Clouds and Flowers

First off, my Card Positioning Systems card for this week.

 Clearsnap and the new Stephanie Barnard stamp pads are our sponsor this week.  I pulled out some Paper Smooches stamps to create my card. 

 The cloud stamp was stamped on a piece of "text" print digital patterned paper.  It is from a set at 2 Peas in a Bucket.  To use the stamp pads, I used my blending tool and colored the clouds and the yellow portion of the little scooter with the ink in the stamp pads. The rest of the scooter was colored with Copic markers.  These new pads are the best colors. 

 Next up is my Unscripted sketches card for this week and it has a piggyback challenge to it to use fabric. The use of the fabric also fits the Moxie Fab challenge to use Texture.

 I pulled out some fabric I had purchased with these adorable little flowers all over it. I used Mod Podge and glued three flowers to white cardstock and left that to dry. When it was dry, I cut the flowers out. The cardstock helped make the flowers more sturdy, they were easier to cut out and it helped stop the fabric from fraying. 

 Notice that red strip going down the page? I punched it with one of my brand new Kreaxions 4-in-1 punches.

And for a couple photos...

 We took a trip to the San Diego Safari Park last weekend. Kids get in free in October.  We knew there was a new baby gorilla there so that was one of our first stops. The mom with her baby came out for just a few minutes.  I think the mom doesn't let the baby go very far away from her so it was so cute to watch her carry it around. It was just born in June so it is very young. 

The mom got sight of something in this tree that she wanted so she walked over, stood up and reached for what she was after.  It was neat to see her walking around.  If you are in that area, this park is a wonderful place to visit and to see the animals in something very similar to their natural surroundings.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 240 – JUST ROLL WITH IT card

Materials:
Stephanie Barnard Stamp pads courtesy of Clearsnap – Blueberry and Banana
Cardstock – Core’dinations
X-Press Blending Card – Copic Markers
Digital paper – Collage kit/Two Peas in a Bucket
Patterned paper – We R Memory Keepers
Copic markers
Stamp – Paper Smooches
Foam tape – 3M


SKETCH 128 – FOR YOU card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Core’dinations and Bazzill
Patterned papers –My Mind’s Eye and Webster’s Pages (label)
Kreaxions 4-in-1 punch
Flower - Fabric
Rub-on sentiment – EAD Designs/Paper Smooches
Buttons
Stamp pad - Distress

Lucky Me and Hugs

First off, I want to share my Card Positioning Systems card for this week. 

 Lawn Fawn is the sponsor.  I have adored their stamps for awhile now but just never had the opportunity to play with any. I picked this wonderful sentiment set for my card.  I love sentiment stamps, rub-ons, stickers, anyway I can get them.  Most often they are one line, simple sentiments like Happy Birthday or Thinking of You.  Sometimes it is fun to have a larger sentiment that becomes the focus of your card and these fit that bill. 

 I used a Spellbinders Nestabilities label to show off the stamped sentiment, the edges were rubbed with stamp pads to help show them off.  I love this patterned paper by Graphic 45, I used both sides of one piece. 

 For my next card, I wanted to play in the "Chevron" challenge at Moxie Fab.  The above sample gives you an idea of what they are meaning when they say "Chevron". 

 I took one piece of patterned paper by Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker and cut it apart.  I thought that by cutting along the design and staggering layers of it, gave a look similar to the "Chevron" example. 

 Here you can see where I left the layers 3 dimensional by not gluing it all down.  The letters for HUG are Thickers.  They were actually white but I rubbed them with a yellow stamp pad and then coated them with Aleene's Paper Glaze. 

And now for a few photos...

 It is Baseball season around here and we have two grandsons playing.  I caught this adorable glance from this one as he was walking out on the field to take his place. 

 This one is running somewhere, not sure if it was running the bases or not. 

And, this one is just taking it easy watching one of the others run around.  No cares!!!

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 218 – I’M LUCKY… card

Materials:
Stamp set – Hello Friend Courtesy of Lawn Fawn stamps
Cardstock – Core’dinations
Patterned paper – Bohemian Floral/Le Cirque collection/Graphic 45
Stamp pads - Clearsnap
Black Versafine stamp pad
Clear embossing powder – Stampendous
Spellbinders Nestabilities
Circle cutter – Kreaxions
Jewels - Recollections
Foam tape- 3M

HUGS

Materials:
Cardstock – Core’dinations
Patterned paper – We are Family collection/Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker
Thicker letters – American Crafts
Two birds sticker die cuts – Be Mine Valentine collection/We R Memory Keepers
Aleene’s Paper Glaze

Pulling out some fabric

The sketch at Unscripted sketches for this week has a piggyback challenge to it - use fabric on your project. 

Now I buy fabric to use on cards because I absolutely love walking through quilt stores but then I tend to just put them away and not make the effort to make them work. This week was the week to pull out one of those pieces that is covered with little tea pots. 

