Jeremiah 29:11

A very dear friend recently started dating someone and needed a birthday card - masculine cards are oftentimes very hard, no matter the occasion!

I actually dug out some Halloween papers - not that you would ever know; paired them with a pop of color - red and let the sentiment and frame do the talking. I colored the outside border of the frame with grey Copics, then used my colorless blender to remove color in the center on all 4 sides and fade the color a bit. Added just a hint of red at the corners and finished it off with some red/white twine.

TFL; hope you've had a great weekend!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Verve Visual Jeremiah 29:11 and Framed Wishes

Papers: PTI Smokey Shadow and Pure Poppy, DP by MME

Ink: PTI Pure Poppy

Accessories: Copics, red/white twine

It started with a kiss...

Love this little stamp set from Papertreyink - Just a Kiss - isn't the sentiment adorable? There are just a handful of sentiments in the set but they are just PERFECT for engagements, anniversaries, weddings, etc. This particular card was created for a bachelorette party.

Layout is Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 184; I added LOTS of stitching and LOTS of distressing with Memento Rich Cocoa. See the little flag? I used the same paper on the bottom half of the circle, but I distressed it with the Cocoa ink then applied a light coat of clear Wink of Stella - I LOVE THAT STUFF; I'm going to marry it - LOL!!

Inside

The sparkle is just incredible IRL and I've only tried the clear pen so far! I added espresso dimensional pearls around the scalloped circle also.

Covered with Wink of Stella clear glitter pen

Thanks for stopping by; hope you're having a great week!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Papertreyink Just a Kiss

Papers: PTI Sweet Blush, Dark Chocolate, DP by MME

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, MFT Hot Fudge

Accessories: nesties, Wink of Stella clear glitter pen, espresso dimensional pearls, Janome Sew Mini, MS border punch (inside)

CHALLENGES:

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CIC 210 - Color Combo

Hi friends,

Thanks for popping in! This week over at Cupcake Inspirations we're featuring washi tape from Downtown Tape  - LOVE - and a color combo. Here's your inspiration:

Gorgeous cupcakes and colors huh? Hope you'll join us! And here's my CAS interpretation using this fab pink washi tape from Downtown Tape! Hope you'll take the time to join us over at Cupcake Inspirations this week.

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Verve Visual Bloom and Grown

Papers: PTI Royal Velvet and Rustic, Misc. pink

Ink: PTI Roayl Velvet, Barn Door Distress Ink

Accessories: Downtown Tape - pink plaid, Pearl Pink Liquid Pearls (added after the picture - oops)

Crafty Creations 221 - Something Old / Something New

Hello friends!

This week over at Crafty Creations, we're creating with Something Old / Something New. I could go for days about things that are "old" or "unused"...a/k/a hoarder of designer paper - BUT alas, i found a few other things for my creation that were old...and a couple new ones too! I also used an old paperback book for the flower and that gem in the center? Um...yeah, I've had it for a long, long time - thrilled to use it...finally!

The layout is Mojo Monday #292; and for my new items, I used MFT's Gift Card Greetings stamp set along with the vertical gift card die - swoon! I colored in the "you" with a Copic and then covered the letters with glossy accents. All the papers, gift card holder as well as the die on the inside were edged with Frayed Burlap distress ink. The notebook die is from PTI and I added the A+ with a red Spica glitter pen; vellum for the border with some fabby chocolate ribbon ..that I totally covered up - oops! LOL

The inside has more DP with a die from Verve Visual; I stamped the words "teacher" and "rock" in MFT Hot Fudge; then stamped the "U" from Verve's You and I set in PTI's Hawaiian Shores - love how it reads "teacher U rock"...  :D

Inside

Inside - Up Close

Perfect for a year-end teacher's gift and since this one has a bit of bulk, we'll be giving it in a clear envelope - always fun when you can see your creation through the envelope.

