Bright Hearts

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #96

SPIES:

Stamps: Valentine Sentiment Digital Stamp by The Cutting Cafe.
Paper:  Brown and white cardstock.  DP from stash.
Ink:  Printer & Photoshop
Extras:  White heart brads; brown polka dot ribbon; flower stickers - Sandylioin; scallop heart punch; wavy heart die from Sizzix; emboss folder.


CHALLENGES:
Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #96
Get Sketchy #73

Cupid Silhouette

Off The Wall Challenge #43

A valentine card tonight.  I just purchased some silhouette digital stamps and decided to try one for the Off The Wall challenge this week.  I love it when a project comes together!  The photo didn't turn out so great to show the cream color of the DP totally.

SPIES:
Stamps:  Cupid Silhouette Digital Stamp - Stitchy Bear Stamps; Sentiment - Hampton Art.
Paper:  Black and cream cardstock; DP - DCWV All Dressed Up.
Ink:  Staz On Jet Black.
Extras:  Heart doilie; Black/white stripe ribbon; various border punches; heart punch; scallop circle die; pearl gem; pearl buttons.

Candles Chic

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!

My mother's 77th birthday is today!  A very special and elegant card for a very special, elegant lady and my best friend.  If I were with her personally today to celebrate we would probably be going to lunch and a movie and maybe even doing a little scrapbooking or crafting and eating lots of chocolate!  Many miles separate us as she lives in WV and I in central NC, but she is always just a phone call or email away and I have to admit we pretty much wear the phone lines out every week.  Enjoy your card and your birthday, Mom.  I love you.

SPIES:
Stamps:  Sentiment - Hero Arts; Candelabra - Inkadinkadoo.
Paper:  White, black & lilac cardstock; DP - Anna Griffin and Me & My Big Ideas.
Ink:  Versamark.
Extras:  Black emboss powder; Black leaf dies; Lavender ribbon; lavender gems.

CHALLENGES:
The Play Date Cafe: Challenge #66 - Colour Splash

Swirly Hearts

Pals Paper Arts #76

My first post of 2011 and trying to get back in the creative groove!  I've started off with a simple Valentine for Pals Paper Arts Valentine theme challenge.

SPIES:

Stamps:  None.

Paper:  Metallic red cardstock; white cardstock.

Ink:  None.

Extras:  Swirl accent die; Swirl emboss folder; pink tulle, red lace ribbon, red heart gem.

Merry Christmas To All!

Mittens

The Pink Elephant

Mitten giftcard holders made from a template from Splitcoaststampers.


Challenges: 
The Pink Elephant - Challenge #90 - Winter Wonderland

Raspberry Tree-Lyte

My 'sweet' Christmas card.  Fruit slices are my all time favorite sweet treat that I usually don't eat except around Christmas time.  They were the inspiration for my card here.  I took raspberry tissue paper cut in circles, folded them in half and then 'snowed' them up on the edges and arranged them here like a fir tree.  Then I added pearl gems, a silver star die and pink brad to finish out my tree.  I placed it all on a background of embossed ornaments from Sizzix.

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Off The Wall Craftiness #37

Nuts N Bolts

This card was a lot of fun to create.  I've had this Cosmo Cricket paper forever and it went perfect with the digital robot stamp I found.  If you look carefully, the border on the bottom resembles a robot face, unintentionally but makes a nice added feature I think.  The orange border is actually the flip side of the DP.  I used the layout at Priscilla Styles again.

SPIES:

Stamps:  Robot - Digital stamp; Sentiment - Inkadinkadoo.
Paper:  Cardstock & Cosmo Cricket DP.
Ink:  Raspberry & Marvy pens.
Extras:  Paper distresser; Emboss folder (inside sentiment tage) - Tim Holtz; circle punch; hex nuts; metal brads; metal frame.

