Creative Journey

Love...CardPatterns Sketch 151

Good morning!

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend! Our family will be busy working on small projects around our house today that have become neglected so we will be playing catch-up this weekend! :)  Before I start on my part around the house, I'd like to take a moment to share a new project with you!

Today I have the pleasure of sharing a card that I created as a Guest Designer at CardPatterns and inspired by the Get in Shape challenge at PaperPlay Challenges. This is Sketch 151 for this week:

This is my interpretation of the sketch:

I used a white cardstock base and layered a Prima journaling card which was stitched along the edges on the card front. Then I cut along the bottom of the card following the shape of the journaling card to create the scalloped border.

To put together the card, I simply added the Prima crystal swirls to the bottom border of the card and a length of white lace and light blue trim along the top of the card.

To complete it, I attached a mini tag  from Daisy D's that I embellished with a Melissa Frances glittered heart, a Prima flower, and a Making Memories metal word charm on a white piece of twine.

I hope you take a moment this week to give the sketch a try! It was a lot of fun creating this for CardPatterns, and I look forward to using more of their sketches for my future projects!

Lucky in Love...Mojo Monday 226 | True Love Always...CardPatterns 150

Happy Wednesday to you all! I can't believe it's the first day of February already! A month has gone by, and this year has been filled with so many blessings already! Thank the Lord for His wonderful grace! :)

Today I'd like to share a couple of projects. The first one is inspired by the love and hearts challenge at Truly Scrumptious and this week's color challenge #47 at CR84FN:

and the Mojo Monday Sketch #226:

My card didn't turn out to be either round or square, but a shaped card based on the Prima journaling card I used for the background. Take a look at what I created:

I layered some lace, a Jenni Bowlin bingo card, ribbon, flower trim, a Tattered Angels chipboard frame, mini alpha and sentiment stickers, and a Melissa Frances glittered heart on top of the background paper.

I love this color combination! It's one of my favorite combinations for Valentine's Day!

Next, is a card inspired by the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger - Fancy Schmancy challenge, the So Romantic challenge at the Kraft Journal and this week's CardPatterns Sketch 150:

Here's the inspiration photo from the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger:

This is my take on the challenges:

Inspired by the colors from the Moxie Fab inspiration photo, I started with a chocolate brown cardstock base for the card, My Mind's Eye striped patterned paper and tan ledger paper, layered with a length of embroidered lace with a zig zag stitched border.

The card is embellished with a Tattered Angels chipboard frame, Recollections pearls, a Daisy D's journaling tag, and a Creative Imaginations sentiment. 

Finally, a Melissa Frances glittered heart, Prima flowers, a vintage silk flower, and pink seam binding ribbon are added to the card to finish it off!

I have to say that I truly enjoy participating in challenges because they provide the spark of inspiration that I need to get a project started. Here are a few more challenges that you may want to try this week as they have been a source of inspiration for the projects shown above:

Show Us Your Style at Stampin' Sisters in Christ

Ribbon Challenge at the Secret Crafters Saturday Challenges

Lovely Lace Challenge at Paper Play Challenges

Diamonds or Pearls Challenge at Stamptacular Sunday

I also wanted to thank CardPatterns for the honor of having this card for Sketch 149  chosen as one of the Super 6 for the week. I am so blessed to be able to display this on my blog:

Please check the CardPatterns challenge blog this Saturday for a new sketch! I have the blessing of being a guest designer there for the upcoming Sketch 151 so you'll also see the project I created with it!

So...are many of you creating handmade cards for your loved ones this coming Valentine's Day? If so, I would love to see your creations! Post a link here so I can see what you've made for your special someone, and I'll visit your blog and take a peek!

I hope you all have a wonderful day today!

 

http://stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-124-ph-48.html

Love You...CardPatterns: Sketch 149

What a wonderful winter day it has turned out to be here! The temperatures are cool and the skies are fairly clear. The hills outside our home are simply beautiful! Praise God for days like this! Just looking out at the beauty is a simple reminder of God's love, and it is so inspiring being able to create projects where I can view God's creation nearby.

