Fight Like a Girl

 Love, love the "fight like a girl" slogan that's used in breast cancer awareness campaigns. Simple and to the point. Just like this little one-layer card. I'm hoping not to need this card, but just in case it will be ready.

One of these days I'll embrace shading with the alcohol markers, but for now I'm just enjoying being able to make solid colors without marker streaks.

Great theme for the challenge this week, CASual Fridays!

Thanks for looking!

-Kelly

Supplies used: 
stamps:  The Paper Company
other:  Spectrum Noir Markers, Bebas Neue and Georgia font

Sweet 16 Birthday Card

A sweet 16 birthday card? Yep, it is. Stick with me. 

We've got silver keys for the Less Is More challenge to use silver. Actually a couple different kinds of silver paper. They don't look like a key that would really fit in a car ignition, but I claim poetic license. They represent.

On the inside of the card is the rest of the phrase "a small key opens big doors." The idea to split the sentiment across the front and inside of the card comes from the Make It Monday challenge to not forget the inside of the card. I cut some rectangles and squares to make a 6 paneled door, then used different fonts for the words. A clear rhinestone brad would have been ideal for an old glass door knob, but the closest I have is pink.

Then on the inside of the inside is a "happy sweet 16" sentiment. The door is surprisingly sturdy for being hinged with washi tape. Taking another look I see I'll have to go back and cut another door to hide the brad ends on the back. : )

Thanks for looking!

-Kelly

Supplies used: 
stamps:  Heidi Swapp alphabet, PSX Upper Case Alphas, PTI Sweet As Can Be
dies: PTI Fillable Frames, PTI Lock and Key, PTI Lower Case Block Alpha, PTI By the Numbers 
other: embroidery floss, brads, Up & Up decorative tape, white gel pen

A Month in Photos [September 2012]

Here are the details of our September:

• Finding the first leaves of fall at the zoo on a no-school day;
• A bouquet of clover, sweetly picked for me by Jackson at the Arboretum;
• Selecting the biggest pumpkin in Grandma and Grandpa Glover's carefully tended garden;
• Racing go-karts with three generations (look who's winning);
• Checking each other out (not sure what blows me away more, the big bear just inches away from Jackson, or how unimpressed Jackson is);
• Hopeful as we get an early start to the last Elkhorn flea market of the season; and
• Playing with friends the moment they step off the bus and decide whose house to hang out at.

Thanks for looking!

-Kelly

Rebecca at Simple as That has posted a free template for you to create your own Month in Photos and is hosting a link party for everyone to share their progress. 

Mr. and Mrs. Wedding Card

Here's a wedding card for the Less Is More Love and Marriage Challenge. 

Much as I hate to part with my flea market treasures, I though it was time to use some of the antique mother-of-pearl buttons someone had carefully cut off their old clothing and stored in a glass cigar holder. A "something old" for the wedding couple.  This is similar to an earlier card I did, but I thought the design would fit a wedding theme well. 

Luckily, the words "Mr." and "Mrs." on the background paper happened to be spaced just right to show through the die cut birds. Couldn't have planned it any better. Love it when things work out like that!

Thanks for looking!

-Kelly

Supplies used:

Dies: Memory Box Meadow Bird, PTI Flower; 

Paper: The Paper Company Hammered Silver, Making Memories Wedding Words; 

Impression Plates: Papertrey Ink Circles; 

Other: Antique Buttons

Post on Inspired by Family

Hi everyone! I'd love it if you'd stop by Inspired By Family Magazine to check out my article on making three different Halloween cards using the same MME Blackbird stamp set (and while you're there check out the top three comfort desserts posted by Leslie from The Cozy Little Kitchen ... I need to make that apple cake with the homemade caramel icing!) 

Thanks for looking!

-Kelly

Papertrey September Blog Hop Challenge

Legos are huge in our house (more specifically, our basement) and we usually end up giving them as birthday presents to our sons' friends. With the Papertrey Blog Hop coming up at the same time as we are giving a very dear 9-year-old boy his Lego birthday present, I thought it would be a good opportunity to spend a little more time than usual on the wrapping.
 

  On accident, a paper I embossed with dots was lying next to the wrapped present ... perfect Lego pattern! So I changed direction (the band and die cut dots were originally going to be felt, as suggested in the challenge) and used the embossed paper as a band around the two presents.

The "happy birthday" message is secured by two white paper Legos.

Raiding our box of red Legos, I came up with enough flat bricks to fashion into a "C" for birthday boy Connor. Just in case, I ran this by the head Lego manager (my husband) to make sure I wasn't giving away hard to find bricks. He wanted to know why I didn't pick a more common color like black or gray to use. "Well those colors don't go with the present," I responded. Priorities! 

I'm hoping the birthday boy will be surprised to see real Legos on top of his present.

Thanks for looking!

-Kelly

Supplies used: 
stamps:  PTI outlines alphabets, PTI think big favorites
impression plates: Cuttlebug dots
dies:  PTI circles
other:  Spectrum Noir markers, Legos

Little Frank

Here's a sneak peek at a Frankenstein card I made as part of a set for an upcoming article on Inspired by Family Magazine. I'm posting this one now since the Color Q challenge is expiring shortly! I substituted the color flesh for saffron.

Thanks for looking!
- Kelly