CAS-ology #19: THANKS

I used some of the leftover pieces from yesterday's card to make another quilt square to use for this week's CAS-ology. It is so easy to use this die from WPlus9! LOVE it so much!! I started to use a cream-colored card background but liked the Terracotta Tile color better. And white space doesn't always have be white!

The patterned paper is from Farmhouse's Sugar Hill and I cut the little heart from some Basic Grey's Indian Summer. The sentiment is from another WPlus9 set, Pretty Patches: Apple.

There are just so many ways to use these quilt dies. Can't wait to try something else! 

Well, do you have something exciting planned for this weekend? Hope you have a great one!

Thanks so much for coming by,

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Pretty Patches: Apple (WPlus9)

Cardstock: Oatmeal (WPlus9); Terracotta Tile, Kraft (PTI)

Patterned Paper: Sugar Hill (Farmhouse)

Dies: Quilt Cuts #2, Clear Cut Pinking Squares, Seasonal Sentiments (heart)--all WPlus9

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #123

The sketch for this week's Waltzingmouse challenge was provided by Lenet Mos. Isn't it wonderful! I've been playing with this WPlus9 quilt die (which I dearly love) so combined it with some of my favorite autumn patterned papers and WM stamps to make this card. I enjoy finding patterned paper pads that include some printed patterns that can be incorporated into a design, like the leaves here. The gingham pattern on the Terracotta Tile cardstock piece was stamped in Versamark. The colored quilt pieces were cut from papers in the same Sugar Hill pad and the little birds from Teeny Trees were stamped on Oatmeal cardstock.

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There are lots of gorgeous samples and entries over on the WM Sketch blog. Just click HERE to check them out! 

I'm glad you took a minute to visit my blog. Don't forget the Blog Party on Saturday!!

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Gingham and Co., Teeny Trees, Frame It (WMS)

Cardstock: Oatmeal (WPlus9); Terracotta Tile (PTI)

Patterned Paper: Sugar Hill (Farmhouse Paper)

Dies: Quilt Cuts #2 (WPlus9); Open Scallop Border Punch (EK Success)

Additional: Twine (WMS); Inks (Memento); Button from Stash; Embroidery Thread

Cloud 9 Blog Hop-November

It's the 9th day of the month and time for the Cloud 9 Blog Hop! Isn't this inspiration photo wonderful--SO many, many things to inspire a card!  

The fun design on the sheet set has all those mittens and hats so I made my card with mittens from Winter Wishes.

For the background a piece of Lake House cardstock is embossed with Snowflakes, a Lifestyle embossing folder. I stamped the mittens and then added a piece of MS baker's twine and a second set of mittens popped up with foam dots. The red square is embossed in herringbone and the snowflake is cut with little snowflake included in the Seasonal Sentiments die set.

Check out the awesome Design Team samples here. And there is still time to enter the challenge too!

Enjoy the hop! We're going to be gone until Sunday so I won't be able to look at everyone's cards until I get back.

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Winter Wishes (WPlus9)

Cardstock: Lake House (WPlus9); Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy (PTI)

Dies: Seasonal Sentiments, Pinking Square (WPlus9)

Embossing Folders: Snowflakes (Lifestyle), Herringbone (Sizzix)

Additional: Ink (Memento), Rhinestone (My Mind's Eye), Baker's Twine (Martha Stewart)

The Twelve Kits of Christmas: October

Hi all! As you may know, we usually post our 12 Kits of Christmas cards on the last day of each month. But with several members on the East Coast and all the devastation from Hurricane Sandy, we decided it was best to put it off a day. Our hostess this month is Jessica Davis, The Paper Parade. If you've ever visited Jessica's blog you know how much she loves Paper Smooches. I love her awesome designs! She is also now on the PS Design Team. Not only will you see lots of great PS creations on her blog but visiting there is sure to put a smile on your face! Thanks Jessica for a fantastic fun-filled kit!

PHOTO BY AMY

For this first card I used PTI's Tag Sale #3 die to cut some of the patterned paper and added a few tree decorations from a set I bought at Hobby Lobby earlier this year.

There were several snowmen images included in the kit.  These two worked great for my snow scene.

