Monday Mood Board #5

Monday Mood Challenge: Red, Blue, Cream with a Hint of Green

Time for another dose of inspiration from Dawn at WPlus9! And isn't this photo just crammed full of fabulous colors and patterns! If you haven't participated before, here is the link to Dawn's blog to find out more about her weekly challenges. They are a wonderful place for you to showcase your WPlus9 stamps and supplies!!

I found this greatl paper for the base in the Summer Fresh 6x6 pad from Simple Stories--with the flowers already printed! Great find, don't you think!! The hearts were cut using three sizes from the Clear Cut Heart Stackers. I cut a heart out of the center of the red heart and then inserted the green heart, following with a die cut button on top. The flower on the cream heart is from Mother's Day Bouquet  and the banner is from a cute little set called Banner Love. I finished with the blue bird cut with a Folk Art Florals die. Love those sweet little guys!!

Hope you are having a great weekend and have been able to enjoy some crafty time!

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Banner Love, Mother's Day Bouquet (WPlus9)

Cardstock: Oatmeal (WPlus9); SS White, Pure Poppy, Blueberry Sky (PTI)

Patterned Paper: Summer Fresh (Simple Stories)

Dies: Clear Cut Stackers-Hearts, Folk Art Florals (WPlus9); Buttons (Impression Obsession)

Additional: Embroidery Thread; Martha Stewart Scoring Board; Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger); Memento Inks (Love Letter, Bamboo Leaves)

Monday Mood Board #4

Here is my VERY LATE WPlus9 Mood Board card! Last week I had my card done and photographed but I didn't like how the gold embossing looked so I planned to redo it---but unfortunately never got it done! So I wanted to be sure to get this posted!

Mood Board: Red, Yellow and Green

I chose to use the colors and the wonderful sunshiny mood to create my card using Fresh Picked. The berries in that set are fantastic and are so easy to stamp. The die cut jar was embossed using a rick rack die to give a little texture. And the sun and stitched rectangle are dies from Lil' Inker.

We've been buying lots of blueberries as they have been good lately--and reasonably priced. Can't wait until summer so we can have fresh strawberries again! Today it looks like snow!!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend. Thanks so much for stopping by,

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Fresh Picked (WPlus9)

Cardstock: Harvest Gold, SS White (PTI)

Patterned Paper: Garden Variety (Cosmo Cricket)

Dies: Preserves Jar (WPlus9); Stitched Rectangles, Large Sun (Lil' Inker Designs); Rick Rack Border (PTI)

Additional: Antique Linen Distressed Ink (Ranger)

CAS-ology #34: BUNNY

I have really been struggling with craft project problems lately (won't bore you with details) but I did get this card done for this week's CAS-ology challenge. The cue word is 'bunny' and my favorite bunny stamp is this sweet image from Waltzingmouse! I love to paper piece him so today he is quilted! And the border stamp is from a set I haven't used in ages--Background Basics-Spots and Dots from PTI. It was even on my 'for sale' list so I was happy to find a use for it. Perhaps I'd better hang on to it!

Thanks so much for coming by! Hope to get more done this weekend!!

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Lil' Buddies (WMS); Polka Dot Parade #1, Background Basics-Spots and Dots (PTI)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White (PTI); Baja Breeze (Stampin' Up)

Additional: Quilting Bee Patterned Paper (My Mind's Eye); Copics

The 12 Kits of Holidays: February

It's that time again! And this month we're using our kit to get ready for a Country Christmas, hosted by the wonderfully talented Renee, It's a Patchwork Life!

Renee filled our kits with SO many fabulous goodies--gorgeous papers, die cuts, fun Waltzingmouse stamped images, ribbons and a wonderful assortment of embellishments. Gosh, I used such a small amount which means I will have plenty to play with after seeing what the other members of our group have created! If you don't know about the 12 Kits, we started last year making cards and projects for Christmas and have altered our schedule this year to include some other holidays. HERE is a link to my original post.

PHOTO BY KARA

I LOVE plaid so I used every inch of the sheet in the kit!! The fun sentiment was cut out with the PTI Tag Sale #3 die.

For this card, I used an Lifestyle embossing folder from a set called Zig Zag!

Isn't this star wonderful! It's from a set by Waltzingmouse called Yonder Star. Those little die cut border

pieces are cut with Spellbinders Classic Edger Two die. 

And this is my 'just for fun' card! I used the pieces left from the die cut whimsical tree to decorate the top. Some peridot glitter by Martha Stewart helped the tree stand out a bit more. And here is my last sliver of plaid!!

Enjoy the hop! I always love seeing what everyone made with the kit. And thanks for stopping here to let me share my creations. We'll have another party on the last day of March--perhaps a different holiday. You'll have to come back to find out which one!!

See you then,

Sharron

   Joyce, Cards-by-the-Sea

   Renee, It's a Patchwork Life

   Tracey, In My Creative Opinion

  Sharron, On Papillon Wings  You are here!

