SAF 2017: 1st Anniversary

SAF 2017: 1st Anniversary

Paper - 2nd challenge

I found time to finish a card =)
Here is my take on Laura's lovely paper & vellum technique.

I wish I had that cover plate I would have made her exact card, it's so pretty!
But I grabbed What the Doodle Feather and had fun:

A little ink smoothing, sentiment from Song Birds, and some sequins finished off my card.

Happy SAF 2017!
Noelle

MAKE IT MONDAY #288

PANTONE CHIP INSPIRED CARDS

A lot of the time I am drawn to a simple graphic look and Lexi's challenge was right up that alley! Her cards looked so fun I had to find time to try it:

I played with Summer Sweetness - my first PTI set I ever bought =)

Words from Swoosh, Pretty Petals, and One Big Happy. I did some dry embossing for the back grounds.

Have a good evening!

noelle

MAKE IT MONDAY #282

STENCILED WATERCOLOR BACKGROUNDS

Happy Saturday!

I had some time to try a stencil from the Post & Parcel Kit.

I used the snow stencil to make some watercolored confetti:

I stamped 'Celebrate' from Celebrate Big and gave it a water wash so it looked watercolored. Then I punched out some balloons and watercolored them. String and clear sequins finished the cards off.

We are crafting this morning and have a bee field trip this afternoon!

Have a wonderful day!

Noelle

Papertrey March Blog Hop Challenge

Blog Hop

Our lovely inspiration:

One of my crafting buddies was inspired by the pretty blue color and flowers:

I lean towards taking the inspiration very literal...I think it's part of the fun to make a card that matches the photo =) So I had to have a blue background, then in white I stamped flowers and leaves from Songbirds, Stylized Autumn, and Bitty Blooms. Then I added color on top of the white.

I used One Big Happy with a little Wink of Stella and some twine to make my little patten panel into a card.

Have a happy hop day!

Thanks for stopping by,

Noelle

10th Anniversary Challenge: Stitching

Stitched Coasters

 Create a new project using one of the stitching projects as your inspiration. 

Number one looked so fun and remind me of sprinkles, so I grabbed my...You'll never guess... Shakers and Sprinkles kit and my Quick Stitch Sentiments and made fun birthday card:

Happy 10th PTI!

Noelle

Papertrey February Blog Hop Challenge

Our very sophistocated looking inspiration photo:

At first the 'no white' challenge scared me...but the picture has some very lovey colors and it grew on me. My goal was to capture some of those colors.

I ink blended Smoky Shadow on the edge of a grey base. Embossed leaves from Wee Folk in gold. I used Quick Stitch Sentiments dies with pink floss for the sentiment. The flowers are from One Big Happy. A jewel add the final bling touch.

What a fun challenge this was and I hope to use some of my 'left over' pieces to make a few more cards like it. I wanted a to add some Saffron Spice, but I didn't get time to play with it yet.

Happy Hop!

Noelle

Celebrating the Past, Present and Future: 2010

I don't own any 2010 sets but was inspired by Michelle's lovely craft card:

 Its was a beautiful way to use smaller stamps. So I grabbed my Clipsters set and played with the small candle image:

Have a great day!

Noelle

MAKE IT MONDAY #261

USING FLORALS ON A MASCULINE PROJECT 

What a great challenge! We could all use tips on making masculine cards =)

I thought wheat would be a good plant to use on a masculine card.

I ink blended with the new Saffron Spice color for the bottom corner and also my birthday swoosh.

Supplies:

PTI Inks

Give Thanks

Swoosh

Have a great weekend!

Noelle

SAF Remix

Challenge: to rework a card you weren't happy with from Stamp-a-faire.

I choose 

COLOR BLOCKING WITH LEXI DALY

I like how the stamping and inking turned out, but as a card is was lacking:

My reworked card has stitching details, twine, a banner and a sentiment! Now it is ready to send to someone!

I also enjoyed 

WATERCOLOR LIKE A MASTER WITH KAY MILLER

so much that I made four more in these two styles:

Thanks for the fun challenge PTI - I was a little bummed that I didn't have a July baby...hopefully this week now! Your challenge gave me a happy lift. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Noelle

MAKE IT MONDAY #248

INK BLENDING THROUGH DIE CUT MASKS

Trying to sneak this in before I need to go make dinner =)

Oh ink blending...defiantly need more practice with this!

I did some partial die cutting at the top. My stencil was made from 'Life is Beautiful' and ink blended with Summer Sunrise and Berry Sorbert. The sentiment is from 'Graceful Greetings'

I was happy to get to spend a little time crafting!

Hope you get to too!

Noelle

Papertrey April Blog Hop Challenge

Happy Hop Day!

Here is our inspiration photo for this month.

My daughter was inspired by the circles and had her card made it about 20 minuets =)

I thought her layered circles were wonderful.
PTI Set: Clipsters

I'm a fan of CAS and of graphic design. This photo inspired both.

