My Crafty Weekend

Much of my crafty time this week has been spent cleaning, purging and organizing, but I do have a few cards to share.  I have started the process of entering all of my stamps into Evernote.  It's slow going, but also fun to go through my stash to see what I have forgotten all about.

I just had to play along with Muse #262 this week, as the inspiration is this adorable card by my friend Kim--and I was there when she created it with my stamps when we were at Tracey's house.  Such fun.

Kim's Inspiration Card

I was inspired by Kim's classic clean and simple design, her bird and her colors.  I pulled out an old set I had forgotten about--Tweet Talk--for my card.  I am also entering this card at Less is More #369: Bring Something Back.  I brought an old stamp set out of the shadows and onto my desk.

Make it Monday # 319 is all about graffiti street art, and had me getting a little messy (for me).  I sponged and stacked my die cut word, surrounded it by a couple of matching sentiments, and then colored the edge of the die cut stack with a black marker.  Then, I used some black water color ink to create splatters--wherever they fell.  No control.  I do like the final result, and it was good for me to move out of my comfort zone a bit.

I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday, where the toppings option is Vibrant Colors.

Last up is a card for PTI Transformation Tuesday #5.  I realized that I bought a stamp and die combo a while back, Enclosed Star, and had only used it once.  I decided to redo that card, using the same stamps and die, but a totally different take.  I wanted something brighter and more feminine, and I based my new card on a card Laura Bassen made during the initial launch.  It also gave me a chance to play with some of my new Copic colors I recently got.

Original Card

New Card

That's it for me today.  

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CASology Week 141: News

Happy Tuesday.  It's time for another CASology challenge.  Our cue word this week is NEWS.  Have some fun with this one.  I used NEWS in two ways on my card today.  I've got a little birdie telling tales about birthday news, as well as a bit of news print stamping peeking out from under my focal panel.

I am also playing along with Addicted to CAS this week for their CUTE challenge.

We've got a bit of exciting news to share today over on the CASology blog.  So, head on over, see our big news, gather some inspiration from the design team and please play along this week.

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross  (Taking a Break!!)

Hazel Hodgkins

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg (that's me)

Judy Marino

Kimberly Wiener

Kymona Tracey

May Park

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely 

Guest Designer: Claire


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Four More Cards

I'll jump in and get right to it.  This first card is another card for this week's A Blog Named Hero Challenge #18:  Golden Oldie and Moxie Fab #49:  Make Your Own Background Paper.  I used one of the images from Dictionary Greetings, masked it off a bunch of times and stamped all over the page, to make my background paper.  I got this idea from a HA stamp that looks like this.  I don't have the stamp, but tried to replicate the look.

I used that paper, an image from Just Saying Hi and a sentiment from Everyday Greetings for my card.  All three of those Hero Arts sets are definitely golden oldies in my collection.

Next up:  it's a card--it's a bookmark--it's a bookmark card...The challenge for this week's CAS-ual Fridays CFC86:  Long and Short is to make a card that has one long side and one short side.  I made a card that is 2.5 " by 7".  

Yes, it is very long and skinny.  The stamps are from PTI Tweet Talk, and the colors are Versacolor Opera Pink, PTI Limeade Ice and Orange Zest.  Here is the back, where I stamped a sentiment from Think Big Favorites:

I combined this CAS-ual Fridays challenge with this week's Make it Monday #100 about packaging over sized cards.  This card fits into a plastic bookmark sleeve I had in my stash, and is secured with a belly band of Raspberry Fizz polka dotted paper.

One more card for this week's Make it Monday #100. Sweet Life Roses stamped in Aqua Mist and Ocean Tides on Vintage Cream card stock.  The bottom is Background Basics:  Farm and Barn stamped in Memento London Fog.

I would have used a glassine bag if I had one, but instead made a little pouch out of waxed paper and scor tape, using pinking shears on the edges.

Last up for today is a card for this week's RetroSketches rs#47. I used a color scheme I saw on Debbie's blog here of Spring Moss, Blueberry Sky and Canyon Clay to make a get well card that could work for a guy. 

