embellish color challenge

I played along with one of the Embellish challenges before, and when I saw this week's challenge, I new I wanted to try to make something.

These colors are so pretty and I pretty much always use ribbon :) Here is what I came up with:

I decided to make a Valentine card. Since I always make at least different cards to choose from to give to my Tomio, I thouht I would start now :) I wasn't sure if it was too girly, but I figured it was ok for a Valentine :) I did some machine stitching on the light turquoise panel. I stamped a damask pattern on the chocolate base. I wondered about scattering some pearls on it, but I decided that the ones on the butterfly might be enough. The challenge calls for ribbon, so I did my very favorite thing to do with it-tied a big silky bow :)

And since Miss Emma looked so cute sitting and waiting while I took pictures of my card, I thought she should get her  picture taken too :)

Thanks for stopping by!

supplies: cardstock: pti; stamps-damask-pti, script-chf, sentiment-verve; ribbon-pti; butterfly-quickutz; gems- hero arts; label die-spellbinders; ink-green-pti, versamark

Birthday Bash

I thought I would join in with Papertrey's celebration :) I really wasn't too sure about using a digital graphic on my cards...I just don't really ever DO that sort of thing lol. BUT, I absolutely LOVED  Heather Nichol's cupcake!!! loved. I always love her designs--and well, it's a cupcake :) So I printed it out on PTI Stamper select white. And this is the card I created:  

I used lots of Papertrey :) I really like the aqua mist, lavender moon and kraft combination. So pretty! I did some stitching down the sides although my sewing machine is STILL not cooperating with me..wah!!  I really like the nice detail the stitching adds. Just a simple quick card for the celebration :) I love me some Papertrey and I'm excited to see what else new they have coming out heehee :)

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supplies: cardstock: pti; pattern paper: pti; background stammp: chf; digital image: heather nchols(pti); label die: quickutz; other-machine stitching

it's time for some mojo again!

This week's Mojo Monday sketch was a little bit harder for me than last week. But I figured it was probably better for me to stretch myself anyway :) Lately I seem to always make Thank you cards lol. But I guess you can never have too many thank you cards in your stash, right?

I stitched on this card too :) Although, my sewing machine STILL seems to be having tension problems argh!!( if anyone has any tips as to how to keep the tension from going wonky when you're sewing on cards PLEASE help me out!!) I my pretty new music background stamp from CHF on the light green panel. The  border punch I used on the kraft strip is also new to me from Martha Stewart. I think I like how the Raspberry Fizz looks with the light green and kraft. I was afraid it might be TOO bright lol. I really like the look of twill, but I have trouble making a regular bow look nice with it,  so I did a double loop and secured it with a button instead.

Thanks for stopping by! We got some snow today, and the kids were thrilled. I must admit I liked seeing it too. Unfortunately, there really wasn't enough to play in. They did all get some snow off the balcony and make some snowballs to throw lol.

Supplies: cardstock: white, green-pti, kraft-paper reflections; pattern paper-pti; stamps: sentiment-verve, background-chf; ribbon: pti; buttons: pti; punch-martha stewart crafts; other-machine stitching

I am so blessed to have my kids :) I try to actually remind myself that when I'm having "one of those days" *grin*. But I really do know that....and I am never bored :) Levi announced to us yesterday that he was spoiling...How can I help fix that I asked. By giving him something to eat of course, because, he was spoiling *smile* My favorite though, is when he said,  obviously very upset, "mama, my belt is just useful!!" Heehee :) Apparently, a useful belt is a belt that needs to be put back on properly.(I bet you didn't know that.)
Anyway, here is a layout I did of my silly boys:

 These are pictures from 2008. All of these pattern papers are from Cosmo Cricket's "The Boyfriend" collection. I wasn't sure if I would be able to use them much even though I thought they were really fun, so I almost didn't get them. but I really love them! So great for boy layouts.