I saw ink blending and did't make it much further than that =)

But I think it makes for great masculine cards.

I tried one with white lines and one without. After all that ink blending work I was nervous to draw on top of them! Then I was crazy and cut the second one =)

I also thought they have a fun 80's feel.
PTI Set: Clipsters

Happy hopping today!
Noelle

MAKE IT MONDAY #243

MAKE IT MONDAY #243: 

INK BLENDING OVER HEAT EMBOSSING

Had to wait for some sunshine before I could take a picture =) Our Spring Break has not been very sunny but we are still enjoying the time off of school. My poor hubby is not...his relief goat milker quit after 4 days then he had to fire the regular milker. So this week he is milking goats at 6-11am and then again 6-11 pm! I'm thankful for such a hard working husband!

We got to say hello to a little one yesterday:

Half way there to baby #4! ( I feel like that is a lot! But God gives us what we need)

And finally my ink blending over heat embossing card =) A few ladies inspired me with their 'music note' stamping so I had to try it too:

Stamps:
'Songbird'

"They hung him on a cross for you and me"

May you take some time to reflect on this Good Friday.

Noelle

Make It Monday #241

MAKE IT MONDAY #241: 

OMBRE STENCILED BACKGROUNDS

What a fun video this week! I had my backgrounds done on Monday, but couldn't make it back to finish the cards till yesterday. I'm thankful to Betsy for he tips, I need to slow down my blending and be more patient!

First I blended yellow, green, blue:

 Hard to get the yellow to look yellow in early morning light =) Baby was up at 5:30!

I learned too that yellow and green can start to look muddy.

I used a homemade stencil to add blue on top.

Good card for the guys.

Stamps and dies:

'One Big Happy'

Leaves from Phase Play #7

Then I had to try pink to purple:

I blinged this one up for the ladies...clear thread, sequins, water splats, glossy accents on the 'happy'

Stamps and dies:
'One Big Happy'
Leaves from Phase Play #7

This was really fun and I'm ready to go make some more backgrounds!

Have a great weekend!

Noelle

Make It Monday #240

Make It Monday #240

Resist using rubber cement

I've tried this on eggs, but never would have thought to try it for a card!

I opened my rubber cement and....it was dry! I finally got a new bottle and played away:

I tried a drizzle then did yellow/ blue ink blending. And added a glitter popsicle from 'Summer Sweetness' and Happy Birthday from 'Shakers and Sprinkles'

I also tried a brush stroke with pink/orange/red ink blending. Then added some banners and Oh Yeah from 'Clipsters'

My daughter thought this looked fun and is currently working on her own cards =)

Have a great evening!
Noelle

MAKE IT MONDAY #239

CUSTOMIZING PATTERNED PAPER

Was Lizzie reading my mind? The day before she posted her video I was looking through my patten paper collection thinking 'I wish I had some inspiration to use some of this stuff.' 

I found this cute star print and then this BIG checkered pattern. Would a card maker be able to use this big bold print...let's see if we can customize it:

After some experiments I ended up stamping two different star stamps from the 'Clipsters' set. And the star in a circle I embossed with a clear sparkle powder.

For the little blue tag I stamped polka dots from 'Poka Dot Basics 2' and added some blue Perfect Pearls.

What a fun way to use a paper I never thought I would! (don't ask why I still had it then =) ) "Hello my name is Noelle and I like to collect craft supplies ALL the time and use them when I can find the time"

Have a great weekend!

Noelle

Papertrey January Blog Hop Challenge

 Blog Hop Challenge

Our Inspiration photo:

I'll be honest at first I was like 'huh' ok...I must be more easily inspire by girly, cute photos. But after I though about it this was great inspiration for some masculine birthday cards that I really needed some ideas for!

So I used my new 'happy' die and made some clean and simple birthday cards.

I also made two - trying to get myself into the habit of making at least two cards at once.

Click on the pictures to see them a little bigger and then you can see the orange oval is wood grain. And I put a layer of glossy accents on 'happy'

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great hop!

Noelle

Create Along With Us: January 2016

Create Along With Us: January 2016

When I first saw this card I knew I wanted to make one. It's clean, simple, yet colorful!

So I made a 'happy' girly version:

Have a great weekend!

Noelle

Make It Monday #205

Confetti Cluster Stamping

Jumping on the computer really quick today. I made a very CAS card for this challenge. I was short on time and also when I tried embellishing this card it got girly. So I left it simple so I could send it to a male =)

Confetti 'H'

Have a blessed day!

Make it Monday #199

Confetti Garlands

Wow I think I forgot how to blog. With a new baby, new job, BSF, and homeschool, my crafting times are few and far between =( I know this is a season, but all that doesn't keep me from collecting craft supplies =) Haha! I finally got the Shakers and Sprinkles kit for Christmas so I HAD to get it out  of the box and make a card after seeing this challenge:

I hope you are enjoying the 'Season' you are in.

Have a great day!