Snow Day

 

Hello! You've probably heard by now that the Northeast of the US is getting a big snowstorm or you're buried under it like we are!  I'm taking the opportunity to do what I love most {not including Ryan and Piper, of course ;)}

Craft and Bake!

 

 

I had some bananas that were on their way out so I decided to bake some banana bread.  Unfortunately, I realized I didn't have enough butter and running to the store was not an option.  This is why I love Pinterest!  I typed 'banana bread with oil' into the search bar and a recipe came up that used coconut oil instead of butter.  That I have!  Here is the recipe I used.  It turned out great.  I threw in some chocolate chips because......chocolate!

 

 

For my card today I incorporated three challenges {all linked below}.  I love leaves stamped in non-traditional colors.  For these I used Warm Wool, Cranberry Crush, Little Piggy, and Wild Mango.  All are WPlus9 PURE Color Dye Inks.  I stamped some of the leaves onto the card front.  Some are stamped on die cuts and tucked under the banner.  I added the little love bunnies among the leaves.

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.

I hope you are warm and dry!

Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Heavyweight, Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb, 25 pk

Inkadinkado Clear Acrylic Blocks, Small and Medium

VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black

WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamps, Autumn Leaves

WPlus9 Design Studio Dies, Autumn Leaves

WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamps, Wishing You

WPlus9 Design Studio Dies, Wishing You

WPlus9 Design Studio Dies, Banner Trio

 

ColourQ #325

 

CAS(E) this sketch! #156

 

Create With Critters

 

 

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Hello {Masked Stripes}

 

 Hello! Just stopping in really quickly to post a card I made after work today.  Work? I know!  Summer is over and school is starting.  As much as I will miss summer, I am looking forward to the school year!

 

In order to follow the sketch I decided to do some masking.  I started by cutting a piece of inexpensive paper to the size rectangle I wanted on my card front.  I temporarily adhered it in place so that I could mask off around it.  Once that was in place I removed the rectangle and any residue from the adhesive.  I then placed another mask in a thin strip along the bottom.  Once all of my masks were in place I applied ink using a stencil.  After that, I removed all masks and stamped my sentiment. 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

CAS(E) this sketch!

 

Cardstock: WP9 White, Black
Stamps: PTI Graceful Greetings
Ink: WP9 Sweet Gelato, Ocean Drive, Hayride, Black
Dies: SSS Stitched Rectangle Dies
Other: Heidi Swapp Stencil, Sponge Daubers, Post-It Tape, TomBow Temporary Adhesive

Live Your Dreams + FIF #230 {Special Instagram Edition}

 

 TGIF!

I'm really excited because Monday starts the August WPlus9 Release Week {the products are great as always} and because I'm leaving on Wednesday for Florida!  I grew up in FL and haven't been for a visit in over 10 years.  I'm going alone and staying with an old friend!  It is going to be so much fun.  I will have all the release week posts scheduled before I go though, don't worry ;)!

 

ColourQ

 

 

This card features a wonderful stamp set called Dream Believer.  I love it mainly because I'm obsessed with feathers.  This set has fabulous encouraging sentiments too!  There may be a PURE Color Dye Ink color or two there that haven't been released yet!!  Shhh... don't tell Dawn!

 

 

This week's Friday Inspiration File is a special Instagram Edition.  All of these are beautiful projects shared on some of the Instagram feeds I follow.  I usually pull from the blogs I follow on Feedly, but that was leaving out a ton of great projects I scroll through daily over on IG.  Check them out!  #230

 

Have an inspired weekend!

 

CAS(E) this sketch!

SSS: All Tied Up

 

 

 

Cardstock: WP9 White, Black
Stamps: WP9 Dream Believer
Ink: WP9 Ocean Drive, Wild Mango, Black, ?, ?
Dies: WP9 Love Mom Layers Dies
Other: Enamel Dots, Vintage Black Thread

Adding Glitter With Die Cut Adhesive Sheets

 

I was so inspired by the sketch, I decided to create another project for this week's CAS(E) this sketch! Challenge.