 The thin label outline at the top is from Quickutz. I have been wanting Spellbinders Label 8 dies forever, but they are always out of stock, everywhere. So I got these from Quickutz that are very similar. They don't have as many sizes, but the make this fun outline too.Of coures they make the solid shape too. I might end up getting the Label 8s too if I ever find them, but I'm really liking these too.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope your February is starting off well. I LOVE February because its my birthday month, and Tomio always spoils me *grin*BUT....it's a big one this year...sigh lol.

supplies: cardstock-white-cored'nations, kraft-paper reflections; pattern paper-cosmo cricket;  die cuts-quickutz; buttons- autumn leaves

Really quick...

Just a quick post! We went to visit Tomio's folks this weekend. He always takes them out to dinner for each of their birthdays, and his dad's birthday was this month. They never say thank you or anything, but I think they really are glad that he remembers each year. So that's what we did lol....but I do have a card to share :)

I really love stitching on cards. I think it add so much. But I don't do it very often- mostly because my machine is upstairs and faraway from my crafting space. And because sometimes my machine seems to have issues with sewing on paper... But, I decided to go ahead and try it some more, especially after seeing some especially beautiful cards with stitching lately.(Like at here. Her cards are so PRETTY) So, that is what inspired me to try some stitching on this card. It was really simple to do and I like how it turned out. I used some more of my favorite colors--celery and light purple :) I stamped the celery panel with CHF spanish script background stamp, but I don't think the photo picked it up very well.

Anyway, thanks for stopping by! Hope you had a fun weekend!

supplies: cardstock: white, green-pti, kraft-paper reflections; stamps-bird-pti, sentiment-verve, background-CHF; button-pti; ribbon-pti; ink-versamark, tsukineko: other-machine stitching

mojo time!

This week we had a choice of a circle card or a square card for Mojo Monday. Since I really never make circle cards, I was about to choose the square  version without even thinking. But, then I thought thid was the perfect chance to try out making a circle one. And I did :)

I really liked this sketch! It was super easy to work with. I love this spring rain cardstock from Papertrey, but I hadn't used it much, so that was the first thing I chose. The rest of the colors and embellies kind of just fell into place after that *smile*. I really had fun making this card, so I'm pretty sure I'll be making some more circle cards after this :)

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoyed my card for this week!

supplies: cardstock-white, spring rain:pti, kraft:paper reflections, brown:bazzill; stamps-flower, sentiment:verve, polka dots: cornish heritage farms, ink-white-pti, brown-tsukineko; ribbon & buttons-pti; scallop circle-spellbinders; scallop punch-fiskars; circle die-quickutz, other-twine.

a card.

Have you been checking on all the fun new CHA peeks? I think it would be really fun to actually go and see all the new stuff and visit the booths. But I definitely don't see that ever happening lol. I still have fun looking at all the manufacture sneak peeks though. I'm always the most excited about new pattern paper and new dies. My other love is stamps, but my favorite companies don't do special CHA releases but every month instead :) I'm not sure what my favorite things so far are, but I love the new Quickutz cookie cutter alphas.  I really wish they would make more--or maybe not since I always feel like I have to get all of them *grin*.

ANYWAY, here is a card made this week:

A different color combination than I would normally do, but I like it :) I stamped the lemon tart scallop strip with my striped background stamp in Berry Sorbet, but very lightly. I used my new Quickutz embossing folder on the white panel. Lately I am loving thicker ribbon! I love the look of the big bows *smile*. And though I haven't perfected my bows yet, I am definitely liking them better. I've actually watched several tutorials on how really talented card makers like Dawn McVey and Kristina Werner make their bows. I found that I kind of take different tips from them all and combine them to make the kind of bows I like (if that makes any sense lol).

Thanks for stopping by!

supplies: cardstock: papertrey ink; pattern paper: papertrey ink; stamps: sentiment-verve, lines-cornish heritage farms; ribbon:papertrey ink; embossing folder:quickutz; scallop punch:martha stewart