PTI June 2018 Blog Hop

Hi there!  It's been SOOOO long since I participated in this hop or posted anything on my blog, I am struggling to get my card posted!  I have already seen some great cards.  Happy Hopping everyone.

I love this inspiration picture!

And...here's my take on it

Supplies:
PTI Summer Sweetness stamps and dies, Bluebery Sky card stock, True black ink
Simon Says Stamp Woodgrain Card stock
Gansai Tambi watercolors/Grumbacher #14 round brush
Martha Steward coarse glitter, Tombow liquid adhesive, Distress Stain: Picket Fence

Thanks for stopping by,
Suzanne

December 2013 Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

I hope your Christmas celebration was as much fun as ours.  Our 4 year old grandson was a hoot as he literally danced and clapped at the sight of all the presents.  You need to know that his mother's birthday is today in order to understand his quote from yesterday: "Momma, after your birthday tomorrow, let's turn back the page and have Christmas again!" So much fun!!!

I was delighted to see that the challenge was all about string since I had gone the route of  Kraft, Burlap, and Twine for my gift wrapping this Christmas.  Here are a couple of samples:

This one is my favorite!  Minimizing the bow and emphasizing the tag was a fun twist.  I'm sorry that I didn't get pictures of the glittered monogram tags : (

  

Happy hopping and thanks for stopping by!

Suzanne

Supplies:

Kraft Paper: Lowe's (home improvements)

Burlap ribbon:  Hobby Lobby

Twine:  May Arts, PTI Pure Poppy Baker's twine

Manilla tag:  Tim Holtz

Dies:  Memory Box Leaping Deer, PTI Holly Jolly

Detail Gold Embossing Powder:  Stampendous

Striped Washi Tape:  LifeStyle Crafts Shape and Tape

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink- Instant Photo:Holidays, Silent Night, Tree Trimming Trio

Card Stock: PTI Kraft, Pure Poppy

Patterned Paper:  PTI New Leaf Pattern Pack Bitty Dot

Ink:  PTI True Black, Versa Mark

A Passion for Papertrey Challenge: Negative Die Cut

Hi Friends!

Here I am just under the wire AGAIN!  I  have been busy lately with making Clever Barrette Covers, and Boutique Accessory Cards for my retail outlet, but decided I wanted to participate in this challenge with the "new baby" card I made for a friend.

The inside was fun to make also:

After die cutting the three strollers, I used temporary adhesive to place the white 3.75" X 5.0" piece to the patterned paper.  This made a mask to stamp the strollers with VersaMark ink onto the patterned paper.  I removed the white die cut piece and heat embossed the stamped images with white embossing powder.  I then die cut another stroller on the patterned paper for the inside of the card and repeated the heat embossing process.  I added shading to all of the strollers using a couple of Copic Markers.  The babies are stamped with True Black Ink in order to tolerate the touches of Copic marker to color the cheeks.  The sentiment banner is hand cut to 5/8" X 4.25" to cover the original stamping directly to the card front.  (It was stamped in black and looked really bad!)  I tried to cover it with one of my new Bountiful Banner dies, but they were not quite wide enough to cover the booboo.  When it was all said and done, I think my favorite part of the card is the two little faces peeking out of the stroller on the inside of the card!

So that's it for me today.  If you haven't visited A Passion For Papertrey, check it out.  It's a relatively small group of talented designers who share a love for all things Papertrey!

Thanks for stopping by,

Suzanne

Supplies:

Card Stock:  Neenah Solar White

Pattern Paper:  Limeade Ice Pattern Pack Bitty Dot

Dies:  Bitty Baby Blessings

Stamp set:  Bitty Baby Blessings

Ink:  Limeade Ice, VersaMark

Copic Markers:  RO1, T1, YG21  

A Passion For Papertrey Challenge-Fontabulous!

Hello again, Papertrey Friends!

I had SO much fun making the card for this challenge!  I pulled out a TON of different stamp sets to play with and in the process ran across the cork letters I had die cut for another project but didn't use.   I think I was smiling as I pressed each stamp to the card stock. I may make a few more of these.

