Moxie Fab Challenge | Type Hype!

I have one more card to share today, for the Moxie Fab Type Hype! challenge. This is our inspiration:

I had to really think about what I wanted to make for this challenge because I don't own a typewriter stamp or any stamps with typewriter font. I do own an actual manual typewriter, thanks again to my in-laws who found it for me. I used a piece of rustic white cardstock from Papertrey Ink and typed "I love you" over and over and over to create the background of my card. Let me tell you, it took forever! I am very slow when using the typewriter because I don't want to make a mistake. After rounding the corners of the typed background, I die-cut letters to spell out "i love you" with Pure Poppy cardstock. Using tweezers, I popped up the letters with dimensional adhesive and adhered them to my card.

 (Supplies - Stamps: (PTI) Tiny Tags. Cardstock: (PTI) Rustic White, Pure Poppy, and Kraft. Ink: (PTI) Pure Poppy and True Black. Ribbon: (PTI) Pure Poppy. Dies: (PIT) Tiny Tags. Other: typewriter.)

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ColourQ | Challenge #149

Good afternoon! I have a card to share for the ColourQ Challenge #149. I feel in love with Stampin' Up's new in-colors this year... especially Midnight Muse and Gumball Green.

I used Papertrey Ink's Fabulous Frames and Back Pocket Basics, plus Faux Ribbon and Tag-It's #3 for this card. My in-laws gave me Faux Ribbon for Christmas last year and it is one of my most used sets.

  (Supplies - Stamps: (PTI) Tag-its #3, Faux Ribbon, Fabulous Frames, Back Pocket Basics. Cardstock: (Stampin' Up!) Certainly Celery. (PTI) White. Ink: (Stampin' Up!) Midnight Muse, Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit. Dies: Fabulous Frames. Other: string, gems.)

I am off to pick Evan up from school, then he and I have a date to watch the USA vs. Japan gold medal soccer game. Have a great day!

CAS-ual Fridays | CFC64

I have a quick and cute card to share with you today for CAS-ual Fridays "things in the sky" challenge. I chose to work with PTI's Heart-2-Heart #6 Mini Stamp set to create a get well card. 

(Supplies - Stamps: Papertrey Ink Heart-2-Heart #6. Cardstock: Papertrey Ink Rustic White & Spring Rain. Ink: Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Summer Sunrise (old formula). Ribbon: Spring Rain. Dies: Heart-2-Heart #6. Impression Plate: Simple Stripes. Other: pearl.)

Isn't the little sun adorable? I love the Heart-2-Heart stamp series... so versatile and easy to use. 

Have a great day! 

Papertrey Ink | Make It Monday #77

This week's Make It Monday challenge is to use ink pads as watercolors. I am always hesitant to use watercolors on my projects.... I am not an artist! But this challenge didn't look too difficult. I used Papertrey Ink's In Bloom and Tagged Sentiments to create this card.

(Supplies - Stamps: In Bloom and Tagged Sentiments (PTI). Ink: True Black, Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse (PTI). Cardstock: Hibiscus Burst, Simply Chartreuse, White (PTI). Dies: Limiless Layers Circles, Small Scallop Border, Eyelet Lace Border (PTI). Patterned Paper: Simply Chartreuse Patterns Pack. Other: Gems)

I don't think I'll quite my day job and become a full time painter, but this challenge did force me outside my comfort zone. I haven't inked up In Bloom in a while, either.

Have a wonderful afternoon! 

Paper Smooches Sparks | Trend Watch Challenge

Hello there! I am playing along with Paper Smooches Trend Watch challenge this week. The more I play with my Paper Smooches stamps, the more I love them! Especially the Space Cadet set... so, so cute!

(Supplies - Stamps: Space Cadet (Paper Smooches Stamps). Cardstock: White and Smokey Shadow (PTI). Ink: Pure Poppy, True Black, and White (PTI). Other: Copics.)

To create the little green alien in the space ship, I stamped the rocket on white cardstock. Then I stamped the rocket onto a sticky note, cut out the window, and placed the sticky note directly over the space ship, creating a mask. I inked up the alien stamp with PTI's True Black ink and stamped him in the open window. After I removed the sticky note I colored the rocket and the alien with Copic markers. 

I think I am going to sneak this card into Evan's lunch box tomorrow. A little note to wish him well on his first day of 1st grade.

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Pool Day

We are celebrating the last two days of summer vacation by sleeping in, playing games, enjoying our patio, and registering Evan for first grade. He has been getting up around 7:30/8:00am the last few weeks, and come Wednesday that is going to change! He will have to be up by 7:00am so he can eat breakfast and get ready for school.

The weather here has been hot, hot, hot, and to stay cool we've been enjoying the pool! Our neighborhood has a nice pool we can use, and we are lucky to have friends who also have a pool. We spent last Thursday cooling off in the Cate's pool, and the kids were in heaven! Evan is my little fish and is also an independent swimmer, which is great because Jack is a reluctant swimmer and takes some coaxing to get into the water. 

