Cards from World Card Making Day

I realized earlier today that I never shared the cards I made for World Card Making Day. Are there any other card makers out there? Did you make some cards for World Card Making Day as well?

I love card challenges and it is always so much fun to participate with a bunch of other card makers. Everyone did such a great job following along with the Studio Calico challenges. Without further ado, these are the cards I made this year.

Happy Birthday-this one if for my best friend (hope you don't see this Natalie, if on the off chance that you do, just don't tell me okay?)

Products Used:

• My Mind's Eye chalkboard paper
• Polka dot paper and gold dots from Studio Calico Antiquary card kit
• Happy Birthday to You sentiment Studio Calico Antiquary card kit
• Green seam binding ribbon
• Hero Arts mid-tone shadow ink in tide pool and grape juice
• Colorbox white frost ink

Anniversary Card
Products Used:

• White watercolor paper and watercolors to create the ombre 
• Stamped pears, sentiment, and green patterned paper-Studio Calico Antiquary Card Kit
• My Mind's Eye red enamel dots

 Thanks-this will end up going to Isabelle's music teacher
Products Used: 

• Patterned Paper, gold dots, and button- Antiquary Card Kit by Studio Calico
• Thanks gold rub-on by Pebbles
• Twine-stash

Thank You Teacher-this one will also go to Isabelle's 4th grade teacher
Products Used:

• Patterned paper, pumpkin and sentiment stamp-Studio Calico Antiquary Card Kit 
• Chalkboard paper by My Mind's Eye
• Ink-Colorbox white chalk ink and onyx black Versafine ink for pumpkin outline

Call Me Maybe-I will send this to a friend, to remind her to call me, subtle huh?
Products Used:

• Studio Calico Bubblegum September add-on card kit
• Pebbles From Me to You Chips
• American Crafts glitter thin glitter tape in brown sugar

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I appreciate you being here and leaving a comment. What have you been creating lately? Anyone else getting excited to start holiday crafting and card making? I sure am and forcing myself to hold off until after Halloween. 

Happy Scrappin'

xoxox

Toni

Layout Share: Using Old and New Supplies to Create a Cohesive Layout

I was very inspired by the recent Glitter Girl episode "The Retro Revival" which discusses using old and new products together. I just loved this idea, and decided it was time to peruse my scrap basket to find some hidden treasures. After digging through papers for awhile, I decided to purge some I knew I would not use again (despite best intentions,) and I began pulling out papers I loved. It was very interesting to find that so many different companies have papers in the exact same colors, specifically a nice aqua blue, a golden yellow, and a true red color.  I am really enjoying this color combination together, and kept a bunch of the extra scraps I did not use in a Ziploc bag, so that I can use them again for another layout. These colors are a good transitional summer to fall palette for me and I encourage you to try them on a future project!

Supplies Used:

• My Mind's Eye-blue felt banner from Kraft Day, enamel dots
• Studio Calico-sun mask, yellow star paper, red/white striped paper, and "You are Here" stamp
• American Crafts Amy Tangerine Cut and Paste-red dot paper and shipping tag
• Glitz-arrow roller stamp
• Freckled Fawn-Weather wood veneer set, red woodgrain washi tape
• Heidi Swapp-Color Shine in Sweet Cherry and Mustard
• Pebbles-Hello clothespin
• Faber-Castell-blue gelatos
• Hero Arts-Shadow Ink in Butter Bar, Wet Cement, and Cup O' Joe

Let's talk combining older and newer products...is this something you do on a regular basis? Are there any tips or tricks you would like to share. What about color combinations, are there any that you are especially loving right now? 

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I appreciate you being here. I will be back tomorrow with some more progress on my Project Life pages. I would love to see you again.

Happy Scrappin'

xoxox

Toni