{Lime Rickey Birthday}

OK----I know, enough with the Lime Rickey, but I told you I couldn't put those chip stickers away once I tried them! As I've mentioned, I'm trying to build up the birthday stash for my kids. It seems that whenever one of them has a party, I never have an appropriate card for them. These Chip Stickers are so whimsical, it made cute birthday cards quick and easy.

I used the little pinwheels from the collection as my focal image. Again, almost no stamping on this card---that is so unusual for me. Anyway, I started out with a white card base and used more patterned paper from the Lime Rickey collection. Then I used twill in Summer Sunrise and Enchanted Evening to be the "sticks" for the pinwheels---I love the twill--- I just think it suits this sort of card so well. It seems casual to me. Anyway, I stuck the pinwheels down on the card and added a piece of Scarlet Jewel twill horizontally across the card. I added three Scarlet Jewel buttons and a little tag and I was finished. These are really fun----look for them on sale. You really can make a bunch of cards or scrapbook pages quickly and inexpensively. And isn't that what we all want? (nod your head---it will make me feel better!) I hope you have a great day!!!


Stamps:Wishing You (PTI)
Paper: SS White cardstock (PTI) Lime Rickey, Rob Roy & Sarsparilla (Basic Grey)
Ink: Palette Noir
Accessories/Tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft), Double Ended Tags Trio (Spellbinders), Twill in Summer Sunrise, Enchanted Evening, & Scarlet Jewel, Rustic Twine, Scarlet Jewel Vintage Buttons (PTI), Lime Rickey Chip Stickers (Basic Grey)

{More Lime Rickey and I hate morning!!!}

OK---I love my job--really, I do. I'm so blessed that I have a job that I love and I work with some of my best friends in the world, BUT---I do hate the morning! And getting up at 5:20 5 mornings a week now has ruined my weekend! NO, I don't have to get up that early do get ready, but I think I'm a better wife and mom, teacher, friend, if I have some time to myself, with God's precious word, just to sit and drink some coffee.....you get the picture....BEFORE I face anyone else. SOOOOO, I get up early. Then, on Saturday, I wake up at 5:00 AM---SERIOUSLY!!! What is that about??? I was able to go back to sleep until....wait for it....6:30 whoo-hoo! Yep, it's a curse, but, I must say once I'm up, I do enjoy the quiet house and beautiful weather on my deck at that time of day!!

OK---enough complaining! Here's a card I made in about 20 minutes! I made it the other day when I was playing with my Lime Rickey Chip Stickers---I had forgotten that I had used this tag again(it's the same one I used on my last card here)---but oh well---it has a different sentiment! This is just a clean and simple card. I made a 5.25" square card out of Rustic cream cardstock. I cut a large piece of Catawba Flip paper from the Lime Rickey line and added a piece of New Leaf satin ribbon. I stamped this tag from 2009 Autumn tags and added the enjoy sentiment from the same set. I added two little Taylor's Tiny Twinkles from Taylored Expressions. I love these and they come in so many different colors! So much fun to add a little bling to your card! On the detail shot you can tell I had pierced a circle in the patterned paper, but it really doesn't show up. After I finished the card, I thought about adding a piece of green galore paper in a circle with THAT pierced. I think that would have looked great, but I needed to quit stamping, so I just left it. Lesson learned---piercing patterned paper doesn't usually show up! You don't have to tell me twice! I'll remember now!

Well, I need to go take my dog for a walk while it's still cool...ish. I hope you enjoy your weekend. We are going to the Durham Bulls game tonight. Hannah's choir is singing the National Anthem and we have wanted to go all summer and haven't, so this will be a fun night to go---fireworks and all!


Stamps: 2009 Autumn Tags (PTI)
Paper: Rustic Cream (PTI), Catawba Flip-Lime Rickey (Basic Grey)
Ink: New Leaf (PTI)
Accessories: Circle Nestabilites Die (Spellbinders), Cuttlebug (Provocraft), Taylor's Tiny Twinkles (Taylored Expressions) Dimensionals (SU!)

