Viva La Verve! Challenge - Week 4

For Verve's Week 4 Challenge, I wanted to use their stamp Emery....I think the lil' elephant is so adorable!  I had fun paper piecing her from the paper collection, Honey Cake...love the colors and patterns!  This collection is one of my favs!

The heart is from one of the pattern paper in the collection...I just cut it by hand and adhered it with foam tape.  

 this week's sketch:

supplies~
pp: Honey Cake {MME}
stamps: Emery, Sweet Treats, Heartfelt Phrases {Verve}
inks: tattered rose, frayed burlap
dies/punch: loop border {MS}; beaded oval {Spellbinder}; charming banner {Verve}
misc: mini heart brads {colorbök}

thanks for stopping by! ♥

Happy.....ATC Swap

I love to participate in swaps and here's one that I did....creating an ATC{birthday themed or artist's choice}.  I wanted to do something different-I stamped "happy" on top and it's the recipient's choice to have a birthday or anniversary themed ATC.  Here's the two that I created....

Everything was glued down except the sentiment.  As you can see, I left enough room on the right side for either sentiment.  The die used for the Anniversary is from Verve and I used a MFT die for the Birthday. 

  

ATC Swap at LSH{A Lil Scrap of Heaven}

Supplies~

pp: Portobello Road {Recollection}

stamps:  teeny tiny wishes {SU}; alphabet pixie {PSX}

dies: leafy flourish, mini pennant, page banner {MFT}; charming oval {Verve}

inks: walnut stain, aged mahogany

misc: flowers {I AM Roses}; bird cage charm{ebay}; gray baker's twine; lace trim; rhinestones

thanks for stopping by! ♥

Viva La Verve! Challenge - Week 3

This week's sketch, I did another vintage card where I distressed all the layers of pattern paper.  I love using the paper collection by Lily Bee Design.  I am super pleased with the results!

I took the from the heart dies and strung them with brown twine to give some interest.  Found some lace that matched perfectly with the patter paper and layered it to the sentiment.

this week's sketch:

supplies~
pp: Memorandum {Lily Bee Design}
stamp: sweet treats {Verve}
dies: classic label, from the heart, embossed oval {Verve}
misc: brown twine, yellow lace, walnut stain distress ink

thanks for stopping by!♥

Time Flies...Layout

Time sure flies....especially when you're at the happiest place on earth!  My friend and I bought an annual pass last year to Disneyland and boy did we take advantage of it!  I made this layout to remember our last visit using the second sketch of the month from Sketchabilities:

I used one of my favorite tools, Tim Holtz ruler to pierce all around the page.  I edged all the papers with distress ink and sprayed the pattern paper with LSG glitz spritz.  All the mulberry flowers are from I Am Roses...one of my favorite places to shop!

The picture of me goes perfectly with the title...me & the rabbit w/ his stop watch

I had bought some Easter candle holder sprays from Michael's last year and snipped a piece to use behind the flowers.  The pearls and crystal beads are from another holiday candle holder I purchased for Christmas.

The porcelain white flowers are from A Treasure Nest.  I love using these green crystal flowers...so pretty!  There's a layer of white trim underneath...just the corner peaking out. 

Supplies~
pp: s.e.i.{Couture collection}
stamp: Layers of Color{brick wall}
inks: distress inks {frayed burlap, antique linen, old paper}
dies/punch: CC design{leafy branch}; Memory Box{vintage bird cage}; MFT{prima donna petals}; Quikutz{vine}; MS{classic butterfly punch}
misc: The Crafters Haven{white trim}; LSG{scintillating silver}; Recollections{pearl flourish, resin corner}; KARLAS001{crystal flowers}; Tattered Angels{clock alphabet chipboard}; Thickers{stroll, cinnamon}

thanks for stopping by ♥

Viva La Verve! Challenge - week 2

For week 2, I decided to create a card using a tutorial from Splitcoaststampers - Big Buckle Card.  It was fun to make and can't wait to create more using the tutorial!

I added a layer to the tag by stamping the sweet scallop tag stamp and trimming it to fit inside the tag.  I paper pieced the flower{birthday wish stamp} using the same paper stack and adhered each layer with foam tape.  The tag itself is also adhered down with foam tape so the strap can be easily removed and buckled.

Supplies~
pp: s.e.i {Addison}
stamps: Verve {sweet scallop tag stamp, birthday wishes plain jane)
die/punch: Verve{sweet scallop die}; SU{word window punch}
misc: baker's twine{orange}

thanks for stopping by ♥

Viva La Verve! Challenge - week 1

For the month of January, there's a sketch challenge each week.  All four cards must be uploaded by midnight CST on February 2nd.(click here for details) The winner will receive $100 gift certificate to Verve!  Wow...that is an amazing prize!  Here's week 1 sketch.....

