L'Shanah Tovah--Wishing You a Good Year

Tonight is the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year (5778).  L'Shanah Tovah--I am wishing all of my friends a sweet new year.

This is the card I sent to family and friends this year.  We celebrate the new year with the symbols of apple and honey, to signify our hopes for a sweet year.  This year, I focused on the apples.

I dug deep into my stash for the apple stamps from PTI Fruit Fusion, and paired them with a newish set, also from PTI--L'Shanah Tovah for my sentiments.  And, I used a brand new die (Brushed Off Rectangle) for the first time to get that fun kraft mat.

Here is a peek at the inside of the card.

I am entering this card at Retro Rubber #71: Anything Goes.  The apple stamps are at least 5 years old--could be older--and the sentiments are 2 years old.  I am also playing along at The Paper Players #362: Clean and Simple Harvest.  Of course, the apples are what I am harvesting this fall.

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My Crafty Week

I had lots of crafty time this week, as my younest daughter finally started school on Tuesday.

First up is a card using this week's Make it Monday #260: From Black and White to Color.  I am also entering this card at Simon Says Monday Stamp It challenge.

Next up is a back to school card for my neice, who is working on her teaching credential.  This card was inspired by the photo at Curtain Call: Candy Apple.  I am also entering this card at Simon Says Wednesday Stamp It challenge.

And another version for the neice who's college has an elephant for their mascot.  This one uses the colors of a peacock and I am entering it at Less is More #292.

Last up is a card using a fun China Town cover plate die.  My design is inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #189.  I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday.

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CASology Week #175: Pie

This is my second post for today.  If you are looking for my ColourQ post,  please click here.  

Hello and happy Tuesday.  Time for another challenge at CASology.  This week, our cue word is Pie. How about some apple pie?

I die cut and stamped some apples, and used a wood grain impression plate and some bamboo sequins to remind me of a tree.  I used PTI Plaid Builder stamps to create my own plaid on the right side of my card.

Now, it's your turn.  How does PIE inspire you?  I hope you play along this week. Please remember to keep it Clean and Simple.

Please head on over to the CASology blog and gather some inspiration from the design team.

We are sponsored this week by Serendipity Stamps.

I am also linking this card up at Less is More #252, where the recipe is FRUIT.

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Hannelie Bester 

Hazel Hodgkins 

Jen Wills 

Joyce Mehrberg (that's me)

Judy Marino 

Kimberly Wiener

Kymona Tracey 

Melissa Chipperfield

Ren Loh

Tracey McNeely 

Guest Designer: Conil

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Clean & Simple Card Making (2) Day 5+

I've got my cards for day 5, which is one stamp three ways.  The actual assignment was to think of three ways, and make one of them.  I dug out a stamp that is new to me because I won it a while back, and had so much fun playing with it, that I ended up making the three cards with it.  I used Hero Arts Blooming Meadow for the image, and PTI Botanical Silhouettes for the sentiments.

I embossed the stamp in white, and the sentiment in black, and used distress inks to blend color into the background for my first card.

For the second card, I used a piece of white card stock that was only slightly bigger than the stamp, and sponged only one color of distress ink over the stamped and embossed image.

For my third card, I used the same layout as the card above, but changed the paper to kraft.  This stamped image did not really lend itself to coloring, so I added tiny rhinestones to the centers of some of the flowers.  It had a more cheery feel, so I used a birthday sentiment.

Here they are all together.

Next, I have a card for this week's Waltzingmouse Monday Morning Make:  DIY Washi Tape. I used Musical Backgrounds and Pic Nic Patterns for two of the tapes, and just colored the third tape with a Copic marker.

Last up are a couple more pillow boxes for this week's Make it Monday #102:  Pillow Box Stamping and Assembly.  This one will hold an Apple itunes gift card for my daughter's friend's birthday.

And, some more Valentines pillow boxes:

That's it for me today.  Let me know if you have questions about anything I used.  I'm too lazy to write out all those supplies.

The current challenge at Simon Says Stamp is 'Anything Goes', and I will be entering all of these projects into that challenge.

