Grateful For You Card

Hi!

I have been on a Thank You card making kick lately and it's been fun!  I saved one to photograph for my blog before handing them out today :)  Here it is:

So, I used goodies from my stash for this one!  Everything is older except for the new embossing folder- I love these wide stripes!  It's from Heidi Swapp.  The label die is also newer- from the fall anyhow- and by Lawn Fawn.  I used the pretty Blossoming Buds stamp set from Paper Smooches to and stamped the flowers onto a tag cut out of watercolor paper.  I painted them in with my ink pads.  The papers are from an older October Afternoon 8x8 pad called Woodland Park- I still love these designs!

I hope you had a great holiday season!  My girls are excited to be getting back to school tomorrow.  I start next week- after CHA!!  I'll be working with Nina and a few other DT girls in the Waffle Flower Booth!  If you're heading there be sure to stop by and say hi! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

You Totally Rock Card

Hi!  How's your day going?  We are still having cold weather but after the weekend away, it doesn't seem so bad! :)  I had the best time at the Doodle Crew Retreat over the weekend!  My class went well and I got sooo much done!  It was amazing!

Today I'm sharing a card I made with some Paper Smooches goodies!  I picked up a few new sets recently including the adorable Uplifters sentiment set.  I thought it would be fun to mix it with one of my older sets- Teen Routine.  Here's what I made:

I diecut the white paper with the Paper Die and stamped the sentiment near the bottom.  I also stamped some musical notes in the center where I planned to put the ipod.  I stamped the ipod on white paper and colored it with colored pencils.  After it was colored, I cut around it and added it to the diecut with foam adhesive.

I'm so glad I had time to pull out these cute stamps!  They were so fun to work with! :)  I'm going to add it to the Paper Smooches Challenge this week as well- it's an anything goes challenge!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Remix with Miriam :)

A few months ago Paper Crafts and Scrapbooking Magazine had such a fun call- designer remix!  The idea was that two card makers would use the same products to make cards.  Miriam and I went for it and our cards even got picked up for publication!  Well, a few weeks ago we heard the bad news about the magazine and our cards wouldn't be published after all...  Luckily we can share them on our blogs! :)

The rainbow and sentiment dies are from Paper Smooches.  I diecut the rainbow out of white and used Copics to color them into a rainbow pallet.  This saved so much cutting!  Miriam's card was done first- it is clean and crisp!  I decided to go with a crisp but collagy look with mine.  I embossed my card base, added some splatter, thread wad, and a doily to my background.  I kept it all white so that the sentiment and rainbow would really stand out.

Remixing is so fun!  I loved the challenge!  Pop over to Miriam's blog to see her card- here is a peek at what she made:

Well, thanks for stopping by today!  I am heading out for a little shopping- wish me luck!  I'm afraid with the holidays so close now, it's going to be crazy!!

Inspired By Project Runway: Episode 2

Hi!  Are you watching Project Runway tonight?  I just pushed play a few minutes ago but I'm enjoying it so far!  :)  Next week's card is going to be so fun!!
I thought I'd better pop on and share my card inspired by last week's episode- the unconventional movie challenge!  I was inspired to use an unconventional product of some sort and ended up using popcorn to stamp my background! I was also inspired by the awesome winning look- I loved all the wires and string hanging down over white with a pop of color.  Here is my card:

Didn't the popcorn create a fun look?  I used Delacata gold ink, (gold like Hollywood!) pressing my popcorn into it and then stamping with it on my white card base.  When it was dry, I added a wrap around velum panel to the top.  I stamped this fun bold sentiment from Paper Smooches Bold Buzzwords set.  I added some black and white striped twine, some peapod green solid twine, and some sequin trim around the card front to mimic the winning looks dangling wires.  I finished off my card with a few fun sequins from Jenni Bowlin Studios.

I think I smiled the whole time I created this card!  I love it when that happens! :)  It might have been the popcorn and candy I snacked on while making it- hee!  Gotta love the movie theme!

You're Lovely Card

Do you ever make a card with someone in mind?  I had my sweet Grandma Tillie in mind when I made this one.  She has always been a doodler and I remember her drawing pretty paisley and flower designs so well!  It's one of my favorite things to find around her house when I visit :)

Although I didn't doodle these pretty flowers- I used the Blossoming Buds stamp set by Paper Smooches- I did watercolor them myself!  I stamped the floral stamp onto watercolor paper with Jet Black Staz-on ink.  I used Kuretake watercolors to paint them in, layering them to get the colors I wanted.
Once It was dry, I stamped the sentiment, also from the Blossoming Buds set, with Versafine Onyx Black ink.  I splattered a little Calico Shine mist over the image and let it dry.
I kept my layout simple, adding some woodgrain patterned paper to the center of the card front and a bit of floral paper to the bottom- they are from Webster's Pages Ocean's Melody line.  I embellished with just a bit of twine from Lawn Fawn to split up the main panel.

