Crafting While I Wait

Monday, July 25, 2016

PTI July Blog Hop

Hi friends! I'm playing along with this month's PTI Blog Hop.

Here's Nicole's inspiration photo for this month:

And here's my card:

I started by cutting some grey colored card stock using the Hexagon Cover Plate and trimming it off, keeping a random shape and adhered it to the card front. I stamped some ink splats using MFT's Distressed Patterns and added the outside frame from Pretty Frame Die. I cut and stamped the flowers and leaves from Painted Petals using Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Soft Stone and Aqua Mist and the flower branch and bird from Spring Woods.

I popped the bird and spring branch up using foam tape to add dimension. The sentiment is from Walk By Faith. I added some candy dots to the centers of some of the small flowers and some gold dots for accents.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have fun along the hop!
Blessins~ Birgit

Sunday, July 24, 2016

Cupcake Inspirations #368 ~ A Color Challenge

Hello friends~ It's time for a new challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog and this week is a color challenge:

Don't those cupcakes look delightful? If you don't have the exact colors, just use whatever you have that's close.

Our sweet sponsor this week is A Day For Daisies and they so generously allowed each of us designers to choose any graphic we wanted, to inspire you with. I chose this adorable Happy Birdie Blue image because I just love birds and this little fella has found a special friend to spend some time with.

Thank you so much Arielle! Your images are so fabulous!

I started by printing out the image on my home printer and coloring it in using Copics. I added some white gel pen details to both the bird and snail and then fussy cut them out. I cut and stamped the tree branch from Sweet N' Sassy Stamps Love Birds for the friends to sit upon. The background is made using a stitched rectangle frame from MFT's Blueprints #13 and a Stitched Cloud Edger also from MFT. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Absolutely Delightful.

Be sure to stop by the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog to see what amazing projects the other designers have done using these fun images and awesome color palette.

You could be the winner of a $12 gift certificate to A Day For Daisies

Amy

Birgit ~ That's me!

Carol

Debbie

Deborah

Eva

Jen

Jennifer

Kamila

Naki

Nina

Sandy

Thanks so much for stopping by! Blessings~ Birgit

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Happy Stamp A-Faire and Happy Birthday!

Hello friends~ Today is the day for PTI's long awaited Stamp-A-Faire!

I look forward to this event as much as I look forward to their anniversary each year and I haven't missed a SAF yet.... until this year.
I just happens to fall on the same day as my birthday. I'm spending the day with my family and hopefully having as much fun (if not more ;0) ) as I would be if I were spending it playing along with you fun friends, creating along with the amazing PTI design team.

So I just wanted to pop in and say "hi" and share this lovely card that I CASEd from the ever talented Heather Nichols, just so I could say I played along.

I used Super Gingham, Forget Me Not, Bitty Bouquet and Choose Joy, using the same color palette as Heather used, Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy, Dark Chocolate and Avocado as well as Memento's Wedding Dress.

I also want to give a BIG shout out to wish Karen Letchworth from My Cup Runneth Over a HAPPY BIRTHDAY as well! We share the same special day!!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy Karen!

Have fun at Stamp-A-Faire today and thanks to you if you took the time to stop by and say "hi". I can't wait to play catch up and see all your wonderful creations.

Hugs & Blessings to you ~ Birgit

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

PTI's Make-It Monday ~ Spritzed Stamps

Good morning friends~ I'm playing along with PTI's Make-It Monday with Melissa Phillips. She's got a great video on Spritzed Stamps where you spray your inked up stamp with water before stamping it, leaving a dreamy textured image. I never grow tired of this technique!

I used Forget Me Not flowers and stamped them in Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy and the leaves in Spring Moss. I made happy discovery that this die cut bunch of flowers fit perfectly into the wheelbarrow from Elizabeth Crafts. I popped a couple of the flowers up using foam tape to add some dimension.

You can kind of see the texture a little better in this close up photo.

I stamped the sentiment from A Cheerful Heart with VersaMark and heat embossed it in silver on a skinny banner from MFT. The yummy citrus colored sequins are from Winnie & Walter.

You can find all the details of Melissa's sweet cards HERE.

I'll also be adding this card to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday

Thanks so much for stopping by! Blessings~ Birgit

Perfectly Plaid Baby Cards with Dies R Us

Good morning friends~ I've got some baby cards up for you today at the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog.

These came together so quickly and easily, as I used the same design on all of them.

I started by cutting the largest Memory Box Open Studio Stitched Rectangles out of various plaid design papers. The center rectangle is cut using Lawn Fawn Small Cross Stitched Rectangles. I then cut Impression Obsession Patchwork Elephant out of both blue's and pinks to make a baby boy and baby girl card. I added the "Welcome" banner from Taylored Expressions Welcome Spring die set and stamped a sentiment along the bottom of the white panel.