Merry Snowman

Pals Paper Arts #72

SPIES:

Stamps:  Sentiment - Stampin Up! Snowman hat - Inkadinkadoo.
Paper:  Silver and white cardstock. 
Ink:  Staz On Jet Black; Lettuce and silver alcohol inks (on tag); Snow marker; Black marker on hat.
Extras:  Tag; Snowflake punches; Circle die cut; green ribbon; lace ribbon; silver and clear gems; button brad; holly emboss folder.

A "Paws" for Holiday Wishes

Riley & Cricket Salkeld

O Tannenbaum!

Cupcake Inspirations #88

The first of my Christmas cards this season.  I may be a tad behind but I have all of my shopping and decorating done, so now I can relax and enjoy some creativity. 

SPIES:

Stamps:  Tree & Sentiment- Red Lead Paperworks.

Paper:  Tan cardstock; DP - K& Company.

Ink:  Mellow Moss - Stampin Up!; Tattered Rose- Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Snow Marker.

Extras:  Gold gem; red gems; red & green raffia; fabric brad; fabric flower.

CHALLENGES:

Cupcake Inspirations #88

Priscilla Styles Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #83

Santa Wreath Ornament

Something different tonight for Fussy &Fancy Friday Challenge, Anything But a Card.  I have had these fabric flowers from an old apron and finally decided to recycle them into a Christmas ornament.  I used cardboard cut into a 6 inch diameter circle, covered both sides with gold vellum paper and green ribbon along the edges. I made a hole in the top of the circle and threaded green ribbon through for a ribbon hanger. Then, I adhered the Santa clipart, courteous of The Graphics Fairy, that I printed on photo paper to make it nice a bright.  Next, I sprayed some Pearl Glimmer Mist on the flowers to give them a bit of shimmer and then glued them along the outer rim of the circle to form a wreath, added the ribbon, green button and added red gems to the buttons in the middle of each flower.

SPIES:
Stamps:  Clipart Santa pic from The Graphics Fairy.
Paper:  Gold Vellum.
Ink:  Colored ink from printer for photo; Pearl Glimmer Mist.
Extras:  Fabric flowers, green ribbon, candy cane ribbon, green button, poinsettia gem, red gems.


CHALLENGES:
Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge #25 - Anything But A Card

Gratitude/Family & Friends

Owl Wish You a Happy Thanksgiving!

Cupcake Inspirations #86

Another cupcake entry.  Just love those inspirations!  I  found the owl stamp, a bargain bin find!   The branch of leaves I stamped in brown then stamped the owl on top.  I restamped the branch and leaves in the orange and yellow colors, cut out the leaves, trimmed them with a brown marker and then stuck them on top of the brown leaves.  I decided to do a little recycling by picking acorns out of my front yard for the embellishments with the leather string.

SPIES:

Stamps:  Owl - Studio G; Branch of leaves -Inkadinkadoo; Sentiment:  TPC.
Paper:  DP: - K&Co.;  Brown suede; brown, yellow gold, cream cardstock.

Ink:  Timber Brown; Tangerine; Buttercup.
Extras:  Brown leather string; real acorns; bracket punch.

Autumn Orange

Cupcake Inspirations #83

I finally got my sewing machine plugged in and tried some 'card' sewing.  Not wonderful, but Ididn't have great expectations after about a year since I've turned the machine on!   

SPIES:
Stamps:  Sentiment - Digital stamp from Sentimental Sundays.
Paper:  DP: Textured Heat from Provocraft and Cafe Mediterranean from DCWV; Tan and white cardstock;
Ink:  Markers to darken butterflies.
Extras:  Butterfly dies - The Graphics Fairy; Flower die - Tim Holtz; Prima leaves; black button; raffia string; thread; lace circle punch and scallop punch - EK Success; lace ribbon.

Thinking Of You

Our Creative Corner

A simple yet elegant card tonight.  Pardon the smudges on the picture, they are on my camera, not the card. 

SPIES:
Stamps:  Thinking of You - Inkadinkadoo.
Paper:  Cardstock and DP from stash.
Ink:  Coffee Bean.
 Extras:  Scallop punch - EK Success; Flower emboss folder - Stampin UP!; Brown ribbon, pearl gems.