Melon Mambo Warm Wishes

Another card CASE from Kristin Kortonick--I loved the color combination, but what I really liked was the unusual use of the polka dotted window sheets from the Night and Day dsp set, which I happened to have! I didn't know what I was going to do with those window sheets and Kristin's layering idea was brilliant! I didn't have the butterflies or sentiment, so I swapped in the Together Forever flower (love it!) and the Warm Wishes sentiment. This card was super fast and came together in about 10 minutes (which was perfect since that's all the time I had to make it!)

Here's Kristin's card:Here's my version (they are the same color--I just couldn't get the melon mambo to come out true to color):

Supplies:
Whisper White, Basic Black, Melon Mambo cs, Night and Day dsp
Together Forever, Hugs and Wishes stamp sets
Basic Black ink
Melon Mambo polka dot grosgrain ribbon

Nursery Necessities CASE

I found a neat card from a German stamper, Andrea Roose, on splitcoast a while back and liked it a lot. It went into my "make this card someday file" and sat for a few months. A few weekends ago, we went to the baptism of a friend's baby and I needed a card to go with the gift, and thought voila! This is the card! The only thing I changed was that the sentiment is in English (obviously) and I used the modern label punch and put it below the sailboat instead of next to it the way Andrea did. I also lacked the 3/4" circle punch and so had to go up a size on the birdies.

Here's my version:
Supplies:
Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron cs, Washington Apple dsp
Nursery Necessities stamp set
Bashful blue, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie markers, Bashful blue, Pumpkin pie ink
White gel pen, paper piercing tool
Circle mat, modern label punch, 1" and 1 1/4" circle punches
Scallop edge punch

An Apple a Day...

I found this cute scrap of retired DSP in the piles of paper scraps that I got from Kristin about a month and a half ago and was determined to use it, since I have the Tart and Tangy set that it coordinates with, but what with this and that, just got around to it now. It actually was more challenging to use it with the stamp set than I would have thought! It turns out that having a big pattern like that is hard to work with. I ended up just using one strip of the large piece (which wasn't big to begin with--about 3x5) as an accent on this super simple card. I had this idea a few days ago about using a window to frame an image. I wanted to have a vertical row of punched out windows, but it was impossible to get them lined up properly and there wasn't enough room on this layout for as many as I wanted. *Sigh* Maybe I'll have another go at it with a different layout and stamp set. Anyway, here is the result:

Supplies:
Kiwi Kiss CS, Retired Summer Picnic DSP
Rose Red Marker
Tart and Tangy, Sweet Sentiments stamp sets
Scallop square punch

CASEing Diana Gibbs

Did I mention that I love Diana Gibbs' work? I found this card on her blog a while back and thought it was great and wanted to CASE it. I can't find the original post, so I'm just putting the card in this post.

Here's Diana's card:


I happened to have everything on the card (a first for me!) after my Rich Regals Markers arrived (yeah, Marker Club!) so I set to work this morning. I actually made two of these because I needed a card for one of my blanket parcels and this came together quickly. I decided to make another because I liked it so much! (Plus I had stamped two butterflies and didn't want to let it go to waste!) The other new thing I tried on this card was to dye the ribbon. I didn't have the basic gray taffeta ribbon (it was the only thing I was missing!) so I took some 3/8" white grosgrain and used a sponge dauber to stain the ribbon basic gray. Worked like a charm! And so fast (if slightly messy). But, wait, you say, the dsp is different! Au contrare, my friend. It is from the same dsp pack: A Walk in the Park (now retired). I could have used the same exact paper as Diana, but I wanted to jazz it up a little and make it my own!

Supplies:
So Saffron, Whisper White, Basic Gray CS, A Walk in the Park dsp
Kiwi Kiss, Basic Gray ink, So Saffron marker
Great Friend stamp set
3/8" white grosgrain ribbon (dyed to match with Basic gray ink)
sponge dauber
dimensionals
paper snips (great for cutting out butterflies!)

Sweet Sunday Sketch 31

I got to Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #31 about 2 weeks late, but I needed to make a quick card for someone and this sketch seemed to work with the images in my head. It's a bit hard to tell on the photo, but the flowers have glitter on them. I stamped a longer sentiment from the Thoughts and Prayers set on the inside in Pink Pirouette. I am starting to feel like my stamping muscles are fatigued or something--I've gotten out of the habit of doing sketch challenges and it's hard to get back into it!

