Inspiration Station

Birthday wishes

2012-01-26T16:11:00.001-05:00

Betsy inspired

When Betsy Veldman shared the new Lace Bouquet stamp set that Papertrey Ink was getting ready to release, I knew that I had to Have it! I fell head over heels for this card that she had made and I had to give it a try. So below you will find my version of Betsy's card!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hello Friend

2012-01-17T14:15:00.003-05:00

Make It Monday #49: Ghost Masking

It has been along time since I joined in on the fun of Papertrey Ink's MIM challenge. I love how these challenges make us think outside of the box!

I did goof up on this card, but it was the last flower that I stamped and I wasn't about to start over!

I guess I shouldn't watch TV and stamp @ the same time!!

This was the first time that I have used PTI's new inks, and I must say that I LOVE them!

All 5 stamp sets used in making this card are PTI
1. Day Dreamer
2. Fancy Flourishes
3. Polka Dot Basics
4. Label Basics
5.Think Big Favorites

Thanks for stopping by today!

My Favorites from 2011

2011-12-31T14:58:00.002-05:00

A Year In Review Blog Hop

I thought that I would join in on the fun of sharing my favorite 10 creations of 2011. I truly hope that 2012 allows me to spend way more time in my craft room!

In no particular order, he are my top ten.

This last card was so different for me, but I really love the way it turned out!

Happy New Years everyone!!

Adding a few more pictures off my craft room

2011-12-29T19:36:00.000-05:00

Some of you may remember last February when I made my first ever (FUN) trip to Ikea to redo my craft room. Here is the link http://baseret.blogspot.com/2011/02/craft-room-make-over.html

Well for Christmas, my DH and DS took the 2 hour drive to Ikea to surprise me with my wish list to complete my room. So, I thought I would show you my completed (I may stack another of the wide Alex drawer units on top of the one I have ;) )room.

This Benno DVD unit is new... I think i'm going to love this!

These magnetic knife holders are now holding some of my larger dies.

Here is a wide view of the new alex units on either side of the my expedit.

The Alex unit below is where i'm thinking about stacking another alex unit on top.

For some reason during my first trip to Ikea, I only bought two pink chairs, now I have three! :)

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Christmas Gift Card Holders

2011-10-30T16:47:00.002-04:00

Today I played with the new PTI Gift Card Greetings die...Oh what fun!!

First off I have this adorable snowman (Shape Up Snowman) card holder, this just may be my favorite one of all!

The clear snowfalke behind him is cut with one of PTI's Damask Snowflake dies...I can't stop using those things!!

The picture below is taken on an angel, I think you get a little better look at the snowflake.The glitter on the edges is Stickles- Star Dust.

The card holder below was the first one that I made, at the time I thought that I liked it, but as I kept making them this became my least favorite.

Below is another favorite of mine! How can you go wrong, houndstooth and glitter!!

Here is a look at the inside of the holder above.

This one is kind of a spin off of the gift tags that I posted last week, with the clear cardstock making a little shaker box.

I love me some Aqua mist and silver at Christmas time.

A look at the inside of the holder above

Thanks for stopping by today...and get those gift card holders made!! They are alot of fun!

Christmas Tags

2011-10-24T12:52:00.001-04:00

The October PTI release finally put in in the mood to create for Christmas(I hope the bug stays with me)!

I love the demask snowflakes, I have a feeling most of my gift tags will be created using these dies!

The little images from In The Meadow are perfect for the center of the one demask snowflake die. I just used my limited layers 1.75" circle to cut the center out.

I also punched a clear piece of cardstock a little larger than the hole to create a window.

On the tag below, I used foam tape all the way around the opening to make a shaker box with glitter as my snow.

My ribbon is seam binding that I ran my new PTI Pure Poppy ink pad over, then I just got my hand a little wet and scrunched it up and let it dry.

This is my first project using Aqua Mist ink...Love it!!

The snowflake die (inside snowflake) is from last years Peace Be Still set, stamped with the medium flake from Snowflake Serenade.

Thanks for stopping by today, hope that I inspired you to make a few tags of your own!!

My Boy!

2011-10-11T18:44:00.000-04:00

In the picture below, he is thinking of the treats he will get for being a good boy!

Nothing crafty...just sharing a few pictures of Hoover. :-)

Grandma's Brag Book

2011-08-17T13:41:00.001-04:00

Today, I am sharing the little accordion book that I gave the Grandma-to-be at the shower on sunday...she loved it!

Below you can get a little better look at both sides.

Click on any image for a closer look.

Thanks for stopping by, make it a great day!!

Baby Girl Mini Album

2011-08-15T17:30:00.003-04:00

Get ready for some pink overload!! A couple of weeks ago I shared some Thank you cards that I made for a shower gift, this album that I am sharing now, was also part of my gift.The shower was yesterday and the new mom-to-be loved these gifts!! I also made the Grandma-to-be(my best friend) a little brag book that I will share in my next post! I used to make mini books all the time, I had forgotten how much fun they are!

The parents are keeping the baby's name a secret until she is born, at that time I will add her name to the front cover.

On the bottom page above, I ran the photo mat through my Big shot with the animal print impession plate from PTI, It is a little hard to see in the photo. The bling on the little flowers were fix with a little score tape before I gave the album away!

I thought that I would incorporate the little giraffe like I used on the thank you's, after all you can never have to many little pink spotted giraffes!! The little envelope on the second page is to keep a little hair clipping. It was made using PTI's Seed Packet die an a sheet of vellum.

The envelope above is to keep the birth announcement and other litlle momentos in.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit!!

