The Alley Way Stamps & Playdate Cafe

Hi there! Happy Thursday! I have some fun news to share! This week, The Alley Way Stamps is sponsoring The Playdate Cafe Challenge! Up for grabs is a $20 gift certificate to the TAWS store! Here is this week's color challenge:

For my card, I used a few TAWS sets. The flamingo is from Tropic Topic, the fun retro border at the bottom is from Awesome Blossom, and the clouds are from Get Moovin.

Be sure to head on over to the PDCC blog and link up your creations for your chance to win! :)

Supplies:

Stamps: TAWS Tropic Topic, Awesome Blossom, Get Moovin

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Versamark, Ranger Distress inks in Tea Dye & Spiced Marmalade

Paper: PTI Kraft, White, Dark Chocolate

Other: PTI Tag Sale #6 die, Rustic Jute Twine, Berry Sorbet Satin Ribbon, Button

PDCC #144 & CFC #65

Hello there! Today I have a card to share that I made with two different challenges in mind. I will share all of the details of those challenges with you below. For this card, I cut a 4" x 8" piece of cardstock and scored it in half to make a 4" x 4" square card. I stamped, colored and cut out the word "Hello" from CSS' Ragdoll Carlie: Hello, and diecut clouds and a sun from PTI dies.



The color scheme is inspired by this week's Playdate Cafe Challenge #144 - Pink, Orange and Yellow.



And this week over at CAS-ual Fridays, the challenge is to make a square card - CAS Challenge #65.



That's all for today... thanks for stopping by! :)

Stamps: CSS Ragdoll Carlie: Hello, PTI Polkadot Basics
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, CSS From and Anonymos Source
Paper: PTI White, Raspberry Fizz Pattern Pack, Echo Park Hello Summer PP
Dies: PTI Clouds, PTI Heart2Heart #6, PTI Limitless Layers Large Ovals
Other: CSS Orange Button, Twinery Twine, Copic Markers

PDCC #140 & CFC #61

Good Morning! Happy Sunday! I am sharing more CSS Ragdolls today! :) I made this card with two challenges in mind:

Playdate Cafe Challenge #140



and

CAS-ual Friday Challenge #61





That's all for now... hope you have a GREAT day! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Clear and Simple Stamps Ragdoll Emma: Happy combo, Paper Smooches Perpetual Bluss
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Harvest gold, Stampers Select White
Dies: PTI Double Ended Banner
Other: Copic Markers, Pop Dots, Paper Tape (Target)

Paper Smooches SPARKS & PDCC #136

Good Morning! I am back today with a card to play along with two different challenges. The first is the current Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge - Designer Drafts



The second is the new Play Date Cafe Challenge, #136 - Azure, Raspberry and Blackberry.



Following the sketch and color scheme of the challenges above, I used my Paper Smooches Gently Seasoned Stamp set. It may be hard to tell in the picture, but I stamped part of the image on a diecut, Tag Sale #5 from PTI, and raised it up with foam squares.



That's it for now... hope you all enjoy your day with the Fathers in your lives! Thanks for stopping by! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches Gently Seasoned, PTI Love Lives Here (grass)
Ink: PTI Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist, Plum Pudding, Scarlet Jewel
Paper: PTI Stampers Select White, Distressed Dots PP
Dies: PTI Tag Sale #5
Other: PTI Scarlet Jewel Twill Ribbon, Pop Dots, Copic Markers

PDCC #135

Hello there! Today I want to share a card that I made for my dad for Father's Day. I used the colors in the current Play Date Cafe challenge - #135 - Aquamarine, Poolside and Clay.



I used one of my favorite Paper Smooches stamp sets, Geo-Graphic, along with the sign from Happy Camper, and the squirrel from Spring Groves.



Thats all for now... Off to the library and the park with the kiddos before it gets too hot! Thanks for stopping by! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches Geo-Graphic, Spring Groves, Happy Camper
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stampers Select White
Other: Copic Markers, Pop Dots, PTI Canyon Clay Twill Ribbon

PDCC #129

Hello there! Happy Monday! I just love color challenges. They really encourage me to step outside of my comfort zone and work with color combinations that I would never even think about. This week at Playdate Cafe, Challenge #129 is to use pale yellow, plum, and dark grey.



This one was a little tough for me, as these are three colors that I almost NEVER reach, especially together. Here is what I came up with...

For this card, I used Paper Smooches Pretty Momma, Geo-Graphic and Good Gab.