Did you ever see the movie "Crazy People"?  There is a character who only says "hello" or some form of the greeting.  The movie is about a Madison Avenue advertising executive who ends up depressed and in an asylum because he is tired of lying to the world in order to sell products.  While in the facility, he meets all of these crazy people who become his friends and very successful business partners in the advertising business.  Dudley Moore and Daryll Hannah star in this funny 1980's movie, but the crazy people are the real stars.  It is worth the search if you can rent it somewhere.  Just be prepared for the off-color humor so typical of the insanely naive!  Not one to watch with your children....

Thanks for stopping by,

Suzanne

Supplies:

Cardstock:  White, Ocean Tides

Inks:  Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist, Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse

Stampsets:  Hear-2-Heart #4, Mini Blooms, Big and Bold Wishes, Hello Friend, Hello Sunshine, Signature Greetings II, Trendy Treetops, Hero Arts-CL483, CL342, CL 184, Studio Calico/Hero Arts- 331073, My Favorite Things-Say What?

Dies:  Block Alphabet Lower Case

Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter

CFC #91-Hi Ho Silver

Hi Friends!  I am bringing up the rear again-just glad I didn't miss the deadline for this week's challenge.  I've done that a LOT lately.

The occasion for this card is a sad one.  My cousin has recently died of cancer and I could not travel to be with the rest of my family for the funeral.  It was important to me to send something of myself.  Something that would speak of the beauty I saw in my cousin and friend.  The very simple design, just a touch of sparkle, and the silver embossed sentiment seemed to be just the right expression to me.  I felt better after making it.

Supplies:  All from Papertrey Ink unless noted
Card Stock:  White
Inks:  Ocean Tides, Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist
Stamp Sets:  Watercolor Wonder, Hero Arts CL342 (sentiment)
Other:  Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, Silver Embossing Powder, Corner Rounder

Thanks for stopping by,
Suzanne

February 2013 Blog Hop-Papertrey Ink

Hello Friends!

So glad I get to play along this month-it's been way too long!  I'll keep it short as there are LOTS of amazing projects in this Marvelous Monograms Challenge.

The first project today is a gift set I made for a friend at Christmas.  Meagan is a very trendy thirty-something, so I think this set of personalized notes suits her well.  Each card has a different color for the initials so that she can choose the one that suits her mood.

It's very hard to see the herringbone pattern on the card base, but it really is there and adds just the right amount of texture to the crisp white background.  The rectangular die and the letter dies were run through my Big Shot at the same time.  I cut a scrap of colored card stock to back each rectangle, and adhered the pieces together before mounting onto the card base with dimensional foam adhesive.

I packaged the set with it's envelopes and this card showing through the clear acetate box.  I love the pen and ink blotch/exclamation point!  I need to find a few other ways to use those two stamps.   

So that's it for my first entry.  Yes, I have another post coming up soon.  Hopefully my second idea translates to paper!?!

Thanks for stopping by,

Suzanne

All products are Papertrey Ink unless noted

Card Stock:  White, Hawaiian Shores, Simply Chartreuse, Hibiscus Burst, Berry Sorbet, Limeade Ice, Blueberry Sky

Stamp Sets:  Think Big Favorites #18, Happy Trails

Impression Plate:  Herringbone

Ink:  True Black

Dies:  Block Alphabet, Lower Case, Spellbinders: Large Rectangles

Love is in the Air-Part II

Hello Friends!

I had another go at the challenge from A Passion for Papertrey since I was not totally pleased with the first card I submitted.  I was trying to convince myself that it was fine, just fine...but I decided the Love of My Life deserved my best efforts, not a card that I kinda thought was ok, maybe.  So here it is:

The part of the other card that was important to me is the sentiment.  So I put it on the inside.  I'm much happier with this.

When the Love and Marriage stamp set (on the card front) came out about a year ago, I did not get to use it as much as I wanted to.  You know how it goes, another release, another shipment and I was distracted beyond return.  Until I received Sending My Love.  My favorite sentiment in this stamp set is the one above and I immediately thought of the block of text with the names of famous couples we all know.  The two stamps seemed made for each other.  How romantic, right?

It's true.  Our love story really is my favorite!

Thanks for taking another look.

Details:  

Card Stock- White, Kraft

Ink- Classic Kraft, Dark Chocolate

Stamps- Love and Marriage, Sending You My Love
Wood Grain Impression Plate

Copic Markers- YG61, YG63

Glad you stopped by,

Suzanne

A Passion for Papertrey-Love is in the Air

Hi Friends!

