CPS 5th Anniversary Day 10 Sketch #26

I held out on this sketch until today because it just had so much on it that scared me! Haha ;) Well, I'm glad that I did it finally, and I got to use my new Paper Smooches set that came in the mail yesterday (it was part of my V-day present :) So here's the card:

And here's the sketch:

The snowflakes, tornado, and raindrops are all from the set, the patterned paper is all from a DCWV patterned paper pack and the cardstock is PTI. The twine is from Divine Twine and the punches are both SU.

This card is going to either go to my dad for my Valentine's gift or to Phillip (he did ask me to make him something with my new stamps afterall ;) Only one more sketch to complete before tomorrow's deadline...I'm going to make it!!

Happy Birthday, Cathy! (Surprise Blog Hop) & CPS 5th Anniversary Challenge Day 12 Sketch #118 & cQc124

I have been so fortunate to get to know so many wonderful crafting friends through our mutual love of stamping, and Cathy is no exception! Because of the 12 Kits of Christmas group I'm in, I was able to add so many new talented friends including Cathy, and Joyce (who set up this special hop in Cathy's honor!). Both of these ladies (and all the rest in the group) are incredibly talented, and I'm so honored to have my name linked with theirs. So without further ado, Cathy, I hope your birthday is your best one yet!!

This card was created with another sketch from CPS's 5th Anniversary challenges.

I also used the colors from this week's ColourQ challenge on Cathy's card.

This cute little bird is from the Market Street Stamps set that I won during their last release :) The spiral notebook punch is from SU, and so is the ribbon, and the 3 circle/scallop punches. The sentiment is from PTI and all cardstock is PTI.

The Chevron Stripes are from PTI, and the twine is from Divine Twine.

Joyce actually got a group of us together to surprise Cathy, so make sure to go and check out all the other cards created for her. Just click on the links below :)

Joyce
Renee
Kim
Marybeth
Jeanne
Sharron
Jessica (You are here!)
Kara

CPS 5th Anniversary Day 11 Sketch #170

I know I'm getting a little bit out of order on the CPS challenge days, but I still have a goal to finish them all, and I'm getting REALLY close! I have until Saturday to get them all completed :) So here's a 1st Valentine's Day card for my nephew, Liam:

I used this sketch from Day 11 of the CPS 5th anniversary to create the card:

I did not learn this until he had a son, but apparently my brother really likes giraffes! So I thought what better animal to use on his son's card...so I made it red to go with the V-day theme :) This little giraffe and bird are from an old SU set that I'm sure will get a lot more use now that I have a niece and nephew.

The neat animal print ribbon was sent to me by my good friend Dana for my birthday last year. The grass punch is from Martha Stewart. The animal print embossing folder is from Sizzix. The cardstock is PTI and the pearls are Recollections. The 1 die and "st" are from PTI, and the heart punch is from SU.

It turned out a bit more feminine than I planned, but he isn't even 1 yet, and it is a V-day card, afterall ;) Happy Valentine's Day to you all! I hope that you were able to get some crafty goodies :) I got a lotto ticket, a small pot of baby roses, and 2 Paper Smooches stamp sets on the way :)

CPS 5th Anniversary Day 14 Sketch #45 & MSS Paint the Town Color Challenge

Card 2 of the day! I received the set that I won from the MSS last release in the mail today, so you know I had to get inky with it :) Here's my card:

Here are the colors from the MSS Paint the Town challenge:

Here's the CPS sketch I used:

Isn't this peacock awesome? I paper pieced with some SU DSP to get the effect below:

The DSP is all SU, the ribbon is PTI, the pearls are Q & Co, the punches are SU, the cardstock is PTI. The sentiment came with the MSS set.

I liked this sketch a lot, and although the paint the town challenge ends tonight at midnight, they have one each month, so go check it out yourself, here!

PTI's 5th Anniversary Day #9 & CPS 5th Anniversary Day 13 Sketch #121

Finally, I had time to participate in one of PTI's 5th anniversary challenges! And since I'm behind on CPS's 5th anniversary challenges, I decided to combine the two to create this card:

Today the challenge with PTI was to use leaves and butterflies, and here is the sketch that I used from CPS:

Don't these colors look awesome together? And that sentiment is so meaningful. It came from PTI's Harvest Berries stamp set. I also used the ginko leaves and dies from that set. I scored two lines into the Spring Rain paper, and then tied it with kraft twine from the Twinery.

This butterfly is from a SU set that I had actually never used before. I found it when looking for another one, and knew it would be perfect for this card since I don't own any PTI butterflies (that may be changing after this release, though, lol!)

The Smokey Shadow and Canyon Clay combo came from Nichole in the Canyon Clay release month, I just loved these two together.

Here's hoping I win!

CPS 5th Anniversary Day 9 Sketch #5

I've been MIA on the anniversary challenges. I am involved in a volunteer women's group in my town and I was in charge of our overnight state meeting that just took place Friday and Saturday. It went well, but I'm glad its over! Back to some cards :) Here's a Valentine that I created for my niece:

Here's the sketch that I used:

The patterned paper was too cute to cover up with a mat, so I decided to make a frame instead. The fish stamp is from SU and the wave punch is from Fiskars.

The twine is from Divine Twine, and the sentiment from PTI. The pearls are Q & Co and the cardstock is PTI.

My sister grew up loving The Little Mermaid, and this reminded me of Flounder. Since it is for her daughter, I couldn't resist this sea-themed Valentine's Day card :)

CPS 5th Anniversary Day 8 Sketch #102

I've made it through Day 8 of CPS's 5th anniversary celebration. I'm only a few days behind, but will hopefully get caught up over the weekend. Here is the cute V-day card I created:

From this sketch:

The birds and cage are from PTI. The cardstock is all PTI, too. The heart is from a SU Sizzix die (hearts and brackets) the twine is Divine Twine, the border die PTI, the pearls Recollections, and the sentiment is from Heidi Swapp. The ribbon stapled on the side is SU.

I love how the tiny twine bow makes such a cute addition.

Are you almost done with your Valentine's Day cards?