Cardabilities Sketch 9 DT Reveal

Hey there friends,
Today I have the pleasure of helping to reveal another fab Cardabilties sketch!
Coming strong with sketch #9 is Amy:

Here's my card:

The deets:
This card came together quite quickly :) I used Rustic White CS (PTI) for my base card. The DP comes from K&Co-Blossomwood (luuuuv). The flowers are stickers from this collection as well. The sentiment comes from Signature Greetings (PTI). I ran wild with my Viva Decor Pearl pen around the edges. This is one that will be added to my small, but growing, stash o' cards.

Aaaaaand because this card was a snap, I actually had time to make 1 more :)
Here it is:

The Deets:
For this card. I used papers from the Kioshi Pad from BasicGrey (luuuv) and yes, this is paper I've been hoarding & not used cuz it's so preeetty :) so I only wept a little bit when I cut into it ;) I embossed the strip with Retro Diamonds EF, faux stitched, ran wild some more with the Viva Decor Pearl Pen, & made those little flowers by simply punching out a circle, crumbling it up, & unfurling it---> easiest flower on the planet to make! To complete, I stamped the sentiment & added a bling letter u. This card is going to a special blog friend who is going through a tough patch & I just want her to know I have her in my thoughts.

OK, your turn! Please be sure to link your card to the Cardabilities blog so we can come leave ya some luv! You've got 'til the 30th to play along. And don't forget to stop by and check out the amazing cards the rest of the DT has created to sketchspire ya.

Oh, btw, because you've asked...I get my Viva Decor Pearl Pens---> HERE. I have several colors, but my go to are cream & ice white. I just luv, luv, luv them :)

Thanks so much for peeking today!
Gotta Go!

YMH DT Post- Notes for Dani

Hi friends,
Today I have a great & simple project for ya. I made this note board for my BFF's 12 year old daughter, Dani. My Bff's daughters (10 & 12) are avid scrapbookers, unlike their mom ;) They know how to work the Cricut too!
Anyhoo, My BFF & Dani are coming to my house today to do a little crafting & to pick up 2 (moving) boxes of goodies I am giving her from my hoarding stash :)
Because Dani knows her stuff, i felt like I had to step it up a bit on my papercrafting. I made this memo board for her:

I used the Serenity Signs of Spring Specialty Die-Cut paper as my base. To pop the swirly border, I spritz it with Tattered Angels Shimmer Mist in Tiger Lily. That gave it a pretty shimmery sheen: (sorry couldn't get a good pic :(

As you can tell, I threaded ribbon through each hole for added detail.

More deets:

 I used my Gypsy to create all of the elements. I cut the frame on my Cricut from the Storybook cart from the Prima Urban Cosmos DP. I faux stitched the edges & distressed them. In the middle of each flower medallion, I added a Dew Drop from the Orchid collection. I welded & cut out her name & adhered that with foam adhesive. I stamped "NOTES" onto the DP & placed her name so that the O in "NOTES" would encircle the dew drop over the I.
My idea is to make this a magnetic board by adding craft tin to the back, but maybe she'd like to do something else with it so I'll wait for her to decide on how she wants to use it.

 If she decides to go magnetic, have I got some faaaaab accessories to show ya---> next time! Same bat time, same bat channel!

Phew, thanks for sticking around for all the deets! Don't forget to get all the goodies for this project at the YMH Store---> HERE!
Gotta Go!

Just call me Rusty

Hi Ya friends!
I finally got a little craft time today & decided to ink up a couple of stamps I haven't had a chance to play with & join in a few challenge blogs I've missed playing along with.
Here's my card:

Please ignore my coloring :( It's been a long time since I last used my Copics & I'm so totally rusty :(
I luuuv this Maggie: Loving Bridal Couple. They way they're holding each other is simply sweet. Although she looks a little preggers to me. Hmmm... maybe she got started on that honeymoon early! Heehee ;)
I decided to try using some liquid applique on the roses to see how it would look & I really like the way it came out :) It was a lot faster that coloring them! I added Stickles to the centers for added sparkle as well as to her shoes & hair adornment. I'm not sure what I want to do with that background yet so I left that uncolored for now.
This is an easel card so let me show you the innies:

Simple. I used the deco fan MS punch for the border. I punched both sides of the paper to get that look & then added pearls to the centers.

I had one more card I wanted to finish & share, but I just found out I have to report for Jury Duty tomorrow :(  I wonder if they mind me bringing my crop rolling totes with me ;) It's soooooooo boring waiting all day in the jury room. I really hope they end up not needing me.

