Baby Girl 1st Birthday!

Good morning, everyone!

Here's a second card for a little baby girl turning 1.

As I mentioned yesterday, kid cards are so difficult for me because I can't find a tried and true set of "kids birthday" stamps that I totally fall in love with.  If you have any suggestions, please leave them in the comments.  I need to find a good set or two.

This baby card is for a little girl!  I just love pink and green together!

Here's the inside!

Materials Used (All PTI, unless otherwise noted):

Baby Button Bits stamp set
Big Birthday Wishes stamp set (inside sentiments)
Limitless Layers: 3 1/2" Ovals

DCWV patterned paper - Nana's Nursery: Baby Girl

Autumn Rose & Stampers' Select White cardstock

New Leaf and True Black dye ink
Autumn Rose Grosgrain ribbon

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Baby Boy Birthday!

Good morning, everyone!

Birthday cards for kids are a bit tough for me because I don't have a set of stamps for those youngins......lol  So, I used a cute little bee on the front of this one for a request for a little guy turning 1.

You can't see it very well in the picture, but the wings are slightly glittery.

I'm very happy with the way the inside of the card came out.

Materials Used (All PTI, unless otherwise noted):

Baby Button Bits stamp set
Honey Bees Sentiments stamp set
Big Birthday Wishes stamp set (inside sentiments)

The Paper Studio patterned paper - Four Seasons

New Leaf & Stampers' Select White cardstock

True Black dye ink
Pure Poppy Grosgrain ribbon

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Summer Care Package for My Students!

Good morning, everyone!

Today I'm traveling off my beaten path to show you what I make my students at the end of the year.  It's not as crafty as a homemade card, but it's a cute idea for any teachers out there.

It's nothing special......in fact, I believe I got the idea on the internet.  I started these a few years back and I just love the message they send over the summer, so I've continued.

Take a look!

If you click to enlarge this picture,  I believe it will be large enough to read.

Here they are all together, ready for Thursday and the students' last day!

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SSD #130 Inspiration Photo Challenge

Good Morning, everyone!!!

Welcome to SSD's Inspiration Challenge 130!
You are in the right place, but SSD does not have a sketch for you this week.  Instead we are mixing it up with an inspiration photo.  You can see it at the end of my post!

I just wanted to thank Heide Van Laar for being our sketch artist for May!  Also, Taylor Usry and  Jen Rzasa have just done an amazing job all month working with the DT.  Thanks, ladies, for all of your inspiration this month! 

Truly a CAS card featuring a lemontini  that would make anyone smile!

One final time, Skipping Stones Designs is partnering with The Twinery!  We were each sent a wonderful assortment of twine and get to use it for projects during the entire month of May!  You are definitely going to want a bunch of it for yourself.  Make sure to check out the DTs projects this week.  You're going to get some twinery eye candy! ;-)

Here's your inspiration photo for this week's challenge!  

Are you ready to get inky?
Are you ready to create something for the challenge?


I can't wait to see what you come up with using the colors, inspiration photo......and.....if you have it, TWINE!

Materials Used (All PTI, unless otherwise noted):

Skipping Stones Design - Grapeful stamp set
 Skipping Stones Design - Chic Martini stamp set (the little umbrella)
Hero Arts layering paper - Pool & Sea

Stampers' Select White cardstock

Memento ink - Tuxedo Black
The Twinery twine- Lemondrop
Copic markers - Y11/13/15/17

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For the Graduate!

Good morning, everyone!

The graduation parties have begun!!!  And, yesterday was the first that my husband and I had attended!  What a gorgeous day for such a celebration!


I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut the shaped card and then a graduation stamp set for the inside sentiment!

For a Bishop McCort graduate here at home!

I love how the inside turned out!

Congratulations, Billy!  
You are going to do great things!

Materials Used (All PTI, unless otherwise noted):

For the Graduate stamp set

Silhouette Online Store - Graduation card

Summer Sunrise & Stampers' Select White cardstock
Bazzill cardstock - Crimson

True Black dye ink
VersaFine ink - Crimson Red

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Outlawz CAS Challenge - Something You Love!

Good morning, everyone!

I'm back with an Outlawz CAS challenge for the 3rd
Sunday of May!

Your challenge this week.....

May is a very popular month for weddings here in the US.  Let's all celebrate love by creating a Clean And Simple style card focusing on something you love.  The something can be a paper line, a stamp company, a specific product or color combination, it can even be for a certain someone that you love...whatever your loving heart desires!!!  It can be any theme that you want.

At this time of year, the thing I love the most is camping!  So, a camping card it is!

Please join us at the Outlawz for this fun challenge.

You can also find other challenges for EVERY day of the week.  I'd be glad to help anyone who joins the forum and needs some help.

