52 Sketches!

52 Sketches... 52 Weeks is on week Week 21 and I have just enough time to play!

Tahnks for visitng and hope you like!!

Paper: Archaic Pattern Paper (Basic Grey), Taupe CS, Green CS (Prism), Chocolate CS (Cordinations)
Embellishments: Thickers (American Crafts), Rub On (Basic Grey), Buttons (Two Friends Amazing Botton Selection!), Velvet Ribbon (Michael's)

Creative Scrappers Sketch!

Creative Scrappers is having a 28 hour sketch contest so I whipped up this little layout! I think you go to their blog or forum on Saturday or Sunday to vote! So please head over an look at all the layouts and don't forget to vote!

Paper: Graphton Papttern Paper (Scenic Route), White CS (PTI), Swirl Paper (No idea)

Embellishments: Chipboard (Scenic Route), Metal Tag (No Idea), Alphabet Stickers (K&Co), Chain (Maya Road), Thickers (Maya Road)

My Boy!

Here is a little layout I did of my son Jackson in my red leather mules... too cute! I used a Becky Fleck Page Map, she is awesome!

Paper: Pattern Paper (American Crafts), Blue CS, Green CS, Red CS (BAzzill)
Embellishments: Thickers, Felt Flowers (American Crafts), Spring Moss Grosgrain Ribbon (PTI), Brads (Making Memories), Dew Drops (Robins Nest)
Tools: Photo Corner Punch (SU), Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)

May Blog Hop!

Woo hoo... welcome to my entry for the blog hop!

Hope you like it!

Good times!

Here is my happy little window card! I wish this is what I could see from my window!

I scored the grid in the window panes. :)

Paper: White CS, Spring Moss CS, Patterned Paper (PTI)
Stamps: Beautiful Blooms, Mixed Messages (PTI)
Ink: Bery Sorbet, Spring Moss (PTI)

Vicki Boutin Rocks!

Regs and I went to Vicki Boutin's Scenic Route Mini book class at the Scrapping Turtle on Saturday! Super fun! Not only was the book gorgeous we walked away with lots of extra chipboard embellishments, die cut stickers, paper, it was awesome! Vicki is super kewl and gives a great class, we had lots of time to chat and we even learned some major new techniques! Can you stop the tissue paper... btw this looks like a coaster book but it is so not... it is 6" diameter and it was precovered with the gragh paper and super cheap and available in all different shapes.

I always see on other peoples blog where they post pics of them and the kewl people from scrap world! Here is mine...

Regs, Vicki and Me!
Btw... see her kewl silk pins... check THIS out...

Verve Color Challenge!

I am getting a bit more comfortable with using lots of color now... it took me a little while of playing around with color challenges but I really like how this turned out! It is for the Mays Project Parade Challenge ... hope you like! I also love this sentiment for the Verve's Seeing Stars set.

Paper: Cameo Coral CS, So Saffron CS, Soft Sky CS, Certainly Celery CS, Pumpkin Pie CS (SU), White CS (PTI)

Stamps: Seeing Stars (Verve Visual)
Ink: Certainly Celery (SU

Embellishments: Paper Flower (Prima), Brad (Chatterbox), Stickles
Tools: Square Punch & Circle Punch (Marvy), Butterfly Punch (Martha)

Precious? I'd say!!!

If you love My Minds Eye... who doesn't? You need to get yourself over to Precious Scraps, besides being super sweet... she has tons of My Minds Eye for fantastic prices! I received all this below from the Tres Jolie line over $100 worth for... well head on over and ask Bev yourself! Tell her Deanna send ya!

Cousins Layout!

So I found this new blog they do sketches and I loved their May 24th Sketch so I did it! I have been trying to upload it to their gallery but I suck! lol Here is the site... Creative Scrappers go check out the sketch and here is my layout for it!
Paper: Tres Jolie Patterned Paper (My Minds Eye), Pumpkin Pie CS (SU)

Embellishments: Chipboard Letters (K&Co), Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon (SU), Large Orange Grommet & Brads (Making Memories), Dew Drops (Robins Nest), Flowers (Prima), Acetate Overlay, Die Cut Border Sticker & Journalling Card (My Minds Eye)

Tools: Scallop Punch, Corner Rounder, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1/5" Circle Punch (SU)

Baby Girl!

