Being Crafty Is Good For the Soul

Don't you just love this sentiment from My Creative Time's "Paper Princess" Stamp Set? I think it's perfect with my new button goodies from Papertrey Ink and this gorgeous patterned paper from Erin Lee Creative's "My Favorite Things" Paper Stack.

Recipe:

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Papertrey Ink Lavender Moon Cardstock, scored at 4 1/4"

4" x 5 1/4" Papertrey Ink Rustic White Cardstock

3 3/4" x 5" Patterned Paper from Erin Lee Creative's "My Favorite Things" Paper Stack

Papertrey Ink "Button Card," "Double-Ended Banners," & "Buttoned Up #1" Dies

My Creative Time's "Paper Princess" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink "Button Boutique" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Smokey Shadow, Lavender Moon, Ripe Avocado, & Chamomile Ink

Papertrey Ink Rustic Jute Button Twine

If you are an Imagine owner, be sure to stop by Creative Critterz Imaginations this week. We have a challenge going on, and the winner will receive the Imagine Blast Off cartridge!

Snow Day!

This is not crafting related, but I thought that all of my blogging friends who've been inundated with snow this year might get a kick out of this. We live just outside of San Francisco, and everybody was hyped up all week about the possibility of snow! Unfortunately, we didn't get any at our house, but Eric and I hopped into the car for a snow hunt yesterday and found some 20 minutes away. Eric made this very short movie trailer about our adventure.

Have a Sham-rockin' Day!

One of my new Papertrey Ink stamp sets is the Bitty Background Blocks. They are cute little background squares that can be stamped on the square die from the Button Card Collection. To make my shamrock out of these, I first die cut 9 of the squares and then stamped them with 3 different backgrounds in New Leaf ink. After inking around the edges, I lined them up on a brand new Cricut mat (I don't think it would have worked with an older mat, using these small squares). Once on the mat, they made a square that was about 4 1/2", letting me cut a 4" shamrock from Designer's Calendar. I then cut the shadow in green and glued all of the little pieces onto it.

For my sentiment, I cut a piece from the Papertrey Ink Mat Stack 4. Using a sentiment from My Creative Time's "I Believe in Leprechauns", I stamped it with Versamark ink and then heat embossed it with white embossing powder.

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specified)

11" x 5 1/2" Kraft Cardstock, scored at 5 1/2"

5 1/4" x 5 1/4" Pinefeather Cardstock

5" x 5" Rustic Cream Cardstock

Seeing Spots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

"Bitty Background" Blocks Stamp Set

My Creative Time "I Believe In Leprechauns" Stamp Set

"Button Card Collection" & "Mat Stack 4" Dies

Versamark and Chamomile Ink

White Filigree Embossing Powder

Rustic Jute Button Twine

Papertrey Ink February Blog Hop Challenge

It's time for February's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop! The challenge this month is to use scallops somewhere on your project. I used my Fiskar's Treading Water Border Punch for my scallops. My favorite part of making this card was using my new PTI button dies and stamps. They are so fun to use! The cute sentiment is from My Creative Time's "Paper Princess" stamp set.

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specified)

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Simply Chartreuse Cardstock, scored at 4 1/4"

4" x 5 1/4" Harvest Gold Cardstock

3 3/4" x 5" 2009 Bitty Dot Basics Patterned Paper

Fiskar's Treading Water Border Punch

Rustic White Cardstock

"Friendship Jar" Stamps & Die

"Button Boutique" Stamps & "Buttoned Up #1" Die

"Double-Ended Banners" Die

My Creative Time "Paper Princess" Stamp Set

Simply Chartreuse, Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores, & Summer Sunrise Ink

Harvest Gold Topnotch Twill Ribbon

I'd Rather Be Crafting...

This is my 2nd post for today. Be sure to scroll down to see my Creative Critterz Imaginations Design Team post, featuring another one of Emma's stamp sets!

When I saw this sentiment from My Creative Time's "Paper Princess" Stamp Set, it made me think of all those times when we're at work and would much rather be crafting. The idea came to me to make a little business woman with her briefcase in one hand, but her Gypsy in the other. I thought this Peachy Keen face just said it all.