This may be my all-time shortest post!

My card was inspired by Jennifer McGuire from the Online Card Making class: Clean & Simple 2.  I have never used a pleated front for a card so I gave it a try.  Frankly, it didn't turn out as I had hoped, but I really like the pleated texture and will surely try it again sometime.

The sentiment is especially for my sweet husband.  We get a kick out of our 38 years of marriage and often talk about how special our love story is.  He will love this card.

Details:
Card stock:  White, Smokey Shadow
Ink:  True Black
Die:  Fabulous Frames
Stamp Set:  Sending My Love
Patterned Paper:  Making Memories Love Notes
Other:  red metallic dots, Red Star Gelly Roll Pen

Thanks for stopping by,
Suzanne

A Passion for Papertrey: A Black and White Challenge

Hi Folks!

I've been unusually busy since this challenge began, so I am glad I didn't miss it all together. I LOVE bright colors so this was indeed a challenge for me.  I am happy with the results.

I am also participating in the current Online Card Class:  Clean and Simple 2.  If you haven't checked out these excellent classes, I highly recommend that you do.  I have been inspired and consistently impressed with the designs, video tutorials, and guests.  My card was inspired by Julie Ebersole, one of the designers for Clean and Simple 2.   This link takes you to her blog, but not the actual inspiration card.  You have to be signed up for the class to have access.

So here's my one layer, all black and white, clean and simple card!

I stamped Stitches and Swirls with VersaMark ink onto True Black card stock, and embossed with Filigree White Powder.  "Love You" is from Scripted Sentiments, also heat embossed.  I went in with a white pencil to add a little shading and texture.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Suzanne

A Passion for Papertrey Challenge-Thank You

Hello to all friends of Papertrey Ink around the world!

I am delighted to have the opportunity to join you in a frolic through our Papertrey Ink goodies together and be inspired by each other. I have long been an admirer of Aimes and look forward to getting to know Caryn and Kate through challenges to come this year.

If you are new like me and would like to learn more about this site, CLICK HERE.

 I have two submissions for this challenge so here they are.

This one was also submitted for the Make It Monday #99 Repeats and Rainbows challenge from Nichole Heady.

I have added a wonky view of this card so that you can better appreciate the background.  I can only say that my photography skills are improving...   

 This has become my new favorite impression plate.  I love the simple texture of the vertical stripes.  The reverse side gives the impression of "board and batten", I always think of wainscoting when I use it.  Strangely, when I attempted to confirm the name of the impression plate via the Papertrey Ink web site, I could not find it among the other impression plates.  But it really is there...somewhere.  Let's call it "Stripes".

Supplies:

Card #1-

Card stock:  Winter Wisteria, White

Inks:  Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse, Blueberry Sky, Winter Wisteria

Stamp Sets:  Heart Prints, Embroidered Blooms

Other:  Martha Stewart Brad, Versamark Ink, Filigree White Embossing Powder

Card #2-

Card Stock:  Ocean Tide, Vintage Cream

Inks:  Ocean Tides, Melon Berry, Sweet Blush

Stamp Set:  Embroidered Blooms

Dies:  Turning A New Leaf, Beautiful Blooms #3

Impression Plate: ???

Once again, I appreciate the opportunity to join a new community of fellow paper crafters.  Looking forward to hearing from you and seeing all of your projects!

Thanks for stopping by,

Suzanne

Make It Monday #99 Repeats and Rainbows -Part II

Since I was unable to submit each of my projects for this challenge from my original post, I am repeating card #2 here.

Supplies:  All Papertrey unless noted
Card Stock:  Hibiscus Burst, White, Raspberry Fizz
Inks:  Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse, Blueberry Sky, Winter Wisteria
Stamp Sets:  With All My Heart, BB: Super Stripes
Ribbon:  Hibiscus Burst
Other:  Hearts Delight Dies (Memory Box), Rectangles and Scalloped Rectangles Dies(Spellbinders),
            Doodlebug Twine, Glossy Accents, Corner Chomper, Dimensional Foam Adhesive

Thanks for stopping by, (again!)
Suzanne

Make it Monday #99 Repeats and Rainbows

Hello Friends,  I have returned!

