A Thousand Miracles ~ PTI Blog Hop

Hello and TGIF!  What a great day for the PTI Blog Hop this month…FRIDAY!  I’m very excited about the inspiration photo this month!  I love me a chalkboard, even before it was in!  I played “school” when I was little and had a little black chalkboard I wrote on.  Fast forward to now and I still have a chalkboard in my class, not wanting to replace it with the more modern whiteboard.

My Leaf Prints dies were still out from my last few projects so I used them on today’s card.  Thanks for stopping by and see you on the hop!

Many Thanks ~ Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

photo source: cottonandflax.wordpress.com

We have a new sponsor, Hero Arts, for this challenge!  A randomly selected participant will receive SIX new clear stamp sets from the Hero Arts, while the LEAD will be invited as a Guest Designer in a future challenge!

I have been wanting this chalkboard stamp ever since I saw Lisa S.’s card HERE.  I also have the birthday one!  I LOVE them!  I wanted to do something a little different so I inked up some white paper with turquoise, light blue and bubblegum pink.  Then I inked the stamp in black to create a blackboard written in coloured chalk!  I added a little “hello” from Essential Messages on the sweet tag.  You don’t want to cover up all that fun chalkboard text!

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs for more inspiration!

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Guest Designer, 

Amy Kolling
Amy Sheffer
Amy Tsuruta
Gayatri Murali
Kim Singdahlsen
Laurie Willison
Lisa Henke
Marisa Ritzen
Maureen Plut
Monika Davis
Sarah Gough
Sheri Gilson
Stacey Schafer
Tenia Nelson
Tracey McNeely

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Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge for the challenge details and to play along with us!

Merry Christmas!

Hi friends!  As I wrote up this post, I was actually looking into the future and thinking of Christmas!  I don’t usually look that far into the future, but when you are in the middle of a strike, you tend to do that and tell yourself “this too shall pass.”  We’re not there yet, so I look forward to better times.  Today’s card uses the Festive Friday inspiration photo…

I picked some paper with a country feel and some trees to mimic the boughs on the photo.  The I made a CAS chalkboard sign for the sentiment.  I desperately wanted something else on this card, after all it is for Christmas, the season of blitz and decorations!  I chose a sweet little bow from PTI’s Bells and Boughs.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely, lovely day!

My Happy Place ~ Viva La Verve

Happy Friday morning, everyone!  I’m the hostess over on the Viva La Verve blog today with a sketch and inspiration photo to get your mojo going!  When I was looking for a photo, I made sure that there was a chalkboard in it somewhere {wink!}.  I found a few I could have easily used, but this one won out with the little Canadian flag in the background! 

Head over to the Viva La Verve blog for all the details on how you could win $100 in Verve money, then join in the fun!  Have a great start to your weekend!

what’s in it?

stamps: Die Sidekicks, Happy Place (Verve)

dies: Happy Doodles Die Set,Hearts & Swirls Frame Die (Verve)

accessories: Stormy Skies Ribbon Collection (Verve)

Remember Moments

Hey everyone!  I have one more card from the new Verve Release to share!  I’m using the new Viva La Verve sketch to showcase a couple of brand new sets on sale now in the Verve Store!

Head over to the Viva La Verve blog to see more beautiful samples, then head over to the Verve Store to browse and/or shop!  Have a great weekend!

what’s in it?

stamps: Moments Remembered, Peaceful Medallions, On Occasion (Verve)

paper: rustic white (PTI), basic grey (SU), Hello Again (Echo Park)

ink: starfruit (SU), versamark

accessories: Shine Bright Sequin Mix, Occasion Frame Die, Spring Fling Ribbon Collection (Verve), circle punches (SU), button (PTI), twine (hemptique)

June Rewind and our New Grandbaby!

Good morning friends!  It’s rewind time again!  This card was made for a retiring colleague last year using my favourite Verve Teachers Count set.  I could make cards like this till the cows come home…I love it just as much now as I did last year.

It’s been a little quiet on the blog as the dh and I went to visit our new little granddaughter, Ashlynn, this weekend.  She arrived 2 weeks early and is 7 lbs, 2 oz of pure sweetness!  It’s true what they say about being a grandparent (even a bonus one like me!).  It’s the best!   Your job is to just love without the poopy diapers! LOL Without further ado, let me introduce Ashlynn with Grandpa and Grandmoe :)

I love this one with a very proud Grandpa :)

So that’s what we’ve been up to!  A nice break with all the craziness going on around here :)  We can’t wait to see her again!  Have a wonderful day!

Verve Spotlight Hop ~ Day 1

Welcome to our May 2014 Spotlight Hops!  We're so excited to share some new Verve with you! The Divas will be spotlighting 3 new sets, 3 plain janes and a couple dies each day through Friday, so keep your eyes peeled for some fresh Verve inspiration! Everything previewed this week will be available in the Verve online store on Friday, 5/23.

Oh, new Verve!  How exciting!  Julee has designed some fresh and fun fonts and flowers to satisfy my addiction to both :)  I’m using a couple of the new Button Best sentiments to create a little chalkboard sign with the Occasion Frame die and matching On Occasion frame image.  I cut each of the Petal Points dies out and stamped the coordinating flowers out adding the cute little centers from the set.  I just punched them out with my circle punches…easy peasy!

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for full set reveals and all the prize info and deadlines!