I used my Tim Holtz ruler and pierced around the edge to all the pattern papers.  Then inked with frayed burlap. I love the tinsel trim and thought it went well with the colors.  The sentiment is adhered with foam tape and also the layers underneath as well.

Supplies~
pp: DCWV{The French Country Stack}
stamp: Verve{sweet treats}
die: Verve{classy label die}

thanks for stopping by ♥

Cupid

I wanted to use this cupid stamp I purchased at Michael's for just a buck.  I think he's so cute and love the flourish design.  

I combined older pattern paper with some new paper that I bought and came up with this card.  I used Core'dinations (white wash) for the first time.  I love this stack!  I ran it with an embossing folder and sanded it.  So happy with the result!  I wanted cupid to be the focal point so I used a simple pattern.  I used my corner chomper(1/4") and rounded the top corners.  The ribbon banner just peeked out on either side of the circle, so I cut them in half to extend it.

Challenges:

Sweet Sunday ~sketch

CR8FN ~ Lt. pink, yellow, neutral

Supplies~
paper: Bella press; Bazzill{yellow monochromatic}; Core'dinations{white wash}
stamps: Michael's $1{cupid}; SU{teeny tiny wishes}
dies/punches: Spellbinder{blossom, ribbon banner}; MS{lace heart}
misc: Sizzix{embossing folder}; Distress inks{mustard seed, spun sugar}; Brilliance ink{pearlescent orchid}

thanks for stopping by ♥

Card Patterns - Sketch 148

Another sketch..another card!  Boy, I'm on a roll! LOL  I have to say that I am having fun with the "31 Day Challenge" ( my previous post).  I'm at the half way mark...I can't wait to show you my journal.  A post will be up in a day or two on what I have done so far.  Now on to the card...

 For this week's Card Pattern sketch, I've done a Love theme that can be used for any occassion.  I didn't use a stamped sentiment for the front of the card, but instead I used the sentiment on the pattern paper.  I am loving the Spellbinder's heart circles!  This was my new purchase at Michael's...and, I got to use my coupon on it.  What a deal!

Supplies~
pp: Echo Park{Yours Truly}
dies/punches: Spellbinders{heart circles, standard circles}; MS{lace heart border}
misc: I Am Roses{white}; Treasure Nest{red}; seam binding; Recollection{pearl flourish}

thanks for stopping by ♥

Thank You

This month I'm sending a lot of "thank you" cards for all the holiday gifts we received....I know that it's a bit late, but I feel that it's better to be late than not sending it at all.  So, here's a card I made using an older pattern paper from my stash and this week's Mojo Monday sketch:

 

The card is pretty simple-the heart is adhered with foam tape to give it some lift from the button.  I embossed the image with gold embossing powder and used the same image around the sentiment.

other challenges:
The Play Date Cafe ~  burgundy, gold, plum

Sweet Stampin' ~ all that glitters

Catered Crop ~ button

Supplies~
pp: Sandy Lion{Red Damask}; DeNami{Gold}; Bazzill{plum tree}
stamps/inks: SU{fresh vintage, teeny tiny wishes/eggplant eny, baroque burgundy}
dies/punches: MS{vintage floral}; Spellbinders{circle, scallop circle}; McGill{file tab punch}
misc: Recollection{glitter heart}, my stash{button}, embossing powder{honey}


thanks for stopping by! ♥

Thinking of You

I made this card for one of my 31 Day Challenge: used something new that I purchased over the holidays-the zig zap sew ribbon punch by We R Memory Keepers.  I had fun using this punch and it's super easy to use! The embossed image is from a 12x12 paper and used my circle die to cut it out as the focal image.

 For the frayed ribbon, I simply trimmed the edges and pulled some fibers off each side.

Challenges:

Mojo Monday ~ sketch #222

Really Reasonable Ribbon's Rambling ~ sparkle & ribbon

Crazy 4 Challenges ~ something new

Supplies~
dp: Pink Paislee{paislee postcards}; Quick Quotes{Oh Lovely}; K & Company{Heritage Ivory Embossed paper}
dies: Spellbinders{large circles, fancy tags}; We R Memory Keepers{zig zag sew ribbon punch}; MS{cornice border punch}
stamp: Verve{sentiment}

misc: bling, ivory satin ribbon

thanks for stopping by ♥

31 Day Challenge

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope you had a memorable Christmas and a happy New Year.  First of all, I want to share my new year's resolution.  Normally, I don't make resolutions for myself because they don't get "resolved".  I get all excited during the first month, but then slowly sizzles away and my resolution is forgotten.  Well, not this time!  I've set a short term goal for the month of January....do something "crafty" every day-whether it's organizing, making a card, or a bigger project.  And Marion's "31 Day Challenge" is perfect to journal my resolution!  Stay tuned for my first week....in the mean time, check out Marion's youtube vid :


thanks for stopping by ♥