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Make it Monday and 10 Minute Craft Dash

Lucky me--I have had some unexpected crafty time, with both daughters in camp.  I have two cards to share here.  The first card is for this week's Make it Monday #78:  Stamping and Stitching on Paper.  This was a fun technique to learn, and was very easy, even for a gal who doesn't sew. 

Hello

I was inspired by a card Nicole showed during the release of Fruit Fusion:  Cherries.  I used DMC floss #471 to sew the stems of the cherries.

My next card is for a new challenge:  The 10 Minute Craft Dash.  This challenge sounded like such fun.  And, I could hardly say that I didn't have time to participate.  

In order to make a card in less than 10 minutes, I had to make something pretty simple, and something that I knew would work the first time.  Lots of times when I am making things up as I go, I need to try lots of things before I like the overall look.  I saw a this card, and immediately knew (hoped) that I could make something similar using my Chevron Dies.

Get Well Soon

Total time for this card was 8 minutes 19 seconds.  There is a great stopwatch timer at this site, that I used for this challenge.  I used this timer all summer when my daughter was practicing her speeches for summer school.  I was actually surprised how long it took me to make just 5 simple die cuts.

I am still celebrating my blogaversary this week.  If you have not been to my 'official blogaversary post', please go there now.  Help me celebrate one year of blogging, and leave a comment there to be eligible for a prize.

Supplies Used: (PTI):

Hello

Stamps  Fruit Fusion, Sweet Spring, Background Basics Tin Type

Paper:  White, Pure Poppy, Simply Chartreuse, Fruit Fusion, Pure Poppy Pattern

Other:  Fruit Fusion & Chevron Dies, Spellbinders circle, Embroidery Floss

Ink:  Simply Chartreuse, Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black

Get Well Soon

Stamps:  Simple Sentiments

Paper:  Rustic Cream, scraps from various PTI pattern packs

Ink:  Memento Rich Cocoa

Other:  Chevron Die

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CAS-ology and Happy Retirement

I have a sweet and fruity card for this week's CASology #3 challenge.  I used UTEE on these strawberries, going over them a couple of times to get them thick and glossy.  They really look scrumptious in person.

Sweet Strawberry

A friend from tennis is retiring after many years as a flight attendant.  I was inspired by this card by Christina, to use the cute little airplane from Flying By for her retirement card.

Happy Retirement

Supplies Used (PTI):

Sweet Strawberry

Stamps:  Fruit Fusion, WPlus9 Love Notes

Paper:  White

Other:  Fruit Fusion Die, Cane IP, UTEE

Ink:  Pure Poppy, Simply Chartreuse

Happy Retirement

Stamps:  Flying By, Mixed Messages

Paper:  White, Blueberry Sky Patterns

Other:  Flying By, Mat Stack Dies, Lil Inkers Cloud dies, Sunshine IP

Ink:  Pure Poppy, Blueberry Sky

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Four-of-a Kind #10

 It's my favorite time of the month again--Four of a Kind posting time.  I think most of my readers know what is about to happen, but if you are new, please click here to get the scoop.  This month, Kim is our hostess, and she sent us a kit chock full of PTI goodness, featuring Fruit Fusion.  Now, I have some of these fruits, but they have not seen much love in a long time, so I was so excited to get to play with this kit.  Also, Kim sent some grapes, which I don't have. 

Photo Courtesy of Kim

I made four cards, and honestly, I feel like I still have almost as much stuff as I started with.  We are plotting what to do about our left overs, but that is another post for another day.

Of course, I had to play with the grapes first, since I don't have that set.  I cased the watermelon card I had made a while back for a Paper Dolls challenge.  That purple twine was left over from Cathy's Trendy Trees kit from last month.  Isn't it perfect with those grapes?

For my cherry card, I finally broke out my Background Basics Wrought Iron.  I should use this stamp again.  It's really pretty in person.

And, finally, my apple card.  I think this is my favorite card.  And, of all the fruit fusion stamps I bought, this apple is the one I have used the most. 

 

Now you can head over to the other members of our Four of a Kind group to see what they have created with the same kit.  That is one of my favorite parts of our little group--the BIG reveal.

 

Cathy Weber:  Empty Nest Crafter

Kim Heggins:  Cupcakes, Cards and Kim

Renee Lynch:  It's a Patchwork Life

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