Casual Friday 76: Kraft On

I couldn't help playing along with the CAS-ual Friday girls for this week challenge. 

 

CFC76: Create a Clean And Simple project using Kraft

It can be a card, tag, layout, etc., as long as it's CAS

 

So here is the card I created

 

 

I got the Paper Smooches stamp set Turkey Jive and I really loved the feather in the set. I wanted to try stamping the back of the stamp then the front over it.  I am very pleased how it turned out.

Modern Thank you

Today I have a very modern card to share. This card came together very fast and I actually made a set of four, one can never have too many thank you cards. I used Papertrey Ink's background basics : Vines and stamped the image in five colors then cut it into four stripes. Fast and easy, my favorite kind of project.

Thank you card

Supplies

STAMPS: Papertrey Ink Background Basics Vines and Vintage Picnic

 

A Lace Bouquet Thank you

Today I have a quick share.  Here is a card I made that was inspired by Debbie Olson's beautiful card here.  I love so many of her cards and have recreated many for my self. This card started out as a complete recreate of the original and just as I finished all the pieces I ended up with brown ink on the top right of the card.  So instead of scraping this and starting over I ran the ribbon down the right side to hide it and stamped the sentiment on the bottom left.

 

Lace Bouquet Thank you Card

Supplies

STAMPS: PTI Lace Bouquet, PTI Simply Jane

PAPER: CTMH and PTI Card stock

OTHER: Stampin up Ribbon

Larkspur Thank you

Today I have a card to share that I made while I was at Craftaway Studios. This stamp set is actually a set that is part of the amazing stash that I got to play with while I was there. I was so happy to see Patertrey Ink stamps and inks as part of the stash.  I have been wanting to play with some of the year of flower stamps so I took the opportunity. I decided to color the flower using my using color pencils, mostly because it was quick and I started working on this card at 6 am and still a bit tired from staying up way to late the night before. In my opinion pencils are a bit more forgiving.

 

Larkspur Thank You Card
Supplies
STAMPS: PTI Year of Flower Larkspur and Lilys of the Valley
PAPER: CTMH Pattern paper and card stock
OTHER: PTI Button, Stampin up Ribbon, Bakers Twine



A Teacher Thank you

With the end of the school year come and gone I know this is late but I thought I would share what we gave to Z's teacher this year.  This actually isn't a part of the card set we gave since I didn't even snap a photo of it before we had to gift it. (Bad blogger I know) But I had enough paper scraps to re creat a few of the cards.  I just love the October afternoon school paper.  Oh and this card set was inspired but this wonderful stamper and this card set.

A Teacher Thank you Card

Supplies

STAMPS: Paper Smooches Falling for you, Papertrey ink Fillable Frames #7, Mat stack Collection 1

PAPER: October afternoon, CTMH cardstock

OTHER: Copic markers, Mat stack 1 die

Song Bird Thank you

Now that the temperatures are getting warmer here I wasn't really in a mood to make a Christmas card over the weekend. But not to worry, I was inspired to create. So I do have some cards to share this week. This first one I am really pleased with since pieces of it have been sitting on my desk for a couple of months. I could not figure out how to finish it off. It started out life as a weeding card but has ended up as a springy thank you card.

 

Here is a close up of the sweet little bird.

Thank You Card

Supplies

STAMPS: CTMH Spngbird Basket, CTMH Wedding Words,  PTI Fillable Frames #7, PTI Mat Stack 1 Collection

PAPER: Pattern Paper Unknown Scrap

OTHER: PTI Mat Stack 1 Die

A Monster Thanks

Ok as promised I have a thank you card to share today using some of the new Paper Smooches stamps I picked up while on vacation. I just love a big sentiments and that little monster.  I'm sure you are going to see him pop up on birthday cards here on Sunny with a Chance in the future.

Here is a close up of that sweet little Monster.

Thanks Ever so Much Card

Supplies

STAMPS: Paper Smooches

PAPER: Scenic Route and an Unknown Scrap

One layer Wednesday: Many Thanks

Even though last weekend was a busy weekend filled with birthday celebrations for my youngest son I was able to do a quick little one layer thank you card set.  I recently purchased Papertrey Ink's  Take Three: Summer stamp set and wanted to crack it open.  I think the flowers are so pretty and I couldn't help but ink up one of the birds from the set.

