Top Dog Dies - Weekly Post

Definitely so behind this week, things are really busy around here with shopping, packing and then tomorrow moving my son to Sudbury. Today festivities include buying a freezer, blinds and all the 'oh I forgot to tell you items...'.

I have a card today using the new Top Dog Dies Modern Mosaic A2 Mat and the Top Dog Dies Banners #1.  I created a baby card that could be used for a boy, a girl or an unknown! 

I die cut the mat from white cardstock and used it as a stencil along with translucent embossing paste.  I coloured the paste using Distress Ink that I smooshed onto my craft sheet. I find the translucent embossing paste not as creamy as regular paste , so it takes a bit more mixing to get the consistency right.  I used Post It tape to hold down my stencil over the card panel and then used my palette knives to add the paste to the stencil  in two shades. I removed the stencil and let both dry completely. It has a really nice shine to it.  The stencil is going to be used for a future project, stay tuned...

A detail photo of the texture and shine...

Head over to Top Dog Dies to see all the new release dies!

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Baby Booties

This is one of four posts for today!

photo source: www.estella-nyc.com

We have a fantastic new sponsor, Newton's Nook Designs, for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Baby Booties!  The LEAD of this challenge will receive a gift certificate to the Newton's Nook Designs store!

The Curtain Call Crew received this ADORABLE stamp, Winged Wishes, set to work with for this fun challenge, Baby Booties!

Newton's Nook Winged Wishes

You won't want to miss what the Curtain Call Crew has whipped up for Baby Booties!

Amber Kroening

Amy Kolling

Amy Tsuruta

Gayatri Murali

Kim Singdahlsen

Laurie Willison
Lisa Henke

Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Monika Davis

Sheri Gilson

Sarah Gough

Stacey Schafer

Tenia Nelson

Tracey McNeely

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Baby Booties and play along with us!

CASE Study Challenge #179

Squeaking in at the last minute with a card for CASE Study Challenge.  I love Danielle Flanders, this month's Muse, and I knew I had to make a card as soon as I saw her inspiration card.  I almost missed out because I forgot to take a photo when I made this card earlier in the week.

Here is her inspiration card...

and here is my version...

Surprise, Jessica!

Surprise, Jessica!

Were having a shower for you today!

Jessica Davis, of The Paper Parade, is having a baby boy very very soon.  Jessica is one of the 12 of The 12 Kits of Occasions and we are hosting a shower for her today starting at The 12 Kits of Occasions blog.  We know that you must be so excited for your first child and we are so excited for you.

We have some shower snacks...

A cake...

and lots of cards...

I used the baby sentiment from Fresh Squeezed Stamps Subway Series: Occasions as the focal point of my card. I clear embossed it and topped it with a blue baby onesie from String Me Along and a cute happy face from The Envelope Please.

Join me over at the 12 Kits of Occasions blog today for the beginning of this very special surprise baby shower blog hop and send some good wishes to Jessica along the way.

 

                                   Subway Series: Occasions                        String Me Along                     The Envelope, Please

Cardstock:  White, Spring Rain (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned paper: Bitty Dots (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Subway Series: Occasions, String Me Along, The Envelope Please (Fresh Squeezed Stamps)

Ink: Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky (Papertrey Ink) Versamark (Tsukineko)

Dies: Stitched Mats (Lil' Inkers)

other: foam tape

Snuggles

Hi Fresh Squeezed fans!  Sharing a card for baby using two fun Fresh Squeezed Stamps sets!

I created a trail of stars from Weather Through that I coloured with pastel coloured Copics and then outlined each star with a clear glitter pen. For my sentiment I embossed a portion of the baby Subway Series: Occasions stamp and heat embossed it in white.

 

I use the sketch from Seize The Sketch for my card this week.

Cardstock:  White, Aqua Mist (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Weather Through, Subway Series: Occasions (Fresh Squeezed Stamps)

Ink: VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

other: assorted Copics, white embossing powder, clear glitter pen

Melissa's Baby Shower

Happy Monday!

Melissa Chipperfield, owner of CASology, had a baby girl yesterday morning. Bryna Kate  came a few weeks early but mommy and baby and doing just fine. The Design Team at CASology is hosting a Baby Shower for Melissa over at the CASology blog!

Come and join us to see the cards the Design Team made for Melissa, but also to make a card for her yourself and add it through the inLinkz button at the end of the Baby Shower Post!  Let's show Melissa how happy we are for her.

Cardstock:  White, Hibiscus Burst (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Giraffe (Imaginisce) Hanging Out (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Dies: Scalloped circle, cile nesting dies (Spellbinders)

other: Stickles, pink sequins, assorted Copics

Handle with Care

It's my turn to share a project on the Fresh Squeezed Stamp blog today.

I created a new baby card using that adorable onesie from the String Me Along with some supporting sentiments and an image from The Envelope Please.  The happy face was stamped with a darker shade of pink on the front of the onesie.

