One seed can start a garden, one candle can light a room, one step can begin a journey, one conversation can start a friendship, one smile from a handmade card can lift one's SPIRIT!

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Seize the Birthday...Anything Goes!

Hi Friends, back again with another card for the Seize the Birthday Challenge...and ANYTHING GOES!  I hope you will be joining us for this two week challenge!
Today it is all about those fun birthday parties and pinata's...I know my grandchildren love to take a swing at those fun pinatas and hope they are the ones to bust it open and start gathering the goodies that land on the ground!  I did a little paper piecing for the head and first ruffle of this pinata...I colored the rest with copics.
and the inside of the card!





         Stamps:  Fresh Squeezed:  Life of the Party
         Paper:  PTI stampers select white, black, MME:  Lime Twist: Life of the Party!
         Ink:  pure poppy, aqua mist, spring moss, memento black
         copics   

You can go HERE to link up your card for this challenge!!
 
                                                 

Monday, October 21, 2013

Merry Monday # 80

Use Music or a Carol Inspired Card for this week's challenge over at Always Playing with Paper: Merry Monday ...a lot of fun cards the DT shared with us for inspiration!
I scored on both counts!!  I have music on the "joy" word and the song Joy to the World!!
I used some non-traditional Christmas colors with this card.
All products are Papertrey Ink
stamps:  Wonderful Words:  Joy, Masculine Motifs, Big & Bold Holiday Wishes
ink:  ocean tides, scarlet jewel
paper:  rustic cream, scarlet jewel
die:  heart border

 
Thanks for taking a look friends...have a super week!
Heart Hugs!
Colleen

Less is More: Trees...week 142


The Theme this week over at Less is More is TREES...and something more than just leaves!  I die cut a trio of trees and also embossed them into the card piece, then stamped them.
And the inside!
All products are PTI except the sequins!
stamps:  Holiday Cheer, Holiday Home
ink:  ripe avocado
paper:  select white, ripe avocado pattern paper


Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Make It Monday and Colour Q

Today I am taking the Make It Monday # 136 Textured Stamping and Colour Q # 211 and letting them meet!  Ashley has a video on Capture the Moment demonstrating how she got some texture on her stamping. 
 I used the balloons from Birthday Bash and the sentiment from Think Big Favorites # 12.
I stamped the balloons with raspberry fizz, lemonade ice, and orange zest and then swiped the pad across the inked image before stamping.  I did stamp some second generation stamping for some of the balloons.

This is a fun technique to get some texture on your solid images.
We are having a little Indian Summer here in Oregon...wow nearly 70 degrees today.
Heart Hugs Friends,
Colleen


Monday, October 14, 2013

Merry Monday # 79

You will have to trust me that the silver sequins are indeed silver...I think it is picking up a reflection from my sweatshirt!  This card is for Merry Monday. Another Christmas card for the stash...I am getting a good assortment of them this year...I love making them all year long and using the different challenges to do so, each one is unique and different!  Snowflakes and the colors blue, silver/ gray and white is what is on the menu this week!
    
Stamps:  PTI Two Feet Deep, Winter Snowglobe
Paper:   PTI white, enchanted evening pattern paper, silver shimmer, vellum
dies:  Lil' Inker snowflake
ink:  enchanted evening, spring rain, memento black
       silver sequins
                                                  
                          
That's it friends, we are having a beautiful sunny day, the leaves are gorgeous!
Heart Hugs,
Colleen

Sunday, October 13, 2013

CAS on Sunday

It's about sending get well wishes this week.
Go to CAS on Sunday and play along with this challenge.
                                       
This is the sponsor this week...lots of goodies to win!

PTI paper white
Twinery twine: mandarin
Clearly Besotted stamp:  Remember
ink:  PTI orange zest and ripe avocado

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Festive Friday ~ Theme Challenge

The theme challenge for these next 2 weeks over at Festive Friday is something "whimsical" for your Christmas card...I had to look hard for something that would work for this challenge.  And can you believe I found a NBUS??  (never been used stamp?)  Holy Moly!!
This is a TCP stamp set I received a couple of years ago from the CHA in Chicago.
I colored it in with copics, used a Lil' Inker stitched mat and popped it up with dimensional tape.
The strip on the left is a piece of paper from a PTI Sugar Plum pattern pack.
The sweet things stamped on the bottom of the inside is a PTI Background Basics:  Christmas


The sun is starting to shine and it is not nearly so dreary now!  Might need to grab a cup of tea and sit by the window to give thanks!

Heart Hugs, friends,
Colleen

Less is More Card 2 Witches and Wizards


I have another card for the Less is More Challenge Witches and Wizards (and little monsters!)
I think this is the result of those witches or wizards...that frog doesn't look too happy!
This is from TCP and has all kinds of fun little Halloween stamps.
And the inside...you all know I am always adding something inside now!

Thanks for checking out my cards!
Have a great weekend!
Heart Hugs friends,
Colleen

Less is More ~ Witches


is what they want over at the Less is More Challenge.
I had some NBUS from TCP...perfect!!
And the inside!
I colored the witch with some memento pens and added some Wink of Stella to give her shoes, dress and hat a little shine and sparkle!  The arrows at the bottom are MFT Right this Way stamped in PTI terra cotta tile.
A showery gloomy fall day here today...good day to stay inside and play!!
Heart Hugs friends,
Colleen

Thursday, October 10, 2013

CAS(E) the Sketch # 49

You can go HERE to access the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch this week.
 