Baby Shower Thank You

2011-08-03T00:08:00.004-04:00

I have a baby shower to go to this month and decided to make 40 thank you's (plus stamped envies) as my gift. I am very pleased at how they came out! Although these look pretty simple, 40 of ANYTHING is ALOT of WORK!!lol

I love these little guys! It took alot of cranking of the ol' Big Shot to make all of these, with the little tags around their neck!

Here is a closer look.

Here are both styles, I ended up liking the white onsie better, so I made 25 of that one.

Here is a better look at these

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Thanks for stopping by!!!

Summer Birthdays

2011-07-19T16:56:00.001-04:00

What does it take to get me back into my studio...95* weather!! Too hot to be outside(for me), which is a good thing for me because I have 4 birthdays coming up in the next week that I need to make cards for.
I finally put some ink on PTI's Garden Variety stamp set for this card that I made. WOW! It's hard to get your mojo back after not creating for awhile!lol I love to garden, (hence my absence from blogland)and so does the recipient of this card, so I think she will like it. I just love this little picket fence!!

If you need a closer look, just click on the image.

Thanks for stopping by my little deserted blog today!!

Make It Monday #16: Sympathy Cards

2011-05-24T21:42:00.002-04:00

This weeks Make It Monday challenge is to make a sympathy card using a little color. Like flowers, I think that butterflies are a good choice for sympathy cards.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Keva's 1st blogiversary contest

2011-04-28T17:30:00.002-04:00

Keva is celebrating her first Blogiversary over at Hownowbrownkow with a little contest... she wants us to look through her blog and CASE one of her cards. I remember how much I loved this card when she posted it, so I knew exactly which one I would CASE.

Here is Keva's card

Here is my CASE of her card

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Thanks for stopping by today!

CASE grunge card

2011-04-28T11:19:00.001-04:00

A couple weeks ago Jessica Witty made this card with the new Grunge Me set from PTI, as soon as I saw it, I knew that I wanted to try this technique. It is super easy to do, and so much fun! Give it a try!
This card is for my friends 20 year old sons birthday, and I think it is a great look for this occasion.

Here is a closer look

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Thanks for stopping by today!!

Pretty Spring Thanks

2011-04-27T17:10:00.001-04:00

I love these papers from Crate Paper and My Minds Eyes, they just make me happy!This beautiful flower I bought on Etsy from frogfeathers, she has a beautiful shop.I bought several colors so I'll probably be using them on about every card I make for a while!lol Oh, and this is my first purchase of PTI twill, OMG what have I been missing! That pretty little stick pin, I made it with some pretty sparkling beads I found on clearance at Pat Catan's.

It has been a while since I have posted, so thanks for stopping by today!!

PTI Blog Hop

2011-03-25T10:37:00.000-04:00

PTI March Blog Hop

For the March blog hop PTI is challenging us to use embroidery floss in a fun and inventive way on

our project. Not that this is so inventive, but I did have allot of fun making this card!I also was able to play with both of my Flower Fusion sets, which I love.These little $5.00 sets pack allot of bang for the buck!!

This card has so much going on, I even pulled out the old Jolee's butterfly!lol

Notice the sun at the top of my card? That is a stamp from Delightful Doilies,I think it makes a pretty nice sun!

Thanks for stopping by, have fun hopping!

Make It Monday

2011-03-24T13:48:00.000-04:00

This week's Make It Monday Video is a nod to all the color that will soon be brightening up our surroundings. Jennifer Ellefson, Nichole's Gal Friday and PTI's Customer Service Liason, is busting out the Copics in a fresh way. We all know they look great on neutral colored cardstock (think white, cream, and kraft), but they can add shading and depth to colored cardstocks with almost no effort.

Actually, the card that I made for last weeks Make It Monday would work for this week! But, I decided to make a new one for this week.So,here it is....

As you can see, I received my PTI Tiny Tags, and they are adorable.Loving the Edgers #2 die too!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Happy Spring!!

2011-03-19T15:20:00.000-04:00

After the winter we have had, I am so looking forward to spring! Today I have played with that beautiful tulip stamp from PTI's Spring Jar Fillers...I'm not very good with copics yet, but this is a fun stamp to practice on! I used my PTI Linen impession plate on just the bottom of this card, making it quailfy for this weeks Make It Mondays contest!

Below is a little closer look at the tulips.I embossed with white Filigree embossing powder.

Here is a closer look at the bottom of the card where I used the linen impression plate. The black border die is a Die-namics from My Favorite Things

You can click on any image to enlarge it!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Just Thinking of you...friend

2011-02-28T00:19:00.001-05:00

I thought that I'd share this card that I made eairlier this week, for a freind that had lost her brother last year at this time.Can I just say that I love this doily die!

Click on image to enlarge

Thanks for stopping by!!

February 2011 Blog Hop

2011-02-25T15:39:00.000-05:00

I made this card for The hop over at Paper Trey Ink that takes place today. Your card needed to have scallops, which I don't have a scallop die, so this is what I came up with. Hope you will join in on the fun!!
As you can see that I'm still enjoying all of my February release goodies, I think that this has been my favorite release since I joined in on the fun last February!

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Thanks for stopping by today, I'll be hopping this evening!!

Just thinking of you!

2011-02-23T13:53:00.002-05:00

I had a chance to play with the new release goodies and I love it all!! These button dies are wonderful, you get the button look without the bulk, not to mention the pretty designs!! The doilies are yummy too! I can see me getting allot of use out of this little $5.00 Flower Fusion set. Can't wait to see what is next in this new series!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!

