Play Date Time

My take on the Play Date Cafe colours for this week: 

(Love the doorway image from the story board... and the bed! Would never have thought to decorate my room in those colours, but it sure is gorgeous.

Thinking of You

 

 (PDCC103)

Materials used:

(All SU unless otherwise stated)

Cardstock:Whisper White, Island Indigo

Paper: Cajun Craze DSP

Stamps: "Hello" from Tiny Tags, "Thinking of You" from Essence of Love

Ink: Island Indigo

Embellishments: Buttons from my stash, Twine (The Twinery)

Tools: Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch

 

 

 That's it for today, promise ;)

-tb:oxo

A card-making kind of day!

Today I finally built a light box. I say finally because for the past year or so, every time I see the sheets of foam board, I say "ah yes! The light box project!"... Then I walk away and make a card, and said  light box project goes forgotten again.

But not today, my friends :) Today the light box got made. Granted, I don't have the appropriate light bulb, but that will come.

With my big ol' project completed, I needed some cards to place inside:

First up is my (very) simple take on the Play Date Cafe challenge for this week:

Slime Green.....Frightful Fuschia... Putrid Purple...Black as Night

Thinking of You

(PDCC102)

The next two were just for fun. I needed some extra Christmas cards, and a 'manly' birthday card.

Merry Christmas

 

Best Wishes

Happy Monday, everyone :)

-tb:oxo

I love lace.

A little while ago my grandmother gave me her old sewing box. Since then, I've found myself digging around in there for so many odds and ends.It's a treasure trove of randomness! And that's my favourite kind of trove :P

This week at Pals Paper Arts, they challenged us to use lace! I was terribly excited to see that. I love lace (despite the fact that I had the song "Chantilly Lace" in my head the entire time I created this card). I opened up the sewing box, knowing full well that I'd find something magical. "Magical" came in the form of a vintage piece of pink lace. It's a very light and delicate piece, so I wondered how well it would show up on the card. Turns out, it's very subtle, but that's what I like about it, I think!

I really like this card. It makes me think of a lot of things that make me happy: The lace from my grandma, the feathers are leftover from our wedding, and the patterned paper makes me feel like I just drank a big warm cup of tea.

Thinking of You

 (PPA112)

No supplies were harmed in the making of this card!
Cardstock :: Ivory, Blushing Bride (SU)

Paper :: ?? Wish I had written down what this was, because i adore this paper.

Stamps :: "Thinking of You" from Essence of Love set (SU)

Ink :: Chocolate Chip (SU)
Embellishments :: Pink lace, feathers, pearl dots,
Tools :: Scallop Oval punch (SU), Large oval punch (SU), Dimensionals (SU), 2-way Gluepen (SU)

Off to rummage through the old sewing box again... :)

-tb:oxo

A Play Date Cafe day

Today is a Play Date Cafe day. I love those days. Today's prompt:

Thinking of You

(PDCC98)

No supplies were harmed in the making of this card!
Cardstock :: Pacific Point (SU), Butter (Bazzil), Whisper White (SU)

Stamps :: "Thinking of You" and Flowers from Essence of Love set

Ink :: Island Indigo (SU)

Paper :: "Night of Navy" DSP (SU)
Embellishments :: Pearl Dots (MS), $1 Ribbon
Tools :: Lace edge punch (Fiskars), 2-way gluepen (SU), Dazzling Diamonds (SU), Dimensionals (SU), Decorative Label punch (SU), Large Oval Punch (SU), Corner rounder (EK)

Finished Size :: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

 

Feeling restful... Calm before the storm? ; )

-tb:oxo