cardabilities#10

It's time for another cardabilities design team reveal. We are on sketch #10 and I had so much fun with this sketch!

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

And here is my take....................................................

I used Papertrey ink's all booked up and just the ticket stamp sets along with basic grey and october afternoon pattern paper. I also used the jumbo rick rac die with some chartreuse felt. Hope you come on over to cardabilities and play along!!

Lisa

Get Sketchy #51

It's Friday and that means it's time for Get Sketchy! Here is this weeks sketch...........

And here is my take................................................

I used my new papertrey ink cha set to mimic three of the circles and used an oval instead of a circle for the fourth one. The patterned papers are digital downloaded papers from the color couture line from papertrey ink. Need new paper in an instant??? This is the way to go for sure.

I'm off to enjoy my Friday. Have a good one and thanks for looking!!

Lisa

cardabilities #8

**Second post for the day**

It's the 30th so it's time for the design team reveal for sketch #8 over at cardabilities. Here is the sketch..........

And here is my take.......................

Can you believe this is my first circle card ever!! It was actually fun to do and I used the basic grey "Olivia" papers and a flower woolie from the same collection. The sentiment is from papertrey ink's delightful dahlia set.

Thanks again for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

Get Sketchy #49

It's Friday and you know what that means..... it's Get Sketchy time! Here is this weeks sketch..........

And here is my take............................

I used a few scraps for the bottom and the flower image is from papertrey ink's floral fusion which was last years cha set. The sentiment is from pti's violet set. Go on over to Get Sketchy and play along.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Lisa

randomness

Hi all! I know I have been a very BAD blogger this summer but it just seems like it has been one thing or another I have to get done that the ole' blog just gets neglected. Besides new floors I have decided to paint our kitchen since it has been awhile and I have been trying to pick out the colors I want to do it in. I found three of those old blue ball jars at a yard sale for 5 bucks for all of them so I am thinking of doing my kitchen in a white and add color with dishes and such. So since you put up with my rambling I will leave you a card I did for one of the card patterns sketches a couple of weeks ago and never got it posted.

Isn't this just the cutest baby card ever??? I had a special someone in mind when I created this and she just had a baby boy.

I am off so have a great day and thanks for looking.

Lisa

get sketchy #48

hi all!! Just need to pop in here and post my Get Sketchy card for this week. Here is this weeks sketch.....................

And here is my take...........................................

I used my new basic grey 'olivia" stuff I received the other day. Love this line! For the sentiment I used papertrey ink's "all about you".

Hope you all are having a great summer so far. Mine has been BUSY!! We are still in the process of doing some remodel work and it will not be done for a few more weeks. Can't wait to get it done so I can create more!!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

get sketchy #47

Hello again!!! It's Friday and you know what that means....... it's Get Sketchy time!!! Here is this weeks sketch...................

And here is my take...........................................

I loved this weeks sketch!!! Well I love all of the sketches but I really really liked this one and had a lot of fun playing around with it. I used some scraps in my stash for the triangles along with another one of Martha Stewart's doily tags. I stamped one of the images from the Papertrey ink anniversary set along with one of the sentiments and punched out to layer over the doily. I stamped and cut out two butterflies (also from the set), added a couple of pearls and adhered them to the focal point. So get on over to Get Sketchy and play along....

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

Cardabilities#7

Hi all! It's the 15th so that means it's time for a cardabilities sketch reveal. This is my first card as a design team member. I'm so excited!! Here is the sketch .........................

And here is my take................................................

I HAD to use some more of those little rosebud flowers that Betsy showed how to make on her blog. I (heart) them!!!!! So fun and easy to make. I used all my favorite colors here...... aqua mist, raspberry fizz, spring moss and vintage cream.

Come on over to cardabilities and play along......... 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

all supplies are from papertrey ink unless otherwise noted

stamps: all about you, turning a new leaf

ink: spring moss, dark chocolate

cardstock: vintage cream, spring moss

patterned paper: library ledger... aqua mist polka dot

felt: vintage cream, raspberry fizz

die: fillable frames #4

punches: modern garland from Martha Stewart, leaf from bird punch.. Stampin' Up

get sketchy #46

Hi all!! It's Friday and that means it's Get Sketchy time!! Here is this weeks sketch................................

And here is my take......................................

