Jake's Birthday Card

Here is a birthday card that I made for a co-worker:

Since the wedding card from yesterday used the envelope from the wedding invitation, I thought I would recycle some pieces from Jake's birthday invitation.  She was very pleased with my creative border and words on this one!

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity Stamps - Distressing Dots Background (Retired), Papertrey Ink - Big Birthday Wishes (Sentiment)

Paper: PTI White, GP White, PTI Summer Sunrise, PTI Dark Chocolate, Border & Words Recycled from Birthday Invitation

Ink: PTI Burnt Umber

Accessories: Cuttlebug, PTI Numbers Die

Herb Square

When I was searching through my stamps to find the sun that I used on Sunday's card, this one was calling my name.  I think it is great for making blank, non-sentiment cards.

Supplies:
Stamps: Unity - A Pocket Full Of (July 09 KOM), SU - Weathered
Paper: PTI Kraft, GP White, Always Artichoke, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Unknown DP
Ink: Always Artichoke, Close to Cocoa
Accessories: Cuttlebug, PTI Rick Rack Border Die

You Are My Sunshine

Yeah, I finally got some time in my craft room.  I made 5 cards and 4 bookmarks in about 3 hours!  Woohoo!  Here is one of the cards:

Supplies:
Stamps: Unity - A Pocket Full of - KOM July 09, Papertrey Ink - Fillable Frames #3
Paper: PTI Kraft, GP White, Only Orange
Ink: Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange, Archival Jet Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Fillable Frame #3 Die

You're the Cherry on Top!

I just thought that this mouse was adorable!  I knew that I had the perfect sentiment for it.  So after digging through all my Unity Company Stamps, I found it!

Supplies:
Stamps: MelJen's Design - Cherry Mouse, Unity - June 09 KOM - Perfect in Every Way
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Basic Black, Queen & Co DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Cat's Eye Chalk - Lipstick Red
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil

Good Times

Here is a Bugaboo Brat image.  For the background paper, I pieced scraps together to cover the back.  I might as well start using all those scraps that I keep saving.

Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps - Bugaboo Brats - Sean Dog, Unity (Sentiment)
Paper: PTI Kraft, Basic Black, SU Summer Picnic DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Cat's Eye Chalk - Tangerine
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil

You Make Me Happy

Aren't these Rainy Day Bears adorable!  I thought this image was perfect with spring just around the corner.

Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps - Rainy Day Bears - Side Rain, Unity - Pocket Full of July 09 KOM (Sentiment)
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Only Orange, Close to Cocoa, Basic Black, Bo Bunny DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Lacy Doily, SU 1/2" Stripped Grosgrain Ribbon - Pumpkin Pie

Thanks So Much

A co-worker gave me some of her scrapbooking papers since she realized that it was too much work!  LOL!  So I made her this thank you card using some of the patterned paper that she gave me.

Supplies:
Stamps: Magnolia - Sitting Tilda, Unity Stamps - Ippity - Just Wanted To Say
Paper: PTI White, Gina K White, Unknown DPs
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Copics
Accessories: Ribbon, Prima Flowers, Brad

Teacher's Gifts

My sister asked me to make her two teacher's gifts for my nephews' teachers for Christmas this year.  I made them each 6 cards and I put them in the My Timeless Template called Captured Card Case.  These templates are wonderful and are such a great value for only $5 each.  If you can follow directions, you can make these templates.  What a better way to give away your homemade cards than in this case!

Here is the case:

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Here are the cards:

Card #1

Card #2

Card #3

Card #4

Card #5

Card #6

Christmas Card for the Teacher

Feature Friday 11/27/09

So did everyone survive Thanksgiving? How many of you are Black Friday shoppers? NOT ME!!! I'm enjoying my extra time off from work and I am hoping to make some Christmas gifts too!

This week's challenge over at The Character Cafe is being hosted by Angie C. Her challenge is a color combination using Papertrey Ink's Spring Moss, Spring Rain and Melon Berry. For those of you that do not know this, Papertrey Ink's Melon Berry is really close to Stampin' Up's retired Groovy Guava. So if you miss that SU color, go check it out.

I decided to use Pax the Penguin this week. I have a co-worker's birthday coming up in December and she loves penguins, how fitting!

Be sure to check the other design team member's work who are working on this week's challenge:

Angie C, Rachel, Piali, Deanne and Heather

And don't forget to show the rest of the design team some love too:

Billie, Fink, Lola, Meredith and Sara

Supplies:
Stamps: The Character Cafe - Pax Penguin, Unity - Worn Grid
Paper: PTI White, Spring Moss, Spring Rain, Groovy Guava DP
Ink: Spring Moss, Copics
Accessories: Paper Piercer, SU Mat Pack

Wishing for Warmer Weather

With colder weather upon us in New England, I thought this card would be a cute way to say goodbye to the warmer weather. Bring on the snow for snowmobiling!!!!


Supplies:
Stamps: Hanna Stamps - Waterskier Riley, Unity - Go Ahead Wish
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Brocade Blue, Basic Black, SAB DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, PTI 5/8" Swiss Dot Satin Ribbon - True Black

Corrosive Challenge Blog #36

This week's challenge at Corrosive Challenge Blog was to make Anything but a Card. This was a major challenge for me! Thankfully I needed a little something for my friend Elizabeth's daughter. I met Liz on SCS and we met in person 3 weeks ago and she loved the box. Here is the link to the tutorial on SCS for making a 2-5-7-10 box.


