July 25 Core'dinations Teacher Card

Happy Friday!

So happy that today is the weekend!  Love it when the hubby is home and we can all hang together!  Should be fun time.  Not a bunch on our agenda!  Jack is entering his first tennis tournament.  I am both excited and nervous for him.  The good thing is that he is not nervous at all!  Should be fun!

School is starting in some places soon.  I have 3 more weeks left :( !  I thought I would make this super fun Teacher card.  I used a Silhouette cut file and my awesome Core'dinations Core Essentials collection.  For the sentiment I used a The Alley Way Stamps.

I made a video for you on how this came together.

supplies
cardstock- Core'dinations
stamps- TAWS
ink- Hero Arts

Thanks so much for joining me today.  I will be back next week with a jammed packed fun week!  See you then. Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Friday Teacher Appreciation Card

Happy Friday!

Today is the last day of school for my boys and I always like to send their teachers a cute little card along with a gift card.  So I made several of these quick and easy cards.

supplies
cardstock- core'dinations
stamps- the alley way stamps
markers- spectrum noir
hero arts pearls
ink- hero arts, memento

I have a video for you on how this card came about.

I am going to enter this in the Wednesday Simon Says Stamps Anything Goes challenge. To see all the details you can HERE!

Thanks so much for joining me today.  I will be back on Monday for the new Clear Stamp Release Party at Some Odd Girl! See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Monday TAWS #52

Happy Monday,

I am playing along with the Be Inspired Challenge by The Alley Ways Stamps this week! Here is a look at the photo for inspiration.

 Isn't is awesome?  I have to say I was stumped for 2 weeks but then I got my mojo flowing and here is what I came up with.

I used my Bubbling Over  stamp set for TAWS.  I used some washi tape to create my "table" and then I stamped and colored my test beakers.  I spilled on over and used stamps and sequins to create the blowing in the wind effect.  I used my Spectrum Noir markers to color it all in.

supplies
cardstock- neenah solar white
stamps- TAWS
washi tape- Bella Blvd
ink- memento, hero arts
sequins- Some Odd Girl
spectrum noir markers

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new layout for Some Odd Girl!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Thursday Teacher Appreciation and Core'dinations

Happy Thursday!

Core'dinations gave the DT an assignment to create something for Teacher Appreciation Day.  I LOVED this idea and really broke into my supplies for this.  I love to give notes to the boy's teachers.

So I created a card.
1.  I made  a standard A2 base in Core Essentials and sanded the edges.
2.  Using Black Magic cut to 4x5.25.
3. Score the edges and sand.  I wanted a more used look to the chalkboard so I sanded pretty heavily.
4.  Using stamps I stamped some star embellishments and the word teacher using my The Alley Ways Stamps and heat embossed them.
5.  Using the 110lb. smooth cardstock I stamped, colored and cut out various elements and arragned them on the card.

This was a totally fun card to make.  I got to include all my favorite things- playing with cardstock, stamping and coloring!

Supplies
cardstock- Core'dinations
stamps- The Alley Way Stamps
ink- hero arts, memento
spectrum noir markers

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I will be back tomorrow with a new project (fingers crossed I can photograph it tonight! LOL)  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day
mp

Friday TAWS BE Inspired #51

Happy Friday!
I don't know about you but I am sooooo ready for the weekend.  I am totally psyched becuase we only have a couple of things on our to do list and then it is time to relax!  I can't wait.  I think we are going to dye our Easter Eggs, make Easter cookies and just have some fun family time!

I had some time this week to play around a bit with my stamps and you know how I love The Alley Way challenges.  This inspiration just totally got my mind racing!   To see all the details head on over to Be Inspired #52

For my card I started with a piece of red Core'dinations cardstock and sanded it down a bit.  I then stamped my sentiments using The Alley Way Stamps on my 110 lb smooth cardstock and then fussy cut them out.  Next I pop dotted them on and added a fun polka dot clothes pin.  Love how this turned out!

A close up of the sentiments:

supplies
cardstock- core'dinations
stamps- the alley way stamps and hero arts
ink- jenni bowlin
clothes pin- recollections

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back next week with some new projects.  See you then!  Have a w onderful and crafty weekend.
mp

Thursday Core'dinations Easter

Happy Thursday!

When I think of Easter I think of Spring, New Beginnings, Colored Eggs and Bunnies!  So when the Core'dinations Design Team was given the assignment to create a project with Spring in mind I immediately thought of the above things.  So I started going through my stash to see what I could come up with and I found a bunch of fun goodies!

1.  First, I embossed a piece of the 110 lb. smooth cardstock from Core'dinations with one of my Darice embossing folders.  I just love the look of those Easter eggs.
2.  I then got out my The Alley Way Stamps and stamped my cute little bunny and carrot and colored them using my Spectrum Noir markers.
3. I fussy cut the images out and put them to the side.
4.  I cut my grass using the Core'dinations Gemstone cardstock with my Silhouette.
5.  Next, I stamped my egg stamp on my Core Essentials Cardstock.  A quick tip here!  First, Sand the paper to the desired level.