Supplies:
Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze, Whisper White CS, Candy Lane dsp
Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze ink
Thoughts and Prayers stamp set
Pink stitched grosgrain (non-SU)
Wide oval punch
Large Oval punch
Ticket corner and corner rounder punches
Dazzling diamonds glitter/two-way glue pen

Asian Artistry note cards (set of 2)

I have been popping around on Sandi McIver's blog on and off for a few weeks now and noticed these brayered note cards a while back and decided to give them a go. I ended up just doing two, as my other two didn't turn out well, but I'm happy with them nonetheless. I also left off the little circle circus medallion, in part because I don't have the set and didn't want to try using something else, and in part because I liked the clean look of the cards without it!

I did make a little goof when I was making the sun on the green card, but it was easily fixed with a blender pen and some Brilliant blue ink and I actually like it better this way! I was masking for the sun, but forgot to mask the bird so that the sun ended up behind the bird--it looked kind of goofy to have the sun in the middle of the bird's body! So out with the blender pen, a bit of blue ink and voila! All better.

Supplies:
Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, Basic Black, Whisper White CS
Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, Brilliant Blue (on the bird), Pumpkin pie ink
Asian Artistry stamp set
Brayer, sponge dauber, blender pen
2" circle mask, 1 3/8" circle mask

Yuletide greetings

This month at our Philly Inkers' meeting, we agreed to make our swaps themed around the Holiday Mini-catalog. Each card had to feature one product or stamp set from the mini and we tried not to duplicate so that each card would be different and showcase as much as the catalog as possible. I chose the Yuletide stamp set because I'm a sucker for vintage things and these images reminded me of early 20th century Christmas images. I did a little bit more on these than I normally do on swaps, but it was fun to think outside the box on the sleigh-riders.

Supplies for card:
Real Red, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Bashful Blue cs, Merry moments dsp
Yuletide stamp set
Real Red, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Baja Breeze ink
Blender pens
Wide Oval punch
ticket corner punch
Dimensionals
Soft Suede ribbon
horizontal slot punch

Thanks for the Giraffe

Last one--whew! This one started out as a totally different color combination, but ended up a muted card. I like it anyway. Soft suede is a pretty color and works with a lot of different color combinations. I love perfect plum--I tend to hoard it, but this card needed such a little amount I felt I could spare it!

Supplies:
Whisper White, Perfect Plum, Blush Blossom, Soft Suede cs
Perfect Plum, Blush blossom markers
Teeny Tiny Wishes, Animal Stories stamps
Soft Suede ribbon

A Whale of a Friend

Crushed Curry is one of those colors I struggle with--I'm not into yellows much myself and don't know how to wear them (they wash me out) and I tend not to use them except for accents in cards and crafts. It took a bit to figure out what color would look nice with the curry--last year's Pacific Point won the day! (It didn't hurt that I had ink to match...) Did I mention these cards are easy-peasy?

Supplies:
Whisper White, Pacific Point, Crushed Curry cs
Animal Stories, Great Friend Stamps
Pacific Point ink
Crushed Curry ribbon

Thinking of You, over coffee

I had a hard time figuring out which color to use with the Dusty Durango--brown seemed so ordinary, but I lacked the ink pallette to try something really daring. I think it turned out nicely, however. I like the Dusty Durango a lot--I'm a fan of Really Rust and DD is kind of close--a bit more orangey.

Supplies:
Whisper White, Dusty Durango, Chocolate Chip cs
Sip by Sip, Teeny Tiny Wishes (for Thinking of you in lower right corner)
Dusty Durango ribbon

Time to Bloom, on a Cottage Wall

I was very tempted to use Cottage Wall dsp on this one, but I'm saving my package for another project and decided I couldn't spare a little piece. I had borrowed the Bella's Bloom set from one of the other Philly Inkers to try it out and had some fun with markers at an open crop night a while back. I really like the Rich Razzleberry--I'm such a purple lover, its right up my alley!

