cps 169

Second Post for the day!!!

I had a bit of extra time this week so thought I would play with the CPS sketch #169. I ordered the new cosmo cricket "Delovely" chipboard die cuts and  6X6 paper pad and I got them in the mail yesterday and when I saw the cute little rainbow I knew I had to use this for the sketch.

Here is the sketch.........................................

I am totally devoting this card to all of you out there who have had nothing but rain the last few weeks:)  Seriously!!! We have had rain EVERYDAY for the last three weeks or so. I have not even been able to get my garden planted! URG!! I am soooo wishing for sunshine!! So here is my card............

Is this fitting or what??!! In addition to the Cosmo stuff I used the new sun from the papertrey ink set Up & Away. I so adore this set! The flower stems are from pti's blooming button bits set. This was such a fun card to make and a bit out of my element as I usually don't use many chipboard die cuts. This collections colors are very bright & cheery. I really didn't think I would like it but when I saw it IRL I fell in love.

I'm off friends........

As always Thanks for looking and have a great day!!!

Lisa

cps 161

Well I just simply could not put down this set from paper trey ink called wonderfully whimsical designed by Becky Oehlers. I adore this set tons! So many possibilities and as I was playing with it it occurred to me that I really think Becky needs to make a companion set :) You know with like clouds and a sun and a swing and maybe a cute little mailbox ....... I could go on and on :) So as I was putting this card together I thought it went with this weeks card positionings systems sketch ............

I flipped mine though..............

Aren't these the cutest images or what????  I could play with this set all the day long and not get tired of it. I paper pieced the roof and colored the house with my copics. I cut out a couple of clouds from white felt and I stamped the hill onto green felt that is the exact color of spring moss card stock. It is my favorite so far. I got it from this etsy shop.

well friends I'm off for now..........

Lisa

cps 158

Happy Thursday! So glad the weekend is almost here! Had some time and thought I'd play along with this weeks card positioning systems sketch #158. Here is what I came up with...........

I have been dying to play with this cloud stamp from hero arts. I managed to snag it at 25% off when I went to the big city last. This bicycle stamp from hero arts is one of my all time favorite stamps and I have had it on my desk wanting to play with it again and so thought I would make a playful card. I have been seeing sooo many things with clouds & hills so thought I would try my hand at it. I really had fun with this one. I am totally getting addicted to cutting things out and the more I do it the better I get. You know... practice makes perfect :)

 Stay tuned for tomorrow as the get sketchy blog hop get's under-way.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

stamps: cloud background & bicycle (hero arts), sentiment (papertrey ink)

ink: aqua mist, hibiscus, summer sunrise, true black (papertrey ink)

cardstock: papertrey ink

patterned paper: prima

ribbon: hibiscus bitty dot (papertrey ink)

cps 154

 

Short & sweet today. Thought I'd play again this week with the card positioning systems sketch #154. This is what I came up with.........

I was wanting to use up a few scraps so thought this sketch was perfect. I used blooming button bits for my focal point. Love, love, love this set!! I used the color combo vintage cream, melon berry, spring moss and a little kraft. I turned the sentiment on the block to make it curved. Inked the edges with chamomile ink from the tea dye duo.

I've got to.... thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

cps 153

 

This weeks card positioning systems sketch is sponsored by papertrey ink so you know I had to play along.

Here is my take........

I used all papertrey ink goodness once again and kept it sweet & simple. I am such a pink girl and when Nichole did her leaves in pink on one of the sneaks this last week I had to try it. I LOVE pink leaves!!! I will definitely be doing this more.

I am off to clean up my mess...

As always thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

stamps: turning a new leaf, petal power & damask designs

ink: hibiscus, true black

cardstock: vintage cream

pearls: hero arts

felt flower: die cut with my cuttlebug

button: hibiscus mix

leaf: punched from martha stewart punch out of spring moss

cps 148

So far I am off to a good start this New Year... but it's only the 5th :) I have been on a card making roll the last few days and managed to get a few things done including this weeks card positioning systems sketch #148.

Here is what I came up with:

I have been making a ton of birthday cards ... trying to get ready for the new year. I send each on of the ladies in our church a birthday card and that is no small feat.... on top of baby, encouragement, sympathy etc...