That's it for me today.  It's a three day weekend for us, and I am looking forward to one more day of sleeping in, minimal driving around, and some more time in my craft room, too.

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Hello

It has been an incredibly busy week, and I think this weekend will be more of the same.  It looks like I may only be completing one card, so I had to make it count.  This card is for this week's ColourQ CQC #148, Retrosketches rs#22, and CASology #4. 

I'd like to thank the gals at ColourQ who selected this card as a ColourQ Courtier last week, and the gals at CASology (thanks Tracey), who selected this card as their week 3 winner.  I won't say more as I am cutting it so close with the Retrosketches deadline.

Supplies Used (PTI):

Stamps:  Tweet Talk, Heart 3 Heart, Lawn Fawn Belinda's Borders

Paper:  Simply Chartreuse, White, Pure Poppy

Ink:  Simply Chartreuse, Orange Zest, Pure Poppy, Sweet Blush, Smokey Shadow

Other:  Saddle Stitch Ribbon, Pure Poppy Button, Tweet Talk Die

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Retro Sketches #17

Where has the week gone?  I fell in love with this week's Retro Sketch, and planned on making a card right away.  Boy, was I surprised to learn that I had almost missed the deadline.  Well, here I am, and just in time.

Supplies Used (PTI):
Stamps:  Tweet Talk
Paper:  Aqua Mist, White, Echo Park Hello Summer
Other:  Tweet Talk Die

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What's Up?

I have two cards today for this week's CAS-ual Friday's CFC52:  Feathered Friends challenge and this week's Retro Sketches #11.   I have lots of 'feathered friends' stamps, so my big question was bird or owl--or both!

Tweety Birds

I used this week's color scheme at The Playdate Cafe, PDCC131 for my owl card.

Owl

Supplies Used (PTI):
Tweety Birds
Stamps:  Tweet Talk, Trendy Trees, Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler
Paper:  White, Melon Berry, Kraft, Melon Berry Patterns
Other:  Tweet Talk, Trendy Trees Dies, Pinking border die, kraft ribbon

Owl
Stamps:  Hero Arts Big Eyes, Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler
Paper:  Canyon Clay, White, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado

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A Little Birdie Told Me

Today, I'm playing along with a fun new challenge I just discovered, called dynamic duos.  Their challenge is to only use the two specified colors, plus any neutrals, on your card.  I loved their first two colors, and thought I'd give it a try, using Aqua Mist and Simply Chartreuse.  I am also entering this card into this week's CAS-ual Friday's CFC51 Happy Birthday celebration challenge.

I used my brand new Tweet Talk set and cased this birthday card that my friend Kim sent me.  I can tell this Tweet Talk is a set I will be using a lot.  All the images are so cute. I also used the zipper die to put a hidden message under the zipper pull.  Here is what it looked like before I assembled it:

A peek at the inside:

Supplies Used (PTI):
Paper:  White, Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse
Stamps:  Tweet Talk, Movers and Shakers, Rock On
Other:  Tweet Talk, Zipper Dies, SU Ribbon, Herringbone Embossing Folder

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Thank You for a Wonderful Birthday

Yesterday was my birthday, and I had the most wonderful surprise--a birthday blog hop in my honor, organized by my dear friend, Kim of Cupcakes, Cards and Kim.  I made a card to post today, to thank all my wonderful friends who participated in my birthday blog hop.

A card is always better with a challenge, right?  This card uses this week's Color Inspiration Make it Monday #64:  Using Color Inspiration.  I used this card by Melissa Bickford as my inspiration, and this color palette.

Here is a list of all my friends who threw me this wonderful birthday blog hop.  Their cards are all stunning, so please check them out, if you haven't already done so.

Kim

Renee

Cathy

Michelle

Kara

Gayatri
Tracey
Marybeth
Kristin
Jessica
Christy
Sharron
Jeanne
Susan

Thanks again to everyone who participated in my birthday blog hop and to all my friends who visited to leave me birthday wishes.  You guys are the best!

Supplies Used (PTI):

Stamps:  Tweet Talk

Paper:  Kraft, Terracotta Tile, Aqua Mist, Fine Linen, Vintage Cream

Other:  Tweet Talk Dies

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