Friday Funday: A New Inspired By...

Hello there! Happy Friday! :) Of course, Friday means a new Inspired By… challenge! I also wanted to play along with the Paper Players sketch this week:

I was so intrigued by the tag in the sketch, I just had to play along! This was was Charissa's pick for Inspired By… and she chose a fabulously decorated room:

I drew so many colours out of this photo, and combined with the sketch, I ended up with this:

I like the way it turned out! And, as an added bonus, it came together SO quickly! My favourite type of card :) *lol* I added a few black accents, a colour I find challenging to add to cards sometimes! When you pull the tag out, you get the greeting:

(Don't let the gross green in my kitchen distract you from the card *lol* - it was the best place I could find for the photos!) This card is destined for my friend Alex's birthday dinner tonight :) Perfect timing!

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to pop over to Charissa's blog to see how this photo inspired her! :) Have a great weekend!

Supplies used:
Stamps: Vintage Vogue (ret), Friendly Phrases
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, More Mustard (ret), Old Olive, Crumb Cake (light spritzing)
Tools: Sizzex Tags Die
Accessories: Linen Thread, Pearls

Friday's Best: KCRR #14

Good morning! Yahoo, another Friday has arrived! I seriously hope today is much faster than yesterday for work... I swear I dozed off at some point in the afternoon *lol* oops. I was so happy when 4:30 rolled around and I could actually do something :) Anyways, enough of my sob story, onto the challenges! Friday means a new KCRR challenge and I also wanted to play along with Mojo Monday:

This week's random selections for KCRR were two stamp sets: Rain or Shine and Tiny Tags. Hmmm... Not a combination I would normally put together, but Tiny Tags has so many options in it that these two could definitely work! Here's what I came up with using this wild Mojo sketch:

I like the outcome! I think it would be a perfect fun little "hello" card to send to a friend. The bright colours really say "spring is here!" (Which it is coming rapidly! All the snow is finally melting away :)) I really love the colour combination in the sunshine and sprinkles DSP, so cheery.

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to stop by Charissa's blog, Snippets by Design, to see what she made with this combination (you gotta click on the link, her card is beautiful!)

Supplies used:
Stamps: Rain or Shine, Tiny Tags
Paper: Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP
Ink: Lucky Limeade, Melon Mambo
Tools: Scallop Circle & Circle Nestabilities, Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, Jewelery Punch
Accessories: Brights Button, Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Brads (unknown)

Experimenting with Colour Blocking & Less is More

Hello! I hope you are having a good week so far. Today was a slow day for me, not a lot to do at all. I strongly dislike having nothing to do at work, but soooo much I could be doing at home! It just doesn't seem worth it some days, ya know? Anyways, not much to be done about that, a girl's gotta work! :) Oh well, that's enough complaining for one day ;) onto the challenges! I wanted to play along with "Less is More" and Addicted to CAS:

The theme for "Less is More" this week is "lime and black" - a striking combination! So, today I decided to experiment with colour blocking, and with trying to achieve less-is-more. I like how the two elements went together in the end:

I left the white space in the top portion of the card (although it was hard not to add something there!) and kept the bottom right corner as the focus. I stamped the universal background from Close to My Heart in stazon, then used a plain block inked up with lucky limeade to create the colour blocks. A blossom and brad finish the look:

So, what do you think of the experiment? Thanks for looking today!

Supplies used:
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Lucky Limeade, Whisper White
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Lucky Limeade
Tools: Blossoms Punch, Word Window Punch, Corner Rounder (CTMH)
Accessories: Brad (SAB 2012)

The Paper Craft Crew: Vintage Tea for Two

Good morning! Boy, I am sluggish this morning... hopefully today doesn't drag on! I spent a good amount of time paper crafting last night, and managed to create two awesome cards. One of them is for the Inspired By... Challenge on Saturday, and one is to play along with The Paper Craft Crew. Their sketch challenge this week was just so tempting, I had to play:

I am sure you would agree that this sketch as "potential" written all over it! I whipped out my tea for two DSP, calypso coral, lucky limeade and Tea Shoppe stamp set (basically the most perfect stamp set to go with this paper!) and got crafting! I am super happy with the results:

The vintage-y feel of this paper & stamp set compliment each other sooo nicely. Throw in those flowers, and nothing can compete! This is my first out-of-class experience with the flower trim, and I must say, why haven't I used this before?! Such a pretty & elegant accent! I sponged over the flowers with calypso coral. Then, to keep pace with the sketch, I added two little tags punched out with the jewelry tag punch and the three pearls. I just LOVE this card :) 

Thanks Paper Craft Crew for your awesome sketch! I think I'll keep this one in the archives as a "go-to!"

Thanks for looking today!

Supplies used:
Stamps: Tea Shoppe
Paper: Tea for Two DSP, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla
Ink: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade
Tools: Jewlry Tag Punch, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder
Accessories: Flower Trim, Ruffled Ribbons, Pearls, Sponge, Scissors for Distressing (edges of cardstock & DSP)