Dotty For You Thanks

I've been keeping some very special cards under wraps (since Dec) for some very special friends, that I will be seeing in about 70 days or so. This card was inspired by those cards.....but, shhhhhhhh I want those cards to be a surprise.

These cards were inspired by a card made by another consultant.....I think it was Lisa Stenz, but my memory often fails me. I cut the flower image from Kraft cardstock and mounted it on foam squares on some Sorbet cardstock. I stamped the Sorbet cardstock with Diverse Backgrounds in Grey Wool ink, to cover the space where the flower was cut.

I cut another flower a 1/2" smaller from Dotty For You paper, to add to the void. The centre is a 3/4" flower from Kraft cardstock stamped with Diverse Backgrounds. It has a Sunset brad holding them all together. I also added Stardust Glitz around the cut flower and the flower void.

The sentiment is stamped in Grey Wool ink from the, Thank You set. The smaller circle is stamped in Sunset from the Love Clusters set.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamps: Love Clusters; Diverse Backgrounds; Thank You
Paper: Dotty For You
Cardstock: Colonial White; Kraft; Sorbet
Ink: Grey Wool; Sunset
Embellishments: Sunset brad; Stardust Glitz
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Humble Artist's Swap

I created this card for my Humble Artist's Swap due Feb 10, 2012. 

Here are the guidelines each member had to follow:

-Use Kraft Paper or borders

-Must use at least 3 different stamped images

-Must have at least 6 layers (please refer to my example previously sent)

-Use Sonoma; Typeset; Elemental or Roxie patterned paper

-Must have at least 2 embellishments

-Must have a shape from Art Philosophy

-Card must be at least 4 ¼ x 5 1/2

I started with last year's Elemental and Typset patterned paper for behind my birdie from the, A Rainbow stamp set. The flourish is from retired set,You and Me, stamped in Twilight on Kraft cardstock. I added a Sweet Leaf mat to the Kraft cardstock and Cocoa mats to the patterned paper.

The little birdie was inked up in Sweet Leaf ink, then I rolled the top of the bird in Twilight and the branch stem in Cocoa ink. I edged the Art Philosophy shape with Twilight ink and added a Sweet Leaf mat.

I added Colonial White grosgrain ribbon; a Twilight button and White hemp. You can also see the Stardust Glitz I used on the flourishes and I put some on the knot of the hemp, also.

The layer count should always start with a top layer and all of the countable layers should be directly in contact with each other. This card is pretty clear to see and count the 8 layers of paper.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Stamps: A Rainbow; You and Me

Patterned Paper: Elemental; Typeset

Cardstock: Sweet Leaf; Kraft; Cocoa; Colonial White

Ink: Sweet Leaf; Twilight; Cocoa

Embellishments: Colonial White grosgrain ribbon; Twilight button; White hemp; Stardust Glitz

Mojo Monday almost 2 weeks late!

Here is my card for last week's Mojo Monday sketch.......again, I did not get the picture taken or posted on time.

I wiped the dust off of one of my 2011 favourite stamp sets...Paper Lantern. I had so much fun with this stamp set last year, I knew it fit the sketch perfectly, because I made a card similar for a Humble Artist's Swap.

I stamped with Spot On Backgrounds on Lagoon cardstock in coordinating ink. I stamped each of the lanterns in coordinating ink on paper from Dotty For You. I cut each lantern out and edged them with Grey Wool ink, then added Stardust Glitz to some of the dots.

I stamped everything else with Grey Wool ink and added a Grey Wool mat to the lanterns and a Grey Flannel one to the sentiment. Finally, I added a Lagoon button and some Grey Wool Baker's Twine.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Patterned paper: Dotty For You
Stamps: Paper Lantern; Spot On Backgrounds
Cardstock: Lagoon; Grey Wool; Grey Flannel; Colonial White
Ink: Grey Wool; Sunset; Cotton Candy; Lagoon; Sweet Leaf
Embellishments: Lagoon button; Grey Wool Baker's Twine; Stardust Glitz

A Mojo Monday missed!

I created this card for a Mojo Monday sketch almost 3 weeks ago, but didn't get a picture taken or posted in time.

I used Basic Grey, Olivia, patterned paper along with some Close To My Heart supplies. The pink cardstock is Hollyhock along with White Daisy cardstock. I added White Daisy organdy and Blush polka dot grosgrain ribbons. To top those off, I added some Grey Wool Baker's Twine and pink Sparkles. All edges were inked with Grey Wool.

