Cameo rose

There is a new challenge over at the Moxie Fab blog which involves using a cameo in a project. I was wondering how on earth I was going to take part but then remembered that I had some Martha Stewart cameo stickers which my friend Pattie sent me a while back. Thanks Pattie!

Here's what I came up with.  No stamping and no sentiment on this card as I haven't decided who to send it to yet:

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white, enchanted evening, DCWV citrus stack patterned paper
Accessories -PTI enchanted evening saddle stitch ribbon, Martha Stewart cameo sticker, foam tape, cricut

Pretty pastels

I've been taking part in some of the Color Inspiration Challenges over at the Moxie Fab World blog. There are the colours for the pretty pastels challenge and I thought it would be fun to play along.

Here's what I came up with:

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white, lavender moon, SU bella rose DSP, SU pink pirouette, lovely lilac
Stamps - Layers of Color Victorian frame, PTI Butterfly Dreams (sentiment)
Ink - Memento lilac lavender, Versafine onyx black, PTI vintage tea dye duo
Accessories -Paper doily, wrinkled ribbon, pink velvet trim, PTI raspberry fizz button, button twine, foam tape, sewing machine

Papertrey January blog hop challenge

 
Hi there and thanks for visiting.  This month's challenge was to ink up a stamp set that hasn't seen much use.

I immediately knew that I should break out A Little Argyle.  I have to confess that I've only used it once (not very successfully)!  I seem to have an argyle mental block.  So this was the perfect challenge.


Here's what I came up with:

Supplies
Paper - PTI vintage cream, aqua mist, ocean tides
Stamps - PTI A Little Argyle, Layers of Color Architectural Blocks
Ink - Versafine onyx black
Accessories -PTI aqua mist satin ribbon, foam tape

Elegant thank you

There are a number of challenges over at the Moxie Fab World blog.  Here is a card I made for the Colour Inspiration jewel tones  challenge which was to use these colours for a card or project:

Here is what I came up with:

Supplies
Paper - SU taken with teal, summer sun, DCWV Taj Mahal & La Creme stacks
Stamps - PTI ?
Ink - SU ekegant eggplant
Accessories -Pink Paisley artisan element, PTI victorian lace border die, vintage lace

Miss you

It's time for another Tuesday Trigger over at the Moxie Fab World blog:

I wasn't so keen on the brown, but the pillow inspired me to my own (not so deconstructed) rose from organza ribbon. This is what I came up with:

And thanks to a reminder from Lorraine, this card also fits the Moxie Fab 'gray is the new black' challenge.

Supplies
Paper - PTI smokey shadow,true black, SU designer paper pack
Stamps - Waltzingmouse Very Vintage Labels 2, PTI Mega Mixed messages (sentiment)
Ink - Versafine onyx black
Accessories -Organza ribbon, foam tape

Doodle heart

There are a number of challenges over at the Moxie Fab World blog.  I decided to break out the buttons for the color inspiration - bright & bold challenge which was to use these colours for a card or project:

Here's what I came up with:

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white
Stamps - PTI Framed (sentiment)
Ink - Versafine onyx black
Accessories -PTI raspberry fizz vintage buttons, orange zest vintage buttons, sewing machine, glue dots

Just because

There are a number of challenges over at the Moxie Fab World Blog which you can check out here. Here's a card I came up with for the 'Grey is the new black' challenge which is to use grey in an innovative way.  I made my own flowers out of satin ribbon:

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white, SU nouveau chic DSP
Stamps - PTI Round and Round (sentiment)
Ink - Versafine onyx black
Accessories -Kaisercraft pearls, PTI pure poppy satin ribbon, thread, glue dots, foam tape

Bright spot spirograph

Here's the photo for this week's Tuesday Trigger over at the Moxie Fab Blog.

I've taken some of those bright dots of colour and incorporated them in this card which also features my interpetation of a 'spirograph' sort of background. I created the background by layering elements from a number of Papertrey Ink stamp sets - Take Note, Vintage Ornaments Additions and Beautiful Blooms II.

