work on some shirt orders. This is for the CPS 104 Sketch, sponsored by Papertrey, of course! :-) I feel like its missing something, but I am not sure what. Hmmmm
Supplies (all Papertrey):
Cardstock: Melon Berry, New Leaf, Lemon Tart
Ink: Melon Berry
Ribbon: Melon Berry satin
Stamps: Damask Designs, Friends Til the End
Buttons: from PTI's Melon Berry & New Leaf vintage buttons
Other: Hemp twine

TGIF & Damask Designs

Happy Friday everyone! Hooray for Fridays! I love Fridays. I think I have mentioned this before. But today I was excited to get home because, thanks to the wonders of technology, I knew my Papertrey box was sitting on my doorstep! :-)

Dawn McVey's first stamp set as a stamp designer was released - Damask Designs. I love it! Here's my first creation with my new stamps and colors. My brain is working overtime about what to make next, but I need to prep some letter shirts before I can stamp some more tonight. So ... what do you think?
Here's a close up of my twill bow and sentiment ... love this color combination!

Supplies (all from PTI):
Cardstock: Melon Berry, New Leaf, Stampers Select White
Ink: Melon Berry, Berry Sorbet
Ribbon: New Leaf grosgrain, Melon Berry twill
Stamps: Damask Designs
Other: Paper trimmer, Scor-Pal, Taylor's tape

CPS 103 Sketch

I'm just full of sketch cards today! haha This is my 3rd post for today, so scroll down!

While I had my pretty paper out, I decided to go for the CPS 103 sketch. This is what I came up with ... I used a bow instead of a circle embellishment at the top. I really like the color scheme this paper sets you up with! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Cardstock: SU! Pink Pirouette
Patterned Paper: SU! Bella Rose DP
Stamp: SU! Upsy Daisy
Ink: SU! Chocolate Chip
Other: Prima flower, Martha Stewart pearl, PTI stitched ribbon in Ripe Avocado