Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge 43

Hey friends! Just a quick post! Over on the left is the sketch for the challenge over at the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge blog and I wanted to post it before I forget!
(Also - make sure you check out the blog candy below this post -- I have some pretty big prizes I'm giving away to celebrate my new blog makeover!)

And here's my take on it!


Patterned papers: Greenhouse by K & Company
Felt ribbon: Berry Sweet by K & Company
Twine: Mandarin by The Twinery
Bling: Crystal Stickers by Mark Richards
Brads: Lush by My Minds Eye
Punches: Butterflies by Martha Stewart Crafts, Circle and scalloped punches by EK Success
Inks: Chestnut Roan Chalk by Color Box, Rich Cocoa by Memento
Stamp Sentiment: Signature Greetings by Paper Trey Ink

Scraps!

Here's a fun little card I made this morning while my daughter was doing her schoolwork by herself for about 20 minutes. I'm trying to use up some scraps, but I have this crazy memory though and about 95% of the time (even if a piece of paper is cut into five chunks) I can still remember the brand name.

I used the Cricut Cartridge 'Simply Sweet' to cut the hearts out of the striped patterned paper and simple flipped one over and ran my Tim Holtz 'Fired Brick' ink pad over it to saturate it with that red color. Then, after I hit the heart with a little heat to dry it quickly (I'm impatient), I sprayed it with some bubble gum pink Glimmer mist so it would sparkle a bit. Tie some twine around the heart and I decided to keep it simple and throw the card together. :)



Patterned paper: KaiserCraft (green w/white hearts), We R Memory Keepers (striped and red/red hearts)
Cardstock: Close to My Heart
Stamp Sentiment: Signature Greetings by Paper Trey Ink
Ink: Fired Brick by Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink
Border punch: EK Success
Distressing tool: Distrezz-it-All by Zutter
Glimmer Mist: Bubble gum by Tattered Angels
Twine: Caribbean by The Twinery
Die-cuts: Simply Sweet by Cricut/Provocraft

I entered the Wee Memories Scrappy Saturday Challenge - sponsored by the Twinery - with this card! :)

Let's Face It - PKS Challenge!

Hey everyone!
Here is my thank you card for the Peachy Keen - Let's Face it Friday Challenge -- check out their blog for all of the challenges they have going on!
http://www.peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/

I decided to do a little bit different shape, just for fun.

Border punch: Double Loops by Martha Stewart Crafts
Watermelon AND Face stamps: Faceless Fruit and Princess faces by Peachy Keen Stamps
Stamp Sentiment: Signature Greetings by Paper Trey Ink
Patterned Paper: Lime Rickey by Basic Grey
Cardstock: Core'Dinations
Bling: KaiserCraft
White Pen: Gelly Roll
Ink: Tuxedo by Memento
Markers for stamp coloring: COPIC

Some Closer-ups...



This was my first LFIF! I'm going to try to do more of these this year... what fun! :)

First Music Monday

Angelica from www.handmadebyangelica.com and Erin from www.erinleecreative.com have started a Music Monday Challenge

I decided to play along since I was crafting a bit this afternoon. I did more of a generic Valentine's Day theme for my card, but none the less I'm sure my sweet husband will like it. :) This is probably the simplest card I've made in a long time, but I wanted to play with my new stamps, too! I didn't really do any fun techniques with this one... but I wanted the bird cage and birds to look a little more worn... so I didn't press very hard on the image. Thats all. :)




Card Base: Kraft Paper by Bazzill
Patterned Papers: Be My Valentine by We R Memory Keepers
Twine: Maraschino by The Twinery
Bling: KaiserCraft
Border Punch: Traditional Eyelet by Martha Stewart Crafts
Stamps and Birdcage Die: Love Birds by Paper Trey Ink
Ink: Tuxedo by Memento and Broken China by Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink
Hopefully I will have more posts soon! I have the crafting itch, BIG TIME! Also, if you aren't a follower, please join up! I will be giving away some awesome blog candy pretty soon here. I have a little collection of prizes GROWING!