Deepest Sympathy ~ CASE Study #142

 

Click here to enter my Boise or Bust Blog Candy

Hi everyone!  The new challenge over on the CASE Study blog is up and we continue to hang out with our CAS royalty Muse, the talented Maile Belles.  Let’s get right to her card this week…

I didn’t stray far from the original inspiration…pink flower, green leaves stamped and die cut and sentiment on the top.  I did change it up a bit by flipping the focal point to the left.  What part of this card speaks to you?  Head over to the CASE Study blog or visit each of the Design Team Members directly on their blogs below and then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting!

Erin Schulte  (Guest Designer)

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Teneale Williams

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Deepest Sympathy, Surely Goodness, Bloom and Grow (Verve)

paper: white (Papertrey Ink)

ink: onyx (Versafine), Autumn Rose (Papertrey Ink), old olive (SU)

accessories: Goodness Flowers Die Set, Elegant Leaves dies (A Cut Above by Verve), button (PTI), bakers twine (Doodlebug)

Boise or Bust Blog Candy!

Good morning everyone!  Guess where I was this past weekend?!  The wedding we attended on the weekend was not here in town, it was in Boise, Idaho.  We traveled for 2 days to get there but what an amazing time we had.  The wedding was just beautiful and heartfelt and we had so much fun celebrating with friends there.  Now, someone else very special lives there!  It is also the home of Julee of Verve Stamps :)  I was SO excited when we got the news Tony’s friend in Boise was getting married.  Meeting Julee and Mark was one of those “bucket list” items.  She is even more sweet and beautiful in person than she is online.  And Mark, aka Mr. Verve, is just as kind and funny IRL.

I must say I was more than a little “star struck.”   I got to see Verve Headquarters and Julee’s studio where magic takes place.  AND I got to tickle and play a bit with their most adorable boys…photos to come on another post soon!  So, to celebrate this happy occasion, I’d like to offer up some Vervey goodness!  Julee gave me a set of Teachers Count and matching Apple Dies to offer as Blog Candy during the last Release as I inspired the set :)  That’s how sweet she is! 

All you have to do to win is tell me about someone special you’ve met in real life OR would like to meet some day.  I’ll make the draw in one week and post the winner next Thursday, May 30th.  The winner will have 3 days to contact me.  Good luck!

A Very Merry Christmas

Hello!  It’s Christmas here on the blog again as I play with another Festive Friday challenge.  LOL This time round we are asked to create something based on the word “Sweet.”  As I looked through my Christmas embellishment box, I found these “sweet” (pun intended) candy cane stickers.  I kept things CAS and flat, perfect for mailing come December :)  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day :)

 

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Merry and Bright (Verve)

paper: kraft, rustic white (PTI), aspen frost (Basicgrey)

ink: onyx (Versafine)

accessories: linen impression plate (PTI), 3D sticker (Recollections), gems (Kaisercraft), corner rounder (We R Memory Keepers)

Diana {hearts} Ramon

Good morning!  It’s a fine day to get married!  We have arrived at our destination and are getting ready to attend Tony’s good friend, Ramon’s, wedding.  I’ve been waiting to make another one of these personalized wedding cards since my first one last summer.  I took my design inspiration from their elegant and classy invitation.  Inside the invitation is a picture of them in front of the reception hall.  I just love it!

We LOVE weddings!  What’s not to love about celebrating such a special moment in a couple’s life?  Plus we like to kiss when they clink the glasses ;)  teehee  Have a GREAT Saturday and congratulations to Ramon and Diana!

 

what’s in it?

stamps: pti love and marriage, gratitude journal

ink: versafine onyx, su real red

paper: pti shimmer white, rustic white, echo park dp

accessories: lace trim, microsoft word arial font

I Need to Tell You…

Good Friday morning!  The best parents get promoted to grandparents…wouldn’t this be the perfect card for an expecting couple to give to their parents?  One day,  that’s our wish, but not NOW!  LOL  Today’s card is for the new Viva La Verve sketch over on the Viva La Verve forum.  Play all month long and YOU could win $100 in Verve GCs.  How awesome would that be?  Check out all the details HERE.  I’m using a few of the shiny new stamps from last week’s Verve Release.  The sweet little sentiment on the banner is from Take Note, the layered flower and whimsical frame are from On Occasion with coordinating frame die and the fun sentiment is the Promoted Plain Jane.  Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend…it’s a long one up here in Canada!  Woohoo!

 

what’s in it?

stamps: On Occasion, Take Note, Promoted Plain Jane (Verve)

paper: kraft, rustic cream, soft stone (PTI), Kneehighs (Basicgrey)

ink: onyx (Versafine), Autumn Rose (PTI), chocolate chip (SU)

accessories: Occasion Frame Die (A Cut Above by Verve), banner die, button (PTI), bakers twine (Twinery), thread

Happy Birthday ~ CASE Study #141

Hi everyone!  The new challenge over on the CASE Study blog is up and we continue to ooh and ahhh over another card from our talented May Muse, Maile Belles.

Ya don’t mess with perfection so I kept the same layout, colours and elements.  I’ve added a strip of hot pink paper from Doodlebug’s Take Note paper I got from i {heart} papers as their May Guest Designer.  I’ve been on a strip on the side kick for a good month now :)  I inked up Avery Elle’s All Squared Up set in Summer Sun, Bermuda Bay and Raspberry Fizz.  I love that little pin detail so I dug out a sweet little heart pin and die a floss bow around it :)  I’m also entering this card in the current Passion for Papertrey challenge, Stamp Your Own Background.  I know you can’t resist playing along with us this week!  Head over to the CASE Study blog or visit each of the Design Team Members directly on their blogs below and then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting!

Erin Schulte  (Guest Designer)

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Teneale Williams

what’s in it?

stamps: Avery Elle All Squared Up, PTI Pretty Peonies

ink: versafine onyx, su summer sun, bermuda bay, going gray, pti raspberry fizz

paper: pti raspberry fizz, white, doodlebug designs take note

accessories: pti pretty peonies die, may arts pin, floss

Just a Note (I’m Proud of You)

Good morning!  It’s a short week here in Canada as we gear up for our Victoria Day long weekend :)  I’ve been making cards and scheduling posts like a mad woman so I can enjoy a few days with the dh :)  Today’s card is for my son.  He got his last mark needed for graduation from Civil Engineering.  I wanted to send him a little note before the big day and a little treat…

I couldn’t resist this SB card when I saw it last week.   ACK!  So we’ll be happily traveling to his graduation in a few weeks :)  The new Verve Take Note stamp set was perfect to help me let Jake know how proud I am of his perseverance and patience. 

This set is just loaded with sentiments for almost any occasion!  I just love it!  Thanks for stopping by and hope your week has started out right :)

 

p.s. I almost forgot to share the poem I added inside…I found it years ago and just typed it on the inside of the card.

I hope your dreams take you to the corners of your smiles,

to the highest of your hopes,

to the windows of your opportunities,

and to the most special places your heart has even known.

~ unknown

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Take Note (Verve)

paper: rustic white (PTI), ruby red, daffodil (SU), Snippets (Studio Calico)

ink: onyx (Versafine)

accessories: Flag It die set (A Cut Above by Verve), pinked circle die (Spellbinders), corner rounder (We R Memory Keepers), wood star (Studio Calico), staple, stitching