Here is a close-up of the little tea pot that I cut out of the fabric piece.  I needed to decide how I was going to attach this to my card so I tried something new. I applied some Mod Podge to a piece of white cardstock and then pressed the cut out tea pot over the paper. I gently pressed the two together. Let me tell you, this worked PERFECT! It stiffened the fabric just right. I added it to my card with Scrap Dots by Helmar.  I added a small piece of rose ribbon to one of the sections of my card and so I had different levels. The Scrap Dots is like thick glue and it allows you to add something that has dimension similar to pop dots.

This is my Card Postioning Systems card for this week.  The scallop circle piece is cut from a piece of We R Memory Keepers paper, just right to fit the sketch. 

I used a little shaped label by K&Co and added a little bit of extra color to it with stamp pads. The flower is one of my newest purchases, a Prima flower.

Now for some pics...

We were in Oregon recently and when we are close enough, we always have to take a little trip to see Multnomah Falls. That spot is just gorgeous any  time of the year.  It was COLD and I was surprised at how much of the water coming down the falls was frozen. What a beautiful sight.

 All of that white is frozen water. 

 There was a smaller creek and I loved how many icicles I found.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 94 – THINKING OF YOU card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Core Essentials/Core’dinations
Patterned Papers – Sweet Nectar/K&Co.
Fabric
Mod Podge/Plaid
Rose Ribbon – American Crafts
Scrap Dots – Helmar
Rub-on sentiment - BasicGrey
Self adhesive Pearls – Queen & Co.
Sandpaper



SKETCH 206 – HELLO THERE card

Materials:
Cardstock – Chocolate Box/Core’dinations
Patterned paper- Maple Grove collection/We R Memory Keepers
Clearsnap Fluid chalk stamp pads
Tag – K&Co.
Flower – Prima
Rub-on sentiment - BasicGrey
Sandpaper

Love in is the Air

I love hearts, I would actually like to put at least one on every single thing I create. My favorite color is red so that even makes hearts more fun and what better time to really pull out hearts then Valentines.

This card is my Card Positioning Systems card for this week and I also love how it fits with the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger. I am all for finding inspiration anywhere possible so using the great ideas that Cath comes up with at Moxie Fab just adds to the fun.  I love the pink/red of the trigger, the scallop edge on the paper and the little white hearts so my card was created around those and the "love" theme. 

Do you love this little telephone and stool stamp? The sponsor this week at CPS is Stampotique and this is the stamp I picked to play with. I just love how adorable it is. One thing that I found very interesting about going over the stamps at Stampotique is the big variety they have in styles.  I do enjoy cute stamps but they aren't for everyone so be sure to check out their different styles.

The little embossed hearts show off my brand new embossing folder that I picked up at my Michaels and it is embossed on Core'dinations, Gemstone cardstock. I love that little bit of pearl in the paper. 

This card shows off brand new Pearl cardstock by Core'dinations. a CHA release. The little label behind the punched out heart is glitter covered and that is from the Core Couture collection. 

One of the neatest qualities about the pearl cardstock is how amazing it is to emboss. Here I used my Score Board and just ran lines across the card front. This is such an easy way to create a pattern and a design.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 203 – TELEPHONE – ALL YOURS card

Materials:
Stamps courtesy of Stampotique
Cardstock – Core Gemstones and Core Essentials/Core’dinations
White Copic Xpress paper
Patterned paper – We R Memory Keepers
Black Versafine stamp pad
Clear embossing powder – Stampendous
Copic markers
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Glitter heart brads – Recollections
Rub-on sentiment – Making Memories
Corner rounder punch - Fiskars
Foam tape – 3M
Sandpaper

Hot Chocolate and Lots of Love!

Gotta share a couple cards with you, this first one using this weeks Card Postioning Systems sketch. 

The sponsor this week is Flower Soft and since it is kind of cold here, this cup of Hot Chocolate looks like the perfect thing. 

The Hot Chocolate topper is by Flower Soft and then I accented it with some Flower Soft, making it look even more yummy.  The two colors of Flower Soft that I used are my new most favorite, Earth and Peony Pink. 

The card base is Core Impressions by Core'dinations. It has that great embossed design it in already and the side trim is new by Pink Paislee and makes for such an easy and elegant accent. 

This card is my Unscripted sketch card for this week and it represents by newest supply purchase from Emma's Paperie.  Yummy We R Memory Keepers papers and gotta love that "love" word sticker by KI Memories. 

Notice my little hearts on the side, red piece? I just picked that Cuttlebug embossing folder up at Michaels in their new Valentines supplies.  It works perfectly with Core'dinations cardstock.

And, of course, some photos to share...

We recently went to the Santa Barbara Zoo. We love this zoo, it is small and just the right size for a quick little visit. They have a artificial turf covered hill for the kids to slide down and here our youngest grandson is trying to get the hang of sliding. 

 Notice how the tongue seems to help with balance!