Since we had an extra day this month, I had the time to make an additional card. For this one I cut pieces of the different patterned papers with My Favorite Things chevron dies.

I had this card done but not glued together when I saw this week's PTI Make It Monday Challenge. I had intended to put all the images on the front but decided to create a window using clear cardstock. There aren't any floating images but I love the look!

My last card is totally non-traditional. Aren't the dog and sentiment adorable? The rose-colored embossed paper and strip of stars were in the kit. After coloring the dog with Copics, I thought dark chocolate and kraft might be fun companion colors. I also added some stacked stars that I cut with a MFT die set.

Below is a list of all the other 12 Kits participants. We don't get to see what each other has made until the final reveal so I can't wait to see the projects either!

Renee {It's a Patchwork Life}

Suzanne {The Card Yard}

Cathy {Empty Nest Crafter}

Joyce {Cards-by-the-Sea}

Kim {Cupcakes Cards and Kim}

Kara {KandRDesigns}

Marybeth {Marybeth's Time for Paper}

Jeanne {A Kept Life}

Jessica {The Paper Parade}

Christina {Sea Glass and Sentiments}
Amy Kolling (Stamp-n-Paradise)

Have fun at the hop!

Smiles,
Sharron

CASology #16: WILD

This is my third CASology card--YEAH! I had another card ready to glue together for our son-in-law's birthday and decided to switch gears when I saw this week's challenge. I bought this set mainly for the zebra image--just love it! Doesn't the pattern from the Half and Half fit perfectly! And CAS is the way to go when doing a masculine card so this was a quick design. Well, except for getting good coverage with the bold stripe pattern. That took a few tries!

Thanks so much for taking a look at my blog! I've been short on posts lately as I have a lot going on right now. I'm hoping things will slow down soon!

Be sure to check the CAS-ology blog HERE. Remember you have until Sunday to enter this week's challenge.

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Half and Half, It's a Jungle Out There (PTI)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy (PTI)

Dies: Half and Half, Balloon (PTI)

Ink: Tuxedo Black, Lady Bug (Memento)

CASology #15: NIGHT

I thought another Halloween card would be appropriate for the NIGHT theme at CASology! This set from Taylored Expressions was one of my first Halloween sets and I love the eyes on the spooky tree. I stamped that section several times on gold cardstock so I could cut out the eyes. The little owl is also in that set and I did his eyes the same way. The tree is done in gray so it's more shadowy---hopefully you can see the detail well enough. The card base in also gray. I liked Amy Kolling's, Stamp-N-Paradise, idea of using some chevron die pieces in the same color for a little texture. Thanks, Amy! Amy is this week's Guest Designer!

I'm really enjoying these new challenges. Details on this week's theme plus samples from the Design Team can be found HERE. You still have time to enter!

Thanks for stopping by,

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Spooky Expressions, Frightful Night (Taylored Expressions)

Cardstock: True Black, Soft Stone, Harvest Gold (PTI)

Additional: Chevron Stripes Die (MFT); Oval Window Punch (Stampin' Up); Slate Ink (Amuse)

Waltzingmouse Blog Party: October

This month the Waltzingmouse Blog Party has a color theme. The main colors are purple, orange and black with our choice of neutrals. Or course, they work great for Halloween and I had a chance to use one of my favorite ever Halloween images--Cicely at Halloween. I've been trying to focus on more simple designs so I cut a circle out of some patterned paper and stamped Cicely. My main emphasis was the paper piecing! I did color her face, the stockings and her gloves with Copics but everything else is cut from paper. I love this technique but must admit it is a bit time consuming! Not sure if it shows up well but I used Spica pens in clear and peach to add glitter to the hat buckle and the wand tip.

There is always a huge variety of entries so you will want to be on your way to see everyone else's blog. Click HERE to join the party! 

Have fun!!!!

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Cicely at Halloween (WMS)

Cardstock: Orange Zest, Plum Pudding, True Black (PTI); Oatmeal (WPlus9)

Patterned Paper: All Hallow's Eve (Carta Bella)

Dies: Spellbinders Circles

Additional: Copics; Spica Pens (Clear, Peach); Rhinestone (Queen and Co.)