Card: Good For A Kiss Anytime

I love this stamp set!  I first time I laid eyes on it I had to have it.  The set consists of the "Good For A Kiss Anytime" ticket and the "I love you (I admit it)" stamp (which I used on the inside of the card.)

I'm linking this card to the very first Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge.  The challenge is to use your hoarded goodies to make something that reflects your style.   I love everything from clean and simple to shabby chic to grunged-up Tim Holtz style.  This card hits somewhere in the middle and most of my cards tend to be like this because it's what come easiest to me - it's layered and has many elements yet it's clean and balanced.

Paper and Cardstock

light pink cardstock -  Bazzill Blossom

darker pink cardstock - DCWV

patterned papers - Making Memories Je t'Adore

Die Cuts

House of 3 Love Tickets #6826 - Silhouette

Ink

Rhubarb Stalk - Memento

Stamps

I Admit It - Inkadinkado

Distressing D-2343 (script on heart ticket) - Glitz

Additional Supplies

large solid pink and pink/white flowers - Making Memories Sabrina

small pink flower - Prima

pink jute cord - American Crafts

pearls - Teresa Collins Tell Your Story Faceted Gems and Pearls

button - from my stash

rick rack - from my stash

ATC : Countdown

Me 'n' my buddy are tradin' ATCs again!  This month's theme is "Happy New Year!"  The task at hand at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge was to create a project with/about something new.  It's hard to tell from the photo but the clock was stamped and embossed separately on Stampendous Thermo Acetate - cool stuff!

Cardstock
silver foil - American Crafts
blue with glitter, white with glitter - DCWV

Stamp
Time Flies set - Sandy Lion/Kelly Panacci

Dies
Typewriter Font - Cuttlebug
Stars - QuicKutz

Additional Supplies
Liquid Platinum embossing powder - Ranger
Thermo Acetate - Stampendous
star brads, clear gem brad - Making Memories
mylar star confetti from my stash

Card: Mojo Monday 323 - Joy

This Christmas card uses this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

The paper is from the Teresa Collins Noel Collection and the cardstock is DCWV; all were inked with Vintage Photo Distress ink.   I fussy cut the holly from the "Definitions" paper and layered it to add some nice depth and embossed the cardstock with Cuttlebug's Holly Ribbons embossing folder.  The "Joy" stamp is from the BasicGrey Aspen stamp set, the ribbon is Hug Snug, and the gem brad is My Mind's Eye Lush Red.  Though you can't see it in the photo, the entire card was finished up with Tattered Angels Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist.

Card: Creating a Letterpress Background

This week's challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs is to create your own background.

I inked up Spellbinders' "Butterfly" Impressabilities embossing template with Broken China Distress Ink and did a letterpress technique for the tone-on-tone background.  It turned out so pretty - I should do this more often!

Card: The Best Day

The Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge  was to stamp on something other than plain paper or cardstock.  I took a plain white paper flower and made it into somethin' fancy!