 

 

 I die cut the large corner piece from a sheet of double sided adhesive.  {This is my favorite} I then die cut that piece into different sized curves.  Removing the backing from only one side, I pieced the circle back together into the corner of a card front.  Once all of the pieces were in place and the partial circle was reconstructed, I die cut the card front using a stitched rectangle die.

 

 

Now, I could remove the front release paper to reveal the adhesive in sections and add my glitter.  I burnished the glitter into the adhesive with my finger to make sure there was good coverage.  It also ensures that glitter doesn't come off later.  Once this was done I searched for just the right sentiment.  I chose this one from Sparkle and Shine.  I added a layer of black cardstock and a black die cut butterfly.  All of the visible black cardstock got a coat of clear Wink Of Stella!

 

 

Thanks so much for coming by.  Have a great weekend!

New projects have been added to the Friday Inspiration File.  Enjoy...#229!

 

CAS(E) this sketch!

CASology

 

 

 

Cardstock: WP9 White, Black
Stamps: WP9 Sparkle and Shine
Ink: WP9 Black
Dies: WP9 Small Butterfly Frame Die, LF Circles
Other: Double Sided Adhesive Sheets, MS Glitter, Wink Of Stella Clear

It's Been Too Long

 

Hi!

Today's card was a lot of fun to make.  I started by die cutting a circle from the corner of a piece of copy paper.  I used both the positive and the negative pieces to create my mask.  I placed them on my card front and sponged on the orange dye ink.  I used the same masks and moved them towards the corner of the card front making sure to cover the orange ink completely, but right to the edge because I didn't want any white space between my colors. I think that would look cool, too, though!  I alternated the thick and thin ends of the sponged areas.

 

 

I repeated the process again to sponge on the navy ink.  Because I was gong from navy to pink, I created a new set of masks.  I didn't want to contaminate the pink with the dark blue.

 

Once all of my ink was sponged on, I stamped my sentiment.  I curved the sentiment on my block to match the line of the orange ink.  I attached a die cut butterfly to draw your eye to the sentiment.  I chose this butterfly, in particular, because it is not solid and allows the color to come through.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

ColourQ

CAS(E) this sketch!

CASology

 

Cardstock: WP9 White, Black
Stamps: WP9 Hand Lettered Hello
Ink: PTI Summer Sunrise, Melon Berry, Enchanted Evening, Berry Sorbet, Versafine Onyx
Dies: WP9 Small Butterfly Frame Die, LF Circles, SSS Stitched Rectangles
Other: Sponge Daubers

Get Your Sunglasses

 

 

Today I have two {very} bright cards to share.  I don't normally use colors like this, but today I was drawn to them.  I wanted to work with a little ink blending and masking.  I used distress inks in the colors Mowed Lawn and Mustard Seed. On this first card, I die cut a square of white cardstock.  Using removable adhesive, I temporarily adhered the square to my craft mat.  I came in from one end with the yellow and in with green from the other end.  You could blend the colors on a larger piece of cardstock and die cut after to make it a bit easier to work with, but I like that the edges end up a bit darker as you move from the craft mat onto the cardstock.

 

 

I positioned a square of copy paper onto the center of my card front and temporarily adhered it {it was left over from the mask I created for my second card}.  I stamped my sentiment and the butterfly in the same position as they were on the ink blended square so that when I placed the square on the card front the sentiment and butterfly image would line up.

 

 

 

For my second card I created a mask that left only the square portion of the card front open.  I added distress ink the same way as before.  I removed the mask and stamped my sentiment and butterfly in Versafine Onyx ink.  I have a wonderful marker, that I have shared before, that is perfect for filling in any imperfections in stamping.  It's a black Pitt Pen by Faber Castell. 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

CAS(E) this sketch!

Cardstock: PTI White, WP9 Black
Stamps: PTI Beautiful Butterflies
Ink: Distress Ink, Versafine Onyx Ink
Dies: PTI Beautiful Butterflies, PS Stitched Frame Dies ,SSS Stitched Rectangles
Other: Faber Castell Pitt Pen