Anniversary Wishes!

Today is my parents' 32nd anniversary, so of course I needed a card for the occasion!

I was inspired by the upcoming mini. I saw a card in there and thought I'd try both the layout and colours. After I was done, it was just a bit too much, so I tried the same thing in slightly toned down colours.

Here's the original:Here's the one I'm actually going to use:



Supplies: Stamps: Heart Prints, Everyday Classics (papertrey ink)
Ink: Rosebud, Soft Suede, Fresh Snow, Ruby Red, Sahara Sand
Paper: Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip, White, Pattern Pack III
Accessories, etc.: pop dots, scalloped punch, corner rounder

Some leafy goodness

I've made lots of cards lately, but I've been a tad lazy at getting them photographed and uploaded. Anyway, here is a design I decided to do in a few different colour schemes. It's quite a simple design. Basically I really wanted to make some of my own patterned paper with these leaf stamps. I added a little bit of colour using some small circle stamps.

Supplies:
Stamps: Turning a New Leaf, Birthday Basics, Polka Dot Basics (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Ocean Tides, Spring Moss, Terracotta Tile, Vintage Cream
Paper: White, Kraft, Vintage Cream, Spring Moss, Ocean Tides, Terracotta Tile
Accessories, etc.: Various PTI ribbons

Wordy Christmas Tree

The other day, I was looking at my Tree Trimmings Trio set and realized that there were several lengths of words. This got me thinking, perhaps I could make a tree using the holiday themed words. After a bit of playing around on scrap paper, I came up with this. I kept the design classically simple.
Supplies:
Stamps: Tree Trimmings Trio
Ink: Bamboo Leaves, Rhubarb Tart, Rich Cocoa
Paper: Vanilla, Textured DCWV cardstock

Whoops, it's been a while...

Here's a quick type of card. I had it all sketched out and even had my paper all cut out, but for some reason, it took a few evenings to get it pieced together. I would work on it for a minute or two at time, while waiting for my computer to start up.


Supplies:
Stamps: Signature Christmas
Ink: Rhubarb Tart
Paper: Spring Moss, Rhubarb, Ski Slope DSP
Accessories, etc.: Scalloped punch, organdy ribbon, silver cord, felt snowflakes, brad

Release Day!

Woot, the day is finally here. Chicken Girl Designs has a new set out, Birthday Wishes. It's got some adorable partying animals, birthday images, and fun sentiments.

Here's the set in all it's adorable-ness!

Be sure to check out the rest of the team's projects!

Judy

Kendra

Loretta

Lori

Merry

Shelly

Kate

Birthday Flowers

I just recently picked up Stampin' Up!'s For All You Do set and was playing around with it. Since I also have more than enough Loves Me paper I decided to use that with it. Normally I wouldn't put pink, brown, and green together, but I think it worked out nicely! Here's the result.

Supplies:

Stamps: For All You Do, Birthday Basics

Ink: Bamboo Leaves, Hibiscus Burst

Paper: Raspberry Fizz, Confetti White, Loves Me DSP, Hibiscus Burst

Accessories, etc.: Pop dots, Nestabilities Labels 1, Green Satin Ribbon, Rhinestones, Scalloped Punch

Hoppy Birthday!

It's time for a sneak peek of the upcoming Chicken Girl Designs stamp set. Sneak peeks start today with the release on November 16! I have to say, this set is one of my favorites! The images are so adorable and fun for birthdays!

I decided to pair the bunny with the balloon for a cheerful birthday card. I chose my patterned paper first (from Cosmo Cricket's Early Bird collection), then found Copic markers, ribbon, and other cardstock to match.

Little Ornament

I have been meaning to make an ornament using the latest release from Chicken Girl Designs. I thought this tree would look cute coloured in, sparkled up a bit, and placed in a clear tin. These are super easy to make. First I cut out some paper with circle nestabilities, adhered that to the interior of the tin. Next I used my crop-o-dile to punch 2 holes into the larger bottom piece. Weave some ribbon through, add your coloured cut out image, sprinkle in some glitter and seal! Voila, easy ornament!

