I really like the idea of using some of these piles and piles of designer serries paper I have on hand. This was and idea to make a quilt type card. It really lent itself to my issue of using dsp scraps. If you have any more ideas on how to use scraps, feel free to let me know.
Here is the card for the day.
I used PTI borders and corners ovals for this card. What I liked best was teh fun background. I acutall stamped it in crumb cake ink from su and then used a white gel pen to add some pop to the centers of the image. I used this for the Finally Friday challenge to make a hello card.
I also got to do this fun challenge from aspiring to creativity. It was to use this picture as inspiration and then also use something I haven't used before.
Here is my card
Okay for things I haven't used before. At CHA I got these fun stamps from My Favorite Things and I also had a new box of copics waiting, so this was the first time to put those things together. I have been eyeing this fun start each day with a "whee" set for the longest time. I loved the polka dots in the picture and hopefully it worked with this card.
The pink scallops are actually the inside portion of the card.
Okay on a personal note, here is how my 3 year old signs her name. She is a lefty and she always writes her name backwards. Any sugguestions with that?
Onto the goods. First off, one of the things I loved about CHA was getting to ask questions from the greats. I talked with Heather about my fresh snow ink pad and decided I needed to get the reinker. WOW!!!!! She said she always bought the reinker with the pad so she had it on hand. After this experience, I will be doing the same as well. 
Welcome to the fun Taylored Expressions blog hop!!! I am so excited to finally have some TE stamps so I can particiapte. I took the plunge after stoping by their booth at CHA. When you see these cuties in person, it is all the more impressive. After playing with them I am so excited that I have them at home.
Here is the inspiration sketch that I used for the card
Okay these cupcakes are adorable!!! My 3 year old is also loving them and that makes my day as well. I am sure more will be finding their way home in the near future LOL! So, I used Sweet Celebration on this card. I ended up water coloring the little cutie, which I haven't done it in a while so needless to say I need to bust this out more as well. The biggest thing I forgot was to let everything dry.
I made this for a one of last months Viva La Verve challenges. I really have a lot of fun with Verve. They make some of the best setniments. It is really hard for me to use markers on clear stamps. I have found that if I stamp them in versa mark first then apply color with my markers I can do some highlighting. As you can see, it is not fool proof, but it works for me.
Hello and welcome to the Lawn Fawn Hearts Cards for Kids Blog Hop! We have all come together today to make cards for a wonderful cause, Cards for Kids! We hope to encourage you to also make cards for this great cause and have fun along the way, too! So please hop along with us, and make sure to leave comments as there will be prizes for commenters and participants! So let's get going! If you are coming here from Laurie's fabulous blog you are in the right spot. If you are lost in the hop or if this is your first blog, you can always start at the beginning at the Lawn Fawn blog. Thank you so much for hopping along with us today!
Thank you to Jennifer and everyone behind the scenes who make reaching out to others so easy for my family by putting the Cards for Kids drive together. We don't know a whole lot of really sick children, so this has been a great way for my daughter to minister and show love to other kids. We really enjoy talking about what things would make their day better and what she likes when she dosen't feel well. Such a great opportunity to not only bless other children, but lay some important ground work with our children in a fun and creative way. 
I combined this with the sketch from Get Sketchy card challenge
Here is my card
Well I this card could go either way, a wedding card or simply thinking of you. I am going to use it for my dear friend who lost her Dad a few months ago. I want to keep sending her some love to let her know I am thinking of her. 
Then this week is the Verve release challenge week. How fun is that? I used this sketch found here
Here is my card
What do you think? I like how it turned out for my pink a licious girl LOL! Although she can't read the sentiment yet, it is perfect for her. I used the PTI CHA set for creating my background paper. I am in love with the frizzy flower. I don't have the wild wasabi ink pad yet, so I versa marked the main leaf and then used my wild wasabi marker. It created a streaked look that I actually really like. 
It's a good life!
Terri E.
Here is my card
I have been working on using up my color couture from PTI. I adore what Dawn does with these fabulous embillies, so I just have to get them. The bigger trick for me is using these cuties. I am happy to say I have made 4 cards with them the last 2 days. Luckily I cut most of the elements out as soon as I get them, so it isn't too hard to make quick cute cards after that. 
It's a good life!
Terri E.
Clean and Simple had this fabulous card last week as a fun challenge.
Here is my card
Isn't this card so much fun? I really loved the whimsy. The only thing I haven't figured out is the impression plates. I LOVE them, but I don't always get the depth of impression that I would want with these. Any tips about this would be appreciated.
Here is the color combo I paired it with from OTWC
Here is my creation
Well, what do you think? It was fun to pull out this set and play along a little. It is called Take a Bough from PTI. I turned the branch upright and made it a Charlie Brown type of tree. This sentiment is one of my favorites and I have never used it. Oh the shame. The details added to the card to make it work for me are stickles on the stars, one rounded corner, scoring along the side and some sweet blush satin ribbon. 
Here is what I came up with
Okay what do you think about this for our Christmas cards? I am thinking I will run the kiwi kiss through the big shot with the impression plates to add some texture. Maybe a different sentiment, what do you think? I would love to hear some feedback on this one.
Here is the sketch
My card
This card was made for baby Logan. I adore my cousin and her little one was baptized this weekend. I thought this card was perfect. As I have mentioned about a billion times Verve is the best with great scriptures and classy fonts. Yet again they came through. Isn't that verse perfect for a baptism? 
I made this cutie for a challenge that was to depict a TV show in your card. Is anyone else having Gray's withdraws? I really like that show and even though there hasn't been a lot of new, it is still a fav. This fun set is from GKD. This was made for a Valentines day set and I have made some fun cards for my hubby with this cutie. All of the challeneges had me digging in my stash of stamps. It is so much fun to rediscover things you have at home LOL!
Here is card 1. Can you tell the scallop border is actually numbers from a page of alphabet stickers. Isn't that a neat way to use product? I also love the bold colors used in this fun and fresh card. 
From the same sheet we pulled letters that might go unused and used them for a background. Again, it was a fun and fresh idea and super easy to do. The white on white is a subtle effect.
The last card, you took the negative space left from the letters and made a card with that. How creative can they be? 
Just another reason CHA ROCKED!!!!! Okay everyone keep their fingers crossed that it will be in Chicago again, LOL! Have a great day.
Then I found this great inspiration picture from Stamp TV
Here is what I came up with
Wasn't this fun? I love purple, but I don't use it a whole lot. I liked the color and the minimal sharp lines in the bedroom picture. This dsp is from PTI and I have rarely used it. Isn't it fun to break into things that don't see much love. I have been seeing a lot of paper strips getting used in cards and it makes me happy! As a matter of fact, I will be submitting this for the Finally Friday challenge to use at least 4 patterned papers on your card. 
This is a cutie little robot candy box that we made at the My Favorite Things booth. I adore that we got to use copics there, but you did have to wait in a line to do their make in takes. I was glad to have this one done without a HUGE wait. 
This is a fun card that I made at one of the booths, but I have no idea what booth that was LOL! It was cute so I did include some shots. 
inside 
the side view
It's a good life!