Happy Wedding Day!

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Today I get to go to a wedding...in a barn!  I'm so excited!  Here it is July, usually scorching hot and the temps for the wedding tonight are going to be in the lower 80's to mid 70's!  Couldn't have asked for a better evening for a July wedding in Kansas!

This is the card I made for the wedding.  Her main color is aqua/turquoise (according to my husband who is officiating, so we'll see how close he was)!  I couldn't wait to put the little "bubble" stamps to use from the new PTI Make it Market kit.  I found someone who was willing to part with just the little $5 set and dies from the kit!  Win, win!!

I used the Simon Says Stamp "happy" die and cut it out of gold cardstock.  The sentiment is from PTI's Embellished Elegance stamp set.

I am entering this over at the Curtain Call Anything Goes Challenge to celebrate their one year birthday!

And I'm also entering this at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Spots & Dots!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies not listed above: 
Inks: Avery Elle: Raspberry, Mimosa, Aquamarine, Fresh Ink Harvest, Amuse Mermaid, PTI True Black
Patterned Paper:  Heidi Swapp Favorite Things

Happy in Love

Hey everyone!  Yesterday was my very first day of Summer Break!  Yippee!! I finished up all of my work in the school office and relaxed yesterday!  It was SO NICE! :)  My daughter had her first t-ball game of the season last night and it was just a good day!

Today I am sharing a card that I'll be entering in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Blog Challenge.  This week is featuring Lil' Inker Designs products so I thought it was a perfect week to play along!

This card was stamped with the Lil' Inker Designs Spot on Spring Stamp set.  This set has such cute options in it and more of those wonderful, large scale sentiments!  I used Avery Elle ink (which is a wonderful ink if you haven't tried it yet!!) and stamped the images on watercolor paper. I added in a few flat sequins to the mix as well.  The dotted lines under "Happy" are from the It's Today Right set.

Here's another view.  A few of the images I stamped off once before stamping on my paper so it is very hard to see them when I took a picture, but you can barely  make out the outlines in this photo (above the Happy).  Anyway, you can see them in real life, lol!

If you like Lil' Inker Designs, be sure to stop by next week as we kick off another release!! You are going to love it!  I've been having a great time preparing for this one!

I hope you have a wonderful day!!   Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Lil' Inker Designs Spot on Spring, It's Today Right?

Dies: Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Mats Rectangle

Inks: Avery Elle

Sequins: Cartwright Sequins

Brighter Days!

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Hey all!  How are things going?  It's the weekend!! Yea!! I don't know why this week seemed so long, maybe because it was so busy!  Now I'm putting off working on my garage sale for next Saturday but as soon as I finish this post I've told myself I have to go back to work on pricing and sorting, pricing and sorting...

I wanted to share a card I've been working on.  I LOVE the cute stamp set that is in the April Simon Says kit (that is the first kit I have EVER purchased!).  I don't know what it is about the light bulb image but I love it!  And the font just calls my name too!  I couldn't wait to use it!

I was also excited to play with PTI's Embellished Elegance set!  I know it seems like an unlikely pair but I was inspired by this pin on Pinterest.  

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I've seen others like this but how cool are flowers in a light bulb!?

I stamped the light bulb (in hindsight I should have embossed it in black because I had a little trouble with the ink bleeding) and then took out my waterbrush pen and Avery Elle's Sea Glass ink pad to watercolor some water into the bottom of the bulb.  I have to say how much I LOVE these ink colors from Avery Elle!  I was the luckiest girl when I won their entire ink collection!  The colors stamp so beautifully and they are gorgeous!

I was also inspired by all of the flowers that have had black or gray leaves on them lately.  It's a really elegant look! 

I'm entering this card into the Simon Says Stamps Clean & Simple challenge!

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed the card!! Have a GREAT weekend!

Supplies

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Watts Up, PTI Embellished Elegance

Dies: PTI Embellished Elegance

Inks: Avery Elle Sea Glass & Mint to Be; Fresh Ink Provencial Gray & Melon; A.Muse Buttercup; Memento Tuxedo Black

Cardstock:  PTI Melon Berry & Soft Stone; Acquarello Watercolour Paper by Fabriano

Patterned Paper: Crate Paper Style Board

Other: Dimensionals 3M

Crafty Peeps February Card Kit

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Welcome to my Crafty Peeps Card Kit Club post! This month the kit came from Joan and she filled it full of wonderful supplies!

I made three cards using the contents with the kit!

First up is my favorite of the three.  I really like the gold trend right now and throw in some stripes and I'm really happy, lol!  Joan had some wonderful striped washi tape paper and that is what I used for the striped part of this card! Isn't it lovely?  

She also included some wood hearts.  I took one and embossed it with gold embossing powder.  Talk about packing a punch! I added in some flat gold sequins to finish the card off.

This card was based on Retro Sketches' Sketch #101.  

Next up is this "Love You" card.  I really liked this patterned paper that Joan sent and it paired up nicely with the blueish gray card base that she also included.  I die cut the "Love" with PTI Headline Alphabet letter dies, tilting the "V" for an artistic look.  I stamped the heart (from PTI Heart Prints)  in between the letters and at the bottom of the card with PTI Autumn Rose ink.  The "you" is from Simon Says Stamp.

I'm entering this into the PTI challenge for today to use a large word as a focal point.

My last card uses three of the various washi tapes Joan included.  What a fun option!  After using my Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Mats: Rectangles to make the stitching around the card base, I added the washi tape.  I stacked two more of the wood/chipboard hearts.  I colored the hollowed center one black with my ink pad and then used Heart Prints (PTI) to stamp the pattern onto the other heart.  The sentiment is from PTI's Love & Marriage set.

