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Just barely making this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge.  I got some goodies from WPlus9, so I've been playing with the die cuts and some glitter foam.  Together with some May Arts white sheer with diagonal stripes ribbon and done!  Paper Issues is celebrating the holidays this month, so these cards work well for that challenge.

And this super simple tag is for those coffee mugs I've got at the motel, thought it'd be fun to have a few wrapped up, the gift on the go.  CAS-ual Fridays is having a tag challenge this week, I'll probably make another few...

Materials: Waltzingmouse Say It Loud holidays, WPlus9 seasonal sentiments die, glitter foam, Lil Inker stictched mats, May Arts ribbon, vellum, Stampendous black embossing folder

Second card: PTI Pure Poppy card stock, WPlus9 Seasonal sentiemnts, glitter foam

TGIF Wine Tag

TGIF, I've had a bit of a bumpy Friday afternoon as my work blog went missing, still working on piecing it all back together, so decided instead of pacing I'd make a wine label tag...  plus I saw the fun giveaway/challenge on Paper Issue's blog, so I thought I'd play along.  No stamping on this project, imagine that!  I've used American Craft's Amy Tangerine paper (paper piercing the flowers) and some Trendy Tapes washi tape and acetate and May Arts ribbon...  a label for any occassion really.  So cheers, here's to hoping my website issues resolve themselves before the end of the day.  For those of you in the area (of which I don't think I have many local readers), but my next card making class is coming up next week, we're going to be making Halloween cards!!  Come join me at Ben Franklin in Grass Valley on Wednesday from 6-7:30pm.

thank you flip flops

Hello blog friends!  I've got a shaker card for you guys today.  As some of you saw the other week I went to visit my grandparents in Southern California and got to stay on the beach for 4 nights (I know life is rough) and I sent them a thank you card (with a wine glass) but my husband wanted a thank you card too-- so I made up this CAS card with some flip flops and some sand.  Lynn had sent me some of the 'Lil Inker texture plate frames and I liked 'em so much I used most of them and decided to buy my own, worthwhile investment I'm sure.  CAS-ual Fridays is having a splish splash week, something you would see in or at the ocean, and I saw a lot of sand and flip flops the other week.  ms. ~amy~ is such an enabler with all her dt, so I wanted to add this one to the Paper Issues "Summer Lovin'" Challenge and A Blog Called Hero (krafty challenge) Hero Arts is doing CAS cards this month and I've pulled out a "vintage" sentiment (one of my earliest wood stamps), so I'm going to enter this in their challenge too.  And below is a sneak peak of one of the fall cards I'm going to be making at Ben Franklin for my first card making class-- 3 cards, September 5th, 6-7:30pm in Grass Valley.  Any of you guys live in Northern California and want to come play?

Materials: PTI flip flop dies, 'Lil Inker Textured Frame, Spellbinders rectangular die, PTI kraft card stock, Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 patterned paper, Tim Holtz distress stain antique linen and picket fence, acetate, sand, inside: Hero Arts sentiment

Happy Birthday Cloud9

There's a new blog hop for WPlus9 fans called Cloud 9, and one not to miss the p-a-r-t-y, I'm jumping on board with this birthday card (which if you look closely has yesterday's date on it, so happy birthday to the blog hop).  I took inspiration from the background, heat embossed it with the Hero Arts background cling then added some distress inks.  I used the PTI notebook die on acetate and then added the fun WPlus9 Spring Post stamp and put the sentiment on the inside of the card with the postmarks date.  Perhaps I should send this to my sister-in-law who's birthday was yesterday and I forgot to call/write/email... slacker.  Since I've stamped this card I'm going to enter it in the Moxie Fab World "Stamp It" birthday card challenge.  And thanks ~amy~ for reminding me that since I use acetate that this is perfect for the Paper Issues "I can see clearly" challenge".  Happy Tuesday friends, there's still a little time in my birthday giveaway post, click here.

7th birthday, thank you set and a gift tag

This 7th birthday card was commissioned, I sent the client a link to this card and when I went to recreate it I ended up with the card above...  so much for CASEing myself.  I used the Embellish colors for their current challenge "use banners".  Paper Issues is having a number challenge and this cute card is perfect for that challenge.

I have to mail 7 of these little boxes to my nieces and nephews and I thought it would be fun to make tags with a photo on them (b/c I seriously have no time to do these sort of things!).  I used a Waltzingmouse Stamp on the back for their holiday tag challenge.  And since I've used a bit of twine I'm going to enter it in the Ribbon Carousel challenge.

And last but not least, I'm still trying to mass produce for Christmas gifts, so I've made another card set using the new Hero Arts newspaper tulip stamp.  Susan's One Layer Wednesday challenge this week is about something peaceful, and I love the idea of sitting in the grass looking at flowers....

Wishing you all a good day... back to my monster to do list over here....

Materials: 7th birthday card: Hero Arts Flower Box Cling, PTI Tag Its #10, PTI Big Birthday Wishes, Unity Bit of Burlap, PTI By the Numbers die, PTI Limitless Layers 1 3/4th inch die, Versafine black ink, Tim Holtz distress ink antique linen, water color pencils, PTI kraft and chocolate chip card stock, Coredinations Sugar and Spice purple card stock

Tag: PTI Tag Sale #5, photo, Coredinations card stock, PTI Tag It #9,  Watlzingmouse Stamps Very Vintage Label One, Twinery Maraschino twine, Versafine black ink

Card Set: Hero Arts Newspaper Tulip, PTI Happy Trails sentiment, Versafine black ink, Tim Holtz distress inks fired brick and evergreen bough, Stampendous clear embossing powder, PTI kraft card stock

Super Sunday Sketchy Paper Smooches scooter card

Welcome to another 365 Cards Super Sunday Sketch challenge.  When looking for inspiration for this challenge I decided to play along with the Paper Smooches August Sparks challenge, which is to make a card inspired from the photo below using at least one Paper Smooches stamp.  Since I embossed the woodgrain and the clouds I thought I'd enter this in the CAS-ual Friday "Embossing" challenge too.  Please check out the DT on 365 Cards to see what everyone else has come up, can't wait to how the sketch inspires you.  And just for fun I'm adding this to the Paper Issues: "Let's Ride!" challenge.

Materials: Paper Smooches Spiffy Scoots, PTI cloud dies, Spellbinders Scallop Circles die, Tim Holtz woodgrain embossing folder,  Cuttlebug dots embossing folder, PTI kraft card stock, Fiskars corner rounder, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress ink, Water color pencils and blender pen, white gel pen, Versafine black ink