PDCC #39

Good morning all, I was so excited last night to find that I had been selected as one of the Fab 4 for my last PDCC entry! YEAH!!

Today's card is using neutrals 'Dublin Style"and I love the classy, calming feel you can get when creating with these. The inspiration photos are from a hotel in Dublin, Ireland and what better Irish theme than a soothing cup of tea. I have a dear friend who loves tea and we always share a cup whenever we get a chance to visit. She lives in another city so unfortunately we don't get to see each other as often as I would like. I think she will enjoy this card!

I loved using this PTI teapot die to cut felt. I was able to glue just the center so the handle and spout are movable--what a fun and durable way to provide more dimension! The little teacup tag is easy to cut out and lots of sentiments are included with the set.

Supplies:
Stamps: Tea for Two Additions, Everyday Classics Anniversary Set (both PTI); Tea at Elsie's (Kaiser Craft)
Cardstock: Kraft, Stamper's Select White, Soft Stone (all PTI)
Patterned Paper: Earth Love (Cosmo Cricket)
Additional: PTI Tea Pot Die Set, Stampin' Up Punch, Felt, Lace trim, Twine, Pearls

Thanks for visiting!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sharron

Papertrey Peeps Challenge #12 and PDCC #38

Isn't this amazing inspiration! I loved it the second I saw it and to believe it is fabric and embroidery. This is the most recent Peeps Challenge #12 posted by Janice. Then this morning I saw this challenge by Play Date Cafe and knew the colors would be perfect. 

And here's my card! 

I used cardstock from my stash. I believe it is Bazzill but I don't know the names of the colors. I embossed with Leafy Branch, a Cuttlebug embossing folder, and then used Paris Dusk Memento ink to highlight the stems and leaves. The bird is cut with a Stampin' Up die. I used Background Basics: Text Style on PTI white and cut the bird from the patterned paper. The flowers are PTI Beautiful Blooms II. I used Paris Dusk with Sweet Plum (both Memento inks) to create the effect on the flowers. The small one is stamped in Spring Pansy (VersaMagic Chalk ink). The sentiment is from PTI Communique Curves Sentiments. Rhinestones added as the final touch!

Love these colors! Thanks so much for stopping by,

Sharron

Clean and Simple FTL 98

Is it hot where you are? My, I am getting so tired of the 100 degree days! Lots of daylily activities last week so I am glad to at last have time to stay inside with my stamps. I made this card a week ago with the CAS sketch. I found these butterflies at Archiver's on my recent trip to Kansas City and always have fun playing with these little inchies images.

Supplies

Stamps: Butterflies (Inkadinkado), Background Basics: Retro, Birds of a Feather (sentiment) (both PTI)
Cardstock: Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss, Stamper's Select White (all PTI)
Patterned Paper: Vintage Blue (We R Memory Keepers)
Ink: Rose Bud, Cottage Ivy (both Memento)
Pearl

Have a great week!
Sharron

Papertrey Peeps Challenge #7

 

Some time ago Nerina's challenge was for the Peeps to visit the Creative Mint blog and select one of the awesome photos as inspiration.  My choice is from Creative Mint here. There are so many outstanding pictures but the title of this one caught my eye. DH's name is Harry so I of course couldn't pass up 'Harry's Berries'! And what a better summer treat than delicious strawberries!

I wanted to match the color of the strawberry box but my two choices were Aqua Mist and Spring Rain and IRL neither was exact so I did two versions! As you can see, in the computer photos the Aqua Mist comes across as a pretty good match but I also like the soft blue. In each the backgrounds are a combination of two embossing folders.. The large strawberry is from Green Thumb and the small ones are from Vintage Picnic. All materials are PTI unless noted otherwise.

Supplies-Card #1:
Stamps: Green Thumb, Background Basics-Retro
Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Aqua Mist, Soft Stone
Ink: Lady Bug and Bamboo Leaves (both Memento), Aquatic Splash (VersaMagic)
Additional: Sizzix Argyle Embossing Folder, Sizzix Snowballs Embossing Folder, Circle Punch, Stampin' Up Punch, Crystal Effects

Supplies-Card #2:
Stamps: Green Thumb, Vintage Picnic, Background Basics-Retro
Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Spring Rain
Ink: Berry Sorbet, Bamboo Leaves (Memento), Aegean Blue (VersaMagic), Copics
Additional: Sizzix Argyle Embossing Folder, Quikutz Stripes Embossing Folder, Mat Stack 2 Die, Pearls

