May VSN Challenges A - E

It's Virtual Stamp Night over on Splitcoast Stampers again this weekend (bad timing really though as we picked our kitten up on Friday and all I want to do is play with her, but I have been crafting whilst she's been asleep). There were 5 challenges on Friday night, which I did on Saturday morning/afternoon as they start at 11pm our time and I was just too shattered to start crafting at that time of night :P

Challenge A was to use aqua, light green and kraft. This card is also for Papertake Weekly's Bloom and Grow challenge to use flowers and Mojo #191 for the sketch.

Recipe:

Stamps: Friends Til The End from PTI

Papers: Aqua Mist, Stampers Select White both from PTI, Pear Pizzazz, Bella Bleu DSP (retired) both from SU

Inks: Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz both from SU, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories: Aqua Mist Grosgrsan Ribbon, Linen Impressions Plate both from PTI, Card Candy from Craftworks Cards

Challenge B was to hide something, so I made a flower pot card with a hidden greeting inside! I used the colours from Totally Hues #7 to use Sweet Blush, Lemon Tart, Berry Sorbet and Spring Moss - I did have to add some Creamy Caramel for my pot though! This is the flower pot with the message hidden...

And this is the message revealed...

Recipe:

Stamps: Flower Garden Sentiments from PTI

Papers: Creamy Caramel (retired) from SU, Spring Moss, Lemon Tart, Berry Sorbet, Sweet Blush, Stampers Select White all from PTI

Inks: Creamy Caramel (retired) from SU, Berry Sorbet from PTI

Accessories: Beautiful Blooms Dies #1, Delightful Dahlias Dies, Berry Sorbet Buttons, Lemon Tart Buttons, Sweet Blush Buttons, Linen Impressions Plate all from PTI, Lemon Yellow Bakers Twine from the Ribbon Reel, SCallop Trim Border Punch from SU

Challenge C was to use 3 R's on a project. I kind of cheated a bit and used the colour names for my cardstock/ink as part of my Rs! (I did have ribbon and roses as well though!) I also used SC333 and CC323 to use Rich Razzleberry, Regal Rose and Very Vanilla.

Recipe:

Stamps: Bella Blossoms from SU, Mega Mixed Messages from PTI

Papers: Regal Rose, Very Vanilla, Rich Razzleberry cs and DSP from Brights stack

Inks: Regal Rose, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive

Accessories: Fairytale Ribbons (retired) from SU

Challenge D was to make a criss-cross card. I haven't done one of these for absolutely ages! This one is also for Just Add Ink's Challenge #68 to use Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze, Perfect Plum and White and for Stampin' Royalty's Challenge #72 to use birds.

Recipe:

Stamps: Little Bitty Bird, Signature Series: Dressform both from PTI

Papers: Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze, Perfect Plum DSP (retired) all from SU, Stampers Select White from PTI

Inks: Pear Pizzazz from SU, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories: Baja Breeze Ribbon (retired), Scallop Trim Border Punch both from SU

Challenge E was to use boat or beach images. I'm really limited on these so decided to use my Surfer Ian and do the Farm Fresh Summer Challenge as well. I used the colours from Play Date Cafe's Challenge #82 to use mid brown, light blue and yellow and Viva La Verve's Sketch #4 for May. I made the whole card up before I dug out my stamps. I couldn't find Surfer Ian anywhere! You know why?! Coz I don't actually have him - I have Skateboarder Ian instead! I was so convinced I had him, so had to drop the FFF challenge and use my Sporty Billy stamps instead!

Recipe:

Stamps: Sporty Billy, Lily At The Beach both from Pink Cat Studio

Papers: Soft Suede, Bashful Blue, So Saffron DSP (retired), Elegant Soiree DSP all from SU

Inks: Bashful Blue, Soft Suede both from SU, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories: Photo Corners Punch from SU, Oval Nestabilities, Cloud dies (used as a mask), Double Ended Banner Die, Rick Rack XL Die all from PTI

And that's all for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by!

Just 3 to share today!

Just a few for today for you. This first one is for SC331 for the sketch, Stampin' Royalty's Challenge #71 Let's Celebrate Mom and for CR84FN28 to use red, yellow and neutral. This is the fab inspiration piccy...

And here's my card. I'm actually going to give this one to my mother-in-law with some tulips as she loves them and has tons of them in her garden!

