Flakey Friends

Flakey Friends has long been one of my favorite sets, I don't think I'll ever get rid of it! I combined it with Blendabilities for this card.

Stamps: Flakey Friends(retired)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Island Indigo and Blendabilities
Paper: Smokey Slate, Whisper White, Island Indigo CS, retired DSP
Misc: Apothecary Accents Framelits, Dazzling Details, Dimensionals

Curvy Keepsake Boxes- Frankie

I've made a bunch of  Curvy Keepsake boxes, and every time I thought I had an original idea I would find it already done on Pinterest. Basicly they are simple Punch Art. Here is one of the ones for Halloween. Frankie!

Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Basic Black and Whisper White CS
Misc: Curvy Keepsake Box Framelit, 2 1/2" Circle, Owl Builder and 1/2 Circle Punches, Hearts Collection Framelit.

Watercooler October Blog Hop!

The watercooler is hopping again! Busy with projects for the holidays, we hope that we can help with inspiration for your own projects.  As always our hop runs in a circle, so click on the links until you are back where you started.  If you did not start here, you may have come from Terri's blog, either way welcome!

First a Curvy Keepsake box, A Turkey for Thanksgiving, a Pilgrim turkey!

Stamps: None

Ink: None

Paper Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Tangelo Twist, Basic Black, Real Red and Whisper White CS

Misc: Circles & Scallops & Artisan & Mosaic Punches, Liquid Multipurpose Glue. 

I have been making Christmas cards! I am using both current and retired stamps, bringing stamps that I have loved through the years out and inking them up again. I have seen variations of this card the last couple of years and thought I'd give it a try.

Stamps: Serene Silhouettes, greeting is retired
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red, Pool Party, Soft Sky, Marina Mist
Paper: Marina Mist, Real Red CS and Watercolor Paper
Misc: Aqua Painter and Dazzling Details

This is a card that looks so much better in real life instead of as a photo!

And last, another Curvy Keepsake Box, this one is for my son who always sings "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"

Stamps: Good Greetings

Ink: Cherry Cobbler & Garden Green

Paper: Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Basic Black & Garden Green

Misc: Circles, Scallops & Oval Punches

Now it is time to hop on over to my friend Jean's Blog

Curvy Keepsake Dragon

Remember the punch art card I made in this post?  Well, I created a Curvy Keepsake box to go with it! I'm pretty proud of it. Often with these Curvy Keepsakes my jumping off point is a CASE often with a variation of someone else's box. Not this time!

Stamps: None
Ink: Old Olive
Paper: Old Olive, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight. Tangelo Twist, Crushed Curry
Misc: Curvy Keepsake Box Framelit, Ovals Collection Framelits, Extra large Oval Punch, Build a Bird Punch, Owl Builder Punch

I will be doing a class on Punch Art Curvy boxes, this will be one of the boxes we will be making.

C.A.S.E.ing Pinterest

Our challenge this time is CASEing Pinterest.
Usually I use Pinterest as a jumping off point, however this card was perfect and I really did not change it very much. You can see the card I CASEd here. And here is my CASE.

Stamps:Remembering Your Birthday
Ink: Early Espresso
Paper: Kraft, Whisper White and Early Espresso CS, Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit
Misc: Border Chevron, Tag Topper Scallop and Itty Bitty Accent Punches, Star Framelits, Circle Card Thinlit(for a star), Arrows Embossing Folder and Dimensionals.

So go ahead and CASE, there are great ideas out there.

Warmest Wishes

I thought this was a sweet birthday card.

Stamps: Blooming with Kindness, Thoughts and Prayers and Papillon Potpourri
Ink: VersaMark, Pear Pizzazz and Melon Mambo
Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White and Vellum CS, Brights DSP Stack
Misc: Bitty Butterfly and Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punches, Apothecary Accents Framelits, White Embossing Powder, Glue Dots and Dimensionals

Itty Bitty Banners- Thank You

I know I have mentioned it before but I have had a great need for thank you cards this year.  It has been a year full of surgeries for my husband and myself.  In February my husband had total knee replacements for both his knees. June I had both of my knee scoped, September I had a partial rotator cuff tear repaired as well as a spur removed and two of the bones shaved down in my right shoulder. Next month I'll have my left shoulder done. Through out all of the recoveries we have had many friends and neighbors help us out, we have had many meals brought to us. Thus the need for Thank you cards.

Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Baked Brown Sugar and Crisp Cantaloupe
Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake CS and Lullaby DSP
Misc: Tea Time Doilies, Crisp Cantaloupe Thick Bakers Twine, Lucky Stars Embossing Folder

The Deconstructed Sketch Challenge #163

I know this challenge was from a bit ago but I didn't find their site until recently.

Here is my card

Stamps:Let Your Hair Down

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black and Pool Party CS, Back to Black DSP

Misc: Black Bakers Twine, Button, Banners Framelits Glue Dots

Bloom with Hope

Stamps: Bloom with Hope & Blooming with Kindness
Ink: Melon Mambo & Memento
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black & Melon Mambo CS
Misc: Black Embossing Powder

Baby, We've Grown

Stamps: Baby, We've Grown
Ink: Stazon, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Blushing Bride & Basic Gray
Paper: Soft Sky, Blushing Bride, Whisper White CS, Watercolor Paper, Nutrals DSP Stack
Misc: Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Circle Collection Framelits, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Aqua Painter and Dimensionals