Live Simply. Love Much.

Ok, here is a super, super easy Valentine card to make.  I just used a Kraft card base, the PTI Heart print dies with different colors of felt, and one of the sentiments from Little Bitty Bird (PTI).  There you have it- easy valentine card in less than 5 minutes!!

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It's Pumpkin Time

I have been having alot of fun using up some of my fall/halloween/thanksgiving stamps lately.  Usually, fall passes right by, for me, and I don't get the chance to create some FUN fall/halloween cards. 

Not this year!!  :-)

I used the PTI Stamp Sets: Friendship Jar and Friendship Jar Fall Fillers to make this eeeeeasy CAS card.  I just used a PTI White cardstock base, stamped the images right onto the cardstock and colored with Copic markers. 

I finished the card with photo corners (punched from the photo corners punch from SU!) made from Echo Park Halloween paper, and the label is punched from the PTI Friendship Jar label die on Orange Zest cardstock....and there you have it!!

Here is a close-up of the pumpkin pops! 

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!

Leave No Words Unspoken

 

Hello friends!! Here is a fun CAS card I made using Verve's new release called, Dream Big.  I love the HUGE flowers in this set and the awesome sentiments included as well.  This sentiment is quite important to me: "Leave No Words Unspoken."  

That is how I try to live my life, leaving no words unspoken.  My family and friends KNOW how much I love, enjoy and adore them, and how thankful I am, that they are a part of my life.  It also works the other way- if I'm uncomfortable or disagree with something, I leave no words unspoken.  Otherwise.....thats what we call BAGGAGE, and with two kids to carry, now, I don't have room for any extra bags.  :-) 

So, very easy today, I stamped the flower stems in Memento Cottage Ivy ink, right onto the white cardstock.  Then, I inked the flowers with memento dandelion ink, and rolled the edges in a darker ink, tangelo (orange), used here.  I then placed some PTI buttons as flower centers, tied with bakers twine. The orange border is cut from the eyelet border die from PTI and the sentiment is stamped onto a Spellbinders Labels 14 die and sponged with dandelion ink. 

Thanks for stoppping by, have a wonderful day!!

MMMMM, Apples

 

Happy Saturday, Paper Maniacs!!  Here is a super easy, CAS card for you, using the new Flourishes Apples set.  Ummmm, yeah, I just **LOVE** this set!!  Its perfect for this time of year- back to school and apple picking time.  It can also be used for any occasion throughout the year. AND....I just spied the Paper Maniac store and it is 20% off this week, along with a ton of other autumn goodies!!!

Thanks for stopping by, have a GREAT weekend!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Flourishes- Apples

Paper: Neenah Solar White CS

Ink: Memento

Accessories: Copic Markers, Red Bakers Twine

Dude, You Rock!!

Super-simple card I made for one of my cousins' birthdays. I used PTI White cardstock for the base layer, the pattern paper is October Afternoon (Report Card) and the stamps are PTI- Signature Greetings. The ribbon is PTI Hawaiian Shores (bitty dots).

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Singing Souls for FWF

HAPPY FRIDAY Peeps!! It's time for another awesome Unity Friends with Flair (FWF) hop- start at the Unity BLOG for the list of fabulous chickies that are playing along today. Visit all the blogs and leave us some LOVE, for your chance to win blog candy- a grab bag of 25 random Unity Stamps. The blog that has the hidden blinkie is the blog that will give away the candy!!

Today, I used the brandy-new stamp set called Singing Souls. I just think this set is sooooo adorable, and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how it has both inside and outside sentiments for the card.

Check out my card in yesterday's post (below), for some additional Unity inspiration. I used the April store kit and some cool distressing, and paper-piecing techniques. :-)

And...remember the blog candy I told you about earlier? Well, I am the host this week, SO, leave a comment here for your chance to win the grab bag of 25 random Unity Stamps. I will pick a winner on Saturday! Yay!!

