Something Old Something New

I finally got a chance to create my first card of 2015.  

I'm playing along with H2H Challenges for the first time :o)  The challenge's theme is "old is new", so I've used my brand new CTMH January SOTM and searched deep within my stash and found an old button as well as a small piece of waxy flax!  

I'm also playing along with Freshly Made Sketches 

Here's my card:

I fringed and glittered the feather on the arrow for added interest:

The inside:

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Black; Martha Stewart pink

Stamps: CTMH This Moment

Inks: CTMH Black

Other: CTMH Four Seasons button, Waxy Flax; Cuttlebug; Goose Bumpz embossing folder; Martha Stewart Glitter; Stickles

Quilled Birthday Wishes

I created this 4 layered quilled flower to include in a quilled floral design to place in a frame that I plan to display in my home, but instead, decided to use it for this birthday card (now I have an excuse to make another one):

I'm entering it in this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge:

Thanks for stopping by :)

Supplies Used:
Paper: CTMH Patterned, Colonial White, Cocoa, Barn Red; Quilling strips
Stamps: Verve Amazing Wishes
Ink: CTMH Cocoa
Other: CTMH Artisan Studs; Poppy Stamps Lorelai Leaf Die; Verve Charming Ovals Die Set; Cuttlebug; Cuttlebug flourishes embossing folder

Wtf?

Well, it's been a while since I had the chance to make a card, and with our busy summer schedule, I'm surprised that this card actually came into fruition.  I couldn't not make a birthday card for my sister, though.  She's turning fifty and not too pleased about it, so I thought I'd aim for a card that would at least get her to smile :)  

I used this week's fun sketch from Freshly Made Sketches:

(It's hard to see in the photo, but IRL the background paper is a pretty shimmering blue)

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:
Paper: Recollections
Stamps: For the Birds TiddlyInks digistamp; CTMH Large Chocolate Alphabet
Ink: CTMH Black, Chocolate
Other: Cuttlebug; The Paper Studio Woodgrain embossing folder; Copics; Fiskars cloud punch; 3d foam tape; sponge

Dance-themed Thank You Card

Freshly Made Sketches has a great sketch this week by Linda C.

When I saw the diagonal stripes, I knew a music bar would fit the theme, and I had just recently made some girly dance-themed tags for party favours, and that's where I ended up getting most of my inspiration from.

I cut strips of white paper and glued them to Recollections pink cardstock. The stars were stamped using CTMH's You Are and You Are My Happy stamp sets with Memento Black ink, 'stickled', and cut out. The musical notes were computer generated, fussy cut, and sparkled up with Martha Stewart black glitter.  The sentiment was also computer generated: I stamped around it using Verve's scroll stamp and glued it to the black scroll matching die cut.

The background white paper was embossed with Goose Bumpz ZigZag embossing folder.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Hope you have a great day!

Freshly Made Sketches #138

Spring is finally in full bloom here, and yet I resorted to a winter paper pack for this card. The pretty 'spring' blue shade instantly caught my eye, as did the complementary patterned paper.

I used this week's sketch from Freshly Made Sketches, which I turned on its side:

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Paper: CTMH Frosted, Kraft, Vellum
Stamps: CTMH For A Friend Occasions

Embellishments: CTMH Twill Ribbon, pearl; Recollections Burlap Flowers, twine

Other: Versamark, Recollections Snow embossing powder; heat gun; Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug embossing folder

Freshly Made Sketches #113

I thought the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches would work well with the Tiddly Inks digistamp that I had.  What I love about it is that you can personalize it by writing whatever you'd like on the 'notes' that the little chicks are holding up.  I simply made it into a thank you card by using a marker to write the word 'THANKS' on it, but I can easily change it to reflect a greeting for any occasion.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Tiddly Inks Digistamp

Paper:  Recollections Autumn; CTMH White Daisy

Other:  CTMH Hemp, Liquid Glass; Copics; GooseBumpz Embossing Folder; Cuttlebug; Buttons from my stash

Freshly Made Sketches #112

It's Jen Brum's turn to design the sketch for Freshly Made Sketches this week, and I decided to join in on the fun:

I couldn't wait to use my new Season's Tweetings stamp set from CTMH.  I thought the sentiment was adorable and so had fun with its theme and stamped the two 'love birds' Christmas kissing - only problem was the smaller bird was too short - so the solution was either an ornament or a present as a makeshift stepping stool, as they were the only two Christmas-themed stamps I had that were suitable in size. As you can see in the photo, I went with the present :)

