Keeping Christmas January 2019

Hello...Happy New Year again! We are back at Keeping Christmas Blog Hop and I decided for January it would be fun to make a stash of holiday thank you cards. I was inspired by these sweet cards made by Lizzie Jones over at Don't Forget to Write. She stamped the lower edge of the cards for a fabulous look. I decided to go through my Christmas DoodleBug papers and used edger dies to create to sets. I stamped them with PTI's Way to Say Thank You stamp, added some baker's twine and then finished! I will be ready for this year for sure! 

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by...enjoy your day!

So hop along and be sure to visit each blog. 

There is a lot of inspiration and ideas to get your creative juices flowing! You should have arrived here from Julee's blog and your next stop is Lori's blog,

Kelly Lunceford

Anita Madden

Broni Holcombe 

Claire Broadwater

Julee Tilman

Kim Heggins - that's me!

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Nina Forsyth 

Rachel Bergfeld

Vicki Finger

PaperCrafts & Scrapbooking Magazine Special Thanks Blog Hop

Today's hop it to celebrate and say goodbye to PaperCrafts & Scrapbooking Magazine. I can not remember a time since I began scrapbooking and card making that this incredible magazine was not around. So much wonderful inspiration, page after page. I always looked forward to each and every issue and the holiday publications were my favorite. I would sit and look at each page reading all the wonderful details of each page layout and card made. You will be missed so much. So thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you have done for the paper crafting industry, you made such a positive difference.
I made a thank you card for the hop today to thank all those responsible for bringing so much creativity and inspiration into the homes of so many crafters around the world...from those that published the magazine to all those who submitted their works for art. Thank you again!

you should have arrived here from Becky Olsen's blog - So Bexcellent 

and when you are finished here you will hop on over to Ashley Harris' blog - The Scrapper's Block

I am entering my card is the current challenge at Retro Sketches #143

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by...enjoy your week!

Waltzingmouse Pajama Party - November 2013

Before I get to the cards in my post today, I want to apologize for not leaving as many comments as I usually do, I have been subbing all week in Kindergarten and I will be honest, they have worn me out! They are about as cute as you can get but they just have so much energy, need to figure out a way to bottle it! Only one more day to go and then a week off for Thanksgiving break. I am planning on getting caught up this weekend, so thank you for your understanding.  

Wow...can you believe in less than a week we will be celebrating Thanksgiving??? Where has November gone? Really, I have no clue!  The only reason I am playing along this month is because I planned ahead. So I will not keep you any longer, I have 2 cards and a tag to share for this months Waltzingmouse Pajama Party. Thank you so much for taking time to stop by to peek at my cards....have a great weekend!

My first card is for challenge 1 - Thank You card

Challenge 2 - Christmas and Interactive Card

I took about a dozen photos trying to get movement so you would be able to see the snowman move.  

Challenge 3 - Tag, you're it

Dynamic Duo's #63 and a thank you card....

Hope you are enjoying your weekend.  I have a quick post for today, just two cards and only one challenge. My challenge card is for this week's Dynamic Duo's, at first I was going to skip this week because I could not get these two colors to work for me.  I played around with several stamps and then I found something that would work and here it is.  

My last card is a thank you card and I recreated another card I made a week or so ago.  This coming week I will be teaching my last week of summer school and my class is on baseball, my favorite sport. Wednesday my class is heading to the Oakland Coliseum for a real baseball game to see the Oakland A's and the Toronto Blue Jays, should be a fun afternoon.  But to make it even better, the Oakland A's donated the tickets and I wanted to be sure to have a thank you card for them. So here is my card.  Thank you so much for taking time to stop by to peek at my cards....have a fabulous week!

Ingredients - All Papertrey Ink unless listed

Dynamic Duo's

Solid Card Stock: Simply Chartreuse, White and New Leaf

Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies and MFT - Peaceful Wildflowers

Ribbon: New Leaf

Ink: Simply Chartreuse and VersaFine - Black

Pearls: SU

Thank You

Solid Card Stock: White, New Leaf and MFT - Lemon Drop

Stamps: 7th Inning Stretch

Ink: New Leaf and VersaFine - Black

Pearls: Kaiser

Dies: Lil Inkers - Stitched Dies

The 12 Kits of Holidays - May 2013 Edition

It is just about the end of the month and that means it is time again for our 12 kits post. Our fabulous hostess this month is Marybeth, and what an amazing kit she sent...sequins, ribbon, die cuts, patterned paper and even a wonderful stamp set from Serendipity! So many wonderful ingredients and for so many different types of cards.  I now have a little stash of get well cards that I would never have made without this kit. I was lucky enough to receive the "self assembling" kit from Marybeth, thank you! Really my cards just seemed to fall into place, it is so nice when you have so many yummy goodies and that happens. Since this week's challenge over at SSS is Anything Goes, I will be entering a few of these cards there.

