Sunday, April 26, 2015

Sweet Sunday Sketch #266 - Piece of My Heart

Hi Everyone!!

Happy Sunday! Hope that you have been having a great weekend! 

Sunday means its time for another awesome Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge sketch! YAY! So stay in your jammies grab a cup of coffee and join in for some crafty fun :)

What a fun and whimsy sketch with so many different possibilities for those circles!!!

I used the Pieces of My Heart stamp and die combo and created this simple CAS card:

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Pieces of My Heart stamp and die combo
Papers: DP from stash, Toffee (TE), Salt Water Taffy (TE) and Sugar Cube (TE)
Inks: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Foam dimensional tape, Best Glue Ever, heart punch, circle nesties, corner chomper

Loved making this card - lease stop by the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge Blog and check out all the awesome creations from the SSSC team! And please join in on the fun and play along!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Craft on!
Sankari :)

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Taylored Expressions - Pinterest Inspiration: Get Well Soon!

Hi Everyone!

One place that is always great to get inspiration is the Taylored Expressions Pinterest albums. This is such a great place to browse thru when you are starting to make a card and are needing inspiration. I like to make some tea and get comfy on the couch and browse thru pinterest - makes it such a cozy indulgent way to spend some quality "me" time :) And its so easy to get lost in all the beautiful cards and projects there!!

As I was perusing the gallery, I found this awesome card made the talented Tammie Edgerton!! I love how sweet and simple this layout is and all that white space and pops of color! So I used the same layout and instead of white space - I used some "black space" - and literally went with the space theme using the fun and fabulous Far Out stamp set. I love the beautiful use of paper flags hanging from the card on one side - so I did the same with some stashes of paper that was still on my desk :) and used some stickles for the stars:



Here is another angle of the card - I embossed the star ship and sentiment with Versamark and white embossing powder - I just absolutely LOVE how this turned out:



Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Far Out stamp set from TE
Inks: VersaMark and White Embossing Powder (Stampendous)
Papers: Toffee (TE), Sugar Cube (TE), Pumpkin (TE), Oreo (TE)
Accessories: silver stickles, foam tape, heart punch, glue dots

I loved making this pinterest CASE of Tammie's card!And if you ever need an inspiration on where to start in making card - have fun checking out the Taylored Expressions Pinterest Page

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!
Hugs,
Sankari :)

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Sweet Sunday Sketch #265 - Love You!

Hi Everyone!!

Happy Sunday! Hope that you have been having a great weekend! 

Sunday means its time for another awesome Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge sketch! YAY! So stay in your jammies grab a cup of coffee and join in for some crafty fun :)

This sketch is so cool - it has such a fun minimalistic look to it that I had to try to go the CAS route. I thought I would try my attempt at a masculine clean and simple card as its been a long time since I have tried to make a "guy" card!

I have had these super cute scrabble pieces 




Card Ingredients:
Papers: Toffee (TE), Cherry Pop (TE) DP from stash
Accessories: Foam dimensional tape, Best Glue Ever, EK Success punch

Loved making this card - lease stop by the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge Blog and check out all the awesome creations from the SSSC team! And please join in on the fun and play along!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Craft on!
Sankari :)

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Thank you!

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to make a CAS inspired thank you card for a dear friend who has gone above and beyond to help me thru a difficult time. I used only dies to create this card - no stamping! I used the Tall and Skinny Alpha dies from Taylored Expressions to create this card and added some die cut flowers using the Petal Pop Ups 2 dies from TE:

Here is a close up of the letters - I added some glitter to alternating letters for just a bit of sparkle and fun :) I also added some leaves with the Mini Leaves dies for a bit of accent:



Card Ingredients:
Papers: Sugar Cube (TE), Toffee (TE), Basil Pesto (TE) and rose from supply
Taylored Dies: Tall and Skinny Alpha dies, Petal Pop ups 2 dies and  Mini Leaves dies (TE)
Accessories: stickles, best glue ever, foam dimensional tape, brads, corner chomper, EK success border punch and glue dots.

Loved creating a fun and simple thank you card using just dies (look Ma, no stamps!)!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
hugs,
Sankari :)

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Sweet Sunday Sketch #264 -Triumph Over Fear!

Hi Everyone!!

Happy Sunday! Hope that you have been having a great weekend! 

Sunday means its time for another awesome Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge sketch! YAY! So stay in your jammies grab a cup of coffee and join in for some crafty fun :)

I seriously love this sketch - I mean its just so cool! So many possibilities with the tilty panel part of the sketch!

