Pink Paislee and 2S4U

It's another crazy week here, but I felt the need to grab a few minutes in my studio...you know...just to reconnect with all my stuff.

School starts in a week and this year we have a high school-er and a University student. Big changes at our house. So far I'm doing ok...ask me next week when Dana moves out to residence. It'll be an adjustment, but very exciting too. A new chapter for our family.

So on to my cards today. I bought this Pink Paislee (Queen Bee) paper in Edmonton last month. So glad to use it, love the natural, garen-y feel of this line. This card is for this weeks' sketch at 2 Sketches 4 You. I used VersaFine ink to stamp the Studio G image onto tissue paper and attached it to the label with a Making Memories brad. The sentiment sticker is from SRM Stickers and the ribbon was shared by Barb. She is a wonderful sharer.

This is the bonus sketch at 2S4Y this week. Loved the sketch, this came together really fast. I love it when I have time to make 2 cards from the same supplies.

That's all for me today. Hope you have a good week. I know mine will just fly by and we'll be dropping off at University in no time.

CPS # 181

Today, we're shopping for things for my daughter to take to University.

Yup...my baby is that old! The years have just flown. She's excited though and I know it'll be an amazing experience for her. And I also know I'm going to miss her to bits. She will only be about 45 minutes away, so we'll hopefully see her often. The winds of change are coming.....

Today's card is an Oldie Moldie. I know I have been a really bad Oldie Moldie Monday participant so it's time to dig into the stash pile and use up some paper. This paper is from Hot Off The Press. I still like it, I'll have to use it more often.

This is based on this week's sketch at Card Positioning Systems. The bird stamp is from Inkadinkadoo, the sentiment is from Papertry Ink, flowers are from Prima.

Today's shopping should be fun (except on the wallet!) but in about 2 weeks, the Kleenex will be flying. And it won't be pretty.

Hope you have a fab Monday!

365 Cards-Super Sketchy Sunday

Sunday is almost over but I thought I'd sneak in this card for the sketch challenge at 365 Cards
It's been a while since I've had a chance to do one of their challenges.

The flowers are die cut from tissue paper, the buttons are from my stash, the papers are older 7 Gypsies and the stamp is from Papertrey Ink.

It was a rainy day today which was ok, the rain was much needed by our new lawn. We did manage to get out and pull some weeds and do some yard work this evening when the rain stopped. I know...I lead an exciting life, don't I??!!

Hope you've had a great weekend.

Congratulations Card

I seem to be on a clean and simple roll! I love how quickly these cards come together. Today's card is based on the sketch at Clean and Simple Stamping (FTL 104).

The paper is from My Mind's Eye (Lush), stamp is from Stampabilities, charm is from Frost Creek charms, heart brad is from Creative Imaginations.

Keeping this short and sweet...Happy Sunday!

SRM Sketch Challenge

On our recent trip to Edmonton, I snuck away to a scrapbooking store and got some new things. I really was in desperate need of new things...well not really, but it's always nice to get a few new things to spark creativity. One of the things I got was a 6x6 pad of Webster's Pages paper and just love it. It really doesn't need much embellishing to make a card.

This is based on the weekend sketch challenge on the SRM Sticker's Blog. The paper is Party Lights from Webster's Pages, flower is from Prima, trim is from May Arts and the sticker sentiment is form SRM.

And here's another quick card using scraps and SRM stickers.

I actually met Brandin O'Neill from Webster's Pages at CHA a few years ago. They were just coming out with their first new line and she was as nice as could be. And their products are just gorgeous! I'm so glad I got my hands on some of their beautiful paper.

That's it for me today...hope you have a Happy Saturday.

August already?

Holy cow, the summer is just flying. Are you finding that too? There is just not enough time in the day. My poor little blog seems to have become a monthly event.

I did find some time this week to play along with this weeks Card Patterns sketch. This cute snowman is from a set of tags that I bought in the post Christmas sales in January. The snowflake punch is from Martha Stewart and the card base is from the $ store. This is quite possibly the most inexpensive card that I've ever made!


Here are a couple of quick and easy cards that I made with scraps, Colorbok borders and SRM stickers.

Thanks for stopping by. The weather here was just beautiful, sunny with no humidity. Loved it! Hope you're having a good start to your weekend.

The Boyfriend Card

So here's how this card came about...Julia (14) texting endlessly with friends...pops her head up and asks me if I would make a card for her friend's boyfriend.

What?????????

First...I'm just a tiny bit flattered that one of her friends
(a) knows what I do and
(b) likes my cards.

But for her boyfriend?????

So with trepidation, I decided to tackle this...never mind that I find teenage boys hardest to make cards for...and the stress I had to put up with Julia checking on me through the whole process...well it was HER friend, she tells me...she had to make sure the card was good....

In the end, I quite like how it turned out. The friend picks it up tomorrow. Hope she likes it. Julia approves, so I should be ok.

I used the argyle embossing folder on metallic paper. Matted it with Core'dinations paper which I sanded at the edges. The sentiment is computer generated and the '2 U' are Thickers from American Crafts.

Here's the envelope...the boyfriend's name starts with K...

And no...this isn't Julia saying that she needed a card for her friends boyfriend when it was actually her boyfriend...I'm pretty sure she doesn't have a boyfriend...yup, I'm sure.

So that's the story of the boyfriend card.

I'm linking this to the Caardvarks Birthday card challenge, and Moxie Fab's Card Styles Clean and Graphic challenge.

Mellow Yellow

I made a card similar to this a while ago, only it was pink. I loved the simple classic style of that card, so here it is in yellow. It's funny, but a few years ago I wouldn't have ever used yellow on a card. Now I love the cheery brightness of it.

I used a Bazzill Journaling note for the background, the dress stamp is from Impression Obsession, sentiment sticker is from SRM.

I made this for Caardvarks Birthday Card Challenge, SRM Clean and Simple challenge and Moxie Fab's Card Style Week: Classy and Elegant

Thanks for dropping by...Ivanka

Golden...take two!

I had this piece of 12 x 12 Golden Anniversary paper from Stemma out on the table. It was left over from a card I made for a friend a few days ago. I didn't want to put the it away because I knew it would get 'lost in paper' never to be seen again. So I finished it. And I have 4 more Golden Anniversary cards. I think I'm set for a while!

This first one is based on the sketch at No Time to Stamp CAS sketch # 148. The trasparency is from Hambly Screen Prints. I stamped the black background with Stampin Up's French Script background in gold. Gold trim is from May Arts.

For this card, I embossed the background with swirls embossing folder from Cuttlebug then I inked it in gold. The 50th Anniversary brad is from Creative Imaginations.

The gold heart is from Frost Creek charms.

All of these cards fit in with Moxie Fab's Card Style Week: Let's do Classy and Elegant challenge.

I love classy and elegant! Cath has a few challenges over at Moxie Fab World right now, check it out and find your style!

Thanks for dropping by...Ivanka

Golden...

For those of you following along at home, yes this is my second post of the day. Unheard of, I know...

This is a 50th Anniversary card for a friends' parents. I used this week's sketch at 2S4U. The Anniversary paper is from Stemma and the gold 50th brad is from Creative Imaginations.


So I decided to make another card with some of the paper left over. The only addition here is the transparency page from Hambly.

Thanks for dropping by. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Ivanka

License to drive...

So...Dana took a big step today and mom is entering into a new age of stress! She's licensed to drive and so excited! And a new era begins...

This definitely calls for a card! And a pink one of course!!

This is based on the CAS-tastic challenge this week. There was a list of things to use and I used a printed image from the internet and inked edges. Then I got mixed up, I thought the list had ric rac on it, but it actually said lace. My mistake...but I like the way the card turned out and Dana is over the top excited with everything today!

Let the worrying begin....

So...it's been a while...

How you doin'?? I can't believe how long it's been since I've posted. I hope there are a few of you out there that haven't given up on this little blog of mine. Life sometimes gets in the way of all of this blogging fun and June was full of life here. From recitals to music concerts, to 2 graduations...life was hopping here!

I am definitely glad to be back to my cardmaking though. I cleaned and organized my studio today and that felt amazing. Then I found some challenges to get me going.

First, the monthly challenge on the SRM blog is to make a clean and simple card. Love their stickers and love clean and simple...so this was easy. This is also for the CAS-tastick Wednesday challenge where the CWCo11 challenge is to use kraft paper. Love that too!

Cardstock: The Paper Co.
Patterned Paper and chipboard: Cosmo Cricket, Lil’ Man
Sticker: SRM Stickers (Sticker Sentiments-Thank You)
Ribbon: Offray
Twine
So there...a relatively painless return to my studio. Thanks for dropping by, I hope you're having a wonderful summer so far...Ivanka

Card Patterns Sketch 66

Good Morning! How is your weekend shaping up? It's just beautiful here today and tomorrow is forecast to be even nicer. We're hoping to do a few things around the house and then head out to the boat, maybe a BBQ at the marina.

Here is my card for sketch 66 over at Card Patterns. (I'm the Guest DT this week!!! Yay!) The beautiful blue paper is from GCD Studios embossed with the swirls folder from Cuttlebug. I used Label 4 from Nestibilities for the square and then stamped the border with Vintage Label set from Papertrey Ink. Sentiment is from PI as well. Ribbon is from Offray, pearls are from Basic Grey, rhinestones are from MAMBI and the tag is from Making Memories.

Hope you have time to play along with the Card Patterns blog this week. I'm always amazed at how different all the cards are using the same sketch.

Have a great Saturday!
Ivanka

365 Cards, Courage and Strength

The challenge for today at 365 Cards blog is to make a card with the courage and strength theme. This couldn't have come at a better time. I've been needing an inspirational card for a while now, just needed the push to sit down and make it.

The pattered paper is from Bo Bunny and Basic Grey, sentiment is from the Internet, flowers are from Prima and punched from a dictionary page.

Thanks for stopping in today. Hope you have a wonderful weekend, especially those of you in the US-enjoy your extra long weekend.

