Simple Pleasures

Happy Rainy Thursday Morning!
sure seems to have been raining a lot around here, hence the bad pictures lately. I took another challenge from the good folks at SCS this one was a card sketch (SC187). I decided to play with the scrapping kit Simple Pleasures from CTMH. It is just beautiful in my opinion. Probably my favorite kit. I used the stickers in the kit for the main image and the panels. I did put the stickers on distressed cs for the panels. I distressed around the edges of the main image also with Cats Eye chalk ink. The sentiment stamped in the middle is from SU Happy Harmony. Then dream is stamped with PTI Simple Alphabet, put SU Hodgepodge book plate around the image. That is pretty much it. Fun card to make and super simple when it all comes it a nice little kit! Hope you enjoy your day. My vacation days are going by soooo quickly :-(
Cheers!
~Julie~

SCS Color Challenge

Good Morning!!!!!!!!!

Today's post is a challenge from SCS yesterday. I had to use the closest colors that I could find as I did not the original colors. But these are VERY close. I used PTI Polka Dot Basics for the background stamped onto Stampers Select white card stock also by PTI using Cameo Coral and Creamy Caramel ink from SU. I stamped the snail from CTMH Fun Times using Cameo Coral from SU. The sentiment is from PTI Pond Life. I bent the sentiment a little to fit into the scallop Marvy Punch. LOVE that about clear stamps. Got out the cuttlebug for the band. The flower is a paper flower from CTMH that I sponged on Cameo Coral ink. I threaded a button with ribbon and stuck it in the middle of the flower with a glue dot. This was a fun card to make. I love having the colors already picked out for me. It seems to make the card process move a lot faster. Anyway thanks for coming to visit today!
Craft On!
~Julie~

Christmas in July OCCC

Hello Peeps! Took a challenge today from over at Our Creative Corner with Christmas in July. How fun it was to think of cold when it has been smoldering HOT outside. I decided to make a
money holder card. I sometimes like to give cold hard cash rather than a gift card. For this one
I used CTMH New England Ivy textured card stock I love it because on the reverse side it is a lighter shade. I stamped with CTMH White Daisy pigment ink using Vintage Christmas stamp set. Used the old tried and true pinking shears to cut a decorative boarder around the main image. Used SU hodgepodge hardware to hang the tag. On the inside I stamped with CTMH Peace on Earth. It really wont be long before Christmas have you noticed some stores are ALREADY putting out Christmas merchandise? Sheesh! Thanks for coming by today. Hope you are inspired now to make a Christmas project.
Cheers!
~Julie~

More Vellum

Happy Sunday Crafty McCraftersons!!!
I continue to work with vellum and PTI. This time I used the Floral Frenzy stamp set. I also used the sketch from TayloredExpressions it is a fun little sketch. I used PTI Berry Sorbet, Spring Moss and Aqua Mist card stock and ink. I used the base of the flower stamp, inked it up and stamped onto Linen Vellum then used CTMH Black and stamped in that circle image the
flower image. Then punched out in two sizes using the CM circle punch. Then stamped the sentiment onto a piece of Linen Vellum that I matted onto Berry Sorbet. The sentiment is one long stamp so I stamped it 3 times inking only the part I wanted at a time. I love these happy colors together and cannot wait to send it to my friend. Thanks for looking. Enjoy your day!!
Cheers!
~Julie~

July PTI Blog Hop

Thanks for checking out my entries for the PTI July Blog Hop. Man was this ever a challenge for me. I am not a vellum user. It just intimidates me. So here is my feeble attempt. I decided to post both of these because the both took a lot of time and deserve their 15 mins of fame! LOL
card one uses Boards and Beams and Guidelines. I did stamp the house on the linen vellum (New this month at PTI) but you cannot tell from the pick mostly because I also layered a traditional piece of vellum over it to soften the colors. By the way the linen vellum is very kewl. It accepts ink so well and it is very sturdy yet still transparent. I colored the house with CTMH markers. I love coloring the houses in this set. The second card I made with PTI Plum Pudding and Lavender Moon. I again used linen vellum and ran a piece through the cuttlebug in two different folders. I stamped on another piece of linen vellum in Plum Pudding using the Bird of a Feather set then turned it over for the more muted look. Completed the sentiment on regular vellum with silver dew drops. Thanks again for stopping by. Please be sure to check out all the other entries get the addresses on the PTI forum.
PS: another super big challenge today was taking a decent pic. It was ranny today here in Nashville. So the pics are not good. sorry!
Cheers!
~Julie~

