CAS-tastic!

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Jun 302010

I recently discovered a blog called CAS-tastic Wednesday Challenges.  It’s dedicated to the Clean And Simple style of rubber stamping, and the site owner presents a new challenge every Wednesday. 

This past week was the first time I had a chance to play along.  The challenge was to use the colors blue and yellow, along with a neutral color.  I decided to pull out some of the Prima flowers I’ve had for a while.  I started looking through my pastel colors first, but then these brighter ones caught my eye and I thought I’d play with them instead.  They matched up nicely to two Stampin’ Up colors.  I added a little bit of texture with some watercolor paper I’ve had for a long time.  I punched a scalloped oval out of a scrap of cardstock and sponged ink inside of it for a reverse mask to “ground” the sentiment.  I opted to use half pearls for the flower centers rather than brads.  The layout is one I first used several years ago, but I think it works perfectly for the CAS style. 

I really enjoyed creating this card and participating in my first CAS-tastic challenge!  I’m looking forward to seeing what they offer for the coming week.

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Supplies:
Stamps: Everyday Greetings Collection (Wordsworth)
Cardstock: Crushed Curry, Buckaroo Blue (SU); watercolor paper (source unknown)
Ink: Buckaroo Blue (SU)
Other: ticket corner punch (SU); half pearls (KaiserCraft); flowers (Prima); mega scalloped oval punch (Marvy); sponge

Posted by PH in VA at 12:15 am Cards, CAS-tastic challenges, Stampin' Up!

hey sunshine girl

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Jun 272010

Today’s card is just a quick one I put together because I think this image is adorable and because I was in a creative mood.  I enjoyed being able to just make a card for the fun of it, without needing to make it for a specific purpose or to have to get it in the mail quickly to somebody. 

The stamp image is from Lizzie Anne Designs’ June Monthly Mix set, Life is Good.  Isn’t she darling?  I gave her a little touch of color with watercolor crayons and blender pens.  The turquoise cardstock came from a set of “Long Notes” that Stampin’ Up offered a few years ago.  It was nice to put one of them to use here with some bright designer paper.  I love using up supplies I’ve had for a while.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!  I hope your day is bright!

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Supplies:
Stamps: Life is Good (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Cardstock: Cool Caribbean long note, Bali Breeze designer paper (Stampin’ Up)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Other: watercolor crayons, blender pens (SU)

Posted by PH in VA at 12:15 am Cards, Lizzie Anne Designs

welcome, little one

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Jun 242010

I have to say I really enjoyed making today’s card.  One of my friends had a baby boy recently, and this is the card my family sent to them.  It just makes my heart happy to know how excited they are to have this new addition to their family, and how much that little guy is truly loved by his parents and big sister.

I had a hard time deciding exactly which papers from the Basic Grey Oh Baby! Boy collection to use, but I finally narrowed it down to these four.  That collection has so many great designs in it.  I used Lizzie Anne Designs sketch challenge #130 for the layout and stamps from the Lizzie Anne Designs May 2010 Monthly Mix set, “Dream Big”.  I chose to paper piece the birds, the moon and the hanging star from scraps of the Basic Grey papers instead of coloring the image by hand. 

Best wishes to my friend’s family!

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Supplies:
Stamps: Dream Big (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Cardstock: Brocade Blue, Very Vanilla (Stampin’ Up); Cannon, Larkspur, Peapod and Buttercup from Oh Baby! Boy collection (Basic Grey)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Other: small scalloped border die (Papertrey Ink); star die (Cuttlebug); Cutterbee scissors

Posted by PH in VA at 12:15 am Basic Grey, Cards, LAD sketch challenges, Lizzie Anne Designs

HFD

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Jun 212010

I hope all the dads out there had a very nice, relaxing, and happy Father’s Day yesterday. 

My husband and I generally don’t do a lot for each other on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.  He tends to think “I’m not your dad, and you’re not my mom.”  But I do like to give him a little something to let him know that I’m glad he’s the father of our children. 

 I was pressed for time this year so I came up with this card pretty quickly.  It was nice to use a couple Stampin’ Up stamp sets that hadn’t seen ink in a long time.  I’ve had this patterned paper for several years now and finally used some of it.  This wasn’t a difficult card to make, but cutting out the letters was a little time consuming.  Thank goodness for Cutterbee scissors.  They are terrific for stuff like this.  I even used them to cut out the center part of the “d”. 

So, even though it isn’t one of my better cards, it fit the purpose.  I hope my husband realizes how much honestly do I appreciate him.

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Supplies:
Stamps: Jumbo Outline Alphabet, Everyday Flexible Phrases (Stampin’ Up)
Cardstock: Basic Black, Ruby Red, Old Olive (SU); Basics White (Papertrey Ink); patterned paper from Joyful collection (Sweetwater)
Ink: Ruby Red, Old Olive (SU); Onyx Black (VersaFine)

Posted by PH in VA at 12:15 am Cards, Stampin' Up!

Got cake?

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Jun 182010

Today’s card is the birthday card I sent a friend who is rumored to greatly enjoy cupcakes.  I thought this image would be really appropriate for her.  🙂  I combined it with some fun Basic Grey paper, an interesting shape of Nestabilities, and a little twill tape.  And here it is.