Kit Photo Courtesy of Kara

Be sure to stop by the rest of the 12 kits group and see all the amazing creations they made with Marybeth's wonderful kit.  For a list of the supplies used, be sure to check out Marybeth's blog. Thank you so much for stopping by to peek at my cards....have a wonderful day!

Marybeth - This month's hostess

Jeanne

Christina

Amy

Kim (that's me)

Kara

Kelly

Jessica

Joyce

Renee

Tracey

Sharron 

CAS(E) this Sketch #29

Oh, I am so excited!!! This is my first time playing along with CAS(E) this Sketch and my card just seemed to fall into place. I used the remains of what was once my anniversary card from Joyce. Now I could just kick myself for not taking a picture of it when it was whole.  I took the lower portion of Joyce's card which was stamped wood grain in gray on ivory, such a beautiful pairing.  So I took that bottom portion for my slanted piece and for the 3 images I used the roses and leaves. Such a fun and fast card to make and I have to say it was a great way to recycle a card rather than put in the trash.  

Ingredients - All Papertrey Ink unless listed

Solid Card Stock: Ivory

Patterned Paper: Ocean Tides

Stamps: Script Sentiments

Pearls: SU

Muse #18

Happy Wednesday! It seems like forever since I have made a card to post...long week so far but only 10 more school days until summer vacation, so excited. Then a full month off until I start teaching summer school, again, so excited and I am really looking forward to having so much time to just play! I have 2 cards to share tonight, one for this weeks Muse...Marion Vagg made an incredible card, so full of vibrant color. Just so beautiful, and her coloring, off the charts. So perfect for an inspiration card. 

My second card is one that I recycled goodies from a card that I received in the mail. Joyce was so sweet and sent me an anniversary card and it was so beautiful I hated to just put in the recycle pile in the garage, so I pulled all the fabulous little goodies off the card and made this one. Joyce made these beautiful roses and there was no way I could not use them! I still have enough to make 2 more cards!

Ingredients - All Papertrey Ink unless listed

Muse 

Solid Card Stock: White and Summer Sunrise

Patterned Paper: Summer Sunrise

Stamps: DayDreamer and Beautiful Butterflies

Ink: New Leaf, Raspberry Fizz and Winter Wisteria, Memento - Danube Blue and Tangelo, Color Box - Lemon Drop and VersaFine - Black

Pearls: SU

Recycled Thank You 

Solid Card Stock: Soft Stone

Patterned Paper: Ocean Tides and Spring Moss

Stamps: Think Big Favorites #2

Dies: Filigree Border

Papertrey Ink March 2013 Blog Hop

It has been some time since I have even had time to make a card, so it was fun to actually sit down at my craft desk and be creative.  Last week I subbed every day and Saturday was our annual school auction and I was this years chairperson. So happy to say that it was a huge success and that it is over and my life can return to normal.
This month's theme for Papertrey Ink's Blog Hop is sequins. I have some coming in the mail but they have not arrived so I had to find something to use in place of them. I decided to use pinks for my card so that I would be able to use it for more than one challenge...this weeks colors for Dynamic Duos are two shades of pink.

This card is a thank you for all of you wonderful blog friends that attended my birthday blog hop, all of your cards were so sweet! Thank you Joyce from Cards-by-the-Sea for taking the time to organize my surprise party, you are the best! I have also been behind on leaving blog comments and I am so sorry to all of  those that I visit on a regular basis but now I am back on track. Thank you so much for taking time to stop by and take a peek at my card...have a fabulous day!

