Just for fun!

Do you ever just make cards for the fun of it, with no challenge in mind?  The following are some I made.....just because.

Last weekend my husband and I went to an antique mall to look around.  I saw some beautiful vintage tablecloths and was inspired.  This stamp set is from PTI and is called Vintage Linens.  The cloth I saw had a gingham background with some beautiful vintage flowers.  I made a mask of the flowers and leaves and attached them to some white card stock.  I used the PTI Super Gingham stamp to make the background.  I removed the masks and stamped the flowers and leaves.

The Recipe:

PTI Super Gingham, Vintage Linens

Stickles Thistle

MFT Cross Stitch Circles

Cheery Lynn Circle Inverted Scallop & Circle Scalloped

Verve Ribbon

This is also using the PTI Vintage Linens stamps.

The Recipe:

PTI Vintage Linens

PTI Embroidered Borders (inside)

PTI Vintage Linens patterned paper

Stickles Yellow

Memento Lady Bug, Love Letter ink

Hero Arts Soft Cantaloupe ink

GKD Grass Green, Dark Sage & Black Onyx ink

This is from a really cute set that my friend, Brenda, gave me.  I made this card for her.

The Recipe:

Lawn Fawn Gleeful Garden

Reverse Confetti Sun 'N Clouds dies

Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Borders (inside)

I love this sentiment and doesn't it apply to all of us at one time for another?

The Recipe:

Reverse Confetti Fresh 'N Fruity

Lil' Inkers Stitched Circles & Stitched Rectangles

GKD Lemon Drop, Jelly Bean Green & Black Onyx ink

I always like to keep some sympathy cards on hand.  Love this stamp set!

The Recipe:

PTI Meadow Greens, Think Big Favorites #3

GKD Pure Luxury White, Kraft & Grass Green CS

GKD Fine Detail White and Black EP

MME enamel dots

Love this fun frame stamp set and the zipper!

The Recipe:

GKD Triple Play Frame & Triple Play Fillers

Reverse Confetti Double Edge Scalloped Border (inside)

GKD Pure Luxury White & Powder Blue CS

Doodlebug Twine

Many thanks to all who stayed with me to the end.  I know this was a long post.

Seize the Birthday - Orange

This time at Seize the Birthday we have the topping of Orange.  Like always our challenge is "Anything Goes", if you don't want to do the topping, as long as it's for a birthday.

Here's my card

When I saw the topping, my first thought was of color.  But, then I remembered this fun stamp set from Reverse Confetti and decided to make a card in the shape of an orange.  I'm so happy with the way this turned out.  The stamp set is called Fresh 'N Fruity.

The Recipe:

Reverse Confetti Fresh 'N Fruity

Spellbinders Standard Circles

Cuttlebug Swiss Dot EF

Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury White & Sweet Mango CS

Please visit the Seize the Birthday blog to see the wonderful cards from the rest of the team.  I hope you will be inspired and want to play along.  We would love to see what you create!

Reverse Confetti #16 - Sketch for you to try

I received some "happy" mail from Reverse Confetti this week and couldn't wait to play, so I decided to hook up with their September sketch challenge.  I love this layout! I have had my eye on this set for a while and have been drooling over the wonderful cards by the design team.  I am in love with the polka dot lemons!    Here's my card.

I feel like life has thrown me some lemons lately, and I am really identifying with this terrific sentiment!  It just makes me happy!  The stamp set is Reverse Confetti's Fresh 'N Fruity.  I paired it with some fun paper by Simple Stories called Summer Fresh.  I love this color scheme.  Thanks so much for coming by to look!

Recipe:

Reverse Confetti Fresh 'N Fruity

Reverse Confetti Love Note die

Spellbinders Standard Circles and Scalloped Circles

Simple Stories Summer Fresh patterned paper

We R Memory Keepers Red Baker's Twine

Gina K. Designs Red Hot button