CTS #205

Good morning!!  Guess what?  The ice is gone and it's actually warm out!  What??  I'm totally good with keeping these temps.  I'm used to negatives in Jan so 40's are unheard of.  I just love when things start to warm up.  I'm ready to get outside for walks again with the boys.  I don't mind walking when it's cold but the boys have a hard time biking with so much junk on.  So, I'm stuck on the treadmill for most of winter.  BORING!  Anyway, it's another awesome week of sketchy goodness at CAS(E) this Sketch.  Here's the card I created:

Did I ever have a time with this sketch this week.  The sad thing about that is that it's my sketch this week!  Ha ha ha.  What was I thinking?  Finally, I came up with this fairly masculine take with layer upon layer.  I started with a wood grain looking card base, layered a piece of shiny gold on it, then a brown lined paper, and a silver piece of glitter paper.  I finished it off with a sentiment stamped on a white wood grain embossed paper.  Wow, lots of layers!

I hope you like my take on this crazy sketch!  Come join us this week at CAS(E) this Sketch!

CTS #198

Happy Thursday!!  It's one of my favorite day of the week and not just because it's almost Friday!  Ha ha!  It's because we get the share another super fun challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch and this week's is every bit as fun as they all are.  I hope you are ready for it and will join us in creating.

My oldest has decided to try out wrestling so, I'm adding a new activity into the calendar I as just starting to get used to.  Ha ha!  I guess this is how it goes with kids.  You try to keep everything in order and they come behind you and mix things up a little.  Ha ha!  I know NOTHING about wrestling so this will be an education for me.  I even got to go buy a mouth guard and figure out how to form it to him last night (I ended up making my husband do the molding/fitting stuff...he he).  Today will be his second practice and he was pretty excited about it which makes me super happy.

Well, I know you guys are here to see my card so I'll get down to it.  :)

My card today uses some Reverse Confetti items.  I started this card by picking out that fun geometric patterned paper for the card base.  I liked the bits of wood grain in it so, I decided to go with wood veneer paper for my Triple Chevies Confetti Cuts.  I layered my chevrons top and bottom to work with the sketch idea.  Then added "birthday", from the Fancy Words Confetti Cuts, cut from navy cardstock and "happy" stamped from the With Love stamp set using navy ink.

Super simple just like joining us for the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge!  I hope you see you over there!!  Have a great day.

Another Masculine Birthday Card

How are you guys this fine morning?  The sun is slowing creeping up over the horizon here and the boys are getting their chores done with minimal complaining.  I'm here sipping my coffee while I get ready to share another card with you today.  I know, pick yourself up off the floor, I've actually been updating this blog more than once a week for the last two weeks.  CRAZY!  I'm trying.  :)  I love sharing my cards with you guys and I've been trying to figure out how to make it happen more often.  So, I'm just jumping in!

Today's card uses the cut out letters from the cards I made using the design that can be found in this post.  Here's my card for today:

I used the same paper pack that I used on my previous masculine birthday card, Simple Stories The Reset Girl Basics Kit.  Next, I grabbed the letters that I didn't use created with the Journaling Alphas - Nice and Neat.  Next, I stamped "birthday" using Winnie and Walter's The Big, The Bold, and The Happy stamp set on another sheet of patterned paper and cut it out in a triangle shape.  I added everything to the card front, popping the triangle up with foam tape.  That was it!  Super easy.  Here's a closer look:

Have a great Tuesday!!!

It's November??

Happy Tuesday!  Can you even believe that it's November already?  Maybe time is flying by because my kids have gotten me playing Hayday with them and some how that totally sucks up time.  Ha ha ha!  I'm not sure what it going on but I know time seems to be flying by.  My husband is all for time moving along because he wants to get ready for Christmas already and I won't allow Christmas decor until after Thanksgiving.  I'm such a fuddy duddy but if it were up to him we'd already have Christmas music playing.  That's just crazy.  Ha ha!!

Well, today I have another birthday card to share.  I have been having tons of fun motivation while making cards and I'm trying to capitalize on it.

I used the same paper pack that I used on my previous masculine birthday card, Simple Stories The Reset Girl Basics Kit.  Next, I grabbed these amazing letter dies from Neat and Tangled.  I used the Journaling Alphas - Nice and Neat dies to cut out Happy from my main patterned paper sheet and layered a black printed paper behind.  Next, I cutout some fun banners from scrap and stamped birthday using Winnie and Walter's The Big, The Bold, and The Happy stamp set.  I layered the banners, popping one up with foam tape.  To finish it off, I added some matte dots.  Here's a closer look:

That's all for me today!  I hope you enjoyed my card and are having a great day and week.  See you again tomorrow!

Birthday Fun!

Happy Saturday!!  Well, it's the day after my birthday and I'm officially into the final year of my 30's.  It was a great day and I'm super lucky to have such amazing friends and family to celebrate with me.  Thanks for all the well wishes and happy birthdays!

I have been making cards like crazy lately and I'm so happy that my mojo seems to be firing on all cylinders.  Hopefully, that means you can expect many more post from me and a little more activity on my blog.  That's my goal anyway!  I hope you will visit often and see what I'm up to.  For now, here's a birthday card I created last week.

I bought this awesome 12x12 paper from Simon Says Stamp and it is the coolest pack ever!  It is the Simple Stories The Reset Girl Basics Kit and it is AWESOME!  Talk about an amazing set of papers.  I love papers and I especially love blacks with cream or white.  They are just so handy and every card pops a little more with a hit of black.  Once I had my papers picked out the rest was easy because I knew I was going to use the Concord and 9th Lace Leaf set.  I've been dying to ink it up ever since I ordered it and I finally had some time on my hands!  To say it's gorgeous is a serious understatement.  It's AMAZING!  I stamped the inky image in black and I love the depth it gives with one stamp.  How did they do that?  Next, I embossed the leaf image in gold over top.  Next, I grabbed some more of that fabulous paper and stamped a sentiment created from stamps in the Sweet & Cool stamp set.  I trimmed the green at a jaunty little angle and added some torn black and cream paper beneath to help it pop.  That's it.  Simple, elegant, and pretty masculine if I do say so myself.

Here's a little close up:

Thanks for checking out my card and I hope you guys have a great weekend!