a very very late PTI challenge!

Amidst all the packing, I thought I would be able to find time to participate in this month's Papertrey Ink blog hop challenge. Alas I am very late but going to link this anyway. I can't wait to have time to go through and see what fantastic creations everyone has made.

"This month's blog hop is all about fabulous felt! We know you love this new addition to our product line-up and we would love to see what you are doing with it! From borders to focal points, paper crafts to sewing projects. Hair accessories to home decor accents. Cards to scrapbook layouts. We want to
see it all!"

I decided that I wanted to make something other than a card, so I thought I would make something to put a gift card in. A little pouch, so here it is.

Unfortunately the felt isn't PTI as I haven't gotten my order yet but the buttons, ribbon and stamps are. I stamped the images from the "life" set onto canvas with brown Staz-on and cut them out and glued them on. The ribbon is lemon tart and buttons are from the vintage mix.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope everyone is having a great week.

quick OLW post

Quick post today before work! We are in the middle of getting ready for a trip to Europe, the early stages of house building and listing, work and derby practice! I know, I know life is crazy! I get kinda sad when life gets in the way of crafting but I have to admit my mojo is slipping away anyway!

I made this for Susan's one layer wednesday challenge. I thought I would try to get away from the white or kraft base card I apparently love so much. :)

I found this really pretty ribbon in my stash which is pretty just by itself, but I felt the need to add just a little bit more to it. So I added the dots from the PTI retro backgrounds and a sentiment from Hero Arts card messages set.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.

Moxie Fab - Tuesday Trigger

The Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger always seems to grab me! This week it was the colour combo. The greens and bright pinks really go well together. I had wanted to somehow incorporate the wooden button from the bag in the trigger picture but I couldn't figure out how to make it work!

The bag is gorgeous and if I didn't have a European trip coming up fairly soon I might be very tempted to buy it!
Visit the "Handmade by Daphne" store to see many more delicious bags!

On to the card. It was cut out with my nestie circle (largest of the small set). The flowers are Hero Arts from the bloom borders set. The sentiment is PTI.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

OLW

Well it's been quite a while since I have been able to craft & post! Between work, play & other responsibilities it's sometimes hard to find the time. :)
But I found a little tonight between playing hostess for Mother's day dinner and switching over to the night shift. Plus I just HAD to honour my mom with a little card making!

So.....since I have a hard time passing up a challenge, I decided to participate in Susan's one layer wednesday one. Check out her other stuff too, she makes amazing clean & simple cards!

The challenge was to make a one layer card and incorporate punctuation. Sounds easy right? Not for me! I think I said a few curse words trying to wrangle out a card. So I thought this end result was quite fitting!

Also fitting since I have a terrible memory. I am told the best thing is to write it down, but I forget to do that too!
The inside simply says "it's your birthday". The larger alphabet is a Penny Black one that was my mom's, woodblock no less, the small font is PTI. Party hat is Hero Arts.
Thanks for looking! I hope no one was offended! :)
Happy (belated) Mother's Day!

one layer wednesday - and SSSC66

**Sweet Sunday Sketch/Etsy Inspired challenge card is the 2nd in the post!

We all know I can't pass up a challenge, especially a one layer one! Lateblossom is continuing her Wednesday challenge, this week with a little twist, flock or glitter.

The feet are Hero Arts and stamped with the essential glu pad, then blue flock added. I have loved the look of a glitter frame, so I used 1/4" scor tape to make a frame. I mean why not include both! With the sentiment (also Hero Arts) it seemed much like a Hollywood footprint of the stars. And what baby doesn't deserve to feel that way!!

My second card was made for a couple of challenges combined. Another for the Etsy Inspired Challenge and for Sweet Sunday Sketch.

I was able to use some scraps to make this card inspired by this screen print by beethings. They have some really cool stuff! I really like this colour combo, really I like anything paired with grey!

Hope everyone has a great weekend, thanks for stopping by!

an oldie but a goodie AND 3 cheers for chairs

**the Moxie Fab 3 cheers for chairs pic is at the bottom of this post!

Wow! The Papertrey Blog Hop is so much fun! So many wonderful ideas and fatastic cards. Thank you to everyone who said such nice things about my card.