{Raspberry Suite Color Challenge 15}

Hey guys! I decided to try Dawn's color challenge again! Here are the colors she wanted us to use.


Now, I'm not really a fan of Melon Berry---I've tried!!! But the cardstock doesn't really look this orange---the ink is really nice, but the cardstock seems a bit washed out to me. I'm just saying........certainly not trying to be rude to my favorite Stamp supply company, but the cardstock doesn't seem to match the ink like the others do at PTI. I did like the color combo, I just have a hard time using the Melon Berry and making it look good......ok, I've said too much---here's the card:


I used a tag from 2009 Autumn Tags---I really like Papertrey's Tag sets---I think I have them all....now that I think of it! They make quick simple cards and....um....tags---yes, they make good tags....go figure! :) I used Bitty Box and Friends 'Til the End patterned paper, too---and, of course---BUTTONS! I had to have some buttons---they are the glue that hold this card together! I hope you enjoy it---details are below!

Thanks for stopping by---I love to have visitors (and I don't even have to clean my house!)
Hugs!
Kathleen






Make a Wish
Stamps: 2009 Autumn Tags (PTI)
Paper: Vintage Cream, Melon Berry (PTI)
Patterned Paper: Friends 'Til the End, 2008 Bitty Box (PTI)
Ink: Melon Berry (PTI)
Accessories: Vintage buttons in Melon Berry, Hibiscus Burst & Spring Rain, Rustic Twine (PTI), Kaiser rhinestones, 1 3/4" circle punch, Dimensionals (SU!), Scallop circle punch-blue (Marvy)

I saw these Basic Grey Chip stickers on sale at Archivers and I thought I'd try them. I've never used any "thickers" or chipboard on my cards, but I knew this would make some quick cards and I'm all about quick these days. These are from the Lime Rickey collection. I have a 6x6 pad of this, so I decided to sit down and make a few cards! I was shocked at how quickly the card came together. The "image" was already decided for me, so I just put together some patterned paper and accessories and it was finished.

The details are below---I really am glad I tried these---I'm not sure I needed a whole pack of them, but they were on a good sale, so I only paid a little bit for them. You may see them a lot this year for some of my cards for Joshua's classmate's birthdays. They seem to be perfect for kids cards!

Thanks for stopping by today---my sister and her family are in town this week, so I'll be busy several evenings spending time with them. I had hoped to have something for the PTI Blog Hop tonight, but I don't know if that will happen---have a great evening!


Stamps: It's a Celebration
Paper: New Leaf, LimeRickey (BG)
Ink: Tuxedo Black memento ink
Accessories: Ribbon from Michael's, Chip Stickers (BG), Double Ended Tags (Spellbinders), Foof-a-la buttons, Rustic Twine (PTI)

{Has it really been two weeks?}

WOW!! I can't believe it's been so long! School just took over my life for a couple weeks! I did find the time to make some goodies for the principals and teachers at my kid's school. I made some yummy brownies and packaged them up so cute----I realized after I had delivered them that I never took a picture of the packaging! HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? DON'T I KNOW I HAVE A BLOG TO WRITE? :) But I did manage to get some pictures of the cards that went with them. I don't have a "teacher" stamp set, so I was thrilled to see the apples in the Papertrey 2009 Autumn Tags set. They have this cute little apple on manuscript lines and then another tag stamp that has apples all over it. I'd love to have the Teacher's Apple set, but I just can't have them all! I used punches on the image to make the "mass production" go quickly. I made these cards 3x3---they are so cute! Since I couldn't fit them in my 3x3 envelopes, I just stuck them on the outside of the coffee bags I used. I used Journaling Lines on my Kraft cardstock to tie in the manuscript paper look and added enjoy from the Autumn tags set. The "thankful for you" sentiment is also in this same set. There was so much that I wanted to do to these little cards, but I just needed to get them done and they look fine just like they are----SIMPLE is best---especially during the school year! This will be a great set to have as it comes time for pumpkin bread and other fall things! I love to give food gifts---and I really like it when I can package them up beautifully, too. Papertrey makes that so easy! Well, I hope to be back to some regular blogging now. I have a lot going on in my life that I want to tell you about....eventually!