Thanks for popping in and don't forget to join us at Crafty Creations with Something Old / Something New!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: MFT DC Gift Card Greetings, Verve Visual You and I

Papers: PTI Kraft, Dark Chocolate, DP by MME, vellum

Ink: PTI Hawaiian Shores, MFT Hot Fudge and Sno Cone, Frayed Burlap Distress Ink

Accessories: PTI notebook  and floral blooms die, MFT Vertical Gift Card Die, Verve Arrow and Classy Label Die, paperback book, misc. gem, red spica glitter pen, glossy accents, misc. chocolate ribbon

Challenges:
  Crafty Creations 221
 Mojo Monday #292

New Release Celebration - Baby, Baby!

I'm quite certain that most of you have NO CLUE that Queen Whiplash is going to be a Grandma, right? I mean it's not like she has a day ticker counting down the days, or that she reminds you in each of her posts OR THAT WE HAVE A BRAND NEW RELEASE to honor her soon to be blessing?

YES - the little one will be here in short order and we cannot wait...nor can Queen Whiplash...side note...do you think NOW is when I should stop calling her Queen Whiplash? Hmph...it's her own fault, just ask me! :D

Well, you have all month to help us celebrate the new arrival! There are 12 new Billie Bear's being released AND for the remainder of May, you can purchase each one for  £1.75 each!

I went all paper-piecing crazy on my little bear - everything is paper-pieced! The bear, the nose, the diaper and the duck - I had so such fun mixing and matching!! Used my clear Wink of Stella glitter pen (still in love!!!) for the little heart - fab sparkle! Layout is Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #183. 

Thanks for popping in; hope you join the fun and be sure to check out all the amazing creations over at the LCI Challenge Blog!!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: LCI Billie Bear and Duck and Baby, Baby

Papers: PTI Raspberry Fizz, Lemon Tart, Summer Sunrise, DP by MME

Ink: PTI Raspberry Fizz

Accessories: nesties, Copics, wink of stella clear glitter. Janome Sew Mini, black enamel accents, PTI small scalloped border, white gel pen

CHALLENGES:

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  LCI - New Release
  Aud Sentiments Challenge 80
  My Mums Craft Shop - dots or stripes
 

Did you see?

Pink Plus One

Hi friends,

Long time no see huh? I've had some crafty time lately but not enough to get things photographed and blogged about! :( Busy, busy time - I always think the beginning and end of each school year are pretty close to insanity! :D

This week over at Crafty Creations we are creating with Pink Plus One...this was a fun one and I went all psychedelic with this fab paper! I have had this paper for YEARS; it's in a small self-stick pad from DCWV; all the designer paper is from the same pad giving several different pinks to work with and black - FUN!

The flower was made from re-purposed tissue paper that has black and pink polka dots - how perfect is that? I actually edged them in a bright pink color but it sure looks off in the photo - BOO!! Sorry 'bout that!

The brad in the center is from MME and has been around for ages too. Yeah for using the stash! Layout is Deconstructed Sketch #99. I decorated the inside with plenty of room for writing a personal message. The white flag was hand cut, I stamped the sentiment and then used PTI's Polka Dot Basics to create my own range of polka dots in various colors and sizes.

Inside of Card plus envelope with fun flags

Thanks for stopping by; words cannot express how much I appreciate your visit!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: PTI Polka Dot Basics, Verve Visual Making a Statement

Papers: PTI Raspberry Fizz, Sweet Blush, DCWV sticker paper

Ink: PTI Raspberry Fizz and Hibiscus Burst, Memento Black

Accessories: Janome Sew Mini, PTI small scalloped die and beautiful blooms

Challenges:
  Crafty Creations 219
  Whimsy Stamps - Pretty In Pink
  Great Impressions - Pastel or Polka Dots

LCI - Red & White (St. George)

Well, I live on"this" side of the big pond and have NO CLUE what St. George's Day is, but in honor of it, Loveable Lisa chose the colors RED AND WHITE!

Yes, red and I white I can do as our daughter is a HUGE Boomer Sooner fan (yep, that's their colors), AND this little girl is turning 15 this weekend so I went in a totally different direction than the rest of the team (no surprise really - HA) and made her a little birfday card. Yes, birthdays are pronounced birfdays at my house!

