ATC : Life Is Sew Good

This ATC was made for a monthly exchange I do with my BFF, Donna.  Our theme was "A Stitch In Time."  I'm linking this ATC to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge where the challenge theme is "Tick Tock."

Paper
My Mind's Eye 6x6 The Sweetest Thing Lavender
sewing pattern tissue

Stamps and Ink
sentiment - It's Sew Vintage - JustRite Papercraft
dress form - My Mind's Eye Lost and Found 2 Blush - Princess
Rhubarb Stalk ink - Memento
Tea Dye Distress ink - Tim Holtz/Ranger

Additional Supplies
buttons
rick rack
tag die - QuicKutz
vintage seam binding ribbon
pink thread
brad - Making Memories

Card: It's A Good Day

A birthday IS a good day to have a good day!  I'm linking this card to the "Get Krafty" Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

Paper and Cardstock
kraft cardstock - The Paper Company
black cardstock - Strathmore
"It's A Good Day..." - Graphic 45 8x8 Typography Collection
houndstooth paper and cream paper - Making Memories Paper Reverie Noir
black glitter tab - Making Memories Paper Reverie Noir
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Stamp and Ink
"noteworthy" - Teresa Collins Everyday Moments
Tuxedo Black ink - Memento

Embossing Folder
Postcard & Sheet Music Set - Tim Holtz

Additional Supplies
brown photo anchors
feathers
hemp cord - Cousin Corporation
black cord
black and tan buttons

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

Card: A Heart Full of Love

This is my Mom and Dad's Valentine card - it's a heart full of love!  :)  I used sketch #332 from this week's Mojo Monday Challenge.

Paper and Cardstock

patterned papers - Echo Park 6x6 Be Mine Collection

white card base from my stash

grey cardstock - Strathmore

pink cardstock - Core'dinations Core Impressions Fancy Pants Designs Refreshed Collection

Die Cuts

Love Heart #6994 - Silhouette

5 Piece Gift Tag Set #20963 - Silhouette

Additional Supplies

"X", "O", and heart brads - Making Memories Love Notes Jumbo Shimmer Brads

white seam binding ribbon - Pink Paislee/Heidi Swapp

grey ribbon from my stash

tiny pink eyelet - Making Memories

pink button from my stash

Card: Love Is Friendship Set To Music

I'm linking this card to 3 challenges this week. The challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is "Emboss It", the challenge at the Silhouette Blog is a Valentine's or love theme (the Silhouette shapes are listed below), and the challenge at Curtain Call is "Love Letter."  As you can see in the close-up, the background behind the sentiment is dry embossed and the sentiment itself is heat embossed with clear embossing powder over brown ink.  The paper is DCWV "Mariposa" - this particular glittered one is just gorgeous!  The butterfly on the inside is fussy cut from the Mariposa paper.  

Paper and Cardstock
patterned paper - DCWV Mariposa collection
brown cardstock - Bazzill Mocha Divine
cream cardstock for card base - Bazzill
cream paper (inside liner) - from my stash

Stamp
All Around Quotes - Fiskars

Die Cuts
Modern Circles #3167 (inside) - Silhouette
3 Labels #17989 (bracket shape for the right side) - Silhouette

Ink and Mist
Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Tim Holtz/Ranger
Tattered Rose Distress Ink - Tim Holtz/Ranger
Chocolate Pigment Ink - Anna Griffin
Vintage Pink Glimmer Mist (on the inside) - Tattered Angels

Embossing Folder
Floral Screen - Cuttlebug

Additional Supplies
clear embossing powder
cream satin lame' ribbon - from my stash
brown organdy ribbon - Offray
copper flatback pearls - Making Memories
flower cabochon - Making Memories

Card: Wintry Mix

I love snowflake images!  I can't stop collecting them whether they be stamps, dies, Silhouette shapes, embossing folders or embellishments!  This "Happy Birthday" sentiment from Verve is probably my favorite among all my birthday sentiments.  This week I'm linking this card to Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #327 and to Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge which is "Ice Inspiration."

