happy birthday

I was watching tv the other day and saw an actress with a striped shirt of varying warm tones.  It gave me some card inspiration.

stamp: Impress stripe, Papertrey Ink star, "happy", & "birthday"
ink: VersaMagic persimmon & pixie dust; ColorBox old rose & parchment
other: Papertrey Ink die cuts, Papertrey felt

happy birthday

A few days after I made this yellow & gray card, I found out about Embellish Magazine's latest challenge.  So  I created another card with the same color scheme, but added some background stamping.

stamp: TPC Studio fleur de lis, Papertrey Ink "HAPPY birthday"

ink: ColorBox canary, VersaFine onyx black

other: Memory Box jewel stickers

merry

Stole this card from Maile Belles.  I love the simplicity and the way the eye is drawn down the to image and word.  So cute!

stamp: Papertrey Ink wreath, berries, & "Merry"

ink: Palette chartreuse, Brilliance Rocket Red, VersaFine onyx black

other: ribbon

happy birthday

I saw this add for Kravet Collections in a magazine and just had to use it for inspiration.  I love that there are only two colors in this stunning room.

stamp: Memory Box flowers, Papertrey Ink "Happy Birthday"
ink: ColorBox antique pewter
other: Memory Box pearl stickers daffodil

thank you

I wanted to play with my "Wreath for all Seasons" set from Papertrey Ink, but I'm not ready to start making winter or even fall wreaths.  I love the spring time feeling of this.

stamp: Papertrey Ink wreath & flowers, Stampin' Up! "thank you"
ink: VersaColor sage, Stampin' Up! barely banana, Palette toile pink
other: Papertrey Ink die cut, Memory Box pearl stickers white, ribbon, scalloped scissors

happy birthday

I saw this card by Betsy Veldman and just had to reproduce it.  Hers is much more detailed and beautiful, but I had fun making this card, lots of little stamping though!!

stamp: Papertrey Ink Just the Ticket stamp set

ink: Palette chartreuse, Perfect Match ocean tides, Impress poppy red, ColorBox dune

other: Papertrey Ink die cuts, Papertrey Ink ribbon

happy happy birthday

After doing the Play Date Cafe Challenge #47, I was inspired with the color combination and made another card.

stamp: Papertrey Ink "happy" & "birthday"
ink: ColorBox aqua, lime, & cranberry; VersaFine onyx black
other: Memory Box jewel stickers cherry red

jolly holiday greetings challenge

Moxie Fab World is having a Jolly Holiday Greetings Challenge.  All you have to do is make a holiday card; that's it!  So I was in on that one.  Here's my Christmas card.

stamp: Stampin' Up! branch, Savvy "Merry Christmas"
ink: Brilliance rocket red, Impress olive
other: Sparkles garnet, ribbon, label punch

happy birthday

I had some time today to stamp, but didn't have much in mind so I thought I would participate in a challenge to get some ideas flowing.  Today I played along with the Play Date Cafe Challenge #47.

stamp: Savvy flower, Papertrey Ink "happy birthday"

ink: VersaFine onyx black

other: Papertrey Ink die cut

happy birthday

I wanted to play with some Papertrey goodies today, so this is what I whipped up.

stamp: Papertrey Ink flower & "happy birthday"

ink: VersaFine onyx black

other: Papertrey die cut, Papertrey chartreuse buttons

teacher survival kit

I stumbled upon some Teacher Goodie Bag ideas  from Janelle, then I grabbed more ideas from Lexi. I put them together and made my own.  I would have loved to have more time to decorate the spiral notebook paper, but we flew back from Nashville the day before the kids were off to preschool and of course I didn't think to do them ahead of time!

stamp: Papertrey "Preschool"

other: Papertrey spiral notebook die cut

You can see close ups of the cards here.

contents of the Survival Kits:
Advil,
Tic Tacs,
hand sanitizer,
microwave popcorn,
Skittles,
Hershey bar, &
a Pepsi.

purple party

My daughter is turning 3 and is obsessed with purple.  Needless to say, when we asked her what kind of party she wanted, she responded with "a purple party!"  So here are the invitations I made for her purple party.

stamp: Papertrey Ink cupcake pieces, candle, & "celebrate today"; Impress circle of dots; Stampin' Up! dots

ink: ColorBox heliotrope, violet, & lilac

other: circle punch, Sparkles buttercup

hey there, cupcake!

I grabbed this card from Maile Belles.  It's just too cute!  I made due with what I had and went for it.

stamp: Papertrey Ink cupcake pieces & "hey there cupcake!", Memory Box classic flourish

ink: VersaColor opera pink & pinecone

other: Stickles diamond, button, gingham ribbon, Papertrey Ink die cut, scalloped oval punch

thank you pack 6 of 6

I made this card in a variety, 6 pack set of thank you cards.

stamps: Impress grass, Stampin' Up! large flower & "thanks a bunch!", Judith small flower

ink: ColorBox canary, marigold, & fresh green; VersaFine onyx black

thank you pack 5 of 6

I made this card in a variety, 6 pack set of thank you cards.

stamp: Impress vase & "thank you"

ink: VersaFine onyx black

other: prismacolor pencils

thank you pack 4 of 6

I made this card in a variety, 6 pack set of thank you cards.

stamp: Memory Box basket & flower, Savvy "thank you"

ink: VersaFine onyx black, ColorBox heliotrope

other: Stickles diamond

thank you pack 3 of 6

I made this card in a variety, 6 pack set of thank you cards.

stamp: Memory Box flowers, Impress double stripe, Savvy "thanks"

ink: VersaFine onyx black, Brilliance rocket red

thank you pack 2 of 6

I made this card in a variety, 6 pack set of thank you cards.

stamps: Impress circle dots, Stampin' Up! "thank you"

ink: Impress chocolate & spring green

other: Stampin' Up! 3 flower punch

thank you pack 1 of 6

I made this card in a variety, 6 pack set of thank you cards.

stamps: Stampin Up! vase, stem, flower; Impress "Thank You"

ink: Stampin Up! pretty in pink, mellow moss, barely banana; VersaFine onyx black

other: Sparkles buttercup

thinking of you

I found another super cute card of Maile's that I had to try and recreate.

stamp: Stampin' Up! flowers & leaves, Memory Box "thinking of you"

ink: VersaColor bamboo & rose red

other: gingham ribbon, Papertrey Ink die cut, Stickles xmas red

thank you

I haven't colored in awhile so I broke out my Copic markers and went for it.  I'm still rusty, but practice makes perfect.

stamp: Memory Box bouquet & "thank you"

ink: VersaFine onyx black

other: Copic markers, ribbon, Papertrey Ink die cut, Impress card

thank you

Lately I've only had time to copy cards.  Here's Nichole's card.  Mine doesn't even do it justice.

stamp: Memory Box branch & flower, Impress leaf
ink: Impress pale aqua & chocolate, Stampin' Up! certainly celery
other: Stickles diamond, corner punch