One Layer Wednesday and Paper Smooches Sparks

I have another card for this week's One Layer Wednesday #138, where the theme is Spring has Sprung.  Since the sponsor this week is Waltzingmouse, I decided to make another card--this time using only Waltzingmouse stamps.  I made a chevron rainbow, using the most bright, happy, spring-like colors I had.

I also made a card for this week's Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge, where the theme is Anything Goes.  I cased myself from this card that I made a while back for a CASE Study challenge.  I just bought the Bo Bunny Hello Sunshine pad, and couldn't resist making a card to highlight one of the brightest sheets from that pad.

Supplies Used:
One Layer Wednesday
Stamps:  Off Beat Backgrounds, Say it Loud
Paper:  PTI White
Ink:  SU Real Red, PTI Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Limeade Ice, Hawaiian Shores, Hibiscus Burst, Winter Wisteria, Versifine Onyx Black
Other:  Ellen Hutson Sequins

Paper Smooches
Stamps:  Sentiment Sampler
Paper:  PTI Simply Chartreuse, Orange Zest, Vellum, Bo Bunny Hello Sunshine
Ink:  Colorbox Dragonfly Black
Other: Black Embossing Powder

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Baby Cards

I have a trio of baby cards today, all for this week's CAS-ual Friday's CFC56:  Sweet Spot challenge.  I was inspired by this card by Jenny--I just loved her idea of using the negative of those PTI alphabet dies.  Although there are no babies in sight anywhere in my life, I am now prepared for any sort of baby that might come along--girl, boy, or unknown.

For the baby girl:  Melon Berry Bitty Dot Paper and a sentiment from Whale Wishes:

For the baby boy:  Patterned paper from Echo Park Splash, polka dots from the PTI polka dot IP--large side  (I just realized they are impossible to see, but trust me, they are there), sentiment from Whale Wishes:

For the surprise:  Plaid paper made with Off Beat Backgrounds by Waltzingmouse in Aqua Mist and Lemon Tart, sentiment from PTI Piece of Cake, polka dots from the PTI polka dot IP--small side.

Here they are, all together:

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Waltzingmouse 100th Sketch--Take 2

I was able to make a second card for Waltzingmouse's exciting 100th sketch milestone.  Click here for more details on the challenge and all the prizes. 

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse: Off Beat Backgrounds, Compact Sentiments, Nordic Spring, PTI Fillable Frames

Paper:  PTI:  White, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado

Other:  PTI Dies: XL Rick Rack, Parisian Lace, Fillable Frames, 1" Circle Punch

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Thank You Cards

I've got a couple of Thank You cards I made to accompany some year end gifts I'll be whipping up this weekend.  See this post.  I loved this week's colors, which I interpreted as Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening, Scarlet Jewel, and Kraft.  I was inspired by this card by Deanna--I loved the look of stripes with a sentiment masked in the midst of the stripes.  I just started playing around, and this is what I came up with.

This first card uses Background Basics Retro, one of my favorite PTI background sets.

 

The next two cards use the chevron stamp from Waltzingmouse Off Beat Backgrounds.  This is the first time I have used that Chevron stamp, and I love two things about it--first, it is as wide as the long side of a card, and second, it has a bunch of chevrons attached on the same stamp, so there is less to worry about with spacing.

All the sentiments on these cards are from Paper Smooches.

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Waltzingmouse May 2012 Blog Party

The theme this month for the Waltzingmouse Blog Party is felt and cozy fabrics.  I made a felt flower and tried to create a background paper that looked like a cozy blanket, right down to the crazy stitching around the edges.  I used Off Beat Backgrounds and Pic-Nic Patterns to create my plaid, and the stitching stamp in Off Beat Backgrounds to create the faux stitched edge.  If I had a sewing machine, this is probably what my stitches would look like.

Enjoy the rest of the party.  I'm looking forward to seeing what every one else has created.

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse:  Off Beat Backgrounds, Pic-Nic Patterns, Compact Sentiments, Market Street Bit of Burlap
Paper:  PTI Vintage Cream, Kraft
Ink:  PTI:  Autumn Rose, Simply Chartreuse, Winter Wisteria, SU Crumb Cake
Other:  PTI Notched Flower die, button, twine

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Waltzingmouse January Blog Hop: Birthday Wishes

It seems like forever since I've been able to play along with Waltzingmouse, but here I am with a card for the January WMS Blog Hop and WMSC80.  The theme of this month's blog hop is "Sweet Things", and I thought my Eat Cake stamp set would be perfect for this challenge.  In person, this card, although still bright, is not nearly as jarring as I think it is in this photo.  Well, don't have time to change it, so here it is:

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  WM Eat Cake, Offbeat Backgrounds
Paper:  PTI Raspberry Fizz, Funky Town
Other:  Stickles, Sweet Blush Twill, Rhinestones

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Clean and Simple Mixed Background

Here is the third card from today's class:  Perfectly Flat Cards.  I'm not sure if I cheated here or not.  I was attempting to case one of the instructors cards, and couldn't get the stamping to work with all the masking required.  So, I stamped everything in strips and then adhered them to the card base.  It's still pretty flat, and one of the other examples today had a strip of patterned paper glued on, so I'm going to figure this is 'legal'.

A big thank you shout out to my friend Kim from Cupcakes, Cards, and Kim, for lending me her brand new Waltzingmouse Off Beat Background set to play with, and for taking this class with me.

Click here and here for the other cards from today's class.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  WM Offbeat Backgrounds, PTI Simple Sentiments
Paper:  White

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