One Layer, One Ink

Hello there blog friends!  I have a couple more cards I made yesterday after watching PTI's Make It Monday video.  Sometimes I forget how much I like something- like masking for instance.  I ran my quarter inch eclipse masking tape all around each card.  I then die cut some to mask the border and sentiment.  I drew in my grid with pencil and a T square and went to down with my guidelines 1 stamps.  Stamps used here are guidelines 1 and framed out 2.  Ink is dark chocolate (original version).

Next I decided to get a little fancy.  I used the same technique as described above except that after I finished I came back in with two colors of stickles and my copic opaque white.  Opaque white is not a pen.  Its a little pot of paint.  I used a fine liner brush and colored all those little spots white.  And there you have it!  Thanks so much for stopping in today!

Make It Monday

Hey there friends! Its Monday, I have no work until... well the point is I have no work! So today I got busy on the new Make It Monday over at Papertrey Ink. Details are here. Today Betsy V. showed us how to mask off sentiments. This is something I already knew but its always fun. I don't use post its- I use eclipse masking tape. I love that stuff. So worth the money. My LSS carries it in several widths.
I used Guidelines 1 and Movers and Shakers.  I masked off the border and the sentiment box.  I was going to draw lines like Betsy did but my pen did not match the ink color very well and I liked it like this.  A true one layer card with one kind of ink and paper.  CRAZY!  LOL

Waltzingmouse Blog Party

Hello friends! Its the 17th which means its time for the Waltzingmouse blog party! You can get all the details here! For this party we were to draw inspiration from a photo on the WMS blog. I don't have a copy but if you head over on the link you should see it. Its a lovely teal room with three paneled rectangles and some cherry branches. Gray and orange are also featured in the color scheme.
I used a light teal background stamped with the diamonds from Heirloom Patterns.  I used my spellbinders for the little rectangle panels.  The branches are from Teeny Trees, as is the sentiment.  I used some orange ribbon and orange gems to complete the card.  I had fun making it, especially using these colors.  thanks for stopping in!

PS:  A quick little shout out to my husband who is the best dad to our kids!  Happy Father's day!

Guidelines Gift Set

Hello friends! I have another card set for you today. This one is for one of my children's teachers. I decided to pull out a few old sets that I really love for these cards- The Guidelines series from Papertrey Ink.
 
 Here is the whole set all together. Its a set of four cards and four decorated envelopes. This card has a color scheme of Golden Harvest and Summer Sunrise. The button is from Doodlebug (probably the only non-papertrey item in the whole set!) This card has a color scheme of Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, and Simply Chartreuse. I used Spring Moss (old pigment formula) and Simply Chartreuse inks (new formula). This card is Spring rain and Blueberry Sky. The blueberry sky ink is a bit darker than the cardstock but I really like it. Its one of my favorite inks. These are both the new formula. This card is aqua mist (old pigment formula) and Hawaiian shores (new formula). The new Hawaiian shores is a perfect match. I hate all the hit and miss with the inks. I will say though that I have never tried an ink brand where at least a few of the colors were duds. If you know of a brand that has perfect ink across the board I want to hear about it! (Unless its pigment- I hate pigment).
 This is the box they are housed in. I made the base with Hawaiian Shores and stamped it with guidelines 1. I made the lid from linen vellum cardstock. The tag is a combo of Just for You and Giga Guidelines. Ribbon is aqua mist. One more view of the box. You can see the stamping better here. Well thanks for stopping by today! I am hoping to participate in WMS blog hop tomorrow so I hope to see you back here then!

Waltzingmouse Gift Set

Hello friends!  If you liked yesterday's card, then you will like today's post.  If yesterday's card didn't do it for you- avert your eyes!  LOL!  Anyway I liked the WMS sketch card so much that I made a complete set in different colors.  I added matching envelopes and a little box to put them all in. The whole group and the matching envelopes. That is one of WMS label sets used on the envelopes. On the back flap I used the little bird again.
In yellow here. I also changed up the sentiments.
A close up of the pink card.
The box I made to house them in. The colors look a little off here, not sure why. Maybe it needs to go back to photoshop! LOL

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge 101

Why hello there friends!  Its Saturday, which means its Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge time!  You can get all the details at the WMS Sketch blog.  Today I pulled out my most favorite of all WMS sets, Teeny Trees!  I stamped the tree and the sentiment in New Leaf.  The trunk is in Kraft.  The little bird is from the Half Pint Heroines set.  I colored it with my copics.  The background is from Heirloom backgrounds.  It is the smaller houndstooth.  Thanks so much for visiting me today!  I have three more days of work and then SUMMER- so hopefully more blog updates to come! Edit: if you liked this card you may want to see the whole set... here

More WaltzingMouse!

