September 30, 2012

Happy Birthday

Just a quick post after a busy weekend.  I came across this DCWV Nana's Kids paper pad on the weekend and decided that I would make a card for my nephew who will be turning 5.   I have been wanting to try this technique of die cutting the number out of my paper and using it, not the number.  I was pleased with the way it turned out.  I am entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp-tember challenge and the Anything Goes Challenge.



Cardstock:  New Leaf (PTI)
Patterned paper: Orange Zest Paper Pack (PTI), Nana's Kids (DCWV)
Stamps: Birthday's By the Numbers
Ink:  True Black
Dies: By the Numbers

September 28, 2012

RS#30 - Thankful for You

This Week's sketch is based on a card from this month's RetroSketch Headliner Wendy Frederick!  She has fabulous CAS style, you should visit here blog HERE.   I used some patterned paper from Pink Paislee's Urban Prairie.  I love those papers but especially in the cute 6 x 6 format!





All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock:  Kraft, Dark Chcolate
Patterned Paper: Urban Prairie (Pink Paislee)
Stamps:  Button Boutique
other: foam dot, brown twine (The Twinery), Pea Noodles font

September 26, 2012

DD #21

A late post tonight.  It has been a very exhausting day.  There was a lovely service today for my Father-in-Law, 4 hours to Ottawa and 4 fours back.  Athough my husband and I and our in laws live in Toronto, his homestead is in Carleton Place a little town just outside of Ottawa.  I want to send a sympathy card to his surviving sister, but taking it with us today didn't feel quite right.  I will send it so she can appreciate it next week once things slow down again.  The Dynamic Duos colours this week allowed me to create a peaceful and serene sympathy card.




All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock:  White, Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss
Stamps: Sending You, Turning a New Leaf
Ink:  Ripe Avocado
Dies: Peace Be Still
Impression Plate:  Woodgrain
other: foam dot, black Sharpie

September 25, 2012

CCC #12 - Shoe

Ready for another CASology Cue Card Challenge?  We are stepping it up this week with our newest cue card:


Keeping up with the Halloween Theme I stamped these totally fun witches boots from PTI and pulled out my Copics. When creating a CAS card Copics are a way to add interest to images which are outlines, have lots of white space to colour or existing shading can be emphasized or detailed.  Glitter pens are another way to add highlights to your images and Copic colouring.  On my card I highlighted the stitching on the witches boots and stars with a Jelly Roll glitter pen.



Head on over to CASology today to learn what the `cue card`means to you, how you can play along and see the all the cards created by the Design Team to inspire you.

Don`t forget to visit the blogs of the other members of the Design Team:
Tracey McNeely (that`s me)

and this week's Guest Designer Jenny M  (winner of CCC #10 - SKY)

I can't wait to see what SHOE means to you!


All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock: White, New Leaf
Stamps: Friendship Jar Autumn Fillers
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Font: Pea Noodle`s Girlfriends (Internet)
other: assorted Copic markers, Jelly Roll glitter pen

Papertrey Ink Blog Hop - September

It's the 25th so time for another Papertrey Ink Blog Hop!  



It has been a difficult week, my father-in-law passed away last Saturday after battling aggressive lung cancer for the past 6 months.  We are so sad to see him go, a wonderful father, father-in-law and grandfather. My kids are taking it very hard, maybe because they are a bit older and understand better what happened.  They were very close to Papa and we saw them every week.  We have the funeral ahead of us tomorrow and then the business of healing.

I almost skipped this month but I didn't want to miss out on the fun and actually I think I needed the diversion.  So I created a little gift tag out of burlap and felt.  This would be very cool attached to a present wrapped in kraft paper or to a wine bottle.   Have fun at the rest of the hop.



All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Stamps: Winterberry
Ink: Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate
Felt: Pinefeather
Other: burlap, jute, Christmas twine (Divine Twine), Crop-a-Dile

colourQ #156

Has fall found you yet?  We have gone from a heat wave after heat wave summer is to beautiful fall weather in Southern Ontario. I still haven't given up my flip flops but socks and closed toe shoes are being worn too.

It is time for another colourQ palette and it is full of fall colours.  I would love four of these pillows to put on my couch in the family room.


