Teachers Live Forever ~ Colour Throw Down

 

Happy Sunday, friends!  It's been a lovely morning in the studio creating one of my favourite genres of cards ~ teacher cards!  I head back to my classroom tomorrow to start setting up for the new school year that begins on September 7th here in BC.  My colours are inspired by the Colour Throw Down challenge.  I turned to my trusty apple dies from Spellbinders that I found at HomeSense years ago...it was one of the best finds EVER!!  Seriously, $7.99 CAD for these adorable dies!

 Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day :)

Inspired by Wanda Guess

Happy Sunday, everyone!  As I was checking out Betsy Veldman's The Greetery blog, I happily noticed so many former PTI designers.  I checked out Wanda Guess' blog and WOW! You have to go look at her card from yesterday.  It inspired these 2 cards...

Here they are together.  It has been rather freeing to create using old stamp sets and dies.  I really did go a little overboard with supplies back in my heyday of card making!  Now, just to keep it real, I do have an order in to Simon Says Stamp as a little treat to myself for creating more again ;) 

Tomorrow I start the new Online Card Class, Crushing Cardstock.  I thought this would be a great way to get the creative juices flowing.  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Thank you for all you do! Colour Throwdown Challenge

 

Hello again!  Ahh, it feels so good to say that :)  As I've been trying to catch up on the last 2 years of card blogging, I came across the Colour Throwdown Challenge.  AND, even though it's still summer for this teacher, I cannot resist making a teacher card!  Inspired by the colours and All the fun teacher embellishments, I came up with this card with some "vintage" October Afternoon paper, a Reverse Confetti apple waiting for 2 years for the perfect card, and a sentiment from my beloved and classic Verve Teachers Count retired stamp set.

Again, I am so thankful you've stopped by and for my lovely commenters...I am definitely following up on your suggestions!  Luanne, can you believe it's been 10 years since the original PTI Stampafaire!  So grateful I made the long trek out to it :)

This is all filling my soul, friends, thanks for being here :)

Hello! You Bloom Brighter Each Day!

 Oh my goodness!  Hello!  It's been what seems a lifetime since I've blogged.  Long story short...once Verve stamps closed and PTI changed ownership, my card making heart broke and my mojo just didn't feel right.  I then focused more on work and other interests, making cards only to give away.  Fast forward to this summer and recovering from hernia surgery (no worries, all went well!) and not going very far due to COVID, cleaning the studio was a top priority.  Then I had to check out the blogs I used to follow and was pleasantly surprised to see that one of my old stamping grounds, The Card Concept, was still going strong with a GORGEOUS inspiration photo.  I knew it was a great place to foster my slowly growing mojo.  I have NO new products but a room full of loved paper, stamps, and ink.  What more do I need?  I've never been good at defining my style, so I'm going with Clean and Layered. I was inspired by the colours and then let my heart decide the rest. 

Not sure how much posting I'll be doing, but it feels good to be creating again!  Thanks for stopping by!

2 Teach is 2 Love

 Hello, friends!  Well, I am pleased to tell you that I am thoroughly enjoying the CLEAN studio and have made it down to stamp most days this past week.  It's great to know where everything is and have a place for everything.  It has cleared up my mind for sure.  We are having a couple of days of summer Professional Development in a couple of weeks and I was asked to make some thank you cards for our math presenters.  Teacher cards are my most favourite ones to make :)  I knew I had to put a little "math" into this one...so fun!  I'm playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Back to School.  Thanks for stopping by!  

Teachers Live Forever ~ Viva La Verve

Happy Friyay friends!  It's the beginning of our May long weekend so there is a lot to celebrate!  My cards today use the current Viva La Verve sketch and one of my favourite Verve sets, Teachers Count, and On Occasion.
 

Want to play along for the chance to win a Verve GC?  Head over the the Viva La Verve blog for all the details and more inspiration.  Have a great weekend!

Verve Diva Inspirations Hop and Release Day!

Welcome back to Day 4 of Verve's April Release Spotlight Hops!  This month we're combining our release hop with our monthly Diva Inspirations Hop & Challenge. We're stamping with a yellow color scheme this month and would love to see what you create. Hop along to see our takes on the challenge, then get inky and show us your take!

And since this is our April release hop, there's new Verve in the store this morning with a fabulous prize along our hop! Three beautiful new sets and coordinating die sets just released and the entire April collection is up for grabs to one lucky commenter on our hop today!