Today's Prize: Button Best, Proverbs 31:25, Pointed Petals Die Set

1. Julee          8. Amber

2. Charmaine  9. Maureen

3. Marisa       10. Jen

4. Janelle      11. Laurie S.

5. Teresa       12. Andrea

6. Chaitali     13. Christyne

7. Stacey       14. Sarah

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Button Best, On Occasion (Verve)

paper: white, basic grey (SU), Fresh Cut (BasicGrey)

ink: autumn rose (PTI), versamark, white craft (SU)

accessories: Petal Points dies, Occasion frame die, pastel sequins, Shine Bright sequins (Verve), ribbon, white embossing powder (PTI), stitching, doily, 1/2” an 3/4” circle punches (SU)

Mother’s Day Blessings

Well, it literally is Good Friday today!  Today’s card uses the brand new Viva La Verve sketch and inspiration photo.  I’m am focused on Mother’s Day cards now and hope to have a good stash to take into work in a couple of weeks. 

Head over to the Viva La Verve sketch blog for more gorgeous samples and all the details about how you could win some brand new Verve!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a blessed Easter weekend :)  We are hosting dinner on Sunday and I’ll be finishing off my last paper for this semester!  Wish me luck!

stamps: Verve On Occasion, Take Note, Scroll plain jane (rereleasing soon in a compilation set), Bloom and Grow

dies: Verve elegant leaves, Scroll, Occasion Frame

Peace On Earth

Good morning!  I came straight home on Friday with no classes, no trip to the gym, just straight to the studio after making myself a latte :)  It felt so good to play that I didn’t even mind poking out the paper bits on this doily :)  LOL  I’m playing with the current Festive Friday challenge.

I didn’t know what to do for the pinecones and jar, so I just went with the colours and rustic feel.  I sure hope the chalkboard look is still around at Christmas! LOL  It’s been out for over a year.  Luckily I jumped on it when it first started to ride it for all it’s worth and then some!  Hope your week is grand :)  Thanks for stopping by :)

New Verve Release Blog Hop

Brand new Verve releases today and we're celebrating with a blog hop!  There’s  a new stamp set and plain jane in the store along with some new Plain Jane compilation sets.  Check them all out in the Verve Store!  Today I’m using the new Plain Jane Every Heart and was tickled that it fit perfectly into the Occasion Frame!  I made a little chalkboard inspired frame and added a little tag with a sentiment from the new set Christmas Joy. 

Hop along to each of the blogs below to see a little inspiration with the new stamps, then be sure to head on over to the Verve Store to check out Verve's Thanksgiving Sale (25% off all stamps & dies) that starts today!

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win a $75 gift certifcate to Verve! Comment deadline for the prize drawing is Sunday, December 1.

 

1. Julee           8. Laurie W.

2. Amber         9. Marisa

3. Andrea       10. Maureen

4. Charmaine  11. Stacey

5. Christyne    12. Teresa

6. Janelle        13. Verve Blog

7. Jen

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Christmas Joy, Every Heart plain jane. On Occasion (Verve)

paper: cream (PTI), basic grey (SU), Snow Village (Pink Paislee)

ink: onyx (Versafine)

accessories: Occasion Frame die (Verve), tag sale #5, journal tabs dies (PTI), chipboard stars (Pink Paislee), gold doily (Etsy store), enamel dots (MME), gold cord (SU)

Chalkboard Heart Picks ~ Clearly Besotted Sneak Peek!

Good morning!  Well, we survived the Rehearsal Dinner and everyone had a fantastic time.  I want to share some of the fun details I made for the party.  First up are the heart picks I used for the dining room table floral arrangement.  I made 2 pink scalloped hearts and 2 shimmer white scalloped hearts then sandwiched the wooden skewers in between so  no matter which side you look at, you’ll see these lovely chalkboards. 

 

I just love the chalkboard look and had a blast creating these little ones.  The soon to be released Clearly Besotted Basic Alphabet set was perfect to add Brian and Ashlee’s names.  I also used some images from Framed Sentiments and Basic Banners to help complete the look.  Here’s what my work space looked like…

I stamped the banner on my scratch paper so I could stamp the name down to make sure it fit properly.  You can see the letters lined up on my acrylic block.

I also made a chalkboard style sign to greet our guests…

And here’s how this all began as I woke up one morning last week with some ideas…I quickly sketched them out so I wouldn’t forget…

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to check out some more sneak peeks over on the Clearly Besotted Blog :)

 

what’s in it?

stamps: clearly besotted basic alphabet, framed sentiments, basic banners

ink: versamark, su craft ink white

paper: pti black, shimmer white, sweet blush

accessories: clearly besotted basic banner dies, spellbinders heart and scalloped heart dies, pti white embossing powder, uniball gel pen, wooden skewers (as picks)

Remember This {day}

Good morning!  It’s the Monday of a very busy week here, but I wanted to let you know (if you didn’t know already) that there is a whole lot of fun going on over on the Splitcoaststampers site.  The Dare to Get Dirty 2013 challenges are up and there are prizes from the Member companies, including Verve!   My card is for the one posted on Saturday…use any concept of time.  Well, my oldest sister is having her birthday on…yes, you guessed it, 8.18!  LOL  I thought this was the perfect opportunity to make another very personalized card using Verve’s Calendar Countdown and Remember This, both of which are on SALE now until July 31st.  AND I’ve used one of my Martha Stewart chalkboard tags…LOVE!  Easy to stamp onto with craft ink or write on with white pencil crayon.  I used my LAST piece of aqua seam binding ribbon from Verve’s Signature Collection…Whaaaaa!  I didn’t have enough to do the double bow, so I used another piece of tea stained aqua ribbon I had on hand :)  I like the subtle difference of the two ribbons.  Thanks for stopping by!

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Peace on Earth, Calendar Countdown, Remember This (Verve)

paper: rustic cream (PTI), Memories (Teresa Collins)

ink: craft white (hero arts),

accessories: seam binding ribbon (Verve), chalkboard tag (Martha Stewart), badges (Studio Calico), doily (restaurant! HA!), button (PTI), stitching, white pencil crayon