Evan can't swim without his swim goggles, but keeping track of his goggles has been a constant struggle this year. I finally told him that his two pairs of goggles are his responsibility, and I'm not buying another pair this year (we've gone through at least 4 pairs). He took my warning very seriously and has not lost a pair since. He has a special place for his goggles and he puts them back after each swim. Way to go, Evan! 

Jack was a little agitated when he first got in the pool. He isn't comfortable in the water and likes to spend 5-10 minutes in, then get out and walk around the pool (which I hate). Anna grabbed her pool seats and blew them up for the kids and Jack *loved* sitting in one! I don't think I've ever seen him so happy in the pool. He called it his "boat" and happily floated around the pool for a long time. 

Only two more days of summer for us! I am looking forward to the routine of having Evan and Jack in school, but I really do love having them home during the summer. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Simon Says Stamp | August Card Kit

Hi there! I hope everyone had a great weekend. I pulled out my Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit last week and whipped up a few cards. I have subscribed to this kit club for 5 or 6 months, and I love it when my Simon Says box comes! It is like Christmas every month. My favorite product included in this month's kit is definitely the BasicGray white mini letters. I have used them a ton while working on Project Life, and I also used them on my "you are so sweet" card. I wanted the letters to match the pink chevron stamp so I colored them with copics while they were still on the sticker sheet, waited a few minutes to make sure they dried, then applied them to my card.

Wish me luck this week... both Evan and Jack start school and our life is about to become busy, busy, busy! Have a great week!

Hero Arts | August Card Challenge

I have some really exciting news to share tonight... the card I entered in the CAS-ual Fridays color challenge last week won! I am honored to be last week's winner, and I have an awesome new blog badge over on the right. Thanks CAS-ual Fridays & congratulations to the VIPs and Contenders! 

Tonight I am posting a trio of butterfly cards that I am entering in the Hero Arts August card challenge. I used one of their sketches to create three bright and cheerful cards, for three different occasions.  

 (Supplies- Stamps: Hero Arts. Cardstock: Avery Elle. Buttons: (green and blue) Doodlebug. (pink) unknown. Gems: Hero Arts colored with Copics. Green baker's twine: Stampin' Up! White string: unknown. Dies: Papertrey Ink. Pink patterned paper: Stampin' Up! Ink: Papertrey Ink & Stampin' Up!)

I used cardstock from a new company, Avery Elle, for all three cards. Aren't the colors yummy? I am very impressed with the quality of this cardstock. It is a heavy weight and takes ink really well. The green is one of my favorite colors to work with right now... it is very vibrant in real life. The ink I used is Gumball Green from Stampin' Up!.

The buttons on the green and blue cards are by Doodlebug and I love them! I have had this package in my stash for a few months, just waiting for the perfect project. I am so glad I found it! Unfortunately the pink buttons did not match the cardstock and ink of my pink card, but the blue and green match perfectly. 

While I was taking pictures of my cards, Evan and Jack were eating dinner. Well, they were supposed to be eating dinner. Mostly they were screwing around! For example:

Evan tickling Jack and Jack screeching "EVAN DON'T DO THAT!"

I am so glad it is Friday. It has been a l-o-n-g week!

Have a great weekend!

Karla Dudley Designs | Lime You Lots

Good evening! Karla Dudley has released a new kit through Mscraps today and I had created a layout showcasing this awesome kit. 

Lime You Lots is full of fun papers, brushes, and elements. My personal favorites are the journaling cards and photo cards. I used three on my layout tonight:

(All supplies are Karla Dudley Designs - Patterned paper, journaling card, photo cards, butterfly brushes, "HAPPY" tag, and stitching: Lime You Lots. Staples: Digi Essentials. "pool day" alphas: Rusty Alphas.)

Lime You Lots is on sale for 20% off through the weekend. I have a couple more layouts planned for this kit... I love the color scheme and the gorgeous brushes Karla included! Goodnight. :-)

A Blog Named Hero Challenge #9 | Freestyle

I had so much fun making this card for the A Blog Named Hero challenge: Freestyle. The colors are really fun, and I used stickles to accent the flower. 

(Supplies - Stamps: Hero Arts. Cardstock: Papertrey Ink. Dies: Papertrey Ink, Wplus9. Gems: Hero Arts. Ink: Papertrey Ink. Twine: Papertrey Ink. Impression plate: Papertrey Ink.)

I purchased this set of dies from Wplus9 a few months ago and they have seen a lot of use already. I like their size and how delicate they are. I ran them through my big shot with PTI's Linen and Canvas impression plate before adhering them to my card. 

Mark and I have a date with our DVR tonight to watch the US women's gymnastics all around competition. I can't wait! It's one of my favorite events of the entire Olympics. Have a great night!