The Paper Players Challenge #130

The Paper Players is hosting a sketch challenge this week, so I have a sneak peek of some new Spring Close To My Heart product that will be available on Feb 1st.  I kept it fairly masculine feeling:

 

Patterned papers are Buzz & Bumble; Cardstock is Cocoa & Colonial White; Cocoa grosgrain ribbon; Pewter brads; Sentiment is Scrapbook Sentiments - Poets; Inks are Cocoa & Creme Brulee; all Close To My Heart; Spellbinders label die.

Seize The Birthday #3

It's a feminine week at Seize the Birthday, with a lovely sketch that lends itself beautifully to patterned papers (just how I like it!):

Patterned papers are Traditions by Carta Bella; Cardstock is Colonial White, CTMH; Stamp set is Beautiful You, Verve; American Crafts ribbon; Spellbinders and Cuttlebug dies; Inks are Black and Creme Brulee.

Dynamic Duos #37

We have a lovely neutral colour combo for you this week at Dynamic Duos: the colours are Soft Suede & Crumb Cake.  I decided to do a sympathy card with a bit of tone on tone sponging on a 5 1/2" square card:

The design team has (as always!) some fabulous inspiration for you over at the Dynamic Duos blog, or you can see them listed on my sidebar.  We would love to have you join us this week by linking up your creation.  If you don't have the exact colours, just use something similar (I've used Close To My Heart's Cashmere & Champagne).

Cardstock is Cashmere, Champagne & Black; Inks are Cashmere, Champagne & Black; Stamp sets are Treasure Life, CTMH and Blessings, Verve;

 

Merry Monday!

I am very pleased to be playing along with this week's Merry Monday challenge!  Lesley asked us to do a Christmas card with birds on it... so as you can see, I've CASE'd Allisa's card from the design team this week, as the Pear & Partridge papers are perfect.  I'm using the Sweet Sunday Sketch by Vicki Burdick as my layout:

Patterned papers are Pear & Partridge; Cardstock is Cocoa, Cranberry & Cashmere; Stamp set is Merry & Bright; Inks are Cocoa, Champagne - all CTMH.

Seize the Birthday #2

It is masculine birthday card week at Seize the Birthday... so I've used my October Key Ingredients kit, which is perfect for guy cards:

 

Patterned papers are Harvest Lane, by Simple Stories; Papers, frame and burlap all Key Ingredients; Buttons, CTMH; Stamp set is Nursery Bash, CTMH; Copic Markers.

Inspired By #58

I have a sneak peak for you today!  If you haven't yet seen the new Close To My Heart Spring/Summer 2013 catalogue... here is a wonderful new stamp set called Focus on a Friend.  A few months ago I got these wonderful little "spectacles" dies from Taylored Expressions, and it wasn't until after I'd ordered a couple of these fun eye chart stamps that I realized how perfect they'd be together.  I've used Laurel's pretty inspirational photo at Inspired By as my colour/pattern inspiration:

The inside sentiment is: "and loves you just the same."
Patterned papers are Pebbles Fresh Goods; Cardstock, paper and ribbons all Key Ingredients kit from Taylored Expressions; Stamp set is Card Chatter - Focus on a Friend, CTMH; Ink is Tuxedo Black, Memento; Die is Taylored Expressions.  Clear button and Crystal Blue Waxy Flax, CTMH.

Dynamic Duos #36

This week our colours are Basic Black & Real Red at Dynamic Duos... with a dessert option of a Valentine theme!  I have a real thing for coffee themed cards (I have an entire Pinterest board called Coffee Cards - you can check it out here!)...  so I pulled out my Better With You set from Verve to make 3 little coffee themed valentines.  They're just 4" square, so they fit nicely into a standard envelope:

Be sure to check out the Dynamic Duos blog to see what the other designers have to show you!  You can see their blogs listed on my sidebar.  We would love to have you play along with us, you'll find all the details on the blog.

Patterned paper is A Very Merry Christmas, Echo Park & Dakota, CTMH; Inks are Black, Cranberry and Whisper, CTMH; Cardstock is Black, Slate and White Daisy, CTMH; Copic Markers; Stamp sets are Better With You & Notebook Plain Jane, Verve; Dies are Verve & Spellbinders.