It was a very busy Holiday season which I enjoyed very much.  Time with our family, in-laws, and the incredibly rare white Christmas, made for a very memorable time.  The punctuation mark came Christmas night when the power went out and trees started falling under the weight of ice plus 8" of snow.  We were among the fortunate with a power outage lasting only about 22 hours.  Others in our area were out for days. But that was last year....

Now, I am looking forward to a new year of fresh ideas and many new card projects.  Here are a couple I made for the current Make it Monday challenge,  "Repeats and Rainbows".  You can find all of the details on Nichole's blog.

This one will also be submitted to A Passion For Papertrey "Thank You".

I chose rainbow color scheme #4 for both cards:  Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse, Blueberry Sky, and Winter Wisteria.   

Happy New Year, Y'all!

Thanks for stopping by,

Suzanne

Thanks:  

Card stock:  Winter Wisteria, White

Inks:  listed above

Stamp sets:  Heart Prints, Embroidered Blooms

Other:  Martha Stewart brad, Corner Chomper

All my Heart:

Card stock:  Hibiscus Burst, White, Raspberry Fizz

Inks:  listed above

Stamp sets:  Background Basics: Super Stripes, With All My Heart

Ribbon:  Hibiscus Burst

Other:  Hearts Delight, (Memory Box Dies), Rectangles, Scalloped Rectangles, (Spellbinders), Doodlebug Twine, Glossy Accents, Corner Chomper, dimensional foam adhesive

CR84FN64

The graphic was made using beautiful photos courtesy of magnoliarouge.com. 

Hi Friends!  

The colors for this challenge are a perfect combination for the baby shower project I needed to make.  Check out the challenge details HERE.  

Little Andrew's gift card will perfectly fit inside this 4" X 4" card.  I tried and tried again to jazz it up with a stamped background then an embossed background but came back to the most clean and simple way to execute it.  For some reason, CAS always wins out when I make cards for babies.

I recently started using X-Press It Blending Card Paper, Bright White for all Copic coloring.  Since it was recommended on Markerpop.com, I thought it would be a good product and I am very pleased with the ultra-smooth texture and the way it holds color so beautifully.  The ink does bleed through on the back, so you would not choose it for a card base, but it can't be beat for coloring.

All other products are Papertrey Ink unless noted:  

Card Stock:  Harvest Gold, Spring Rain, New Leaf

Stamp Sets:  Hanging Out (sentiment), Tremendous Treats: Birthday (balloons image)

Die:  Pinking Shears Border Die

Misc:  Yellow button, Blue Baker's Twine

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Various Copic Markers

I'm so glad you decided to take a look, let me know what you think!  I love hearing your comments.

Thanks for stopping by,

Suzanne

I'm having a Blast!

Hello Friends!

Some of you have asked what I've been up to since I wrote Time For a Change.  The short version is that I have been making tags and packaging for Bliss Cupcake Boutique.  This small start up business is right in my neighborhood and the owner and I have a kindred spirit for all things home/hand made.  Her divine cupcakes and my embellished packaging are a match that was waiting to happen.  I have added several photos so you can get the idea.  I think you will recognize that most of the supplies I've used are from Papertrey Ink.  I just can't get away from my first paper crafting love!

for a friend's birthday 

fully assembled package complete with a fresh pumpkin cupcake!

The little boxes fit under the clear cupcake holder inside the cellophane bag.

This is the "every day" packaging that matches the decor of the shop.

She even has a few of my cards!

So that's what I've been doing lately.  I appreciate your interest and look forward to staying in touch!

Thanks for stopping by,

Suzanne

(All supplies are Papertrey Ink except Ghostly Trio dies from Memory Box and assorted glitters from Martha Stewart)

September 2012 Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

{PHOTO CREDITS: tied-up boxes, diaper pin wraps, felt & button bags, wine wrap, fabric ribbon, drawstring pouch}

I grew up with parents who were children themselves at the time of the Great Depression.  (following the the stock market crash of 1929).  In our household, recycling was normal life. At Christmas time, I got to wrap the packages and my favorite job was to cut up last year's Christmas cards to make tags for this year's gifts. (I think this was my first experience with paper crafting).  I LOVED the challenge of making something pretty from something that otherwise would be  discarded.  I was always a little sad when the packages I had painstakingly made beautiful were ripped up and thrown away.

So today's project is a Re-Gift Bag!  I don't means to pass along what's inside, but to pass along the bag itself.   