I'm going to link this up to the Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge this week- it's an Anything Goes week!

I was able to craft with some of my friends over the weekend- Miriam and JJ came over to spend the day on Saturday.   It's so much more fun crafting with friends, isn't it? :)  They were kind enough to let me raid their stashes- the Kuretake watercolors were Miriam's and now that I've used the larger set, I may have to upgrade!  This adorable stamp set was JJ's and it's definitely on my list now, too!  Such enablers!!  Hee!

Hope you have a great day!

Gallery Idol 2014!!

Hello!  I'm so excited to post today!  I worked extra hard on a card this weekend because I'm participating in this year's Paper Crafts and Scrapbooking Magazine's Gallery Idol Contest!!  I found out on Friday that I made it through to the 2nd round.  We were given the challenge of creating a card using diecuts and only 3 days to work on it.  I know what you're thinking- diecuts??  Really- you think that's hard!  Well it might seem easy but it was also wwaaayyy easy to overthink!  I spent all Friday and Saturday working on another card that ended up being too overworked.  Then I woke up this morning and started with a fresh outlook.  I love how my final card turned out:

I started off my craft time by cleaning up my work area.  I found all of these diecuts in a pile of leftover and discarded items- do you save yours, too?  The happy is by Avery Elle and the hello is by Paper Smooches.  I loved how they looked together and grabbed a SRM Stickers glassine envelope to use as a base- these are great to add to card fronts to hold gift cards!

The feathers (Paper Smooches) are die cut out of Scor-Tape sheets and then glittered.  I dipped the tips into the gold glitter first, pressing it into the sticky and sprinkling just a bit down the die.  Next, I pressed my favorite glitter (Elizabeth Crafts Warm Diamond) over the entire feather.  It is so pretty and sparkly in real life!

The patterned papers are a mix- the background is from the new Something Wonderful collection by Teresa Collins, the coral and yellow watercolored papers are from Stampin' Up! and the aqua is from the Plus One collection by Amy Tangerine for American Crafts.

I added a bit of machine sewing and left my threads long to fill in some space beneath the glassine envelope.  I thought it needed just a bit of color so I added the heart brad by Teresa Collins Designs next.  Lastly, I added a Starbucks gift card to the inside of the glassine envelope for the lucky recipient!

The feathers are my favorite part!  I've wanted to make glittered feathers since I cut them a couple of months ago!  Really, anything glittered is my favorite lol!  Here is a quick video so you could see all that great glitter in action:

So, now that you've seen my card, pop over to the Gallery Idol 2014 website and vote for your favorite card!  The top twenty contestants have created some amazing projects!  Thanks for all your support and cheerleading!  All the kind comments here, through email, and on Facebook have been so thoughtful- I really appreciate them!

Hey There Card

Hello!

Today I want to share the easiest card ever!  Hee!  It was a quick one that only took minutes to create:

I started with a white cardbase and rounded the bottom corners.  Next, I added the washi tapes, starting at the bottom.  The top one is by Stampin' Up! and the other three are from Teresa Collins Designs.  I love that they are all masculine looking!

Once I was done layering my washi tapes, I stamped the sentiment from Paper Smooches and added the three epoxy dots as an accent.  They're by Teresa Collins as well :)

Well, didn't I tell you it was quick and easy!  This would be a great one for demoing washi tape :)

OK!  I'm going to keep this short- I hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by my blog today!

-tessa

Camping Card

I was lucky enough to have two cards picked up for the July issue of CARDS Magazine!  I thought I'd share one of them today!  It makes me smile, since I love camping!!

I paired stamps from three different Paper Smooches sets on this card!  The trees are from the Warm Hearts set, the tent is from the Happy Camper set, and the sentiment is from the Get Outta Town set.  Aren't they cute together?  Hee! I paper pieced each of the trees and the tent.  Next I added some shadows with my markers.  I added the sentiment last, keeping the over all design pretty simple.

We are planning a camping trip in a couple more weeks!  Our tent is blue, just like on the card but this time we'll be staying in a camper with my in-laws!  I can't wait!

