Blessed Season ~ The Card Concept

Hello everyone! It's time for a new challenge over at The Card Concept challenge blog.   Our challenge is based on this clean and simple and stunning photo... 

I was inspired by the Clean and Simple design, a white background with pops of red and green.  I hope you'll head over to The Card Concept blog to see all the different interpretations from the Design Team then join in the fun!  Have a great day!

what's in it?
stamps: Penned Elegance Christmas, Bells and Boughs - retired (PTI)
dies: Bells and Boughs, Bold Borders Flare die (PTI)

Congrats ~ The Card Concept

  Hello everyone! It's time for a new challenge over at The Card Concept challenge blog.   Our challenge is based on this darling photo...

Now that I'm back at work, I've had to make sure I create 2 cards at once to beef up my stash.  Also, my sister just came over and cleaned out my birthday cards so you may see more birthday cards over the next little while like this one!  My clean and simply layered card (yes, I didn't think it was a true CAS or a simply layered, so I smashed the 2 styles together) was inspired by the colours and pattern.

I hope you'll head over to The Card Concept blog to see all the different interpretations from the Design Team then join in the fun!  Have a great day!

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what's in them?
stamps: Happy Hearts, Offbeat Birthday, Congrats All Ways (PTI)
dies: Cover plate: Hearts (PTI)

Happy I'm Yours

Hi everyone!  I'm sneaking a quick card into the Make it Monday challenge before I start in on the PTI anniversary challenges.  I was frustrated while creating a watercolour background when I looked through my Crate Paper pad and found this perfect ombre pink page...done!  A simple, but straight to the point card!  Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday ~ Make it Monday

Hi friends!  Yikes!  Has it been almost a week of no posts!?  Not to worry, I think I’ve got four posts lined up between now and Monday!  Wow!  I know! LOL  I actually had an hour before dinner tonight to make this card using the PTI Make it Monday challenge.  We are asked to used white die cuts with a pop of colour.  I was trying to use butterflies, but it wasn’t working for me so I switched to my old favourite, the Friendly Flower :)  Oh, the weekend is here!  I’ll be celebrating another semester DONE!  Graduation is right around the corner!  Have a great start to your weekend :)

Lucky I’m Yours ~ Curtain Call Inspiration

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

photo source: meandmydiy.com

The LEAD of Lucky will be invited as a Guest Designer in our next challenge!

It’s no secret that this is my favourite time of year :)  It’s almost Spring and almost St. Patrick’s Day, my birthday :)  So when those sweet green shamrocks start appearing, I’m all over it!  I went for a very CAS look, inspired by the photo, then mixed a couple of Verve sets (Lucky You and  Twitterpated) with Papertrey Ink’s Lucky word die. 

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

Lucky Designers

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: Lucky for the challenge details and to play along with us!

Celebrate ~ PTI Blog Hop

Hi everyone!  I finally made a few spare moments to make a card this week!  I always love to participate in the Papertrey Ink blog hop.  We were asked to use this photo for our inspiration…

I took the colours from this photo and translated them into Tim Holtz distressed ink colours.  I smooshed them on my craft mat, spritzed them with water, then laid a piece of white PTI cardstock on top.  Here’s my work space…

I went over to Laura Bassen’s blog to get some more inspiration on how to NOT cover up all this beautiful water colour.  I went for a black banner with simple white sentiment.  Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy the hop!

Love, Clean & Simple ~ Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

photo source: howsweeteats.com

The LEAD of Donut Delight will be invited as a Guest Designer in our next challenge!

Are you done with hearts and love?  I’m sure not.  As I always say, it’s not just for weddings, anniversaries, or Valentine’s Day, it’s for every day.  And I’m not just talking romantic love, but love for family, friends, neighbours, community, students, strangers, the earth, God…and the list goes on.  More love, lots of it, 24/7 :)  So with that, I saw hearts when I looked at those yummy donuts.  I wanted a super clean and simple card and that’s what I came up with.  “Love,” clean and simple.

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

Donut Delight Designers

Guest Designer, Jessica Frost-Ballas
Amy Kolling
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:  Donut Delight for the challenge details and to play along with us!

