Welcome Little One

Welcome friends! For today's card I followed the CAS-ual Fridays Color Block Challenge. The minute I read about it, the challenge reminded me of a sweet, little baby's blanket. To make my card, I cut out my color blocks and stamped them with a background stamp using Versamark. Then I matted them on white and put them on a khaki card to make the colors really stand out. Don't you just LOVE this sweet onesie? I stamped it, cut it out and popped it up from the "quilt." A welcoming sentiment with some bling and I was done.

For some reason today, I kept stopping myself and asking, "Will it work the way I want?" Finally I just told myself to go for it and stop worrying. It's just paper and ink after all! Always more where that came from:)

Happy Saturday!

Challenge: CAS-ual Fridays #7
Stamp Set: Bitty Baby Blessings: Papertrey Ink; Background Stamp: Canvas (retired): Stampin' UP
CS: Bashful Blue, Barely Banana, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery: Stampin' UP; White, Khaki: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Versamark, Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: Gem: Hero Arts, Barely Banana marker: Stampin' UP, pop dots

make a wish

Hello! Today's card is for the JUGS challenge to use the "spotlight" technique. I have to tell you that the green color on the cakes is actually yellow IRL! What's with that?!? The color combo works nicely without that wicked neon green there!! Can't wait to build that light box....

I enjoyed working on this card. I haven't used the spotlight technique recently and it was fun to do it again. I used one of my favorite retired sets from Stampin' UP, Simply Sweet. I added the layers, some prima flowers, gems and a sentiment from Mixed Messages by Papertrey Ink. I love this dp but I can't remember what company it's from. All I have are bits and pieces that I've hoarded for a while:)

This technique is making me itch for some great floral stamps to try it on. I really need them, don't I?

Have a great night! Tomorrow's Friday!!

NaBloPoMo-I DID IT!!

I am so thrilled to say that I met my challenge and blogged EVERY day for the month of November! What a challenge it was for me! Now I can take down the stickie note that has decorated my bathroom mirror for a month reminding me to blog every day!!

My card for today is one of a set of 12 that I made for my school grade level team to give with our holiday gifts to administrators, secretaries and custodians. The tree is all glittery wherever you see white lines in the image. Unfortunately, that portion of the card didn't photograph well, again!!

Stamp: Season of Joy: Stampin' UP
DP: Eskimo Kisses: BasicGrey
CS: Tinsel and Twigs Pantry Set: Taylored Expressions
Extras: star gem, Dazzling Diamonds: Stampin' UP

birthday girl cards

Good Morning! Today is my card for the birthday girls! For some reason the brighter pink looks rather startling in the photo. IRL it is much softer and blends in well with the other colors. The image is also very glittery, but somehow I missed that in the photo also!! This is what happens to those of us who craft at night and take pictures indoors. I'll have to investigate other ways to take pictures. Any suggestions are welcome!!


Stamp: Simply Sweet: Stampin' UP
DP: Bitty Star Basics: Papertrey Ink
CS: Regal Rose: Stampin' UP, white: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: copics, scallop punch, Dazzling Diamonds: Stampin' UP

Joy!

This card is a wonderful mix of lots of great things! Different stamp sets, embellishments and color went together to create it. I distressed all the edges with chalk ink to give it that worn, well-loved feel. I have to say that I love it:) It is a gate card and the sides swing open to reveal the inside.
This is the inside of the card. If I need to write a little more than the green space allows, I will just add a green panel to the left or right side of the card. I love all the mix-matchy goodness (as Mish would say)!

Challenge: JUGS Technique Challenge #59
Stamp Sets: Season of Joy and Snow Flurries: Stampin' UP; merry Christmas: Memory Box; Tiny Holiday Circles: Hero Arts
DP: Eskimo Kisses: BasicGrey
CS: Certainly Celery: Stampin' UP
Inks: Rich Cocoa Memento, Jumbo Java Chalk: Versamark Magic
Extras: tickets: Mish Mash Etsy; snowflake stickers: Jolee's by You; Lush pink rhinestones: My Minds Eye; Dazzling Diamonds and circle punches: Stampin' UP; large snowflake punch: Marvy

Happy Thanksgiving!

Good Morning! My friend liked my Halloween pinch box so much that she wanted me to make some Thanksgiving ones for her family! It's always so nice when someone appreciates your work:)

This is an easy template to put together, although there is a bit of cutting involved, some with an exacto knife. The ribbon holds the pinch together and the box opens at the top. I've taped it closed for this photo. The only other extra is the heat embossing in gold on the leaf. I thought it went with the fall colors and added a richness to the olive green paper.

