A Quick Thank You

Here is a quick thank you card I made using last week's Retro Sketch. My son needed some thank you cards and I quickly made 3 of these. I used the Taylored Expressions March Key Ingredients Kit in combination with the sketch for a quick card. I love using the kits with sketches for quick and coordinated cards. The two combined makes it very easy to make something I am happy with and enjoy giving to others.

Paper and Hash Tag - Taylored Expressions March Key Ingredients
Stamp - SU Just Sayin'

Retro Sketch - Thank You

Here is another thank you card today made with my October 2011 Key Elements Kit. I can't believe it's taken me a year to use these items and I am just loving the paper. I wanted a clean card for this recipient and I found a great sketch at Retro Sketches. I have definitely bookmarked this great sketch site. Now that I have my thank you notes completed, I am gettin' out of the closet but there are more cards to make tomorrow.

Paper - SU Whisper White card stock, Sunbeam card stock, Crate Paper Farmhouse
Stamp/Ink - None - I used My Digital Studio for the sentiment and printed on Whisper White Card stock.
Accessories - Red ribbon and fabric button

Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge

Here is a clean and simple card I made for Taylored Expressions sketch challenge. Since I am a pet owner, there always comes a time when someone must look in on our little doggies and cat when we go away for vacation. I like to send a thank you note to the care giver who takes such good care of our furry family and made this card in anticipation of our upcoming trips to Napa and to Atlantis. I love the Scotties in Love image as well as the bright cheery paper from My Mind's Eye. I added a bit of Crystal Effects to the whole punched DSP for some added shimmer ( doesn't show up in pic).

Stamps - TE Scotties in Love

Ink - baja breeze, pear pizzazz, creamy caramel, chocolate chip, old olive, melon mambo

Paper - My Mind's Eye Tickled Pink, very vanilla, baja breeze and melon mambo card stock, watercolor paper

Accessories - dimensionals, Crystal Effects

I just need to get through the next few busy weeks with a million things on my to do list until I can sit back on the beach with a cocktail and do nothing but watch the waves crash on the beach.  I keep picturing a photo I took on our trip 2 years ago. -  Ahhh just 10 days, 18 hours and 27 minutes left to go.

A Girl's Dress in the Park to a Card - Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge

OK, you know you have it bad for paper crafting when you see a myriad of colors and designs everyday and think to yourself - "Oh I have to remember that combination, design, layout - that would make a great card". A little girl's dress with a brown background and pink and teal flowers  at the softball field prompted that phrase in my head. I almost wanted to take a picture of her dress so I would remember the combination but thought that would look "stalkerish". It may have also had orange flowers  - if only I had taken the picture - mmmm no,  bad idea.

Here is the card that the dress translated into. I wanted something very feminine and my daughter needs thank you cards  - this is the end result. I am going to make more cards using this color combo but I am also going to include orange (ah, the picture could have verified the orange). Since she needs quite a few, I am going to use flower punches and try for a more contemporary look and simpler card. Hopefully I will get that posted tomorrow.

I think I am going to have to put a notepad in my purse for future run ins with inspiration so I don't get arrested:)

Stamps - Artistic Etchings, Chic Boutique
Ink - early espresso, soft suede, melon mambo
Paper - melon mambo, tempting turquoise, early espresso, old olive, pink pirouette, very vanilla
Accessories - little leaves die, finial press embossing folder, label dies, victoria crochet trim, early espresso satin ribbon, dimensionals, glue dots

PPA Vintage - HSS Challenges

This week's PPA challenge is a vintage theme challenge and Hand Stamped Sentiments have a ribbon and lace challenge. I just LOVE the dresses from the 50's and went with that era for a vintage theme. I just started watching Mad Men  and it is such a treat to see all the costumes from the 1950's in color on the show. Just delicious! One of my first "dress up" dresses was one my mom wore in the 50s when she was younger. It was cherry red with a taffeta skirt and mounds and mounds of tulle underneath. Just yummy. Unfortunately, I grew out of the dress by the time I reached Jr. High ( the ladies were so small back then!) I do wish the 1950s fashion trends would come around again. They are so fun!

Anywhoo, When I think of the dresses from the 50s, I think of the full gathered skirts with cinched waists.  I wanted to have a bit of that image represented in my card. The pleated paper with the satin ribbon gives perhaps a hint of that idea. I added a little bit of lace to the bottom of the pleats for a little more detail and.. Hey! a card for 2 challenges.

Paper - Modern Homemaker - October Afternoon, basic black and very vanilla card stock

Stamp - Just Believe

Accessories - black satin ribbon, big designer button, chantilly crochet trim, word window and modern label punch, black floss, dimensionals