I added four stamped rectangles of tiny herringbone pattern from PTI Background Basics: Herringbone, one in each of this weeks colours.   I also die cut and stamped four of the large buttons from Button Boutique, again one in each colour.  I tried a design of just the herringbone, then just the buttons then I decided to put the buttons on the herringbone.



Be sure to visit the colourQ and see what the rest of the Design Team has come up with to inspire you. We hope you come and play with us this week!

All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock:  White
Stamps: Background Basics: Herringbone, Button Boutique (PTI), Autumn (Hero Arts)
Ink:  Terracotta Tile, Orange Zest, Classic Kraft, Autumn Rose
Dies: Buttoned Up 2
other: Button Twine, foam dots

September 24, 2012

TCS #4: Triangles

I didn't want to miss the Cameo Spotlight Challenge again this time.  The current challenge is to create a card that uses an image from your Cameo plus this week use TRIANGLES!  So what is more triangular than a Christmas tree.




All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock:  Scarlet Jewel, Fine Linen
Patterned Paper: Holiday Flourishes & Swirls
Stamps: Loves Lives Here: Holidays
Ink:  Ripe Avocado
Silhouette Die Cut:  Christmas Tree Layered #5358
other: Ripe Avocado Button



September 23, 2012

More Clearing Out

I've been cleaning again and I have more dies and stamp sets that are not getting much love.

Shipping quoted separately, PayPal as GIFT only please

Papertrey Dies for sale:
Bloom Builders #1 (3 dies) - $16
On Ice - $3

Papertrey Stamps for sale:
Wrought Iron (brand new) - $15
Around & About (1 stamp used 1 time) - $15 *(Brand new label and CD case included)
Just for You (brand new) - $15 *(Brand new label and CD case included)

Items with CD case but no label:
All Booked Up - $15  SOLD
Hello Friend - $10  Pending
Jar Labels 2 plus Dies - $15  Pending
All About You - $15 Pending
Iconic Images (brand new) - $10
Background Basics: Gingham - $10

Plus I've lowered the prices on my Stamps for Sale page HERE.

email me at HERE if you are interested.  :)

September 21, 2012

CFC71: Fall Fun

This weeks CAS-ual Fridays challenge is to create a clean & simple project inspired by autumn.  We celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada the second Monday of October, this year it falls on October 8th.  Usually Thanksgiving sneaks up on me but this year I hope to get some cards done ahead of time.





All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock:  Canyon Clay, Vintage Cream
Stamps: Foodie Fun, Fillable Frames #10
Ink:  Dark Chocolate, Classic Kraft
Dies: Foodie Fun, Fillable Frames #10, Banner Borders
Impression Plates: Herringbone
other: foam dots



September 18, 2012

DD#20, RS#29 & CFC70 - Again

When I was creating my cards for these challenges, this was the one that was left behind.  I decided yesterday that this card looked like it was missing something, so it just got left on my desk.  Tonight while tidying up (I do that occasionally) I decided to add a few popped up bats punchies and then I added score tape that I sprinkled black glitter above the patterned paper--finished.




 



Cardstock:  White, True Black (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Boo to You (My Minds Eye)
Dies: Block Alpha (Papertrey Ink), bat punches (Martha Stewart)
other: black glitter (Doodlebug), Score tape, foam dots



CCC #10 - WHITE

This week at CASology our cue word is:


To me white means pure, innocence, serene, peace.  I knew I wanted to make a card that would comfort someone  who was going through a difficult time. So it started with the sentiment, with that I knew that I wanted a butterfly to be a part of this card.  I punched the butterfly out of white dotted vellum to add some interest to a card which was going to be rather plain.  To draw attention to the butterfly and focal point I die cut a circle opening in a top layer of white cardstock then I embossed the circle again drawing attention to the focal point.  I popped up this panel with foam dots not only to draw attention once again but to protect the butterfly which adds emphasis to the message the card conveys.




Head on over to CASology today to learn what the `cue card`means to you, how you can play along and see the all the cards created by the Design Team to inspire you.

Don`t forget to visit the blogs of the other members of the Design Team:
Tracey McNeely (that`s me)

and this week's Guest Designer  Bev (winner of CCC #9 - FAMILY)

I can't wait to see what WHITE means to you!


All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock: White
Patterned Paper: white dotted vellum
Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies
Ink: True Black
Dies: circle (Spellbinders), Butterfly punch (Martha Stewart)
other: silver rhinestones, foam dots


colourQ #155

Time for another colourQ palette!  Arielle has done it again putting together a fabulous inspiration photo and colours.  