I made this card for a girl at work who just had her first baby, and it was a little girl!

Stamps: All Year Puns, Just Hatched (PTI)

Ink: Berry Sorbet (PTI)

Paper: Patterned (Art Wearhouse), Berry Sorbet CS, & Spring Moss CS & White (PTI), Chocolate Cardstock (Bazzill)

Embellishments: Crochet Flower (Handmade), Button (Scenic Route), Sweet Blush Ribbon (PTI)

Tools: Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Scallop Punch (SU), Coluzzle, Hole Punch

Color Inspiration # 9!

Wow I think I made it in under the wire... I think it is only 6:42MDT! Another awesome Kristina Color Inspiration, I found this one the toughest so far! Thanks for stretching us!

Paper: So Saffron CS, Real Red CS, Pumpkin Pie CS, Old Olive CS, I think I used Teal.... oops (SU)
Stamps: Small Saying (SU) Ink: Real Red (SU)

Embellishments: Felt Flower (American Crafts), Brad (Making Memories), Ribbon (No Idea but it totally matches Old Olive)

Tools: 1/2" Circle Punch (SU)

Sammie is Coming!

My neighbor is scheduled for a c-section on Thursday and then Sam will be here! I made this card for him! Hope he likes it~ lol!

I used the CPS # 64 cause they are awesome!

Stamps: Small Formal Alphabet (MSE)
Inks: Real Rust (SU)

Paper: Carnival Patterned Paper (Crate Paper), Orange & Blue CS (Bazzill), White CS (PTI)
Embellishments: Button (Scenic Route), Foam Letter ($ Store), Twine (Again the same piece from my craft room)

GSS Entry!

I seriously ran out of time this month and didn't get as many projects done with Pond Life as I would have liked... :( I did get this cute little card made and I like it!

Stamps: Pond Life, Simple Alphabet, Trajan Monogram (PTI)

Inks: Aqua Mist, Summer Sunrise (PTI), White Craft Ink (SU), Landscape (Palette)

Paper: Spring Moss CS, Summer Sunrise CS, White CS (PTI)

RAK's

I wanted to show some of the awesome cards I have received from the PTI RAK club!

I received this one from Sue's Paper Creations, check out her blog, she does fantastic work! Unfortunately the little bling was smashed in transit! Oops!

I received this beautiful card from Teal, I don't believe this pic does it justice! The white paper is embossed and there is stickles on the butterfly... I would link her blog but it seems she doesn't have one! Now go to the PTI Forum and bug her to start one... :)

I received this card from Jewels over at Card Felt Greetings, she has the most awesome details in her cards, as you can tell below! Gorgeous!
This gorgeous card came in from Char over at Willow and Paisley , again an awesome stamper and ribbon weaver!
Now I am off to get some more of mine in the mail!

Color Inspiration # 8!

That was a close call right... I mean for a minute there, I though she wasn't going to post!

CARAZY~ I need a life!

In case you don't know what I am talking about... check out Kristina's Color Inspirations !

Stamps: Polka Dots and Petals, Simple Saying (SU)
Ink: Brilliant Blue, Pumpkin Pie (SU)
Paper: Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie CS (SU), White (PTI)
Embellishments: Ribbon (No Idea), Pumpkin Button (SU)

Tools: Scallop Punch, Word Window Punch, Flower Punch (SU), Circle Punch (Marvy), Swiss Dots Embossing folder (Cuttlebug), Souffle Pen

Verve Birdies!

My co-worker had her 25th wedding anniversary today and I made this card for her!

Stamps: Anniversary Birds (Verve Visual), Limitless Labels (PTI)

Ink: Close to Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive (SU)

Paper: Aeriel (memory Box), Orange CS (Coredinations), Brown CS (Bazzill)

Tools: Flourish Die (Quickutz)

Baby Boy Card CPS # 20!

I know I am going backwards... but I also love their modern and different sketches so I thought I would look at their archive last night since I found pretty recently! I found this little Sketch # 20 and it was perfect!

Stamps: All Year Puns (PTI)

Ink: Pumpkin Pie (SU)

Paper: Pattern (Crate Paper), Blue CS (Bazzill), White CS (PTI)

Embellishments: Ribbon (American Crafts), Foam Letters ($ Store), Button (Scenic Route), Twin (Found it on the floor of my craft room)

Tools: Star Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

CPS # 63!

