Deconstructed Sketch #107

I pulled out some softer papers today to make a little something using the Deconstructed Sketch for this week:

Patterned papers are Miracle; Cardstock is Heavenly Blue, Bamboo & Colonial White; Stamp set is Happy Birthday; Inks are Heavenly Blue & Sweet Leaf - all Close To My Heart; Tilda Swirl die, Memory Box; Vintage Oval die, Verve.

 

Freshly Made Sketches #47

I'm sticking with my Miracle papers that are still sitting on my desk!  I haven't used this stamp set all that much, and thought that the little circle image would fit nicely on this week's Freshly Made Sketch:

Patterned papers are Miracle; Carstock is Kraft, Bamboo & Colonial White; Stamp set is Salutation Seals; Ink is Bamboo; Mocha Opaque Pearls - all CTMH.  Spellbinder's die.

Heart2Heart Challenge - Sympathy cards

This week's Heart2heart Challenge is sympathy cards, which are always good to have on hand - and my stash is getting low.  I made some similar cards a few months ago, and really liked using the Miracle papers for sympathy cards, as they're so soft & pretty.  I've done two version, the first one is pretty straight up:

For the second one, I made the cream oval a negative die cut through all the layers, so you're actually seeing the sentiment and butterfly on the inside of the card.  I used my metal die as a template and sponged bamboo ink inside of it to leave a bit of an oval shape on the inside as well:

and here's the inside:

Patterned papers are Miracle; Cardstock is Colonial White & Kraft; Inks are Bamboo, Heavenly Blue & Desert Sand; Just Paper Blooms, Butterfly; Mocha Opaque Pearls - all CTMH.  Stamp set is Blessings, Verve; Dies are Spellbinders & Taylored Expressions.

Freshly Made Sketches #42

Here is the second set of Pop-Up Petals dies from Taylored Expressions that I'm using on this week's Freshly Made Sketch, along with an old favourite stamp set:

Patterned papers are Miracle; Cardstock is Kraft & Colonial White; Stamp set is Treasure Life; Buttons - all CTMH; Ink is Rich Cocoa, Memento; Pop-Up Petals1 dies, Taylored Expressions; Martha Stewart edge punch.

Mojo Monday #247

I went with the square version of this week's Mojo Monday sketch.  And I grabbed some papers and embellishments that have been around for a while... and had some fun roughing them up a bit around the edges:

Patterned papers, stickers and chipboard are all Miracle; Cardstock is Kraft; Stamp set is Treasure Life; Inks are Desert Sand, Sweet Leaf & Sky; Mocha Opaque Pearls - all CTMH.

Mojo Monday #223

What an interesting Mojo sketch this week!  I pulled out my Miracle papers, and one of the matching chipboard shapes that came with the kit, then sponged it in 3 of the colours that show up in the patterned papers.  Love these soft colours:

Here was our sketch:

Patterned papers are Miracle, cream ribbon, hemp & chipboard flower a.ll from the Miracle Workshop on the Go kit; Ink is Desert Sand; Cardstock is Bamboo, Crystal Blue & Colonial White - all CTMH; Stamp set is Text Objects, Verve.  Spellbinder's die.

Color Throwdown Challenge #166 & CASE Study Challenge #64

I haven't played the Color Throwdown Challenge in a few weeks, so I'm happy to have 2 cards to post for this week's challenge!  The colours immediately made me think of the Miracle paper pack from last spring, and I decided to use it to make a couple of soft & pretty sympathy cards for my stash.  I was inspired to play along with this week's CASE study challenge too, when I saw the pretty cut-out card made by this month's muse, Kryssi Ng (scroll down to see her card). Here's the first:

and here's a close up of my raised panel & cutout:

and another one:

Here is Kryssi's card:

Supplies for both cards: Stamp set is Blessings by Verve; Patterned paper is Miracle; Cardstock is Kraft, Colonial White & Crystal Blue; Ink is Desert Sand; Heavenly Blue Sassy Strands; Garden Green button & brads, paper flower & wooden button - all CTMH.

Color Throwdown Challenge #145

A wonderfully soft colour combo at the Color Throwdown Challenge this week:

I've been wanting to do a pinwheel card for a while, and these papers seemed to have the right feel:

Patterned papers are Miracle; Cardstock is Kraft, Heavenly Blue & Colonial White; Stamp set is Happy Birthday; Blue button collection; Natural hemp; Kraft Color-ready borders; Mocha opaque pearls - all CTMH.

Mojo Monday #185

I finally got a chance to use my Miracle papers for this week's Mojo Monday sketch - I'm really pleased with how my card turned out:

Patterned papers are Miracle; Cardstock is Kraft, Sweet Leaf & Colonial White; Stamp set is Happy Birthday; Inks are Sweet Leaf, Heavenly Blue; Colonial White grosgrain ribbon; Sweet Leaf button; Kraft Color-ready borders; Dimensional Elements Resistables chipboard flower; - all CTMH.