Today I'd like to share one of the projects I made that I hope will be a reminder of my love to someone special. It was also inspired by this week's Anything Goes Challenge at Creative Inspirations, the Anything Goes Challenge at Simon Says Stamp, the Pretty in Pink Challenge at Charisma Cardz, the Pixie Dust Paperie January Love Notes Challenge, and CardPatterns Sketch 149:

 

I rarely make shaped cards, but when I do, I can't help but feel delighted by its unique form. I really ought to try making more, and I resolve to do so after I set up the Silhouette Cameo I got for Christmas (yes, I'm so bad with installing and setting up equipment like that, but as soon as I clear a space on my desk for it, it shall be done! LOL! :D ).

Here's my card:

I decided to use a round Wilton doily on top of pink cardstock for the card background. This card opens from the left side, and I made sure to cut around the doily, leaving about two inches of the fold on the left to create the card base.

The cream pleated ribbon from Hobby Lobby is topped with aqua blue trim and laid across the middle of the card. The pink ruffled paper beneath the Prima flowers is actually a Martha Stewart cupcake liner. They were on sale at Michaels so I picked up a package, and I just love the scalloped edges and texture they add to the project!

 

The monogram card is from Fancy Pants, and the mini alpha stickers are from Carolee's Creations. The card wasn't complete until I added the crystal swirls from Zva. They add the perfect touch of bling, don't you think?

I have really enjoyed using the sketches over at CardPatterns to spark my creativity! They are really inspiring to me, and I hope they inspire you to create more projects as well. In fact, my card for Sketch 148 was chosen as a CardPatterns Super Six Winner, and I will be a guest designer for one of their sketches soon. I hope that you will all stay tuned and watch for it!

Thank you for stopping by for a visit today! We will be attending my mother-in-law's birthday party tomorrow, and we'll be seeing some relatives on my husband's side of the family that we haven't seen in a long time. I am really looking forward to seeing them again, and being able to do a little dancing with our family (our daughters love to dance, and they are excited about being able to do some line dances with their cousins!).  Lord willing, I'll be able to capture some photos and videos of the celebration!

I hope you all have a wonderful and blessed weekend!

Lots of Love and A Whole Lot of Pink - Mojo Monday 224

Hello Friends!

I hope you all enjoyed your weekend! We happened to get a few clouds on Saturday, and then we had some showers on Sunday which was quite refreshing. However, it also brought some coldness that we have not had in a while (yes, we are spoiled here! ;D ).  Despite the clouds and gloomy weather we had today, I was able to create some projects with colors that brought some brightness to my day!

The first card is inspired by today's Mojo Monday Sketch #224:

Here's my take on the sketch:

For this card, I used patterned papers from My Mind's Eye, Prima flowers, Martha Stewart trim, and Recollection rhinestone swirls.

The next card is inspired by the Card Patterns Sketch #148 and the Pixie Dust Paperie January Love Notes challenge:

Here's my card:

There's more My Mind's eye papers on this plus die cut images from K & Company's Valentine Ephemera Die Cut Cardstock pack. I also used the filigree border die and round floral dies from the Limitless Layers collection by Paper Trey Ink and an eyelet circle die from Spellbinders. The ribbon is from Hobby Lobby, the lace is from Dollar Tree, and the rhinestone swirls are from Prima.

The last card that I'll be sharing today is inspired by Cardabilities Sketch #47 and the Pixie Dust Paperie January Love Notes challenge:

The background paper is from 7 Gypsies, and this card is layered with a Wilton circle doily and some pink My Mind's eye patterned paper punched with a Martha Stewart border punch. The momogram card is from Fancy Pants, and the mini tickets are from K & Company's Valentine Ephemera Die Cut Cardstock pack. I used Paper Trey Ink dies from the Limitless Layers collection and the Doily Details Collection. Finally, I used Prima flowers and swirls to complete the card.

