Perfect Sentiments Challenge 20: Get Well With A Sketch

Wow..it's Wednesday already...I can't believe how fast this week is going by. It probably helped that I didn't have to work on Monday due to Presidents Day : )

Welcome back for another FAB challenge with The Perfect Sentiment. This week's challenge is to create a get well card inspired by a sketch..I will show that to you in just a little bit. 

First let me show you my take on this week's challenge...

I know you are all totally shocked that I used purple as my main color...lol : )

And here's the sketch for this challenge..

This is a pretty clean & simple card which I like to do from time to time. I cut some Kraft cardstock & Coredinations CS in a circle with my George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge...inked the edges with some Dusty Concord TH Distress Ink..stapled some lace trim & stamped the sentiment...pretty easy peasy :)

I had the perfect paper & fabric trim for this challenge. Both of these came in a massive scrapbook kit from Costco that I received for Christmas a few years back. I was happy to finally use some of this trim. Goes perfectly with the sketch I think. 

 

As always I like to carry the theme from the front to the inside...

Now are you ready for some inspiration from my fellow DT members? Well just click on their name below & you will see their cards for this week's challenge...

 Sami 
Ashley 
Jan
Jessica 
Maggie 
Sam 
Sassy
Theresa

Our sponsor for this week's challenge is Pattie's Creations 

Pattie is offering up one free digi for the winner of this week's challenge. Be sure to stop by her store and tell her the Perfect Sentiment sent you : )

Now that you have been inspired by the PSDT cards...head into your creative space and start working on your submissions for this week's challenge. Don't forget to check out all of the details surrounding the challenge at The Perfect Sentiment.

Be sure to come back for another scrappy post.

Happy Scrappin!!!

Products used:
Coredinations CS-purple
Kraft CS
Trims-from Costco scrapbook kit
Tim Holtz-Dusty Concord Distress Ink
Tim Holtz staple 

Made Especially For You...Especially 3 Papers!!!

Welcome back friends...it's Monday so that means it's time for another fab challenge at Made Especially For You.

The challenge this week is to create a card using 3 different papers...no more...no less. This was a bit of a challenge for me since I typically use more than just 3...but it was fun none the less : )

Here's my card for this week's challenge..."You Take The Cake"

I used the Celebration Stack from DCWV. I won this stack from a contest so I really had reason to "Celebrate" when this awesome stack came in the mail. My three papers consist of two different patterns from the stack and my white CS. 

One of my fellow DT members...Beckie from Just B Creative was kind enough to send each of us on the DT some of this yummy crinkle ribbon from our sponsor this week...3 Girl JAM...more about them in a little bit. Thanks Beckie...the two samples you sent me went perfectly with the paper I chose to use this week : )

Love this crinkle ribbon!!!!

I love how well the crinkle ribbon goes with the foil dots on this paper...perfect match!!

And one last look....

 As I mentioned earlier...our FAB sponsor for this challenge's winner is 3 Girl JAM

They are offering up a two piece bundle of their yummy crinkle ribbon..this is one challenge I wish I could enter myself : ) This is my first time using their crinkle ribbon but I can promise you it won't be my last!!

Now head on over to the Made Especially For You Challenge Blog and see some more inspiration & awesome cards from my fellow DT members. You will also find all of the guidelines surrounding the challenge there as well. 

Now that you have been inspired by this week's challenge...head into your creative space and start working on your 3 Paper creation!!!

I want to thank Beckie again for sharing her crinkle ribbon stash with us : )

Be sure to come back for another scrappy post...I will be doing a special post later this week that will showcase some really cool projects I have been working on along with an announcement that I am pretty excited about : )

Happy Scrappin!!!

Products used:
White cardstock
DCWV-Celebration Stack
3 Girl Jam Crinkle Ribbon
Colorbox Cat Eye Chalk-Rouge

The Play Date Cafe Challenge:PDCC119

Happy Saturday : )

Today I will be sharing a card I made for the PDCC119 challenge over at The Play Date Cafe. I saw this challenge thanks to The Twinery blog. I am really excited to join in on this challenge with The Play Date Cafe...it's my first one and I have a lot of fun creating this card. The challenge is Color Splash Week & the challenge was to create a card using black & white with a "splash" of hot pink. I will show you the inspiration pic in just a moment...first here's my card...

And here is the inspiration pic...........

Even though I am a purple girl...I LOVE this necklace!!!

I made the flower from some black Bazzill CS & ran it through my TH Tattered Florals die & then used a TH embossing folder. I originally had a blingin pink brad in the center but with the suggestion from my hubby...I rolled up some Pink Sorbet from The Twinery  & added some black bling...pretty cute huh?

Love how the Charcoal twine & the Pink Sorbet from The Twinery  just pop off the CS. 

Yummy twine!!!!

Just simply adding some twine on the inside helps carry through the theme/design from the front.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out another scrappy creation : )

Be sure to come back tomorrow for another scrappy post....Happy Scrappin!!!

Products used:
White cardstock
Pink paper-from scrappy stash
Bazzill-black
Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die
Tim Holtz Embossing Folder
The Twinery-Charcoal & Pink Sorbet
StazOn Ink-Jet Black
Black bling-scrappy stash                                                                    

Perfect Sentiments Challenge 19: Paper-Pierced Holidays & Seasons

Welcome back for another FAB weekly challenge fromThe Perfect Sentiment . Your challenge this week is to create a card with a sentiment of a holiday or season~be sure your sentiment is on the front of the card~and the twist is to use the paper-piercing technique.

Here's my take on this week's challenge...........

I needed a break from all the pink & Valentine's Day projects I have been working on so I decided to go with the 4th of July for my holiday theme.  