Recipe:

Stamps: Friendship Jar Fall Fillers from PTI

Papers: Daffodil Delight, Ski Slope DSP (retired), Sunny Garden DSP all from SU, Stampers Select White from PTI

Inks: Real Red from SU, Memento Tuxedo Blac, Copics

Accessories: Daffodil Delight Ribbon from SU, Baker's Twine from Martha Stewart, Pearls from eBay

My next card is for Walzting Mouse Sketch Challenge #47 and old CC72 to use Cool Caribbean (which I swapped for Soft Sky), Certainly Celery and Pretty in Pink. I totally loved Beate Johns card from last week's Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge so completely cased it for this challenge! Love how she used all the stamps from Victorian Frippery to create a doily-esque image!

Recipe:

Stamps: Victorian Frippery, Holiday Labels No.14, Fancy Phrases all from Waltzing Mouse Stamps

Papers: Certainly Celery, Soft Sky (retired), Very Vanilla all from SU

Inks: Soft Sky(retired), Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink all from SU

Accessories: Baker's Twine from The Ribbon Reel, Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon from SU

And my final card for today is for Papertrey Princess Lee's Baby Card Challenge, old Mojo 85 for sketch and for CC322 to use Blushing Bride, Certainly Celery and So Saffron. Perfect colours for using up some old DSP - I have boxes full of it!

Recipe:

Stamps: Sign Language from PTI

Papers: Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Petals & Paisley DSP (retired), Spring Fling DSP (retired) all from SU, Stampers Select White from PTI

Inks: Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Certainy Celery

Accessories: Blushing Bride Ribbon, Scallop Trim Border Punch both from SU

And that's all from me today folks. Thanks for stopping by. Not sure how much crafting I'll get done next weekend as we pick our kitten up on Friday so will probably be spending all my time playing with her instead hehe!

5 for today!

Had yet another lovely crafting day today and managed to get 5 cards and upteen challenges completed!

This first one is for Mojo Monday #190 for the sketch, Papertake Weekly's Challenge to use punches or die cuts and for Farm Fresh Friday's Congratulations Challenge. I currently have a PGCE student (trainee teacher) with me at the moment and she will finish in 2 weeks time, so this card is for her for when she finally passes her course. I have made her loads of other bits and bobs which I'll post some other time when everything is finished.

Recipe:

Stamps: Teacher Anya from The Greeting Farm, Signature Greetings, Teacher's Apple both from PTI

Papers: Real Red, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Summer Picnic DSP (retired) all from SU, Copics White

Inks: Real Red, Old Olive, chocolate Chip all from SU, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories: Real Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Real Red and Old Olive Buttons (retired) all from SU, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, 3D Gloss, Rectangle Nestabilities

My next card is a little thank you card for the lady we are getting our kitten from next Friday. This is our little kitty now at 8 weeks old. Isn't she just adorable?! She's really friendly and is just so happy to sit for ages being stroked and fussed over. She's going to be one spoilt kitty that's for sure!

Anyway... this card is for SC332 for the sketch, Totally Tilda's Challenge #22 to include Tilda and her cat or dog, Magnolia-licious' Colour Challenge #7 to use black, white and one other colour and for Just Magnolia's Challenge #106 to use lace.

Recipe:

Stamps: Tilda with Cat from Magnolia, Thanks Tons (retired), Paw Prints wheel both from SU

Papers: Bordering Blue (retired), Basic Black both from SU, Copics White

Inks: Bordering Blue (retired) from SU, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Black Gingham Ribbon (retired) both from SU, Lace from Cuddly Buddly, Roses from eBay

Another thank you for this next one. I will need a few by the end of the school year, so I'm making loads of thank you cards to choose from. This one is for Viva La Verve's Sketch #2 for May, Colour Create's Challenge #70 to use aqua, green, purple and white, for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday's Challenge #14 to use selctive inking and for Free For All Challenge #64 to make a sentiment the focal point of the card.

Recipe:

Stamps: Think Big Favorites #2, Polka Dot Basics, Mat Stack 1 Collection all from PTI

Papers: Old Olive, Lavender Lace (retired) both from SU, Stampers Select White from PTI, My Mind's Eye Stella Rose DSP

Inks: Old Olive, Lavender Lace (retired) both from SU

Accessories: Lavender Ribbon from taylored Expressions, Doily Flower Die from Marianne Designs, labels 14 Nestabilities, Scallop trim Border Punch from SU, Medium Butterfly Die, Signature Series Butterfly Die both from PTI, Button and embroidery thread from stash

My next card is a nice simple one using Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #138 and Color Throwdown's Challenge #141 to use Rose Red, So Saffron and Aqua.

