Friendship

 

I have a quick post for today to share a card I made using the colors from this week's "Bright Bite" Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab world which just about perfectly match the colors in this week's Color Throwdown!

I started off with a green card base and then stamped a white panel with "The Only Flower" sentiment from Rubbernecker Stamps.  I stamped the "Floral Silhouette" and "Rose Silhouette" stamps onto different colors of cardstock and heat embossed them all using white powder.  Once the images were embossed, I used a postage stamp punch to punch out different portions of the images and adhered them onto the card.  I finished the card with some green gems.

Thanks for visiting today!

Supplies:  Stamps (Rubbernecker), Cardstock - Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, YoYo Yellow, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White (SU!), Melon Berry (PTI), Ink - Basic Black (SU!), Big and Bossy (Ranger), Punch (SU!), Gems (Hero Arts), Embossing Powder (SU!)

The Craft's Meow May Previews Day 4

Hello friends!  Today is the last day of previews for the amazing May release at The Craft's Meow!  Have you been loving what you're seeing of all of the new sets?!?  Today we have two more sets to preview - Retro Foundations and Typically Teen designed by Karen Baker!  Don't forget to leave a comment back on the TCM blog for a chance to win both sets we're previewing today!

I made this card primarily using images from Typically Teen but I threw in the graduation cap from Dads and Grads to finish it off.  There are so many great images in Typically Teen which are perfect for cards for those younger folk!  :)  I love the streaks and the splatter background and the sentiments are the perfect size to go along with those broad brush strokes!

I made this card using Retro Backgrounds and you've got to see all of the patterns in this set!!  I started off by stamping one in silver ink on a black card base and I just love how festive it is!  I die cut a little notebook page from vellum layered over white cardstock, spritzed it with some Mister Huey, and then stamped one of the greetings from the set on top.  I finished the card with some red glitter ribbon and a few fun feathers.

That's it for the previews!  Tomorrow all sets go on sale and I'll see you back here for the DT hop - there will be lots of prizes so get your hopping shoes on!  :) 

Card 1 Supplies:  Stamps - Typcially Teen, Dads and Grads (TCM), Cardstock - Whisper White, Basic Black (SU!), Ink - Silver/Gold (Encore), Basic Black (SU!)

Card 2 Supplies:  Stamps - Retro Backgrounds (TCM), Cardstock - Basic Black, Whisper White (SU!), Vellum (SU!), Ink - Silver (Encore), Real Red (SU!), Mister Huey (Studio Calico), Cuttlebug, Notebook Die (PTI), foam squares, Feathers (Michael's), Glitter Ribbon (American Crafts)

Rubbernecker Garden Hop

This is my 3rd post of the day (wowza!)  If you are looking for The Craft's Meow previews or my Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge card, please scroll down!  :)

We are so happy you have joined us for our Garden Hop this month with Rubbernecker Stamps!  If you've arrived from here from Jen's blog, you're in the right spot!  If you've just happened by, head over to the Stampin' Sisterhood blog for the route!  This month, we're having a word search again, so remember to collect words as you hop and then comment back on the blog by 5/25.  A bonus entry will be given to anyone who announces our hop on their Facebook page or blog!  Prize winners will be announced on Saturday!

 

I started this card off with a white card base stamped with flowers from the Create a Garden II set - how pretty are they?  Don't they look like they could just grow right off the card?  I masked off where I wanted my pots to be and then stamped away!  I stamped the pots onto some flecked kraft cardstock for a bit of a terra cotta look, and then adhered them using foam tape for some dimension.  I finished the card with some twine, gems, and a sentiment from the Garden Phrase set.

Thanks for visiting today and we'll see you back next month for another fun hop!  Off you go to Joan's blog for some more wonderful inspiration! 

Supplies:  Stamps (RN), Cardstock - Select White (PTI), Confetti Kraft (SU!), Ink - Garden Green, Certainly Celery, Cameo Coral, Real Red, Poppy Parade, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake (SU!), Gems (Hero Arts), Twine (Trendy Twine), foam squares

The Craft's Meow May Previews Day 3

This is my second post of the day, please scroll down for my Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge post!  :)

Hello friends!  Today I have another set to preview from Nina B. Designs for The Craft's Meow that you are going to LOVE!  I already adore it and I've only gotten to play with it for a couple of weeks now.  It is called Sew Happy, has matching nesties (I've ordered them and am dying for them to arrive), and is chock full of wonderful sewing images!  Don't forget to leave a comment back on the TCM blog to win the set we're previewing today!

I used one of the sentiments and two of the dress form images to make this birthday card.  I stamped the dress forms and hand cut them (see, I need my dies!!), layered a couple of pieces of patterned paper, lined the center panel with some tiny, red, rickrack trim, and finished the card with a chipboard flower and some woodgrain photo corners.

