A Sunny Sunday of Leisure...

sunday is such a lovely day of leisure, don't you agree? my hubby and i get up, make our coffee & tea (i've never liked coffee, tea's my thang...) and plop in front of our computers to hang out and surf, read emails, and whatever else we want. for me, i'm usually opening about 50 tabs in firefox to view the crafty blogs and sites i follow daily. it's not unusual for me to have about 10 tabs open at once - i flip back and forth oohing and aahing all the fab cards and ideas i see. it fills my head with inspiration to tackle whatever challenges i want to try!

today is no different - i opened up 365 Cards to check out the sketch since today is Super Sketchy Sunday, day 127. i was immediately inspired to pull out the citrus stack from DCWV. the colours are so bright and cheery, and really match my mood today. it's nice to wake up rarin' to go!

i made 2 cards for the sketch cuz i wanted to use so many of the papers - this cardstock stack is awe-sum! totally... take a peak over at DCWV! but DO come back now, you hear?!












i've included a closeup shot of the fab brad i used - it's big and awesome and fabric-covered! i love it so much i almost don't want to use them... that happens with so many of my more incredible embellisments. i buy them but can hardly bare to use them up. i'm sure most crafters are of the same mindset.

same goes for this card - these yummy metal ribbon slides i got from Making Memories are almost too good to use! i'm gonna have to hunt around for more cuz this was the last one in my stash. this closeup is to show you the depth of the blue wave paper i used here. i have had 1 sheet of it in my cardstock stash for literally years, and i have no idea where it came from. it just seemed to fit so well with the colours and patterns from the citrus stack!

so this has been pretty lengthy today - i'll leave you to get to your day after sharing my list of supplies! hang loose!

stuff used: (card 1)
paper...
DCWV - Citrus Stack 12x12 printed papers
glossy white cs
blue wave from ??
stamps...
Savvy Stamps - birthday wishes
ink...
Brilliance - pearlescent orange
extras...
Michaels ribbon - Dashes, Dots & Checks in orange
K&Company - urban rhapsody fabric brads
Marvy punch - word tags

(card 2)
paper...
DCWV - Citrus Stack 12x12 printed papers
glossy white cs
blue wave from ??
stamps...
Hampton Art Stamps - champagne congrats (i left off the champers glasses)
ink...
Brilliance - pearlescent sky blue
extras...
Making Memories - swirl metal ribbon slide
Bazzill Basics - monochromatic oranges ribbon card
blue eyelets
Marvy punch - word tags

cheers!
crafty girl

Hero Arts is at it AGAIN!!

you`ve just gotta watch this video from Hero Arts - it`s a technique i love to use (the ink blending) and it looks so stunning with the layers of embossing that are used here! the theme this week is using photos on your cards. (earlier this week i posted my black & white wedding card.)

don`t ya think that looks just awesome! i`m going to make one of these right away and post it soon...

cheers!
crafty girl

Inspiration from my fave - t!m holtz

happy friday to all my little blogger friends! man, this week certainly motored by! one day you`re making a card for Mojo Monday, and the next thing you know it`s the weekend!

today i`ve got 2 cards to share with you. the first is for day 125 on 365 Cards - It`s a Snap. today`s challenge is to make a card with some sort of closure on it - whether it be tied with ribbon, a buckle, a magnet, you get the gist of it!
i love how this card turned out - the muted colours, the ink blending, the whole shebang! fabulous! (grin) you know i love to toot my own horn when the need arises... hehehe! i was having such a great time playing with these products that i made a 2nd card, not for the challenge, just for the joy of it. yes, i`m in love with stamping, can`t you tell. to quote t!m holtz (since i used mostly his products today) - i had an infiltration of inspiration! love it!

