Can we talk about PINK!

Now pink is not my favorite color, in fact I will most often avoid it but I just have to pull out my pink papers now and then for a project or two. 

 The first great reason to use some variations of pink is the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger.  The photo for that is further down in this post, tell me you don't want a piece of this goodness! It was fun to try for the hombre look for my card.

 All I did was to pick out a nice combination of pink cardstock, cut them in strips to cover my card front and then I punched out these flower shapes in the same colors, adding on buttons of the same colors too.

 The Tuesday Trigger - YUMMMMMM!

 Now since we are talking about the color pink, I also wanted to share this card.  I used was using a stencil and some Stephanie Barnard Clearsnap spray ink.  I had sprayed the pink color to decorate a piece of white cardstock and as usual, the stencil was then covered with ink.  I always hate to waste any of the ink so I turned the stencil over and placed it on another piece of white cardstock.  I think I like this use of the stencil better then the first use!

I finished the card with some Hero Arts stamps. The two flowers and the ring.  Instead of coloring the big flower, I sprayed it slightly with some of the same spray inks.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

Flowers and Letters

Can I say YUM!!!!

 I just got an alphabet die set by Memory Box from Simon Says Stamp.  The letters are all in one piece so I wanted to cut them from the black cardstock that way. I soon discovered though that two of the letters were upside down so they would fit better so I did cut them to arrange them correctly.  I quickly put my new die into use with the Tuesday Trigger and the inspiration piece at Simon Says Stamp challenge.

 Everyone is using the negative of cut out letters these days so I needed to get in on that great looking technique.  I just placed colored cardstock behind the letters using a wonderful color combination piece.  Since the inspiration piece used white also, I just didn't put any cardstock behind the letters for "hi", giving me a title for my card.

 Here is that adorable inspiration piece. I want to just print this out and frame it, that kitty cat is so gorgeous.

 And, here is the Tuesday Trigger. I kept with the black of the typewriter with all of the black cardstock that I used on my card and then I thought the colored behind the cut out letters looked like the colored typewriter keys.

 And, I used the Colour Q combination for this card.  I pulled out a set by Hero Arts that includes stamps and matching dies. These sets are my new most favorite, it is so easy to cut out the image with these.

 I used the score board to score the lines on the white cardstock that makes my grid. The embossed card base is Core'dinations cardstock. I used some great new stamp pads by Clearsnap for the flowers.

 Here is the Colour Q combination.
And for a couple photos...

 This is our youngest grandson and our two doggies. He isn't supposed to feed them his snacks but he just can't help himself and they know he is an easy prey.  They are waiting for him to drop anything!

This is his way of feeding them and pretending he didn't mean tooooo!!! We do have to laugh!

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

Cutting papers and digital papers

I played with a technique I have wanted to try for awhile.  I followed the great tutorial that Marcy Penner put on her blog. 

 I printed out four different patterns from a digital paper kit. Next I cut the papers following Marcy's tutorial, I just changed the sizes since I was using them on a card and she used a layout.

 I think the result is so much fun and I'll try it again someday.

 Next up, the Tuesday Trigger from Moxie Fab.  My poor friend Cath is still recovering from surgery so the Trigger has been extended and that gave me the time to put a card together for the challenge.

 I purchased a digital kit called Nature Boy from 2 Peas in a Bucket and these flowers were in the kit, they actually come in three different colors. I knew they went with that Trigger pretty well.

 I printed out the buttons separately so I could add them with foam tape. I like to add some dimension when using digital elements on a card. 

And, more beach pics...

 My grandson has long pants on because when he started out the day and his mom dressed him, going to the beach wasn't in the plans and then when we decided to stop for a bit, it was pretty cold out. The not so good part is that he couldn't resist playing with the waves and so ended up pretty wet!

 Capturing his little footprints in the sand is fun.

I just happened to catch my granddaughter jumping for joy at being at the beach and in playing with the waves. This is something she has always loved doing.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

Moxie Fab and Unscripted Sketches

 Have you checked out the current Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger? Every week or every two weeks, Cath puts up a great inspiration piece and this is this weeks.  Is that cuteness???

 The first thing I was taken with in the inspiration photo was that wonderful, soft yellow with pink flower background.  I was so happy to find this piece of BasicGrey patterned paper that would look similar.

