Back to School

Do you ever make cards and have no clue what they're for or who to give them to? Well, this is one of those. After seeing Dawn McVey's July countdown creation here where she made a happy yellow measuring tape, I had to copy that element for myself. It's pretty clear that I had going back to school on the brain when I stamped this a few weeks ago.



I love the chalkboard look, but wanted a classier twist. Instead of using my go-to set of Text Style II, I chose a retired SU background that has the bold, old-world look. As a former French teacher, I thought it was very appropriate. I also love how the swirls mirror the damask peeking out from under the twill.



I intentionally left the license plate blank so I can pick an appropriate sentiment when I'm ready to send the card. Unless I forget. Which has about a 95% chance of happening. But if (when) I do, hopefully the recipient won't notice. And if they do? I hope I never find out! LOL

Have a great one, guys!!

Details:
Stamps: Enjoy the Ride, It's Official (PTI), French Script (SU)
Ink: Rich Cocoa, Bamboo Leaves, Cottage Ivy, and Pear Tart (Memento)
Paper: More Mustard (SU), Solar White (Neenah), damask print (MME), Harvest Gold (PTI)
Other: cream twill tape, clear embossing powder, car die (PTI)

College Bound

Just a little notecard for a young friend from church who'll be heading to college in the fall. Yes, it's a little early for back to school projects, but the end of summer is often a blur of activity with very little time for stamping.

In my continued efforts to thin out my cut paper container, I made this 4 x 4 card using an extra base from my Honey Bees note card set. All of the patterned papers were left over from previous projects. Do you recognize which ones?

Supplies:
Stamps - Enjoy the Ride (PTI)
Paper - solid (PTI), prints (BasicGrey, We R Memory Keepers)
Ink - Tangelo & Paris Dusk (Memento), Creamy Brown (ColorBox)
Other - Rhinestones (from my stash), Clear EP (Stampendous), Paper piercer (MM)

OTWC Challenge #13 & ICS #72

After looking at this week's Inspirational Card Sketch and the Off the Wall Craftiness colour challenge, I decided to maximize what little time I had and combine them into one card. My mojo started flowing after looking at this week's ICS sketch:
and the stunning table layout for colour inspiration seen here:



For my take on these challenges, I raided my stash of SU, PTI, and Bazzil cardstocks and a bubbly SEI print. The cute car is from Papertrey Ink's Enjoy the Ride set. I love the die that makes trimming this baby a snap. To save space, I stamped the sentiment from Enjoy the Ride onto a blush pink satin ribbon and ruched one end.



So, what do you think? Did I do these challenges justice?

Petite Challenge #1 Goes Haywire

Just a quickie post of my first, less than stellar, attempt at this month's colour challenge and one that I am actually proud to put my name to. I've recently joined a group of uber-talented ladies on the Papertrey Forum who have created a blogging group to encourage and inspire our respective card making skills.

Each month, a different hostess posts a sketch challenge and two petite challenges of her own design. This month's challenges were provided by Jessica. Be sure to check out her blog. After you finish here, of course. LOL

To "save time," I tried to combine both the monthly sketch challenge and colour challenge to save time, but it didn't work. For this first card, I used SU cardstocks and K&Co. paper from my slowly, dwindling stash. (Must make way for PTI paper goodies.) In my mind, this paper just had to be combined with PTI's Vintage Picnic set. What do you think?

My official colour challenge card was done using Enjoy the Ride, Text Style II, and my MM Slice. I don't use that little marvel often enough. It made cutting the circle and scallop a breeze.
To jazz up the background a bit, I used Text Style II, VersaMark, and a little embossing powder and balanced it out with some paper piercing in one corner. Hope you like this one as much as I do.

Now, on to the June sketch challenge. Can't wait to see what you ladies create for Tuesday!! Enjoy the rest of the weekend.