Hope she likes it. Have a great day!
Anne

Stamps: leaf-Fall Whimsy: Stampin' UP (retired); sentiment: Hero Arts
Papers: dp: imaginisce; old olive, more mustard: Stampin' UP
Inks: metallic gold: Encore; rich cocoa Memento
Extras: ribbon; gold embossing powder; rustic twine: Papertrey Ink

Halloween and Fall

Hello!! I've had so much fun just CREATING this long weekend. It was a much needed break from the everyday. Even though I've not been creating, I have had the chance to view so many exciting cards, ideas and projects from my Unity friends! I couldn't wait to share this Halloween card that I CASEd from Nora Anne at Robinson's Nest. I totally love her work and was excited to bring a creation inspired by her to life!



My next card was inspired by two unity challenges. The first was the Unity Addict's Challenge to use stamps from three different Unity sets together. I have to say it was a challenge for me. I LOVE how Unity stamp sets all match with each other, but three stamp sets challenged me. Of course, I really enjoy a good challenge! (I can hear certain friends of mine really laughing right now!) I am also entering this in the World Card Making Day Challenge to paper piece. I have fun paper piecing, so it is fitting that this is the first WCMD challenge that I am entering. I plan to do more!!

I made the last card just for fun!! I love this dp and the stamp set and needed to give it some stamp time. It is Mish-inspired to mix and match my dp.

I hope you've enjoyed these cards as much as I've enjoyed creating them. I've saved some to share with you later! Have a great day!!




Card #1
Stamp Sets: Sept 10 KOM: Unity; Bitty Boos: Stampin' UP
Paper: black: Papertrey Ink, orange dp: from my stash, unknown
Inks: Tuxedo Black: Memento; Frost White: Colorbox
Extras: ribbon tape, organza ribbon, pop dots

Card #2
Challenges: Unity Addict's Challenge 21, Unity Stamp Company World Card Making Day Challenge #01
Stamp Sets: May10 KOM, July10 KOM, A Moment in Time: Unity
Paper: from my stash, unknown
Ink: Rich Cocoa: Memento
Extras: Dazzling Diamonds: Stampin' UP

Card #3
Stamp Set: Boo to you: Papertrey Ink
Paper: dp: Hocus Pocus: Papertrey Ink; only orange: Stampin' UP
Ink: Tuxedo Black: Memento; Frost White: Colorbox
Extras: pop dots

Enjoy the Moment

LOVE these colors! They are happy colors to me, and who wouldn't smile looking at this fun Basicgrey patterned paper? Just delicious!

I mixed, matched and borrowed to make this card. I don't have the oval Nestabilities yet, but I plan to get them soon. That's where my great friend, Barb, came in. Then I used products from a bunch of different companies. No surprise that I had lots of these colors all around me! Sometimes it's just fun to get out all the *stuff* I have in the same colors and swirl them around on my table. I was certainly enjoying the moment!

Hope you have time to enjoy a moment or two or three today! Take the time. You're worth it!!

Challenge: Crazy 4 Challenges #48 - Sketch challenge
Stamps: Simply Sweet: Stampin' UP, sentiment - Mixed Messages: Papertrey Ink
Inks: Black Memento
Paper: Urban Prairie dp: Basicgrey, Bitty Star Basics, Spring Rain, White: Papertrey Ink, Regal Rose: Stampin' UP
Extras: Sweet Blush Swiss Dot Satin Ribbon: Papertrey Ink, copics, Nestabilities, Lush pink rhinestones: My Mind's Eye, Blue flower rhinestones

Gardening

Hello!! It is a rainy, hot morning here in Illinois. Since I couldn't be out in my garden, I decided to bring the garden inside! Actually, I was trying to think of an idea to go with the JUGS color challenge this week that is navy, green, orange and cream. I was stuck until I remembered this great garden set I got from Stampin' UP several years ago! I think it's a perfect fit, if I do say so myself! I had lots of fun going on the internet to see what the flowers for each herb looked like. I know, sounds crazy, but I really enjoyed myself and learned about the herbs along the way.

I hope your day is filled with beautiful gardens and sunshine!


Challenge: JUGS #42
Stamp Set: Sweet Herbs: SU
Ink: Black Mimento, Jumbo Java Chalk Ink: Versamark
Paper: Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, Cream: SU; Nook and Pantry dp: Basicgrey
Extras: Copics, Stampin' UP markers, ribbon, dimensionals, twine: Papertrey Ink