Recipe:

Stamps: Take Three: Summer, Round & Round both from PTI

Papers: So Saffron, Rose Red both from SU, Stampers Select White from PTI, Cosmo Cricket De Lovely DSP

Inks: Rose Red, So Saffron, tempting Turquoise all from SU

Accessories: D'vine Swirls Embossing Folder, Rose Red and So Saffron buttons from SU, Aqua button from Papermania, Embroidery Thread from Stash, Double Ended banner Die from PTI

And my final card for today is for Viva La Verve's Sketch Challenge #3 for May and for Play Date Cafe's Challenge #81 to use purple, green and grey. This is the inspiration piccy...

And here's my card...

Recipe:

Stamps: Simple Circles, Game On both from PTI

Papers: Basic Gray, Concord Crush both from SU, Stampers Select White from PTI

Inks: Kiwi Kiss (retired), Basic Gray, Concord Crush all from SU

Accessories: Kiwi Kiss ribbon (retired) from SU, Simple Circles Border Die from PTI, Circle Nestabilities

And that's all from me today folks! Thanks for stopping by!

Sharing on a Sunday

Just a few more cards from today's crafting time!

This first one is for Make It Monday's #13 which was to use a die and impression folder together to give a gap in the impression pattern. I used my In blooms impressions plate which is a gorgeous all over pattern. this is also for CR84FN27 which was to use bright pink, grey and cream. This is the colour inspiration piccy...

And here's my card. A bit darker than usual but I love the cream and pink against all that grey.

And here's a closer view of the embossing.

Recipe:

Stamps: Fillable Frames #1 and #10, In Bloom all from PTI

Papers: Hibiscus Burst from PTI, Very Vanilla, Basic Gray both from SU

Inks: Hibiscus Burst from PTI, Basic Gray from SU, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories: Cream Seam Binding Ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, Oval Punches, Heat n Stick Powder, Dazzlin' Diamonds all from SU, Hibiscus Burst Buttons from PTI

My next one is for Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge #47 and CC321 which was to use Crumb Cake, Basic Black and Cherry Cobbler. I wanted to make a doily-esque card, but haven't got the doily stamps from WMS yet as they were out of stock when I went to order them the other day, so I used a mixed combination of WMS stamps that I do have and came up with this! I quite like it - what do you think?

Recipe:

Stamps: Faux Fun Circles, Victorian Frippery, Fancy Phrases, Say It With Style all from Waltzing Mouse Stamps

Papers: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White all from SU

Inks: Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler all from SU

Accessories: Gems from papermania, Ribbon from stash

My next one is for Farm Fresh Friday's Throwback Challenge which was to use an old stamp - I pulled out my fave, Rockstar Anya! I also used SC327 for the sketch and Play Date Cafe's Challenge #80. I couldn't quite decide if the orangey-yellow colour was orange, yellow or what so I went with More Mustard, a kind of mix of both colours and I love how this one came out.

Recipe:

Stamps: Rockstar Anya from The Greeting Farm, Rock On from PTI

Papers: More Mustard, Early Espresso, Poppy Parade DSP all from SU, Copics White

Inks: More Mustard, Poppy Parade, Early Espresso all from SU, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories: Gold Brads from stash

And my final card for today is for Free For All #63 to use a pocket on a card. I need to send a little note to a SU customer and thought this pocket style card was perfect!

Recipe:

Stamps: Just Believe from SU

Papers: Daffodil Delight, Real red, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Greenhouse Gala DSP all from SU

Inks: Pear Pizzazz, Real Red both from SU

Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Top Note Die both from SU

And that's all from me today folks! Thanks for stopping by!

Doilies and dimension?

I had a doily and embossing thing going today. I have a ton of paper doilies I bought cheap from eBay and need to use them before I can justify getting the PTI Parisian doily die. I wasn't sure if I would actually use it, but I do like the layer these doilies have given my cards today.

My first one is for A Passion For Papertrey's sketch challenge, Papertake Weekly Anything Goes Challenge with an optional extra of using a circle and for My Time Made Easy's Pretty Palette #7 to use pink, light grey and burgundy. This was a gorgeous colour combo!

Recipe:

Stamps: Think Big Favorites #2 from PTI

Papers: Scarlet Jewel, Stampers Select White, 2009 Bitty Dot Basics all from PTI, Going Gray (retired) from SU

Inks: Scarlet Jewel, Hibiscus Burst both from PTI

Accessories: Scarlet Jewel Felt, Hibiscus Burst Felt, Beautiful Blooms Dies #3, Doily Details Die, 1 3/4" Circle Die all from PTI, Ribbon from American Crafts, Buttons from Papermania, Doily from eBay

My next doily card is for Viva La Verve's Sketch #1 for May and for Stampin' Royalty's Challenge #70 to use Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Rich Razzleberry and Pacific Point.