I took a few weeks off from the CPS sketches... not by choice at all! I am back and LOVIN' every minute of it! Here is my card for sketch #63 ...

Paper: Spring Moss CS, White CS (PTI), Purely Pomegrante CS (SU)

Stamps: Out on a Limb, Simple Little Things, Pond Life (PTI)

Inks: Sprint Moss (PTI), Close to Cocoa, Purely Pomegrante (SU)

Embellishments: Chocolate Chip Ribbon (SU), Dew Drops (Robin's Eggs)

Lauren's Sketch!

Happy Belated 30th B-day to Lauren... my gift to her was to use her Sketch... lol! I created this little mothers day card and I have to say I like it, even though I messed with the proportion so I could use this dahlia fold I made!

Paper: Groovy Guava, River Rock, Pixie Pink CS & Ginger Blossom DP (SU), White CS (PTI)

Stamps: Polka Dots & Petals (SU), Pond Life (PTI)

Inks: Groovy Guava, Close to Cocoa (SU)

Embellishments: Dew Drops (Robin's Nest), Build a Brad (SU)

Tools: Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Photo Corner Punch (SU)

Color Inspiration # 7!

So everyone and their dog knows what this challenge is... Kristina's Color Challenge ! These colors are awesome... I am a chocolate brown lover! That is the biggest reason I started doing her color challenges because I physically couldn't make anything without brown... I don't think that is a bad thing, I just wanted to try something different!

Here is my Card!

Since I had scraps left over...

Both together! Stamps: Borders & Corners Circles, Faux Ribbon (PTI)
Inks: Close to Cocoa (SU)

Paper: Very Vanilla CS, Soft Sky CS (SU)

Embellishments: Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon (SU)

Keep it Simple...

I was going through my scrap paper, purging and what not... and thought let's make a card... no seriously I thought these little scraps are perfect for punches and die cuts! So that is what I did... these cards are little mini ones... 4 1/4" x 2 3/4".

My new Martha punch!

Circle Punches
My new Quikutz Flourish die and Scallop Punch!
Butterfly Card:
Paper: Out and About (My Mind's Eye), White CS (PTI)
Stamps: Mixed Messages (PTI)
Ink: Berry Sorbet (PTI), Always Artichoke Marker (SU)
Tools: Butterfly Punch (Martha), Doodle Template (Fancy Pants?)

Fish Card:
Paper: Aqua Mist CS, White CS (PTI)
Stamps: Pond Life & Sentiments (PTI)
Ink: Aqua Mist & Summer Sunrise Palette Inks (PTI)
Tools: 1" & 3/4" Circle Punches (SU), Scallop Scissors (Fiskars

Tree Card:
Paper: Patterened (Scenic Route), Chocolate CS (Core-dinations), White CS (PTI)
Stamps: Mixed Messages (PTI)
Ink: Close to Cocoa (SU)
Tools: Mega Scallop Punch (Marvy), Flourish Die (Quikutz)

Lauren's Sketch!

I used Lauren's Sketch for a card for friend... he helped put my son's new wooden playset up in the back yard with my husband... it took them 9 hours! So I thought I could spare 10 and whip together a card for him... with a couple good bottles of wine! Thanks Sonny!

Paper: Patterned Paper (Scenic Route), Brown Cardstock (Coredinations), White Cardstock (Papertrey Ink)
Stamps: Limitless Labels (Papertrey Ink)

Inks: Certainly Celery & Close to Cocoa (Stampin Up)

Btw... if you haven't been to Lauren's blog... you are a loser! I kid, but seriously go there now! Thanks for the great sketch Lauren!

Sketch This # 47!

I need a quick Sorry card for an oopsie of mine and I used the Sketch This most recent sketch!

Paper: Aeriel Patterned Paper (Memory Box), Summer Sunrise, Lemon Tart & Aqua Mist Cardstock (Papertrey Ink)
Stamps: So Very (Stampin Up)

Ink: Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink), Close to Cocoa (Stampin Up)

Embellishments: Brads (No Idea)

Papertrey Ink Blog Hop #2!

