Hello Peeps! I am back with another card today for the February Papertrey Ink Blog Hop. I needed a birthday card tomorrow so I decided to combine it with the blog hop. This month's theme is interactive, so I took the brand new Movers & Shakers dies out to make my card.
I used this and that, added something here and there... not perfectly happy with it, but oh, well... The Twine on top wasn't the best idea since it's in the way of pulling the tab out... but didn't think of it until it was too late! I also added some glittered buttons for Make It Monday #54: Glittered Buttons Challenge.
Recipe: Movers & Shakers Sentiments, Pond Life, Button Boutique stamp sets... Movers & Shakers: Sliders dies... Star dies (SNSS)... Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Basic Gray card stock and Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, and Basic Gray classic ink pads (SU!)... Baker's Twine, Rhinestones, Tim Holtz Mini Staples, buttons, Stickles... embossing folder (Quikutz)...
Colors came from Color Throwdown #180: Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Basic Gray...
Thanks for stopping by again!
Monika
Good Morning! We are back with a new sketch at The Sweet Stop, SSS147:
...and this is what I came up with (giving you a sneak peek of the soon to be released Vintage Postcard stamp set):
I guess it is official! I am having a BUTTERFLY week! I just had to use them again... I kind of stretched this sketch as much as I can... hope you like it!
Recipe: Vintage Postcard (coming in March) and Butterfly Flourish stamp sets (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)... Crumb Cake card stock and Vellum (SU!)... Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, and Pretty in Pink classic ink pads (SU!)... Pennant and More dies (coming in March)... Clear embossing powder, Lace, Mini Clothes Pin, Yarn, Pearls... Sponge Daubers, Sewing Machine...
Make sure you check out what the Sugar Babies came up with: Cathy McCauley, Chrissy Dickinson, Janice Melton, Kim O'Connell, Korin Sutherland, Shannon White, Shelby Goolsby, and Wendy Ramlakhan.
Other Challenge: Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #42: Pink, Brown, and Ribbon... Do You Stack Up #60-Distressing... Cute Card Thursday 205-Winged Things... Southern Girls Challenge #38-So Distressed... I am also linking up my card to Inspire Me Fridays 47-Anything Goes...
Thanks for visiting!
Monika
The new project at Craft Project Central is here! Check it out!
St. Patrick’s Day is less than a month away and this happy little leprechaun wants to share his pot of gold! This cute project with a punch art card is perfectly paired with a little Pot O’ Gold! Fill it with foil wrapped chocolates for a special st. Patty’s Day gift! Celebrate the holiday or give as a good luck treat!
DESIGNED BY Kim Score:
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Monika
Hello Peeps! Dragged myself to my craft room this morning to make a card for today's sketch challenge at SplitCoast Stampers (SC373). I got a new butterfly stamp set, so I just had to ink it up! I can never get enough of pretty butterflies... hope you aren't either.
I used Everyday Miracle and Butterfly Flourishclear stamp sets from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.
Other: Dusty Durango, Lucky Limedge, Baja Breeze, Basic Gray card stock and Vellum (SU!)... Baja Breeze and Basic Black ink (SU!)... Labels Eighteen die (Spellbinders), embossing folder (Quikutz), Lacey Eyelet Border die(SNSS), Bird Builder punch (SU!)... paper flower, pearls, ribbon (SU!), Baker's Twine (The Twinery)... White embossing powder, sponge dauber, heat gun...
Other challenges: SNSS Hump Day Challenge SNSSHD28-Fun with Text... Colour Q #125-Dusty Durango, Lucky Limedge, Baja Breeze, Basic Gray...
Thanks for stopping by today!
Monika
Other than the February Kit, I used So Saffron, Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz, and Early Espresso ink pads from SU!, Baker's Twine, Martha Stewart border punch, and Fiskars Corner punch. Oh, yes, and I did some stitching on the cover...
The new project at Craft Project Central is here! Check it out!