I was so excited to try out the Gypsy cut from my new Cricut Circle cartridge, Cricut Everyday. It's so cute, and my son even knew what it was (although he was embarrassed to admit it)! Notice the little Stickles nail polish on our business woman. :-)

For my sentiment tag, I just used my Gypsy to group together a triangle on top of a rectangle at a size that would fit my sentiment. Here is a look at the full "Paper Princess" Stamp Set.

Don't forget to stop by My Creative Time to see what the rest of the design team has created today!

Recipe:

6" x 12" Brown Core'dinations Cardstock, scored at 6"

5 3/4" x 5 3/4" Papertrey Ink Simply Chartreuse Cardstock

5 1/2" x 5 1/2" Papertrey Ink Royal Velvet Cardstock

Papertrey Ink Tin Types Impression Plate

Core'dinations Cardstock

Papertrey Ink "Pink Patterns" & "2009 Bitty Dot Basics" Patterned Paper

My Creative Time "Paper Princess" Stamp Set

Peachy Keen "Everyday Character Faces" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink True Black Ink

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Inkadinkado Blending Chalks

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Prima Flower

Recollections Brad

Imaginisce Gems

Cotton Candy Stickles

Smile!

For my Creative Critterz Imaginations post this week, I made a card for a friend who is going through a rough time. I love this sentiment from My Creative Time's "Turn That Frown Upside Down" Stamp Set. Combined with this happy caterpillar who is escaping from his bug jar, it has to cheer somebody up!

The sign (cut at 3") and the caterpillar (cut at 2") are from the Walk In My Garden Cricut cartridge. The 3.5" jar is from Boys Will Be Boys, and the grass (cut at 1.2") is from Plantin Schoolbook. I used my Imagine for the entire card. All of the colors and patterns are from the Imagine More Cards cartridge, except for the grass, which is from the Best Friends cartridge.

For the bug jar, I used the "cut only" feature and cut it once in white and once in vellum. I then put the caterpillar in between the two layers, adhering him to the white layer, and stitching around the edges to fasten them together.

Recipe:

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Papertrey Ink Kraft Cardstock, scored at 4 1/4"

Bazzill White Cardstock & Provocraft Textured Cardstock for Imagine Cuts

Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream Cardstock (sign) & Vellum

Cuttlebug Divine Swirls Embossing Folder

My Creative Time's "Turn That Frown Upside Down" Stamp Set

Peachy Keen Everyday Character Face Parts and More! Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Ink

Papertrey Ink Rustic Jute Button Twine

Birthdays Layout

This was a really fun layout to make. I used my favorite Papertrey Ink stamps and dies, "Banner Builder," for my title. The little medallions are popped up with foam squares. There is not a die for that little 1/2" circle, so I used the punchouts that are created when using the ekSuccess Circles Large Edger Punch. They are the perfect size! Notice the cute little "screw" brads that I found at Michael's yesterday. :-)

The bee is cut at 4" from Birthday Bash. He usually holds a little pail, but I replaced that with an oval stamped with a journaling tag from My Creative Time's "My Journaling" Stamp Set. Perfect! Behind the bee is a 4.25" circle from Cricut Classic Font, which I ran through the Windowpanes Cuttlebug folder.

Recipe:

sei "Playday" Patterned Paper

Papertrey Ink Enchanted Evening, Rustic White, and Simply Chartreuse Cardstock

Core'dinations Cardstock (for the bee)

Papertrey Ink "Banner Builder" Stamp Set & Die

My Creative Time "My Journaling" Stamp Set

ekSuccess Circles Large Edger Punch

Papertrey Ink Enchanted Evening Ink & Rustic Jute Button Twine

Recollections Brads

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Beach Bum Layout

Here's the 2nd page in my 1999 Newport Beach layout. I kept this one pretty simple to keep this scrapbook moving! The title is from Pack Your Bags, cut at 3". My sun border is from Cricut Classic Font. I welded together three of them, at 1.5", on my Gypsy.

I love these swim trunks! They're also from Pack Your Bags, cut at 3".

This super cute journaling tag is a stamp from My Creative Time's "My Journaling" stamp set. I just cut a rectangle a round it and rounded the corners.