I Have Loved You for 3417 Days!

Good morning everyone!  Happy Valentines Day!  I am fortunate that days around here are often like Valentine’s Day.  The DH is quite sweet and attentive :)  However, I still like to make him a handmade Valentine’s card on February 14th.  I’m all about putting a little twist on things and was so happy that this card turned out.  I was inspired by the PTI Challenge to use a stamp set that hadn’t been inked yet.  I have a little pile of stamp sets so it wasn’t too hard to find something.  I’m using Uncorked for the first time and it was so fun to mix it with some Heart Print images and “be mine” sentiment.  Here’s the inside…

Yes, it’s been exactly 3417 days since I told my Valentine I first loved him :)  How’s that for a good memory?  It was a long weekend so I knew the exact date and then this Time and Date calculator did the rest!  I also put “2005” on the bottle to commemorate the year :)  Sending you all hugs and love!

Welcome to the World

Hey friends!  Today’s card is for this week’s PTI Make it Monday challenge.  We are asked to use cover plates to create a shadow effect.  None of my cover plates would do this week, but this sweet little book plate sure sure would and did!  I’ve got my cards at work and they are selling like hotcakes!  I thought I’d make a couple quick baby cards to help replenish the stash!  This book plate is so sweet that it really stands on its own :) Thanks for stopping by!  See you soon!

and the boy version!

Happy Birthday CASE

Hello friends!  Happy Groundhog Day!  And happy birthday to the love of my life…

I needed a masculine CAS card for this handsome and handy husband so I went straight over to Laura Bassen’s website, Doublestick Heaven.  That’s where I found this totally fabulous card!  Find Laura’s card HERE.

I just love the joyful colours and CAS design.  My versamark was not cooperating with the white embossing powder so I redid the sentiment with SU’s white craft ink and then the white embossing powder.  Much better!

I’m all for an early Spring, how about you?  Have a great week :)

what’s in it?

paper: Special Delivery (Pebbles)

ink: Tim Holtz distress inks, SU white craft

stamp: pti Birthday Basics

dies: pti tag sale #10, birthday trio, basic bookmark 2

Love ~ Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

Greetings friends!  It’s the 25th of the month and that means Papertrey Ink is holding their monthly Blog Hop.  This month we are asked to use hearts on our project.  I went back to the classic Heart Prints set inspired by all the colourful hearts in the inspiration photos. A little gold foil “love” adds a modern touch.

I think this would make a perfect card for the men in our lives :) Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the hop!

stamps: heart prints (PTI)

die: wet paint (PTI)

punches: EK Success large and medium hearts

embossing folder: heart strings

You Are Gorgeous ~ Curtain Call Inspiration

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

photo credit:  chezboheme.com

We have a new sponsor, Verve Stamps, for the Curtain Call Inspiration: Boho Bright!  A randomly selected participant in the Boho Bright challenge will receive a $30 gift certificate to use at  Verve Stamps, while the LEAD will be invited as a Guest Designer in a future challenge!

Oh, this was no challenge at all!  I am playing with some of my favourite Verve products for today’s card: With Love and Learning to Sail stamp sets, a fun little banner made with the Banner Bundle Die Set, pretty ribbon from the Summer Sailing Ribbon Collection, and some bling from the Shine Bright Sequin Mix.

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

Guest Designer, Hannelie Bester

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:  (name) for the challenge details and to play along with us!

Christmas Joy & Love ~ PTI Blog Hop

Greetings everyone!  Well, it’s time to dig out the Christmas stamps for awhile and get going on those cards!  The Papertrey Ink Blog Hop challenge this time is to use one of the non traditional Christmas colour combos.  Hmmm, this one might actually be one of my traditional ones if you know the colours I love :)  LOL

I’ve got the new poinsettia set on its way to me, but in the meantime, I don’t mind using the classic one released a few years ago :)  It’s still a staple for many of my Christmas cards :)  An aqua and pink poinsettia!  ACK!  Thanks for stopping by and see you along the hop!