Cardstock and Paper

white cardstock - Neenah Classic Crest

white metallic paper - paperandmore.com

white vellum from my stash

Stamp

Happy Birthday - Verve

Dies

Create A Flake One - Spellbinders

Create A Flake Two - Spellbinders

Lattice Borderabilities - Spellbinders

Embossing Folders

Swiss Dot - Cuttlebug

5x7 Snowflake (I'm unsure of the exact name) - Cuttlebug

Additional Supplies

Liquid Platinum embossing powder - Ranger

chunky clear glitter from my stash

Carrara Marble glitter - Martha Stewart

pearl flowers - Making Memories White Gem Collection

snowflake brads - Making Memories

small white brads from my stash

white organdy and white velvet ribbon 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

ATC : Sleighing!

Okay, so I'm not the most dutiful blogger.  I hope this year I will pick up the pace.  There are plenty of my older projects that I've never posted and this is one of them.  This ATC is from the January 2013 swap with my friend and faithful enabler, Donna.  Our theme was "Sledding or Sleighing."

Cardstock

dark dusty blue (for the base) - Core'dinations Gemstones

dark dusty blue glitter - Core'dinations Core Couture Glitter

lighter dusty blue in the foreground - from my stash

Stamp

Winter Snow set - Oxford Impressions

Ink

Frost White - ColorBox

Additional Supplies

navy blue flatback pearls - Zva

assorted clear gems from my stash

snowflake sticker - Sticko

snowflake brad - Making Memories

Card: A thank you for Kathy

TuesdayTrigger

This week I'm participating in Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger.  When I saw the trigger picture the first thing that came to mind was overlapping rectangles in fall colors.  I made this card for my sister-in-law to thank her for the paper and cardstock sample books that she gave me that she got from the printing business where she works.  The entire card, inside and out, was made with paper and cardstock from the sample books and glitzed up with Lindy's Stamp Gang Moon Shadow Mists and Magicals.

Paper and Cardstock

from stash of sample books

Stamp

Monogram Frames Set - A-Muse

Ink

Tuxedo Black - Memento
Dies

Leaf - Spellbinders

Tiny Tags - Cuttlebug
Embossing Folder
Just My Type- Cuttlebug

Paint and Mists

Gossamer Gold Moon Shadow Mist - Lindy's Stamp Gang

Burnished Brass Moon Shadow Mist - Lindy's Stamp Gang

Ethereal Emerald Moon Shadow Mist - Lindy's Stamp Gang

Pegleg Pete Purple Moon Shadow Mist - Lindy's Stamp Gang

Bucket O' Blood Red Moon Shadow Mist - Lindy's Stamp Gang

Burnt Umber Moon Shadow Mist - Lindy's Stamp Gang

Red Hot Poker Orange Magicals - Lindy's Stamp Gang

Additional Supplies
gem brad - Making Memories
blue ribbon - Offray

tiny brown gem

hemp cord

Card: Zebra stripes!

Paper
Paper Reverie Noir - Making Memories
Card Stock
Raven - Bazzill
Walnut Cream - Bazzill
Stamp
A New Day set - JustRite
Ink
Tuxedo Black - Memento
Dies
Spellbinders
Embossing Folder
Swiss Dots- Cuttlebug
Additional Supplies
faceted stick pin - Making Memories
pearl stick pin - Maya Road
gem brad - Making Memories
black ribbon
gem swirl - Prima
rose with stripes sticker -  Making Memories

Card: Happy Mother's Day!

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To add a little shimmer to this card  I painted a wash* of Micro Pearl Pearl Ex over the large floral print paper.  The inside of the card was decorated with the inside of the oval that was cut for the front and flowers fussy cut from the large floral paper.


Paper
Lush Blue (My Mind's Eye)
confetti vellum

Card Stock
DieCuts With A View

Silhouette Shape
24_label_frame_tag_C00907_19210 (modified)

Stamps
One Person (Verve)

Additional Supplies
pearl brad - Lush Blue (My Mind's Eye)
ribbon -  Lush Blue (My Mind's Eye)
white flatback pearls -  Making Memories
flocked dot tulle (Hobby Lobby)
teal ink
clear embossing powder
Micro Pearl Pearl Ex wash*

*Pearl-Ex wash recipe:
4 parts  Pearl Ex powdered pigment
1 part gum arabic
sufficient water to mix

Put these ingredients into a small container with a lid. This mixture can be allowed to dry into a cake and reconstituted with water to your desired consistency.