THANKS

Hope everyone had a lovely holiday season. Today I have a card to introduce our January challenge at a2z Scrapbooking.  The theme this month is "New" & I chose to use stamps that hadn't been inked. Thank you cards are always good to have on hand.  I love this color combo & plan to use it more often.  The background stamp was inked with Wet Cement & then with Tide Pool since I wanted the tag a different color than the background.  The tag was easy to cut out & I glued it flat onto the background.  The Neon Red is a lovely color, not super bright, & it inked the solid stamp without a problem. Both the background stamp & the red ink are ON SALE in the a2z Etsy Store.  You can use my discount code, GRETA15, to get 15% off a minimum $25 purchase. I'm entering Darnell's NBUS challenge.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Supplies:
HA Edgy Background
HA Untitled Love
HA Wet Cement, Tide Pool & Neon Red inks
Wink of Stella, Clear
Kool Tak Clear Foam
Heavy Weight Cardstock
Narrow white ribbon

Happy New Year & An Announcement!

Wishing you a wonderful 2015!  Hope you're having a great day & hope our Oregon Ducks win the Rose Bowl!  
Some time ago I got one of those unexpected e-mails where you read it twice to be sure it really says you're invited to join a team. Sure enough, Words 2 Scrap By really did ask me to be part of the I-Team, as in Inspiration.  I'm thrilled to join these talented ladies: Annie, Bobbi, Penny & Sybrina.  Hope you'll check out our challenges "using words to inspire creativity."  

For January, you pick the hashtag--something with special meaning for you.  
I chose Celebrate Life & made a birthday card using the Penny Black balloon dies cut from Penny Black Madison Papers with a bit of Stickles added.  The texture on the background panel is done with PTI canvas/linen impression plate. 
When I hear people say "I don't celebrate birthdays anymore" I think of so many people in my work as a nurse who would give anything to be able to celebrate one more year. Life is precious & I say Celebrate Life! Thanks so much for all your encouragement, friendship & support.  

Another New Year's Card

Photo Inspiration

I wasn't able to get together with one of my friends before Christmas, so I'll save the Christmas card for next year. We're meeting for an early dinner tonight with our hubby's, so that gave me a great reason to make a card for the challenge at Inkspirational. The photo is such a beautiful night shot of a city, but we're small town folks.  I used my SSS village dies which were cut from black cardstock, inked & heat embossed.  The silver shadow layer is cut from the lining of a Christmas card envelope we received. Hurray--that makes my card qualify for Pixies Snippets Playground! I'm sure you're not surprised to see that I used PTI Snowflake Flurries once again--this time stamped in Scarlet Jewel.  The splotches are made with a silver re-inker, the sentiment is DeNami & the stitched rectangle is Lil' Inkers.  I'm also entering SSS Flickr Challenge #9.

Can't wait for New Year's Day--The Rose Bowl is finally here (Go Ducks!) & I'll be making a happy announcement. Wishing you a wonderful New Year's Eve! 

Quick Gift

The Impression Obsession challenge--quick holiday gifts--was just what I needed to inspire me to decorate a candle.  They make great little gifts for friends who work in an office since they're pretty even without being lit.  I decorated a small vanilla scented pillar with IO snowflakes that were die cut from pink glitter paper.  Dark gold gems were glued on & I wrapped it with a strip of the glitter paper & cream twill.  Snowflakes work for winter, so this can stay out after the holidays.  Hearts would be cute for Valentines Day--may have to try that.  Thanks so much for stopping by my blog.

PTI Sympathy Card

Between work & loosing our internet connection, I'm behind again on reading blogs. Don't think I've forgotten you! Comcast man got us back up & running in time to enter my PTI MIM stamped border card.  You see sympathy cards in every style, but I'm only comfortable giving ones that are simple with little embellishment.  A stamped border works perfectly for my style.  I used my favorite PTI Turning A New Leaf set, but this time I used 3 of the smaller images I don't think I've ever inked.  My PTI inks are Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse & Harvest Gold.  The sentiment from PTI Through The Trees is stamped in Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate on vellum. I discovered that Brilliance really does completely dry if you give it time. Cream twill adds a bit of texture to finish it off. Have to say, I love how this card came out & plan to use this design with other colors, images & sentiments.  My 5th entry in SSS Wednesday Anything Goes.
Edited to Add: Thanks to Holly, I'll add this to a new to me challenge, Loves Rubberstamps.

PTI Blog Hop #3

One last entry for the PTI Dec. Blog Hop.  I used another favorite PTI set, Turning A New Leaf, along with dots from Harvest Berries & a sentiment from Boutique Borders: Birthday.  I often overstamp in gold, so decided to see how it would look over silver & I really like it.  My inks are Delicata Golden Glitz & Silvery Shimmer. The sentiment is black embossed & again I added some black splatters with a water brush--looks like silver, but that's OK.  The stitching is done with a Lil' Inkers die.  

I very seldom make 1 layer cards, but have to say this is one of my favorites.  I'm entering Anything Goes at SSS Wed. Hope you've had a great day.  I have lots of catching up to do, so I'll be visiting your blog soon.
Edited to add:  Thanks to Karen's suggestion, I'll enter at Word Art Wednesday.  Also entering at Seize the Birthday.

PTI Blog Hop Card #2

I needed a few New Years cards & the PTI Dec. Blog Hop theme inspired me.  One of my favorite PTI sets is Snowflake Flurries--just love the images!  I used Delicata Golden Glitz & Silvery Shimmer & heat embossed the DeNami sentiment which was a gift last year from my blogging friend, Lisa--thank you!  

I'm really getting into adding splotches with a water brush--just that little something extra. I'm entering Anything Goes at SSS Wed. Hope you're enjoying the hop & thanks so much for stopping by my blog. 
Edited to Add: Thanks to Kimberley, I'm adding my card to a new to me challenge, Stampin' Celebration.