Kiss Me, I'm Irish

My friend, Ava, asked if I could make her a flat card…lol! I told her I’d make her some postcards! These were really quick and easy to make! I used CTMH So Lucky Stamp Set and the Polka Dots are from PTI’s Polka Dot II Backgrounds.

Materials:

• CTMH So Lucky Stamp Set
• PTI Polka Dot II Backgrounds
• PTI Spring Moss Cardstock
• CTMH Topiary, Sweet Leaf, and Cocoa Inks
• EK Success Corner Rounder

Flower For You

Here’s another cheerful card to get your day going just right!

Over at Schlosser Designs Stamps, Erin has introduced “Lite Stamps”!!!!!

She was able to work out the packaging so that every stamp set is $13 and they ship FREE!!!!!!!

You can’t beat that! So go over and check out her blog post!

Materials:

• Schlosser Designs Stamps, Furnishing Fun
• Schlosser Designs Stamps, Build-A-Border
• CTMH cardstock (bubblegum & topiary) and inks (clover green, bubblegum, spring mist)
• Clear and Simple Stamps white cardstock
• PTI dark chocolate ribbon
• American Crafts Tropical Glitter buttons
• DMC Floss, Glue Dots, and Foam Tape
• EK Success Large Corner Rounder Punch

Bright & Cheery Congrats

Happy Tuesday folks! This card just makes me happy looking at it! I hope it does the same for you I had a rough weekend and a rough Monday and coloring this flower was the perfect outlet! All stamps are Hero Arts stamps!

Materials:

• Hero Arts Grid Pattern Woodblock Stamp
• Hero Arts 3 Flowers Cling Stamp Set
• Hero Arts Essential Messages Clear Stamp Set
• Gina K. White Cardstock
• CTMH Bubblegum Cardstock and topiary ink
• PTI black ribbon
• Copic Markers: RV02, RV04, RV09, RV29, YG11, G14, G07
• Spellbinders Labels 9 Nestabilities

Betzy's Baby Shower Invite

I was not interested in Papertrey Ink’s Baby Button Bits until I saw Betsy Veldman’s Bits of Buttons and Babies blog post! I completely CASEd the entire design, except I used shimmer cardstock as my pinked background, created a ribbon tag with the spring moss swiss dot satin ribbon, and used a vintage cream card base versus a kraft card base.

YOU MUST see her original post! Her announcements are gorgeous and her attention to detail is magnificent!

Materials:

• All materials are Papertrey Ink: Stamps, Cardstock, Ribbon, Ink
• Stickles Glitter
• Upcycled Baby Blanket (Liam’s old classic pooh stuff)

For Your Guy

Last week, my mom commissioned me to make for her 4 Valentine’s Day Cards- one for her man and 3 for her lifetime BFFs! I love making guy cards!!! The Waltzingmouse “Sweethearts” Stamp Set and the Practicing Creativity “Key To My Heart” Stamp Set work wonderfully together as they have the same themes and almost the same fonts!

For Your Guy:

• Practicing Creativity Stamps, Key To My Heart (Argyle background builder, heart shaped lock)
• Waltzingmouse Stamps, Sweethearts (sentiment)
• PTI Rustic White and Kraft cardstock
• Perfect Match Ink
• PTI Ribbon
• CTMH brad
• Stamp n Stuff white detail embossing powder
• DMC Floss

The Three BFFs

For my mom’s BFF’s cards, I chose to layer 3 hearts to represent each friend!

The Three BFF’s:

• Waltzingmouse Stamps, Sweethearts (3 hearts, sentiment)
• PTI Stamps, (Text background)
• Basic Grey Sugar Rush designer paper
• PTI Vintage Cream and pink cardstock
• Michaels Ribbon
• Spellbinders Labels 1 Nestabilities
• Foam Tape

Card Insides

I love how versatile stamps are! I made matching insides with a little ink and creativity

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Isn’t the model TOO CUTE for words!!!! And look at those adorable handmade hats!

My Card:

A little birdie told me...

I created a card for a mom-to-be! This card with one of those cute hats would be awesome!

Materials:

• American Crafts Letterpress Zing Finish Paper
• American Crafts Letterpress Flair
• PTI Ribbon Dark Chocolate
• Maya Road Stick Pin
• Prima Marketing Flower
• Sewing Machine and Thread

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for your kindness...

This card is based off of the sketch challenge submission call that Paper Crafts just had. This was one of two of their sketches. I really like how my card turned out, but it’s another reject! LOL! This card totally reminds me of life as an Army wife in a Cavalry unit. All the men wear their stetsons to events and earn their spurs! The ladies even have an opportunity to earn their spurs, which involves some physical tests and other fun training.

Materials:

• Close To My Heart stamps, patterned paper, brads, flowers, and ink.
• PTI Vellum and cardstock
• Fiskars threading water border punch
• Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Folder
• Spellbinders Ovals Nestabilities
• Sewing Machine and Thread
• Paper piecer

Sharing Your Sorrow

Here’s a CAS/Fun and Cute sympathy card that I made for a submission call. It’s a reject, but I love it’s simplicity! CHA is in 2 days! I have to wash the car, vacuum the car, clean out the inside, go grocery shopping, and get my nails done! Eeeeeek! The life of a domestic goddess….LOL!

Materials:

• Close To My Heart Stamps and ink
• PTI Cardstock, button, and twine
• Michaels Ribbon
• Spellbinders scallop circle nestabilities
• EK Success Corner Rounder

Thank you for housesitting

Did you go away for the Holidays and hire a house-sitter or ask a neighbor or friend? This card is perfect for that occasion, just throw it in with a bottle of wine, and VOILA! You have an instant thank you The card was extremely easy to make! Also, the latest clean and simple challenge (CAS50), is to use the color teal!

Materials:

• PTI Stamps and cardstock
• American Crafts patterned paper
• Basic Grey brads
• Perfect Match Ink
• EK Success Embossed Curve Punch

A Frame Within A Frame

For my card today, I really wanted to make something that was soothing to the eyes… This week is crazy for most and I wanted to offer a reprieve away from all the chaos! This week is NUTS for me! I have some obligations that I’ve been putting off that really need to get done and lots of meetings and volunteer work. Have a Happy Hump Day! We’re half way there

Materials:

• Schlosser Designs Stamps Furnishing Fun
• PTI Cardstock
• Perfect Match Ink
• DMC Floss
• AC Brad
• Scor-pal