That's all for now... thanks for stopping by! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches Pretty Momma, Geo-Graphic, Good Gab
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, London Fog
Paper: PTI Smokey Shadow, Plum Pudding, Lemon Tart, Smokey Shadow Pattern Paper Pack
Dies: PTI Tag Sale #6, Heart Border Die
Other: Copic Markers, PTI Plum Pudding Satin Ribbon, Popdots

PDCC #128 - Pink and Orange

This week over at the Play Date Cafe, the challenge is to use one of my favorite color combinations - Pink & Orange. I love the two paired together, but I don't use them together alot in papercrafting... I think I will start! For this card, I used the Get Outta Town set and the Simply Said set from Paper Smooches. The little trio of dots are from Reflections and the borders are hand drawn with a ruler and black marker. I know one of the flowers looks yellow in these pictures, but I promise it's orange in real life... and it's hard to see here, but I used a Stardust pen for a little added sparkle in the middle of each flower :)



Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches Get Outta Town, Simply Said, Reflections
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stampers Select White
Other: Copic Markers, Ruler, Popdots

PDCC#126 - I *heart* You

Happy Monday all! Getting back in the swing of things after having a week of spring break with the kiddos and my husband home. I loved every second! Gots lots of necessary stuff done around the house, and had lots of fun too! :)

So just last week, I was chosen as one of the Cream of the Crop over at Market Street Stamps for the month of March. I received my gift certificate, and placed my order right away for some goodies that had been on my wishlist. I was shocked at the amazing shipping time! I had my winnings in hand just 2 days after placing my order. Happy, happy! I couldn't wait to ink up my new set, Cheep Talk. SO adorable! With the new Play Date Cafe Challenge - #126 in mind, I chose to use Memento London Fog ink. The tricky thing about this set is that some parts of the image are solid, and some are outlined. Obviously, whatever ink color you use will determine what color bird bellies you have. :) The grey outline sort of washed out once I added my copic coloring, so I traced the outlines with a thin black marker for definition. The little word bubble and sentiment are pieces from Paper Smooches sets - Smoocheroos and Helping Hands.





That's it for now! Have a great day!! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Market Street Stamps Cheep Talk, Paper Smooches Smoocheroos, Helping Hands
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, London Fog
Paper: PTI Stampers Select White, Aqua Mist Pattern Paper Pack
Other: Copic Markers, PTI Hawaiian Shores Satin Ribbon

PDCC #125

This week at the Play Date Cafe, Challenge #125 is to use black, white and a splash of brown. Awhile back, I got the Clear and Simple Stamps Taglines: Critters set, and this was the first chance I had to ink it up. It is SO, SO adorable. The fun Chevron background is from Paper Smooches Geo-Graphic set (a favorite of mine!) I first cut the cardstock panel and then made a mask by punching a 1.75" circle from a post-it note. I placed that on the panel and stamped my chevron pattern over top. When I removed the mask, there is a spot for my owl :) So sorry that my picture isn't the best... it's rainy and dark so I had to take pics in a different place with artificial light and it didn't turn out so great...





It's a rainy Saturday here, so that means a lazy afternoon in my craft room! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Clear and Simple Stamps Taglines: Critters, Paper Smooches Geo-Graphic
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stampers Select White, True Black
Other: Copic Markers, Popdots

Play Date Cafe Challenge - #109

I just got some new Sweet Stamp Shop stamps (my first ones!) and when I saw that they were the sponsor of the new Play Date Cafe Challenge, I had to play along! :)

I used their adorable Gnomies set. They make me smile :)



Supplies:
Stamps: Sweet Stamp Shop Gnomies
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Blak, Versamark, Tea Dye Duo
Paper: Berry Sorbet, Plum Pudding, Stampers Select White, Kraft, Dotty Biscotti PP
Dies: PTI Mat Stack 1, Mat Stack 5, Pinking Shears, Tiny Tags
Other: Berry Sorbet Satin Ribbon, Cream Twine, Copic Markers

Hey There Chickadee - Play Date Cafe #108 & ColourQ #112

My craft mo-jo was flowing yesterday and I got lots of things done! I decided to participate in my first Play Date Cafe Challenge - #108. This card also goes along with the new ColourQ Challenge - #112. This is my first time participating in a ColourQ challenge too! I used Lawn Fawn Say Cheese and Critters on the Farm.



Supplies:
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Critters on the Farm, Say Cheese
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Mustard Seed, Tea Dye, Peeled Paint
Paper: PTI Stampers Select White, Distressed Dots PP
Other: Copic Markers, Ink Blending Tool, Pop-dots, PTI Summer Sunrise Satin Ribbon, PTI Pinking Shears Die