Viva la Verve

Here's my second Sunday post...this time it's for the Viva la Verve challenge by Amber in the Verve forum on SCS. We were to pick a living room from her 3 pics for our inspiration plus use her sketch. I quickly chose the pink/green rattan furniture as the basis for my card. The highlight is this awesome verse from Psalm 121:1-2 in one of Julee Tilman's gorgeous Verve fonts. The flower is a sticker from K&Co. TFL!

STAMPS: Verve Plain Jane (Ps. 121:1-2)
PAPER: Gossamer DP by Memory Box, Certainly Celery, Hibiscus Burst (PTI), Neenah Solar White
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: CB, Nestabilities, Dotted Swiss EF, Ribbon (PTI), Brads, Circle punch, MS arch lattice punch, Sticker by K&Co

Hawaiian Shores

No...I'm only dreaming of walking on Hawaiian shores. This is the name of one of PTI's gorgeous new colors. It pairs up well with Bermuda Bay ink IMO, so I stamped the flowers (after cut with dies in the Cuttlebug) with Antique Cracking then sponged the edges. This was a CASE of the featured stamper, Pat Smethers, on SCS. This is a super talented card maker, so check out her great gallery when you have time. As you can see, I used different flowers, changed the colors and used a different EF for the BG. Thanks so much for stopping by...my eyes are feeling so heavy...think I feel a Sunday afternoon nap coming on!

STAMPS: Delightful Dahlia by PTI (leaves), Tiny Tags by SU
PAPER: Hawaiian Shores & New Leaf (PTI), White
INK: Bermuda Bay
ACCESSORIES: Blossoms II dies (PTI), Delightful Dahlia dies(PTI), Brads, Leaf EF, Ribbon (Hawaiian Shores by PTI), Tiny tag punch

Ohio Country

Quilts and buggies were a common sight as I grew up in rural northeastern Ohio. Many ladies, including my grandmother and mother, spent many hours piecing and quilting fabric. On Sunday morning, the clippety clop of horses' hooves could be heard as the local Amish travelled down our road to meet in someone's home for their church service. So this is how I came about combining the F4A challenge to incorporate a quilt theme on a card with Stef's inspiration challenge to create something related to the history of our home town - past or present. I cut 1 1/4 inch strips then stitched them together on a white CS base (5 inch square). I layered 2 circle Nesties and stamped the buggy image using VersaFine ink. I just had to add a pop of color, so played with some new PTI dies to create the flower and leaves. I look forward to seeing others' creations from their home towns. It's always interesting to me to find out where people's roots are from. It helps explain why they've sprouted in the direction they're in - lol!

STAKPS: Stamp Cabana; Delightful Dahlia (PTI) - used for leaves.
PAPER: Mambi Color Basics by My Mind's Eye, GP white, Old Olive, Pure Poppy (PTI)
INK: VersaFine Onyx Black
ACCESSORIES: CB, Nesties, Pure Poppy ribbon, Vintage button (PTI), Dahla leaf die and Beautiful Blossoms dies (PTI), Sponge, Brad, Janome sewing machine

Angled Interest

Julia's Way to Use It Challenge on SCS was to use angled elements on our card. I needed a bridal shower card, so went with angling the BG word collage as well as the sentiment tag. Some bling, hand-crocheted flowers (thanks to my mom), & punched leaves finished it off. Thanks for stopping by...hope your day is a blessed one!

STAMPS: Wedding Background by Rubber Stampede, Wedding/Marriage by Inkadinkadoo (sentiment)
PAPER: Black, Certainly Celery, Lilac Avenue Collection by KaiserCraft
INK: VersaFine Onyx Black
ACCESSORIES: 2-step bird punch, Crocheted flowers, Brads, Rhinestone flourish by Zva Creations, Ribbon

SU Color Renovation

Though I'm not a demo, I'm excited to see the revamping that SU is doing with their colors...it's long overdue. Yes, I'll miss several of the colors, but overall am happy with their choices. Mary Fish has a great explanation on her blog if you want more details: http://www.stampinpretty.com/stampin-up-color-renovation.html

CTD meets Mercy's Sketch

I can't get enough of spring-themed cards! I used Mercy Kerin's Tuesday Sketch Challenge for the layout and incorporated the Color Throwdown Challenge by using pink, green & gray. The image (retired from SU but still one of my faves) was colored with Copics and the rest is simple, straight forward elements that need no explanation. Thanks for stopping by my blog...have a blessed spring day!

STAMPS: Spring Bouquet (SU), Accent Notes (Verve)
PAPER: Walk in the Park DP by SU, Going Gray, Hibiscus Burst (PTI)
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Brads, CB, Circle Nesties, Copics, Dimensionals

CAS Card

Roxie posted an easy layout for this week's sketch challenge on Splitcoast. I used some new DP that I won as part of a blog candy prize (thanks, Kathy!) - it's from KaiserCraft's gorgeous Lilac Avenue Collection. The tag even came with the paper pad...all I did was stamp a sentiment and add a ribbon and some bling. Quick and easy CAS card!

STAMPS: Verve 'Thankful Hearts'
INK: Elegant Eggplant
ACCESSORIES: Ribbon, Rhinestone stickers, Glazed brad (BasicGrey). CB, Daisy die (SU)