Sweet Baby

 

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This is one of my creations for a Paper Piecing Swap. I actually cased the clothesline idea from another blogger. Here is her wonderful card. Mine does not do hers justice!! And be warned, her blog is filled with loads of gorgeous creations. You may not want to leave it once you get there. ;-)

I used a couple of mini clothespins and two mini kraft sticks. I used my Crop-A-Dile to punch holes in the wood and then tied on some hemp twine. I used my new favorite Fence Stamp and lots of dimensionals. I have tons more cards to make so stay tuned!!

Stamps: Pink Cat Studio "Sweet Pea", SU Short & Sweet
Ink: Memento Black, Versafine sepia, Palette brown
Paper: PTI Sweet Blush, misc DSP scraps
Misc: Kraft Sticks, hemp twine, dimensionals, copics

Aloha Sophie

 

I made this card for my friend Cheryl's Riley & Sophie swap. It was my first time trying to sponge a sky. I drew a cloud, cut it out then used it as a mask. I had fun cutting out Sophie and popping her up. The waves happened as an accident but I ended up liking the look.

I have other projects to show but not much time to post recently. I hope to get back into my stamping groove soon!!!

Stamps: Sophie, Studio G (sentiment & drink)
Ink: Memento Black, Versafine Sepia, SU Bashful Blue
Paper: PTI White, misc cream, misc pink
Misc: Copics, Offray Ribbon, CB Tags, stickles, diamond glaze, spica pen, twine, dimensionals

Teacher Gift Set

I absolutely adore each and every teacher that my girls had this year. Throughout the year I would make them card sets or cute little boxes with goodies in them. So for the end of the year I had no clue what to get them. I thought maybe just a gift card. But as a crafter, you know you can't do just that and be okay with it. Right? ;)

So I thought for a while and decided to do a theme. "Summertime!" I bought an iced tea pitcher, some tea bags, some Kool Aid, glasses, chip bowl and dip bowl and dip mix. I then made coasters to match the hibiscus flower on the pitchers. I also used a stamp with the God's Blessing poem on it. Then I made a tag with how to Steep Iced Tea in the Sun and attached it to the pitcher.

I have four teachers to make these for. I finished the first one yesterday and this morning I have two more to finish. I migh post them later if time permits.

I sure hope the teachers like the idea of this gift set. I want them to be able to sit down and relax a bit during their summer hiatus.

Speaking of summer, I can't believe it's almost here already!! Where did the time go??

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #6

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Aqua and Brown together is one of my most favorite color combos. Putting that third color into the mix kind of threw me. But in the end, I like how it's incorporated. I would never do this on my own, so that is why I just love Dawn McVey's Color Challenges!!

Stamps: PTI Wise Old Owl, Verve Flutterby
Ink: Versafine Sepia
Paper: PTI Aqua Mist, SU Chocolate Chip & Cameo Coral, DCWV Glitter Paper
Misc: Offray Ribbon, PTI Aqua Mist button, twine, MS punch, SU Top Note Die SU Scallop Edge Punch, stickles, googley eyes

Elzybells Swap

 

I joined an Elzybells Swap over on SCS and just finished making this card. Aren't they so cute? I love the Elzy girls.

That fence stamp is one of my latest, most treasured Ebay finds. I got it for a steal but more importantly, I just LOVE it! It can go with so many other stamps. Can't wait to see it with my Sugar Nellies girls.

I'm back on my swapping kick so I'm hoping that I'll be blogging a lot more in the coming weeks. Thanks for looking!

Stamps: Elzybells Holding Hands, PTI Green Thumb {sentiment}, Stampa Barbara Fence
Ink: Memento Black, Palette Brown
Paper: PTI Green Leaf, SU Bashful Blue & Creamy Caramel
Misc: Copics, prima, stickles, button, twine, ribbon, MS butterfly punch, dimensionals

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #4

I just LOVE this color combination!! And I love this bedding set. I even showed it to Hubby and told him how great it would look in our bedroom. ;)

 

PTI's Aqua Mist is one of my favorite colors. Ever! So I was so happy to be making this card. It came together very quickly, maybe about 10 minutes. Love those types of cards. It's a very simple layout because I didn't want to take away from the design of the images or make it too busy. I'm not too sure about the brown button on top of the Aqua Mist one, but without it it looked too plain.

Thanks for taking a peek at my card. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!



Stamps: PTI Damask Designs
Ink: Palette Chocolate brown
Paper: PTI Aqua Mist, Bazzill (Cream & Brown)
Misc: PTI Vintage Cream Satin Ribbon, PTI Aqua Mist Button, Basic Grey Button

Top Note Purse

 

 

I saw this cute little purse tutorial online and I just had to try it out. It was really simple and quick to put together. Great to put a Gift Card inside for Mother's day. Or some chocolate. Or a lovely piece of jewelry.

