Bon Voyage

Although I no longer (currently) design for Cupcake Inspirations doesn't mean I won't participate in their challenges - particularly when the cupcake image and colors are DIVINE such as this week!

Check out this cupcake image:

And the sponsor? Taylored Expressions - FANTASTIC company!

A dear friend has started a travel company out of her home - helping families, couples, singles - anyone put together fabulous cruise packages and before they depart, she gives them a little gift and asked me to make some cards so this is what I came up with!

Lots of waves, cruise ship, clouds, sunshine and on the inside? A palm tree - looks like a grand trip to me!

Set of 5 cards

I spy a palm tree! :D

Enjoy and thanks for popping in!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Taylored Expresseions Bon Voyage

Papers: PTI Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, PTI White, Summer Sunrise, Copic XPress

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Taylored Expressions Wave Border Die, Your Next Stamp Cloud Dies

Challenges:
 Cupcake Inspirations #214

Teachers Gifts - 2013

Our last babe has finished elementary school - WHOOP, WHOOP; I have LOVED when each of our babes have completed this phase of schooling! Middle school and high school have been such great opportunities for the other two, I expect the same things for one!

This year I went ultra easy on the teachers gifts - but it counts right? :D

I bought 2 insulated cups and filled them halfway with Hershey's kisses then included 4 single serve Hawaiian Punch servings. I couldn't just send them filled with goodies, so I created little tags and hung them from the straw of each cup. Simple yet I thought they turned out super cute. Jared wrote his message on the bag of the tag.

The tag is from Memory Box - Distressed Tag cut out of Kraft card stock and stamped with the  matching stamp. I then layered on a distressed doily, cut 3 layers of the flower using PTI's Beautiful Blooms II dies out of Imaginisce paper - I've had this paper for ages! :-/ The flower was also distressed before gluing together. I finished the tag with some MME enamel dots...seriously love!

Thanks for stopping by; have a great weekend! Our youngest daughter - volleyball player/enthusiast  - and I have been attending the Men's FIVB World League games for USA vs. Argentina - here in our little city! She "might possibly" be seriously in love with this player - he's 6' 10"; the first picture I took in which they were standing on the SAME STEP was absolutely hysterical, the 2nd picture we asked him to remain seated and she sat next to him - that picture is below.

PS - his name is Matt Anderson, he and several of the other World League players played in the Olympics in 2012. :D She's a happy happy happy girl!!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Memory Box Distress Tag

Papers: PTI Kraft, Imaginisce DP

Ink: PTI Kraft, Old Paper Distress Ink

Accessories: PTI button, misc. twine, doily, MME enamel dots

Kaitlyn and Matt Anderson - Olympic and National League Volleyball Player

Hello - have we met?

Gosh - life has just been a whirlwind lately - why is it the end of the school year is just SO. DARN. BUSY!!! And I have been very absent from my blog - hence the title. tee hee

I haven't mentioned for quite some time, but I am still going to physical therapy - just last week I was released from two times per week to one time, but I hate to report that it will not stay that way; I am in so much pain... :( As a reminder, surgery was February 13!!

I truly think a big piece may be my desk at work; I spend 10-11 hours at a computer - not good. I had 4 days off from the office - one of those days I worked at home, the others were the weekend and a holiday - when I returned from those 4 days my pain was so much better...now after being back to work for a solid week, I'm pretty miserable. :(

Anyway, I have been creating when my arm permits; so here's a card I made recently - I used a sketch, but don't remember from where - oops!

Papers are My Mind's Eye - of course - the brad has been in my stash for ages!! Lots of stitching  some old paper distress ink and lots of layering. The sentiment is from Verve Visual and is actually all one piece (what you see on the outside and the inside of the card); I masked off the various areas with scotch tape so I could use it on the outside cover with the remainder on the inside. The lower left corner is the envelope with a couple matching flags.

Inside and envie

Thanks for popping in; take care!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Verve Visual Because of You

Papers: PTI Ocean Tides, Dark Chocolate, Kraft, DP by MME

Ink: MFT Hot Fudge, Old Paper Distress Ink

Accessories: PTI Floral Blooms Dies, misc. brad, Janome Sew Mini

Challenges:
 Challenges for Everybody  
 Crafting When We Can
 Hobbycutz Challenge
 

God Bless America!

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
 

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