Supplies:
Whisper White, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry cs
Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence, Old Olive Markers
Bella's Bloom stamp set
Filagree brad, Rich Razzleberry ribbon, wide oval punch

Enjoy Life Sip by Sip, in Bermuda Bay

The first of the cards from yesterday, using Bermuda Bay and the dormant set Sip by Sip.

Supplies:
Whisper White, Basic Black, Bermuda Bay cs
Basic Black, Whisper white (craft) ink
Sip by Sip stamp set
Bermuda bay ribbon

More Animal Stories and Such

I had yesterday's Thinking of You with an Elephant sitting on my desk for several days and decided I liked the layout so much that I would use it again on a series and try to use all the in-colors for this year. My original idea was to only use Animal Stories in the series, but it just didn't work out that way. Some of the color combos didn't lend themselves to the animals and I was a little limited in not having any in-color ink, so here is the group. I'll post each card separately over the next few days so you can get a better look at each one. I'm toying with sending the lot to a dear friend in Nebraska who loves to write letters (real, old-fashioned ones) to people and would get good use from them.

Thinking of You with Animal Stories

I've made a goal lately to actually start CASEing all the great cards that I bookmark or save for future reference. This card from Angela Jones was sitting in my picture file, staring at me, saying "Please CASE me, I'm so neglected!" It was so fast and easy to copy, I can't believe I didn't have a go at it sooner! I love this layout because it is easy to frame a small picture and the card came together in about 10 minutes!

I changed up the color scheme, but used an in-color (Melon Mambo, which I didn't like at first--too bright--but am starting to get the hang of!) paired with a neutral. Easy-peasy. And stinkin' cute, if I do say so myself. My Animal Stories set is a little neglected--I bought it for the brag book for my sister in July and haven't inked it up since!


And here's my take:

Supplies:
Whisper White, Basic Gray, Melon Mambo cs
Basic Gray ink
Animal Stories, Thoughts and Prayers stamps
Melon Mambo polka dot grosgrain ribbon
Dimensionals

Wedding Thank Yous

As I mentioned yesterday, the bride also requested some special thank you notes, so here is the result. I again took inspiration from Kristin, whose bridal shower thank yous were so pretty! I had to tweak the layout a bit to get it to work with what I had.

One thing I always forget to do when I'm making cards, but really finishes something off, is to stamp the inside (for darker cards, it's nice to put a mat in for writing). Renae Wilson, another SU demonstrator whose blog I follow, always does that on her cards, and they look so finished! I decided at the last minute to add it to the thank yous on the inside--I had to wrack my brains to figure out which stamp would work best in that corner. I was tempted by the circle stamp on Boho Backgrounds, since I used another stamp from that set for the front, but I was afraid it wouldn't go. So I ended up using the medallion from Baroque Motifs, which I figured worked well with everything else I've made her.

Supplies:
Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Very Vanilla CS
More Mustard, Chocolate Chip Ink
Baroque Motifs, Boho Backgrounds, plus a retired SU set for the "Thank You" sentiment that I don't remember the name of that I borrowed from my upline, Tara.
Gold organdy ribbon (non-SU)
Hodgepodge hardware designer labels (very vanilla finish)
Paper piercing tool (for setting the brads)
Dimensionals (to stabilize the Hodgepodge hardware)
Designer label punch, Modern label punch, corner rounder punch, ticket corner punch

Wedding Programs

The woman for whom I made wedding invitations earlier this summer also asked me to make her programs and some special thank you cards for family members. I'll post the thank yous tomorrow, but here are the finished programs. The inside cover at the back says "Together Forever" and the flourish is stamped again on the back outside cover. For some reason my camera has major issues photographing clearly when something is stamped tone-on-tone. If anyone has any tips to correct this, I'm all ears!

I was inspired for the inside design by one of my fellow Philly Inkers, Kristin Fuller Kortonick, who designed her own wedding programs so beautifully. You can see her design here. I took a bit of inspiration from her for the front as well, but the final design was a combination of a whole bunch of things I saw while looking for ideas. I loved Kristin's idea of having a little pocket with a tissue and "Just in Case" labeled on the pocket, and so borrowed her idea (with some modification--Kristin heat-embossed a frame behind the label and then popped up the label on dimensionals--way too much work for me!)