PTI Blog Hop

It's time for another Papertrey Ink blog hop. Because this month's falls on the weekend, I had plenty of time to make a few projects! The theme this month: It's time for our annual Holiday Hop! Show us your best upcoming holiday plans for cards, gifts, wraps or whatever else you have up your sleeve!

I decided to make a few Christmas Cards.

First up: using a non-holiday set to make a holiday card. I thought these 2 images from Guidelines II would look Christmas-y in red and green. Add in a sentiment and a bit of embossing with nestabilities, and you've got yourself a quick holiday card!

Next up: using up more patterned paper. I've made a card somewhat similar to this one before, but I thought it'd be fun with different papers.

Finally, I really wanted to make a Christmas card using the colour pink. Using that as my inspiration, I decided it'd be fun to combine the Fancy Flourishes with some snowflakes, making a blustery winter scene.

Supplies: Stamps: Fancy Flourishes, Snowflake Snowflake, Tree Trimmings Trio, Guidelines II Ink: Sweet Blush, Dark Chocolate, Gold, Ripe Avocado, Garnet Jewel Paper: White, Dark Chocolate, Sweet Blush, Vintage Cream Accessories, etc. pop dots, pearls, gold cord, rectangle nestabilities

Release Day!

The day is here!

Check out the new sets from Chicken Girl Designs, available at i {heart} papers: It's a Snow Day and Just Skating By.

Supplies:
Stamps: It's a Snow Day
Ink: Tuxedo Black
Paper: Ski Slope DSP, White, Burgundy, Hunter Green
Accessories, etc.: button, twine, red faux suede ruffle edge ribbon

Sparkly Cupcake

I just recently received a large quantity of my all time favorite paper, Loves Me. I was SO excited when I saw that Stampin' Up! had brought it back for a clearance sale. Favorite paper plus ridiculously reduced prices- sold!

Anyway, I decided to make a batch of super girly, ultra pink birthday cards. It's a pretty basic design, one of my "fall-to layouts". I coated the cupcake top with stickles, then sprinkled on extra glitter to make it extra sparkly!

Supplies:

Stamps: Cupcake Collection, Vintage Picnic

Ink: Close to Cocoa, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink

Paper: White, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Loves Me DSP

Accessories, etc: glitter, stickles, pop dots, ribbon

Skating Bear

I've been seeing more and more circle cards lately, so I decided it was time to make one again. It's so much easier to make circle (and other shapes) into cards with all the die cutting options out there!

This adorable little critter is from the upcoming Chicken Girl Designs release. I stamped it, cut it out, then coloured it in with Copics. I cut out the card base using some scalloped circle nestabilities.

Supplies:

Stamps: Just Skating By

Ink: Rich Cocoa

Paper: Ridinghood Red, Ski Slope DSP, White

Accessories, etc.: Copics, ribbon, pop dots

More worldly designs

Here are my other two creations from Nichole Heady's WCMD challenges. The third challenge was to be inspired by India and use some sort of gem or rhinestones. I chose some vibrant colours, added a fun circular design, a bit of gold, and of course, gem stones!

The final challenge was to be inspired by Australia and to use one of two techniques. I went with the reverse masking. I stamped the leaves on white cardstock, embossed them, then sponged rust ink all around. I ended up cutting it out, but it's got a cool softer look compared to white embossing on coloured cardstock.

Supplies: Stamps: Simply Stationery, Birthday Basics, Beautiful Blooms, Polka Dot Basics II Ink: Dark Chocolate, Raspberry Fizz, Gold, Versamark Paper: Kraft, Really Rust, Dark Chocolate, White, Raspberry Fizz, Bermuda Bay Accessories, etc.: Gold Cord, clear embossing powder, scalloped punch, corner punch, pop dots, tag die cut, rhinestones

New Release, coming soon!

It’s going to be a busy few weeks, with sneak peeks of two new sets from Chicken Girl Designs beginning today and running through October 15. The full releases will be on October 16 so be sure to check in every day for some samples. The new sets are adorable winter themes!

