Take 3 - Repeats & Rainbows Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday

Ok, last card for the night and I think my last card for this week's challenge for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday.  This is an awesome challenge and like I said on my Take 2 post, I will be using this idea again and again, there are just so many incredible possibilities.  I thumbed through my stamp bins looking for something to use to make this last card and decided to use Foodie Fun, I needed a thank you card for our new Pastor's wife. We have a new Pastor at our church and his wife Pam loves to cook so she decided she wanted to make every staff member at our school/church dinner.  We don't have that big of a staff but that is still a major undertaking.  She made a huge pot of homemade macaroni and cheese that was so yummy and made my night easy since all I had to do was heat it up.  I wanted to make a special thank you and thought this challenge card would be perfect.  I used rainbow #4 for this card but since the card was not wide enough for  5 pots, the end ones hang over the edge and so I used those two colors for the ribbon and ink to sort of make up for it.  Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and take a peek at my card.

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: PTI - White

Ribbon: PTI - Winter Wisteria

Stamps: PTI - Foodie Fun and Script Sentiments

Ink: PTI - Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse, Blueberry Sky and Winter Wisteria

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #52 Feathered Friends

I have not played along with a CAS-ual Friday challenge for some time so since I had some Mother's Day crafting time I thought I would try and get several challenge cards completed today.  I bought Birds of a Feather from another PTI forum friend and have not pulled it out to play with yet so I figured today was the day.  My favorite bird in this set is the crow, it just screams Halloween to me.  So I had the bird but then I needed a branch and I knew I did not have any stamps or dies to create one so then I remembered I had the Cricut cartridge, Winter Frolic with some tree type things and it worked out just perfect. Thanks for taking a peek!

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: PTI - White and Black

Printed Paper: PTI - Halloween Prints

Buttons: PTI - Orange Zest

Bakers Twine: not sure

Stamps: PTI - Birds of a Feather

Ribbon: PTI - Black

Cricut Cartridge: Winter Frolic

Ink: VersaFine - Black

Make a Wish

Last post for the night....I purchased this set from Flourishes during one of their holiday sales and it has been sitting around collecting dust and begging to be inked.  Who does not like the look of silhouettes? Flourishes has so many beautiful stamps sets that have silhouette images and this set, Kids Play is one of my favorites.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Ingredients
Solid Card Stock: PTI - Pure Poppy and White
Printed Paper: Beautiful Blooms
Stamps: Flourishes - Kids Play
Ribbon: PTI - Pure Poppy
Dies: PTI - Tiny Tags and Spellbinders - Scallop Squares
Ink: VersaFine - Black
Baker's Twine: Pure Poppy

PTI Anniversary...Day 7



Today's contest is in honor of Valentine's Day and Melissa Bickford's new stamp series called Heart-2-Heart and the first set is just so much fun. I love both coffee and tea and this new set is just so perfect for those how love either one.  The adorable to go cup with the cozy around it is just so sweet, can't wait to get this set in my hot little hands! So our card challenge for the day is to create a card using hearts in any way you can imagine. 

Here is a card by Nichole Heady using parts of the new set, too cute, right!

Here is my take on the challenge...thanks for taking a peek!

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: PTI - White and Raspberry Fizz

Ribbon: PTI- Pure Poppy

Printed Paper: Simple Valentine

Stamps: Verve - 100 Hearts

Ink: SU- Real Red

Impression Plate: Cuttlebug - Swiss Dot

PTI Anniversary...Day 5

Today is day 5 and the contest for today is to take an inspiration piece from one of the design teams pins on Pinterest...I don;t know about you, but I love pinning! I have to admit I spend way too much time both pinning and search other's boards.  There are just so many wonderful pieces of inspiration that it is hard to break away from the computer screen.  Here is what I choose for my inspiration piece...it is from Nichole Heady and she uses the new Simply Jane stamp set...

 Here is my take on her card...thanks for taking a peek!

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: PTI - Canyon Clay, Rustic White and Dark Chocolate

Printed Paper: PTI - Simply Jane

Stamps: PTI - Simply Jane

Ribbon: PTI - Canyon Clay

Button: PTI - Canyon Clay

Bakers Twine: Dark Chocolate

PTI 5 year anniversary...day 1

Happy Anniversary PTI! They have so many fun daily challenges and sneak peeks to celebrate 5 years of amazing products, design team inspiration and ideas!

