Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge

I was just recently introduced to the PS line of stamps (http://www.papersmoochesstamps.com/) and love their whimsical look as it's so different from anything else I have. I am entering their challenge with some cards I made for this month's Craft Night!

This card used the "Santa Paws" and "Birthday Buddies" sets.

Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge

I was just recently introduced to the PS line of stamps (http://www.papersmoochesstamps.com/) and love their whimsical look as it's so different from anything else I have. I am entering their challenge with some cards I made for this month's Craft Night!

This card used the "Vegtastic" set.

A little vintage

Another cute stamp line that I'm adding to is Lawn Fawn.  This typewriter and the saying is from "Just My Type" and "Just My Type Too" sets.  Makes for a unique thank you card!  Love the first one with the paper of typewriter keys; second card is same layout with a softer look. 

A friend gave me some embellishments of which this photo card was one.  Using a layout from one of my recent craft magazines, used an antique book page and "aged" buttons to create a vintage look.

Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge

I was just recently introduced to the PS line of stamps (http://www.papersmoochesstamps.com/) and love their whimsical look as it's so different from anything else I have.  I am entering their challenge with some cards I made for this month's Craft Night! 

This card used the "Sentiment Sampler" and "Sugar Rush" sets.

Craft Night is tomorrow!

Our theme this month was Thank You cards.  There were so many inspiring cards with the latest PTI release so you'll see a few ideas taken from there! 

This card was from a new PTI stamp and die set and was so fast to create - just a little striped paper, a little stamping, and you're done!  Love the simplicity of it.

Another great idea from Betsy Veldman was to take words from different stamp sets and create a collage of sorts with them.  I highly recommend doing several sets at once as it's rather labor intensive to look through all your stamp sets, find different sizes and styles, then decide how an arrangement will work!  I do love the finished product though.

This layout was one a crafty friend used on a card but I changed the orientation and decided to do a black/white card with a splash of color.  (When I master the Copics, perhaps I'll make it again with color!)

Another new set was this flower one so, since I love poppies, decided this would be a great tag with the bold orange color.  I think I need a card with this set now!

And lastly, these beautiful birds were from a botanical pad which matched perfectly with the teal background paper from PTI.  A simple ribbon and few pearls make for an elegant card which can be used for anything.

On Wednesday I'll post a few more I've made but need to save them for tomorrow night!

More for Craft Night

May's Craft Night theme for cards is Birthday and for my tags I chose some for guys. Have a few more to make but not sure yet what they will be!

April's Craft Night

Hard to believe it's been a month since I posted anything.  Despite being gone part of the time since, I have been making things!  This month's card theme was "anything" that could be used for just a quick note, thank you, thinking of you, etc.  The challenge was using twine.  One gal suggested crochet flower embellishments so that's what I did.  They are hard to see in the picture but are definitely cuter in real life!  Tonight I'm going to try some crochet leaves as I found a pattern on-line.

March Craft Night

I won't have time before I leave to photograph and add the other great creations from this month's Craft Night but will add when I come home.  This month's "challenge" item was a sheet of cork and I chose to die cut flower note cards from them.  The cork is fabulous and very easy to work with.

The theme for cards was Christmas as well as Christmas tags.  I saw this, and the snowman, card in one of my monthly publications.  They were too labor intensive to make many of but I think the collage one would be a great way to use scraps.

My favorite tag ...

Because we have been creating tags each month, I thought a tin box would be a good spot to keep them ...

The tags I made on craft paper and had inside the box ...

February's Craft Night

It was another amazing craft night with lots of fun chatting and great creations! We have decided to have tags be a regular each month since those are always handy, a card, and a challenge (which you can use for either tags, cards, or something random!).

The challenge this month was to use a packet of butterflies and birds and the creations were amazing and so different. Loved them all!  Mine were incredibly easy to make but I thought the end result was very elegant.  This is made with an embossing folder, mounted on coordinating color, and bird/butterfly image placed on.  Would make a beautiful gift set I think!

More great cards from the other gals ...

The tags this month could be any theme so I chose a variety (I admit - I get bored with mass production!).

These tags were presented with coordinating wrapping paper!

Next month the challenge is thin pieces of cork "paper" and Christmas tags/cards.  Since I have no shortage of holiday stamps and paper, this should be easy!

Craft Night Creations

Once a month a couple friends and I get together and bring cards we've created based on a theme.  This allows us to build our stash and always have a card handy!  January's theme was "birthday" and the variety was amazing.

"Miss J's" were quite involved but we expected nothing less from her as her talents are amazing.  The cupcake card bottom is 3D and the vellum envelope made for a unique presentation (notice I haven't stamped the birthday sentiment yet - oops!).  The "gift card" card was her creation and incredibly clever.  Can't wait to make more of these and, of course, the matching envelope finished it off.

"Miss K's" cards used one of the PTI sets that I look at and debate about each time I order from them.  I love hot air balloons and was excited to see her card.  The largest balloon is 3D and I love how she made the clouds part of the background rather than separate.  As I was assemblying the last couple, I decided to see how white behind the cloud cutouts would be and I liked t that way too.  Then I had a button laying there so why not use that too!  May have to get this set ...  Her second card was clever and used small squares to create this pinwheel effect.  As you start assemblying you don't think it's going to come out right, but it does!  Very pretty end result.

My cards were to be masculine and general.  I'm not the best at doing guy cards but was happy with the end result.  I had the library card and folder set from PTI and found an example using both.  I made their kits with different coordinating paper sets so each card was different with some guys and some gals.  Love the butterfly cutout!  Now I need to get mine finished!

Next month's theme includes a "layered accents" challenge plus tags ... off to get inspired!