Today's featured focus is designer's choice combined with our April inspiration, so you might just sneak a peek at a whole bunch of must-haves! Check out all the challenge details on the Verve blog today.

OH, I think this is my favourite card from the Release.  Doily, tag, seam binding, sequins, vellum, heart...all my favourite things on a darling yellow and neutral colour palette. Yes, I snuck in that (retired) jotted heart.  I couldn't resist, sorry/not sorry! {wink!}

Want to win some shiny new Verve? Today's prize is a BIG one. We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win our ENTIRE new release! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list and all the prize info and deadlines!

1. Julee	5. Laurie
2. Michele (Guest)	6. Marisa
3. Betty	7. Maureen
4. Charmaine	8. Teresa

what's in it?
stamps: Hope Lifts, Sentimental Wishes (Verve)
paper: stampers select white, vellum (PTI), yellow, starfruit (SU), Jubilee (My Mind's Eye)
ink: onyx (versafine), more mustard (SU)
accessories: Lacey Frames (Verve), Jotted Heart - retired (Verve), tag sale #3 die (PTI), seam binding, embossing powder, sequins, paper doily

New Verve Spotlight Hop ~ Day 3

Welcome back to Day 3 of Verve's April Release Spotlight Hops!  The Verve Divas and special guest are back for another day of spotlighting our new release! Everything previewed this week will be available to order in the Verve online shop on Tuesday, April 10.  Today we're sharing our first projects featuring the Sentimental Wishes stamp set. This set pairs beautifully with the new Lacey Frames and Lacey Trim Duo di sets.

When I saw these new Lacey Frame dies, I wanted to try something different by using them to create a fun background.  Really, I could have used almost any sentiment from Sentimental Wishes, but needed more birthday cards in my stash.  I added a few sequins and some sweet bows to give the card a little somethin' somethin'.  It's the perfect thickness for mailing!

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list, a little more about our new products and all the prize info and deadlines!

1. Julee 5. Laurie 2. Michele (Guest) 6. Marisa 3. Betty 7. Maureen 4. Charmaine 8. Teresa

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what's in it?
stamps: Sentimental Wishes (Verve)
paper: stampers select white (PTI), real red, pumpkin pie, summer sun, kiwi kiss, burmuda pay, violet (SU)
ink: onyx (versafine)
accessories: Lacey Frames (Verve), string, sequins

New Verve Spotlight Hop ~ Day 2

Welcome back to Day 2 of Verve's April Release Spotlight Hops!  The Verve Divas and special guest are back for another day of spotlighting our new release! Everything previewed this week will be available to order in the Verve online shop on Tuesday, July 10.  Today we're sharing our first projects featuring the Hope Lifts stamp set and coordinating Lifted Hope Die Set.

Awww! Do any of you recognize this hot air balloon?  I sure do!  I always wanted a die for it and now we have it!  I paper pieced the balloon parts and added the all my die cuts onto the perfect piece of sky paper! 

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list, a little more about our new products and all the prize info and deadlines!

1. Julee 5. Laurie 2. Michele (Guest) 6. Marisa 3. Betty 7. Maureen 4. Charmaine 8. Teresa

what's in it?
stamps: Hope Lifts (Verve)
paper: stampers select white (PTI), Forever Young (BoBunny)
ink: onyx (versafine)
accessories: Lifted Hope (Verve), stitched circles (MFT), Cloud dies (PTI), stitched rectangle (Lil Inkers), sequins, twine

New Verve Spotlight Hop ~ Day 1

Welcome to Verve's April Release Spotlight Hops! A new release is just around the corner and for the next few days we'll be shining our creative spotlights on the new Verve sets and dies releasing Tuesday, April 10. Today the Divas and special guests are sharing inspiration featuring the new Risen Savior tamp set. Check out the Verve Blog post today for the full hop list, prize details, reveals and a little more on this fun new set.

As soon as I saw this sentiment, I knew I had to have lots of hearts on my card.  You are just going to love the mixed fonts, quotes, and images in this set. AND, it's not just for Easter! It's perfect for your faithful friends anytime of year.

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances!

1. Julee 2. Michele (Guest) 5. Marisa 3. Betty 6. Maureen 4. Charmaine 7. Teresa

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what's in it?
stamps: Risen Savior (Verve)
paper: rustic white (PTI), Front Porch (Pebbles)
ink: onyx (versafine), ocean tide (PTI)
accessories: Scalloped Tags (PTI), heart die (Sizzix), heart doily, twine, sequins, seam binding