While I was randomly choosen to be the 25 bloggers on the hop, I am joining the "extra's", as I have my card ready and waiting! I can't wait to hop and check outall the fabulous works of art!
Paper: Father Knows Best Patterned Paper, Summer Sunrise Cardstock, Lemon Tart Cardstock (Papertrey Ink), Chocolate Cardstock (Bazzill)

Stamps: Pond Life (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Close to Cocoa (Stampin Up)

Embellishments: Summer Sunrise Grosgrain Ribbon (Papertrey Ink), Bronze Brad (Making Memories)

Color Inspiration # 6!

This is my card for Kristina's Color Challenge, yes I believe she has reached single name status similar to Cher and Madonna, at least in the stamp world... LOL. Inspiration to the left... my card below~ hope you like! Thanks for popping by and I can't wait to check out everyone elses!

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi, So Saffron Cardstock, Sahara Sand (Stampin Up)

Stamps: One of a Kind (Stampin Up)

Inks: White Craft, Wild Wasabi (Stampin Up)

Embellishments: Pumpkin Pie Button (Stampin Up)

Tools: 3/4" Circle Punch, Corner Rounder (Stampin Up), Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)

Out of the BOX!

This is totally not me... I mean I did it but it is so different from what I usually do, I don't recognize it! LOL Sorry for the terrible pic!

Paper: Pink Cardstock (Stampin Up), Flocked Paper (Target), Glitter Stack (DCWV)

Stamps: Flourishes (Autum Leaves)

Ink: Noir (Palette)

Tools: Scallop Punch (Stampin Up), Flower Punch (Michael's), Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)

Embellishments: Dew Drop (Robins Egg), Ribbon (Walmart), Flowers (No Idea), Brad (Dollar Store), Bling (Walmart), Epoxy Stickers (I forget!)

Taylor Sketch!

I was really fortunate with Taylor's last sketch, featured on Inspirational and it received and honorable mention on the famous Papertrey ~ Nichole Heady's website! So needless to say, I could not pass up this one! My inspiration was the ribbon, I bought it at Scrapfest from Paper Pickle, their booth was very inspiring! Those jars of ribbon brought out an urge in me to grab one (or two) and run! LOL

Paper: Certainly Celery Cardstock (Stampin Up), Aqua Mist & White Cardstock (Papertrey Ink), Chocolate Cardstock (Bazzill)
Stamps: Just Hatched (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Always Artichoke (Stampin Up)

Embellishments: Ribbon (Not Sure), Bling (Walmart), Felt Flowers (American Crafts)

Summer is Here!

Wow, we went from 9 feet of snow to 25 degrees outside! Carazy!!!

I was just messing around with my new little Quickutz die I purchased (supa cheap) at Scrapfest! I made this little card, it is itty bitty, 4.25 by 2.75 and needed an extreme close up... I now know by camera lens is filthy! lol

Paper: Sugared Patterned Paper (Basic Grey), White & Sweet Blush Cardstock (Papertrey Ink)
Stamps: Mixed Messages (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Versamark (Stampin Up)
Embellishments: Mini Paper Flower (Prima), Brad (Making Memories), Ribbon (no idea), Embossing Powder (Definitely no idea)
Tools: Dress Die (Quickutz), Scalloped Scissors (Dollar Store)

52 Sketches... Week #15!

Well I fell off the rails for a few weeks cause of illness and busyness but I manage to squeeze in wekk # 15 from Julie over at 52 Sketches... 52 Weeks .

Paper: Patterned Paper (Crate Paper), Aqua Mist Cardstock (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Simple Alphabet (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Vintage Alcohol Ink (Adirondack), Close to Cocoa (Stampin Up)

Embellishments: Chipboard Diamonds (Maya Road), Earth Element Buttons (Stampin Up), Dew Drops (Robin Eggs), Flowers (Prima), Brads (Making Memories), Metal Label Plate & Metal Alphabets (Dollar Store)

Color Inspiration # 5

I am trying the Kristina Werner Color Challenge again! Her last one was so fast I missed it!
Here is what inspired her...

Pier One Imports Ad

Stampin Up Colors
Certainly Celery

So Saffron

Bashful Blue

Close to Cocoa

Here is how it inspired me...

Paper: Certainly Celery, So Saffron & Bashful Blue Cardstock (Stampin Up)
Stamps: Happy Forest (Bella), Just Hatched (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa (Stampin Up)
Embellishments: Chocolate Chip Wide Grosgrain Ribbon (Stampin Up), Glitter Gelly Roll Pen in Pink, Square Scallopped Nestabilities