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope your week is filled with lots of love and colors that make you happy, too! :)

You Inspire Me - Glitz Designs Maya Collection

Good morning! It’s time for me to share with you a couple of projects that I have recently created with the wonderful Maya Collection! I enjoy using sketches as a springboard for creating cards because the design process goes so much quicker, and for these two cards, I happened to use sketches from the Card Patterns challenge blog. Each week, a sketch is posted, and for the first card, I used the current week’s sketch.

For this card I used the following Glitz Designs products:

• Maya Polka (M2297) patterned paper
• Maya Stripe (M2273) patterned paper
• Maya Journaling (C2464) cardstock stickers
• Pink Block (C2815) Teeny Alpha stickers
• Black Round (C2808) Teeny Alpha stickers

First, I started with a 5 ½” square card base made from black cardstock. Next, I layered a piece of the Maya Polka paper, which has a stitched border, onto the green side of the Maya Stripe paper.

I stitched another border around a piece of the blue side of Maya Polka paper and embellished this piece with a length of lace. Layered on top of the lace are two of the Maya Journaling cardstock stickers. The sentiment was created using the Teeny Alpha stickers inside of the green journaling label. Finally, I added Prima pearl swirls and K & Company and Prima flowers that were painted with Shimmerz Pearlz in Ballet Pink to the card to complete it.

For the next card, I used last week’s Card Patterns sketch along with the following Glitz Designs products:

• Maya Patchwork (M2303) patterned paper
• Maya Floral (M2266) patterned paper
• Maya Damask (M2280) patterned paper
• Maya Rub Ons (RO 2532)
• Glitz Frosting – pink rhinestones

This is another 5 ½” square card upon which I layered a piece of Maya Patchwork paper onto pink cardstock for the background. This paper made it so easy to create the look of patchwork without all the work of piecing it together, and I love that! A length of lace was adhered below the patchwork paper as a border.

Next, I hand cut a large flower from the Maya Floral paper and mounted it on pink cardstock. The center of the flower was cut out as well and each of the petals were curved in order to add dimension to the flower. I painted the outside pointed petals of the flower with Shamrock Shimmerz paint and the inside rounded petals with Magenta Shimmerz paint. I then added two Prima flowers in the center of the flower to complete it.

The flower was adhered to the card along with a piece of the green side of the Maya Damask paper which has the sentiment “bliss” rubbed onto it. The corners of the sentiment piece are embellished with pink Glitz Frosting rhinestones, and pink Prima pearl swirls were added to complete the card.

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderfully creative week!

~ Christine

Glitz Maya Collection Cards

Good morning! Today I’d like to share a couple of cards that I created using some yummy Glitz Design products from the Maya collection!  As a part of the card design team, I am so very honored to be able to use their wonderful products for these projects, and this collection was the first thing to catch my eye after opening up the box of goodies from Glitz Design. I love the vibrant colors and grungy feel of this collection, and I just knew that I would dig into them first for my debut projects with Glitz Design!

The first card was created using this past week’s Card Patterns Sketch 64. I used navy blue Bazzill cardstock for the card base and layered a white cardstock mat which was punched with an EK Success border punch on top of the card base. Next, I took a piece of Glitz Design patterned paper (Maya Polka from the Maya collection) and stitched a border around it with my sewing machine.

 

Then I die cut a piece of navy cardstock, embossed it with a Cuttlebug folder, painted a layer of Blue Into Town Shimmerz Pearlz on it, and added a gold border using my Krylon gold metallic marker. On top of this die cut piece is a die cut  and embossed chipboard heart painted with Grammie Berrie Shimmerz Pearlz. I added a Prima flower and the Glitz Design sentiment sticker and adhered it to the card front. Finally, I wrapped a piece of crinkled seam binding and a bow embellished with a gold button onto the card.

The second card was inspired by this week’s sketch 139 over at the Mojo Monday blog. This time my card base was made from white cardstock, and I used another piece of Glitz Design Maya Polka patterned paper. What can I say? I love it! I punched the bottom border using a Martha Steward border punch. Next, I drew a border around the patterned paper and embellished it with pearls in each corner as well as along the bottom border of the paper.

