The Dog Ate My Shoe!!

My darling little dog has been chewing on everything lately and I mistakenly left a pair of my favorite shoes downstairs with him.  Here is the damage:

 

So I got a little creative:

 

 

I found the flannel in the remnants at my local fabric store.  I simply glued it over the torn part of the shoe and now I have my favorite shoes back!!  You can bet I won't leave them out for the little guy to feast on again.  Here's a picture of the culprit, Tucker (how can you be angry at something so cute!)

 

 

Floral Thanks

This card was inspired by the challenge from retro sketches.  Here is their sketch:

 

 

And here is my card:

 

 

Supplies:

Kraft Cardstock

White Daisy Cardstock

Outdoor Denim Cardstock

Chantilly Cardstock

Gypsy Exclusive Ink® Marker

Hollyhock Exclusive Ink® Marker

Sweet Leaf Exclusive Ink® Marker

Sunset Exclusive Ink® Marker

Buttercup Exclusive Ink® Marker

Cranberry Exclusive Ink® Marker

Sky Blue Exclusive Ink® Marker

Outdoor Denim Exclusive Ink®

Cotton Candy Exclusive Ink®

My Acrylix® A Flowering Bunch Stamp Set

Scrap of Green Ribbon

Bitty Sparkles

 Pink Opaques

 

*All Products used are Close To My Heart*

Follow Your Dreams

This card was inspired by the challenge over at the paper players.  Here is the sketch:

 

And here is what I came up with:

 

 

I stamped the map like design on the Ruby cardstock and distressed all of the elements with Cocoa ink to dull down the brightness a bit.  I used Liquid Glass to emphasize the anchor.  I love the way it turned out!

 

Supplies:

Outdoor Denim Cardstock

White Daisy Cardstock

Ruby Cardstock

Honey Cardstock

Element Cardstock (RETIRED)

Ruby Exclusive Ink®

Cocoa Exclusive Ink®

Moonstruck Exclusive Ink®  (RETIRED)

My Acrylix® Tommy Workshop Stamp Set

Hemp Natural

 

*All Products used are Close To My Heart*

 

 

 

Life Is A Journey

Hey ya'll!  This is one of my most favorite cards that I have created lately.  It was inspired by the challenge over at The Sweet Stop.  Here is the sketch:

 

And here is what I came up with:

 

 

Supplies:

Kraft Cardstock

Topiary Cardstock

Element Cardstock (RETIRED)

Autumn Terracotta Cardstock

Chocolate Exclusive Ink®

New England Ivy Exclusive Ink®

Goldrush Exclusive Ink®

My Acrylix® A Journey Stamp Set

My Acrylix® Universal Backgrounds Stamp Set

Baker's Twine - Neutral - Chocolate

 

*All Supplies used are Close To My Heart*

 

Dotty Birthday

This card was inspired by the challenge from "Less is More".  The challenge was to create a birthday card.  Here is my simple design:

 

I love the pop of color from the polka dots!  It's simple and fun...and a great way to use small scraps!

 

Supplies:

White Daisy Cardstock

Gypsy Cardstock

 Topiary Cardstock

Honey Cardstock

Pacifica Cardstock

Hollyhock Cardstock

Black Exclusive Ink®

My Acrylix® Joyful Birthday

Corner Rounder

1 1/4" Circle Punch

 

*All Products used are Close To My Heart*



Simple Birthday

Sorry that I have not been posting too much lately.  I have been in a funk...it usually happens this time of year, but I am making an attempt to break out of it.  This card was inspired by two challenges.  The Color My Heart challenge this week was to use the colors Smoothie and Topiary.

 

The other challenge I used for inspiration was Sunday Stamps.  Here is their sketch:

 

 

And here is what I came up with:

 

 

I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment in Bamboo to create a muted background for the card.  I also used the Chocolate color to distress the background.

 

Supplies:

White Daisy Cardstock

Desert Sand Cardstock

Cricut® Artiste Cartridge

Topiary Exclusive Ink®

Smoothie Exclusive Ink®

Bamboo Exclusive Ink®

Chocolate Exclusive Ink®

My Acrylix® Perfect Fit -Frames 2

My Acrylix® Patterned Pennants

My Acrylix® In the Background

My Acrylix® Perfect Fit- Birthday

My Acrylix® Joyful Birthday

Durables Round - Antiqued Gold

 

*All Products used are Close To My Heart*

Vintage Dragonfly

Here is another card inspired by the challenge at deconstructing jen.  Here is the sketch:

 

And here is what I came up with:

 

At first I wasn't too sure about this card...but I am actually loving it!  I stamped the woodgrain pattern on the Whisper cardstock to make it feel like worn barn wood.  I also distressed the Colonial White to give it a more vintage feel.  I am really proud of myself for pushing the colors (I usually wouldn't mix such colors).  The doily shape was cut using my Cricut®.

 

Supplies:

Kraft Cardstock

Whisper Cardstock

Black Cardstock

Mauve Cardstock (Scrap)

White Daisy Cardstock

Black Exclusive Ink®

Desert Sand Exclusive Ink®

Grey Flannel Exclusive Ink® (RETIRED)

Black Exclusive Ink® Marker

My Acrylix® Universal Backgrounds Stamp Set

My Acrylix® Quick Cards - Dragonfly Stamp Set

Cricut® Artiste Cartridge

Durables Artisan Studs - Antiqued Gold

Black Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

 

*All Products Used Are Close To My Heart*