tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-542587 2009-10-21T10:56:00-04:00 TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b7ea69e20120a60cecaf970b 2009-10-21T10:56:00-04:00 2009-10-21T10:56:00-04:00

When I first saw the Lattice die I thought it looked like a part of a quilt. I'm thinking wedding ring or something like that??? At any rate, I've had fun doing this for some classes and swaps. A few...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b7ea69e20120a60bc73e970b 2009-10-21T00:02:43-04:00 2009-10-21T00:02:43-04:00

Quick Post: Here are a few more shots of the Night and Day purse set I posted earlier. And, here's another Autumn Meadows card with cut-out leaves and a brad from the Vanilla hodgepodge. the words are from Chit Chat...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b7ea69e20120a637050a970c 2009-10-16T22:31:07-04:00 2009-10-17T07:00:28-04:00

Do you like to make card sets? Here is a darling purse set featuring the classic stamp set, Lovely as a Tree and the warm and luscious Autumn Meadows Designer Series Paper. Isn't that Herringbone perfect? And harmony of the...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b7ea69e20120a636f8cb970c 2009-10-14T09:17:53-04:00 2009-10-14T09:17:53-04:00

I can't tell you how different this card ended up from the idea I started with. I was going to use a sketch with 3 circles in a HORIZONTAL line. But, I set aside my first set of circles and...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b7ea69e20120a5e05fc7970b 2009-10-13T09:31:59-04:00 2009-10-13T09:31:59-04:00

Though I finished up today's card with the October Petals Palette in my previous post, I'd colored this little monkey ages ago using a color scheme I'd ripped out of an old Vogue magazine. Here's a snapshot of the colors...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b7ea69e20120a5dd26e6970b 2009-10-12T13:51:31-04:00 2009-10-14T08:44:30-04:00

Take a look at the the palette of colors I've been playing with lately. I really love the Halloween colors but don't send many Halloween cards or projects. So, I've been trying to incorporate these lovely shades into projects for...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b7ea69e20115724f30f6970b 2009-07-31T23:28:07-04:00 2009-07-31T23:28:07-04:00

This was inspired by a photo I saw in Vogue a few months ago. A linen-like clothing ensemble had colors close to Red Riding Hood, Tangerine Tango, Pretty in Pink, and Chocolate Chip. I think there was a flower pin....

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b7ea69e2011572438ab4970b 2009-07-29T09:29:10-04:00 2009-07-29T13:31:06-04:00

This turtle is such a cutie! He's from the new set, Very Thankful. Every year Stampin' Up! has an exclusive set designated to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC). Two dollars from the sale of each Very...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b7ea69e201157228e3a0970b 2009-07-23T13:45:45-04:00 2009-07-23T13:50:36-04:00

I really enjoy using this Crushed Curry Print from the Razzleberry Lemonade DSP. With a touch of Pumpkin Pie it practically glows. Of course, I included strips of many of the other patterns to blend this pattern into the Orchid...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b7ea69e2011571fd5f75970b 2009-07-13T15:03:11-04:00 2009-07-13T15:03:11-04:00

This card is from a class I'm doing this month, based on Andrea Walford's Simple Friendship Class. I adapted the class to use the Flower Fancy stamp set along with messages from the Chit Chat Rub-Ons. I just love the...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-65356133 2009-04-11T17:57:41-04:00 2009-04-11T21:05:33-04:00

This is one of a stack of cards I whipped up with the Sunshine Garden Simply Scrappin Kit. The colors in the kit are So Saffron, Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, and Old Olive. I applied the Certainly Celery and Baja...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-65294539 2009-04-09T19:20:50-04:00 2009-04-09T19:20:50-04:00

Well, I don't know that "Pillowcase" is technically the proper name for this kind of layout but that is definitely what kept coming to mind as I put this lace and trim together. This reminds me of pillowcases that my...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-62272104 2009-02-02T14:20:04-05:00 2009-02-02T14:59:03-05:00

This is for today's Technique Lover's Challenge which called for a recessed window in the card. I had embossed some images last night and been thinking about doing a card with Red Riding Hood and Kraft from the Sweet Slumber...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-62147920 2009-01-30T10:47:11-05:00 2009-01-30T10:47:11-05:00

Sharon (Notimetostamp) has weekly challenges for simple cards and this week's challenge is to focus on love. Since I'm on a roll with my Heart to Heart punch I thought I would try another. These sure are quick! The paper...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-62116066 2009-01-29T15:28:08-05:00 2009-01-29T15:28:08-05:00

This weekend I'll be doing my first Sale-A-Bration event with my stamp clubs. Here is one of the projects we will be doing: This project features the Sale-A-Bration set Congrats along with two colors I've been using so much recently:...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-62043528 2009-01-28T12:09:53-05:00 2009-01-28T12:09:53-05:00

A few days ago I was making a card for a challenge based on art work form Lang Calendars. (The card is here.) Anyway, the original piece had crayons lined up in a rainbow type arrangement. I tried and tried...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-61965562 2009-01-27T08:59:48-05:00 2009-01-27T08:59:48-05:00

Gerberas are one of my favorite flowers but I've never been particularly good at growing them. Last summer I tried them in the ground instead of pots. They seemed to be a little healthier but smaller than usual. When I...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-61930868 2009-01-26T13:48:24-05:00 2009-01-26T13:48:24-05:00

These are from a couple of Splitcoast challenges I did over the weekend while playing with a few things from the new Stampin' Up! catalog. This first card was one that incorporates last Thursday's Ways to Use It Challenge: Pattern...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-61884008 2009-01-25T14:26:52-05:00 2009-01-25T14:26:52-05:00

Yesterday's Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge came from Lang Calendars. I was especially attracted to this image. There are so many aspects of this that I liked: the black images on the warm shaded red, the checks at the bottom, the curved...

Chris Smith tag:typepad.com,2003:post-61415410 2009-01-15T12:56:04-05:00 2009-01-15T12:56:04-05:00

Just a quick post today. This is a simple Happy Heart card I did a while back, using the same package of Baja Blue I used in the card yesterday. I find that color irresistable! Another thing I'm finding irresistable...

Chris Smith