 

I cut a piece of Glitz Design Maya Damask paper and painted the edges with white gesso. On top of this piece is a measuring tape sticker from Glitz Design, a die cut chipboard that was embossed, sprayed with Shimmerz Snow Storm Vibez spray, and painted with Green with Envy Shimmerz Pearlz. After adhering the chipboard piece to the card front, I embellished it with a Prima flower and a couple of crinkled seam binding pieces.

Thank you for joining me today! I hope that you’ve enjoyed seeing the new Maya collection products from Glitz Design on these cards. They were so fun to work with!

Thank You Card...Card Patterns 61

Happy Saturday, dear friends! Today turned out to be a beautiful, sunny day, and it's a welcome change to the drizzly, cloudy days that we've had lately.

I really should have been packing and cleaning our home as preparation for our upcoming vacation next week. Thankfully, I'm feeling almost 100% better and Lord willing, I'll be ready for the five-hour flight with my family by Tuesday.

Well, let me share what I've been up to instead of cleaning and packing...I created this card which is inspired by this week's Card Patterns 61 sketch and the anything goes challenge at Sew Many Challenges:

Thank You Card

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned papers, journaling block: Prima

Chipboard: Tattered Angels

Shimmer paint:  Angel Wings and Pink Shimmerz

Pearls: Recollections (Michaels)

Other: lace, stitching

Just a reminder...you have until midnight tonight (Pacific Time) to leave a comment on this post in order to have your name added to the giveaway drawing. I'll post the name of the winner tomorrow!

Thanks so much for visiting today!

Best Friends Card & Happy Birthday Gift Box

Good Monday afternoon! Wow...I can't believe that it's November already, and where I live, we've set our clocks back an hour (I really needed that extra hour, too!). I'm so pleased to be able to share these projects with you today since I've been missing doing anything creative this past week.

Both of these projects include the use of a new Martha Stewart Garden Trellis deep edge border punch that I bought yesterday. When I saw it, I just had to have it (and it helped that I had a coupon in hand, too! LOL!). I hope you'll agree that it was a good purchase! ;-D

The following card was inspired by this week's 2 Sketches 4 You sketch by Laura: 

 

 

Cardstock: The Paper Company, DCWV
Patterned paper:  Autumn Leaves
Chipboard: Cosmo Cricket
Sentiment sticker: Creative Imaginations
Flowers, bling: Prima
Garden trellis deep edge punch: Martha Stewart
Corner punch: Stampin' Up
Pearls: Michaels
Other: eyelet trim

This gift box was inspired by Sketch 39 over at Card Patterns. Now, I realize that this isn't a card, but I really liked the sketch and wanted to try it on this box. I think that it turned out pretty well, and the colors remind me of a Tiffany box (sigh...would love to get one of those with a nice little trinket inside for Christmas! LOL! ;-D ). The box comes from a My Timeless Template by Lauren Meader called It's on the House, and you can find it at Papertrey Ink. I tweaked it a little so that I could get a square front and then cut it on my Cricut. It's such a fun shape, and I'll probably be using it for more projects in the future!

 

Cardstock: The Paper Company, DCWV, Bazzill
Flowers: Prima
Fabric brad: K & Company
Sentiment font: Bickham Script Pro
Embossing folder: Provo Craft Cuttlebug
Garden trellis deep edge punch: Martha Stewart
Box template: Papertrey Ink
Button: Making Memories
Other: ribbon, hemp, doily

Edited to add one more project inspired by today's Mojo Monday Sketch 111 and this week's Challenge #39 at The Pink Elephant blog:

 

Cardstock: The Paper Company, Bazzill
Journaling block: Cosmo Cricket
Flowers: Prima, Imaginisce
Crystal swirls: Prima
Rhinestone brad: Creating Keepakes
Garden trellis deep edge punch: Martha Stewart

Didn't I tell you that I love that trellis border punch? I've enjoyed using them on all of these projects! ;-D

Thanks so much for visiting today! I hope you all have a wonderful week! :)