live. laugh. love.

When I was making my sister's birthday card, I thought to use these flowers, but couldn't quite work them into it.  I was just forced to create another card, darn.

stamp: Papertrey flowers, banner, & "live. laugh. love"

ink: VersaFine onyx black; ColorBox frost white

other: Memory Box pearl stickers white; Papertrey die cuts

it's your day

My sister has been wearing fun summer dresses and two of them are solid green and she looks adorable in them.  (She's tall and skinny and actually looks good in anything.  I hate her for it.)  Anyways, it was her birthday and I had some time to make her a card.  I added a little green dress inside for fun (it's a long evening dress punch that I shortened with scalloped scissors).

inside

*Not sure why the kraft cardstock looks so drastically different in these photos.  It's the same inside & out.

stamp: Papertrey Ink "it's your day" & "wish big"

ink: ColorBox dune & frost white; A Muse french roast

other: Papertrey die cuts; Memory Box pearl stickers white, corner punch, scalloped scissors, Paper Shapers dress punch

thank you

This card by Teri Anderson was too cute not to copy.  I just love this color blocking which uses colors not in my normal palette.  My flowers have a bit more "edges" to them as I'm too lazy to cut each one out so I used my Punch Bunch flower punch.

stamp: A Muse branch, flowers, & "thank you"

ink: A Muse orange & grass

other:  A Muse pearl stickers, flower punch

with sympathy

Another mosaic tile card.  Now that my "stamp" is made, these are easy-breezy.

stamp: A Muse bird cages; Papertrey Ink "with sympathy"; & homemade mosaic tile

ink: VersaFine onyx black; Papertrey chamomile tea dye

other: Memory Box pearl stickers, mini scalloped scissors, twine, clear embossing powder

happy day

After I finished a card the other day, I saw this bird scrap sitting in my scrap container.  I immediately had to get to work. This is what I came up with:

Do you ever have a scrap that you can't think of anything to do with it, and then a few hours/days/weeks later you see it and know exactly how to use it and wonder how you were so stumped before?

stamp: Memory Box bird; Papertrey Ink flourishes & "happy day"

ink: VersaFine onyx black; ColorBox white

other: twine, Memory Box pearl stickers, Copic Marker

have a swingin' day!

Another adorable card make with all A Muse goodness.

stamp: A Muse golfer & "have a swingin' day!"
ink: A Muse grass, VersaFine onyx black, Memento tuxedo black
other: Copic Markerss (YG23, BG1O), A Muse pretty pearls ivory, Copic multiliner (tee)

papertrey ink color challenge 3

Papertrey Ink is having a color scheme challenge and the winnings are too great to pass up.  Plus, I haven't crafted in awhile.  For my third card, I used these colors from Papertrey: hibiscus burst, sweet blush, ripe avocado, and spring moss. (I had a really hard time photographing this card for the colors to come out correctly.)

stamp: Papertrey flowers

ink: VersaFine onyx black

other: Papertrey flower die cut, Papertrey scallop die cut, ribbon, Memory Box pearl stickers white

(blank)

I found this bicycle stamp at Paper Zone the other day and just had to have it.  Then when I was at Impress later in the week, I saw they carried it too.

stamp: Inkadinkadoo

ink: VersaColor pinecone

other: Memory Box pearl stickers white, Papertrey Ink die cut

lydia's card

I hosted one of our girls stamp nights at my house last night.  We had great fun chatting, eating, and occasionally stamping.

2010 thank you pack, card 1

card 1

stamps: Impress heart, Memory Box flourish & "thank you"

ink: VersaColor opera pink & VersaMagic pixie dust

other: Fiskars scissors imperial, Memory Box pearl stickers baby pink

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

thank you

stamp: Impress butterfly, Papertrey Ink "thank you"

ink: ColorBox heliotrope & dune, VersaFine onyx black

other: Memory Box pearl stickers white, Papertrey Ink die cut

thanks

I just adored this card from Tammy so I had to copy it!

stamp: Stampin' Up! alphabet letters
ink: Stampin' Up! certainly celery
other: Marvy butterfly punch, regular hole punch, Memory Box pearl stickers white

you're the best

I really liked Maile's card. I don't like how the turquoise played out on such a large bird on my card, plus I used purples instead of greens. Oh well, it was practice using colored pencils!

stamps: Memory Box bird, branch, "you're the best"

ink: VersaFine onyx black, Impress chocolate

other: Memory Box pearl stickers , flower punch, Prismacolor pencils, Papertrey Ink die cuts

happy birthday

stamp: Papertrey Ink frame & "happy birthday"
ink: ColorBox olive, VersaFine onyx black
other: Memory Box pearl stickers 24 karat, Papertrey die

thank you so very much

I felt like stamping the other day, but couldn't think of much to come up with so I copied this simple card from Heather.

ink: VersaColor opera pink, ColorBox fresh green, VersaFine onyx black
stamp:Stampin' Up! flower & stem, Papertrey Ink "thank you so very much"
other: Memory Box pearl stickers hot pink, Papertrey die

enjoy the ride

I have been loving this vw car stamps and die cut from Papertrey!

stamp: Papertrey Ink car, "road trip", "enjoy the ride"
ink: ColorBox canary, VersaFine onyx black
other: Memory Box pearl stickers daffodil, Papertrey Ink die cut, Impress card

thank you

stamps: Memory Box bird & branch, Papertrey Ink "thank you"

ink: VersaFine onyx black, VersaColor pinecone

other: Prismacolor pencils, Papertrey Ink die cut, Memory Box pearl stickers baby pink

happy birthday: birthday girl

stamp: Papertrey Ink car & "happy birthday"
ink: VersaMagic pixie dust & pink petunia, VersaFine onyx black
other: Memory Box pearl stickers white, PaperTrey Ink die cuts