A Color Challenge

I adore color combinations. Color is what often inspires me. Papertrey Ink is still having their 4th Anniversary celebration. They are have so many awesome give aways! Today their challenge is all about color combos. I have to admit it got me out of my comport zone! 

Honeycomb Tutorial

I thought I would share a tutorial I did last year for Valentines Day.You can find it here: Honeycomb Tutorial.

Another One

My pics are not great. Its cloudy. We have another cold front moving through with possible snow. Yuck. This is my second card for PTI. For more info see post below.

Supplies

Paper: PTI- vintage cream cardstock, MM- Je t'adore

Ink: Distress- Old Paper, Versafine-Onyx Black

Stamps:  PTI-Mega Mixed Messages, Mat stack 3

Other: Provo craft-Swiss Dot embossing, Utee, Vintage twine, PC Tag die, markers

More PTI

Oh my! There is another contest on Papertrey Ink today. They gave away 9 circle downloads for free! You can enter a project with each image for a chance to win a prize. I made this on an anniversary card because its PTI 4th anniversary. I really hope to do all nine but I have a super bowl party to go to. Looking forward to some home cooked Texas ribs! Yum! I think its strange how different the cards I have been making are from my normal style. I NEVER use white and I used it on my last two cards. I also distress ink everything to death and have not with these. Hopefully I will be back with more cards today. I will be crafting during "the game". I only like the super bowl for the food and commercials!
Supplies 
Stamps:  PTI-Fillable Frames #4
Ink: Distress Ink -Spiced Marmalade
Cardstock: PTI-Summer Sunshine, plain white
Dies & Folders:   Provo Craft Flower die, Cuttlebug- Kassies Brocade
Other: Glitter-Martha Stewart, recycled felt, vintage button, vintage twine, Hobby Lobby ribbon

Papertrey Ink

Through my new found love of card making I recently found the company Papertrey Ink. I was absolutely blow away at the quality of their products. Its like someone saw my wish list for paper crafts and it magically appeared. All of their items color coordinate, their stamps are amazing, and they have 110 lb cardstock in the perfect colors. They are having a crazy huge giveaway right now so I made this card to enter it. By the way I have not been paid or compensated in ANY way for this post. I'm just super impressed with Papertrey Ink. I was planing on a future post about them and thought this would be as good time as any. The stamp I used is Mat Stack 3. So far its my favorite!

 Supplies:

Ink: Versafine-Onyx Black, VersaMark-Watermark (used to wet emboss)

Stamps: Papertrey Ink- Mat stack 3, Papertrey Ink- Mega Mixed Messages

Dies: Papertrey Ink Mat Stack 3, Marvy- small butterfly

Other: Pearls, Vintage button, seam binding, paper doily, Glossy Accents, Provo Craft Embossing Folder- Swiss dots, Stamp N Stuff-White embossing powder

Kraft Love And Puffy Critters

Tomorrow is going to be snow day 4 here. Never in my life have I seen cold like this. I spent the day taking pics of backyard wildlife and crafting. The birds and squirrel are so cute all puffed up. I have been leaving food and water out for them because I feel sorry for them.

I really love Kraft paper. I came up with some supplies using Kraft paper and added them to my shop. I made this collage using some of the supplies I'm now offering.

I'm going for a more clean, cohesive look for my shop. I changed my logo and I really like it.Maybe I will get a bunch more done while I'm stuck at home..again. Thanks for stopping by!

Birds & Snow

First of all we are practically snowed in here. The last time it snowed was in 2009. I LOVE it. No school or work! We have played in the snow, had hot chocolate, and I have homemade stew simmering. We take full advantage of this rare weather.
Second have you noticed the new paper craft "trend" everywhere? Its seems  vintage, nature, bird, and butterfly themes are popping up like crazy. Well, that has been my crafting style forever! I'm not quite sure what to make of it. On one hand its great to see things I love. On the other hand I now feel I'm competing with big companies and that's depressing. I'm not really sure what direction to go with my business right now. I'm listening to my heart to tell me what to do. I have been going back to some of my older works. I just listed a little bird kit in my shop.  It has bird tags and bird sentiments. Its perfect for card making. I made the card below using it. Hope your staying warm!

 

Today Is The Day

I used the Random Number generator and the winner is:

Laurie  who said...

"Oh my gosh!!!! I just discovered your shop, your blog and your giveaway! Just beautiful. I'm bookmarking you!"

Congrats Laurie! E-mail me your shipping address.

Thank you all SO VERY much for following my blog! Its makes me want to work even harder to make my blog something you can enjoy. Because I wanted to give you ALL something you can save this pretty sheet music cover to use in your art! Have a wonderful weekend!



Something Yummy

I made this card for The Pink Stampers Challenge "Something Yummy". The strawberry is cut from Indie Art Cricut Cartridge. I have been away from blogland for a while because I hurt my back and my kiddo was sick. I had surgery a few years ago for my back. I NEVER take chances with it anymore. If it starts hurting I stop EVERYTHING until it gets better. Thank goodness everyone is better now. Don't forget about the Valentine give away tomorrow! If your having problems following me just send me an e-mail and I will see what I can do. I CAN'T believe half the country is covered in snow and our temps are in the mid 70's. Crazy!

Big Birthday Wishes

Today is my brother-in-laws birthday. I made this fun card for him. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Paper: The Paper Studio-A Boy's Universe

Stamps: Studio G i-clear

Embellishments: Spare Parts round brads

Cricut: Robotz

P.s. Don't forget about my Valentine Blog Give Away!

More Than Pretty

I'm still in destash, organize, and cleaning mode around here. I have added some vintage flea market finds to my shop. Some of the items I really love but honestly have no use for. I'm trying to adopt a simpler life style. Things have to have more purpose than just to be pretty! Its going to be a hard habit to break. Especially when I go antiquing and junking! I have also added a few more Valentine items too.

The Pink Stamper Blog Hop

Last night was The Pink Stampers 1st blog hop. It was different from any blog hop I have ever seen. You had to sort of solve a puzzle by going from blog to blog to figure out the challenge. It was fun and cute. This is the card I made. I use my Gypsy and Cricut. The heart shape is from Martha Stewart's All Occasions Cake Cartridge. I think this cartridge is a must have if you have a Gypsy. There is just so much you can do with it. I hope you LOVE it. hehe

Lace Give Away

I used the random.org number generator to pick a number and the winner is......Karen of Recycled Rita! How funny is that! Karen can recycle my lace! I'm sorry you all couldnt win :(

You can find some of the lace in my shop. Don't forget about the Valentine Give Away! Have a great weekend!

Valentine Give Away

Yay the Valentine give away is here!! I thought it would be the perfect time to show my LOVE and appreciation for my blog followers. In order to win #1 you must be a follower #2 you need to comment on any post from now until January 27th. New followers are WELCOME! If you do not follow me and want too, the FOLLOW button is at the top left side of my blog. If you are shy don't worry about leaving a witty comment or anything. Just a simple hi is good enough!Winner will be announced Friday January 28th. Good luck and thanks so much for following me!

Card Sketch

I just wanted to tell you I will post about my Valentine Give away tomorrow. And I will pick winner from this post Friday. All your suggestions on my excess of lace and trim has been great. I have listed some themed packs and grab bags in my shop. I made the card above for a challenge on the blog Card Patterns. Its a sketch challenge. Sketch challenges are perfect for me because I just need a place to start with when making cards. After I have a sketch in mind the sky's the limit! See you tomorrow!