Merry Monday #37 - Warm Winter Wishes

I am back with a card that I made for the Merry Monday #37 Sketch. Again another beautiful sketch. I used my Stampin Up - More the Merrier stamp set for this card.

What can I say - I happen to love Snow men!!!!!!! :)))) I kept the coloring in this image to minimal, just colored the scarves and hats.

Patterned paper is from stash. The scalloped border paper is actually kind of navy blue, but looks black in my picture as I took the picture late at night.

Here is the sketch,

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - SU More the Merrier stamp set
Paper - PTI Hawaiian Shores, White and Enchanted Evening CS
Ink - Memento Black and Copics
Other - PTI Double ended banner die, Nestabilites, SU Scallop border punch

SFYTT - August 2012 - Kind Words

Hello Friends, Happy Sunday. It has been a while since I posted on my blog. I was just not having the Enthusiasm to take pictures and blog. But I am back and hopefully for a while :))

I wanted to share this card that I did for August SFYTT challenge hosted by Jen Del Muro. The sketch was nice, you could keep it simple or jazz it up.

I used the Verve Kind Words stamp set for this card and used one of the sentiments (i just love this sentiment) from that stamp set.

I am also entering this card for the ICR Challenge #20 - To use embossing on your project and to have a sentiment that has three different fonts in it. My white panel in the card is dry embossed with the textiles embossing folder.

Thanks for stopping by.
Supplies:
Stamp - Verve Kind Words
Ink - Memento Black
Paper - PTI White, Kraft and Hawaiian shores and dark chcocolate card stock, PTI Dark Chocolate and Aqua Mist Patterned Papers, American Craft Patterned Papers
Other - Nestabilities Labels Die

Welcome Baby Bee

I wanted to share this card that I did for a couple friend of ours who had a baby girl recently. It was fun to do a pink baby card :)

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Supplies:
Stamp - PTI Baby Button Bits
Ink - Ranger Distress Ink - Fired Brick
Paper - Making Memories Glitter Polka Dot Paper, PTI White and Raspberry Fizz Cardstock
Other - PTI Vintage Button, Gem stone, Nestabilities Tags

Ava Flower Girl

I did this card for the Bugaboo - Catch the Bug August Challenge - Anything Goes. I needed a birthday card for a small girl and this Ava with flowers image from Bugaboo was just the right one. I kept the card itself simple with some cool papers and a sentiment.

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Supplies:
Stamp - Bugaboo Digital Stamp - Ava Flower Patch, Mega Mixed Messages Sentiment set from PTI,
Paper - PTI Yellow and White Cardstock, October Afternoon Patterned paper
Ink - Memento Black, Copics
Other - PTI Vintage Button, SU Oval Punch, nestabilities

Thanks so much - PTI Swap Card

Hello Friends,

It has been a while since I posted, although I have been busy with projects, did not get the time to take pictures and blog.

I am back with a card today that I did for the PTI Swap on SCS Hosted by Michele. This is the card that I did for the regular card spot. I will be back tomorrow with the post on the card candy that I did for this swap.

I used the PTI Beautiful Blooms patterned paper. I chose the card stock and ribbon colors from the patterned paper itself. Red ribbon, Hawaiian Shores and Ripe Avocado CS. I used the Think Big Favorites #1 stamp set and I think the big sentiment looks good matched with any patterned paper. I added a MS punched butterfly with a pearl embellishment to finish off the card.

Thanks For stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - PTI Think Big Favorites #1
Paper - PTI White, Hawaiian Shores and Ripe Avocado CS
Ink - Memento Black
Other - Nestabilities, Pure Poppy Ribbon, MS Butterfly Punch, Pearl Embellishmentt

Bright and Blue Mermaid

Hello Friends, I hope all of you are having fun Memorial Weekend. I did a quick card for the Catch The Bug Challenge  - Bright Colors. Their sponsor this time is Flower soft. But I do not have any flower soft products, so I just created a card with Bright Colors.

I used the Bugaboo Ava Mermaid image for my card.

Just a quick and easy card. Coloring the image was super easy. In retrospect, it would have been nice to sponge the image panel after I cut it out, but oh well, next time.

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - Bugaboo Digital Stamp - Ava Mermaid, PTI Mixed Messages
Paper - PTI White, Dark chocolate CS, SU Patterned Paper
Ink - Copics, Memento Black
Other - Nestabilities

Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger - The Pyrex Effect

As soon as I saw the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger - The Pyrex Effect, I knew that I wanted to use this stacked bird stamp from Studio G. I stamped the image and colored it with Copics. I then kept the card simple as I wanted the image to take the center spot. I also like making these blank cards that I can use for any occasion.

I took inspiration from the birds in the image, the way the Pyrex was stacked and the colors also. Awesome trigger this was.

