Stamp-a-faire 2014 Morning Timer Challenge #6

I have another card to share for the Morning Timer Challenge...

I used my MIM Country Fair kit stamps & dies.

I also used this colour combo:

... and this sketch, which I made into a tall card:

Thanks for looking! 

Stamp-a-faire 2014 Morning Timer Challenge #5

I have another card to share for the Morning Timer Challenge...

  

I used my Pedal Pusher stamps and dies, as well as stamps from the MIM Country Fair kit.

I also used this colour combo:

... and this sketch, which I made into a tall card:

Thanks for looking! 

Stamp-a-faire 2014 Morning Timer Challenge #4

I have another card to share for the Morning Timer Challenge...

I used the feather stamps and dies from the MIM Beautiful Brushstrokes kit.

I stamped the sentiment using Wet Paint.

I also used this colour combo:

... and this sketch:

Thanks for looking! 

Stamp-a-faire 2014 Time After Time Challenge #2

For the PTI Time After Time challenge, I went back on my blog to some of my earliest

 posts that were labeled "cards" (before I started making cards, I was primarily a scrapbooker.)

I found this post, dated almost four years ago, in September 2010, 

where I shared three cards that I made.

I decided to remake this one:

Okay, it's pretty cute but there are a lot of patterns happening here!

I sill love using patterned paper & stitching on my cards.

And, I love using journaling cards on my cards, too.

This was in my pre-stamping days, so my sentiment if computer generated.

Here's my remake....

I used a couple of We R Memory Keepers journaling card paper pads that I picked up a few days ago 

at Hobby Lobby. 

I stamped the two feathers onto die cuts card stock using the Feathers from Beautiful Brushstrokes.

I added some Pretty Pink Posh twine and a PTI button. 

Thanks for looking!

Stamp-a-faire 2014 Time After Time Challenge #1

For the PTI Time After Time challenge, I went back on my blog to some of my earliest

 posts that were labeled "cards" (before I started making cards, I was primarily a scrapbooker.)

I found this post, dated four years ago, in August 2010, where I shared four cards that I made.

Truthfully, looking back, I don't love them, and definitely feel I've grown as a card maker

in the last four years -- thankfully! LOL!

So, anyway, I decided to remake some of these cards, starting with this one:

Okay, it's pretty cute! But quite different from what I create now.... not so much in style, per say.

I sill love using patterned paper & stitching on my cards.

But the dinosaurs were fussy cut from patterned paper (which isn't something I do very often anymore) and the sentiment is computer generated.... and I'm wondering how I cut out that nice speech bubble.... it could have been printed on the computer, too, and cut out by hand. 

Or maybe I rounded the corners with a corner rounder....

Well, anyway, onto the remake....

I used a new American Crafts DIY 6x6 paper pad that I picked up a few days ago 

at Hobby Lobby for my background, which I die cut using one of the Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Border dies.

I stamped the two foxes onto card stock (soft stone & classic kraft) and paper-pieced them.

I die cut the flower using the little flower die from PTI's Flip Flop dies and added a Pretty Pink Posh 6mm Sparkling Clear sequin for a little sparkle. 

The speech bubble was die cut using a Simon Says Stamp speech bubble die, which I made shorter

by diecutting it twice.

The sentiment is from Reverse Confetti's Lots to Say stamp set.

Thanks for looking!

Stamp-a-faire 2014 Ancient Rome Mock Mosaics #2

I have a card to share that I made using Lizzie Jones' Mock Mosaics technique, as well

as Melissa's Antique Embossing Technique.

I applied the embossing paste on my vintage cream card stock background using my hearts cover plate as a stencil.

I die cut my Feather Finery die from  vellum, heat embossed it in gold & added some dark chocolate ink.

I die cut the tag using Tag Sale #7 from Heidi Swapp patterned paper) and stamped my sentiment (from Fancy That) in navy.

A little bird (from Feather Finery) & some twine finish it off.

Thanks for looking!