Supplies:
Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, More Mustard Cardstock
Ivory cover stock for inside pages (non-SU)
Chocolate Chip, More Mustard ink
Baroque Motifs, Together Forever stamps
Gold organdy ribbon (non-SU)
Wide and large oval punches

Aunt Karen's Emboss Resist Contest

Earlier this summer, my upline's upline, "Aunt" Karen Barber, offered a contest to those of us in her downline--enter an emboss resist card. It was this contest that prompted me to make the two cards in July that I posted. I wasn't able to post my contest entry until now because I wasn't sure when she would announce the results. She announced them on September 8, and I'm excited to say that I won! I never win contests and it was a thrill to be chosen from among what were probably extremely wonderful entries. The prize was a $20 gift certificate for Stampin' Up! products--I'll let you know what I decided to use it on (so many toys, so little time...)

Anyway, here's my entry, which was inspired by this card on splitcoast:

Supplies:
Tangerine Tango, Summer Sun, Red Riding Hood, Very Vanilla cs
Pocket Silhouettes stamp set
Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Red Riding Hood, Tangerine Tango, More Mustard ink
More Mustard 1/4" grosgrain ribbon (retired)
Ticket Corner punch
Clear emboss powder, heat gun, sponges, 1 1/4" circle punch for mask

Di's Color Challenge #3

Diana Gibbs, another excellent demonstrator in my extended stampin' family, hosted a color challenge this week on her blog (hey Di--love the Twilight-inspired card!!). I was a little behind the ball and am squeaking this in under the wire, but I hit two birds with one stone on it--I used the color challenge and CASEd a card from Kimberly Van Diepen's blog that I saw yesterday and wanted to try. One of my goals lately is to CASE cards I find and like, rather than just saving them for another day (and then I can't find them or I'm overwhelmed by all the possibilities!). I was going to use the Thinking of You Sentiment from the Thoughts and Prayers set because I like the font, but it seemed too big for the space I had left after I put all the pieces together, so I went with the smaller one from Teeny Tiny Wishes (oh my goodness is that a great set! So many sentiments!)

My version:

Supplies:
Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla CS
Sage Shadow marker, Chocolate chip ink
Thoughts and Prayers, Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp set
White 3/8" grosgrain ribbon (non-SU)
Scallop edge punch

The first step to recovery...

is admitting you have an addiction. I confess, I'm addicted to Twilight. (*I know, never say never...). I've seen the first movie several times and am currently re-reading the series, having almost literally devoured the entire four books in less than 4 days time last month, and am eagerly anticipating the next movie installment in November (countdown to 11/20 anyone?). As a recovering academic, I've tried to break down the cultural reason for the seemingly national obsession and my own addiction, but can't seem to pin-point why the series resonates so strongly with me (and clearly with many millions of others). Maybe we all secretly long for immortality and perfection and the trade-off of being a slave to blood-thirst seems a reasonable one. I mainly think about how much I could get accomplished if I never had to sleep!

All of this is to say that last spring, before I was ever bit by the vampire bug (ha-ha), I considered launching a line of Twilight-inspired items for the etsy store. I noticed a lot of people making custom requests for Twilight-themed items and thought it a good business decision. Then I got hooked myself and thought it would be fun in addition to good business. I mentioned the new line to my sister in mid-August, who promptly ordered two items from the as-yet-undeveloped-line for a birthday gift for her best friend.

That spurred me to put action to words and get the line going. I ordered a couple of custom word stamps from an online vendor I use for these things in order to have a few Twilight-inspired quotes and then hunted around for some good images to use (not hard--there are a lot of crazy fans out there!) I made the items for my sister first (a journal and card) and was pleased with the results (as was she) and then kept on going! The return address labels have been a hit.

A German Twilight fan found me a few weeks ago and kept ordering things almost as quickly as I posted them, so I've been poking away at new items for the line, including some canvas bags with iron-on transfer sayings.

Anyway, it's been a lot of fun to work on this stuff and just thought I'd share.

Asian Artistry for Military Widows Org.