Recipe:

Stamps: Dream Big, Beautiful Kindness both from Verve

Papers: Pacific Point, Wild Wasabi, Rich Razzleberry DSP from Brights Stack all from SU, Stampers Select White from PTI

Inks: Pacific Point, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Wild Wasabi all from SU

Accessories: Doily from eBay, Victorian Fleur Embossing Folder from Papermania, Wild Wasabi ribbon (retired), Sweet Buttons Embosslit both from SU, Frosted Lace Stickles

My next card doesn't use a doily, but I added a bit of dimension using an embossing folder. This is for Mojo Monday's Challenge #189 for the sketch and Color Throwdown's Challenge #140 to use Early Espresso, Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze and Kraft - what a gorgeous combo this is! I decided to emboss my DSP with an ink folder and accidentally embossed the wrong side of my Baja Breeze DSP. I actually much preferred this side and the pattern just subtly shows through the ink.

Recipe:

Stamps: En Francais from SU, All About You, Just The Ticket both from PTI

Papers: Blushing Bride, Early Espresso, Bella Bleu DSP (retired), Baja Breeze DSP (retired) all from SU, Stampers Select White from PTI

Inks: Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Early Espresso, Blushing Bride all from SU

Accessories: Fancy Flower Border Punch from EK Success, Baker's Twine from The Ribbon Reel, Pearls from Hobbycraft, Early Espresso Ribbon, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder both from SU, Ticket Border Die, Double Ended Banner Die both from PTI

And my final card for today is for Just Add Ink's Challenge #67 for the sketch and for Paper Pal Arts Challenge #92 to use Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade. I loved the embedded embossing technique I did on this card here a couple of weeks ago so did it again and love how it came out!

Recipe:

Stamps: Asian Fusion from PTI

Papers: Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait cs and DSP from the hostess pack all from SU

Inks: Poppy Parade, SU markers in Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade all from SU

Accessories: Pear Pizzazz ribbon, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Boho Blossoms Punch, Bird Punch, 1/2" circle punch all from SU, gems from stash

And that's all from me today folks! Thanks for stopping by!

April's Mini VSN!!!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE doing VSN (Virtual Stamp Night) over on Splitcoast Stampers. I completely forgot to email my ideas in this time to be a hostess, but I have just as much fun partcicipating either side of the forum. This month is the mini VSN - there's only 5 challenges to get you all fired up ready for the big VSN which has about 15 - 20 challenges over a Friday night and all day Saturday. Each challenge is supposed to take you about 45 minutes to complete and this time I was fairly good - I only went over on a couple by a few minutes! This VSN's theme is a Pirate Party!

Challenge #1 was to use fabric on your card. I had to raid my Mother-in-law's quilting basket for some scraps of fabric as I have none at all, other than felt which didn't count! This card is also for Make It Monday's Challenge #12 to use hand drawn frames and for Paper Pal Arts Challenge #91 to use buttons on a CAS card. I don't do CAS as a rule, so this is as close as it gets! This one took 48 minutes - only 3 minutes over.

Recipe:

Stamps: Turning A New Leaf, Think Big Favorites #2 both from PTI

Papers: Ripe Avocado, Stampers Select White both from PTI, Basic Black from SU

Inks: Basic Black, Old Olive both from SU

Accessories: Fabric from MIL's stash, Buttons from stash, Embroidery Thread from stash, Ripe Avocado Ribbon, Beautiful Blooms Dies #2 both from PTI, Black Gel Pen

Challenge #2 was a sketch challenge so I combined it with this week's CR84FN Color Challenge #26 to use kraft, pale yellow and gold. A gorgeous combo - look at the fab inspiration piccy. This one took 46 minutes - only a minute over!

And here's my card for it.