All supplies are Close To My Heart, unless noted.
Patterned paper: Basic Grey Olivia
Stamp: 4 My Friend
Cardstock: Hollyhock; White Daisy
Ink: Grey Wool and Black
Embellishments: White Daisy organdy and Blush polka dot grosgrain ribbon; pink Sparkles; Grey Wool Baker's Twine
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Challenge card

I wanted to do some sketch challenges last week....I did, but did not end up getting them posted in time. So I'll share them here without the challenge info.

I used a Lagoon mat for the Sweet Leaf cardstock. I stamped the Sweet Leaf with Diverse Backgrounds in coordinating ink. The patterned paper is from Olivia, by Basic Grey and it has a Grey Wool mat. I cut the shapes with Art Philosophy from Lagoon and White Daisy cardstock. I stamped the flower in Blush from Card Word Puzzle. The sentiment is from the Thank You set and is stamped in Black.

I added some Lagoon Baker's Twine and Stardust Glitz to the centre of each stamped flower, to finish this card off.

All supplies are Close To My Heart, unless noted.
Paper: Basic Grey Olivia
Stamps: Thank You; Diverse Backgrounds; Card Word Puzzle
Cardstock: Lagoon; Sweet Leaf; Grey Wool; White Daisy
Ink: Grey Wool; Sweet Leaf; Blush; Black
Embellishments: Baker's Twine; Stardust Glitz
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Love Life and Dotty For You

I'm sorry this picture posted without any description......eek! Here is what I used to make this card.

I started with a Grey Wool background and stamped the flourishes from Love Life. I also used the background stamp on the large circle. The stamped image and sentiment on the Lagoon cardstock are also from Love Life. The background stamped on the Grey Flannel cardstock border is from Close To My Heart's April stamp of the month, You Are.

I added some Dotty For You paper and a shape cut with Art Philosophy. I used some Stardust Glitz on the flourishes and added a Bitty Bud.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Stamps: Love Life; You Are

Paper: Dotty For You

Cardstock: Grey Wool; Grey Flannel; Lagoon

Ink: Sweet Leaf; Grey Wool; Lagoon

Embellishments: Bitty Bud; Stardust Glitz

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Footloose one more time...

This is another card I created using the Footloose Workshop On The Go kit.

The turtle was inked in Creme Brulee. I dipped all of her feet and head in Lagoon, then added some Sweet Leaf ink to her shell. The sand dollars are stamped on the patterned Creme Brulee patterned paper. The sentiment is stamped in New England Ivy on Sweet Leaf cardstock. The turtle is matted with New England Ivy cardstock.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Paper: Footloose WOTG kit

Cardstock: White Daisy; New England Ivy; Sweet Leaf

Ink: Lagoon; Sweet Leaf; Creme Brulee; New England Ivy; Cocoa

Embellishment: Natural Hemp

Footloose and fancy...........

I interrupt my Dotty For You cards to bring you some Footloose, that is sure to be fancy free!

When this sweet seahorse stamp arrived with my Footloose Workshop On The Go Kit, I couldn't resist. I inked the seahorse in Sweet Leaf ink, then rolled it in Vineyard Berry ink. I added a mat of New England Ivy cardstock. I matted the Footloose patterned paper with Vineyard Berry and Sweet Leaf cardstock.

I added some Natural Hemp and cut a shape with my Art Philosophy cartridge for the sentiment. The sentiment is stamped in Cocoa and most of the edges are sponged in the same ink. I finished the card off with a Green Sparkle for the seahorse's eye.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Paper and Stamp: Footloose WOTG

Cardstock: Vineyard Berry; New England Ivy; Sweet Leaf; Colonial White

Ink: Sweet Leaf; Vineyard Berry; Cocoa

Embellishments: Natural Hemp; Green Sparkle

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Live Inspired with Dotty For You

Give me a stamp set with a bird and I'm in! I used both Live Inspired and Happy Journey along with Dotty For You paper to complete this card.

My new favourite colour is Grey....it is the new Black don't you know! I cut my shape from Dotty For You paper and Grey Wool cardstock. I added Pear cardstock and more Dotty For You.

