Enjoy Golfing today!

Mojo Monday 392

Love the sketch this week at  Mojo Monday 392! I'm taking a short break from flowers this week (or just today) for a more masculine card. (Not that women don't enjoy golf) but this is for my husband's friend/golfing partner's birthday. And yes, he does enjoy golf very much. The golf card and bag are from memory box, and the sentiment is from Verve's "Small Packages" set vs-0224. 

Christmas Thank You

For the last Ways To Use It Challenge for 2013 over at Splitcoaststampers the hostess asked us to dig that beautiful wrapping paper out of the trash, and use some of it on our card or project! I did just that. It's amazing how terrific some -not so spectacular- 

wrapping paper can look in smaller doses.

The first two were made with fragile wrapping paper. 

The last two were made with the tags that came with the gifts. 

Each card is going to the giver of each wrapped or tagged gift.

Used memory box bow die for the Spellbinders classic small rectangles

The raffia was a part of the jar of homemade eggnog with the kraft tag and branch
All were repurposed for the Thank You note.

The cute snowman was a tag on the matching bag.

Christmas Cards for 2013

The ongoing monthly Christmas Card Challenges at  Splitcoaststampers  is a great way for me to get focused early on making the 200+ cards I need for the season. For the October challenge we are to use a different kind of fold. Here are a few that I've made. 

My personal quota is 15 cards per month.

Card Ingredients: Sizzix Flip-its Bigz die, Hero Arts clear stamp set,
TH/Sizzix Floral Frame embossing folder, copic marker, gelly roll sparkle pen,
memory box bells die (for bow), sparkle stickers scissors for fussy cutting ornament.

Card Ingredients: memory box poinsettia die, Spellbinders Persian Accents border,
Anna Griffin holiday dp, Hampton Arts sentiment stamp

Card Ingredients: Spellbinders Marvelous Squares and fancy framed tag,
Sizzix movers and shapers poinsettia, memory box buckle die, 

Celebrate with a Bouquet

Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab World 

My approach to an inspiration photo is probably too literal. I really love making flowers and the ones on the fine tooth comb were too beautiful to resist.

I used a number of different punches and a stamp and die cut set. 

Please see ingredients under the close up.

Tuesday Trigger: Fine Tooth Comb

Card Ingredients: two Marvy daisy punches, Sizzix/Hero Arts stamp & die-cut floral #657776, Sizzix 3-D rose die, Elizabeth curvy leaves, memory box flourish die, Martha Stewart hydrangea punch (small) and two strips of card stock cut 1/4" by 5" snipped and quilled for two flower centers. Clear embossing powder and heat gun for one flower.

Give Thanks

It seems there's something extra special about this time of year. The kids are back to school, the weather (for some) has a fresh feel, the pumpkins are making their way for fall and weddings. September was my wed month. The Inspiration Challenge site at Splitcoaststampers is William Sonoma which is loaded with beautiful things. I used two Hero Arts background stamps that I thought captured the elegance of my inspirations.

Hero Arts Large Floral Pattern #S5471

Hero Arts Leaf & Floral Background CG405 click for mum tools

Hero Arts #CG405

Color Blocking Note Cards

Inspiration Challenge 391 ~ Anything Preppy 

Today's challenge at Splitcoaststampers takes us to the site:

Anything Preppy

 It's filled with fun, bright and fresh colors for summer! 

I was inspired by the colors and color blocking, as well as the festive prints and patterns.

Card Ingredients: Pink and orange card stock scraps, memory box Hibiscus Flower die,
gem stones, glitter dust, Hampton Arts sentiment

Card Ingredients: Creative Memories wavy paper trimmer, Sizzlits Sea Animals -Crab,
Hero Arts sentiments, Stampendous "Class a' peel" stickers

Card Ingredients: Taylored Expressions Quatrefoil cutting plate, ek success daisy punch, Hero Arts sentiment.
Inspiration photo here: Wristlet Bag

POPPIES!

For the Inspiration Challenge at SCS the website featured is Wedding Decor

I chose two frames as inspiration for my card:Geometric Lattice and the Cala Lily Photo Frame

We traveled to Italy this time last year and the Poppies where blooming all along the highways and hill towns. Just a carpet of red in the field and farm land. I substituted the Lilies of course, but I love the placement on the frame.

I used the Taylored Expressions Quatgrefoil cutting plate to place in the square opening that was cut with Spellbinders classic square. The card measures 5”x5”.  Also, I used memory box's  “Prim Poppy" die and mb's wood mount sentiment stamp.

8th Anniversary Celebration!

SplitcoastStampers is celebrating EIGHT years of the Ways To Use It Challenge! 

We are to use some things that relate to an eight year anniversary.
Flower - Lilac
Gemstone - Tanzania (light purple or blue color stone)
Traditional gifts - bronze or pottery
Modern gifts - linen or lace
The challenge is to make a card in the color purple family 

I just purchased the Norrland flower die by memory box. I absolutely love making flowers and the Norrland flower (I think) is lilac in color. I love the flowers on the creamy background to highlight the details. Happy Anniversary or Birthday!

Orchids

Inspiration Challenge at SCS IC375 ~ An Angel at My Table 

What a romantic site!

I was inspired by two orchid plants from An Angel at My Table websit for the Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.

I used a Marvy pansy punch to make the orchids by trimming the punched pieces to look more like the orchid petals. I also used the memory box tulip petals dies for the centers of the orchids. All parts were punched out of shimmer white card stock and painted with “twinkling H2O’s Pink Azalea” and LuminArte Black Cherry and Sunflower for the center portions. Several styluses were used and a QuicKutz cookie cutter Vine die.

This card is also for the

Mixed Media Challenge at SCS - MIX2 It's Not Hard To Resist 

Embossing Resist technique

I first stamped the damask background onto white card stock and heat embossed with white powder. I then stamped the script and sponged the entire panel with Canary and Pink inks from pads. 

top is the Marvy Pansy punched
center is the punched piece cut to look similar to orchid petals
bottom are the memory box Tulip Petals used for center

Christmas Cards for 2013

Why not start a stash for 2013! I was in the spirit and won't always be.

card ingredients: 

Sizzix/Hero Arts stamp & die cut set, memory box lattice die and star,

 Spellbinders classic and large scallop circles, and Verve sentiment.

card ingredients: 
Spellbinders Fleur de lis square and Tim Holtz tattered poinsettia