I've got your back

Happy Sunday! Don't you just love the sweet little tandem bike? I used The Craft's Meow August Sketch Challenge for the design of my card. I flipped the sketch and took some liberties. I went for the shabby vintage look with my card. I love to play around with different styles and this was a fun one. I was inspired by Viola Mahr's samples from The Craft's Meow stamp release!



Stamp Set: Tandem: The Craft's Meow
DP: Picket Fence: Lilybee Design
CS: White: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento, Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink: Ranger
Extras: Blue glitter Gelly Roll pen: Sakura, pearls, lace, crochet butterflies

thank you

Good Morning! I was inspired to start making shape cards and this is my second one. I've used the colors of the JUGS challenge, although not a lot of gray. Gray is absent in most of my scraps, buttons, bits of ribbon and such. I do have gray ink which was so light I combined it with a light brown ink so that you could read the sentiment. There's a bit of gray in my vintage shell buttons too:) My coral looks a bit pink too...ah well! Aside from my color "challenges"....this was a fun card to make. I kept adding and setting it aside, picking it up again and adding more, etc. Sometimes that is just my favorite way to create:)

Have a GREAT day! Stay COOL!

Challenge: JUGS 93
Stamp Sets: Fillable Frames 2 and 3:Papertrey Ink
DP: Porcelain: Basicgrey
Ink: Going Gray:Stampin' UP, Rich Cocoa Memento
Extras: ribbons, flowers and lace from Mom's stash, vintage buttons, pearl, Banner Builder Die: Papertrey Ink, Fillable Frame Die: Papertrey Ink, Wildcard cartridge: Cricut

A new challenge blog....

Hello! I just found a new challenge blog that looks like it might be lots of fun! It is called CAS-ual Fridays. This week's challenge is to use text on your card. Not just a line of text, but multiple lines, like in the old page of text that I used here.

I found a gigantic book of "essential knowledge" at an antique show and picked it up a year ago. I knew that I wanted to use some old style text pages on some of my cards. It was very cheap and easy to find:) Be careful when you try to mount the text; my tape runner kind of "ate up" some of the page.

For me, this is a perfect masculine card. I like the simple style and plan to use it, with text of course, more often!

Challenge: CAS-ual Fridays Challenge 1
Stamp Set: Make a Wish: Papertrey Ink
DP: Gaga for Gingham: My Time Made Easy, vintage text
CS: Black, Khaki: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Chai distressing ink: Papertrey Ink
Extras: Present die: Papertrey Ink, Nestabilities: Spellbinders

Shabby Chic Valentine

Hello! Today's card is a shabby chic valentine. I had fun adding layers to it, distressing with inks, using Glimmer Mist, a vintage button, doily and scrunched seam binding. This style isn't a natural for me, so I had to set it aside a couple of times, do other stamping, then come back. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I really want to give it to my husband because I took so much time on it, but it's pretty girly, isn't it?? I'll have to find another special someone to send it to:)

Challenge: Crazy4Challenges 72
Stamps: Simple Valentine, Fillable Frames 2: Papertrey Ink
DP: from my stash
CS: Rustic White: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento, Distressing Ink Duo: Papertrey Ink
Extras: Tattered Rose Glimmer Mist: Tattered Angels, vintage button, heart doily, pearl strands from my mom:), Rustic Twine: Papertrey Ink, scrunched seam binding: This Good Day Etsy Shop

Christmas tag

Hello! I created this tag for the All Things Unity challenge to make a Christmas tag. I found this awesome vintage looking paper from Pink Paislee. I used several of the papers and distressed each layer with brown chalk ink. The blings at the bottom are vintage rhinestones from my mom. I think the lace is from her too! And I promise, it's cream, not at all yellow like it looks in this photo. The Unity set that I used is Snowflakes Fall From Heaven.

Hope is something that we all can use, isn't it?!?

Happy Friends with Flair!!

Happy Friday! I distressed a lot on this card, with a sanding block and brown ink. I thought that the distressed look went well with this stamp set and the coordinating Jillibean soup paper. As you know by now they are a favorite for me this season. My husband found the tickets in a dusty closet at his work and brought them home for me. How sweet:) The snowflake brads are old ones from my stash. I believe they are from Making Memories, but I'm not sure if they are in the stores anymore. I have some white ones also that you may see pop up sometime soon:) Oh! I am also entering my card in the Crazy 4 Challenges to use circles. Again, I thought this set was perfect!!

Have a great day!!
Anne

Challenge: Crazy 4 Challenges 64
Stamps: Snowflakes Fall from Heaven: Unity
DP: Jillibean Soup
CS: Ruby Red: Stampin' UP
Inks: Rich Cocoa Memento, Jumbo Java Chalk: Versamagic
Extras: snowflake brads, tickets, baker's twine: PtI, pop dots

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

September 2010 Papertrey Ink Blog Hop!

Hello! I'm excited to be participating in my first Papertrey Ink Blog Hop!!! To get a chance to see all the wonderful creations, please go to Nichole's blog. We were challenged to share techniques that we learned from other crafters. My current crafting inspiration is Michelle Wooderson. You can check out her blog here. I love her mix-matchy style and the way she incorporates vintage and unique items in her work. I'm sure she'll be my inspiration for years to come!! The tickets that I used on this card are from her Etsy shop.

I'm off to see everyone's wonderful creations! I can't wait:)


Stamps: Take Note, Fillable Frames #5: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento
Paper: Rustic White: Papertrey Ink, dp: Green at Heart: BasicGrey
Extras: vintage buttons, pop dots

birthday wishes

Lots of bits and pieces came together to make this card. It was challenging and fun!! That's kind of like life, right? You put all your experiences together, stir them up, add your perceptions and Bingo! there's the life you're living!

This card was actually made for a bingo challenge......I had to choose a letter on the bingo card going across or down and do everything in each box. For example, I chose "G" across, so my card has: tags, ribbon, stitching, masking and blue. My stitching may be hard to see; I stitched on two buttons and one ribbon. Yes, I do have a sewing machine waiting in a box for me to open up...that WAS one of this summer's projects. Didn't get done.

The more I look at this card, the more I like it. It just fits for me. I love the soft, vintage feel.

Challenge: Unity Addicts Challenge 17
Stamps: July10 KOM: Unity
Ink: Brocade Blue: Stampin' UP
Papers: dp: Green at Heart: Basicgrey, brocade blue, ivory: Stampin' UP
Extras: blue tag, ribbon, orange baker's twine, ticket: Mish Mash Etsy, vintage buttons, tag punch: Stampin' UP