CPS Challenge 150 (second post today)

Oh look at me playing along with challenges again! Two in a row in fact! This week I am playing along with the CPS sketch. I haven't played with this one in ages!!

Yes this is the same paper from my last card, but you know how I get when something is out on my desk...use it 'til I'm blue in the face.

I have to tell you about that main image stamp, though. I was looking through an old Gooseberry Patch catalog and noticed in the center pullout part (you know the part you either pull out and throw away, or just brush past because who ever still mails in an order with that order form?) anyway--on that part they had the most adorable clear stamps! How had I not seen them before?!?

I immediately went online to order them! But they were all sold out. I was so upset. I thought maybe they would have them again, but after emailing customer service I was told they were not carrying them anymore. What? Why ever not?!?! They told me to contact the manufacturer. So I finally located the stamps online...thank you Google...and ordered them.

Thankfully they work with CTMH ink. That can be such a pain with some other clear stamp brands. Anyway if you like looking at the Gooseberry book because it just has the cutest illustrations, you would love these stamps.

Details: (CTMH unless noted)

Paper: pattern (K&Co) Garden Green cs, Vanilla Cream cs

Ink: Desert Sand, Chocolate

Stamps: Baked With Love (PJK Designs, LLC) Piece of Cake (future stamp of the month)

Other: Antique Copper brads, sponge dauber, sanding block, colored pencils (EK Success)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

I've started humming Christmas tunes when I rock Little m at nap time. Is this in direct correlation to all the Christmas cards I'm making? Current count: 16 made.

Sparkle challenged us this week to use something from nature on our cards. I settled on this treeline rubber stamp I had from years ago. I went for simple and glitter:

The CPS sketch this week immediately made me think of a snowflake!

I bought a silver and gold pen set at Hobby Lobby the other day. I have become quite comfortable (or is it lazy) with hand written sentiments of late.

Thanks for stopping by y'all!!

Details: all CTMH unless noted

Treeline Card:

Paper: white card base

Ink: Topiary

Stamp: treeline (? there is no label on this clearance bin stamp from HL)

Other: bonding memories glue and Prisma glitter

Snowflake Card:

Paper: burgundy from stash, HP glossy paper

Ink: Versamark, silver pen (Pentel)

Stamp: Holiday Trinkets

Other: silver brads, snowflake sticker (HL) clear ep.

CPS 130 (act surprised it's a Christmas card!)

Love this week's sketch at CPS. And remember I'm on that mission to do all my Christmas cards. This year is the first time I am doing a different card for everyone on my list. So when it comes time to send it out I'll be the anal retentive one in the corner trying to match the card to the recipient. It'll be like second grade Valentine's cards all over again!

The green ornament and the sentiment are both covered in clear ep. I used a sponge dauber and covered the ornament with Versamark and then covered it with clear ep. Then as soon as I finished heating, I covered it again with more clear ep while the first layer is still hot and sticky. I heated it again and it really gives it a nice clear coating. It's kind of like the effect of a very thin coat of Liquid Glass.

Thanks for stopping by!

Details: CTMH unless noted

Paper: red cs (stash) burgundy cs (stash) vanilla cs (stash) patterned paper (DaisyD)

Ink: Garnet, New England Ivy, Cranberry, Versamark

Stamp: Holiday Trinkets

Other: clear ep, foam squares

CPS#122

If I remember correctly the Card Positioning Sketch challenge is one of the very first challenges I ever did. This week I really liked the simplicity of the design. I thought I needed to use a paper that could stand on its own. One with a strong design. Here's what I chose. This is a heavy weight shiny paper.

Remember those kraft photo corners? Well I knew that color wouldn't work with this paper, so I colored them with a chocolate marker and then I got the bright idea to emboss them with clear powder. So they would shine like the paper. I love the way they turned out. Now I am thinking if I could find them in white I could make any custom CTMH color I wanted! I also used glossy cs for the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by!

Details:

Paper: Sweet Leaf cs (CTMH) floral (Me and My Big Ideas) white glossy (Kodak photo paper)

Ink: Hollyhock (CTMH) Chocolate marker (CTMH)

Stamps: Thank You (CTMH)

Other: kraft photo corners (3L) clear detail ep (CTMH) embossing pen (CTMH)

Card Positioning Sketch Challenge 106

Hello my name is Meredith and I am addicted to online card making challenges. Three in three days. Hmmmm. Here's the sketch:


I am not as thrilled with this card as some of my others. I think I like the concept, but I should have played with the layout a little more. I don't know. I was in a hurry. Maybe I'll try doing another version some other time.

All products CTMH: Footprints and Playful Flourishes stamps, colors, Twilight, Desert Sand, Taffy, Creme Brulee and Chocolate. The last three colors were used on the sponging. Also the star fish are second generation Desert Sand.

Another thing...this time change has screwed me up royally.