Skipping Stones Design Sketch #64

Ever since Tami Mayberry was a guest designer for Skipping Stones, I have been hooked on their design sketches.  They are just my style...not overly clean and simple, but, not overly frou-frou.  Just right.
I needed a birthday card and sketch #64 fit the bill.

Pretty simple and straightforward.  Patterned paper from MME, cardstock from my stash.  Used distress ink in tea rose and memento potter's clay.  PTI sentiment and EK Success border punch.  Colored the gemstones from my stash with copics.  And that flower?  Well, Cosmo Cricket's new Glubers that were announced at CHA have me hook, line and sinker.  No, I didn't use a Gluber(a super-sized glue dot!)....but, I kind of made one myself with a punched cardstock circle and some red line tape.  Took some ribbon and just started ruffling it from the outer edge of the circle spiraling in towards the center.  I used a mini glue dot to finish off the center loop and hide the cut edge.  I think it turned out pretty cute for a first try!  It was so easy and simple to do....I think I'll make lots more!

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My Valentines

Yeah , I know.  Valentine's Day has come and gone.  I meant to post these on Monday, but forgot.  So, better late than never.  Right?

The first was for my honey.  Right up his alley.   Now, I didn't come up with the "Wood..." on my own...I had some help from Better Homes & Gardens http://www.scrapbooksetc.com/theme/holidays/valentines-day/valentines-day-cards/?page=4

But, the card I drew inspiration from and the card I made are pretty different.  That's what inspiration is all about...that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

Used the woodgrain texture plate from PTI (one of my all time favs!), a heart border punch from EKSuccess, heart punch from Fiskars, and made my letters from the 12 inch sizzlet in the SU catalog.  Those letters are the perfect size for cards.  Love it!

My second card is made with SU's Sweetheart set and the SU sizzix heart embosslit.  Simple and cute.

I think that is just a stinkin' adorable set.  Especially with the heart embosslit that FITS INSIDE the heart shapes!  Woo-hoo!   I think that's the fact that took me over the edge and made me buy this set.  Haven't bought too many SU stamp sets in the last year...they're just not doin' it for me.  But, this one did!

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OLW 40: Two for the Show

Another One Layer Wednesday Challenge!  Hosted this week and every other week by the talented Jennifer Styles at her blog, Styles Ink.   Hard to believe this is the 40th week of this challenge.  It is my favorite challenge and one I play along with the most. 

This week's challenge involved making a one layer card using ONLY 2 images.  Embellishments kept to a minimum.   I dusted off my SU! Bloomin' Beautiful and colored the images with copics.

I think I am getting a bit better with my coloring and blending of colors, but the light source shading could definitely use some work.  I can't wait for the new copic book to come out next month that addresses this subject.  I need all the help I can get!

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OLW 39: An Image, A Border, Some Bling

It's time for another Simplicity challenge! 

This week's challenge is all about using a single image, a border and a little bling on a single layer card.  Tougher than it sounds.   Since I need a few more Valentine cards, I decided to follow this theme.  The end result is a kraft card base with my image and border stamped in Memento Lady Bug Red.  The heart border is from Impress Rubber Stamps and the birdcage is by Craft Smart....$1.00 stamps from Mike's. 

I added a little bit of red Spica glitter pen to some of the red hearts and my clear Sakura glitter pen to the open heart of the birdcage and bird wings.

I really think this needs a sentiment.  I think I am going to go back and add one.  Something like Happy Valentine's Day.  Perhaps above the heart border on the right side.  What do you think??

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Happy Birthday, Kris!

Hopefully, my niece has received this birthday card by now.  Her birthday is tomorrow (Feb 1), but I also wanted to post it for the Skipping Stones Design Challenge #61.

I followed the design exactly, using new Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 papers along with cardstock, ribbon and lace from my stash.  Sentiment by Verve.  Used my plain and scallop circle nesties for the sentiment and added a little Antique Linen distress ink on the sentiment circle to make it blend better with the Circa 1934 colors.   Such yummy paper!

Kris, I hope you have a wonderful birthday!
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FTL 124

Another day, another challenge!  This time it is the Clean & Simple blog's fall to layout #124.  I have had a lot of birthday cards to make lately, and I am finding the challenges helpful to me in getting them all made.

This is a pretty simple card (that is the whole idea, right?!?) using some pretty lime and white designer paper by Collage Press, white silk ribbon, a sentiment from SU, and a couple of nestibilities and sizzix leaf die.

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January 2011 Papertrey Blog Hop!

I was just browsing the blogs a short while ago and stumbled upon the PTI monthly blog hop.  The theme this month was to use an un-inked or 'dusty' PTI stamp set of your choice.  Since I am in the valentine making mood, I chose Heartprints.

Pretty simple!  Picked my favorite hearts from the set, stamped them in Memento pink and red, punched them out and added the set sentiment.

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