Madison Avenue

Papertrey Blog Hop

 

I thought I would quickly share a card that fits well with the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop this month, the assignment was to make a floral images in some way on your card.  I mean what stamper can't do that right?  I made this card over the weekend before all my crafting stuff was packed away for a bit.  I fell in love with a card Nichole made during last month's countdown where she outlined flowers with a T1 Copic marker on Kraft cardstock.  I used Delightful Dahlia and lots of masking to create the background with Fresh Snow ink.  Then I outlined the whole thing as best I could given my novice Copic skills! 

 
I used a Fillable Frames #4 Die and frame and added a sentiment from Communique Sentiments, I thought the gray complimented the outlined area of the background floral image.  So I added a die cut dahlia in Smokey Shadow with Ocean Tides button to finish it off.

 
Be sure to take some time and visit other participants in the Blog Hop, there is sure to be lots of inspiration out there today!  Thanks for visiting!

 

Teacher Thanks

 
As most of you paper crafters know, today is the day for acceptance emails for Paper Crafts' book A Card a Day...and sadly I did not get one.  But lots of other talented designers did and the issue is sure to be fabulous.  So I now have lots of cards to share, which I guess is good since we are moving at the end of next week and I do not know when my crafty space will be set up again.  Here is the first one, my favorite of the bunch that I submitted.  It uses Mint Motif's School Basics set (available at i {heart} papers) for a nice little teacher card, which I will definitely be giving Jakey's teacher at the end of school next week.  Anyhow, I used the cute little apple in the set to create a quick background on the top of the cream piece and the handwriting lines at the bottom.  The border is just a scrap I found and thought looked good to bring the piece together.  The "thanks" is a Provo Craft die which is really cute...I pulled it out after seeing PTI's word dies that they released this month. 

 
Supplies:  Stamps - School Basics (Mint Motif); Ink - Celery (Fresh Ink), Tuxedo Black (Memento), Vintage Cream (PTI); Cardstock - Vintage Cream, Simply Chartreuse, Pure Poppy, True Black (PTI); Corner Rounder (EK Success), Scalloped Scissors (Fiskars), Polka Dots Embossing Folder (Quickutz), Twine (ihp), Buttons (PTI), Thanks Die (Provo Craft)

So there you have it, the first "reject"...I hope you like it and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!  Thanks for visiting!

Dreams

Hello there...the weather has been dreary and cold with lots of rain and has made me a little crazy the last few days.  I am also blaming it for making me sick...I think I just have a cold or an allergy/cold combo but nonetheless it is A-N-N-O-Y-I-N-G!  I need some sunshine and warmth stat!  Anyhow I have a couple of cousins graduating from college this year and this sentiment from Stampendous kinda seemed appropriate for a big life change like that.  So, I layered it with some text and a pretty tile background (both from Stampendous) and layered on some pretty patterned paper, just love this collection from Lilly Bee.  A very simple card finished off with a few jewels and a ric rac border (which is a velvet sticker from Stampendous). 

 
Supplies:  Stamps - Dream Text Background, Tiled Quad Cube, Dream Forever (Stampendous); Ink - Spring Pansy (Versamagic), Peeled Paint, Barn Door (Ranger); Cardstock - SS White, Simple Chartreuse (PTI); Patterned Paper - Picket Fence Collection (Lilly Bee); Other - Velvet Ric Rac (Stampendous), Adhesive Rhinestones (Hero Arts)

Thanks for visiting today, wishing you warm weather and happiness wherever you are! 

My Friend

 
Happy Monday!  How was the weekend?  Ours was good and well...annoying too cause it snowed here most of the day Sunday!  Ugh, I am over it for sure!  So I thought I would share a card I made for Stampendous that they shared on their blog last week.  I had fun coloring these pretty poppies using Prisma pencils and gamsol.  I added some sparkly black stickles to the centers and paired them with some pretty background paper.  My favorite little addition is the scalloped strip I added along the edge, just added a little something to the card!

 

Supplies:  Stamps - Cling Poppy Stems, Happy Messages (Stampendous); Ink - Black (Memories), Antique Linen (Ranger); Cardstock - Rustic White, New Leaf (PTI); Patterned Paper - Stella & rose Gertie (My Mind's Eye); Other - Black Stickles (Ranger), Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Tiny Buttons, Corner Rounder (EK Success)

Thanks for stopping by today!  Remember there are still some stuff left from my little supply sale, visit this post if you're interested.  Have a great week!

