PTI Make It Monday Snow Day

yippee for snow days -- not so nice to shovel -- but it gave me some time to play!
Here in the northeast, we are getting some more snow -- about 5-10 inches - of the thick heavy stuff.  I don't mind too much.  My dear hubby will use his mega-snowblower -- then I just trim out the walks and steps -- but we do several neighbors, as many are elderly (not that we are spring chickens, either!) so it will take some time.

I found these gorgeous colors at Color Throwdown and used this sketch from Clean and Simple (sort of -- I took a few liberties).

 

 

Since this snow-day is on a Monday, I got to play with Paper Trey Ink Make-it-Monday which is drop-shadow die cuts.

I made this for my sister . . .

 

anyway here is the list of supplies:

• pattern paper and small butterfly punch : Stampin Up
• pink cardstock, other butterflies and sentiment : Paper Trey Ink. The sentiment is actually part of a larger stamp -- I'll use the other part for the inside of the card.
• some black embossing powder, pearls (some colored with Copic)
• and done!

Thanks for looking -- now out to shovel some snow!

Oh- here is a pix of the most marvelous man in the world!  Hope you are having a bright and sunny day. 

Happy Bday 2 You

One more day to play -- I recently got some Hero Arts neon stamp pads, and I had gotten this CAS-ual Fridays stamp set a while ago (NBUS). 

At Chromatic Craze , a new website for me, their challenge is to use neon colors -- perfect!



I found the sketch I like at CASE this Sketch.  I just flipped it a bit

Over at CAS-ual Fridays the challenge is to use color blocks
So I took the image stamp, and used the back of it to stamp the neon color squares.  Then embossed the image with black-diamond embossing powder, and cut out the squares.  I debossed a rectangle for the image sentiment.  Then embossed the image with white powder.

All that embossing/debossing certainly qualifies this card for the challenge at Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday challenge which is to emboss!

And last but not least, I am putting this into Simon Says Stamp - Monday  and Seize the Birthdaywhich is "anything goes"

 Thank you for looking.  I hope you like it.  I love to read your comments.

No Cracks

My "baby" sister turns 50 later this year. I am making a collection of cards to send her, little by little.

And I've been looking for stamps that are more humorous  . . .  Hambo stamp company has many  great funny stamp combinations!  Check them out! 

Their first challenge for 2014 is Hambo Hoedown # 141 - any Animal

I used the sketch from Friday Mash Up and the colors from My Favorite Things Color Palette Challenge - which are pink, black, and white.

 



The pattern papers are from Basic Grey.  The pennant is from My Favorite Things -- the fishtail flags. As always, thanks for looking.  I enjoy reading your comments. 

 

 

 

Xmas Thank You - CAS(E) this Sketch

I need several thank you cards to use for Xmas gifts -- I probably should have made them sooner  . . . oh well.  This sketch from Cas(E) this Sketch is truly Clean and Simple.  It was a snap to put this together. It could easily have been a One-Layer card, but I do love my layers.  I was able to create quite a few in one afternoon. 

 

 

The holly stamp is from Inkadinkadoo.  I am not sure about the other stamps.  I used Hero Arts Shadow inks. A bit of glue bead for the berries and done. 

 

Thanks for looking.

Every Morning - Retro Sketch

This card will be for niece #3 -- who continues to battle drug addiction.  Right now she is ok, but she continues to struggle.  I got this sentiment from Whipper Snapper Stamps -- I thought it very appropriate for her.  She likes when she gets a text, phone call, etc.  to remind her of the many reasons to stay clean. 

I used this sketch from Retro Sketch - I flipped it, to make it look like a sun.   I took a bit of liberty with the placement of the sentiment.  It could not be made to go around the sun -- but that would have been really cool.

The papers are from a variety of sources -- I did not keep track of them all.   I cut them with a die from Paper Smooches, then pieced them together.  The "sun" is a glitter paper from DCWV. 

Hopefully your family has not been touched by addiction -- it is a terrible disease.  I continue to pray for addicts and their families.

Thanks for looking, and taking the time to comment. 

Chester's First Birthday

I just came across a challenge website that encourages cards for children.  They accept donated cards, and give them to hospitals for the sick children in the hospital.

 

It is Send A Smile for Kids This card will not qualify for this challenge, but I will certainly be looking to the future to do some cards for this worthwhile cause.  Please take a look, and consider sending a smile to a kid. 

 

365 Cards That's a First -- Chester (our mischievous grand puppy) just turned one.  His "parents" had a party for him.  So this is for Chester -- it could, of course, be used for a real birthday too.

I used this sketch from Cardabilities :

I am also putting this on Addicted to CAS - The key word is "Pet".  While it is not really clean and simple, it is most definitely for a pet. 

Over at Sweet Stampin they are celebrating their 4th anniversary.  Check out the great cards there!

And at Wags n Whiskers they are looking at cards for kids.

The puppy stamp is from Inkadinkadoo -- it is actually a set for baby cards.  I colored him with copics, and added some flock to his ears. For real, he is a cute brown cock-a-poo with a white chest and toes. 

The papers are from Stampin Up.  I cut the die cut the balloon, added some crystal effects for shine.

In case you haven't met Chester, here is a pix of him this summer.  And the next shot is him helping me with my card-making.  You can see the results of his card-making help here: woyww-seriously

 

Thanks for looking!!

Welcome Little One

Several people at my job are expecting babies.  One for sure is a girl, another is a boy, and the other is unknown (yet).

 

I loved this sketch from the  SketchBook Saturday Challenge.  And I really liked this elephant stamp (from Inkadinkadoo).  The sentiment is from an older $1 stamp set. 

 

                                      

So to make him fit with the sketch, I flipped the sketch upside down, so the elephant could be sitting on the stripes.  I stamped the elephant on gray cardstock, and used some Copics to give him some more shading and color.  I paper-pieced parts of him to create a bit more interest. Cut him out, popped him up.  Added some enamel dots.

 

The diagonal striped border was made from DCWV papers.  I simply cut strips about 1/4 inch and glued them in place, letting the edges hang over the cardstock panel.  Then flip over the panel to trim off the edges.  I had seen Jennifer McGuire do it on her blog, but I can't find the link right now.   I used some of the Goosebumps spray on the background, and some glimmer mist too.

 

Here is a close up of each of the cards. 

 

Edited to enter these challenges:
Crafty Sentiments - to use blue
Cutie Pie Challenge- create a "cute" card for babies or adorable people
 Crafty Cardmakers  to use Paper Piecing
Squirrel and Fox - animal

These were great fun to make!!  And isn't that what it's all about?
Thanks for looking.  I hope you take the time to comment.