For my card t his week  I used Papertrey's Heart-2-Heart #7 for my flowers and leaves.  After I stamped the stems and sentiment on the white card panel I embossing it with the Paisley embossing folder by Cuttlebug.  The flowers heads were popped with foam dots.



Be sure to visit the colourQ and see what the rest of the Design Team has come up with to inspire you. We hope you come and play with us this week!

All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock:  Autumn Rose, White
Stamps: Heart-2-Heart #7, Flower Fusion #9
Ink:  Autumn Rose, Ripe Avocado, Lavender Moon, Harvest Gold
Dies: Heart-2-Heart #7, Flippin' Out
other: Paisley embossing folder (Cuttlebug), foam dots



September 17, 2012

DD#20, RS#29 & CFC70

There are so many fantastic challenges in blogland this week and all scream for Halloween to me.  I combined the Dynamic Duos #20: Black Tie Lucky Limeade and Basic Black with a dessert options of  a Halloween Theme along with this week's RetroSketch and CAS-ual Fridays challenges.  I followed Laurie's sketch from RetroSketches pretty closely.  This is my second card for CAS-ual Fridays this week which was black & white plus one other colour.

I pulled out a really old set of Hero Arts wood block Halloween Ink n' Stamp, I am not even sure the name of the set as they don't carry it anymore.  I used some of the images that I could enhance with some Copic markers.  I created some inchies, rounded the corners and mounted them onto 1 1/4" Simply Chartreuse square also with the corners rounded and then adhered them to a True Black panel that had been embossed with Papertrey's Herringbone Impression Plate.  The mummy is a glittered chipboard accent from My Minds Eye Boo to You from my stash.






     




Cardstock:  White, Simply Chartreuse, True Black (Papertrey Ink)
Stamps: Hero Arts Ink n' Stamp
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Impression Plate: Herringbone (Papertrey Ink)
other: glitter mummy (My Minds Eye), black twine (The Twinery), Copic marker (YG25)

September 14, 2012

CFC70 & Items for Sale

This week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge is to create a clean & simple project that is black & white plus one other colour of your choice. I seem to have Halloween on my brain this week so I chose to use a couple of stamps that would not normally be stamped in solid black...solid black to make my eerie night time scene.





I've been cleaning again and decided that it was time to part with some of my dies and a couple of stamps sets that do not get used.  Send me a note if there is anything you are interested in to jtmcneely@rogers.com.  I will ship for free and can accept payment through PayPal.

Papertrey Dies for sale:

Bloom Builders #1 (3 dies) - $18
Bookmark - $5
Gift Card Greetings - $15 -SOLD
On Ice - $3
Tiny Envelope - $8 -SOLD

Papertrey Stamps for sale:

Wrought Iron (brand new) - $15
Around & About (1 stamp used 1 time) - $18 *
Just for You (brand new) - $18 *

* Brand new label and CD case included.


All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock:  White, True Black, Summer Sunrise
Stamps: Hangin' Out, Trendy Trees, Friendship Jar Autumn Fillers
other: circle punch



September 13, 2012

RS #28

Broke out a little Halloween for this week's RetroSketch.  A bit ahead of the game this year.  Thanksgiving falls at the beginning of October in Canada, so you are busy first with back to school, then you blink and it's Thanksgiving weekend and blink once again and it's Halloween.  So this year I am determined not to let these three events to sneak up on me.

The sketch for this week was based on a this CARD by Kasia.  I used this month's freebie digital image from The Alley Way Stamps and I printed it on the gingham paper from Papertrey Ink's Smokey Shadow Pattern Pack.  I fussy cut the image and added some Copic detailing and googley eyes.  The bat was put into a Fabulous Frame also by Papertrey die cut with Orange Zest and Royal Velvet patterned papers.  The chipboard sentiment from Scenic Route was in my stash.  Foam dots and black and white baker's Twine finished it off.



All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock:  Simply Chartreuse
Patterned Paper: Smokey Shadow, Orange Zest, Royal Velvet Pattern Pack
Stamps: digital bat image (The Alley Way Stamps)
Dies: Fabulous Frames
other: chipboard 'beware' (Scenic Route), foam dots, twine (The Twinery)