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Papertrey June Blog Hop

| Published 6.25.2011

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Time for the Papertrey Blog Hop! This month we had an inspiration photo to work from…


I was inspired by the gradient colors and the cute little hooks :)


I used a new PTI goodie, my Happy Trails set :) I made the background with distress inks mixed with water and painted across watercolor paper. I love the way it turned out!!
I'm also entering this in the Embellish Rainbow Color Challenge.


Thanks so much for stopping by!!! I appreciate your visits :) Happy hopping!


Thanks so much for stopping by! TTFN,
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Embellish Challenge: Rainbow Colors

| Published 6.24.2011

***Addendum*** This post did not go live this am…Blogger…grrr. So sorry!!!


DeNami Design is sponsoring the latest Embellish Color Challenge!



I love the Embellish Challenges - I really wish there were more hours in the day for me to play along with all my favorite challenges… *sigh*

I actually made two cards. I really went outside of my normal, safe little box with these 3.25 x 6.5 cards :)


For the first card, I used DeNami's Congratulations script. The base has colored cardstock cut in small squares with a strip of double sided tape all glittered up. 


For the second one, I stamped DeNami's Solid Polka Dot Border in all the colors of the rainbow. Then I added the sentiment Smile from the Heartfelt Petit Four. So cute :)

Hope you find time to play along with this fabulous challenge for a chance to win some DeNami awesomeness!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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My newest addiction...

| Published 12.02.2010

OMG!!! I had NO idea what I was missing!!!



Tags, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.... Well, perhaps I won't go into an entire sonnet. I made my first couple of tags and I can't stop! Sooooo much fun! I've even started putting together sets for folks :) But more on that later...

The tags I'm sharing tonight are for the Embellish Color Challenge. The images are from PTI's Friendship Jar Holiday Fillers.






The tags were cut with my cricut (Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cart). I alternated Simply Chartreuse and Sweet blush on the base (the stamp is from Background Basics: Tin Type). I saw Laurie use this awesome ribbon tying technique that she had seen on Maile Belles site - so fantastic! I left some long string in the back to attach the tag to a package.

*SWOON*... I can't wait to make more tags. The possibilities are just endless. Note to self, must join self help group for such addictions... :)

Thanks so much for stopping by! TTFN,
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Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated): 
Stamps: Friendship jar holiday fillers, background basics: Tin type, Background basics: Christmas
Ink: Sweet blush, simply chartreuse, dark chocolate, versamark
Paper: White, sweet blush, dark chocolate
Other: Clear embossing powder, Copics, Spica glitter pens, pure poppy ribbon, brown string, nesties, Cricut, Tags, Bags, Boxes and more cart, Fillable frames #10 die

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Welcome wreath

| Published 11.01.2010

More fall colors :) Shucks, I love this time of year :)
Gotta card for the following challenges;

Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge

Embellish Color Challenge 


A twist on the embellish challenge was to add a vintage touch. Not my forte but I gave it a try...


I'm loving my new diamonds impression plate from PTI. It does the most perfect letterpress-like effect! *happy sigh*

This card also applies for the following challenges;
wee memories - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - punches and die cuts
4 crafty chicks - die cuts or punches
Creative Cottage - embossing

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 TTFN,
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Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated): 
Stamps: Wreath for all seasons
Ink: Terracotta tile, ripe avocado, dark chocolate, vintage chai
Paper: rustic white, terracotta tile, ripe avocado
Other: diamonds impression plate, seam binding, daffodil glimmer mist, damask embossing folder, circle nesties

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Embellish felt color challenge

| Published 10.17.2010

Click HERE for my JUGS post :)

Love the colors in the latest Embellish Magazine challenge! I just had to play along :) In addition to the colors shown, there is an additional challenge to use felt on your project. 

I also used this sketch from 2S4Y;

It's a fantastic sketch! But, as further proof of my mental deterioration, I forgot to post the card in time for the end of the 2S4Y challenge... I'm hoping that my brain will return to near normal function soon :)

This is what I came up with;



I had crocheted this cute flower a while ago and thought I'd put it to good use. Love the way the little petals curl up a bit :) I wanted to also do something a bit different and not add the sentiment to the outside of this card - it does have Happy Birthday on the inside.

The only thing I wish I'd done differently in retrospect would have been to add a yellow button to the flower instead of a brown one. The brown button just seems to blend and yellow might have stood out more... I do love the stamped background though - it was parchment pigment ink from Colorbox stamped on vintage cream paper from Papertrey ink. It's subtle, creating nice, soft yellow leaves. I've been on a real tear with the sewing machine lately too :)

Later taters!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated): 
Stamps: Turning a new leaf
Ink: Versamark, Parchement (Colorbox)
Paper: vintage cream, dark chocolate
Other: Red felt (Hobby Lobby), pink craft thread (embroidery thread), nesties. dark chocolate button, sewing machine, clear embossing powder

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World Equestrian Games, here we come!

| Published 10.01.2010

For the first time ever, the World Equestrian games are being held outside of Europe - they're in my backyard...well, practically :) The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY is the venue for this exciting event, and I've had tickets now for over a year! We're heading over today to see the Grand Prix freestyle dressage finals - I can't wait to see the internationally renowned horses and riders!!!!


Before I head off, thought I'd share another card. This one is for the Waltzingmouse sketch challenge and the Embellish Magazine color challenge. I realized just this morning, however, I missed the WMSC deadline!!!! Doh! Oh well, here it is anyway :)


On the close up of the flowers, you can see I tried to dress up the flowers a little using silver microbeads. Thought they needed just a little something :)





Hope you all have a wonderful Friday. The weekend is just one day away!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

TTFN,

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Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated): 
Stamps: Flowers with love (Annabelle Stamps), Polka dot basics II
Ink: tuxedo black (memento), smokey shadow
Paper: Whit, smokey shadow, lemon zest
Other: silver microbeads, dimensionals

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CAS Lily of the Valley

| Published 8.29.2010

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Pretty straight forward blog title but that's about all my mind can handle right now :)

The latest FTL sketch is awesome and I knew the perfect set to use once I saw it. I saw the latest Embellish color challenge and decided to play along for the very first time! HOWEVER, I did not read all the way through the challenge instructions and did not use squares - DOH! Just not firing on all cylinders I tell ya!

Oh well, still love the colors!


I used the Year of Flowers - Lily of the Valley from PTI. So much fun to color! For the flowers I used V000, V12, V15 and for the leaves, YG11, YG14, YG17.  For the black cardstock along the side, I dry embossed with the In Bloom impression plate from PTI. 



This card also qualifies for the following challenges;
Lexi's Creations: Emboss it
Simon Says Stamp: Paper piecing (I pieced felt - hope that counts :))
Aud Sentiments: Anything goes
Sentimental Sundays: Clean and Simple

And that about does it - that's the best thing about CAS cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

TTFN,
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Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated): 
Stamps: Year of flowers: Lily of the valley
Ink: Fresh green (Colorbox)
Paper: White, true black
Other: Copics, plum pudding buttons, bracket border punch (EK Success), twine, In Bloom impression plate

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