PTI Make It Monday

2011-02-23T13:42:00.000-05:00

Today I made this card for PTI Make It Monday Challenge #3: Glitter Strips with Scor Tape. I have used this technique many times before, and I love it!

Papertrey Ink Make-It-Mondays

2011-02-08T23:46:00.000-05:00

This is my submission for the first PTI Make- It- Mondays contest.This week we are to make a Go-To sentiment card.This was allot of fun,and I'm sure I'll be making more of these!!

Craft room make over

2011-02-07T23:38:00.000-05:00

I finally made my first trip to Ikea a couple of weeks ago!! The first day after our little trip (5 hours round trip)our house looked like a cardboard jungle!! It was such a mess!!lol

This is what my main desk used to look like.

This is my new main desk area. Lots of room to make a mess now! :)

I love this big L shaped desk! It is from the Vika Amon collection.Why I only bought 2 pink chairs, I have no idea, gives me a reason for another trip I guess!

Next is my expidet, I thought that I bought all black boxes to put in it, but guess what, NOT! How can I put them in the cart, then out of the cart to get checked out, back in the cart, then into the truck, and not notice that their was a black and white striped band of paper wrapped around the bottom.AHHH! The funny thing is , as soon as I opened the door of the truck to get them out, I knew that I bought the wrong ones. Sooo... what to do? Make another 5 hour trip to get the right ones,( All of the stripes were just to much for my eyes)or just change the ones that I have. As you can see below, I decided to get myself a jar of modge podge and cover my boxes. I like how they turned out! I will probably buy a few solid black boxes on my next trip, and replace a few of the paper covered ones.

With the attached table, I now have a designated spot for my Bigshot and sewing machine.

These rods that hold my punches are hidden behind the door, when open. I also love these bygel rods and these cute little pink containers. Puts all of my go to tools at my finger tips!

Above this window I think that I'll put some sort of quote, I just haven't decided what yet.

The area between the rods that hold my alcohol inks and stickles, and the expedit will hold a set of alex drawers.

These book shelves I already had in my room, they are from Target. I still need to tiddy these up abit. The stacked paper holders that you see on the other wall will go, and be replaced with another set of Alex drawers from Ikea.

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I hope you liked taking a peek into my craft space! If you have any questions about anything, feel free to ask.

Thanks for stopping by!!

PTI Anniversary...looking back

2011-02-05T12:09:00.000-05:00

This month Papertrey Ink turns four...Happy Anniversary PTI!!

In celebrating four years, they asked their costumers to look back through their creations this year and pick out their favorite, using at least one PTI product. In making this card I used PTI Fancy Flourishes, Just the Ticket, and YOF Sweet Peas.

This was my first year with PTI, and 50 stamp sets later,I guess you can say that I am hooked!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Phase two of getting my room ready for a major Ikea Trip

2011-01-18T23:45:00.000-05:00

Today I took EVERYTHING out of all four of these bookcases and moved them to their new place in my craft room.

Here is my next task...cleaning out this desk, and getting rid of it,also moving my ink pads to another wall. The rods will get moved to another wall too.This is where my Expedit will go. This old T.V. and its holder will also go.

card stock addict!

2011-01-14T20:28:00.000-05:00

Love Letters

2011-01-04T00:05:00.001-05:00

Tonight after looking through my reader, I discovered that the card I made earlier today works for three challenges! I am a true vintage girl at heart, and I love how this one turned out! So,this card I will be entering in The Shabby Tea Room Week #43 , http://theplaydatecafe.blogspot.com/2010/12/play-date-cafe-challenge-pdcc62.html, and Flourishes The Beauty of Vintage. Click on one,or all of the links and challenge yourself to play along!

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Thanks for stopping by!!

You make my heart sing

2011-01-03T23:15:00.000-05:00

Wow! So it has been two months since my last post! Now that the holidays are behind us,I am going to do my best at posting more often!
Tonight I have a cute little valentine card.The sentiment I printed from my PC,the hearts are cut from PTI's Heart Print dies and stamped with WMS Musical backgrounds.Patterned Paper is Cosmo Cricket.

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Thanks for visiting my blog!

Christmas Tag

2010-11-04T21:03:00.001-04:00

I have another tag today for the Tag, your it challenge over at WaltzingMouse. This challenge has been so much fun, and I actually got a few tags made!!

A little twist on I card that I made...

2010-10-31T12:07:00.002-04:00

Over at Waltzing Mouse they are having a challenge called tag, your it, they are looking for beauty and elegance.A couple of weeks ago, when I received my first ever order from WMS, the first thing that I made with my goodies was a blue poinsettia card, if you look through my blog it is down there somewhere!! Today, for the challenge, I made a tag like that poinsettia card.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

With the Compliments of the season

2010-10-28T14:59:00.001-04:00

Today I have another tag for the Waltzing Mouse Tag, your it challenge. On this tag I combine three different sets from WMS,Text It,Vintage Lables,and Compliments of the Season. I also use a Yuletide border from K&Company.

When I was making this tag I was thinking of a vintage picture hanger

and implemented that into the design.

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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Sleigh Bells Ring...are you listening?

2010-10-24T15:39:00.000-04:00

Tag # 2 today for the Tag-your it! challenge at Waltzing Mouse.

As you can see, I had to add some more of those Mica Flakes that I can't seem to get enough of!!lol

Thanks for looking!

