
Monday, March 30, 2009
Ten Minute Monday
So I made this card almost a week ago, had it uploaded to the computer, all I needed to do was edit and upload a post. I meant to get it ready last night, totally forgot! So here it is, a bit later than usual, but it's still Monday!
Supplies:
Stamps: Wild Things (by gel-a-tins), Birthday Basics (by Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Melon Berry, Dark Chocolate
Paper: Textured Groovy Guava, Dark Chocolate, White, Urban Oasis DSP
Accessories, etc.: Scalloped scissors, chocolate ribbon

Sunday, March 29, 2009
Fall to Layout 35

Saturday, March 28, 2009
Fall-to Layout #35
Fall-to Layout: A sketch or layout that you can use as a resource; something you may rely on, fall-to, or fall-back on when you need a bit of inspiration.
Here's this week's sketch.
I decided to change things up a bit. It was time for something besides square or A5. This card is 3.5x6. The patterned paper panel is 3x3.5. I used nestabilities for the rectangles, but if you'd like to know, the plain rectangle is 2-3/8x5 inches. I wanted a design for using all those large silhouette images that are still quite popular.
Supplies:
Stamps: Big and Wild Things (by gel-a-tins), Birthday Basics (by Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Rhubarb, Bamboo Leaves, New Sprout, True Black
Paper: Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Ski Slope DSP
Accessories, etc.: Ribbon, Nestabilities, Pop Dots


As always, if you decide to play along, feel free to leave a link or upload to SCS with the keyword FTL35!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
FTL#34

Monday, March 23, 2009
Ten Minute Monday 03/23/09
Today's card is almost of simplified version of this week's sketch. I omitted the patterned paper layer as well as the square, bringing the focal image right onto the rectangle.
Supplies:
Stamps: Faux Ribbon (PTI), Wild Things (gel-a-tins )
Ink: Dark Chocolate
Paper: White, Chocolate Chip, Urban Oasis DSP

10 Minute Monday

Sunday, March 22, 2009
FTL34

Friday, March 20, 2009
FTL34

Ready for another sketch? I was looking through some older cards and came across this layout. I remember being quite obsessed with it for a while, so I thought I'd bring it back. Although it has a minimum of four layers, I consider it a good example of clean and simple. I like to feature a patterned paper as the large piece on the card base. Then I usually do another layer of the same colour as the card base, and finally a small square with my sentiment and image. I also usually place ribbon underneath the square. However, you could also place your sentiment there.
Some measurements if you like...
Card base: 4.25x11.
Patterned Paper layer: 3.75x4.75. Place this layer so that there is more space left on the bottom. That way there is room for a row of dots.
Next layer (includes mat): 2.5x3.5.
Final Square: 1.75x1.75.

Stamps: Mixed Messages (PTI), Pocket Silhouettes (SU!)
Ink: Basic Grey, True Black
Paper: White, Urban Oasis, True Black, Basic Grey
Accessories, etc.: Grey ribbon, pop dots, mat pack and piercer
Monday, March 16, 2009
Ten Minute Monday- 03/16/09

Saturday, March 14, 2009
Fall to Layout #33

Friday, March 13, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Thursday Just Because
Just wanted to share a quick and easy card. Love all the outline floral images out there right now. It's so much fun to overlap them. It's amazing how much looks you can achieve depending on your colour scheme. I went with Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, and Dark Chocolate for this one.
Supplies:
Stamps: Friends 'Til the End (PaperTrey Ink)
Ink: Summer Sunrise, Pure Poppy, Dark Chocolate
Paper: White, Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy

Monday, March 9, 2009
Ten Minute Monday


Ten Minute Monday 03/09/09
This card started out as a joke of sorts. My sister was looking through some papers on my shelf, it was the Rock King Mat Pack. As a joke I said "I'll make you a rockstar card for you while you're at work". So she chose a paper, then I made her choose a piece from the American Crafts Teen collection. I decided to throw in a bit of Raspberry Fizz cardstock and see what I could come up with. There are no stamps, just various die-cutting, so it didn't take very long at all. The card's layout is very much my style, but the colours are very much not. I had fun anyway though, and isn't that the point? I kind of like how it turned out.
Supplies: Paper: DCWV Rock King Mat Pack, American Crafts-Dress Code, Black, Raspberry Fizz Accessories, etc.: Chemistry Alphabet, Star Nestabilities
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Fall to Layout 32

FTL 32
I figured it was time for another square sketch. This one really is just a guideline. I made my card 4.25x4.25, but feel free to adapt it to any size square. Also, feel free to make that circle any size, and although my extra item is a flower, make it whatever you like! What's great about this sketch is that you can easily apply it to being clean and simple or very layered and done up.

When I was getting the sketch ready, I had one set in mind- Friends 'Til the End. I knew I wanted to use the flower and a sentiment from that set. I found a perfect sized button for the flower center from the Melon Berry Vintage button collection. I am also just a little bit obsessed with pairing Melon Berry and Dark Chocolate right now, I threw in some vintage cream for this one (mainly because I already had a flower stamped on a piece when I was making this).
Supplies: Stamps: Friends 'Til the End Ink: Dark Chocolate, Melon Berry Paper: Vintage Cream, Melon Berry, Dark Chocolate Accessories, etc.: Circle nestabilities, vintage button, floss
Monday, March 2, 2009
Ten Minute Monday

Ten Minute Monday
I finally got my hands on the Metropolitan collection of American Crafts paper, so I needed to make a card or two featuring some of that paper. I grabbed this piece and decided to make another card based on this week's sketch. The closest matching cardstock colours in this paper were Aqua Mist and Basic Grey. I threw in some textured white to be a bit different.
Since I had the paper out I decided to make another card. This one by Dawn inspired me. I even kept the bow, which only took 3 or 4 attempts. Don't ask how I did it, I never remember. Bow-tying is one of those tricky activities.


Supplies:Stamps: Birthday Basics
Paper: Aqua Mist, Basic Grey, Textured White, AC Metropolitan paper pack
Ink: Fresh Snow
Accessories, etc.: Basic Grey, Aqua Mist 5/8'' grosgrain, Scalloped nestabilities
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