Hello friends!  I have another Waltzingmouse stamps card for you today.  This one is almost entirely paper pieced.  I started by stamping the balloon (these stamps are from the Pint Sized Heroines set).  I then stamped the balloon on some Cosmo Cricket paper.  I cut out all the little pieces and pieced it back together.  I stamped and cut out the clouds next.  I took some distress ink to the card background along with some copic markers fro the girl.  I curved the sentiment around the cloud and then mounted the entire thing on some more Cosmo Cricket paper.

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #100

Hey friends! Its time for the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge! You can see this weeks sketch and read all the details here. For this challenge I used Heirloom backgrounds to create the diamond background.  I love that stamp.  I love the way my wisteria ink from PTI  pools up on it and gets splotchy... in fact I encourage that.  If you dont like the splotchy look try a little Versamark before using dye ink.  The label is from Rescue Remedies and its cut out with my Spellbinders.  I added some purple doodlebug bling and some Making Memories flowers.

Birthday Cupcake

Hello friends! Sorry for the lack of updates lately. The end of the school year is always so busy! I haven't touched cardstock in at least 3 or 4 days. But I do have for you a card I made last week.
I love this diamond background from Waltzingmouse stamps. The best part about it is that it easily spans the card base!  I inked it a little unevenly to get a distressed look.  I added a piece of vellum and used a sentiment from PTI.  The cupcake is also from PTI (Baby Button Bits).  It is paper pieced with doodlebug papers.  The star borders were cut with the PTI star border die from Doodlebug and PTI papers.  Thanks for stopping in!

PTI Blog Hop- Green, White and Black

Hi Friends!  Its PTI blog hop day!  You can find all the details here on Nichole's blog.  This time it was a color/photo challenge featuring green, black and white.  I really like this color scheme.  Here is what I came up with:

I used New Leaf cardstock as the base.  I stamped the argyle pattern in New Leaf and black using PTI's A Little Argyle.  I added a strip of black and white polka dot (from the black and white pattern paper pack) cut with the medium scallop die.  Next comes a length of New Leaf twill ribbon.  I used a fillable frame on top and then followed with a sentiment from Waltzingmouse stamps.  The flower buttons are from Doodlebug.  Random bling from my stash.

Make It Monday- Patterned Paper

Hello Blog Friends!  I have another Make It Monday entry for you today.  This week's challenge was patterned paper.  Well Lord knows I have enough patterned paper to wallpaper my house so this seemed like a good challenge. You can see all the challenge details and entries here.
Card Details:  Patterned paper from Papertrey Ink.  Beautiful Blooms and Black and White packs.
Button and bling from Doodlebug.  Ribbon from PTI.  Frame stamp from PTI.  Sentiment from Waltzingmouse Stamps.

Happy Birthday Waltzingmouse Stamps!

Can you believe Waltzingmouse Stamps is turning three this month?  It seems like just yesterday Claire was releasing her very first stamps.  She has gotten better and better with each release.  So many gorgeous and fun designs.  The card above features Half Pint Heroines.  Its my new favorite.  The sentiments are the best ever and different from any others I have seen.  The images are interchangeable with the Half Pint Heroes set as well.
This card features the large hot air balloon with the little girl head.  I added the body with a little bit of black pen.  The clouds and the bird are also included in the set. 
If you have never ordered from WMS you might be surprised to learn that Claire's sets are very competitively priced even with the exchange rate.  Her website shows the prices in multiple currencies as well.  There is also free shipping for all if you go over 50 pounds.  And fast.  This particular set came to me in Northern California from Ireland in a little over a week.  I was shocked by the speed.  You can't go wrong with WMS.  (And no, I am not on the payroll.  I am just a very happy customer!)

