Another thank you card :)

So another thank you card - this one baby themed.  I used the ColorThrowdown 126 color palette:

And the Fall-to-Layout 125 over at the clean&simple blog:

All supplies are Close to my Heart with the exception of the sentiment which is Hero Arts.  Now to make a whole pile of these and continue working on thank you notes from my baby shower!

Cutie mouse

So here is a weeks too late post for the ColourQ67 color challenge.  It's also for a belated birthday....starting to see a trend here? Ah well, it's the thought that counts right? 

Here are the fun colors for the challenge:

I also used the SSSC101 over at the sweetest thing blog: 

I managed to do that in time!  (Sort of...)  Let's hope I can get it together soon....

ColourQ 65

Here's my take on this week's ColourQ challenge!  I think these colors lend themselves well to a sympathy card:

The flower stamp is Close to my Heart and the sentiment is from the Papertrey Ink Through the Trees set.  Thanks for stopping by!

Hedgehog!

Here's a little cutie birthday hedgehog for a friend of mine.  Not only is her birthday tomorrow, but she just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl this morning.  :)  I'm so thrilled and excited for her!

The colours are from this weeks colourQ challenge:

And the sketch is this weeks crazy4challenges C4C67:

Cardstock and sentiment from PapertreyInk, patterned paper is Basic Grey's bittersweet, and the hedgehog is Close to my Heart.

Happy Holidays!

Morning Glory Birthday

Here's my take of the ColourQ challenge colors this week:

And the Sweet Sunday Sketch:

The morning glory flower stamp is Flourishes, paper is Close to my Heart and Papertrey Ink, sentiment is Papertrey Ink.  The flowers were colored with the Sweet Leaf and Aqua Mist copic collections.

10 more days til Christmas!!

Christmas Wishes

Hurray for Christmas!  Today I decided to take my inspiration from the ColourQ challenge.  I think these non-traditional Christmas colors make a great holiday card.

The snowman is from a recent Close to my Heart stamp of the month and the sentiment is from the Old Island Stamp Company (a Canadian company - yay!)  The snowman was colored with copics.  The papers are all Papertrey Ink and the snowflakes are some left over Basic Grey rub-ons that I had laying around.  I used Laura's sketch 66 at 2sketches4you.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Thank you - Version II

Yay!  I got another pile of thank you cards done.  I used the CTMH twitterpated patterned paper again - I guess I'm obsessed with it right now.  The stamps are all from the PTI Through the Trees set.  

I like the nature-y colors and the kraft paper really lends well to the greens and browns (in my opinion!)

Alright now I really need to get working on some Christmas cards!  I think the freezing cold weather here in Calgary will keep me in the house and working on them  :)

Easy holiday sewing project for baby!

So I decided to haul out the old sewing machine to make a couple of receiving blankets for Christmas.  I got this super cute fabric from My Mind's Eye and I am just in love with it.  This first one is for a very good friend of mine who's baby is due right around Christmas.  Here is a close-up of the pattern:

Cute right?  I just love the pink side - perfect for a baby girl.  Now of course I had to make one for myself too - I suppose I'll just have to keep it in storage until next Christmas  :)  Here's a pic of that one:

Same red snowman flannelette, but the opposite side has the words to the Twas the Night Before Christmas story.  I hope my little man will like it!

And on a side note, I was to share this awesome bib I just received as a gift.  It was picked up at the Art Market here in Calgary this weekend.  It's made by a Canadian company Mally Bibs - they have a huge selection of supercute bibs!  Isn't it the cutest?

Gonna be needing some thank yous...

So I'm anticipating being in need of quite a few thank you cards in the near future.   So today I spent the afternoon making copy after copy of this card.  The papers and stamps are from the Close to my Heart twitterpated series.  The sentiment and butterfly are Hero Arts.  The label was cut from the cricut Calligraphy Cartridge. 

