Saturday, January 30, 2010
Sweet Pea Buggies
Friday, January 29, 2010
Eye Candy
Source: American Crafts ribbons
Saturday, January 23, 2010
World's Best Man
I don't usually purchase designer papers that are suitable for male cards and find I have a shortage of these but this collection from Making Memories is great for masculine or feminine cards. I used the same dp for these Get Well cards so you can see what a difference theme and images make. Verve's World's Best set was perfect for these cards. I made sure there was at least one 'Dad' or 'Father' card in each colour because I think those will be the most popular, then made one card each for 'Brother', 'Grandpa', 'Husband' and 'Friend.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Origami Shirts
My dad's 81st birthday is coming up next month and the idea of origami shirts popped into my head. While I was on the subject of my dad's birthday, I thought I would work ahead to Father's Day. I know it's a few months away but I figured while I'm folding all these shirts I might as well make a bunch at once. I think my customers will enjoy these, too. I quickly ran out of the tiny Basic Grey buttons so these little purse packets of buttons from the local dollar store really came in handy. Aren't the little purses cute? I couldn't believe they were only a dollar. I love a good deal! The buttons are really unique, too, and come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. They had many more colours and I think I'll be going back to stock up! Come back this weekend and I'll show you what I did with the shirts. ;)
Sources: Making Memories Chloe's Closet dp; Basic Grey buttons; Forever in Time buttons
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Pink Cat Studio ~ Jan 21st Digi Release!
Hello! I'm sorry I haven't had a post in a week but life has been busy to say the least and I'm happy to be back with another PCS release. I bought this pretty Imaginisce dp last month and couldn't wait to use it. I also decided to punch and sew some hearts in the background but it's a shame that you can't see all of the bigger hearts. I finally remembered to use 'the tilt' as I'm always so straight with my designs. LOL Also, I decided to go retro with the way I used to cut out all my images by leaving a little white space around them. I'm not really sure if the ribbon is American Crafts since I've had it for a couple of years and it was no longer on the spool. It was one of the things I hoarded and rarely used because it was so cute!
Sources: AC textured earth tones cardstock; SU Bashful Blue cardstock; GinaK 120lb pure luxury white cardstock; Imaginisce Perfectly Posh Fancy Hearts dp; Pink Cat Studio Girly Love Bot digital image; Copics; EK Success Medium Heart punch; Marvy Uchida small heart punch; AC? ribbon; Gutermann blue thread; dimension squares
I didn't fit the hearts background image into last week's designs but just had to use it this week and thought it would be perfect for this boy-style card. I was so excited to see the boy bots for this week's release because there are very few cool images that boys wouldn't be embarrassed to give. I think this little guy is saying a lot more than he's letting on! LOL I used the same colours as in this set but with a splash of red since it's all about Valentine's Day or any other time a boy wants to express himself in a sweet way to the object of his affection. Teehee! I never photograph my cards straight on as it seems to make the card lose dimension but it worked with this layout better than any other angle.
Sources: SU Kraft, Bashful Blue & textured Black cardstock; Pink Cat Studio Heart Background digital image; Pink Cat Studio Boy Luv Bot digital image; Pink Cat Studio free digital sentiment; Copics; McGill 1-1/4" circle punch; SU 1-3/8" circle punch; Marvy Uchida small heart punch; Gutermann black thread; dimension squares
I thought I would use the birthday sentiment for this image to make a guy birthday card because I can never have too many of those around! I just loved the colour combination from this card and thought it would be perfect for this masculine birthday card. I created my own kiwi kiss coloured cardstock by stamping the ink pad a few times on plain white. It gives it a nice vintage sponged look. I created the star background by punching large stars in diagonal corners through the grey, then used the little star to punch through both grey and black layers for a simple multi-dimensional look. I had a completely different layout in my head when I started but I really love the simplicity of the finished card and the colours pack some robotic punch, don't you think? ;)
Sources: SBD white cardstock; SU textured Black & textured Basic Gray cardstock; GinaK 120lb pure luxury white cardstock; Pink Cat Studio Boy Robot digital image (interchangeable chest sentiments included); SU Kiwi Kiss ink; Copics; SU large star punch; Marvy Uchida small star punch; dimension squares
I've had this ribbon in my stash for ages and thought why not? I don't have to colour the ladybug in traditional red and black colours, right? I hadn't planned on making a present out of the blue cardstock. It just ended up that way when I was fiddling with all the elements! I love that this card could be given to anyone any day. I'm thinking it would even be suitable for a baby shower since I have a bunch of those coming up!