This Menu Planner, Shopping List, and Notes set is designed to keep you organized when planning meals for your family! And shouldn’t something that is set out in your living space (hung with magnets on your refrigerator) be cute too? This set is so cute and functional you will have no problem planning meals for a week. You’ll have space to make quick notes on what you need to grab the next time you go to the store, as well as a categorized shopping list! Make several sets and give them away as gifts!
DESIGNED BY Carrie Rhodes:
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Monika
Good Morning! It's time for a new sketch at The Sweet Stop, SSS146:
This week we also have a spin (use dies or punches) and a prize ($15.00 gift certificate to the Sweet 'n Sassy Store). Come and play along with us!
It's hard to tell, but I used an acetate circle, stamped the flowers on it with StazOn, and attached it to the card with mini staples...
Recipe: New Creature, Wildflowers, and Gifts from Turtle clear stamp sets (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)... Just the Ticket clear stamp set (PTI)... Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Cool Caribbean card stock (SU!), Acetate and Vellum (misc), and The Bella Armoire Stack DP (DCWV)... Black StazOn, Tuxedo Black Memento (Adirondack), Chocolate Chip (SU!) ink pads... Rectangle, Scallop Rectangle, and Circle dies (Spellbinders), Just the ticket border die (PTI), Upper Crest Border punch (Fiskars)... Seam Binding ribbon, Baker's Twine (The Twinery), Paper and Fabric flowers, Stick pins... White embossing powder... Mini staples (Tim Holtz)... Sewing machine... Sponge Dauber...
Make sure you check out what the Sugar Babies came up with: Cathy McCauley, Chrissy Dickinson, Janice Melton, Kim O'Connell, Korin Sutherland, Shannon White, Shelby Goolsby (out this week), and Wendy Ramlakhan.
Other challenges and inspirations: CASE Study #78... Colour Q #124...
Thanks for visiting!
Monika
The new project at Craft Project Central is here! Check it out!
You’re going to love this purse and four matching cards with envelopes made with the new Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper and the Fresh Vintage stamp set. The new Adorning Accents embossing folders and the Adorning Accents Edgelits dies give this project an elegant look especially when used with the Labels Collection Framelits die. This purse and cards set makes a great gift and is a quick and easy class project!
DESIGNED BY Glenda Calkins at Glenda's Blog:
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Monika
Between running around and doing errands, I was able to sit down and make a card yesterday afternoon. I just didn't have time to post it...
Boy, did it take me a long time to finish this! It looks so simple, but let me tell you... the acetate gave me such a hard time... mostly my fault... first I didn't ink the stamp up enough so the image wasn't clear, then my ink got all over the acetate... but... it's done and came out pretty good. What do you think?
I used the technique that Korin had a tutorial on SplitCoast Stampers (SNS Tutorial Tuesday #6-Stained Glass). Such a neat look... hope you give it a try. The sketch came from yesterday's sketch at SCS (SC372).
The image is stamped on Acetate with Black StazOn... then colored with a Copic Marker and Cotton White StazOn. I squeezed StazOn ink on a scrap acetate and used a Q-tip to apply the ink.
Recipe: He Lives clear stamp set (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)... White and Black card stock (SU!)... Black and White StazOn, Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad, Copic Marker... Classic embossing folder (Quickutz)... Scallop Rectangle and Rectangle dies (Spellbinders)... Circle punch (SU!)... Cheese cloth, Baker's Twine, Paper Flower...
Thanks for visiting!
Monika
I have a lovely Center Step card posted on the Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients Blog today using the February TE Kit. Oh, what a beautiful set of papers and embellishments this month's kit has... and a gorgeous matching stamp set!
You don't want to miss all the lovely samples we have for your this month! Check it out!
Monika
Hello Peeps! Happy Valentine's Day! Hope your day is/was full of LOVE and happiness. We have just seen This Means War (staring Reese Witherspoon). That was our VD date! It was a cute movie. We also celebrated our little one's birthday today!