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white,raspberry fizz, SU tangerine tango
Stamps - PTI Take Note, Vintage Ornaments Additions, Beautiful Blooms II, Just the Ticket (sentiment)
Ink - Versafine onyx black, Memento London Fog
Accessories -Heather Bailey epoxy button stickers, foam tape

Take 2 thanks

Here are a couple of cards I made using PTI's victorian lace border die and Cosmo Cricket's Jolly by Golly patterned paper. For the card on the left I took all the negatives left after cutting the borders and used them to make a scalloped background:

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's selct white, vintage cream cardstock, Cosmo Cricket Golly by Jolly patterned paper, PTI pure poppy, SU yoyo yellow, sage shadow
Stamps - PTI YOF: violet (sentiment)
Ink - Versafine onyx black
Accessories - cricut die cuts, Mark Richards metal stickers, Best Occasions metal dots

Scrapbook layout - Mill

One of the highlights of my trip to Austria in September was going to places that were connected with our family history. This is the mill where my 8 x great grandfather worked as a miller in the early 1600s!  Part of the white mill building dates from that time so it was pretty amazing to think that I was standing outside the building where so many generations of the family lived and worked.

Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger: winter white

This week's Tuesday Trigger at the Moxie Fab Blog is this gorgeous 'appliqued' wedding cake from Martha Stewart Living.

It inspired me to haul out my sewing machine and to come up with my own appliqued elements for a card.  Can't believe I've finally got around to using some of the embroidery functions!  I bought my sewing machine about 24 years ago and the instruction book has wonderful photos of 80s clothes and some gems like this one: 'Lace will always be popular with both young and old and whatever fashion or the times decree, lace will find a way onto garments or into the home'.  I'm sure Martha would agree!

This is what I came up with:

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white, smokey shadow
Stamps - PTI 2009 anniversary set (sentiment)
Ink - versamark
Accessories - sewing machine, white embossing powder, Martha Stewart gemstones, Tim Holtz idea-ology memo pin, tulle, glue dots

Just because

I love wrinkled ribbon (I got mine from Memrie Mare). And here's another card using it and Basic Grey's gorgeous Curio patterned paper:

Supplies
Paper - PTI vintage cream, melon berry, Basic Grey Curio 6 x 6 patterned paper, SU sage shadow
Stamps - PTI Asian Fusion (sentiment)
Ink - SU chocolate chip, PTI vintage tea dye duo
Accessories - wrinkled ribbon, PTI aqua mist button, vintage cream button twine, Kaisercraft pearls, sewing machine, foam tape, glue dots

Shabby Tea Room challenge

Thanks to Denise, I spotted this challenge over at the Shabby tea Toom and thought it would be fun to take part. The challenge is to use 11 elements on a card or project so here's what I came up with:

Hope I counted correctly. My elements are: cardstock, patterned paper, lace, metallic thread, pearls, crystal bead, metal brad, stamped sentiment, tags, angel image, stitching.

Supplies
Paper - PTI vintage cream cardstock, DCWV Mimosa patterned paper
Stamps - PTI mega mixed messages (sentiment)
Ink - SU chocolate chip, PTI vintage tea dye duo
Accessories - metal brad, lace, metallic thread, Kaisercraft pearls, crystal bead, pearl bead, Tim Holtz fragment, Kathleen green collage sheet, cricut die cut, sewing machine.

Vintage birdcage

I love the Tim Holtz birdcage die and was so excited to discover I could use it in my cuttlebug (just with 2 B plates).  Here's what I came up with:

 The rolled roses were made using a free svg file which you can find here.  Just be careful when re-sizing the flower - you sometimes get an extra line across it which means it won't cut properly.

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white cardstock, SU bella rose designer series paper, white tissue paper
Ink - PTI vintage tea dye duo
Accessories - Tim Holtz alterations die caged bird, Martha Stewart doily lace trim deep edge punch, Quickutz metal sheet, Kaisercraft black rhinestone, SU riding hood red taffeta ribbon, clear acrylic beads, Tim Holtz idea-ology charm clips

Butterfly dreams

I found a cute Kaisercraft birdcage stamp in my local scrapbooking store.  No birds in this card, but I did use butterflies from PTI's butterfly dreams stamp set. And my new favourite accent, glitter:

Supplies
Paper - PTI vintage cream, lavender moon cardstock
Stamps - Kaisercraft Chateau collection, PTI turning a new leaf, in bloom, mega mixed messaages (sentiment)
Ink - Versafine onyx black, PTI ripe avocado, plum pudding pigment ink, vintage tea dye duo
Accessories - PTI plum pudding satin ribbon, Zig 2 way glue pen, prisma glitter, Tombow markers, foam mounting tape, hole punch