Happy Bird-day

Lawrence, KS - yup that is where we were. Along with some scrapbooking friends of mine, we took a road trip to Lawrence, Kansas to take a brayering technique class from Michelle Zindorf. It was an amazing class. I will share some of my class cards also soon. On our road trip, we stopped at quite a few scrapbook stores in Andover, Shawnie and Overland Park and I was finally able to acquire my very first Paper Smooches Stamp set - Birthday Buddies. YAY.. Loving this set.

So, as I was putting my stash away today, I had to create this quick card using FTL 199 Sketch and Paper Smooches Sparks Color challenge.

I stamped the wood grain background using Market Street stamps wood grain background stamp. Then I stamped the bird from Paper Smooches Birthday Buddies stamp set colored it, cut it out and popped it up with some foam dots.  I love the sentiment from that stamp set as well. Although this is not totally CAS, just loved how it turned out.

Here are the challenge and sketch images,

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - Paper Smooches Birthday Buddies stamp set, MSS Wood Grain background stamp
Paper - PTI Harvest Gold, Blueberry Sky, Rustic White, White and Kraft CS
Ink - Memento Black, Memento Toffee Crunch, Copics
Other - None

Fill This Day with Joy

I did this card for,

1) Color Throwdown #135

2) Clean and Simple Sketch #134

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - PTI Year of Flowers : Sweet Peas
Paper - PTI True Black, Pure Poppy, Harvest Gold and Vintage Cream
Ink - Memento Black
Other - PTI Flower Die, PTI Vintage Buttons

PTI February Blog Hop

It is time for the PTI Blog Hop. The challenge this time is "Sensational Scallops!". Please stop by at Nichole Heady's blog to see the complete list of participants.

I have a few cards to share with you for today's hop.


1) A little Note to Brighten your day

I made this card for,
1a) Heather's Totally Hues Challenge #2 - to use the colors Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides, Raspberry Fizz and Dark Chocolate.

1b) For PTI Make it Monday #3 - to use Glitter Strip on your project. I mixed some Doodlebug glitter and some micro beads and then applied it to the CS.


The image is from PTI's Anniversary Tag Download. I had not had the chance to use all of the images from that download. So here is one of them.


2) Flower Card

I made this card for,
2a) Heather's Totally Hues Challenge #2 - to use the colors Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides, Raspberry Fizz and Dark Chocolate.
2b) Clean and Simple Sketch #129

3) Tea Pot Card
I just had to use the new Parisian Lace Doily that I had gotten with my PTI Order. So, another card with some scallops :) I love this doily die and how nice they look when cut with PTI's superb card stock. Just awesome...I cannot wait to create more cards with this die.

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - PTI Tea for Two Stamp set, PTI 2011 Anniversary Tag Download
Paper - PTI Aqua Mist, Raspberry Fizz, Fine Linen, Ocean Tides, Dark chocolate, Kraft, White and Blueberry Sky Card Stock
Ink - Memento Black, PTI Inking Cube - Chai, Copics
Other - PTI Parisian Dolly Die, PTI Tea for Two Teapot Die, PTI Limitless Layers Die, PTI Matstack #1 Die, SU Scallop Border Punch, EK Success Scallop Border Punch, PTI Punch out tool, , PTI Raspberry Fizz Ribbon, Generic Buttons from Stash, PTI Rustic Twine

Monday {ippity} Blog Hop

It is Monday and time for the {ippity} Blog Hop. Please stop by at the {ippity} Blog for the complete list of participants

I have two cards to share with you today.

1) Just a Note card,

I did this card for,

1a) The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC69

1b) For the CASE Study Challenge #27 - I was inspired by the use of the diecut and scallops and of course flowers in Eva's Card. (you can see her card in the PDCC image above)

1c) I used the Clean and Simple Sketch #128 for this card. The sketch had the diecut as well, making it perfect for this challenge. here is the sketch,

2) I did a happy anniversary card for the {ippity} February Challenge - using the Inspiration Photo from last week,

Here is the challenge info,

Thanks for Stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - {ippity} Because of You, {ippity} Devoted, {ippity} Just wanted to say, {ippity} Love in Return
Paper - PTI Kraft, Pure Poppty, White and True Black CS, PTI Bitty Dot Basics Patterned Paper, SU Patterned Paper
Ink - Memento Black, copics, Memento Ladybug
Other - SU Scallop Border Punch, SU Oval Punch, Nestabilities

Hippity Hop Monday

It is {ippity} Hop Time. Please stop by at the {ippity} blog for the complete list of participants.