I used the blooming button bits set from papertrey ink on this one. I love that saying.. happy, happy, joy, joy... could be used for really anything ... weddings, baby, new house ... you just have to think outside the box. 

I also wanted to take this time to thank all of you who leave me comments here on my little ole' blog. Sorry if I don't always respond ... I really try but my computer time is limited and to tell you the truth I am VERY shy! I never really know what to say. So be patient and know that I really am grateful and will try to do better this year at showin' more love!

As always, Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Lisa

stamps: blooming button bits, vintage labels (papertrey ink)

ink: spring moss, sweet blush, (papertrey ink)

cardstock: vintage cream, spring moss (papertrey ink)

patterned paper: websters pages

button: papertrey ink

rhinestones: kaiser craft

ribbon: dark chocolate dot (papertrey ink)

other: spellbinder label one die, vintage lace, tim holtz tiny attacher

cps 145

Thought I would play along this week with the cps sketch #145. At first I was thrown off with the star but when I was doing another project with these snowflakes I got at the dollar tree I thought "hey this will work with that sketch"! The flakes are made of plastic and are real lacy looking. I already had the aqua mist buttons & cardstock picked out and I have been wanting to use this sheet of paper from my minds eye that I picked up a few weeks ago. So basically this card came together very quickly. I used a white card base and cut the mme paper a tad bit smaller. I layered an aqua mist piece punch with the upper crest border punch in the middle with berry sorbet gro grain over that with a piece of lace over that! Whew!! I then added a few aqua mist buttons on either side and one large one in the middle of the snowflake. The tag is cut from a martha stewart punch with silver glitter making memories letters and tied with twine on the button. It looks way better in real life. I am going to cut it short here as I am headed out the door, but once again... Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

short and sweet

I know I've been M.I.A. the last couple of weeks... life just throws you curve balls sometimes... hope you all understand!! I did manage to make a couple of cards the other day and have been trying to get them uploaded for three days now!! Time just flies!! So here is the one I made for the cps sketch this week..... i used the indian summer line from basic grey. I LOVE this line. The colors are so awesome.... I embossed the vintage cream cardstock with a cuttlebug embossing folder to match the leaves and used one of the felt stickers as the focal point. The sentiment is from papertrey ink's autumn abundance set. I'll post the deets below......

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

stamps: sentiment from papertrey ink autumn abundance
ink: dark chocolate
cardstock: vintage cream, dark chocolate
patterned paper: basic grey indian summer 6x6 paper pad
felt embellishment: basic grey indian summer
other: leaves cuttlebug embossing folder, twine from papertrey ink

cps 134

Happy Wednesday!!!! Only two more days until the weekend!! This card for the cps sketch #134 just kind of fell together.... these are all things I already had on my desk from another project and I when started playing around I realized it could pass for the sketch!!! I love it when that happens!! Isn't this just the sweetest baby girl card you have ever seen?? Okay I am a little biased but I totally fell in love with this card!! The flower stamp is from hero arts that I have had for awhile but didn't feel the need to use it until a few weeks ago Dawn made a card with this flower. I stamped a bunch in different colors and cut them out to use for later. The swirls I cut out on my cricut using the storybook cartridge. I used the damask cuttlebug folder for the background and a scalloped square nestie for the mat. I will post the deets at the bottom.
Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

stamps: hero arts, papertrey ink(sentiment)
ink: berry sorbet, versamark
cardstock: vintage cream, aqua mist (papertrey ink)
buttons: berry sorbet mix (pti)
pearls: kaiser
other: cricut storybook cartridge, martha stewart butterfly punch

Cps130 goes shabby chic

Happy Friday!!! I am looking forward to the weekend.... I get to go to the "big city" for some new supplies and I am so excited. I am going to Michael's and Craft Warehouse for new paper, punches and I really want a corner chomper... I'm tired of wearing out those little corner punches. Does anyone have a corner chomper and do you like it??? I'm sure there will be some things not on my list that I won't be able to pass up. And of course I will "need" to go to the mall! I don't get to go shopping very often so I like to make the most of it!!
I made this card for the cps sketch #130 and it has a real shabby chic feel to it. I used a few scraps for this one along with the flower images from the everyday button bits set ( I know....again!!). I will put all the supplies at the bottom of the post to save time. I really appreciate each one of you who take the time to stop by. I am still working on my picture taking skills and this card is a tad bit brighter than it looks. I envy those who take perfect pics and get the color right.... that is my struggle now. If you have any tips I'll be grateful!!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

