To the perfect couple...

Wedding season for us is over (for now anyway) so it seems. I'm at the age where almost all my good friends are recently married, or about to be married, so these wedding cards come in handy!! Now I'll just have to stock up on BABY cards :)


I love these Wedding Centres stamps by CHF. They are just *perfect* for the inside sentiment in your wedding card, and sometimes like on this card- good for the outside too!

Supplies:

Stamps: Wedding Centres (Cornish Heritage Farms)

Ink: Mushroom (Adirondack); Chamomile (Papertrey Ink)

Cardstock: Vintage cream (Papertrey Ink); cream shimmer, designer paper (unknown)

Other: punches (Marvy); ribbon (Papertrey Ink); gems (Kaisercraft)

Holiday Planner!

Who doesn't need a nice notebook dedicated solely to jotting down those lists and lists of things to do, things to buy and people to see during the holiday season? Splitcoaststampers has a great tutorial on how to make these lovelies, and even better, Papertrey Ink has a stamp set dedicated entirely to creating notebooks!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Take Note (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Scarlet Jewel
Paper: Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush (Papertrey Ink); Eskimo Kisses (Basic Grey)
Other: punches (Marvy); Aqua Mist ribbon (Papertrey Ink)

Timeless Templates- Around Town Tote

I love these templates by Lauren Meader (for Papertrey Ink). They are quick, easy and beautiful! This Around Town Tote I put together pretty quickly (a little head turned sideways here, tongue sticking out there) and was pleased with the result! I made quite a few of these to give presents in this holiday season- they fit so many things- CD, paperback book, lotion and soap combo, pretty much anything you can think of!!

Supplies:
Paper: Raspberry Fizz, Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink); Jolly by Golly (Cosmo Cricket)
Other: Corner rounder, oval punch (Marvy); buttons (Papertrey Ink); Scor Tape

Another Crafty Christmas

This little boy jumper follows all the same principles as the little girl dress in the previous post. :) I used gorgeous Cosmo Cricket papers, and added a few touches with Scarlet Jewel buttons, Bella dots and a Martha Stewart punch.

My mom and I are off to a craft sale today to get ideas on how to decorate OUR table for the local Christmas Bazaar the end of November! Maybe I'll buy a few things while I'm there! :)

Supplies:
Ink: Chamomile (PTI)
Paper: Jolly by Golly (Cosmo Cricket)
Other: Chipboard jumper and hanger (Crafty Secrets); buttons (PTI), dots (Stamping Bella); leaf punch (Martha Stewart); twine (misc.)

Crafty Secrets Christmas

I was so excited to enter the Crafty Secrets booth at this summer's CHA Supershow in Orlando. I'd heard about their products, seen them online, but never ventured into Crafty Secrets 'territory' before. That all changed the moment I walked into their beautifully decorated booth...I was in LOVE! :) I bought the cutest little chipboard dress and knew that I would decorate it Christmas-style. Here is the finished result. I also bought the vintage hanger there...a very neat finished touch.

I traced all the pieces onto the designer paper and cut it out as closely as possible. After gluing it on, I trimmed any overhanging edges, sanded them down and inked the edges with Chamomile ink. Then I painted the edges with the gold paint pen. When you untie the ribbon and open it up, it is covered with Vintage Cream paper inside.

Supplies:

Paper: Jolly by Golly designer paper (Cosmo Cricket); Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Chamomile (Papertrey Ink); gold paint pen (Krylon)

Other: Gold ribbon, Pure Poppy button (Papertrey Ink); gold baubles and gold dot (Stamping Bella); sanding block (Heidi Swapp); twine (misc.)

Oh Baby!

This was a sketch to be used for a card magazine submission call that I never did enter. I chickened out! Maybe next time... Enjoy!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Bitty Baby Blessings, Mixed Messages, Polka Dots Basics II (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Pure Poppy, Ocean Tides (PTI); Tuxedo Black (Memento); Copics, Spica marker
Paper: Breaking Free collection (My Mind's Eye); Ocean Tides, Lemon Tart, Pure Poppy, Stamper's Select (PTI)
Other: Ocean Tides ribbon (PTI); Nestabilities; flower (Making Memories); button (Basic Grey); twine (misc.)

Soft, sweet and serene!

This stamp is pretty when stamped with soft, sweet colours and the new formulation of Papertrey Ink's Sweet Blush and Spring Moss meets that criteria! The image is called Solidago Sprig and is by Rubber Stampede. I stamped the image on cream coloured, linen textured cardstock and inked the edges with chamomile tea dye ink. I used my SU! scalloped border punch on the one edge and tied across Spring Moss satin dots ribbon. The card base is also Spring Moss, and I used a Cuttlebug border strip along the right edge. The sentiment is from Mega Mixed Messages by PTI- my "go-to" set for many of my cards!

Supplies:
Stamps: Solidago Sprig (Rubber Stampede) Mega Mixed Messages (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Sweet Blush, Spring Moss, Dark Chocolate, Chamomile (Papertrey Ink)
Cardstock: Spring Moss (Papertrey Ink); cream (unknown)
Other: border embossing strip (Cuttlebug); scalloped border punch (SU!); Spring Moss ribbon (Papertrey Ink)