Are you still with me? I really hope you like strawberries because since I needed several thank you cards, I decided to do a traditional color version also!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Vintage Picnic, Green Thumb
Cardstock: Spring Moss, Vintage Cream
Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety
Ink: Lady Bug and Bamboo Leaves (both Memento), Copics
Additional: Stampin' Up Punch, Mat Stack 2 Die, Ribbon (LSS), Rhinestone

Thanks for popping by!
Sharron

Papertrey Peeps Challenge #11

Just back from a quick trip to Kansas City to meet my stepson's sweet girlfriend and her two sons.  We had a wonderful visit, stayed overnight and even got to sleep late one morning. After breakfast, we made a brief (1 hour!) stop at Archiver's  and DH patiently waited while I took in all the goodies! 

My card today is for our most recent Peeps Challenge #11.  Nicole challenged us to do something 'out of our comfort zone' so I chose to work with a color that, for me, unfortunately falls in that category. TURQUOISE, one of this year's most popular colors, is a challenge for me! I see so many fabulous creations made by other people but for some reason I have steered away from it. While I bought PTI's Hawaiian Shores products in March, it was Heather's Peeps challenge in June that reminded me how little I reach for turquoise. I hadn't even opened the cardstock package! So after using a little turquoise for accents in that challenge and in two other cards, I decided to do something more bold! 

I wanted to use the flowers in the Take Three-Summer set so I combined Terracotta Tile with Hawaiian Shores for this card. I think I like it--definitely need to try this more often!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Take Three-Summer (PTI)

Cardstock: Hawaiian Shores, Terracotta Tile, Vintage Cream (all PTI)

Patterned Paper: Thrifty Shop-October Afternoon

Additional: Sea Breeze Ink-VersaMagic; Orangerie Ink-PTI; Copics; Quikutz Embossing Folder (Diamonds and Dots); EK Success border punch; Rickrack Die (PTI)

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!

Sharron

Papertrey Peeps Challenge #10

This Papertrey Peeps challenge provided by Heather was to use the following colors: purple, turquoise, chartreuse, dark grey and white. While somewhat out of my comfort zone, it turned out to be really fun! I did have to make some adjustments as I did not have chartreuse. So I decided to use Spring Moss cardstock and Memento Pear Tart ink instead. And this was also the first time I got out my new Take Three Summer stamp set. I LOVE it! I don't have the Spring version yet but will definitely need to move it up on my wish list. The images are wonderful and the sentiment and font are the greatest! 

Now, back to my recipe. All cardstock is PTI except where noted. The base is Spring Moss cardstock, followed by Elephant (Bazzill) and then a piece of Plum Pudding embossed with a Cuttlebug Birds and Swirls embossing folder. The main image is a panel of Stamper's Select White over Hawaiian Shores. I used Sweet Plum Memento Ink for the image and then cut out and embossed with a square nestability. I then mounted it on Fillable Frames #1 cut out of Spring Moss. Additional stamps are from Turning a New Leaf in Pear Tart and the little flower image in the TTS set with an added rhinestone.

Note my little flower frog--I found two of these while on our recent trip! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Smiles,

Sharron

Time to Relax!

Happy Fourth of July to all my US friends! We are celebrating with a nice relaxing day at home! It has  been raining all day (pouring right now!) so it is not very conducive to outdoor activities. Haven't heard yet about the fate of the fireworks scheduled for this evening!

But thought this card would be appropriate to wish everyone a happy summer. I have been checking Mark's Finest Papers blog lately and saw that the current challenge #10 is to use die cuts. So this is my first entry! I chose 2 sets of Nestabilities--large circles and large scalloped circles--perfect to use for this Pure Innocence image!

Supplies:
Stamps: Start Every Day With Whee-Pure Innocence; All additional are PTI--Sentiment from On the Couch, Background-Petal Power, Leaves (cut outs) from Turning a New Leaf, Flowers from Wonderfully Whimsical
Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Lavender Moon, Hawaiian Shores (all PTI); Elephant-Brazzil
Patterned Paper: Vintage Blue-WR Memories
Ink: Pear Tart-Memento, Turquoise Gem-VersaMagic Chalk, Copics
Additional: Buttons-PTI Hawaiian Shores, Lavender Moon; Crystal Effects

Enjoy your day,
Sharron