Tuesday Teapotters are Going to a Wedding

A fellow Teapotter's daughter is getting married and we are crashing the wedding with cards this week.  The wedding is elegant and CAS cards are wanted.  Cream and gold are the colors to use.  Here's the inspirational teapot:

I created a CAS, which can be difficult to do sometimes.

I used Stampin Up stamps to create this card.  The gold vellum paper was an anniversary gift from my husband years ago and finally a perfect project to use it.  The ribbon was from a dear friend's wedding we attended in Greece in 2010.  That was a totally different experience all together.  We had so much fun at that wedding.  This ribbon is making it to another wedding.

Well wishes are inside for the bride and groom.  Bringing a cake was part of the challenge.

Thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps used: SU Blissful Bride, Well Scripted, God's Blessings

paper used:  unsure - no tags or printing on them

die-cut:  MFT Rounded Banner Stax

embellishments: Martha Stewart Pearls, reused special ribbon

Ribbon Carousel CC70

I bought ribbon from this company and have purchased 3 months of ribbon of the month club. I'll tell you, I'm in love with the ribbon I've received and have already used most of them in my projects.  I was excited to find out that they have challenges.  The first challenge I'm entering for Ribbon Carousel is a smypathy card.  I didn't have any made (some reason we have been using them lately) and need some to add to my stock pile of cards.

I have plenty of scrap cardstock needing to be used, so this whole card is from scraps.  I used Unity Stamps for the image and sentiments.  The ribbon is from Ribbon Carousel.   It is a wonderful cloudy day here, so the pictures to me are on the dark side.  I sponged around the distressed light purple paper and fussy cut the leaves for the branch and the bird.

I copied in the outside of the card inside.  

Thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps used: Unity-Precious Things, Heartfelt Sympathy

paper used:  even though they were scraps, the paper was Brazzill and Printed Tissue by Recollections

embellishments: Ribbon by Ribbon Carousel: Sage Cotton Twill and August kit of the month

Friends with Flair

On Fridays, Unity Stamp Co has Friends with Flair to showcase what their customers create with their stamps.  They do give away two prizes, so check it out!  Usually I already created something from another challenge during the week, but this week I created a card just for the challenge. It's a very simple card!!

I've been wanting to use this stamp of the week for awhile and it has been waiting patiently.  Having the Memory Makers colorful staples was just what was needed too.

inside

 Thanks for looking and reading :o)

Stamps Used: Unity - Keeping it Together (if you are not a "Stamp of the Week" member, you cannot purchase this stamp, once a year the company will put them out for sale)

Paper Used: Scraps

Embellishments: Making Memories-Staples, MFT-Shore twine

MFT #89 Sketch Challenge

Another sketch challenge from MFT !!  It's great getting out the crafty things and making cards more often, doing challenges has gotten me there.  Here's this week sketch:  

Here's my take on this week's sketch.  I finally inked up MFT Pure Innocence Little Shutterbug, isn't she cute.  My husband is "My Little Shutterbug", he takes some awesome pics. The Parthenon on top of my page is his pic shot from our hotel.  Anyway, I had to use the Tim Hotz Film Ribbon I found months ago to go with this card.  It was perfect !!

 The background printed paper was a .15 cent discounted paper.  Lucky me !!

From this angle she looks like she is taking a picture of me.  I really wanted a close-up of the film ribbon.

The image was colored by my favorite water color pencils and plain color pencils.  

Thanks for looking and reading :o)

what was used to create this card:

Stamps: MFT - PI Little Shutterbug

Paper Used: Bazzill, Chocolate Lovers Pack, Discounted Paper

Die-Cuts:  MFT - Fishtail Flag Stax

Ink: SU - Basic Brown

Embellishments: Tim Hotz - Film Ribbon, Recollections - brads

Teapot Tuesday - 110 Birthday Party

This week the Teapotter are celebrating Eula's 110th birthday in PA.  This will be the third year the teapotters have sent cards to Mrs. Eula.  Can you imagine the changes she has seen over the years, WOW!!  What an amazing life!!

No actual teapot this week, just a beautiful drawing for inspiration.  Our challenge is to create a card of how we celebrate birthdays in our family.

The last couple of years, celebrating a birthday means going to SAS and getting cupcakes or maybe an icecream cake.  We always celebrate with our little "family" here, since we live away from our family. Here's my card of celebrating a birthday:

 

Yes, I big ole' cupcake.  I had to finally break in my Sizzix cupcake die-cut.  The ribbon on the side is actually 2 ribbons.  There is a lace ribbon under the cupcake ribbon. Fiber ribbon was used on the icing of the cupcake.  I even put more cupcake ribbon inside the card.  I wanted to make sure it was about the cupcakes.  I had some leftover pearls from a project and decided to use them on the cupcake paper.  Then I doodled on the edge of the red cardstock, because it needed somethin ;o).

Here's the card with the envelope.

Thank for looking and reading :o)

what i used:

die-cuts: Sizzix-Cupcake

embellishments: Sugar n' Spice Ribbon (Michael's)-cupcake ribbon, Ribbon Carousal-lace ribbon, EK Success-Adornments Fibers, SU-pearls

MFT #88 Sketch Challenge

Finally getting to post my MFT sketch challenge card, it's been done, just finally posting to the blog. This week's sketch was a fun sketch to work with. Here's the sketch:

Here's my card using the sketch.

