Colourq #189 and Muse #17 Challenges

I have two cards to share today that I made last night. I fell in love with the colors for this week's Colourq challenge colors, they all went together so well. In fact I had a dream about this card so it was easy to make. I really struggled on the size of the rooster and was sharing this dilemma with a sweet friend of mine and it became a PG-13 or R rated conversation and had me on the floor laughing! I will not share the story but will say it still has me giggling.  It was so excited to see that I actually had the right color ink too, Coral Calypso from SU, so fun to match.  

My second card is for Muse and the inspiration card by Therese Calvird, it is just too sweet with her adorable elephants standing on top of one another. When I saw her card it reminded me of these cute little elephant stickers that have been floating around my craft room for many years. I was not sure what to do with them but they were too cute to toss. Thank you so much for taking time to stop by and peek at my cards...have a wonderful day!

Ingredients - All Papertrey Ink unless noted

 Colourq

Solid Card Stock: White and Black, SU - Coral Calypso

Patterned Paper: Stash

Die: In the Meadow and MB - Grand Madison Window 

Stamps: WMS - French Country and Neat and Tangled - Sunburst

Pearls: Kaiser

Ink: SU - Coral Calypso and VeraFine - black

Muse

Solid Card Stock: White and New Leaf

Patterned Paper: Lawn Fawn - Pink Lemonade

Stamps: PS - Salutations

Ink: VersaFine - Black

Die: Loopy Die

Pearls and Bling: Kaiser

Waltzingmouse 100th Sketch Challenge - Take 2

One more day of school and then summer break...well that is until summer school starts.  I decided to make a second card for the 100th sketch challenge over at Waltzingmouse stamps...you have to go and check this out, there are so many fabulous prizes and the more you enter, the more chances you have of winning.  One of my favorite sets from WM is French Country and so that was my theme when I started my card.  I pulled out the few sets I have from WMS and Off Beat Backgrounds was on the top of the pile and after I looked at it for a minute or two I had my idea...I used the mini checker board stamps to create the background and the rest just fell into place, otherwise known as "The Joyce", I just love this technique and think maybe Joyce  should patent or trademark it or something, but it works like a charm if you ask me.  Back to my card now...I had this red grosgrain ribbon floating around that I purchased from Britex Fabrics in San Francisco that I have been dying to use and this was the perfect card for it...so here is my card and thank for taking a peek.

Don't you just love this new little guy, so adorable!

And the wonderful sketch to celebrate the 100th sketch...

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: PTI - White, Black and Pure Poppy

Stamps: WMS - French Country, Off Beat Backgrounds and Join Us

Ribbon: Britex Fabric - San Francisco

Bakers Twine: PTI - Pure Poppy

Button: PTI - Black

Pins: Renee Lynch

Good Morning...

 

Good Morning...I have been so excited about getting my order from Waltzingmouse Stamps.  I have only been using their stamps for a short while and since following them, this is the first release they have had and I was so jazzed to be able to order.  This card is made from the French Country and Chicken wire sets, they are both just too adorable and I just love all of the french sayings on the French Country set, but it was the rooster that sold me on this one, not sure why but it did. Thanks for taking a peek!

 

I forgot to add a a few more things...this card was made for this weeks Waltzingmouse Sketch challenge.  Here is the sketch, and it was so much fun to get inspiration from, thanks Renee.

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: PTI Pure Poppy and Rustic White

Ink: SU Real Red

Stamps: WMS - Chicken Wire and French Country

Buttons: PTI - Pure Poppy

Bakers Twine: PTI - Pure Poppy

Dies: Spellbinders - Fancy Labels and Labels #18