Do What You Love ~ Curtain Call Inspiration

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge! Can this inspiration photo be any more adorable?  I knew I wanted to get out the watercolours and do a pink wash, some splatter painting, and create some embossing paste hearts :)  My sentiment is from Paper Smooches Group Hug.  This set is FULL of uplifting and fun sentiments perfect for all occasions.

We have a new sponsor, Paper Smooches, for the Curtain Call Inspiration: Smooch!  A randomly selected participant in the Smooch challenge will be awarded a $25 gift certificate to the Paper Smooches store, while the LEAD of the challenge will be invited as a guest designer for a future challenge!

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Smooch Designers

Wanda Guess, Guest Designer

Amy Kolling
Amy Sheffer
Amy Tsuruta
Gayatri Murali
Kim Singdahlsen
Laurie Willison
Lisa Henke
Marisa Ritzen
Maureen Plut
Monika Davis
Sarah Gough
Sheri Gilson
Stacey Schafer
Tenia Nelson
Tracey McNeely

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Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge:  Smooch for the challenge details and to play along with us!

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Hey everyone!  Just popping in with a little reminder that tomorrow is SHOWTIME over on the Curtain Call Blog!  I hope you’ll join us for the first challenge ready to go behind the curtain ;) 

To celebrate, I’m sharing a fun little celebratory card using Paper Smooches Qwick Qwips, that my bestie, Lynn, sent me :)  I just love the fun fonts and sentiments :)  Hey, if you missed my sale items, check out the list below…it’s been updated since last week :)

Think Big Favourites #11(Love You Forever, xoxo, Hugs & Kisses - $5
Think Big Favourites #6 (take care, feel better soon; thanks for all you do) - $5
Background Basics: Diamonds - $10
Borders and Corners Monogram Edition - $10
Falling Leaves - $10
Big And Bold Wishes - $15  SOLD
Framed - $15

Thanks for stopping by, make sure you come back tomorrow!  Have a great day!

 

What’s in it?

Cardstock: (black, kraft) Papertrey Ink, (Sundrifter) Studio Calico

Clear Stamps: (Quik Quips) Paper Smooches

Dye Ink: (onyx) Versafine

Accents: (jumbo eyelet) Stampin’ Up

Fibers: (rustic twine) Papertrey Ink

Great Job! CASE Study #134

Hi everyone!  It’s a the last week of March which means we have one more week of inspiration from our adorable March Muse, Julie Ebersole, over on the CASE Study blog.  Julie is giving us a CAS treat…
Now, truth be told, I’m not good at one layer cards and have maybe only ever created one “proper” one layer card in my card making career (okay, maybe when I was 10, but that was unintentional!)  But I think I’m getting the hang of CAS-ish cards.  The colours and greenery were my jumping off points and I was inspired to play some more with my Paper Smooches stamps and dies.  What is inspiring you?  Head over to the CASE Study blog or visit each of the Design Team Members directly on their blogs below and then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting! 
p.s. Check out the new CASE Study graphics and blog reno!

Brandi (Guest Designer)

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Teneale Williams

what’s in it?

stamps: paper smooches leafy greens and good gab, hero arts ledger

ink: versafine onyx, su wasabi, navy, soft sky

paper: pti rustc white, fancy pants the good life

accessories: paper smooches notebook basics, hickory leaf, loopy leaf dies, pti buttons and twine

Miss You ~ CASE Study #131

Good evening everyone!  Are you ready for another month of amazing inspiration over on the CASE Study blog? I sure am!  Let me introduce you to our March Muse, Julie Ebersole!  Oh, my!  I spent some online time with Julie during my first Online Card Class.  Let me tell you she is a hoot and a half!  LOL  Not to mention a Queen of CAS :)  Here’s the first card she is sharing with us…

There were so many things I loved about this card that it took me a whole week to finally decide what to do.  I worked with her layout and colours and then got my new Paper Smooches stamps and dies in the mail!  Perfect timing!  Just had to crack them open and play :) Oh, and before I go, please help me welcome Brandi, from Yanke Belle Stamper, our Guest Designer this month!  Woohoo!