Make It Monday- Rolled Flowers

Well hello again!  I finished all my chores, I ran, and I have been to work (on my own dime) and I made a card!  Wow productive morning for once.  This is for PTI's Make It Monday.  Today's challenge was making rolled felt flowers using their background dies.  I used one of the two rolls of felt I own- felt freaks me out.  I do not like the way it feels at all.  I ran it through my cuttlebug using the circle border die and the large scallop die.  The inner part of the flower is made with half of the circle border.  The outer part is the large scallop.  I used score tape to hold it all together.  Underneath are some lovely ribbon leaves atop a ribbon border.  The back ground used triangle tranquility.  Rustic cream base with kraft ink.

One Layer Thank You

Hello friends!  How have you all been?  Did all you moms have a good Mother's Day yesterday?  My kids surprised me with breakfast in bed at 6am!  Yep, 6 am!  It was a wee bit early but very tasty!  Well enough with the chit chat, on with the card!  Its a true one layer, one piece of paper!  Unless you count that tiny yellow heart- that is technically a 2nd layer.  This is made with Tag Its 3 and Trendy Tree Tops.  Summer Sunrise, Hawaiian Shores, New Leaf, and Kraft Inks.  The base is Vintage Cream.

WMS Lil Dude

 Good Morning and Happy Mother's day to all the moms out there!  Today I have an all Waltzingmouse card for you.   It features stamps from half pint heroes.  I have had this set since it came out (and I recently ordered the heroines!) and I love it!  I started with a white piece of cardstock.  I stamped on the car, the little puff of smoke, the sun, and the boy's head.  Next I went to work with my black marker and added the road, the clouds, the grass, and a neck on the boy.  Then I came back with the copics and went to work coloring.  Finally I added the sentiment.  I then selected some patterned papers and added the vroom... to the base.  All there is to it!  Thanks for coming by!

Star Tree

Good Morning Friends!  I have another tree for you today- shocking I know.  I am not sure how much I like this card.  Sometimes I look at it and I think how cool and other times I am like, hmmmmm.  Anyhow the patterned paper is from Echo Park.  The star borders and little stars are from PTI's border die.  The sentiment is from star prints.  I totally feel like stamping today but instead I have to go to work and then sit through a long and boring PTO meeting.  Joy.  Maybe this weekend.

Make It Monday- Scrappy Background

Sorry to post and run but I am late for work!  Here is my entry for this week's PTI Make It Monday:

All patterned paper by Doodlebug, stamps from PTI.

Trendy Trees Round Deux

Hello friends!  I have another quick share for you today featuring Trendy Trees.  Love this little set, so much hidden goodness!  All the paper is from Echo Park.  Tree tops are stamped in Versamark and embossed with clear/sparkle embossing powder from Hero Arts.

Teeny Trees with Hand Drawn Frames

Good Morning friends! I have a little set of cards I made the other day with Teeny Trees.
They all have the same layout and then I just switched up the colors and the sentiments.  I am using a kraft base.  The trees are stamped in kraft ink, the tops in new leaf.  The little hearts were die cut from echo park paper.  I hand drew the frames with white gel pen and a T-square.  I hand wrote the sentiments.
 
This one is my favorite.  I love the polka dot paper.  One of the few I have used all up!
 
This is my least favorite because I wasn't paying attention and capitalized the sentiment.  grrr!  Thanks for stopping in!  I hope you have a great day!

Trendy Trees and Patterned Paper

Hi there friends!  Are you hoarding a large quantity of patterned paper?  Would you like to use it up so you can buy some more (or make room for the paper you already bought)?  Yes?  Well then this is the card for you!  I used up several sheets on one card, Yay!  Now I can plan my next purchase, lol!

This paper is all from Echo Park although it is from two different pads.  The green on the trees is embossed cardstock.  The tree trunks are kraft cardstock, rubbed with ink to darken them a bit.  It felt very satisfying to cut up all that patterned paper and I threw the scraps out because really people, why am I hoarding a 2x2 square when I have enough patterned paper to wall paper my entire house?  Have a great Tuesday!