Card Patterns sketch #153

Happy weekend, friends!  We have a busy day planned, so I'll get right to my card and this week's sketch at Card Patterns:

There are lots of ways you could interpret this sketch, as you can see from the DT samples.  My first thought was of quilt blocks, so I made a sweet little baby girl card with "quilted" patterned blocks.

Each square of Vintage Cream cardstock is stamped with a pattern in Pretty in Pink and stitched to the card base.  The bottom half of the card base is debossed with polka dots, and I added a Victorian Lace die cut border.  Love that tone-on-tone look.

I wrapped cream floss around the card and attached a pink button and tiny tag stamped with the word "Baby".  Finally, I added two large drops of Glossy Accents directly to the card base in the top right corner to complement the glossy pink button.

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! (Pretty in Pink), Papertrey Ink (Vintage Cream)

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink (A Little Argyle, Dot Spot, Background Basics:  Retro, Background Basics:  Houndstooth, Tiny Tags)

Ink:  Stampin' Up! (Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip)

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (Victorian Lace border die, Tiny Tags die, Polka Dot impression plate), corner rounder

Accessories:  Ranger (Glossy Accents), DMC floss, button, thread

Stop by the Card Patterns blog to be inspired by the Design Team and link up your creation!  We love seeing your designs every week!

Thanks for your visit today!  Have a great weekend.

CASE Study #78

Hi there, friends!  I have a quick post to share the latest CASE Study challenge featuring our February Muse, Karola Witczak.  Check out this beauty:

By Karola Witczak

I've been super busy this week, so I wanted to keep my design clean and simple (surprised?).  I focused on the dimensional flowers, the flag below the sentiment, and the alphabet letters on the pattered paper.

I started with a white cardstock panel and debossed the top and bottom with PTI's Book Print impression plate, leaving a clean strip across the middle that frames a die cut Delightful Dahlia.  I used PTI's Bitty Dots patterned paper to save myself time coloring, but I curled up the edges of the leaves and smaller flower to add dimension.

I stamped a sentiment from Faux Ribbon onto a double ended banner and tucked it behind the flower, then scored a line above and below it for emphasis.

All supplies from Papertrey Ink unless noted

Cardstock:  White

Patterned paper:  2008 Bitty Dots

Stamps:  Delightful Dahlia

Ink:  Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up!)

Tools:  Delightful Dahlia dies, Double Ended Banner die, Book Print impression plate, corner rounder (We R Memory Keepers), scoring board (Martha Stewart Crafts)

My parents are arriving later today to spend a few days with us, so it will continue to be a little quiet around here for the next week.  In the meantime, I hope you'll visit the rest of the CASE Study gals to be inspired and consider joining us for this week's challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

ColourQ #124, CAS-ual Fridays 39, & WMSC 84

Happy Valentine's Day!  I hope you're able to spend some time with the ones you love most today!

I've got a new ColourQ palette to share with you, and it was perfect for making a couple of cards for my kids.

I loved the challenge of using vanilla and white together, as I don't usually think of it but love the way it looks on other people's cards.

On my daughter's card, I stamped the frame and bunny image from PTI's Tiny Treats:  Valentine onto a spiral notebook die cut.  I wrapped the panel with cream ribbon, stitched a pink button in place, and popped the panel up on foam dots.

The white card base has a panel of Pool Party cardstock stitched with a strip of patterned paper from PTI's Library Ledger pack, which has those sweet cream dots to match the ribbon.

Two more pink buttons add the final touch.

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! (Pool Party), Papertrey Ink (White)

Patterned paper:  Papertrey Ink (Library Ledger)

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink (Tiny Treats:  Valentine)

Ink:  Stampin' Up! (Real Red), Inkadinkadoo (Black), Copic marker

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (spiral notebook die, Linen & Canvas impression plate)

Accessories:  Michaels (ribbon), buttons, DMC floss, thread

My daughter's card was inspired by the Waltzingmouse Sketch challenge this week, but since a Waltzingmouse Stamps image is required for the challenge, I made my son's card with the same sketch and the Half Pint Heroes set.  I also used paper piecing, so this qualifies for the current challenge at CAS-ual Fridays.

I just adore how this polka dot car turned out!  I paper pieced the entire car body with PTI's Distressed Dots paper, then pieced the bumpers with Pure Poppy cardstock.  I added a "road" using journaling lines from PTI's Scrapbook Series:  Library Ledger.  The hearts are from Tag-its #4 and the sentiment is from Half Pint Heroes.

Isn't this little guy so cute?  My son loves this stamp set!

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! (Pool Party), Papertrey Ink (Pure Poppy, White)

Patterned paper:  Papertrey Ink (Library Ledger, Distressed Dots)

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse (Half Pint Heroes), Papertrey Ink (Tag its #4, Scrapbook Series:  Library Ledger)

Ink:  Inkadinkadoo (Black), Stampin' Up! (Pretty in Pink), Copic markers

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (spiral notebook die)

Accessories:  The Twinery (Maraschino baker's twine), thread

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll check out the rest of the samples at the ColourQ blog and share your creation with us this week.

Have a great day!

Card Patterns sketch #152

Hello, friends!  I hope your weekend is off to a great start.  If you have plans to get inky, I hope you'll play along with the new sketch at Card Patterns!

