Stylish Sister

Flourishes is wrapping up another wonderful release. If you love floral stamps and  nostalgic summer images, you must check out their latest stamps. Flourishes is also hosting a Home Sweet Home challenge.

Here is the inspiration for my card. I bought these pieces on clearance at Hobby Lobby last fall  to use for display in a craft show, which sadly did not occur, but they fit in nicely with the decor in the guest bedroom. I love the soft colors, florals, and the rustic metal

The card is for my stylish sister who will be celebrating a milestone birthday next week.

Inspired by the design of this card, I used Flourishes Feminine Charm and colored with the Prismacolor pencils.

 I  am busy finishing the some favors for Mother's Day's Hopefully I can snap some pictures before Sunday.

Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Mother's Day!

Bunny Banner

After setting my table with some pretty pastels, I added a  bunny banner to the nearby chalkboard to welcome spring. 

At first, I tried to just have the bunnies attatched to the ribbon, but they didn't hang right. So I  die cut some pennants.

Of course, I did a little embelishing.  I wish the next photo was better. The gingham bunnies on parade are so fresh with a little "spring" in their hops.

I used Rustic White cardstock (PTI) for the banner. The bunnies  and their bows were cut with Cricut Easter 2010 cartridge and stamped with a gingham background stamp (CHF) and Bitty Background Block (PTI). I also used Spellbinders pennant dies, swiss dot embossing folder (Cuttlebug), flourish die (MFT), and butterfly punch (Fiskers). The paper roses are Shabby Chic from the dollar bin at Michaels.

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Make It Monday # 58

PTI's Make It Monday tutorial is making gradulated backgrounds. You can see the video tutorial here where Nicole Heady demonstrates this technique using Copics and reinkers. I used Copics to create the background.

The sentiment is from Think Big Favorites #12, and the stars are cut from  white glittered paper using PTI's star dies. 

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Bravo for Menswear--Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #89

Bravo for menswear! Recently, I pulled out some of  my warm weather "at home wear" --- shorts,  pants, and oxford cloth shirts--purchased from the men's section at Old Navy. This is only one reason I love menswear--inexpensive comfortable clothing.  Another reason for my praise of menswear is I've always loved the patterns associated with menswear--houndstooth, argyle, pinstripe--very classy.

 I must shout  "Bravo" for the new background stamp set,Heirloom Patterns, from Waltzingmouse Stamps, which I used for this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge .  This stamp set includes some of  these classic patterns.

I chose to follow Renee Lynch's design closely for a CAS card.

With the crisp patterns I just had to stamp the sentiment at an angle. :)

Thanks for the visit,


Supplies:
Stamps: Heirloom Patterns,Fancy Phrases (Waltingmouse Stamps)
Ink: Pure Poppy( PTI), Memento London Fog
Paper: Pure Poppy,Soft Stone (PTI)
Other: Rosette die (Tim Holtz),  Seeing Stars (PTI)

Waltzingmouse Blog Party

Happy St. Patrick's Day! What a fun way to celebrate with the Waltzingmouse Blog Party and its St. Patrick's Day/Irish/green theme . Be sure to head to Claire's blog for a list of the participants.

My hiatus from posting lasted much longer than I intended; however, today is the perfect opportunity to share a card I made for the "darling of my heart" who gave me a surname with Irish origins.

After stamping various backgrounds(PTI), I used the sentiments from Waltzingmouse Irish Blessings as well as the shamrocks from the same set to decorate the focal point and to create a border strip trimmed with pinking scissors.

Inside a beautiful blessing for my husband whose ancestors immigrated from Ireland to America in the 1750s when they changed the spelling of their last name from Murphy to Murphree to celebrate their sense of freedom..

Will you be wearin' the green today? With the lovely warm weather we've been having, we may head downtown this evening to celebrate at an outdoor event with some Celtic music.
Thanks for visiting and enjoy the party!

Thank you, Debbie Olsen

As you know, Papertrey Ink is celebrating its fifth anniversary and the PTI designers constantly amaze with their incredible talent.
When Debbie Olsen posted this card as her favorite of 2011, I remembered it well.

When she originally posted it in May, I copied it into my inspiration file along with this card she made using Garden Variety.

Inspired by Debbie's cards, I created this card.  I can tell you I am very hesitant to post my card on the same page with Debbie's. Debbie is the queen of Copics while I am a mere serf.  Nevertheless, I enjoyed making this card while remembering the gladiolus in my grandmother's garden.

 I am extremely grateful to Debbie and all the designers who inspire us by sharing their talent, creativity, and beauty with us.

Make it Monday #51

It has been quite awhile since I have made a card for PTI's Make It Monday tutorial, but when I saw the video on Monday, I thought if I had time this week, this banner was something I wanted to try. 

 Once again my shortcomings became obvious as I watched Nichole fold  the strip of cardstock into equal segments with no wonky creases and I  unintentionally folded my strip into unequal segments with very wonky creases.  Nevertheless, I think this is a fun treatment to use on a card. I mounted the sentiment strip onto white cardstock impressed with Tin Types. I added Larger than Life Die Cut flowers leaves.
I am  also linking this to fellow Peep Rhonda Hampton's Thankful Thursday. Check out her post each Thursday, make a thank -you card, link it, and then share your gratitude with someone.  I think this card will be going to the principal of the alternative high school where I am volunteering.  She has helped me find materials to use with the students I am teaching.



Supplies:
Stamps: Inside Out: Thank You, Background Basics: Botanicals, Larger Than Life (PTI)
Ink: Spring Moss (PTI); Memento Lavendar Moon, Summer Sky, Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko)
Paper: Spring Moss, Stamper's Select White (PTI)
Other: Tin Types Impression Plate, Larger Than Life dies (PTI)