Sources: SU Chocolate Chip & Bashful Blue cardstock; Pink Cat Studio LuvBug LadyBug digital image; Copics; Fiskars Apron Lace border punch; AC ribbon; Basic Grey button; Darice hemp cord; dimension squares
So to recap, here are this week's new digis. Please be sure to visit the other DT blogs for all their incredible projects and if you'd like to purchase any of this week's awesome images, just hop on over to the PCS store now to grab yours! We won't be having a release next week as some of the DT will be at CHA and it will also be nice for us to have a break since it's been crazy busy since the holidays. Hopefully I'll have a chance to create some new cards for you. See you again soon. :)
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Pink Cat Studio ~ Jan 14th Digi Release!
Sources for Panda Heart_Front: SU Ruby Red & textured Black cardstock; SBD white cardstock; GinaK 120lb pure luxury white cardstock; Pink Cat Studio Panda Heart_Front digital image; Copics; Martha Stewart Scary Fence border punch; Gutermann metallic red & silver thread; dimension squares
Sources for Panda Heart_Back: SU textured Basic Gray cardstock; SU Ruby Red cardstock; Bazzill Basics textured Turquoise Mist cardstock; GinaK 120lb pure luxury white cardstock; Pink Cat Studio Panda Heart_Back digital image; Pink Cat Studio Lily Valentine Ballerina; Copics; SU scallop border punch; SU large oval and scallop oval punches; Fiskars Nostalgia corner edger; dimension squares
This is the first time I've made small note cards and I thought Valentine's cards would be the perfect time to try it. These ones aren't that tiny at 4.25" x 4.25" but they'll fit nicely into the standard envelope with space to spare, especially since the bow is off the edge of the card. It was fun breaking in my new circle and scallop circle nesties. I know, I'm still an amateur when it comes to these things! I loved colouring this sweet little image. The pixies are so easy to work with that I could've made a dozen of these in no time. The sentiment is from a set I found in the Michael's $1 bin.
Sources: AC textured earth tones cardstock; GinaK 120lb pure luxury white cardstock; AC Romance Crazy Love & Love Bug dp; Pink Cat Studio Pixies Holding Heart digital image; Studio G clear stamps; Copics; Memories Artprint Brown ink; Spellbinders Nestabilities in Standard Circles Large & Classic Scalloped Circles Large; QuicKutz Epic Six; Offray ribbon
Sources: SU textured Very Vanilla cardstock; GinaK 120lb pure luxury white cardstock; AC Romance Crazy Love & Love Bug dp; Pink Cat Studio Tweet Heart Balloon digital image; Copics; AtYou Spica glitter pen; Fiskars Nostalgia corner edger; Spellbinders Nestabilities in Classic Ovals Large & Classic Scalloped Ovals Large; SU Crystal Effects; Marvy Uchida small heart punch; Celebrate It ribbon; dimension squares
Sources: SU Kraft & Chocolate Chip cardstock; Imaginisce Perfectly Posh Chic Speak dp; GinaK 120lb pure luxury white cardstock; Pink Cat Studio Lily Heart Pile digital image; Copics; Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder; Spellbinders Nestabilities in Classic Ovals Large & Classic Scalloped Ovals Large; QuicKutz Epic Six; Offray ribbon; dimension squares
Melissa also created two wonderful background images that you can find at the Pink Cat Studio Digi Store along with all of the fabulous images featured in this post. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Beachy Birthday
Thanks for visiting today! Please be sure to come back tomorrow for this week's Pink Cat Studio digi release!!
Sources: AC textured earth tones cardstock; AC Kids Cereal dp; GinaK 120lb pure luxury white cardstock; Pink Cat Studio Lily at the Beach; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Vivid Red ink; SU Taken With Teal ink; Copics; AtYou Spica glitter pen; Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder; Spellbinders Nestabilities in Classic Oval Large & Classic Scalloped Ovals Large; QuicKutz Epic Six; Fiskars Nostalgia corner edger; Celebrate It ribbon; Basic Grey button; Darice hemp cord; dimension squares
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Pixies Make a Cupcake
Today's card features the new PCS Pixies Make a Cupcake image from last week's release, available digitally and in rubber. This is probably the flattest card I've made in a long time. I've been spending way too much money on shipping that I decided to give my wallet a break with this one. LOL My embossing mats also arrived and this was the first chance I had to emboss using my new nesties. I definitely need practice! ;) I coloured the image to highlight the colours in the dp. I love any kind of cupcake stamps and I can't tell you how many I have! They're so easy to use for many occasions all year round and I'll probably use this as a birthday card.
