Exciting news!

Note: this is my second post for today. 
Please scroll down to see the card that I made for the latest 10 Minute Craft Dash. 

I am so excited to share that Lisa Warren of Inspired Blueprints 

has asked me to join her design team!

You can find the announcement here (along with a list of all of the DT members)
& my introduction here.

Here is the sketch that Lisa had given the applicants:

And here's the layout I made with it:

I used a mix of patterned papers: the woodgrain is Teresa Collins (I bought like seven of these!), the floral is American Crafts Dear Lizzy and the text is Stampin' Up!

Here are some close ups....

The "real life" diecut is Teresa Collins.

And this bike is a Hero Arts stamp. I stamped it on a PTI diecut and added some PTI buttons.

I decided to include three tags on my layout and placed the third one behind this photo...

When you pull it out.... it reveals my journaling. I typed it on my typewriter on a piece of Dear Lizzy patterned paper -- I just love these jars!

Be sure to go check out the rest of the fabulous Inspired Blueprints design team here.

Oh, and before I go, I have to apologize with being late with the Pages With Papertrey Challenge this month.... I'm going to use this layout for the challenge, which is three. Include three of something on your layout. I used three photos, three tags & three colours of card stock.

Thanks for looking!

10 Minute Craft Dash #28

Hi there!

Just popping in today to post the card that I made for the latest 10 Minute Craft Dash,

where the challenge is to create a card using the three colours in the image above.

I thought these colours would be perfect to make a scratch and sniff card
for my online friend, Gina, as a thank you for the sugar-free Jello powder
she sent me this summer for Stamp-a-faire.
Thanks again, Gina!

I used some My Mind's Eye patterned paper for the background.

I diecut some rustic cream cardstock using one of my MFT dies.

I stamped the leaves with Ripe Avocado ink.

For the cherries, I mixed some red Zing embossing powder with some sugar-free Jello mix.

I stamped the cherries in versamark and then in pure poppy ink. Then I heat embossed it.

And my time.... 9:48.1.

Success! But, I didn't have time to add any stitching.

Oh well....

So head on over to Paulina's blog to check out what the rest of the DT made for the challenge.

And you'll probably want to play along, too..... here's the prize that's up for grabs:

Thanks for looking!

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CASE Study Challenge #161 & PWP Sketch #26

I have a couple of projects to share today....

The first one is the card that I made for CASE Study Challenge #161, featuring one of my very favourite stampers, Elena Roussakis.
 

 

Now, as adorable as Elena's project is, it had me a little stumped.

I don't have any doll stamps or people stamps.

However, I really liked the idea of the "it's what's inside that counts theme."

 

So, when my daughter was saying how sad she'd be that I'm going away to Minneapolis

this coming weekend for the Women of Faith Conference and Jonah suggested that I make her cards for each day like I did for him when he went to camp, I starting thinking about what I could do.

Then, Sage told me that I could make three of the same card, if I wanted.

Well, that's when I got inspired!

 

So, I used my Simon Says stamp cat in a pumpkin stamp for the focal point on my card, which I paper-pieced with Crate Paper and Authentique patterned paper.

I used these same papers for my background and stitched around the three sides to create a pocket.

I decided to diecut three different patterned papers (Simple Stories (x2) & Teresa Collins)

with my PTI Edgers #5 dies to make little tabbed journaling cards.

I stamped each one with a day of the week stamp from PTI's Fabulous Frames set.

 

Sage can pull one card out each evening before bed to read my message for that day,

which includes her blessing.

So, even if it looks nothing like Elena's project, it was inspired by hers.

I'm linking this up to this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge: use a rubber or clear stamp.

 

The next project I have to share is a sketch and a layout for Pages With Papertrey.

The sketch is Sketch #93 from Inspired Blueprints.

 

  

And here's my layout, which I changed to one 4x6 photo, instead of 6 2x2" photos.

I used My Mind's Eye patterned paper and enamel dots.

For my title, I diecut some PTI Terracotta Tile cardstock with my PTI Headline Alphabet dies

and stamped each one with my PTI BB:Woodgrain set.

I also did the same thing to the tab I diecut with my PTI Edger's #5 die.

 

I'm linking this layout up to the My Mind's Eye October Challenge: Chalk It Up.