Wise Owl

OOOOOO, the new Wise Owl stamp set from Papertrey Ink is soooooo awesome. The stamps come in sets of eyes,beaks and bellies. How flippin' fun is THAT! I just love this little guy. This is the very first project I made with him. So stay tuned as there will be more...lots more. I also used the super-d-duper Guidelines set to make my own patterned paper with the scrumptious
Summer Sunrise that I {heart} so much. I also used PTI White and CTMH Chocolate. I punched out the photo corners with the SU punch. And tied it all together with SS ribbon. WHOOOHOO!
Thanks for visiting today. Next up will be a project for the PTI Blog hop on Friday. FUN STUFF!
Cheers!
~Julie~

Our Creative Corner Challenge

Happy Tuesday ya'll! I wanted play along again with the Our Creative Corner girls and the challenge this week is to use dry embossing woohoo. Click on the link above and it will tell you all about it. I also got this super duper sketch from iheart2stamp who has some awesome sketches.

I have been wanting to play with a new set I got from CTMH called Doodle Art. It is a bunch of fun little doodle art stamps that I can so see my daughter actually doodling on her notebook paper. I also used CTMH patterned paper pack called School Zone. I ran the Sunflower cs thru the cuttlebug with the circles folder and a piece of Outdoor Denim that I ran through a star embossed image but you cannot see the embossing on that piece in this pic :-(

The White paper was CM that is already lined but I went over the lines with a blue pen (CM)

and made the red margin line with a red (CM) pen. Made the notebook punches with the SU punch. The two brads are alphabet letters I got at Joann once upon a time and cannot remember the maker maybe it is a Joann brand?? This is a very busy card. But I wanted to give the doodle art a go so there it is. TFL dont forget to check out the OCC challenge.

TFL

~Julie~

Papertrey Ink Happiness part deux

Hi Folks! Holy Schmoly what a wild day in the land of ER today. That full moon effect has definitely ran over into this week too, sheesh! Glad to by home. anyway today I wanted to share the second card I made from the same sheet I made with the PTI Guidelines. I used all the same materials as before but added Lemon Tart grosgrain ribbon. Then just used the oval punch and no hardware. The oval is 3-D. I hope you like this one too.
I will be using that Kraft paper and White ink again really soon fo-sho!!
Have a GREAT day!
~Julie~

Papertrey Ink Happiness

Hello Everyone!! Oh what a great week-end. I sure hope you enjoyed yours too. Although I did not have as much time to play in the "happy place" as I wanted I still managed to get in a little bit. Here is one of the cards I made. I finally broke out my new Papertrey Ink Guidelines and paired it with The newest Floral Frenzy. Let me tell you that I friggin' {heart} those guidelines. I
so simple to use and a pattern really comes together lickity split. I used my favorite color combo
Summer Sunrise and Lemon Tart. I also FINALLY got some of PTI Stampers Select White cs. Holy Mother of Pearl. This stuff is awesome. It takes ink so well and it is so thick. I am in LOVE.
I stamped my flower in CTMH white daisy pigment ink and it took so well to the PTI Kraft cs too. OH and let me tell you how much I also love the Kraft cs. When I ordered it I thought "how can it be much different from other Kraft cs" Well, put me in my place because it is FAB-O!!. For the inner yellow I used Memories Direct pigment ink daubers, really neato ink I got off of QVC once in a moment of weakness. The hardware is SU antique hardware. I hope you enjoyed this card. I will have part 2 of it tomorrow or next. Thanks for coming to see me!
Cheers!
~Julie~

Baby Shower Gifts

Okay, I have shown most of the items I have made for Baby Logan. Now I have it all packaged up and ready for the mom to be to open. I did buy her some things on the registry. So all together here I think may be excessive. But hey, I'm gonna be the grandma (YOUNG GRANDMA) so why not be excessive. Anyway one of my most favorite ways to present a gift is to personalize a plain gift bag. This one was super simple. I used blue paper with brown polka dots (My Minds Eye???) Then I scalloped some brown card stock to add interest. I used PTI just hatched stamps and PTI Bitty Baby Blessing stamps for the green wrapping paper. Then I also used SU tag punch stamp on the green also. By the way that green wrapping paper I got for $2.00 at Michales on clearance it is by Martha Stewart and it is wonderful. Very thick and embossed too. Well, I need to be on my way now. I hope mom to be likes all that I made.
thanks for visiting today. Hope you enjoy your Saturday!!!
~Julie~