PTI 5th Anniversary Color Combo Challenge

Hello! I have been wanting to join in with the Papertrey Ink 5th Anniversary Challenges - and finally made it for one today! This is for Day  4 - Color Combos. It was actually a very quick and simple card - I love how it came out! Here it is:

Here is the color combo I chose, by Lisa Johnson:

I used pretty much everything from Papertrey ink, except the corner rounder, the edge punch, and the kraft cardstock...only because I didn't have any from PTI. Next on the list I guess, huh?  

The stamp was one that came as a freebie in the last order I placed - isn't it gorgeous?  

It is all one piece, and I just used my little cubes in Poppy, Aqua, and Spring Moss to ink it up very carefully in the different colors. Then I trimmed matching cardstock to mat it, and used a Fiskar's edge punch along the bottom edge of each.

Finished off by rounding the top two corners, and tied some PTI jute button twine around in a cute bow. 

I don't think you've seen the last of me today! But hope you are having a fabulous day so far!

You'll Be in My Heart

And...here is my second post for the afternoon! Sorry it took me a while - I decided to go play in the sunshine for a bit with my girls! It is such a BEAUTIFUL day - can't believe it is February. I think it is 60 degrees outside right now, pretty much unheard of usually around here. Anyway, this is for the February MFT Guest Designer Contest - Stamp Your Heart Out. Here is what I came up with:

I think I have said it a few times - and I'll say it again...I LOVE the Pure Innocence line of stamps from My Favorite Things! They are so simple, sweet, and, well, innocent! 

I used papers from Crate Paper's Paper Heart 6x6 paper pad, and paper pieced the image, using copics for the hair, skin, and shoes. The oval was cut with my Creative Memories Shape Cutter.

Made the background by stamping the sentiment multiple times on the pink paper. Inked the edges of everything with Tim Holtz distress ink in Vintage Photo. 

Snuck a tiny bit of lace from American Crafts behind the last layer, then placed it all on the main piece of pattern paper. 

Finished off by pop dotting the oval with the main image, and adding a couple of stick on gems from my stash. 

All right - I think that's all for me today! So glad you stopped by! Hope you are having a beautiful day!

Think Happy Thoughts!

I made it! Got a couple of challenge done this afternoon! This is the first one, for the MFT Getting Sketchy #57 over on Splitcoast Stampers. Here is my take:

And here is the sketch:

I used one of my Pure Innocence stamps, and just did a simple outline on pattern paper.  

All the papers are from Crate Paper's Paper Heart 6x6 paper pad, and all the edges are inked with Tim Holtz distress ink in Barn Door. 

The little lace rosette I made with some American Crafts lace trim - sewed and gathered the center with a needle and thread. Added a Baker's Twine bow and a little Papertrey Ink button. 

Added some machine stitching around the edges! 

Finished off with a bit of bling using my Jolee's heat set tool. 

Thanks for stopping by! Stand by for another post in a few minutes hopefully!

I am also entering this in the Inspired By Challenge using this inspiration photo:

A little boy is...

Good morning! Whew - I am really feeling like a slacker in my posting! But this morning I wanted to share the little boy card that I made as a companion to THIS little girl card that I posted a week or two ago.

Don't you just love this little image too? I have little girls - but I have several nephews and many friends with little boys (not to mention a husband!) -so I totally LOVE this little saying! So true! 

Here is the set I used:

CB-02 Max - $10.49 

I stamped and colored him with copics, and used some Tim Holtz distress ink in Antique Linen around the edges. All the pattern paper is from My Mind's Eye - one of their older 6x6 paper pads.  

Added some Papertrey Ink Button Twine, and a cute star shaped button from my stash. 

The banner for the top is just hand trimmed, and the image of the boy is also pop-dotted off the page. 

Hopefully I will be back later today to post some challenges that I need to get caught up on! Here's hoping for a productive day at homeschooling!

You are my Favorite!

I made it to get something posted for Friends with Flair on the Unity Blog! Just a quick masculine card!

Used the Unity set Favorite Mustache, and some Basic Grey Paper from the Little Black Dress line. 

I'm not to sure if it worked like I wanted it to, but I decided to just circle one of the mustache's - kind of like it  was my "favorite" - it was too late to undo it, so there it stays! 

Did lots of inking with my Tim Holtz distress ink in Tea Dye. 

And finished off with some machine stitching to tie it all together! 

Hope you enjoyed - and make sure to head over to the Unity blog to find out how to play along for a chance to win some fabulous stamps!!!

I love you because...

I have a scrapbook layout to share really quickly tonight - can't believe how little I have been posting lately! I have some more cards and stuff done, just haven't gotten around to posting them with the craziness of life! Anyway, I didn't want to miss the deadline for the Basic Grey Weekly Challenge to finish the prompt, "I love you..." Here is my page (and once again I apologize! One of these days I will learn to take better pictures of layouts!):

I used the Picadilly Collection for this layout. Here is a close up of the two pages: 

And a close up of the words. The large letters are from October Afternoon, the little ones are from Cosmo Cricket, and the stamp is an Ippity stamp from Unity Stamp Co. I also added some flourishes using a die from My Favorite Things, and a bit of inking and machine stitching. 

Thanks again for visiting! I will hopefully be back tomorrow to post some of the stuff I have been needing to share!

Pure Innocence - MFT Sketch #56

Hello! I am so excited that I managed to squeeze in a few moments to put together a card for this weeks My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. Here is my card:

And here is the sketch:

I just can't get enough of these Pure Innocence stamps! They are so cute! I turned the sketch on it's side, and did a little bit of substituting for this card.

The paper is all from my Basic Grey Picadilly 6x6 paper pad - definitely one of my very FAVORITES!!! And I just got my first MFT Die-namic - the cute flourish - which I think I will be using a LOT!!! It is so pretty! 

I colored the girl with my Copic markers, and added a doily behind the image. Also inked the edges with Tim Holtz distress ink in Antique Linen.

Added some machine stitching, and some more inking on the pattern paper with Vintage Photo distress ink. 

The flourish is kind of partly tucked behind the image also. 

Once again - thanks for stopping by! Hope you are having a beautiful day!!!