I guess this is an appropriate post for September 11. I got a request for cards to be donated to a Military Widows Association event that is happening at the end of September. The organization focuses on helping widows to live joyfully in spite of their loss. So I had two sets in mind when I started thinking about what kind of card to make, but I needed to make guidelines for myself to prevent it from getting out of hand (emboss resist x 13 cards? I think not). I had thought of using the Inspired by Nature set, especially since it has the great "Live with Passion" sentiment, and the images seemed to fit, but I couldn't think of a great card layout that didn't involve brayering, sponging, embossing or some combination of all three. I just couldn't do 13 of them that way! (Oh, to have unlimited time to craft...) So then I started thinking about Asian Artistry, which has the Confucius saying that I thought was quite appropriate as well. I started by looking at splitcoaststampers.com for inspiration and found this card from NiteStamper that really struck me. I ended up stalking her blog for other ideas because her layouts are so nice.

I didn't have the soft suede that she used, nor the markers, so I riffed a little on it and used Close to Cocoa and a blender pen instead. The Candy Lane dsp from last year worked well as a pattern and the rest just came together pretty nicely. I ended up stamping the Confucius saying on the inside, which worked out perfectly.

Supplies:
Red Riding Hood, Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa cs, Candy Lane dsp
Red Riding Hood, Close to Cocoa ink
Asian Artistry, Inspired by Nature stamps
non-Su grosgrain ribbon
blender pen, silver brads

Warm Wishes on the Blue Bayou

My fellow demonstrator, Kristin Kortonick, was giving away paper scraps at our last downline meeting and I took several packs, which was a major bonanza--her "scraps" are big enough to make a card or so! Included in there was some old patterned paper and a few in-colors from 2007--Blue Bayou being one. I liked the color, but there was just enough of a cardstock scrap to get one card out of it, plus a few skinny strips of matching dsp, but I thought I could get a decent card anyway. I'm happy with it! Simple and elegant. I'm getting better at setting eyelets (after someone explained a bit better how to use the Crop-A-Dile--you'd think the company would include better directions for something so complicated!)

CS: Blue Bayou, Blue Bayou dsp, whisper white
Versamark ink
Hugs and Wishes, Thoughts and Prayers stamps
Wine-colored grosgrain ribbon

Convention Case

I found this card on Patty Bennett's blog as one that she received as a convention swap and liked it a lot--I've just started to get into my Asian Artistry set. I ended up sending this card to one of my sidelines as part of a mail swap. It was very easy to make--I did wish I had a crimper for the lantern, but using a bone folder and the groove of my fiskars to score it worked also.

Supplies:
Real Red, Basic Gray, Whisper White cs
Real Red, Basic Gray ink
Asian Artistry stamp set
sponging technique, plus scoring on "lantern"
modern label punch

Thinking of You in Washington Apple

This was a go at the Mojo Monday sketch for this week. I thought it was going to be an easy-peasy sketch to work with, but it took me a long time to get this card to come together! I needed a card for one of my baby-blanket packages and thought the sketch would work well. If I'd known it would take an hour (with almost no stamping!), I would have tried something else! Anyway, here it is. I stamped a longer sentiment from the same set on the inside in Red Riding Hood. I also created my own dsp behind the Washington apple pieces with the medallion stamp from Boho backgrounds on the Pumpkin pie piece.

Supplies:
Red Riding Hood, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Washingon Apple dsp
Thoughts and Prayers, Boho Backgrounds stamp sets
Red Riding Hood, Pumpkin pie ink
Brown organdy ribbon

Sesame Street Punch Pals Favors

When I listed that Sesame Street Punch Pals invitation in my etsy store, I also offered matching favors. These are the samples that I made for the listing. I think they are pretty stinkin' cute!

Supplies:
Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Yo-yo yellow, Brilliant Blue, Old Olive, Whisper White, Basic Black cs
Scallop circle, 3/16" circle, 1" circle" 1/2" circle, large oval, modern label punches, ticket corner punch
tombow mono adhesive

Baby Cards

I was in a local baby boutique store a few weeks ago and asked if they would be interested in carrying some of my cards. They said to bring in some samples, so in addition to what I already had made for my etsy store inventory, I made up these two cards, which are CASEd from this card at splitcoast. I changed the orientation and layout on the pink one, but the blue one is pretty close. I didn't have the delicate dots SAB paper, so I made do with some So Saffron dsp instead. I also added some faux stitching for extra effect, which I think really finished the cards off nicely!