Recipe:

DCWV Summer Dream Stack Patterned Paper

Bazzill Red Cardstock

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate, Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreuse, Pure Poppy, & Vintage Cream Cardstock

My Creative Time "My Journaling" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Ink

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

PTI Lunchbox Note Die

My Papertrey Ink order arrived today, and in it was the Lunchbox Note die I've been waiting for. It sold out quickly in last month's release, and then I had to wait for this month's release to combine it with other items to get my free shipping. :-)

This die can be used to make cute little notes to put in your child's lunchbox. I'm not sure my 15-year-old son would appreciate them much, but I know that my 2nd and 3rd grade students will! Today I made a couple of thank you notes that I can use for little gifts and trinkets. In the picture above you can see how they look from the back and the front. This patterned paper is single-sided, so I can write a little note inside. Here is how they look opened up:

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink)

Distressed Dots Patterned Paper

2 1/2" x 2 1/2" Kraft Cardstock

Stamper's Select White Cardstock

Lunchbox Note & Teacup Dies

"Tea for Two Additions" Stamp Set

Dark Chocolate, Summer Sunrise, & Chai Ink

Summer Sunrise Topnotch Twill Ribbon

Ladybug Birthday Tag

My niece Sarah is turning 7 tomorrow, and I wanted to make a tag to match the wrapping paper on her gift. I cut a tag from Sweet Treats at 5" and added a 2 1/2" ladybug (real size) from Just Because Cards. The white at the top of the tag is a layer, but I added another layer at the bottom that I edged with the Martha Stewart Ribbon Loop Punch.

The sentiment is from a new My Creative Time set, "Polka Dot Surprise". I just love the large size of this stamp and the cute polka dots! Click here for ordering information.

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Kraft, True Black, Pure Poppy, & Stamper's Select White Cardstock

Cuttlebug Stylized Flower Embossing Folder

Martha Stewart Ribbon Loop Punch

My Creative Time "Polka Dot Surprise" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy Ink & Topnotch Twill Ribbon

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

We R Memory Keepers Large Eyelet

Episode 11: Quilling with the Imagine

For my design team project for Creative Critterz Imaginations this week, I wanted to try something different. Yesterday I was in a quilling blog hop, and I quilled for the first time, with the help of a Cuttlebug Quilling Kit. It was very fun and got me thinking about quilling patterned paper that I could create on the Imagine.

I had a wooden spool leftover from some Papertrey Ink button twine, and I thought it could make the perfect little "flowerpot". I just printed a patterned rectangle from the Imagine, cut it to size, and adhered it to the spool with Scotch Quick Dry. Some gold ribbon, a cheery big red button, and some button twine were the perfect embellishments.

For my flowers, I printed more patterned rectangles (double-sided) that I die cut with my Cuttlebug and the quilling dies. I knew the whole process would be very difficult to explain, so I made a little video. The two cartridges that I used for patterns were the Imagine More and the Imagine More Cards cartridges.

Recipe:

Bazill White Cardstock

Cuttlebug Daisy Quilling Kit

Papertrey Ink spool, Harvest Gold Topnotch Twill Ribbon, button, & Rustic Cream Button Twine

"It's My B-Day and I Quill If I Want To" Blog Hop

It's Linda's birthday, over at "My Quilling Nest". Happy birthday, Linda! Today we are celebrating with a blog hop. To get ready for this hop, I purchased the Cuttlebug Quilled Daisy Kit. I've never quilled before, but I found the daisy to be pretty easy to make. Now that I have a quilling tool, I'll have to attempt some of the fancier projects you'll see along this hop. My card is also featuring one of My Creative Time's newest stamp sets, "Turn That Frown Upside Down."

