Card Pattern Sketch #24

Since I got everything done today that needed to get done I decided to try and do one more challenge. I found the card patterns sketch to look fairly easy so gave it a go. It also gave me a chance to use my new Crafty Secrets "Girlfriend" sheet. If you have not seen these they are wonderful. Each sheet comes with lots of different vintage images and you just cut out the one you want to use. They go very well with Graphic 45 papers I think.

Enjoy~

details:

paper: neenah black & red linen, graphic 45 botanicabella collection

ink: ranger distress antique linen

accessories: may arts ribbon, cricut walk in my garden, crafty secrets girlfriend, tim holtz edge distresser

CPS SKETCH 120

Okay this is going to be my last card for tonight I have lots of homework calling my name so need to get busy. This is another one of my favorite places for great sketch challenges. This week I used Cosmo Cricket "Girl Friday" papers along with my Martha Stewart butterfly punch, BasicGrey button, May Arts & American Crafts Ribbon, and a scallop punch flower. I did a little faux stitching around the edges of all the papers. Enjoy!

Flower Power

I am up later than usual tonight since I am back in school and have a ton of homework to do so decided to take a break for tonight and enjoy a nice glass of Rhubarb wine that my sister-in-law (Port Townsend, WA) sent to my son Justin (Justin if you are reading this Dad and I are drinking your wine) :).

I saw this flower idea in one of my magazines I got this past week so had to try it out. The paper and button are BasicGrey "Wisteria" and the flower was created using tissue paper and glimmer mist. Since I have never used this stuff and didn't own any I had to take a trip to Anchor Paper today and pick some up. I got the "fully purple" and "gold". You can't tell by the card but after I did the purple I added the gold and boy does it create a very beautiful flower. I distressed the edges of the paper with Ranger distress Antique Linen. (the flower in this picture looks blue it is really a deep purple).

I don't know about you, but I am loving these big flowers today.

Have a good evening!

Relax

It is a really quiet day here at my house so thought I would spend

some- time creating some of my favorite kind of cards. I love cards that use photographs. I think they take us back to simpler times. I love this picture and finally got a chance to use it with some Graphic 45 paper that I had in my growing stash. I love this company's papers, the nice thing is that they are all two sided. I was originally going to use this paper for a recipe book, but not sure I am going to make those for Christmas so I took a small piece from my stash.

Hope you are all having a relaxing long holiday weekend and spending time doing things you love to do.

As the card says; BLISS - take time to Relax!

Present for a Friend

I went over with some girlfriends to visit one of our friends we hadn't seen in a few weeks and I made her this tea bag holder that I saw on SCS. Immediately when I saw one of the samples someone had created I had to order the Tea set from PTI. I am in love with this little set and see myself using it alot.

Enjoy!

CPS #116

This card was done using this weeks sketch over at CPS. It gave me a chance to play with some new Crate Paper that I picked up at Anchor Paper Express, the cardstock, the hero arts stamp (flower), the Stamp of the Month (just because), and the ribbon were all purchased there. I loved this sketch it was fun and for the first time I actually understood what I wanted to do on the card.

Enjoy! Please post a comment if you like it I know quite a few of you just lurk (judy, kelly, jude, & pam to name a few).

Playing with New Toys

My friend Jan who is a Stampin' Up Demonstrator gave me an awesome card that I knew I had to cardlift which made me purchase the new punch and flower embossing plate from Stampin' Up. Here is the card I made I changed the colors from Jans original sample.