I used some yummy basic grey's green at heart patterned paper for the bottom. I layered that over a white card stock base that I ran thru my cuttle bug with the linen impression plate from papertrey ink. The simply chartreuse green was run thru the cuttle bug also with Provo crafts Victoria embossing folder. To top it off I used one of Martha Stewart's doily tags and add a couple of punched leaves and three of these awesome rolled flowers that Betsy did on her blog here.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

get sketchy #45

Hi all!! Sorry for the lack of posting but it seems my mojo has gone out the door the last couple of weeks or so!!

But never fear ..... it's Friday and time for Get Sketchy!!! 

Here is this weeks sketch.......................................

And here is my take....................................

I was in the mood for a baby card and so I whipped out my new set from papertrey ink called "night, night moon". I love all the little baby elements in this set. So cute!  It really is not this washed out in real life..... don't know why when I upload that blogger washes out the photos.

Have a great day and thanks for looking!

Lisa

stamps: night, night moon, polka dot basics II(papertrey ink)

cardstock: vintage cream, spring moss (papertrey ink), blush blossom (stampin' up)

ink: sweet blush, dark chocolate (papertrey ink), versamark

patterned paper: basic grey "capella"

buttons: papertrey ink

linen impression plate(papertrey ink

Martha Stewart trefoil heart punch

Seam binding for ribbon

get sketchy #43

Woo Hoo it's Friday and that means it''s Get Sketchy time!! Our sponsor this week is the Eyelet Factory. On to the sketch...............................................

I really liked this sketch because of it's simplicity. I totally love what the other girls did with and it is so amazing how we all interpret the sketches. I have been on this love affair with aqua mist lately and my card today is no exception.........................................

I also broke open my new simply chartreuse card stock from Papertrey ink.

I am lovin' this color lots! I cut out the little flowers from some My Minds Eye patterned paper. The leaf is stamped with versamark onto the aqua mist card stock. I tied each piece of twine in a bow and adhered it to my card stock and then used a glue dot to adhere the flower on top of the twine. I also made this card in a one layer version..........................

Sorry about the lighting..... the sun can't make up it's mind what it wants to do :)  So there you have it..... go and give the sketch a try!!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

get sketchy #40

Hi all!! Sorry for the late post............. I try to have my Get Sketchy posts done in advance but a couple of personal things got in the way. So with out further adieu..... here is this weeks sketch.............................

And here is my take.....................................

Our challenge this week was to make a father's day card. I don't make very many masculine cards so I tend to keep them simple when I do. I used papertrey ink's Through the Trees set for the tree and birds and the sentiment is from the Masculine Motifs set. The wood grained patterned paper is from Cosmo Cricket.

And I am off................... thanks so  much for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

card patterns #64

Hi all!! I have a quicky post before I head out the door. This is for the card patterns sketch #64.

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

And here is my take.................................................

I will list the items I used below to save time......

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

Lisa

stamps, ink, buttons &  cardstock:  papertrey ink

patterned paper: october afternoon

crochet ribbon: websters pages

silk ribbon: may arts

tag punch: martha stewart crafts

get sketchy #38

Happy Friday all!! Well you know the drill..... it's Get Sketchy time!!! Here's the sketch...............

 

We got to work with these awesome chalk board stickers from Deco bugs. You are supposed to be able to write on them with chalk like a real chalkboard. Well wouldn't you know it I didn't have any chalk in my house. So what is a girl to do.......umm.... fake it!! I stamped my image with Papertrey ink's vintage cream ink right onto the sticker and wouldn't you know it, it looks like chalk!! I was afraid to heat stamp the sticker so I just let it set for a few hours before assembling it to my card. I used my "Round & Round" set again and for the sentiment I used the Thank You from "Say it with Style" and the leaf stamp is from "Turning a New Leaf". I used some October Afternoon paper for the background and a piece of Websters Pages for the panel. I tied it all together with some of that lucious ruffle ribbon found here. 

Hope you come and give the sketch a try!!!

Later friends..........

Lisa

card patterns #63

Hi all! I am starting to feel better from this nasty cold I have had for the last week. I hardly ever get sick and this one was a doozy! So last night I made my self go into the stamp room and get some serious business done..... I actually made three cards in about an hour or so. First up is this weeks card patterns sketch...............

I decided to flip the sketch to a more horizontal position and here is what I came up with.........................

