Out of Nowhere

Hello Everyone,
This card really seemed to come out of nowhere. The pink pirouette frame was a cut out I did with my silhouette - I just wanted to see what it would look like and decided a soft pink would be pretty. Then I thought the cut was so intricate and beautiful it didn't need an image - maybe just a sentiment. This one from Word Play looked like the perfect match and I decided to stamp it with melon mambo - then I thought that a melon mambo background would offset the soft pink perfectly. I had this pre-cut in my stash and was going to trim down the excess, but decided to run a ribbon strip along it instead. This morning as I blog-hopped, I came across Papertrey Ink's make it Monday video on Nicole Heady's blog - this showed how you could use copic's to create stripes on plain ribbon. I have some copics, but none that seemed to fit the emerging colour scheme, so I decided just to try my melon mambo stampin' write marker. Well that worked out perfectly! I still thought the main panel looked like it needed something more, when I spied a felt flower I had rolled for another project, but never used - it looked bare on its own and lo and behold in my scrap basket were some extra toppers from this project - perfect leaves! So on it went; I mounted it all on a Whisper White base and voila! I love the way it turned out - the card that came out of nowhere! TFL.

Happy Stamping,
Meg

PPA 105: Delightful, Lucky, Indigo Doilies!

Hi Everyone.
I saw this card on Splitcoast and knew it would make a great card set; so when I saw the colours for this week's Pals Paper Arts challenge, this card popped to mind. I love the simplicity of it and the colour combo is striking. I am looking at using designs like to sell in sets - they are easy to make in mass quantities. Thanks for looking!

Happy stamping,
Meg

Bargello - Finally tried it!

Hello Stampers,
Well I saw this Bargello technique a while ago on Splitcoast and decided it might be a neat technique to do with my club ladies. I used the tutorial on Splitcoast and found it to be quite easy to follow. I decided to pick a straight forward pattern for the paper (In Colours DP); I used Blushing Bride, Poppy Parade, and Concord Crush - I am pleased with the way it turned out. I will definitely do this one at club.

Happy Stamping,
Meg

Tryin' to get my mojo back

I have been feeling quite blah lately and seem to have lost my stamping mojo - so today Idecided to make a concerted effort to get it back by doing some direct casing of cards. I have not really used my new delicate doilies set, so I decided to ink that up. These cards are the result. The first card I cased from this one at Jen's Ink Spot. I love the way it turned out. The other two I cased from splitcoaststampers - here and here. I also love the way these cards turned out. They were all fairly quick and easy too. I have a feeling that is going to become a real go-to set.

Happy Stamping,

Meg

PPA 101: Summer Blues with a little silver too!

My husband is turning the big "50" on Monday and we will be at sea on a wonderful Caribbean cruise. This is why I have the cruise ship motif for his card. I made this with my silhouette sd - I love this machine, as the possibilities are endless. I used Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue and Marina Mist which fit the PPA colour challenge this week. Ilove the way it turned out - I am sure he is going to love it too. Thanks for looking.

Happy Stamping,
Meg

Treat Bags and More...

Hello Stamper's,
I was having some of my gal pals over for a girls' night in and decided that I would do loot bags; I am a member at the Paper Crafter's Library (PCL) run by the amazing Amanda Walford and her sister Sofia - they posted a tutorial on how to make these great little gift bags; they are so easy and what a great way to use up straggle sheets of DSP. These were a perfect fit for my loot bags - I filled them with a little notebook holder, some chocolate, emery boards, and personalized coasters. They loved them. The one I have pictured here is for my best friend who had a terrible week; clearly a terrible week deserves a little treat. I had so much fun putting them together. Be sure to check out PCL - I love it, the membership is worth it!

Happy Stamping,
Meg

PPA 97 First Communion Card

Hello Stampers,
A while ago I saw this idea on this blog posting. I loved the idea, but did not have the occasion to use it - until now. My neighbour's daughter is receiving her first communion today and I wanted to make her a card. This cross immediately jumped into my brain. I love the way this card turned out. I hope Briya likes it too! I also think this card is pretty indicative of my style of stamping - simple, straight forward and elegant. Perfect for PPA 97: What's Your Signature Style challenge. Thanks for looking! Details for this card are here.

Happy Stamping,
Meg

New Toys!

Hello Stampers,
I got my pre-order with my new cattie and stamps. So, I decided to play. I made this card with the new stamp set "My Friend"; I am really enjoying it. I chose colours that I don't usually use and I quite like the way it turned out. TFL.

Happy Stamping,
Meg

Card Recipe:
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Stamps: My Friend
Accessories: Basic Rhinestones

I Love my new Silhouette!

Hello Stampers,
See that beautiful Daisy Lace on my card - it took a long time to cut by hand. Not! It took just a couple of minutes with the Silhouette SD - my new best friend! I have been eyeing this machine for awhile and man am I glad I finally caved. It does the most intricate cutting and instead of buying cartridges, you simply download the images from their online store. If you are super-talented you can design your own images to print or cut or both! I just love it. Over the next few days I will be posting more projects. I have a feeling I will not be buying dies etc... very often anymore. Most of the images you can download are $ 0.99 - pretty inespensive compared to buying dies. You can download the software free in order to check out their image store. I am so pleased - as if you couldn't tell. TFL.

Happy Stamping,
Meg

Card Recipe
Stamps: Perfect Punches
Ink: Tempting Turquoise
CS: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: Silhouette, Basic Rhinestones

Paper Players #49: Anything Goes

Hello Stampers,
When I saw these flowers I knew I had to learn to make them. I saw them first here which had a link to the tutorial here. They are so super-easy and can be done in a variety of mediums - I have made them in felt, foam, and cardstock; felt is my favourite, but the others are fun too. Be careful because if you give this a try, you will be addicted! I thought this would be perfect for the Paper Players Anything Goes challenge this week. Thanks for looking!

Happy Stamping,
Meg

Card recipe:
Stamps: Sincere Salutations, Fabulous Frames
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Old Olive, Whisper White
Accessories: White, Green, Pink (dark and light) felt, basic pearls