Soak Up the Sun

I dare you to not sing Sheryl Crow! :)

Today's card is for CPS 118.

I was looking through the designer's samples and liked the sketch turned vertical, so that's what I used.

Here's my card:

When turned vertical, I saw a sun on the horizon in the half circle and knew it was time to play with A Day at the Beach again!

I hope you enjoy - all the details are in the recipe. The polka dots on the pink umbrella were done using emboss resist. I am looking forward to soaking up a little sun myself. Have a good one!

-Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: A Day at the Beach, Background Basics: Text Style - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Soft Sky, Sahara Sand - Stampin' Up!; SS White, Lemon Tart - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Baja Breeze - Stampin' Up!; Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise, Dark Chocolate, True Black; Vintage Touch Tea Dye Duo Chai and Chamomile - Papertrey Ink
Other: Clear Filigree detail embossing powder; Pinking circle Nestabilities - Spellbinders

Wish Big

Today I am sharing the card that I made for Dawn's RSCC #7.

I also combined it with the CPS sketch challenge for this week (#117).



And here's my card:

I liked the format of yesterday's post, so I think I will try that again. If there is anything that you have a question about that you cannot find in the Recipe, please email me or leave me a comment :)

- I love the triple stripe stamp from Let Freedom Ring. I think I could have bought this set simply for this stamp. I'm not the first person to do this, am I? I used it to create my plaid background. Ah, plaid.
- Ripe Avocado. It is my favorite PTI color. And it goes so well with Spring Moss and Raspberry Fizz!
- The sentiments from Star Prints. I love the whimy of the flourish combined with the formal text. Is that the same font as Fresh Alphabet?
- Vintage Inks. I used Antique Linen as well as PTI's Vintage Touch Tea Dye Duo. I just love the look (especially on patterned paper!)

I hope you find this interesting and enjoyable - I thought it might be something different than rehashing what I used to make the card. I am certainly no expert, but maybe you'd like to know why I like what I like? Your comments would be appreciated ;)

I hope you have a great day and stop back soon!

-Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: Let Freedom Ring, Star Prints, Background Basics: Text Style (stamped on the patterned paper and practically invisible!) - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss, Raspberry Fizz, Raspberry Fizz Bitty Dot Basics Patterned Paper, SS White - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Ripe Avocado, Vintage Touch Tea Dye Duo Chamomile and Chai Blend - Papertrey Ink; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
Other: Large Star Punch - Stampin' Up!; Edge Distresser - Heidi Swapp; Corner Rounder - EK Success

Life is Good!

Before I show you my card for today, I want to say a huge thank you to Cath Edvalson! She chose one of my cards for the Moxie Fab Rainy Day Challenge! I am so excited to be Moxie Fab!

Today's card combines this week's CPS sketch as well as Week 6 of the Raspberry Suite Color Challenge.

Here was my inspiration:

My card was practically made already! I had to use some of my new Papertrey stuff, and I thought A Day at the Beach would be great with that fun, bright color combination. Here's my very busy, but summery, card:

I created my own background paper by randomly stamping the flip flops and drink glasses in the challenge colors. It might be a little too much for the eyes, but I loved the images together. The beach umbrella is popped up and some Fruit Punch Stickles were added for some fun. I wanted to use every single image from this stamp set on my card - I love them all! My most favorite is the teeny little umbrella for the drinks! It is too cute. The rest of the details are below in the recipe, or you could always drop me a line if you have any questions (or comments! I love to hear from you!)

Thanks for stopping by, I hope your evening is perfect!

-Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: A Day at the Beach - PTI
Cardstock: Aqua Mist, Berry Sorbet, Dark Chocolate, SS White - PTI
Ink: Aqua Mist, Berry Sorbet, Dark Chocolate - PTI
Other: Fruit Punch Stickles

Anniversary Flowers: CPS 115

TGIF everyone! I am looking forward to sleeping in this weekend! How about you, any big plans?

A dear friend of mine is celebrating her first wedding anniversary early next week, and I thought I'd tuck this in a little gift for her. This is for CPS 115 - great sketch!

And here's my card:

The flowers are from SU! Bella Blossoms and were stamped in Pale Plum ink onto Vintage Cream cardstock. I cut them out, added some Antique Linen distress ink, layered them, and then used my two-way glue pen to add some Dazzling Diamonds glitter. The button is from SU! Button Bouquet and is a perfect match for the Kiwi Kiss cardstock. I *love* this color and will be stocking up before it retires!

It is subtle, but I stamped one of the circle images from PTI Simply Stationary onto the Kiwi Kiss before adding the cut out flowers. This was stamped in Versamark and just adds a little something. It would also be a perfect place to use the new PTI Fancy Flourishes set! The sentiment is from the PTI Anniversary Set, Everyday Classics.

Simple and easy! I loved this sketch and know I will be using it again soon - I'm thinking a cluster of stars would be fun!

I hope you have a great weekend, thank you so much for stopping by. Say hello before you go!

-Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: Bella Blossoms - Stampin' Up!; Simply Stationary, Everyday Classics - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Pale Plum, Kiwi Kiss - Stampin' Up!; Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Pale Plum, Kiwi Kiss, Perfect Plum - Stampin' Up!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries; Versamark - Tsukineko
Other: Two-way glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Kiwi Kiss button, Linen thread - Stampin' Up; Fiskars Upper Crest border punch

Rosy - CPS 114

Hi guys :)

I have a cold today, so I'm going to keep it short. All I want to do is take a nap. Today's card is for CPS 114. Here was the sketch:

And here's what I came up with:

This stamp set is called Cottage Rose from Stampin' Up!. It has been retired for years, but I love it. It looks suspiciously like A Rose is A Rose...

The card base is Kraft. I layered a piece of Vintage Cream that had been stamped with my new Fiskars Effervescence border punch. The patterned paper is Scenic Route Sonoma. I used my circle Nestabilities to cut out a Vintage Cream and Riding Hood Red circle. I pierced and distressed.

The rose was stamped first with Pink Pirouette and then Riding Hood Red. The leaves are Kiwi Kiss and Old Olive. Everything is inked with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo distress ink. I love the look it gives images like this. The cream satin ribbon is from Club Wedd at Target. The button is from PTI and the tag is a Cuttlebug die. Instead of a sentiment, I thought I'd add a little heart - that says volumes, doesn't it?

Thanks for stopping by! I'm storing up some energy to start another project tonight. I'm thinking I'll watch the hockey game and cut out some flowers. I'm making my mother-in-law a flower pot photo holder for Mother's Day - I'll share photos! Take care!

-Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: Cottage Rose - Stampin' Up!; Around and About Sentiments (heart) - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Kraft, Riding Hood Red - Stampin' Up!; Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Scenic Route Sonoma
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive - Stampin' Up!; Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
Other: Fiskars Effervescence border punch; Circle nestabilities; Cuttlebug tag die; Ribbon - Target Club Wedd; Vintage Cream button - Papertrey Ink; Linen thread - Stampin' Up!

Cheer Up, Buttercup! - CPS 113

My new favorite thing is sketch challenges!  I checked out the CPS Sketch for this week and saw this card right away.  That little zig-zaggy design just said tumbling umbrellas to me! :) I couldn't wait to share this card with you!

This is another long card (4" by 8") mostly to accommodate those umbrellas!  The card base is PTI's Aqua Mist, followed by another strip of Aqua Mist with embossed raindrops.  I used the clear Filigree Detail Embossing Powder that PTI carries to emboss those cute little raindrops. 

The umbrellas are stamped in Summer Sunrise and cut out.  The handles are Dark Chocolate.  The sentiment was also stamped in Dark Chocolate.  I rounded the corners and added some buttercup rhinestones.  I am really pleased with this one!  Seems I have good luck with Scattered Showers, as I've loved using it (and loved the results!). 

Hope you all have a great evening!  I might need one of those umbrellas around here when I head out of work, as they are calling for thunderstorms.  Maybe things will cool down a little!

Thanks for stopping by - I appreciate it!

Recipe:

Stamps: Scattered Showers - PTI

Cardstock: Aqua Mist, SS White - PTI

Ink: Summer Sunrise, Dark Chocolate - PTI; Versamark Dazzle - Tsukineko

Other: Filigree detail embossing powder (clear); Adhesive rhinestones

Scattered Showers

Today's card and today's weather!  Every time I look outside, it is doing something different.. blue sky, rain, hail - who knows what is going on?!

My new PTI goodies arrived the other day and I had an idea that I needed to put on paper (so to speak)! 

Its a card and bookmark combo!  This card has inspiration from a few places:  the sketch is this week's card sketch from Card Positioning Systems, the bookmark idea was inspired from Laurie's card here, and the paper pierced clouds, which I *adore* were straight from Lauren's blog.  All these things were floating around in my head and the lightbulb went off. 

Here's another picture with the bookmark removed.

The card base is a 3-1/2" by 7" piece of New Leaf cardstock.  The bookmark was cut using the long classic and scalloped rectangle Nestabilities.  The Pure Poppy Bitty Dot Basics paper on the card front is popped up so that the bookmark slides behind it.  The upper umbrella is cut and popped up so that it holds the bookmark in place - nifty!  I added an oh-so-trendy button topped ribbon to the bookmark to finish it off.  I tapped a Versamark Dazzle stamp pad onto the umbrellas to add some sparkle.  Here's a closeup.. sparkle is always so hard to photograph!

Thanks for stopping by - I really appreciate it!  Wishing you sunshine!

Recipe:

Stamps: Scattered Showers - Papertrey Ink

Cardstock: New Leaf, Spring Rain, SS White, Pure Poppy Bitty Dot Basics patterned paper - Papertrey Ink

Ink: Pure Poppy, True Black - Papertrey Ink; Versamark Dazzle - Tsukineko

Other: Long Classic and Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilities - Spellbinders; New Leaf satin ribbon, New Leaf button - Papertrey Ink; Black Hemp twine - Stampin' Up!; paper piercing tool