3 CAS cards

Greetings blog land.  I made these three cards this morning, all inspired by the clean & simple sketch (although I never actually put the sentiment in the right place!)  They're all similiar, but just a tad different, which is truly the only way I'd be able to mass produce anything.  

This one uses May Arts satin pleats on the side.

This one use Waltzingmouse Stamps Very Vintage #1 for the dots (it's part of a tag stamp).

And this one uses buttons and the CR84FN colors.  Simon Says Stamps Challenge is having an anything goes challenge this week, so love this die...

 

It's been an eventful day in my little world-- the creek that runs through my business flooded.  Thankfully it didn't rise high enough to damage any rooms, but it was very scary.  For photos of the flood and afterwards click here.  So thankful for those who came out in the pouring rain to help.

Materials: Simon Says Stamps Fresh Daisy die, WPlus9 Defining Words, WPlus9 Folk Art Florals, water color pencils, glitter pen, PTI kraft and cream card stock, Bazzill basics black card stock, DCWV gray card stock, buttons, May Arts satin pleats ribbon, Waltzingmouse Very Vintage Labels #1, Lil Inker Stitched Mats, Fiskars corner rounder punch, Versafine black ink, Fresh Ink gray ink

Happy Birthday

 

Welcome to another 365 Cards Super Sketchy Sunday, Wendi has designed this week's sketch.  I took the tree and turned it into a present, as I'm still working on a few more cards for a card order and need a few birthday cards.  I used the current CR84FN colors for my card.  Can you tell I'm loving my new 'Lil Inker stitched mat dies?   Check out the rest of the DT and see how they've been inspired:

Wendi, Rose, Jenny, Annie and Janice

And a bonus birthday card for my card order....

coffee and food

Hello!  I have a few projects to share, so grab a coffee and enjoy these coffee/food creations (all I'm missing in a wine label and I'd have all my favorite themes covered, oh well there's always tomorrow right?).  First up... a coffee card for the Verve Anni-VERVE-sary CAS card challenge. 

 I also wanted to play along with the Verve Anything But a Card challenge, so I made a handy gift card holder.  I used the CR84FN colors.

Next up, I couldn't wait to get inky with the new PTI Foodie Fun set (I mean really, how could I resist??).  I used this week's ColourQ colors, although I guess my turquoise is a bit greener then it should be... I tried.

And this fabulous card I think works well for the new Young Crafters Unite Challenge, "trends", I'm loving the hexagon trend.

And lastly... the other day I shared a superhero sighting in my oh-so-messy craft room, but I had to tell you that I've got a different creature and look... the floor, the desk... and you can't see in this photo-- but the pile in front of the closet-- GONE!  Any guesses on who's he's dressed as today?  Jinny was the only one to get the right guess on Monday.

Right... well done, you made it to the end... forget coffee, I'm off to reward myself with a glass of wine.

Laundry wine label

Hello!  I'm not sure what I've been up to the last couple of days, but all that time I thought I'd spend playing in my craft room obviously got absorbed doing something else.  So today's wine label is a loose take on the Paper Smooches Sparks sketch (I put my sentiment in the wrong spot ladies) and a minimiual use of the CR84FN colors (kraft counts as a neutral right?).  I'm taking a couple of days off this month and I thought it'd be nice to bribe my manager with a bottle of wine for all the extra motel laundry she's going to have to do while I'm away.  This time of the year it's not uncommon to do 25 loads in a day.   And since I've stamped a thank you "card" I'm going to enter it in the Moxie Fab World "Stamp It" challenge (a lot of my wine labels I just write on the back, so it is a card, in a non-traditional sense). 

 

Materials: Paper Smooches Squeaky Clean and Geo-Graphic, My Favorite Things Let's Toast sentiment, PTI notebook die, PTI 2 1/2 inch limitless layers circle die,  PTI Edgers die, Versafine black ink, PTI kraft, black card stock, Bazzil yellow and red card stock, Tattered Angels black mist, EK Success 1 3/4th inch circle punch, Fiskars corner rounder,  white gel pen, colored pencil

b&w, splash of blue birthday cards

Happy Saturday friends!  I've got two cards today, both use this week's Play Date Cafe colors and the PTI Make It Monday "Bordered Sentiment" challenges.  Hope everyone else is enjoying their weekend.

And on a totally different track, here's a card for the CAS-ual Fridays "Pretty in Pink" challenge using the CR84FN colors.  I CASEd myself from this card and changed things up a bit.

Materials: PTI In Bloom and Pretty Peonies, PTI In Bloom and Pretty Peonies dies, Stampendous embossing powder, Tim Holtz distress ink faded jeans with water color brush, Tattered Angels black mist, PTI white card stock, black card stock scrap

2nd Card: The Craft's Meow Retro Backgrounds sentiment, PTI Rosie Posies, Versafine black ink, Tim Holtz distress ink faded jeans, PTI white card stock

3rd card: My Favorite Things Let's Toast die, PTI Limitless Layers oval dies, PTI chevron die, American Crafts Amy Tangerine Sketch book patterend paper, PTI linen impression plate, water color pencil, PTI white card stock

Happy Birthday Friend and another coffee card

I'll be brief as I'm about to head out for the afternoon.  Two cards using this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge.  Love taking a sketch and make a one-layer card, I feel like it's an extra challenge.  The second card uses more of the same pieces as my earlier cards this week.  But-- drum roll-- I actually cleaned my desk, something that happens once in a blue moon.  So the other left over pieces have all been tidied up, so I guess I'll have to move onto another trend.

