CAS40 - Peace on Earth

One of my favorite challenges is the CAS (Clean and Simple) challenge over at Splitcoast. Since school has started, I've not been able to play as much as I'd like. I couldn't resist tonight, though - the challenge was to use white and one other color (black would count as a color).

Here's what I came up with:

I love PTI's Aqua Mist with white - it's so tranquil....just perfect for the Winter Swirls set and the Peace on Earth sentiment. I had some ribbon in a bin that matches the Aqua Mist perfectly - just love when that happens!

Well I'm off to finish submitting some cards to Paper Crafts...nothing like waiting until the last minute. Then I get some photos taken of the projects from the Stamping Around event - gosh, where do the minutes of the day go?

Have a great night & go Steelers!!


Details:
Stamps - Winter Swirls (PTI)
Ink - Soft Sky (SU!)
Paper - Aqua Mist (PTI), white
Accessories - star punch (Fiskars), ribbon, buttons (PTI), atyou Spica (clear)

MyGrafico Monkey.....oops - I mean Monday!!

Wow....whatta weekend!! I had such fun with my pals at the Stamping Around event. I have lots to post - check back later to see what I made & what I won (oh my, oh my!)

The challenges at MyGrafico this week have the design team going bananas - yep, we're using this fun monkey set....and guess what! You can win it!

Remember, all you need to do is participate in the Monday challenge or Wednesday challenge (or double your chances by joining in on both). The Monday challenge is to use stitching (faux or real) somewhere on your card. Here's what I came up with:

I created this little quilt to mat underneath the monkey - and yes...I have my sewing machine back! The paper is from an old DCWV Christmas stack - love that warm burgandy color!



Details:
Stamps - Funky Monkey (MyGrafico); sentiment (Autumn Abundance - PTI)
Ink - Scarlett Jewel (PTI); Copics
Paper - Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa (SU!); dp- DCWV Christmas Stack
Accessories - burgundy grosgrain ribbon (Offray); Circle & Scallop Circle dies (Nestabilities), sewing machine, dimensionals

Stamping Around Nametag

Quick post - I'm in Philly stamping away. Thought I'd share the nametag I created. What a toughie when you have 9 letters in your name!!

I'm happy with how it turned out and can't wait to see everyone else's 2 1/8" x 3 3/8" creations :)

Oh Baby

While heading east for the Stamping Around event, my stampin pals are celebrating the upcoming birth of a new baby girl. Here's the card I made that was inspired by the gift bag I purchased at Target.

Had a lot of fun shopping for a little baby outfit and surprisingly thought a lot of the boy things were cuter!

Etsy Inspired

Finally!!! I've had a chance to join in on the Etsy Inspired Challenge! And what a fun week to join - the etsy shop being featured is Vivikas....and the little felt dolls are CA-UTE!!

I chose this fun little bat as my inspiration - his name is Frederick :)

And here's what I came up with - a little thank you for a student who gave me a little Halloween treat:

I realized today that this card matches the treat bag my gift came in - purple w/a bat!


Well, I'm going to run because I'm getting ready for the Stamping Around event in Philly.....wahoooooooooooooooooo!! Did I mention that I was excited? I'm hoping to set up a few autoposts before I leave.

Extra!! Extra!! Read All About It!

The current CARDS blog challenge is to use newspaper in your design. I had a bunch of ideas, but none of them seemed to work for me...the problems mainly were surrounding the newspaper being too thin to get a good cut from the punches I wanted to use. I started this last night and came back to it tonight. I have a list of other things to do, so I'm moving on - maybe I'll come back to the challenge later...if I have time.

I added some stickles to the cherries on the tree - I thinkin' I would have had more mojo if I chose a more seasonal image. It's hard to switch gears!

Also, I'm getting ready to go to the Stamping Around Philly event this Friday! Wahooo - I'm soooo excited. I need to create a nametag for the event & get some projects done before I go...not to mention pack! I'm hoping to schedule some posts, and I know I'll have some fab things to share when I return :)


Details:
Stamps - Basic Grey
Paper - kraft, white, black
Ink - Chocolate Chip, Versamark; Copics
Accessories - ribbon (Offray), button (New Leaf - PTI), black embroidery floss, white Gelly Roll pen, black Sharpie, Stickles, Labels One nestabilities, newspaper