Supplies:
Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Barely Banana, So Saffron DSP, Whisper White cs
Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, Bashful Blue and Certainly celery markers
Nursery Necessities stamp set
Bashful blue and pink ribbon
white brad
Scallop edge punch, piercing tool, white gel pen

Dad's Birthday Card

My dad's birthday was a few days ago, so I decided to ink up a stamp I bought at Hobby Lobby this summer. It is a classic car (possibly a 1935 Packard, but I'm not certain) and that is right up my dad's alley! I bought it because I was seeing emboss resist possibilities and I decided to have a go with this card. It got more involved than I had initially planned (don't they all...), but I'm pleased with the result. Just don't ask me what the white gel pen feathering is behind the car--I was trying to make it look like a pine tree since I didn't have a tree stamp. It looks better on the card than in the picture. I think he'll like it!

Supplies:
CS: Tangerine Tango, More Mustard, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard, Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, Close to Cocoa, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Gray, plus Really Rust, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Summer Sun and Chocolate Chip Markers (on the car body)
Stamps: Hugs and Wishes (for inside sentiment), Classic Car stamp (don't remember company name)
Technique: Emboss resist using brayer and sponge dauber
Accessories: Striped orange ribbon (non-SU); antique brass eyelets, ticket corner punch

FTL #55

I don't often do the Fall-t0-Layout cards because I often find them frustrating to work with, but I needed a quick card by special request and this layout immediately jumped into my mind. The deal with the sketch was to take an image and create your own dsp, and then repeat the image at the top as the focal point. I may use this layout again--I kind of like it.

I made a few changes because I was in a hurry, but I think it works. I'm really liking the versatility of the Boho Backgrounds set--there is so much to do with it!

Supplies:
Pacific Point, Whisper White cs
Pacific Point ink
Teeny Tiny Wishes, Boho Backgrounds
White mini brads from Joann

Baby Book scrapbook

Some of you might remember that my main project at the July Staycation was a baby book for my SIL, who is due in mid-October. Her baby shower was last weekend, and this was our gift to her for the new baby. It's a blank scrapbook, covering the first year. I used Sweet Always DSP as my color palette and then went from there! Isn't the ultra sound die cut nifty? I got an etsy seller to make it for me using my cardstock so it matched everything else. You put your ultrasound picture into the hole in the belly. So neat. You might need to enlarge the picture to see all the pages--I tried to put them on the photo collage roughly in order. Each month page has a place to write the weight and length, as well as a few things about what the baby is doing developmentally that month.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose, Sweet Always DSP
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose, White gel pen
Stamps: Warm Words, Love Bug (hostess level 1 set), Great Friend, Hero Arts Baby feet stamp
Accessories: too many to mention!

Asian Artistry Get Well Soon

I've not had much chance to play with this wonderful set yet. It's one of the new level 2 hostess sets and I really like it! I made two versions of this card. One I sent off right away as a Get Well Soon card for a friend who suddenly fell ill and the other I made for my etsy store, changing the sentiment for the Confucius saying. I also changed the colors on the bird slightly, as I was playing with my new markers. The Get Well Soon Card bird was colored with Apricot Appeal and Pretty in Pink and blended; the Confucius bird was colored with Barely Banana and Pretty in Pink and blended. I think the Barely Banana works better, myself.

Supplies:
Red Riding Hood, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White cs
Chocolate Chip, Red Riding Hood ink, Barely Banana, Apricot Appeal and Pretty in Pink markers
Asian Artistry, Thoughts and Prayers stamps
Gold brads, corner rounder, blender pen

Choo-Choo Invitation

I was doing making swaps the same day I made the card for my nephew (see yesterday's post for details) and decided to do a party invitation based on the original card.

Supplies:
Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White CS
Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, Green Galore, Real Red Ink
Choo-Choo and Right on Track (wheel), Hugs and Wishes stamps

Choo-Choo Birthday

My nephew, turned one in the middle of August, so I made him this card, which was CASEd (loosely) from this card on splitcoast stampers. I also made a party invitation version, which I'll post tomorrow. I just changed the Brilliant Blue to Pacific Point (because I have more of it than the Brilliant Blue) and the orange to Tangerine Tango because I have ink to match.

Supplies:
CS: Pacific Point, Green Galore, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White
Ink: Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, Green Galore, Real Red
Stamps: Choo-Choo, Hugs and Wishes
Accessories: Black Brads from JoAnn