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- Singing Souls. Papers: PTI- Hawaiian Shores, White. October Afternoon- Ducks in Row. Ink: Memento. Accessories: Spellbinders- Labels 1 die, PTI- Hawaiian Shores ribbon, Copics, Glitter Glue, Silver pearls.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoy the hop today!!

I {HEART} Distressing!!

Ok, I have to admit, I have never been much of a distressing fan, but that's only because I didn't know how to do it too well. BUT, I have since been inspired, and I am soooooo very excited to share this card with you today! AND, I am soooooo lovin' the distressing techniques and possibilities with the new Tim Holtz line of products.

So, how did I fall in love??

Patti, the wonderful owner of the Paper Maniac store is now carrying the new Tim Holtz line of products, which range from inks and paints, to large sizzix dies and impression plates, rubber stamps, and a whole lot in between. You HAVE to check out the store to see the new, FUN, stuff- more items are added daily.

Patti tipped-off us designers, on these super cool Tim Holtz videos on you tube, and that was it for me. Mouth on the floor and everything. Amazing inspiration. AND....now I can distress!! AND...I need to distress more and more and more. Oh, how hubby is going to love that! LOL.

SO, if you haven't figured it out already, our Paper Maniac theme this week is DISTRESSING!! Please join us in some distressing fun on the BLOG- the possibilities are endless with these super-fab products.

Oh, and do you see the cute little owl friend on this card?? He comes from the NEW Unity Stampin store kit for April. This month, there is an exciting new option for getting the kit (it's only available in stampin' stores, like Paper Maniac). The kit is now offered as 2 mini kits or as a complete kit. The mini kits are called: Total Cuteness and Sew Cute, and Patti has reduced the price to $19.00 each. You can also order the complete store kit for $35. Sweet deal huh??

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- Total Cuteness. Papers: PTI- Hawaiian Shores, Kraft and White. Ink: SU Cool Carribean, Memento- Rich Cocoa. Accessories: Tim Holtz distressing tool, Distress Inks- Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo. PTI Hawaiian Shores ribbon, SU Word Window punch.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

It's FRIDAY!! FWF!!! Rainbow

It's a Friday, and that means its Unity Friends with Flair day!! I am so happy that I actually have a card to play along today! Yayyyyy! Keeping with the spirit of CAS (see post below), I created another super-simple card. I used several different colored buttons from Papertreyink, to make my "rainbow." The sentiment comes from the FEBRUARY 2010 Unity KOM- Nothing But Blue Skies, which happens to be one of my all-time favorite Unity KOM's!

Check out the Unity Blog for the list of talented chicks that will inspire you today. Leave some love on all the blogs for your chance to win Blog Candy- a grab bag of 25 random Unity Stamps! There is a hidden blinkie on one of the blogs- thats where the candy is! FUN!

Have a wonderful day!!

Margarita Madness

This week at Paper Maniac, we are going to inspire you with Clean and Simple (CAS) cards. Clean and Simple is quickly becomming a go-to style for alot of papercrafters. I am really enjoying CAS myself. I also find that this syle of card are very clean, crisp and even elegant as well. I hope you can try it out for yourself!

For this card, I used one of the super-cute new Unity Stamp Co kits, (available only to stores) called Margarita Moments. I also used Bazzil papers and Memento ink. Accessories can also be found in the Paper Maniac Store- Copics, green pearls and Big Scalloped Oval spellbinders dies. The ribbon is from Papertreyink.

Thanks for stoping by, have a fabulous day!

Destination....HAPPINESS

I'm sooooooo lovin the March Stampin' Store Kit- "Adventures in Happiness" by Unity Stamp Co. It has a lighthouse image!! (I am a huge lighthouse fanatic- anywhere we travel, I have to research where the lighthouses are. My hubby, Eric, is such a sport, because we have driven some considerable distances just to see them.) There are also ALOT of other super-adorable images in this kit, which you can get at the Paper Maniac store!

Here is a close-up of the card details.

