{blank flower vases}

I was inspired by the One Layer Wednesday Challenge: Make it Personal.  Often I just make cards that I like and I enjoy.  Then when I need a card I hunt through my stash and look for a card that best matches the person I need to give it to.  I make specific cards for birthdays, but typically I just create what I like.

For the challenge,  I decided to make a card for my mom.  I asked her to babysit the kids (last minute) tonight and not only did she say yes but asked "can they spend the night?"  Needless to say I owe her a big thank you.  My mom loves her garden, her flowers, and especially bringing those flowers inside to enjoy.  So here is a simple card with flowers for her kitchen.  I should really get some real flowers for her too!

stamp: Memory Box flower vases; Impress double stripe
ink: Memento tuxedo black; VersaFine onyx black
other: jewel stickers; Copics (cool shadow, aqua blue, wax white, new leaf, salad, buttercup yellow, golden yellow)

{blank school}

Okay last inchie card (at least for now).  Once I made the pirate card, I had to try it with the a·muse|studio school days set.  I definitely like the overall look of the pirate card better, but this was fun.

stamp: A Muse bus, school, pencil

ink: Memento Tuxedo black

other: Copics (Yellow, Buttercup Yellow, Pale Yellow, Cool Gray No.1, Sand, Sepia, Lipstick Red, Golden Yellow), Copic multiliner


Now back to your regularly scheduled (non-inchie) cards.

{blank pirate}

I decided to try the inchies with the a·muse|studio buried treasure set.  I love the little peek-a-boo's that inchies provide.

stamp: A Muse pirate, ship, & treasure
ink: Memento Tuxedo black
other: Copics (Light Suntain, Bareley Beige, Sand, Sepia, Lipstick Red, Golden Yellow, Canary Yellow, Colorless Blender)

hello.

More inchie goodness, thanks to a·muse|studio!

stamp: A Muse tree, kite, clouds, & "hello"

ink: Memento tuxedo black; VersaFine onyx black

other: Copics (sand, flesh, barely beige, light suntan, sepia, new leaf, holiday blue, aqua blue, cool shadow, colorless blender), Copic multiliner

{blank guitar}

I wanted to play along with the a·muse|studio consultant challenge this month.  I've never worked with inchies, so this was fun!

You can get more inchie ideas from Julie's short video.

stamp: A Muse guitar

ink: A Muse ocean, slate, & grass

other: A Muse stitched ribbon ocean, zig zag scissors

enjoy

I haven't been doing many challenges lately (lack of creativity, lack of time, you name it).  I just loved the inspiration photo at Simplicity, so it was time to jump back in.  The kicker with this challenge, for me, is that it's one layer.

stamp: A Muse flowers; Papertrey woodgrain & "enjoy"

ink: A Muse papaya; ColorBox dune; VersaFine onyx black

other: Papertrey ribbon, Copic (buttercup yellow)

make it monday: challenge #10

The Papertrey Ink Make it Monday Challenge is masking with dies.  I had never tried this or even considered this before. It was fun and I'll have to try it again.  My photo didn't come out that well, but the ink and the paper match much better than it looks, not perfect, but not quite so glaring, yikes!  Looking back, I should have stamped some words over the ric-rac like Lisa did, to soften the color.

stamp: Papertrey Ink "thank you"

ink: ColorBox marigold; VersaFine onyx black

other: jewel stickers, butterfly punch, scalloped oval punch, circle punch (for lace effect), Papertrey Ink die cut, ribbon

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

Time for another challenge.  This one was for Off the Wall Craftiness Challenge #22.  Here is the inspiration photo:

And here's the super simple card I came up with:

stamp: TPC Studio fleur de lis, Papertrey Ink border & "happy birthday"
ink: Impress chartreuse, VersaColor opera pink, VersaFine onyx black
other: Memory Box jewel stickers azalea pink, Papertrey Ink die cut

thank you

I had a little time while the kids were napping, so I thought I would enter another Play Date Cafe challenge.  I went from memory and clearly my greens are off, but still fun!

stamp: Papertrey Ink flowers, leaves, & "thank you"
ink: VersaFine onyx black
other: Memory Box jewel stickers deep lagoon, Papertrey Ink dies