Birthdays Are Like Purses

Hello and happy weekend! It's been a crazy, long week and today has been the first day I've really been able to sit and compose a post. Today's card was created for the latest Watercooler Wednesday card challenge. To create my card I started by stamping the fun purses from the Skipping Stones Design Birthday Purses stamp set onto patterned papers from the Basic Grey Little Black Dress 6x6 paper pad and fussy cutting them out. I went around the edges of the images with my Memento tuxedo black dual tip marker to give them a nice clean look. I then layered more of the patterned papers onto my white A2 card base and then glued the purses directly onto the focal panel using my Zig two-way glue pen. I stamped the sentiment onto the front of the card using Versafine onyx black ink and added some little black gem stones on either side and to each of the purses clasps. To finish my card off I added some black dashed lines around the borders of the focal panel. The inside of the card reads "the more you have the harder it is to find your keys." LOL, so very true! Thank you for visiting my blog today and if you enjoyed my card please leave a comment. I enjoy reading all of your kind comments!

A Little Birdie Told Me-January Words 2 Craft By

Hello and Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. Our quote for January's Words 2 Craft By is " Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul-and sings the tunes without words-and never stops at all. -Emily Dickenson." And January 5th is national bird day so I thought it would be appropriate to create a card with a bird on it. To create my card I started by stamping my leaves and bird from the Skipping Stone Design Heartsong II stamp set onto some patterned paper from the Cosmo Cricket 2twnty-thr3e 6x6 paper pad using both Versafine onyx black ink and Tim Holtz distress oxide ink in mermaid lagoon. I die cut the paper to create a panel using a stitched rectangle die by Gina Marie Designs. I stamped the sentiment from the Skipping Stone Design Heartsong I stamp set onto the panel and layered it onto my white card base using more patterned papers from the same Cosmo Cricket paper pad. To finish my card off I added some black dashed lines around the outer edge of the card for some added contrast and a few turquoise 6mm sequins from The Ton. I can't wait to see how our quote inspires you! Thank you for stopping off at my blog today. 

Properly Caffeinated

Today's card was created for the Spring Coffee Lovers Bloghop. To create my card I started by layering a strip of some pretty springtime plaid patterned paper from Chickannidy Crafts Date Night 6x6 paper pad onto my white card base. I then added a small strip of silver glitter washi tape from the American Crafts Make It Happen washi tape pack just to the inside of the strip for some additional interest. I stamped the coffee mug from Skipping Stones Designs onto the card base and did some fun paper piecing from the same paper pad. I then stamped the coffee beans from the Fiskars Latte Love next to the mug and colored them in using Copic markers. I also added some shading and depth to the mug using my Copics. I die cut a heart out of the same patterned paper using a cute little Paper Smooches heart die and popped it up off of the mug using some Stampin' UP foam dimensionals. I added a bit of shimmer to the heart by covering it with some Nuvo Glitter Drops in white blizzard. To finish off the card I stamped the sentiment from Latina Crafter's Need Caffeine mini stamp set using Versafine onyx black ink, added some drops of Nuvo Crystal Drops in dark walnut, and rounded the outer corners of the card using my We R Memory Keepers corner chomper. I love this sweet springtime coffee card! If you like it please leave a comment!

Just A Note

Today's card was created for the latest The Paper Players color challenge. I wanted to keep my card pretty clean and simple so I chose a small stamp with impact that would really stand out on my card. I stamped the musical butterfly from the Skipping Stones Design Heartsong I stamp set using Gina K ink in navy. I then colored the butterfly using Copic markers to make it look like an American flag. I stamped the sentiment below from the same stamp set and then die cut the panel out using a stitched rectangle die from Gina Marie Designs. I layered some red, white, and blue cardstocks onto my white card base and then popped my focal panel up off of the card using some 3M foam tape. A few clear Recollections rhinestones to the center of butterfly finished this fun card off!

Happy Birthday

Today's card was created for the latest Retro Sketches challenge. I love this layout and knew I had to create something using it. I started with a white card base and layered on a piece of apricot cardstock from Hobby Lobby and some white cardstock from Staples. I layered a pretty piece of patterned paper from the Crate Paper Notes & Things 6x6 paper pad. I took another piece of the apricot cardstock and cut it down into a narrow panel and punched the scalloped edge using a Fiskars punch. I adhered that down to the card panel and then layered on another piece of patterned paper from the same Crate Paper pack and edged it with more apricot paper. I cut that piece at an angle to mimic the sketch. I then stamped the birthday sentiment from the Skipping Stones Design Heartsong I stamp set using Gina K ink. I die cut the sentiment using a pretty stitched banner die from Lil' Inker designs and edged it using some more of the apricot cardstock. For my focal panel I stamped the beautiful rose trio from the Waltzingmouse Stamps Old Country Roses stamp set using Gina K inks. I die cut the roses using a pierced edge circle die from My Favorite Things and mounted it and the banner sentiment up off of the card using 3M foam tape for added dimension. I love how pretty and feminine this stamp set is and am pleased with how the card turned out using this great sketch. I hope you like it!

Need Caffeine

I have to admit that my mojo has escaped me here as of late and it's left me feeling a bit down. I got my list for June participants in the latest Coffee Lover's card exchange this weekend and it prompted me to crack out some stamps and get remedy that situation. I started with the mug from a set I recently picked up called Funny Coffee Volume #1 from Skipping Stones Design. I love this fun stamp set because the stamps are large enough to take center stage on any A2 card. I stamped the mug onto some cardstock by Stampin' UP and then created a mask using a post-it note. I cut the sleeve portion of the cup out using my X-acto knife and then stamped the pattern using the Floral & Script Background stamp by Julie Nutting and removed the mask. I then stamped the sentiment from the Latina Crafter's Need Caffeine mini stamp set and die cut the whole thing using a pierced circle die from MFT. I popped the circle panel up off of the card using some foam dimensionals from Stampin' UP.  I stamped the same floral background again onto some crumbcake cardstock and then cut it down into a panel and mounted it onto some early espresso cardstock, both from Stampin' UP. It's not one of my favorite cards I've ever created but at least it got me out of my creative funk!  

Blogs 4 Boobies Blog Hop: Bras Are Like Friends

Hello and welcome to day 3 of the Blogs 4 Boobies blog hop hosted by Skipping Stone Design. You should have arrived here from Ashley's blog.  If you are not familiar with this cause it is a blog hop and card auction to help raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. This hop runs for 7 days and has over 60 designers participating so be sure to hop along and check out all of the wonderful talent to support a great cause!

Up for bid today is my collection of 4 cards. They all have a common sentiment on the outside...Bras Are Like Friends...but there is a different sentiment on the inside:
1. They help you hold it together even when things are falling apart. 
2. You can always count on them when you  need a lift. 
3.The good ones never leave you hangin'. 
4. They lighten your load. 

To bid on this card collection you will need to leave a comment in the comment section below with your starting bid and your email address. Starting bid on this card set will be $5. Only comments left on this post will be eligible for this auction. If you don't leave an email address your bid will not count. Since all bids will be posted in chronological order you can check back each day to see if you are still the highest bidder. The bidding will end on June 9th at 8pm Mountain Time. The winning bidder will be contacted via email and will be invoiced at that time. Once the invoice has been paid the card set will be mailed out to you. 

Up next on the hop is Theresa. For a full line-up of all 7 days of the blog hop you can start here and check out all of the inspirational and creative projects along the way! Please spread the word to all of your friends and help get the word out on this great cause! And without further ado here is the card set up for bidding. I hope you like!