Recipe:

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores Cardstock

4" x 5 1/4" Purple Recollections Cardstock

3 3/4" x 5" Papertrey Ink 2009 Bitty Dot Basics Patterned Paper

2" x 5" Papertrey Ink Simply Chartreuse Cardstock, edged with ekSuccess Bumpy Road Punch

Flower: Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores & Simply Chartreuse Cardstock, & Purple Recollections Cardstock

My Creative Time "Turn That Frown Upside Down" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink True Black Ink

Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores Satin Ribbon

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Now for the fun part! You have the chance to win a My Creative Time stamp set of your choice! Just leave a comment here and on all of the other blogs on the hop. You can also have more chances to win prizes at Linda's Ustream tonight at 10 PM EST:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/i-ts-my-birthday-and-i-quill-if-i-want-to

Here is the lineup for the hop. Your next stop is the very talented Debbie.

Linda-www.krazyquilling.com
Angelica- http://handmadebyangelica.com/
Jessica- www.kinderstampo.com
Emma- http://www.creativetimeforme.com/
Tracey- http://quillynilly.blogspot.com/
Carri- http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/
Alex- http://www.youhadmeatcraft.com/
Pam- http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/
Bonnie- http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/
Nikki- http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Abby- http://scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/
Katie- http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/ <--- YOU ARE HERE
Debbie- http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/
Glora- http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/
Leanne- http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/
Vicky- http://luvmygypsy.blogspot.com/
Laura- www.makinprettythings.com-
Tanner- http://www.mrcricutcrazy.com/
Carol- http://happyexpressions.blogspot.com/
Marta-http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/
Shannon- www.purplelionpaper.com/blog

We Have A Winner!

I used random.org to pick a winner for Emma's Stampastic Blog Hop, and the winning number was 24. Congrats to Meagan from beyondpaperdesigns.blogspot.com!

Meagan wrote: "This is so cute!! The patterned paper is adorable! Thanks for sharing!"

Meagan, I will be emailing you for your address so that we can send you My Creative Time's "Turn That Frown Upside Down" stamp set. Congrats!

Thanks to all of you for your wonderful comments, and thank you for those of you who commented on Eric's card. He loved reading all of them, and you'll be happy to know that his card made his girlfriend cry (in a good way, of course)!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day, my blogging friends! I hope you all have a fabulous day!

Last week I was very excited to find the spa socks back at Michael's. I bought a few pair to make cupcakes for some friends. For directions on how to make these, go to the blog of the incredibly creative Carrie at Greenbean's Crafterole. I used the Easter cartridge to make the cupcake wrappers at 10.5" in width.

Recipe:

K & Co. Patterned Paper

Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy Cardstock

Papertrey Ink Mat Stack 2 Die

My Creative Time "You Had Me At Chocolate" Stamp

Papertrey Ink True Black Ink

Prima Flowers

Papertrey Ink Rustic Jute Button Twine

Recollection Brad & Eyelet

Sakura White Gelly Pen

Crafting With Eric

My 15-year-old son, Eric, wanted to make a card for his girlfriend tonight. I had a few leftover hearts from my Valentine Tree project from last week and told him he could use those. He wanted to make a card himself. In his words, "I picked out the paper, made the dots, stamped the ticket, and stuck it all together with the ATG gun." He even made an envelope using my Kreate-a-Lope, and now he thinks my stuff is "pretty legit".

Recipe:

One 15-year-old boy, the night before Valentine's Day

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Hawaiian Shores Papertrey Ink Cardstock

4" x 5 1/4" Sweet Blush Papertrey Ink Cardstock

Seeing Spots Cuttlebug Folder

Papertrey Ink Just the Ticket Die

My Creative Time "You Had Me At Chocolate" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink True Black Ink

White Bazzill Paper for Imagine Cuts (hearts)

Cotton Candy Stickles

Basketball Coach's Gift

Click here to see my post for Emma's Stamptastic Blog Hop. You have until Sunday to leave a comment and have a chance to win a My Creative Time Stamp Set!

Today is my son's last basketball game of the season, and we'll be having a celebration afterward. The team mom has been collecting money to give to the coaches, and I offered to make money holders, using the team colors. These were super easy to create, following a video from Creations With Christina. Here is how the inside looks:

The paper for the card itself is cut at 8 3/4" x 7", scored at 3" and 6". The red layer is 2 3/4" x 6 3/4". All of my cuts are 2 1/2", from the Sports Mania cartridge. Here are the other two that I made. I just need to add the twine and tags once I have the rest of the money to put inside!

