sing, laugh, hope

 

Cheers!  It's another fun sketch on 365 Cards Super Sketchy Sunday, I turned mine into a wine label (as I'm still 10 shy of my commission, so beware, more wine labels to be seen in the next week or so).  But I thought this sentiment would work well for a wine label, it could be a birthday, it could be a house warming party, it could be a pick me up?  I've used the ColourQ colors, love the classy look of B and W with a touch of red.  Wee Memories is having a new challenge I got the Hero Arts background for Christmas, love new stamps.  I hope everyone is starting their New Year's day off on the right foot.  Yesterday I mentioned that I was working on some "best of" posts on my work blog, and if you want a sneak peek into the fabulous place where I live, check out my Best of Nevada City post.  And I'm thinking there's going to be a giveaway later on our FB page... (nothing crafty, but we all like giveaways right?).

Materials: Hero Arts Leaf and Floral Background, Unknown sentiment, PTI edgers die, Spellbinders scallop circle die, My Favorite Things scallop die, Versafine black ink, Stampendous clear embossing powder, Tattered Angels black mist, PTI soft stone card stock, red card stock 

Happy Holidays

It's a red and kraft party over on my blog today!  I wanted to share the last few labels I made for my card order, which I sent off this afternoon.  Because Wee Memories is having a holiday challenge I'm going to enter these goodies in their challenge.

And in a state of weakness I went into Ben Franklin... their holiday paper was on sale, so I got this fabulous sheet of October Afternoon "Feliz Navidad" and with one sheet made 2 wine labels and 3 cards.

 And to show you the order... drum roll please.  I recruited some help from the fabulous Karen, who helped contribute some of the cards.

Materials: Wine Labels: Hero Arts Poinsettas and Berries, Waltzingmouse Say It Loud, PTI Think Big Favorites, PTI kraft card stock, Coredinations card stock, vellum, PTI edgers die, EK Success corner rounder, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Versafine black ink, Twinery charcoal twine, Stampendous white embossing powder, PTI Limitless Layers 1 3/4th inch die

2nd set of labels: Waltzingmouse Stamps Say It Loud, October Afternoon Feliz Navidad paper, Coredinations card stock, Twinery Charcoal twine, Versafine black ink, Stampendou clear embossing powder, EK Success corner rounder, PTI Edgers and Limitless Layers dies

Holiday cards: PTI Photo Finisher sentiment and die, vellum, October Afternoon Feliz Navidad, Cordinations card stock, PTI kraft card stock, Versafine black ink, Stampendous clear embossing powder

Cards, challenges and wine labels

Please grab your wine/coffee, I've got a few items to share today.  If you're looking for my Lawnscaping blog hop post, click here.

First card is for my DT on 365 Cards Super Sketchy Sunday.  I wanted to try something other then a banner, so I used the Hero Arts Magic of Christmas branch.  Wee Memories is celebrating the holidays this week, so this is a good card to enter in that.  

And since I decided to indulge in a new Hero Arts stamp from their release, here's a card set using the December sketch.

Next up some wine labels.  I just had a huge card order and I've been on a crafting binge, trying to come up with the right items to mail them in time.  I love red and white together, click on the labels to have a closer look.  

The second and third label use some Smooch Spritz, so I'm going to enter those in the CAS-ual Friday "in the mist" challenge.  The label in the middle is perfect for the A Passion for Papertrey "Red/White Christmas challenge and label on the right has a Waltzingmouse sentiment, so I'm going to enter it in their tag challenge, wine labels count as tags right?

This CAS card is for the Moxie Fab World Pay It Forward Challenge and the Hello Friend is for the Moxie Fab World Celebrating Hobbies challenge.

If you made it this far, congrats!  I've added the rest of my crafty binge to my Facebook page.  

