The 12 Kits of Holidays--May, Take 2 (4 more cards)

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

Stamps:  WPlus9 Design Studio (Pretty Patches: Umbrella), Papertrey Ink (Tiny Tags), Serendipity Stamps (butterfly)

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (tag dies, woodgrain impression plate)

Other:  twine, Copic markers

As promised, I'm back with a few more cards made with last month's edition of The 12 Kits of Holidays.  Marybeth provided so many wonderful images, die cuts, and papers, I just had to spend some more time creating with them.

Patterned paper:  Bazzill Basics

Stamp:  Serendipity Stamps (Sun Garden)

Tool:  Paper Smooches (get well die)

Other:  Michaels (ribbon), Prismacolor Premier pencils, white gel pen

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (Ocean Tides, White)

Patterned paper:  My Mind's Eye (Lost & Found Blush)

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink (Comfort Food)

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (Comfort Food dies), Impression Obsession (Circle Shaker Frame die), Lil' Inkers (banner die)

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (Ocean Tides, White)

Patterned paper:  My Mind's Eye (Lost & Found Blush), Recollections (Aqua Screen)

Stamps:  Lil' Inker Designs (Rain Boy)

Tools:  Impression Obsession (Circle Shaker Frame die), Papertrey Ink (banner die)

Other:  sequins, glitter

Not much time to chat today, as I'm off to my daughter's school and then a softball game tonight (if the rain stops!).  Hope you're having a great week so far, friends!

ColourQ #122

This is my third post of the day.  Please scroll down to see my 12 Kits of Christmas post and my card for Cath!

Happy Tuesday, ColourQ fans!  Are you ready for a "love"ly color combo?  I couldn't resist inking up some sweet little hearts with this palette:

I stamped a grid of polka dotted hearts using a darling little stamp from DeNami Designs in Regal Rose on a white cardstock panel.

Next I cut a strip of black cardstock and heat embossed white hearts across it.  I stamped the heart one more time in Versarmark onto red cardstock and added a "love" sentiment, also from DeNami, then cut it out by hand and attached it with foam tape.

I finished off the card with some Maraschino baker's twine and one of PTI's Tiny Tags.

FYI:  This cutie measures just 4 1/4 inches square, if you're curious about the scale of the stamps.

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (Kraft, True Black, Pure Poppy, White)

Stamps:  DeNami Designs (Hearts Petit Fours stamp set, Heartfelt Greetings Petit Fours stamp set), Papertrey Ink (Tiny Tags)

Ink:  Stampin' Up! (Regal Rose), Inkadinkadoo (Black), Tsukineko (Versamark)

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (tag die)

Accessories:  The Twinery (baker's twine), Filigree (embossing powder)

Won't you join us this week?  I can't wait to see your designs in the ColourQ gallery!

Thanks for stopping by again today!  Have a good one!

For Cath (sans CHA) with Love Blog Hop, CAS-ual Fridays #37, & CR84FN47

Hello, crafty peeps!  Are you ready for a mega-fun blog hop in honor of Miss Moxie Fab herself, Cath Edvalson?

The idea for this hop came from talented crafters Lorena Canto and Virginia Lu, and there are dozens of amazing designers participating!  Cath recently shared the news on the Moxie Fab World blog that she would be unable to attend CHA this year due to severe pain in her shoulder.  To wish her a speedy recovery and thank her for keeping us up-to-date on all things trendy, we're sending her well wishes with some creations just for her!

I was also inspired by the sketch this week at CAS-ual Fridays and the sweet colors at CR84FN.

One of my go-to sets lately has been PTI's Faux Ribbon.  I used it on this card to stamp rows of circles in Real Red, Regal Rose, and Pool Party.  I added a Pure Poppy felt flower with a button center and a Tiny Tag stamped with the sentiment "feel better".

The eyelet border is CASEd from my friend Karen Baker's design for CAS-ual Fridays this week--I knew it would be perfect with these circles.

The Aqua Mist panel is debossed with PTI's argyle impression plate, which I thought was a fun contrast to the circular elements.

