Happy 65th!

I was asked to make an old and funny card for a co-worker for his 65th bithday.  Here it is:

Inside it reads: "Birthdays aren't that bad.  Now come down off that ledge."

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin' Up - Viola, Papertrey Ink - Big Birthday Wishes
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Gina K Luxury White, Brilliant Blue, Basic Black
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Momento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Papertrey Ink - By the Numbers Collection Dies

Asleep Bookmark

We had someone new join our neighborhood book club so I needed to make her a bookmark.  Here it is:

I was able to add more details to this one since I was just making one.  I colored the image with copics and was able to participate in the Make It Monday Challenge #3 for Papertrek Ink.  This week's challenge was to add glitter strips using Scor-Tape.

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink - All Booked Up
Paper: Gina K Luxury White, PTI Raspberry Fizz, PTI Lavendar Moon
Ink: Momento Black, Archival Jet Black, Copics
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Papertrey Ink - Bookmark Die, Papertrey Ink - Limitless Layers 1-3/4" Circle Collection, SU 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 1/4" Scor-Tape, Prisma Glitter, Homemade Tassel

Squigglefly Challenge #78

Happy Monday everyone!  It's time for another (and our final) challenge from Squigglefly for my term as a design team member.  This week's challenge is a theme:

LET IT SNOW!!!

Here is my card:

Isn't this snowman just too cute??!!  It is from Brian Lock, a new Squigglefly designer.  Stop by and grab it to make for your holiday cards.

Supplies:
Stamps: Squigglefly - Snowman Lights, Papertrey Ink - Background Basics: Christmas, Papertrey Ink - 2010 Holiday Tags
Paper: PTI White, Gina K Luxury White, Brilliant Blue
Ink: Papertrey Ink - Enchanted Evening, Copics
Accessories: SU 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Circle Nestabilities (Classic), Cuttlebug

Hump Day Inspiration #24

Happy Hump Day everyone!  Today's challenge over at Inktegrity has become a monthly favorite among challenge seekers.  It is ANYTHING GOES!  Come check us out over at Inktegrity's Design Team Challenge.

Here is my card:

This is my first time using the tractor.  I love it because it has so many trailer options.  Plus the sentiments make perfectly!  Joni has always had a way with words!

Supplies:
Stamps: Inktegrity - Fall Tractor
Paper: PTI Kraft, Basic Black, 2 Unknown DP
Ink: Copics
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Papertrey Ink Rickrack Border Die

Hump Day Inspiration #23

Hello and happy Wednesday!

It's time for another challenge from Inktegrity!  This week's challenge is a sketch challenge.  Here it is:

Here is my card:

This Slusser is just too cute!  Be sure check him out along with a few more new additions to Slusser's family over at the Inktegrity store.

Supplies:
Stamps: Inktegrity - Hot Cocoa Slusser
Paper: PTI White, Gina K Luxury White, GP White, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black, Unknown DP
Ink: Cat's Eye Chalk - Surf, Copics
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Papertrey Ink Fillable Frame #9 Die, Buttons

Hump Day Inspiration #22

Happy Hump Day!  This week's challenge over at Inktegrity is a recipe challenge.  It is to use ribbon and/or flowers.

Here is my card:

I made these flowers using a digital cutting file from Darcy's Designs called Bitty Bloom.  I love making my own flowers this way, they will always match your card!

Supplies:
Stamps: Inktegrity - Doll, Papertrey Ink - Mixed Messages (Sentiment)
Paper: PTI White, Gina K Luxury White, Basic Black, SU Summer Picnic Dp
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Copics
Accessories: Cricut, Darcy's Designs - Bitty Bloom, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, Brads

Hump Day Inspiration #21

Happy Wednesday to everyone!  This week's challenge over at Inktegrity is a sketch challenge.  Here it is:

Here is my card:

Supplies:
Stamps: Inktegrity - Mouse, Papertrey Ink - Daily Designs Sentiments
Paper: PTI White, Gina K Luxury White, Lovely Lilac, Pixie Pink, Lovely Lilac DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Copics
Accessories: SU Ticket Corner Punch, Ribbon

Hump Day Inspirations #20

Happy Wednesday!  Today's challenge over at Inktegrity is an Anything Goes!  Please stop by and play along for your chance to win a $5 gift certificate to the Inktegrity store.

Here is my card:

This image was available for FREE from the Inktegrity blog.  If you missed it, grab it HERE!

Supplies:
Stamps: Inktegrity - Spooky Gate & Sentiment
Paper: PTI White, Gina K Luxury White, Only Orange, DCWV Rock Star DP
Ink: Copics
Accessories: None

Hump Day Inspirations #19

Happy Hump Day!  Here's another challenge from Inktegrity.  This week's challenge is a sketch challenge.  Here it is:

Here is my card:

I colored this image first and realized that when I cut it out that it was larger than I originally thought it would be.  I do like the way this looks anyways!

Supplies:
Stamps: Inktegrity - Everything's Okay Bouquet, Papertrey Ink - Fillable Frames #7 (Sentiment)
Paper: PTI White, Gina K Luxury White, GP White, PTI Raspberry Fizz, Always Artichoke, Unknown DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Copics
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Circle Nestabilitites (Classic)

Squigglefly Challenge #70

This week's challenge over at Squigglefly is to make a card for a Celebration.  Since I make tons of birthday cards, I thought I would use that celebration.

Sorry for the incomplete post, I post the card and then I add the wording later on when I am slow at work.  I obviously missed this scheduled post!  Oops!!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Squigglefly - I Chews You, Papertrey Ink - Birthday Bash Sentiments
Paper: PTI White, Gina K Luxury White, Basic Black, Unknown Bo Bunny DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Copics
Accessories: None

Hump Day Inspiration #17

Happy Hump Day everyone!  Please stop by Inktegrity's challenge blog to participate in this week's challenge.