For today's challenge we were asked to make a card that was inspired by on of the design team members. Michelle Wooderson always inspires me...her cards seem to just make themselves and always look so quick and easy to put together.  Her list of favorites are pretty close to mine and I just love her style.

Here is my inspiration idea...

Here is my card and thank you for taking a peek!

Ingredients - All PTI (other than flowers)

Solid Card Stock: White, Orange Zest, Lemon Tart and New Leaf

Printed Paper: Polka Dot Parade

Ribbon: Orange Zest - Satin

Buttons: Orange Zest, New Leaf and Harvest Gold

Dies: Tiny Tags, Filigree Border and Button Boutique

Stamps: Button Boutique

Flowers: Creative Memories

Love it the Best Gift - CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #36

It seems as if it has been forever since I posted a card to my blog... Today's card was inspired by CAS-ual Friday's weekly challenge and Ted from the PTI forum. Ted posted the most beautiful Valentine's Day card on his blog and linked it the the forum and I just fell in love with it, so this is my version and it goes with the Penguin Suit theme for the challenge.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Ingredients
Solid Card Stock: PTI White
Printed Paper: PTI - Black and White Basics
Dies" PTI - Heart Dies
Ribbon: PTI - Black
Stamps: A Muse and Verve - Hundred Hearts

WaltzingMouse Stamps Blog Party - Sweet Things - January 2012

I have been having so much fun playing the Afternoon Tea stamp set from WaltzingMouse, so for this month's challenge we have to use a stamp set to make a card with the theme of Sweet Things. Once I completed the card I really felt like it was missing something, a tea charm.  I thought I had a bunch of these but could not find one single charm, so on eBay I went and found these adorable little silver tea bags, just too darn cute.  Going to tea and having sweet scones along with a nice hot cup of Ceylon tea is at the top of my list of "sweet" things to do.  So this is my take on the challenge this month, thanks for taking a peek

Ingredients
Solid Card Stock: PTI - White and Scarlet jewel
Charm: eBay
Baker's Twine: PTI - Pure Poppy
Die: Spellbinders - Fancy Tags
Pearls: SU
Edge Punch: Martha Stewart
Printed Paper: Echo Park - Yours Truly
Ribbon: PTI - White
Stamps: WaltzingMouse - Afternoon Tea
Ink: VersaFine - Black

One card, Two challenges...

I have to say doing these card challenges are so much fun and I have seen so many others make one card to post to two or more challenges.  The colors for this weeks Play Date Cafe are not colors I would use together or even alone for that matter, but the sketch from 52 Card Pick up was a fun one, so this was a very difficult card to make with regard to the colors.  I decided to keep it pretty easy and use one of my favorite sets from PTI, Mehndi Medallion.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Ingredients
Solid Card Stock: Unknown Source
Stamp: PTI - Mehndi Medallion
Ink: Versa Color - Amethyst
Pearls: SU
Ribbon: Wrights Hem Tape - White
Tag: My Sweet Sister

Afternoon Tea - A Cordail Invitation

Last card for the weekend.  This card is for the Waltzing Mouse Challenge #79.  I don't have too many WMS sets and one used in this card is one that I won.  I have a girlfriend that is hard to buy for and her birthday is coming up so I thought why not take her to tea and this is the perfect set to make a card inviting her for a relaxing afternoon of tea and treats.  Thanks for taking a peek.

Ingredient
Solid Card Stock: PTI - White and Pure Poppy
Printed Paper: PTI - Beautiful Blooms
Ribbon: PTI - Pure Poppy
Ink: SU - Real Red
Stamps: Afternoon Tea
Edge Punch: Martha Stewart
Tag: Unknown Source

Runway Inspired Challenge #3

What a great blog if you love fashion.  I was so excited when I saw my friend Joyce from Cards-by-the-Sea make a card for the Runway Inspired Challenge's last challenge and decided I had to play along.  After looking at all of the Design Team cards I really felt like I was getting in over my head and started rummaging through my stamps and dies and then came up with this idea, hope you like it.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Ingredients
Solid Card Stock: PTI - White and Black
Dies: PTI - Eyelet Border, Mat Stack 1 and Layerz Mat Stack 1
Stamps: PTI - Mat Stack 1 Collection and Signature Series: Dress Form Stamp Set
Ink: VersaFine - Black
Ribbon: PTI - Black

