Sending You Sunshine

Hey y’all!  Good morning! I’m back with another card using the new Clearly Besotted set, Blooming Marvellous!  We are full on into Autumn right now and nothing says Fall to me like sunflowers :)  I die cut the banner from some balsa wood and stamped the sentiment right on it!  Wood is good!  A little clothes pin makes sure that sweet sentiment doesn’t go anywhere :)  I also lightly stamped the leaves on the stitched panel for some visual interest. 

Thanks so much for visiting and be sure to check out the Clearly Besotted store for more eye candy…you can also follow the sets on Pinterest HERE!  Have a blooming marvelous day (teehee, pun intended!).

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Clearly Besotted Blooming Marvellous

ink: versafine onyx, su mustard, choc chip, sahara sand

paper: pti rustic white, kraft, su saffron

accessories: pti banner die, ribbon, button, bakers twine, balsa wood, lil’ inkers stitched mat, mini clothes pin

Clearly Besotted Stamps Guest Designer!

 

Good morning, friends!  I have a very special post today.  Stephanie Wincott contacted me in the summer to see if I would like to be a Guest Designer for her new stamp company, Clearly Besotted Stamps.  Now, I have been a fan of Stephanie’s ever since discovering her blog, Stamping & Sharing, on the Papertrey Ink Forum so I really wanted to be a part of her new adventure.  She sent me some stamps and “OH MY GOODNESS,” it was love at first stamp.  When I first get stamp sets, I lay them out on the counter and get a little “zen” going…hmmm, which stamp gets inky first?  This gorgeous flower image spoke to me the loudest and then I inked it up. 

The line on this flower was so sharp and crisp and stamped perfectly the first time with my Rose Romance Stampin’ Up ink.  I’m in LOVE!  Then I wondered how the little butterflies would look on some of my Studio Calico wood veneer butterflies.  EEK!  Cool!  If you haven’t been over to the Clearly Besotted Store yet, head right over…AND ‘cause I know you Canadians want to know…it took FOUR days for these stamps to get to me from the UK!  Now THAT is something to cheer about!  I’m hoping to get a little more inky with more sets today…you may even see a Christmas card soon! ACK!  Thanks for stopping by and big thanks to Stephanie for letting me celebrate this wonderful adventure with her :)

          Happy Everything stamp set

 

what’ in it?

stamps: clearly besotted happy everything

ink: versafine onyx, su rose romance

paper: pti white, mme honey dp,

accessories: lil’ inkers stitched mat die, studio calico wood butterflies, gems, ribbon

My Home is Wherever You Are

Good morning!  I’ve got a fun and sweet card to share today based on the Moxie Fab World’s Tuesday Trigger this week :)  I was drawn to the houses, colours and diagonal line :)  It made me think of the Memory Box Country Landscape die I picked up last winter but hadn’t used yet.  My diagonal triangles were created with my new PTI bead die.  I don’t think I’ll ever make beads with it, but I sure will use it for a cool graphic effect! 

The weather is changing this weekend and so it looks like I’ll get some more inky time after running the regular Saturday errands.  Have a lovely weekend and thanks for visiting!

 

what’s in it?

stamps: PTI love lives here

ink: versafine onyx

paper: pti white, lavender moon, MME dps

accessories: memory box die, pti ribbon, bead die

Long Enough to Love You

Woohoo! TGIF!!  It’s the most wonderful day of the week and we always celebrate here on the blog with the latest and greatest new Viva La Verve sketch.   Diva Andrea is kicking up the inspiration this week with her sketch…

  

Have you been playing each week?  You’ll want to make sure you do!  The lucky winner will get $100 in Verve Bucks to spend as she wishes.  That would really come in handy with the new stamps being released on October 26th!  Hope your weekend has begun in the best ways :)  Thanks for stopping by!  Now head over to the Viva La Verve forum for all the details!

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Stronger Love (Verve)

paper: soft stone, rustic white, black (PTI), Honey (MME)

ink: onyx (Versafine), rose romance (SU)

accessories: oval and scalloped oval dies (Spellbinders), paper doily (Wilton), pink seam binding ribbon (Memriemare Etsy Store), button (PTI), gems (Kaisercraft), apron lace border punch (Fiskars)

Thanks Ever So Much ~ CASE Study #112

Good evening friends!  Welcome to a new week of inspiration over on the CASE Study challenge blog.  We are playing with another card from the super talented Julia Stainton!  Yes, I think I have a little crush on her!  She has made some of my favourite Lilybee Designs paper!  Here’s her super girly inspiration…

Strangely enough I didn’t go all girly, girly!  I was inspired by the tape measures, the banners, the flower and the burlap!  I love this My Mind’s Eye School Dazy paper, so I made another teacher thank you card!  What comes to mind for you?  Head over to the CASE Study blog to see what the Design Team created, or check out their blogs below, then join in the fun!  Can’t wait to see your projects!  Thanks for stopping by!


 

Amy Wanford

Jeanna Jachna (Guest DT)

Andrea Ewen

Christina MacLaren

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Teneale Williams

Julia Stainton (October's Muse)

what’s in it?

stamps: verve treasured occasions

ink: versafine onyx

paper: pti rustic white, black, mme fun day, school daze

accessories: verve ribbon banner die, pti friendly flower and leaf print dies, pti button, twinery bakers twine, burlap, measuring tape die cut, stitching

May Sunshine and Laughter Brighten Your Days

How easy is it to smile after reading that sentiment?  I’m playing along with Jen’s 10th Sketch for You to Try.  I’ve been able to play all year so far!  This month’s sketch had some interesting panels.  When I’m not sure what to do with a shape, I start thinking of other shapes they could be.  The beautiful Fall weather we’ve been having inspired me to break out some fall colours, my sheets of canvas and PTI’s leaf print dies and stamps.  The week is flying by again…hope your “hump day” has a bit of “sunshine and laughter” in it :)

 

what’s in it?

stamps: verve brighter days, pti leaf prints

ink: versafine onyx, su choc chip, more mustard, real rust, cherry cobbler

paper: pti kraft, rustic white, su espresso, mustard, gumball green, really rust

accessories: pti leaf print dies, spellbinders labels 18, rectangle and scalloped rectangle dies, canvas, pti twine and button, craft concept embossing folder, stitching

Happy Birthday ~ PTI Make It Monday

Good morning!  Well, it was a lovely long weekend with lots of extra play time in the studio :)  Having yesterday off meant I had time to explore the PTI sets that haven’t seen much ink since their arrival this summer.  I was determined to use these sets so this week’s Papertrey Ink’s Make It Monday was the perfect starting place :)  I wasn’t going to purchase the Desktop File set until I saw Dawn’s card HERE.  I pretty much CASEd her card to get the mojo flowing with this set.  The focus for MIM this week is to finish the inside of a card.  I freely admit I rarely do this as I sell my cards and need to leave them blank.  I find that the lovely people who purchase my cards want to write their own heartfelt note so they need lots of space.  However, it was fun to play with the colours and images from the front of the card to create some “wow” inside.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful Tuesday!

 

what’s in it?

stamps: PTI Lovely Layers, 2012 Birthday Tags, Desktop File: Inspiration, Verve Bloom and Grow

ink: versafine onyx, PTI aquamist, raspberry fizz, su summer sun, kiwi kiss, sahara sand, choc chip, old olive

paper: PTI rustic cream, kraft, su kiwi kiss

accessories: PTI desktop file and lovely layers dies, Verve elegant leaves die, button, bakers twine,