The challenge for this week is a sketch challenge.  Here it is:

Here  is my card:

I thought that I would put a little spin on my interpretation of this sketch.  Although my card is just three easy laters, I figured that the image was oval and I added the sentiment to the other side.  Cool, huh??!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Inktegrity - Ricky the Racoon
Paper: PTI Kraft, Gina K Luxury White, Brilliant Blue
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Copics
Accessories: SU Ticket Corner Punch

Hump Day Inspiration #16

Hello and Happy Wednesday to you!

It's time to be inspired with another challenge from Inktegrity's Hump Day Inspiration.  This week's challenge is a color challenge.  You are to use your favorite fall colors.  Here are mine:

This is a sneak peak of one of Inktegrity's new fall releases.  The pumpkin house is just too cute!

Supplies:
Stamps: Inktegrity - Pumpkin House
Paper: PTI White, Gina K Luxury White, More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Close to Cocoa, SU Old Olive DP
Ink: Cat's Eye Chalk - Amber Clay, Copics
Accessories: None

Happy Birthday Kyle!

Today my nephew, Kyle, turns 13!  Here is my attempt at a non-childish card for him!

I totally cased this card from Papertrey Ink when they were releasing this stamp set.  I love the layout and it is perfect for a male teenager!

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink - Get the Point, Papertrey Ink - Get the Point Sentiments, Papertrey Ink - Fillable Frames #4
Paper: PTI Kraft, GP White, Real Red
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Real Red, PTI Fresh Snow, Copics
Accessories: Cuttlebug, PTI Fillable Frames #4 Die, SU 1-1/4" & 1-3/8" Circle Punches

September's Newsletter Project

Here is a new project using digital cutting files from Filekutz by LisaJane for her monthly newsletter:

In this project, I used Circle Borders 1 (LK00145) to make the two side borders.  I added the flowers where the two borders intersected to cover it up.

Supplies:

Stamps: Whimsie Doodles - Puddle Jumper

Paper: PTI White, Gina K White, Brilliant Blue, Basic Black, SU Summer Picnic DP

Ink: Copics

Accessories: Cricut, Filekutz by LisaJane - Circle Borders 1 (LK00145)

Pollycraft's Flash Your Freebies!

This week's challenge over at Pollycraft Designs is to Flash Your Freebies!  They want you to use one of their freebies and in return, you will get a freebie emailed back to you.  Cool!  Plus you get a chance to win a gift certificate to buy more stamps for free!  Free is so cool!

This frog is too cute sitting on an overturned clay pot holding a single flower.  So I thought that my choice of sentiment was quite fitting!

Supplies:
Stamps: Pollycraft Designs - Frog Freebie, Papertrey Ink - All About You (Sentiment)
Paper: PTI White, Gina K White, Wild Wasabi, SU DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Copics
Accessories: Distresser, SU Mat Pack

Cherry Kisses

I recently discovered Pollycraft Designs!  OMG, it was so easy to place a large order since there were so many great digital stamps!

I broke out my copics again to color.  I really missed using them!

Supplies:
Stamps: Pollycraft Designs - Cherry Kisses Frames - Imagine
Paper: PTI White, Basic Black, PTI Raspberry Fizz, Unknown DP
Ink: Copics
Accessories: PTI Twill Ribbon - Raspberry Fizz

Rose Wedding Card

I received a request to make a wedding card for a wedding that a co-worker was attending.  She wanted it to be similar to their wedding invitations.  I just happened to have the perfect stamp!

Since the invitation was a tri-fold card, I made the wedding card one too!

Supplies:
Stamps: SU - Both Way Blossoms, JustRite Stampers - Special Occassions & Lowercase Times New Roman Font
Paper: PTI White, Gina K Luxury White, Basic Black, Unknown DP
Ink: Momento Ink Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Martha Stewart Border Punch - ??

Feature Friday 2/12/10

It's Feature Friday here again at The Character Cafe.  This week's challenge is being hosted by Sara.  It is a color challenge to use light pink, light blue and yellow.

This card is going to my little boyfriend Jaden, he is my friend Heather's 3 year old son, for Valentine's Day.  He announced to everyone last summer that we are getting married once he turns 18!  Recently, he took it back (and I am sad!) because he realized that I was already married to Uncle JJ.  I tried to tell him that I would take care of that when he was old enough but he is too young to get it!  LOL!

Please be sure to share some love with the other design team member's who are working with Sara this week:

Heather, Fink, Lola and Billie!

Supplies:
Stamps: The Character Cafe - Robbie Racoon
Paper: PTI White, Gina K White, Barely Banana, 2 Unknown DP
Ink: Copics
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Rectangular Nestabilities (Classic & Scallop), SU 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Bashful Blue

Monkey Love

I have not had a chance to use this cute monkey from Inktegrity yet.

Inside the card it says: "Swinging by with a Valentine Hi!"  This one is going out to a new stamping friend for Valentine's Day.

Supplies:
Stamps: Inktegrity - Mikey the Monkey
Paper: PTI Rustic White, Gina K White, Garden Green, Close to Cocoa, Barely Banana DP
Ink: Copics
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Rectangluar Nestabilities (Classic & Scallop), SU Grosgrain Ribbon - Barely Banana, Martha Stewart Lattic Border Punch

Brrrrrr ...

It's cold outside!  It is so cold that the owls are even wearing a hat and scarf!

Supplies:
Stamps: Digi Kitty Stamps - Brrr Owl
Paper: PTI Kraft, Gina K White, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Ranger Distressing Ink - Vintage Photo, Copics
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Impressabilities - Snowflake, Oval Nestabilities (Classic & Scallop)