Materials: Hero Arts Magical Christmas, Tim holtz distress inks, PTI Photo Finishers sentiment, Fiskars corner rounder

Hero Arts Newspaper Tulip, PTI Mat Stack Collection sentiments, PTI double sided banner die, PTI white card stock, vellum, Tim Holtz distress inks shabby shutters and festive berries, Versafine black ink, Recollections black rhinestones

Wine labels: WPplus9 Woodgrain Silhouette and Spring Post, PTI Mat Stack 4 die, Coredinations cardstock, PTI kraft, white and chocolate chip card stock, Versafine black ink, Tim Holtz Distress inks festive berries and evergreen bough, Tim Holtz woodgrain embossing folder, PTI Limitless Layers 1 3/4th inch die, Fishars corner rounder, PTI edgers die

Hero Arts Poinsetta and Berries, PTI Photo Finishers sentiment and die, Coredinations card stock, PTI white card stock, Smooch Cherry Ice spritz, Versafine black ink, Stampendous white embossing powder, Versamark, Twinery Charcoal twine, PTI Limitless Layers 1 3/4th inch die, Fishars corner rounder, PTI edgers die

Hero Arts Poinsetta and Berries, Waltzingmouse Say It Loud, vellum, Coredinations card stock, PTI white card stock,  PTI Limitless Layers 1 3/4th inch die, Fishars corner rounder, PTI edgers die, Stampendous white embossing powder, Versamark, Versafine black ink, Twinery Chorcoal twine, Smooch Cheery ice spritz

Hello: American Crafts Amy Tangerine sticker, Yellow Bicycle tape, Tattered Angels black mister

Hello Friend: American Crafts Amy Tangerine sticker, Pink Paislee hand, Unity bit of burlap, Authentique Blissful and Free Bird patterend paper, PTI edgers die, My Favorite Things large scallop die, PTI kraft card stock, Tim Holtz distress ink

More Christmas Cards

I've been selling Christmas cards left and right and I needed to make a few more and since I can't mass produce one card, I went looking for inspiration in blogland challenges.

This card uses the Hero Arts sketch challenge.  Don't you just love the Tim Holtz seasonal colors?  Simon Says Stamp Challenge is having an "Anything Goes" week, think they'll get to 1000?  And Wee Memories is having a "Free For All"

This girly Christmas card uses the Play Date Cafe colors and I based it on the Skippings Stones sketch, but oops, missed the deadline.

Materials: Hero Arts Berries and Poinsettas, PTI Photo Finishers sentiment, PTI double sided banner die, PTI white card stock, Stampin Up red card stock, Tim Holtz distress inks festive berries, evergreen bough, iced spruce, Versafine black ink

Ornament card: Hero Arts ornament, Waltzingmouse Stamps Frame It sentiment, PTI Limitless Layers 2 1/2 inch dies, pink paper from my stash, PTI kraft and white card stock, Coredinations purple card stock, Versafine black ink, May Arts ribbon

3 sketch cards

So I took the weekend off and had some r&r, but as a result of several days of no crafting I sorted went off the deep end when I got home (and a few new PTI goodies were sitting at my door, so...).  I went for the sketch challenges and found inspiration in three different ones.

This sketch is from Lily Pad Cards and now that I look at the sketch I realized that I don't have a sentiment.  Oops.  I was playing with the new PTI letter dies and made a whole bunch of personalized cards, but can't post all of them because the other friends might spy them on here.  I'm guessing my friend Lydia is too busy to find her card here...

This simple little card is a multi-challenge number.  The sketch for Skipping Stones, color for CR84FN and owls for Wee Memories "Woodland Animals".

And since I was trying to get organized to post the Skipping Stones Design card before the deadline, I sorta got distracted by this week's sketch.  I used some of the fabulous Paper Source paper I've used on this and this card.  And on a note of thanks, I wrote up a nice little post on my work blog to say thanks to my community who has made our free vegetable cart so successful this year, click here to read about the feel good little project.

Materials: Lyd Card: PTI Happy Trails, PTI alphabet die, Cosmo Cricket patterned paper, PTI kraft card stock, black card stock, score pal, Versafine black ink

4U Owl Card: Studio G owl, Life Style Crafts dragonfly alphabet die, Tim Holtz woodgrain embossing folder, PTI kraft and chocolate chip card stock, Tim Holtz Kraft core card stock, white gel pen, Bic brown markers, yellow colored pencils, Versafine black ink

Happy Birthday: Skipping Stones Design Grunge birthday sentiment, Paper Source paper, PTI kraft card stock, water color paper, black card stock, vellum, colored pencils, Versafine black ink

Christmas and coffee tags

Waltzingmouse Stamps just did their November SOAP and they've got a challenge to CASE one of the DT's projects.  I was inspired by Jennifer's tags, loved the look of the embossed white on green.  I opted for a white embossed label and then clear embossed the WMS Frame It tree.   And since Wee Memories is having a "Handmade Gifts, Tags and boxes" challenge this week this works perfectly.   Just Add Ink is having a "bookmarks or tags" challenge this week too.

