CAS(E) This Sketch #142

Today, I have a card to share that I made for

 CAS(E) This Sketch #142 designed by me:



Here's my card:

I stamped along a strip of aqua mist cardstock for my background,

using one of the stamps from PTI's Twig Wreath.

Then, on the other side, on the white panel, I used more Twig Wreath stamps.

My sentiment is from Wplus9's Grateful Greetings, 

which I stamped in tropical teal.

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see the rest of the DT's takes on the sketch 

and to play along, if you'd like.

You have until Thursday, October 1st to link up your card.

And before you go, I also have a card & coordinating envelope 
on the Bazzill Basics blog today.

Hop on over to the Bazzill Basics blog to see which
new-to-me tool I used to make them!

Thanks for looking!

Sage's Birthday Party

This past Saturday, Sage turned 11.

To celebrate, we invited a few of her friends over for an art party.

Now, we'd already been thinking of an art party for her next birthday last year.

So, when Betsy Veldman's Masterpiece kit came out,

we had to get it -- it was exactly what we needed!

We used the stamps/dies to create the invitations

(which I forgot to photograph before we delivered-- oops!)

and the treat bags.

We had the dining room table set up with butcher paper

and canvases before the girls arrived:

Their first activity was painting canvases with acrylic paint.

Sage and I had created place cards for the guests using the Masterpiece kit

-- and those sweet easel dies!

I printed the names on the computer, trimmed the cardstock to 2" square

and stamped a butterfly from the Masterpiece kit on each one.

This is the canvas Sage painted -- it will go perfectly in her room!

The girls got to hang out for a bit -- I think they created Miis for themselves on our Wii U.

Our next activity was painting on watercolour paper with watercolours.

After we cleaned up from that, it was time for our snack, which I set up on our piano.

I added a couple of the watercolour pictures Sage & Clara had painted.

Using the same idea as the placecards, we created frames on easels for the food.

For the cupcake toppers, Sage and I diecut the printed easels from the Masterpiece kit.

I think the girls would be super disappointed if I didn't serve Butter Crunch at 

Sage's party -- it's definitely a favourite!

Thanks for looking!

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Pop Pop Pop

Today I have a card to share for the latest

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Pop Pop Pop:

I was totally inspired by the popcorn and decided 

to use my Reverse Confetti products to make a popcorn shaker card:

I'm super excited with how it turned out!

I used my Shakers 'n Frames Confetti Cuts to diecut some 

Webster's patterned paper that was in my stash and create

my shaker, using multiple layers of Bazzill adhesive foam.

I stamped the sentiment from Sugary Sweet Sentiments twice:

once in dark chocolate and a second time, slightly to the right and down, in aqua mist.

A trio of buttons and twine finish it off.

  

Thanks for looking!

Muse Card Club Challenge #133

Today, I have a card to share for the Muse Card Club Challenge #133, 

which is to use this card by my talented friend, Michele Ferguson,

as our inspiration:

I recognized the background patterned paper that Michele used

(it's My Mind's Eye) and thought that perhaps I had the same paper in my stash.

I did, in fact, but it was sized to 12x12.

I decided to use it as my background anyway....

I matted my patterned paper on some aqua mist cardstock.

I created a tag using sweet blush cardstock & PTI's Tag Sale 5, which I trimmed down
along the edges and the end.
I stamped the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp's Wplus9 stamp set.

Thanks for looking!  

PTI Create Along with Us

Today is Sage's birthday and her party starts at 1:30 this afternoon,

so I'm just popping in quickly to post the card that I made for 

this month's Create Along With Us at Papertrey Ink.

The PTI Design Team is amazing and always so inspiring!

This month, I chose to be inspired by this card by Amy Sheffer:

I was very inspired by the design of Amy's wonderful card,

but since I haven't gotten my MIM Holiday Folk kit yet,

I needed to find a different stamp set to use.

I decided to make my card using Guiding Lights.

I stamped the sentiment repeatedly in soft stone.

My lighthouse was stamped in soft stone, ocean tides & black.

The panel was mounted with dimensional adhesive onto a piece

of Pink Paislee patterned paper.

Okay, I'm off to do some party prep...

Thanks for looking!

Five for Friday

1. Well, it's the first full week of school and everyone seems to be doing well.

While I miss the relaxed feeling of summer, I do enjoy getting back 

into a schedule in the fall.

2. Tomorrow is Sage's birthday. 

We've been getting ready for her party this week.... prepping the food

(cupcakes, butter crunch and cookies --- mmmm!)

and working on decorations, like our chalkboard over the piano:

3. I also made up little treat bags for the girls to take home --
 each one contains a couple of pieces of butter crunch.

I diecut them using Reverse Confetti's new Thanks Tag Confetti Cuts.

I stamped the butterflies (from the PTI Masterpiece MIM Kit) in summer sunrise, 

hawaiian shores and berry sorbet, 

spritzing them with water before stamping to give a watercolour effect.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

I scored the top of the tags and folded them over and stapled them in place.

4. So, Austin is gone for the weekend....

He auditioned to be a part of the CMYC (Central Manitoba Youth Choir) in spring

and made it, so he's attending their first retreat where he'll learn the songs they'll perform

when they tour next month.

I'm praying he has a great time and makes some new friends!

5. And lastly, I have one more card to enter in the

 My Favourite Things Card Design Superstar Contest.

To make my card, I started by colouring with my Zig Clean Colour Waterbrush Markers

on some watercolour paper and then pulling the colour with a water brush.

