You're so fabulous!

I am was loving this curtain call and knew just what I needed to do.
Here is my creation

How much fun is this? this card is 8 1/2 long and 3 3/4 high. Hopefully it will fit into a business envelope. Guess I should have measured before creating LOL! I used the same background image from a fun Verve set with vintage cream ink on each of the color pannels. Hope you enjoy!

I used a Verve sketch, but it was past the deadline by the time I got it up here LOL! I do love those sketches.

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Curtain Call Birthday

I am into challenge mode again and it feels so good. I am also working on my birthday/anniversary kick. So far so good. This was for the Curtain Call Challenge Here is my creation

This card is for our friend Bill. My time has been more limited with work and end of the year reports, so quick is important to me. I am also taking back my stamp room from the chaos that is currently is in. One of the things I am working on is getting a grasp of the sets I don't use that much. For example, I love this dots stamp set from PTI, but I don't use it often.

So, for this card I used that set along with birthday bash sentiments to create this clean and graphic beauty. It will also mail out so easily.

It's a good life!

Terri E.

TE Blast from the Past!!!!

Welcome to the blast from the past blog hop! I am so glad you are here. This month it was a autumn, thankful theme. Here is my creation

I busted out tweet hearts for the first time. I have no idea why it takes me so long to get these fabulous stamps inky, but I am digging this cutie. The little birds reminded me of a parent and a child. I am sure grateful for my little ones and they make me smile daily, so that is my inspiration behind the grateful aspect of the challenge. I used the curtain call color challenge which reminded me of fall for sure and the sketch is from EBTKS. I can't wait to see what everyone has created!

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are Stampin Up unless noted

Stamps: Taylored Expressions Tweet Heart

Ink: Pear Piazas, So Saffron, Peach Parfait, Choclate Chip

Paper: PTI stampers select white, chocolate chip, dsp

Accessories: stampin dimensionals, library clip

Wish Big Curtain Call

I had a mad dash to make my Dad's birthday card. Why is it that I know in a year in advance and I am still scrambling to put it all together LOL! Thankfully I saw this fab color combo from Curtain Call!
Here is my card

This was a fun card to put together and Dad loved it. He has a Halloween Birthday, so it is always a fun day at our house. I will share our Halloween pics and Izzy's card tomorrow. This card was quick and it really let the colors shine.

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are PTI unless noted

Stamps: Round and round, Big & Bold phrases (I think LOL)

Ink: su more mustard, pumpkin pie, cajun craze and early espresso

Paper: su Dusty Durango, su Early Espresso, Stampers select white

Accessories: Dot embossing plate

Papertrey October Blog Hop Challenge!!!!

I missed last month somehow, but I am so excited to be sharing with you today for the PTI Blog Hop! The challenge was to

There is always a lot of focus on Christmas in our industry this time of year, as that is what the majority of the population celebrates. However, this month's blog hop is dedicated to those that celebrate winter holidays other than Christmas. Create a project that celebrates Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or some other winter holiday as we embrace everyone's beliefs in a celebration of diversity through paper crafting.

Here is my creation

Well, as you can see I am celebrating winter! I adore the fun sets Heather designed a few years ago and don't seem to get them out nearly enough, so this was perfect! Actually if there was a mitten die I might use these cuties for some mass producing LOL!

It is hard to see in the picture, but there is some glitz on every mitten and then a strip by the sentiment as well. I used this weeks CPS sketch and the Curtain Call for my inspiration. Have a great day hopping!

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are PTI unless noted

Stamps: Rustic Snowflakes and Snowfall

Paper: Stampers select white, SU basic Black, SU dsp

Ink: su pumpkin pie, su so saffron, su basic grey, momento black

Accessories: button twine, score tape, su dazzling diamonds, 1/4 circle punch, glue pen

Praying for you!

I am so excited to play along with the Curtain Call for this week. When I saw these beauties I knew I just had to bust out some fun stamps.
Here is my card

Didn't this card turn out fun? I was so excited to break out Damask Designs. It is one of those sets I keep coming back to again and again. For me the funny thing is I didn't even like it and didn't buy it for a few months after I had it. If you haven't taken the plunge yet, it is a must do!!!!!

Also, you will see a lot of praying for you, thinking of you cards soon. I have a lot of friends who are going through some major hurdles right now. Hope you all are going to have a crafty weekend!

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are PTI unless noted

Stamps: Damask Designs

Paper: stampers select white, bermuda bay, tangerine tango, star prints dsp
Ink: bermuda bay, chocolate chip
Accessories: white buttons, button twine, terra cotta twine, glue dots

Fabulous!

Thank you curtain call for this fabulous challenge. I haven't busted out my cajun craze yet and this was the perfect opportunity to do so. I am still working on WCMD challenges. This was a unity challenge to do some paper piercing and then I did an Ellen Hudson challenge to use inchies.
Here is my card

These colors are fabulous! I did some paper piercing with the leaves in old olive. There is tons of spounging on this beauty, which really looks better in real life. I will have more later!

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are SU unless noted

Stamps:Unity

Ink:Old olive, Chocolate chip, more mustard, cajun craze

Paper:Old Olive, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Kraft, Chocolate Chip, su dsp

Accessories:PTI mat stack #4, wood grain impression plate, spounges, spounge dauber, stampin dimensionals

Happy Birthday

Don't you just love the colors on this weeks curtain call challenge? I don't always get to play during the week, but I was able to whip up this fun card for my Dad's birthday.
I combined it with the fun Sweet Sunday sketch challenge from Karen. This week you had to go back through all of the old sketches and pick your favortie. That was fun as well. I actually have a few more I want to do as well. I will keep you posted on that.