Here's a picture of our youngest daughter this past weekend; she and her besties had a "photo shoot" on their bucket list, so for promotion, all the families went together and made the photo shoot happen - it was a complete blast. This picture was taken in our driveway, but the 'real' photos will be up on Facebook (Michele Hibler Greenwood or you can catch a few of the pics over on Instagram, whimsical_creations) if you want to watch for them. Anyway, this is her promotion dress; the first half of the photo shoot was in their dresses; the other half was casual outfits in which they all coordinated with the color "mint"; each girl wearing one article of clothing that was mint colored. Too cute!

OK, sorry - I obviously got mega distracted...so back to my card. I wanted to do something different than I've ever done before - so I embossed a sunburst from her age outward AND I did the ombre color effect - cool eh? I used Distress Inks for the ombre colors: Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Barn Door and Fired Brick. Love how it made the sunburst lines really pop!

The entire card was stamped with Sentimental Numbers - 70% off you fools (we call that cray, cray), but really, all cling stamps are 70% off right now!! Anywho, I stamped the large bubble numbers in PTI Pure Poppy and the smaller numbers in Memento Black. I stamped her age on a nestie, colored with Copics (in an ombre effect) and covered in glossy accents - tough to see the ombre effect, but its there.

Ta da - red and white; hope it fits the bill...for the Bugs and our daughter!! :D Join the fun, create a red and white card today and if you use a Ladybug Crafts Ink image, you increase your chances of winning! And if you don't have any? Well, don't forget, there are digis, but again, those cling stamps are all 70% off!

Have a great week; thanks for popping in!!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: LCI Sentimental Numbers

Papers: PTI Pure Poppy, Copic XPress, GKD White

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and PTI Pure Poppy

Accessories: nesties, Copics, glossy accents, Scor-pal, dimenstionals

CHALLENGES:
  LCI - Red and White

CIC 207 - Pink Cat Studio

Gotta admit right up front, the coloring IS NOT mine! :-/ This is a beautiful pre-colored image from Pink Cat Studio - I did enhance bits and pieces with my Primsacolor pencils but that's it...oh...I added LOTS of glitter with my brand new Wink of Stella glitter brush - HEAVENLY!

Before I get too deep; we're back with another inspiration photo from Cupcake Inspirations, check it out:

Nothing fancy with the card, some pattern paper, stitching, banner and enamel dots...oh and that glitter! :D Layout is MFTWSC120 turned on its side.

Thanks for stopping by; hope you'll join us this week over at Cupcake Inspirations!!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Pink Cat Studio pre-colored digital image

Papers: PTI Raspberry Fizz, Hibiscus Burst, Blueberry Sky, DP by MME

Ink: Memento Black, PTI Pure Poppy (inside)

Accessories: Copics, nesties, enamel dots, La La Land banner die, Wink of Stella glitter, Janome Sew Mini

Challenges:
  MFTWSC120

CIC 206 - Bugaboo

Quickest post ever - REALLY!

I dropped 6 teens at the movie theater this afternoon and zoomed home to finish this up... :D

Better late than never, right? Took me less than 30 minutes - LET'S HEAR IT - WHOOP, WHOOP!!

Image is Stella from Bugaboo Images - our sponsor this week at Cupcake Inspirations. Talk about wonderful inspiration - why don't you join us!

The inside says "Touch my coffee and I'll go Darth Vader on you!" - HA HA HA - do you feel that way about your coffee?

Have a great week!!

PS - those brads are 'foggy' because I coated them with Glossy Accents and they haven't dried just yet! I also covered Stella's glasses! See you soon!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Bugaboo Digi Images - Stella - Darth Vader

Papers: PTI Kraft and Blueberry Sky, Misc. DP

Ink: VersaMagic Wheat

Accessories: Copics, nesties, glossy accents, brads, cuttlebug embossing folder, Janome Sew Mini

Challenges:
  CIC206
  Card Crafter's Circle - embossing