I have a new great niece, born last weekend, so this card has already has a destination. 

   

Cardstock:  White, Hibiscus Burst (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Hibiscus Burst Patterned Paper Pack (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: String Me Along, The Envelope Please (Fresh Squeezed Stamps)

Ink: Bubblegum Mid-Tone Shadow Ink (Hero Arts) Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Dies: Limitless Layers 1 3/4" (Papertrey Ink)

other: foam tape

For Penny

Heading to a meet Penny party today.

Penny is my great niece and is now 8 months old.

So no traditional new baby card, but one for a little girl.

Cardstock:  Simply Chartreuse, Spring Rain (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Daphne's Closet, Pink Lemonade (Lawn Fawn)

Stamps: Hanging Out, Up Up & Away (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: True Black, Fresh Snow (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Hanging Out (Papertrey Ink)

RS #66

It seems that it has been so long since I had any need to make any baby cards, but this spring I am making so many.  My girlfriend came by the other day with girl number 3, only a week old. Nothing like the swishy little face and the sweet smell of a little baby but I am past that and could just be happy for her.  I tied her card in with this week's RetroSketch!  I had some fun using the new Avery Elle Chevron dies and some sweet Pink Lemonade Lawn Fawn paper.

Cardstock:  Kraft, White, Sweet Blush (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Pink Lemonade (Lan Fawn)

Stamps: Polka Dot Parade #4, Fillable Frame #5 (Papertrey Ink)

Ink:  Smokey Shadow, Sweet Blush (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Fillable Frames #5, Wonderful Words Baby (Papertrey Ink) Cheron Bits Die (Avery Elle)

other: foam tape, corner chomper

Baby Shower Invitations

Today was such a fun day. It is finally a beautiful, warm and sunny 21 C (70 F) day in the great white north.  I spent the day today with my sister-in-law making baby shower invitations for my nephew's wife.  We know she is having a girl so we chose traditional pink.

Cardstock:  Pink (Bazzill Basics)

Stamps: Hanging Out (PTI) Girraffe (Imaginisce) Envelope Sentiments (Simon Says Stamps)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Angel Pink) (Tsukineko)

Dies: Sircles, Scalloped Circles Nestibilities (Sprillbinders) Stitched Mats (Lil' Inkers)

other: corner rounder

CCC #36

Happy Tuesday and time for this week's CASology Cue Card!

The week The Alley Ways Stamps is sponsoring CASology and offering up a prize.  The Design Team is using Alley Ways Stamps for our projects for today's Cue Word:

The song Edelweiss from the musical the Sound of Music was my inspiration for my card the week.  My stamp set that I used is Petal Pushers and I chose the lyrics "Bloom & Grow" from the song. I did a little creative masking to create my sentiment.  When I ran the pinking shears forward and back across the top of my white panel I ended up with a grove in the paper from the die.  So rather than start again I folded the paper to make it more prominent and called it a happy mistake.  Enjoy this memory 

Head on over to CASology today to learn what the 'cue card' means to you, how you can play along and see the all the cards created by the Design Team to inspire you.

Melissa Chipperfield

Rosemary Dennis

Tracey McNeely (that's me)

Jen Wills

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Judy Marino

Maureen Merritt

Meghan McMillan

Guest Designer:  Melinda

I can't wait to see what SONG means to you!

All supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.

Cardstock:  Kraft, White
Stamps: Petal Pushers (The Alley Ways Stamps) Love & Mariage (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: New Leaf, Winter Wisteria, Harvest Gold, Hibiscus Burst, True Black
Dies: Pinking Shears

CCC #25 - NEW

Happy New Year!

Welcome to the first challenge of 2013 at CASology!

We have some exciting new changes this year at CSAology, we are welcoming three new members to our existing Design Team.

Joining us are:

Judy Marinio

Maureen Merritt

and Meghan McMillan

Our first Cue Card of the year is:

After I made this first version of my card I added a little more, but after I did I felt the card had lost what I feel is CAS style.  Even though I only added one more layer, which is very acceptable in a CAS card, the added layer along with the patterned paper and the bling ends up a bit cluttered.  I really liked how my 'extended' version of the card turned out so I decided to share it in this post.

Head on over to CASology today to learn what the 'cue card' means to you, how you can play along and see the all the cards created by the Design Team to inspire you.

Melissa Chipperfield

Rosemary Dennis

Tracey McNeely

Jen Wills

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Judy Marino

Maureen Merritt

Meghan McMillan

Guest Designer:  Deb

I can't wait to see what NEW means to you!

All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock:  White
Patterned Paper: Sweet Blush Patterned Paper Pack
Stamps: Hanging Out, Heart-2-Heart #5
Ink:  Memento London Fog, Memento Angel Pink (Tsukineko)
Dies: Limitless layers Squares
other: foam tape, silver gem