If anyone has any tips on how not to get Glitter all over the paper, or how to remove the unwanted glitter from the paper, please share!!

Hope you are having a nice, relaxing Sunday!

Stamps: Verve "Because of You"
Ink: Versamark, Versafine Black, SU Pretty In Pink
Paper: Imaginisce Designer Paper, SU Basic Black
Misc: Martha Stewart Black Glitter, Misc Black Ribbon, SU Top Note Die

Copic Fun Carrying Case

This is my very first time participating in PTI's Blog Hop. I'm so excited!

Using Lauren Meader's wonderful template "All Boxed Up" I created a Copic Marker and Image Carrying Case. I love coloring images with my Copic Markers. I still need a bit of practice so I color for fun whenever I get the chance. Sometimes that means while I am in the carpool line at school, or a doctor's office, or just in front of the tv with the family. So I created this cute little holder so I can take it with me. It's small enough to be portable anywhere. Even fits in my purse!

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In these pictures you can see how compact it is:

When you open it up, one side holds the images which are your basic 1/4 sheet size.

And the other side holds the Copic Markers inside of a Clear Card box. I used sticky strip to hold the Clear Card box onto the cardstock. The box fits 9 Copic Ciao Markers (or Sketch Markers on their side) perfectly.

It was so easy to make that I created another one just for fun!




I hope you enjoyed seeing my creations! If you get a chance to make one yourself, please let me know. I'd love to see yours!!

First Carrying Case:
Stamps: PTI Trajan Monogram, Green Thumb & Faux Ribbon
Ink: PTI Ocean Tides, SU Old Olive
Paper: PTI Ocean Tides, SU Old Olive, SU Certainly Celery, SU Designer Series Paper
Misc: PTI Ocean Tides Grosgrain Ribbon, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Stickles, Clear Card Box, Nestabilities, Sticky Strip, Misc Button, Twine

Second Carrying Case:
Stamps: Sugar Nellies Daisy
Ink: Memento Black, PTI Sweet Blush
Paper: PTI Sweet Blush, SU Ruby Red, Bazzill, Chatterbox Patterned Paper
Misc: PTI Sweet Blush Satin Ribbon, Imaginisce Rub Ons, Martha Stewart Scalloped Heart Border Punch and Butterfly Punch, Clear Card Box, Copics, Sakura Punch, Flat Back Pearl

Mother's Day Mojo

I received my new Verve Stamp set "Because of You" a couple of days ago. I could NOT wait to ink up these babies. And they arrived so FAST! I couldn't have gotten them quicker unless I went over the the Verve house myself. ;)

This stamp set is just so beautiful! And it is so versatile. This has got to be one of my most favorite stamp sets in a very long time! I love the sentiments and the fonts and the images. It's just soooo me. I know I will be using it not just for Mother's day, but over and over again. I just wish that the sentiment "Daughter" was included.

I wanted to create a simple silhouette card. Unfortunately it didn't come out like I had envisioned. I think this card is a bit too busy. I'm going to do another version of it this weekend. Maybe in a different color.


Thanks for looking and have a fantabulous day!!


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Stamps: Verve Because of You
Ink: SU Regal Rose, White Craft
Paper: SU Regal Rose, SU Pretty in Pink, PTI White, DCWV Pink Sparkle Paper
Misc: SU Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon, SU White EP, MS Butterfly Punch, Nestabilities, Flat Back Pearls, Paper Piercer

A Special card for a Special Girl

A good friend of mine had asked me to make a card for her daughter's 18th birthday. My very first request!! I was excited and nervous to do it all at the same time. It took a while for me to play around with the layout and the inside of the card. She said her favorite color is Yellow, so I tried not to overdo it with the blue. I just wanted a complimentary color to help make it pop.



I got to use all sorts of techniques with this card! I used my Copics, my sewing machine, I heat embossed some images, used some stickles and my Martha Stewart punches. And tons of dimensionals for that 3D effect.



The inside of the card has a pocket which includes two tags. I figured she can write a few notes in there, or even stick a gift card on the tags.

Stamps: Sugar Nellies Kitty, PTI Faux Ribbon (sentiment)
Ink: SU Not Quite Navy Craft Ink, Versamark
Paper: SU Bashful blue, PTI Summer Sunrise, Chatterbox DSP, SU Prints Pack DSP
Misc: Clear EP, Copics, MS Punches, Primas, PTI Summer Sunrise Swiss Dots Satin Ribbon, stickles, dimensionals, sewing machine, misc white organza ribbon