Hope you have a great day!  Thanks for stopping by my blog :)

-tessa

A Fun Camera Card

Hello!

Today is the first day of summer break!  The girls are so excited and I am so ready for it!  We have a bunch of things planned this summer and I've been looking forward for it for months!  Something else I've been looking forward to was seeing the card I'm sharing with you today in print!  It was published in CARDS Magazine's June issue:

When I saw the issue, I was so excited!  The card looked great in print and it even had a two-page spread!  Hee!  Pretty exciting for me anyways!

For this card, I started with that cute camera stamp from the Perpetual Bliss set by Paper Smooches.  I stamped it onto the patterned papers and onto white cardstock.  I cut out the lenses and paper pieced them onto the patterned cameras.  I colored them using Copic markers and highlighted them with inks.  The papers are from the Seen & Noted line by Pebbles, Inc.  I used their 6x6 pad so that the prints are just the right size for paper piecing.

Well, I better get going- I know the girls will be up soon and ready for a day of swimming!  I can't wait!

-tessa

Hello There Card

Hi There!

Here it is the last day of April- can you believe it?  Spring seems to be flying by this year!  I'm busy making all my summer plans and I'm pretty sure that it will be just as busy!  I love making plans! :)

Today I want to share a fun card using a mix of different products:

I've mixed stamps from Paper Smooches, Studio Calico for Hero Arts, Stampin' Up! and Teresa Collins Designs on this one!  Can you pick them all out?? :)  I had bunches of stamps on my desk when I was doing some organization and this just sort of happened!  I'm happy with how it turned out and will have to mix up my stamps more often!

Everything is stamped on this card except for the one strip of orange striped patterned paper.  I colored the telephone with Copic Markers and pieced it onto the chevron stamped oval.  The splatters in the background were created with white Dylusions mist- my new favorite white mist!

Well, better get back to my day!  I have quite a long list of to-dos and not much time to get through them all!  :)  As always, thank you for stopping by to see what I've been working on!

-tessa

Happy Travels Card

Hello!

Today is Thursday!  Not feeling well at the beginning of the week made the rest of the days fly by!  I felt a lot better yesterday and went shopping at Scrapdoodles, my local lss... I picked out so many cute things!  I can't wait to start making stuff with it all!

I thought I'd share a fun card I made using the Get Outta Town set by Paper Smooches:

I've paired this fun stamp set with the Just Because collection by Little Yellow Bicycle.  I loved the colors in this line!  I bought some for cards and some for a scrapbook page, too!  Actually, I bought some more of it again yesterday for a class!  Hee!  I guess I'm serious when I say loved!

The suitcases here have been colored using copics.  The flower was stamped onto patterned paper and fussy cut out.  I added a little coloring to it as well with the copics and my Signo white gel pen. In real life, you can see some sparkles thanks to my glitter pen on the case handles and on the center of the flower.

Well, I better go!  I'm making yummy chicken noodle soup for dinner and it's time to add the noodles! :)  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

-tessa

Cyber Hello Card

Hello!
I'm posting a little later then I usually do- I am suffering from a cold and it has made me so tired today!  I am thankful that it is only a cold though... I know it could be worse so I won't complain! :)

Today I have a card inspired by the Clean and Simple Card Making 2 class I'm taking with Online Card Classes.  This was my homework for day two of the series, making a one layer card:

I decided to go for a sort of layered look, using the Cyber Cafe stamp set by Paper Smooches.  On natural white cardstock, I stamped with lighter colored inks for the background  and used darker colors with my main images.  I even added a little sparkle with my glitter pen to the steam!

I love the challenge of creating a one layer card!  It really is a way to let the stamps shine!  I have another scene building idea for a one layer card as well.  I can't decide to make it first or watch the next day of videos! :)  I am loving this class series by the way- it has been great!

Well, I better stop typing and get to making a card before it's time to make dinner!  Thanks for stopping by today and thank you for all your kind comments over the weekend!  I really do appreciate them!

-tessa

You Rock Card

Hello!  Hope you are having a great Monday!  We are off to a late start today because of some freezing rain we had in our area.  It's kind of nice sleeping in on a Monday!  Hee!

Today I want to share a card I made for the latest Paper Crafts Magazine call- it didn't get picked up but I still love it!  I used some fun Paper Smooches stamp sets for this one:

I had so much fun piecing this little (juke box?  radio?) together! It is from the Perpetual Bliss set which has fast become my favorite stamp set! The sentiments are from a few different sets that I paired together for this look.  Can you tell it was for the sketch challenge call?