Baby Shower Invite

So maybe I'm crazy but I decided to take on making these baby shower invites.  First time I've ever done anything in mass production - 50 invites in total!  I must say it was kind of fun.  

Now to get back to some Christmas crafting!!  Have a great weekend!

Countdown to Christmas!

Well, this weekend I got the majority of my Christmas shopping done and it really got me in the Christmas spirit.  :)  As soon as I got all those presents wrapped I ran to my craft room to start making some gift tags.  Here is the start of it!  

I used my trusty cricut to cut out the tag shape from the Joys of the Season cartridge.  Then I stamped and colored away to my hearts content.  Oh, and stickled.  Yes, I've decided stickled is a word.  

I hope everyone had a great weekend (especially with that extra hour of sleep)!  

Recipe

Paper - PTI stamper's select and kraft

Stamps - various PTI and CTMH

Ink - CTMH and memento

Other - ribbon, copics, cricut, white gel pen stickles

A card for the friend who inspires me!

So it's the birthday of a very talented friend of mine.    Please go check her out at natureofcraftythings.blogspot.com/.  I'm sure you'll find some inspiration as well.  I'm so lucky to have such a great friend in my life!

After my super long slump, I managed to haul out the old cricut to get the birthday cake cut from the Sweet Treats cartridge.

This card is for the color challenge 53 at the playdate cafe - black and white with a splash of burgandy.  Also, it's based of the sketch challenge 132 at http://tayloredexpressions.blogspot.com/.

Recipe
Paper - Black and White  PTI cardstock, Cranberry CTMH cardstock, Unknown polkadot
Stamps - Hero Arts
Ink - CTMH cranberry
Other - Cricut cut from Sweet Treats, CTMH cranberry ribbon, self adhesive pearls, copic marker, pop dots

back at it!

Finally I am posting again.  After a very long hiatus, which I do not have a good excuse for, I now have a new card to share!  This is a card I made for a very good friend for her baby shower.  Feels good to made something again.  Maybe this will be the start of something good?  

I'm submitting this card to the 2 sketches 4 you sketch challenge.  Check them out and play along.  :)

I hope to share more soon.  Thanks to all of you who come to visit me once again!!

Recipe

Stamps - CTMH elephant, PTI sentiment

Ink - CTMH blush and cocoa

Paper - PTI cardstock and patterned

Other - MS punch, ribbon, stickles

Thank you!

So, starting to get back in the crafting groove - hurray!!  I made this card for my hubby's boss who hosted a bbq at his house this weekend.  I had a great time even though I had to leave early to go in to work.

This card is a change from my normal dimensions - 6.5 x 3.25.  I actually like using this size and will be trying it again.  The sketch is from the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 77 which can be found here.  Luckily this card will be hand delivered as there are little parts sticking out both side.  I like it - but the postman may not.  It's hard to tell in the picture but I used a popdot on the hummingbird to give a little dimension.

Recipe
Paper - Cardstock: PTI Stamper's Select White, New Leaf, Lemon Tart.  Patternend: CTMH
Stamps - Flourishes: Humming Along, PTI: Polka Dot Basics
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics - E29, E55, E57, Y21, Y26, YG11, YG17, YR24
Other - Nestabilites Scalloped Squares, Ribbon, Pop Dot

I am a bad wife...

So, today is my hubby's birthday and I didn't have a card for him until just now.  I just haven't had any inspiration at all to create.  And I think the pressure of knowing I HAD to make a card for today was just making things worse.  So now it's done...and I kinda like it.  Please tell me I'm not the only one who gets in these slumps?

The card is based off of the SSSC76 which can be found here.  The super cute cupcake stamp is from CTMH and it was colored with copics.

Recipe 
Paper - Cardstock: PTI Kraft, Select White, and Unknown blue, Patterned: CTMH
Stamps - CTMH Piece of Cake, Hero Arts sentiment
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics - B00, B41, B37, E57, Y17
Other - Twill, Button, Hemp