modern cameo and giftie set

Happy Friday!

I have a couple things to share with you today....

First up is a cameo card...

I picked up the Maya Road Mini Chipboard set from Ellen's....

The chippies have been painted with Adirondack Espresso and Lettuce paint dabbers.  I've had them for awhile and finally cracked them open.  I love the 'texture' that the acrylic paint gives the chipboard.  I added the Queen and Co pearls...I used the Hero Arts Music Background with memento rich cocoa ink.

I actually originally envisioned an ATC...but ended up mounting it onto the Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip Cardstock....  I love the contrast of the panels.

I was inspired by the CR84FN22:

Next up is a giftie set of mini 3 x 3 cards:

Seriously, Hambly paper just 'sings'...you really don't have to add much to them...

I did alter a tin for the cards...they will be packaged up with some glassine envies.

In the set there are 2 cards with embellies...

I decided to not make all the cards 'bumpy' in case the recipient wants to actually send them out without having to mess with extra postage!

The diecut and sentiments are a combo of 2 different PTI sets...

The stitching is a nice touch on such petite cards...

The set has been made especially for one of my friends.  We will be celebrating her belated birthday festivities soon.  She's a pretty clean & simple girl...so I kept the overall design specific to her.

I was inspired by the current Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge, Mini Cards:

I was also inspired by one of the new Moxie Fab World Challenges:

350 Cards & Gifts Week:  The Card Sets Challenge

I love that Cath says  to 'give away' your challenge set... I'm a prolific card maker but it takes me forever to send out or give my projects aways...what's up with that?!  I do have to admit that going to the post office is something I really dread...there is always a line but luckily the peeps at my local post office are super fun.  I welcome Cath's challenge....and thank you Cath:)  

**art**

Check it out....I had the boy take a pic of me with my phone...I'm standing in front of the Pike Place Market's Gum Wall.  

The kids and I spent the day yesterday like tourists...did a ton of walking in Downtown Seattle.  We brought along one of the kids' friends...tired her out:)  We toured the Olympic Sculpture Park...had lunch at the Spaghetti Factory...walked around the Pike Place Market...I may have had to come back home to take a power nap!

Last thing...

Pop on over to the Flashback Friday Challenge blog....a new challenge is UP now:)  We have a great new and fabbie Sponsor....Emily Keaton, my Flashback Friday 10.0 Guest Designer has picked an oh-so-fun challenge!!!!

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happy holidays..

{This is post #1 of 2 for today...Please make sure you check out my TORENDI post HERE}

Welcome to the Skipping Stones Design Blog Hop to celebrate the release of two new sets, Sentiment Frames #1 and Brrrthday! Today the DT and Guests of SSD will be featuring cards using Sentiment Frames #1. If you've just happened upon my blog today, make sure to start from the beginning at Skipping Stones Design.

You should have arrived here from Skipping Stones Design blog!!

Combined with the blog hop today, it's also Skipping Stones Sketch Tuesday which means we're showcasing another great creation from our Guest Sketch Artist this month, Maile Belles.

We'd love for you to play along with the sketch and link your card at the Skipping Stones Blog. A free stamp set is up for grabs to a lucky winner that joins our sketch challenge!

Hop Order:

Skipping Stones Design Blog

Amy <<-----that's me!

Ann

Maile

Barb

Brenda

Gladys

  Kelley

 Jennifer

 Kandi

  Tammie

 Rae

  Wendy  

Here is today's Challenge Sketch by our December Sketch Artist, Maile Belles:

So many possibilities, right?!  It is perfect for the Skipping Stones Design Feature set, Sentiment Frames:

Isn't it a gorgeous image?  This particular frame I used on my card is wonderfully ornate.  ALL the Skipping Stones Design images stamp wonderfully crisp & clean.

My color combo was inspired by Cupcake Creations Color Combo:

I really love designing non-traditional colored holiday cards...I'm also linking to Paige's Cards Challenge:

christmas cards with NO red or green

Thanks so much for popping by and now hop on over to:

Ann!

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happy {fri}day...

Hello!

This is my Friday post being posted live on Thursday...more deets on that in a smidge...first...my card:

The Wplus9 Mehndi Medallions, is such a pretty set...love it...I used Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip, Memento Rich Cocoa & Cottage Ivy ink.  The 'happy day' is a vintage Stampin' Up rub on...

This is my first time playing over at OTWC:

The colors are gorgeous...I'm a huge fan of chocolate with anything:)  Looks like the deadline is in about an hour so I get to post this now!

I was also inspired by the sketch over at Limelight Papercrafts:

The Limelight challenge is Fall/Halloween Colors....I went with the Fall colors!

Okay peeps, happy 'early' friday!  I'll be back Saturday morning!

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sending you sunshine

Woo Hoo it is Thursday!!! You know what that means...it's my day over on 365 Cards {and tomorrow is friday}!!

Today's challenge is:

"Leaf" it up to me!

Stamp it, draw it, cut it out, use an image or the real thing, but there must be at least one leaf on your card.

Surprisingly, this was a difficult challenge...nothing was hitting me, kwim? I have single stamp images of a leaf {or two} but nothing too exciting. Then I remembered this A Muse tree that I have...I was going to be ultra-insane and paper piece the leaves but those puppies are way tooo small. So I colored them in with copic yg03/yellow green. I knew I wanted to add buttons and played around a smidge then finally decided on my crochet trim AND foof-a-la buttons...nice little shabby chic touch, whaddy think?

I hope that you'll join me in today's challenge...come on...join in on the fun!!!

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