I am back with a card for Papertrey Ink's Anniversary Contest Day 10. It's not a new card per say, since it was published in Paper Crafts magazine (Jan/Feb 2012 issue)... but it fits the challenge perfectly. It is to make an interactive card... and I happened to use PTI stamps (except the background)...
...and here it is open:
I used Just the Ticket and Say It with Style clear stamp sets, and Just the Ticket border die...
Thank you for stopping by!
Monika
One more post for the day, then I am gone! I was able to make a CAS card for Papertrey Ink Anniversary Day 9 Contest. It was to use leaves and butterflies. Guess what! I only had one stamp set with leaves and none with butterflies! What to do, what to do? I had to use a punch!
Recipe: Life, Background Basics: Newsprint, Tea for Twoclear stamp sets... Butterfly punch (Martha Stewart), Lucky Lemonade and Wisteria Wonder card stock and classic ink pads, VersaMark (SU!), Gray paper (The Paper Company), Tuxedo Black Memento ink (Adirondack)... Circle, Scallop Circle dies (Spellbinders), Top Note die (SU!), embossing folder (Quickutz)... Clear embossing powder... Baker's Twine, Pearls, Button...
Colors came from Cupcake Color Challenge CR84FN48... Sketch is from Mojo Monday #228...
Thanks for visiting!
Monika
The new project at Craft Project Central is here! Check it out!
Do you have too many birthdays and occasions to remember? Or, do you know someone who would love to receive a years worth of occasion cards? This beautiful and sturdy gift box contains six portfolios with a pocket for each month of the year. On each month’s pocket there is a tag where you can write names, dates, and occasions for that month to help you remember all of those special dates and occasions! Each pocket in the portfolio will hold five to six A2 size cards and envelopes depending on how bulky the cards are. That means that this beautiful gift box can hold 60 – 72 cards and envelopes! This project is also a great class project!
DESIGNED BY Amanda Corbet at Krafting Kreations:
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I am GIVING AWAY a one-month subscription to Craft Project Central. Just leave a message HERE and I will pick a name on Valentine's Day.
Monika
I have a darling circle Easel card posted on the Sweet 'n Sassy Blog today.
I used Thoughtful Rhubarb and Love from Cocoa clear stamp sets. For more information and photos, check out the post HERE.
Challenges: SNSS Wednesday Challenge #26-Circle card...Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge #94-shaped cards... Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenges #41-Red, Pink, and Ribbon... Crafting When We Can #11-Love/Valentine... Drunken Stampers #83-Textures... 2 Sisters Challenge Blog #78-I heart you... Simon Says Challenges-Love is in the Air... 4 Crafty Chicks-Love is in the Air... Crafting for all Season #20-Love is in the Air...
Thanks for visiting!
Monika
The new project at Craft Project Central is here! Check it out! It's one of my own creations this time!
This pretty-vintage greeting card has a Faux Book look that will wow the recipient whether they’re a book lover or not! The compartment inside is deep enough for a gift card (how about a Borders gift card), or any other small treat!
DESIGNED BY Monika Davis:
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I am GIVING AWAY a one-month subscription to Craft Project Central. Just leave a message on this post and I will pick a name on Valentine's Day.
Monika
Good Morning Peeps! We are back with a new sketch at The Sweet Stop, SSS 145:
I decided to go easy and do a CAS card, using my new favorite stamp set:
The color inspiration came from Runway Inspired Challengs, ric #5.
Recipe: Butterfly Flourish and Thinking of You clear stamp sets (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)... Pool Party card stock and classic ink pad, and Vellum (SU!)... Baker's Twine (The Twinery-my Etsy Store), Seam Binding ribbon (my Etsy Store), Button, Paper clip (SU!), Rhinestones (misc), clear embossing powder... embossing folder (Cuttlebug)...
