A Big Heart ~ Stock Your Stash

Hello!  Wow!  It's been ages again since I've posted.  Still card making, just not blogging.  I had high hopes of posting more this summer, but we had a glorious, smoke-free summer so I spent most of it outdoors.  So here I am on the last day of summer holidays, looking for a fun challenge.  I grabbed some die cuts from my stash and stamped this sweet apple sentiment for a Fall card for Reverse Confetti's Stock Your Stash challenge.  Teacher cards are still my favourite :)  Take care, friends.  Happy Fall!

Stamps: All Apples, Word Up (Reverse Confetti)

Teachers Live Forever ~ Colour Throw Down

 

Happy Sunday, friends!  It's been a lovely morning in the studio creating one of my favourite genres of cards ~ teacher cards!  I head back to my classroom tomorrow to start setting up for the new school year that begins on September 7th here in BC.  My colours are inspired by the Colour Throw Down challenge.  I turned to my trusty apple dies from Spellbinders that I found at HomeSense years ago...it was one of the best finds EVER!!  Seriously, $7.99 CAD for these adorable dies!

 Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day :)

Thank you for all you do! Colour Throwdown Challenge

 

Hello again!  Ahh, it feels so good to say that :)  As I've been trying to catch up on the last 2 years of card blogging, I came across the Colour Throwdown Challenge.  AND, even though it's still summer for this teacher, I cannot resist making a teacher card!  Inspired by the colours and All the fun teacher embellishments, I came up with this card with some "vintage" October Afternoon paper, a Reverse Confetti apple waiting for 2 years for the perfect card, and a sentiment from my beloved and classic Verve Teachers Count retired stamp set.

Again, I am so thankful you've stopped by and for my lovely commenters...I am definitely following up on your suggestions!  Luanne, can you believe it's been 10 years since the original PTI Stampafaire!  So grateful I made the long trek out to it :)

This is all filling my soul, friends, thanks for being here :)

2 Teach is 2 Love ~ The Card Concept

Greetings everyone!  It's time for a fun new challenge over at The Card Concept challenge blog!    This week our inspiration comes from this fabulous photo:

Oh, this makes me think of French Country...and golden delicious apples!  Okay, maybe our field trip to Davison Orchard last week helped with that! LOL  I found some beautiful blue and white patterned paper in my stash and stamped some golden delicious (or Aurora) apples to make a clean and layered teacher card that makes my soul sing.  Head over to The Card Concept blog to see all the different interpretations from the Design Team then join in the fun!  Thanks so much for popping by:)

Thanks ~ Transformation Tuesday Challenge

It's our Thanksgiving Day long weekend here in Canada which means I had some inky time in the studio and got to play along with PTI's Transformation Tuesday challenge :)  For today's card, I used the same layout but different paper and dies to create a teacher card, my most favourite type of card to make :)  Here are the 2 cards side by side.

Thanks for visiting!

what's in it?
dies: Enclosed: Apple, Enclosed: Bell (PTI)

Little Ones Count

 Greetings, friends!  I'm back today with another card made for one of our math presenters in a few weeks.  Though Verve has closed (insert sad face here), I will forever use this Teachers Count set.  Julee made it after I sent her some ideas for a teacher set :).  I'm entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Back to School.  Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

2 Teach is 2 Love

 Hello, friends!  Well, I am pleased to tell you that I am thoroughly enjoying the CLEAN studio and have made it down to stamp most days this past week.  It's great to know where everything is and have a place for everything.  It has cleared up my mind for sure.  We are having a couple of days of summer Professional Development in a couple of weeks and I was asked to make some thank you cards for our math presenters.  Teacher cards are my most favourite ones to make :)  I knew I had to put a little "math" into this one...so fun!  I'm playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Back to School.  Thanks for stopping by!  

I'll Go to It Laughing

Hello friends!  This stamp set was sitting by my computer for over a month and I thought it was time to share this card.  I made it for our Librarian Aide who retired in June (notice the "completed June 28, 2018) stamped on the side of the library card!  I created a bookmark that she can easily take off the card.  She loved it...there may have even been a few tears.  Seriously, I could never get tired of making cards for teachers and staff!  Hope your weekend is going well!  Thanks for stopping by!

 what's in it?
stamps: Book Club (PTI)
dies: Basic Bookmark 2 (PTI), stitched circle (MFT)

Teachers Live Forever ~ Viva La Verve

Happy Friyay friends!  It's the beginning of our May long weekend so there is a lot to celebrate!  My cards today use the current Viva La Verve sketch and one of my favourite Verve sets, Teachers Count, and On Occasion.
 

Want to play along for the chance to win a Verve GC?  Head over the the Viva La Verve blog for all the details and more inspiration.  Have a great weekend!

Go Forward ~ Create Along with Us

Hey friends!  I'm back with my take on Papertrey Ink's Create Along with Us challenge.  I saw Amy's card on Sunday and knew I had to CASE it with what I had on hand, i.e. Enclosed: Apple die cut :)  Nothing makes me happier than creating teacher cards...ok, and St. Patrick's day cards {wink!}.  Thanks for stopping by and thanks to Amy for the inspiration!