On to a card! The current CARDS blog challenge is to submit your favourite card ever. I thought, how am I going to figure that out? But actually it came to me pretty quickly! The one I chose is my favourite for so many reasons, mostly beacause it features my dog Dakota, who has since passed on. She was originally my mom's dog and I ended up "inheriting" her. I made this card for her old vet, once she (Dakota) got settled in her new home across the country.

My new card to share is for the Moxie Fab challenge "three cheers for chairs". Visit the blog for some very cool chair stuff! I don't have acually any stamps that were just a chair or sofa, but I found a cafe type chair & table in one of my Unity Kit of the Month sets and thought I could try to use it. Now my card isn't innovative but it was really fun to make! :)

I had to modify three of the Unity stamps I used. The lampost wasn't tall enough so I inked the top, stamped it then inked the bottom and stamped it. Then with a ruler I drew in the middle part of the post. The other stamp was the table & chairs, but the table had a teapot and 2 teacups on it. I didn't want that for this card so I placed a piece of a post-it over the part I didn't want and inked up the rest of the stamp. It worked, mostly, OK. Then finally, the saying was attached to a stamp of a bird, so I just stamped and cut it out so I could pop it up like a "real" thought bubble! The mouse is from the Hero Arts elephants sets. I LOVE his plaid shorts!
Well thanks for looking, I am off to do a couple more challenges before I have no time. I must work this weekend. Have a great day!

first ever Papertrey Ink blog hop!

This is my first ever Papertrey blog hop! I am so excited! The challenge was to use tissue paper. There are so many ways you could use it, I chose a very simple way to use it.

I used it over top of the Polka Dot Parade paper to lighten or take some emphasis away from, the brightness of the dots so I could put my letters there. I think it allows the letters and the buttons to stand out and not have the dots pull your eye away.

I used a little bit of diamond glaze on the letters to make them  puff up a little bit. And then also used the swiss dots embossing folder to add a little more to my card base. I have learned that if I am not doing a one layer card I have trouble leaving the base flat!

I wish I could have used some new supplies but i was way too slow ordering and everything I wanted was sold out! Better luck next time I guess!
Thanks so much for looking, and enjoy the Blog Hop!

Supplies-PTI unless specified
paper: summer sunrise cardstock, polka dot parade pp.
stamps: friends til the end, CTMH giggle alpha
ink: versamagic - pesto, mango & ocean depth
other: vintage spring mix buttons, swiss dots embossing folder, diamond glaze.

all hail OLC!

I am having waaaaaaay too much fun making these one layer cards!

I am adding this to Kristina Werner's challenge but mainly this was made for the Etsy Inspired Challenge. There are so many amazing things in Etsy, something for everyone I think. The challenge was to be inspired by an item from the "beethings" store.

I found the above screen print and was originally inspired by the colours, but lately I have been needing baby cards and in my Hero Arts collection I found this little overalls stamp. I just had to use it!
So I guess really I ended up CASEing the entire thing!

Thanks for looking! Have a fantastic weekend.

Supplies
Stamps: Hero Arts - Whoo Loves You, CL352 (don't know the name) & Baby Boy sets
Ink: Memento tuxedo black
Copics: BG18, YR18

fall to layout tuesday trigger

I was wowed by the colour combo from this week's Tuesday Trigger and wanted to attempt to use it. I'm not the greatest with colour combos because I usually start out using the right colours, but then don't like the way something looks and I eventually end up with a card using none of the required colours! I also used this week's FTL#86.
It worked out well because I have a lot of coloured card bases from leftover cardstock, but often turn to white or kraft. And I often find when I try to use another colour cardbase I feel the need to emboss it or something to give it a little something more.

The circle stamps are Hero Arts circle designs and the sentiment is from their card messages set.

Thanks for stopping by!

and yet another....

So here's the last one for tonight! I made this one using the die cut heart from my previous card as a mask to create the white space.

...and apparently I can't get enough of the red felt & button combo!
The stamps are Hero Arts woodgrain and PTI's simple alphabet. I had trouble with where to put the sentment on this one too.
Oh well! Thanks for stopping by, have a great night!