What do you love about Julie’s card?  Head over to the CASE Study blog or visit each of the Design Team Members directly on their blogs below and then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting!

 

Brandi (Guest Designer)

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Christina MacLaren

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Teneale Williams

 

what’s in it?

stamps: paper smooches vogue abode, leafy greens

ink: versafine onyx, su kiwi kiss

paper: rustic white, mme kraft day, studio calico memoirs, echo park take note

accessories: paper smooches dies, resin flower, button, twine

Eek and Omg and XOXOXOX

Hello!  How’s that for a blog post title!?  LOL (pun intended!).  I’m playing a BIG catch up tonight for my Online Card Class, relying on mental planning all day long.  I’m not sure it totally worked, but it’s all about the process, right?  This first card is for the bonus day on Saturday and we were asked to use die cuts in our design.  I thought of this CAS card I made a while back and wanted to do a similar card with a different die and a gradient of pinks :)

This next card is for Day 4.  We were asked to make a “plainly white” card meaning a lot of white space.  Kristina made the cutest clean blackboard card with some Paper Smooches stamps so that gave me the inspiration to use the set my dear friend, Lynn, sent me :)  The card is a tad bit different than what was in my head, but I went with the flow!  My new goal is to be able to stamp and emboss with white and not get any little white specks left behind!  AND I used my embossing buddy and thwacked the dickens out of it before embossing.  Oh well, it’s good to have goals :)  My white gel pen is long gone and the only one I could find on short notice was terrible so I decided to use the frame from the PTI Framed set.  That also made the dimensions a little different for this one, measuring in at 3.25 x 5.25.

Okay, that it’s for me!  It’s very late and past my bedtime! LOL  Thanks for visiting and see you soon!  I have 2 more days to catch up on!  It may take me to the weekend :)

www.hello.com ~ CAS Day 2

Good morning!  I’m back with my Day 2 homework for the Online Card Class I enrolled in :) 

I’ve only ever made a one layer card before (see card here)so this was a good challenge for me. I embossed the frame around the wood grain mat image with the coordinating Mat 4 die cut using the same Big Shot Sandwich I would use to emboss with a Spellbinders die. 

The washi tape was a fun addition and gave the cup something to rest on.  Y’all can’t have your latte floating around all over the place! LOL  The cup is actually popped up on foam dots.  So does that still make this a one layer card?  Well, Julie, one of the teachers had a little circle popped up on hers so I call it SAFE! Thanks for stopping by and witnessing my CAS journey!  Any extra tips from my CAS buddies would be welcome and appreciated!

 

what’s in it?

stamps: pti modern woodgrain, paper smooches Cyber Cafe

ink: versafine onyx, su going gray, close to cocoa, pti spring moss

accessories: pti mat stack #4 die, washi tape, foam tape

Smitten

Aw, is it Monday?  The first day back to work after a glorious Christmas break? We really packed in a lot of visiting, celebrating and travelling into those 2 weeks.  I spent the weekend getting organized for work which always means a little inky time in the studio.   All the Christmas paper, poinsettias and {sniff} jingle bells have been put away to make room for everything pink, red, white and frilly.  I’m easing into the Valentine cards with just a little love on today’s project :)  If “Joy” is one of my favourite words, “Smitten” is right next to it.  I just love the way it sounds…crisp, fresh, fun and full of promise.  It reminds me of how I felt after meeting my husband for the first time.  I was smitten for sure (and still am!) ;)  I’m using this week’s Retrosketches #45  layout…what a fun one!  I reorganized some of the elements until I was “smitten” with the results.  Thanks for visiting and wish me luck on my first day back!  It’s always full on with those excited little 6 and 7 year olds…bless their hearts!

 

 

what’s in it?

stamps: paper smooches good gab, pti fillable frames

ink: versafine onyx, su going gray

paper: pti white, pink paislee secret crush

accessories: pti tag, fillable frames, double banner dies, twine and button, Michaels grosgrain ribbon, corrugated cardboard, spellbinders heart die, Ribbon carousel satin ribbon

Great Job!

