I am squeaking in at the very end of this week's Muse #38 challenge. Our inspiration card is this beauty by Therese Calvird.
I loved her idea of a cupcake bouquet and made one of my own, using the Shape Up Cupcake die and a bunch of mums from Mums the Word.
Supplies Used (PTI):
Stamps: Mums the Word, Mini Blooms, Embroidered Blooms
Paper: Kraft, White
Ink: Autumn Rose, Memento Angel Pink, SU Baja Breeze, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse
Dies: Shape Up Cupcake, Mums the Word, Tiny Tags, Turning a New Leaf
Other: Twine, Sakura Jelly Pen
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Hi there. I have a quick card to post today for the current paper piecing challenge at Serendipity SSCB #21. One of my fave spin instructors is expecting her first child, and I had this idea to use a bike with a teddy bear in the basket. I already had a cute bike with a basket, and Marybeth came to the rescue, sending me some stamped teddy bear images that I could put in the basket. She is not saying if it is a boy or girl, so I used Aqua Mist and Harvest Gold as my colors.
I paper pieced the basket and the teddy bear.
I made a matching tag--and my spinning buddy and I are going shopping this week for a baby gift. It seems like it has been a long time since I shopped for baby things.
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I am back with some more cards for Breast Cancer Awareness. After I made them, I realized that they all have the same sentiment--Think Pink from the Amuse Fight Like a Girl set.
My first card uses the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #107. I normally use a pretty literal interpretation of the sketch, but this time I played around a bit.
I used the sketch at this week's Fusion #19 for my next card. I am also entering it into the Metal, Wood and Cork challenge in the Moxie Fab World. I finally cut into a piece of super thin cork I had purchased ages ago from my local stamping store. Wow--that was scary, but I'm glad I did it.
My next card is just for fun. I had an idea for a pink argyle sweater. The base of the sweater is Sweet Blush, although it looks peach in this photo.
My last card is an idea I know I saw somewhere, but can't remember where. I stacked 4 of the little animal dies from On the Farm, and made them pink.
All of these cards will be posted over at Split Coast Stampers, as part of their Hope You Can Cling To challenge, at Link Up For Pink, and at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge to Use a Rubber or a Clear Stamp.
Supplies Used (PTI):
Ice Cream
Stamps: Amuse Fight Like a Girl, PS Hope
Paper: White, Sweet Blush & Hibiscus Burst Pattern, Raspberry Fizz, SU Pretty in Pink, SU Baked Brown Sugar
Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Memento Angel Pink
Dies: MFT Fishtail Flags, Sweet as Can Be, SU Cupcake Punch (for the cherry on top), Lil Inkers Circles and Diamonds Stitched Patterns IP
Other: Glossy Accents
Cork Board
Stamps: Amuse Fight Like a Girl, Background Basics Medallions, Verve Plain Jane Notebook
Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Memento Angel Pink
Paper: White, Raspberry Fizz Pattern, Sweet Blush, Hibiscus Burst
Die: Lil Inker Instant Photo, MFT Fishtail Flags
Other: Cork, Glossy Accents
Sweater
Stamps: Amuse Fight Like a Girl, Autumn Pattern Pieces, PS Hope
Paper: White, Sweet Blush, Raspberry Fizz
Ink: Raspberry Fizz
Dies: Sweater Die, Aida IP
Other: Rhinestone
Stacked Animals
Stamps: Amuse Fight Like a Girl
Paper: White, Hibiscus Burst
Ink: Hibiscus Burst
Dies: On the Farm, Pinking Border, Lil Inkers Circles and Diamonds Stitched Patterns IP
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My oldest daughter turns 16 today. I cannot believe it. Where has the time gone. I made her a card using all shades of pink and purple--her favorite colors--and a bit of glitter, too. What girl doesn't like glitter, right? The driving age here in California is 16, and I am so very happy that she is not interested in driving at this point. I must be providing good enough taxi service, and I'd like to keep it that way for at least another year.
Here is a peek at the inside of the card. I used one of the PTI Movers and Shakers Poppers die from over a year ago...for the first time. I think I'll use this die again. Once I found the tutorial, it was actually quite easy to use and set up.
I have a little mini card and matching envelope for this week's Lawnscaping Challenge No. 67. I just got the WR Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board, and I love it so much. It is really quick and easy to use, and makes just the cutest little envelopes. It is especially good with double sided paper.
I used Critters in the Burb and Critters at the Dog Park for the mini card and MME The Sweetest Thing-Tangerine paper.
Speaking of Critters at the Dog Park, I need to run--I promised my daughter I'd take the dog to the dog park this morning.
