Two more Birthdays!

I love how this card turned out! I used OCCSC1 (which is from the new OCC sketch blog) for the design.

Supplies:

Stamps: Embrace Life, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry marker
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: White Taffeta Ribbon, Heart To Heart punch, Scallop Edge Punch


These card stocks and stamp have been sitting on my desk looking for attention, so I finally got this one done too!

Supplies:
Stamps: Country Morning, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Bashful Blue, Basic Black, So Saffron, Whisper White
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Black Gingham Ribbon, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pens

Card 2

This one uses one of Julee's sketches, and the colors come from Dawn's Raspberry Suite's Color Challenge! I think this is the first time I've followed thru playing with her color schemes, even tho I like them a lot! (you've noticed its been crazy 'round here)

Anyway, I liked the colors for this big gorgeous flower from Embrace Life...I thought it would work really well for a tropical flower with veins of interesting and slightly contrasting color. The red circle seems a little thrown in there, but there is red in the flower, I promise. Supplies: Stamps: Embrace Life, Priceless, Pocket Silhouettes

Ink: Versamark, Lovely Lilac, Black Paper: Lovely Lilac, Pixie Pink, real Red, Very Vanilla Accessories: Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon, Button Latte, Linen Thread, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pen, 1 3/8 inch circle punch

Cinema Saturdays!

Two of 'em, in fact! First, the current one! LOL!

The movie of the week was Emma, which I borrowed from the library a few months back. (the Gwyneth Paltrow one) I thought it was great! Its funny and light and quite enjoyable. And I'm a sucker for Jane Austen and sooo much 18th century in my movies anyway... haha!

Emma has the best of intentions in helping her friends, even if she 'misses', every time. She thinks she's very sweet, which is a lot of the humor of the movie. When I started browsing my supplies for something to capture Emma, I thought of something sweet, pale pink and airy. This is not exactly it... lol, but it does have a sweetness to it and uses pale colors... And this fabulous flowery paper has always seemed to have that 18th century feel, tho I'm not sure why.

I like the card a lot, but I'm not convinced its totally Emma. Oh well! The card also uses the OCC sketch this week, by Laurie Schmidlin, which was a lot more fun than it looked at first. It intimidated me! haha! Oh, and along with Emma they wanted dots so I have a few, plus the circles in the sketch.

Supplies:

Stamps: Embrace Life, Fresh Cuts Ink: Black, Perfect Plum, Apricot Appeal Paper: Apricot Appeal, Pale Plum & White card stock Parisian Summer DP (retired) Accessories: 1 3/8 inch circle punch, Fiskars Zingz

This card is late but also inspired by the Cinema Challenges. Can you guess which one? My husband couldn't, based on my card, darnit. hee hee! Oh well, it worked for me!

It is Princess Bride, of course, one of my all-time favorites! As soon as I saw which movie, I wanted something pale blue, like Buttercup's princess dress, and swirly.......yeah I couldn't think of anything. Today while organizing my ridiculously-hoarded designer papers I came across this blue sheet and immediately realized that's what I wanted to use! But I also wanted a simple feel because she's a farm girl after all. So I picked some colors from the cd cover art I have (my hints to my husband were that "Its a movie we have on VHS and DVD. And the cd. And the book!")

The card only has two flaws- I really wanted a bow there, and now you all know why I don't do bows, and I scorched my paper while heat embossing!!! ACK!!! So sad.... I've never done *that* before.........

Supplies:

Stamps: Upsy Daisy

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Certainly Celery card stock, Bashful Blue Prints Paper (retired)

Accessories: So Saffron Poly-twill ribbon, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, misc white ribbon

Embrace Favorites!

Yesterday I got the school valentines all completed, and made FOUR other cards besides! YEAY! I'm going to spread them out tho so you're not overwhelmed today! LOL!

Now here is a card I am very happy with. The OCC Challenge was to make a card around your favorite accessory. I LOVE this ribbon. I loved it as soon as I saw it! But, I got it and its so wide and thick I hardly know what to do with it. I cannot tie bows (ever seen one on my blog??) and its so big for knots... what to do, what to do...?? But this sketch of Julee's (Mojo #73) lent itself quite well to this particular ribbon! Yeay! Two in one! I just love how the soft shade of the ribbon looks with the rich Eggplant!

Supplies: Stamps: Embrace Life

Ink: Black, So Saffron, Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, white card stocks Accessories: So Saffron Poly-twill ribbon, Blender Pen, Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware (retired)

Pretty birthday!

I mentioned I forgot a birthday...how's this for a belated card? I love it! Both the sketch and colors come from SCS's challenges this week. Just needed that kick start to point me in the right direction.

Supplies:

Stamps: Embrace Life, Sincere Salutations ~

Ink: Stazon Black, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust ~

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Baja Breeze, Whisper White ~

Accessories: Blender Pens, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware, Chocolate Taffeta Ribbon

And now, a gripe: If your children ride their bikes to and from school (or anywhere, really), can you please just remind them to stay OFF the middle of the ROAD?! I am pretty much sick of the panic attacks from some kid darting across the road RIGHT in front of me. I know, I know, my son has one of the worst super-hero complexes ever *wink*, and honestly, this is giving me good teaching opportunities, but we can do with a few less. Thanks.

Inspiration gone awry...

Happy October?! Wow!

This card started as pieces inspired by Beate's inspiration piece. I was going to try the whole blocked background and I had colored the flowers, picked the Rose Red and the More Mustard.....and my husband asked if I had a pretty card for his niece. Hmmmmmmm....... So this is how it ended up! hee hee!

Don't get me wrong, its a pretty card, and I like it, its just not what I sat down to make tonight. And that is ok! :) Maybe I'll take some time and play with the piece later, but until then here it is:

Supplies: Stamps: Embrace Life, Sending Happy Thoughts ~ Ink: Stazon Black Rose Red, Always Artichoke, White Craft ~ Paper: Rose Red, More Mustard & Whisper White card stocks ~ Accessories: Mat Pack, Stamping Sponges, White Grosgrain Ribbon

New Rubber!

Few things are quite so exciting! LOL!

I finally got to order Upsy Daisy. I am a ridiculous sucker for daisy anything. So of course with it 15% off I HAD to get it!! so here it is- in some of its glory! LOL!

This card follows Julee's Monday Mojo sketch #54. (except for the side of the Saffron square...I don't yet have the awesome scallop punch, so I tore this edge...just pretend its scalloped! haha! I have a ton of color ideas in mind for this stamp but I started with red. Not too bad, actually! Cant' wait to play more!

Supplies: Stamps: Upsy Daisy Ink: Real Red Paper: Real Red, So Saffron & Whisper White card stock, Saffron Prints DP Accessories: Soft Subtles brads, Red Grosgrain ribbon

This second card is inspired by Beate's BIC #24. I liked the clean, clear look, and the first glass has green leaves! So here we go! I'm not in love with these colors together, but I still like the card.

Supplies: Stamps: Embrace Life Ink: Basic Black Paper: Gable Green, Baja Breeze & Basic Black card stocks Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pens, Stamping Sponges, Word Window Punch, White Grosgrain ribbon

What inspired you today?