All products are PTI unless otherwise noted
stamps:  Beautiful butterflies, Happy Trails
dies:  Happy Trails, Li'l Inkers rectangle stitched mat
ink:  memento London Fog, soft stone

I need more of these cards...wish I didn't.

Heart Hugs,
Colleen

Seize the Birthday ~ Option: Colors of Fall

We are back for another Seize the Birthday Challenge and as you all know it is "Anything Goes"...but this time you can add Colors of Fall as an option if you would like!
 I used the option of FALL COLORS and went with balloons for a nice fall birthday card...and the nice thing is it can be masculine (which many of you know, I don't do many masculine cards!).  I am pretty happy to have this in my stash!  I hope you will join us for this two week stretch of birthday cards...anything goes...or add some colors of FALL!
And for the inside, I used one of the techniques shown from the Online Card Class where a little card is dimensionally attached with a sentiment and more balloons!!
                                            
                                                                                                                     OPTION:  COLORS OF FALL

All PTI products!
stamps:  Birthday Style
ink:  scarlet jewel, ripe avocado, orange zest, summer sunrise, harvest gold
paper:  white, scarlet jewel, ripe avocado
misc:  versamark, white embossing powder

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Seize the Sketch # 5



You still have time to play with Seize the Sketch  ...any kind of card you want, just use the sketch they provide.  
 
All products are PTI
stamps:  Scent-mentals, 2009 Autumn Tags
paper:  rustic cream, dark chocolate pp, Fall prints and patterns
ink:  orange zest, dark chocolate, chai
Twinery Twine

Heart Hugs friends,
Colleen
 

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

CASology # 65 ~ CRISP

What I love about the Fall besides the changing colors of the leaves is the CRISP apples!  Yes, I eat a lot of apples and there is nothing like biting into a nice crunchy crisp apple!!  And the fall is the best time for those apples.
The cue word for CASology this week is "crisp".  Go HERE to play along.
                                                            
                                                                                                                

PTI stamp:  Falling Leaves
paper:  PTI white
ink:  ripe avocado, summer sunrise,chocolate brown, colorbox red
dies:  Li'l Inkers stitched mat.
                                                                         Heart Hugs friends,
                                                                                  Colleen                                                            

Monday, October 7, 2013

Merry Monday meets Make it Monday...AGAIN!!

Heather has a great video HERE that shows a Layered Embossed Card for Make It Monday and Merry Monday asks us to have some kind of a Christmas Bird on the card.
I first stamped the background hearts with sweet blush ink, then I inked up a sentiment from the Peace Be Still set (Peace on Earth) and stamped it randomly using fine linen ink.  I then stamped the sentiment from Happiest of Holidays with black memento ink.  Then I stamped the "dove" with versamark ink and clear embossing powder.  I went back over it with sweet blush ink and a dauber to ink it up and highlight the doves.
                                                                                                                             I hope you will go to both sites and play along!
                                                                       Heart Hugs...have a great week,
                                                                                         Colleen

Thursday, October 3, 2013

2nd card for Link Up for Pink

Another card for LINK UP FOR PINK where they are hosting a party for Breast Cancer Awareness!  Go check it out girls...and get in on the fun!
Do you see those fun pink "dots"?  Well, I made those with  the Viva Paper Pen...just put a drop on the craft sheet, let it dry and voila, you have your very own enamel dots!  so cool...you can make them any size you want .

Link Up for Pink
Stamps:  PTI Faith & Hope, A Muse Fight Like a Girl
dies:  PTI Faith & Hope, PTI border scallop die
ink: raspberry fizz
paper:  PTI hibiscus burst pattern paper 

Be proactive,
do self exam

Heart Hugs, 
Colleen
 

Link up for Pink ~ 3rd Annual Link Up


October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and you can go to Link Up for Pink and post your card for this special challenge.  There are lots of sponsors for this challenge, so there are give-aways!  You never know who will be needing this card.  I know in my Bible Study group we have had several ladies with Breast Cancer but also other kinds of cancer...Let's be sure to get the word out about self exam for early prevention.

Be strong, 
Have courage, hope and faith,
Fight Like a Girl!

Heart Hugs,
Colleen
stamps and die:  PTI Faith & Hope
ink:  PTI hibiscus burst, sweet blush, memento black
                                                     Link Up for Pink                           

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

CASology: HARVEST

                                                                                                                   
I know this sounds crazy, but I love the shorter days and longer nights!  I love the wind and rain...maybe because then I don't have to feel guilty about being inside my craft room making things!!

This is some Recollections canvas that I picked up at Michael's quite awhile ago.  I stamped the pumpkins and actually colored lightly with copics.  It did bleed a little bit, but I like how it adds some depth to the pumpkin...I also did a little masking!  You can go HERE to play along with this challenge.
Inside the card

Stamps:  Lawn Fawn "So thankful for you"
Paper:  PTI Kraft, "fall, prints and patterns", orange zest pp
ink:  PTI dark chololate
twine:  May Arts
copics

The sun is peeking through the clouds, giving us a little ray of sunshine and hope!
10 minutes ago it was a storm...God is Good!

Heart Hugs, friends,
Colleen