I started by cutting two 5" squares,  and three 1 1/2" X 5" strips of black felt.  I stitched all of this together using white thread, making 1/4" seams on the outside of the bags.  The really fun part was when I started to die cut the flowers, I realized that I had an assortments of felt flowers stashed away from a previous project.  While I added a few leaves, the flowers were patiently waiting to be assembled, glued, and let their happy faces shine on this project!

(the supplies for this project are an assortment of felts from Papertrey Ink.  Black, Pure Poppy, Harvest Gold, Hawaiian Shores, and Simply Chartreuse.)

So there you have it.  Thanks for taking a look at my project today AND thanks for sharing a sweet memory with me.  I really felt like a little kid again!

Thanks for stopping by,

Suzanne

CR84FN63-Week 2 and DT call/ CFC71

Hello Friends, happy Sunday afternoon!

I'm here with a quick post to share a card I made for these challenge:

The graphic was made using beautiful photos courtesy of magnoliarouge.com.

CFC71 Create a Clean And Simple project inspired by autumn

I love these colors and especially the cute little dress in the center picture.  I was immediately inspired to get out "A Little Argyle", and ink it up in Blueberry Sky and Dark Chocolate.  I couldn't resist adding a little touch of Autumn since it's only 70 degrees here today AND there is a touch of color showing in the top of the Red Maple in our back yard!  

So here it is:

I enjoyed using the rock and roll technique on the "Leaf Prints" in the background.  Since the solid stamp was inked with VersaMark, I started with the veined stamp inked with  Classic Kraft, then applied the solid stamp after I rolled the edges with the same Classic Kraft ink.  It was impossible to see the solid stamp to properly line everything up doing it the other, more traditional way.  The Nutty Acorn die, by Memory Box was used on Fine Linen card stock, colored with more Classic Kraft and Dark Chocolate inks using a sponge dauber.  The sentiment, from "Autumn Hills", was also stamped with Dark Chocolate.  the Blueberry Sky ribbon was the last touch applied to this Fine Linen card base.

There it is.  All products are from Papertrey Ink except the Memory Box die, and VersaMark Ink. I look forward to hearing your comments!

Thanks for stopping by,

Suzanne

Time for a Change

Hello Followers and Fellow Bloggers!

August was full of travel.  First, to Nashville to see old friends as well as family; then to San Francisco for a family wedding which ended with a trip to Sonoma Valley for my Sweetheart and me.  We love wine country and all the goodness that comes from that glorious region. I even got to check off a "bucket list" item-we flew over the vineyards in a hot air balloon!

The process of lifting the balloon is VERY impressive

This thing is 8 stories tall

The adventure begins!

Unbelievable beauty at this height

We could actually see the grapes on the vines flying this low

The celebratory post-flight champagne brunch 

We were allowed to pick and taste these.

What a beautiful experience.  We ate great food, tasted great wines, took MANY pictures, and will always cherish the memory of this time together.

Now that you know what has kept me from blogging for the last 30 or so days, I'll tell you something else going on in my life.  I'm heading in a new direction with paper-crafting.  As I approach my third anniversary in this delightful hobby, I recognize a narrowing of focus (for now).

My favorite projects are tags and embellishments for packaging which most frequently are for celebrations of new births as well as birthdays and the Christmas season.  I want to spend more time creating specific projects that will sell in a local shop (or two). We shall see if this leads to an Etsy shop...  All of this to say, I find that trying to keep up with challenges actually distracts me from what I believe to be my real purpose.

At the same time, I love participating with all of you in the creative process.  You inspire me to think differently and try things that otherwise would be overlooked.  While I'm not saying goodbye, I am saying I won't be making as many cards and posts will not be related to challenges as often.  I know I will still be "stalking" your blogs and hope you will still visit me.  I would be broken hearted to lose contact with all of you on-line-friends.  Please say hello whenever you can!

Thanks for stopping by,
Suzanne

MIM #77 Watercolor with Ink Pads-Card #2

Surprise!  I'm back with the second card for this week's challenge.  In case you did not see the first one, here's what's going on:

Take a little time before the August Release starts and learn a watercolor technique from Dawn McVey.  It's a great way to stretch your supplies and get a whole new look. 

Check out Dawn's great MIM video!

