CTD#223 - Just Wanted to Say...

 Happy New Year!  I hope all of you enjoyed the holidays.  Today the Color Throwdown team is back and we're ready to start off the new year with a fun new challenge.  Joan is our hostess who has chosen this beautiful bird cage image as our inspiration photo alone with some wonderful colors.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp sets Love Birds for my image and Heart-2-Heart #4 for my sentiment.  I created a designer paper look for my background by stamping the two different sized bird cages from the set onto crumb cake cardstock.  Then added my die cut and stamped focal image, the cage with birds using foam tape and my sentiment strip with three green buttons.

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
Our January Guest Designer -
Miriam Napier - Miriams Delirium

 

Happy Retirement

Merry Christmas!  I haven't posted here on my blog within this past week because like most of you I've been busy getting ready for Christmas and taking a bit of a break from blogging.  The card I have for today isn't a Christmas card, it's a retirement card but it still sends the message I'd like to convey which is to take some time during this busy holiday season to relax, to have a few peaceful moments and to reflect on what you have to be grateful for.

This card was for a card order and was created for a woman that was retiring and who enjoys reading.  I used the My Favorite Things stamp set Well Read and the PTI stamp set Mega Mixed Messages for the sentiment.  The couch in the image was paper pieced with the rest of the image colored using Copic markers.  I love this image because reading is one of my favorite things to do other than creating cards of course.

 As always thank you for your visit and I hope your holidays are filled with love and laughter.  

SSSC#174 - Enjoy Your Special Day

 It's time for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #174. 

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Rosie Posie to create a birthday card.

Supplies: Rosie Posie + dies, Mat Stack dies, Scallop border die, Modern wallpaper embossing folder, Ribbon, Rhinestones, Foam tape.

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using the SSS sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse 

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell 

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards

Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

Dawn Easton: Treasure Oiler Designz 

Jackie Pedro: The Scalloped Edge
Lori Tecler: Inking Aloud
Melissa Hubert: My Paper Obsession
Tracy Clemente: Eat Sleep Stamp
 Danielle Lounds - Fat Cat Stamper - Our Sweet Sunday Guest Stamper

 

CTD#222/MOJO#271 - Sunshine

 Hi there friends!  Are you ready for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge?  It's another fun one with some great colors and an excellent inspiration photo chosen by our hostess for this week, Broni.

 For my card I used the colors for this week's challenge and the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge for my layout (which I flipped upside down).  I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Hello Sunshine and the cloud dies that coordinate with the Heart-2-Heart #6 PTI stamp set.

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
Our December Guest Designer -
Miriam Napier -  Miriam's Delirium

   Have yourself a wonderful day!