bookworm and boy reading

Welcome to this week's 365 Cards Super Sketchy Sunday, there's a whole week of Robyn's Fetish Digital  Stamps fun.  Come play along this week, can't wait to see what you create.  And since we're talking about reading... here's another little card.

I made this little card the other day and kept meaning to post it for the A Passion for Papertrey "Silhouette" challenge and the Young Crafters Unite "masculine" challenge, and now I'm realizing the only time to post it is now!  The photo is a little blurry, but since I sold the card to a friend, I didn't realize it till after she'd taken the card home.  If anyone is looking for a fabulous PTI set, I'd say All Booked Up is a goodie, how's that for a little enabling?

Materials: Bookworm Robyn's Fetish image, Basic Grey patterned paper, Twinery twine, paper clip, water color pencils

Boy Reading: PTI All Booked Up, PTI Mat Stack 4, PTI Book Print Impression plate, PTI Mat Stack 3 die, EK Success 1 3/4th inch circle punch, Versafine black ink, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Gathered twigs, Tim Holtz Distress Stain Antique Linen, Coredinations card stock, 

coffee and cookies

So this week's Play Date Cafe colors are kraft, flesh and cadet blue and since Ms. Literal girl over here saw coffee cups on the photo I thought "duh, gotta make another coffee card".  I shared these coffee projects with the local coffee shop (who's coffee was being decorated) and they kindly offered me some burlap sacks for my next project.  So I thought it'd be fun to use a piece of the sack for some added texture (Moxie Fab World "Textured to Perfection" and Lily Pad Cards "A Texture Challenge").  I had to recruit some help from my friend to sew the sack and ribbon onto the card as I don't have a sewing machine, but it worked out well.  Obviously I had the CAS-ual Friday sketch in the back of my mind from yesterday's card, while my take isn't exact (be proud girls), it kinda works if you flip and rotate it?)

Materials: PTI Warm Happiness Too, Paper Smooches Warm Concoctions, burlap sack, ribbon from Karen, PTI kraft card stock, Coredinations card stock, Versafine black ink, water color pencils, PTI Warm Happiness die

true friend

A simple card that says a lot.  Now that I live in my hometown (after years of living abroad) I have such an appreciation for true friends, those friends I have known for 20 years who's friendship go so deep.  This morning one of those friends was looking flustered in the street so I picked up her 3 month old and helped her nearly 3 year old out of the street.  After she got off the telephone she shared that her mother has cancer and how did I know that she needed a hand at that very moment?  But, a true friend doesn't need to have a history, sometimes people present themselves in our lives at the right time and you just connect.  So this card is a nod to those friends, both old and new, who I have helped and who, in return, have helped me.  Thank you.  Since I'm getting side tracked and emotional, back on track, the card is based on the CAS-ual Friday sketch.  Because Wee Memories and Simon Says Stamp are having free for all challenges this week I'll also enter this card in those challenges.  

Materials: PTI In Bloom, ribbon from Yvonne, Reflections Rhinestones, Versafine black ink, Stampendous clear embossing powder, Tim Holtz distress ink worn lipstick, Smooch Spritz Cherry Ice, PTI Kraft card stock, Fiskars corner rounder

friend to friend SPARKS challenge

So I couldn't resist and bought the Paper Smooches Hot Concoctions set and wanted to play along with the SPARKS challenge (use photo below as inspiration).  So I went for woodgrain and orange.  I used the current PTI Make It Monday technique of the brayer, first on the Tim Holtz woodgrain embossing folder and then on a piece of water color paper with the PTI In Bloom impression plate, obviously I had an extra one from today's other card.  I die cut out a take out coffee cup holder with PTI Fillable Frames #11, which was one more fun layer of texture for the Moxie Fab World "Textured to Perfection" challenge.

Materials: Paper Smooches Hot Concoctions, PTI Fillable Frames #4 sentiment,  PTI Fillable Frames #11 die, vellum, May Arts natural burlap string, Versafine black ink, Tim Holtz Distress inks fired brick, ripe persimmons, gathered twigs, PTI kraft card stock, recycled coffee holder

Thank you

I was totally inspired by this week's Make It Monday video, love this look.  It's a little different then my other favorite faux letterpress technique, but it gives it a slightly different feel. This week's Skipping Stones Sketch served as my inspiration, I flipped the sketched to put the sentiment at the bottom.  Because Simon Says Stamps and Wee Memories are both having an anything goes challenge, I'll enter this card in those challenges too.

Materials: PTI Mat Stack 1 & 2, In Bloom Impression Plate,  PTI Mat Stack 2 die, May Arts black string, Tim Holtz distress inks fired brick, ripe persimmons and worn lipstick, Versafine black ink, PTI kraft card stock, water color paper

PTI October Blog Hop

Welcome to another PTI Blog Hop, this month's inspiration is the photo below.  I chose a literal take on the photo (surprise!) and used three pumpkins and inspiration from the woodgrain fabric on the larger pumpkin.  I also used the current Lily Pad Cards sketch.