I have a very simple card to share with you today using the colors from The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC49 and using the Fall to Layout #110 from Clean and Simple Blog.

I used the flourish image from Now and Always and the Thanks sentiment from The Simple Things set.
Here is the PDCC Color combination. This was an interesting color combination.

Thanks for stopping by,

Supplies:
Stamp - {ippity} Now And Always & The Simple Things
Paper - PTI Dark Chocolate, Orange, Vintage Cream
Ink - Memento Potters Clay
Other - PTI Flower Dies, PTI Felt, PTI Vintage Button, PTI Rustic Twine, SU Scallop Border Punch

Monday Hippity Hop

It is {ippity} Hop Time. Please stop by at the {ippity} blog for the complete list of participants.

I have all the new {ippity} Summer 2010 release in stock and I still have the summer sale going on with Free shipping. Please click here to see all the new stamps and to order some (ippity).

I have two cards to share with you today. The first one is using the Clean and Simple Sketch #107. I used the {ippity} set Simply Home for this card. I stamped the tree in Brown ink and used some more brown and kraft CS.


Here is the sketch,

The second card is using the Unscripted Sketch #72. I loved this sketch and I used the You Deserve Stamp set for this sketch. I have added some glitter highlights to the flower, but it is kind of hard to see in this picture. This is also for the {ippity} Challenge #IHHC41 to use the colors Green, Yellow and Red.


Here is the Sketch,


Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:
Stamp - {ippity} Simply Home and You Deserve stamp sets
Paper - PTI Bitty Dot Basics and Tea Leaves Patterned Paper, PTI Dark Chocolate, Kraft, Rustic White and White CS
Ink - Dark Chocolate, Ranger DI - Barn Door
Other - Fiskars Border Punch, Nestabilities

Squigglefly challenge #58 - Beautiful Blooms

Squigglefly Challenge #58 - Beautiful Blooms. I have so many cool Squigglefly Digi's with flowers that I had to play along with this challenge. I used the Pretty Window Box image for this card. I love the clean lines of this image.



I printed the image, colored it with copics and then cut it out. I then just layered it on top of some BG Patterned paper and added some brown ribbon. I used the FTL100 Sketch from clean and simple blog for this card. I really liked how this card turned out and will probably used this layout again.

Here is the sketch,



Supplies:
Stamp - Squigglefly Digi - Pretty Window Box
Paper - Basic Grey Patterned Paper, PTI White and Chocolate CS
Ink - Copics
Other - Offray Brown Gingham ribbon, White Blossom Gems

Moxie Fab Card Style - Fun and Cute

Card Style is the new Special Issue from Paper crafts Magazine and as part of it Moxie Fab is hosting these Card Style Challenges.

As part of the Fun and Cute Card Style Challenge, I created two cards using the FTL94 Sketch from Clean and Simple Blog.

The first one uses Chemistry Set from There She Goes,



The second one uses the images from PTI Heart Prints set,



I used some Doodles, Polka Dots and Heart Images along with Clean and Simple Design per the guidelines from Card style magazine. I had so much fun creating these cards. I love the combination of Pink Polka Dot Paper with the Brown Gingham Ribbon.

Here is the sketch,

Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:
Stamp - There She Goes Chemistry Set, PTI Heart Prints
Paper - PTI Kraft, White, Vintage Cream, Soft Stone CS. PTI Bitty Dot Basics PP
Ink - Memento Black, Copics, PTI Raspberry Fizz, Rangers DI - Antique Linen
Other - Offray Brown Gingham Ribbon, SU Oval Punch, Nestabilities

The Play Date Cafe Challenge #28

I loved the color combination of the Play Date Cafe Challenge #28. I used the Clean and Simple Sketch #87 for my card.



Sorry for the not so great picture of my card. The weather here has been kind rainy and dull and it was hard to get a good picture. I was inspired by Heather's card for this sketch.

Here is the PDCC Challenge,


Here is the FTL87 Sketch,


Supplies:
Stamp - PTI Enjoy the Ride Stamp set
Paper - PTI White CS, SU Grey CS and PP from Stash
Ink - Memento Angel Pink and Black
Other - SU Scallop Punch, PTI Car Die

SCA3C12 card using the FTL Sketch 27

Sara has been providing these PTI Color challenges that are fun to create with. I figured why not use it with a sketch. I have been wanting to do this FTL Sketch 27 for a while now and I think it came out very well with this color combination.