I love to create stamped and colored backgrounds so that was my plan for this card.  I chose a  color palette of Summer Sunrise, Lemon Tart, and Melon Berry.  While I intended for the flowers to be more yellow, the Melon Berry ended up on center stage. For the leaves I used Ripe Avocado, and Spring Moss.  In the open spaces of the background, I spritzed the paper and dabbed on a little Aqua Mist and enjoyed watching it move around on the watercolor paper.  I'm also trying to incorporated more patterned paper and the Melon Berry Pattern Paper Pack offers some great choices; in this case, Bitty Dots.  I die cut a scallop border from a scrap of the watercolor paper using the Heart Border Die and added a Melon Berry satin ribbon.  For something a little different, I die cut Framed Out #6 using the gingham pattern from Summer Sunrise Pattern Pack.  I stamped the sentiment from the coordinating stamp set in Summer Sunrise ink and topped it with the frame on foam adhesive.  Final touch was to tie the framed sentiment onto the bow with Doodle Bug Baker's Twine, Tangerine. I rounded all four corners of the top layer before mounting it on foam adhesive to the Melon Berry card stock base.

I hope you have given this challenge a go.  It was good for me to try something a little different.  I have a long way to go in the watercoloring department, but Dawn is a great teacher and I think I will use this technique again.

TaTa for now!

Thanks for stopping by,

Suzanne

Make It Monday #77: Ink Pads As Watercolors

Take a little time before the August Release starts and learn a watercolor technique from Dawn McVey.  It's a great way to stretch your supplies and get a whole new look. 

Whew!  I've been trying to post this since Tuesday.  Busy week, crafty week.  Just not enough time to blog about it!  I'll keep it short because I have two cards to upload for this challenge.  I really hope the link widget will someday allow us to upload two pictures from the same blog...or am I the only one who doesn't know how to do that?

My first card for the Watercolor with Ink Pads challenge was actually a technique I learned from a You Tube video a long time ago which reappeared on Wida's blog just this week. Here's the video.  It's well worth taking a look.  The technique is not hard.  Stamp the image with versamark ink onto white card stock and heat emboss with clear powder.  Then watercolor inside the lines created by the embossing powder, with lighter or darker shades of the colors you choose. In the video, Patty used white shimmer paper and so did I for this particular card, then fussy cut them and mounted them on the card base with foam adhesive.  While I don't think this card is particularly outstanding, I am pleased with the elegant simplicity of these beautiful flowers and leaves against a white background.  I used Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst, Melon Berry, and Harvest Gold for the flowers, and Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse, and Spring Moss for the leaves.  I applied these to an acrylic block and used water and small paint brush as Dawn instructed.  Many of my thoughts recently revolve around how much I cherish my friends, so this beautiful sentiment (stamped with Ripe Avocado ink) from In Bloom seemed like a good companion for the flowers from the same set.  The final detail was to add a Sakura Glaze Pen to the word "friend" to continue the shininess of the roses and leaves.

I'm so glad you decided to stop by and check out my card.  I look forward to hearing from you!

Hope your weekend is fun and refreshing!

Suzanne

MFW Tuesday Trigger: Type Hype Revisited

Have you ever seen a cuter typewriter?  I have an old typewriter of about the same vintage, but it is sadly lacking in the cuteness!  Those colorful, adorable keys against the black body of the typewrite inspired me to reach for my ZING embossing powders.  (Love these-don't use them enough).  My second inspiration came from Helen, this week's Moxie Fabber.  I am just getting to know this sweet and talented lady, who mentioned that HER friend Karin, has made an entire page of little pages that just fit the typewriter in the stamp set I chose to use for this project.  You can download them for free, just like I did!  Thanks so much Karin, for making my project come together so easily.

See what I mean?  Life really is better with friends!  I hope you will check out the Tuesday Trigger challenge for yourself and join the fun.

Supplies:

Cardstock:  Soft Stone, True Black, White (Papertrey Ink)

Stamp Sets:  Hero Arts CL483, Studio Calico/Hero Arts 331073

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark

Other:  Zing Embossing Powders:  Aqua, Mustard, Rouge  Stampendous: Detail White

Tiny messages by Karin

I hope you get a smile from this card-I sure did from making it!  If you have time to leave a comment, it would make my day complete!

Thanks for stopping by,

Suzanne