Katy Cat

So this layout gave me fits this morning.  Ever have those moments when you feel like you are putting together a puzzle and you don't know what the picture is?  Yah, that feeling.  Sometimes followed by grumbling and a trash can.  Ok, no trash can.  That's too much Prima goodness to give away.  Luckily my frustration/need to take a nap level maximum coincided with the noon hour.  An, Lo, the benevolent gods of scrapbooking did smile upon me- Prima posted their April Build A Page sometime during the morning.  I love their Build A Pages.  I have folders full of their sketches and samples.  Oodles.  And this Build A Page was perfect for what I had already laid out on my table, plus a few leftovers from my Raspberry Tea Album kit (which I'm teaching May 8th, if you want to have lots of good leftovers too)   Inspiration, such a Good Thing.  Thanks Prima! 

Oh- and ridiculously cute cat, that's my adorable Katy, who is currently attacking my laptop case.

Made with Love

The challenge is use only cardstock and the papers from a Basic Grey paper pack I've had in my stash for about a year.  A friend of mine was also feeling uninspired by the Scallop Heart Nesties she had bought, so to make things interesting, use this set of dies on every. single. one.   Turned out limiting your supplies is a great way to get inspired.

I stamped the my little baker twice.  Once on the oval and then on a scrap so I could cut her out and layer her over everything with foam dots, making it look like her little kitty is behind her skirt.  Ah, I love dimension.  Speaking of dimension, if you haven't used liquid pearls may I highly recommend them to you.  The red makes great little holly berries, or in this case, cherries and the other colors have a ton of uses too (perhaps a line of ivory pearl buttons marching down the back of a Victorian girl's gown, which you can see larger if you click on the image below).  I don't empathize with this stamp, nope.  Have you checked out Joy the Baker today?  Or the Cupcake Bakeshop?  Stamping and complex carbohydrates, there really is no better combo in my book.  Plus the occasional adorable cat trying to trip you and make off with the goodies.



Card number 11:

Supplies:
Door County Rubber Stamps Holiday Baking
Inkadinkado Sentiment
Ranger Ivory & Red Liquid Pearls


May Arts Burgandy Silk Ribbon
Copic Markers
Kaisercraft Pink Rhinestone, Rhinestone Strips
Basic Grey Bittersweet Paper Pack


Spellbinders Classic Ovals, Scallop Ovals, Classic Hearts & Scallop Hearts

Hearts Desire

The challenge is use only cardstock and the papers from a Basic Grey paper pack I've had in my stash for about a year.  A friend of mine was also feeling uninspired by the Scallop Heart Nesties she had bought, so to make things interesting, use this set of dies on every. single. one.   Turned out limiting your supplies is a great way to get inspired.

I used a silver paint pen on these scallop hearts, to gussy them up a little and accent their ruffles, plus then you don't really need to layer them up with the straight edge heart nesties sine you have a two tone look already.  Sweetness.



Card number 10:

Supplies:

Krylon Silver Paint Pen


May Arts Two Tone Ribbon
Copic Rose Pink Marker
Kaisercraft Rhinestone




Crafty Secrets Lucky Wishes Stamp Set



Basic Grey Bittersweet Paper Pack


Spellbinders Classic Ovals, Labels Four & Scallop Hearts

Shine On

The challenge is use only cardstock and the papers from a Basic Grey paper pack I've had in my stash for about a year.  A friend of mine was also feeling uninspired by the Scallop Heart Nesties she had bought, so to make things interesting, use this set of dies on every. single. one.   Turned out limiting your supplies is a great way to get inspired.

I used pens to add just that last little touch to accent this card.  Spicas add a tasteful hint of sparkle and color to the sentiment and a gold paint pen makes the one little rhinestone into a great focal point.  You could make tons of these cards for pretty minimal money if you think about it.  I mean, just think how many rhinestones are in one of those Kaisercraft packs. 