Stamp-a-faire 2014 Ancient Rome Mock Mosaics #1

I have a card to share that I made using Lizzie Jones' Mock Mosaics technique.

I applied the embossing paste on my vintage cream card stock background using my hexagon cover plate as a stencil.

I die cut my Feather Finery die from sweet blush card stock and stamped it with hibiscus burst & raspberry fizz.

I die cut the banners using Get a Handle On It (from cream card stock & Heidi Swapp patterned paper) and added a Wet Paint Cuts die cut word. 

A few enamel dots finish it off.

Thanks for looking!

Stamp-a-faire 2014 Morning Timer Challenge #3

I made another card for the Morning Timer Challenge this afternoon.

I decided to reuse one of the sketches and made this card...

I was really pleased with how this turned out!

I used some new MME patterned paper and the MIM Country Fair kit.

I also used this colour combo:

... and this sketch, which I rotated again:

Thanks for looking! 

Stamp-a-faire 2014 Morning Timer Challenge #2

I made another card for the Morning Timer Challenge this afternoon....

I used some new MME patterned paper, Scribbled Circles

and a Wet Paint Cuts die cut word.

I stamped the leaves using Wplus9's Spring Blooms stamp set.

I also used this colour combo, but I substituted limeade ice for new leaf.

... and this sketch, which I rotated:

Thanks for looking! 

Stamp-a-faire 2014 Explore Ancient Rome Faux Frescoes #2

I have another card to share that I made using Lizzie Jones' Faux Frescoes technique.

I applied the translucent embossing paste on my white card stock, stamped the globe

from PTI's Destination stamp set, water coloured it and cut it out by hand.

I stamped the sentiment using Wet Paint Alphabet & the new Phrase Play #7 stamp set.

I trimmed the end of the banner using one of the Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Border dies.

I water coloured the background.

Thanks for looking!

Stamp-a-faire 2014 Explore Ancient Rome Faux Frescoes #1

I have a card to share that I made using Lizzie Jones' Faux Frescoes technique.

I applied the translucent embossing paste on my white card stock background

as well as on the LL:Square die cut.

I stamped with my new Fancy That stamp set (both the image on the die cut & the sentiment.)

I watercoloured in the medallion using the new palette watercolour inks I got.

It's hard to capture the texture and shine on film...

Thanks for looking!

Stamp-a-faire 2014 Morning Timer Challenge -- Sage

I'm sharing a card that Sage made for the Morning Timer Challenge.

I helped a little & we managed to get it done in 13 minutes and 15 seconds.

Isn't it adorable?

She used some patterned paper from the MIM Sprinkles & Sparkles set,

the Wet Paint die cut and the Cat's Meow stamp, which she water coloured.

She used this colour combo, but substituted harvest gold for limeade ice...

... and this sketch, which she rotated:

I'm also linking her card up to this week's Simon Says Stamp Summer Vacation Kid's Challenge.

Thanks for looking! 

Stamp-a-faire 2014 Morning Timer Challenge #1

I was pretty excited to wake up this morning and find it cloudy & misty with a chance of rain.

We were suppose to walk in the Corn & Apple Festival with our taekwondo club, 

but with it being so cold and wet, we decided to opt out -- which left me with an open morning

to get started on the Papertrey Ink Stamp-a-faire challenges.

I started off with the Morning Timer Challenge and made this card in just over 16 min.

I used a new Webster Pages printed bag, my PTI woodgrain impression plate

and my die cut word and stamps from the MIM Country Fair kit.

I also used this colour combo...

... and this sketch:

Thanks for looking! 

Stamp-a-faire 2014 Friday Night Meet & Greet

Hi there! 

Sage & I spent part of the afternoon tidying up our craft space in preparation

for tomorrow's Stamp-a-Faire at Papertrey Ink.

Here's the video we made for the SAF 2014 Meet & Greet --

special thanks to Jonah for being our cameraman and for making

the many attempts at this video so entertaining!

Thanks for looking!