I {heart} CAS-ual Fridays

So the challenge over on the CAS-ual Fridays blog is to make a card using hearts. I'm kind of in between these days w/ my Halloween things and my Christmas things. Some days it's Halloween, some days it's Christmas, and some days (like today lol!) it's both (see my post below.) ;) When I saw the challenge for this week I immediately thought of my Gingerbread Lane stamps and dies set...

...there's a boy and a girl and hearts and...it's just adorable. I love it.

Here are some more angles and the inside. ;)

I had fun w/ this one too, hope you guys like as well. ;)

I would love to hear your thoughts so please leave a comment if you wish. :)

Supply List:

Cardstock: PTI Dark Chocolate, Scarlet Jewel, Raspberry Fizz, and Berry Sorbet

DP: PTI Fine Linen patterned pack

Stamps: PTI Gngerbread Lane

Inks: PTI Dark Chocolate, Berry Sorbet, and Enchanted Evening

Dies: PTI Gingerbread Lane

Other: Foam Tape

Ink It Pink #15: Fall or Halloween ;)

I (of course) love the challenge going on over on the Ink It Pink Challenge Blog. Fall or Halloween? Count me in! LOL! Unfortunately I only have two Pink By Design stamp sets and one is Christmas. (I will have to try and remedy this situation soon! ;) And the other is the Mad Scientist set...but I thought some of these stamps could double for Halloween. ;) Here is my take on the challenge...

I made a pillow box to put in the goody bags for the kids for our annual Halloween party. I made the little amoeba blob into a cute little monster by adding one of the faces that come w/ the set to him. Isn't he adorable? ;) I almost (but not quite lol!) like having just the two stamp sets. It forces me to think outside the box w/ them.

Hope you like it, I had lots of fun w/ it!

I would love to hear your thoughts so please leave a comment if you wish. :)

Supply List:

Cardstock: Recollections Kraft, PTI True Black, DCWV Neutral

DP: Recollections Haunted Estate stack

Stamps: Pink By Design Mad Scientist and PTI Spooky Sweets

Inks: Tsukineko Eggplant, Wheat, and Spanish Olive, PTI True Black

Dies: PTI Mat Stack #4, Limitless Layers Ovals, and Essential Pillow Box

Inspired By...#44 :)

I'm getting this in under the wire... :) Ain't that always the way. ;) I loved the inspiration photo over on the Inspired By...Challenge Blog. It's Halloween-y, my favorite. :) Here is my take...

I added a little pop of orange. I felt it needed it. ;)

Here is another angle and the inside.

I'm pretty proud of myself for remembering to dress up the inside of the card too! ;)

I had fun making this card, I hope you enjoy it too. ;)

I would love to hear your thoughts so please leave a comment if you wish.

Supply List:

Cardstock: PTI True Black, Vintage Cream, and Fine Linen

Stamps: PTI Mr. Bones, Happy Harlequin, and Happy Days

Inks: PTI Fine Linen, True Black, and Orange Zest

Dies: PTI Happy Days, Hello Sunshine, and Heart-2-Heart #6

Other: Foam Tape, Martha Stewart Deep Edge Punch Spooky Fence, Recollections Midnight Magic Die Cut Stack

The Inside Edition ;)

Hello all. This weeks Make It Monday #86 is hosted by Ashley Cannon Newell (LOVE HER!) She has challenged us to dress up the inside of our cards as well as the outside. I've been thinking about this for some time now. I get so caught up on the outside of the card, I forget that people read what's on the INSIDE. Duh, right. Total goofball moment. So I am taking this challenge and I am going to run with it! From now on I am going to do a little dressing on the inside of my cards as well. (At least I am going to try to! Lol!) Here is my take...(the left side is the front of the card and the right side is what's on the inside.)

I usually forget about journaling cards...I don't know why...I guess I tend to make my own, but how awesome does this work to have one on the inside of a card?! I'm such a nut. I'm sure crafters have probably been doing this for ages now. ;)

I've been loving this trend I'm seeing of just a bit of patterned paper poking out of one side or the other of a card so I have decided to try it here. I'm also still loving the negative die cut trend. ;)

Hope you like it. I had fun making it and it was so simple! I'm thinking maybe some mass production for Christmas. ;)

I would love to hear your thoughts so please leave a comment if you wish. ;)

Supply List:

Cardstock: Recollections Kraft

DP: The Christmas and Winter Stack (2011) DCWV

Stamps: PTI Happiest of Holidays, Happy Harlequin, and Snow Globe (for the inside green stars)

Inks: PTI Scarlet Jewel, True Black, and New Leaf

Dies: PTI Mat Stack #4

Other: Foam Tape

World Card Making Day Cards :)

I had limited time on Saturday in which to make my cards so I couldn't post them until today. But rest assured, they were ALL made on Saturday! :) I rarely get an opportunity to just craft all day, so that is what I did. ;) Little bit was off spending time with NaNa, and DH was at work, sooooo, this is the result... :)

This one took awhile...I was debating which pattened paper to use, then I was deciding how many diamonds to glitter, then I was glittering them up...and I was loving every minute! :) It actually turned out pretty cute. 

