The Play Date Cafe PDCC141:Live Laugh Love

Hey everyone...I'm super excited to share another creation I've come up with for the weekly challenge at The Play Date Cafe. It's always exciting to see what color story the PDC DT comes up with.

First my card...then I'll share the color story with you...........

And now for the color story that inspired this project.........

For me it wasn't only the colors that inspired this card but the books pictured as well. I wanted to create something that played off that stack of vintage books. So I took an old office file folder & cut it down to the card size you see here...

I creased where the bottom portion of the folder was already scored & sealed it with some adhesive. This formed a "book" sort of opening to the front of the card.

Love this crocheted soft pink flower & the soft turqouise resin flower just fits perfectly!

I love using vintage items in my projects so I used an old library checkout card & plastic sleeve on the front to hold my sentiment. You can easily pull the library card tag out & slip in a gift card or a personalized note on the backside if you wanted.

Here's a closer view of the plastic checkout sleeve I used to hold the library checkout card. I like how this can not only be used as a sleeve but that it's clear so you can see the yummy twine from The Twinery!

Here you can see the "book" opening I mentioned above. I didn't want to just use the folder as it was....it's more interesting this way I think : )

Doesn't everything look better with twine???


Thanks for stopping by & don't forget to come back for another scrappy post. I'll be showing you a LO my daughter Kaley designed & created all on her own..proud momma moment..haha.

Happy Scrappin!!

Products used:
DCWV Coral Couture Stack & Card Stock Collection
Vintage photo album paper
Vintage library checkout card & sleeve
Fabric trim-craft store
Crocheted flower-scrappy stash
Discount Charms (Esty)-resin flower
Really Reasonable Ribbon-March Ribbon club assortment
The Twinery-Caribbean
Pink jute-scrappy stash
Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Antique Linen
Eyelets-scrappy stash
Fiskars Border Punch-Notebook

CAS-ual Fridays CFC49 Sketch Challenge

Hey everyone...I'm joining in on another fun challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays and it's a sketch challenge..one of my faves.

First here's my card then I will show you the sketch...

These are some paper & fabric flowers I made awhile back for another project. I had these left over so I thought they would work perfect for this card.

Love the Fiskars Floral Flair stamp set. It's a nice mix of sentiments & flourishes.

Some scrumptious vintage seam binding in a rich chocolate brown...

Sneaky peak at the inside....

You're The Best!!!

Thanks for stopping by & checking out my lastest creation : )

Happy Scrappin!!

Products used:
Coredinations Canvas Texture-Sandtrap
Paper Flowers-I made these
Fiskars-Floral Flair stamp set
Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Walnut Stain
Tim Holtz Idea-ology staple
Vintage seam binding

PSC28:Monochromatic Thoughs Of You Challenge

Happy Wednesday...it's time for another weekly challenge with The Perfect Sentiment. 

The challenge this week is to create a monochromatic card with the sentiment that let's someone know you are thinking of them. Now some of you may be scratching your head and asking what do we mean by monochromatic. Well simply put it means variations of shades for one color. I have an example to show you in just a minute..but first let me show you my creation for this challenge...

Now I know you are totally shocked that my card is purple ; )  I can't help it...I am a lover of all things purple.

Now for the example of monochromatic I promised you..(thanks to Miss Sassy)

I used some glimmer mist on the fabric flower...I didn't use too much as i wanted this to be the lighter portion of my purple hues. 

 Yummy May Arts crinkle ribbon.

 And one last look...

Are you ready for some FANTASTIC inspiration from my fellow DT members? Just click on their names and you will see their lovely creations for this weeks challenge..

Jenn
Jan
Karen
Maggie
Sam
Sarah
Sassy
Tabitha
Theresa

Guest Designer
Chrissy

Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear! Digital Stamps 

The prize for they are offering up is a $10 gift certificate to their digi store...pretty sweet prize. 

Now that you have been inspired by the PSDT...head into your creative space and get started on your card for this weeks challenge. Don't forget to stop by the Perfect Sentiment blog to check out all of the details surrounding this weeks challenge. 

Be sure to come back for another scrappy post.

Happy Scrappin!!

Products used:
Coredinations-various purple hues
Fiskars Floral Flair clear stamps
May Arts crinkle ribbon-EA05
Tattered Angels-Purple Pansy Glimmer Mist
Really Reasonable Ribbon-purple twine
Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Dusty Concord
Colorbox Cat Eye Ink-Violet

  

CAs-ual Fridays CFC48:Opposites Attract Challenge

Hey everyone...I have another card to share with you today. This one's for the Opposites Attract challenge at CAS-ual Fridays.

I've never really paired purple and yellow together alone but I really like how it turned out (yes I had to choose purple..lol) Here's my card......

I just picked up this Pointed Flower punch by Fiskars over the weekend so I was anxious to use it on a project. I really like how it pops the purple CS off the yellow.

LOVE using twine from The Twinery on my projects.

Love this cute & simple card!!!

Thanks for stopping by : )

Happy Scrappin!!

Products used:
DCWV-Pastels Stack
Coredinations-Purple Majesty
Stampology-Card Sentiments clear stamps
White CS
Fiskars-Pointed Flower punch
Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Dusty Concord
The Twinery-Lilac & Buttercream

Perfect Sentiments Challenge 21: Round Robin

Wow..this is going to be a fun post today. Welcome back for another scrappy post and another weekly challenge with The Perfect Sentiment. 

Sami one of our AMAZING leaders with the PSDT came up with this fantastic idea to do a round robin challenge for this week. Each of us on the DT was tasked to provide a variety of die cut images in various papers/styles etc & mail them to our assigned person. My die cuts were sent by Sarah at My Little Somethings I was really excited to see what cuts she would send me..I love Sarah's design style and knew I wouldn't be disappointed with her selection. 

