Ombre-ish Just Because

The sun just was not cooperating when I took this picture.  It had been out, then went behind the clouds for good just as I was getting to taking pix for the blog.  Mother Nature just is not my friend lately (taking 4 of 5 early morning walks in the rain this week leads me to this conclusion).  Anyway, I used a Mama Elephant Modern Borders set for this and put my new Hero Arts inks to use (Pale Tomato, Orange Soda and Butter Bar to be exact).  A popped up strip with a Simon Says Handwritten Sentiments stamp on it finished the card.  Love the inspiration I got for this card off of Joan's blog.  10 minutes later I have 2 more cards for the stash.  Can't complain.

Happy Birthday, Butterfly!

Hello! Made this card based on a sample from the CASe this Sketch blog.  I loved the card from start to finish, so I copied the layout and changed the papers a bit.  Went for some Fancy Pants paper that is new in my stash, and 20 minutes later I have 3 of these done, each with a different sentiment.  Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday

The last of the cards I made over spring break.....see, told you I was busy!  I used a new birthday set from PTI on this one, and kept the card simple.  Some Little Yellow Bicycle paper for the fishtail flag strips and a few flower punches with pearls and its a card.  Think this was from another Retro Sketch I put in my sketch book and didn't get to on time :)  Thanks for stopping by!

Thank You

Copied the main idea from this card from a Paper Crafts special issue...75 Creative Card Challenges.  I dug into a stash of new 6x6 pads I have building up, and this one is using paper from a Pebbles pad...can't remember which one off the top of my head.  I figure one can't have too many thank you cards in their stash, so 2 of these are now residing in my card basket.  Thanks for stopping by!

You Make Me Smile

More from the lost paper stash.  I loved the papers in this Simple Stories line, but didn't need all the stuff in the 6x6 pad, so I bought several 12x12 sheets at Archivers and promptly forgot about the paper.  So glad I found it.  The colors are totally in my wheelhouse :)  I used a Retro Sketch for this, got the card done with plenty of time, and then never got it uploaded.  Stamps and die for the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp.   Better late than never....thanks for stopping by!

RIP Janome.....

I made this card over break as well, and while getting the border stitched on, my beloved Janome Sew Mini finally bit the dust.  She had been having issues for a few months....she was a good girl for 6 years.  Hoping to have the same loving relationship with my Singer Pixie Plus :)  Anyway, I played along with the Pattern Play card class and I got this layout idea from there.  Cutting the circle out of the patterned paper is harder than I thought.  I found this paper while cleaning out my craft space over spring break.  I went a bit nutty with patterned paper, but since it was a class thing I figured it was OK.  I am not a horn tooter, but I adore how this turned out, and I can't wait to send one to my grandma.  I had been sending her a card a week, and I have not had time to get cards done lately.  Now I have a bunch built up so she had better watch her mailbox :)  Thanks for stopping by!

Mama Elephant Sketch Challenge

While messing around on Facebook, I saw that Mama Elephant has a sketch challenge going on until tomorrow evening.  I loved the sketch, and had just the ME stamp to use on it sitting in my basket, and this card was the result.  I used some bits and pieces from this month's Studio Calico kit, and some wood veneer people so that there was actually a person there saying "How You Doin'?", which just made my day.  I'm not normally a collage person, and I went way out of my comfort zone on this card, but in the end it got a seal of approval from my husband, who is one my toughest (and best) critics.  And who knows?  I truly wouldn't mind being a guest designer for ME in the future : )  Never know unless you try, right?  Thanks for stopping by!