all supplies papertrey ink unless otherwise noted

stamps: everyday button bits, polka dot basics II
ink: ripe avocado, true black, sweet blush
cardstock: vintage cream, sweet blush, ripe avocado
patterned paper: K&Company amy butler lotus line
buttons: sweet blush
ribbon: vintage cream satin
cuttlebug damask folder, corner punch

cps125

Hi there!! I haven't done a cps sketch in a few weeks so thought I would play along this week. I had to use my new flower from papertrey ink's new set "in bloom". I really can't stop using this set!! I wanted to make the card relatively simple to put the focus on the flower. I used some left overs on my desk from other projects... I have been really trying to use up my scraps before buying new paper. Just trying to simplify a bit. On a scrap of raspberry fizz left over from my die cut butterflies I stamped the flower three times in scarlet jewel ink. I then cut out three layers and used a dimensional in between each layer. I stamped the leaf on a ripe avacado scrap and cut out. the patterned paper I downloaded from 2peas.... it's rhonna farrer modern chintz i believe it is called. I swiss dotted a scrap of white and cuttlebugged another scrap with a label die. I had a piece of lime polka dotted ribbon that I used to tie around the card after layering all the pieces together. The sentiment is from the mixed messages set from papertrey ink inked with raspberry fizz. An over all fast, simple but elegant card and all made with scraps!!!! I'm off to finish a few more projects and finish up organizing my new studio...

thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

stamps, ink & cardstock: papertrey ink
patterned paper: rhonna farrer modern chintz downloaded from 2peas
ribbon: unknown
pearls: hero arts

cps119

Hi all!! Here is my take on the card positioning systems sketch #119. This was a super fun sketch with sooo many possibilities. I have to make this post short so the deets are in the recipe.
Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Stamps: mixed messages (papertrey ink)
ink: true black (papertrey ink)
cardstock: vintage cream (papertrey ink)
patterned paper: amy butler lotus pad from k&comapny
ribbon: kiwi kis (stampin up)
pearls: hero arts
buttons: papertrey ink, stampin up
chipboard butterflie: k&company

cps118

I am on a mission this week to get my stamp room cleaned and LOTS of cards made. I have decided to start an etsy store so if you are interested it should be up and running in a few days. Here is my take for the cps sketch #118. The deets are in the recipe below. I really appreciate you who check out my blog (all 3 of you!! Ha! HA!). I figured when I got up to a thousand hits ( I figured it would take 6-8 months!!) I would do a blog candy thingy. I realized that I am over twelve hundred hits and I have only had my blog for a couple of months!! So watch in the next couple of wekks for some blog candy.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!
Lisa

stamps: papertrey ink, friends til the end
patterned paper: stampin up! (I've had this for a few years)
cardstock: vintage vanilla & kraft, papertreyink
ink: vintage cream, dark chocolate from papertrey ink
ribbon: papertrey ink vintage cream
pearls: jenni bowlin
other: copics

bee happy with cps117

After being on a roll last weekend the week ended up being a busy one and I didn't get the cps 117 sketch done until last night. I have been dying to use this cosmo cricket girl friday paper that I have had on my desk for about a month and it paired nicely with the my cute stamps flowers. I also used the new papertrey ink background basics text style for a nice background in the circle. This is a must have set. It has three different fonts and it is the perfect size. I stamped bee happy over the text in smokey shadow ink and the bee was stamped with ripe avacado, cut out and adhered with a dimensional on top of the circle. I stamped the flower stems with ripe avacado stamped off once on a scrap and then inked with my spring moss ink and stamped on the vintage cream cardstock. The small flowers are stamped with sweet blush ink and the large flower I inked with hibiscus stamped off on a scrap and then inked with sweet blush and stamped onto the cardstock. I then used my favorite spellbinders die to cut it out and embossed the edge. While it was still in the die I airbrushed the top portion with my copic marker B01 "mint blue" and the bottom portion with YG93 "greenish yellow". I cut out a mat of the cosmo cricket paper (this is the back of the blue flower paper) with the next size die and matted the two together. Adhere it all together and add a couple of buttons and viola!! card is done!! Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