Materials: PTI Daily Designs pumpkin, SRM sticker, Tim Holtz woodgrain embossing folder, PTI Mat Stack 1 dies, May Arts natural fiber string, Tim Holtz distress ink wild honey and ripe persimmons, cream card stock and water color paper

Book Plate Cards

I had to get a number of cards done for one of my favorite card buyers, and since she was in town to join me on a fabulous fall walk event my deadline was this morning.  I've made a number of these cute book plate cards before (click here, here) and she liked them so much she wanted a set.  So I used a few different color challenges to help inspire me to make up a number of them.  I let her choose the sentiments, which was a fun little was to personalize the cards.

These ones use the Play Date Cafe colors, happy 2nd anniversary guys!  Since I missed last week's PDC (eek, how can that be!) I decided to make up for it this week, this being my 2nd entry. 

These two use this week's ColourQ (oops, missed the deadline) and Color Throwdown colors.  Love the idea of taking Halloween colors and making non Halloween cards.

And this one is for the Embellish challenge, I hid a button under the sentiment. And since I colored in all the vases I'm going to add this to the CAS-ual Fridays "Just add color" challenge.  And since Wee Memories is having a "Free for all" challenge this week I'll add this to their challenge too.

Materials: PTI All Booked Up,  PTI Mat Stack 3 & 4, PTI Book Print Impression plate, Core'dinations cardstock, PTI chocolate chip card stock, black card stock, water color paper, water color pencils, EK Success 1 3/4th inch circle punch, PTI Mat Stack 3 die, Tim Holtz Distress stain antique linen, Versafine black ink

thank you teacher

Welcome to another 365 Cards Super Sketchy Sunday, I decided my take on the sketch this week was going to take flight and let me tell you my boys were so excited to discover that I have a paper airplane stamp!  I decided to use the Play Date Cafe colors and colored in the paper airplanes (which works perfectly for the CAS-ual Fridays challenge "just add color").

Materials: PTI Happy Trails, Tim Holtz Distress inks seedless preserves, shabby shutters and mustard seed, Versafine black ink, water color pencils, cream card stock, water color paper

celebrate fall

So I looked at the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge so many times in the last week and thought, "what can I do that isn't a witch's hat", because while I've made a few Halloween themed cards/goodie bags, it isn't the holiday that calls my name.  So when I picked up the leaf above when I picked my son up from preschool this afternoon I carried it around with me for an hour marveling at it... so I though its shape loosely works for a cone, right?  I used the WMS Very Vintage Labels below, thinking you might see the brim of that hat... I know, it's a stretch, but please humor me.  I added a layer of PTI chocolate chip and kraft behind the main image to make this work for the current CR8FN color challenge.  And since I thought this would be a bit too big for a card, I turned it into a lovely framed piece of work because I wanted to play along with the LESSology wall art challenge (using a real leaf counts as upcycling right?).  Anyone know how long real leaves last when framed?  Will this be brown in 2 weeks time?

And since I couldn't think past the hat this morning I asked Mr. Ben what he thought of the WMS sketch and this is what he created.  He snuck in a smiling face from his WMS Half Pint Heroes set (oh yes, he reminds me often that those are his stamps, thanks Claire).  I also love that on his own he paired Core'dinations and May Arts ribbon, I swear he hasn't been blog surfing this week with me...  he just knew they were a pair made in heaven?

Materials: leaf, Waltzingmouse Stamps Very Vintage Labels 4, WMS Say It Loud Sentiment, PTI kraft and chocolate chip card stock, water color paper,  black card stock, Tattered Angels black mist, Versafine black ink

Ben's project: PTI Big Bloom flower, Waltzingmouse Half Pint Heroes, Core'dinations card stock, May Arts ribbon, Versafine black ink, colored pencils

Happy Halloween goodie bags

I had so much fun at yesterday's virtual birthday party, for those of you who missed it, go back and check out the amazing goodies that people "brought" to the party.  I was inspired by Lisa's goodie bags and Lynn's misted butterflies (I misted the bat on the bag).  I had the day off today and decided, with some help of Mr. Ben, that we'd make some bat cookies for my mom, who's been hard at work on her haunted house.  

Since I've made a Halloween themed card it works for Wee Memories "Holiday Madness" challenge and the CAS-ual Friday "Orange You Ready to Trick Or Treat" (Halloween card without orange).  I paper piereced out the bat and spiders for Lawnscaping's Paper Piercing challenge.  And this week's PTI Make It Monday challenge is layered mats and frames and I love that by using that technique I have a window into the goodie bag.