When you submit each of your entries with the Inlinkz tab, at the end of every month there are huge prizes to be won!!!

Go check it out!!!

I can't wait to see your cards!!!

Materials Used (all PTI, unless otherwise noted):

Market Street Stamps - Gone Campin' stamp set
American Crafts - Trailer stamp set

Simply Chartreuse and Stampers' Select White cardstock

Dark Chocolate dye ink

Copic markers - E35/57, YR07/15, Y15, G93

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Bridal Shower Card!

Good morning, everyone!

I am so excited over this bridal shower card.  It came as a request for a fellow teacher whose daughter has an upcoming wedding.  I had a copy of the bridal shower invitation and this was the inspiration for the card that I made. 

Bridal Shower!

The post card in the back was the bridal shower invitation.  The bride's wedding colors are coral and brown, so this is what I came up with as a card for the bride from her mom. 

Here's the inside sentiment.

Materials Used (All PTI, unless otherwise noted):

Beautiful Blooms I stamp set

Love & Marraige stamp set
Half & Half stamp set

Melon Berry and Stampers' Select White cardstock

Smokey Shadow & Classic Kraft dye ink
VersaFine ink - Vintage Sepia

Melon Berry saddle stitch ribbon

Michael's - Sheer white ribbon

Filigree embossing powder - Clear

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Feel Better Soon

Good morning, everyone!

Another request for a get well card!  I loved using these fun, fresh colors! 

Feel Better Soon!

All of these fun patterns worked so well together!

I used the Sketch for You to Try May Challenge to get the mojo flowin' for this card!  I love, love, love Jen's uncomplicated sketches!

Materials Used (All PTI, unless otherwise noted):

Tree Tops stamp set

Healing Touch stamp set

My Mind's Eye patterned paper - On the Bright Side: TWO

Simply Chartreuse patterned paper pack

Stampers' Select White & Simply Chartreuse cardstock

Classic Kraft, Simply Chartreuse, Harvest Gold, Canyon Clay and Dark Chocolate dye ink

Summer Sunrise ribbon

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SSD #129 Sketch Challenge

Good Morning, everyone!!!

Welcome to SSD's Sketch Challenge 129!
We are so excited to share with you our newest release.............Grapeful!!!

Today is the 2nd day of our Blog Hop with the Twinery DT!  If you arrived here from Jen Carter's blog you are in the right spot!

There are several prizes to be won!  The Twinery will be giving away a chance to win "Colorful Bunch Sampler Pack" to those who visit each blog on the hop and leave a comment.  Skipping Stones Designs will be giving away the new Grapeful set along with a surprise set (both sets to one winner).

Wining with friends!

To make the twine flower, I used a scrap piece of cardstock about 1.5" wide to wrap my twine around.  Then I laid it on a little piece of twine the same color and tied it in the center.  I flattened it out and shaped it into a perfect flower.

Here's the sketch for this week!  

Are you ready to get inky?
Are you ready to create something for the challenge?  Then head on over to Katarina Damm-Blomberg's blog and continue commenting so you have a chance to win a prize!


I can't wait to see what you come up with using Heide's sketch......and.....if you have it, TWINE!

Materials Used (All PTI, unless otherwise noted):

Skipping Stones Design - Grapeful stamp set
Mat Stack #5 die
Canvas/Linen Impression Plate
Authentique patterned paper - Free Bird Series-Delight

Spring Moss and Scarlet Jewel cardstock
Chai Tea dye ink

Memento ink - Tuxedo Black
VersaFine ink - Onyx Black
 Copic markers - R89 and T1
The Twinery twine - Honeydew
Scarlet Jewel button

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Paper & Such Father's Day Challenge!!!

Good morning, everyone!

Are you ready for another Paper and Such challenge?

We host the challenges on the blog every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month.
You will have from 12:01am Tuesday, May 22nd until 11:59pm Monday, May 28th to participate!

This week's challenge is a Father's Day Challenge!

This is an easy one!  Simply create a card for Father's Day.   Although using PAS stamps is not required, we would love it if you did!

I decided to make a window card using Nesties.  I'm so happy with how it turned out.

You might have to click to enlarge this, but I used Copics to color in a stream and grass.

I can't wait to see what you create for Dear Ole Dad! 

 Good Luck!

Materials Used (All PTI materials, unless otherwise noted):

Paper and Such - Deer Dad stamp set
Double Ended Banner die
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Standard Circles: Large & Small
My Mind's Eye patterned paper - Kraft Funday Everday Fun

Fine Linen and Simply Chartreuse cardstock

Dark Chocolate dye ink & buttons
Memento ink - Rich Cocoa
 Copic markers - YG97 and B45
Twine

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