This week we're being sponsored by another fantastic stamp company, Sparkle Creations!  The DT was provided with a few of their cute images to use on our cards, and my card features Football Josh.

This image had me wishing I had some skills with the Copics so I could really bring it to life.  But it was fun to color!  The rest of the DT has done an amazing job with their images, so be sure to check out their creations, too.

I used papers from Echo Park's A Boy's Life, but I colored the teal piece to match my image (it was originally more of a navy blue).

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (Dark Chocolate, White)

Patterned paper:  Echo Park (A Boy's Life)

Stamps:  Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps (Football Josh)

Ink:  Stampin' Up! (Chocolate Chip), Inkadinkadoo (Black), Copic markers

Tools:  Spellbinders (oval, scalloped oval dies), Papertrey Ink (double ended banner die), corner rounder

Accessories:  Michaels (ribbon)

Other:  Prismacolor Premier pencils

Thanks for stopping by today!  I'm off to my daughter's basketball game today, then I need to get some cleaning done before my parents come to visit later in the week.  Oh, and the kids' Valentines aren't done yet!

Have a great day!

CASE Study #77

Happy Thursday, folks!  We're one day closer to the weekend, which is always cause to celebrate.  Another good reason?  It's time for a new CASE Study challenge!  Check out this week's inspiration by February Muse Karola Witczak:

By Karola Witczak

Isn't it gorgeous?!  For my take on the design, I pulled the colors red, teal, and chartreuse, the botanicals, and the tall shape of the card.

I combined three stamp sets from WPlus9--A Pocketful, the florals from Hope Seed Co., and the butterflies from Flora & Fauna I.  I wanted to incorporate a repeated shape like Karola did with the circles on the top half of her card, so I stamped a large pocket at the top and die cut a second pocket to place at the bottom.

I stamped, colored, and cut out the flowers and butterflies before adhering them with foam tape.  The edges of the white cardstock panel are stitched to resemble the stitching on the pockets, and I added a strip of SU's Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon as a nod to Karola's lime colored rolled flower.

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! (Island Indigo), Papertrey Ink (White)

Patterned paper:  Papertrey Ink (2008 Bitty Dot Basics)

Stamps:  WPlus9 Design Studio (A Pocketful, Hope Seed Co., Flora & Fauna I)

Ink:  Stampin' Up! (Island Indigo), Inkadinkadoo (Black), Copic markers

Tools:  WPlus9 Design Studio (pocket die), Papertrey Ink (Linen & Canvas impression plate)

Accessories:  Stampin' Up! (ruffled ribbon), thread

Hop over to the CASE Study blog to see the rest of the DT's takes on Karola's beautiful card this week! I hope you'll play along, too.

Thanks for your visit!  Have a great day!

ColourQ #123

Good morning, friends!  It's time again for a new ColourQ challenge!  Check out these positively "sweet" hues:

If you're still working on Valentine's projects, these colors would be perfect.  But they're also great for a birthday or any other celebration, which is why I've used them on a "Happy for you" card.

I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've succumbed to the banner trend!  First I cut strips of Poppy Parade, Regal Rose, and Peach Parfait using PTI's double ended banner die, then heat embossed the letters in white using the Fresh Alphabet set.

I stamped the largest image from Dot Spot in Peach Parfait, then stamped part of a sentiment from Think Big Favorites #4 on a banner and popped it up on foam dots.  The banner was temporarily adhered to the card base and stitched in place.

 Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! (Poppy Parade, Regal Rose, Peach Parfait), Papertrey Ink (White)

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink (Dot Spot, Fresh Alphabet, Think Big Favorites #4)

Ink:  Stampin' Up! (Peach Parfait), Clearsnap (Scarlet), Tsukineko (Versamark)

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (Double Ended Banner die)

Accessories:  Filigree (white embossing powder), Me & My Big Ideas (rhinestones), thread

Just a fun little card to have on hand in case I need to congratulate someone!

I hope you'll check out the rest of the Design Team samples and link up your creation at the ColourQ blog.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Card Patterns sketch #151

Hello friends!  So glad it's the weekend, even though I have to go to work for a bit today.  What do you have planned?

I hope you'll make some time this week to create something with the new sketch at Card Patterns!

This week we're sponsored again by DRS Designs, which makes beautiful rubber stamps.  They generously sent a package of stamps to the Design Team to work with, and this week I chose to use Hearts and Scrolls and the One Line Valentine Greeting.

On a white cardstock panel, I stamped the Hearts and Scrolls image several times, first with Real Red, then with Pretty in Pink, using a Stamp-a-ma-jig to line everything up.  Then I stamped the sentiment in black.

I rounded the bottom corners and added a stitched border around the edges.  Along the top, I embossed the edge with SU's Framed Tulips folder.

For the finishing touch, I added some Pure Poppy satin ribbon tied in a bow and a Tiny Tag stamped with the word "love".

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (True Black, White)

Stamps:  DRS Designs (Hearts and Scrolls, One Line Valentine Greeting), Papertrey Ink (Tiny Tags)

Ink:  Stampin' Up! (Real Red, Pretty in Pink), Inkadinkadoo (Black)

Tools:  Stampin' Up! (Framed Tulips embossing folder), Papertrey Ink (Tiny Tags die), corner rounder

Accessories:  Papertrey Ink (ribbon), thread

How will you use the sketch this week?  I can't wait to see your creations!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great weekend.