PTI Celebrating 2015

Today Nichole is celebrating 2015 with so many fun sets highlighted.  There were several that I loved in 2015; it was a great year for Super Hero themes!  I did not have the sets that Nichole highlighted, but I did love this card by Laurie using the Baker's Dozen cupcake set.

Instead of Baker's Dozen, I used Tremendous Treats: Valentine that was still sitting on my desk from earlier in the PTI Celebration. Here's my card:

PTI's Tremendous Treats: Valentines, Think Big Favorites: #1

I added glossy accents to the cupcake to give it some dimension.

And here is the inside:

PTI's Birthday Bash Sentiments, Tiny Treats: Valentine

Thank you for visiting My Happy Place!

Easter Cheer

I had a few Easter cards to hand out on Easter Monday, and wanted them to be bright and cheerful for some friends at school.  A couple were to thank my friends for some Easter gifts they gave to my son, and others were just to cheer them up during this week - state standardized testing!

Here's what I came up with:

I managed to make six of these in about an hour - easy to do when you are make smaller cards. First, I stamped the bunny on 2009 Polka Dot Basics paper in Kraft, Soft Stone, and Hibiscus Burst.  I cut out the bunnies (super-easy!) and highlighted them with either a red gel pen or a pink marker.  Then, I cut the 3x3 mats, inked the edges and added the grass to all of the mats.  After stamping and coloring in the tree leaves, I added the rhinestones, sentiment and secured the bunnies.  I left their ears loose so that they would look a little floppy.  I added another white mat and then used New Leaf as the card base. Here's another angle: 

 On the inside, I included the sentiment "Sending You a Happy Hello" from the Sending You set. 

Thanks for visiting My Happy Place today!  

CASEing

I "CASE" a lot.  A lot.  When I get a new stamp set, I usually go and find projects that have used the stamps, print them out and then copy them.  That way, I get to use my stamps; I get to make something; and usually it lets me come up with my own ideas...eventually. 

Depending on who you are, CASE could mean a variety of things:

Copy And Steal Everything

Copy And Share Everything

Copy And Simply Edit

I also learn a lot by CASEing - good color combos, fun techniques, stamps that go together or can be used in a different way.  That's what happened when I CASEd Diane's card.  She used the bunny from Tiny Treats: Valentine (from Papertrey Ink) for an Easter card.  I had already filed that set away in my mind as "Valentines" and hadn't thought to use the bunny for Easter.  Here's the link to her post and here's her card:

Isn't it cute? I love how she used the patterned paper on the bunny and the rick-rack, and the little buttons add just the perfect touch.  

I was in a hurry when I created my cards.  I needed two cards for my son's teachers.  So, I used the rick-rack die (the BEST $6.00 ever spent) and the same stamp set.  The inside of the card is stamped with the sentiment "Some bunny loves you!"

Here are my cards:

They have a few less details than Diane's, but the bunny tails are colored with red glitter pen.  Thanks to Diane, I was able to copy her project quickly and have something ready for 2 ladies that are near and dear to my family!

I usually don't post cards I CASE, but I wanted to let Diane know that she is an inspiration!

Thanks for looking!