Hello

 

Good Morning!  First of all, thank you for all of your orders the past few days, I am happy to know that my stamps will be going to good homes:)!  We are moving in a couple of weeks and I would like to get my stuff organized beforehand so that includes getting rid of things...there are more sets and some paper still available on the previous post below.  Anyhow, life is good...been creating but holding back some stuff since I am planning on submitting to the current PC call for the next A Card a Day book.  I have last years book and it is great, such a perfect sourse of inspiration.  So, here is a card that I made quite a while ago using a Hero Arts flower & sentiment, Mint Motif border, and PTI border.  I made the frame using two PTI dies, I love it!!  I stamped just the leaf/stem end of the flower to create the pattern on the frame.  Okay, not too much else to share today....I hope life is good for everyone.  Thanks for visiting today!

Stamp Sale!

I am making room and selling some stamp sets and patterned paper, email me at [email protected] if you are interested in anything.  I will only accept Paypal for payment and shipping will be a minimum of $2. 

My Time Made Easy

• All a Flutter - $8
• All a Flutter Sentiments - $8
• Critters with Heart - $8
• Bringing Home Baby - $8
• Puckered Up Patterns - $6
• Money Well Spent - $8

Papertrey Ink

• Holiday Treats - $12

 Thanks for taking a look!

 

 

Mother's Day

 
Just popping in quickly to share a Mother's Day card that I made today.  I actually made a couple, one for each of my grandma's.  I recently got this wonderful doily set from My Mind's Eye which coordinates with the Stella & Rose Gertie patterned paper.  It is so beautiful!!  Anyhow, I stamped a few of the doilies in various colors and added a little text to the bottom of the card (below the border) and some antiquing to the edges.  Such a simple card but I just absolutely love it!!

 
Any plans for Mother's Day?  I am not sure what we are doing but I am sure it will be nice, definitely will include lots of family time!  Hope you are having a great week...we are pretty busy this week with baseball and Open House for Jake!  Thanks for visiting!

Birthday Wishes

 
Wow, this week has flown by!!  Today I have a simple birthday card made with Mint Motif stamps.  I used Beyond Borders to create the graduated background, I stamped it with Versamark, then embossed it.  I added a vellum butterfly which I die cut and embossed, adding a shiny silver button (which was probably an extra from a shirt) to the center.  The sentiment along the bottom is from Very Square Sentiments, stamped on a Labels 17 die cut.  At the last minute I added some pretty twine (Divine Twine in Aqua) to the edge.

I want to dedicate this birthday card to the fabulous Becky Oehlers, who is celebrating today...stop by her blog and leave her some love!!  And it's also my equally fabulous cousin Lindsey's birthday, I love ya!!  Have a great day!!

Pinwheels

 
I had some fun making these cute pinwheels yesterday, I used Stella & Rose Gertie patterned paper (of course)!  Aren't they cute?  I had to make a card to go with them, so I stamped a background using Mint Motif's Beyond Borders in coordinating colors and added the sentiment at an angle (from School Basics).  So unusual for me to venture outside my straight up and down style...but I like the whimsical feel the card has to it!

 
Supplies:  Stamps - Beyond Borders, School Basics (Mint Motif); Ink - Blue Lagoon (Tsukineko), Yellow Citrus (Clearsnap), Celery, Red Currant (Fresh Ink), Old Paper, Shabby Shutters, Scattered Straw (Ranger); Cardstock - White, Kraft (PTI); Patterned Paper - Stella & Rose Gertie (My Mind's Eye); Other - Brads (Basic Grey), Square Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Thanks for visiting today!  The sun in shining here and it almost feels like spring:)!  Have a great day!

Tissue Flowers

 
Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, we had a great Easter celebration with the family...good food & happy kids, we are definitely blessed.  I am quickly popping in to share a card I made for Stampendous that is featured on their blog today.  I created these delicate tissue paper flowers using white tissue, some Distress ink and a pretty Blossom die.  They are perfect for accenting the leaf image in Stampendous' Jumbo Thank You, which I embossed over the top of the Dream Text background.

 
Stamps – CRS5003-R Cling Jumbo Thank You, CRR105-R Cling Dream Text, SSC1116-R Friendship Assortment Perfectly Clear Stamps (Stampendous); Ink – Versamark (Tsukineko), Frayed Burlap, Worn Lipstick (Ranger); Cardstock – Rustic White, Berry Sorbet (Papertrey Ink); Tissue Paper; Chocolate Brads (Basic Grey); Blossom 1 Dies (Spellbinders); EP117 Chocolate Brown Opaque Embossing Powder (Stampendous); EP512-R Lettuce Opaque Embossing Powder (Stampendous)

Thank you for stopping by today and just in case you are interested, I have added some of my recent cards to my Etsy shop!  Have a great week!