Christmas tag

2010-10-24T12:18:00.002-04:00

This tag that I made today is for the contest going on over at Waltzing Mouse ,called Tag- your it! I got to play with my new WMS and my new tag die from PTI. The angels I cut from a sheet of Graphic 45 paper, then I added diamond dust and mica flakes to their wings.I also added a little mica flakes around the ornament and added DP from Deja View.

Below is a close-up of the top of the tag...you can see that gorgeous mica on the ornament.

Here is a better look at the angels wings.

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I'll have a couple of more tags later today.

Season's Greetings

2010-10-20T21:30:00.002-04:00

Wow! I have my second post of the day!On this card I used my new music background from Waltzing mouse, and Framed from PTI. Oh, the Joy is also from PTI. For some reason I can never get the true color of PTI's Fine Linen .

Poinsettia Christmas!

2010-10-20T16:44:00.000-04:00

Today I played with my first order from Waltzing Mouse Stamps...and I love them!!I had this design in my head since the day that I ordered these stamps,so I just went with it.It is so funny, I'm not much of a "blue" person, but I just love it paired with silver for the holidays.

Thanks for stopping by today!

I Love this new little mouse stamp!!

2010-10-18T01:56:00.000-04:00

Today I made a card for my friends daughter who will turn 21 on Tuesday. Browsing the web one night I came across this adorable little stamp by Kraftin Kimmie.It was so much fun to color with my copics!

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Happy Halloween!

2010-10-12T15:18:00.000-04:00

Today I have a halloween card that I made for my son that is away at college. He probably isn't going to think much of a halloween card at his age, but I'm sure he will love the Panera gift card that is inside!!

Notice that adorable haunted house that is in the back? I picked that up at TJ Maxx for $10.00!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Pastel Halloween card...I know, pastel?!?!

2010-10-12T02:48:00.000-04:00

Today I give you my "Trick" of a halloween card! Over on Ted's blog, Happily Ever Crafter, he has his little monthly challenge going on, and I decided to play along. Well the challenge is Trick or Treat... if you knock on his door(email) and he answers Treat ,you get to make a traditional halloween card, BUT if he answers Trick you can only use pastels and a cute image.Click on the link above for full details. I am sure you have guessed it by now,he answered his door trick to me! This was a really fun challenge to see what I could come up with,using pastels on a halloween card!Who ever heard of such a thing!!lol

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After looking at this card on my computer,I went back and added more leaves to the bottom of my adorable little puppy,I didn't like seeing the out line.He looks much better now!

Hope you enjoyed my halloween card for today,tomorrow I'll have a traditional halloween card to add.

Will you be brave enough to knock on Ted's door??

Another little 4x4 box

2010-09-28T18:41:00.000-04:00

I made another little box today.These things are addictive!! This one I figured can be used for a birthday gift or any other special occasion.

I made the little stick pins with some beads that I found in my bead stash.

You should try one of these,they are pretty easy and allot of fun!!

Betsy Challenge

2010-09-27T15:34:00.000-04:00

Today Betsy posted a challenge to take an everyday card from Paper Crafts and turn it into a holiday card.

Well I gave it a shot, but I do not like the end results.It is something that I don't see myself ever sending out, but hey I guess we all don't like how a card turns out at some point. I thought oh well I spent my time on it and am going to enter it anyway,after all it is Mr Linky that chooses!!lol

PTI Blog Hop

2010-09-25T17:27:00.004-04:00

Today is the PTI blog hop and these are the rules to follow:

One of the most fun things about this hobby is the people you meet, whether in person or online, and the things you learn from them. Now is your chance to show off any skills you might have learned from a fellow stamper, and perhaps even give them a little shout out to thank them for the inspiration they have provided. Create a project using one of your favorite learned skills and perhaps after a little blog hopping, we will ALL learn some new tips and tricks and continue to pass on the love of this hobby!

Well after reading this I knew had to make something inspired by Betsy Veldman.I love her style, bold colors with a twist of vintage.I have always admired the color palette that she normally uses but have never attempted it,until today. Last week she had a link to an adorable little gift box that I knew I wanted to attempt as soon as I saw it. So here is my take on this little gift box,why not give it a try yourself,it was VERY easy to create.

This is the top of my little 4x4 box

The side of my box

This little metal JOY started out blue and I embossed it white embossing powder, added some glitter while it was still hot then sprayed it with glimmer mist.

This little box was fun to make and I'm sure I'll be making more as the holidays grow closer.They will be perfect for a special little gift or filled with delicious chocolates such as Ferrero Rochers.YUM!

Thanks for stopping by today and have fun hopping!!

Happy Halloween!!

2010-09-21T20:51:00.000-04:00

Today I made a card for Mojo Monday 157 challenge and Wee Memories challenge #23

This PTI stamp set (Spooky Sweets ll) is new to me and I am loving it!! I also love these fun Doodle bug papers,the scalloped edge is a lime green glitter paper, it didn't photograph very well, but is gorgeous IRL.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Cute little 4x4 card

2010-09-20T01:12:00.000-04:00

I made a couple little 4x4 cards tonight, but my lighting is so bad, this is the best picture I could get. These colors are so much richer than they appear.I will try to capture better pictures tomorrow during the day.

On this little 4x4 I used four different PTI sets and my new Just the Right stamp set!This new fine linen cardstock from PTI is so yummy,and much darker than it appears in this photo.

It's snowing...

2010-09-19T18:09:00.000-04:00

in my craft room!! Lots of new PTI goodies came to my house this week.Maybe that will get me updating my blog a little more often! This card has a combo of two of my new sets, Framed and Snowflake Serenade. Loving them both!

Thanks for stopping by today!