So here are those challenges:
Magnolia Down Under: Easel card  (yeah, a real stretch for me ;)
Cute Card Thursday: Whatevah!
Creative Card Crew: Cute & girlie

Thanks so much for peeking today!
Gotta Go!

The 411

Stamps: Rose Wedding Arch, Loving Bridal Couple- Magnolia, Simple Thoughts: Wedding- Fiskars
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Creamy Brown, Chestnut Roan- Colorbox
Paper: Rustic White- PTI, Linen Closet- DCWV
Accs: Pearls, Liquid Applique, Rose, Deco Fan border punch- Martha Stewart, Copics

Cardabilities Sketch 7 Candy Winner

Hi ya friends,
Sorry I'm late posting this :( lots going on on the home front, but I hope to be back soon with lots to share. Soon it will be back to school time, & i know all of you are ready to start the year off with an A+, right! so you know I DO have some ideas for ya ;)
I randomly selected from the entries linked so The Cardablities Sketch candy goes to...

Leslie Guerrero at Divine Design

Congrats & enjoy! Thank you everyone for playing along with Cardabilities :)
Hugs,

Cardabilities Sketch 8 DT Reveal

Hello dear friends,
It's time for a new sketch reveal from Cardabilities...
Karan is bringing more of her sketchy goodness with uber fab sketch #8:

Here's my card:

This is a thank you card I made for my new neighbor :) She brought over some homemade chocolate chip cookies as we were moving in to our new place. How sweet of her, right? Hence the sentiment "So sweet of you."

The Deets:
I used papers from the Capella collection from Basic Grey (OMGOSSSSH!!! this is a super gorgeous collection! I'm seriously trying hard not to hoard ;)
The base CS is True Thyme (SU! way retired), & True Thyme ink. The flower is Prima sprinkled with glitter & the crystals came from a little wedding spring from the wedding section at M's. I used my fav Viva Decor Pearl pen in cream for the pearls. The lace border is a MS punch (one of my favs :)

Here's a peek of the innies:

Both sentiments come from the set Signature Greetings (PTI). I bent the stamp a little to curve it around the edge, but that made a smudge :( but... as I always say... "mistakes are opportunities for adding embellishments!" so I added a little Prima flower to cover it up. ;)  Yes, that's the reason why I add so many embellishments to my cards :0 Hee! Hee!

Remember, you have until August 15th to play along & linky your creation so we can come take a peek. Please stop by the Cardabilities blog & see the amazing work the rest of the DT has created to inspire you.

Thanks for peeking!

The 411

Stamps: Signature Greetings- Papertrey Ink
Ink: True Thyme- SU!
Paper: True Thyme CS- SU!, Very Vanilla CS- SU!, Capella Collection- Basic Grey
Accs: Labels 1- Nesties, Prima flowers, Crystal sprig- Michael's, Viva Decor Pearl Pen, heart button, ribbon, Doily Lace border punch- Martha Stewart

Firecraker Designs by Pamela- GDT #5

Hi friends,
I'm finally back on the blog to share my last card as July Guest Designer for Firecracker Designs by Pamela. It's been amazing to create projects with Pamela's fab designs & I've had a blast!

I have to first say that I had very---> I mean very limited supplies to work with when making this card :( Most of my craft things are still packed up since the movers finally delivered our things yesterday. :( :( :(

For my card, I used the Life's a Beach Digi Stamp:

Here's my card:

I'm going to spare you from what it took to make this, but let's just say my son was very kind to let me use some of his supplies for a change! (Hee! Hee!) I did have some Stickles & Crystal Lacquer so I added that to the water & the umbrella. That is real sand :)
I printed the image & broke up the sentiment so that part of it was on the front & the rest was inside of the card.
Speaking of which, here are the innies:

VERY simple, as I said. Despite my limited supplies, I thought it came out pretty cute, if I may say so ;)

I would like to thank Pamela for sharing her fab images with me, Shelly for inviting me to play this month and for always being so encouraging, and the rest of the DT girls who were so welcoming & fun! Big Hugs to ya!!!

I'm off for now! Thanks so much for peeking & I'll be back soon :)

Cardabilities Sketch Candy

Howdy friends,
Just a friendly reminder that you have until Friday (July 30th) to linky your card in to Cardabilities using Sketch #7:

Here's what's up for grabs:

All the deets can be found ---> HERE!
Come play!