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy, Blueberry Sky, & Enchanted Evening Cardstock

Core'dinations Brown Cardstock

Papertrey Ink "Just the Ticket" Die

Cuttlebug Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Papertrey Ink Rustic Jute Button Twine

Emma's Stamptastic Blog Hop!

This is my second post today. Be sure to scroll down to see my Creative Critterz Imaginations Design Team post!

Welcome to Emma's Stamptastic Blog Hop! Today My Creative Time's Design Team is sharing Emma's awesome new stamp release! The adorable sentiment on this card is from her "Turn That Frown Upside Down" stamps (be sure to read on for exciting news about that)! Doesn't the combination of that sentiment and the Peachy Keen faces just make you want to smile?

The smaller bird on the card is from Create a Critter, cut at 2.18". The taller bird is cut at 3", from Stretch Your Imagination.

Recipe:

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Papertrey Ink Summer Sunrise Cardstock, scored at 4 1/4"

4" x 5 1/4" Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Cardstock

DCWV Flower Shower Spring Stack

Papertrey Ink "Pretty Pastels" and "Distressed Dots" Patterned Paper

Martha Stewart Icicle Punch

My Creative Time "Turn That Frown Upside Down" Stamp Set

Peachy Keen Critter Faces (Large) Stamps

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate and True Black Ink

Color Box Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Joann's Craft Essential Markers & Brown Satin Ribbon

Prima Flowers

Recollections Brad

Now, for the fun stuff! Emma has graciously donated a copy of the stamp set that I used on this card as a giveaway! You can also shop for all of the My Creative Time Stamps here.

For a chance to win, just leave a comment on this post by Sunday, along with all of the other blogs on the hop. Here is the lineup. Your next stop is the super talented Glora!

My Creative Time

Scrappin' Navy Wife

Scrapbookaholic by Abby

My Quilling Nest

Crafting with Katie (you are HERE)

Glora's Crafts

Created by Leanne

Victoria Scraps

Mr. Cricut Crazy

Sewn Valentine Tag

For my design team project for Creative Critterz Imaginations today, I have a fun tag that I made to go with a Valentine's Day gift for a friend. This was really simple to make. First I cut a tag and its shadow from Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More at 4" using the "Cut Only " feature on my Imagine. Then I used the square that is a stock image on the Imagine, and flood filled four of them with different patterns from the Yummy cartridge at 5". Using my paper trimmer, I cut various shapes out of the patterned squares and adhered them to the tag with a small bit of mono-adhesive. I stayed away from the edges, so as not to gunk up my sewing machine. Then I sewed the pieces to the tag and adhered the whole thing to the shadow piece.

For embellishments, I added a cute sentiment on a ticket, some felt flowers with a button, and an eyelet with some pretty ribbon. Easy, but fun! Be sure to stop by Creative Critterz Imaginations to see what the rest of the design team has created for you this week!

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Berry Sorbet Cardstock and Topnotch Twill Ribbon

Bazzill White Cardstock (for Imagine cuts)

My Creative Time "You Had Me At Chocolate" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink True Black Ink, Vintage Button, Rustic Cream Button Twine, Simply Chartreuse and Hawaiian Shores Felt, & "Just The Ticket" Die

We R Memory Keepers Large Eyelet

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

What's Love Got To Do With It? (With Video)

Today the Craft Junkie Too's Crafty Designers are sharing some fun Valentine's Day Projects! Tracy asked us to create a gift bag, party favor, treat bag, or box, incorporating the word "Love" into it. For my project I created little pencil topper party favors to give to my students at our class Valentine's Day party. This picture shows the four different kinds that I created, displayed in a "Love" bucket that I made by simply cutting Love at 1.5" (real size) from Gyspy Wanderings in brown vinyl and attaching it to a $2 pail from Michael's.

Each topper is made with 2 hearts from Create a Critter, cut at real size 3". All of the critters are cut at 2", and the "Hugs" hearts (stamp from My Creative Time's "You Had Me At Chocolate") are cut at real size 3/4". The toppers for the girls were dressed up with some Prima flowers.

Here is a video of how I used my Gypsy to make the piece that attached the topper to the pencil.