I added some glitter to the wreath, present, and mistletoe, 

and complimented that with a silvery-glittered background.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day :)

Supplies Used:
Paper: CTMH White Daisy, black; Recollections Silver Foil
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Stamps: CTMH Season's Tweetings, Holiday Trinkets
Other:  Copics; Stickles Xmas Red & Crystal; 3d foam tape

Fall Fresh - Freshly Made Sketches #108

Freshly Made Sketches has a fun sketch this week provided by Narelle:

I was eager to use my new 'Poster Tidings' stamp set, and so put it to use with the sketch:

I struggled with the masking technique in order to get four colours on the poster sentiment, so I had no choice but to stamp it separately four different times and then paper piece so that I could achieve the look that I was after.  I also used the paper piercing technique for the first time :) to border the sentiment. For the banners, I used two different chevron embossing folders (a small one for the middle banner, and a larger one for the bottom ones).  I finished it off with some enamel yellow adhesive dots from My Mind's Eye. 

I just love this gorgeous fall weather we're having, and couldn't help but be inspired to create this fall-themed card! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy your day :)

Supplies Used:

Paper: Recollections Autumn Designer Paper

Stamps: CTMH Poster Tidings

Inks: CTMH Sunflower, Smokey Plum, Autumn Terracotta, Chocolate

Embellishments: My Mind's Eye 'Wicked Enamel Dots'

Other:  Goose Bumpz embossing folders; Cuttlebug

Quilled Pointsettia - Freshly Made Sketches 107

Phew! I didn't think I'd be able to make a card in time to qualify for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge - but in between preparing some Thanksgiving dishes to bring over to my parents' today, I actually accomplished just that! When I saw the sketch that Jennifer created, I KNEW I wanted to play along:

I had been wanting to make a quilled pointsettia for the last little while, and thought that this sketch would work well with what I had in mind.  Here's my card:

Here's a photo with the sun on a different angle:

I used stamp sets from Verve for the sentiment (Ornamental Christmas) as well as CTMH for the border (Simple Memories), which I heat embossed using CTMH gold embossing powder.  The gold pearls in the centre of the pointsettia and the gold glitter accents in the corners are from Recollections, as is the paper. 

Thanks for visiting and...

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

Quilled Scaredy Cat - Freshly Made Sketches #103

I'm quickly getting addicted to playing along with Freshly Made Sketches :)  

Here's the sketch to follow, which I turned on its side:

It's Friday the 13th, so I thought it would be fun to post a Halloween card :o)  I decided to quill a black cat to use as the main focus.   Before I started, my plan was to step away from the traditional black and orange Halloween shades, but I gave up after going through piles of scraps of paper, looking for an alternate colour plan...to no avail. So, I resorted to a brand new pack of 6x6 Graphic 45 paper that I was anxious to finally use, and came up with this traditional-colour-themed card:

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:
Paper: Black, yellow, purple quilling strips; Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells
Stamps: Inkadinkado
Embellishments: CTMH Haunted Assorted
Other:  Quilling tools; Quilling Book: "Thrilling Quilling" by E. Moad; Versamark; Stampendous black embossing powder; Black thin point sharpie marker (to draw stitches)

Freshly Made Sketches 102

I'm excited to be participating in my first Freshly Made Sketches card challenge since starting up this new blog!  

Here's my take on the sketch:

Whenever I've made Halloween cards in the past, I've always gravitated towards a scarier, busier-looking card, but for this 'fresh' challenge, I aimed for a cleaner, cuter look.  

The banner and web were cut from glittered, patterned paper by K & Company.  And no, that web was not cut with a die -I painstakingly cut it out with my trusty Cutter Bee.  I thought it would add more interest by allowing the background to show through. It still looked a little plain, so I used baker's twine to extend the web further.  I finished it off with a cute little spider button and sentiment, which I just may end up changing to reflect my nephew's birthday, which happens to be on Halloween day :o)

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:
Paper:  K & Company
Stamps: CTMH 'Thriller'
Embellishments:  CTMH baker's twine; Versamark; Stampendous black embossing powder; spider button & ribbon from my stash
Other: Cutter Bee; 3-D foam tape