RS#23 - Exciting News!

Hi there!  I've got some exciting news to share today, I've been asked to be the first "Retro Sketches Headliner" and design cards along with the Retro Sketches design team through the month of August!  Yay!  I'm really looking forward to working with the talented women from the RS team, I've been a fan of the sketch challenges since they've started.

Above is the fun Retro Sketch challenge #23 for this week.  For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Heart-2-Heart #6 along with the coordinating dies to create a get well card.

Supplies: Heart-2-Heart + dies, Simple Stripes IP, Bitty Bird (for the swirly border), Scallop border punch, Buttons, Bakers twine, Foam tape.  Colors: Marina Mist, Real Red, Daffodil Delight.   Be sure to pop over to the RetroSketches blog to check out what Arielle, Kasia and Laurie have in store for you, then link up your own fabulous take on this cute sketch.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Hello Sunshine!

Good Friday morning to all of you!  Today I have a group of get well cards that I created for a card order using the Papertrey Ink stamp set Hello Sunshine.  Yellow is one of my favorite colors which I used as inspiration for these cards, it's cheerful, sunny and makes me happy, because of that I have one of my Pinterest boards dedicated specifically just for that.  So if you're interested you can click here to take a peek and hopefully it puts a smile on your face.

For the first card I created I used the sketch over at the EP Paper Blog, I really liked this layout and even though I didn't use Echo Park products to join in the challenge I still used the sketch.

Supplies: Hello Sunshine, Simple Stripes IP, Heart-2-Heart cloud dies, Banner die, Nesties, Buttons, Bakers Twine, Ribbon, Polka dot embossing folder, Foam tape.  Color: Daffodil Delight.   Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadows -Hellen Keller

OCCC - Poppies with Sympathy

Hello there!  This is a quick post for today using the Our Creative Corner Challenge.  The challenge was not only to use the colors from the photo below but to include either fabric or circles into your project.  For me I used buttons as my circles and I used all of the colors but very little of the pink.  I stamped soft splashes of the pink within the backdrop of my image.

Supplies: Botanical Silhouettes, Simple Stripes Impressions plate, Buttons, Foam tape.  

CTD203 - Under the Weather?

Well, I hope you're not "Under the Weather" I hope you're feeling fine.  Today is Wednesday and it's time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!  Barbara is our hostess and she's chosen some bright happy colors for us along with a fun inspiration photo.  Before I get to my card I wanted to extend a warm welcome to our newest Color Throwdown Team Member Denise Marzec.  Denise is a super talented lady and we're lucky to have her on our team!

For my card I needed a get well card for an order I was working on so I used this week's colors and the sketch from the Retro Sketch Challenge #22.  I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Heart-2-Heart #6 along with the coordinating sun and cloud dies to create a little sunny sky.  I also flipped the sketch so that I could use the banner for part of my sentiment.

 Supplies: Heart-2-Heart #6 + dies, Hello Sunshine, Simple Stripes Impressions plate, Button, Bakers twine, 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

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper

  Welcome Vickie Zimmer - For the Love of all Things Stampin - as our August Guest Designer
   Thanks for popping in and have a great day!