Holds Upon Happiness

Today I have a little card that isn't my usual style.  Don't get me wrong, I love all the frilly, girly and elegant things like the next girl, but I'm usually drawn to bright, happy colors and funky patterns.  Cute and whimsical images are what I usually love to create with.  So, I really surprised myself when I was drawn to the Simply Jane set from Papertrey Ink.  I chalked it up to the silhouette images since I LOVE silhouette images for those days when I just don't feel like coloring.  :)  All I know is that when I started to create this card, I really fell in love with this set and the coordinating dies! 

I started by diecutting my card base using the Catillion Frame Die from Memory Box.  I'm not sure that this die was meant to be a card base, but it worked wonderfully as a note card once it was scored and folded in half.  Next, I used the Parisian Lace Doily Die to create a doily out of some patterned paper from the Almanac Collection from Prima.  I LOVE how it hangs over the top of the card.  Next I die cut the frame with the frame die out of some peachy patterned paper from the same collection and then stamped the frame with the coordinating stamp in Classic Kraft ink.  I attached the frame to the doily with foam adhesive and then I die cut the silhouette out of True Black cardstock.  I stamped both necklaces from the set in Vintage Cream ink onto the neck.  I die cut the flower out of the same peachy patterned paper and then stamped the flower using Canyon Clay and Spring Moss ink and adhered it to the silhouette with foam adhesive.  The sentiment was stamped in Onyx Black ink onto the card base. 

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day!  SUPPLIES USED:  Stamps- Simply Jane (Papertrey Ink); Ink- Onyx Black (Versafine), Vintage Cream, Canyon Clay, Spring Moss, Classic Kraft (PTI); Paper- Almanac Collection (Prima); Accessories- Simply Jane Die Set, Parisian Lace Doily Die (PTI), Catillion Frame Die (Memory Box);  Finished card measures 5"X4.75"

Be Inspired #24

I just LOVED today's Inspiration Challenge. Aren't those glasses cool? I used the colors from the images for my inspiration. I even "snuck" in a little blue with the duo satin ribbon. I used the Bugs and Blooms set from Memory Box for the flowers. You can find this set at Stamper's Dream. The sentiment is from the Thoughtful Florals set from Verve Stamps. I'm sending this card (and a few others) to caregivers, and it is also my entry into Carolyn's Heart To Heart Blog Candy Giveaway. If you haven't read about it or entered, follow the link and find out about it! Wouldn't you like to make someone's day with your card AND be eligible to win over $1000 in stamping prizes?



Be sure and visit Beate, Danielle Lounds, Dawn McVey, Jennifer Buck, Silke Ledlow and Susan Roberts to see what they've come up with for the Inspiration Challenge. . .I'm sure they're all fabulous! Thanks for stopping by today! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Bugs and Blooms (Memory Box), Thoughtful Florals (Verve Stamps); Paper- white (Georgia-Pacific), Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink), Tangerine Tango (SU); Ink- Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss (SU), Burnt Umber (Palette), Onyx Black (Versafine); Accessories- paper piercer, Hodgepodge Hardware, duo satin ribbon (May Arts); Finished card measures 4.25" square

Be Inspired #23

This week's Inspiration Challenge was very crisp and clean to me. As much as I wanted to add Chocolate Chip ribbon, I refrained in order to keep the light and clean feel of the inspiration piece. I used the Bugs and Blooms set from Memory Box and the Happy Greetings set from Hero Arts. You can find them both at Stamper's Dream. I just LOVE the Bugs and Blooms set with all of its bugs, of course, but I couldn't figure out what these images were until I actually stamped them! LOL Each side of the leaf is a different stamp, so you can create a two-toned leaf. Now that I know what it is, I think I'll be using it more often! :) I added that tiny caterpillar next to the sentiment. . .did you notice him? He's so tiny and cute! Make sure you stop to see what Beate, Danielle Lounds, Dawn McVey, Jennifer Buck, Silke Ledlow and Susan Roberts have come up with for the challenge. . .I'm sure they'll all be wonderful! Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Bugs and Blooms (Memory Box), Happy Greetings (Hero Arts); Paper- Crate Paper, white (Georgia-Pacific), Chocolate Chip (SU); Ink- Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip (SU); Accessories- Celery wide grosgrain (SU), rhinestone brads (Darice); Finished card measures 4.25" square

Be Inspired #19

Beate is back with her weekly challenges! It has seemed like forever since I did one of these and it was probably only a month ago! LOL It was uncanny how the inspiration piece had some new In Colors in it. . .especially when Beate picked it a couple of months ago! I thought Tangerine Tango and Kiwi Kiss were perfect for this challenge. The flowers and vase stamps can be found at Stamper's Dream. The sentiment is from a Hero Arts set that can also be found at Stamper's Dream. I don't know about you, but I can't wait to see what Beate, Danielle Lounds, Dawn McVey, Jennifer Buck, Silke Ledlow and Susan Roberts have come up with for the inspiration challenge. I'm sure they'll all be fabulous! Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT day! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Violet Bouquet and Tall Vase (Memory Box), Happy Greetings (Hero Arts); Paper- Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss (SU), gray (DCWV), white (Georgia-Pacific); Ink- Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Accessories- Copic markers, paper piercer, Basic Black marker (SU); Finished card measures 4.25"x5.5"

The Road to a Friend's House

Here's a simple little card I made using the Bugs and Blooms stamp set by Memory Box. You can find this stamp set as well as the Memory Box Homespun Collection cardstock, the Memento Tuxedo Black Dew Drop ink pad and May Arts ribbon at Stamper's Dream. Have you seen this stamp set? It is just the cutest. . .that is, if you like bug images! I, of course, just LOVE the ladybug! The sentiment is by A Muse.

We're just getting back from vacation, so I'm trying to go through emails and respond to any of you who have sent messages. If you don't hear from me in the next day or so, please send another email as yours may have gotten lost in the shuffle. Also, if you do need an answer to a question, please make sure there is a way for me to contact you. If it's a general question, I can easily answer that here, but questions that need a more detailed or specialized answer are easier to respond to email to email so I make sure I've answered your question completely. Thank you! :)

Here is a question that Karen left for me that I thought might help others as well.

Karen Marek has left a new comment on your post "Too Hippy?": I am looking at the tutorial on SCS but it seems different than yours. Did you cut the giraffe's legs off the original card and just have it on the piece that you attached. If that is true how did you do it. After I saw this post, I went over to Gina K and ordered this set. Way too cute.

Thanks for your question, Karen! The answer is YES, I cut out the whole giraffe's behind and mounted it on the panel on which I stamped JUST the giraffe's head/neck. You might want to check out the tutorial I wrote for a tilt card right here on my blog. It uses the same stamp set, but the hippo instead of the giraffe. It might be easier to understand since it's the same premise of the "behind" moving instead of just the skirt as in the SCS tutorial. Hope that helps! Let me know!

Hope you are all having a wonderful Sunday! Thanks for stopping by! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Bugs and Blooms (Memory Box), sentiment (A Muse); Paper- Homespun Collection (Memory Box); Ink- Wild Wasabi (SU), Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink), Burnt Umber (Palette), Tuxedo Black (Memento); Accessories- Peony Dew Drops (The Robin's Nest), ribbon (May Arts), paper piercer, Copic marker