An Unlikely Pair

 

Hey there! Are you having a good weekend so far?  I seem to be the only healthy one {knock on wood} in my family! Since Ryan has the flu, we are having a pretty low key weekend.  I rented a few movies, we've got a fire going, and if you can believe it snow is on the way.  Hopefully we don't get too much this time around.  Isn't it supposed to be spring!?!

 

 

I had a lot of fun making this card.  I love pulling out my stencils and adding color with inks.  Shuffling around some stamped pieces on my desk, I really liked how these two sets looked together.  I don't care if it doesn't make sense to mix Autumn Leaves with Spring Blooms;  I'm doing it anyway ;) 

Thanks for stopping by. 

Stay healthy!

Wplus9 SPRING BLOOMS Clear Stamps CL-WP9SPBL	WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamps, Spring Blooms	WPlus9 Design Studio Dies, Spring Blooms	Wplus9 SPRING BLOOMS Designer Dies WP9D-085
Wplus9 STRICTLY SENTIMENTS 5 Clear Stamps CL-WP9SS5	WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamps, Strictly Sentiments 5	Wplus9 AUTUMN LEAVES Clear Stamps CLWP9AL	Wplus9 AUTUMN LEAVES Designer Dies WP9D125
Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES Wafer Dies sssd111455 In Stitches	Heidi Swapp DIAGONAL LINES Stencil Make Pretty Stuff 01212	Sponge Applicator, Sponge Dauber 25 pk	Inkadinkado Clear Acrylic Blocks, X-Large
Studio Calico Enamel Dots, Black & Grey	Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Heavyweight, Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb, 25 pk	*Neenah Classic Crest **110 LB** SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets

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Miss Your Smile

Good Morning!

I'm on the WPlus9 Blog today sharing a Gelato resist background.

Come by and check it out!

 

  

 

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

Inkadinkado Clear Acrylic Blocks, Small and Medium

WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamps, Happy Wishes

WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamps, That is All

WPlus9 Design Studio Dies, Happy Wishes

Gelatos Double Scoop, Coconut

WPlus9 Design Studio Dies, Bountiful Blooms

Ranger Distress Watercolor Cardstock

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Peacock Feathers

Tim Holtz Stencils, Stripes

Ranger Ink Blending Tool, 1 Inch Round

Essentials by Ellen 40 lb. Vellum, 25 pk

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CASEing Genius Blog Hop Winners and Cupcakes

 

Hi! Friends of ours got engaged this past week.  We met because the groom-to-be is a coworker of my husband.  I'm always sending baked goods to work with Ryan and this called for something special.  I made 24 vanilla cupcakes with a vanilla buttercream frosting.  I wanted to make sure that the bride-to-be could enjoy a cupcake, too, so I packaged up two of the cupcakes in special little boxes.  I tied them up his and hers style.  Ribbon for her, baker's twine for him. I created seals for the boxes using the Little Labels stamp set and dies from Papertrey Ink.  I included a card that I made quite awhile ago with stamps and dies from WPlus9. 

 

 

 I added color with distress paints through a stencil, die cut hearts, and added doodle lines.  See the original post here.

 

 

 

Here are a list of all of the winners from the

CASEing Kelly Blog Hop!

Thanks so much for helping us show Kelly some appreciation and love.  All of the winners are being contacted via email.

 

• the Winter 2015 card kit from Create a Smile Stamps #3 Maaike Uijthoven (from Jen Lotfield’s blog)
• $25 gift certificate from Simon Says Stamp #38 Arianna Barbara (from Shelly’s blog)
• $25 gift certificate from the Ink Road #10 Henriette (from Brandi’s blog)
• a Police Woman digi stamp from Lia Stampz #83 Angela Restad (from Ardyth’s blog)
• $25 gift certificate from a2z Scrapbooking #24 Charlene (from Dee’s blog)
• a crafty goodie bag from a2z Scrapbooking #19 Leslee (from Amy’s blog)
• a crafty goodie bag from Hero Arts #37 Liz Gessner McAlliston (from LauraJane’s blog)
• a $25 gift certificate to any online craft store (winner’s choice) from DJ Kard Creations #56 Cat Craig (from Kristie Goulet’s blog)
• a $25 gift certificate from Altenew #53 Vinita Jain (from the A2Z Scrapbooking blog)
• a stamp set from Dee’s Art Impressions #53 Jeanne (from Char’s blog)   

VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black

Clear Acrylic Block, 3x4 Rectangluar w/ Alignment Grid

Ranger Distress Paint, Mustard Seed

Ranger Distress Paint, Barn Door

Ranger Distress Paint, Spun Sugar

WPlus9 Design Studio Dies, Hearts & Clouds

COPIC Multiliner SP - 0.3, Black

WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamps, Love You More

Ranger Media Stencils, Essentials by Dina Wakley

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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

PTI Blog Hop August 2015 {Stamping Text Over Stenciled Background}

 

It's time for another PTI Blog Hop.  It's one of my favorite challenges.  I have tons of PTI products and I love the chance to pull them out and get creative.  This month's inspiration photo is beautiful!  The range of colors were so rich and vibrant.  I pulled out 9 colors to create my project. 

 

 

Starting from the bottom, the colors I used are Cranberry Crush, Gala Red, Sweet Gelato, Little Piggy, Pumpkin Spice, Wild Mango, Hayride, Coconut Husk, and Warm Wool!  I sponged each color onto a scallop stencil using sponge daubers.  Once all of my sponging was done I stamped 'wish big', from Stylish Sentiments Birthday, repeatedly in black ink. I also stamped a secondary sentiment on a black banner and embossed it in white.   

 

I love how it turned out! 

I can't wait to see what you have made!

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I'll be back tomorrow with my final post  for Paper Smooches' August Release!

 

Cardstock: PTI White, WP9 Black
Stamps: PTI SS Birthday
Ink: WP9 PURE Color Dye Ink, Versamark
Dies: PTI DE Banner Die, SS Stitched Rectangles
Other: White Embossing Powder, HS Scallop Stencil