Recipe:

K & Co. Patterned Paper

Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy & Raspberry Fizz Cardstock

Core'dinations Cardstock

My Creative Time's "You Had Me At Chocolate" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink True Black Ink

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Prima Flowers

Recollection Brads

Michael's Google Eyes

Pencils from Target's Dollar Spot

Pail from Michael's

Cricut Vinyl

Be sure to stop by Craft Junkie Too to see what my crafty design pals have created for you today!

Another Nate's ABCs Valentine

I'm getting lots of use out of this cartridge for Valentine's Day! There is an image of a dog in a wagon on the cartridge, but I actually used a different wagon and a different dog, because I really wanted the dog with the leash in her mouth. Isn't she cute? The dog is cut at 3.25" and the wagon at 2.88", and then I attached a 0.75" (real size) heart from Create a Critter to the leash. The heart, of course, has a sentiment from My Creative Time's "You Had Me At Chocolate" stamp set, my go-to stamps for Valentine's Day. To bling up the collar, I added some gems with my iRock.

Recipe:

11" x 4 1/4" Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Cardstock, scored at 5 1/2"

5 1/4" x 4" Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy Cardstock

5" x 3 3/4" Martha Stewart Designer Paper

Core'dinations Cardstock

My Creative Time "You Had Me At Chocolate" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink True Black Ink

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Imaginisce Gems

Valentine for My Boy

The Cricut Cardz Challenge this week is to make a Valentine's Day card for a man. I made one for my almost-man, my 15 year old son. When I saw this robot on the Robotz cartridge, I knew I had to use it. Doesn't he look like a gangly teenage boy? Something about those arms reminds me of my basketball playing Eric.

The robot is cut at 4", and he's holding a 1" (real size) heart from Create a Critter. The sentiments are from My Creative Time's "You Had Me At Chocolate" Stamp Set (click here for ordering information). Both the card and matching envelope are from Wild Card, cut at 7". I used my Gypsy to hide the cut-outs on them.

I free hand cut the layers on the outside and inside of the card, and I didn't bother cutting the liner for the envelope, since I was using double-sided paper.

Recipe:

K & Co. Patterned Paper

Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy & Aqua Mist Cardstock

Core'dinations Cardstock

My Creative Time "You Had Me At Chocolate" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink True Black Ink & Rustic Cream Button Twine

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Red Sharpie

Papertrey Ink Customer Favorite Contest

I posted this back in November, but I needed to post it again today to try to win an awesome prize from Papertrey Ink. We had to pick our favorite project made last year, and this baby card has to be it. I just love the color combination, and these stamps are so sweet!

The inside...

Recipe:

5 1/2" x 11" Kraft Cardstock, scored at 5 1/2"

5 1/4" x 5 1/4" Dark Chocolate Cardstock

5" x 5" Vintage Cream Cardstock

2" Squares in Dark Chocolate

1 3/4" Squares in Patterned Paper from Library Ledger Collection

1 3/4" Circles in Vintage Cream

"Night, Night Moon" Stamp Set

Aqua Mist and Dark Chocolate Ink

Rustic Jute Button Twine

ekSuccess Ticket Punch

Throwback Thursday Challenge: Just Because Cards

There's another Throwback Thursday Challenge over at My Creative Time. Be sure to stop by there to see my design team buddies' adorable projects! This week Emma has asked us to use Wild Card or Just Because Cards along with a stamped sentiment. For my card, I used my favorite bicycle from Just Because Cards, cut at 8". The basket is from Sweethearts, cut at 2 3/4", and the hearts are from Create a Critter, cut at 1". The sentiments are from My Creative Time's awesome stamp set, "You Had Me At Chocolate". Click here for ordering information.

Recipe:

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy Cardstock, scored at 4 1/4"

4" x 5 1/4" Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Cardstock

3 3/4" x 5" Martha Stewart Designer Paper

Bicycle: Papertrey Ink True Black & Dark Chocolate Cardstock, DCWV Metallic Stack (silver), & Martha Stewart Designer Paper (red glitter)

Hearts: Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy Cardstock

My Creative Time's "You Had Me At Chocolate" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink True Black Ink

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen