PPA 244

I love this fabulous sketch from Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains!  I don't use my Stars Framelits enough so I stuck with the shape.  I noticed that one particular card of mine gets pinned a lot and it's in red and black so I thought I would do another to see if it gets the same attention. 

I used Real Red with Back to Black dsp.  I think it's a sharp combination.  I recently watched a video and saw someone using the Eclectic Paper Piercing pack.  I suddenly realized I had that in my stash and I thought should use it.  It's been sitting on a shelf getting dusty!  I like how the piercing packs give another detail to your card.  I will be using these more often.

Thanks for looking and commenting!  Your feedback means a lot to me.

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PPA 241

I made this for the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge.  I like this nice and easy sketch by Nicole Watt. My youngest son was turning 25 so I decided to make his card with the sketch.  I mentioned this previously.  I made another (PPA240) and decided it wasn't him.  Well, I showed it to him and he said he really liked it!  Oh well...onto his card.  Let me know what you think!

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Hello You thinlit dies

I promised to post a card or two using the Stampin' Up! Hello You Thinlits.  I am in love with these words!!

To start, I will show you how to use the negative of your die.  Just be sure to cut in the center of your paper and then you can trim as needed.  And keep those little pieces that go in the loops of the letters because you will need to glue those inside.

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More Back to Black

Hi Everyone!  I have been trying to use up the pieces I've cut from cardstock and dsp.  I had this left over from my two previous cards and I decided to get to work and use it up!  I also stamped a bunch of flowers from Bloom with Hope so I grabbed one of those and colored it in with Daffodil Delight & Old Olive Blendabilities.  I do like the yellow with black.  Of course I liked the Real Red with black and the Strawberry Slush with black.  I am so happy I bought the Back to Black paper.  It goes with everything and it makes the colors pop!

I used a sketch from The Sweetest Thing blog. She is incredibly talented!  Love her sketches and style.

I thought the sentiment should be on a print so I took the dots from the Endless Wishes Birthday set and inked them in Daffodil Delight.  I used Express Yourself, a retired sentiment set.  Let me know what you think.

A two fer

I wanted to use my Back to Black dsp since I've seen so many cards using it.  I thought I would cut out a circle and put the image in that circle.  I planned on popping the dsp, but I didn't like how you could see the dimensionals.  I ended up putting it down flat so you can't really see the cut out in this picture.

I put the Back to Black circle aside for later.  I also had this pink flower sitting on my desk from another crafting session.  I thought it would look pretty on the black so I set out to make another completely different card.  I may add a gem or pearl to the center of this flower (a suggestion from one of my Pals).

I had a little extra time this week to create some cards.  My mom had shoulder surgery and I was home with her for a few days.  My aunt is helping out today and tomorrow so that I can go to work. As soon as she is able to drive, I will be having shoulder surgery as well.  I'm not sure how much time I will be away from my craft room, but I'm trying to get in as much time now as I can.

Thanks for your comments!  I can't believe the weekend is almost here!!