Kristina Werner Inspired....

Hey! How was your weekend? Mine was pretty quiet and uneventful. Saturday was pretty great. I can honestly say I did not do much of anything, nor did I honestly feel like doing much of anything. I have some baby shower invitations that I have been working diligently on that I am hoping to be done by this week with, so I dabbled in those a bit. I cleaned a bit. YACK. I HATE cleaning. HATE it. Really Really....Really hate it. Its even worse when my husband is obsessed with it. It was so peaceful this morning when I woke up at 7 am. I started making my coffee, Peyton (my 2 year old) was still sleeping, Mj (my husband to be), still sleeping, YES....Ahhh....silence...my time. Coffee, desk, paper, stamps-PERFECT. Then, Mj woke up. And no sooner did he wake up, he pulls out the windex and starts cleaning the windows....and the mirrors. Then starts messing with the pool. Ugh. Now, I am sitting here, at my desk, playing with paper, while he is working up a sweat, cleaning. I am the type of person, the feels bad about this. Why? I don't know...I just am. I am trying to work on this. But...I'm not there yet. I hope your weekend was good and too full of cleaning!

Here is a card I made...it was Kristina Werner inspired. Making this card really made me realize that every person had their own specific style of paper crafting. This card is so simple. But, I just sat and stared at my paper for so long just trying to figure out what the heck to do! Its crazy. This is a cool, simple style, but different for me. I usually tend to make things so difficult or more complicated than they need to be, not that that is a good thing, but I think I am just realizing that my style is just completly different than Kristina's, but I am always so facinated with what she does.

I could have spent a little more time adhering the squares....

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you all had a really great weekend and hopefully have a great Monday. Its the first day of school here in South Florida...Whoot hoot!

Stamps: PTI Handwritten Notes
Inks: SU! Chocolate Chip
Paper: PTI Kraft, K&Co. Wild Saffron Pattern Paper
Accessories: PTI Lemon Tart Vintage Button, PTI Twine

Floral Fusion

Hey! How's your Saturday? Mine's STRESSFUL! I don't know what kind of air was flowing thru my house today, but all of my boys were SO cranky! I should have just stayed out! I am glad that day is almost over and tomorrow is coming soon though! We are going on a little mini work related vacation tomorrow to Ameilia Island, FL. We are staying at Ameilia Island Plantation. All of the Pictures look GORGEOUS!! I can't wait. Mj has education seminars in the morning, while I get sit pool side! :) Should be nice.
Here is the card I made with PTI's Floral Fusion set. You could earn this at CHA for spening too much money. :) It was well worth it, because, I am offically in love! This is set is SO FANTASIC! There is just so many options. Its GRRREEEAAT! Here you are....


I was quite happy with this card! I would actually brainstorm as I was driving about how I was going to use this set. I think, at least for me, it always seems to evolve into something else as you start creating and moving things around....this time for the better.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend and week!

(All Ink/Paper PTI Unless Otherwise Noted)
Stamps: PTI Floral Fusion, PTI Beyond Basic Borders
Paper: Kraft, Spring Moss, Lavender Moon, Stampers White
Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Lavender Moon, SU! Chocolate Chip, Spring Moss
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Bone Folder, Martha Stewart Twine, PTI Sweet Blush Vintage Button, dimensionals

In Bloom

Hope everyone had a good day today. Mine was pretty crazy...and frustrating. Work is busy, which is good, I am absolutely not complaining, I am just trying to get everything done before I go away for a few days next week. Isn't it weird how vacations work like that? You work extra hard so you can go away, and then you work even harder to catch up when you come back? There is almost no point of taking a vacation!

I got PaperTrey's In Bloom set at CHA. Its GREAT. I need to get some Copics and try that route. That is something I haven't tried yet...weird, seeing as how that's what I do...render floor plans with markers....just never tried Copics. I've always has Prisma Colors. Enchanted Evening is such a great color. There is something really special about it, its not just an ordinary navy color and I can't put my finger on it, but take my word for it, its really great.


An angled shot....I know its not the greatest light. I totally forgot to take a picture of the card before I gave it to my MIL for her birthday. So, after she opened it at the restaurant, I said, would you mind if I took a couple of pictures? So, I did...at the dinner table...Oh well...

Thanks for checking it out!









Stamps: PTI In Bloom, PTI Hand Written Notes
Ink: Vintage Cream, Enchanted Evening
Paper: Vintage Cream, Enchanted Evening, Kraft
Accessories: Sewing Machine, PTI Enchanted Evening Satin Ribbon, Martha Stewart Pearls

Star Struck :)

So, from my post last night, you could tell I was pretty excited about going to CHA and meeting Dawn McVey and Nichole Heady. They were so super nice! I had no idea what to say to them, even though I probably could have asked them questions all day if I had the chance! Too bad they don't live closer-I need more friends my age with the same paper passion as me. Like, why would a 30 year old rather stay home and and make cards rather than go out and have a drink? I don't know, I think there is something wrong with that picture. But I just don't care anymore-crafty things make me happy :).

