Summer Card Camp - Week 2 Color Combo

Happy Sunday!

Well I finally had time this weekend to get caught up on all of crafty goodness that is Summer Card Camp 2011! I even had time to get the craft room unpacked and make a card. ;)

I was so excited when I saw this week's color combo. The fresh, juicy colors were just begging to be turned into a fun summer card! Here's my take on it...



I was actually inspired enough to drag out some old Stampin' Up stamps that I honestly have never used. The paper is from Bazzill and Papertrey Ink, brad is from Bazzill, and the ink is from Papertrey Ink and Versamark.

Alright, time to go grab dinner out of the oven! Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week peeps!

Kerry

PTI's Make It Monday - Part 2

Hey Everyone,

Well, I guess one good part about being sick as a dog and home from work this week is that I was able to craft a little (a very little). So, I decided to make another card using the rock and roll technique featured in this week's Make It Monday video from Papertrey Ink.



I started with a kraft base and used this week's technique to stamp images from the My Hero, My Dad and Grunge Me stamp sets. I was very happy with how the Orange Zest and Pure Poppy inks complimented one another! Then, I layered on a bit of Pure Poppy cardstock and some more kraft and stamped my little heart out. I love these stamp sets because they make layering practically fool-proof! Finally, I stamped the sentiments and colored them in with a Copic marker.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!
Kerry

PTI's Make It Monday

Hi All,

Here's a quick card I made using this week's Make It Monday technique. I was also inspired by Nichole Heady's idea to use the Flower Fusion sets for making background paper. All materials are from Papertrey Ink except for the ribbon which is from Bazzill. Enjoy!



Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Kerry

February Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

Happy Friday friends!

Wow, what a week! I just wanted to pop in really quick and share the card that I made for the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.



"This month we decided to dedicate the Blog Hop to scallops! We want to see your best use of scallops,of any sort, on a project! This can include scalloped borders, offset-scallops, stamped scallops,scalloped mats, scalloped frames, layered scallops, scalloped tags or anything else you can dream up! You can use dies, patterned scissors or even circle punches in a row to achieve your special look. We are looking forward to seeing all of your amazing creations!"



I knew for sure that I wanted to use doilies and the Limitless Layers Die set and I had some adorable cupcake embellies that my sister had given me that I wanted to play with too. Of course, I knew I had to add in some polka dots. So, here's what came out of it! (Again, please excuse the photo, I'm still having to use the camera on my phone to take all pictures)



Thanks so much for stopping by! So far I've just peeked at the thumbnails of all the projects, (it was a long day at work and I think I'll be calling it an early evening) but I definitely plan on spending a good part of tomorrow morning taking a closer look! I can already tell there are some AMAZING projects out there!

Have a FABULOUS weekend!

Kerry

Make it Monday Challenge #3

Hey Everyone!

Yes, I am alive! This three-day weekend was MUCH needed to get caught up on some housekeeping and crafting. I've been dying to join in on PTI's Make it Monday Challenges and now I've actually had time to play along. First off, I apologize for the photos. The Nikon was sent off for cleaning and repair and we're still waiting to get it back. Additionally, the point and shoot camera is nowhere to be found so I'm left with the camera on my phone. I tried to take the photos in the best natural light, but the colors still vary a bit from photo to photo so I apologize.



In this week's video, Dawn McVey showed an easy little trick to add some major glitz to any card by using Scor-tape and glitter. I'm not saying that this was the ONLY reason I made Brian stop at Hobby Lobby while we were out and about earlier today, but...well...maybe it was.



After making a 4x4 card base out of Rustic White cardstock, I used Martha Stewarts Crafts glitter to add two strips of glitter to Pure Poppy cardstock along with a strip of Aqua Mist cardstock.

Then I stamped the "FABULOUS" sentiment from Say It With Style in Dark Chocolate ink. Don't you just love how sparkly it all is!



