Kickstart Organize Your Supplies - Days 3&4

Today's Kickstart lesson was ideas for organizing supplies.  And, boy, do I need help with that!!

Apparently I had an organizational moment a couple of months ago because I found a "scrap bundle" in my box o' scraps!  All clipped together and everything.  I love the idea of bundling together scraps that look good together so you can use them later.

I've been inspired by Jennifer McGuire's paper strip cards from the class.  I thought it would be fun to try to use them on a birthday card for my niece.  

Supplies:

Cardstock - White - PTI

Paper - Bright Side paper pack - My Mind's Eye

Stamps - Birds - PTI, Sentiment - Simon Says Stamp

Other - Glossy Accents, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

Kickstart Playtime (Days 9/10)

The Kickstart lessons yesterday and today were great!  Playtime was just what I needed to try out some of the cool new things I've been buying lately.

I seem to have accumulated a large collections of Distress Inks, reindeers and markers over the last couple of months (since I took the Online Card Classes Stretch Your Stamps class!)  I also dug up some Inchies purchased a while ago.

Using repositionable adhesive, I lined up 9 Inchies on a sheet of paper.   I just got these stamps from the Simon Says Stamp October Card Kit.  LOVE it!!

I thought it needed something.  Perhaps I need to adjust my perfect pearls recipe :)  It is still a work in progress.  

Supplies:

Inchies

Stamps - Simon Says Stamps

Ink - Versafine Black

Distress Inks - Fired Brick, Worn Lipstick, Broken China, Crushed Olive, Faded Jeans, Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade, Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar

Other - Perfect Pearls

Kickstart Give Yourself a Challenge (Day 7/8)

I'm loving the Online Card Classes Kickstart class right now.  The lessons for days 7 & 8 was to give yourself a challenge.  Since I usually spend way too much time on my cards, I did a 10 minute timed challenge.

Here is the birthday card I made for my nephew.

I was inspired by Lisa Spangler's vertical sentiments on Day 8.  I didn't like any of the larger birthday stamps to use vertically, but the beep beep! seemed perfect!  I don't think I like the colored penciled vehicles.  I think next time I would use markers (or spend a few more minutes coloring!)

Supplies:
Card Base - kraft - PaperSource
Cardstock - fine linen Papertrey Ink
Stamps & Dies - Papertrey Ink
Ink - Cup o Joe - Hero Arts Shadow ink
Colored Pencils - Prismacolor

Make It Monday # 75 - Roll the Die Challenge

This week's  Papertrey Ink Make it Monday challenge was to complete a worksheet with supplies you have and roll a die to determine what you'll use for your project.  So fun!!

Orientation - Vertical
Layout #4
Stamp Set Image- Papertrey Ink Stitches & Swirls
Stamp Set sentiments - Lawn Fawn Sophie's Sentiments
Color Combo - PTI - Fine Linen, Vintage Cream, Aqua Mist, Classic Kraft & Terra Cotta (I used the combos from Make It Monday #64 - amazing color combos!)
Embellishments - Buttons

Here's what I came up with:

I love it!!  Colors I wouldn't have thought to put together and a layout more intricate that I usually go for, but I love the result!!

Runway Inspired Challenge # 15 / Stretch Your Stamps Day 1

An interesting combination of autumn and the fourth of July over at Runway Inspired Challenge this week!    

Here's my take:

I used a little double stamping and masking that I learned over at the Stretch Your Stamps class here.  (Great class!)

Supplies:  

Cardstock - White - Papertrey Ink

Stamp - Lattice - Savvy Stamps

Die - Hello - Savvy Stamps

Ink - Red Currant, Navy, Provincial Grey - Fresh Ink

Runway Inspired Challenge # 10

Another fun card challenge this week.  I'm definitely going to try to do more of these.

This week over at the Runway Inspired Challenge, this Nanette Lepore look was the inspiration.  Not sure how I feel about it as an outfit, but the color and design were fun and interesting.

courtesy of style.com

Here's my take:

Supplies:

Cardstock:  White, Smoky Shadow - Papertrey Ink; Silver, Gold - Recollections; Tangelo - Bazzill

Stamps: Flower - Hero Arts/Basic Grey; Sentiment - Mega Mixed Messages - Papertrey Ink

Ink - Ginger, Slate - Fresh Ink (Impress Rubber Stamps)

Border Punch - Martha Stewart Crafts

 

Make It Monday #61 - What could it be?!?

I'm trying my hand at a challenge today.  The Papertrey Ink Make It Monday Challenge this week was to make flowers from a non flower die.
I looked through my (far too large) collection and thought I was going to use one of the Papertrey Ink Fruit Fusion dies.  After looking a bit more, I stumbled upon another die and had to give it a try.

Can you goes what the flower petals are?  

Frog feet!!  From the Papertrey Ink Boy Basics: Frog Hop set.  

Supplies:  

Cardstock:  Kraft - Papertrey Ink

Decorative Paper - Unknown

Die - Boy Basics: Frog Hop

Punches:  Scalloped Circle, Button - Martha Stewart Crafts

Stamp - Woodgrain - Impress Rubber Stamps, Hello - Savvy Stamps

Ink - Brilliance Pearlescent Beige, Pearlescent Crimson

Twine - Cappuccino - The Twinery

Other - Yarn - from Lawn Fawn packaging