The Lagoon DFY was stamped with a background image from Happy Journey and distressed with some sanding and Desert Sand ink. All edges have been sponged with Grey Wool ink. I also added some Twill ribbon.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Stamps: Live Inspired; Happy Journey

Paper: Dotty For You

Cardstock: Colonial White; Grey Wool; Pear

Ink: Grey Wool; Desert Sand

Embellishments: Twill ribbon

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Dotty For You gets stripes.

I used to wonder why there were so many striped papers.....but I find them refreshing now and again. This Lagoon; Grey Flannel; Sweet Leaf and Colonial White one from Dotty For You is wonderful.

So, I got out the usual suspects again! The Lagoon border is stamped with Diverse Backgrounds and mounted on Grey Wool cardstock. The scallop border on top was cut with Art Philosophy and stamped with and image from Togetherness.

The sentiment is stamped in Lagoon in from Beautiful Friendship. I used the gorgeous flourish from You and Me stamped in Grey Wool with some Stardust Glitz accents. The sentiment shape was also cut with Art Philosophy.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Paper: Dotty For You

Stamps: Beautiful Friendship; You and Me; Togetherness; Diverse Backgrounds

Cardstock: Colonial White; Grey Wool; Sweet Leaf; Lagoon

Ink: Grey Wool; Lagoon

Embellishments: Stardust Glitz

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Hmmm, Dotty For You turned over...

Got carried away with the supplies for yesterday's card. Turned it over and made it again!

Diverse Backgrounds stamped in Lagoon on Lagoon cardstock. Flourish from You and Me stamped on Grey Wool cardstock in Grey Wool ink. Sentiment from Thank You stamped in Lagoon on Colonial White cardstock. Flower shape from Dotty For You cut with Art Philosophy.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Paper: Dotty For You

Stamps: Diverse Backgrounds; You and Me; Thank You

Cardstock: Grey Wool; Lagoon; Colonial White

Ink: Grey Wool; Lagoon

Embellishment: Stardust Glitz

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

I'm still Dotty For You!

This little number went together very quickly. I pulled together many of my favourite things.

The cardstock colours are Lagoon and Grey Wool with some Dotty For You and Colonial White. The border is stamped with an image from Diverse Backgrounds and the sentiment is from 4 My Friend. My all time favourite flourish image is from You and Me. I cut shapes with my Art Philosophy cartridge and added some Stardust Glitz.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Paper: Dotty For You

Stamps: Diverse Backgrounds; 4 My Friend; You and Me

Cardstock: Lagoon; Grey Wool; Colonial White

Embellishments: Stardust Glitz

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

There is an elephant in my Dotty For You!

I love this elephant from the Zoology set. Seeing cards posted with it inspires me to ink it up again.

I stamped the darling elephant in Smoothie on some Dotty For You paper. I added a Grey Wool mat and some Baker's Twine. The border was cut with Art Philosophy at 1/2". The Lagoon border is stamped with Diverse Backgrounds and the corner stamps are from Love Flourishes. The zig zag paper is also from Dotty For You and is mounted on some Smoothie cardstock. The background mat is Sorbet on a Colonial White base. I sponged all edges with Grey Wool ink.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Paper: Dotty For You

Stamps: Zoology; Diverse Backgrounds; Love Flourishes

Cardstock: Smoothie; Sorbet; Lagoon; Grey Wool; Colonial White

Ink: Smoothie; Grey Wool; Lagoon

Embellishments: Baker's Twine; Sparkles

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Butterflies and Dotty For You

This is the last 1" strip Dotty For You card. Stay tuned for what I created next with my beautiful Dotty For You!

I cut out each of these butterflies from the page of butterflies in Dotty For You. I bent up the wings and added Stardust Glitz to their bodies. I used my corner rounder on the bottom of each strip and my sponge to edge them all in Cocoa ink. The sentiment is stamped in Cocoa and is from Paisley Praise.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Paper: Dotty For You

Stamp: Paisley Praise

Ink: Cocoa

Cardstock: White Daisy

Embellishment: Stardust Glitz

Tools: Corner Rounder

4 My Friend and Dotty

This card was what came out of the leftovers from my previous Dotty For You cards.