I have been dying to use my new stamps that I ordered from the last Papertrey ink release but one thing or another kept gettin' in the way. So last night I inked up Chair-ish. I LOVE this set and it was that lamp and doggie that sold me on it!! I have also been in an teal-ish/ blue mood lately.... I think it has something to do with recently changing our bedroom to these colors! I used patterned paper from october afternoon and papertrey ink. I also had to use my new mat-stack die #1 and some of that wrinkly ribbon. The sentiment is actually from the first set On my Couch. I love how all the sets co-ordinate.

I'm off for now..............

Lisa

papertrey ink blog hop

I decided at the last minute that I had a tad bit of time to participate in the blog hop this month. This month theme was tissue paper and what to do with it. Well I went original (hee hee) and did a tissue paper flower. Not just any flower but the gorgeous ones Betsy showed us how to do on her blog. I used my spellbinders blossom dies to make the petals bigger. I didn't use any other layers on this card as I wanted to keep the flower the focus. The card base is aqua mist with the leaves stamped in aqua mist.

 I need to get this posted so I'm off for now...........

Later ........

Lisa

get sketchy #34

It's Friday and time for another Get Sketchy sketch. The sponsor for this week is Wags & Whiskers rubber stamps. So here is this weeks sketch...........................

And here is my take.......................................

I used the best friends forever digi stamp from wags & whiskers. I printed her first on stampers select white from Paper trey ink and then a second time on a piece of patterned paper from October Afternoon so I could paper piece her dress. I colored the rest of her and her bear with copics. I cut out a couple of hearts and used an embossing folder from Sizzix to give them texture. The aqua gingham paper is from October Afternoon. The sentiment is from Paper trey ink's Spiral Bouquet stamp set.

I will come back later and add the links..... I injured my eye today and am having a hard time seeing!!:) 

Later friends.....

Lisa

card patterns #59

Hi all! Here is this weeks sketch over at the card patterns blog.............

And here is my take...................................

I finally got around to using my new delightful dahlia set from paper trey ink. I love this set and have been exploring the possibilities. The font is very elegant and I love the smaller size. I used the new botanical background set to make the background on the spring moss card stock and the little sheet music stamp that you can barely see is from the October Afternoon Thrift shop stamp set. I die cut the dahlia and stamped the image and colored with my copics. The leaves I die cut out of the spring moss dot paper from the pretty pastels pack. The patterned paper is from October Afternoon. Have I told you how much I love both October Afternoon's new releases "Thrift shop" & "Fly a Kite"? L.O.V.E. them!!! I think I pretty much bought stock with how much I  purchased :)  I also used the new giga guidlines impression plate from paper trey ink on the oval. I wasn't too sure about the impression plates as I'm a folder type of girl but I do love the pattern and the impression is nice.

I'm off to clean up my mess..... It's amazing the mess I make when I make a card.... Just one card and it looks like a tornado went thru!!!

Later friends!!

Lisa

Wonderfully Whimsical Challenge

I went on over to Becky Oehlers blog to check out the first night of the peaks for papertry ink's new release and Becky had issued a challenge.... Make a card with wonderfully whimsical in the next 24 hrs and link it up. Well who am I to pass on a challenge especially when it comes to wonderfully whimsical. I was not going to show any more wonderfully whimsical cards but Becky is makin' me do it!!! Since I only had about 45 minutes to make a card because I have other commitments I used what I already had on my desk from playing with this set. I used basic grey's green at heart paper on this one also.

I totally love this set as most of you know from previous posts. So many possibilities.... I only wish it had a sun and some clouds (hint, hint Becky):)

Later friends,


Lisa

get sketchy #33

Hey all it's Friday and time for another Get Sketchy card. The sponsor for the week is sweet lab kits.

This is the sketch for this week................

And this is my take...................................

I went for a clean graphic look with this one. Not my usual style but sometimes it is good to get out of the box. I started with a white card base and used a polka dot embossing folder from sizzix. I cut different size circle using spellbinders dies but you could easily use punches or even hand cut your circles. I used papers from paper trey ink and basic grey Kioshi line for my circles. The hello panel is punched from a stampin up punch and then I layered the hello circle over it and added a few rhinestones. Easy!!

Well enjoy your weekend...... I know I sure am. I am totally wanting some sun!! 

Have a great day!!

Lisa