Ingredients - all PTI unless noted

Solid Card Stock: White

Ink: Sweet Blush and Hibiscus Burst and VersaFine - Black

Stamps: Frilly Flowers and Think Big Favorites #2

ColourQ Challenge #164

Wow...this has to be one of the most fun color combinations I have seen on ColourQ, not something I would have ever put together but they are just so festive combined.  My sister sent me an email asking me to make a thank you card for the caterers they are using for her work tree trimming party. The theme for the party is gingerbread men and she really wanted me to reflect that in my card.  In my stash I found this adorable little gingerbread lady cookie and gingerbread men cookie cutters to use to embellish my card.  I did not have any paper to represent both the More Mustard or Cajun Craze, so my gingerbread lady cookie is the More Mustard and the stamped images are Cajun Craze.  I felt it needed something to dress it up a bit so I pulled out my fabulous scor tool from Stampin Up and it did the trick.  Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

Ingredients
Solid Card Stock: PTI - White and Royal Velvet, Blue color is from stash
Stamps: WMS - Join Us
Ink: PTI - Canyon Clay
Buttons: Stash

Waltzingmouse - Sketch Challenge #99

Last card post for the day (I think) and this one is for this week's sketch challenge from Waltzingmouse.  I always look forward to seeing what their design team comes up and I am always amazed.  I made a card using their Join Us stamp set, it has so many stamps to use for parties and so many other events.  I wanted to make a thank you card for some friends of our who went to dinner with my husband and I to celebrate our 21st wedding anniversary, they are the sweetest couple and really wanted to make a special card to thank them.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: PTI - Rustic White

Patterned Paper: PTI - Summer Sunrise and Autumn Abundance

Pearls: SU

Felt: PTI - Spring Moss

Dies: PTI - Double Ended Banners, MFT - Mini Rolled Roses and Spellbinders - Labels #25

Stamps: WMS - Join Us and French Country

With Heartfelt Thanks

Today I was just overwhelmed by the friendship from wonderful group of talented and creative ladies in Blog world.  Although I have not met any of these fabulous woman yet, I am just in awe of the time they put into making my birthday a special one.  Thank you so much Joyce Cards-by-the-Sea, for being the ring leader, you are just so sweet and I am really looking forward to July Stamp-A-Faire when I can finally meet you.  So I made this card for you to say thank you to all of you, Joyce, Cathy, Jeanne, Jessica, Marybeth, Kara, Renee, Laurie Beth, Lee Anne, Sharron, Michelle, and Katie. You are all just so sweet!

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: PTI - White

Printed Paper: PTI - Raspberry Fizz Patterned Paper

Stamps: PTI - Script Sentiments, Flower Fusion #7,8,9 and 12

Ink: PTI - Raspberry Fizz, Spring Moss and Simply Chartreuse and VersaFine - Black

Bling: Kaiser

Dies:  Memory Box - Window Box

January 2012 Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

Usually there is a inspiration photo for each month's Blog Hop challenge but this month the inspiration was to go back and find your favorite project and use that as inspiration for a new version of the card.  My favorite project/card from last year was one I made for a monthly challenge I do with some other PTI forum friends called "4 of a Kind".  Each month one of us is the host and sends out kits and we all make at least one card using 4 of the elements. So here is my favorite card from 2011...

Here is my take on a new and inspired version of it...on this card I am using a homemade button made by my friend Joyce from Cards-by-the-Sea...she is so talented and creative. I changed up the color scheme too to make it more of a spring time card and the soft pink button that Joyce made are just perfect for it.

Ingredients
Solid Card Stock: PTI - White, Spring Moss and Sweet blush
Printed Paper: PTI Polka Dot Parade
Stamps: PTI - Button Boutique and Beyond Basic Borders
Ink: SU - Regal Rose and VersaFine - Black
Doily: Michael's

4 of a Kind - Beautiful and Elegant

This is our 5th month of doing our 4 of a Kind challenge and Cathy Weber's turn to be hostess...each month one of us sends "kits" to the other three and then we have a few weeks to be creative with all of the supplies and if you are anything like Joyce, your cards will "Self Assemble".  Our challenge group consists of some pretty creative and talented ladies and it is a real honor to be part of this group.

Joyce    Cards-by-the-Sea

Cathy    Empty Nest Crafter

Renee    It's A Patchwork Life

This month's kits were just breath taking beautiful...the color combinations that Cathy Weber choose are just so incredible and such fun to play with.  Cathy included so many wonderful elements to the kit and some I had never used before so that was a real treat. 

Kit Ingredients

Finished Cards and Projects

Note Pad and Post-it Pad

Thank You

Friends