caravan card

So Core'dinations had a WCD contest to make a card celebrating travel and using the sanding core card stock technique, and really-- this Unity set is so perfect for that challenge.  So I'm sneaking in one more card this weekend...  I did not turn my WCD into a crafty weekend, but I'm okay with 10 minutes here and 10 minutes there.  I have a bunch of Unity stamps that are unloved, are there any Unity fans that want to buy a mystery bag of stamps from me?  (This set is not included).  

More WCMD Cards

Have a seat, I went a little overboard with World Card Making Day, I've got a few projects to share.

I was inspired by the fabulous ladies over at Ellen Hutson's Classroom, so I've played along with all 5 of their WCMD challenges.  This one uses Chari' pinterest inspired photo, click here for the challenge.  Basic Gray also has a WCMD day challenge to use their goodies and add it to their Flickr album, as is SRM Stickers and Paper Issues is having a FB promo (I can barely keep up!).

This one is for the Paper Smooches one layer challenge and the Ellen Hutson Classroom "Trend Watch".

This card uses this week's Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge, the Paper Smooches OWH sketch challenge and some Coredinations paper for their WCMD challenge.  It also works for the Ellen Hutson Classroom "Make a Scene" challenge.

This one uses the Ellen Hutson sketch and more Basic Grey goodies.

And lastly-- deck the halls, the Ellen Hutson Classroom challenge to make a holiday greeting, you know me friends-- a holiday label will certainly come in handy for some holiday party!  And I'm proud to say that I finally mastered the Bowdabra bow kit that the fabulous folks at May Arts hooked me up with, my bow tying skills just increased by 10 fold.  Wow... that was a lot for one post.

it's not the years in your life....

Happy Sunday!  Today's 365 Cards Super Sketchy Sunday sketch is a goodie...  love to see how it inspires you.  I've taken this month's Coredinations color challenge and a few different embossing folders to help create this birthday card.  One of my regular card buyers requested 8 non-gender specific birthday cards, so I think this one fits the bit pretty well.  

Materials: Unity sentiment, Waltzingmouse Stamps Very Vintages Labels 1, Spellbinders Nestabilities Label 1 die, Cuttlebug and PTI embossing folders, Core'dinations card stock, PTI white card stock, Versafine black ink

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!  I hope you all had a fabulous day celebrating family, health and food.  I was lucky to have a very relaxed day, no travel, no visitors, no cooking and thankfully no phone calls from work.  A walk in the rain, some quality time with family and a big ol plate of delicious food, what more can a gal ask for?  Yesterday I made the wine label on the left, so I thought I'd bring that bottle of red with a complimenting bottle of white from the same New Zealand winery, so I whipped up another fun wine label.  

I actually made this card before the wine label, and since the DH liked the sentiment so much I used it again for his wine tag.  This card uses the Coredinations November color challenge.  And since I've die cut all the leaves I'll also enter it in the Young Crafters Unite die cut challenge.  And since I've used all Unity stamps, I'm finally going to play along with another Friends With Flair.  

Materials: wine labels:  Unity sentiment, Tim Holtz leaf die, Core'dinations card stock, PTI kraft and chocolate chip card stock, PTI edgers die, Versafine black ink, Stampendous clear embossing powder, Tattered Angels black mist, EK success corner rounder, PTI Limitiess Circles 1 3/4th inch die


SRM Sticker, PTI double sided banner die, EK Success corner rounder, Tim Holtz leaf die, Coredinations card 
stock, PTI kraft card stock, May Arts burlap string, PTI edgers die, PTI Limitiess Circles 1 3/4th inch die


Card: Unity sentiment and bit of burlap background stamp, Tim Holtz leaf die, Coredinations card stock, Versafine black ink, Versamark, Stampendous clear embossing powder, Tim Holtz distress stain antique linen, May Arts burlap string, Martha Stewart score pad 

coffee cup and buttons card

I love the blog talk about WCMD hangovers, chuckle chuckle.  While I didn't spend my entire day making cards, I did get inspired by a few extra challenges (you know me, total junkie over here).  A Muse is having a challenge to use one of their stamps and buttons.  My A Muse stamp collection is limited to this vintage coffee cup stamp (I've probably had the stamp for 7 years?), so hopefully they didn't need a new A Muse stamp :)  And while trying to figure out what to do with some buttons I cute out a few buttons with Core'dinations (who are also have a WCMD weekend challenge) and then I added some of the rest of the Cheerio box I was using on this project to make the buttons a bit thicker, using the Make It Monday tip.  And since Simon Says Stamps is trying to reach 1000 entries for their current challenge, here's one more to the total.  

Materials: A Muse Coffee Cup, PTI Limitless Layers die, PTI button die, EK Success 1 3/4th inch circle punch, Smooch Red Spritzer, white gel pen, Core'dinations card stock, PTI kraft card stock, white and black card stock, misc. buttons, Versafine black ink

Rush to Sender birthday wishes

Today is the last day to enter the Core'dinations color challenge and I was inspired by the Moxie Fab World horizontal sketch.  Being the CAS girl that I am I went for the splash of color, as I was inspired by all the white in the photo.  Since I've used several PTI goodies on this card I'm going to enter it in A Passion For Papertrey "Anything Goes" challenge.  

Materials: PTI Postmarked, PTI Think Big Favorites #7, Core'dinations card stock, Stampin Up square scallop punch, PTI Postmark die, Versafine black ink