I used the dress form die to make another little embellishment and stamped it with one of the images from Damask Designs and popped on an Aqua Mist button. I topped the whole thing off with some ribbon and faux pearls just to make sure I had enough girly touches on it! :-)



I certainly got a lot of crafting done this weekend so keep your eyes open for a few more posts this week, plus PTI's Blog Hop on the 25th! I hope you all had a great weekend (and a fabulous Monday if it wasn't a holiday for you) and thanks for stopping by!

Kerry

Quick Update

Hi All!

Sorry I've been MIA for awhile! Between starting the new job and house hunting on weekends, it's been tough to get any crafting done much less be able to take pictures of anything (weekends are the only time I'm able to get good natural light for photos). On top of that we had to send the Nikon out to get cleaned and won't get it back for three weeks. I'll try to get some decent shots with the point and shoot camera and hopefully can get some posts up soon.

In the meantime, I'm loving all of the Anniversary activities that Papertrey Ink has going on this month. Hop on over to Nichole Heady's blog to check out all festivities!

Laters!
Kerry

First Day Trip of 2011!

Hi All!

I hope everyone had a safe and Happy New Year! Brian and I celebrated with friends on New Year's Eve and then took advantage of the weekend by taking a little day trip up the Apache Trail.



Sadly, we were pretty unprepared and neither one of us had a working camera at our disposal so we stopped at Wal-Mart on the way out of town and bought a "disposable" digital camera. You definitely get what you pay for and we did not pay very much so I took advantage of the low quality photos to play around with some fun photo editing effects I've been wanting to try out. Not the greatest pics ever, but at least we have some record of the trip! :)

First, we stopped at Goldfield Mine. It was a mining town in the late 1800's and now is one of the many tourist-y ghost towns in Arizona.





I'd have to say once of the best parts was the little gift shop that sold a huge variety of salsas, BBQ sauces, and jellies. We picked up a jar of pomegranate jelly and it is d-lish!



The town is full of people dressed in period costumes and every day they reenact an Old West gunfight. It was pretty entertaining and VERY loud! I got a picture with the "Sheriff" and he was hilarious! Just look at him giving me the evil eye... too funny!





Before we left, we made sure to go on the mine tour. The "underground mine" has of course been replicated for the purposes of the tour, but you definitely get an idea of the conditions the miners worked in back in those days (this is a picture of their toilet). I much prefer sitting at a computer for 8 hours!



After leaving Goldfield, we planned to continue up to Roosevelt Lake and then head back down through Globe but, unfortunately, the road was closed for repairs (which I would have remembered if I had actually paid attention to the ADOT "Road Closures" email I get every week. Oops!). So, we headed back down to Tortilla Flat for some lunch. Now, as a side note, the weather turned quite chilly for Arizonans this past week. Parts of the Valley got snow on Thursday and the temp dipped below freezing Friday night. So when we saw icicles on the way back down Apache Trail we, of course, had to pull over and take some pictures!



Once we reached Tortilla Flat we stopped at Superstition Saloon (the only restaurant) for some grub. I wish we had taken more pictures of this place because it was so fun inside. The interior walls are COVERED with dollar bills and business cards that patrons have signed and left over the past 20 years. The seats at the bar are actual horse saddles and there are huge snake skins and other "artifacts" covering the walls.



While taking it all in, I noticed that we were coincidentally seated right under the "Thom Easterday for Surveyor" sign. I couldn't point it out to Brian fast enough! (For those of you who don't know, Brian is a Land Surveyor)



The menu stated that they had the "Biggest Burgers" so Brian and I split a BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger. While very tasty, it was by no means the biggest (smashburger still holds the #1 place in our book). Sooooo, I just HAD to stop and get ice cream afterwards. *wink wink*



It was nice to just be able to enjoy the gorgeous scenery on the way home. I love seeing all the unexpected colors that pop out in the desert. Whoever thinks the desert is "just brown" is seriously mistaken.



All in all it was a fabulous way to start 2011! I've been working on a few crafty things that I hope to share with you in the next few days (as soon as we get a working camera back! Haha!). Until then, I hope all of you take some time to enjoy the new year and relish the possibilities it holds!

See ya!