Using up the old stuff!

With the CTMH Fall/Winter catalogue debuting August 1st...  I decided to use up a bit of older product while I anxiously await my shipment of brand new goodies :o)  This was a friend request, that I wanted to do in a soft & pretty colour combo:

Patterned papers are Life Delights and Wings; Cardstock is Chocolate, Lilac Mist & Colonial White; Stamp sets are Gracious Greetings and The Works alphabet; Ink is Blush; Opaque pearls - all CTMH; Spellbinder's Die.

Guy cards

I needed a birthday card for my brother-in-law this week, so I made 3 of the same card since I need to have a few guy friendly cards in my stash:

Patterned papers are My Mind's Eye, Boy Collection; Cardstock is Kraft & Colonial White; Brad & tag are Black Mini Medley; Stamp sets are Nursery Bash & promo Alphabet; Inks are Black and Desert Sand - all CTMH; Verve die.

Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #20

I used Chupa's Sketchbook Saturday Challenge sketch to make a quick sympathy card that I need to get in the mail....  I grabbed some pretty Basic Grey papers and a favourite background set to get started.  Here's the sketch:

Patterned papers are Sultry by Basic Grey; Flowers are Prima; Stamp sets are Intrinsic Backgrounds & Say it in Style by CTMH; Button CTMH.

Mojo Monday #200 & Heart2Heart Challenges

Congrats to Julee & the Verve team on their 200th Mojo Monday sketch!  And it's a lovely one:

I needed to make a 25th Anniversary card for my sister & brother-in-law... and this week's Heart2Heart Challenge just happened to be "doilies & lace" which fit the bill.  This card is quite shimmery in person, because the background cardstock is silver, and I silver embossed the doily image, so I've taken a second picture to try to show the 'glimmer':

Silver cardstock - unknown, all other supplies are CTMH: Patterned papers are Bliss; Cardstock is Grey Mist & White Daisy; Stamp sets are Simple Memories & promo Alphabet; Ink is Versamark & Grey Flannel; White Organdy Ribbon; Sparkles.

Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #19

I really love the sketches that Chupa creates for her Sketchbook Saturday Challenges, and hope to keep playing regularly.  Here's this week's sketch:

Instead of  putting the sentiment at the bottom, I added a few rows of twine & put the wonderful little quote in my circle:

Patterned papers are Curio, by Basic Grey; Stamp set is Beautiful You by Verve; Baker's Twine from The Twinery; Ink is Chocolate; Cardstock is Chocolate, Sunset & Colonial White - by CTMH.

Fisherman's birthday

I had another friend request for a fisherman who is turning 80 this week:

Patterned papers are The Boy Collection by My Mind's Eye; Cardstock is Kraft; Inks are Desert Sand, Bamboo & Black; Stamp sets are Relax, Happy Birthday & The Works Alphabet; Natural Hemp - all CTMH.

Color Throwdown Challenge #149

Here are this week's Color Throwdown Challenge colours:

I've had these little Verve flowers stamped for a while, just waiting to be part of a card, so they worked really well with what I had in mind:

Stamp sets are Beautiful You, Verve; You&Me & Birthday Script, CTMH; Patterned paper is Wings; Cardstock is Creme Brulee, Tulip & Chocolate; Ink is Chocolate; Corduroy brads - all CTMH;

Inspiration at Heart2Heart

Well, this is a big day for me!  I'm back as a player this week on the Heart2Heart Challenges blog, and happy to be here :o)  We were given this photo as inspiration, and asked to come up with a project based on it, so I took the colours & flowers, and pulled out our Sophia papers (perfect for this!) to make a 60th birthday card that a friend requested:

  Patterned papers are Sophia; Cardstock is Hollyhock, Pear & White Daisy; Inks are Blush & Hollyhock; Stamp sets are Happy Birthday & Precious Alphabet; Bitty Sparkles - all CTMH; Marvy punches; Baker's Twine from The Twinery; Spellbinders Die.

Mojo Monday #198

I really love the colour combo I used for this week's Mojo Monday Challenge - it's got a bit of a vintage vibe happening.  I also used cork for the first time!  Here's our sketch:

Patterned papers are On Holiday by The Girl's Paperie & Life's Journey Dictionary by K&Co; Cardstock is Heavenly Blue & Colonial White, CTMH; Stamp sets are Smallest Things by Verve & Shining Star, CTMH; Inks are Outdoor Denim & Desert Sand, CTMH; Baker's Twine from The Twinery.

A Sympathy card

A girlfriend needed a couple of these last week, and I must say that they're certainly easier to make when you're not the one sending them.  With that in mind, I intend to make a few more for my stash, so that when they're needed, I have them.

Patterned papers are Curio, by Basic Grey; Cardstock is Cocoa, Olive, Blush & Colonial White; Ink is Cocoa & Desert Sand; Stamp sets are Butterfly Kiss & The Gift of Love; Colonial White organdy ribbon - all CTMH; Nestabilities Die.