Happy Couple Shaker Card

Hi friends! I'm going to keep it short and sweet tonight (I'm typing this before bed) Jackson has a big old molar coming through poor thing - and this mama is exhausted!

It's time for a new Viva la Verve sketch - and it's also color week!

I used the color combo on this wedding card...

I have to thank my friend and fellow diva Stacey for the gorgeous ribbon and heart confetti! I cut the heart window with the Heart Quartet die, and added the confetti to create a shaker element. The pom pom ribbon made a fun border around the focal layer! The sentiment is from Love Story, I must dive in and make a more is more card with this set soon, it's gorgeous!

Here's a peek inside...

Have a great weekend!

Stamps: Love Story (Verve Stamps) Paper: Record It (MME) Ink: Brilliance Black  Dies: A Cut Above Dies: Heart Quartet (Verve Stamps) Other: Corner Rounder, Modern Vines Embossing Folder; Sequins and Ribbon (Pretty Pink Posh)

Hitched!

Hello! I've been busy, busy, stamping up a storm lately...I might just have some news coming up soon and I've been making lots of things to share!

In the meantime, I think I might have forgotten to mention....I'm a Catered Crop designer!!

I was so excited to be asked to join this SERIOUSLY talented team! I worked with Linda at MFT and she is awesome, and sweet to boot. The entire team is amazing, be sure to check them out on my sidebar!

The current Recipe Swap is Washi Up - use some fab washi tape on your creation!

I know - I didn't do anything earth shattering with my tape, but before grounding this card with that awesome woodgrain washi, it was just SO pastel. A simple strip made all the difference! I also lined my backing layer with the same tape.

The little camper from Avery Elle's Home Sweet Home was coloured with copics and the windows got a little glaze pen love. I stamped the small hearts in the set and added them on wire. 

I was inspired by the current AEI♥U Challenge which is this fab sketch...

I shopped at i {heart} papers for my supplies today! The stamps are Avery Elle - Home Sweet Home, the paper is Dear Lizzy Polka Dot Party, and I've also used this great woodgrain Washi Tape and Gold Sequins. You'll find many more goodies in store, head on over, take a peek at what's new and say hi from me!

Here's the inside of my card...

I used the Washi again, this time to join the leftover paper strips I had for a quick background. I'll be using this trick again!

Stamps: Home Sweet Home (Avery Elle) Paper: Polka Dot Party (Dear Lizzy, AC) Ink: Mint Julep Shadow Ink (Hero Arts) Grey Memento  Dies: Pierced Circles (MFT)  Other: Washi Tape, Copics, Sequins, Wire

Wedding Wishes

It's time for another fun challenge at Crazy for Challenges!

This week the challenge is to create a wedding card, using the following sketch AND colours!

Gorgeous right? I used a bunch of lovely Verve goodies!

Here's my card...

I stamped the frame from Thankful Accents in Mint Julep shadow ink. The sentiment was inked with a pine needles distress marker and comes from On Occasion. I sewed an Award Banner along the middle layer and added a stitched border around the entire card. Some liquid pearls and a From the Heart die covered in glitter finish off the card front.

Here's the inside...

Wishing You is just THE perfect wedding set - love these gorgeous sentiments!

Now it's time to go see all the fab inspiration from the design team, happy hopping!

• Andrea Murdock
• Anja de Regt
• Barbara Anders
• Betty Wright
• Frances Byrne
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Kelli Hull
• Kristine Reynolds
• Peggy McCurry
• Sarah Gough -you are here!
• Silke Kittman
• Silke Ledlow
• Lisa Elton (October Guest Designer)

Stamps: Thankful Accents, On Occasion, Wishing You (Verve Stamps) Paper: Hello Again (Carta Bella) Ink: Soft Cantelope, Mint Julep Shadow Inks (Hero Arts) Pine Needle Distress Marker (Ranger) Dies: A Cut Above Dies: Award Banner, From the Heart (Verve Stamps) Pierced Circles (MFT) Other: Bronze Glitter (MS) Liquid Pearls (Ranger) Sewing Machine

Bunny Wedding!

It's time for another fun challenge at Crazy for Challenges!

This week the challenge is to use animals on our cards. That was the perfect excuse for me to ink up Bunny Duet by Verve for the first time. Wait till you see how adorable they are...

Here's my card...

Such a cute image for a wedding card don't you think? I've used the current Viva la Verve sketch for my layout. I coloured with copics, paper pieced the bows, added some liquid pearl accents and embossed my background. I am obsessed with sequins at the moment (I love that I can glue them on, no more falling off rhinestones!) so I added a sequin border, filling in the centers with liquid pearls. The sentiment is from Wishing You.

You can find all the details about this challenge and how you can win $100 to spend on Verve goodies in the Viva la Verve forum.

Here's the inside of my card...

Nice and simple with a heartfelt sentiment and some more sequins.

Now it's time to go see all the fab inspiration from the design team, happy hopping (get it? hop? bunnies? hehe!)

• Andrea Murdock
• Anja de Regt
• Barbara Anders
• Betty Wright
• Frances Byrne
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Kelli Hull
• Kristine Reynolds
• Peggy McCurry
• Sarah Gough -you are here!
• Silke Kittman
• Silke Ledlow
• Heather Pulvirenti (August Guest Designer)

Stamps: Bunny Duet, Wishing You (Verve Stamps) Paper: Honeycake (MME) Ink: Memento Black Dies: Rectangle Nesties (Spellbinders) Other: Whimsy Embossing Folder (Lifestyle Crafts) Liquid Pearls, Satin Ribbon, Sequins