Using my stash...

In an effort to stop hoarding my craft supplies I decided it's time to tackle the mountain of paper pads I've collected...

I was inspired by this week's Sweet Stamp Shop Challenge: Use What You Have! and the colors and design inspired by this week's Tuesday Trigger

I decided to tackle the mound from the top and it was just meant to be.  The paper matched the colors and even had a paint-like pattern to it like the trigger picture above!

Sweet Stamp Shop Sweet Spring and sentiment from Get Fit, American Crafts Color Crush Paper Pad, Woodgrain Washi Tape, Memento Tuxedo Black and Peanut Brittle Ink, Copic markers and foam tape

I stamped and masked the lilies directly on the pattern paper then colored the leaves in with copic markers.  The pinkish lillies are paper pieced and foam taped while the blue and honey colored lillies are colored in.  I had that cute little birdie pattern paper and decided to cut them out and foam tape to the scene. There's still time to enter the Sweet Stamp Shop Challenge so hop on over for the details.  Word is, if there's more entries Mrs. Sweet will pick 2 winners!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Summer...where did you go?

So my summer ends in another week since my kids will be starting school.  In this household that means scheduled dinners, bathtime and bedtime.  It's bitter sweet for me...the kids will be in bed sooner which hopefully means more crafting time for me, but on the other hand that means early morning wake up calls and morning traffic, ugh why does summer have to end so quickly?!?

In my longing to hold on to summer I decided to make my next card based on a few challenges.  I loved the blooms seen in the next Pinspired Challenge and followed the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches which also fits the Timeless Twine: Tags and Twine Challenge

Jessica Swift Blomma paper pad, Timeless Twine Olive, Avery Elle-ments Simply Tags Everyday die and SRM sticker for sentiment

 

 

I loved the colors seen in the Pinspired Challenge from peaches and pinks to oranges and touch of green.  It's hard to see, but the solid colored cardstock behind the tag has an ombre effect, kinda like the blooms in the pic below.

 

  Following this sketch...

And playing along with Timeless Twine for the first time introduced by fellow blogger Amy Tsuruta...mahalo Amy!

That's it for me...as always thanks for taking the time to stop by!

Kitty Bee Design Challenge: Summer

It's another HAPPY ALOHA FRIDAY and I'm back for more inspiration with Kitty Bee Designs!  Around here summer time consists of kids always gathering at our house for play dates and sleep overs and I always like to have a little something to send them home with.  Bubbles are my go-to because they're inexpensive and can entertain the kids for hours.  I thought I'd jazz it up by adding one of my favorite images from Kitty Bee Designs.

Of course it's just a little sneak peek so to see the complete project please hop on over to Kitty Bee Designs Blog and tell me what ya think!  Mahalo and have a great weekend!

Where did my weekend go?

Not quite sure where my weekend went, but it's Monday and I'm already looking forward to my next day off...hehe.  I'll be sending my in-laws off later today and it's back to the real world and work for me.  I can't believe how much older my nieces and nephews are.  All teenagers and entering high school!  I remember them being flower girls and ring bearer for my wedding...gasp I'm feeling old!

Anyway I got to make a card for this month's Avery Elle's challenge following a very cool picture!

Avery Elle Oh Happy Day, AE Handwritten Notes, Memento Bahama Blue, Rose Bud and Dandelion Ink, VersaMagic Cloud White Ink

I was drawn to the arrows and decided to take its colors and make my sentiment their colors and mask the arrow.  I really wanted to emphasize the color and stamped the sentiment first in cloud white ink and then again in the colored Memento inks.  I did it on the slant as the arrows were slanted in the cup.

Here's the cool pic...

Hope everyone has a great week and mahalo for stopping by!

Kitty Bee Designs Challenge #4: Summer

Happy Aloha Friday gang!  Summer time has always been a favorite of mine.  It means great weather, longer sunshine and happy memories.  This next Kitty Bee Design is sure to bring a smile to your day.  Here's a little sneaky peek...

I played around with some pattern paper from the latest Amy Tangerine Yes, Please paper pad.  I think it screams summer and went perfect with the cute little Kitty Bee Design digi.  I hope you'll hop on over and check out the full card!  If you haven't already, you should check out the Kitty Bee Design Etsy Shop for many more images both clear and digi.  I know you'll fall in love them!!  MAHALO and have a fabulous day!!!

Snuck away...

This is a quick post as I snuck away from the in-laws to enter this week's CAS(E) this Sketch.  Not much to explain...just a bunch of hexagon shapes made with my E-Clips machine and stamping!

Fresh Squeezed Stamps You Said It Sister, FSS Tickle My Fancy, Hexagon shapes and shadow, Memento Ink Teal Zeal, American Crafts twine

I love peacock feathers!  Something about their colors and frilliness.  I remember the first time I saw a peacock feather just lying on the ground at the zoo and couldn't get over the beauty of it. 

Here's the sketch...

Thanks for stopping by!  Can't believe it's the end of the week already...YAY for the weekend!  Hope to get more crafting done.  I know I said I'd be back with more of that fun emboss resist technique, but after a few hours of trying to get a design right, I gave up and it's back to the drawing board for me!  Stay tuned though!

Polka Dot Fun

Thanks to the hubby I was able to sneak away and play!  I wanted to try this cool technique still using the emboss resist and layer stamping.  Decided to go with the polka dot sketch and will be entering my homework into this week's CAS-ual Fridays Challenge

Fresh Squeezed Stamps Breath of Fresh Flair, FSS Everyday Expressions, Memento Ink in Pear Tart, Cottage Ivy and Rich Cocoa, Versamark, Clear Embossing Powder, Distress Marker in Tumbled Glass

I did a lot of masking and layered stamping keeping to the colors provided by the Online Card Class:  Summer Card Camp 2.  Super fun and will be sharing more of this technique as I have tons of ideas on various stamps in my collection to try!   As always MAHALO for stopping by!

P.S.- There's still time to play along with us over at Kitty Bee Designs and submit any project with a CONGRATS theme!