Another Late Inspired By...

Good day! I hope the your weekend has been great so far! Mine has been relaxing and productive! I am posting my (very late) Inspired By… card today. I also wanted to play along with Stampin' Royalty's and My Favorite Things challenges:

Charissa was in charge of choosing the picture for our Inspired By… challenge this week, a lovely tea cup:

Fits right in with the Stampin' Royalty picture! I successfully combined the two photos, and the awesome sketch, into this lovely little card:

The teacup I took from Charissa's photo and the doily came from Stampin' Royalty, and the colours, from both! :) I am really pleased with the results.

Thanks for stopping by, and check back later for the reason I was so late posting this! :) Pop over to Charissa's blog to see how her photo inspired her this week!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Tea Shoppe
Ink: Pistachio Pudding, Raspberry Ripple
Paper: Primrose Petals Core'dinations, Pistachio Pudding, Raspberry Ripple, Whisper White
Tools: Polka Dots Embossing Folder
Accessories: Doily, Linen Thread, Flower Trim, Pearls, Ruffle Stretch Ribbon

100th Blog Post: Belated KCRR

Hello there! It is finally time for my KCRR post! Last week was so crazy. When Matt is home, there is always so much stuff to do, people to see, and places to go. We were out and about quite a bit last week, and all the fresh air really poops a person out! *lol* I think we slept for over 12 hours one night. That is quite the accomplishment in my books :) Anyways, Matt is gone again for another 2 weeks :( so tonight I am vegging out, crafting, and having a Friends marathon... sounds like a pretty good Friday night to me! :) So, onto the challenges... as you know, it's a new KCRR, and I wanted to combine it with Stampin' Royalty and Colour Q:

The random selections this week were the pennant builder punch and the stamp set Love & Laughter. I decided to use the cake from Love & Laughter, as I am always reaching for the dress automatically. Here's what I came up with:

Let's just say it's an unconventional wedding card *lol* but I like the way it turned out :)

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to pop over to Charissa's blog, Snippets by Design, and check out what she made with these two items!

Supplies used:
Stamps: Love & Laughter
Paper: Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Howlstooth & Scarringbone DSP (ret), Floral District DSP, In Color Stacks
Ink: Cajun Craze
Tools: Pennant Builder Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack
Accessories: Linen Thread, Stitched Satin Ribbon, Pearls

One Layer: Experiment 2

Good morning! I hope today finds you well :) I had a nice evening. I went to my mom's for BBQ dinner - delicious hamburgers and homemade coleslaw. Yum! But on the downside, I saw the year's first mosquito buzzing around while we were playing board games after dinner - yuck! That is probably the major downfall to living outside the city, so many mosquitos! Anyways, onto today's challenges. I wanted to experiment again with making one layer cards with The Paper Players and play along with Stampin' Royalty's challenge:

This combination was perfect for me last night! I didn't get home till late and still had to make a potato salad for a staff BBQ today, so it was great to have a quick card to make. Here's how the card turned out:

*lol* I must say that this card had to grow on me... I was not the biggest fan at first. I added the marker line and paper piercing as an after thought to give the main image some definition. That plus the few little pearls around the sentiment really add an interest factor, in my opinion. I think the elegant saying from Apothecary Art fit really well here:

The emboss resist technique is one of my favourites, I think I may use it again soon! *wink* Thanks for looking today, and don't forget to stop by tomorrow for a new KCRR challenge!

Supplies used:
Stamps: Because I Care (ret), Apothecary Art
Paper: Whisper White
Ink: Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Gumball Green, Versamark
Accessories: Paper Peircing Pack, Summer Starfruit Marker, White Embossing Powder, Pearls

Oh, Baby!