Here is my card,

Here is the Tuesday Trigger,

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Supplies:
Stamp -Studio G stamp
Paper -PTI Pure Poppy, Orange Zest and White CS, Crate Paper (Garden Variety) Patterned Paper
Ink - Memento Black, Copics
Other - PTI White Twill Ribbon, Pearl Embellishment, Nestabilities

Unity May Sketch Challenge

A simple but elegant card that I did for the Unity KOTM Sketch challenge for May. I used the June 2009 Unity KOTM Perfect in Every Way! I just love this kit.

I am also entering this card for the Unity Challenge - Tweet Tweet - to incorporate birds in your project.

I paper pierced the tea pot with some polka dot patterned paper and then colored the bird and leaves with copics. I really liked how this card turned out and loved this sketch and this sketch will go into my list of to fav's.

Here is the sketch,

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - Unity KOTM Perfect in Every Way.
Paper - PTI White, Green CS, Bazzill Brown CS, SU Patterned Paper
Ink - Memento Black, Copics
Other - SU Scallop Border Punch, Nestabilities, Offray Pink Polka Dot Ribbon

Sweet Birthday Wishes

I did this card for the WSC Getting Sketchy #16 Challenge on SCS.

I colored this Pure Innocence - Flower Girl with Copics. I used a rectangle instead of circle as shown in the sketch below, not sure what I was thinking about. Oh Well, a reason to create another card.

Here is the sketch,

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Supplies:
Stamp - MFT Pure Innocence - Flower Girl
Paper - PTI White and PTI Bitty Box Basics Patterned Paper
Ink - Memento Black, Copics
Other - PTI Hibiscus Burst Ribbon, Nestabilities, SU Modern Label Punch

Thanks so much

I made this card for the Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - Sewing.

I used the Outlawz Wednesday Sketch for this card as well. Here is the sketch,

I used the Paper Pretties Digi stamp - Basketful of Apples. Colored it with Copics and the sentiment is from PTI Mega Mixed Messages set. After assembling the background layer of the card, I sewed on it and then added the brad and the images.

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Supplies: Paper Pretties Digi - Basketful of Apples
Paper - SU and 7 Gypsies Patterned Paper, PTI Kraft, Dark Chocolate and White CS
Ink - Memento Grape Jelly, Copics
Other - Nestabilities, SU Square Punch, Brads

Bugaboo Snowman Polka

I wanted to share this Card that I did for the Catch the Bug - Winter White Project using Bugaboo Snowman image. I kept the coloring minimal for the snowman and added some silver snowflakes and some stickles. :)

I love the Bugaboo Snowman images. They are really cute. I kind of like how this card turned out.

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - Bugaboo Snowman polka scarf
Paper - GKD Blue and White CS
Ink - Copics, PTI Chai Inking Cube
Other - Nestabilities, MS Snowflake Punch, Stickles

Sweet Cupcake

I made this simple card for Belles 'n Whistles - Anything but Winter Challenge.

I used the Cupcake image from Belles 'n Whistles and colored her with Copics. I used some My Minds Eye Patterned paper and some flowers.

In keeping with my New year resolution of wanting to use all of my stamps at least once, I found this BnW stamp that I had bought a while ago and had never inked it. So, I searched and found the BnW challenge blog and here is my card. I am quite excited

This is not one of my best Copic coloring, so I might try this image again with another card :)

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Supplies:
Stamp - BnW - Cupcake Stamp
Paper - PTI White and Harvest Gold CS, MME Patterned Paper
Ink - Memento Black, Copics
Other - Petalloo Flowers, Nestabilities

Flower Power

A Quick card that I did for the
Squigglefly challenge #81
Basic Grey Challenge #36  and
Wee Memories Challenge #40.

I used the Sweet Sunday Sketch #101 for this card. I rotated the sketch and used it lengthwise.

I used Basic Grey Lemonade collection Patterned Papers and the image is from Squigglefly. I used some paper flowers from Petaloo as well in the card.

Here is the sketch,

Thanks for stopping by,
Stamp - Flower Vase Digi from Squigglefly
Paper - BG Lemonade collection, PTI Green and Kraft CS
Ink - Copics, PTI Inking Cube
Other - PTI New Leaf Ribbon, Petaloo Paper Flowers, Nestabilities

Enjoy the Moment with Riley

I wanted to share this cute cute Riley card that I did for the sketch challenge over at the Riley blog.

It felt good to be following on some of my new year resolutions - to use some of my stamps at least once and use up some of my Secret Sister Swap kits.
Here is the sketch,

Thanks for Stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - Coffee Riley stamp, Mixed Messages from PTI
Paper - PTI White and Green CS, Patterned paper from the card kit + Stash
Ink - Memento Black, Copics
Other - Nestabilities, PTI Chai Inking Cube

Ippity Blog Hop

Hello Friends, It is really fun to be participating in the {ippity} blog hop after a while....
Please stop by at the {ippity} blog to see the complete list of participants.

Here is a simple card that I made for the Hop using {ippity} Delightful Little Things.

In retrospect, I should have used a darker card base so that the patterned paper would show up better and also used some glitter on those small flowers in the sentiment. Next time :)

I used Sweet Sunday Sketch #99 for this card. Here is the sketch,

Thanks for stopping by. Please check out my {ippity} page to buy the {ippity} stamps.

Supplies:
Stamp - {ippity} Delightful Little things
Paper - PTI Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Yellow and Vintage Cream CS, SU and 7 Gypsies Patterned Paper
Ink - Memento Black
Other - Offray Ribbon, PTI Vintage Buttons, PTI Scallop Border Die, Pearl Embellishment, Nestabilities

Bless This Nest

I wanted to share a quick card that I did today morning for the Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - this week it was a sketch :) I kept it very simple and this is the first time I have not used ribbon or some other form of embellishment on my card :)

I used this stamp called Everyday Miracles. Loved this set. I colored the image with Copics and added the sentiment. In retrospect, I could have added some pearls or something near the sentiment :)
But I liked how the the main image looks.

Here is the sketch,

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - Paper Pretties Everyday Miracles Stamp set
Paper - PTI Kraft, Brown, Harvest Gold and White CS, 7 Gypsies Patterned paper
Ink - Memento Black, PTI Inking Cube -Chai
Other - Nestabilities

Pink and Black Thinking Of You

I  made this pink and black - Thinking of you card for my friend in India. I used the Sketch #4 of Verve December VLV Sketches. This sketch is designed by Teresa - she has some awesome Verve creations on her blog.

The theme this time was Christmas Ornaments and Decor. I used this Pink and Black Ornament from Etsy as my inspiration.

I used the Verve Kind Words stamp set for this card. I have stamped the flower from this set in Ranger DI - Spun Sugar. It has that dreamy pink look. I stamped the sentiment over it using Memento Black Ink. The papers are all from my stash - they are a mix of KI memories and PTI.

Also for the very first time I also tried Dawn McVey's Ribbon tying tutorial and I have to say, I am very happy with how my bow turned out. Some MS Punched out Butterflies completed my card.

Here is the sketch,

Thanks for Stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - VERVE Kind Words
Paper - PTI White and Raspberry Fizz CS, PTI and KI Memories Patterned Papers
Ink - Memento Black, Ranger DI - Spun Sugar
Other- Offray Ribbon, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Nestabilities

Birds and more

I wanted to share the two cards that I did for Karly's Anything with Wings Swap on SCS. I have so many images of birds, it was hard to chose.

1) For my first card I used this lovely bird image - Digi Stamp from Whimsy Haven stamps. I love this bird. It looks beautiful as a line art image or colored. I kept the layout simple with some patterned paper and a charm threaded through the ribbon. 

 2) For my second card I used this Studio G stamp from Michaels. I just loved this stamp and I kind of liked how this card turned out. I had to use one of the pins on this card as they seem to be my latest trend :) In this case I used a Making memories Pin and then just added some extra beads to it.

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - Studio G Bird stamp and Digi Bird stamp from Whimsy Haven
Paper - PTI CS. Crate Paper and SU patterned Paper
Ink - Memento Black, Copics
Other - Nestabilities, Ribbon, making memories Pin, SU Scallop border punch

Pals Paper Arts Challenge #67

2nd post of the day. Please scroll down or Click here to see the Birthday Boy Post.

I recently acquired this SU set called Asian Artistry. I just love this bird image from this set. I did this card for the Pals Paper Arts Challenge #67 to use the colors Yellow, Red and Grey. I used the CPS Sketch #192 for this card.

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Supplies:
Stamp - SU Asian Artistry
Paper - PTI Pure Poppy and Lemon Tart, SU White and Grey CS
Ink - Ranger DI - Barn Door
Other - Cuttlebug embossing folder, Nestabilities

Damask Inspiration from Moxie Fab World

I was totally inspired by the Damask Post on Moxie Fab world. Oodles of fun and inspiration. So I ended up doing two cards for this,

1. I did a simple Holiday card using the PTI Damask Designs Stamp set. I stamped the Sweet Blush cardstock with the border image and then just layered it with some ribbon and the sentiment on the PTI Fillable Frames Die. This card was inspired by the pink and brown Damask Prints bag in the post.

2. I was really impressed by the very first Yellow damask photo in the Moxie Fab world post and just could not get that out of my mind, so I used the Card Patterns Sketch #87 to create this Friendship card. I kind of liked how this turned out as well. I used the Chair-ished stamp set with this card. I created my own border using one of the single images from the PTI Damask designs stamp set. I just loved the Yellow Damask background with the chair, although I used a brown chair in my card :)

Here is the card patterns sketch,

Thanks for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamp - PTI Damask Designs, PTI Chair-ished stamp sets
Paper - PTI Sweet Blush, Raspberry Fizz, Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Harvest Gold, White CS
Ink - PTI Dark Chocolate, Memento Black, PTI Raspberry Fizz
Other - PTI Raspberry Fizz and Dark Chocolate Ribbon, PTI Vintage Buttons, Nestabilities, SU Punch