Click here to see Sara's color challenge.
Click here for FTL 27 Sketch.



I had loved this lattice border punch from Martha Stewart, but it is quite delicate and is easy to mess up if you are not careful. As you can see I messed up one end of it pretty badly. But I did not have time to redo that part, so here is the card as is. Maybe I can cover it up with some ribbon or something later :) I love how forgiving this paper crafting is.

Supplies:
Stamp Set - PTI Birds of a feather, PTI Square Borders and Corners
Paper - PTI Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet and Dark Chocolate
Ink - PTI Berry Sorbet and Burnt Umber
Other - Martha Stewart Lattice Border Punch, SU 1 3/8" Square Punch

I (heart) FTL 26

I have been busy finishing up some favors for my friends baby shower (More on that coming later), so have not had a chance to work on lot of my pending projects. So, when I finally got a chance to work on the Clean and Simple Sketch - FTL 26 (you can see the link to Clean and Simple Sketches on the right hand side of my blog), I was really excited. This sketch has so many possibilities, this will probably become one of my go to sketches.



Supplies: PTI Kraft Cardstock, Generic Brown and Pink CS, Target Dollar Spot PP (The hearts are punched out of this PP, Valentine day sentiment stamp is from Michaels dollar spot, American craft Glitter Pen, Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll pen.

Here is the FTL Sketch that inspired me,

Love You Much Bundle - Loving It

I got the Love you much bundle from Stampin Up..Psst.They also had free shipping during that time. The only time I have seen SU do free shipping since I have been buying from them maybe since 2003. It was really nice. This bundle that came with patterned paper and punch was a great deal.

I have been experimenting with this stuff, but then I saw the FTL2O (Click here to see the Sketch) sketch and this stamp set felt right.

Here is the card,



Along with stickles, I have been trying Martha Stewart Glitter pens and they are way to cool. I like them a lot. The hearts on the side of the card, have been dotted with the glitter pens.

Supplies: SU Love you much bundle, Generic PP, Ribbon, PTI Raspberry Fizz Ink, PTI Vintage cream paper, Martha Stewart Glitter Pens.

I guess I am on a roll here with my blog. So, if I do not post any more tonight, then Good night and have a good weekend. Else.... you might see another post from me.

Signing off for now,
Enthused Blogger,
Banu

Clean and Simple Designs

I was searching SCS Gallery for some clean and simple designs and found this blog titled "Clean and Simple Stamping". Awesome blog and suiting my design mojo as of now. So, I have started working on some of their sketches. They are very simple and elegant and have a WOW factor. Here are some cards I have done using their sketches and CASE'ing their sample cards too (although my stamp sets are different). Sorry this might be a long post, but wanted to post all my CAS cards at one shot.

Fall-To-Layout 1

This layout is pretty inspiring and can be used in so many ways, in fact I have a future idea to use this for my Christmas Challenge card as well.



Supplies:
PTI Simple Things Anniversary Set, PTI Summer Sunrise CS, PTI Vintage CS, PTI Kraft CS, PTI Summer Sunrise Satin Ribbon, SU 1-1/4 and 1-3/8 Square Punches.

Fall-To-Layout 15

I know I jumped quite a bit, but this layout just beckoned me. I still intend to do other sketches. I am totally into CAS layouts now a days.



Supplies:
PTI Garden Life Stamp Set, PTI Polka Dot Basics, PTI Plum Pudding CS, PTI Lavender Moon CS, PTI Plum Pudding and Lavender Moon Palette Ink, PTI Lavender Moon Ribbon

Fall-To-Layout 22



Supplies:
SU Bitty Basics Hostess Level 1 Stamp Set, SU Small Oval Punch, SU 1" Punch, SU Haiku PP, Ink - SU Ruby Red, SU Wild Wasabi and SU Purely Pom.


Fall-To-Layout 23

I ended up doing two cards for this layout. Here they are,




Supplies:
PTI 2008 Holiday Tag Collection, Generic PP, Silver Embossing Powder, PTI Vintage Cream Twill Ribbon



Supplies:
SU Bitty Basics Hostess Level 1 Stamp Set, Unknown Sentiment Stamp, PTI Haiku PP, Generic Ribbon.

I hope that you will try these layouts also and have some fun with it.

Cheers
Banu