And since my craft desk is a total mess, I had these fun pieces on the desk, which I had other projects in mind, but this morning they decided they wanted to be gift tags.  And because I've got both the cup handles and the banner off the edge, I'm going to enter them in the CAS-ual Friday "Off the Edge" challenge.  

And last, but not least... my little helper is at it again.  I love that he also took his pick of the items on my desk and made a mini bookmark with another tassel.  (Click here to see last week's bookmark).

Materials: Christmas tags: Waltzingmouse Stamps Frame It, PTI Tag It, PTI Tag It #1 die, PTI kraft card stock, Core'dinations card stock, Stampendous white and clear embossing powder, Versafine black ink, Tim Holtz Shabby Shutters distress ink, PTI double sided banner die, Twinery cappuccino twine, white string

Coffee tags: Paper Smooches Hot Concoctions, PTI Warm Happiness Too, PTI Tag It #1 and #9 die, PTI double sided banner, PTI Warm Happiness too die, Cosmo Cricket patterned paper, Authentique patterned paper, vellum, PTI All Booked Up impression plate, Twinery denimn and lilac twine, Versafine black ink

Super Sunday

Welcome to another 365 Cards Super Sketchy Sunday, this week's sketch inspired me to make a Christmas card (something I do not feel inspired to do often).  Part of the inspiration was all those amazing cards over at the Cards that Care blog hop.  Does anyone else have a blog hop hangover?  I tried, I really tried, but between the Young Crafters Unite, the Cards that Care and the Handmade Holidays Hop I ran out of steam.  But back to today's projects...   The first take on the sketch uses more traditional Christmas cards, so I'll send it to Jennifer for her Cards that Care drive and ABC Toys and Craft Christmas card challenge.  The second take on the sketch was my attempt at this week's Play Date Cafe colors, it's the Tim Holtz Distress ink worn lipstick, which should've looked a bit more pink, but looks pretty red in this photo.  I tried ladies.  

I went to a 40th birthday party last night for a friend and about half an hour before we were set to go I realized that I didn't have the right card, so based on the success on this wine label for Karen's birthday, I quickly made up another one.    Being a birthday boy, it works well for the Young Crafters Unite "create a masculine project" and the Wee Memories "Handmade Gifts, tags and Wrap", I think wine tags are going to be my go to birthday project from here on out.  And to think these have been inspired by the PTI wine label die, which is still on back order!  Perhaps I don't need the die after all?

 

 

Next up is an oldie but a goodie...  The talented Amy is celebrated her 4th blog birthday and wants everyone to link up to her Flashback Friday challenge of post your first banner.  I don't think I've ever made an actual banner, but this background banner was on this birthday card from May 2010.  And the card was so lonely without a single comment, that Ms. Amy left some love this morning, ah...  what a fabulous friend.

Materials: Peace/Love/Joy One Layer: PTI Mehndi Medallion, PTI Thing Big Favorites #9, Tim Holtz distress ink shabby shutters, Brillance Rocket Red ink, Versafine black ink  Fiskars corner rounder punch

Peace/Love/Joy: PTI Mehndi Medallion, PTI Thing Big Favorites #9, Tim Holtz distress ink shabby shutters and worn lipstick, Versafine black ink  Fiskars corner rounder punch, grey embroidery floss

Wine tag: Skipping Stones Grunge background, PTI Big Birthday Wishes, PTI By the Numbers die, PTI Mat Stack 1 dies, spellbinders circle scallop die, Fiskars corner rounder punch,  PTI kraft card stock, Core'dinations card stock, Smooch Navy Twinkle, Stampendous clear embossing power, Versafine black ink, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Gathered twigs

Owl card: Hero Arts digital owl, ribbon, colored pencils, ribbon and paper from my stash

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

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

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