And since I used the same pieces this card also works for the CR84FN challenge, I know, it's very similar to the other card, but if it's working why not stick with it?  

Materials: Hero Arts Newspaper Tullips, HA Friend (can't remember which set), Waltzingmouse Frame It sentiment, PTI kraft card stock, Twinery twine, Martha Stewart score pal, Tim Holtz distress inks shabby shutters and festive berries, Versafine black ink

Fancy a Cuppa: Waltzingmouse Frame It sentiment, PTI Warm Happiness Too stamp and die, Lifestyle Crafts letterpress, Authentique Blissful paper, PTI kraft and white caard stock, Versafine black ink

Coffee Collection

There's a coffee party on my blog today.  It's no secret that I love making coffee cards and if you saw Tuesday's card you'll see that I was playing with my new letterpress tools, so I inked up a few more and die cut out a few more coffee cups and then left them to percolate on my messy desk for a few days.

I decorated a Carolines Coffee Roasters coffee bag with a fun tag that uses this week's PTI Make It Monday technique. 

Next up I used this week's Play Date Cafe colors.

This card uses this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge.  Thank you so much guys for selecting my card from last week's challenge as a Top 3 Mouse, I was truly tickled.

  

And this one is basically a redo of the card from Tuesday, just with Authentique Blissful paper and some PTI kraft ribbon tabs.  It uses the CR84FN colors.

And if you made it this far you deserve to treat yourself to a cup of coffee!  I have a fun little guest blogger post up on the Camping with Style blog, no cards, but there is some coffee (and wine too!).  You can actually see me, a true rarity in our house since I am the one who takes all the photos.

Materials: Coffee Label, PTI Warm Happiness Too stamp, Hero Arts leaf and scallop background cling, PTI Pretty Peonies, PTI Fillable Frames, May Arts ribbon and string, Spellbinders Nestabilites Label 4 die, My Favorite Things scallop die, PTI kraft felt, Stampin Up designer paper

Let's Get Together: PTI On My Couch sentiment, PTI Rosie Posie, PTI Warm Happiness Too, PTI tag die, PTI Warm Happiness die, Tattered Angles black mist, Smooch Vanilla Ice spritz, Graphic 45 patterned paper, Core'dinations card stock, PTI kraft card stock, May Arts natural string, Moonshine white ink, Versafine black ink, PTI kraft ink, Stampendous clear embossing powder, PTI Limitless Layers 1 3/4th inch dies, vellum

Fancy a Cuppa: Waltzingmouse Frame It sentiment, PTI Warm Happiness Too, Lifestyle Crafts letterpress, PTI All Booked Up Impression plate, PTI Limitiless Layers 2 1/2 inch die, PTI double sided banner, PTI Warm Happiness Too die, PTI Linen impression plate, May Arts ribbon and natural string, Versafine black ink, Tim Holtz Distress Inks Vintage photo, Lifestyle Crafts black letterpress ink

Hello: PTI Warm Happiness Too stamp and die, Lifestyle Crafts letterpress, Authentique paper, PTI kraft card stock, PTI kraft ribbon

Letterpress Cards

Hello.  So the fabulous ~amy~ tempted me with her unused Lifestyle Crafts Letterpress and I couldn't say no.  I've done a lot of fun things with the faux letterpress technique (click here for a tutorial I did for Do More With Less)... but girls... I'm in trouble-- the real letterpress technique makes me giddy.  This card is for the Moxie Fab World "Winter Blues" challenge.

Some friends just had a baby boy-- so why not send them a non-blue card?  I used this week's CR84FN colors.  I've done a loose take on the Authentique sketch and I'm just sneaking in this with a tiny bit of time to spare.

And this my friends would be the DH's card for our friends' new baby.  I'm sharing this for Emily who often talks about her husband's crafting and I've told mine that he should make me a card from time to time and he always declines.  Well, my new tool had him intrigued.  I have a feeling you'll be seeing more of my new letterpress...

Materials: PTI Warm Happiness Too stamp and die, Life Style Crafts letterpress, Authentique gathering patterened paper,  black card stockstock, Versafine black ink, Life Style letterpress ink silver and black, PTI white card stock

Congratulations: Lifestyle Crafts letterpress,  Authentique patterened paper, PTI kraft card stock, Coredinations card stock

You Make Me Happy Every Day

Happy Saturday!  Winter has finally arrived in California and while I love sunshine, I'm excited about the rain and snow (for now).  Today's card was inspired by a few challenges (Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge, Lawnscaping winter theme and CR84FN colors).  And since Mr. Ben didn't win last week's WMS sketch random draw he wanted to play again.  So below is his take on the sketch with "his" WMS half pint heroes set.

 

Materials: Making Frost Friends, Waltzingmouse Very Vintage Frames #1, Waltzingmouse Half Pint Heroes sentiment, PTI snowflake impression plate, vellum, PTI white card stock, Stampendous silver and clear embossing powder, Versafine black ink, silver ink, Spellbinders Label 1 die, PTI double sided banner die, Authentique Blissful patterened paper, pink scraps, colored pencil

Ben's Card: Waltzingmouse Stamps Half Pint Heroes,  Card stock from scraps, PTI Photo Finishers die, Hero Arts kids red ink