Inky Expressions

April Blog Hop

When I saw this photo, I thought the colors and patterns would be perfect for Mother's Day cards.

The background is Damask Designs that I embossed with a clear sparkle embossing powder. The Roses are a retired SU set that I love. It is all two step stamping which is perfect for adding depth when you aren't very good at coloring!

The polka dot "ribbon" is actually a seam binding that I created. First, I used my Tap-n-Rol tool to add some of the teal color and then I stamped the polka dot pattern. The best part is I got the whole roll below for .99 cents at the junk (oops, I mean hidden treasure) store!

The next card is also for Mother's Day, just not for my mom.

I used painters tape to mask the sentiment location. After removing it, I scored the edge of the mask line.

This card was quick to make and I love the way it turned out.

Well, now I am off to put my feet up and do some blog hopping!

Thanks for stopping by ~

Rebecca

Happy Easter

This past week was Spring Break and boy did it fly by. I hope everyone had a joyous celebration. I can't believe it is already April. We'll be out of school and lounging by the pool in no time.

Today I have some Easter projects to share. First up are some chocolate covered Peep bunnies that Sophie made for the treat bags. This was a fun activity and the kids all loved them.

It's easy to do. Just put the peeps on a stick, coat with melted white chocolate, and add the confetti eyes and nose. It did take a while to separate the confetti. Thank goodness for small hands!

On to the treat bags.

Last is a basket I made. I saw the pattern and decided to give it a try. I had visions of making one for each of the kids but ran out of time (hence the above Easter bags :).

I decorated each side a little differently. The basket was sturdy and a good size. I used a 9x9 piece of card stock.

Thanks for stopping by ~

Rebecca

Supplies

Birthday Invitations and Favors

We have a big birthday coming in our household this month so I have been working on invitations and favors. This year we are doing a swimming/slumber party. There are going to be 5 girls which makes it easier than when we invited the whole class!

My invites fell right in line with this weeks Papertrey Ink MIM so I am going to play along.I love Erin's tutorial. I print a lot of my sentiments but usually hold them up to the light and eyeball where the die should go. I think this technique will be more efficient!!

The background and flip flops are from SU Sparkling Summer.

I added the glitter strip as an after thought.

Since we are going swimming, we decided to decorate flip flops for party favors. The girls told us their favorite color and shoe size so we could individualize them.

We are really happy with how these turned out. And, I am thankful that Sophie has nimble fingers and could turn all the rhinestones over for me to glue on!

For the favor bags we are using a cute reusable tote bag filled with the decorated flip flops, Emery boards, snacks, and magazines. (I did get talked into some Teen Bop but I'm trying to balance it out with Discovery Girls).

Thanks for stopping by ~

Rebecca

MIM #59

Flip Flops

Blog Hop March 2012

Hi all! This weekend just flew by but was packed with fun activities. I managed to squeeze in a quick card for the PTI Blog Hop. I'll have to update the details later.

For the flowers, I added some glitter embossing powder to give them a more defined look.

We didn't have much sun today but hopefully you can see some of that detail.

Have fun hopping & Thanks for stopping by ~

Rebecca

A Big Thank You

Good Morning. I hope everyone had a great weekend. The weather was beautiful here so we played outside but I did manage to squeeze in some crafting. I played along with two challenges - CR84FN50 color challenge and Freshly Made #26 Sketch.

I didn't get this posted in time to enter but c'est la vie!

This card is a Big Thank You to June (Stamper for Fun in the PTI Forum). Papertrey sent a surprise thank you set out to some customers a while back. I didn't order that month but June had an extra and graciously mailed it to me. Wasn't that thoughtful!!

These colors were fun to work with. I love the playful ribbon with the swiss dots. I selectively inked the stamp image so I could incorporate the flower. For the inside, I used the new Movers and Shakers pop up die.

Thanks for stopping by~

Rebecca

Supplies:

Paper Stampin' Up

PTI Beautiful Blooms II #3 Die	PTI Buttoned Up #1 Die	PTI Mat Stack 4 Die	PTI Movers & Shakers	PTI Mat Stack 1 Die	PTI Tin Type	PTI Signature Greetings
PTI With Sympathy	Provo Craft Swiss Dots	Hero Arts	My Minds Eye Lime Twist	Inkadindado Stamping Marker	Versamark	Darice Ribbon

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WMSC86

If you saw my last post, then you know I have been working on sympathy cards this week. For this card I decided to play along with the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge 86.

I started by stamping the background and roughing up the edges. I used the burlap with lace for some added texture. Next it was on to the doily.

The doily was too white so I smudged the whole thing with a Ranger tool and Sahara Sand ink then stamped it with Text It. I like the soft look. I think Text It is my favorite background stamp evah! The Poppies added the punch of color it needed.