Inspired By... the Olympic Rings!

While I haven't been following the Olympics too closely this time around, I've been keeping up with the medal counts and cheering Canada on! (and having a Dutch heritage, the Netherlands too!) Just recently we celebrated two gold - one for women's curling and the other for women's hockey against USA!! And now we are 2nd in medal standing overall! So proud to be Canadian! 

For our inspirational challenge, Karly chose the perfect photo for this week! 

IB #36

I was inspired to use the colours in this photo to make a kid's birthday card. I am playing along with the latest sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and an "Anything Goes" challenge with Seize the Birthday:

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Here's how it turned out:

Lego pieces! I sponged the edges of each cardstock piece as well as the circles. The circles are popped up to give the card some dimension. While this was quite simple to figure out, it was time consuming to put it all together! I simply added the birthday sentiment "wish big" to complete the card.

This card was CASE'd from Ladybug Designs. 

Thanks again for stopping by! 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Short & Sweet

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Gumball Green

Tools: 1/2" Circle punch

Inspired By... a Little Man Tie!

The weekend is finally here! As usual, I have a fairly long to-do list and hope to complete most of it by the end of the weekend. My hubby will be working all day today, so I'll have the day to catch up on some papercrafting projects. :) I also hope to do some more trip planning for our June road trip!

We received a picture of our new neice yesterday....

Isn't she a sweety? Wish we could be there to snuggle her!


I'm excited for today's card challenge!

It was my pick this week and I chose a photo of an adorable baby product made by TC Creations:

This is called a Little Man Tie! Isn't it the cutest thing for a little boy!? Tammy from TC Creations is one talented lady! I met her at the Kelly Road Craft Fair here in Prince George this past fall. I was looking for a baby gift for a friend and came across her booth. She makes the most adorable bibs, pacifier clips, taggies, and these Little Man Ties that were launched just a couple days ago! Her products are so well made and make the perfect gifts for new babies to toddlers! Make sure to check her out on facebook -- TC Creations!

I decided to choose this photo as inspiration for our "Inspired By..." card challenge this week. I think the pattern in this tie is so fun and the colours coordinate so well together! Here is my card:

This is definitely a card on my favourites list! I love how the vibrant blue, green, and white circles stand out against the black cardstock. I embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder and added rhinestones to embellish the card.



Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to check out how this photo inspired Karly at Karly's Creations.

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Happiest Birthday (hostess)
Paper: Basic Black, Tempting Turqouise, Certainly Celery, Basic Gray, Whisper White
Ink: Versamark, Whisper White Embossing Powder
Tools: 1-3/8" Circle punch, 1-3/4" Circle punch, 1-1/4" Circle punch, 1" Circle punch, 1/2" Circle Punch
Accessories: Rhinestones

Dynamic Duos {Wish Big}

My "Monday" carried over into Tuesday morning when I went to take a shower and discovered there was no hot water. Showers are what wake me up in the mornings, so I braved the freezing cold water and while it wasn't pleasant, it certainly did wake me up! Not a great way to start my morning though! I can tell this is going to be a long week... Tuesday was a long work day, but I made the most of my evening. I came home to a new issue of Papercrafts Magazine in my mailbox! I got the subscription to this magazine as a Christmas present from my Dad - what a great gift!

There are lots of inspiring ideas in this issue! It's all about baby cards and weddings - a perfect Spring issue! I will definitely be using some of the layouts and tips in my upcoming card creations.
To complete my evening I created a couple cards, watched some tv and made a delicious apple crisp, which made the apartment smell so good!

