Happy Valentine's Day - Color Inspiration Challenge #18

Here's my last card as a Guest Designer for Inkspirations by Makeesha Byl. Thanks so much Keesh for the many weeks of challenges! I've never had a guest designing gig before, so this was very thrilling for me.

This is Inkspirations Colour Challenge #18. To join in the fun, stop by Keesh's blog. Here are links to the rest of the design team:

Dawn

Cindy

Kirsty

Renee

Chantelle

Sarah-Jane

Tonight I received some new goodies from SU!. I had to use my new stamps and border punch. The creative mojo was not flowing, so I had a very hard time even though had great colors, stamps, and new tools. I think I'm just worn out from a very long week. Next week the little guy doesn't have school, so it will be fun to not have the routine of school. It's super late here, so I'm not going to post an ingredient list for this card.

Thanks for stopping by, Chicas!

Soaring By to Say Happy Valentine's Day

My job as Guest Designer for Inkspirations by Makeesha Byl is almost over; it's been fun. I made this card for my Aunt Ruby who lives in New Mexico. She loves receiving cards. Her health is poor. She's been living with Parkinson's disease for several years.

This week, Keesh gave us Sketch Challenge #18. I find sketch challenges harder than color challenges. I love how this card turned out, except the "Soaring by to say..." sentiment is not stamped as dark as I would like. I forgot to take a picture of the inside of the card, but it says "Happy Valentine's Day".

This is my first time using the Everyday Button Bits set from Papertrey Ink. I didn't use buttons, but I created chipboard using the 3 Heart Punch from SU!. I also masked off a word on the sentiment to make it fit my Valentine's Day theme.

If you want to play along, check out Keesh's blog. Check out the rest of the Design Team:

Dawn

Cindy

Kirsty

Renee

Chantelle

Sarah-Jane

Keesh

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Everyday Button Bits (Papertrey Ink), Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU!)

Paper: Melon Mambo (SU!), white paper, patterned paper (Color Box)

Ink: Memories Black

Tools: Martha Stewart Circle Butter

Other: white gel pen (Sakura), foam tape (3M), rope (SU!), rhinestones (Michael's)

Sending Get Well Hugs & Wishes

Hi everyone! I'm back today as a guest designer for Inkspirations by Makeesha Byl. This week is Inspiration Challenge #17; a very lovely table setting.

I was inspired mainly by the branches and the lovely vanilla, white, and kraft colors. The wine glasses in the photo inspired me to use rhinestones as flower centers. I used my Big Shot to cut "branches". Even though the inspiration photo doesn't have dots, I was drawn to this paper again. I cut the paper in a shape that reflects the table shape.

Here are the other design team members:

Dawn

Cindy

Kirsty

Renee

Chantelle

Sarah-Jane

Keesh

I made this card for my Aunt Christine. I've mentioned her before. She was in the hospital last week because of pneumonia. She's been fighting a rare form of breast cancer (Inflammatory Breast Cancer) for a few years. During a PET Scan, they discovered that she had fractured a few ribs from the violent coughing. She'll also have to start some stronger chemo very soon. Inflammatory Breast Cancer is a strong enemy, my dears!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Big & Bold Wishes (Papertrey Ink)

Paper: vanilla parchment from my stash, Kraft & designer paper (SU!)

Ink: Chestnut Roan (ColorBox)

Tools: The Big Shot, Decorative Accents w/Flower & Leaves (Sizzix), Word Window Punch (SU!)

Others: flowers (Prima), rhinestones (Michael's), Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Glue Dots, Foam Tape (3M)

Happy Birthday

Hi everyone! I'm currently in Southern California for CHA, but I'm back again today as a guest designer for Inkspirations by Makeesha Byl. Keesh has been super busy over the last month with her major family move from one part of Australia to another, but she is back this week for a new Inkspirations Challenge. 

This week was a color challenge. I should've put this butterfly center and not tilted. Arrrgh! It bugs me now that I look at the photo.

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ingredients (All SU!, except where noted)

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, designer series paper

Ink: VersaMark

Tools: 3/4" circle punch, Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Word Window Punch, embossing folder, Crop-a-Dile

Other: So Saffron ribbon, white embossing powder, eyelet (Making Memories), gold twine, brad (Making Memories)

Holiday Wishes - Sketch Challenge

Hi everyone! I had typed up this blog entry when my PC decided to suddently take a little nap. Can you say re-type?

I'm back for my second week as a Guest Designer for Inkspirations by Makeesha Byl; the fabulous paper crafter from Australia. This week, we have sketch challenge #17. I tend to follow a sketch very closely. It bugs me that the sentiment on my card is larger in proportion than Keesh's sketch. See, I'm a little obsessive!

Well, my Sweetie is downstairs with "Glee" on pause (love that show!), so I'll make this quick. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Card Ingredients (all SU! except where noted)

Stamps: Season of Joy, Celebratio

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Certainly Celery, Merry Moments DSP

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Real Red

Other: ribbon, pearls (Martha Stewart & Michael's), foam tape

Con Inmenso Agradecimiento - Very Thankful

Hi everyone. I love the internet! I've loved getting to know so many talented designers from all over the US and around the world: Australia, New Zealand, Morocco, Pakistan, and Mexico, just to name a few.

Last month, Makeesha Byl, a Stampin' Up demonstrator from Australia asked if I would like to be a guest designer on her blog for the next several weeks. I was so thrilled to be asked. She offers weekly challenges (inspiration, color, and sketch).

Please join in this week for Inkspirations Inspiration Challenge #16 based on this photo of some very comfy-looking bedding. I was inspired by the colors and the heart designs. I'm not totally in love with my creation (I glued a piece down before I was ready...sigh), but I love the color combination.
Edited to Add: This was my attempt at the layout used in the current Stampin' Up catalog for the Out of the Box hostess level stamp set.

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Agradecimiento (SU!), Love You Much (SU!), Background Basics: Text Style II (PTI)

Paper: White (PTI), Real Red, Pink Pirouette, retired designer paper (SU!)

Ink: StazOn Jet Black

Tools: 2" circle punch (Fiskars), 1 3/8" circle punch, Modern Label Punch (SU!)

Other: Kiwi Kiss ribbon (SU!), silver brad (Making Memories), Kiwi Kiss button (SU!), foam tape