Sunday, August 19, 2012

Little Sailboat and an Important announcement for email subscribers

Hello friends!  After catching up on all things home-related this past week after my vacation (laundry, dusting, vacuuming, errands, etc.), I made time yesterday for crafting.

Here's one of the cards:


My inspiration came from these two challenges:

  • The Craft's Meow August Sketch 


  • CASE Study - CASE one of the DT's creations - past or present.  I chose to CASE my oh-so-talented friend, Andrea Ewen.  She made a baby boy card that is SO precious!  Andrea used lots of neutrals, but I wanted to incorporate the traditional blues in my version.  
CASE Study is also looking for a guest designer, and I'm throwing my hat in the ring for a chance.  (-:


The stars and sailboat are from The Craft's Meow's It's A Shore Thing, and the sentiment is from Owl Be Thinking Of You.  The Lattice punch peeking out near the bottom of the card was one of the bargains I found on vacation, from TJ Maxx.  They had many EK Success punches on sale for $3.99 each (retail $15!).  I bought a few.  ;)

*** As we push ahead into autumn, I'm going to make a change on my blog concerning Feedblitz.  As of September 1st, I will be discontinuing this service. If you would still like to receive e-mail updates when I post, there is a section at the top of my blog on the sidebar for signing up through Feedburner. I will be using Feedburner exclusively from then on so make sure you subscribe. ***

I'm keeping this brief....we're visiting with family today and I need to get mooooooving.

Thanks for dropping by!



Dimensions: 4.25" x 5.5"
Stamps: It's A Shore Thing, Owl Be Thinking Of You - The Craft's Meow
Paper: Bashful Blue, Kiwi Kiss - SU; white - PTI; Let's Party - Webster's Pages
Ink: Antique Linen - Ranger; Bashful Blue - SU; Memento Tuxedo Black - Tsukineko
Fibers: white seam binding - Zipper Stop; twine - Creative Impression; lace - Simplicity
Other: blue bling - Want2Scrap; Copic markers; white button; Lattice punch - EK Success

30 comments:

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

This is BEAUTIFUL! I loveeeeeeeeee the colors, the boat and the little sequins!!!

~amy~ said...

okay, love how your card turned out...such sweet card! Thanks for joining us at The Craft's Meow!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Cute card! Good luck with GD spot!

ps - Just FYI - I'm out for a couple of weeks and have unsubscribed -- I WILL BE BACK!

Annette Allen said...

this card is so fun...i love those stars and that little boat..

Lisa Elton said...

Colleen this little sailboat is precious! Love the stars and sprinkled gems in the sky. $3.99 for punches!!??!! Awesome deal ;)

Linda Callahan said...

Wow your sailboat card is so adorable! Love it!

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

So glad you told me about your feedbiz change, I subscribed! This is so cute, I love the image and the sketch and your great card design.

Paper Creations by Shirley said...

Beautiful Card ! I love your interpretation of the sketch. Have a great day, Shirleyx

Lesley said...

Adorable card Colleen!! Love those sweet stars!

Leslie Miller said...

Colleen, this is darling! What a pretty little card for the sketch. I love how you popped out the sails. Totally enchanting. Good luck!

Words and Pictures said...

What a super card! Love the little sailboat popping out with delicious dimensionality (gorgeous ribbon/button/twine assemblage too)... Wishing you lots of luck with the GD over at CASE study! Thanks so much for dropping in at Words and Pictures...
Alison x

Anonymous said...

This is really cute! Do we put our E-mail address where it says to get my E-mail or will there be another one closer to 9/1? You know I hate to miss out on anything!

Chris R. from Iowa

Carole said...

Your card is perfect for a new Mom, it's sophisticated,grown up and darling as dimples.

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

Beautiful little boy's card--LOVE the papers and colors together! FAB:)

Denise Marzec said...

Soooooo gorgeous! Love the sprinkling of gems!!

yyam said...

Awwww....this is soooooo pretty! Love the mix of elements.

Maria said...

Awww...such a darling baby card, Colleen! Sweet little boat and stars! Beautiful dp and trim, too! Take care and have a wonderful week, hugs!

Jinny Newlin said...

Simply adorable, Col! LOVE that darling, little sailboat and your scattering of gemstones! But those trims and papers put this one over the top! Just gorgeous!

Maureen said...

just too adorable! LOVE the whimsy of the gemstones :) Thanks for helping us celebrate 2 years over on CASE Study :)

Unknown said...

This is so cute. That little sail boat is adorable.

Hugs~

Jackie Rockwell said...

Colleen this is darling! The way you inked the circle and the tiny stars behind the cute little sailboat look wonderful!

Benzi said...

What a sweetie card..love the little boat. Hope you get the Guest DT position.
Yes, I got into those punches at my T.J. Maxx. :-)

Lisa Hjulberg said...

OMGosh, Colleen, I can't stop staring at this card... it's wonderful!!! Thank you so much for using TCM images and for playing with us at The Craft's Meow August Card Sketch Challenge! :)

Bonnie said...

What an adorable 3D sailboat! So many interesting details! This is an amazing baby boy card!

nwilliams6 said...

So sweet Colleen - I love that you included some paper that wouldn't normally be considered baby paper - it adds soo much interest and is sooo pretty. I want to go on vacation!!! Where did you go? Hugz!!!

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa) said...

So stinking CUTE!! Such a terrific use of papers too, love everything! Thanks for joining us at CASE Study this week!

Teneale Williams said...

How darling is your creation!

Donna B. said...

Adorable baby card! Love the sprinkling of bling (I never get that right) The sailboat is precious!

Jean Martin said...

What an adorable card! Love the colors! Beautiful! Thanks for sharing this with us at TCM! :)

Andrea Ewen said...

Aww, this card is amazing, Col! So super cute...it's absolutely the most perfect baby card! Love the scattered blue gems and the sweet lace!

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