For today's card I played along with the Dynamic Duos colour challenge:

I went all in for this challenge and decided to incorporate the dessert option into my card as well. I don't have any cloud stamps, so I turned to using punches. Here's what I came up with:

It's a very simple card, but so adorable (in my opinion!) I used Basic Black for the card base. The card front represents sky. I used the cupcake builder punch to create the clouds. They are lightly sponged with Tempting Turquoise ink. A hot air balloon is created using a circle punch for the balloon and the cupcake builder punch for the basket.  The balloon is 3D - it pops out of the card, but folds flat so it can go into an envelope (cool technique!). I stamped and cut out the cute little monkey and stuck him in the basket. The sentiment was stamped in Basic Black, but unfortunately, my Basic Black ink is running dry, so it didn't quite stamp as solid as I would have liked. I actually like the faded look, however. I outlined the edges of the word "big" with black marker and I think it works!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Card Ingredients:

 

Stamps: Word Play, Fox & Friends (ret.)

Paper: Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise marker

Tools: 1-3/4" circle punch, Cupcake Builder punch

Accessories: Early Espresso Bakers Twine

KCRR #3 Chevron and Scallop

I can't believe it's already February! These past several months have flown by for me! I'm hoping it continues to speed through the winter months. Winter is not my favourite time of year...I'm a sunshine girl!:)

Friday means it's time for...

This week, we randomly chose from our list (through random.org) the following two items:

Chevron Pattern

Scallop Circle

These must be used in any way, shape, or form in the making of our card/project this week.
I really liked these two items! It really got my creative juices flowing... I didn't quite know what I was going to do until a couple days ago. I saw a great sketch from Deconstructing Jen and ideas started coming to mind. I went through my designer paper and found a few with chevron patterns, but decided to go with my favourite colour, Rich Razzleberry, from the Sycamore Street collection. I always struggle what colour to put with Rich Razzleberry. Generally, I go with So Saffron or Crumb Cake, but this time I wanted to brighten it up a little...

KCRR #3

What do you think? I really love this colour combo! Tangerine Tango coordinates so perfectly! I embossed the card front with the new Vine Street embossing folder from Sale-A-Bration. It matches with the Madison Avenue stamp set quite well. This was my first time using the stamp set and I love it! I punched out circles from different designer paper in the two colours and popped up the large scallop circle to make it stand out. The sentiment "happy birthday wishes" completes the card.

Because it's a 5" x 5" square card, I created a coordinating envelope using the same chevron patterned designer paper.

Now it's time to hop on over to Karly's blog to see what she has created!

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Madison Avenue (Sale-A-Bration)

Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Sycamore Street DSP, Howlstooth & Scaringbone DSP, Summer Smooches DSP

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango

Tools: Circle Nestabilities, Circle punches, Scallop Circle nestabilities, Vine Street embossing folder



Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to visit tomorrow for an "Inspired By..." challenge!

FMS69 Everything Eleanor

When I saw the new sketch challenge on the Freshly Made Sketches blog, I wasn't sure how I would go about designing my card.  I thought of what shapes I would use in place of the three circles, and if I would make the card as simple as the sketch or spice it up a bit.

I recently got a few new stamp sets, one being the elegant "Everything Eleanor". This one was on my wish list for a while and now after using it, I'm glad I got it. It is such a beautiful stamp set and I know I will make good use out of it! Here is my card:

 

I realize now, comparing the sketch to my card ,that I changed the direction of the diagonal line... oops! :) You will notice I am a bit of a perfectionist :) But, I actually like the way it turned out! The colours Soft Suede and Very Vanilla are such an elegant colour combo and Cajun Craze adds a little pop of colour. The flowers are cut precisely using paper snips and are popped up using dimensionals. I've added pearls and crochet ribbon to embellish the card.



 

I love that swirl so much, I decided to stamp it on the inside of the card. I think this would make a great card for newly weds. What do you think?

 

Card Ingredients:

 

Stamps: Everything Eleanor, Petite Pairs

Paper: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Comfort Cafe DSP

Ink: Soft Suede, Cajun Craze

Tools: Circles Nestabilities, 1" Circle Punch

Accessories: Crochet Trim Ribbon, Pearls

 

Thanks for looking!