My first little Tilda!!

2010-09-07T17:27:00.004-04:00

I fell in love with these little Magnolia stamps the first time I saw them, so I thought that I would buy one and try my hand at coloring it, which was allot of fun I must say!!

Supplies that I used:
Cardstock: PTI Ocean Tides
Patterened Paper: Oct.Afternoon and TPC Studio
Stamps:PTI & Magnolia
Punch: Martha Stewart
Wrinkled ribbon: ETSY
Bling:Zva
Butterfly: Jolee's
Vintage Findings: Making Memories
Spellbinders: Labels four
Stickles
Copics

Thank You!!!

2010-08-30T20:28:00.000-04:00

Tonight we are thanking Nichole for all that she does to keep all of us obsessed PTI'ers happy! I found this company in February and immediately fell in love! I can't imagine the time it must take to keep everything running smoothly.For all of the time and dedication you put into this company to keep us all happy,I would like to thank you Nichole.

Thank you so very much!

2010-08-13T22:09:00.000-04:00

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC79)

This is a cute little card that I made for the flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge.I bought this Hero Arts stamp several months ago and this was the first time that I inked it up!I think he is so darn cute, and he was fun to color!

Supplies that I used:

Card stock:PTI

Patterned Paper:My Minds eye

Dies:PTI and Spellbinders

Punch: Martha Stewart

Stamps: PTI Polka Dot Basics and Delightful Dahlia

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Thanks so much...

2010-08-13T21:55:00.002-04:00

This image is a cute little digi that I bought a few months back.The coloring is not that great, it was one of my first shots at copics, not to many to choose from!

Last week was my birthday and my friend took me out to lunch, then we had a fun shopping day! So I dug this colored little digi out because I think it is perfect to thank her with!

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek!!

Hello...

2010-08-09T03:02:00.000-04:00

I made this card for the Shabby Tea Room challenge, only to find out that it had already closed!!lol

Oh well at least it pushed me to use colors that I don't really reach for a whole lot!! The challenge was to use soft blues, creams, whites and browns.So I dug deep in my stash and found an old piece of Wild Asparagus paper that had all of the colors! I also found a piece of blue and white paper that I have no idea who makes it. These buttons that I found in my stash just screamed vintage to me.I even incorporated my first doily into the mix.

Thank you for stopping by and taking a look!! I appreciate all that have been stopping by and leaving such nice comments.

Happy Birthday

2010-08-04T19:22:00.000-04:00

Today I made a card for the MOJO150 sketch challenge.

For this card I pulled out some old Anna Griffin paper...I love her paper, it is timeless!

I also am using wrinkled seam binding for the first time,love this stuff too!

I bought it on Etsy, from Prairie Bird Boutique you can't beat her prices.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look!!

Supplies that I used in making this card:

Cardstock : PTI

Patterened paper:7 gypsies and Anna Griffin

Stamps: PTI Fancy Flourishes,Just the Ticket,and YOF eet Peas

Ink: PTI Raspberry Fizz and Dark Chocolate.Old Paper Distress ink.

Die cut: Spellbinders and PTI

Punches: Marth Stewart

Flower is Prima

Pearls:Crystal stickers

Pins:Making Memories

Ribbon:Prairie Bird Boutique

Medallion is from my stash

With Sympathy

2010-08-01T22:56:00.002-04:00

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC40

This card is for the Play Date Cafe challenge, click on the link above for all of the details.

The green ribbon and flower really do match IRL.They are a nice sage green color.

I also added this to Really Reasonable Ribbon's Challenge #5 is a Black and White color theme(Thanks True).

Thanks for stopping by to take a look!!

Supplies I used to put this together:

PTI Stampers Select White and True Black cardstock

ki memories pop culture and Hambly screenprints overlays

Stamps: Anna Griffin and PTI

Dies: PTI Beautiful Blooms and Spellbinders Lables Four

Bling: Zva

Ribbon: Anna Griffin

Brad: I think it is MM

Dear Friend

2010-07-30T22:11:00.000-04:00

Today I have a card for The Shabby Tea Room Challenge # 20

They want us to create a card or project using ONE ribbon, TWO buttons and THREE punches or dies!

So...here is my take on it! I used PTI cardstock in the colors of Vintage Cream,Sweet Blush, and True Black. All of the patterned paper is from an old emphera package that I had by Distinct Marketing Design,Inc. The dies that I used are Nestabilities Labels Four, PTI's Book Mark Topper, and Fillable Frames #4.Stamps are PTI Fancy Flourishes and the sentiment is from Delightful Dahlia.The bling is Zva.The buttons are from WalMart and the ribbon and tag are from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!

Thanks so much

2010-07-29T02:05:00.001-04:00

Today I have a card that went together so fast. I used PTI's new color, Harvest Gold along with True Black. I used PTI Tags for Spring and Fancy Flourishes stamps.All dies are PTI.Pearls are by Prima. Patterned Paper is from October Afternoon's Thrift Shop line, LOVE this paper!Ribbon and envie are from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Christmas in July

2010-07-28T00:40:00.004-04:00

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Today I made a Christmas card to enter into jill's Anjillic Creations Christmas in July challenge.Click on the link above for the details on how you can play along!

I used PTI Pure Poppy,Kraft, and Vintage Cream card stock. The stamps are PTI Fancy Flourishes,Text Style II and Tim Holtz Mini Holidays.PTI Mat Stack 3. PP is from Daisy D's. Photo turn and ribbon from my stash. The ribbon is a much better match IRL.