Big sissy is trying to give some helpful pointers. 
Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 200 – HOT CHOCOLATE card

Materials:
Hot Chocolate Topper and Flower Soft – courtesy of Flower Soft
Tacky Glue - Aleene’s®
Cardstock – Core Impression /Core’dinations
Patterned paper – October Afternoon
Artisann Elements/Borders – Pink Paislee
Self adhesive pearls – Recollections
Corner rounder punch – Round-It-All
Glitter 3-D Fashion paint – Tulip
Foam tape – 3M
Sandpaper



SKETCH 88 – LOVE - BICYCLE card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Core Essentials/Core’dinations
Patterned Papers and sticker – Be My Valentines collection/WeRMemory Keepers
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Glitter word – Scribbles/KI Memories
Scallop scissors
Sandpaper

Hearts and Sea World

I know that post title makes no sense whatsoever but my post is two parts and those are the two parts, that simple!

I wanted to share my Card Positioning Systems card for this week, that is the "HEART" part. The Stamps of Life sponsored the sketch this week and so I was able to play with this amazing set and I combined that with a simple piece of gray Core'dinations cardstock that was embossed with dots!

I stamped the little frame and the scribble heart of white cardstock using white ink and white embossing powder.  That was then colored by rubbing it with stamp pads and spraying it with ChalkBoard Glimmer Mist. The white embossed design resisted the stamp pad inks and the spray. 

Now for the SeaWorld part of the post...

During the Christmas holidays in 2009, we went to SeaWorld with some of our family. I put together a very simple little mini album that would be easy for little hands to handle.  I cut the pages from chipboard and used little accents of Core'dinations cardstock and WeRMemory Keepers patterned papers. 

For the first page in the album, I used a picture that I took of the Holiday banners at the park and I added in the words to the photo before printing it out.  What an easy way to do a title.

I combined small photos along with larger photos so I could get in as many pictures as possible.

This is the last page, a photo of our group and the year.

And, these are in my yard today! For some reason, Pansy's grow really well here during the winter even with the cold days we have had this season. 

It is almost like they are growing like weeds. Just thought I should make someone out there a little jealous!

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 199 – LOVE card

Materials:
Clear stamps courtesy of The Stamps of Life – hearts 2 love set
Cardstock – Core Essentials /Core’dinations
Copic paper
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Black Versafine stamp pad
White stamp pad – Joann craft store
White and clear embossing powder - Stampendous
Chalkboard Glimmer Mist – Tattered Angels
Copic Markers
Circle and scallop circle punches – PaperShapers
Corner rounder punch - PaperShapers
Self adhesive rhinestones – Mark Richards, Inc.
Scrap Dots – Helmar
Sandpaper

Amazing and Thankful all at the same time!

I am usually a pretty happy person but I am SOOOOO happy right now. I know that Christmas is "Jesus is the Reason for the Season" but I also love so many things that come along at this time of year.  Here are my favs...

1.  Eggnog Frappucino's and Latte's are back at Starbucks.  Why we can't have Eggnog all year long is a mystery to me but since we don't, I wait for November when it comes back.

2.  A close second to this is Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf's new Red Velvet Hot Chocolate! OHHHH wow and another drink that will probably only be around for awhile.

3.  The last is this variety of Truffles by Lindt - Dark Peppermint, Dark Chocolate shell with a smooth Peppermint filling in a dark green package.  I usually only find this variety at Target's and believe me, I stock up.

I haven't shared my Card Positioning Systems sketch for this last week yet so here it is today. 

The sketch is simple and I love it!  Gotta love this BasicGrey patterned paper too.

The label is readymade by WeRMemory Keepers and they are so fun to use. Behind that, I embossed a piece of white cardstock with a Sizzix embossing folder. I thought it was a fun little accent.

And here is my Unscripted sketch for the sketch starting today, Saturday. 

I am showing off my brand new stamp from a set by Darcie Heater. I was able to attend a stamp convention this last week and I was totally amazed at this great selection in the Darcie's booth. I have loved this company for along time but I had thought they weren't my style anymore. Boy was I surprised. I found so many sets I just plain loved! I colored the stamp by tapping it with Memento stamp pads. 

And, now for a few more Vineyard photos...

Is that a scene right out of the books?

These flowers were so beautiful, especially with the grapes in the background.

Can you see that I was really there!!!

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 193 – YOU ARE AMAZING card

Materials:

Cardstock – Core Pearls/Core’dinations

Patterned paper - BasicGrey

Sentiment label – We R Memory Keepers

Button – PaperTrey, Inc.

String – Karen Foster

Scallop circle punch - Marvy

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Corner rounder punch – Fiskars

Tonic paper distresser

Sandpaper

Foam tape

SKETCH 82 – SO VERY THANKFUL card

Materials list:
Cardstock – The Chocolate Box collection/Core’dinations
Patterned Paper – Tree Love/Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker
Stamp set – Flourish Pumpkin set/Darcie’s
Memento stamp pads
Self Adhesive Pearls – Queen & Co.
Sandpaper
Foam tape – 3M