Lawnscaping Challenge #73 - Let's Party!!

WOOHOO!  It's Lawnscaping Challenge's birthday, and in honor of that, the first challenge of the new year is Party/Birthday themed!

Challenge #73 is sponsored by the fabulous Simon Says Stamp!

For my birthday themed card, I used the Good Fortune stamp set.  I hadn't inked this one up yet, and I thought it was very fitting for this occasion.  :)

We hope you'll join us for the new challenge!  Be sure to visit the Lawnscaping Blog for more inspiration from the design team and all of the details about the challenge! :)

Thanks for stopping by!! :)

Celebrate Paper Smooches Style!

Happy Friday everyone! I have a card to share today that I made for my mom's boyfriend for his birthday. I just LOVE the little Professor from Paper Smooches Smarty Pants set. I like dressing him up. Today, he is holding balloons for PTI's Tremendous Treats Birthday, wearing a party hat from Lawn Fawn's Hats Off To You, and giving a present from Paper Smooches Santa Paws set. The sentiment is from Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler :)



That's all for now!! I have a sick kiddo home today (just in time for spring break! :( ) and I have to get cleaning so that I can enjoy the week off with all of my boys (even DH!) Yeah!! :) Have a great weekend!

Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches Smarty Pants, Santa Paws, Sentiment Sampler; Lawn Fawn Hats Off To You; PTI Tremendous Treats Birthday
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stampers Select White, Simple Chartreuse Pattern Paper Pack
Other: Copic Markers, PTI New Leaf Satin Ribbon, Google Eyes

Retro Sketches Challenge #4

I am always up for a new challenge, and I recently discover a new challenge blog called Retro Sketches. Each week, a new inspiration sketch is posted and I was really drawn to this one!

This is Retro Sketches Challenge #4:



For this card, I inked up PTI Tremendous Treats Birthday again! There are quite a few adorable jungle animals in this set! I inked up the tree from Merry Little Christmas and stamped the branches randomly off the edges of the cicle diecut. The sentiment is from Little Bitty Bird and that yummy patterned paper is the new Simply Chartreuse Paper Pack.





The theme this week at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog is Anything Goes. I will be linking up there as well! :)

That's it for today... Be back again tomorrow! :)

Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Trememdous Treats Birthday, Little Bitty Bird, Merry Little Christmas
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, PTI Tea Dye Duo, Simply Chartreuse, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado
Paper: Rustic Cream, Simply Chartreuse, Spring Moss, Simply Chartruese Pattern Paper Pack
Dies: Limitless Layers 2.5" Circles
Other: Copic Markers, Popdots

Squeee! I LOVE Paper Smooches!

Happy Saturday everyone! In case it isn't pretty obvious here on my blog, I must profess my love for Paper Smooches Stamps. I am a member of their monthly stamp club which means that I get the new releases about a week before they are actually available in the store. It also means that by committing to the membership, I buy the stamps blindly. I don't know what's coming until Kim sends the email... but that's ok because no matter what it is, if it has the Paper Smooches name on it, I will want it! LOL! One of the March releases (not the CHA release, just the monthly release) is called Zoo Crew. Well, I must say it is definately my favorite of the three new sets, but the others are pretty awesome too. I couldn't wait to ink up this adorable little Zebra from the set. And aren't the zebra print hearts adorable too?!?! *LOVE* The sentiment and the party hat are from Party Posse. You will be able to find Zoo Crew here on March 1st. The super fun patterned paper is the new Raspberry Fizz Patterned Paper Pack from Papertrey Ink. YUM!



By the way, if you would like a chance to win some Paper Smooches stamps, join us for the SPARKS Challenge! You can find all of the details for the current challenge here.

Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches Zoo Crew (available 3/1), Party Posse
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, PTI Tea Dye Duo
Paper: PTI New Leaf, Stampers Select White, Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz Pattern Paper Pack
Dies: PTI Limitless Layers 2.5" Circles, Double Ended Banner Die
Other: Doodlebug Twine, Copic Markers, Pop Dots, Rhinestone

Another Colored Mehndi Medallion

I made this card for the PTI July Blog Hop, and was so pleased with it that I made another using different colors for my sister's birthday a few weeks ago. :)







Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Mehndi Medallion, Tag Its #1
Paper: Stamper Select White, Simply Chartreuse
Ink: Mememto Tuxedo Black, Orange Zest
Dies: Tiny Tags, Banner Borders
Other: Copic Markers, Fresh Snow Twill Ribbon

More Make It Monday!

Back today with more Glitter Windows and Decreasing Apertures. I am hooked! I even placed an order the other day for more glitter. Expect to see lots of sparkles here for awhile ;)

This birthday card is for my cousin Pam, who will celebrate a 40-something birthday next month. I took a break from my normal bright colors, and went for something more Pamela's style.



The lighting isn't too great in this one, but it shows off the glitter window nicely...



And a closeup of the layered butterfly:



Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Butterfly Dreams, Beautiful Blooms
Ink: Ripe Avocado, Memento Rich Cocoa, Tea Dye Duo
Paper: Rustic Cream, Melon Berry
Dies: Signature Series: Butterfly, Butterfly
Other: Copic Markers, Clear packing tape, Prisma Glitter

Make it Monday #5 - Distressed Edges

This week's PTI Make it Monday Challenge was on Distressing Edges. You can click on the picture above to be taken to Nichole's blog for more information on the challenge! :)

I used this opportunity to make a birthday card for my best friend's son who will be turning six in April. As soon as I saw the adorable little caterpiller from PTI's Way To Go, Kiddo! Stamp set, I thought he would be perfect in the Friendship Jar.



Here is a closeup of the edges:



Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Way To Go, Kiddo!, Friendship Jar, Merry Little Christmas, Take a Bough, Big Birthday Wishes, Little Bitty Bird, Love Lives Here
Ink: Palette Charcoal, Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Stampers Select White, Kraft, Orange Zest CS, Harvest Gold CS, unknown patterned paper
Other: Copic Markers, By Numbers dies, 1.75" Limitless Layers dies, Rustic Twine, Pop Dots

Make-it-Monday Challenge - Week of 2/7 - #1

New for 2011, PTI will be hosting Make-it- Monday Challenges. The first was posted today. You can see more information here.

Here is my 1st card:



Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Cupcake Collection, Big Birthday Wishes, TT: Birthday, Beautiful Blooms, Little Bitty Bird
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Plum Pudding, Fresh Snow
Paper: Plum Pudding CS, Lavender Moon CS, Smokey Shadow CS, Soft Stone CS, By Numbers PP
Other: Plum Pudding Satin Ribbon, Score Tape, Prisma Glitter, Pop Dots

Bitty Bird Birthday Wishes

I don't do many one layer cards, but every once in awhile, the mood strikes me :)




Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Little Bitty Bird, Banner Builder, Up Up and Away (sentiment)
Ink: Momento Tuxedy Black, Hibiscus Burst, Orange Zest, Hawaiian Shores
Paper: Stampers Select White
Other: Copic Markers

A girly Happy Birthday!

I made this card especially for my sister-in-law for her birthday :)



Supplies (all PTI unless noted:
Stamps: Polka Dot Basics, Star Prints, Outline Alphabet, Beautiful Blooms
Cardstock: Stampers Select White, Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Aqua Mist, Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Scarlet Jewel
Ribbon: Hawaiian Shores Satin
Copics: BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18, RV13, RV17, T1
Other: 1/8" score tape, Prisma Glitter, Pop Dots