Thanks Jill for challenging us to make Christmas cards in July, I enjoyed it!!

Natures Beauty

2010-07-27T17:14:00.006-04:00

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This year I have been visited by some beautiful little creatures in my garden! I cought this butterfly yesterday when I went out to water flowers. The clear winged hummingbird moth I captured a couple of weeks ago. This was only like the second time that I had ever seen one of these. They are a little bigger than a bumble bee.

July Blog Hop

2010-07-25T19:45:00.000-04:00

Here is my card for PTI's July bloghop, we were to use office supplies. The base of my card is PTI Simply Chartreuse, stamped on the bottom with PTI's A little Argyle. On top of the Stamped argyle I put 7 gypsies reinforcements. On top of the card is a page from my MM spiral journaling book. I then made flowers out of Tim Holtz mini paper clips.Stamped a butterfly using Flutterby Friend and colored it with copics and added a little stickles. Office folder is from my stash, I stapled on a ticket from PTI's Just the ticket.Tied a piece of PTI's Bakers twine on the bottom and there you have it!

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Thanks for stopping by and happy blogging!

Birthday card

2010-07-20T15:32:00.000-04:00

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Today I have a fun cheerful birthday card using PP from my favorite collection,Thrift Shop by October Afternoon. I also used a piece of My Minds eye from the So Sophie line. I also got to use my new goodies fro PTI!!Love that library pocket and mat stack 3.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Vintage Birthday card

2010-07-18T21:10:00.000-04:00

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Card Style Shabby Chic and Vintage Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

With all of the talk this week on style, it got me thinking of my own. I think that I have always loved vintage, heck at one point in my life I owned a victorian gift shop!
I feel my go to card style is classy and elegant with a twist of vintage. I do dabble in other styles, but the classy vintage cards always go together for me faster and easier.

So today I have for you a card that I didn't even set out to make,but loved how it turned out! I bought this new beautiful ribbon with sequences on it and intended to make a card with it,as you can see in the photos above, the ribbon didn't end up on my card(well maybe another day)!

This card started with PTI Ocean Tides, you can't really tell that well in the photo, but I used PTI's Beautiful Blooms impression plate.I also used PTI Fancy Flourishes on the card base.The paper under the Tattered Angels frame is PTI vintage cream hit with a little of the distress ink and stamped with PTI's Text Style II.The birthday sentiment is from PTI's Delightful Dahlia. The patterened paper is graphic 45 daydreams.The ribbon is May Art and started out white and I used Tim Holtz Distress ink in three colors to achieve this color.The flowers are prima and also started out white. I highlighted the frame with a touches of silver stickles and a few prima crystals. The flourishes are Prima say it in Pearls. The nail heads are from my stash. The final touch on this card wash a few sprays of silver glimmer mist.

Hope you enjoyed stopping by today!

Hello

2010-07-06T19:53:00.001-04:00

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Today I have a quick little card made with PTI Aqua Mist and True Black. I used my PTI In Bloom impression plate on the aqua mist card stock for the card and to line the envelope. The die cuts are PTI as well as the hello stamp. The ribbon is from my stash and the crystals are by Prima.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Hello

2010-06-26T14:16:00.000-04:00

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I have this little book that I keep track of my PTI stamps, papers and ribbon that I have bought. Everytime I reach for it I always think how cute it is...so I decided to make a card like it! For some reason I always find it challenging for me to use Kraft, I love it when I see everyone else using it, but I will start a card with it and not like it and put it away. So this was my perfect opportunity to complete a card using kraft!

PTI Blog Hop

2010-06-25T22:36:00.001-04:00

I'm late to the party tonight, but I wouldn't let myself make a card until my scrap studio was cleaned up a little(one way to get it done)! I have been loving PTI'S new color Simply Chartruese, so I used that, paired with Dark Chocolate and a little Spring Moss.

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Thanks for stopping by tonight. Have fun hopping!!

Birthday card

2010-06-20T03:54:00.000-04:00

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For some reason this looks blury,but not when it is enlarged.

Today I played with all of my new PTI goodies!!I also finally found October Afternoon Thrif shop collection at Archivers.I love this collection! I used Lisa's new set Flutterby friends.I stamped the flowers in vintage cream then went over them in red to add a little dimension, I think I like them like that!I also love PTI's new bakers twine that I used on this card.

Thanks for stopping by today, have a great one!

birthday card

2010-06-19T10:57:00.000-04:00

Today I have a card that I'm not really sure about. When I first saw the tea pot die from PTI this idea popped in my head so I went with it. I know it is not the traditional Genie bottle, but I cut it out of copper colored metal and used alcohol ink to give it an aged affect. Not really sure if that idea comes across or not.

Graduation card

2010-06-17T21:10:00.001-04:00

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Today I have a graduation card to share. all products are PTI except the dark green paper, the paper lining the envelope, and the EK sucsess paper punch.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look.
Have a great day!

Happy Birthday!

2010-06-10T19:18:00.000-04:00

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It has been well over a month since I have added anything to my blog, shame on me!!lol

Today I have a bithday card that I made for a friend. The die cuts, ribbon and stamps are PTI. I have to say I am in love with PTI envelope liner die!! I also love the little calendar I used on this card, it is by Jenni Bowlin. My friends Birthday is on the 13th so I high lighted that day! I also used my PTI linen impression plate for the first time, lovin that too!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Mother's Day Card

2010-05-05T17:12:00.000-04:00

I finally inked up my PTI Year of Flowers: Sweet pea!I almost didn't order this set,wasn't sure that I liked it, but now I am so glad that I did. I am new to copics and I think these flowers are the perfect size to hone my skills. This is also the first time using PTI Berry Sorbet and I love that too!

