Triple Lacy Elegance

This weekend I was busy making cards using the same colors with a similar look and feel. I used the Martha Stewart Lace border punch on each of them and also the same pearls to give an elegant feel. I did not have the right color pearls so I used a Copic marker to color them and make them match! This first card was for a bridal shower that I was due to go to on Sunday afternoon. The dry embossing in background was made using a Stampin'Up!/Sizzix embossing folder that I am just in love with right now - isn't it gorgeous??!

This next card was a variation on the same theme, using the same colors, border punch and embossing folder but with a different layout and sentiment.




And finally :



This time I added some white satin ribbon for a different finishing touch.

I have already sent out the first two cards. My stash of finished cards was getting rather large and I decided it was time I needed to send them out as encouragement to others rather than keeping them all to myself!!!!

Hope you are having a great start to your week,



Card 1
Stamps : SU! Sentiment
Papers : PTI Ocean Tides and White, DCWV Linen Closet DP
Ink : SU! Not Quite Navy, Technique Tuesday Blue/Green Chalk ink
Accessories : Kaisercraft Pearls, EKSuccess Large Butterfly Punch, Spellbinders Label Die, Martha Stewart Lace Border punch, EKSuccess Small Scallop border punch, Sizzix Embossing folder from SU!, Copic Marker

Card 2
Stamps : SU! Sentiment (from Thoughts and Prayers) SU! Flowers from Hostess Silouettes
Papers : PTI Ocean Tides and White, DCWV Linen Closet DP
Ink : Memento London Fog, Technique Tuesday Blue/Green chalk ink
Accessories : EKSuccess Small butterfly punch, Martha Stewart Lacy Border punch, Kaisercraft Pearls, Copic Marker

Card 3
Stamps : Verve (Plain Jane Scripture Verse), SU! Flowers from Hostess Silouettes
Paper : PTI Ocean Tides and White, DCWV Linen Closet DP
Ink : Technique Tuesday Blue/Green chalk ink, VersaFine Onyx Black
Accessories : Oval cut from Cricut Machine, Kaisercraft pearls (colored with Copic marker), White satin ribbon from Michaels, Martha Stewart Border Lacy border punch, Sizzix/SU! Embossing Folder

Heartfelt Fall Flowers

Good afternoon everyone (late afternoon that is!). I have been meaning to post this card all day but then 'things' kept coming up. One being that my garage door broke and my car was nearly stuck in the garage permanently! I wondered what the loud explosion-type noise was that I heard earlier this morning but I did not discover the problem until lunchtime when I needed to be somewhere..... Turns out that the spring broke in two and the steel cables snapped too. Oh well, hopefully the repair guys can fix it for me. This happening two days after I had to get my car fixed because the 'check engine' light kept coming on. They say bad things happen in threes - just wondering what's next.....!!!!!

Anyway - on to my card.....
This beautiful floral stamp set is from Heartfelt Creations - another of my purchases from the Creating Keepsakes convention on Saturday. I tried to recreate one of the beautiful cards that I saw in the Heartfelt Creations booth at the Vendor Faire, but there is no way I can match up to their amazing standards. I was blown away by the creativity and intricate, delicate details on all the cards that I saw. If you are are interested in their stamps, check out their website Heartfelt Creations. There is also an idea gallery for inspiration.

Hope you are having a great week,



Stamps : Heartfelt Creations (flowers), Stampin'Up! (sentiment and background flourish)
Paper : SU! Chocolate Chip, PTI Vintage Cream
Ink : Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories : Quickutz Label Die, Spica Glitter Marker, PrismaColor Pencils

Little Pumpkin (Mojo 152)

On Saturday I went to the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Charlotte and had so much fun! I have been wanting to go for 5 years now but there was always something conflicting with the date.

I got those beautiful fall papers from the vendor faire at the convention. They are 'Apple Cider' designer papers from Imaginese. The pumpkin stamp is also from the same company. Although it is a long way from fall here in NC, it is my favorite season of the year and I can't wait for colder weather. I'll probably have to wait until the end of October at least!!! : (

My design is based on Mojo Monday this week. Here's a look at the sketch :



Thanks for dropping in!