Card number 9:
Supplies:

Marvy Uchida Fine Point Gold Paint Pen
Copic Spicas
EK Success Postage Border Punch
Kaisercraft Rhinestone



Crafty Secrets Christmas Stamp Set

Basic Grey Bittersweet Paper Pack


Spellbinders Classic Hearts & Scallop Hearts

Onions have Layers, Ogres have Layers

The challenge is use only cardstock and the papers from a Basic Grey paper pack I've had in my stash for about a year.  A friend of mine was also feeling uninspired by the Scallop Heart Nesties she had bought, so to make things interesting, use this set of dies on every. single. one.   Turned out limiting your supplies is a great way to get inspired.

Okay, so no ogres, or onions.  But there are layers, lots of heart layers, and more Ellie Pooh paper, which ogres must surely approve of.
Card number 8:
Supplies:
Ranger Inkessentials White Pen (my favorite to date)
Crafty Secrets Kewpie Stamp Set
Basic Grey Bittersweet Paper Pack
Ellie Pooh Paper
Spellbinders Classic Ovals, Classic Hearts & Scallop Hearts
You could stitch this, but setting up my sewing machine means cleaning a space.  I'm not a big fan of decluttering, so I use faux stitching.  Just use a white gel pen to create a dashed line border all around your card.  I was really pleased at how well the Ranger pen worked on the super fibery Ellie Pooh paper.

Two Hearts, One Love

The challenge is use only cardstock and the papers from a Basic Grey paper pack I've had in my stash for about a year.  A friend of mine was also feeling uninspired by the Scallop Heart Nesties she had bought, so to make things interesting, use this set of dies on every. single. one.   Turned out limiting your supplies is a great way to get inspired.

I stamped a sentiment on vellum that layered over my patterned Bittersweet paper so soften the look and really make my two scallop hearts show up.  I made the vellum top layer just a tad longer than the pattern paper mounted them flush together and then attached the two together to the card base with foam dots making it all floaty and romantic.  The card base is made from Ellie Pooh paper, which is really cool and earthy but not so romantic when you know it's made from elephant poop!

Card number 7:
Supplies:
Basic Grey Bittersweet Paper Pack
Ellie Pooh Heavyweight Paper
May Arts Two Tone Ribbon
Inkadinkado Sentiment
Spellbinders  Scallop Hearts

Hay

The challenge is use only cardstock and the papers from a Basic Grey paper pack I've had in my stash for about a year.  A friend of mine was also feeling uninspired by the Scallop Heart Nesties she had bought, so to make things interesting, use this set of dies on every. single. one.   Turned out limiting your supplies is a great way to get inspired.

Here's one for all my rural homies especially the ones who've ever bottle fed a calf.  There are few things sweeter than those big brown baby cow eyes peering up at you.  Except for maybe if those big brown calf eyes are peering at you out of George Clooney's face ;-)
This pun is courtesy of River City Rubberworks, makers of probably some of the funniest sentiment stamps ever.

Card number 6:
Supplies:
Basic Grey Bittersweet Paper Pack
May Arts Two Tone Ribbon
American Crafts Thickers
Door County Rubber Stamps Best Pals
Spellbinders Doodle Parts, Classic Ovals, Classic Hearts & Scallop Hearts
Kaisercraft 12" Pink Rhinestone Strips

A Paisley Heart

The challenge is use only cardstock and the papers from a Basic Grey paper pack I've had in my stash for about a year.  A friend of mine was also feeling uninspired by the Scallop Heart Nesties she had bought, so to make things interesting, use this set of dies on every. single. one.   Turned out limiting your supplies is a great way to get inspired.

You can click on the pictures to see larger versions.
I'm normally not a big fan of paisley, but.... I just love this marbled paisley from Bittersweet.  It just makes everything so lush.  I heart it, like I need a full 25 pack of it just for me.  Candy.
It's a bit hard to see, but I used Spellbinder's Impressabilities on the bottom half of the card base.  I like the look and I love that there aren't any edges from an embossing folder because there is no embossing folder, but I'd really prefer a deeper more dramatic emboss.  I think some experimenting with cardstock shims may get me the look I'm going for.  How fun is having a pink inside of your card?  Totally fun :-)
Card number 5
Supplies:
Basic Grey Bittersweet Paper Pack
Spellbinders Impressabilities & Scallop Hearts
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick & Tea Dye

May Arts Sheer Organza Heart Ribbon
Look Ma! No Stamps! (shocking I know)

Yippee!

