Cupcake Diva

Hello, happy Saturday to all. Quick post today-- submitting a card inspired by the following

Cure for the Monday Blues Challenge: Trifling #29

I absolutely loved the color combination of mint, peach/pink and red, so lovely! And what's not to like about  a dessert with a cherry on top?! ;)

Supplies:
Paper- AC Crate Paper Oh Darling, Peach cardstock Michaels,
Stamps-
Ink/coloring-Memento Tuxedo Black, Spectrum Noir and Copics
Embellishments- Prima Something Blue flower embellishments, Want2Scrap Baby Bling silver

That's all for now. Have a wonderful week and craft on!

-O

Also submitting to: Virginia's View Challenge andAddicted to Stamps Challenge

August Card Chain Challenge

A few days later than promised but here is my card for this month's challenge, hosted by Deborah at Society of Stampaholics

My stamped, floral focal point was created with the Papertrey Ink Bold Bouquet stamps and dies. I just love stamp sets such as these that are multi-step and really allow for depth of color and detail. I also love the sentiments included in the stamp set-- the type is very modern and just lovely coupled with the florals. I went with bright, "punches" of color using Hero Arts' neon color line and finished it all off with rhinestones and white seam binding. Such fun to create and hopefully the recipient will enjoy it as much as I did while creating it! I'll also be submitting this card into the Simon Says Stamp challenge, both the patterned paper and inks (Doll Pink, Hero Arts' shadow inks etc) were purchased at their huge, awesome selection stamping online "mall".

Also submitting to: Runway Inspired Challenge here and Virginia's View Challenge

July Card Chain Challenge

Yes, this is late...in fact VERY late, though thankfully not to the recipient, which is nearly unheard of for me. I'm usually a few days late, at best...but I digress! :) The challenge was to either use the color scheme or sketch, or both!

I thought it would be fun to combine both. So here is a picture of the card that I sent to Helen in Ohio: 

I mostly used Papertrey Ink stamp sets for this project. I must admit that I found this month's challenge to be anything but because I actually LOVE with a capital L-O-V-E aqua and teal and think the two colors combined with grey is simply dreamy. As for the sketch, I was not quite as literal and had fun clustering the elements and incorporating circles but going whimsical with the flowers instead. Such fun! And here is a close up of the inside of the card.

Hope you enjoyed this card and I'll be back tomorrow for more with the August Card Chain Challenge reveal!

Papertrey Ink's MIM #169: Vellum

Happy Friday and Shabbat Shalom!

I'm back with another card using *drum roll*...yep,vellum. Shocked I'm sure. My stepmother needed an engagement card, so I went into my craft room {which my sister describes as follows: "Wow, it looks like a pinata filled with confetti and sparkles burst in here...yep, that's about right, but I digress} and whipped this card up. I used the dies from Embellished Elegance and die cut vellum, white cardstock, shimmering text paper and started layering to create a wreath. I then slipped in some sequins in gold, silver and pearlescent white. Some peeking through the vellum layers, others accenting on top. Then I die cut some of the flowers from the set and heat embossed them in gold. This was all adhered to the beautiful and soft patterned paper from the Oh Darling collection (Crate Pa

per). Then to add texture and interested I adhered a large strip of lace to the bottom (as shown in this photo) and a thinner strip at the top. I then created the above double bow using sheer, gold metallic ribbon from The Ribbon Retreat.Finally adhered it all to my card base, rounded the corners to the right... et voila! Hope you enjoy and have a wonderful weekend!

As a special treat (I hope you view it as such :) here are a couple of photos of my son and his father at the pool whilst we were on vacation...man do I love Summer and those boys!

Craft on,
Oreet

And another...

Yes, this is a notebook...wanted to make one despite having missed Erin's MIM for this DIY beauty. While it is not a card project, the color scheme was absolutely inspired by the photo for the hop:

PTI June 2014 Bloghop

Squeezing another in...

PTI's June 2014 Bloghop

Hello all,

Yep today is the day, the day that we get to show off our skills and challenge ourselves to create something a bit different, a bit out of our comfort zone...while having a ton of fun, of course! Here is my first submission inspired by this photo:

Such fun colors! I generally create cards that are very layered, lots of texture and ribbon etc, so for me while this card is not classically CAS, this is definitely more white space than I am generally used to! Hope you enjoy!

Supplies: PTI unless otherwise specified

Stamps: Bold Bouquet and Wet Paint I

Dies: Bold Bouquet

Cardstock: Paper and More and Michaels'

Ink: Sweet Blush, Tropical Teal; Hero Arts' Mint Julep & Orange Soda;Simon Says Stamp Ink Doll Pink; Ranger Distress Ink Mustard Seed and Memento's Tuxedo Black

Craft on!

-O

Papertrey Ink's MIM #169: Vellum Overlays

When I saw this week's Make It Monday on Nichole Heady's blog, I let out a quick "Yaaaaay!!!" followed by a "Yippyyyyy!!". :) I have recently been on a "vellum kick" so I was excited to be able to play more with my new love that is this beautiful translucent paper. I just believe it adds such elegance and softness to a project like no other piece of paper can--truly magical! So here is one (surely to be one of many) project for this week's challenge... hope you enjoy it as much as I did in creating this card!

And until next time... Craft on!
-Oreet

MIM #169: Chalk and Embossing No. 2

Loving this technique so I could not possibly stop at just one card! I also tho

For this card, as it is a sympathy card, I went with decidedly more muted colors. I was inspired by this week's inspiration image from the Curtain Call challenge here. While I didn't include the soft pink, it was the pastel colors, softness and stems that 'spoke' to me!  I used an embossing folder from Sizzix (I believe it's from a holiday bundled set) and used my soft pastels to add color. Then I inked up my Cutting Garden set to create the background. The sentiment is from Meadow Greens.

A close up of the sentiment that was heat embossed on vellum.

Thanks for stopping by and craft on!

-O

MIM #169:Chalk and embossing!

Hello all,

I am back! In case you were wondering--No I did not fall into a deep chasm and spent the past month clawing myself up; no I did not hop on Route 66 (which passes fairly close by our house) and start walking until I hit the ocean; and no, I most certainly did not stop loving this wonderful craft obsession. My other half, my 3-year-old son and I hit the road and drove to Las Vegas and then California for a family wedding and our eldest nephew's high school graduation. As I am chronically ill and more bionic than not (it seems), with oxygen machine, wheelchair among other 'life-sustaining' paraphernalia in tow, it makes for quite a packing ordeal. Making mobile a makeshift hospital doesn't happen overnight...ask my hubby! ;) So in any case, I'm back, exhausted but was itching to craft!!! Here is one of my submission's to this week's MIM with Melissa Phillips-- as always, so incredibly beautiful and feminine...I am in awe of her work!!

I think I was channeling Betsy Veldman here with my color selection-- I just am loving the Summer sunshine and was inspired by colors that were bright and rich, especially in contrast to the soft chalk background. 

 Here's a close up... such a fun technique!

I'll be back with more and until then...
Craft on!
-O