Now stamp the image on the cardstock.  It is a lot easier to sand first and it comes out looking perfect every time!

I then put the card together and this is how it turned out!

supplies
cardstock- Core'dinations 110lb smooth, Core Essentials, Core Gemstones
Stamps- The Alley Way Stamps
Markers- Spectrum Noir
Darice Embossing Folder
Sand it Gadget
Dust Buddy
Ink- Memento, Hero Arts

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I will be back tomorrow with a new project.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Thursday Moxxie Hey Chickie Card

Happy Thursday!

I have been very fortunate that I have been desiging for Moxxie for the last 2 years.  They are a wonderful company with lots of fun specialized papers.  It really has been a joy for me.  At the start of  2014 my hubby and I sat down together to talk about my stress levels with working full time, home life with 2 boys and everything that goes along with that and then my scrapping.  I was stressing out about deadlines and spending way too much time in my scrap room and plus  it wasn't any fun anymore.  I decided to cut back on my teams and unfortunately Moxxie is one that I have decided to leave.  So this will be my last post for Moxxie.

For this cute and easy card I started with the yummy papers for the Easter-rific collection.  I then stamped an adorable little chick from The Alley Way Stamps and colored her with my spectrum noir markers.  Next I stamped my sentiment on a tag from Core'dinations.  Finally I added some pearl gems.

supplies
paper- moxxie
stamps- the alley way stamps
ink- memento, hero arts
tag- core'dinations
spectrum noir markers
the twinery
recollections pearls

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I see you soon! Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Tuesday Be Inspired Challenge #50

Happy Tuesday!

I had a little bit of time this past weekend and I wanted to play along with the Be Inspired Challenge #50 using The Alley Way Stamps.  This is a photo inspiration challenge (my fave!).  Here is the photo

So from this photo I took away the color green and transportation and this is what I came up with.

I used several different TAWS stamps.  First I made my border and then colored in some triangles using my spectrum noir markers.  Next I stamped my car and colored it also with my spectrum noir markers and fussy cut it out.  I then stamped my sentiment and fussy cut that as well.  Fianlly I added 3 little gems in the bright green.  Love the CAS look.

supplies
cardstock- core'dinations
stamps- the alley way stamps
ink- jenni bowlin, memento
gems- hero arts
 spectrum noir markers

Thanks so much for stoppign by.  I will be back later this week.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Friday Core'dinations Winter Cards

Happy Friday!

Who is glad it is Friday?  I know I am!  We have a pretty busy schedule this weekend but I know I will fit in some rest and relaxation time.  I am really loving my new found time on my hands.  I have been able to really relax.  Last weekend I even got in a cat nap which I haven't been able to do for close to 2 years!!  LOVE it!

Today I have some winter cards that I made using Core'dinations Cardstock and the new 110 lb. smooth cardstock!  I just have to say that if you are a cardmaker or stamper this cardstock is going to blow you away!  It totally rocks!  It works sooo perfectly with the alcohol markers.

I love this little bunny from Some Odd Girl.  It is just too cute!

supplies
cardstock- core essentials, core couture glitter, 110 lb smooth
stamps- some odd girl
ink- hero arts, memento
spectrum noir

Now I have another card using Core'dinations and The Alley Way Stamps.

supplies
cardstock- core essentials, 110 lb smooth core'dinations
spectrum noir markers
ink- hero arts, memento,
stamps- the alley way stamps
liquid pearls
embossing powder

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back next week with a couple of new projects.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Monday BE Inspired #47 Challenge

Happy Monday!

I am popping in  today to share a fun card that I made for TAWS Be Inspired #47 Challenge.  As always this is a photo inpsiration and I must say I LOVED this photo!

Aren't the chevrons awesome?  And I totally love the white grey yellow color combo.  So here is what I came up with!

I was able to use 3 different stamp sets on this card!  I love getting inky!  I used my chevron stamp and then used the cute little martian and colored him yellow with my spectrum noir markers!  Finally I stamped my sentiment in grey and cut it out.  I pop dotted my martian and my sentiment.  I am going to put this in Jack's lunch this week to tell him "hi"!  I think he will love it!

supplies
cardstock- core 110lb
stamps- The Alley Way Stamps
ink- memento, hero arts, jenni bowlin
spectrum noir markers

Thanks for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with the new digi release from Some Odd Girl!  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Friday Moxxie Valentine's Day Cards

Happy Friday!

Who is ready for the weekend?  Me Me!! We have a jammed pack weekend but I should be able to get some relaxing time in!  Plus I have 2  huge tennis matches and I am getting nervous about them!  Calm Down Mary Pat!!!!  LOL!!!