Recipe:

Stamps: All About You and All About You Additions both from SU

Papers: Kraft, Harvest Gold, Distressed Dots Paper, Pretty Pastels Paper, Stampers Select White all from PTI

Inks: Memento Tuexdo Black, Copics, Crumb Cake from SU

Accessories: Lemon Tart Buttons, Double Ended Banner Die both from PTI, Stickles Frosted Lace

Challenge #3 was an inspiration challenge using the given photograph. I initialy struggled with this one as nothing inspired me until I found some papers in my stash - the Seaside Collection pack form Kaisercraft. I was looking for some papers for another challenge and stumbled on these beachy ones. I used old Mojo #80 for the sketch and CC02 to use Barely Banana, Ruby Red and Not Quite Navy, all of which were in this paper - ok so the yellow is more So Saffron, but I think I can get away with it! This one took 32 minutes - 10 of which was spent clearing up the mess my 3D gloss made - not sure if you can see the ring near the beach ball. It wasn't coming out of the tube so I squeezed a bit too hard and it made a HUGE splodge everywhere!

Recipe:

Stamps: None!

Papers: Barely Banana, Ruby Red (both retired) from SU, Seaside Collection from Kaisercraft

Inks: None!

Accessories: Navy Ribbon from stash

Challenge #4 was to use the colours of orange, green and yellow, inspired by the colours of a parrot, the faithful sidekick of many a pirate. I love this bright colour combo! I used the sketch from Sweet Sunday's Challenge #115 as well. This one took exactly 45 minutes 52 seconds! I have a stopwatch running on my computer and as soon as the last piece is stuck down I press stop! Just in the nick of time with this one!

Recipe:

Stamps: Signature Series: Butterfly from PTI

Papers: Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White all from SU, A Walk In The Park Papers from Echo Park

Inks: Pink Pirouette, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi all from SU

Accessories: Sizzix Daisies #2 Die, Sizzix leaf #2 Die, Wild Wasabi Ribbon (retired), Oval Punches Square Lattice Embossing Folder all from SU, Corner Rounder, Card Candi from Craftworks Cards, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

And the final challenge #5 was to use wood of some kind on a card. I used my woodgrain embossing folder and a mini wooden peg. I also used sketch #45 from Walzting Mouse Stamps (I did order some new stamps from WMS on Thursday and am anxiously waiting for them to arrive now!). This one took 42 minutes to complete.

Recipe:

Stamps: Frame It, Victorian Frippery both from Waltzing Mouse Stamps, Take Note from PTI

Papers: Early Espresso, Wild Wasabi, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla all from SU

Inks: Wild Wasabi, Early Espresso both from SU

Accessories: Wild Wasabi Ribbon (retired), Linen Thread both from SU, Mini Wooden Peg from Hobbycraft, Medium Scallop Border Die from PTI

And that's all from this VSN folks! Thanks for stopping by!

Sharing on a Sunday

Just a few more to share with you today...

This first one is for Mojo #188 for the sketch, Farm Fresh Friday's Challenge I {heart}Mom! to make a card for your mum (my mum is lending me her house for a cardmaking day soon - mine is too small to hold it - and this will be a lovely thank you for her!), Just Add Ink's Challenge #66 to just add flowers and My Time Made Easy's Pretty Palette Challenge #6 to use White, Blue, Coral and Navy.

Recipe:

Stamps: Fleur Anya from the Greeting Farm, Tiny Tags from SU

Papers: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Pink Flamingo DSP (retired) all from SU, Copics White, Seaside Collection Papers from Kaisercraft

Inks: Bashful Blue from SU, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories: Night of Navy Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Scallop Trim Punch, Tiny Tag Punch all from SU, Buttons from stash, Circle Nestabilities, Blue embroidery thread from stash

My next card is for SC330 for the sketch and Color Throwdown's Challenge #139 to use Dusty Durango, tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, pear Pizzazz and Crushed Curry! A good oppotunty to use up some of my old retired cardstock and DSP!

Recipe:

Stamps: For Everything from SU

Papers: Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Dusty Durango, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP (both retired) all from SU

Inks: Pear Pizzazz, Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry (both retired) all from SU

Accessories: Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Boho Blossoms Punch both from SU, Buttons all from stash, yellow Embroidery Thread from stash, Other flower punch from? - was a free gift when I bought some SU In color cs last year)

And my final card for this post is one I really do not like, but thought I would post it anyways. The colours are just wrong! This is for Truly Scrumptious' Challenge #56 for the sketch, Totally Tilda's Challenge #21 to use paper piecing, Just Magnolia's Challenge #104 to use bows, buttons and bling (my bling is the yellow glitter card everywhere!) and for Magnolia-licious' Inspiration Challenge #6 - this is where I got the weird colour combo from - I went for yellow, purple and red with spots and it just doesn't work! I just gave up on it after a while! I really should have started again, but didn't have the energy!

