Spring into Organization

I'm always in need of notebooks around here, because I just seem to write everything down.  I like to be organized as well, so I have a LOT of decorated notebooks around this house, haha.  Here is my latest one that I made for the Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients Subscriber Challenge, which was 'Spring into Organization'.  

I love my subscriber set called Vintage Dreamer.

I ended up making tabs out of one of the stamps that matches the From the Heart Frame Die that TE has.  I love way they look with the decorative brads that came with my TE KI Kit.

Stamps:  Vintage Dreamer

Ink:  Vintage Photo Distress Ink, SU Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Blush Blossom, Ridinghood Red

Paper:  March TE KI Kit

Accessories:  TE From the Heart Frame Die, EP Decorative Brads, notebook, foam tape, sponge, ribbon from the March TE KI Kit

Thanks for stopping in!

Luke 1:37

Hey everyone!  It's been a few days since I posted or even created anything, but I'm here today.  Some of you know my saga with my shoulder, and sadly, that has kept me from creating recently.  My doctor gave me the go ahead to do what I would like as long as it didn't hurt, and I've basically been sitting idle for over a year, so I ran with it.  Apparently using an electric sander is not on the list of approved activities and no one told me that it was one of the worst things for a labrum repair:  two steps forward three steps back.

Regardless, I am here with a card this morning.

I used a couple of sets on this card.  I used a digital image from Clear Dollar Stamps called Pansy, which is the February Flower of the Month.  I also used a clear stamp called Luke 1:37 from the Scripture line of stamps at CDS.

I made this card for 2 different challenges.  It was made for the Splitcoaststampers CAS challenge, which was a photo inspiration, and for the Cheerful Stamp Pad's Anything Goes challenge.

Stamps:  Pansy digi, Luke 1:37

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  unknown green, BG Sweet Threads

Accessories:  Prismacolor & gamsol, sponge, corner chomper, cream brads, foam tape, Green Spica pen, Buttercream liquid pearls

Thanks for stopping in today.  I'm hoping to have some more to show later this week :)

TESC #155 -- Easter Joy

Like all of you, I love Fridays for so many reasons!  It's the start of the weekend, it represents our family night, AND it's time for another new Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge since it's the 3rd Friday of the month!  Here are the deets for the challenge:

We will select one featured stamper who will be awarded "Top Chef" honors. Your design and blog will be featured on Taylor's blog during the following week's sketch challenge.

Here's everything you need to know in order to participate:

1. Create a card using the sketch as inspiration. Feel free to switch up the shape or size of your card. As long as your project follows the general sketch, you’re good to go! You may play as many times as you want. Each upload will be entered into our weekly drawing, so the more you create - the better chance you have of winning the PRIZE!

2. Upload your project to Taylor's blog, using In Linkz before 8pm PST on Thursday, April 5th. If you also choose to upload your creation to online galleries (like over on SCS), use the keyword TESC155. 

3. You’re not required to use TE Stamps on your project, but we love it when you do! And if you’re drawn as our weekly winner and you’ve used TE Stamps on your project you’ll get a little sumpin’ sumpin’ extra (see below)!

The PRIZE!!

1. We will randomly select one person from all of the challenge uploads to receive a $10 gift certificate to the TE Store!

2. If you used predominantly TE Stamps on your project you’ll receive an extra $10 bonus for a total $20 gift certificate to the TE Store.

Now onto my card:

I decided to make my card more horizontal and I used the darling Easter Joy stamp set along with my March Key Ingredients kit.  My main image uses the Frame It Up 1 Die, and I added some flourishes with my Cream Viva Pearl Pen.  Notice that the background uses the Damask Impressions Plate as well :)

 Stamps:  Easter Joy

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Paper:  March TE KI Kit

Accessories:  Copics YR21, YR23, EP Decorative Brads (from the March TE KI Kit), TE Houndstooth/Damask Impression Plate, TE Frame It Up 1 Die, circle punch, Cream Viva Pearl Pen, sponge

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to make your way to the rest of the Sketch Crew's blogs to be inspired:

Cassie Trask (me)

Jami Sibley

Lori Craig

Monika Davis

Rachel Sztonyk

Tracy Clemente

Taylor VanBruggen  <---- get all the details here

Chaitali Narla, featured Top Chef

I can't wait to see what you create!

CDS Sunday Blog Hop -- Spring is in the Air!

Happy Sunday everyone, and welcome to the Clear Dollar Stamps Sunday Blog Hop!  You should have made your way here from Lisa's blog, but if you didn't you'll want to head over to Lori's blog so that you don't miss a thing.  The DT's challenge this month was:

Spring is in the Air!

That really seems to be the case around here, and I'm really not complaining :)  I used the set called Christian Friendship from CDS's Clearly Christian line of clear stamps.  I know that Mother's Day is not until May, but this Springy paper just screamed Mother's Day to me.

