CTD#183 - Garden Variety Thank You

Happy Wednesday!  It's time for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge.

Wanda is our hostess for this week and she's chosen some lovely colors for us to create with.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp sets Garden Variety and A Big Thank You.  I started out with a crumb cake card base, then added three banners in the colors from the challenge which I embossed using a woodgrain impressions plate then stamped my sentiment.  Then I added some certainly celery twill ribbon, twine and a scallop border just below the center of the card.  I used the coordinating die from the PTI Sending You stamp set and stamped my flower image, then die cut and stamped the watering can and added a flower shaped button with thread.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri

Bev Gerard - Savor the Journey - March Guest Designer

I hope you'll take the time to play along with the CTD challenge this week!

SSSC154 - Beautiful Butterflies

It's time for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #154.

Karen has an incredible sketch for all of us to create with for the next two weeks and we hope you'll take the time to play along.

For my card I used the new Papertrey Ink Beautiful Butterflies stamp set with the coordinating dies.  I started out with an early espresso card base, then added a panel of kraft cardstock.  On to that I added some Miss Caroline My Mind's Eye designer paper, my punched Martha Stewart border and ribbon.  Down the center I added my matted two inch banner, buttons and butterfly image with sentiment.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation! 

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse 

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards
Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing
Shannon White - Enchanted Lady Bug Creations - Our guest Sweet Sunday Stamper

Thank you all for your visit and wonderful compliments, it really means so much to me.

CTD182 - Birthday Button Boutique

Hello there!  It's time for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge.

Tammy is our hostess with the mostest for this week and she's picked some great colors with a sweet inspiration photo to go along with it.

For my card I not only went with the colors for this week but the theme of the inspiration photo as well.  I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Button Boutique along with the coordinating Button Card die.  I really liked all of the different pattern fabrics in the cute pin cushion in the inspiration photo and tried to add a little of that onto my card by using some My Mind's Eye designer paper and a layer of embossing on the red panel.  In keeping with the whole sewing theme I added my buttons with twine and two pins within the knot of my ribbon.

Supplies: Button Boutique + dies - PTI, My Mind's Eye dp, Buttons, Twine, Ribbon, Pins, Impressions plate, Scallop border die, Foam tape.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri

Bev Gerard - Savor the Journey - March Guest Designer

I hope you'll take the time to play along with the CTD challenge this week!

CTD#181 - Blooming Button Bits Hello Friend

Hello and good morning to you!  It's Wednesday and time for the Color Throwdown Challenge #181! 

It's my turn to play hostess over at the Color Throwdown blog and I've chosen some soft colors and romantic flowers for our inspiration this week.  The inspiration photo below makes me think of spring weddings and the smell of fresh cut roses.  I hope it inspires you to create a card or project using these colors and to join in on our challenge this week.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp sets Blooming Button Bits and Think Big Favorites #3 to create a clean and simple card.  I used white cardstock for my card base with a woodgrain embossed panel of blushing bride on top.  I stamped my sentiment on a PTI die cut tag and added ribbon, then stamped the three flowers and leaves from the Blooming Button Bits set, cut them out, popped two of the flowers up with foam tape and added buttons with twine.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri

Jenny Peterson - My Little Stampin Spot - February Guest Designer

Have a wonderful day!

SSSC#153 - Sweet as Honey

It's time for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #153!

Yesterday I thought I was doing good by having my card all created, pre-posted and ready to go...until late last night when I realized I had done the wrong sketch.  The card that I had created was for the March 11th sketch, soooo I'm ahead and behind.  I needed to whip up another card for today and since I had the Papertrey Ink stamp set Honey Bees still out on my desk that's what I used.

I took a little liberty with Karen's wonderful sketch and instead of the circle shape I die cut the small jar from the Friendship Jar Summer Fillers.  I'm also entering this card in for this last week's Papertrey Ink Make-it-Monday Challenge #54 which was to create and use glitter buttons which was very fun (love buttons).

Supplies: Honey Bees, Friendship Jar Summer Fillers + die, Tiny Tags, Doily Details die, October Afternoon dp, Ribbon, Tag punch, Scallop border punch, Buttons, Stickles, Foam tape.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation! 

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse 

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards
Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing
Cath Groden - Crafty Cath - Our guest Sweet Sunday Stamper