Supplies:
Stamps: Magnolia image received through Wish RAK, Unity - Patchwork Petals
Paper: GP White, Lavendar Lace, Pretty in Pink,
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Lavendar Lace
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Corner Rounder, SU 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Pretty in Pink

Corrosive Challenge #32 - Coffee and Tea

What a great fall-ish theme for this week's challenge at Corrosive Challenge Blog! It is to use an image of coffee or tea, let's warm things up and play long.

I just received my Unity Stamp Company Kit of the Month for September and it included this great tea cup. I just had to ink it up for this week's challenge. I paper pieced using some Stampin' Up designer paper that I received through Wish RAK on SCS.


Supplies:
Stamps: Unity - Go Ahead Wish (September KOM), Papertrey Ink - Guide Lines (for Background Paper), Papertrey Ink - Tea for Two (Sentiment)
Paper: PTI White, GP White, SU DP received from Wish RAK
Ink: Archival Jet Black, PTI Ripe Avocado, PTI Spring Moss, PTI Vintage Touch Tea Dye Duo
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities - Labels Five, Cuttlebug Die - Sliders, Adhesive Half Pearls, SU Ribbon - Old Olive

My Final Friends with Flair (for a while)!

It is Friday so that means it is Friends with Flair at Unity Stamp Company!

So are you wondering about the title of this post? Click here to see the reason why! I am now a member of The Character Cafe's design team for the next six months! Woohoo!! They do a Feature Friday for challenges for the DT so this will be a conflict for me. I'll miss you guys, but come visit me there every Friday!!

I have been incorporating challenges and blog hop cards so that I can send them to my little sister from DSS on SCS. I thought it was rather appropriate!


Supplies:
Stamps: Unity - Hodge Podge of Happiness, Papertrey Ink - Guide Lines (to make the background)
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Tempting Turquoise, Brilliant Blue
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Tempting Turquoise, Brilliant Blue, SU Markers
Accessories: SU 1-3/8" Square Punch, SU Scalloped Square Punch, SU Mat Pack, Paper Piercer

Apples

On Sunday, I stopped by a local apple orchard to get some apples to make homemade applesauce. Yum! It inspired me to make this card!

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity - Hodge Podge of Happiness

Paper: PTI White, GP White, Real Red, Close to Cocoa

Ink: Archival Jet Black, Cat's Eye Chalk - Creamy Caramel, SU Markers

Accessories: SU Key Tag Punch

Friends with Flair!

This is the first time since they changed their name that I have been able to participate in this!

This card was to completed two challenges, Color Combination 236 and Sketch Challenge 246! The color combination was to use Pretty in Pink, Soft Suede (or Close to Cocoa) and Whisper White.

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity - Hodge Podge of Happiness

Paper: PTI White, GP White, Pretty in Pink, Pretty in Pink DP, Close to Cocoa DP

Ink: Archival Jet Black

Accessories: Distresser

Life is a Song!

This is my first time using this set from Unity Stamp Company. It is about time that I inked it up! This card is heading to a good friend, #1volunteer, who could use some happy mail these days. Mary, if you are reading this, a package is on its way to you!!!


Supplies:
Stamps: Unity - Birdie Inspiration
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue, CM DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Brilliant Blue
Accessories: Buttons, Twill Twine

Secret Santa

I am having so much fun making these samples for JustRite Stampers!!

For this card, I used this sketch from Mojo Monday from back in 2007. I have all of their sketches printed out in case I need some creative assistance! I thought this sketch helped to accent the medallion that I made in the middle. I really miss the Dashing designer paper from SU, good thing I still have a few sheets left!

Supplies:

Stamps: JustRite Stampers - Merry Little Christmas, Unity - Distressed Dots Background

Paper: PTI White, GP White. Always Artichoke, Real Red, Dashing DP

Ink: Archival Jet Black, Always Artichoke, SU Markers

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Circle Nestabilities (Classic & Scallop), SU 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Crop-A-Dile, Eyelet

Bird Song

I love this image and the sentiment! I am still working on inking up some of my new Unity stamps. I am getting there!


Supplies:
Stamps: Unity - Another Sweet Day (May 09 KOM)
Paper: PTI White, GP White, More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Unknown SU DP
Ink: Archivla Jet Black. More Mustard
Accessories: SU Mat pack, Brands

Happy Day

I'm doing Divine Secret Sister (DSS) on SCS again and my new little sister is a teacher. I thought this would be a cute card to send to her! I also used color combination #233 for this card!

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity - Following Your Heart (August KOM)

Paper: PTI Kraft, GP White, Real Red, Chocolate Chip DP

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: None

Day Dream

I really like this stamp set from Unity called Gratitude = Joy. I am so glad that I finally got it when they had a sale a few weeks ago. I incorporated sketch challenge #242 into this card.


Supplies:
Stamps: Unity - Gratitude = Joy, Unity - Worn Grid
Paper: PTI Kraft, GP White, More Mustard, Always Artichoke DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Always Artichoke, More Mustard
Accessories: None