Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge 84

Hi there! It's finally the weekend! Breaking Dawn is out in dvd and I have to go get me one! YES. I am one of those people. lol! I have to say the books are better than the movies. But it gets better after the first two movies right? :) 

It's also time for some inky fun over at Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge. This week's sketch is from our lovely Jen. It's a great sketch you can work some of your magic on. Here it is...Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge 84.

And here's what I came up with. I wanted to work with some cute images for my card this week...and what could be more cute that the little lamb in the L'il Buddies stamp set.

I stamped the heart label and colored them in with pink. I also colored in the lamb and hand cut it. I added some banners, one to hold my sentiment the other just to add a bit more pink to my card. I adhered it onto a small tag that I tied on the ribbon. The banners are from Bitty Banners, one of my FAVE sets from Waltzingmouse Stamps.

The ribbon is actually a strip of lace that I used in another way. I LOVE wooden buttons...so here's another one of them! :) 

That's my card for this week! I hope you liked it. I want to see what you come up with this sketch. Don't forget to check out what the other Mischief Makers have made for you this week. Thanks for stopping by. I'll be seeing you again! Hugs!

PTI 5th Year Anniversary: Day 4

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Hiya! I'm back! I'm trying to catch the PTI Anniversary: Day 4 Contest. Have you seen their giveaway for Day 4? Actually, have you been seeing ALL the goodies they've been giving away since Day 1?! Oh my gosh!!! PTI goodness at it's best. 

So here's my submission for Day 4. I chose to use Heather Nichols' favorite color combination...which also happens to be my favorite color combination. :)

I die cut some scalloped strips of patterned paper and layered them one over another. I adhered them over some lace to soften my card a bit. I also die cut the banner and the doily, again layering them. 

I stamped the sunflowers and colored it before hand cutting it. Then I added the twine and button. I couldn't help but adding the little tag and the sentiment on it. Here's hoping I can get my hands on some PTI goodies! :)

CASE Study Challenge 77

Hi bloggies! Sorry it's been a little quiet around here. I've been trying to make some of my DT projects these past few nights for some up coming releases. I hope it wasn't too long a wait, but I'm back for CASE Study Challenge 77 with our fabulous muse Karola.

Here's Karola's card for this week...

And here's my interpretation of it. I took her idea of lining up the embellished labels one on top of another. But instead of round labels, I used tickets, banners and butterflies.

I used Bitty Banners from Waltzingmouse stamps for the stars and banners. The sentiment is from The Craft's Meow, Sent with Love. The dies are from Papertrey Ink. 

Last week's submissions were awesome! I couldn't choose a favorite because of all the gorgeous cards! I hope you are all inspired this week as well. I'll see you all over at the CASE Study Challenge Blog! :)

Papertrey Ink 5th Anniversary Day 1 Contest

Hi bloggies! I'm back for a little "thank you" post. This one is for the Papertrey Ink 5th Anniversary Day 1 Contest. I am proud to say that I am a Papertrey Ink junkie! lol! My love of stamping is BECAUSE of Papertrey Ink. 

Their design team brings soooo much inspiration every month, every week, every day! I don't think I ever go through a day without passing through their blogs! I am really, really grateful for everything that they do for everyone. 

I made a card for the Day 1 contest. Have you seen the prize list??? OMGosh!!! PTI has always been known to be very generous to it's followers and customers. I would know since I always get free stamp sets tucked in as a "thank you" in my PTI boxes.

For today's contest, we have to choose a PTI designer and use their project as inspiration for our own. You all know that my favorite PTI designer is the UBBERLY talented Miss Betsy Veldman. Here's what she has for us today...

She always manages to come up with cards that combine stamps, dies, ribbon, etc. and make you go..."Why didn't I think of that?!". She is my inspiration. I just love her! Now...if I can only come up with colorful projects like she does...

Here's my submission. I used Betsy's technique and made it into a Shabby Chic card. It's not as colorful as Betsy's cards...something I have to work on. I'm afraid of color! lol! I just love subtle and neutral colors. Hopefully, stalking following Betsy's work will bring it up a notch or two one day. :)

That's it for me today. I hope you all enjoyed your weekend! I'll see you all again soon! Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs!!! :)

~Jean

WPlus9 February/March 2012 Group Post

Hi bloggies! So I'm back to report on our little Hobby Lobby trip. It was a nice place, I found some My Mind's Eye patterned paper pads that I don't usually find in our local AC Moore and Michael's. There were more Prima products, more EK Success punches. And I have to admit, I found the home decor section addicting! lol! All in all, it was a very nice trip that we will be taking another time soon! :)

Today's the WPlus9 February/March 2012 Groups Post. What did you think of the Full Reveal yesterday? Don't you just LOVE the stamp sets and the dies?!?! I had so much fun with the new stamp sets. I'm pretty sure I'll be using them a lot. Here's my card for the Group Post.