Sources: SU textured Sahara Sand cardstock; AC Kids PB&J & Piggy Bank dp; GinaK 120lb pure luxury white cardstock; Pink Cat Studio Pixies Make a Cupcake digital image; Copics; Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels One; QuicKutz Epic Six; Stickles in Diamond & Xmas Red
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Pink Cat Studio Introduces Paper Piecing Projects and a Fun Contest!
Melissa is also having a fun contest and the winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to the PCS rubber or digi store! That's right, $50!! To enter the contest you will download a free Paper Piecing Project and then make a fun craft with it, anything you like. So not only will you get to try a Paper Piecing Project for free, you could also win some PCS goodies. What could be better than that?
Friday, January 8, 2010
Floral Birthday
Sources: AC textured cardstock; GinaK 120lb pure luxury white cardstock; Basic Grey Urban Prairie Petticoat dp; SU Botanical Blooms (the vase is from a very old set of unknown brand); Imaginisce All Kinds of Happy; Verve Because of You; SU Rose Red & Taken With Teal inks; Pebbles chalks; Fiskars Apron Lace border punch; Lewiscraft 24 gauge stainless steel wire; Urban Scrapyard ribbon; Basic Grey button; Darice hemp cord; Gutermann thread; dimension squares
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Pink Cat Studio ~ Jan 7th Release!
Sources: SU Kraft & Chocolate Chip cardstock; Bazzill Basics textured red cardstock; Provo Craft Slab IV dp; TPH 111lb matte white cardstock; GinaK 120lb pure luxury white cardstock; Pink Cat Studio Lily Valentine Ballerina_With Flowers digital image (also available in rubber format) & free digital sentiment; Copics; Gutermann metallic gold thread; EK Success large & medium heart punches; Martha Stewart picket fence border punch; dimension squares
I won't go into too much detail about this card because it's the same image shown to you in yesterday's sneak peeks, only this one uses one of the other sentiments contained in the rubber set. I used very different colours in this card and anchored the nestie with ribbon in a fashion normally reserved for tags and ornaments.
It was so much fun colouring all these hearts! You may look at this image and be a little scared but have no fear. Once you sit down, pick your colours and start randomly colouring in those little hearts, you'll be done before you know it and be so pleased with the result. If you don't want to colour them individually you could just do an overall colour wash and then add highlighting or remove colour from random sections! I coloured Lily and Billy as me and hubby because I might give him this card on Valentine's Day. I used the wood-like paper to pretend we were lying in a pile of hearts on the floor making heart angels. Then I added the hemp cord for a little detail. Now that I think of it, it would be funny if I added a mini version of Billy in the middle to represent our son. LOL
So what'd you think of this week's releases? Tempting, aren't they? All five images are available digitally and three are also available in rubber. If you can't resist then hurry on over to the Pink Cat Studio store for instant gratification! Don't forget that we'll have another release for you next Thursday that's sure to please again. I can't wait! :D
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Pink Cat Studio Sneak Peeks and a Contest!
Today I'm showing you Lily as a Valentine Fairy. I used the digital version but she's also available in rubber and you can choose the phrase you want to use inside the heart. Lily is so sweet in her heart print dress and that cupcake is the perfect addition, don't you think? This image is perfect for Valentine's but it's versatile enough for any occasion, particularly birthdays and thank you. I can see this Lily on a box of treats bringing a smile to the recipient on any day of the year! P.S. That heart is big enough for pretty much any sentiment, even a hand-written one. :)
It's contest time again! Tomorrow Melissa will be introducing three new Pixie characters and it's your job to guess their names (from a provided list of course). Please be sure to visit the PCS blog today and enter the contest. The winner will receive all five of tomorrow's new digis!
Sources: SU Rich Razzleberry cardstock; TPH 111lb matte white cardstock; GinaK 120lb pure luxury white cardstock; Basic Grey Lemonade poppy field & pretty petals dps; Pink Cat Studio Lily Valentine Fairy_You're Sweet digital image (also available in rubber format); Copics; AtYou Spica glitter pen; SU Rich Razzleberry 1/2" polka dot grosgrain ribbon; SU 1-3/8" circle punch; Lewiscraft 24 gauge stainless steel wire; SU crystal effects; dimension squares
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Happy Birthday, Mom
Sources: SU textured Sahara Sand cardstock; Imaginisce Perfectly Posh Frilly Floral dp; GinaK 120lb pure luxury white cardstock; PTI Heart Prints; Verve Because of You; SU Pink Pirouette & Rose Red inks; SU 1-3/8" circle punch; Dashes, Dots & Checks ribbon; Basic Grey button; Darice hemp cord