Delight Yourself in the Lord

This week's Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge is to use stripes on your card/project. Last week I received a lovely package from my Mum in Australia for my birthday which included some lovely brads and buttons and the brads are perfect for this challenge so I made this card to go with the lovely fabric covered, stripey brad! I paper pieced the background to match the brad.

Supplies:-

Stamps - Devoted by Ippity

PTI white cardstock

SU ink

SU coloured cardstock

SU ribbon

Francheville brad

Foam Dots

Nestabilities

SU scallop border punch

Ping Pong

Last Saturday was my 17th Wedding Anniversary and I wanted to make a fun card to go with the fun gifts for my husband. We love playing ping pong together and play most nights after dinner so I bought him a funny ping pong t-shirt and matching mug and some new balls. I don't own any ping pong stamps so I paper pieced a paddle and ball and printed the sentiment from my computer...

Supplies:-

PTI white cardstock

Color Box chalks

SU coloured cardstock

Bazzil textured cardstock

Corner punch

Copic Multiliner

Foam Dot

Thinking of You

Welcome to another fun {Ippity} Hop! Be sure to check in at the {Ippity} Blog to see the full list of Blog Hop participants and all their wonderful {Ippity} creations...and to see what today's challenge is!

Last week's challenge was paper piecing...which I love...and now I seem to be paper piecing on all my cards! Today's card is no exception...I paper pieced the flowers from the {Ippity} set Now and Always.

Don't forget you can purchase {Ippity} stamp sets and paper from me HERE and you won't pay any shipping within the US!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Supplies:-

Stamps - Now and Always by Ippity

Georgia Pacific white cardstock

K & C Co DSP

SU coloured cardstock

SU ink

SU marker

Brad

Foam Dots

Happy Thanksgiving

I know, I know...it's a little early for Thanksgiving cards but I couldn't resist making one for this week's Ippity challenge. The challenge is to make a card with paper piecing. I'd been looking forward to paper piecing the leaves and pumpkins from the kit Fall For You and this was the perfect opportunity to do just that...even the little bird is paper pieced!

Supplies:-

Stamps - Fall For You and What Matters Most by Ippity and Happy Thanksgiving by Stampabilities

DSP - Deja Views

Su ink

SU coloured cardstock

Bazzil textured cardstock

SU markers

Fiskar paper edgers

Hemp cord

Foam Dots

Button

I Want To Ride My Bicycle Challenge

Moxie Fab World issued a challenge this month to incorporate a bicycle into your project. One of the reasons I love Unity's Kit of the Month is that I have a nice selection of stamps for occasions just like this! The kit from last August had a bicycle stamp in it!

Supplies:-

Stamps - Unity KOTM August 2009

PTI white cardstock

SU ink

SU markers

SU coloured cardstock

Unknown DSP

Brads

SU ribbon

Color Box Chalk

Time to Celebrate!

Paige from She Who Must Stamp has issued the members of Tangled Up In Creativity a challenge to make a card using red, white and blue! It does not necessarily have to be a patriotic themed card, but we do need to use red, white and blue as our main colors. What better way to celebrate than with cupcakes!

Supplies:-

Stamps - SU The More the Merrier and Time to Celebrate by Rubber Stampede

PTI white cardstock

Brilliance ink

SU markers

Brads

SU ribbon

SU coloured cardstock

SU DSP

May Your Cup Overflow...

This card was made for the Tangled Up In Creativity challenge hosted by Heather over at Stamping Mommy. She challenged us to make our own designer paper...what fun! The day I made this card I'd had a cortisone injection in my foot and the Doctor ordered my to stay off it for 24 hours...slightly impractical for a Mum of 2 who are both on school vacation...but a great excuse to make cards all day! I had lots of fun making all the strips of designer paper for this card...some are stamped, some are airbrushed and some are both...I tried to use the patterns on the cups as inspiration! The whole background except for the little, thin scalloped strip of blue and the lace and ribbon were handmade!

Supplies:-

Stamps - SU Itty Bitty Backgrounds, Sprinkles, Solid Strips, Dot Dot Dot and Unity KOTM May 2010.

Georgia Pacific white cardstock

PTI white cardstock

SU ink

Brilliance ink

SU markers

Copics

Fiskar edgers

SU coloured cardstock

Lace

Scallop border punch

Sewing machine

Foam Dots

You're Just My Type

Today's card was made for this week's OWH Stars and Stamps sketch challenge.

Here's the sketch...

...and here's my card!

Supplies:-

Stamps - Unity KOTM November 2009

Brilliance ink

Patterned paper by October Afternoon

SU coloured cardstock

SU markers

Foam Dots

Color Box Chalk

Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge

The Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge this week is to make a card with no stamped images...just words (a sentiment/verse). I used this encouraging quote from Stampin' Up's Refuge and Strength set..."In those times I can't seem to find God, I rest in the assurance He knows how to find me."