And many of you know that I have crafty children, who love to take part in my crafty obsession.  So Ben decorated his bag with an assortment of Lawn Fawn and Craft Lounge stamps (which didn't work so well onto the bag, but then he used a piece of Core'dinations card stock and added a few more images).  He wanted to make sure his bag had 5 cookies in it so Nana could share them with the people working on rebuilding her house.  (So the painter, the electrician and the floor installer were all very happy to see us).  Ben is going to enter this in the new Craft Your Passion Kids challenge.  And below are some photos of the Ben inspired bat room in the haunted house.  

Materials: Lawn Fawn Heebie Jeebies,  PTI Limitless Layers die, Mat Stack 1 dies, Twinery Charcoal twine, Brillance Moonshine white ink, Stampendous white embossing powder, Tattered Angles black mister, wax bag, black cardstock

Happy Birthday Karen

Welcome to Karen Baker's surprise virtual birthday party!!!  Together with the help some fabulous crafty blogging pals, we've put together a little celebration.  If I lived in the same place as some of you ladies we could all get together, for real, but a cyber space celebration is the next best thing.  I asked the ladies below to "bring" something to the party.   Look below to see the rest of the party hoppers, it's going to be a fabulous party.  I decided that I'd bring the drinks.  A party can't be a party without some wine :)  But since the birthday girl isn't really a wine drinker I also made up a pitcher of lemonade.  There's beer in the frig too, in case anyone wants one of those.  I also made some fun wine glass labels to help the girls remember which wine glass belonged to whom.  After I made 5 of them I ran out of time, so I decided to set up a DIY make your own label station for the party, since I figured a party full of crafty people would probably prefer to personalize their tags.

Less Is More is celebrating "cocktail" this week and the wine label is just perfect for that challenge.  No white, but...  kraft is really the next best thing right?

Here's the DIY make your own wine label station, a bowl full of PTI tiny tags in PTI kraft, Stampin Up Designer paper, Core'dinations card stock and vellum, with some Tattered Angles Glimmer Mist and Smooch Spritz, rhinestones and May Arts natural fiber.  I also have some fun American Crafts rub on letters to give each tag a personalized feel.

Here's the pitcher of lemonade complete with the Lawn Fawn swimsuit season drink.  And since Lawnscaping is having a paper pierced challenge this week, why not add this to the challenge.

And last, but not least, a card!  I used the same PTI Mat Stack die from the wine label and made a super CAS card for the birthday girl.  I used the current Make It Monday technique for this card.   Now, let's get this party started!!!!!

Cristina, http://mypapersecret.blogspot.com (who's also celebrating her birthday!!!)

Kelly Marie, http://lawnfawn.blogspot.com

Christina, http://christinamaclaren.blogspot.com

Kelley Eubanks, http://myfrontporch-kelley.blogspot.com

Yvonne, http://yyam.blogspot.com/

Virginia, http://virginialusblog.blogspot.com/

Laurel, http://laurelbeard.wordpress.com/

Jen, http://jenshearsdesigns.blogspot.com/

Dana, http://kismetartlife.blogspot.com

Michele, http://studiomsg.blogspot.com/ 

Lynn, http://themangoboysandme.blogspot.com/

Lindsay, http://lindsayamrhein.blogspot.com/

Amy, http://tsurutadesigns.blogspot.com/

Aimes, http://craftingconfessions.blogspot.com/

Jen R, http://ourchangeofart.blogspot.com/

Lisa, http://bellalistona.blogspot.com/

Lynn, http://www.millers-ink.net/

And don't forget to wish the birthday girl Happy Birthday, I hear she's got a giveaway on her blog.

Materials: Wine bottle label: PTI Everyday Treats label, Mat Stack 4 die, PTI Tag Its #1 circle, Studio G glasses, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Fired Brick, Versafine black ink, Tattered Angles Glimmer Mist, Smooch Spritz Cherry Ice, PTI kraft card stock, black card stock, Spellbinders scallop circle die, EK Success border punch, EK Success 1 3/4 inch circle punch, PTI Mat Stack 4 die, white colored pencil

Wine glass labels: PTI tiny tags in PTI kraft, Stampin Up Designer paper, Core'dinations card stock and vellum, Tattered Angles Glimmer Mist, Smooch Spritz Cherry Ice, May Arts natural fiber, American Crafts Chaplin rub ons.


Lemonade Label: Lawn Fawn swimsuit season drink, PTI Every Day Treats label, PTI Tag Its #1 circle stamp, PTI Mat Stack 1 dies, EK Success 1 3/4th inch circle punch, PTI kraft card stock, black card stock, Tattered Angles Glimmer mist, colored pencils

Birthday Card: PTI Everyday Treats label and circle, Mat Stack 4 die, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Fired Brick, Versafine black ink, Tattered Angles Glimmer Mist, PTI kraft card stock,  EK Success 1 3/4 inch circle punch, PTI Mat Stack 4 die, American Crafts Chaplin rub on, Twinery charcoal twine