cps sketch #114

Wow I actually got two cards done in one night!! It felt so good to just play for a change. Here is my take for the cps sketch #114. I used the cosmo cricket paper that was already on my desk... I love this paper.. it's from the little girls biography collection. My image is from the unity stamps April kit of the month... I joined the kit club mainly for this image!! I have been wanting a hand holding stamp but not one that I had to color too much.. and when I saw this one I had to have it and let me say I am impressed with the unity stamps! The whole kit is darling and I can't wait to get the May kit!! I colored the image with copics and matted it with a scalloped nestie. The sentiment is from the papertrey ink set "friends til the end" stamped in ripe avacado and sweet blush. I pierced above and below the sentiment to give it a little "something". The flower button is from stampin up. I inked around the edge of the vintage cream cardstock with vintage cream ink. I made this card for a friend for mothers day... not your ordinary mothers day card but it is prefect for her! It's a beautiful day today so I'm off to play outside!!! Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

cps111

Short post today to post my take on the cps sketch111. I went for simplicity in this sketch. All items are papertrey ink. I love the melon berry color but haven't really played with it until today. It is beautiful!! I ran the vintage cream card thru my cuttlebug to give the card pattern. The rest is done with melon berry ink. The stamp set is called text box and the little scroll thing is from the recipe box label mini set. Need to go...thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

cps110

Here is my sub for the cps sketch #110... and it's another pink & green card!! Sorry about that but I am feeling springy and I have been just gravitating to these colors lately. I have been playing around with my watercolor crayons so thought I would try them out on my acrylic stamps..I had not used them on acrylics before but they worked nicely. I just color right on the stamps and then spritz lightly with water. The main flower image is from hero arts called asian elements. I love the owl that comes with this set. I actually stamped over the image with papertrey ink's journaling lines in aqua mist but it doesn't show in the picture . The dots of vintage cream cardstock are a little strange, not someting I would normally do.. but I dropped one on my project and I thought "what the hey!!" so I glue them down!! A little whimsy goin' on there. The butterfly is another one of those from k&company. I need to go tend to my baby granddaughter who is so sick... I hate it when the babies get sick because they are so little... anyway thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

stamps: hero arts, papertrey ink
ink: true black, new canvas (papertrey ink)
watercolor crayons: stampin up (rose red, cameo coral, old olive & green garden)
pearls: melissa frances
ribbon: papertrey ink bitty dots hibiscus
background paper: house of 3

house of 3 meets papertrey ink in a cps 109 sketch

I just have a simple card today for the cps sketch. As you all can tell I love papertrey ink... well I also love heidi swapp stuff , so when she started house of 3 with rhonna and janet I checked it out. I love their blog banners and it was the banners that got me into wanting to start a blog...I know weird huh!! I have since downloaded quite a few banners and put a cute little blinkie on my blog.. easy since it is already made. I have never been into the digital craze because ,#1 I am a stamper at heart first and foremost, #2 I can't afford a large format printer and #3 I thought it would be way to hard and not creative enough for me. So I zip on over to hof3 on april first and they are giving away an april bundle for free!! I was like "hey who am I to pass up a freebie!!' So I downloaded it (check out my new banner) and started to play a little in my paint program. Then I decided to buy and download the easter papers and brushes.. (you know one thing leads to another!!) at first I thought ..well I don't have a large format printer so this is not going to work. I decide to print out just one sheet to see how it looks and I print it as 3 1/2x5 photos (perfect size for cards) and oh my goodness!!! these are beautiful!! So all day yesterday I played around with the paint program. I wish my computer geek son lived closer so that I could get 1 on 1 training because I know NOTHING!! This is a very simple card... I changed one of the background papers to pink but left a tad of the yellow showing. The yellow is a perfect match to summer sunrise from pti. I stamped the circle from tags for spring in summer sunrise and the sentiment in hibiscus. The dotted border is also stamped in summer sunrise and them layered on hibiscus ribbon. I added a couple of rinestones to the circle just to give it a little something. I can totally see this as a baby card. Anyway off to work on another sketch and play with my "paint"!! Have a great day and thanks for looking!!

Lisa

stamps: papertrey ink "tags for spring", "beyond basic borders"
ink: papertrey ink - summer sunrise and hibicus burst
patterened paper downloaded from houseof3 - easter
ribbon: hibiscus burst from papertrey ink
pink rhinstones: k&company