stuff used:
paper...
Design Accents - speckled green cs
tan cs
stamps...
Tim Holtz Visual Artistry - Flights of Fancy
Hero Arts - Grid Pattern designblock
ink...
Tim Holtz distress - weathered wood, peeled paint, spiced marmalade, dusty concord, antique linen, frayed burlap
extras...
bone folder
edge distressor
olive eyelets
Big Bite - hole punch & eyelet setter
Glue Dots - continuous line
brown jute

and my 2nd card:


stuff used:
paper...
Accent Design - sparkles green & speckled mustard
stamps...
Hero Arts - Grid Pattern designblock
Tim Holtz Visual Artistry - Flights of Fancy
ink...
Tim Holtz distress - weathered wood, spiced marmalade, peeled paint, dusty concord, walnut stain, antique linen
extras...
beige embroidery thread
brown button (salvaged from a junked shirt)
Basic Grey - opaline half pearls chocolate
Making Memories - funky vintage trims
edge distressor
Slice - basics 1 design card
Tim Holtz Inkssentials - ink blending tool

while you`re here, check out a couple of pics of some cute little keychains i make out of dominos:



















have a fantabulous weekend my friends!

cheers! crafty girl

Let`s Get Wild!

this card makes me wild! i had some fun with packets of Thickers i bought ages ago and never used yet. i seem to have this problem - i buy wicked crafty products and they collect on my desk until i have no space to work. then they get put in a drawer and have to live there forever until i get them back out to play with. poor little crafty products! i apologize to you - what good is having all this stuff if i don`t use it right!

AGAIN today i`m doing a double-duty card. i seem to be short on time this week and i am not sure why! it`s not really cheating - i think it`s actually more of a challenge to incorporate 2 sets of rules into 1 card! (grin)

i found a new site last week called Rubbernecker Stamps and they have wacky wednesday challenges. the challenge is called Hard & Soft, and you must use hardware & ribbon. i`ve combined their challenge from yesterday with the day 122 challenge from 365 Cards called It`s A Wrap. you have to use wrapping paper on your card.) i love how this cheetah-print paper even looks like it`s fuzzy!

now i only have 2 to catch up on to complete the week for the 3 time in a row! wish me luck!

stuff used:
paper...
Halcraft USA - black card & envelope pack
cheetah wrapping paper (from my stash)
kraft & chocolate cs
stamps...
Stampin UP! - cheetah from In The Wild set
ink...
Brilliance - pearlescent chocolate
extras...
Thickers - jewelry box chipboard stickers (chocolate)
Thickers - cream soda foam letters (black)
Imaginisce - copper brads lg & sm
ribbon from my stash

cheers!
crafty girl

day 124 on 365 Cards

another day, another challenge...

what would life be without a little adversity now and then? easy peasy isn't fun ALL the time! so i'm sure for some people using a digital image might be tough to incorporate - maybe we're not all so computer-literate as others! i find i'm learning a lot as i go. my hubby teaches me plenty of stuff, but i also like to stuggle on my own sometimes. (ok, so maybe i don't actually LIKE to struggle, but he's not always home!)

i used Microsoft Word to create a background of different fonts of the word 'baby', then i printed it out on cloudy vellum using blue ink - to make baby boy cards! it's a fairly simple card, but i like it. i also don't use my eyelets much anymore and i have so many of them! great way to attach vellum, as i'm sure all you crafty chicks know. take it easy out there!

cheers!
crafty girl

Another fabulous Raspberry Suite colour challenge!

did you expect any less? Dawn's colour challenges on her My Favorite Things blog are always based on some photography, and today is no different! this pic really does look like a perfect little street in a quaint little village - which is exactly where she was.

besides the challenge i'm partaking in that is provided by her today, i'm also using a technique that Dawn posted last week. these little flowers she showed how to make are divine! i'm going to continue to use these, and make myself a whole big stash of them in all sorts of colours!

this card is doing double duty - the sketch is from 365 Cards for today's challenge. i figured i'd try and take on 2 challenges in one since i'm a bit behind this week! day 123 already! the time is flying by and i just don't know where it's getting to...

hope you Canadians had a great Canada Day! don't worry - all you Americans get your time soon enough! (grin)

cheers!
crafty girl