Weddin'

I made this card for my friends Susie & Paul for their wedding!  I have to admit I don't love how this came out, but it'll have to do as the wedding is in 2 days! I dyed the ribbon with some Glimmer Mist but it's not quite the right yellow and that is what is bugging me.  I also stamped the journal tag with the date of their wedding.  We almost share an anniversary - Mark and I were married last year on 5/29 - I can't believe it's been a year already.  So the reason I used this paper is because the inspiration for her wedding colors was Peacock Feathers so the main theme is royal blue and golden, so obviously when I saw these in the store I HAD to buy them so I could use it on her card.

I am also using this as the Clean & Simple challenge this week.

Supplies used:
Paper:  PTI Cardstock; Cosmo Cricket Social Club Blue Eyes; Bella Blvd Mr. Boy Connect the Dots; Cosmo Cricket Ready Set Chip Social Club
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Lemon Zest
Journal Tag, Date Stamp, Tape gun, Circle punch, MFT border die, Cuttlebug, Rayon ribbon, Foam Tape, Scor Tape, Yellow Stickles

Practicin'

I made this card so I could practice more of my Copic coloring.  I just love the Pure Innocence stamps, I think they're so cute!  I also used liquid pearls for the first time in the center of each of the flowers, which you can see in pic #2.  I'm taking two more Copic classes this upcoming weekend and am hoping to pick up some more techniques to use in my cards.

Paper:  PTI Cardstock; Kaiser Craft Nan's Favourite Collection
Stamps:  MFT Pure Innocence - Out on a Limb
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Uniball Signo Broad White Pen
Copics: YG03, YG11, YG21, Y06, Y38, R20, E00, E11, E37, 0 Colorless Blender
Liquid pearls - Platinum Pearls; Foam Tape; Scissors; Tape Gun; Corner Rounder; Sew Easy with Evergreen Floss

Swappin'

I finally finished my craft swap gift for Kendra, this was not an easy task!  I felt a lot of pressure to make it extra special because Kendra is a fellow paper crafter.  In the end, I was happy with the way it came out and hope that Kendra & Erik get to use it a lot!

Supplies:
Creative Imaginations White Box
Paper: Little Yellow Bicycle - Savor - Whisk Briskly; Fancy Pants - It's the Little Things - Headed South; October Afternoon - Fly A Kite - Front Porch; Good Day Sunshine; Cosmo Cricket Chipboard
Stamps: PTI Friendship Jar; Martha Stewart Alphabet Set; Unity Stamp Jillibean Soup - Chilled Strawberry Soup
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black & London Fog
Spellbinders Labels Two; Modge Podge; Twine; Foam Tape; PTI Tiny Tags Die

Mojoin' #190

I was super excited to use one of my new Pure Innocence stamps and to practice my Copics coloring on this card.  I used a lot of new fun techniques I have recently learned on this card.  I used sandpaper on the background paper to reveal the light orange stars and used some Sparkly Fluff on the leaves of the flowers, it's very subtle but I think it brings them to life a little bit!

Supplies used:
Paper:  PTI Cardstock; October Afternoon - Fly A Kite-Lemonade; Jillibean Soup - Soup Staples-Orange Sugar; Core'dinations - Whitewash Collections
Dies:  PTI Tiny Tags
Stamps: PTI Tiny Tags; PTI Happy Birthday Sentiments; Pure Innocence - Crazy for Daisies
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black & Tangelo
Copics:  V04, V12, YR02, YR20, G05, G17, Y06, E00, R20
Ribbon: PTI - Ripe Avocado
Misc.: Sparkly Fluff - Appletini Green; Scissors; Sandpaper; Hole punch; Tape gun; Scor Tape; Lime Green Pearls; My Mind's Eye Brad

Showerin'

I know it's been a while since my last post, it's been a busy few weeks!  I did manage to make a card for my dear friend Susie for her bridal shower.  I got these new stamps & dies from PTI and I am totally obsessed with them.  I can't wait to make a million more jar cards!  When I stamped the jar it was totally unintentional that the center of the jar is blank, I was about to re-do it when I decided that I actually really liked it and decided stamping a sentiment in that space would be perfect.  Hope you like!

Supplies used:
Paper: October Afternoon - Modern Homemaker Party Line & 5 & Dime; PTI Cardstock
Stamps: PTI Friendship Jar Die & Stamps; PTI Tiny Tags Stamps; Date Stamp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Memento London Fog
Blue Baker's Twine; Scissors; Hole Punch; Tape Gun; Foam Tape, Self Adhesive Pearls

Clean & Simple Stampin' (#137)

Here is a card that I made using the C&S Layout #137, I used the opportunity to make a birthday card for my sister-in-law and also got to use some new paper that I thought she'd really like.  I also used some distressing ink around the edges.  I was pretty psyched to use the ticket on this one, I'm really into them right now and it was just begging to be stamped on!

Supplies used:
Paper: October Afternoon - 5 and Dime; Fancy Pants - It's the Little Things & Journal Tag; PTI Cardstock
Ink:  Tim Holtz Distressing Ink - Tea Dye; Memento - Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Small Flower - Joann's; Sentiment - Stampin' Up
Foam Tape; Tape Gun; Ribbon; Scor Tape

Sketchin' (#83)

I'm totally spoiling the surprise for Kendra, but her birthday card just happens to be my Get Sketchy challenge for this week so I'm posting it for all to see!  When I saw the bird paper, I immediately thought "Kendra would love that!" so it went from there!  I used a bunch of things I have been wanting to use so I'm excited about this one. The ribbon started out as white and I used the Glimmer Mist to dye it and to spray the circle tag in the background.  I also used my Project Life date stamp to stamp her birthday on the other tag.

Supplies used:
Paper: Kraft Cardstock; Tree Paper (unknown); Creative Imaginations Corrugated Ivory; Cosmo Cricket - Everafter-Elements; It's the Little Things journal tags
Sentiment:  October Afternoon Sticky Keys
Tim Holtz Trinket Pin; Rayon Ribbon
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Vanilla Breeze (on ribbon and circle tag)
Date Stamp; Foam Tape; Tape Gun; Corner punch; Memento - Tuxedo Black Ink