I thought of some many possibilities for this sketch, but music is in my heart and that's the direction I went.  I used MFT Heart Sing Jolinne stamp for my main image.  On the triangle piece I used Unity Worn Music stamp, which I embossed in white.  Then I took Real Red ink from SU and sponged over the top of it to make the white pop a little more.  The red ribbon was from the August kit of the month from Ribbon Carousal, then I added music adhesive tape down the center of the ribbon by Tim Hotz .

inside of the card

(It was really the wrong time of the day to take pictures, the sun was harse.) 



Thanks for looking and reading :o)

what i used:

Stamps: MFT - Heart Sing Jolinne (the Jolinne line is being discontinued), Inspired By Music, Unity - Worn Music

Paper: Bazzill - Fussy, SU - Red and White, Colorbok - Antique Paperie

Die-Cuts: MFT - Circle Stax 1 & 2

Embellishments: Ribbon Carousal - Red Ribbon, Tim Hotz - Adhensive tisse tape, Embossing powder black and kaleidoscope

Teapot Tuesday - Butterflies and Flowers

Flowers and butterflies are going to Brenda in PA who was hit head on by another car coming into her lane.  This is a Tuesday Teapotter Challenge of Beulah Ferris' Day Off, Beulah the butterfly.  This is the teapot inspiration:

This is the outside of the card and a little of the envelope front corner.  Sometimes the envelope needs to be dressed up too.  Lots going on with this card.  I took white cardstock and rolled blue ink on top and green on the bottom, then diluted glue to brush over top.  I laid printed tissue paper on top of the glue, then brushed the diluted glue on top of the tissue paper.  After it was dried I stamped some butterflies and then spray gold mist on top.  The rest of the card is stamps and die-cuts.

The inside needed an encouraging script.  Just needed more flowers and a butterfly.

Thanks for looking and reading :o)

Stamps Used:  Unity - Moment by Moment, ....With her Own Wings, All Smiles, Blossom Soup

Paper: SU - White and Olive, Recollections - Printed Tissue

Die-Cuts: MFT - Upsey Daisies, Fresh Cut Grass

Embellishments: SU - HodgePodge Hardware, by Paper Studio - Ribbon Scrap Pack, Ranger - Gold Mist

Teapot Tuesday-Christmas Tickle

I'm a little late this week, this thing called life kinda of got in the way.  In fact, my card has been done, just haven't had time to take a picture and upload it.  Anyway, this week's Teapot challenge is to start a fellow teapotter on their Christmas stash and to bring a critter along.  Sounds easy enough.

My critter is the bird.  I used a stamp from Unity KOM.  Of course, watercolor pencils are the best.  Some Stickles for a little snow sparkle.  Since I needed more cards for my Christmas stash, I made 10 more. 
Since I used a Unity stamp, I'll probably enter this card in the Friends with Flair on Friday (if I don't have time to make another card).

Stamps Used: Unity KOM-Nov 2011(Take Your Time), Unity KOM-Sept 2011 (All Seasons) for the outside sentiment

Paper Used:  SU for all

Embellishments: Stickles, Ribbon-Coastal Living from Michael's, Brad-Spare Parts-The Paper Studio

Thanks for looking :o)

InLinkz.com

MFT #86 Sketch Challenge

I was the random winner of last week's sketch !!  WHOOHOO!!  Of course the $20 gift certificate was spent fast.  We also survived the first week of homeschool, 7 yo with severe allergic reaction to something that bit him, and the 16 yo driving us to town.  What a week!!  Let's get to this week's sketch of MFT Sketch Challenge.

Here's my take on this sketch.  I thought I better get some birthday cards in stock again.

It was time to ink up my PI Birthday Girl stamp finally.  I paper pierced her dress, added stitching to the scallop bottom with some burlap twine from Ribbon Carousel, a little bling, and lots of layers of paper.

Here's what I used to create this card.

Stamps Used: MFT-PI Birthday Girl, Stamping Bella-Maisy's Crowns

Paper Used: Bazzill-Pinkini and Pomegrante, SU-Black, Bo-Bunny-Crush Dots, MME- Market Paper Pad & Dots&Princess Paper Pad

Die Cuts: MFT-Wonky Scallop

Embellishments: Recollections-Rhinestones, Stickles, Perfect Pearls Mist, Red Jute Burlap Twine from Ribbon Carousel

Thanks for looking and reading :o)

Unity Friends with Flair

Unity is having a very important sale to help Stamp Out Cancer, read Unity's blog about this sale.  They are still having their Friends with Flair Challenge to see what the customers are creating with their Unity stamps.  Today I created a card to send prayers and thoughts to a family member going through a rough time.

I used the Growing with Unity Stamp set.  I just want them to know we are thinking about them.

Thanks for looking and reading :o)

Stamps Used: Unity-Growing with Unity

Paper Used:  SU-Grey, K&Company-Itsy Bitsy Baby Boy Paper Design, Bo-Bunny-Buttercup, Bazzille-light yellow

Die-Cuts: MFT-Square Stax 1&2

Embellishments:  Prima-wooden button, K&Company-Adhesive Paper Ribbon, Sew Easy-Grey Floss & Goldenrod