Here is my creation

What do you think? I am loving the soft suede on saraha sand. It is so much fun. I did keep the top simpler than the sketch, hopefully it will be fine. The last little tip I found on a blog was about layering with the PTI dies. Some said to flip the die over and trace it on your paper then cut and the result would be a fun layer. Wow am I loving this suggestion! I also love the pop the black layers gave this card.

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are PTI unless noted

Stamps: Damask Design, Birthday Wishes

Ink: Soft Suede

Paper: Basic Black, Shara Sand, Real Red, Vintage Cream

Accessories: Mat Stack #1 die, vintage cream ribbon, stampin dimensionals, pure poppy buttons, twine

Courage

Before I get to the fun card for the day, I had to share a picture from today. We were getting ready to head out to my nieces 3rd brithday party. It was a lot of fun and we only had some sprinkles, so it was a success! Cece is 3 months old now.

For my card today I used the color challenge from Curtain Call.

Here is my card

What do you think? First when I saw the colors for the week I was at a complete loss! I don't even have the new in colors, so I had to imporvise, but WOW!!! Now that I see the card all done, I am digging this fun card.

I have been seeing a lot about letter press right now, so I took a crack at it. I used the PTI polka dot basics embossing folder. It is so much fun that the dot from the set polka dot basics fits perfectly. All I had to do was add color. It is hard to see the dimension this adds, but it is really neat irl. The ribbon is from a MFT ribbon share. I can't say I have used it ever before, but it was a lot of fun.

Now for the sentiment stamp, this is from the Ippity line of stamps by Unity. I adore this sentiment and the quality of the rubber and stamp is really nice. What do you think? I did sign up to sell it at CHA, but I have really been thinking about it. Do you know anyone who sells it? I could be convinced to be a buyer as well LOL!

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are Stampin Up unless noted

Stamps: PTI Polka Dot Basics, Ippity

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Appricot Appeal, Ruby Red

Paper: PTI Stampers select white

Accessories: PTI polka dot basics impression plate, wild wassabi marker, MFT pink ribbon, stampin dimensionals, corner rounder chomper

Smile

This is the first card I have made since CHA and it felt soo good to be up stampin. I used a few challenges for my inspiration. Frist was from Ted's blog and it was to do a cas card with ONLY stamping. I loved this and had a lot of fun thinking about it. Here is the color challenge I combined it with from Curtain Call

Here is my card

I adore this PTI CHA set. It is so much fun to do the rock in roll technique. I also love that it can accomidate so many different styles as seen by the PTI design team. This card is a one layer stamp only card. It is helping me get my thank you cards tackled. I only have 8 more to go LOL!

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are PTI unless noted

Stamps: CHA 2010 set

Ink: Margarita Mist, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake

Paper: Stampers select white

Accessories: corner rounder chomper

Love of a father

I am always late with this color challenge, but it is such great inspiration I had to use it. There should be another fun color challenge tomorrow if you would like to check it out you can do that here.
Here is my card.

This is a one layer card for Kristina's challenge. Isn't that fun? I did a TON of masking, but it really is neat to see in person. Everything else is stamps. The shape is the top notes die for my mask. I then used the new little argyle stamp set to create the pattern on the bottom. I thought it needed a little ribbon for the center, but since it is a one layer card, I went with more masking. The sentiment is from father knows best. It will work well for one of the Dads. This also works really well with the PPA kiss challenge this week.

Look for another fun post tomorrow. I am going to have a card for the PTI blog hop!!!!

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are Stampin Up unless noted

Stamps: Little Argyle, Father Knows best

Paper: Stampers select white

Ink: Basic Grey, Going Grey, Crushed curry

Accessories: removable adhesive, spounge dauber

Birthday wishes!

Wow I have found another fun challenge to particpate in. I adore these colors, so it was tons of fun to figure out how to make it all work. I am also going to enter this for my birthday card for the Moxie Fab World Challenge. Super fun!

I went with the SFYTT challenge sketch that you see below.

Here is my card

What do you think? I reall like how this one turend out. The stiching, floss and embossing really added a fun element to the card. It was just enough white to make everything pop. I was really inspired by the Finally Friday challenge this week to stamp on dsp. I don't always think to do that unless it is for paper piercing, so this got me out of my little box for sure!

The dsp had a little bit of light green, but I went with it anyway. I hope that didn't through the challenge way off, but it worked so well that I gave it a try.

Today I am off to find a maternity bathing suit :( I am not happy about having to be in a suit at all, but Izzy needs to get a little more time in the pool on her own. She is only 3, but I would like to see her skills a little better. My Mom is going to take her to the beach this summer in the morning to help me with the baby and I want to try and make sure she is a little more prepared. I know this is crazy, but it is on my list of things that need to get done before I have the baby, so there you have it. It should also be some fun Izzy and Mommy time before the baby comes as well.

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are Stampin Up unless noted

Stamps: PTI Faux Ribbon

Paper: Urban Oasis dsp, Kraft, Night of Navy

Ink: Versa Mark

Accessories: White gel pen, white floss, white embossing powder, 1 1/3 square punch, 1 1/4 square punch