A La Card Monkey #82

Just a quick post today as there is a monkey playing the bongo drums in my head again (migraine) =/ I really wish he would leave.

This card is for this weeks sketch over at A La Card Monkey

The cool part is that I was chosen as a guest designer for my Double Thanks cards! Yay! So I'll be a guest designer in a short time again =)

I crimped the piece of Early Espresso going through the middle for some texture. I also stamped the leave image in a light color (Pool Party) and stamped the words in a darker color over it. This was my first time doing this technique.

Ok I'm outta here and hopefully the monkey in my head will stop and go to sleep....




Ingredients: All items SU! unless noted
{Paper} More Mustard, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake DSP
{Ink} Pool Party, Early Espresso
{Stamp} All I Have Seen (retired)
{Extras} Crimper, Early Espresso bakers twine, brads (Recollections)

A Hot Wheel Thank You

When we were at the Hot Wheels convention, we attended the dinner there and it was in honor of the collector this year being it was the 25th annual convention. Anywho, they give out very limited cars and Diane Strauss (founder of the HW Newsletter) came over and gave my daughter her pink car! Ahhhhhhhh!!!!! Everyone at our table had their jaws open just flabergasted!

So I decided to make a thank you card and send some of the Hot Wheels coasters I've made as a thank you gift =)



I used the sketch at Card Patterns #138 for this one. The card is actually 3"x6" and the scallop circle was 5 1/2" (cut in half) the DSP circle is 5" (cut in half)

To make the scallop, I took the guard off of my corner rounder and made the half circle scalloped. Check out THIS post at Splitcoast for instructions.

Have a great Tuesday everyone!


Ingredients:
{Paper} SU! Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Spice Cake DSP
{Ink} SU! Soft Suede
{Stamp} Tiny Tags
{Extras} SU! Jewelry Punch, corner rounder punch, early espresso bakers twine, random ribbon

Inkspirational Sunflower

I've been trying to use my dies that I have lately. They look pretty on my shelf but they make even prettier things =)

I played along with Inspirations Challenge #91 for my card this time. I sponged just the tips of the More Mustard petals with Early Espresso ink to make them pop a little. I also ran the Very Vanilla cardstock on top through the Pattern 1 texture plate for some added oomph. You can't really tell in the picture but the Pool Party strip was run through the crimper a number of times to give it a really worn down look.







Alrighty, it's Monday and my first day back.....cross your fingers I survive!


Ingredients:
{Paper}SU! Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Pool Party, Spice Cake DSP
{Ink} SU! Early Espresso, White craft
{Stamp} SU! Tiny Tags
{Extras} SU! Jewelry Punch, Pattern 1 texture plate, Daisies #2 die, crimper, Early Espresso baker's twine

Some MOJO to get going

Well, it is Sunday and the last day of my vacation. But I have had an awesome week and a half off. We went to the Hot Wheels convention in LA, and spent the majority of the time just hanging out playing. I did manage to get lots of crafting time in though =)

I'm playing along with MOJO Monday 210 today



I caved in and ordered the new Spice Cake DSP. I. LOVE. IT......it's such an awesome array of colors that just look awesome together.


Ingredients:
{Paper} SU! Early Espresso, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake DSP
{Ink} SU! Pear Pizzazz
{Stamp} SU! Small Script (retired)
{Extras} SU! Scallop edge punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, square lattice embossing folder, white baker's twine

CP Pumpkins

This pumpkin stamp from the Button Buddies set reminds me of Cinderella. I think it's the whole curly vine thing going on on it. Who know, but it sure is cute!




I made this simple one from Card Patterns sketch 134. And yes, I know I'm supposed to put buttons on the pumpkin part, however I'm outta orange buttons =( It looks cute no matter what, thanks to the curly Q's.

Ingredients:
{Paper} SU! Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Old Olive, Play Date DSP (retired
{Ink} SU! Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive
{Stamp} SU! Button Buddies
{Extras} Bakers Twine, EK Success Icing border punch, corner rounder punch

Sweet Holiday

Yes, another post this week! Wahooooo

This is one of my favorites, I may use this next year for my gingerbread theme...then again it was a lot of coloring so maybe not =)



I used the sketch for this weeks A La Card Monkey Challenge and then realized my theme didn't match the challenge.....oh well, cute card anyway =)

Have a Happy Friday everyone!

Ingredients:
{Paper} SU! Real Red, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip
{Stamp} SU! Sweets for the Sweet, Sweet Holidays (retired)
{Ink} SU! Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Garden Green; Colorbox White
{Extras} SU! Bakers twine Cherry Cobbler, 1" punch

Cute Onesies

Just wanted to get this up quick, my neck is killing me so I'm gonna try to relax this weekend. i.e. no bending my neck down cutting little pieces of paper and making cute things. Hopefully after a day of rest I can get a couple more cards done tomorrow...cross you fingers!

These cards are courtesy of Paper Pal Arts sketch 103 and it was super easy. I can already think of a couple ways to change it up to make new cards.

I cut the onesies out by hand and popped the center onesie on each card out with pop dots. Added a tag and your done =)



Have a great weekend!

Ingredients:
{Paper} SU! Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Regal Rose, Old Olive, So Saffron, Nursery Suite DSP
{Ink} SU! Chocolate Chip, Old Olive
{Stamp} Pennant Parade, A Slice of Life
{Extras} Bakers twine, 3/4" circle punch

Big Card

First let me tell you this is a big card....4"x8" to be exact. I saw a card this size and didn't realize 8" is REALLY big in my world of A2 cards.

It works though for this stamp set which by the way I love and be prepared to see it a lot =) Don't know why either, I'm not a big fan of realistic looking stuff, did that even make sense? Oh well......I'm trying to venture outta Christmas colors too. Same old red and green is gonna look redundant so I wanna spruce it up.

Ingredients:
{Paper} SU! Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Basic Grey; DCWV Stack 6 pattern paper
{Ink} SU! Old Olive
{Stamp} SU! Merry and Type, Warm Words
{Extras} Ticket corner punch, bakers twine, grey DMC floss

Got Buttons?

I saw this color combo and decided to try it, the more involved it got the scarier it got. Finally I gave up and said "whatever"! Remind me if I ever get the notion to use these colors together to please smack me....not good but here it is.

I did like using bakers twine to give the inside some love too......


Ingredients:
{Paper} SU! Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade, Whisper White
{Stamp} None, Zip, Zilch, Nada
{Ink} See above Stamp statement
{Extras} Sizzix/SU! Buttons #5 , White Bakers Twine, circles embossing folder, handmade embellishments

If You Love Bakers Twine.....

....boy is this post for you!

So I was stalking some blogs the other day and wound up over at the Frugal Crafter. This was my first adventure to this blog and let me tell you, I am hooked. So many awesome ideas.

It's no secret that I love bakers twine and SU! finally has is. I have now learned how to make it myself thanks to THIS post at the Frugal Crafter. Is it perfect? No But it does look cute!

In the picture, the blue and yellow are made out of SU! Baja Breeze and Daffodil Delight markers. The Red/Orange is made from a Sharpie marker. The Sharpie actually looks better because the ink bled all the way through the cotton thread whereas the SU! marker didn't, although I tried it just didn't work.

Needless to say I think I may be making a trip and hoarding all Sharpie markers I find so that I can make different colors =)

Have a great weekend!