Unfortunately my mother has passed, so I will be sending this card to a friend.

All items used in making this card are PTI except the black ink which is Momento, and the gems are by Crysral Stickers. Oh and the punch is fiskars.Thanks for stopping by today to look at my card. Happy Mother's Day to all of the mom's out there!

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2010-04-25T18:02:00.000-04:00

This months blog hop challenge is to use tissue paper. I know allot of you out there have been using tissue and making some amazing cards,so I decided to try my hand at it! So here goes my first shot at tissue paper .I started off with PTI Sweet Blush cardstock,then layered a piece of Fancy Pants Designs patterened paper on that.I then took a piece of PTI Ripe Avocado and cut it in the shape I needed and embossed it with PTI Picnic Plaid Impression Plate.Then I cut strips of tissue paper that my stamp sets are wrapped in when shipped. I sprayed some of the strips with Tattered Angels glimmer mist before making the roses and sprayed some after, you can see this by the variation of color.I used May Art silk ribbon to twist around my roses.I also strung some glass beads from my stash on some thread and threaded it through out the ribbon.I used some say it in pearls bling by Prima through out my card. The frame is by Tattered Angels, I inked it with Distressed Ink by Ranger. PTI Sweet Blush is in the center of the frame,with the sentiment from Delightful Dahlia stamped in Ripe Avocado.The butterfly is punched with a EK Success punch.The filigree circles are from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the hop!!

2010-04-22T15:41:00.000-04:00

Today I am playing along with a challenge from Ted's blog, Happily Ever Crafter. The Challenge is to make a Mother's Day card and you are not to use flowers or floral buttons,floral images,floral embossing,etc. you are not to use pink, mauve, lavender, or purple.

My cardstock is PTI Ripe Avacado and Spring Moss. I use some emphera made by Distinct Marketing Designs. Say it in pearls by Prima. May Arts ribbon. The frame I just bought,but I threw the package away, I think it is by Tattered Angels.I inked the frame with Ranger Distress ink in Old Paper and also used Diamond stickles to highlight areas . The butterfly and Plume are Jesse James buttons. The patterned paper is K and Company.

Hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

2010-04-17T20:15:00.000-04:00

I started scrapbooking several years ago, as a scrapbooker I loved to use unconventional things on my pages. Well today I did the same with this Trio of cards! The card stock is PTI Stampers Select White, Hawaiin Shores, Hibiscus Burst, and True Black.The top half of the card is an overlay by Hambly screenprints. The lower portion of the card is a mesh bag from some produce, I say "some" because I don't remember what I got in it as I have saved several different ones. The flower is stamped with PTI Delightful Dahlia, the sentiments are from three different PTI sets. The organdy ribbon is from Jo Ann Fabrics.The pins are by Dritz. Black brads are from my stash. I also used score tape and glitter. I hope that I have inspired you to look around the house and use something unconventional!!

Thanks for stopping by to take a look!!

2010-04-11T15:24:00.000-04:00

I finally had a chance to play! The last week or so seems to have been so busy I didn't even get a chance to get into my scraproom. Well I finally made it in there and got a chance to ink up my Year of flowers daffoldil set. I am new to copic so my coloring skills are that great yet ,but it was still allot of fun using them!

This is what I came up with, a bright, cheery, spring birthday card.

I started with vintage cream cardstock as a backdrop. Inked diagonal stripes using PTI Distressed stripes and SU! Summer Sun ink. Stamped happy birthday using a sentiment from Delightful Dahlia on PTI lemon tart cardstock, then scored top and bottom of the strip. Used PTI lemon tart ribbon. Stamped the daffodil on PTI Stampers select white and colored with copic markers. Added Crystal Sticker Elements to both sides of sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my card!!

2010-03-31T10:55:00.000-04:00

For some reason I have really been reaching for the orange lately! This card I started with PTI Orange Zest cardstock, stamped the background with Delightful Dahlias and Polka Dot Basics. Cut out Dahlia using Stampers select white and PTI die , leaves are cut with Spring Moss. I used SU! only orange and old olive ink. PTI ribbon and Thickers for the hello. The glass beads in the center of the dahlia are from my stash!

Have a wounderful day and thanks for stopping by!!

2010-03-30T20:16:00.000-04:00

Today I have a very fun card, or at least it was fun to make. I played with distressed stripes and polka dot basics.I cut the flowers with beautiful bloomsII die #1. Sentiment is from signature greetings, stamped on fillable frames # 1. Cardstock is Hibiscus Burst and stampers select white.I tied the button across the card for the center of the flower. Ribbon is fresh snow and hibiscus burst.

Thanks for stopping by today to look at my card!!

2010-03-28T17:22:00.000-04:00

Alright this is getting really bad, after five hours of sleep I woke up thinking of this card design. Well you know that I had to get up and make it!!

I started out with PTI Hawiian Shores cardstock Stamped with Polka Dot Basics and inked in Fresh Snow. Then with the medium #1 die from Beautiful Blooms II I punched out the three flowers down the side. I then added a white strip of cardstock on the inside and stamped the flowers.Tied the Hawiian Shores ribbon and then adheared a sheet of clear cardstock on the inside of the front of the card.The sentiment is from the Life stamp set, stamped on the large flower from Beautiful Blooms II.Around the flower I used scor Tape and glitter.

This was a fun card to make...hope you enjoyed taking a peek!!