  I am an affiliate with Papertrey Ink!  When you purchase through one of my links, I get a small percentage with no extra cost to you!  Thank you!

what's in it?
stamps: Choose Joy (PTI)
dies: Enclosed: Apple (PTI)
paper: stampers select white, hibiscus burst, sheer basics vellum (retired), pencil me in patterned paper collection (retired)  (PTI)
accessories: true black backers twine (PTI)

A Whole Lot of Awesome ~ Curtain Call Inspiration

Hello everyone! It's time for a new challenge over on the  Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge.  This time we’re inspired by this photo…

Ah, it's September and time for me to say goodbye to my beloved vacation.  I had a wonderful restful and fun time with lazy mornings, daily workouts, traveling, visiting, professional reading, reading for fun, and time in the studio.  But now it's back to school.  I took the colours from the inspiration photo and used them to create a card for our school secretary 'cause she is definitely "a whole lot of awesome."  I will put this on her desk ready for the first day of school :)  I am also using the latest Viva La Verve sketch!  Yes, Viva La Verve is back with monthly sketches!  Check it out over on the Viva La Verve blog.

Want to play along?  Head over to the Curtain Call blog for more inspiration and then join in the fun! Thanks for stopping by!

P.S. Oh, and here is my second card!  I sure do love making teacher cards!

stamps: Bloom Brighter, Teachers Count (Verve)
dies:  Blooming Die Set, Flourished Tag Die Set (Verve)

With Appreciation ~ Make it Monday

Hello friends! It's the last stretch of school here in BC...one more week to go and this gal will be singing the summer lovin' tune!  It was easy to be inspired by apples again for this week's PTI Make it Monday challenge...create a Pantone colour chip card.  The Mega Mixed Messages set had lots of perfect fonts for this challenge.  I think this was the only stamp not inked yet in my set.  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful weekend :)

Teachers Live Forever ~ The Card Concept

 Hello everyone! Today starts a new challenge over at The Card Concept challenge blog based on the picture below... 

I have eight more days of work and then I am officially off on summer vacation!  I was inspired by the end of the school year and the bold colours :)  I thought the translation of roses to apples was more than appropriate for a teacher card...HA!   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!

stamps: Teachers Count (Verve)

dies: Apples Die Set (Verve)

2 Teach is 2 Love ~ Viva La Verve

Happy Friday!  Ah, I'm back to days having a certain feel again now that I am back at work.  Friday steps up again and becomes my favourite day after a full work week :)  I am the hostess over on the Viva La Verve blog so head over there to read all the details on how you could win some great new Verve!  I must say this might be one of my favourite cards I've made in awhile...apples, school print paper, and a lovely teacher quote. It just makes my teacher heart smile :)  Have a great weekend!

what's in it?
stamps: Teachers Count (Verve)
paper: vintage white (PTI), Harvest (Pebbles), Back to School (Bella Blvd)
ink: onyx (versafine), pure poppy, spring moss (PTI), going gray (SU)
accessories: Holiday Sequin Mix, Apples Die Set (Verve), nested apple die (Spellbinders), stitched circle die (MFT), stitched rectangle die (Lil Inkers), bakers twine (PTI)

Ever Thanks ~ Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge

EEK!!  It's September!!  How did this happen?!  Sorry for all the screaming, but these are the frantic, desperate cries of a teacher a few days before school starts.  However, I was up for today's  Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge because teacher cards are one of my most favourite to make.  This time we’re inspired by this photo…

When our local scrapbook store closed in June (the owner moved out of town), I grabbed all the 12 x 12 sheets of this primary printing paper by Doodlebug Designs.  It will never go out of style and is the perfect background for any teacher card.  I had this apple die cut from a shaker card I made for my BIL's retirement and thought it would be perfect for this challenge.


Want to play along?  Head over to the Curtain Call blog for more inspiration and then join in the fun! Thanks for stopping by!

 

The Way You Made Them Feel

Hello! As promised, I’m back with another card I made during my day in the studio on Monday.  I wanted a few more thank you cards for colleagues and have a hard time not using my Verve’s Teachers Count set when doing so.  I’m on another doily run and think I used them on most of the cards I made yesterday! LOL  Thanks for stopping by!

what’s in it?

stamps: Teachers Count, On Occasion (Verve)

dies: Occasion Frame Die (Verve)

accessories: Shine Bright Sequin Mix, Spring Fling Ribbon Collection (Verve)

Verve Diva Inspiration Challenge and Hop

It's time for the Verve Divas to bring you our monthly Diva Inspirations Challenge and Blog Hop! There are two ways to win Verve prizes: comment on the design team's blog hop posts (linked below) to see their take on the inspiration, then go get inky and link up your take on the challenge to be eligible in our prize drawings! You have the until October 5 to link up, so feel free to play as often as you like.

Our September challenge is Autumn Lovelies

September brings to mind crisp apples, bouquets of sharpened pencils, baked pumpkin delights, rainbows of fallen leaves and don't forget Pumpkin Spice Lattes and Salted Caramel Mochas! This month we're challenging you to to show us your autumn inspired creations. Use the inspiration graphic or go off on your own tangent, just share a little autumn loveliness with us!

Click here to link up your challenge entries
Challenge deadline: Monday, October 5.
Prize: $30 gift voucher to the Verve online store!

This Autumn Lovelies challenge is right up my ally and another reason to break out my favourite Teachers Count set!  Who am I kidding…I need no reason at all to bring out those fun apples and sweet sentiments to make another teacher card.  They are my favourite to make! 

Need a little inspiration? Check out the blogs linked below to see what the other Divas did with the challenge! It's sure to be a treat, and speaking of treats, we've got a prize for one lucky commenter along the hop! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize info and deadlines!

1. Julee      7. Susan

2. Amy      8. Maureen

3. Betty      9. Amber

4. Jen       10. Stacey

5. Sankari 11. Marisa

6. Sarah

Stamps: Teachers Count

Dies: Apples Die Set, Tagged Rectangle Die