The Kraft Journal Make It Monday - Celebrations

Today I'm playing along with The Kraft Journal Make It Monday Challenge.  This week the theme is Celebrations.  I had to do a little thinking here to figure out exactly what I wanted to celebrate!  I saw card examples there celebrating graduation, friendship, baby, birthday and more.  I decided since Memorial Day is so close I would celebrate Summertime!  My daughter is on break from college, my son's last day is next Wednesday so I say - Let the fun begin!!  I always look forward to lazy summer days sitting in the yard - listening to the birds and buzzy bees, watching the veggies grow and the flowers putting on a show.   Sounds like a celebration doesn't it?

I saw this "charm" card on Wida Miller's blog and wrote that I wanted to case her - I hope she doesn't mind - this one looked like too much fun to pass over.  I threaded all sorts of beach accessories on some button twine that added to the tropical feel.  The stamped charms are all fussy cut and I added just a few gems for some sparkle.  To get the bubble background different colors I inked it up in yellow, then dabbed red and orange on the stamp, and then hit it with the yellow again to smooth out any ink pad lines.

I hope you enjoy the long weekend and get to relax and start off your summer on the right foot!! Enjoy and have a beautiful day!!

Jeanne

Supplies Used:  Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps:  Waltzingmouse My Island, Free Spirit Boy
Card Stock:  Papertrey Ink Kraft, Orange Zest, Vintage Cream
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Rose Bud, Bahama Blue, Tangelo, Cantaloupe, Lady Bug, Dandelion,  Lilac Posies
Dies:  Anchor - Marianne, Sand Dollar - Cuttlebug

CASE Study #142 - Hello!

Happy Thursday!  For me that always means time for a new CASE Study Challenge!  Our muse of the month is Maile Belles from Simply Stamped! and can I just say that  I'm really loving her style?!!  This one is clean but it still has lots of wonderful elements and detail including the double layer flower, the die cut and stamped leaves, and did you get a good peek?  There are even some little gems in there to satisfy the magpie in me. I can't help but be drawn to shiny colorful objects!

Remember with CASE all you need to do is study the inspiration photo - find what appeals to you the most - the colors, the layout, an element (like the flower), and then make it all your own.   I loved the layout of this one.  Instead of Maile's leaves I  stamped a colorful background of double stamped flowers and topped them with a butterfly die cut.  I added a floral die cut in hot pink to bump up the color, and a sprinkle of pearls to mimic the gems on Maile's design.

Need a little inspiration or just want to see what the rest of the DT did with this one?  Just click on their names below to jump to their blog!

Chupa - Iwona Palamountain

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debbie Hughes

Jean Martin

Maureen Plut

Teneale Williams

Our guest designer this month is: Erin Schulte

Now it's your turn link up your designs at CASE Study Challenge Blog - and if you'd like to be considered as a guest designer just put a "GD" after your name.   I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with this one!  

Jeanne

Supplies Used: Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps:  Serendipity Flower Foursome Small, Floral Butterfly, Hello Large
Dies:  Serendipity Butterfly Outline, Memory Box Honey blossom Sprig
Card Stock:  Papertrey Ink Aqua Mist, Raspberry Fizz, White
Brad:  K&CO, Pearls: Recollections (Michael's)
Ink:  Memento Cantaloupe, Tangelo, Rose Bud, Angel Pink, Dandelion, Versafine Onyx Black, Stampin Up! Pool Party

SSCB#12 - Victory Garden

Twice a month Serendipity Stamps hosts a challenge at the Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog.  This is your chance to pull our your fave Serendipity Stamps and make something for your chance to win!  The challenge this time is called Victory Garden.   You are to make a project inspired by the garden using at least one Serendipity Stamps image or die.  The design team was given a little trickier challenge - to create something garden inspired but - No Flowers!  

I decided on the sundial image.  I colored it up with Copic Markers and layered it on some pretty paper from Websters Pages.

I hope you will check out the inspiration provided by the rest of the design team for this challenge.  Just click on their names below.

Anya Schrier

Cathy Weber

Jenny Gropp

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Pauline Pollington

Want to go shopping?  Serendipity has a select group of wood mounted stamps on sale for 50% off while supplies last.  You can see them here.


I'm still celebrating my two year blogversary.  If you leave me a comment by 5-31 you will be entered to win this die set along with some coordinating cling rubber stamps and sentiments.  SO leave a comment!!

It would be great if you'd join us at the blog challenge!  I'd love to see what you make for this challenge!

Jeanne

Supplies Used:  Finished Size 5.75  x 5.75"
Stamps:  Serendipity Stamps Sundial, Miss You Small
Dies:  Spellbinder Labels 28, Tags Trio, Fleur De Lis Rectangles
Pattern Paper:  Websters Pages Country Estate and Vellum (Thanks Renee!)
Card Stock:  Papertrey Ink  Aqua Mist, Kraft, White
Ink:  Copic Markers, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black
Ribbon:  Hug Snug Seam Binding Aquarelle, Button Twine Ivory May Arts
Button:  Papertrey Ink

WPlus9 Monday Mood Board #12 - Birthday Party!!

 I saw this inspiration photo for the Monday Mood Board at the WPlus9 blog and knew I had to play along - it just looks like a party going on doesn't it?  Dawn, the creator of WPlus9 and her husband are both celebrating a birthday this month so of course I made a birthday card!  I packed lots of color in this one - I hope I didn't go overboard - it was like a snow ball rolling down a hill - just getting bigger and bigger as it went!  Totally out of my control folks - like my friend Joyce says - sometimes cards just make themselves!!  I tried to grab as many of the  elements from the photo I could - the colors, twine, polka dots and chevrons!

I hope you have a great day - and join the party if you have the time!!

Jeanne

Supplies Used:  Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps:  WPlus9 Written on Ribbon, Paisley Patterns
Dies:  WPlus9 Written on Ribbon
Maraschino Twine - Twinery
Border Punch: Zig Zag Stitch EK Success
Card Stock:  Pure Poppy, White Papertrey Ink
Ribbon:  3/4" Twill Red Stripe May Arts
Ink:  Versa Fine Onyx Black, Memento Cottage Ivy, Tangelo, Cantaloupe, Dandelion, Love Letter, Bahama Blue
Pin:  The Ribbon Reel

Make it Monday with the Kraft Journal - Mon Amie

Happy Friday!  I've got two posts today - one for the Waltzingmouse Blog Party and this one for the Kraft Journal.  I try to do my crafting for a few hours at night to wind down - secretly maybe I am waiting up for the kids to get home so I can sleep better :)  The weather has been so nice here lately - and my days have been spent thinking of things I need to do to get the yard in order for the lazy days of summer.   I love sitting outside - spying on the birds and digging in the garden. 

The challenge this week at the Kraft Journal is to make a project that is kraft and red, white or blue.  I adore red with kraft so that was a no brainer for me.   I embossed some kraft card stock with a rose pattern and then lightly ran an ink pad over the top to bring out the design.  I topped it with a stamped label sentiment a big bow and some paper flowers.

I hope you are having a good day - and that you have an even better weekend!

Jeanne

Supplies Used:  Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps:  Waltzingmouse Fancy Phrases, Holiday Labels No. 14
Card stock:  Papertrey Ink Kraft, Pure Poppy, White
Dies:  Spellbinder Labels 14
Embossing Folder Sizzix Garden Set Rose Garden
Twinery Maraschino Twine
Ink: Stampin Up! Real Red, Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress Tim Holtz Barn Door
Ribbon:  5/8" Lace Crochet May Arts, 7/8" Sheer White Stitched Edge
Roses:  Iamroses.com
Misc:  Button
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