2010-03-28T16:36:00.000-04:00

On this card I used PTI Summer Sunrise card stock and Creative Imagination Patterned paper(the card below is the same paper, just the other side). I used PTI Spot Dot and Polka Dot Basics stamp sets inked in fresh snow . The sentiment is from Signature Greetings. Ribbon is PTI Summer Sunrise. Ribbon slider I don't remember.

Hey I got another picture to load!! For this card I started out with PTI Orange Zest cardstock.Then I used patterned paper by Creative Imaginations.Stamped the top part of the card with PTI Fancy Flourishes and Fresh Snow ink. I used a sentiment from Delightful Dahlia. Spellbinders-labels four. EK Success buterfly punch. PTI Orange Zest ribbon.Crystal Sticker Elements. I don't remember who makes the round ribbon slider.

Thanks for taking a look today!!

Here is a card that I made today

2010-03-28T14:57:00.000-04:00

This card I started out with PTI sweet blush cardstock. Stamped background with Tin Type and Polka Dot Basics.I used Score tape and glitter to devide the two patterns.The butterfly is cut using PTI Hibiscus Burst and the PTI die and stamped with Dot Spot. The sentiment is cut with Hibiscus Burst and Fillable Frames #1, stamped with Signature Greeting and flowers from Beautiful Blomms II. Ribbon from stash.

I have three more cards to post today, If my computer gets the lead out!!It is running SLOOOW today.

March Blog Hop

2010-03-25T19:26:00.000-04:00

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This is my first time joining in on all of the fun!!

I started my card out with PTI Hawiian Shores for the base. Then I used a piece of My Minds eye patterned paper. Ran a piece of PTI Pure Poppy through my Epic Six with the Picnic Plaid Impression Plate from PTI. Used PTI Beautiful Blooms II stamps and Flower Dies, Delightful Dahlia for the leaves. Hawiian Sores ribbon and buttons.The ink that I used is SU! Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, and Old Olive. Crystal Stickers elements The silver cord is from my stash!

Thanks so much for stopping by to look at my card!!

2010-03-25T13:16:00.000-04:00

Today I played with PTI Delightful Dahlia-Can I just say that I LOVE this set!!

Recipe:

PTI paper: Lemon Tart, Hawiian Shores, Aqua Mist

Stamp set: Delightful Dahlia

SU! Ink:Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive

PTI Ribbon: Hawiian Shore

Crustal Stickers Pearls

EK Success butterfly punch

Scor-tape and Palette Glitter-Ultra fine Prisma

Copic markers

Glass beads from my stash

Thanks for stopping by today to look at my card. See you tonight at PTI'S Blog Hop!!

Poppy Seed Challenge

2010-03-21T16:06:00.000-04:00

PTI Paper: ripe avocado,spring moss,stampers select white
Patterned Paper:Pop Culture daisy doodle
Crystal Sticker Elements
embossing folder
Archival Ink Jet Black
My stash: ribbon,buttons and twine

2010-03-20T19:18:00.001-04:00

This is my other passion!!

His name is Hoover

2010-03-20T16:34:00.000-04:00

I love how this card turned out!

Hello... Welcome to my blog today! I made a couple of symphathy cards to share with you today.

I have been loving all of the butterflies that I have been seeing on everyones blogs...so I thought I'd join in!

PTI cards stock:Stampers select white,spring moss,&plum pudding
PTI stamp set:With Sympathy

Ink: SU! Lovely Lilac, Old Olive. Versamark

PTI ribbon

EK sucess butterfly punch

Crystal Stickers Pearls and Elements

PTI card stock: Stampers select white and Ocean Tide
PTI ink Ocean Tides and Archival Black ink

PTI Ocean Tides ribbon

Stamp: Stamp Effects Vine Flourish

Cuttlebug embosing folder

Crystal Stickers Pearls

Star dust stickles

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

2010-03-16T23:46:00.000-04:00

Happy Spring!!

I'll post details tomorrow

I like the way this card turned out

2010-03-12T20:24:00.000-05:00

Card Stock:PTI Vintage Cream,Dark Choclate,& Sweet Blush
Stamp set:PTI Guide Lines & inque boutique
Ink: Dark Chocolate & Versamark
Stampendous Kaleidoscope embossing powder
Ranger alcohol inks
Crystal Stickers elements
Misc. ribbon

My first CPS card!

2010-03-09T15:41:00.000-05:00

(IRL all of the greens do look nice togther!)

This is a card I made for CPS 157

PTI card stock:stamper's select white,hibiscus burst,and spring moss.

PTI stamp:Dot spot

Ink:SU Positively Pink and Green Galore

Zing embossing powder:Cricket

Cuttlebug swiss dot embossing folder

EK Success punch

Elements crystal stickers:Citron

Pink swiss dot ribbon

My first Compose A card with Becky!

2010-03-08T15:45:00.000-05:00

card stock: Enchanted Evening and Soft Stone. Stamps:PTI Background Basics:Spots ans Dots,Dot Spot.The sentiment is inque boutique.

A fun card that I made

2010-03-08T11:18:00.000-05:00

Making this card I used PTI stamper's select white and hibiscus burst card stock The stamp sets are PTI Background Basics:Spots and Dots and Dot Spot.The sentiment is from Stampin Up! Ink is PTI Raspberry Fiz and SU Only Orange. Ribbon is PTI Raspberry fiz.

Hey! I have entered the blog world

2010-03-08T11:12:00.000-05:00

These days it seems as though everyone has a blog, so I thought that I would join the world too!
This is where I will be posting My hand-made cards and scrapbook pages.