I stamped the shape with Simple Memories in Sweet Leaf ink. I added a Sweet Leaf flower cut by Art Philosophy and my Cricut. The sentiment is from, 4 My Friend and stamped in Cocoa ink. A strip of Grey Wool cardstock and some Sparkles finish off this card.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Paper: Dotty For You

Stamps: Simple Memories; 4 My Friend

Ink: Cocoa; Sweet Leaf

Cardstock: White Daisy; Grey Wool; Sweet Leaf

Embellishments: Blue Sparkles

Tools: Art Philosophy

Grey is the new Black...with Dotty For You!

I wanted to post 2 challenge cards I created last night, but ended up in Emergency with my son tonight instead. He is fine, thank goodness, so I'm sharing another Dotty For You until I can get pictures taken of the other cards.

The Grey Flannel and Grey Wool cardstock are both stamped with Diverse Backgrounds. The sentiment is in the "From Me To You" set and the beautiful butterflies are from Dotty For You...available on April 17th until May 31st with a $35 purchase. Check out more details on the right hand side of my blog.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Stamps: Diverse Backgrounds; From Me To You

Paper: Dotty For You

Cardstock: Grey Wool; Grey Flannel; Lagoon; Colonial White

Ink: Grey Wool; Black; Cocoa

Embellishments: Butcher's Twine

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Dotty For You by the inch.....

Wow, now this thought of using 1" squares of Dotty For You paper was a bit more than I bargained for!

I inked up all of the edges of these 1" squares in Cocoa ink. I lined up 16 of them in a staggered fashion. I stamped the large flourish in Black ink from the Cherished Flourishes set. I sponged ink on to each petal edge of our new Paradise Paper Flowers in polka dot Creme Brulee. The sentiment is stamped in Cocoa, from the Card Word Puzzle set.

I added some Sunset brads with Stardust Glitz for some bling. The top and bottom borders are Grey Flannel and are stamped with an image from Simple Stitches.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Paper: Dotty For You

Stamps: Cherished Flourishes; Card Word Puzzle; Simple Stitches

Cardstock: Colonial White; Grey Flannel

Ink: Cocoa; Grey Wool; Black

Embellishments: Paradise Paper Flowers; Sunset brads; Stardust Glitz

Dotty for You with Potential

I have been consumed by creating with Dotty For You paper. I LOVE POLKA DOTS!!

For this ribbon style card, I inked the edges of each 1" strip, after cutting the ribbon end in. I like this look much better than my first try....it makes each colour pop much more. The polka dot colours are: Sweet Leaf; Grey Wool; Smoothie; Creme Brulee; Sunset; and Lagoon.

The sentiment was stamped in Grey Wool ink and is from March stamp of the month, Potential. I added Sweet Leaf button and stitched grosgrain ribbon. I tied up the button with Black hemp.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Paper: Dotty For You

Stamps: Potential

Ink: Grey Wool; Cocoa

Cardstock: Colonial White; Grey Flannel

Embellishments: Sweet Leaf button & stitched grosgrain ribbon; Black hemp

Dotty For You......and so the craziness begins...

Dotty For You is a new promotion beginning April 17th....click on the picture on the right hand side bar, to read more. This is the first card I made with papers from Dotty For You.

There are so many cards posted these days with this ribbon like shape, I had to join in. I selected six papers from Dotty for you and cut 1" strips. I ribbon cut the ends and then layered them onto a Colonial White card base.

The border is Grey Flannel cardstock with the sentiment stamped in Grey Wool. The sentiment is from the set, From Me To You. I added some Sweet Leaf stitched grosgrain ribbon, along with a Sweet Leaf button and some Black hemp.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Paper: Dotty For You

Stamps: From Me To You

Cardstock: Colonial White; Grey Flannel

Ink: Grey Wool

Embellishments: Sweet Leaf Button and stitched Grosgrain ribbon; Black hemp

Zoology simple card

This card came about some time ago when I purchased new pinking shears. I had a scrap of Close To My Heart's retired textured cardstock on my work table and I wanted to see how great my new shears worked.

This card was inspired originally by other cards stamped with this sweet elephant on shapes cut with CTMH's Art Philosophy cartridge. The elephant is stamped in Smoothie and the outline shape in Cocoa, as well as, the sentiment. The ribbon is Chocolate grosgrain and the cardstock is retired Crystal Blue textured.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Stamps: Zoology; Unscripted

Cardstock: Colonial White; retired Crystal Blue textured

Ink: Cocoa; Smoothie

Embellishments: Chocolate grosgrain ribbon

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Please VOTE for my Remarkable Wreath card!

HAPPY EASTER!

