C4C Digi Birthday

It's been a long time since I created something, and I was so happy to get a chance to play today.  This is my take on this week's C4C challenge which is a sketch designed by Silke Ledlow, one of my favorite paper craft artists.  Here is the sketch:

I had purchased this adorable Pure innocence digi image some time ago from Heather Ellis.  When I saw Silke's sketch, I thought of this image right away and I went to work.  For my color scheme, I used this week's Color Throwdown#134 - Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Marina Mist.

These colors immediately put me in mind of an SU Sale-a-Bration bundle I recently purchased - Ice Cream Parlor DSP & Quick Accents Pack.  The DSP that I used from the pack has all of the challenge colors.  The solid, horizontal strips are embossed with SU's Square Lattice EF. 

My birthday girl is paper pieced and colored with Copics.  Her shoes are cut from SU's new red glitter paper.  I wish I had shoes like that...  For my accent piece, I used PTI's Love Lives Here for the scalloped circle, and Butterfly Dreams for the sentiment.

Love Ewe Jon

I found this adorable image from Unity Stamp Company when I stumbled upon THIS project.  I fell in love with it immediately and I had to have it to use for my sons' valentines.  I ordered it and it arrived just in time for me to make the valentines.  I used Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch #103, which was posted on February 6th.  When I thought about how I wanted to use this stamp, Karen's sketch came to mind immediately.

I chose the DP first - BasicGrey's Sugar Rush.  There is a shade of blue in the red patterned DP that matched perfectly with SU's retired Brocade Blue cardstock. I used Brocade Blue for the base of my 5 1/4" card. The red circle is cut from Cherry Cobbler and run through EF from the Cuttlebug A2 combo die & EF: Love Language.  I then took the Cherry Cobbler ink pad and brushed it over the raised hearts to make them pop.  I am so pleased with this card.  It is filled with love.  Hope you had a happy Valentine's day!!

Love Ewe Greg

I recently learned about Linda McCain's Catered Crop Recipe Challenges.  Linda selects a project for inspriation, and the creator lists the ingredients used in the project.  The fun of this is that you can choose anything you like  from the designer's recipe to whip up your own creation. You choose from among the  ingredients, colors, theme, shapes, techniques, and then, add your own spice and make something completely different.

When I saw THIS post for FTR5 I instantly fell in love with the image in Denise's inspiration project, and I just had to have this adorable stamp from Unity Stamp Company.  It is the sweetest thing.  I ordered it right away, and it came on Friday, just in time for me to make valentines with it for my twin boys.  (You can view the second card that I made with this image in my post after this one.  My card  is a CASE of Denise's creation.  Thanks for the inspiration, Denise!  I love the way it came out, and it is perfect for my son.

Here are the things I chose to use from Denise's recipe:
Cardstock: red & white
Pattern Paper – repeating patterns (BasicGrey Sugar Rush)
Stamps – an image with a sheep/lamb, mother/child, and a sentiment about love (Unity Stamp Company-Love Ewe, Verve- One Hundred Hearts)
Color Mediums – Copic markers, black ink (Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaFine Onyx Black ink)
Tools – art sponges, scallop die cut
Embellishments – ribbon, tag
Techniques – sponging a sky
Theme – love, mother/child
Shapes – hearts and scallops
Other – a tag with a sentiment

This was fun! Looking forward to future Catered Crop Recipe Challenges.  Thanks Linda!

C&S Valentine

This is my take on this week's Clean&Simple sketch challenge: FTL127.

The base of the card is Gina K Pure Luxury white.  The solid pink panel is SU Pink Pirouette that was run through the EF from the Cuttlebug A2 combo die & EF: Love Language.  The DP is from a K&Company Die-Cut Cardmaking pad.  I stamped the decorative border from Just Rite's Decorative Borders set in Rose Red, and the sentiment from Just Rite's Romantic Sentiments in VersaFine Onyx Black. I then mounted the image on Rose Red atop 2 decorative tags cut from Spellbinders Fancy Tag dies.  I am going to make some of these for my mother and sisters and stamp a Valentine greeting inside.  Gotta get busy.  Lots to make this weekend!

Happy Birthday Joe!

Today is my husband's birthday.  He is a beach lover and he loves lighthouses, so this lighthouse image from Just Rite's By the Sea was the perfect focal point for his card.  I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Gina K's Pure Luxury white card stock and colored it with Copics. It is cut with oval nestabilities and framed with Blue Bayou and Real Red ovals.  The second layer is SU Retired Soft Sky topped with  SU Western Sky DSP (retired).  I used twill tape and SU Rope Twine for embellishment. The framed sentiment is from Just Rite's Happy Everything Mini Tag Kit stamped with VersaFine Black Onyx ink.  The red border on the top is cut from Real Red card stock with Papertrey Ink's Victorian Lace border die.  Joe really loved this card. Happy birthday sweetheart!

Birthday Wishes

I am so happy that I actually completed two projects today!  This one is my take on this week's Waltzingmouse sketch challenge : WMSC31.

I just got this fabulous new collection of Webster's Pages 6x6 DP: Hollywood Vogue & WonderFALL from Sharon Johnson's Ribbon Store.  This DP is so great for making fabulous cards fast. (Fast is a relative term for me, but I'm just sayin...).  My card base is Gina K's Pure Luxury Chocolate Brown, topped with a single sheet of the DP.  The wavy panel is the opposite side of that page.  I stamped one of the WMS Holiday Label No. 14 images using VersaMark Vintage Sepia ink on white cardstock cut with the matching Nestabilities Labels 14 die.  The sentiment is from the WMS Fancy Phrases collection and is stamped with VersaFine Black Onyx ink.  I lightly sponged around the edges of the label with Ranger Linen Distress Ink.  I added a ribbon, adhered the label with Dimensionals, added a bow and a French White Prima Fairytale Rose and - voila!    

CAS Thanks

This Clean & Simple card was created using FTL124. 

I have to laugh at how long it takes me to create any card, including a Clean & Simple one; nonetheless, I really love how this one turned out. The DP is BasicGrey Crazy Quilt from the June Bug Collection. The thread spool and sentiment are PTI Quilter's Sampler.  We have a lot of snow here in central NJ today, and the kids and I are off from school. I hope to get to another project today!  Stay warm!