Good morning!  The fun colour palette for this week’s ColourQ challenge made me think of a fun summery banner!  Then, as I was searching for a sentiment, I thought of my fun Paper Smooches stamps…SUPER FUN!  Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!  Hey, before I go, just another reminder to check out my Blogiversary Blog Candy on THIS POST!!  Cheers!

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Paper Smooches

ink versafine onyx

paper: pti white, su navy, My Mind’s Eye dp

accessories: PTI banner dies, embossing folder, corner rounder, bakers twine

Merci ~ CASE Study #94

Bonjour! It’s June and that means there is a brand new Muse over on the CASE Study blog :)  This month we are being dazzled by the talent of Joy Taylor from the  Less is More blog.  This is my first introduction to her work, and WOW!  Do I have a little crush going on or what?! ACK!  Love her use of patterned paper and fun CAS style.  I am really going to love this month!!  Here’s the inspiration card for this week…

I focused on the colours, the banner and the layers with the butterfly.  I was even inspired by the sentiment which I translated into French! What do you think of when you look at this card?  I’d love to see!  Head over to the CASE Study blog to check out the other Design Team’s takes then play along!  Enjoy!

Oh!  And hot off the press…this week we have a sponsor!  Beverley over at Uniko Studio is offering a stamp set for a lucky stamper this week!  I have 2 of her sets and I must say, they stamp like butt-ah!! Love them!

 

what’s in it?

stamps: paper smooches chit chat

ink: versafine onyx

paper: pti white, authentique, amy tangerine dps

accessories: pti butterfly and tag dies, paper doily, pti button, bakers twine, dritz pins, corrugated shapes

Blessings

Good evening!  I’m either chiming in late today or early for tomorrow with a super fun sketch from Retro Sketches this week.  I knew this sketch as soon as I saw it as it was the one I CASEd Laurie with back on colourQ with this card here.  Oh, I love those panels and the options for a sentiment.  I recently received this sweet, sweet paper from CARDS magazine (payment for cards published) and couldn’t wait to use it on some baby cards for the garage sale tomorrow.  I think my favourite is this first one with the Paper Smooches sentiment and lovely ribbon.

Here are the other two…

…and then the 3 together…

I’ll be up early tomorrow setting up for our Community Garage Sale.  I used to use my sister’s driveway, but now we live up here :)  Fingers crossed we get rid of our junk, uh, our treasures {wink!}.  Thanks for stopping by :)

 

what’s in them?

stamps: paper smooches good gab, pti tiny tags

ink: versafine onyx

paper: bazzill, pti, hambly screen prints baby buggy

accessories: pti tiny tag die, sheer ribbon, su grograin, twinery bakers twine, pti buttons, pearls, cuttlebug embossing folder

Surprise!

Good morning!  Well, if today is the same as the last 3 posts, I will have to manually post this when I get up. I seem to be one of the many who is part of a Blogger glitch.  My posts still say “scheduled” in my post list, but do not publish on time (CURSES BLOGGER!).  Anyone else finding this?  I’m still using the old version, not the updated one but still publish my posts through Live Writer.  So now onto today’s card :)  I’ve received a lot of happy mail this week as my online shopping sprees slowly arrive :)  I couldn’t wait to use my new Cosmo Cricket paper that may very well be my new “fav.”  I also got my very first Paper Smooches set and just love the fun fonts :)  So even though this card is inspired by the haute couture Runway Inspiration Challenge photo, it just turned out kind of funky and fun!  I focused on the colours, the gold lame (we called it lam-ay in the 80’s!) and the chevrons.  I have this fun gold wrinkled paper from Michaels and took the opportunity to make another fun Frilly Flower without the matching stamps. 

So here’s another example of trying out a new challenge!  I so admire the whole Runway Inspiration design team that I know if I hang out there a bit, I’ll learn so much!  Thanks for stopping by :)  One more day until the weekend, woohoo!  Have a fabulous day :)

what’s in it?

stamps: paper smooches good gab

ink: versafine onyx

paper: pti soft stone, the paper source gold, cosmo cricket twenty three

accessories: may arts ribbon, pti frilly flower dies, button, bakers twine