Marybeth, Marybeth's Time for Paper

Jeanne, A Kept Life

Christina, SeaGlass Papercrafts

Amy, Stamp-N-Paradise

Kim, Cupcakes, Cards and Kim

Kara, KandRdesigns

  Kelly, Gingham Girl

Jessica, The Paper Parade

Below is the list of supplies included in Renee's kit:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Yonder Star, Yonder Star Background, Woodenheart Alphabet

Patterned Paper: Echo Park This and That Christmas

Cardstock: My Favorite Things: Gumdrop Green,

                  PTI: Rustic White, Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy

Ink:   Memento Bamboo Leaves, SU Real Red, Chocolate Chip

Dies: Memory Box: Winterland Tree, Deer Trio

         PTI: Alpha Blocks, Parisian Doily

         WPlus9: Stacking Stars,

         Waltzingmouse Yonder Star cut files

         Lil’ Inkers Mini Bow

Misc: MFT: Gumdrop Green, Wild Cherry, Hot Fudge buttons

          MFT: Gumdrop Green ribbon

          Recollections (Michael’s): gumdrops, pearls

          The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby): gemstones

          Michael’s: mailing twine, red burlap, gingham and snowflake ribbon

          The Twinery: red and brown twine

CAS-ual Fridays #91: Hi Ho Silver

Click on banner to link to CAS-ual Fridays blog

This week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge is to use a design with a bit of silver. So I used another Memory Box die cut over some silver glitter paper for the rain and stamped one of the clouds from Up, Up and Away with Versamark, then embossed with silver embossing powder.

The sentiment was computer generated. For a dose of color, I chose some Bitty Dot paper in Summer Sunrise. The umbrella was cut from the same glitter paper and then the piece of the colored paper was glued on top.

Thanks so much for taking a peek!

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Up, Up and Away (PTI); Sentiment was computer generated

Cardstock: Soft Stone, Stamper's Select White (PTI

Dies: Petite Umbrella, A Little Rain (Memory Box)

Additional: Silver Glitter Paper (Paper Source), Bitty Dots Patterned Paper (PTI), Silver Embossing Powder (Ranger)

Monday Mood Board--Week 2

There's a new challenge over at WPlus9! Each week Dawn will post a Monday Mood Board photo for inspiration. Click here to find out more about the rules and prizes. I missed last week's first challenge plus the Cloud 9 WPlus9 challenge so it was wonderful to be able to try this one out.

Monday Mood Board: Coral, Navy & Kraft

I love color challenges but these were the closest colors I had for coral and navy. And my lace substitute for a lacy look is my new Trellis Die. This morning after I received an email with this week's PTI's Design Team Tip, I knew the perfect flowers to use too. I was anxious to try out Maile's coloring technique. Love the way it looks on these Mother's Day Bouquet roses! Since I didn't have anything close to coral ink, I used Potter's Clay ink on Melon Berry cardstock. Then I tried the same technique on the leaves and, for a more subdued look, I stamped green on kraft.

Ever have those times when you have plenty of time to be crafty and can't seem to create anything you like? That's been me this week! Even looking through blogs didn't help. So I spent the last couple of days watching our wonderful 14 inches of snow fall. LOVE it!!! Our bird feeders were overcrowded and the pond busy with, believe it or not, birds taking baths! Today is sunny and absolutely gorgeous-- but unfortunately with fewer birds!! And the neighbors are building a snow fort across from our house on the golf course--such fun!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Mother's Day Bouquet, Pretty Patches: Apple (WPlus9)

Cardstock: Oatmeal (WPlus9); Enchanted Evening, Melon Berry, Kraft (PTI)

Die: Trellis (Memory Box)

Additional: Pearls (Recollections); Memento Inks (Potter's Clay, Bamboo Leaves); White Embossing Powder (Ranger); Corner Rounder Punch (Stampin' Up

Happy Birthday, Cathy!

Hi everyone! Today is Cathy's birthday and we have gotten together to throw a little blog party!
Cathy, hope your day is off to a fabulous start. Are there big plans in store? We all wanted to help you celebrate and let you know how special we think you are. Hope you enjoy every minute of this wonderful day! Wish I could share a yummy chocolate/strawberry cake with you!!!

Below is the list of all the party-goers. This probably is your last stop but if not, be sure to go back and check out more of the birthday goodies! And if you are visiting, be sure to stop over at Cathy's blog, The Empty Nester. There are always many super creative things to enjoy.

Hope you enjoy the party!

Thanks for coming by,

Sharron

Joyce http://cards-by-the-sea.blogspot.com/
Jeanne http://akeptlife.blogspot.com/
Kara http://kandrdesigns.blogspot.com/
Kelly http://ginghamgirlsadventures.blogspot.com/
Kim http://cupcakescardsandkim.blogspot.com/
Marybeth http://marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com/
Renee http://itsapatchworklife.blogspot.com/
Tracey http://inmycreativeopinion.blogspot.com/
Sharron http://onpapillonwings.blogspot.com/  You are here!

Supplies for my card include Fresh Picked stamps and dies by WPlus9 and Background Basics-Text 1 stamps by PTI.