The paper-piercing technique is fairly simple to do. I chose to pierce the starts and border around my stamped sentiment. Here's a closer view of the stars....

I did the paper-piercing around the stars free hand by using my piercing tool. I did a trial run on an extra star to see if I liked using my Tim Holtz ruler for this but the stars were too small and kept sliding around under the ruler...lol. So I gave up on that idea and decided to just go with it and do it free hand...turned out pretty good don't you think? 

I did use my TH ruler for the border around the sentiment which made this part of the piercing go by pretty quick. 

I love this soft white ribbon from the Winter Sampler pack by Really Reasonable Ribbon. I'm a member of the monthly ribbon club and they send you some gorgeous ribbons & trims in a sampler pack every month...you should check it out. 

Just a closer shot of the fab ribbon..I love how it looks against the paper..just pops off the stripes. 

And now for the inside.......

One last look at my 4th of July paper-pierced card....

Now are you ready to be wow'd by my fellow DT members??? Well just click on their names below and be ready to see some beautiful creations...


Sami 
Ashley 
Jan
Jessica 
Maggie 
Sam 
Theresa


Our sponsor for this week's challenge is Bugaboo Stamps.....

They are offering up 7 free digi's for this week's winner...pretty great prize right?


Be sure to head on over to the for all of the guidelines surrounding the challenge for this week. Now that you have been inspired by the DT...head into your creative space and start working on your creation for this week's challenge. 

Be sure to come back for another scrappy post...I will be showing you all some of the Valentine's Day cards I've been making.


Happy Scrappin!!

Made Especially For You..Sketch Challenge!!

Hi friends..welcome back for another weekly challenge with the Made Especially For You Challenge Blog.

This week's challenge is to create a card using the sketch which I will show you in just a little bit. First let me show you my card for this week...

And now for the sketch...

I needed a baby boy card for a co-worker & his wife who just had their second baby so this was a great opportunity to incorporate this into this week's challenge. 

This blue satin ribbon is so soft and just screams baby boy to me. I used some blue thread & tied the chipboard frame with the baby sentiment to the ribbon. This is my version of the tag that is on the sketch. 

I don't recall where I purchased the fabric letters but they were perfect for this card. I just love how this turned out : )

The soft lace is from a vintage find from a recent junkin trip with my g/friend Andrea. We have another trip planned next week so I am sure I will find some more scrappy goodies : )

I used some Stone twine from The Twinery for the inside...just goes so perfectly with the blues & whites in this card. 


And here's one last look at my Sweet Baby....

Be sure to head on over to the Made Especially For You challenge blog and check out all of the other amazing cards from my fellow DT members. 


Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is Pattie's Creations

The winner for this week's challenge will receive 3 digi images of their choice...pretty cool prize huh?

Don't forget to check out all of the guidelines surrounding this week's challenge at the Made Especially For you blog. 


Be sure to come back for another scrappy post...Happy Scrappin!!!

Perfect Sentiments Challenge 18: Inspired with Love

Welcome back friends...it's Wednesday so you know what that means...another weekly challenge with The Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog.

This week's challenge is to create a card with a sentiment that lets someone know that you "love them". The twist is to use the picture~which I will show you in a little bit~as inspiration to create your card. 

Here is my take on this weeks inspiration photo...

And here's the inspiration photo...which I think is just beautiful....

This looks like such a romantic & peaceful patio to me~you can click on the image to make it bigger~it's easy to be inspired to create after looking at this photo. There are two items in this photo that really jumped out at me when I first looked at it...the soft pink flowers in the foreground and the brick. These were the jumping off point for my design.

I picked up these gorgeous flowers from a local furniture store of all places...you just never know where you will find something to create & scrap with...although I did find myself wanting some new furniture after being in there..but I digress :)
I paired the flowers and petals with some soft fabric lace. 

For the other part of my inspiration for this card...I created my version of the brick patio by running some card stock through my Tim Holtz Brick embossing folder..I rubbed some Spun Sugar Distress Ink over the entire piece then came back in with the Festive Berries DI to create a little more definition around some of the bricks. 

The sentiment is from the SEI Jolie Chocolate rub-on set. I wrapped some soft green striped ribbon around the the card stock & topped it off with a staple. 

Here's another look at that yummy fabric lace...love it!!! I snatched this up in a bag of vintage trims..love those kinds of treasures when I am out junkin with my girlfriend Andrea : )


And now for the inside.......

As with all of my cards I like to carry the front to the inside...so I fussy cut the brick embossed card stock as my mat. 

These were sort of a last minute addition...the card just seemed to have too much white space for my taste. 


Here's one last look....

Now are you ready to be blown away by the beautiful cards created by my fellow DT members??? Well just click on their names and you will see what they came up with for this weeks challenge....


Jennipher
Sami 
Ashley 
Jan
Jessica 
Maggie 
Sam 
Sassy 
Theresa

The sponsor we have for this weeks challenge is Shelly's Images

Shelly is offering up a free digital image to the winner of this weeks challenge...be sure to stop by her store and give her some love : )


Now that you have been inspired by the PSDT...head to your creative space and start working on your submission for this weeks challenge. Be sure to check out all of the guidelines surrounding the challenge here.


Thanks for stopping by my blog today...I do appreciate ALL of my followers and visitors...makes me smile :)


Be sure to come back for another scrappy post.


Happy Scrappin!!


Products used:
DCWV-Be Mine Stack
Flowers-from local store
Lace-vintage find
Green Ribbon-scrappy stash
Tim Holtz Idea-ology staple
Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Spun Sugar & Festive Berries
Tim Holtz Texture Fade-Brick