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Happy Friday everyone. I have several cards to post that I have made over the last few days. I am focusing now on cards for the Splitcoast Stampers Hope You Can Cling To card drive--you can see the challenges here. I will need to post my cards over at SCS, but for now I am showing them on my blog. I am also linking my cards up at Link Up for Pink.
My first card is for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch CTS #48. I used die cut Avery Elle macrons stamped in three shades of pink--coated with glossy accents and Ranger White Enamel Accents--for my card and some images from Amuse Fight Like a Girl. The texture on my card is from my newest PTI Impression Plate--Stitching. The colors look terrible in this photo--they are Memento Angel Pink, Hibiscus Burst, and Raspberry Fizz.
I am entering my next two cards into the Anything Goes challenge at Paper Smooches Sparks and the We're Going Dotty challenge at SimonSaysStamps Wednesday.
I am also entering this 'hope' card into this week's Fusion Challenge #19, where I was inspired by the photo of all the pink packages tied up with bows.
And, this 'hope' card is also for the Inner Strength Challenge on SCS ("a dimensional image on the inside of your card can be seen through an opening in the front of your card")
My last card for today is for the Hope You Have a Great Day challenge at SCS (make a card that will put a smile on someone's face), part of the Hope You Can Cling To card drive. The sentiment is from an MFT set that Kim and I split when we made a qualifiying order together--she got this stamp, and I just stamped a few images for myself. The patterned papers are from Pebbles Sunny Side. I am also linking to the We're Going Dotty challenge at SimonSaysStamps Wednesday.
Well, I am feeling lazy all of a sudden, so I won't write up all the supplies. Let me know if you have any questions.
Oh, and please make sure to get your mammogram. Mine is scheduled in a month. Not too fun, but it sure beats the alternative. One of my sister-in-laws is fighting her second recurrence of breast cancer. She is facing very good odds, because they caught it early both times. I think that is why I seem to have pink on the brain this month.
Edited to add: I just found a new challenge to enter--Cut it Up #29--Think Pink and include a die cut. I am entering all of these cards over there.
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I was inspired by the colors of this week's Dynamic Duos DD#72 to make some cards for some of the Breast Cancer Challenges that I've been seeing, now that it is October. I am also entering these cards into the Anything Goes Challenge this week at Paper Smooches Sparks, as well as Link Up for Pink. This week has really run away from me, and I realized that I needed to stop and post the two cards that I have made so far, or I would miss the Dynamic Duos deadline. My first card uses the sketch from this week's Retro Sketches rs#83.
My second card is also for the Hope You Can Cling To Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers.
Stamps used are Hope and Graffiti by Paper Smooches and Fight Like a Girl by Amuse.
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I decided to use my Fresh Squeezed Subway Series Basics to make a birthday card and help FSS celebrate their first birthday. I based my card on one of my previous cards here, and used this week's colors at ColourQ cQc #209 for my card. I am also entering this card in the Simon Says Monday Challenge: Say it With Stamps. I stamped the Birthday Style Balloons over the FSS Subway stamp, and then stamped just the little balloon from FSS in Orange Zest, cut it out, adhered with dimensional adhesive and then covered it with Glossy Accents.
I have not played at Make it Mondays in a while, but today's lesson is a fun one--Repeat + Lift. I stuck very close to the example Nicole showed--the technique requires a word die cut with matching stamp, and my choices are limited.
I thought the stamping looked pretty cool even without the die cut, and I may try this again sometime without it. Here is the front panel before I adhered the die cut:
My last card is for this week's Spooky Scene challenge at Curtain Call. My friend Cathy was nice enough to send me a bunch of Halloween die cuts, and I used some of them for this card. I think they are from Lil Inkers. You cannot tell from this photo, but the Hocus Pocus sentiment is embossed with glow in the dark embossing powder. I am also entering this card in the Simon Says Monday Challenge: Say it With Stamps.
Supplies Used (PTI):
Birthday Subway
Stamps: FSS Subway Series Basic, Birthday Style, Background Basics Super Stripes
Paper: White, Pure Poppy
Ink: Orange Zest, Hawaiian Shores, Harvest Gold, SU Real Red, Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Grey Flannel
Dies: Loopy Border
Other: Glossy Accents, Rhinestone
MIM Birthday
Stamps: Wonderful Words Birthday, Wishes Come True
Paper: White, SU Island Indigo, Bermuda Bay
Ink: SU Island Indigo, Bermuda Bay, Versafine Onyx Black
Dies: Wonderful Words Birthday, Sketched Shapes
Hocus Pocus
Stamps: Kelly Purkey Halloween
Paper: White, True Black, Soft Stone, Spring Moss, Martha Stewart Halloween pad from a few years ago
Ink: Brilliance Lightning Black
Dies: Lil Inkers Stitched Circles, die cuts from Cathy
Other: Glow in the Dark Embossing Powder
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