In case you're still looking for Halloween ideas, here is a quick and cute card I made using the "zombie cat" (as I've grown to call it) and some traditional Halloween colours.

Supplies:
Stamps: Happy Halloween
Ink: Tuxedo Black
Paper: Black, Orange, DSP
Accessories, etc.: Copics, Ribbon, Pebbles Impressionabilities, Nestabilities Labels 8

Remember to check out the other Chicken Girls creations here:
Judy
Kendra
Loretta
Lori
Merry
Shannon
Shelly
Tammy
Kate
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World Challenges

Here are my first two cards from Nichole's WCMD challenges this past weekend. The first challenge was to take inspiration from Japan. I went with the Out on a Limb set (as I'm sure several people did), added a dragonfly and one of the more Asian style graphics from Guidelines.

The next challenge was to be inspired by Mexico. I interpreted this with bright colours and a repeated pattern.

Supplies:

Stamps: Out on a Limb, Birthday Basics, Pond Life, Guidelines

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Enchanted Evening, White, Sweet Blush, Ocean Tides

Ink: Ocean Tides, Sweet Blush, Orangerie, Dark Chocolate, Tuxedo Black

Halloween Treat Holders

These were really quick and easy to make. I cut a strip of paper to 3x8.5. I used the slit punch as far in as it could go, then folded the paper to where it fit easily into the slot. These hold a small package of candy. I used gemstones in place of the letter o for last week's ways to use it challenge.

Supplies:
Stamps: Happy Halloween
Paper: Black, White, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories, etc.: Spica pens, scalloped nestabilities , slit punch, Corner rounder

Halloween Witches!

In honour of World Card Making Day, I figured I'd showcase a few cards First up, this quick and cute Halloween card. I punched out a 1 inch circle to use as the moon. The bunny witch (from the Happy Halloween set) was coloured in with Spica Pens.


Next up, I decided to make use of some of my random colourings of these monsters. I stamped a background with one of the sentiments, then cut out and popped up the trio of monsters. The patterned paper is from the 6x6 paper pack of Lime Rickey

If you were interested in a sale... i {heart} papers is having a sale in honour of WCMD!

Release Day!

Ready for some adorable new stamp sets? Today is the release day over at I {heart} papers! There are two new Chicken Girl Designs sets, Happy Halloween and Silly Monsters. They are high quality photopolymer stamps that sell for $10 a set!

Here are the links:

Silly Monsters
Happy Halloween

Supplies:

Stamps: Silly Monsters

Ink: Burnt Umber

Paper: Summer Sun, Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip, White

Accessories, etc.: Scallop punch, ribbon, pop dots, Copics

Another sneak peek!

Today's sneak peek features a look at the ridiculously adorable set, Happy Halloween. There are all sorts of cute critters in this set. I love this image of the cat and mouse in the jack'o lanterns!

I stamped the animals onto some white cardstock, cut them out with a Labels 9 die, coloured them in with Copics, and added a bit of sparkle with a Spica pen. I was wanted something a tad different, so I went with the long and skinny card format. It's a fun change!

Supplies:
Stamps: Happy Halloween by Chicken Girl Designs (available at I {heart} papers Sept. 16)
Ink: Tuxedo Black
Paper: Bazzill, White, DSP
Accessories, etc.: Labels 9 die cut, Spica markers, ribbon

Sneak Peek- Monsters!

My first sneak peek features this adorable little monster and this week's Fall-to Layout from my CAS blog.

See the rest of the Design Teams sneak peeks here:
Judy (Joy in a JAR) - guest DT
Kendra (Kendra's Card Company) - guest DT
Loretta (love to create) - guest DT
Lori (Inking Aloud)
Merry (Random thoughts of a Confessed Stamp-A-Holic)
Shannon (Hoppy Creations)
Shelly (Jaspere's Little Corner)
Tammy (Stamp Happy) - guest DT

Supplies:Stamps: Silly Monsters to be released at IHP next week
Ink: Rich Cocoa
Paper: Very Vanilla, Turquoise, Pumpkin, Striped DP
Accessories, etc.: Copics, Ribbon, Pop Dots