The Scoop-CPS sketch #3

I was a little intimidated when I first saw CPS sketch #3. I wasn't sure what to do with those 3 rectangles. Here is the sketch:

I ended up using stamps from 5 different sets on this card! I really like how everything came together. I love the ice cream cones with the Scoop sentiment. I will definitely be using them together again! I pretty much stuck to the sketch, but I decided to tilt the main panel a little instead of keeping everything horizontal. Here is my card:

Thanks for looking!

Supplies:
Papertrey Ink: stamps(Get to the Point, Library Ledger, Love Songs, Say it with Style), cardstock (dark chocolate, aqua mist, berry sorbet, white), ink(aqua mist, dark chocolate)

K and Company: Citronella stamp set

Colorbox:Chalk ink-creamy brown

Versamagic:ink-pink grapefruit

Copic Marker and Stickles

Howdy!

As I said a few posts back, I am working my way through the past CPS sketches. Today I have a card for you using CPS sketch #2:

I also used more of my stash for this card! The stamp set is another one from Lizzie Anne Designs and the patterned paper is from Stampin Up (I don't remember the name of the collection, but it is from a few catalogs ago).

I am really enjoying going through my stash and actually using it! I will be back tomorrow with CPS sketch #3. See you then...

Back to the Stash #1 and CPS sketch #1

Today is the first Back to the Stash challenge(if you haven't read about my new challenge, check out yesterday's post.)I decided to combine this with the CPS sketch #1 as well. Here is the sketch:

And here are the supplies from my stash that I used for this card. I have had the stamp set (and maybe used it once) and the stickers for at least 2 years. The ribbon I found at Target the Christmas before last. I am happy to have finally used these!

Here is my card:

A close up so you can see where I added stickles to the trumpet, bricks, flags and stars.

And last my daughter used some of the stickers to create her own card!


Would you like to play along? If so, dig through your stash and use something that has been neglected for far too long.



Supplies:

Stamps: banner from Once Upon A Time (Lizzie Anne Designs), swirl (The Cat's Pajamas)

Ink: True Black (PTI), Versamark Dazzle

Cardstock: Sweet Blush, Shimmer-used under banner(PTI), Grey (Stampin Up)

Patterned Paper: Bitty Dot Basics (PTI)

Stickers-Castle and stars (We R Memory Keepers)

Stickles-Star Dust

A little challenge

Hello-it's been awhile! We went on a little camping trip and since we've been back, I can't seem to get my creative juices flowing. One thing I like to do when I am in a slump is look at sketches. One on my favorite places for sketches is the CPS blog. They have an archive of all of their previous sketches, so I have to decided to start with number 1 and work my way forward. The other thing I like to do when I am in a slump is to go through my craft room and see if something strikes me. While I have been looking through all of my supplies waiting for inspiration to hit, I have realized (or maybe just admitted to myself)that I have alot of unused stuff-stickers, papers, stamps, etc. Some of it is even a few years old! So, I have decided to start a new little series here on my blog and I am going to call it "Back to the stash". I will be making myself pull out the old stuff and do something with it. I am warning you, though, this could get ugly. As I said some of it is old and out of style,and alot of it I don't even remember liking. But, that is why this will be a challenge and I think it just might be fun! Think you might want to join me?...Stay tuned!

Petite Posse Challenge #4

Just a quick post tonight to show you what I came up with for the Petite Posse challenge from the Papertrey Posse blog. Amy chose this photo from The Knot to use as inspiration for our challenge:


Here is my card. I love to decorate this cake with other stamps. I made my own stencil for this image, so it is easy to do. I used a tiny border stamp from PTI's Wedding Day set to add the decoration to this cake. I got the idea to do the banner at the bottom of the card from a card Mish did the other day. Hope you enjoy!



All stamps, paper, ink and ribbon from Papertrey Ink, patterned paper from October Afternoon.

More Christmas in July

I have another Christmas card to share today. This one is for The Shabby Tea Room's Christmas in July Challenge. You can check it out here:
http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.com/2010/07/week-18-christmas-in-july.html
(Sorry, I can't get the link button to work on my blog?!)
I used my Believe(PTI)set again and paired it with some older Basic Grey Christmas paper. I colored the images with Copics and added stickles to the berries for some sparkle!

Papertrey Posse Monthly Challenge #2

Amy, our July Hostess, has given the Posse a color challenge. She asked us to create a project with Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist, Melon Berry, and Dark Chocolate.

I wasn't sure what to do with these colors at first, so I laid them out together in my craft room where I would see them often. As I was waiting for inspiration to hit, I looked through some of my patterned paper and realized that Cosmo Cricket's Earth Love line contains these same colors! I ended up using the "wonder" panel from the Earth Love Elements page and matted it on Ocean Tides. I then punched a Melon Berry border with my ek success punch (it's called Bumpy Road, but I think it looks more like whimsical clouds)and adhered it behind the Ocean Tides layer. The Aqua Mist layer is embossed with my PTI woodgrain impression plate and the card base is made form the Dark Chocolate. I added the little cream ribbon tag in the upper right hand corner simply because I had no idea what else to put there to fill the empty space! :) Head on over to the Papertrey Posse blog if you would like to play along with us!