OTWC #53

This week's color combo at Off the Wall Craftiness is one of my favorites! Here is Kim's inspiration she found for us:

Kraft - with anything - you can't really go wrong.  Add in the green and blue and it is perfect for summer.  Beautiful green grass - beautiful blue skies.

Here's my card using Kim's set Everything's Owlright.

I have 3 friends at school with birthdays this week.  This will go to one of them!

I used Aqua Mist and Simply Chartreuse from Papertrey Ink for the color combo.  The grass is a piece of patterned paper from Jillibean Soup.  I paperpieced Kim's cute owl using Kraft paper and for the belly, I stamped and cut it from Aqua Mist again.  The little tag and leaves are from PTI, and the flowers were part of a Mother's Day gift from my blogging friend, Renee! Thanks, Renee! (You should go and visit her blog.  I've been on the receiving end of some of her creations.  Not only is she amazingly talented, but she can write a story that will have you laughing out loud.)  Go...go now!

Thanks for visiting My Happy Place!

OTWC - Easter

This week at Off the Wall Craftiness, Kim gave us just this Easter photo inspiration with no specific colors.  Look at her beautiful collage:

How could you choose just one color scheme from this?  I couldn't, so I focused on the rabbits at the bottom and tied in several Easter-y colors.  (Yes, I made up another word.)

Here's my card:

The rabbits are from Hero Arts Happy Day Animals.  I tried to mimic the colors of the Peeps in the picture.  I added a green one so that I would have 5 rabbits  instead of 4.  The tree branches are from Little Bitty Bird and the sentiment is from Tag Its #1, both from Papertrey Ink.  I die-cut the clouds in Vintage Cream felt using both cloud dies from PTI. 

Yes, that's my grass border punch from Fiskars I love so much.  I've seen several in the stores now.  I guess they are seasonal.  You should pick one up if you don't have one yet.  I got mine at Joann's and I've seen them at Hobby Lobby too. 

I added a few more details by securing the pearls in the tree to represent buds and the crocheted flowers on the ground.  What a fun card this was to make!

You should play along with Kim's challenge.  You can see all the details by clicking here. 

Thanks for visiting My Happy Place!

OTWC #41

I love the colors Kim chose for this week's Off the Wall Craftiness Challenge!  You can play along and get all the details here.

Here's the inspiration photo:

Aren't those colors wonderful?  I knew I wanted to use Kim's set that I have on the card.  After re-reading the challenge just now, I see that because I used her set, I get an extra entry!  Woo-hoo!  I'd love to win the assortment of Sakura products from this week's sponsor - LOVE their pens!

Here's my card:

I stamped the larger flower from the Everything's Owlright set onto purple and chartreuse cardstock and cut them out.  I added a little prisma glitter to the center of the flowers and then placed them in a bunch to fit inside the polaroid stamp.  I created the background from the same stamp and the smaller flower image and put everything together.  I don't know about you, but I always need thank-you notes!

Thanks for dropping by My Happy Place!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Everything's Owlright (Wilson Designs)
Ink:  True Black (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Simply Chartreuse, True Black, Plum Pudding (Papertrey Ink)
Hero Arts Prisma Glitter

OTWC #36

To be honest, I was so relieved to make a card that had nothing to do with Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas.  I fell like I've been so busy trying to keep up with the holidays - all of them - that I haven't been able to enjoy my everyday stamps.

Kim gave us a great challenge on Off the Wall Craftiness this week.  Here's her inspiration:

 

 I pulled out my new stamps from Wilson Designs to create my card.  My aunt has requested handmade cards as her Christmas present, and she loves owls, so I may make several of these for her.

I used black embossing powder on the owl, sentiment and circle images.  I just purchased this powder and really, really like it!  Can't wait to use it again.

Thanks for looking!  Hope you can play along with the challenge.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Everything's Owlright (Wilson Designs)
Ink:  Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink), Versarmark
Paper:  Dark Chocolate, Fine Linen, Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Accessories: Zing black embossing powder
Tools: Circle Cutter (EK Success)

OTWC #34

Kim chose some great colors this week at Off the Wall Craftiness.  Here is her color inspiration:

Isn't it pretty?  I did have a slight problem with it.  To me, it looks a bit yellow, but Kim called it peach.  So, do I use yellow or do I use peach?  The design team's examples showed both, so I chose peach.  (I think I'll make another card with yellow!)  Here's what I came up with:

I have not used Wreath for All Seasons like I thought I would and have been struggling with liking anything I made with it.  After asking for some advice from some PTI Forum friends, I decided that matting the wreath is a good way to go.  I like the way it turned out.

Here's the inside:

 I know I said I was going to get some scrapbooking done, but cards are so much faster.  I usually scrapbook "in my head" for a few days and then put the layout together.  I need to start thinking about my next layout. Until then, it's cards for me!

Thanks for looking!

Papertrey Ink Supplies:

Stamps: Wreath for All Season, Inside & Out Thank You, Text Style #1

Paper: Vintage Cream, Blueberry Sky

Ink:  Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate

Accessories: Rustic CreamTwine, Canvas Impression Plate, Summer Sunrise  Buttons
Other:  Cream Ribbon, Color Box Sky Blue Ink, DCWV mat stack

OTWC #33

Here's this week's photo inspiration from Kim at Off the Wall Craftiness:

 

Isn't it beautiful?  I love pink and green together.  I went through a phase last summer when that is all I would work with.  Kim has put me back in that phase now! 

Here's my card:

My blog friend, Amy, challenged us to use one of the Button Bits sets for this week's challenge on Paper Dolls.  This set has been a favorite, go-to set for a long time.  I love it. 

Thanks for looking!

Supplies:

Stamps: Every Day Button Bits(Papertrey Ink)

Paper: Berry Sorbet, Stampers Select, New Leaf Bitty Dot Basics (PTI)

Ink:  New Leaf, Berry Sorbet(PTI)

Accessories: Berry Sorbet buttons & satin ribbon, New Leaf Bakers Twine, Linen Impression Plate

Other: Nesties Bloom Dies

Off theWall Craftiness #30

I loved this week's color challenge at Off the Wall Craftiness!  I couldn't wait to get started and I knew just the stamp set I wanted to use.    Check out this photo inspiration Kim chose:

I haven't had a chance to ink up one of my new stamp sets I recently had delivered, so I knew that it would take center stage.  I dressed it up a bit by running the stamped images through my Big Shot using the Canvas Impression Plate.  I have to admit, I wasn't crazy about this side of the plate when I first got it, but it sure is growing on me.  Think I'll give it more love and see what else I can do with it.

Here's my card:

I just love those two little birds looking at each other!  A couple of buttons, a scallop die and some twine and I was finished. 

Thanks for looking!  Tomorrow I have a card for you that is way out of my comfort zone!  Come see!

Supplies:

Stamps: Merry Little Christmas, Big & Bold Wishes (Papertrey Ink)

Paper: Stampers Select, Dark Chocolate (PTI), Kiwi Crush (Bazzill)

Ink: Dark Chocolate, New Leaf (PTI)

Tools: Canvas Impression Plate, Medium Scallop Die (PTI)

Other: white buttons and Rustic Jute Twine (PTI), Sakura Stardust pen (on birds)