PTI November Blog Hop Challenge

I think this is only my second time participating in a PTI Blog Hop, by the time it's here I'm too busy to find time to make a card.  This time I planned ahead so I am ready to go! I love the inspiration photo, it is just so beautiful and I had no problem coming up with a card.  It was fun to make and I finally got to ink up my Stylish Sentiments Christmas stamp set.  I had to have this set...it has my favorite line from the movie Elf.
When my card was finished my daughter said, "good luck mailing that!", well that thought never crossed my mind when I put the jingle bells on it.  They are just too cute to take off, so they stayed on.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Inspiration Photo

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: PTI - Pure Poppy and Fresh Snow

Patterned Paper: PTI - Candy Cane Prints

Dies: PTI - Half & Half

Ink: SU- Real Red

Bakers Twine: PTI - Pure Poppy

Stamps: PTI - Stylish Sentiments Christmas

Ribbon: PTI - Pure Poppy



First Waltzingmouse Blog Waltz -

I have been so excited to join the rest of you in my first blog waltz! My card was almost one of those "self assembling" cards that my friend Joyce from Cards-by-the-Sea always talks about, you just leave the supplies on you desk...walk away and your card is complete! My card was inspried from one that I made for a challenge that is called "4 of a Kind" and this months kit (Renee sent out stamped images from the Sewing Box - Christmas set) was sent out by Renee from "It's A Patchwork Life". I made my first card for the our challenge and then had plenty of supplies left over and like I said, the card pretty much made itself! Thanks for taking a peek!

First Waltzing Mouse Challenge

I am so excited to finally own a set of stamps from Waltzing Mouse and get to participate in one of their challenges.  Their designs are so elegant and beautiful, it made it so easy to put the card together.  I was lucky enough to have the Hocus Pocus set on loan from Cathy Weber - The Empty Nest Crafter.  She is just too sweet! I did purchase one set and that one is Off Beat Backgrounds.  I know Halloween has already past, but now I will be ahead of the game next year.  I love the witch's silhouette, and that nose is just too cute! Just the way I would picture a witch in real life.  Thank you so much for taking a peek at my very first Waltzing Mouse card!

Ingredients
Stamps: WM - Off Beat Backgrounds and Hocus Pocus
Card Stock: PTI Fresh Snow, Orange Zest and True Black
Printed Paper: PTI - Halloween Prints
Dies: Spellbinders Scalloped Squares
Ribbon: PTI - True Black
Bling: Kaiser
Ink: VersaFine - Onyx Black
Buttons: PTI - Orange Zest and True Black

Another Christmas Card

It has been a busy week and now that Saturday is here I have a littel bit of time to put a few cards together and post to my blog.  I cased this card from No Time To Stamp, Sharon is very creative and I just fell in love with the tree stamp with all of the blue bling floating through the air.  I don't usually buy wood mounted stamps but as you can see, this one was just too beautiful to pass up.  Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

Ingredients
Solid Card Stock: PTI - Black and White, CM - Light Blue
Stamps: Penny Black - Snow Dust and PTI - Stylish Sentiments - Holiday
Ribbon: PTI - Fresh Snow
Bling: Kaiser
Brad: MM

ColorQ Challenge #106

I am sooooo excited,  I was named a colourQueen Courtiers from their last challenge for the card I submitted. What an honor! This was only the second card I have posted a card on their site.

I fell in love with this weeks colors too and decided to make a Halloween card using some stamps from a muse that my sister and I bought a while back to share.  I love their little stamps, they are so cute, it is hard to pass them up.  Thanks for taking a peek!



Ingredients
Black and White Check Ribbon: Michaels
Inks: VersaFine - Black and Ranger Adirondack Brights - Sunset Orange
Card Stock: PTI - White, Orange Zest, Smokey Shadow and True Black
Stamps: a muse - Parage, Bat Trio, Lampost and Tiny Pumpkin
Circle and Oval stamps unknown

Back to School...

It's that time of the year again, back to school and back to work. I won't complain too much with having most of the summer off (taught summer school the month of July, but no stress, just lots of fun).  I love making goodies and treats for my coworkers, so here's a card that I made to hand out to a few of my favorite buddies.  I cased this card from one of the PTI blogs, but for the life of me can't remember who so that I can give them credit. What I love most about this card is the use of the VersaMark ink with the alphabet background stamp.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used - All PTI unless otherwise stated
Solid Paper: Kraft, White, New Leaf and True Black
Ink: VersaMark, VersaFine-Onyx Black, SU-Real Red and SU-Green Galore
Ribbon: Saddle Stitch-Pure Poppy
Die: Spiral Notebook Page, Circle Punch
Stamps: School Time and It's Offical