Card Patterns Sketch 65

Busy days around here. Along with work and regular stuff, May and June get filled up with year end school activities and dance and music recitals. This year, we also have 2 graduations at our house. All of that leaves little time to create.

I do need a little creative fix once in a while, so this afternoon, I snuck a few minutes and made a card for this weeks Card Pattern's sketch challenge.

The cool shoe image is from a set of greeting cards I got at The Discount Emporium store here in town. I try and make it in there every few weeks. You never know what treasures you'll find in there and they usually have great deals on note cards.

The patterned paper is from K&Co., sentiment stamp is from Papertrey Ink and the ribbon is from Offray.

And just a little exciting news to add to today's post...I get to be the Guest DT member for Sketch 66 at Card Patterns. I'm thrilled to be given this chance. Check back on Saturday...

Thanks for stopping by today,
Ivanka

Oldie Moldie Monday and 2S4Y

I'm a tad late with my OMM card, but better late than never, right? Hard to believe it's Monday again and time to dig through our collective stash and find some long forgotten paper and embellies.

Today, I found some older Bo Bunny paper. I'm sure I've had this for about 4 years, yet when I pulled it out, I still liked it. It's very pretty and feminine. This card is based on this week's sketch at 2 Sketches 4 You


The flower is from Imaginisce, brad is from K&Co., sentiment is from SRM stickers.

Thanks so much for dropping by. If you'd like to join Barb and I in our Oldie Moldie Monday challenge, just upload you card to our Flickr Gallery. You'll be using up your stash to make room for new stuff, you'll have a beautiful card created and we'll give your OMM card some extra love in our gallery. It's a win-win situation.

More Luscious Red!

It's a gorgeous Sunday here today. We did some yard work, dug up some Periwinkle (it just takes over, doesn't it?) opened the pool and just enjoyed the wonderful sunshine.

Then I snuck away to play with paper. I'm back to using the new Lush line from My Mind's Eye. It comes in black, red, brown, pink, blue and green. And it's simply luscious! The Damask paper that I used today is flocked and just so pretty.

This is for the sketch 64 challenge at Card Patterns. I just love the way it turned out, this sketch just spoke to me. When I found this gorgeous ribbon in my stash, I knew it would be perfect with the Damask.

I used Nestabilities label one die cut and the Vintage Label Set and Birthday Basics stamps from Papertrey Ink. The flowers I used were some of the first ones I bought when Prima first came out with them. They were a perfect match. The scallop border die is from QuicKutz.

So that's all from me today. I am off to do Taxi Duty...the girls need me.
It's nice to be needed!!
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

Seeing Red....

I usually tend to stay away from red and white cards. That's because no matter what I try, those colours always remind me of the Canadian flag. But I recently got some Lush paper from My Mind's Eye and it was so pretty, I gave it a try. It turned out ok, but a little bit of O Canada is sneaking into my mind......


This is for today's challenge on 365 cards to use some criss cross on your card. All paper is from MME, ribbon is Offray, gem is from Prima, script embossing folder from Cuttlebug.

Thanks for dropping by,
Ivanka

2S4Y sketch Birthday Card

A very special friend is having a birthday this Saturday. And I am running late with my card...but it is going out by super speedy mail today and it should arrive by tomorrow.

So this friend is a cardmaker. Don't you find it hard to create a card for someone who makes beautiful cards? I certainly do, maybe that's why I put it off till the last minute. I found that if I focused on what this friend likes, it was a little easier to come up with a card.

She loves Basic Grey, she loves cupcakes, and I'm pretty sure she doesn't mind a bit of ribbon and some scallops!!

This is based on this week's 2S4Y sketch. The paper is from Basic Grey, ribbon is from Offray, sentiment stamp is from Stampin' Up, colored with Tombow markers. Scallop circle die cut is from Nestabilities, border is from QuicKutz.

Thanks for dropping by. Off I go to mail it super fast...

Oldie Moldie Monday and a Winner!

I'm always amazed at how fast Monday's come around. Amazingly it's time for OMM and time to announce a winner from last week's OMM and Operation Write Home challenge.

Thanks to all of you who entered and played along with us. We saw some wonderful cards using up some of your long lost supplies. It was great to see. Check out our Flickr gallery to see all the wonderful cards.

The winner of my prize package is.....WindRyder Dreams! Congratulations! Please email me your mailing address to cardstudio@cogeco.ca and I'll get your goodies out to you this week.

To see Barb's winner, check here.

On to today's Oldie Moldie card...this one is for 365 card challenge blog. The challenge today is to create a card inspired by the 1920's.

My flapper stamp is from Hero Arts circa 2002, the paper is from a pad of Vintage Papers from Hot off the Press, also a few years old. Sentiment stamp is from Papertrey Ink.

Hope you join Barb and I again sometime in our Oldie Moldie Monday challenge. It's a great way to use up those long forgotten papers and supplies.

Hope you have a great day.

Ps...I do have a Canadian contact to send cards to the Canadian troops. Let me know if you'd like to have it.