Make sure you check out what the Sugar Babies came up with: Cathy McCauley, Chrissy Dickinson, Janice Melton, Kim O'Connell, Korin Sutherland, Shannon White, Shelby Goolsby, and Wendy Ramlakhan.
Thanks for visiting!
Monika
I am back with a CAS card for Papertrey Ink's Anniversary Contest Day 6. Today it's sketch challenge. I picked #1:
...and my take on the sketch:
Recipe: Simply Jane and Basic Backgrounds: Retrostamp sets... Delightful Daffodil, Indigo Blue, Bashful Blue card stock and Indigo Blue and VersaMark ink pads (SU!)... Simply Jane Collection die... Corner punch (Fiskars)... Pearls (misc), Baker's Twine (The Twiner-my Etsy Store)
The colors came from The Paly Date Cafe PDCC118.
Thanks for visiting!
Monika
Welcome to TE February Key Ingredients Blog Hop!
Key Ingredients Info and Inspiration - February 10-15-learn all about this fantastic kit club and see samples from the Key Ingredients Design Team and the Baker's Dozen! Click here for all the info and start at Taylor's blogeach day for all the inspiration.
February Key Ingredients - featuring My Mind's Eye Lost & Found - Rosy begins shipping February 15th. Enroll now!
Exclusive Vintage Dreamer Stamp Set - find out how you can get your crafty little hands on this stylish new set at 50% off for a limited time!
Win a Key Ingredients Kit - you can win the March Kit to try out, or have a month added on to your current subscription. See Taylor's blog for all the details and to enter to win! It's easy!
The fabulous Baker's Dozen and TE KI DT got together to bring you fabulous inspirations using the February Key Ingredients Kit.
I decided to make a card (inspiration came from CASE-Study #77) and decorate a jar. This will be a fabulous present for someone special:
Here is a close-up of the little jar that will be filled with crafting goodies:
Everything came from the February kit except buttons, stick pins, and cheesecloth.
The quality and value of the Key Ingredients Kits are just the best. From the designer paper and card stock to the matching embellishments, you will get everything you need to make first class cards (16 or more cards from each kit) and projects.
I am in {love} with Vintage Dreamer stamp set. Love the vintage/shabby style... that typewriter image is just awesome. It is exclusive to KI Subscribers ONLY! So enroll in the Key Ingredients Subscription program and take advantage of the opportunity to purchase the set at 50% off!
Now check out the rest of the team came up with:
Monika Davis <--- You are here!
Thanks for visiting!
Monika
It's been a busy day, but I did manage to make a card for the contest at Papertrey Ink. This time, it was to use a Pinterest picture as our inspiration. So I went on Pinterest and searched for stripes. (I don't have a wall yet, I am waiting on an invite.) I also wanted to make a card for A Passion for PTI-strips challenge. This is the picture that caught my eyes:
...and this is what I came up with:
Recipe: Life, Big and Bold Wishes, and Background Basics: Retro stamp sets... Victorian Lace Border die... Real Red, Basic Black card stock, and Vellum(SU!)... Versamark and Marina Mist classic ink pads (SU!)... clear embossing powder, buttons, ribbon, yarn...
Thanks for visiting!
Monika
I am a day late with the newest project at Craft Project Central! It's here, so check it out!
This project makes a fun and useful housewarming or hostess gift. Pair it up with the coordinating note card and you’re set! With all of the gorgeous Designer Series Papers from Stampin’ Up!, the possibilities are endless!! This project also makes a great class, club or stamp camp project!
DESIGNED BY Laurie Zoellmer at Laurie's Stampin' Spot:
If you would like to make this project and many others, just subscribe to February at CPC and you will get step-by-step instructions with photos in a minute.
Monika
Hello Peeps! I am hosting a challenge in the Sweet 'n Sassy Forum at SplitCoast Stampers today. The challenge is to make a circle card. You know how I {heart} my circles. Come and play along with me! If you need directions, there's a simple tutorial HERE.
