Tag You're It #34....Home is Where the Heart Is

Hello there.  It's time for a new challenge at Tag You're It!  Our inspiration tag this week is provided by Susan Wuthrich and it is cute as can be.  I know you will love it as much as I did.

I was inspired by the brightly colored adorable houses Susan had on her tag.  I used some wonky houses from one of my favorite old PTI sets--Wonderfully Whimsical, and attempted some Copic coloring and shading, just like Susan's.

I hope that you will join in on the fun at Tag You're It this week and make a tag.  Head on over to the Tag You're It blog to see more inspiration and to link up your creation.

I am also linking this tag up at Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags and  Addicted to Stamps #169: Clean and Simple, 

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PTI November 2014 Blog Hop

This month's blog hop is all about snow.  Living in San Diego, stamped snow is about all I can get.  I had some crazy idea about pulling all my PTI holiday and snow related stamps and dies and trying to use all of them for this blog hop.  I didn't quite make it through even half, but I did have a good time trying.

I think my favorite of the bunch is this little Whoville-like village I created with Wonderfully Whimsical--one of my favorite stamp sets that doesn't get nearly enough love.  I drew the snow with a paint pen onto my Distress Inked sky 

City Scene, another favorite stamp set that I haven't used in a long time.  I used the sketch at Wanna Sketch #22 for this card,

I used the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #101 for my next 3 cards.

Edited to add that I am also linking this snowflake card up at Stampin' Celebration SC92 (Thanks Kimberly) in their It's a Little Holiday Inspiration Challenge, where the inspiration is this gorgeous photo.

 

My next card uses the sketch at Clean & Simple Stamping #313.

I pulled out Holiday Home and some embossing past for my next card.

This card uses a birch tree stencil and some stamps and dies from In the Meadow.

And, finally--a sweater to warm you on a snowy day...

That's it for me.  I think next year, I will try to make something with all of my Christmas and holiday stamps, but I will need to give myself more time.

Happy hopping and thanks for visiting today.

Sunday Wrap Up

Happy Sunday everyone.  I'm here to post several cards I have made over the past day or so.  First up is a card that uses the sketch at Sweet Sunday Sketch along with a fabulous bird die that I completely forgot that I had.  Once I saw the bird in my box of dies, I knew I had to make a card or two with this die.

I just love the contrast of white and red with that bird, and decided to make another similar card.

 

My next card is inspired by this photo at Festive Friday, and I was also heavily influenced by Ardyth's inspiration card  for this challenge.

I'm still creating for the Caring Hearts card drive, and there is still time, if you are thinking you would like to join in.

Now, because I can't seem to stop making ombres to play along at Make it Monday #180, I have three more cards to enter into this challenge. 

I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday Anything goes and Addicted to Stamps Anything Goes.

I sort of cased myself with this next card.

Last up is a card for one of my favorite sketch challenges, CAS(E) this Sketch, where they are celebrating 100 sketches.

That's it for me today.  I've been horribly behind in making my blogland visits and comments, so I am off to mosey around and see what you've all been up to.

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CASology #38 and Muse #11

The challenge at CASology this week is 'UP', and I could not get the thought of a house being lifted by balloons out of my head.  Shows you what kind of movies I typically go to.  I pulled out my Wonderfully Whimsical stamps and my balloon dies, and did a little paper piecing to create my happy scene.  I picked a sentiment from Destination--wouldn't it be fun to travel in a flying house, no matter where you ended up?

My next card is for this week's Muse #11, where we have this beautiful card from Laurie Willison.  I love that I am supposed to case her card for this challenge.  I was drawn to the sentiment nestled within a die cut frame, the text script background, that fun border punch, and the overall card sketch.  OK, so I didn't change much...but I did not make EXACTLY the same card.  I used Mat Stack 1, a sentiment from Birthday Bash Sentiments, and a musical background from Waltzingmouse.  I am also entering this card into the Passion for Papertrey challenge to use a negative die cut.

I will be entering both of these cards into this week's Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge of Anything Goes.

Supplies Used(PTI):
CASology
Stamps:  Wonderfully Whimsical, Destination
Paper:  White, American Crafts Color Crush
Ink:  Ocean Tides, Versafine Onyx Black
Other:  In the Meadow dies, Lil Inker Balloon dies, DMC floss

Muse
Stamps:  Mat Stack 1, Birthday Bash Sentiments, Text Style II, Waltzingmouse Musical Backgrounds
Paper:  White, Kraft, Ocean Tides
Ink:  Kraft, Ocean Tides
Other:  Fiskars punch, Mat Stack 1 die, SU pearls, Twinery Twine

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A Wonderfully Whimsical Landscape

I've got a card today for the  St. Luke's Charity "Let it Snow" Challenge.  This season, I have been admiring cards made with the Memory Box Country Landscape Die.  For example, this card, or this card by Jenny at Crafting in the Country.  Unfortunately, I guess I am the last to the party because this die seems to be sold out everywhere.  I'm sure I will be able to get one by next December, but what to do now?  

Improvise.  I used my In the Meadow dies along with my Wonderfully Whimsical stamp set to create my own whimsical country landscape.  I'll be donating this card to St. Luke's for their fundraiser.  I hope someone fun buys it.

Supplies Used (PTI):
Stamps:  Wonderfully Whimsical, Tremendous Treats Christmas, Winter Penguin
Paper:  White
Other:  In the Meadow Dies, Sizzix Embossing Folder

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