Anywho, here is a picture of Nichole, Myself and Dawn. I just wanted to thank Nichole and Dawn too, for taking the time to talk to me and take the picture.

I really do appreciate it, with all of the other people you had there too. It was so super crazy in the Papertrey booth! There was barely room to walk thru there it was so popular! So, Thank you!! I have a card to post probably tomorrow with the In Bloom set the I got at CHA. What a great set. I really really really wanted the Everyday Button Bits. I know you can still get it online, BUT, I really wanted to get in my car and drive home with it that day. But, they sold out almost in the first day! Good for them!

Dawns Challenge 13

I got this one in at the last minute!! I posted my photo around 6:30, running out the door to a birthday dinner....adding my text and adding my second photo later...I hope that's ok! I started the card and really wanted to be able to participate! I sort of did the one under the gun...I think I would have added more "stuff" if Mj wasn't hanging over my shoulder...watching the clock...letting me know how much time we had until we had until we had to walk out the door. Especially because I wasn't even dressed yet and he was dressing Peyton, our 2 year old! Oh well, I guess I really didn't mind TOO much! He knew how excited I was about going to CHA this weekend...and meeting Dawn and Nicole Heady...Yup...I did! It was really cool too, actually meeting the women, whose blogs you read on a daily basis! I have a photo to share too. CHA was pretty cool in general, but to be honest, it was totally worth driving the hour and a half to go to the Papertrey booth! 1. To be able to meet the Papertrey gang was AWESOME. Debbie Olson handing you a shopping list pad as you walked into the store was pretty cool and Dawn and Nicole handing you shopping bags wasn't too bad either (I was pretty "star struck!") . 2. Just being able to buy Papertrey hands on was great! I loved being able to take it home that night and making cards! I got my free stamp set for spending too much money...but hey...it was worth every penny! I blame it on my mom, she sat at the knitting table too long! Anyway...here is my quickie card...

Thanks for checking it out!

Stamps: PTI Polka Dot Basics, Cupcake Collection
Ink: PTI Melon Berry, PTI Spring Moss, SU! Red Riding Hood, SU! Basic Black
Paper: (All PTI) Melon Berry, Pure Poppy, White, Spring Moss
Accessories: Fiskers Apron Lace Punch, PTI Vintage Buttons

A Shower

Holy Hannah its been a super long time since I last posted. I have been making things, just giving them away before I take a picture. I keep messing around with my blog too...I can't ever seem to get it the way I want it, oh well, keeps things changing right? I am heading to CHA tomorrow! I am soooo excited! I live only about an hour and a half from Orlando. I have been following Dawn McVey's Tweets and it makes me even more excited! I can't wait to meet all of the Papertrey gang and see all of the new products coming out..... :) Crazy the things that makes me happy..... Oh well....

A friend of mine asked me to come up with a baby shower invitation for her sister's new baby girl arrival. She wanted shabby-chic....I am not so shabby chic...but used Melissa Phillips as inspiration. I really like how the card came out....I am not sure how shabby-chic it truely is, but its not bad!

Thank for checking it out!

Stamps: SU! Short & Sweet, PTI Text Background Basics
Ink:PTI Chai and Chamomile, SU! Close to Cocoa
Paper: PTI Sweet Blush, Vintage Cream, Aqua Mist
Accessories: PTI Aqua Mist Vintage Buttons (Can you say LOVE!!), Sewing Machine, Swiss Dots embossing folder, SU! Bigz Butterflies Die, Misc. rhinstones, Sizzix Sizzlet Tag (cut smaller), PTI Linen Thread, SU! Scallop Punch, Sweet Blush Swiss Dot Satin Ribbon

Dawn's Color Challenge #9

Hey Good Morning Everyone! I finally get to participate in Dawn's Color Inspiration Challenge again this week! BUT...I have to say...WOW. This was so unbelievably hard to do. These are definitely not 3 colors I would just pick out of my stash to make a card, unless they were someone's specific color theme for an event...and still then, it would be hard to do! I started this challenge with one card and ended with another. I really wanted to make one of Dawn's rustic looking flowers-they are really cool and casual, so that what I did! Here is what I attempted...

Different and simple.

Thanks for checking it out!

Stamps: PTI Beyond Basic Borders (Hello)
Inks: PTI Chai & Chamomile, Vintage Cream
Paper: PTI True Black, Leaf Green, Vintage Cream
Accessories: Rustic Cream Thread, Vintage Button, White Gel Pen, Metal Ruler, SU! Corner Rounder