Here's a closer look at that beautiful sentiment:

Stamps:  Christian Friendship

Ink:  Pearl Thyme Brilliance

Paper:  EP Country Drive, CDS Cottonball White, Bazzill Razzleberry Light & Classic Yellow Green

Accessories:  Circle & Peony Nestabilities, gems, EP stickers, rhinestone brad

Your next stop in this fun hop is Jennifer's blog.  Be sure to leave comments along the way to be eligible to win the awesome prize that CDS is offering up. . .a $25 gift code for digital images to the CDS Store!

Clearly Inspired Challenge #48

 

It's Friday, but I'm certain you already knew that, lol!  Regardless, it's time to get inky and markered up for the next Clearly Inspired Challenge going on over at Clearly iStamp!  This time the challenge is:

Scripture

Easy enough, right?  I used a set that I've recently grown to love that is a part of CDS's Clearly Christian line of stamps.  It's called Just Divine, and it really is divine :)  My inlaws own a vineyard of Thompson Seedless Grapes.  They are beautiful and delicious, and it is always such a serene place to visit whenever we're able to get there.

Over at the CAS-ual Friday Blog the challenge is a 1-2-3 Challenge:  1. pattern  2. an image  3. a sentiment.

Stamps:  Just Divine

Ink:  Pearl Thyme Brilliance, Memento Tuxedo Black & Potter's Clay

Paper:  Bazzill Classic Yellow Green, CDS Cottonball White, EP Country Drive

Accessories:  corner chomper, Oval & Scalloped Oval punch, SU Soft Suede ribbon, glitter pearls, foam tape

Be sure to head over to the Clearly iStamp blog to check out the challenge and get your card entered to win!

Clear Dollar Stamps Digital Release Day!

It's Digital Release Day over at Clear Dollar Stamps today!  There are lots of great images being released today, and I'm here to show you a couple.  Our dear Lisa has started illustrating, and boy are you going to love her darling drawings :D

This first one is called Cheeps, and it has lots of beautiful images for you to create with.  I created this little scene of flying birds using the paper piecing technique.

 Images:  Cheeps digi

Paper:  MME Good Day, MME Dilly Dally

Accessories:  foam tape, Sugar Sparkly Fluff

The next two cards were made from the set called Nesters.  There are so many possibilities with this great set, you will certainly want to add it to your collection!  I did some more paper piecing with these two little baby cards.

Images:  Nesters digi

Ink:  buttercream, MME Alphabet Soup

Copics:  E00, E02, E11, E81

Accessories:  Tags Trio Nesties, red ribbon, blue twill, baby pins, foam tape, sponge, Swiss Dots embossing folder

Now be sure to head over to Lori's blog to see all that is being released today.  You'll also want to make sure and check out the rest of the amazing DT's blogs (links in my sidebar) to be sure and not miss a single bit of crafty goodness!

CDS Tuesday Tutorial

Would you like to know how I made this framed card holder?  Head on over to Clearly iStamp to get all of the details along with lots of detailed pictures!

Thanks for stopping in!

TCP Tuesday 200

Over at The Cat's Pajamas Tuesday Challenge, they are celebrating their 200th challenge.  Very cool, huh?! I've only been able to participate in a couple, but they always have wonderful inspiration to look through and their stamps and dies are wonderful.

This week's sketch was a challenge, and I'm a sucker for a challenge.  In fact, TCP is offering their entire sketch book for download right now over on their blog.  I pulled out my Sheepish set, because well. . .I just love that little sheep.

And here is the inside of the card. . .

Stamps:  Sheepish

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Pumpkin Pie, SU Island Indigo

Paper:  SU Island Indigo, CDS Cottonball White, MME On the Bright Side

Copics:  E50, E53, E35, BG01, BG05, BG07, BG09, YR01, YR12

Accessories:  Oval Nesties, paper piercer, sponge, foam tape, SU Island Indigo ribbon, White Twill

I better get moving. . .lots to get done today.  Thanks for stopping in!

TESC154 -- Mom You're the Best!

Yay for Fridays!  Every other Friday Taylored Expressions brings us a new sketch to try out.  Here are the deets for the challenge:

We will select one featured stamper who will be awarded "Top Chef" honors. Your design and blog will be featured on Taylor's blog during the following week's sketch challenge.

Here's everything you need to know in order to participate:

1. Create a card using the sketch as inspiration. Feel free to switch up the shape or size of your card. As long as your project follows the general sketch, you’re good to go! You may play as many times as you want. Each upload will be entered into our weekly drawing, so the more you create - the better chance you have of winning the PRIZE!

2. Upload your project to Taylor's blog, using In Linkz before 8pm PST on Thursday, March 22nd. If you also choose to upload your creation to online galleries (like over on SCS), use the keyword TESC154. 

3. You’re not required to use TE Stamps on your project, but we love it when you do! And if you’re drawn as our weekly winner and you’ve used TE Stamps on your project you’ll get a little sumpin’ sumpin’ extra (see below)!

