Think Pink

Hi there!  When I saw the current Shopping Our Stash Challenge - #308 - Think Pink, there was no way I wasn't going to play!  The theme is in honor of National Pink Day (who knew!) and also a tongue-in-cheek shout out to my blog friend, Leslie, and SOS founding member who did NOT like pink.  Leslie sadly passed at the end of 2015.  I know she would have hated all the pink action on this card:

Even funnier, I recently had eye surgery and I'm sure there's crooked layers and glue showing somewhere but I just can't see it right now :)  She would have liked that!  Most of the products used on this pink celebration are from MFT (DSP, dies, and sentiment).  The flowers are actually painfully fussy cut with one eye from an old DCWV scrap.

Thanks for visiting, have a great weekend, and miss your wonderful snarkiness, Leslie!  ~ Annie

New Home for Kina

Good Morning!  My favorite barista, Kina, just bought her first home and it closes today.  I'm so excited for her, I made a card to drop off during my latte run this morning.  Yep, my one guilty pleasure for the day is a 16 oz. skinny vanilla...that and crafty shopping :)

I'd like to link this up to a couple of my absolute favorite challenges:

The Paper Players

CASology

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you're having a good week so far!  ~ Annie

Cards in Envy: White on White

Welcome back for another Cards in Envy Challenge!  This time around we are looking for white cards that are flat enough to fit in an envy.   If you want to use black ink or some other color to stamp your sentiment or image (no coloring), that's ok!

For my DT card, there was no stamping involved.   I do apologize for the photo...white card, gray day and this is what I got!  The supplies I used were Neenah Solar White cardstock, MFT Blueprints 31, Concord & 9th Bouquet Die, Stamps of Life Hello die (with vellum shadow), Pretty Pink Posh clear droplets and, of course, Wink of Stella.

We can't wait to see what you come up with!  Have a great week and happy crafting 😎

Dads Rule!

Hi there!  A quick post for the latest Shopping Our Stash Challenge:  Dude,  I haven't decided if it's going to be a Father's Day card or Birthday card but I'd better decide soon!

Here's the stuff I used:

Cardstock - MFT Kraft

Stamps - Hero Arts Color Layering Lion and Mud Cloth Background Stamp

Ink - Versfine Vintage Sepia and Delicata Golden Glitz

Dies - Hero Arts Rectangle Infinity Dies and Sizzix Starburst & Circles

Other - Scrap Vellum, Gold Dots, Clear Embossing Powder

Thanks for stopping by!  

Ladybug Hugs & Favorite Human

Happy Friday!  I had a few hours in The Doghouse this morning and was able to play along with a couple of challenges.

My first card is for CASology's challenge:

If I had a favorite insect, it would have to be ladybugs.  Maybe becauseWe my favorite color is red?

The ladybug is an older die from The Stamps of Life.  After cutting the wings out of red cardstock, I used a flower center from another stamp set for the black dots and then covered them with Glossy Accents.  The sentiment is also from The Stamps of Life "ladybugs2love."  The background (Wonky Backgrounds by Julie - Ellen Hutson) was stamped in SSS Fog ink.

The second card I was able to play with today for Freshly Made Sketches is a Father's Day card for a very dear Doggy Daddy.

On a MFT Kraft card base, I layered DSP from Queen & Co.  The stitched heart (Memory Box) gave the very simple Copic colored puppy (MFT's Four-Legged Friends) the perfect place to rest.  The sentiment is from the same MFT stamp set which I love!  To finish up, a little Glossy Accents for a wet nose and a microliner pen for freckles.

Thanks for visiting today!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend 😎  

More Dotty Fun!

Hi there!  I just can't stop playing with the Concord & 9th Dotty Turnabout stamp!  Here's another card for the Cards in Envy Challenge.  This time it was for a birthday card for a very dear friend.  (I almost said 'old' but that would just be wrong!)

I'll be linking this one up to the new Paper Players Challenge #347 for a birthday theme:

My friend is all about purple so I kept a monochromatic look with Catherine Pooler's violet inks.  I layered the dotty background on a Gina K. Silver Metallic card base.  The sentiment and die cut are from Catherine Pooler's Lovely Notes collection.  A little strip of silver glitter washi tape (Heidi Swapp) and inked scallop strip to ground the popped up sentiment finished the card.

Thanks for stopping by 😎

Cards in Envy: You're the Man!

Hi CIE friends!  It's the first Monday of the month and time for another Cards in Envy Challenge! This time we're looking for cards for the guys in our lives.  They can be for friendship, birthday, Father's Day, or any other occasion you can think of.  Just make sure they are flat enough to fit in an envy and, of course, manly :)

Often I get inspired by everyday things for cardmaking.  This is one of those times.  The "designer paper" on this card is actually part of a box of lens wipes I picked up at Costco.  I loved the glasses pattern and they perfectly matched the glasses of a dear friend of mine.  I heat embossed the MFT Eye Chart sentiment and added a few red cardstock scraps.  And...I recycled!  Bonus points for me :)

Surprise!  Today it's a two-fer!  Here's a Father's Day card I made for my son because he IS a fantastic Dad to my DGS:

I'm totally lovin' the Dotty Turnabout Stamp Set from Concord & 9th...it is brilliant!  I used Simon Says and Catherine Pooler inks, striped DSP from MFT, and the Die-Versions Sweet Spot die which I inlaid to keep the card super flat.

We hope you'll play along with us and fill the gallery with those guy cards!  Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a great week.

Perfect Sketch!

When I saw this sketch over at CAS(E) this Sketch, I screamed 'PERFECT' for my 4th of July cards!

On a Neenah Solar White card base, I stamped images from Lawn Fawn's Happy 4th set with Catherine Pooler's Rockin' Red and Something Borrowed plus Delicata's Silvery Shimmer.  I added a strip of silver glitter washi tape (Heidi Swapp) and finished off with a few fireworks on the inside :)

Thanks for stopping by ~ Have a great week!  I'm off to work in the Garden of "Weeden!"