I am showing off some Valentine's Day cards that I made using the awesome Valentine's day paper.  This is an older collection but I love it and wanted to show it off!

I made a quick video on how I made these two cards!  Hope you like it!

supplies
cardstock- core'dinations
paper- moxxie
stamps- the alley way stamps

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I have a full week planned for you next week.  Can't wait.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty weekend!
mp

Monday BIC46 & Retro Sketches 99

Happy Monday!
Is it cold enough for anyone?  I don't know about you but I am soo tired of this cold and winter! The only good thing coming out of this is that I seem to get a lot of crafting done!

I looked over the challenge blogs and decided to enter the BIC46 challenge and the Retro Sketches challenge this week. 

So first up the BIC45 photo challenge

From this I got the obvious idea of the coffee cup and the colors of yellow and blue!

I then found the Retro Sketches 99 sketch for my design.

Here is what I came up with!

The mug has a chevron and dot design and I just so happened to have an embossing folder with that exact design and embossed the white background.  I then stamped my sentiment and added some brown pearls.  Finally I colored my mug with my spectrum noir markers. 

Now, I do have to say, I am not happy with the way this turned out.  I like it but I am not in love with it.  Does this ever happen to you?  I did not have time to play around with it so I just kept it.  What do you do when you don't LOVE a project? 

supplies
paper- studio calico
cardstock- core'dinaations
stamps- the alley way stamps
ink- memento, jenni bowlin
pearls- recollections
spectrum noir

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with the new digi release from SOG.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Wednesday Moxxie Card Contest

Happy Wednesday!

CHA is going on right now and over at Core'dinations we are having some fun while everyone is busy at CHA.  I have a fun card challenge for you. I came up with a very basic card sketch for you to jump start your creative juices flowing. 

Here is a look at my take on the sketch.

 

 

For my card I broke into my Pastel collection.  I thought during this dreary winter we need some spring colors!  I embossed my paper strips, and scored my base,  I then took a Core tag and sanded it and then stamped my sentiment using The Alley Way Stamps birthday stamp.  Finally I added some wood veneer and twine.  To see how I made this card here is a quick video!

supplies
cardstock- core'dinations
stamps- the alley way stamps
ink- hero arts
studio calico wood veneer
the twinery

Now you have till January 24th to enter this contest.  You could win this entire collection pack.

Head on over to this POST HERE to see all the details and to link up your project.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new project.  See you then.  Have a wonderful an crafty day!
mp

Friday TAWS BIC#45

Happy Friday,

Over our cold days off I got busy entering a few challenges!  Today is TAWS BIC challenge.  The photo inspiration was awesome and I got busy right away!  Go HERE to see all the details

From this photo I took away the balloons and the gold!  Here is my card.

I broke out a lot of my supplies for this one!  I started with my core'dinations cardstock neutrals and stamped my sentiment and heat embossed it with gold.  I then broke into my Core Couture Glitter cardstock and found the most beautiful gold cardstock.  I fell in love with it and made it my center piece.  I then broke into my Imaginisce stash and found these balloons.  How perfect. Right???

supplies
cardstock- core'dinations
stamps- the alley way stamps
ink- versamark
embossing powder- wow
die cut- imaginisce

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back  next week with new layouts from Moxxie, Jillibean Soup and Echo Park!  I have been a busy girl!!!  I got a ton of scrapping done on my snow days!  See you   on Monday!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Friday CASE Sketch Challenge 12/27

Happy Friday! 

I am playing along today with CAS[E] This Sketch.  Have you seen this site before?  I follow many of the DT blogs but this is the first time for playing along.  Here is the sketch that inspired me.

I needed to make a card for Jack's teacher.  She wrote a wonderful note to me about Jack and it really just touched me.  I didn't want to send an email because they are so impersonal.  So what is a crafty girl to do?  That's right make a card.  I broke out my TAWS and created this card.

I started by scoring my 110 lb. Core'dinations smooth cardstock.  I then stamped my message and colored in the books with my spectrum noir makers.  I then pop dotted the little apple.  Finally I added some of my favorite pearls from Doodlebug.  LOVE the clean look to this!

supplies
cardstock- Core'dinations
stamps- the alley way stamps
pearls - doodlebug
markers- spectrum noir

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I will be back next week with all new projects.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Wednesday TAWS #44 and Retro Sketches

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
The day is finally here!  I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. 

I have a new card to share with you today and I am entering it into 2 different challenges.  The first inspiration is the new TAWS Be Inspired photo.  I loved this photo!  However, I already had all my Christmas cards done. Sooooooo I took away with it the colors of the pink, light blue and red.  With this I knew I was going to use my Let's Chill stamp set. 

To see all the wonderful details from this challenge please go HERE!

