Make It Monday ~ Layered Border Die Cuts

This is one of five cards I made for a friend of mine

to choose from for a baby shower invite.  This is not 

the one she chose ;).  It's been ages since I made a card

for Make It Monday.   I used the the same border die

cut that Dawn used on her final card.

Supplies ~ 

Stamps:  PTI Wonderful Words: Baby Mini

Paper:  PTI White & Hawaiian Shores,  PTI Hawaiian Shores & Hibiscus Burst Pattern Packs, SU Pink Pirouette

Ink:  PTI Hibiscus Burst

Dies:  PTI Medium  Scallop Border Die, Spellbinders Ovals

Additional Supplies:  PTI Hibiscus Burst Ribbon, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Sequins ~ LCS

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jean

 

Moving On ...

 I hope you all had a lovely and relaxing Mother's Day with

your families.  Mine was a rather memorable one, but not really
 in a good way ;).  My 8 year old son who has ADHD 

came home on Friday with a project that is due on

Monday, that took over nine hours of work to complete.

This was something that should have been completed at

school, but because of his inability to focus (despite being 

on medication), he was so far behind.  We would work for a awhile, 

and then take a break that we both badly needed. I ended up having

to cancel taking my Mom out to lunch to work on this project.

Of course, being my Mom, she was very understanding, and 

we will certainly reschedule.  If anyone has any suggestions for

writing projects with kids ADHD, I would be forever grateful.

On our breaks, I would work on a card to help to myself relax.

I am getting an early start on Father's Day cards for work.

I tried using some of the masculine color combinations

at the Dynamic Duos and combined them with another

challenge.  It is their one year anniversary ~ Happy Anniversary! 

We could use any past challenge colors. 

This is the one I am submitting to Dynamic Duos.  I am also posting

it at the 52 Card Pickup.

This one I used the same color combination and Heather's 

 Make It Monday ~ Beyond Paper With Impression Plates.

I used aluminum tape for the stars.

 
 

Here I used the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch and the color 

combination of Pure Poppy and Black.

 

 

 

Lastly, I used the sketch at Retro Sketches and the

 Soft Suede and Pool Party color combination.

 

 

It's been a long weekend and I am going to skip a detailed listing of supplies.

The stamp sets were PTI Star Prints and The Craft's Meow Grads & Dads.

The patterned paper is retired SU Comfort Cafe.   If anyone 

is wondering about anything else, I will be happy to let you know.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jean

Happy Winter

A winter card for two challenges ~ "winter" theme at CASology,

 and sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch!

I used one of the rainbow color schemes for this week's Make It Monday,

I 'm using snowflakes again ;).

 

 

Make It Monday #99: Repeats & Rainbows

 

Supplies:

Stamps:  PTI Winter Snow Globe

Paper:  PTI Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse, Blueberry Sky, Winter Wisteria, & White

Ink:  PTI Blueberry Sky

Dies:  Cuttlebug Snowflakes # 2

Additional Supplies:  Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jean

Stocking Up

Stocking up on my thank you cards after the end of the school year exhausted my supply.  This card is for three challenges at Color Throwdown, CAS-ual Fridays, and Make it Monday for the sketch challenges.  This is the third sketch I am using for the Make it Monday, the first two are here and here. 

Nichole shared some insight into her design process and how she uses random bits of inspiration to create unique sketches as a foundation for some of her projects.

 

CFC56: Create a Clean And Simple project using polka dots.

 Supplies ~ 

Stamp, Dies, Buttons & Button Twine ~ PTI

Paper ~ SU & PTI

Ink ~ SU

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jean

Another Thank You

This card uses the colors at Embellish Magazine and a sketch from this week's Make it Monday.  Nichole shared some insight into her design process and how she uses random bits of inspiration to create unique sketches as a foundation for some of her projects.

 

 

 

Stamp, Ink & Buttons ~ PTI

Paper ~ PTI, SU, Crate Paper

Thanks for stopping by!

Jean

I Thank You!

Of course, at the last minute I realized that I forgot a gift card for the bus driver.  Since I needed a card to go along with it, I figured I might as well work in a few challenges.  This card uses the colors at Dynamic Duos and a sketch from this week's Make it Monday.  Nichole shared some insight into her design process and how she uses random bits of inspiration to create unique sketches as a foundation for some of her projects.

 

Supplies ~

Stamp:  PTI Flower Fusion # 6

Paper:  PTI White, SU Island Indigo, SU DSP Summer Smooches

Ink:  SU Island Indigo

Dies & Punches:  PTI Tag Sale # 5, SU Word Window & Modern Label, EK Success Circle Punches

Additional Supplies:  PTI Pure Poppy Buttons & Baker's Twine from the Twinery, Lifestyle Crafts 

     Dainty embossing folder, Corner rounder

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jean

Papertrey May Blog Hop Challenge and ...

As usual I had too many ideas for cards for this month's Papertrey blog hop.  

I made three cards and combined each with two other challenges.  

The challenges almost seemed as though they were made to go together.

 The inspiration ~

 

This birthday card is for my Mom, and I combined it with challenges at

 Freshly Made Sketches and Ribbon Carousel.

 

 

This  week our fabulous Crewmate Andrea Ewen 

is challenging us to make some flowers out of ribbon, fabric, felt, or burlap! (Or you can just add pretty flowers to your project!)

Supplies ~

Stamp: PTI Flower Fusion # 9

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, New Leaf & True Black

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Dies & Punches:  PTI Turning a New Leaf & Beautiful Blooms II # 1, SU Curly label Punch

Additional Supplies:  PTI Vintage Cream Felt, Black Felt, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Button 
     from my stash (Isn't it fun?)

My next card is for Father's Day / man challenges at Simon Says Stamp! and Cas-ual Fridays.   

I could probably also enter it into the Step-It-Up ~ Mixing Patterned Papers Make it Monday, but I like the next card better for that one.

   

CFC54:  Clean And Simple masculine cards using designer paper

 Simon Says ,,,, Father's Day/Special Male Challenge :-) 

This week we have another great challenge for you......

FATHER'S DAY/ FOR A SPECIAL MALE :-)

Father's day is on June 17th, so now is the time to get your cards and maybe handmade gifts ready !!

Supplies ~ 

Stamps:  PTI On the Links

Paper: PTI New Leaf, True Black White; Patterned Paper ~ LCS

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

No dies or punches! ~ Golf cart, flag & green cut by hand

This last card is for a coworker to hold a gift card as a huge thank you.  I am entering it in

 challenges at The Paper Players and Make It Monday # 67.

Betsy is following up her last fabulous  Make It Monday Video with another fun tutorial to teach you how to combine patterned papers. With three levels of difficulty (tone-on-tone pattern combining, combining papers from the same paper pack, and combining papers from your scrap basket), there's sure to be helpful tips for paper crafters of every level. 

Supplies ~

Stamps:  PTI Tag-Its # 3

Paper:  PTI White, Black & New Leaf, Patterned Paper ~ LCS

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Dies:  PTI Flipping Out, Mat Stack # 5 & Layerz Mat Stack # 5, Half & Half

Additional Supplies: Bling ~ LCS

We're leaving shortly to go up north to see my niece graduate from high school, so I am going to have wait to go blog hopping, and see everyone's wonderful creations.  Coincidentally we were headed up north on the same day of March PTI Blog Hop to watch her in her last high school play.  She played the widow of a gangster, hence the heavy makeup.  Here is a picture of her with my son.  

Thank you so much for hopping by!  For those of you in the US, hope you have a lovely, relaxing Memorial Day weekend.  

   

Jean

Just For You

One more card today for three challenges at the color throwdown, a sketch challenge at deconstructing-jen., and this week's Make it Monday technique.  The two outside flowers are from the heart border, the small center flower is from the simple circles border - cut in half, the orange ones are from the small scallop border and the large one is from the movers & shakers - poppers die.

 

Make It Monday #66: Felt Flowers From Border Dies

There seems to be no end to the versatility of basic dies. In our opinion, they are some of the handiest tools to have in your stash. Today, Ashley tests and proves the theory by using her border dies to create amazing floral accents out of felt. Use her technique on your next card to give it some homemade sweetness. 

Supplies ~

Stamps:  SU Just Believe

Paper:  PTI White, Hibiscus Burst, Ocean Tides, Soft Stone; My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found - 

     Portobello Road

Ink: SU Basic Gray

Dies & Punches:  PTI Turning a New Leaf, Heart Border, Simple Circles, Small Scallop Border, 

     Movers & Shakers - Poppers; Spellbinders Circles;  SU Word Window & Modern Label Punches

Additional Supplies:  PTI Felt Hibiscus Burst, Orange Zest & Raspberry Fizz, PTI Orange Zest 

     Button, Me & My Big Ideas Rhinestone

Thanks for stopping by!

Jean

Cheating ... maybe?

I am finally catching up on my challenges.  This card is for ColourQ and Freshly Made Sketches.

I knew I had paper, with most of the colors for the challenge on it, so I was able to pull in all of the colors, except for the burgundy.  These colors are WAY out of my comfort zone.  It feels a little like cheating, since I did not figure out how to get all of the colors on the card without the patterned paper. I also had so much fun with the glitter die cut accent earlier today, that I am entering one more card into this week's Make it Monday with Heather.

 

 

I usually rotate the sketch, and did again this week.  I also made it into a standard 4 1/4 by 5 1/2. 

Supplies ~

Stamps:  PTI Think Big Favorites # 1

Paper:  SU Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla: DCWV Mariposa Matstack

Ink:  SU Bravo Burgundy

Dies:  PTI Flower Fusion # 3, Mat Stack 1 & Layerz Mat Stack 1

Additional Supplies:  Art Institute Glitter Palo Verde (161) & Pumpkin (56) (I tried to use Coral 

     Reef # 142, but out of the container looked more pink than coral)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jean