I chose to use 3 different dies from the HUGE variety she sent me...so many choices to choose from but here is what I came up with for this weeks challenge..

I chose to use the Sizzix Tags and Decorative Accent with Flowers & Leaves and the Spellbinders Butterflies die cuts. 

For the Tag die I inked the edges with some Tim Holtz Dusty Concord distress ink..wrapped some Pink Sorbet twine from The Twinery..added a couple of Tim Holtz stapes and used some foam adhesives to make it pop from the page.

Now this part was really fun. I used some Flower Soft in Lavender for the center of the flowers. I will do a tutorial on using this really cool product a little later on..keep an eye out for that post :) 

I used some Crystal Ice Stickles for the butterfly & the flowers. Wrapped some yummy wrinkled ribbon from May Arts to finish off the look of the card. I love this ribbon!!

And now for the inside...

One last look...

Now for some more inspiration from my fellow DT Members....
 

Ashley 

Jan

Jessica 

Maggie 

Sam 

Sassy

Theresa

The Perfect Sentiments Team is the sponsor for this weeks challenge and this is the prize up for grabs for the winner of this challenge...

Now who couldn't use an Amazon gift card??? I know I sure could : )

Please remember when entering a card into our weekly challenge...the sentiment MUST be on the front of the card. You can check out all of the details surrounding this challenge here at the Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog. I thought this was a super fun challenge and it will be fun to see what my fellow DT members create with the dies they were sent. We are just as excited to see what all of you come up with as well. So now that you have been inspired...head to your creative space and start working on your card : )

Be sure to come back for another scrappy post.

Happy Scrappin!!!

Products used:

DCWV-Neutral Stack

Floral paper-scrappy stash

White cardstock

Fiskars Floral Flair Stamps

Sizzix Dies-Tags & Decorative Accent with Flowers and Leaves

Spellbinders-Butterflies

Flower Soft-Lavender

Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Dusty Concord

Tim Holtz Staples

The Twinery-Pink Sorbet

May Arts-Wrinkled Ribbon-purple

Stickles-Crystal Ice

Colorbox Cat Eye Chalks-Warm Green & Rouge

Perfect Sentiments Challenge 14: Birthday Resist Embossing

Happy Wednesday Scrappers & Crafters...you know that this means..yup another weekly challenge from The Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog.

I have to tell you this weeks challenge is a great one and I was really excited to make my card. In addition to creating a birthday card the twist is that you need to use resist embossing. Now for those of you who don't know what that is or how to do it...you can easily find tutorials on You Tube. I had planned on making one of my own for this posting but ran out of time this weekend...but watch out for some upcoming tutorial videos I am working on : )

Here is my take on this weeks challenge.........

This is the first time I have used resist embossing on a card..I normally do this on my LO's but I love how it turned out.

I used the Fiskars Elegant Vine stamp & some Perfect Medium by Ranger. After stamping the image sprinkled some clear embossing powder over the stamped image then used my heat tool. After the image cooled down I inked the image with some Tim Holtz Distress Inks...distressed the edges and voila!! 

I followed the same steps as above for the butterfly from Studio 112 but this time added some Honeydew twine from The Twinery. I really like how this turned out...such a great technique and looks so cool when you see it in person. The images really pop when you use white card stock as well.

For my stamped sentiment I used a wooden stamp given to me by my MIL...I can't give props to the company as there isn't a name to be found anywhere on it. I ran some vintage pink trim along the bottom edge of the card to sort of soften it up a bit.

I stamped the same butterfly from the front on the inside to carry the theme throughout the card....LOVE this stamp...which I found in the clearance bin at JoAnn's I might add : )

After adding more of the pink trim & Honeydew twine I distressed the edges and used a Tim Holtz staple. 

Now for some inspiration from my amazing & creative Design Team members....



Sarah 
Jan 
Joan aka Sassy 
Maggie
Jessica
Theresa
Jennipher

Guest DT Members........
Ashley 
Karen 
Tabitha

Our awesome sponsor for this week's challenge is none other than my fellow DT member Sarah from My Little Somethings.

 Sarah is graciously offering up a grab bag of crafting supplies valued at a minimum of $15. This prize is available only to US residents due to the cost of international shipping so if a resident outside of the US wins this week's challenge, they will receive digi images as their prize. Please be sure to stop by Sarah's blog and give her some love...she's awesome for sponsoring us this week!!!


Now that you have been inspired by the cards from my fellow DT members and from mine...head on into your creative space & don't forget to stop by the Perfect Sentiments Challenge blog to check out all of the details surrounding this week's challenge here.


Using the resist embossing technique is such a fun and creative way to jazz up your cards, LO's or any other type of scrappy project you may be working on. You can even use this technique on patterned paper or paper with text on it...just imagine how cool it would look to see those images on your final project. 


I want to take a moment and thank all of you for the kind words & comments you have left me...they really do mean a lot to me and I appreciate each and every one of them. 


Be sure to come back for another scrappy post (I will have the vintage photo frame up on Thursday...I promise this time).


Happy Scrappin!!


Products used:
core-dinations Foundations card stock-Sandstone
Colorbok-Rosewood pattern pack
Studio 112-Butterfly clear stamp
Fiskars-Elegant Vine clear stamp
Tim Holtz Distress Inks-Forest Moss, Frayed Burlap, Festive Berries
Perfect Medium
CTMH-clear embossing powder
The Twinery-Honeydew twine
Vintage Pink Trim-from an estate sale
Tim Holtz idea-ology staples