Next, I needed a little bit of mojo.  I was in the mood but needed a starting point.  Soooo I looked at my some sketch sites and saw this amazing sketch from Retro Sketches. 

To see all the details of this challenge please go HERE.

Now for my card I stuck VERY closely to the sketch.  I broke out my October Afternoon paper to go with the color scheme and I picked one of my favorite stamp sets.  I colored my snowmen using my Spectrum Noir markers.  I stitched all my rays together.  Finally I added my sentiment and then used some snowflakes to go around the cutie! 

supplies
paper-October afternoon
cardstock- Core'dinations
stamps- the alley way stamps
ink- memento, jenni bowlin
markers- spectrum noir
sewing machine

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I will be back tomorrow with a Paper Smooches challenge!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty Christmas day!
mp

Wednesday Let's Chill

Happy Wednesday!

We are having a secret Santa at our school and I have a person who wrote on her info sheet that she LOVES the color pink.  I have been giving her little notes each day but today I wanted to make her a special card using the color pink.  This is what I came up with.

I first started with my base which I made out of Core'dinations Pastel Collection.  I heat embossed various snowflakes on it using The Alley Way Stamps.  Next I made my snow banks.  I used 3 strips of white Core cardstock and tore it.  I layered it on my  card using different pop dots of varying thickness.  I then stamped-colored-and cut out my snowmen.  I then pop dotted them onto the card.  I then stamped my sentiment and finally added some centers to my snowflakes along with pearl snowflakes using my Liquid Pearls.  I LOVE how it turned out and I hope she likes it too!

supplies
Core'dinations cardstock- Pastels, Neutrals, 110lb smooth cardstock
stamps- The Alley way stamps
ink- hero arts, memento
spectrum noir markers
liquid pearls

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with some new projects for Imaginisce.  See you tomorrow.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Wednesday TAWS Be Inspired #43

Hey Everyone,
 The new TAWS Be Inspired challenge was announced last week and it is an awesome one.  Here is the inspiration photo.

I fell in love with the colors. At first I was a bit stumped because I didn't have any stamps with snowflakes on them but then I remembered about the FREEBIES section from TAWS.  There are free digi stamps available so I checked them out and found the cutest mitten and a sentiment and I knew I had to use them.  I wanted to do something a but different with them soooo my mind was racing with ideas and then it came to me--- my Silhouette.  I turned the mitten into mittens with the print and cut feature.  I brought up the mitten in my Silhouette and then made a mirror image of it to have a pair of mittens.  I then printed them and cut them out.  I colored them with my spectrum noir markers using the colors in the photo.  

Next, I took my sentiment Joy and turned it into a digi cut file-- I know I just LOVED this idea.  The script was so pretty and now I could cut it and add it to my project.  So here is how my card turned out using the digi stamps turned into print and cuts and digi cut files.

For my base of my card I started with my Core'dinations and embossed it with my Spellbinders embossing folder.  Next I took the same color cardstock and cut out a tag in my Silhouette.  I added the red topper to match my sentiment.  I pop dotted my mittens and added a touch of twine.  Next, I added my sentiment and to finish the tag off I added some natural twine and a cute clothespin.  I then pop dotted it onto my card and called it a day!  I love how it turned out. 

supplies
cardstock- core'dinations
digi stamps- the alley way stamps
clothespin- recollections
spectrum noir
twine- the twinery and may arts

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Friday TAWS #42 & SSS

Happy Friday!

I wanted to play along with a couple of challenges this week.  I was first inspired by the new TAWS image challenge- aren't those colors beautiful?  I just love them!

And then over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog the challenge is Anything Goes!

  The DT was inspired to use Tim Holtz products.  Sooooooo my mind instantly started to race because of the color and Tim Holtz.  I ran into my craft room and broke out my Tim Holtz Shattered Core cardstock from Core'dinations and came up with this awesome card.  I used my Silhouette to create the beautiful flowers.  Once the were cut out I ever so softly sanded them to expose the Kraft core! For my sentiment I used TAWS stamps!  I think this is one of my faves for "thank you" sentiments.

supplies
cardstock- core'dinations
stamps- TAWS
ink- hero arts

Thanks so much for joining me today.  I will be back on Monday with a new week of projects!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Friday TAWS#41

Happy Friday!
I know I said I wasn't going to post today BUT I saw the new challenge over at TAWS and I just had to put a fun card together and link it up!  Here is the inspiration photo.

I just love the dots and I immediately thought of my sequins- yes, my new obsession! Here is my CAS birthday card.

 

I used large and small sequins and then stamped my sentiment to match the outer red cardstock! I just love the TAWS sentiment stamps!  I love the mixed fonts!  My friend is having a birthday in a couple of weeks and this will be perfect for her!

 

To see all the details of the challenge please head over HERE!

 

Ok. now I am definitely checking out until Monday!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day and weekend.

mp