Please vote for my card, #5, at:

http://p-inks.blogspot.ca/2012/04/voting-begins-in-march-mayhem-challenge.html

I used Remarkable Wreath, some Lucy paper and Diverse Backgrounds to create 4 of these cards for a team challenge.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Stamps: Diverse Backgrounds; Remarkable Wreath

Paper: Lucy

Ink: Creme Brulee; Blush; Cotton Candy; Grey Wool

Cardstock: Blush; Vineyard Berry; Colonial White; Dutch Blue

Embellishments: Creme Brulee stitched grosgrain ribbon; Stardust Glitz

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

The Best Things

I love flourishes and this stamp set, The Best Things, seemed to need some Pacifica ink. So I pulled out some of my retired Magnifique paper and put this simple card together.

I started with Kraft cardstock on a Colonial White base. The sentiment is stamped on Vanilla Creme.....why I didn't use Colonial White is well....beyond me! All ink is Pacifica except for Cocoa that I edged the sentiment shape with. I added Stardust Glitz and some wooden buttons.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Stamps: The Best Things

Paper: Magnifique

Cardstock: Colonial White; Kraft; Vanilla Creme

Ink: Pacifica; Cocoa

Embellishments: Stardust Glitz; Wooden Buttons

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Spring is here.....along with the wind!

Did I mention how much I love this retired Springtime stamp set! I paired it along with some new Footloose paper for this card.

I did a little masking to stamp the umbrellas in Sweet Leaf; Blush and Cotton Candy. The Blush cardstock is stamped with another all time favourite of mine, Playful Flourishes.

I added some Hollyhock twill ribbon with a Sparkle on top. I also put a small sprinkling of Stardust Glitz in the centre of each flower, on the umbrellas.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Stamps: Springtime; Playful Flourishes

Paper: Footloose

Cardstock: Colonial White; Cocoa; Blush

Ink: Cocoa; Sweet Leaf; Blush; Cotton Candy

Embellishments: Hollyhock twill ribbon; Pink Sparkle; Stardust Glitz

Is Spring here yet?

Here in Victoria, the daffodils; crocus; and cherry blossoms are all out in full bloom. I see my tulips are up and the sun is out.....but then.....here comes the wind....I guess we'll be in for pink snow very soon if this keeps up!

I LOVE this stamp set, Springtime, more than any spring stamp.....EVER! Living on the wet coast makes this an all year 'round type of stamp set. Sadly it is retired now....but I can still use it with new Florentine paper.

I stamped the Kraft background with Diverse Backgrounds in Twilight ink. I used Twilight ink again with, The Best Things on the Florentine paper. I added a border from this stunning paper pack, also.

The boots were stamped in Crystal Blue; Sweet Leaf; and Twilight. The umbrella is stamped in Sweet Leaf. To finish this card off, I added dots of Liquid Glass all over to appear as rain drops. It doesn't show very well in the picture, but in person there is no mistaking the rain.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Stamps: Springtime; Diverse Backgrounds; The Best Things

Paper: Florentine

Cardstock: Colonial White; Kraft; Crystal Blue

Ink: Twilight; Cocoa; Crystal Blue; Sweet Leaf

Embellishment: Liquid Glass

Lucy for Mother's Day

Here is another quick card using the new Lucy Close To My Heart paper pack along with the Workshop On The Go stamp set.

I used Grey Flannel cardstock for the circle and added some Creme Brulee stitched grosgrain ribbon. The background mat is from Blush cardstock and Colonial White is the base for the card and all stamping aspects.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Stamps: Lucy WOTG kit

Paper: Lucy

Cardstock: Colonial White; Blush; Grey Flannel

Ink: Black; Cotton Candy

Embellishments: Creme Brulee stitched grosgrain; Stardust Glitz

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Lucy is up!

I needed to restock some cards and thought Close To My Heart's Lucy paper would make them nice and Spring like.

I stamped with the Lucy workshop on the the kit stamp. The flower is stamped in Cotton Candy and the butterflies and sentiment in Black. The light pink mat is Blush and the border is Hollyhock. The shape is cut with our Art Philosophy cartridge and I added some Stardust Glitz to the centre of the flower.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Stamp: Lucy WOTG

Paper: Lucy

Ink: Black; Cotton Candy

Cardstock: Colonial White; Blush; Hollyhock

Embellishments: Stardust Glitz

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge