One more sleep....

It's one more day until February 14th and I have one more Valentine's Day card to share.

I made it using some of the 

new January release products from  Reverse Confetti.

I started with a white cardstock panel, on which I stamped the leaves from Love Blooms

 using the rock 'n roll technique with limeade ice and Hawaiian shores ink.

I diecut three of the flowers using Love Blooms Confetti Cuts from sweet blush cardstock and 

stamped the flowers using a combination of sweet blush, hibiscus burst & raspberry fizz ink.

I diecut the banner (Beautiful Banners Confetti Cuts) and stamped the banner outline using Beautiful Banners.

I then curved the Puppy Love sentiment on my stamp press and stamped it onto the banner.

A few Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear sequins finish it off.

 

  

I'm linking this up to Taheerah's Cure for the Monday Blues Challenge #43:

Thanks for looking!

Cure for the Monday Blues #39

Today, I have a card to share that I made for the Cure for the Monday Blues Challenge #39:

Isn't that photo gorgeous?

The leaves on the dark plate reminded me of the leaves in the new Love Blooms stamp set,

so I pulled out my Reverse Confetti to make my card.

I debated on stamping my background with the new tiny circle stamps in Right Here, Right Now,

but then I remembered the Simon Says Stamp stencil I have and decided to use that.

I placed it over my stamper's select white panel and inked it up with Versamark,

then I heat embossed it in gold.

Then, I repeated the process with another part of the stencil and silver embossing powder.

I diecut the scalloped circle from smokey shadow cardstock using the Circles 'n Scallops Confetti Cuts.

I stamped my sentiment (using Beautiful Banners for "happy birthday" and All About You for "to you") and heat embossed them in gold.

I stamped the leaves from Love Blooms and heat embossed those as well.

A sprinkling of Pretty Pink Posh Metallic Gold sequins finishes it off.

 

  

Thanks for looking!

Cure for the Monday Blues #35 & a couple of sales

I just wanted to wish a happy Thanksgiving to my American friends --

I hope you're all enjoying a wonderful day!

Today, I have a Christmas card that I made using the

 Seasonal Sentiments stamp set from Reverse Confetti

and the Cure For the Monday Blues Challenge #35:

I love how the white stands out in the photo &

the patterned rug that grounds everything. So pretty!

I decided to use some Pink Paislee pattened paper for my background,

leaving some white along the sides.

I stamped my sentiment (from Seasonal Sentiments) onto Love Note diecut.

I added a Pink Paislee embellishment & some leaves that I diecut using the North Pole Wishes Confetti Cuts. 

And before I go, I just wanted to let you know that

today & tomorrow, Reverse Confetti is having a Black Friday sale.

Here are the details:

And, Pretty Pink Posh is also having a sale tomorrow:

Happy Shopping! :)

Thanks for looking!

If I die.... post this on YouTube!

I have a layout to share today for this month's Pages With Papertrey,

where the challenge is to use stamps for your title.

I decided to use my new Wet Paint Alphabet stamps to create my title:

something my son called out as he swung on the Tarzan rope at family day at our local Bible camp. 

I used Crate Paper patterned paper, wooden embellishments and slide frames (the largest and smallest ones.)

The other two slide frames I made using PTI's Slide Frame die and coasters.

I stamped the date using the Slide Frame dies.

I stamped the sentiment from Get Lost in the small Crate Paper slide frame.

If you play along with this month's challenge, please link up your layout here in the comments on my blog

or here in the Papertrey Ink forum. I'd love to see what you create!

I'm also linking this up to Taheerah's Cure for the Monday Blues Challenge #25:

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Cure for the Monday Blues #22

I'm super excited to be guest designing for The Cure for the Monday Blues!

I have enjoyed playing along with Taheerah's fabulous inspirational challenge (click!), 

and was so thrilled when she asked me to guest design for her this week!

I was inspired by the colours, the diagonal stripes on the table legs, the shapes on 

 those drawers and that super sweet photo with the sun on it.

Here's my card:

I used the backs of various circle stamps in my collection to stamp my background

in aqua mist, harvest gold, sweet blush & berry sorbet.

I die cut my diagonal patterned paper using the top part of the tag from the 

Pretty Pink Posh's Stitched Duo 1 dies.

I stamped the sentiment using Papertrey Ink's Wet Paint stamp set.

I stamped the sun (from Papertrey Ink's City Scene) onto sweet blush card stock and cut out by hand.

A few Pretty Pink Posh sequins (6mm Pink Blush, 4mm Lemon Meringue) finish it off.

For my card, I also used Poppy Sketch #7,

which Pretty Pink Posh is sponsoring:

I'm linking this up to this week's 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: You Gotta Have Friends.

Thanks for looking!

Congrats X2

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I recently started 

selling my cards in a localshop in my town.

Well, I stopped in this week to see how things were going 

(And my cards are selling -- yay!)

The owner also suggested I makes some cards for grad.

So, on Friday night and yesterday morning, I made about eight grad cards.

Here are two of them.

For both of these cards, I used some Heidi Swapp patterned paper
and journaling cards (which I die cut using my PTI Journaling Card 1 die).
I also stamped on both of them with PTI's Wet Paint III.

On this one, I added a Heidi Swapp acrylic butterfly, which
I stitched in place with my sewing machine.

I'm linking this up to the 

 Moxie Fab World's Photo Pocket Page Challenge
and to this week's Cure for the Monday Blues Challenge:

Thanks for looking!

Five for Friday

Well, June is speeding by & we've been pretty busy....

I've been working quite a bit (which is nice, since I'll have July & August off),

we had a garage sale on Saturday & I caught a cold somewhere in there (boo!)

Here are some other highlights....

1. Austin had his final Jazz Choir performance last Thursday evening.

He's a member of the Jr. Jazz Choir at his school.

For their last song, they sang Radioactive and were joined by the Sr. Jazz Choir

as well as members of the Jazz band on instruments -- it sounded amazing!

I actually got a little teary-eyed while they sang.... for me it had

the same effect as watching a flash mob on Youtube.

(Please tell me I'm not the only one that gets affected by these like that!)

I think it's the whole "coming together thing" -- but seeing the two choirs

and the amazingly talented young musicians.... well, it was just really cool!

And, Austin had a solo in the song, too. :)

2. The next day, I went along on another field trip with Jonah.

(I love that he still wants me to come along!)

This one was local and we visited the Thresherman's Museum.

Our group had a lot of fun touring... but Jonah's favourite thing was definitely the petting zoo --

he could have stayed there and cuddled bunnies and kittens all day!

3. I got new glasses.

What do you think?

4. I got to spend the day in the city with my best friend, Val, yesterday.

(Sorry for the slightly blurry photo -- Sage took it for us before we left.)

We spent the day shopping (always a fun time!)

I bought the pink top that I'm wearing in the photo of me where I'm showing off my new glasses.

5. And, because I always love to share something crafty....

I made a card for Taheerah's Cure for the Monday Blues Challenge #20,

using some Reverse Confetti stamps & dies.

I was inspired by the rug in the photo.

I diecut my Petals 'n Posies Confetti Cuts from true black cardstock,

stamped on them with Petals 'n Posies in versamark

and heat embossed them in different colours.

Then, I stamped the same stamps in sweet blush on my sweet blush background.

My sentiment is from the fabulous Lots to Say stamp set.

Thanks for looking!

Cure for the Monday Blues #17

It's been a few weeks since I've been able to play along with 

Taheerah's Cure for the Monday Blues:

I love this sweet little nursery! 

I was inspired by the strip of green along the top of the photo & the grey tree.

Here's my card:

I used some Papertrey ink card stock (stamper's select white and spring moss)

and layered it over some soft stone card stock.

I stamped some Wplus9 Spring Florals flowers and leaves in soft stone,

masking the flowers to stamp the leaves.

I stamped my sentiment (from Wplus9's Fresh Cut Florals) in Versafine Black Onyx.

As a finishing touch, I added some Pretty Pink Posh Marshmallow 4mm Sequins

and Marshmallow 6mm Sequins.

I'm also linking this up to this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Spring Flowers.

Thanks for looking!

Cure for the Monday Blues #11

*Note: if you're interested in seeing what stamps & dies

I have for sale, please click here. Thanks!

Today, I have a card to share that I made for
Taheerah's Cure for the Monday Blues Challenge #11:

I was inspired by the bold, bright colours, the frames and 

the white lettering on the blue background.

Here's my card:

I used all Papertrey Ink products.
I started with a Hawaiian Shores card stock base, which I stamped repeatedly with the Slide Frame die in Hawaiian Shores ink.
I diecut a Slide Frame from Hibiscus Burst card stock and then stamped it with the same colour ink.
I stamped my Wet Paint sentiments in versa mark and heat embossed it in white.
I diecut a Feather Finery die from white carddstock.
To "ink" up my stamp, I painted some yellow watercolour paint onto my stamp and then stamped it onto the die cut. I added a little red to the yellow and stamped it a second time.
Then, I added a little more red and stamped the dots.
A button & twine finishes it off.

I'm linking this card up to
this week's Make It Monday at PTI: stamping with watercolour mediums.

Thanks for looking!