I used one of my favorite stamp sets from Verve stamps called Words of Wisdom. I just love all of these amazing sentiments - seriously inspiring! One of the sentiments that really called out to me today was "Triumph Over Fear" - so beautiful and so inspiring! I embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder and then created layers with different DP:


I created a line of edging with an EK border punch and for the angular part of the sketch and then lined it with some liquid pearls. I also added a Fairytale Prima flower with some enamel dots over the sentiment:

Card Ingredients:
StampsWords of Wisdom from Verve stamps
Papers: Salt Water Taffy (TE), Oreo (TE)
Accessories: Foam dimensional tape, Best Glue Ever, EK Success punch, Stampendous White Detail embossing powder, heart punch, enamel dots and burlap ribbon

This card just speaks to me - I think it just reminds me to face my fears and not let them swallow me up... I think I am going to keep this on my desk to remind me of this everyday! 

Loved making this card - please stop by the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge Blog and check out all the awesome creations from the SSSC team! And please join in on the fun and play along!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Craft on!
Sankari :)

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Taylored Expressions April Release Day: Baby Love

Hi Everyone!!

Welcome to the April Release Day from Taylored Expressions! There are some awesome peeks on the blog hop today and you can see the complete blog roll on Taylor's blog




Taylored Expressions is celebrating Release Week with some fabulous giveaways! Visit the TE Blog each Sneak Peek Day this week for details on how you can enter to win. 

For my card today I created a little baby love using the Block Party - Love die (released last month) with the new Block Party Baby die that is will be released today. I love how these letters work creating different ways to layer DP behind them. I used the new lovely Double the Joy Matched Kit for the papers and cardstock. I also added the new Little Bits - Buggy die where the letter "O" is and then embossed the sentiment with the new Cable Knit embossing folder and then added the Party Banner Border with a line of liquid pearls for some more of a festive feel:
Card Ingredients:
Paper: Double the Joy Paper pack (TE)
Taylored Dies: Block Party - Baby, Block Party - Love, Little Bits -Buggy, Party Banner Border die and Cable Knit Embossing Folder
Accessories: Embossed dots, corner chomper, dimensional foam tape, best glue ever

Thanks so much for stopping by today!! 
Hope your day is filled with all kinds of love!
Hugs,
Sankari :)



Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Taylored Expressions April Release Peeks - Day 3 Spring Landscapes

Hi Everyone!!

Welcome to the third day of sneak peeks from Taylored Expressions! There are some awesome peeks on the blog hop today and you can see the complete blog roll on Taylor's blog




Taylored Expressions is celebrating Release Week with some fabulous giveaways! Visit the TE Blog each Sneak Peek Day this week for details on how you can enter to win. 

I love it when products coordinate and work with previously released products - so awesome! I used the previously released Garden Arbor and GateArbor Fence and Arbor Accessories with the soon to be released Lovely Landscapes stamp set that has these beautiful flowers  that go perfectly with this fence! I also added a little bird house and little birdie on the fence along with the sentiment : "Happy Mother's Day" from the Simply Stamped Zinnias stamp set:

Here is a closer peek at this card - I love how this turned out - It just feels so springy and happy - perfect to give to mom!!

Card Ingredients:Stamps: Lovely Landscapes (TE) and sentiment from Simply Stamped Zinnias (TE)
Inks: Memento Rose Bud, Bahama Blue
Papers: Sugar Cube (TE), Basil Pesto (TE)
Taylored Dies: Cloud Border die, Garden Arbor and Gate, Arbor Fence, Wispy Grass Die
Accessories: sponger, Best Glue Ever, Foam dimensonal die


For my second card, I created a fun little card using the new Watering Can die with the Blooming' Boots stamp set that has this hilarious sentiment!!! 


I used the Blooming' Boots dies to cut out the cloud and then added a little heart to the watering can that I nestled in the grass:

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Bloomin' Boots (sentiment)

Inks: Rose Bud Memento Inks 
Papers: Double the Joy cardstock
Accessories: Wispy Grass border die (TE), Cloud Border die, circle nestabilities, enamel dots, corner chomper, Best Glue Ever, Little Bits Watering Can


Thanks so much for stopping by today! If you'd like to see more projects and new product information, please head over to the TE blog for a complete blog roll of our participating designers! 

And please hop over tomorrow for more release day fun!

Big hugs,
Sankari :)