I'm also linking these cards up to the Simon Says Stamp Have a Heart Challenge!

Thanks Joan for sending such a fun set!  I enjoyed working with this kit!  If you'd like to see what Leigh did with this kit, visit her blog here!

HUGS!

Hello!  I have had the greatest time stamping again since I've redone my space!  This weekend I made cards just for the fun of it, not because I had an assignment due or a card to make for someone. It was so freeing and I was actually inspired...YEA!! I have needed that for a long time!  Such a great feeling!

I had a hard time deciding which card to share today but finally decided a card about hugs would be the way to go since I feel rather chipper today! :)

I had some Christmas money to spend and placed a small order from Simon Says Stamp for that adorable "Hugs" die!  I cut it twice, once out of silver glitter paper and once from Pure Poppy Striped paper from PTI to make a shadow for the word.  I adhered the "hugs" with pop dots to the patterned paper (also new called Love Notes by Crate Paper) and then adhered my enamel dots.

The tilted panel was die cute with Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Mats: Rectangles and then trimmed to fit the card front.  I stamped the sentiment underneath from a set that I haven't pulled out lately (but used it for TWO cards this weekend!!) called "Big & Bold Wishes".  I really like all of the sentiment options that this set offers!  To finish the card off, I tied a little strand of Rustic Cream Button Twine around the Berry Sorbet card base.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Hope you have a wonderful & blessed day today!

Moxie Fab Thanks! Blog Hop

Welcome to the Moxie Fab Thanks! Blog Hop! This blog hop is in honor of a very inspiring lady, Cath of Moxie Fab who has inspired many, many crafters through the years and said goodbye this past week to her position with Paper Crafts Magazine.  In honor of her and her inspiration to many, this blog hop is for her!

If you are following along in the blog hop, you should have come from Erin Taylor's blog!

My card for Cath is inspired by one of her pins on her Oh My Moxie Fab board.  I love that board! So many wonderful imagination starters! :)

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And here's my card for Cath:

Good luck in whatever you do next Cath! You will be missed by many!  You have inspired us, made us laugh, made us rethink our creative processes and helped to challenge us to step up in our stamping & card making!  Thank you for everything you have done!  I know whatever comes next for you, you will do amazing things!

To continue on in the blog hop, please visit Cristina Núñez (Yainea) blog!  

Supplies:
Stamps: WPlus9 Fresh Cut Florals, PTI Spiral Bouquet, Polka Dot Basics & Turning a New Leaf, Simon Says Stamp Lots of Thanks
Dies: Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Mats Squares, Simon Says Stamp Small Folded Banners
Cardstock: PTI Soft Stone, Vintage Cream, Berry Sorbet
Ink: Fresh Inks Sky Blue, Ginger, Melon, Grass. Provincial Gray

Thankful Chevron

Hello!  I hope you all are having a nice weekend!  I'm getting ready to head to the dirt track races to watch my husband race but first I wanted to share a card I made this afternoon.

I found a couple of challenges to play with.  I used Sketch 93 from Freshly Made Sketches & also the Friday Mashup Challenge #117 Tic-Tac-Toe.

I went with a fun, playful theme!  On vacation I purchased a paper pad by Heidi Swap called "Serendipity" that I used for the patterned paper background.  For the mashup tic-tac-toe challenge, I chose to work with "blue, butterflies & buttons" and also used a few of my favorite things.  I colored the butterfly wood piece  white with my white ink pad and then stamped the polka dots across it with a stamp in Avery Elle's "Picture It" stamp set.  A few of my favorite things that I used on this card are: PTI's Chevron Plate Vertical, Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Frames Squares Die, a white enamel dot, Simon Says Stamp sentiment & dimensionals.

Freshly Made Sketches #93

Friday Mashup Challenge #117

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies
Stamps:  Simon Says Stamp Lots of Thanks, Avery Elle Picture This

Patterned Paper: Heidi Swapp Serendipity

Dies: Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Mat Squares, PTI Vertical Chevron Cover Plate

Card Stock: Aqua Mist PTI

Butterfly: Michaels

Buttons: Hawaiian Shores PTI

Ink: Raspberry Fizz PTI

The Best Part of My Day...

Hey!! I have had such a wonderful weekend!  Not only has the weather been beautiful & unseasonably cool in Kansas, but I had the pleasure of spending it with three of my favorite people:  Amy Kolling, Laurie Willison & Suzanne Dahlberg.  We spent time making cards, chatting, laughing, watching movies and eating way too much yummy food! :)  The time went by so quickly and it's hard to believe that something we've looked forward to for so long is already over!

I made quite a few cards during the weekend.  The first one that I'm sharing today is for two challenges.

I love that "you" die from Simon Says Stamp!  The sketch is based on the current challenge from Freshly Made Sketches #88.  The color scheme is from the ColourQ Challenge #191.  After I stamped the flowers on the die cuts, I popped some of them up with dimensionals and created a half frame for the sentiments.  I added stripes behind the image panel for a little subtle accent.

Thank you for stopping by!  I'll be sharing a few more cards later this week!

Supplies

Dies: Simon Says Stamps "You", PTI Mini Blooms

Stamps: PTI Mini Blooms, Simon Says Stamps You, PTI BB: Super Stripes

Ink: PTI Pure Poppy, Harvest Gold, Spring Rain, Limeade Ice, CTMH Slate

Paper: PTI Pure Poppy, Harvest Gold & White