Good morning! I hope you had an excellent weekend! Mine was pretty good, and I think I am finally getting over my cold. Yay! I spent a huge chunk of the weekend organizing my paper supply, and I am almost done! (Pics to come once I am all finished) :) Amidst all the organizing, I had time to play along with The Play Date Cafe, The Deconstructed Sketch, and Stampin' Royalty:

This week's theme for Stampin' Royalty is "Oh, Baby!". I found this to be quite perfect as the moment I saw the colours for Play Date, I thought "baby boy." And, combined with another great sketch from Deconstructed, this card fell together in a snap:

I love it! It's perfect for baby without being overly cutesy (but still pretty cute). The little ducky from Easy Events (the stamp that overall convinced my to buy that set) is just so stinkin' cute with its little umbrella. I stamped the umbrella again on a scrap piece of cardstock, coloured it in, snipped it out and popped it up for some dimension.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies used:
Stamps: Easy Events, Short & Sweet (ret)
Paper: Pool Party, Midnight Muse, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, In Colour DSP Stacks
Ink: Midnight Muse
Tools: Heart to Heart Punch (ret)
Accessories: Tangerine Tango Marker, Baker's Twine, Dimensionals

KCRR #12: Monochromatic Butterflies

Good morning and Happy Friday to you! It is not a very happy Friday here in Northern BC, we had a late taste of old man winter with a few new inches of snow and thick ice to scrape off the windshield this morning :( I guess it's time to get the boots and coats back out of the closet one more time... Oh well, hopefully it will be gone for good soon! :) Since today is Friday, that means it is time for another edition of KCRR (we're already up to #12, I cannot believe how fast time is going...). I decided to combine KCRR with the Paper Craft Crew and Stampin' Royalty:

This week, random.org selected monochromatic and the stamp set butterfly prints. Charissa and I decided to add a third element again, which ended up being a banner. The theme for Stampin' Royalty is "Ribbons and Pearls." With that combination, I immediately thought of making a girl's birthday card :) Here's what I came up with:

I think it is perfect! Stampin' Up has so many great pinks to chose from. I ended up using primrose petals, regal rose, and rose red. The ribbon and peals are the "cherry on top" of this card. What little girl doesn't love pearls? :)

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to pop over to Charissa's blog, Snippets by Design, to see what she created with our KCRR elements!

Supplies used:
Stamps: Butterfly Prints (ret), Create a Cupcake
Paper: Primrose Petals, Whisper White, In Colour Stacks, Brights Stacks
Ink: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Primrose Petals
Tools: Butterfly Punch (ret)
Accessories: Stitched Satin Ribbon, Pearls

Spring Card for Special Grandparents

Hello there! I hope your week is flying by just like mine is so far, tomorrow is already Friday! Woohoo! :) My mom left town for a couple weeks today, to the north west coast of BC. So, this means that my Saturday is scott-free! Hopefully I can get some hardcore paper-crafting done. Two quick accolades before I get to today's challenge: first, my Bloomin' Marvellous card was selected as Stampin' Royalty's Top Pick (see original post here) and second, my St Patrick's Day card was selected as "unforgettable" by Ella the Pink Elephant! (see original post here) :) How awesome!

Now, onto the challenges! Today I wanted to play along with Simon Says Stamp Challenge "Spring/Easter" and Stampin' Royalty's new challenge, an inspiration photo:

Lovely! I created a pretty Spring/Easter card for Mathew's grandparents:

Well, I really like how it turned out!! The multi-hued tulips and little bunny are so cute together :) I took the colours from the photo and interpreted them as old olive & raspberry ripple, incorporating some primrose petals for contrast. The little sentiment is from the retired set, Easter Blossoms and it fits perfectly with this card! I was so glad to discover I had a "spring" sentiment in my collection (*lol* that's how you know you have too much... I need to finish my stamp inventory/index!).

The little bunny is playing double duty from the Little Additions baby stamp set. I think it works perfectly here! :)

Thanks for looking! Don't forget to check back tomorrow for a new KCRR challenge! :)

Supplies used:
Stamps: Little Additions, Tiny Tags, Easter Blossoms (ret)
Paper: Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Brights Stacks, In Colour Stacks
Ink: Raspberry Ripple
Tools: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Jewelry Tag Punch, Bird Builder Punch, Scallop Circle & Circle Nestabilities
Accessories: Linen Thread, Paper Piercing Pack, Dimensionals

Bloomin' Marvellous!

