Friends...

Happy long weekend! Here in Ontario, we're celebrating Family Day...and with last night's snowfall, we're bonding over shovelling today! Actually it's not that bad, it could have been a lot worse.

Today's card is based on the sketch at Skipping Stones Design. So glad I came across it, it gave me a chance to dig out some of their stamps that I've been neglecting for years. Which is perfect for Oldie Moldie Monday where I try and dig out old supplies and give them some love. This is also for the color challenge on Color Cue (12) challenge on W Plus 9 design blog

Actually, all of my supplies on the card are old, from my stash. The paper is from K&Co., flower is from Prima, gems are from Kaisercraft, and the border die cut is from QuicKutz.

Thanks so much for coming by. Hope you're enjoying the extra day off.
Ivanka

2 New Challenges

What I love about the blog world is that you never know where you'll end up with each click. I had some time earlier today and found all kinds of beautiful blogs to save to my faves.

One of the blogs I ran across today was a familiar face. I had met Linda years ago on a card message board and it was nice to come across her blog today. And through her blog, I found a couple of new challenge sites and was inspired to play along.

The first card is for a color challenge on Die Cuts R Us. The color choices come from the prize pack of My Mind's Eye products. I chose pink and off white.

The stamp is from Serendipity stamps, colored with chalk. The background is a Bazzill Journalling note and the sentiment is a sticker from SRM.

This card is for today's sketch challenge 21 on 365 Cards. The chipboard shapes are from Recollections, bling is from Prima and the sentiment is from K&Co. I used the tiny dots embossing folder, glued some crepe paper to the back and folded the rest over the front. It's neat to find a new use for my stash of crepe paper.

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It's been so nice to run across an old friend and to also find some new ones today.

Thanks for dropping by. Hope you have a great evening.

Ivanka

CPS #153 and SRM challenge

Exciting title to this post isn't it??? Maybe as the day goes on, I'll come up with something more exciting.

So my card today is for the February challenge at SRM. The challenge is to use stickers and chipboard together on a project.

The patterned paper is from Basic Grey, Nook and Pantry. The chipboard is from a K&Co. Christmas pack, I used the back of the tag. It turned out to be the perfect fit for a sticker that I wanted to use. The journaling sticker is from American Crafts, the rub on is from Melissa Frances. Not sure who makes the ribbon, Barb shared it with me.

This card is also based on the sketch over at CPS. It's another great sketch and so fun and easy to work with.

The challenge at SRM runs all month and is a great way to use these up some chipboard and some stickers. I know I have a ton of each!

Hope you're having a great Super Bowl Sunday. Any party's going on? We're probably not going to watch too much of the game, but we're planning to make a ton of munchies and watch the commercials!! It's only us girls home this weekend....

Thanks for popping by,
Ivanka

CPS sketch #149

For today's card I'm using paper that's leftover from cards I've made this week for CPS Sketch # 149. I'm also continuing to try and finish the insides of my cards and I'm liking the clean and simple look.

The paper is from Basic Grey (Nook and Pantry), grid paper is from K & Co., flowers are from Jolee's and the sentiment is from Melissa Frances.

The sentiment on the inside is from Melissa Frances as well and the daisy punch is from EK Success.
Quick card...love that.

Hope you have some fun things planned for the weekend.

Thanks for stopping by today. Ivanka

Card Patterns Sketch 46

Happy Monday morning. I have a sick girl at home from school today and still sleeping, so all is quiet in the house. It is just no fun to be sick.

While I wait for her to wake, I thought I'd take a minute to post a card I made yesterday based on Sketch 46 at Card Patterns. I'm really keeping things simple these days. I think I'm still detoxing from all the Christmas cards I made in the past few months.

Isn't this the cutest image from Crafty Secrets? I've had it out to use for a while and it finally made it onto a card. The paper is from My Mind's Eye and the buttons are from Basic Grey.

I had a wonderful chat with my friend Barb yesterday. We got onto adhesive and she mentioned that she uses the ATG gun and how much she loves it. I know there's been a lot of talk about it, but I haven't seen one anywhere and to me it just seems really big and bulky.

Then I came across this article by Craft Critique. Everyone says that it takes a bit of getting used to. So what are your thoughts on the ATG gun? Which adhesive do you use? I'd love to hear from you.

Ivanka

A Friend is Someone...

Well, the weekend is almost over. Hope it was a good one for you. I think the only problem with weekends is that they fly by way too fast!
We attended our DD's last music recital this afternoon and we're into the last week of school. High school exams are done and things are really winding down. I love this time of year.

Here's my card to share today. I love these bright pink blossoms... seems like summer is finally here! It's another one for the Caardvarks Pink Challenege.
Cardstock: Prism, Patterned Paper: Bo-Bunny Press, Blossom: Heidi Swapp, Rick-Rack: Doodlebug Design, Button: Heidi Grace
Ink: ColorBox by Clearsnap, Rub On Sentiment: Melissa Frances