 The quilt circle piece is cut from a piece of October Afternoon patterned paper and that is backed with a yellow piece cut with a Spellbinders Nestabilities die.  When I looked at the yellow coat, I knew I wanted to use my new My Favorite Things flower die. I thought this finished flower looked a bit like the rolled collar on the coat.  And, of course, it had to be finished off with this big, black brad from BoBunny. 

 For my other card in this post, I used the Unscripted sketch for this week.  The piggyback challenge was to use wrapping paper on the project. 

 I had some bright, green tissue paper and so that seemed the perfect choie.  I had just picked up a mini pad of papers by My Mind's Eye so I combined the orange prints with the bright green. 

And, guess what! I turned to my new Cricut Expression again for my flower and leaves.  The flower is from the Stamping Cartridge, I cut it at 2 1/2" and I also used the shadow for this shape.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 115 – LIKE YOU A LOT card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Core’dinations
Patterned papers – My Mind’s Eye
Flower and Flower Shadow – Stamping/Cricut cartridge (2 ½”)
Leaves – DoodleCharms/Cricut cartridge
Rub-on sentiment – EAD Designs/Paper Smooches
Corner rounder punch - Fiskars
Self adhesive pearls – Queen & Co.
Foam tape – 3M

HELLO card

Materials list:
Patterned paper – Mini pad/Urban Prairie/BasicGrey and Fly a Kite: Ice Cream/October Afternoon
Spellbinder Nestabilities
Flower die – My Favorite Things
Brad – BoBunny
Pin – Maya Road
Fiskars corner rounder punch
Sentiment – Hello- Stamping Cricut cartridge
Foam tape – 3M
Ribbon

A sketch here, a challenge there

Yes, just give me a challenge of some kind and I am there!!!

So, first off I just had to play with the Card Patterns Sketch for this week. I don't always find the minutes for an extra sketch challenge and I just had to since I love to create and play.  There are so many interesting details on this card so I am going to point them out.

The vintage circle image is a Free download from The Graphics Fairy. 

The houndstooth pattern paper for the background is from the Back to School kit by Jen Martakis at Two Peas in a Bucket

(both of these were printed on White Core Essentials Core'dinations cardstock, the texture of that paper is amazing)

The half circle is from a piece of Core Amour from the Sable collection. It had those stitched lines in it, I just sanded it a bit.

The side turquoise strip is a piece of Core Impressions by Core'dinations, it has that embossed design in it.

The flower is four layers of flowers cut from an old dictionary. I crumbled them and added a big button with a brand new jewel from Recollections are Michaels

On to the next challenge...

The Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger...

As I studied the Trigger image, I thought right away of the jar of daffodils I had in my kitchen window.  I knew a photo of that should be my starting place.  Next I knew I had this great set of medallion stamp images from Wplus9 Designs. 

So, I stamped one of the medallions using orange ink.  I also liked that the scarf was a bit wrinkled so I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder to add some "wrinkles" to my paper and I slightly brushed that with a gray stamp pad to help with a bit of an aged look.  The card base is gray to match the window in the photo and then I used accents of this great blue patterned paper by Echo Park to finish off the card.  I love these Sculpture Flower by Prima so one of those just seemed perfect. 

Gotta share a photo too...

I was trimming bushes in our backyard yesterday and came across these cuties. I appears that there are two birdies totally squished in this tiny nest not even 2" across. I just hope the Mom still wants to come around as we made a mess of their cozy home.  I'll keep checking.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

LOTS OF HUGS card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Core Essentials, Core Amour and Core Impressions/Core’dinations
Patterned paper – Back to School Digital kit from Two Peas in a Bucket
Vintage image – Free from The Graphics Fairy http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2011/03/old-photo-beautiful-woman.html
Vintage dictionary pages for the flowers
Button
Rhinestones - Recollections
Circle cutter - Kreaxions
Sentiment stamp – Hero Arts
Black Versafine stamp pad
Sand It Gadget - Core'dinations


THANK YOU - DAFFODILS card
Materials list:
Cardstock – Core Essentials/Core’dinations
My own photo
Patterned paper – Echo Park
Doily stamp – Mehndi Medallions/Wplus9 Designs
Stamp pads - Memento
Sculpture flower - Prima
Embossing folder - Cuttlebug
Sentiment sticker - SRM
Sand It Gadget - Core'dinations