CPS-Card Sketches #222

Happy Thursday! One more day until the weekend! What a week! Hung out with family and my neighbors have a new blessing in their family! Such a wonderful week. I have been able to knock out a few cards this week and I would like to share one with you. This one is using a sketch from CPS or Card Positioning Systems, they have great basic sketches that can be interpreted to your liking! 

Here is the sketch!

And here is the card!

Here is close up of the tree! I used Savvy Stamps for this card. I graciously was given a ton of stamps when I posted a comment in a contest and I had to get them out! The stamps are so neat, several of them include a stamp on the side that coordinates with the main image! such a fabulous idea!

Materials Used: 

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye

Stamps: Savvy Stamps

Pearl Accents: Kaisercraft

Ink: Memento

Have a wonderful evening! 

Catherine

Paper Bag Album featuring My Mind's Eye and mostly Unity Stamps!

I am not one who usually stamps while creating layouts, so... I decided to start small and try my best to incorporate stamps in my first ever paper bag album! I had so much fun making this little album! It was a great project for the Memorial Day weekend.

I am just going to share these projects through my pictures. Take a look, if you like! :D

I would suggest working on one. I used a 6x6 paper pad which is the perfect size and amount of paper to create one of these!

Enjoy!

Here is the cover. It is embossed with a Unity "Could I Be Any Cuter" stamp. I used several stamps from that kit, as you will see! he he!

Here is the inside. For the page on the left, I used Unity's "Could I Be Any Cuter" kit, and the page on the right I used American Crafts and Dear Lizzy stamp set and embossed the banner using American Crafts embossing powder. 

For these two pages, I was in the album where the bottom of the paper bag was showing, so I scrored the paper and created a "dual" page. You can see the inside portion just below this picture. For the page on the left, I used Unity's "Shine On" Collection. And for the page on the right, I used American Crafts "Sentiments" stamp collection, and repeated the image several times to make it look like a "field" of flowers, and I fussy cut that grass! That was a chore! And then you can see inside of the page on the left!

For the page on the left, I did not stamp any images, but I made the little ribbon flower with Glue Dots, I love Glue Dots! For the page on the left, I stamped and paper pieced Unity's "Could I Be Any Cuter" kit, again... This kit is perfect for spring or summer collections! 

For this double page layout, I stamped the left side using Unity's "Stitched Greetings" and paper pieced using some patterned paper. For the right side, I stamped and paper pieced more "CIBAC" stamps, and I drew the path of the butterfly! 

For this last page, I didn't stamp, but I wanted to use scraps of patterned paper and cardstock, and some cute twine!! 

I hope to get pictures in this paper bag album soon! Hope you enjoyed! 

Have a wonderful day!

Catherine 

Papercraft Star Challenge #47

Good morning,
I have a few posts to share! We have one more week left in school and I will soon be on here a lot more! I have neglected you blogger and I am so sorry. But I am back!

I want to start off with a card that I am entering at Papercraft Star... I am using some new My Mind's Eye Lime Twist... These colors are fabulous! I love purple in every way and I was so exited to find this collection!

Here is the sketch!

Here is my card.

I created the lace flower with a bunch of Glue Dots since I have no idea where my needles are at... And I embossed the sentiment to allow it to stand out more than my original ink that I had used! I added my 1 cardstock, at least 2 patterned paper, and 3 bling!

Materials Used:
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye
Cardstock: Bazzill
Border Punch: Martha Stewart
Lace: Hobby Lobby
Ink: VersaMark
Sentiment and Embossing Powder: American Crafts
Button: Craft Supply

Enjoy,
Catherine 

Card Patterns #109 and The Kraft Journal #1

I had a lot of free time on my hands this weekend and created probably 5 or 6 cards... I have lost count. But I am uber thankful for that time to paper craft! I was able to create a couple cards for The Kraft Journal "flower" challenge! And also use Card Patterns new sketch!

Here is the sketch:

Here is my card!

 Here is a close up.

I decided to make a paper rose with a pearl accent in the middle.

Materials Used: 

Patterned Paper/Sentiment/Stamp: My Mind's Eye

Kraft Card: Canvas Home Basics... 

Ribbon: not sure...

Border Punch: Martha Stewart

Pearl Accent: Recollections

Enjoy and Happy Sunday!
Catherine

Get Sketchy #78

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Hope your week is going well so far! Mine is going pretty good. No complaints... I wanted to get this card entered at Get Sketchy before Friday and after my run/jog I thought it would be a good time!

Using some of My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose collection... mini-paper pad of course... Perfect for cards and small layouts!

Here is the sketch...

Here is my card. Really simple, I think... But I love the colors! 

Materials Used: 

Patterned Paper/banner sticker: My Mind's Eye

Buttons: Bo Bunny

Cardstock: Bazzill

"hello" Sentiment: Unity

Twine: American Crafts

Papercraft Star Challenge #3-Sketch

Alrighty! Once again, it's that time! Papercraft Star is having another challenge! This is #3!!!! Can't believe it!!! I absolutely love this sketch! Such a great challenge! I love trying to get all those photos on the layout! I went with my husband back in June to the best man in our wedding, Trey's wedding. It was absolutely beautiful and we had a great time. I love that I found the new My Mind's Eye! So, the recipe for this layout is super easy!
Recipe

• All patterned paper and paper embellishments are My Mind's Eye
• Cardstock is Bazzill
• Cricut Cartridge: Storybook
• Foam Pop Dots to add dimension

So Sophie! My Mind's Eye Newest Paper Collection! (plus cute Thank You card)

Besides purchasing one of the newest My Mind's Eye-So Sophie collections for Challenge #3 at Papercraft Star... I also received my newest Scrapbooks, Etc magazine in the mail yesterday! As my husband and I were walking to our mailbox... I told him that my day would be made if I got S.E. or a new Self magazine and what do you know... Scrapbooks, Etc was there!!! As I was flipping through my new magazine, I found a great sketch that I just had to complete then and there! :D I tried to look on their website for the sketch but I can't find it... Just a little bit about my style, I try to fill in most of the page with pictures/embellishments, but this page left a lot of "white space" as other scrappers call it, so I thought this would be the perfect chance to try my skills at leaving "white space"... I had the perfect pictures in mind when I saw this sketch. Here is how it turned out! I think these colors are great for summer! Hope you enjoy!






I still have several scraps left over from this project and Challenge #3... So, I wanted to create a "Thinking of You" card... using a sketch from Card Patterns Blog... check out there website for some excellent sketches and prize opportunities, too...



And for the last thing on this post... I really cute Thank You card! The patterned paper is K&C Company, the yellow card stock is Core'dinations and the Pink is Bazzill. I used my Sizzix Texture Boutique to emboss, but the folder I used is Cuttlebug... The yellow ribbon came from the "bargain area" at Archivers... I honestly don't remember the brand of the "Thank you" stamp that I used... Oh and last but not least, I cut out a flower from the PP and inked it as well as pop dotted the back to give it dimension, and a yellow Kaisercraft pearl accent!