See you tomorrow with a preview of the stamp set that will be a gift with any $50 purchase this release.  Fun stuff!

Supplies:  Stamps - Sew Happy (TCM), DP/Embellishments - Emma's Shoppe (Crate Paper), Cardstock Card (Jenni Bowlin), Cardstock - Harvest Moon (PTI), Ink - Basic Black (SU!), foam squares, Rickrack Trim (Wright's)

Your Big Day

Hello friends!! Today is a happy and busy Saturday for me here on the old blog (and IRL, more on that in a bit!)  This is the first of three posts from me today and it is the start of another challenge at Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge!  I was flummoxed for a bit from this sketch from DT member, Lynn, but am happy with how my card turned out!

 

I figured I hadn't used Back in the Saddle in a while and it had a great mix of sentiments and images that I thought fit great with the sketch.  The backing papers and embellishments are from the Sasparilla collection.

I can't wait to see how you tackle this sketch!  I'll be out today on the first official "house shopping" adventure with my hubby!  We are so very excited to finally begin this journey in our lives together!  We've been cramped in a 1 bedroom apartment since we were married 5 years ago and it is time for an upgrade!  :)

Supplies:  Stamps (WMS), DP/Embellishments (October Afternoon), Twine (PTI), Ink - Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake (SU!), Tea Dye Duo (PTI), Distressing Tool (Zutter)

The Craft's Meow May Previews Day 2

Hello friends, welcome to day two of May release previews at The Craft's Meow!  I hope you enjoyed all of the flowers yesterday and today we have something for the fellas!  :)  Don't forget to leave a comment back on the TCM blog for a chance to win the sets we're previewing today!

This first card is made from the Dad's and Grads set designed by Kaitlyn Ord.  This set has a couple of wonderful images and even more wonderful sentiments!  I started with a white card base that I tried to turn into a designer shirt front by using some Mister Huey and a Huey's Mask!  I know my dad wouldn't wear this shirt but I've seen crazier walking around here in the city!  :)  I'll be linking this card to the Splatter Technique Challenge at Moxie Fab World, too!  I finished the card with a sentiment and the wonderful tie image from the set.  This tie is super with the "dad" and the newsprint background already embedded in the stamp!

I can't wait to give this card to my dad!  Since I already have a Father's Day card in mind, I will probably save this for his birthday.  I adore how the sentiments from For My Dad match so well with the imagery in the set.  Wonderful set design by Michelle Bertuzzi!  The minute I saw this sentiment, I thought it would be perfect with these little telephones and a bit of woodgrain background paper.  I think he will love it!

Thanks for visiting today and I'll see you back here tomorrow with something that is sew fun, you will love it!  ;)

Card 1 Supplies:  Stamps - Dads and Grads (TCM), Cardstock - Select White (PTI), Huey's Mask (Studio Calico), Mister Huey (Studio Calico), Ink - Basic Black (SU!)

Card 2 Supplies:  Stamps - For My Dad (TCM), DP - Emma's Shoppe (Crate Paper), Cardstock - Buff Ivory (The Kraft Outlet), Ink - Basic Black (SU!), Tea Dye Duo (PTI), Corner Chomper

The Craft's Meow May Previews Day 1

Hello friends!  Today I 'm so excited to kick off four days of previews for the May release at The Craft's Meow!  I'll be sharing projects featuring six new sets over the next few days and we'll wrap up release day with a DT blog hop on the 21st, the day the new sets will be available for purchase!  Fun stuff!!  This month we're happy to have Annette Allen and Sharri Seffens as our guest designers, yay!  I hope you can pop by their blogs to give them a big welcome!  Also, don't forget to comment back at the TCM blog for a chance to win the set we're previewing today!

I made this card with a gorgeous new set from Nina B. Designs - Flower Garden!  Wow, are there some amazing images in this set!  Trust me, you can create just about any type of garden you want to with these beauties!  :)  I started off with the tulip images because they are simply my favorite flower, ever!  I stamped two tulips in red and the leaves in green on a white label.  I just love the texture of the stamps - the text print is built right in so you don't have to do any stamp kissing!  I used some neutral papers and a pop of red to coordinate with the tulips finishing the card with a border sticker. 

Thanks so much for visiting today.  I hope you are as inspired by what you've seen from the DT as I am - this is a must have set, for sure!  See you tomorrow for something a bit more manly...  :) 

Supplies:  Stamps - Flower Garden (TCM), DP/Sticker - Portrait Collection (Crate Paper), Cuttlebug, Lables 25 Dies (Spellbinders), Pearls (Martha Stewart), Cardstock - Real Red (SU!), Ink - Real Red, Garden Green (SU!)