Blog Hop TIme

Its Blog Hop time over at Papertrey and it couldn't have come at a better time.  I needed to make an anniversary card for my parents .... 33 years in February.  Pretty good considering its a second marriage for both my mom and step dad.

I decided to make it a little more elegant and used Damask Designs.  I stamped the large damask image in versamark and embossed with clear EP.  I then sponged aqua mist around the image.  I used a heavy hand with the sponging around the damask but lightly sponged the whole layer to give it a little bit of an airbrushed look (next major purchase - the Copic airbrush system :o)

For the sentiment I used Heart Prints.  I underscored it with a row of rhinestones

 

Here's the whole card

  

But we're not done yet ... the Hop was about the total package, so on the inside I stamped the damask strip and a sentiment from Big & Bold Wishes

 

To carry the theme to the envelope I sponged a strip of CS and adhered to the envelope, then stamped another damask image

 

Thanks for stopping by ... enjoy the rest of the Hop

{Anniversary Card Supplies - all PTI unless noted}

Stamps: Damask Designs, Heart Prints, Big & Bold Wishes

Ink: Versamark, Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides

Paper: Aqua Mist, White

Embellies: rhinetones (Martha Stewart), Clear EP (SU!)

We are experiencing technical difficulties ...

... my laptop is on life support.  Looks like a hard drive failure.  Its at "Computer Heaven" - I kid you not ... thats a local computer repair shop. I have a entry or two in queue, but I might just have lost all my stored up photos of yet to be published projects.  Won't know for a week  :(

So things might go quiet for a bit.

I'll keep making stuff tho' ... just might not be able to show ya anything for a while unless I decide to try loading SW on my 9 year old laptop ... yeah I dont think so either

Have a happy evening!

Mixing patterns ...

... is not something I am very comfortable with.  But I thought if it came in the same pack of paper it ought to go together, right?

I also remembered my lessons from some of the Papertrey Design team awhile back - when mixing patterns, only 1 bold one, and the others should be smaller and blend in color wise.  At least thats how I remember it.

Here's my try:

The stamping on the top was an attempt to balance the sentiment on the bottom.  In case you were wondering, the scribbling on the background is my girls attempts to make up signatures for some of their favorite TV characters (we are NCIS addicts around these parts).  Those sigs went on a NCIS themed birthday card the girls made for a friend.
To my untrained eye, it looks alright and I love the bold pattern behind the "a". 

Thanks for stopping by!

{Supplies - PTI unless noted}
Stamps: Cupcake Collection, Polka Dot Basics
Ink:Ripe Avocado, Vintage Cream
Paper:Ripe Avocado, Holiday Cheer
Embellies: Chipboard letter (from LSS), Scarlet Jewel satin ribbon

Recipe Box

I showed the recipe cards and wrap I made for a friend's bridal shower here and here

Tonight I have the box. 

The shower is a kitchen themed event because my friend is a foodie of highest order.  All those attending will bring a favorite recipe (written out on cards that coordinate with the whole wedding) The bride-to-be doesn't want a lot of "dorky shower games" so someone had the idea to have people write a "recipe for love" marriage advice.  I made more recipe cards to use for these to aspects of the shower.   And I had to make a box to put them all in :)

I basically measured the size of the card stack (about 6 x 2.75 x 1) and scored and cut the box to fit.  I added an eigth of an inch for the lid so it wouldn't be too tight.

Thanks for stopping by!

{Supplies - PTI unless noted}
Stamps: Recipe Box, Upsy Daisy [SU!]
Inch: Enchanted Evening, Dark Chocolate
Paper: Enchanted Evening, Dark Chocolate, Dark Chocolate Bitty Box patterned, rustic white
Embellies: Chocolate twill [SU!], Enchanted Evening satin ribon and dotted satin ribbon

CPS Sketch Challenge

This is my first time trying the CPS sketch challenge, but since I'm expanding my horizons, why not (hopefuly I can meet the expectactations ... when I've lurked out there I've seen some a-maze-ing cards!)

So here is this week's sketch:

I thought buckles & brads would make a nice detail for those side layers so I busted out my Hodge Podge Hardware ... dusted off the layers that have accumulated since the last time I used it (I'm a bit of a hoarder :o) and here's what I came up with

I used the Baroque background stamp on the chocolate layer, and Turning a New Leaf on the focal layer.  I recently saw the green & chocolate color combo and loved it so decided to try it out. The button is a raspberry fizz vintage button and the half pearl is from SU's Pretties kit

Thanks for stopping by!

{Supplies}
Stamps: Baroque [SU!], Turning a New Leaf [PTI]
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Green Galore [SU!]
Paper: Vintage Cream [PTI], Chocalte Chip, Green Galore [SU!]
Embellies: Raspberry Fizz vintage buttons [PTI], Hodge Podge Hardware - Antique Brass, Pretties kit [SU!]

Outreach

I love paper crafts and I want to use the things I make in ministry for my church too.  I host a bi-weekly ladies Bible study.  Here is the reminder note I made for everyone

Most of it was just printed on card stock.   The "note" in the title is from Take Note, and the side stamping is from Background Basics: Diamonds.  Everything is Melon Berry

I also wanted to make something for those who could attend.  I had a stack of leftover notebooks from a class I taught in November so I decided to make prayer journals (to match the reminder card)

I thought the sentiment from Everyday Blessings was perfect!

I adhered the button with a pop dot and then wrapped the button twine around to secure it. 

So here is the lot of them.  I may have to make more as a few people are going t invite some friends too, but I might do a slightly diffferent style for those (since I'm also out of notebooks :)

Thanks for stopping by!

{Reminder card supplies  - all PTI}
Stamps: Background Basics: Diamonds, Take Note
Paper: Melon Berry
Ink: Melon Berry

{Prayer Journal supplies - all PTI }
Stamps: Background Basics: Retro, Everyday Blessings
Paper: Melon Berry, Rustic White, Terracotta Tile
Ink: Melon BErry, Terracotta Tile
Embellies: Terracotta Tile vintage buttons, rustic white button twine

Stamp Camp Card

My monthly stamp camp is coming up this week.  One of the cards we are making is here.  The other card is this one:

I wanted something that could be used for a Valentine's card or just a thinking of you card.  I'll have a couple different sentinments for the folks to use.  Although this was pretty simple I like the details on it - like the scalloped border near the bottom and the scored lines at the top and heart cuttouts iun the middle

 

Thanks for stopping by!