Supplies:-

Stamps - SU Refuge and Strength

PTI white cardstock

SU coloured cardstock

SU markers

K & C paper flowers

Flower punches

Buttons

Nestabilities

SU DSP

SU ribbon

Scallop border punch

Congrats!

I made this card for my husband who just finished his second Masters Degree. I'm not sure who's happier that he's finished...him or me! I didn't have any graduation stamps so I found the free graduation cap digital image at birdscards.com and cut the Congrats out on my Cricut and used a white gel pen for a little added detail!

Supplies:-

Graduation Cap - Free digital image by birdscards.com

PTI white cardstock

Copics

Cricut - Beyond Birthdays

Patterned paper - unknown

SU coloured cardstock

Brads

White gel pen

Foam Dots

{Ippity} Hop Monday!

Can you believe it's Monday again? Welcome to another fun {Ippity} Hop! Be sure to check in at the {Ippity} Blog to see the full list of Blog Hop participants and all their wonderful {Ippity} creations...and to see what today's challenge is!

I have a couple of cards to share with you today...the first card uses the lovely scroll stamp from the Ippity set Love In Return. I liked how it was similar to the scroll in the designer paper I chose.

The second card uses one of my favourite Ippity stamps...the leafy one from the set Where You Should Be...this stamp is so versatile as it can be used as a feature or as a background stamp. I used it as both on this card! I stamped it in versamark for the soft background and stamped it twice for the foreground...once in brown ink on the kraft cardstock and once on the designer paper which I then cut out and paper pieced onto the kraft cardstock.

Don't forget you can purchase {Ippity} stamp sets and paper from me HERE and you won't pay any shipping within the US!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Supplies:-

Stamps - Where You Should Be, Simply Home, Love in Return and Just Wanted To Say by {Ippity}

PTI white cardstock

SU coloured cardstock

SU ink

SU markers

Versamark ink

DCWV paper

K&C paper

K&C flowers

Buttons

Brads

Foam dots

Single Layered Card

When Ippity announced last Monday that the week's challenge was to make a single layered card I knew it was going to be a challenge...I'm not even sure I've made a single layered card before. After stamping the little corner stamps I drew the lines between the stamps to mirror the lines in the middle stamp. I did add a few little rhinestones to the centre of the flowers for a little sparkle!

Supplies:-

Stamps - Fall For You by Ippity

PTI white cardstock

SU markers

Copic R85

Rhinestones

You're Fairy Sweet

I couldn't resist using this cute fairy stamp from Pink Cat Studios on this card I made for Operation Write Home's Stars and Stamps sketch challenge.

Here's the sketch...
...and here's my card...

...and this is the inside of my card. I hope you have a fairy nice day!

Supplies:-

Stamps - You're Fairy Sweet by Pink Cat Studio

PTI white cardstock

Brilliance ink

Copics - YR04, YR07, BV13, BV17, E71, E77, E000, E11, R20, R29

SU coloured cardstock

Brads

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Foam Dots

Celebrate Today

I made this card for the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger Challenge using the trigger photo below.

I thought the colour palette was very masculine so I decided to make a birthday card for my son who turns 14 in a couple of weeks. I paper pieced the background and attached the number 1 with 1/16" foam dots and the number 4 with 1/8" foam dots.

Supplies:

Stamps - SU Starring You

Cricut - Plantin Schoolbook

SU coloured cardstock

PTI white cardstock

Bazzil textured cardstock

CM shimmer paper

Brilliance ink

Foam dots

Anything goes!

Last night was my monthly Stampin' Up club meeting that I attend where we make enough cards for everyone in the group based on a theme using only SU products. This month's theme was anything goes! As you can see I chose to make a birthday card using this cute SU stamp and the colours Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry...you can never have too many birthday cards!

Supplies:-

Stamps - SU Birthday Bliss

Georgia Pacific white cardstock

Brilliance ink

Copics and SU markers

SU coloured cardstock

SU DSP

SU ribbon

Nestabilities

Foam dots

Thanks for a great year!

Today is the last day of school for my kids which they are both very excited about! I made this card for my daughter's 5th grade teachers as an end of year thank you gift...the front is a pocket for a Barnes and Noble gift card which you can see in the second photo.

Supplies:-

Stamps Unity KOTM September 2009

PTI white cardstock

Brilliance ink

SU coloured cardstock

Patterned paper unknown

Ribbon

SU scallop border punch

Foam Dots

Monochromatic Challenge Winner...

Congratulations to Mary-Kate and Dawn for winning the Monochromatic Challenge...keep your eyes open for a a little surprise to arrive in your mailboxes soon!

Thanks to everyone that entered the challenge...you all did a lovely job...I can't wait to see what the next Tangled Up In Creativity challenge is!