All supplies from Papertrey Ink unless noted

Cardstock:  Aqua Mist, White

Stamps:  Faux Ribbon, Tiny Tags

Ink:  Real Red, Regal Rose, Pool Party (Stampin' Up!), Versamark (Tsukineko)

Tools:  Argyle impression plate, Tiny Tags die, Beautiful Blooms dies, Eyelet border die

Accessories:  Pure Poppy felt, Aqua Mist button, DMC floss, thread

To see the rest of the cards on the hop, all you need to do is stop by Lorena Canto's or Virginia Lu's blog for links to the participants.

We hope you're back in tip-top shape very soon, Cath!  Best wishes to you for a speedy recovery!

Halloween goodie bags

Warning:  Photo-heavy post

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (True Black, Orange Zest, Royal Velvet, white), Stampin' Up! (Lucky Limeade)

Patterned paper:  DCWV (Ghosts & Goblins Stack)

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink (Tiny Treats:  Halloween, Tag-its #7, Tiny Tags)

Ink:  Ranger (Spiced Marmalade), Stampin' Up! (Lucky Limeade), Versamark, Inkadinkadoo (Black), Copic markers

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (Mat Stack 2, Limitless Layers, Tiny Tags dies), Fiskars (slot punch)

Accessories:  ribbon, baker's twine, paper bags

Hi there!  As promised, I'm back to share the goodie bags I've been working on for our annual Halloween party.  It was supposed to be last night, but my little ones were not feeling 100% so we postponed it until next weekend.  I like to put together a few things for the kids that come to the party, and this year's loot includes some mini boxes of stickers, two mini tubs of Play-Doh, and a notebook that I altered with Halloween papers and stamps.  Wanna see?

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (white)

Patterned paper:  DCWV (Ghosts & Goblins Stack)

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink (Tiny Treats:  Halloween)

Ink:  Inkadinkadoo (Black), Copic markers

Tools:  Fiskars (hole punch)

Accessories:  notepads, Mod Podge

These notepads were so easy to put together, I made 18 of them in one afternoon.  I got the 3 X 5 inch memo pads in a pack of 3 at Target for $1.99.  I used Mod Podge to cover them with patterned paper from the DCWV Ghosts & Goblins stack.  Then I cut a strip of white cardstock and stamped an image and "happy halloween" sentiment from PTI's Tiny Treats:  Halloween and colored the images with Copics.

For the bags, I used small white paper bags that I covered with more of the same patterned paper.  I punched slots at the top and tied them up with ribbon and a coordinating tag.  The tags were made with PTI's Mat Stack 2 die.  After stamping the circle frame and sentiment from Tag-its #7 in the middle of the Mat Stack, I trimmed off one side of the die cut so that I would have a round tag.  I added a pinked circle mat, a Tiny Tag, and some baker's twine to finish it off.

I'm so happy with the way these turned out, especially the notepads.  You can click on any of the photos to enlarge, and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions!

Thanks for stopping by, friends!  Have a great night!

Bridal silhouette

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (Vintage Cream)

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink (Iconic Images, Tiny Tags), Waltzingmouse (Vintage Labels 18)

Ink:  Stampin' Up! (Chocolate Chip), Clearsnap (Dune), Papertrey Ink (Tea Dye duo)

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (Music Score, Linen & Canvas impression plates, tag die), Spellbinders (Labels 18 die), EK Success (circle punch)

Accessories:  Martha Stewart (ribbon), Ranger (Perfect Pearls), Michaels (pearls), thread

Hi there!  Just popping in to share a card I made for a recent Paper Crafts call that wasn't picked up.  The category was silhouettes for brides and babies, which led me to create this little number perfect for an engagement.

To make this card, I stitched a piece of Vintage Cream cardstock debossed with PTI's music score impression plate onto a Cream card base. 

For the focal point, I die cut and stamped the large frame from Waltzingmouse's Vintage Labels 18 and punched out the center circle.  The silhouette from PTI's Iconic images was stamped onto another piece of Vintage Cream cardstock, debossed with the Linen & Canvas impression plate, and adhered behind the frame, which is popped up on foam dots.

You can't see it in the photo, but the frame was sprayed with Perfect Pearls mist to give it a nice shimmer.  For the finishing touches, I added a crown of pearls to the silhouette and a tiny tag tied with wrinkled ribbon.

I hope you'll come by tomorrow, as I have two posts lined up, including the newest ColourQ challenge.  Thanks for visiting!