Stamps : Imaginese (Pumpkin), Sentiment - ?
Paper : SU! Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and Real Rust, PTI Vintage Cream, Imaginese Apple Cider DP
Ink : Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMagic Chalk Pumpkin Spice and Spanish Olive
Accessories : Cricut Machine (for ovals), Spellbinders Label Die, Fiskars Border punch, PrismaColor pencils

Happy Birthday Lois!

Today is my sister-in-law's birthday. Happy Birthday Lois - this card is just for you! As usual I forgot the date and I never seem to send my cards on time.... hope you'll forgive me? I put the real thing in the mail on Friday.

I had fun using these new purple papers from My Mind's Eye but it took a while to come up with the design for the card. I was first of all trying to work from a different sketch and a totally different color scheme but in the end I just had to set it all to one side and work with the papers that were catching my eye.

When I was adding extra detail I was trying not to make it too busy because of the striped paper so I just added some little buttons and a photo corner. The other 'extra' details were sponged ink around the pale purple mat, using a small scallop punch and some cream organdy ribbon to soften the center strip behind the circle.

Thanks for stopping by!



Stamps : Hero Arts (Sentiment and Leaves)
Paper : PTI Plum Pudding and Vintage Cream, My Minds Eye Perfect Posies DP
Ink : VersaColor Aloe Vera and Hydrangea, VersaFine Onyx Black
Accessories : Marvy Large and Medium Circle Punches, Small scallop border punch, SU! Cream Organdy Ribbon, Photo corner die cut using Quickutz Squeeze, Basic Grey Buttons, EKSuccess Small butterfly punch

Hello Neighbor

I am loving these gorgeous colorful papers from My Mind's Eye. I don't normally use orange, but this shade was just calling out to me to be used in large quantities! It is slightly glittered but unfortunately the photo doesn't show it too well.

The little house stamp is from a Whipper Snapper Designs set called 'Hello Neighbor'. I paper pieced the image together by cutting out the house and mounting it with pop dots on a circle cut of blue and green patterned paper. The green dotted paper is cut in slits across the top to make it look a little more like grass - I then tried to rough up the edges a little to make it look more natural. Here is a close up of the the main image :



I am getting back into the practice of coloring in my images this week and I enjoyed using my Prismacolors again with this card.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!



Stamps : Whipper Snapper Designs (Hello Neighbor), Stampin'Up! (sentiment)
Paper : PTI Enchanted Evening and White, My Mind's Eye New Home DP
Ink : Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Night of Navy
Accessories : Kaiserkraft green square rhinestones, Sizzix Scallop Circle Die, Marvy Large Circle Punch, SU! Oval punch, Prismacolor pencils

Thoughtful Hummingbird (Mojo #151)

I am just loving this new Tim Holtz vintage paper! I bought some papers yesterday and I fell in love with the dreamy blues, greys and pinks in this collection. There are some wonderful text designs and some beautiful scroll patterns mixed in.

The neutral cardstock is 'Smokey Shadow' from Paper Trey Ink and I used a new stamp set that came with the UPS man on Monday from Stampin'Up! called Elements of Style. The scroll and the embellished hummingbird seemed to work with the papers. When I was adding some extra bling I could only find white pearls in my collection so I grabbed a pink Copic marker and colored them to match.

My design is based on the Mojo Monday sketch this week (#151). Here is a look at the sketch :




Thanks for dropping in!



Stamps : Stampin'Up! Elements of Style (scroll, flowers and hummingbird), SU! Sillouette Sentiments (Sentiment)
Paper : PTI Smokey Shadow and White, Tim Holtz Vintage DP
Ink : VersaColor Burgundy Pigment Ink, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories : SU! Markers, Copic Markers, Spellbinder Label Die, SU! Small oval punch, Kaisercraft Pearls

Cute Little Bug

Good morning all!

This sweet little butterfly is from a wonderful company called Stamping Bella in Canada. They have some fantastic images. You should be sure to check out the Stamping Bella website to see the full range.

I enjoyed getting back into the swing of coloring using my Prismacolors after a long absence from them! Recently I have been using a lot of text only stamps and I thought it was time to use a more detailed image.

Hope you are are having a great start to your week?



Stamps : Butterfly from Stamping Bella
Paper : PTI White and Enchanted Evening, DCWV Sweet Stack
Ink : VersaFine Onyx Black
Accessories : Spellbinders Label Die, Chalks, SU! Small Oval punch, Prismacolor pencils, Copic markers