 

Thanks for looking!

Happy Thanksgiving

It's our Thanksgiving today!

We celebrated with my mom and her boyfriend yesterday in Winnipeg. 

And tonight, we're going to my SIL's for supper.
So, two nights in a row without having to cook supper is definitely one of the many things I'm thankful for!

I wanted to share a fall card that I made.

I used some Echo Park patterned paper as my background. 

For the tree, I stamped my image in versa mark and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.

Then, I pressed some ink onto my stamp press and with a paintbrush dipped in water, I coloured in my leaves. 

A little twine with some buttons finishes it off.

Thanks for looking!

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Pumpkin party invitations

Today, I want to share the invitations that I made for the pumpkin party

I'm having for my Sunday School group later this month.

I used my new Reverse Confetti Forever Fall stamp set,

as well as the Reverse Confetti Sketch for You to Try (SFYTT).

 

 

 

Here's one of the nine invitations I made (they're all the same).

 

I used my PTI woodgrain impression plate to impress the kraft and white cardstock panels.

For my pumpkins, I stamped the top one first, then masked it to stamp the second one in versamark

& then heat embossed it with white embossing powder.

Then I masked that one to stamp the bottom pumpkin.

I fussy cut them all out by hand.

 

I diecut my banner using my PTI Get a Handle on It diecut.

I stamped the sentiment from Forever Fall.

 

I'm hoping they'll read the sentiment as saying hello to the pumpkins, not that I'm calling them pumpkin.

But it's probably fine either way. ;)

 

I'm linking these up to Reverse Confetti 'Fetti Finds &

 Simon Says Stamp Challenge: use a rubber or clear stamp.

 

Thanks for looking!

Getting more out of your stamps

Welcome to my Friday post, where I share a project that I've designed for 

Fresh Squeezed Stamps.

 

Today's card was made with Everyday Expressions, in an unusual way. 

I inked up the back of several stamps in three colours to stamp my background, stamping off with each colour. Then, I went back and stamped the corresponding image overtop, stamping off again sometimes.

I trimmed my stamped panel and adhered it to my card, stitching it in place. I stamped a sentiment and then adhered a diecut frame, embossed with a woodgrain impression plate and wrapped with twine & buttons, with dimensional adhesive.

I'm linking these up to this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge: use a rubber or clear stamp.
 

Thanks for looking!

CAS(E) this Sketch #49

Today I'm sharing the card that I made for Sketch #49 by Karolyn Loncon:

After seeing this sketch, I couldn't resist using some of my speech bubble dies.

 

I diecut the largest die from cardstock and adhered the frame to my card. I diecut the other two from patterned paper and adhered them with dimensional adhesive. I stamped my sentiment onto my background. A trio of enamel dots finish it off.

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 17th to link up your card.
 

I'm linking this up to this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge: use a rubber or clear stamp.
 

Thanks for looking!

Thank you tags

On the Friday night before my crop, my friends, Mandy & Susan, came to help set up.

 

We'd had one attendee who was lamenting the fact that I wasn't have the crop Friday evening and Saturday all day (like I had in the past), but we couldn't get in early because the gym was booked until eight. I told her if she wanted to come from eight until eleven that would be fine.

 

So, I told Mandy & Susan to bring their stuff and we could start scrapbooking (Susan),

working on Project Life (Mandy) and making cards (me.)

The attendee didn't end up scrapbooking that evening, but my friends and I did.

 

Here's what I worked on:

 

I made tags for the attendees as a "thanks for coming" and

attached them to a roll of washi tape as a little gift.

I used my PTI tag sale #7 die, as well as their new cream twine.

For my stamps, I used my Forever Fall stamp set by Reverse Confetti.

I'm linking these up to Reverse Confetti 'Fetti Finds &

 Simon Says Stamp Challenge: use a rubber or clear stamp.

Thanks for looking!

CASE Study Challenge #160

When I saw that October's CASE study muse was my friend, Elena Roussakis,
I knew I had to play along!

I love Elena's work-- I'm a big fan of her cards and parties!

I mean, look at this photo! Isn't it sweet?

Here's the card I made using Elena's cherry party as inspiration.

I used some PTI cardstock, dies & stamps.

I cut my banner from Echo Park patterned paper.

Thanks for looking!

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