I used Spring Tags and the Layered Butterfly Die for my card. I was looking through old magazines and saw one of Lisa Johnson's cards and it inspired me so much that I wanted to make my version of it. ( I think I've been doing too many CASE Study Challenges, lol! ) The colors she used reminded me so much of Easter and Spring. 

I stamped the tickets using Le Cirque and added the sentiment and eggs image from Spring Tags. The circle label is also an image from Spring Tags as well as the sentiment in it. I used the Circle Stackers to cut out the label. The Layered Butterfly was made with patterned paper and vellum. 

I was planning on making another card for the group post, but we got home late from our little trip that I had no more time to make it. Not to worry, the other WPlus9 girls have a lot more cards to show you! I hope you enjoyed the release. Thanks for joining me again today! I'll see you again! 

Cristina Kowalczyk
Dawn Woleslagle
Elise Durenberger
Jinny Newlin
Kerrianne Gwin
Lea Lawson
Savitri Wilder 

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge 83

Hiya! Happy Saturday! My husband and I are off to go on a little drive today. I have always been curious about Hobby Lobby because of reading about it in so many different blogs. There aren't a lot of craft stores in New York where I live...so my sweet husband is taking me  on a 1.5 hour drive just to go see the closest Hobby Lobby to us! Isn't he the sweetest? 

Before we go I'm leaving you all with a card for the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge 83. Here's the sketch for this week.

It's a circle card sketch...and you know how I am with circle cards...so i cheated on this one! hee! I made a simple card for this week. I've been trying my hand on simple cards since I joined that CAS class a few weeks ago. So I hope you don't mind seeing some simple cards once in awhile. 

I stamped Gingham & Co. on white cardstock then I drew a heart and hand cut it. The heart is adhered on a die cut label with this cute sentiment from Fancy Phrases. 

Last week's submissions were awesome! I had soo much fun browsing through them. I hope you have time to join us this week over at Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge. Thanks for stopping by today. I'll see you again! :)

WPlus9 February/March 2012 12 Reveal Day

Hi bloggies! Today's Reveal Day over at WPlus9 stamps. Here's what Dawn will have for sale at the store tomorrow...

Folk Art Florals

Details

• is a 4x6" clear photopolymer stamp set
• contains 24 stamps; 20 images and 4 sentiments
• will be available for purchase February 5th for just $14

Folk Art Florals Die

Details

• compliments the Folk Art Florals stamp set
• designed to be used as stand alone images
• comes on a single die that can be easily snipped and separated
• Approximate measurements (inches) - (A)1 x 1.1, (B)1.5 x 1.1, (C)1.25 x 1.25 when assembled, (D)1.6 x 2
• will be available for purchase February 5th for just $12

Spring Tags

Details

• is a 4x6 clear photopolymer stamp set
• contains 15 stamps; 3 (1.75") circle tag images, 4 sentiments, and 8 accent images
• will be available for purchase February 5th for just $14

Circle Stackers 1 Die

• coordinates with the Spring Tags stamp set
• Set of three separate dies
• Approximate Measurements (inches) - (A)1.8 x 1.8, (B)1.75 x 1.75, (C)2.25 x 2.25
• will be available for purchase February 5th for just $15

Timeless Tags Die

• comes on a single die that can be easily snipped and separated
• Approximate Measurements (inches) - (A)1 x 1.5, (B)1.5 x 2.5, (C).75 x 1.2
• will be available for purchase February 5th for just $11

Easter Greetings

• is a 3x4" clear photopolymer stamp set
• contains 4 stamps; 3 images and 1 sentimet
• will be available for purchase February 5th for just $6

Layered Butterfly Die

• contains 4 stackable shapes to build a layered butterfly
• Approximate Measurements - 1.75 x 1.125 when assembled
• comes on a single die that can be easily snipped and separated
• will be available for purchase February 5th for just $7