Father's Day Card

This week's Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge is to make a Father's Day card/project...or a masculine card. With Father's Day just around the corner I decided to make one for my kids to give to their Dad.

Supplies:-

Stamps - Unity KOTM February 2010

PTI white cardstock

SU markers

SU coloured cardstock

Patterned paper - Fiskars

SU brads

Foam Dots

A balanced diet...

Another card today using stamps from the Elzybell's set Just Desserts...if only it were true!

Supplies:-

Stamps - Just Desserts by Elzybells

PTI white cardstock

Brilliance ink

Copics - RV29, RV21, E000, E11, R20, E21, E25

DCWV paper

SU ribbon

SU coloured card

Nestabilities

Foam Dots

White gel pen

Grateful

Welcome to another fun H{ippity} Hop Monday! Be sure to check in at the {Ippity} Blog to see the full list of Blog Hop participants and all their wonderful {Ippity} creations...and to see what today's challenge is!

I do love this swirly, leafy, butterfly stamp from the {Ippity} set Now And Always. For the first card I stamped it on white cardstock and designer paper. I then cut out the designer paper swirl and adhered it to the white one and then used the Grateful stamp from the set A Moment In Time which I think goes perfectly with the swirly stamp!

On my second card I used the swirly stamp as a background stamp and stamped it in a slightly darker ink than the cardstock. It also goes perfectly with the butterflies on the Plan for a Miracle stamp. I love to mix and match my Ippity sets!

Don't forget you can purchase {Ippity} stamp sets and paper from me HERE and you won't pay any shipping within the US!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Supplies:-

Stamps - Now And Always, Delightful Little Things, A Bit Of Burlap and A Moment In Time by Ippity
PTI white cardstock
Brilliance ink
SU ink
SU DSP
SU coloured cardstock
SU scallop punch
Ribbon
Embroidery thread
SU buttons
Fiskar paper edgers
Foam Dots

Tangled Up In Creativity Challenge Entries and Poll

Here are the lovely submissions I received for the Tangled Up In Creativity monochromatic challenge. Voting for these submissions is only open to the Tangled Up In Creativity members and the poll will be open until the 16th of June and I will announce the winner on the 17th.

Tammy ~ Tammy's Spot

Lynn ~ Confessions of a Left-Brain Stamper

Mary-Kate ~ Emkay Designs

April O ~ April's Alley

Heather ~ Stamping Mommy

Dawn ~ Everything Under The Sun

Rebekka ~ A Diamond In The Rough

Feel Better Soon

I think I love all Penny Black's hedgehog and mice stamps....this stamp is one of my favourites because it has a hedgehog and a mouse in it!

Don't forget that today is the last day to enter the Tangled Up In Creativity Monochromatic Challenge...you can find all the details HERE.

Supplies:-
Stamps - Guess What?! by Penny Black and Kind & Caring Thoughts by SU
Brilliance ink
Clear embossing powder
Watercolour paints
SU coloured cardstock
SU DSP
Ribbon
Nestabilities
Foam Dots

With Sympathy

I made this card for my neighbour and his family who lost his father...he was a lovely man, loving father and grandfather and will be deeply missed by his entire family.

Supplies:-

Stamps - Regal Greetings and Now and Always by Ippity

PTI white cardstock

DCWV paper

SU ink

Half pearls

Flower stamen

SU scallop oval punch

SU oval punch

Foam Dots

Have a sweet day!

I've been really enjoying the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Triggers lately as they have encouraged me to use colour combinations that I otherwise would not have thought to put together. This week's trigger is this fun, bright summery photo.

The colours were an easy starting point but I wasn't sure where to go from there until I remembered that I had a popsicle stamp in the Mix Up Of Cuteness set from Unity that I've never used...perfect for this challenge. I paper pieced them in the colours from the photo and here it is...

Supplies:-

Stamps - Mix-Up of Cuteness by Unity

PTI white cardstock

Brilliance ink

SU coloured cardstock

DCWV paper

American Crafts ribbon

Embroidery cotton

SU button

The Little Things Aren't Little

This week's {Ippity} challenge is to create a project using your {Ippity} stamps and incorporate fabric/canvas. I love any excuse to drag out my fabric from my quilting days but was a little overwhelmed by the choice until I came across some calico which I always love to use as it frays nicely and goes with anything and can be sponged any colour to match the papers and inks.

Supplies:- Stamp - Delightful Little Things by Ippity
PTI white cardstock
SU markers
Patterned paper - unknown
Calico
Tim Holtz Distress Ink
SU coloured cardstock
Ribbon
Buttons
Embroidery thread

Birthday Wishes

I made today's birthday card using this week's OWH Stars and Stamps sketch.

Here's the sketch...

...and here's my card using one of my favourite colour combos...navy and white.