Good evening! Well, we survived Monday.... it wasn't actually that bad *lol* AND I got a shipment of Stampin' Up! goodies, that automatically makes for a great day :) Today's post will be short and sweet. I am sleepy tonight! I wanted to play along with Latenight Stamper's, Stampin' Royalty (just under the wire) and play again with The Paper Players because I am smitten with this week's sketch:

The challenge for Latenight Stamper's was to use your favourite product from this year's Sale-a-Bration event. My card was inspired by a card made by my friend and fellow stamper, Charissa over at Snippets by Design (click here to see her original post):

My absolute favourite item from SAB had to be the Bloomin' Marvellous stamp set. And it's close second was the satin-like pool party (and other colours) ribbon, both items featured on this card. And don't the colours just say "1970s" to you? Now, that was well before my time, but from what I have seen on TV, these colours are from that era *lol* I snipped-out and popped-up three of the flowers to keep flow with the sketch. This view shows that better:

Thanks for looking today! :)

Supplies used:

Stamps: Bloomin' Marvellous (SAB)

Paper: Pool Party, Summer Starfruit, Very Vanilla

Ink: Pool Party, Summer Starfruit, Soft Suede

Tools: Scallop Edge Punch

Accessories: Satin Ribbon (SAB)

Colour Q & Stampin' Royalty: Hello!

Good evening! Again, another late post and I am beat... I will try and make it a quick one :) I had a great night! My mom, sister and I all went to a live "production" of the popular TV show, The Price is Right! No, it was not the real thing, but it was still fun! One time we had tickets to go to the real production, but unfortunately, my sister had not turned 18 yet so we did not use the tickets. It would still be fun to go now that we are all of age! :) Anywho, now on with the challenges. Today I wanted to play along with the Colour Q and Stampin' Royalty:

What is not to love about this colour combination!? Just perfect! I combined this with Stampin' Royalty's theme this week: Clean and Simple. Here's what I created with these two challenges in mind:

Wow! Lots of white space! How do I feel about the white space? Well, I love it! White space is definitely something that is new to my crafting vocabulary, but it is sure leaving a pleasant vibe in my crafting corner! :) I think this is a really cute little hello note. Here's a close up of the details on this card:

Thanks for looking today! I hope you enjoy my card! :)

Supplies used:
Stamps: World Treasures, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler, In Colour Stacks, Brights Stacks, Whisper White
Ink: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler
Tools: Boho Blossom Punch
Accessories: Brights Buttons, Linen Thread, Mini Brads (unknown source)

A Winning Combination

Welcome back! I wanted to post my card for the Color Throwdown and Stampin' Royalty challenges. This week's Color Throwdown selections are fabulous! I may decide to make more cards with this dynamic combination! The Stampin' Royalty sketch is equally as dynamic and awesome!

I followed the sketch to a "T" and think that the card turned out :) This was the last card in my card making frenzy last night, so my creative light-bulb was dimming. But, none-the-less, I like it for a younger girl's birthday :) I may try these challenges again to give them all the creative justice they deserve though!

It's nice to finally be able to showcase one of my lesser used ribbon, the melon mambo dotted ribbon! I learned a trick to tying this type a ribbon in order to have all sides showing dots (the back-side of the ribbon does not have dots). First, tie a loose knot in your main piece of ribbon (the one that goes around the cardstock) and then slip the smaller piece of ribbon ("bow" ribbon) through the loose knot and tighten! Viola, perfect polka dots! (Hope that made sense lol).

Thanks for looking and don't forget to stop by tomorrow for this week's KCRR challenge!

Supplies used:

Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Create a Cupcake

Paper: Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Lucky Limeade, Tea for Two DSP, Whisper White

Ink: Melon Mambo, So Saffron, Lucky Limeade
Tools: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Elegant Butterfly Punch

Accessories: Dotted Ribbon (ret)