Raspberry Suite Challenge #16

This weeks challenge was to use cream, dark brown, kaft, and orange/gold for this weeks card.

Vintage cream was used for the card base and decorative boarder (Fiskars), patterned paper (K & Co), bow is Summer Sunrise, flourish is stamped in dark chocolate, used tea dye ink around the edges, used my sewing machine to stitch around the edges of the pattern paper, and added crystals (crystals are orange/gold color but hard to tell in the picture).

Raspberry Suite Challenge #15

Love these challenges, and love this weeks colors. Used Polka Dot Basics II with versa mark and clear embossing powder on vintage cream card stock. Colored the flower from In Bloom with Copics (don't remember which ones I used, sorry), boarder punches are from EK Success, and finished the card off with a Hibiscus Burst bow. Did not stamp a sentiment this time around, as I like to have a few cards in my arsenal for last minute occasions, and can stamp the appropriate sentiment for the occasion at the time.

Hope everyone has a great week, and thanks for looking!

Raspberry Suite Challenge #13

Just love these challenges.

Didn't have a lot of time to work on this card. Had to use my stamping time this week to make sympathy cards. :o( A brother of a close friend of out died suddenly this week. Was happy to make this card after the others, the bright can cheery colors make me happy.

All items from PTI, unless noted:

Card stock, Spring Moss, and Berry Sorbet, and White Ink: Ripe Avocado & Spring Moss Stamps: Bitty Button Basics Buttons: PTI - Berry Sorbet, Sweet Blush. Red Buttons - From my stash Ribbon: White satin - PTI Border Punch: Martha Stewart

Raspberry Suite Challenge #8

Didn't think I would have time to make a card for this weeks challenge. Found time and here is what I came up with.

All supplies are from Papertrey Ink.

Self Portrait

My daughter has only once colored on the walls with her crayons, she was 2 at the time. She's nearly 5 now, and has learned to write, and use pencils and pens. The other day someone left a pen out, and she found it. I walked into to our living room to find this on our sofa...... When I asked who she had drawn, she said "it's me mommy". Not only did she draw this picture, but there was other doodles and scribbles all over the arm of the sofa. I was angry that she had drawn on our sofa, but I could hardly contain myself to stop from laughing. Good thing rubbing alcohol did the trick and got the ink out, the sofa is as good as new.

Amazing .....

Wanted to share this great video from YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v3d6SFcDys

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #7

Dawn McVey posted another color challenge @ http://www.dawnmcvey.typepad.com/. These challenges are a lot fun!

Here is the card I created Zooming in for the close up. Supply list:

Card stock - White, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, and Raspberry Fizz - PTI

Pattern Paper - Bitty Dots, Friends Til' the End, and Holiday Vintage - PTI

Stamps - Mega Mixed Messages, Polka Dot Basics, Background Basics - Retro, Spots & Dots, & Text Style - PTI

Ink - Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Raspberry Fizz - PTI, VersaMark Buttons - SEI & Basic Grey. Thread - PTI

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #6

Hi everyone, want to quickly post my project for this weeks color challenge that DawnMcVey posted on her blog. Don't have time to post all the deets, because I have to pack for a biz trip tomorrow morning and my flight takes off @ 6:30am. Here is a close up. Nearly all supplies are from Papertrey Ink. Used Copic markers to color the flower.

Thank You!!!!

Thank you to everyone for the wonderful comments about my cards. When setting up my blog and didn't see that I had checked the box for all comments to be held for approval by the moderator (me). Tonight logged on to update, and to my surprise all the comments were waiting to be approved. I've fixed the moderation issue, and going forward all comments should post with out prior approval. You all are to kind, and thanks again. Cindy

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #4

Dawn McVey http://www.dawnmcvey.typepad.com/ posted another great color challenge. I love these colors! My fathers birthday is this Sunday, and these colors can easily be used for a masculine card. I couldn't help myself, always have to add a little bling.... added stickles and crystals which didn't photograph very well. The card didn't turn our as masculine as I had imagined, but dad will love it anyway. Close up Cardstock - Dark Chocolate, White - PTI, - Baja Breeze SU! Patterned Paper - Parisian Breeze Specialty paper - SU! Stamps - Studio G - Series 27 Ink - Black - Versa Fine, Fresh Snow - PTI Stamps - Handwritten Notes - PTI Nestabilities - Large scalloped square Punches - 2 inch scalloped square - Marvy, Double scalloped boarder punch - EK Success Ribbon - Dark Chocolate Satin - PTI Stickles glitter - Crystals - Jolees Copic Markers - BG10, BG72, E31, E33, E37, C1 and colorless blender.

Kristina Werner Color Inspiration #50

Kristina posted her 50th color inspiration earlir this week. Thought about these colors all week, and this is what I came up with. Here is a link to Kristina's blog if you want to check it out http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/ . And a close up

Paper - White cardstock - PTI, Perm Teal - KI Memories Stamps - Mega Mixed Messages - PTI Ink - Close to Cocoa - SU!, Pure Poppy - PTI Ribbon - Dark Chocolate Grosgrain - PTI Button - SEI Nestabilites - labels four

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #3

Dawn McVey posted another great challenge this week. This weeks challenge was to use red, pink, berry, vanilla, and kraft in your project. Here is a link to her blog http://www.dawnmcvey.typepad.com/. I went a little crazy and made three cards.

Thanks So Much -

Card Stock - Kraft, vintage cream, berry sorbet, pure poppy, and sweet blush - PTI. Pattern Paper - Anna Griffin

Ribbon - American Crafts

Stamps - Life, and Mega Mixed Messages, Back Ground Basics Retro - PTI

Ink - Ripe Avocado, Berry sorbet, and Toile pink - PTI

Misc - Scallop punch - EK Success, Nestabilities, Swiss Dots embossing folder, Copic marker R22

Get Well

Card Stock - Kraft, vintage cream, berry sorbet, pure poppy, and sweet blush - PTI

Ribbon - Offray

Stamps - Around & About Sentiments, Back Ground Basics Retro - PTI

Ink - Berry Sorbet, Sweet Blush,

Misc - Scallop boarder punch - Martha Stewart, Circle and scallop punch - Paper Shapers , Gel Pen, Gem

Stitched Flowers

Card Stock - Kraft, and vintage cream - PTI

Ribbon - Berry sorbet - PTI

Floss - Bazzill

Ink - Berry Sorbet, Spring Moss - PTI, Close to Cocoa - SU!

Misc - Ticket punch - SU!

My Sunshine

Here is a picture of from last fall. I just love this picture, and can't wait to scrap it.

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #2

Dawn McVey posted her second color challenge this weekend. I thought it would be fun to submit a card, so I threw this card together. The challenge was to use teal, brown, white and sage/moss green in your card. This is a close up. Full View.

Paper - Dark Chocolate, white, and Craft (PTI). Teal from stash.

Stamps - Guide Lines Two & Mega Mixed Messages (PTI).

Ink- Close to Cocoa, Bown, and Tempting teal (SU!), Spring Moss (PTI).

Ribbon & Twine - PTI & SU!

Buttons - SEI and PTI. Die Cuts - Rectangle and tag (Nestibilites).

Border Punch - EK Success.

I've started a Blog

I never thought I would do this, but I've decided to start blog. Don't know how much time I will have to keep it updated, but thought I would give it a try.