Supplies:-

Stamps - The Simple Things by Ippity and Sincere Salutations by SU

PTI white cardstock

SU ink

SU coloured cardstock

Unknown patterned paper

Foam Dots

Enjoy the Journey!

Today's card is for this week's Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge. The host for this week is Kathy and she shared her thoughts on Genesis 1:26, "And God said, 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.'" She then challenged us to make a card/project that has some kind of animal on it; i.e., a fish, bird, land mammal, or a creeping bug.

I chose to use the caterpillar stamp from A Little Buggy by {Ippity} and discovered that the body segments were exactly 1/2 " so I was able to stamp the caterpillar on different papers, punch out the body segments using a 1/2 " circle punch and piece the body back together. I printed the sentiment from my computer as I thought the caterpillar sort of looks like he's going on a journey!

Supplies:-
Stamps - A Little Buggy by Ippity
PTI white cardstock
Brilliance ink
SU DSP
SU circle punch
SU border punch
SU coloured cardstock
CM corner rounder
Flower punch
Brad

Be Still...

Welcome to another fun H{ippity} Hop Monday! Be sure to check in at the {Ippity} Blog to see the full list of Blog Hop participants and all their wonderful {Ippity} creations...and to see what today's challenge is!

Today I've used a stamp from the {Ippity} set What Matter's Most. I love this bible verse from Psalm 46:10 as it is a wonderful reminder in our busy lives and makes a lovely note card or encouragement card. I air brushed this first card with copics...

...and sponged around the verse on this next card with fluid chalks and finished both with some hemp cord.

Don't forget you can purchase {Ippity} stamp sets and paper from me HERE and you won't pay any shipping within the US!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Supplies:-
Stamps - What Matter's Most, Devoted and Fishy Philosophy by {Ippity}
SU ink
Brilliance ink
Copics
PTI white cardstock
Hemp cord
DCWV paper and unknown
SU coloured cardstock
Color Box chalk
Foam Dots

Blog Group Challenge #7

It's time for another "Eyelets, Ribbon and Paper, Oh My!" challenge and this week I'm the host! We are in the middle of merging with "10 to Tango" and so this challenge is for all the members of the new "Tangled Up In Creativity" blog group.

The last six challenges have been fun and it was a tough decision to choose a challenge for this week but I finally decided upon a monochromatic challenge...choose your favourite colour and make a card/project using only that one colour...no white, black or neutrals allowed...you can, however, use as many different shades of the colour chosen as you like! You have until the 13th of June to post your link here or send me an email with your finished project. I will post a poll so that all Tangled Up In Creativity members can vote between the 14th - 16th of June and I will announce the winner on the 17th of June. There will be a prize for the winner! Can't wait to see what you all come up with!

Everyone is more than welcome to join in the challenge....for all non blog group members I will select an entrant at random for a prize as well!

Here is a monochromatic card I recently made using one of my favourite colours...pink!




Supplies:-
Stamps - Sincere Salutations, Love You Much and Little Flowers by SU
SU ink
SU coloured cardstock
SU DSP
SU ribbon
SU marker
Fiskar paper edgers
Paper flower
Brad
Foam Dots
SU scallop circle punch

Just Desserts!

A little while ago I was the lucky recipient of an Elzybells gift voucher for a challenge I entered ...thanks Mary-Kate...which was very exciting as I've wanted some Elzybell stamps for ages. I quickly ordered a couple of sets from England and was very happy when they arrived in the mail! I ordered Teddy Surprise and Just Desserts and today's card features a couple of stamps from Just Desserts. I can't wait to ink up the rest of them!
Supplies:-

Stamps - Just Desserts by Elzybells

PTI white cardstock

Brilliance ink

Copics - E000, E11, R20, R21, 0, RV25, RV29, YG06, BG11, BG15, E25, E29, YR12, YR00, C1, C3, V12, V15

DCWV paper

SU coloured cardstock

Foam Dots

SU ribbon

Scallop border punch

Gold Christmas

This week's midweek challenge over on the OWH Stars and Stamps blog is a colour challenge to use gold on your card without using any kind of glitter products. I decided to make a Christmas card just using gold and cream. It's been a long time since I've embossed anything in gold so it was fun to dig it out and use it!

Supplies:-

Stamps - Kissmas & Mistletoe by Ippity

Versamark ink

Gina K pure luxury cardstock

Gold cardstock

Gold embossing powder

Ribbon

Foam Dots

You Matter!

Today's card was made for the Tuesday Trigger over at Moxie Fab World. This is the trigger photo for this week's challenge...

I had lots of fun making this card and really enjoyed using these lovely colours.

Supplies:-

Stamps - Delightful Little Things by Ippity

SU markers

PTI white cardstock

Paper flowers

Half pearls

Foam Dots

SU ribbon