I LOVE this quote: "In life's adventures may happiness be your destination."

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- Adventures in Happiness. Papers: Kraft, White and Navy. Ink: Memento. Accessories: Copics, Brilliant Blue pearls and sky blue twill ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by, have a very HAPPY day!!

Thank You

I absolutely LOVE the layout on Clean and Simple Stamping this week (FTL81). I paired it with the Verve Spring Fling Challenge #1, which was to make a Clean and Simple card, using flowers. This is what I came up with. Soooooo easy!! And, I never have enough thank you cards on hand, so this layout was perfect to throw some together in a jiffy!

Here is a close-up of the detailed area of the card. I colored the flowers in with Copic markers, and then placed a small silver pearl inside the center of each flower. I used the Verve stamp sets: Grateful Elegance and Abundant Blessings.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful Saturday!!

A Bicycle Built for 2

Here is another card I made, using the Unity Stamp Co- February Stampin Store Kit, called "Life is Fabulous." Paper Maniac has this awesome kit in stock at a fabulous price, and the owner ships orders out super-fast!! Its my favorite shop for everything crafty!

Here is a close-up of the adorable bike image and sentiment. This kit is full of adorable images and sentiments this month. I LOVE it!! I also used a sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping- Fall to Layout #75.

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- FEB Stampin Store Kit "Life is Fabulous." Papers: Kraft, Bazzil Red, Neenah White. Ink: Memento- Black, Sand. Accessories: Red Satin Ribbon, Silver pearls, Copics, Nesties- Scalloped rectangles.

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On Your New Home...

I absolutely LOOOOVE the Unity Stamp Co February Stampin Store Kit, "Life is Fabulous." Its available only in Stampin Stores, such as, my favorite- Paper Maniac.

We have been snowed-in here in NJ for about 2 days now- we have over 30" of snow and its still falling!!! So, while the baby was on one of his naps, my daughter and I decided to go downstairs and get crafty. This was great fun for me, as I have not been able to create in weeks! Having the baby did wonders for my mojo!! :-)

This stamp set has tons of really cute images and sentiments this month (I know- I say that EVERY month, but that is Unity, they keep getting better!!) I really liked this house image and decided to make a "new home" card, inspired by baby Danny's homecoming.

I was also inspired by the wonderful sketches you can find on the Clean & Simple Stamping blog, this card follows Fall To Layout #76 (FTL76). Only, I combined the 4 squares into one large rectangle for that spot on the card. Every Friday a new sketch is posted, you have to check it out, if you love sketches and love CAS style.

Below, is a close up of the house image, all colored in. Isn't the little furniture adorable?? I had fun coloring those. And, I went with an orange theme, since that is my daughter's favorite color.

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- FEB Stampin Store Kit-"Life is Fabulous." Papers: Prism- White, Bazzil- Orange. Ink: Memento- Black. Copics. Accessories: Orange Polka Dot ribbon.

Happy IPPITY Monday

YAY, it's Monday and that means its time for some Ippity Inspiration and lots of yummy eye candy! I am lovin' our Monday Hops! Be sure to start at the Ippity BLOG for the list of talented ladies who will be sharing their art with you today.

I decided to keep this card clean and simple (CAS)- after the holidays, I'm still pretty exhausted, and this style works wonders for my mojo! HA! This card uses the Ippity stamp kits: Simply Home and Just Wanted to Say. Isn't this farmhouse just sooooo adorable?? I have been wanting to stamp that one for a while! And, I really am starting to loooooove all the sentiments in the Just Wanted to Say kit!

Supplies: Stamps: Ippity- Simply Home and Just Wanted to Say. Papers: SU- Naturals Ivory, PTI Ocean Tides, and Cosmo Cricket- Early Bird DSP. Ink: Memento. Accessories: Copic Airbrush (used B12 and YG03 to airbrush sky and grass) Copics to color image: R35, R37, Y11, E37, E57. Nesties- Labels 9.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a fabulous day!!