I diecut these using the Soda Pop dies and lined them up along the bottom of

my card base.

I stamped the "you are soda-lightful" onto white cardstock,

and cut it apart before adhering it with dimensional adhesive.

 

I stamped the "happy birthday" (also from Soda Pop) in versamark

on true black cardstock and heat embossed it in white.

It, too, is adhered using dimensional adhesive.

I'm also linking this card up to this week's

  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Die Crazy.

Thanks for looking!

CAS(E) This Sketch #141

Today, I have three cards to share that I made for

 CAS(E) This Sketch #141 designed by N@ Ali:



I made my first card two weeks ago, for the new children's pastor at our church --

just a little card to welcome her and let her know that I'm looking forward 

to serving with her in children's ministries.

I started by masking a square on my card from with post-it notes and inking

it with my Tim Holtz blending tool in aqua mist.

 I stamped my sentiment & banner (both Winnie & Walter)

and then added the "to & our" but had to selectively ink other words from 

that set to spell "church."

I masked off the banner and then stamped my flowers & leaves using

PTI's Twig Wreath stamp set.

The next two cards are ones that I made for the 

 My Favourite Things Card Design Superstar Contest.

This uses two new MFT sets: Fall Florals & Soda Pop.

I blended some Altenew Warm Sunshine ink onto my background

and then built by bouquet using Fall Florals stamps and dies

in PTI's Simply Chartreuse and Ripe Avocado and Altenew's Frosty Pink,

Coral Berry and Warm Sunshine.

I stamped the sentiment from Soda Pop onto some black cardstock

in Versamark and heat embossed it in white.

I cut it into a strip and adhered it with dimensional adhesive.

My last card uses MFT's Soda Pop.

I inked up some white cardstock with three different colours of ink:

PTI's limeade ice, orange zest & Memento's lilac posies --

and then diecut them using the Soda Pop dies.

I stamped the circle images/sentiment on white cardstock

and diecut it using the smallest circle die I own.

I stamped my sentiment (also from Soda Pop) in Versamark ink

and heat embossed it in white on true black cardstock.

To mat my card, I inked some white cardstock with the lilac posies ink.

I'm also linking these last two cards up to this week's

  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Die Crazy.

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see the rest of the DT's takes on the sketch 

and to play along, if you'd like.

You have until Thursday, September 24th to link up your card.

Thanks for looking!

MFT Card Design Superstar Contest -- take 2

Today, I have another card to share for the My Favourite Things

Card Design Superstar Contest.

I made it using some of my new MFT products: 

the Etched Flower Background stamp and a sentiment from Soda Pop.

I stamped the Etched Background stamp in versamark onto my background

and heat embossed it in gold.

I cut my panel on an angle and added a strip of black cardstock,

on white I heat embossed my sentiment in white. 

Thanks for looking!

MFT Card Design Superstar Contest

Today, I have a card to share for the My Favourite Things

Card Design Superstar Contest.

I made it using some of my new MFT products: 

the Fall Florals stamps and dies, the Etched Flower Background

 and the Written in Watercolour stamp set.

I stamped my Fall Florals on my background and on the coordinating diecuts.

I stamped the background stamp onto aqua mist cardstock and used it as my border.

I stamped the sentiment in versafine onyx black ink and trimmed

it out by hand before adhering it with dimensional adhesive onto my card.

Thanks for looking!

September Pinterest Inspired Challenge

Today, I have a card to share that I made for this month's 

Pinterest Inspired Challenge, using some Reverse Confetti products.

Here's the inspiration photo:

I love these colours and the geometric pattern!

Here's my card:

I stamped my panel's background using the trio of triangles stamp from

Tinsel 'n Trim (I love using my Christmas stamp sets on non- Christmas cards!)

I stamped my sentiment from God is Good and added some

enamel dots to finish it off.

I'm also linking my card up to Virginia's View Challenge #18: Geometric Patterns.

  

Thanks for looking!

Muse Challenge #132

Today, I have a card to share for the Muse Challenge #132, 

where we're being inspired by this card by Joan Bardee:

Joan's card, with its stacked sentiments and fall colours,

made me think of the CTMH stamp set I got a few years ago,

so I decided to use that to make my card.

At first, I thought I'd mask off the sentiments with washi tape

and stamp it in different colours.

However, when I got out my supplies, I happened to spy my new

 Zig Clear Colour Brush Markers and decided to use those instead.

I coloured each sentiment with a different colour and, before

stamping them onto my cardstock, spritzed my stamp with water a couple of times.

I love how it turned out!

I added a few buttons to finish it off.

Thanks for looking!

Make It Monday #223

Sage and I have been getting ready for her birthday party next weekend.

We are planning an "art party", where she and her friends

will paint canvases and try some watercoloring.

It should be wonderful...

So, to make the invitations, we pulled out Betsy's MIM Masterpiece kit.

We made invitations and place cards and tags for the treat bags...

Oh, and lots of little easels, too.

It's been fun!

So, I decided that while I had the kit out that I would make her birthday 

card right away, too...

I inked the butterflies with summer sunrise and either berry sorbet or 

hawaiian shores around the edges) and then spritzing them with water

before stamping them onto watercolour paper.

I made the pocket using the PTI Pocket Journaling die and some patterned paper

and stamped a couple of butterflies onto that as well.

The sentiment is from Choose Joy.

I created a camouflaged pocket insert for this week's Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink.

The insert pulls out to reveal the birthday greeting (from Bloomers).

Thanks for looking!