You're Invited

I needed to come up with an invitation for my twin sons' graduation party. I spent a rainy day on Saturday working on an idea, and this is the final product.  I used a combination of challenges for inspiration. The Dynamic Duos color choice for this week was perfect as their school colors are green and white.  I chose gold for the "other color" using metallic for the embossing and a mustardy gold for the base of the circle on the top. I also used the Paper Players Tic-Tac-Toe challenge elements of punch/die, patterned paper, and dots (I have no enamel so I substituted the self-adhesive half pearl on the cap).

 

Thanks so much for stopping in today. Spring is still struggling to spring here in the Northeast... Hope springs eternal.



Dynamic Duo #67 - Thanks

It has been a while since I have played with paper and ink. Summer fun is grinding to a halt.  We've had lots of sun and sand and adventure, but it's back to work tomorrow. I am happy to be spending a bit of time in creative mode today.  I did not have either of the Dynamic Duos #67 challenge colors in my stash, so I used SU retired Cameo Coral and PTI's Summer Sunrise inks along with PTI Kraft ink as a neutral.  Paper Smooches Calico set was calling me when I saw this color combination.  I die cut the sentiment (PS die) and placed it into the negative cut on the stamped panel. I added some bling as a finishing touch, and there you have it.  Thanks for stopping in today.

You Add Color

It has been months since I sat down in my craft room for more than a moment. Yesterday I had the afternoon and after tidying things up, I made this card.  It was inspired by the second fabulous card in THIS post by my dear friend Jenny, and the color scheme in this week's Dynamic Duos challenge.

Supplies:
Stamps~Paper Smooches I Heart Art and Shadows.
Ink~ Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaFine Onyx Black, SU Pacific Point.
Paper~PTI

Gratitude

I love this season of Fall, and I love celebrating the things in my life for which I am grateful.  I combined the color challenge of Dynamic Duos this week with the layout of Card Positioning Systems #285 and came up with a creation of gratitude.  The color I chose for my Dynamic Duos combo is Memento Cantaloupe.  I used the rock and roll technique with the Hero Arts leaf images that I have had in my stash for a long time.  The sentiment is also Hero Arts.  These images and sentiments never get old. I pull them out every Autumn.  It's hard to see, but the vanilla squares are embossed with PTI Woodgrain IP, and the background of the vanilla panel is embossed with PTI's linen IP.  I am grateful for your visit today.  Enjoy this wonderful season.

Happy Spooky Halloween!

I had fun looking through my Halloween stash today and coming up with this card.  My color inspiration was Dynamic Duos #20 and CASual Fridays CFC70, and my design was taken from Retro Sketch #29.  Thank you for coming by.  Have a great day!

Thinking of You

Oh happy day! I finally got to sit down and create something today.  I always think that summer is going to afford me so much time for creating, but it never works out that way. I have been joyously running around doing fun things and soaking up a lot of beach time with my boys, so I can't complain.  Today was a rest and recharge day, so I went right to my happy place.  I also figured out why I was not getting sharp photos and fixed it with a minor adjustment, so I am a happy camper.

This is my take on the Dynamic Duos challenge this week.  I had to switch out Lucky Limeade for  PTI's New Leaf.  Really enjoyed this color scheme.  Thanks so much for stopping in today.  I hope  I am "back in the saddle" as the saying goes...

Supplies:

Paper~PTI Kraft, New Leaf and White.

Stamps~PTI Botanical Silhouettes, Background Basics Herringbone.

Ink~PTI New Leaf, VersaFine Onyx Black.

Accessories~PTI New Leaf and Bloom Builders #3 dies, Kaiser pearls, Websters Pages designer trim, Dimensionals.

Bonjour

This card was made with the inspiration of this week's Dynamic Duo color and Clean & Simple sketch challenges.  I gave it a French flair with the French Script background and sentiment. 

Thanks for your visit! Or shall I say... Merci!

Supplies
Stamps~SU French Script, Waltzingmouse Fancy Phrases, PTI Butterfly Dreams.
Paper~PTI Black, White, Daffodil Delight.
Ink~PTI True Black.
Accessories~Distressing tool, PTI Double Banner Die, Memory Box Charlotte Border Die, Dimensionals