AAA Cards #103 / ATSAM #267

Hello, friends!  Just stopping in on a rainy Monday afternoon to share a card I made for my sweet niece, Adrienne.  I am entering this card into to challenges:

(1)  AAA Cards: CAS Game #103 - Celebrate

(2) Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #267: Make Your Mark

I tried to keep my design clean and simple by using one main image and sentiment with minimal layers and lots of open space.  The image is a digital freebie, and I computer-generated the sentiment so I could personalize it with my niece's name.  I "made my mark" by coloring the image with Copic markers and subtly inking the background with distress inks.

I hope you enjoy your day. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Judy

CASology #274: TINY

Hello, friends!  It's that time again...Tuesday is here, and so is a new cue at CASology.

This cue made me think of how tiny we are in the grand scheme of the universe.  Last spring my family and I took a trip to Iceland, and we were lucky enough to see the Northern Lights and more stars than I have ever seen here in the USA.  The tour guide who was with us had an amazing camera and took pictures of what we were seeing...check out the Northern Light and the Milky Way!

If that sight doesn't make you feel like a tiny part of the universe, I don't know what will.

Yet, tiny though we may be, we can make an enormous difference in our world.

One of my favorite quotes by Dr. Seuss is, "To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world."

These themes inspired my card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches (Pretty Phrases, Smarty Pants)

Inks: Memento (Tuxedo Black), distress inks (Faded Jeans, Tumbled Glass, Peeled Paint, Twisted Citron)

Dies: MFT (Wonky Stitched Rectangles)

Other: Perfect Pearls Mists (Perfect Pearl)

To make my planet Earth, I used the globe from the "Smarty Pants" set and fussy cut it out of the stand.  I watercolored with distress inks, then spritzed it with Perfect Pearls Mist for some shimmer.

With this card, I'm going to throw my hat in the ring for the December Guest Designer search at Paper Smooches.  

I can't wait to see how you interpret the TINY cue card this week!  Be sure to link up your card by noon on Monday (Central time). You will also be inspired by the many ways our Design Team interpreted the cue this week...be sure to check out their blogs, too!

Anna Uhras
Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas
Janet Ribet
Jen Wills
Joyce Mehrberg
Judy Marino --> that's me!
Kymona Tracey
Melissa Chipperfield
Rachel Bergfeld
Sherrie Mannion

Thanks for visiting,

Judy

CAS on Sunday #120: Sweet 16

Hello, friends!  I'm stopping by today to share a card I made for the current Challenge #120 at CAS on Sunday to make a card with numbers on it.

My daughter has to go to a "Sweet Sixteen" birthday party, so this challenge came just at the right time!

I started out by dry embossing a white card panel, then die cutting the number "16" on the panel as well as onto a piece of foam and a piece of patterned paper.  I adhered the patterned paper numbers to the foam, ran a fuchsia marker around the edges, then reinserted them into the white panel for dimension.  I kept it clean and simple by maintaining lots of white space, only adding a few pink gems for sparkle.

Thanks to a heads up from the lovely Ardyth, I am also entering this card in this week's Muse Challenge #241 with this inspiration photo from Anita Bowden.  I love the look of dry embossing on a white card base!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Judy

Precious Remembrance Shop {Inspire Me Friday}

Hi, everyone!  I'm here today with a sneak peek of my last Precious Remembrance Shop {Inspire Me Friday} post using the fun new release stamp set, "Happy Mail."

Here is a very tiny sneak peek of my project:

I hope you will head over to the Precious Remembrance Shop blog to see the full post.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Precious Remembrance Shop Fall Treat Bag

Hello, friends!  I am stopping by today to share a project I made using some amazing new products from Precious Remembrance Shop.

Dyane recently released a line of paper "bits and pieces" as well as planner stickers that coordinate perfectly with existing PRS stamp sets.  I absolutely love them all!  Now that November has arrived, I am so excited to play with the "Fall Colors" Bits & Pieces set! (There are 75 pieces in this set, so you can play a LOT!)

Here is a picture of what is included in the set:

For my project, I made a fall treat bag.  This set made it so easy! 

First, I dry-embossed the base of the bag with a woodgrain embossing folder.  I thought the woodgrain went well with the fall leaf theme of the bag.  

Next, I lined up the leaves and taped them in place with black striped washi tape.  I mounted the hello square on black paper and added the "little moments" tab above it.  

Once the bag top was folded over, I added a folded lace doily and then clipped it shut with two extra leaves from the set and a black bow.

Isn't this just the cutest fall treat bag?  I must say, I am very pleased with it ... and it could not have been easier!

Be sure to check out the other "bits and pieces" sets in the Precious Remembrance Shop store!  As always, thanks for stopping by!

Judy

CASology #273: LIST

Hello, friends!  Happy Halloween!  It's time for a new cue at CASology, and this week's cue is a word with which I am VERY familiar!

Yep, I write lists every day.  To do lists, mainly.  Every day.  If I don't write it down, I will forget it.  It's that simple.

I have always loved this check-box list stamp by Precious Remembrance Shop, so I made a quick and easy thank you card.  (My card design was inspired by Lisa Elton, one of the Design Team members at PRS...once I find a link to her card I will add it here!)

I stamped the main image in khaki dye ink, cut it out, and jazzed it up with a few embellishments.  I kept the whole designs close to the card center so that white space remained all around.

Supplies:
Stamps: Precious Remembrance Shop (Thanks)
Inks: Simon Says Stamp (Khaki dye ink)
Dies: MFT Die-namics (Mini Rolled Roses), Poppystamps (Dainty Leaf); Fiskars (Scalloped Lace)
Other: Lifestyle Crafts (Happy Birthday 2-pack embossing folder),  Papertrey Ink felt (Melon Berry, Simply Chartreuse); metallic gem, miniature pearl

I can't wait to see how you interpret the cue card this week!  Be sure to link up your LIST card by noon on Monday (Central time). You will also be inspired by the many ways our Design Team and Guest Designer interpreted the cue this week...be sure to check out their blogs, too!

Anna Uhras
Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas
Janet Ribet
Jen Wills -- taking a break this week
Joyce Mehrberg
Judy Marino --> that's me!
Kymona Tracey
Melissa Chipperfield -- taking a break this week
Rachel Bergfeld
Sherrie Mannion

Guest Designer: Darnell

Thanks for visiting,

Judy

CASology #272: CHERISH

Hello, friends!  I'm stopping by today with my card for the new cue at CASology this week!

For the cue this week, I immediately thought of a sentiment from one of my favorite Precious Remembrance Shop stamp sets called "Positive Thoughts."  I stamped, colored and fussy cut the flowers and leaves, then layered them in a bunch to keep the overall layout CAS.  I paired two sentiments together and plan to use this as a birthday card.  

Stamps Used:

Precious Remembrance Shop (Blossom, Oh So Fun, Positive Thoughts)

I'm also playing along at CAS on Friday where the challenge is to make a clean and simple card with flowers on it.

I can't wait to see how you interpret the CHERISH cue card this week!  Be sure to link up your card by noon on Monday (Central time). You will also be inspired by the many ways our Design Team and Guest Designer interpreted the cue this week...be sure to check out their blogs, too!

Anna Uhras
Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester
Jacquie Southas
Janet Ribet
Jen Wills
Joyce Mehrberg
Judy Marino --> that's me!
Kymona Tracey
Melissa Chipperfield
Rachel Bergfeld
Sherrie Mannion

Guest Designer: PJ

Our Sponsor This Week: So Suzy Stamps

Thanks for visiting,

Judy