A Wee bit Delightfully Random

The Tuesday Trigger is soooo pretty (of course, they always are). Here's my CAS take on all the goodies:

 The photo reminded me so much of this Cosmo Cricket paper- do you see it? And the embossed panel is a bit doily-looking.... I did layer a piece of vellum over the patterned paper so that the sentiment would show. (I stamped the sentiment from PTI in aqua mist and versafine brown.)

 Here's the inspiration- and you've got time to play! It's a two-weeker!

And Wee Memories challenge is to use patterned paper- so I've got that covered!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'd love to hear what you think!!!

Sheet Music

Head over to May Arts to check out how I made this beauty....

September 2011 PTI blog hop

It's hard to believe it's already the 25th! This month has really flown by- and the 25th means PTI blog hop! We had a photo inspiration this month & this is what I've come up with:

As soon as I saw the picture I thought of this AC Dear Lizzy paper. I like the way the striped May Arts ribbon works with it- like the intersecting stripes on the picture. And it just so happens that I'm in need of a few thank you cards, so I made another quick one! Both of these are on PTI white cardstock & use Butterfly Dreams in aqua mist. The scallops are aqua mist cardstock cut with a border punch- fiskars, I believe.

 You can see that the paper is embossed from this angle. A lot of interest without being overly busy, I think.

Here's the inspiration- how did I do?

And Wee Memories' challenge is to use patterned paper this week...check!

 And don't forget to head over to May Arts & leave a comment for the weekend giveaway! :D

 Thanks for stopping by- happy hopping!!

Lawnscaping #18

I'm back today to share a card created for the Lawnscaping challenge #18- getting texty! I stamped one of the petite florals stamps on my vintage bookprint as a frame for the patterned paper. (the pattern paper is from a little pad from that store in Poulsbo that closed....)

I then stamped some more flowers ON the patterned paper, as well as a unity sentiment. A little machine stitching & I was done!

There's still time to play in the challenge & you can head here to see what everyone has created!

And don't forget to head over to May Arts & leave a comment for a chance to win a FAB prize! :)

Thanks for stopping by- I'd love to hear what you think!

Tattered Angels + May Arts!

A match made in heaven, right? :) I went a little crazy, so head over & check it out!!!

Don't forget to leave a comment over there for a chance to win some yummy goodies!

Thanks so much for stopping by- I'd love to know what you think!!! :)

A little foxy

I've got a fun little card using Lawn Fawn stamps today- the fox & mushrooms to be exact! :)

I started with a kraft cardbase & added some cosmo earth love paper. I stamped the fox & mushrooms (a little masking on the mushrooms) on a shipping tag & watercolored them with ink & waterpen. I did color his tail white with a prisma pencil. A little machine stitching & it's good to go!

 I thought I'd try him colored with prisma pencils & a little OMS (I didn't get too serious on it, just enough to melt & blend a bit)

 Which version do you like better?

 And May Arts is having a FABULOUS blog swap this week!!!! Be still my inky heart!!! Go check it out & remember to leave comments on the posts for a chance to win!!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'd love to hear what you think!

One Layer Embellished

How's that for a title? :) Here's what I've come up with for Embellish's Color challenge with mist/paint:

Vintage cream cardstock, misted with Mallard Glimmer Mist. Spellbinders embossed frame. The bird is from a coffeebreakdesign.com stencil. I bought it last summer at a store in Poulsbo that (boo) had gone out of business when I went to visit this summer. You can still get the stencils online, and there are some fun ones! 

 I used May Arts burlap string as the wire (I pierced holes before sewing it), and PTI butterfly dreams sentiment in smokey shadow.

 Here's the gorgeous inspiration:

 And I'm barely making the one layer challenge at Wee Memories!

OH! And don't forget to stop by May Arts this weekend, check out this post for a chance to win some fabulous ribbon!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I'd love to hear what you think!

Tuesday Trigger: Garden Glory

I loved this trigger over at Moxie Fab World the MOMENT I saw it- and thankfully it is a two-weeker, so I get to play along! Here's my take:

PTI vintage cream cardstock base. The green is several strips of the PTI vintage lace die put together. (yes this DID take a silly amount of time, but so worth it!) The sentiment is from PTI garden variety- stamped in aqua mist, and then in versafine brown. I'm sure you may have guessed that the GORGEOUS ribbon is May Arts. *smile* A little chamomile ink around the focal panel & a handmade flower finish it off. (the flower is on a clip, so it can be worn on a headband, purse, etc)

 Here's the inspiration pic:

And since I DID add that lovely ribbon, I'll add this to the Ribbon Carousel Challenge as well! (I was tickled pink to be named a top spool in the last challenge!)

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'd love to hear what you think!

Wee #66 & RCC19

Sympathy cards are always a challenge. I need to make more to have on hand- as it's always harder when you need one....PTI vintage cream cardstock, vintage lace border die (for embossing), botanical silhouettes stamps. SU! ink, May Arts silk ribbon.

After I stamped the sentiment in green, I stamped over it with versamark & heat embossed with clear powder. Can you see the shine? (you can always click the pics to see more detail...)

 I've got a couple of challenges to link this up to- Wee Memories 'simply sentiments'

 And the Ribbon Carousel 'anything goes'

Thanks so much for stopping by- I'd love to hear what you think!

PDCC 98 with Wee Memories & Ribbon

I'm finally getting to play along at PDCC again! Can you believe they are at challenge 98? That is awesome!
Here's what I came up with:

Hawaiian shores paper letterpressed with the PTI woodgrain plate & sunflower yellow dew drop/brilliance ink. The sentiment is from PTI botanical silhouettes, inked in SU! night of navy. And that yellow striped grosgrain from May Arts was the perfect addition! I used my exacto knife to cut slits wide enough to thread the ribbon through & tacked it in place with fabritac. Super CAS & flat enough to mail at standard rate! love that! 

 Here's the inspiration:

And the challenge this week at Wee Memories is to add a sentiment to your creation- DONE! :D

And, I'll also add this to the Ribbon Carousel Challenge- 'anything goes'!

Thanks for stopping by- I'd love to hear what you think!

My baby started FIRST grade!!!

Yesterday was Hadley's first day of first grade! It's so hard to believe how fast she is growing up- and I'm so in love with this sweet little girl.
I had to wake her up! She had a good breakfast & got ready quickly!

Here she is with her new (giant) backpack & mascot!

The requisite pictures outside the front door!

And in front of the school (yes, I should have had the picture taken so you could actually SEE the school...!)

At her desk...

And one of us I just loved...

Now that she's gone all day, everyday, maybe I'll get back to crafting!!!! I don't want you to miss out on your chance to play in the fun challenge at May Arts- head over & check it out!!

Hope you have a great day!! 

Moxie Vertical Sketch Challenge with Wee Memories

I'm back with an entry in the Moxie Fab World Vertical Sketch Challenge!
Here's my card:

And here's the sketch:

I let the paper do the talking on this one! (all MME)- with a PTI sentiment stamped in a matching pink. A little lime green stickles to bling up the edges of the banner & lookie at that gorgeous MA ribbon!

I'm adding this to Wee Memories 'sentiment' challenge too! :D

Speaking of May Arts- you might want to check out this post for a chance to win some ribbon! AND there's a new challenge going on- check out the details for the 'happy accident' challenge here!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'd love to hear what you think- and head here to see the other Moxie Fab entries!!