I usually don't share my rejected call cards but this one made me smile so I had to!  I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

-tessa

A Cup of Thanks Card

Today's card is inspired by this week's SPARKS sketch challenge!  I used my newest set of Paper Smooches stamps, Cyber Cafe, to make this card:

Goodies:

Stamps: Cyber Cafe by Paper Smooches

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight cardstock by Stampin' Up!; patterned papers from Sn@p line by Simple Stories

Accessories: Copic markers, red baker's twine by We R Memory Keepers

I stamped the cup onto yellow cardstock and cut it out.  I pieced it onto my white panel and added a sentiment before adding it to my card front with dimensional adhesive.  I punched a small hole into the card to add the twine bow.  To finish off my card, I added a little coloring with my Copic markers to create some shadows.  

I'm so glad I had time to play along with the SPARKS challenge this week! It's a fun one and if you have time, make sure you check it out!

I'm off to finish a scrapbook layout I've been working on for the last two days... I was having a hard time coming up with a title but I'm just going to commit and finish it up today. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

-tessa

Let's Chat Card

Hi!  Today I have a card for the current SPARKS Challenge by Paper Smooches. I used my new favorite stamp set, Perpetual Bliss to create this card:

Goodies:

Stamps: Perpetual Bliss by Paper Smooches
Ink: Pitch Black Adirondack pigment ink by Ranger
Paper: Naturals White, Real Red cardstock by Stampin' Up!; Seen & Noted, Walnut Grove collections by Pebbles, Inc; Dewey Decimal 6x6 pad by Lawn Fawn
Accessories: Copic markers, White Signo gel pen, White twine (craft supply)

The SPARKS challenge this week is to create something with a vintage feel. Isn't this telephone perfect?  I love how it looks with the bright floral paper- kind of a calico feel, right?  I colored the telephone with Copic markers.  I feel like I'm finally getting the hang of them!

My sister got me this stamp set for Christmas and I have had so much fun playing with it!  I even have a card using the camera stamp being published!  Thank you Trish!  You really picked a great set!!

Well, after typing this up, I am in the mood to stamp something!  Hee!  I guess that's what talking about stamps does to you! :) Hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

-tessa

Squeaky Clean Cards

Hello!  Did you have a good weekend?  We had a nice relaxing one with nothing planned... We went hiking and played a lot outside since it was so nice.  I also got to catch up on some research for a genealogy project I'm working on.  I love weekends like that! 

Yesterday afternoon, I was fooling around on Facebook and was inspired by last week's Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge... lol!  I'm just now realizing that it was last week's challenge instead of a new one- I thought I was ahead of the game!

 

Here is what I came up with:

Goodies:

Stamps: Squeaky Clean set by Paper Smooches
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento ink; Baha Breeze, Daffodile Delight, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizazz, Going Gray classic inks by Stampin' Up!; Cool Shadow Copic Marker
Paper: Naturals White cardstock by Stampin' Up!; Ticket Booth (Midway), Elixir of Eucalyptus (Witch Hazel) by October Afternoon; Mom's Bouquet (Spring Flings and Easter Things) by Bella Blvd; Bouquet (For the Record 2) by Echo Park
Accessories: Pool Party baker's twine by Stampin' Up!

The Squeaky Clean stamp set is so cute!  I love the theme and the sentiments are great!  For this card, I colored my images with a combination of Stampin' Up! markers, Copic markers, and residual ink with a watercolor brush.  I wanted the colors to be light since I was leaving almost everything white.

And since I had extra triangles cut in the right size, I ended up making another card with the same design:

Goodies:

Stamps: Squeaky Clean set by Paper Smooches
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento ink; Cool Shadow Copic Marker
Paper: Naturals White cardstock by Stampin' Up!; Silver cardstock by Bazzill; Ticket Booth (Midway), Elixir of Eucalyptus (Witch Hazel) by October Afternoon; Mom's Bouquet (Spring Flings and Easter Things) by Bella Blvd; Bouquet, Dk Blue/Lt Blue (For the Record 2) by Echo Park
Accessories: Slate baker's twine by We R Memory Keepers

Isn't the iron cute!  I paper pieced this little guy and added ink around his edges to give him some shadows.  I'm happy with how he turned out!

This is my first time playing along with the SPARKS challenge- hopefully next time I'll catch it when it is still current, hee!

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog today!

-tessa