The PRIZE!!

1. We will randomly select one person from all of the challenge uploads to receive a $10 gift certificate to the TE Store!

2. If you used predominantly TE Stamps on your project you’ll receive an extra $10 bonus for a total $20 gift certificate to the TE Store.

Now onto my card:

I'm trying to get a bit ahead of the game, so I created a 'Mom' card using Mom A La Carte along with my February TE KI Kit.  Not only that, but I went a little crazy and flipped the sketch, hehe.

I really like the way it turned out by coloring the 'mom' part and then popping that up with some foam tape.

Stamps:  Mom A La Carte

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Vintage Photo

Paper:  February TE KI Kit

Copics:  R01, R02, R05, Y21, Y26, YR23, G12, G24, E42, E43, E44

Accessories:  circle cutter, paper piercer, foam tape, sponges, ribbon & black pearls from the Feb TE KI Kit

All right. . .are you ready for some more sketchy goodness from the rest of the Sketch Crew?! 

Cassie Trask (me)

Jami Sibley

Lisa Hjulberg
Margie Cortina

Monika Davis

Rachel Sztonyk

Tracy Clemente

Taylor VanBruggen  <---- get all the details here

Linda Suarez, Featured Top Chef

Now go get crafty so we can see what you come up with :D

Way to Go!

I haven't had an opportunity to participate in the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge in a while, so I thought it was time.  I caved and bought the most recent kit called the Zoo Kit.  I knew I'd use all of the goodies in the kit, so it seemed like a 'no brainer' to me :)

I was inspired by the outlined flowers in the beautiful picture that Kim posted.  In keeping with that, I stamped each of the darling zoo animals in a particular color and then only colored in a small portion of the image.  This card certainly was fun to make, because I also had my nephew in mind who is headed to Illinois State Wrestling this weekend.  I'm so proud of him, and while this card won't make it up there in time I wanted him to know how proud we are :)

Stamps:  Zoo Crew & Sentiment Sampler

Ink:  SU Island Indigo, SU Crushed Curry, SU Lucky Limeade, Memento London Fog, Memento Potter's Clay, Black Soot

Paper:  TE Buttercream, CDS Worn Parchment

Accessories:  felt jungle leaf, Kraft twine, button, foam tape, Copics

Thanks for stopping in!

March SFYTT

As usual I'm battling some kidney stones and need to leave for the doctor soon.  However, before I left I wanted to be sure and post my entry for the March SFYTT.  I used a set I won from There She Goes Stamps called Ba Donkey Donk.  This set just cracks me up, and I was beyond thrilled that I won it!  If money were limitless I'd certainly own a ton more of their stamps :)  I paired it all up with my January TE KI Kit, which has some great vibrant colors.

Stamps:  Ba Donkey Donk

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Jan TE KI Kit

Copics:  RV000, RV02, BG01, BG05, BG07, YG01, YG03, & airbrush

Accessories:  corner chomper, SU Oval & Scalloped Oval punches, Curved Rectangle & Labels 4 Nesties, green sparkly ribbon, foam tape

Thanks for stopping in today!

Clearly Inspired Challenge #47

It's Friday!  I'm sure you didn't need me to tell you that, haha.  I know I was ready for it, and I've got a new Clearly Inspired Challenge to share with you!  Are you ready for it?

Anything Goes

I'm pretty sure you can handle that, right?  I made a couple of cards for the challenge, although as a participant you can only submit one.  I used the clear stamp called Ark of Faith from the January release and the single stamp Cute as a Button from that same release.  

Stamps:  Ark of Faith, Cute as a Button

Paper:  BG Sweet Threads, TE buttercream, blue & pink

Ink:  SU Melon Mambo, SU Bermuda Bay, Vintage Photo, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  SU Melon Mambo & Bermuda Bay ribbon, sponge, buttons

Come join the fun and possibly win a prize over at Clearly iStamp!

MFTWSC61

This will be fairly short an sweet, since I have lots to do this afternoon.  I got an opportunity to make a card yesterday for the MFT Weekly Sketch Challenge.  I used this darling little PI girl from MFT called Being Cute is What I Do.  That little sweetie reminds me of my daughter, and she certainly does make my world happy.  I flipped the sketch, and used my new Dilly Dally paper from MME.

I also had a ton of un making pleats on her little shirt.  I still have a lot of work to do in that particular Copic area, but it was fun to try.

Stamps:  Being Cute is What I Do.

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Vintage Photo, SU Crumb Cake, SU Craft White

Paper:  TE buttercream, MME Dilly Dally

Accessories:  Copics, foam tape, Labels 17 Nesties, white embossing powder, MFT Rolled Rose Die-namics, red ribbon

I've been quite down lately for whatever reason, but I know there is much to be thankful for.  I'm choosing today to praise Him anyway.  Thanks for stopping in.