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Supplies:
Stamps: Humorous Birthday (Inkadinkadoo)
Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Whisper White (SU); Pacific Heights and Sunset District from “Phoebe” 6″ x 6″ paper pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine)
Other: abstract squares dies (Nestabilities); watercolor pencils, blender pens, twill tape (SU)

Posted by PH in VA at 9:30 am Basic Grey, Cards, Nestabilities

LAD Monthly Mix Blog Hop!

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Jun 152010

Hi there!  Today’s card is the one my family will be giving my dad and my father in law for Father’s Day.  (No, they don’t have to share the card, LOL!  I made two.)  I used stamps from two different Lizzie Anne Designs Monthly Mix sets.  I totally love the tree with the bench image from Singing in the Rain.  I don’t know how well it shows in the photo, but in the back of the bench there’s a tiny heart.  (I’ve colored it in.)  How cute is that?!?  The image makes me think of my dad and how he enjoyed sitting in his lawn chair in the shade of the pecan trees at the house where I grew up.  The sentiment I used is from the Dream Big set.  I stepped back in the past for the layout – it’s LAD sketch challenge #78, with the layers matted. 

If you’re visiting from the Lizzie Anne Designs Monthly Mix Blog Hop, I hope you’ve been having fun seeing all the terrific creations, and that you’ll come back to visit my blog again.

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Supplies:
Stamps: Singing in the Rain, Dream Big (Lizzie Anne Designs); Sanded (Stampin’ Up)
Cardstock: Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow, Whisper White, Autumn Vine designer paper (SU)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow (SU)
Other: watercolor pencils, blender pens, Chocolate Chip twill ribbon (SU); standard and petite scalloped circles dies (Nestabilities)

Posted by PH in VA at 12:15 am Cards, LAD sketch challenges, Lizzie Anne Designs, Nestabilities, Stampin' Up!

Happy birthday, Dad

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Jun 122010

My dad’s birthday was yesterday, so I sent a card to him from our family.  It took me a while to decide what to make for him.  Usually I do something kind of serious and formal and masculine looking, with a tree or some such.  This year I decided to go a little more lighthearted.  I used Lizzie Anne Designs sketch challenge 129.  This was a challenge for me because I’m not used to making one-layer cards.  For the confetti, I inked just a portion of the swirl stamp from the Party Animals set.  I added a little splash of color by paper piecing the gift for the focal point and by matting the two small panels. 

Dad told me on the phone that he liked his card, so I suppose I can say “mission accomplished”.  🙂  I hope he enjoys many more happy years!

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Supplies:
Stamps: Party Animals, Banner Birthday (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Fall Flowers designer paper (Stampin’ Up)
Ink: Sahara Sand (SU); Onyx Black (VersaFine)

Posted by PH in VA at 12:15 am Cards, LAD sketch challenges, Lizzie Anne Designs, Stampin' Up!

Goooooaaaaalllll!

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Jun 092010

My younger son decided to join a soccer rec league team for the first time this spring.  He had fun, he learned a lot about the game, and I’m proud to say that his coaches really praised his determination, efforts and emerging skills.  Unfortunately the team won only two games, but there were several very close losses too.  Their record didn’t reflect how hard the team worked together.

The season ended last weekend.  My son gave thank you cards to his coaches, and he helped me choose the images and papers for the cards.  The team wore navy jerseys with black shorts, so that determined the color scheme we chose.  I used Lizzie Anne Designs sketch challenge #128 for the layout.  The players chose the name “Tsunamis” for their team.  I printed the name using Microsoft Word rather than trying to stamp it.

Even though my son claims he doesn’t plan to play soccer again, I’m willing to wait and see if he changes his mind about that.

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Supplies:
Stamps: Soccer Boy (Lizzie Anne Designs); I Love Soccer (Stampin’ Up)
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Whisper White, Naturals White (Stampin’ Up); Soft Marble – Parlor Blue patterned paper (Provo Craft)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Other: watercolor pencils, blender pens (Stampin’ Up)

Posted by PH in VA at 12:00 pm Cards, LAD sketch challenges, Lizzie Anne Designs, Stampin' Up!

Happy Birthday, Mom

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Jun 032010

Today is my mom’s birthday!  I hope that she has a wonderful day.  I also hope that as I grow older, I stay as young at heart as she has remained.  (True story:  not long ago she was telling me about “some OLD ladies” who go to the same beauty salon as she does.  Um… I don’t want to embarrass my mom by revealing her age, but let’s just say that in high school she studied World War II as “current events”.  It just tickled my funny bone that she didn’t consider herself to be of a similar age as the other women.)

Here’s the card I made for my family to send her.  I decided to dust off a few stamp sets I hadn’t used in a long time.  The layout is Splitcoaststampers Weekly Sketch Challenge #283 rotated 90°.  Once I chose my color scheme and stamps, this came together more quickly and easily than I’d originally thought it would.  I just wish the photo showed that I used textured cardstock for the card base.

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Supplies:
Stamps: The Art of Life, Happy Everything (SU)
Cardstock: Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Naturals White, Soft Sky textured, Afternoon Tea designer paper (SU)
Ink: Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Blue Bayou (SU)
Other: sponges

Posted by PH in VA at 12:15 am Cards, Splitcoast challenges, Stampin' Up!
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