The challenge is use only cardstock and the papers from a Basic Grey paper pack I've had in my stash for about a year.  A friend of mine was also feeling uninspired by the Scallop Heart Nesties she had bought, so to make things interesting, use this set of dies on every. single. one.   Turned out limiting your supplies is a great way to get inspired.

You can click on the pictures to see larger versions.
Distress Ink is really handy to have on hand.  It's cheap and adds such a nice finish to things.  I keep my blending tool out all the time.  And I do mean ALL.  A cosmetic foam wedge would probably work for most of what I do with it, which is going over my paper edges.  It makes things look just a tad more well, I don't think "polished" is quite the right word,  I guess I'll go with "distressed" lol.
This card is an inside joke with Michelle from the shop in addition to being a pretty little thing.
Card number 4:





Supplies:
Crafty Secrets Kewpie Stamp Set
Basic Grey Bittersweet Paper Pack
Spellbinders Nested Flowers (discontinued), Classic Hearts & Scallop Hearts
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick & Tea Dye

SEI Rhinestone Brad
Scor-It Board (used to create embossed lines on the card base)

Jewel of my Heart(s)

The challenge is use only cardstock and the papers from a Basic Grey paper pack I've had in my stash for about a year.  A friend of mine was also feeling uninspired by the Scallop Heart Nesties she had bought, so to make things interesting, use this set of dies on every. single. one.   Turned out limiting your supplies is a great way to get inspired.

You can click on the pictures to see larger versions.

Card number 3:
Supplies:
Cosmo Cricket Mr. Campy Green Velvet Scallop Ribbon
Crafty Secrets Sentiments Stamp Set
Basic Grey Bittersweet Paper Pack
Spellbinders Classic Ovals, Classic Hearts & Scallop Hearts
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick & Tea Dye
Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones

Sending Love

The challenge is use only cardstock and the papers from a Basic Grey paper pack I've had in my stash for about a year.  A friend of mine was also feeling uninspired by the Scallop Heart Nesties she had bought, so to make things interesting, use this set of dies on every. single. one.   Turned out limiting your supplies is a great way to get inspired.

This one is one of my favorites and I completely scraplifted it off of another person here (lots of great inspiration, really you should go check it out)

Card number 2:
Supplies:
Martha Stewart Lattice Arch Border Punch
Crafty Secrets Kewpie Stamp Set
Basic Grey Bittersweet Paper Pack

Spellbinders Classic Ovals & Scallop Hearts
You could use a template or a cricut to create a little envelope, but I just folded in the corners of a scrap square of white cardstock to make mine.  Easy peasy.

Heart Attack

Well I'm home sick today (the shop is open Sunday afternoons) with what is hopefully the last grand headcold of the season, so I'm all curled up with my laptop, my laptop cord munching kitten, and watching glorious weather reports of rain.  Rain! So exciting to have rain not snow :-) and it's not even going to be FREEZING rain. Spring is definitely on the horizon.  So I'm going to spread the love and catch up with you, my bloggy buddies, with a series of hearty cards.
The challenge is use only cardstock and the papers from a Basic Grey paper pack I've had in my stash for about a year.  A friend of mine was also feeling uninspired by the Scallop Heart Nesties she had bought, so to make things interesting, use this set of dies on every. single. one.   Turned out limiting your supplies is a great way to get inspired.

Card number 1:

Supplies:
Basic Grey Bittersweet Paper Pack
Mark Richards Rhinestone Alphabet (X &O)
Spellbinders Classic Hearts & Scallop Hearts
Kaisercraft 12" Pink Rhinestone Strips
The Greeting Farm Pirate Anya (I think she's been discontinued, but there's lot's of other great characters there that would look just as cute, like this sassy little number)