VLVAPR2011 - Happy New Baby

I got some new Verve Stamps in the mail today so I was anxious to create something with them.  I decided to ink up an image and sentiment from the "To the Moon" set and play along with the Viva La Verve sketch challenge.  I colored the image with copics and paired this with DCWV Linen Closet patterned paper. 

CQC #79 - Wish Big

I'm still smiling after learning that I won this past week's ColourQ challenge!  What a confidence boost that was!  So, of course I was anxious to play along again with this week's ColourQ Challenge! 

The bold bright colors made me think of a birthday card so I inked up my newest PTI stamp set, 2011 Birthday Tags.  I ran the mambo melon card stock through the SU square lattice embossing folder (love that thing!) and then went nuts with my punches!  I simply added some black satin ribbon for a finishing touch.  It's like a party on paper!



Trio of Challenges

I have always been impressed by my blog friends' abilities to combine challenges and so I have been on a mission to do the same this year to challenge myself.  This time I combined three challenges! (Insert applause here)  This entry is for the Color Throwdown Challenge #135, Stamping 411's Saturday Sketch Challenge #189, and the 7 Kids College Fund Challenge #18. 

Stamps:  MFT Pure Innocence You're So Tweet Ink:  Momento Tuxedo Black  CS:  PTI Pure Poppy, harvest gold, vintage cream, and black  PP:  October Afternoon Fly A Kite & Thrift Shop  Tools:  Copics, SU Top Note Die Accessories:  black rhinestones

SFYTTApr2011 - A Little Bird Told Me....

As soon as I saw Jen del Muro's April's Sketch for You to Try, I wanted to play along.  I inked up another one of my newest purchases from MFT....this cute "Hanging with my Peeps" stamp set.   I LOVE how this came out!  I paper pieced her dress and sweater with some patterned paper from My Mind's Eye "Tickled Pink" 6x6 paper pad and used matching and coordinating papers on the rest of the card.  I paired it some PTI dark chocolate, white, and kraft card stock.  I sponged some PTI chai ink around the edges of my kraft panel and colored my gemstones with my copics

This card was mentioned by the MFT Design Team as a Favorite Find for the week of April 7th, 2011!

Stamps:  MFT Hanging with my Peeps  Ink:  Momento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, PTI chai  CS:  PTI dark chocolate, kraft, and white  PP:  My Mind's Eye Tickled Pink Tools:  Copics (E00, E11, E57, E57, E59, Y08, Y04, Y02, YR18)  Accesories:  rhinestones

SSS102 - You're so Tweet

I am playing catch up with some of my favorite challenges this morning.  Yesterday was too too busy of a day to play along with the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge #102, but today is a new day!  I splurged and bought a bunch of new stamps this week from MFT and this Pure Innocence "You're so Tweet" was one of my newbies.   This set has a bunch a cute sentiments, but I just didn't want to add one the outside of this card.  I think it looks so sweet just as is, so I will add one of the cutesie sentiments to the inside instead.

Stamp:  MFT Pure Innocence "You're so Tweet"  Ink: Momento Tuxedo black  CS:  PTI harvest gold and white  PP:  Jillibean Soup Blossom Soup 6x6 mini pad  Tools:  Nestabilities ovals, PTI beautiful Blooms II #3 die collection, Copics (E11, E00, E000, E59, E57, E55, R29, YR24, YR23, YR21, Y21, Y04, Y08) Accessories:  red gem

SSSC111 - Teacher Card

Teacher Appreciation is the week of May 2nd and the end of the school year will be here before we know it.  I always do a school craft fair in May and teacher's gifts are a big seller.  I decided to use Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #111 as inspiration for a teacher's card today.  I bought ths MFT Teacher's Pet stamp set & this sketch was a perfect fit for the image in that set.  I paired it with some patterned paper from the Jillibean Soup "Blossom Soup" 6x6 mini pad.  I ran the card stock through my Big Shot using the PTI Book Plate impression plate.

Stamp:  MFT Teacher's Pet  Ink:  Momento Tuxedo black  CS:  PTI black, white, and kraft  PP:  Jillibean Soup Blossom Soup Tools:  Nestabilities circles, PTI Book Plate impression plate, copics (E00, E11, C7, C5, C9, R05, R24, R29, YG 97, YG95, YG93, E57, E55, E53)   Accessories:  PTI ripe avacado button and jute

Baby Shower Pocket Invitations

I was asked to make invitations for a baby shower.  The couple do not know the sex of the baby. I was told that they went with a yellow and white theme for the nursery so I went with that color scheme for the invitations.  

To make the pocket, I started with a 4.25" x 11" piece of PTI harvest gold card stock.  I scored it at 1.25" and 5.5".  I used red sticky tape along the edges to close it. I used my corner chomper to round the edges. Before adhering the flap down, I embossed a 4.25" x 4.25" piece of PTI white card stock using the SU polka dot embossing folder and adhered it to the front of the pocket.  I embellished the flap with a border made from white card stock punched with a SU eyelet border punch and a 3/8" x 4.25 strip of Bo Bunny Mellow Yellow Dot patterned paper.  I stamped "You're invited" (from the SU Blissful Bride stamp set in Momento Tuxedo black.  I used the PTI Beautiful Blooms II #1 die collection to create the flower embellishment. The onesie is from the SU Baby Bundle set and I colored it with copics.

The tag is 3,25" x 4.75".  I rounded the corners with my corner chomper and added a 3/8" strip of coordinating patterned paper.   I added a piece of PTI Harvest Gold bitty dot satin ribbon. 

Here's another view:

And for a finishing touch, I used the PTI A2 envelope liner die to line all of the envelopes with matching patterned paper.

While you are in party planning mode, be sure to check out these adorable diaper cakes at ediapercakes.com!  They are over the top beautiful and would make a great gift and / or baby shower centerpiece!  

This is one of the neutral ones, but they also have diaper cakes geared for specifically for boys or girls, too!  You can see them all HERE!  

Thanks for stopping by!