Recipe:

Stamps: Tilda with Hat from Magnolia

Papers: Lovely Lilac (retired) from SU, Yellow Glitter card from stash, Copics White, red DSP from Pebbles, Purple DSP from Kaisercraft

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories: Red Ribbon from stash, hat pins from stash, Purple Buttons from stash, Circle Nestabilities

And that's all from this post folks! Thanks for stopping by!

Greens Glorious Greens...

Not a colour I usually go for, but I am liking green a bit more at the minute. I think it's because the warmer weather is here and all the trees are bright green. Roll on summertime!

My first card is for Stampin' Royalty's Challenge #69 for the sketch and CC320 to use Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze and Certainly Celery. And my Springtime Vintage papers made another appearance - I just love these papers!

Recipe:

Stamps: Dressform, Background Basics: Sheet Music both from PTI

Papers: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla, Springtime Vintage DSP all from SU

Inks: Baja Breeze, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery all from SU

Accessories: Labels 4 Nestabilities, Doily Details Die, Dressform Die from PTI, Buttons from Elzybells, Eyelet Border Border, Oval Punches, Fairytale Ribbon (retired) all from SU

My next card is for Papertake Weekly's Sketch Challenge #55, Free for All #62 to use lots of layers on your card (I have 4 not counting the mounting or the base!) and Play Date Cafe's Challenge #79 to use red, lime and grey. This is the fab swatch for thise colour combo.

And here's my card for it:

Recipe:

Stamps: All About You, Round & Round both from PTI

Papers: Kiwi Kiss (retired), Basic Gray, Whisper White all from SU,  Be Mine Papers from Echo Park, Bayberry Cottage Papers from Pink Paislee

Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Kiwi Kiss (retired), Basic Gray all from SU

Accessories: Ribbon from stash (Taylored Expressions I think?)

And my final one for this post is for My Time Made Easy Pretty Patterns #7 and old CC146 to use Real red, Green Galore and Glorious Green. I only have 43 old colour combos to do now for SCS so am finally getting through them all and using up my old cardstock too. Not as bad a combo as I was expecting to be honest, but not one I would choose myself either!

Recipe:

Stamps: Ornate Flowers, So Happy For You both from SU

Papers: Glorious Green, Green Galore, Rainbow Sherbet DSP (all retired), Real Red, Whisper White all from SU

Inks: SU Markers in Real Red, Green Galore (retired)

Accessories: Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Green Galore brads (retired) all from SU

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by!

Papertrey Princess Challenge - Stamps n dies

This is my first time at hosting a Papertrey Princess Challenge - woot! My challenge is for you to use a stamp and its matching die. With PTI bringing out so many dies for their stamp sets at the moment I have tons of them! They are just so easy to use!

Recipe:

Stamps: fancy Fourishes, Signature Series: Butterfly, Mat Stack 2 Collection all from PTI

Papers: Royal Velevet, Hawaiian Shores, Fine Linen, Stampers Select White all from PTI

Inks: Hawaiian Shores from PTI, Elegant Eggplant from SU

Accessories: Mat Stack 2 die, Signature Series Butterfly Die, Fine Linen Ribbon, Medium Scallop Border Die all from PTI

Thanks for looking and hope you can join in with my challenge!

Papertrey Ink's April 2011 Blog Hop

It's time again for Papertrey Ink's Monthly Blog Hop and this month is dedicated to all the boys and men in our lives! Now's your chance to create Father's Day projects, boy birthday cards and more to build up your stash! Focus on masculine color schemes, fresh pattern combinations, understated embellishments and unique uses of images you may already have in your stash!

I have ordered loads of the new boys stamps and dies, but they have not yet arrived and with all the bank holidays we're having at the moment (2 this weekend and 2 more next weekend) I'm not expecting customs to push it through too quickly! So I pulled out my fairly new Enjoy the Ride set and combined it with old colour combo CC04 from SCS which was to use Only Orange and Ballet Blue, which I swapped out for Orange Zest and Blueberry Sky from PTI instead. The layout is from My Time Made Easy's Pretty Patterns Challenge #6 as well.

Recipe:

Stamps: Enjoy the Ride from PTI

Papers: Orange Zest, Blueberry Sky, Stampers Select White, Halloween Prints all from PTI, Chocolate Chip from SU

Inks: Pumpkin Pie from SU, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories: Zig Zag Punch from Martha Stewart, Buttons from Elzybells, Chocolate Chip Ribbon (retired) from SU, 3D gloss, Jute twine, Sunshine Impressions Plat both from PTI

Thanks for looking and hope you all have fun with this month's blog hop too!