RS #62 and PPCC #181

Happy Friday!

Sharing a card for both this week's RetroSketches and The Play Date Cafe.

Mother's Day cards are all completed but I do have a couple female birthdays this month and it just so happens that they are Mom's.  I have been having fun with this set from CAS-ual Fridays this week.  I just love the big graphic image.

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Bold Wishes (CAS-ual Fridays)

Ink:  Enchanted Evening, Melon Berry, Lemon Tart (PTI)  Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

other: foam tape, jute twine

CAS(E) this Sketch #19 & PDCC #173

Posting a card for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch and using the colours from this week's Play Date Cafe challenge.  I missed the deadline for CAS(E) this Sketch but it was such a great sketch I used it anyways. I couldn't resist these colours from that fabulous inspiration photo.

All supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.

Cardstock:  Melon Berry, True Black, White

Stamps: Rosie Posie, Everyday Button Bits

Ink:  Melon Berry, True Black

Dies: Rosie Posie, Limitless Layers Squares, Banner Borders

other: foam tape

PDCC #161 & 25 Days of Christmas Tags - Tag #24

Slipping in with a card for the Play Date Cafe Challenge.

I just love the colours for this week's challenge.

ll Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock: White, Raspberry Fizz

Patterned Paper: Peppermint Twist (Doodlebug)

Stamps: Framed Out #9, Winterberry,, Heart and Home Holidays

Ink:  Raspberry Fizz, Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst

Dies: Framed Out #9, Tag Sale #4

other: Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

PDCC156 & CFC77

The colours for this week's Play Date Cafe Challenge were a warm autumn blend of  cinnamon, squash, vanilla and sage.  I find that when my 'real' life is crazy busy my creativity seems to go on stand by.  The past couple of weeks have been busier than usual and trying to fit it all in has proven challenging.  I pulled out my cardstock and inks and started working on a plan.  I felt that the this weeks colours would work for a masculine card so I combined it with CASual Friday's Snips, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails Challenge to create a card that is perfect for a young boy, a young man or a big kid.

Chari Moss created an amazing masculine card using Neat & Tangled's Elves at Work stamp the other day on the Neat & Tangled blog.  She created a great panel using some of the small toy images and then coloured then in with Copic markers.  I used her card as inspiration to create a larger panel stamping the images using different colours of ink.

All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock:  Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate
Stamps: Think Big Favorites #12 (PTI) Elves at Work (Neat & Tangled)
Ink:  Dark Chocolate, Ripe Avocado, Canyon Clay
other: foam tape

PDCC151

This is the first time that I have created a card for a challenge at The Play Date Cafe.  When I saw the colour inspiration for this week my heart skipped a beat--isn't it gorgeous?  It is Thanksgiving this weekend in Canada and I still have a few cards to finish up so the two combined made for play time.

All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock:  White, Scarlet Jewel, Ripe Avocado, Canyon Clay
Stamps: Thinks Big Favorites #19, Background Basics: Medallion

Ink:  Scarlet Jewel, Ripe Avocado, True Black
Felt: Scarlet Jewel, Ripe Avocado, Canyon Clay

Dies: Doily Details, Notched Flowers
other: Kraft button, button twine

Make It Monday #62: Step It Up: Layering & The Play Date Cafe Challenge #128

This week I combined Papertrey's Make It Monday #62 with The Play Date Cafe's Challenge #128. The week's Make it Monday video was done by Betsy Veldman.   She demonstrated how to take a basic card and transform it into a fabulous layered sensation.  I have not used my Rosie Posie stamp set a lot and never with the die cuts that accompany them.

On my original one layer card I was able to use the generational stamping technique that was demonstrated in Make It Monday #60 by Ashley Cannon Newell and this week by Betsy Velman.

For my stepped up card I added some Raspberry Fizz Patterned paper with a scalloped top border using a strip die cut from the Hearts Border die, Mat Stack 1 and Layerz Mat Stack 1 and Rosie Posie stamped on to the co-ordinating die cuts and adhered with foam dimensional tape and squares.

All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock: White, Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest

Patterned Paper: Raspberry Fizz Paper Pack

Stamps: Rosie Posie, Mat Stack 1, Think Big Favourites #13

Ink: Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest, Green Leaf, Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko)

Dies: Rosie Posie, Hearts Border, Mat Stack 1, Layerz Mat Stack 1 

other: foam tape, foam squares

Papertrey Blog Hop - February 25 & Play Date Cafe Challenge 120

It time for another Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.  During the release this month Papertrey introduced a series of dies for creating interactive cards, easily.  The dies introduced were for creating the following types of cards:  poppers, sliders, spinners and zippers. The challenge for this month's Blog Hop was to create an interactive card.  My Papertrey order hasn't reached me yet but I still wanted to play along.  Using my Silhouette I downloaded a circle shape for making a pop-up card.  My niece just turned 17 and I wanted to make a card for her that wasn't too grown up or too childish but still fun.

I am also entering this card into this weeks Play Date Cafe challenge that features an awesome colour palette of baby blue, orangesicle and basil.

All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock: White, Aqua Mist, Summer Sunrise, Spring Moss

Stamps: Make a Wish

Ink: Aqua Mist, Summer Sunrise, Spring Moss

Dies: By the Numbers, Make a Wish, Filigree, Ric Rack

other: assorted buttons (PTI)

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For Cath with Love - Blog Hop & Play Date Cafe #116

As many of you will know, Moxie Fab World's Cath Edvalson (Trends Editor of Paper Crafts) won't be able to attend CHA this week due to a nasty pain in one of her shoulders. So... to cheer her up and thank her for "bringing" all of us to CHA with her during these past years, I thought we could surprise her with a blog hop. 

Our hosts and masterminds behind the event are the wonderfully talented crafters  Lorena Canto and Virginia Lu.  If you would like to participate and send some love Cath's way you will find the details and link for the Blog Hop HERE.

My card is inspired from a card I created and then recreated for the January PaperTrey Ink Blog Hop.  I am also entering this card for the Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC116 this week.  Here is wishing you a speedy recovery Cath.

All Supplies are from PaperTrey Ink unless otherwise specified:

Cardstock: Simply Chartreuse, Enchanted Evening, White Plum Pudding

Designer Paper:  Plum Pudding Bitty Dot

Stamps:  Sending You, Flower Fusion #4

Dies:  Beautiful Blooms II, Heart Prints

Ink:  Spring Moss, Plum Pudding

other:  foam dots

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ColourQ Challenge #116 & The Play Date Cafe PDCC112

I missed getting my link in last week, but I will post it once the gallery opens up again.  I didn't want to miss again so here is this week submission.  When I saw this photo I saw the colours from both ColourQ and The Play Date Cafe in this We R Memory Keepers paper from last Christmas.   
Easy to put together--CAS.

Cardstock: Simply Chartreuse (PTI)

Patterned Paper: Winter Wonderland (We R Memory Keepers)

Dies: Matt Stack 4 (PTI)

Other:  die cut (We R Memory Keepers), red/green twine (Divine Twine)



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