Recipe: You & Me clear stamp set (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)... Yours Truly DP (Echo Park), Real Red card stock (SU!)... Scallop Circle and Circle dies (Spellbinders)... Tuxedo Black Memento ink (Adirondack)... Gray Copic Markers... Black Seam Binding ribbon an Baker's Twine (my Etsy Store), buttons, glitter (Inkadinkado!)...
Other Challenges: Ribbon Carousel Challenges RCC39-Anything goes... Top Tip Tuesday #69-Valentine... Stamps R Us-Valentine/Love... Cards for men #3-Seeing Red... Simon Says Challenges-Love is in the Air...
Thanks for visiting!
Monika
I am back with a quick project for PTI Anniversary Contest Day 2. I used Dawn's pretty circle image to make a tag... What do you think?
I used Tiny Tags stamp set, Tiny Tags die, Doily Details Collection die, and Tag Sale #4 die...
Monika
The new project is up at Craft Project Central! Check it out!
This Valentine Ensemble would be a great gift for a teacher or any sweet Valentine on our list! This cute little paper Mailbox can hold these darling 3x3 Not Cards or chocolate treats for the kids! The Do Not Disturb door hanger has a pocket to hold mints or any other small treat! Once you have the templates you can easily recreate this project for any theme or occasion. Makes a great WOW project for workshops, classes, and Stamp Camps!
DESIGNED BY :
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Monika
Hello! One more card for today... I just wanted to make another CAS card for today's contest at PTI. PTI is celebrating its' 5th birthday and there's a lot going on...
Today, I picked Maile Belles as my inspiration. She has such a great CAS style. When I try to make a simple card, I always end up not liking it, thinking it's too simple... but Maile makes everything look fabulous. Love how she uses her colors and dies, and the diiferent shapes... for my card, I tried to use the pretty colors she used on one her cards.
This was super easy to make, other than lining up the button circles... how do the DT do it?!
Recipe: Flower Fusion #12 stamp set and die (PTI)... Bashful Blue, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Real Red, and Pink Pirouette ink pads and card sock (SU!)... Crumb Cake card stock (SU!)... Baker's Twine (PTI)... Pearls...
Good night,
Monika
I think I am in love with my Simply Jane stamp set and dies from PTI! When I look at the images, I am back in England with Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth, Fanny Price, Edmund... oh, how I love that time period... I just had to make a CAS card last night with my pretties.
Recipe: Simply Jane stamp set and Simply Jane Die Collection (Papertrey Ink)... Regal Rose and Early Espresso (SU!) and White (Georgia Pacific) card stock... Regal Rose and Early Espresso classic ink (SU!)... Corner punch (Fiskars)... Baker's Twine (The Twinery), Pearls, Paper flower (Prima)...
Challenges: CASE Study #76 (even thought you wouldn't be able to tell, but I was inspired by the curved banner)... Moxie Fab World-Tuesday Trigger: Fancy Schmancy (pink, dark brown, pearls)... Passion for Papertrey-Inspired by a Book (anything with Jane Austen)... CAS-ual Friday #38-On the Red Carpet (in this case, Mansfield Park-love Jonny Lee Miller as Edmund)...
Thanks for visiting,
Monika
I just happened upon this awesome blog, Flashback Friday Challenges (challenge 20), and this week's challenge is to find your very first black and white card and post it. So here is mine, made in 2007:
Wow! That was a long time ago... I just realized yesterday, that I started my blog 5 years ago in February! I might just have to do a blog candy!
Thanks for visiting!
Monika
The new project is up at Craft Project Central! Check it out!
This pretty heart box has a special pair of earrings hidden inside. You can create them with Stampin’ Up! brads in just s few minutes! Not only is this a great gift for Valentine’s Day, but it would be wonderful for Mother’s Day, birthdays, and so much more!
DESIGNED BY Chris Galbraith:
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Monika
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