To make sure that the images were lined up as I stamped down the side of the card I used two long post its which made stamping the three cards super fast and easy. 

Here is a close up of all three cards.

And lastly the little bird.

Many Thanks Card

Supplies

STAMPS: PTI Take Three: Summer

Colorful Thank you

Hello, everybody.  I'm so happy it is almost the weekend. Today I have a Thank you card that was inspired by this beautiful card that Betsy Veldman did.  I concentrated on red, orange and yellow and went with an Andy Warhol type of feel making all of the flowers including stem the same color. Who says flowers can't have red stems?

Here is a close up.

Thank you Card

Supplies

STAMPS: PTI Botanical Silhouettes, PTI Polka Dot Basics II

PAPER: CTMH Cardstock

OTHER: Button unknown, twine

Thanks a hoot

Today I have a thank you card I made using the cute owl from Clear and Simple Stamps Taglines: Critters stamp set.  After making the Class Valentines I just couldn't put this set away. And I just happen to have the American Crafts Campy Trails paper that would pair up nicely. It is hard to tell from the pictures but the brown strip on top I used the PTI Wood grain impression plate.

Here is a close up of the sweet little owl.

Here is another close up.

Thanks a hoot Card

Supplies

STAMPS: Clear and Simple Taglines: Critter

PAPER: Basic Grey Cardstock, American Craft Pattern paper

OTHER: PTI Wood grain Impression Plate, Copics, Ribbon unknown

Thank you Dahlia

Today I have a thank you card I made using PTI Delightful Dahlia.  When this set first came out I fell in love with it. Although I have made a few cards using this set I find it difficult to use. I have seen this technique on Nichole Heady's blog ( I can't find the post to link back to) and thought I would give it a try. 

This technique is super fast and easy. All you do is stick the flower stamp backwards on the block and ink it with color. Then go back and stamped the flower image on top of it of the circles. I am really pleased with how it turned out. I think I want to do this again but with bright colors.  I think you will be seeing a set of these babies soon.   

Here is a close up.

Delightful Dahlia Thank You Card

Supplies

STAMPS: PTI Delightful Dahlia, PTI Botanical Sillhouettes

PAPER: CTMH Cardstock

OTHER: PTI Half and Half Die

Penguin Christmas Thank you

Now that Christmas has come and gone it was time to send out the Thank you cards.  While surfing the Papertrey Ink Forum I came across a link to this adorable thank you card that Joyce made for her daughter's thank you cards. Since Mr. Sunny gave me that sweet little Winter Penguin for Christmas I couldn't wait to create a set of thank you cards for my boy to send out.

Winter Penguin Thank you Card

Supplies

STAMPS: PTI Winter Penguin, PTI Signature Christmas Greetings

PAPER: CTMH Cardstock

OTHER: PTI Penguin Die

4 Apples make a Thank you

Since I already had PTI Teachers Apple and School Time on my desk from making this card I thought I would whip up another. This card is idea that I had been formulating in my head over the week that turned out different on paper.

Here is a close up look at the details

Teacher Thank you Card

Supplies

STAMPS: PTI Teachers Apple, PTI School Time

PAPER: Scenic Route, CTMH

OTHER: Pottery Barn Twill

Teacher Thank you

I was so happy I was able to fit in some crafting time this weekend. During the week I had some ideas floating around in my head using the PTI Teacher's Apple set. But as I sat down to do them it kind of evolved. It seems it always happens that way. And lately I have been loving white space on my cards. 

Here is an up close look at the details.

Thank You Card

Supplies

STAMPS: PTI Teacher's Apple, PTI School Time

PAPER: CTMH Cardstock

OTHER: Quickutz Die, Spellbinderdie, PTI Wook Button, Pottery Barn Twill (Free from packaging)

All Booked up Thank You

Thank you Card

Supplies

STAMPS: PTI All Booked Up, Cupcake Collection

PAPER: CTMH Cardstock

OTHER: American Craft Ribbon, PTI Button

Today’s card is a Thank you card I did over the weekend.  I really wanted the All Book up stamp set when Papertrey Ink first released it in July.  But since I purchased it I have found it difficult to use.  I am so happy to finally created a card using it.