Stamps: Journaling lines, 2009 Autumn Tags
Paper: Kraft, Rustic White, Pure Poppy
Ink: Fresh Snow, Pure Poppy, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: 1 3/4" circle punch (SU!), Scallop circle punch (Marvy), 3/8" Gingham ribbon, Pure Poppy & Ripe Avocado vintage buttons, Rustic twine (PTI)

{Absolutely Fabulous}

Here I go again with the "sentiment talk", but seriously---don't you love this sentiment? I love that these designers can read my mind and know exactly what I want to say....that sounds a little paranoid, but I often have these tendencies! :0

Last night I was able to squeeze in some time to stamp a card in between work and the Seminary Ice Cream Social (on the hottest day of the year---of course!). I was so excited that I was able to finish a card on such a busy day---it gives me hope for my school year!

I needed a simple card for a friend that I just love---and, she's "card worthy!" So I started with a simple white card and added a layer of Hibiscus Burst paper. I decided I'd use a polka dot as a background on the paper. A friend of mine actually has my Polka Dot Basics set, so I used the "dot" from Simply Stationery. I stamped it randomly in VersaMark ink and then heat embossed it in white. I used the spiral punch on the side of the paper and glued it down. Next I quickly stamped my stems and flowers and added the Absolutely Fabulous sentiment accented by more stamps from Simply Stationery. I glittered my flowers and added the ribbon accent. I popped it up and was done. I thought of all sorts of things to add to it, but I needed to be done. I'm learning to be content with a simple card---what do you think?

Thanks for looking in today!



Stamps: Everyday Classics, Simply Stationery, Mod Squad
Paper: SS White, Hibiscus Burst
Ink: VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), New Leaf, Hibiscus Burst (PTI)
Accessories: Heat tool (Marvy), Filigree White embossing powder, New Leaf Bitty dot ribbon, rustic twine, Glue Pad, Glitter-Dazzling Diamonds (SU!)

{Back to School}

OK----this title and the card don't have anything to do with each other, but I am headed back to work today, so that's why I put that up there! Of course, some would say that teachers everywhere may need a lift on that first day back---not that most of them haven't been working a lot during the summer.....just because teacher's get the summer "off" doesn't mean they don't work---but I'll move on~ :)

Yes, it's more Everyday Button Bits! I have decided that the next time I sit down to play, I can't pick this set up---I just have too many other sets to only choose this one!

This card started out with Kraft cardstock that I punched with Fiskar's threading water punch. I stamped the balloon image from Button Bits onto some muslin fabric that I had put some cardstock backing on. Then I cut it out using a circle die. I left the die in place and sponged the fabric with Ballet Blue ink. I sewed on buttons using Rustic jute twine. Next I put all of that on a Labels Three die that I had embossed and cut in Enchanted Evening. I stamped the sentiment onto Bitty Box paper (again, I know!) and added some ribbon around the top. I popped the image up on dimensionals and that was it!

I'm so glad you came by today---the posts may be sparse this week---even though I'm a part time worker, this first week, I have to be there everyday---and we have 3 nights of activities this week---it has truly begun!! Thanks for looking and have a great Monday!


Stamps: Everyday Button Bits
Paper: Kraft, Enchanted Evening, Bitty Box patterned paper in Summer Sunrise, SS White (Backing for muslin) (PTI)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ballet Blue (SU!)
Accessories/Tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft), Lables Three die, Circle nestabilities die (Spellbinders), Muslin, Vintage buttons in New Leaf, Enchanted Evening, Summer Sunrise, New Leaf Saddle stitch grosgrain, Rustic jute twine (PTI), dimensionals (SU!)