colourQ #237

Happy Tuesday and time for this week's colourQ palette!

This gorgeous doctor's bag is on my wish list now, isn't it gorgeous?

I used some new stamps and dies from Reverse Confetti for my card today. I used Crisp Cantaloupe, Harvest Gold, London Fog and Baja Breeze inks.





Pop over to the colourQ today and see what the rest of the Design Team has cooked up for your inspiration.  Hope you play along with us this week!

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Clean & Simple Card Making 3 - Day 9

I never thought that I would ever get so messy making a card or that it would be this much fun. My card is based on a card Debby Hughes created while she demonstrated creating textural effects.  It isn't perfect but I think I might do it again if I ever get all the sticky bits off my cutting mat! So many techniques--embossing, Copics, masking, paint splatter, Wink of Stella, embossing paste and stenciling.  Then of course i had to add a few sequins for balance. Definitely the most I have ever done to one card.  I have held off with the embossing paste trend, but I actually really like the texture and look of it. 

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Papertrey Ink February Blog Hop

It's time for this month's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop!

I think this is probably the latest I have been submitting a card but here it is.

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The Card Concept - Challenge #1 - Colours

Well here we are with the first challenge for The Card Concept!

Our first challenge is a colour challenge, so you as a participant use the colours to create your card and then create your card based on one of the six defined styles from The Card Concept. I am one of the Clean & Simple Designers for The Card Concept and here is my card based on the colours.  Inspired by these colours I made a smaller card (4 1/4" x 4 1/4") which I added a stitched square to that was slightly smaller. I used a smaller image and sentiment and then added some enamel dots to add interest without clutter.

I added another cute sentiment to the inside of the card...

Head on over to The Card Concept blog to see all of the lovely inspiration from the designers, find a design style that you think you are or want to try and join in the fun, we can't wait to see what you decide to do!

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Geri Greening

 Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Kerin Sylvester

Kay Miller

Deanna Dean

Cindy Lovell

 Karen Davis

Lee Ann Barrett

Narelle Farrugia

Teresa Kline-Guest Designer

Cardstock: Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink)

Petterned paper: Sweet Blush Pattern pack (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Be a Barista (Reverse Confetti) Hot Hot Hot (Fresh Squeezed Stamps)

Ink: Soft Sueded (Stampin' Up) Sweet Blush, Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Stitched Squares (Lil' Inker)

other: enamel dots

colourQ #223

Happy Tuesday and time for the first colourQ of the new year!
Here is this week's palette:

Isn't that the sweetest little eyeglass case?

Drop in to the colourQ today to see what the rest of the team has for your inspiration.  We hope you come and play with us this week. 

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink) Summer Starfruit (Stampin' Up)

Stamps:  Flower Friends (Simon Says Stamps)

Ink: Smokey Shadow (Papertrey Ink) Strawberry Slush, Cherry Cobler (Stampin' Up)

Dies: Stitched Mats (Lil' Inker)

other:  grey mat sequins

Moxie Fab Thanks! Blog Hop

Welcome to the next stop on today's Blog Hop for Cath Edvalson.  

You should have arrived here from Angi Barrs blog.

Today's hop is a celeration for Cath, and how she has touched so many lives in the paper crafting community as the Trends Editor of Moxie Fab World.  So lets get started...

Cath you are so much more than a title, you have become a cheerleader for all of us offering your encouragement and support.

For me your encouragement gave me the push I needed to start to believe in myself enough to enter challenges and even submit for submission calls.  You have always responded personally to any of my efforts.  At Moxie Fab World your daily posts have always been fun and inspiring.  Moxie Fab World was somewhere I visited everyday to see the next newest thing, to see a gorgeous or fun picture, to check out new products and trends or just to see what all the buzz is about.  You are going to be missed so much, by so many, and honestly I don't think that Moxie Fab World will ever be the same again without you.

Since I started blogging almost three years ago, the most memorable moment for me was when you emailed me and asked me if I would like to be The Moxie Fabber of the Week!  Absolutely the most significant moment in my paper crafting world. I will never forget that moment, how shocked I was that you, Cath Edvalson, thought that I was talented enough to hold that title? The day that the Moxie Fabber of the Week post went live you started off by saying this in your intro of me...

"Whenever I visit her blog, I always leave with a spring in my click and a warmth in my heart. Her designs are clean, expertly executed, exquisitely designed, and lovely as lovely ever gets. I love that she visits the Moxie Fab World as often as she does, and I'm so glad to get to know her better today." 

I was so thrilled at the beginning of October when you picked this card as a Tuesday Trigger.  I was so super excited!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.  I imagine that today you are feeling so much love from all around the world, from all the people whose lives you have touched.  Wherever your journey takes you next I hope that it that it makes you truly happy, just as you have made so many happy for all your years at Moxie Fab World!

This card is just for you Cath, my most Moxie Fab Friend! ♥ 

The next stop of the hop is Jen del Muro, enjoy the rest of the journey!

If you get lost along the way you can find the Master Blog Hop list at Moxie Fab World HERE!  

Happy Hopping!

Cardstock:  Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Reflections Fall (Echo Park)

Stamps:  Forever Fall (Reverse Confetti)

Ink: Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink)

other: twine

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A Heartfelt Thank You!

Today's card is for all of you. Yesterday was my birthday and Joyce of Cards-by-the-Sea hosted a linky party for my birthday. Joyce is a sweet sweet friend and virtual party planner extraordinaire.  I can't even begin to tell you how overwhelmed and honoured I was yesterday to receive birthday wishes from so many of you!  Blogging started out as a way to enter some card challenges while I was exploring what type of card marker I really am.  In the almost two years that I have had my blog I have made so many wonderful friendships from around the world.  I hold each and everyone of those friendships close to my heart. Which brings me to today's card. This is my way of saying thank you to all of you for for making yesterday a truly special occasion for me. I blog because of all of your encouragement and support so this heartfelt thank you is for you!

Using autumn colours and of course stitched mats for my card.

Cardstock:  Canyon Clay, White (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps:  Mums the Word Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Simply Chartreuse, Canyon Clay, True Black (Papertrey Ink)

dies: Stitched Mats (Lil' Inkers)

Muse Card Challenge #40

When I saw that Darnell was the Muse for this week's Muse Challenge I knew I had to play along with my friend.  I haven't played in quite a while, but then again last summer vanished didn't it?  This is the gorgeous card that we had for our inspiration:

I was inspired by the beautiful tall flower of Darnell's card and I wanted to ink up my, new to me, Papertrey Meadow Greens stamps.

Cardstock:  Kraft, Vintage Cream (Papertrey Inc.)

Stamps:  Meadow Greens (Papertrey Inc.)

Ink: Kraft, Simply Chartreuse, Melon Berry (Papertrey Inc.)

dies: Stitched Mats (Lil' Inkers)

Many Thanks and City Crafter Challenge #181

Happy Mail from CAS-ual Fridays came today!

Although Canadian Thanksgiving was last weekend I could not wait to ink up my new Amber Waves stamp set. It is always a good idea to have some thank you cards on hand. A kraft card base, Basic Grey Hipster patterned paper and that gorgeous bunch of wheat and of course I can't make a card without stitched matts.  A really clean and simple card to put together, I love it when a stamp is the showpiece! I am also submitting this to the City Crafter Challenge Give Thanks.

Cardstock:  Kraft, Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Hipster (Basic Grey)

Stamps:  Amber Waves (CAS-ual Fridays)

Ink: Kraft, Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink)

dies: Stitched Mats (Lil' Inkers)