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

WPlus9 February/March 2012 Release Day 3

Hi friends! It's me again! How have you been enjoying the WPlus9 February/March 2012 release so far? Aren't the stamp sets and dies wonderful? I've been having so much fun using them! For Day 3, we're introducing the Easter Greetings stamps set and the Layered Butterflies die. 


I have been having so much fun that I made two cards for Day 3. For my first card I used  Easter Greetings, Layered Butterflies, Timeless Tags and Circle Stackers. 

The Layered Butterflies die is suuuper cute. I've seen a lot of card makers layer butterflies in their cards, but this is a die where you actually BUILD your own butterfly in layers. It's super fun! :) 

I stamped this cute Easter egg image twice two different colors, then hand cut the cute little birds and layered it over egg image. Then I layered it again with Circle Stackers.

For my second card, I used Spring Tags set to make my background panel. I was so inspired when I saw Dawn's cards. If you haven't been there you should GO! I also used Easter Greetings, Circle Stackers and Timeless Tags here.

Then I layered another Easter Egg image over some Circle Stackers. I love that they go together so great.

Well that's it for me today. Tomorrow is Reveal Day, make sure to check out Dawn's blog to see all the stamp sets and dies for February/March. The rest of the gals have more projects to show you...head on over to their blogs ok? Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs! 


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

WPlus9 February/March 2012 Release - Day 2

***This is my second post for today, CASE Study Challenge 76 is below this post...just scroll down!***

Hi bloggies! Welcome to Day 2 of the WPlus9 February/March 2012 Release! Today we're featuring the Spring Tags stamp set, Circle Stackers dies and Timeless Tags dies. Let's get on with the introductions shall we? :)

I have two cards today. This first one is my favorite card out of the lot that I made for this release. The Spring Tags stamp set has a LOT of cute images and sentiments that I am sure you are going LOVE! My favorite was the leafy circle label image and the little bird houses. 

These little bird houses were sooo cute that I wanted to made a border out of them. So I stamped them several times in different colors on some vintage cream card stock. The little doily and circle die cuts are from Circle Stackers. It goes perfectly with some of the images from Spring Tags.

I die cut the smallest tag from Timeless Tags and stamped these cute little birds, also from  the Spring Tags stamp set. 

My second card is a little more shabby chic-ish...lots of layers, soft colors, and lace. I used images from Folk Art Florals and stamped them on a Label Layers 2 die cut. 

I layered the doily Circle Stackers above the label and added some leaves from the Folk Art Florals dies on the side. 

And on top, I die cut a Timeless Tag, where I adhered my little bird house and sentiment both from the Folk Art Florals set.

That's it for Day 2! I hope you enjoyed that. I'll have more for you tomorrow! Hop on over to the other girls' blog to see what they have for you! Hugs!

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

WPlus9 February 2012 Release Day 1

Hi everyone! It's me again! Welcome to an exciting week for WPlus9 Stamps! It's our February 2012 Release. Today's featured set is Folkart Florals and Folkart Florals Dies. This set has a LOT of images perfect for spring. You can work with them singly or combine them to make your own background.

That's what I did with my card. I used different floral images and leaves to make the background for my card. Then I die cut these cute birds and nestled them behind some soft ribbon. I also added some die cut leaves to balance things out.

The dainty doily die cut and circle behind the birds are also part of the release, but we'll get to that later on. ;)

I hope I've provided some inspiration for you today. I'll be back tomorrow for some more! Make sure you head on to the WPlus9 blog and the rest of the ladies' blogs to find some more inspiration.

Dawn Woleslagle

Elise Durenberger

Cristina Kowalczyk

Jinny Newlin

Kerrianne Gwin

Lea Lawson

Savitri Wilder

For Cath (sans CHA) with Love Blog Hop

Hello! I hope I'm not too late, but I wanted to make a card for Cath over at Moxie Fab World. She's not feeling well and won't be able to make it to the Winter CHA trade show. A few gals decided to start a blog hop for her to hopefully make her feel better. Here's my little contribution...

I made have two cards for the hop...let's start with this one...

I wanted to use my PTI stamps and so I combined a few of them to make this card.

It's a Hugs and Thank You card for everything that Cath does for all of us over at Moxie Fab World. 

Here's my second card...this one is a Feel Better/ Get Well Soon card...this one is a softer card, also made with PTI stamps as well as some WPlus9 and WMS.

I hope you feel better soon Cath! Mwah! We love you! 

PDCC116 and SSSC151

Hiya! I had some time on my hands this Sunday evening and was itching to do some stamping. I've been reading about people going to the CHA in Anaheim. I'm sooo jealous! I wish I could go too. The Craft's Meow will be there!!! So exciting! If any of you are going please make sure to drop by the CHA booth! Lisa and Lindsay will be there! :)

Let's get into the card I made for two challenges tonight. I combined PDCC116 and SSSC151. Here's the photo inspiration and sketch...

Here's what I came up with...

I used patterned papers from My Mind's Eye and stamps from WPlus9. This is a mix of a lot of WPlus9 stamp sets so hang on to your hats! Here we go...Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions, Very Vintage Greetings, Pile It On, and Christmas Wishes. Whew! That was a lot of linking! I'm thinking of using that linking tool that a lot of card makers are using...have any of you used it? Is it worth using? Let me know ok! :)

I distressed a lot of panel edges. Added ribbon, a flower and some lace to make it a little more softer and feminine. That's it for me tonight! I'll see you again soon with another card! Enjoy your week and thank you for stopping by today. Hugs!