With this one I was still working with last week's Make It Monday technique: Glitter Tabs. I really like this technique. Just the right amount of sparkle and vintage look. ;)

Here are several more...I was on a Christmas card kick for some reason. ;) And I just really wanted to use my PTI Santa Stationary stamps! :)

Hope you enjoy them. I had a blast on Saturday just paper crafting all by my lonesome. ;)

I would love to hear your thoughts so please leave a comment if you wish.

Supply List:

I used a ton of stuff on all these cards so if you see something you are curious about, just leave a comment and I will get back to you about the product. ;)

A Pink CASE Study Christmas

I was looking at the CASE Study blog last night and the muse's card and all of a sudden I got the idea for this card. I had to wait until today to be able to make it (gotta wait til the little one is napping) and so it evolved a bit. ;) But I still like it. ;) Here it is...

I'm still waiting for Papertrey Ink's suppliers to fix the Pure Poppy and Raspberry Fizz problem so that I can order those inks, but it led me to this color combo so I can't be too perturbed. ;) I also used Dawn McVey's embossing and glitter technique for the popped up snowflakes.

Here are a few more angles and the biggest card is the muse's card from which I came up with my idea. :)

I had fun with this card too. ;) Hope you like it. I would love to hear your thoughts so please leave a comment if you wish. 

Supply List:

Cardstock: PTI Berry Sorbet, Vintage Cream, and Fine Linen

Stamps: PTI Snowflake Medley and Happiest Holidays

Inks: PTI Berry Sorbet, Fine Linen, Scarlet Jewel, and True Black

Dies: PTI Snowflake Medley and Half & Half

Other: Foam Tape, WOW Glitter by American Crafts, Clear embossing powder, heat tool

Black White and Plum: Yum ;)

I LOVE the color challenge over on The Play Date Cafe this week! There are just sooooooooo many possibilities for these colors! I chose Halloween, but I'm also thinking of doing a Christmas and Thinking of You card with these colors as well! :) Here is my take...

Isn't that color combo fun?! I was inspired by Arielle of Snappy Stappin' w/ Arielle's style. I adore it! She is super amazing!

Here are a few more angles and the Color Story is in the bottom right. ;)

I had tons of fun making this card, so I hope you like it. I would love to hear your thoughts so please leave a comment if you wish. ;)

Supply List:

Cardstock: PTI True Black and White

DP: PTI Royal Velvet and Smokey Shadow pattern packs

Stamps: PTI Spooky Sweets

Ink: PTI True Black

Dies: PTI Spider Web Trio

Other: Foam Tape, EK Success corner rounder, Bella Blvd Washi Tape

Papertrey Ink Make It Monday #85

Hello again! :) I finally got to play along with Make It Monday this week! :) It was Dawn McVey's turn and she challenged us to use Glitter Tabs. How fun! Here is my take...

This was my first attempt so I have some parts that are lighter than others, but I really like this technique. It adds just the right amount of pizzazz to your cards. ;)

Here are a few more angles and close ups...

Hope you like it. I would love to hear your thoughts so please leave a comment if you wish. ;)

Supply List:

Cardstock: PTI Scarlet Jewel and Rustic Cream

DP: PTI Scarlet Jewel and New Leaf pattern packs

Stamps: PTI Happiest of Holidays and Snow Globe

Ink: PTI Scarlet Jewel and New Leaf

Dies: PTI Half &Half

Other: EK Success corner rounder, clear embossing powder, Embossing ink pad, Studio G rhinestones, heat tool, Crafty Sparkles Sparkling Silver glitter, ribbon from my stash

Ah, Freshly Made, There You Are ;)

It's been a long time since I've played along with Freshly Made Sketches. I've been a bit busy these last couple of weeks and haven't done but a few challenges... anyhoo, here is my take on this weeks sketch (which you can find HERE.)

Still making a few Halloween cards. ;)

I love that WOW Glitter from American crafts. It works beautifully when you want to glitter up a die cut, and that brown is gorgeous IRL. ;)

Here is a close up, and another angle...

Hope you like it. I had fun with this one! I would love to hear your thoughts so please leave a comment if you wish. :)

Supply List:

Cardstock: PTI Dark Chocolate and Rustic Cream

DP: Fall and Night Stack from Recollections

Stamps: PTI Spooky Sweets

Inks: PTI True Black and Orange Zest

Dies: PTI Spooky Sweets, Heart Border, and Doily

Other: Foam Tape, WOW Glitter by American Crafts Chocolate

CASE Study #110

Hello. I have played along with CASE Study again this week. ;) I love this challenge site, it's one of my favorites. :) I'm almost at the end of my Halloween card making, but not the end of the crafting in general. I still have a few more Halloween projects I want to finish up before our party and I still need a few more cards...

Here is my card for this weeks CASE Study challenge...

I don't have the larger Mat Stacks to coordinate with the ones I already have (yet,lol) so I improvised a little and cut the black one in half so it would shadow the top and bottom. ;)

Here are a few more angles and the muse's card (in the top right corner.)

Have I mentioned that I LOVE this new Night and Fall stack by Recollections? It's got really awesome fall colors! :)

Hope you like it. I would love to hear your thoughts so please leave a comment if you wish. :)

Supply List:

Cardstock: PTI True Black and Vintage Cream

DP: Night and Fall Stack by Recollections

Stamps: PTI Spooky Sweets

Ink: PTI True Black

Dies: Mat Stack #4

Other: Foam Tape, Studio G Black Pearls