Friendships

Another card made with the Graphic 45 Once Upon a Springtime Collection

Bling is Recollections

Butterfly is Prima

Flower is my own

 Inside reads:

Life's truest happiness is found in the friendships we make along the way. (Fiskars stamps)

Cardbase is American Crafts Brocade Cream

Once Upon a Springtime Card

Kathy at the Scrapbeach recently did a card using this paperline from Graphic 45 and I loved it so I had to make one myself. This is Once Upon a Springtime it came from a crafting friend, Barb, in a RAK she sent me, thanks Barb I just love this paper pack.

I used some glitter on the wings and Glossy Accents on the flowers.

Pearl strands are from Prima flowers are a from Petaloo, Recollections and I'm unsure of the larger cream colored one.

Tucked behind the flowers and image is a small tag that when removed says "Coffee Break?"

All Dressed Up

My good friend Vicky at Clips-n-Cuts posted a darling card she'd made using a dress form.  Well I just couldn't stand it.

 

I had the Cricut Cartridge of my friends sitting here: Forever Young, and on it was this darling dress form.  Well once I got started I just had to keep on making them.  The dress forms themselves are cut from the front and back cover of the K&Co 12x12 Paper Pad Olivia Rose.  It's heavier weight and the hit and miss of words, numbers and prints from the packaging gave for some interesting dress forms.

Here is a close up of each card - 

 

The background behind the dress form is a piece of lavender paper that I stamped with the  Prima clear stamp - Recital.  I then wet the paper and smooshed it all up in my hand, slowly pulling it back into shape and the using my heat tool to dry it.  When dry I added a layer of Lindy's Stamp Gang Desert Moon Antique Rose spray.

The next dress is bordered from one of the acetate sheets that's included in the above mentioned paper pack.  I used Glossy Accents on the belt and while wet sprinkled it with pink sparkle.

This is the first card I made, and what started the chain reaction.  The border punch is Morocco Lace by EK Success and the paper is from the K&Co Susan Winget Spring Blossom Collection.  The Sassy stamp is from Fiskars, I think it's called Girlfriends.  I used Glossy Accents over it and the mat again was cut from the paper pad backing page.

With this one I also cut the hat from the cartridge and used a little bling on it.  Inside the sentiment reads "It's Your Day" most insides I've left blank.  I used a Mrs. Grossman's sticker on the front and then used a combo of Smooch spray in gold, Perfect Pearls in gold and water to spray the front.

Here I added the Sweet sentiment from a dollar stamp from We R Memory Keepers and stamped the hat from the Fiskars set I mentioned above using Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink and Glossy Accents over the top.

Another hat from the cartridge and an strip of the ruler and paper from the Olivia Rose Collection.  The border punch is Apron Lace by Fiskars.

The checkered border was a die cut frame in the paper pack that I clipped and formed a smaller frame around my card, the heart was on some ribbon from Bo Bunny I had.

The mat here is embossed with my Cuttlebug and the Spots and Dots folder.  I used a sanding block to distress the circles revealing the under color.  The stamp is the same set, Girlfriends, from Fiskars.  The black lace is Bo Bunny.

This last card I sprayed the lace, which started out white, with Tattered Angels Cranberry and then stamped the saying with a Fiskars stamp (do not have the name of this collection).  The border punch again Apron Lace from Fiskars and the paper was Spring Blossom pack by K & Co.

And that's it.  A great set of cards and a whole lot of fun.  Thanks again Vicky for all your inspiration!

Mini Me Swap Album

This album is made from standard manilla file folders.  I watched a video on YouTube where someone had used folders and just had to try it for myself.  This will be my swap album with Pat Peele at Your Paper Pantry.

Mystery Grab Bag

Roxy at Your Paper Pantry was offering flat rate boxes
of Mystery crafting goodness at wholesale prices.  

The one thing she told me is I wouldn't be disappointed.

She got that one right!

Goodie goodie new toys to play with!

Color Me Color Sway for January

I joined the Color Me Color Swap for January at Your Paper Pantry
My swap partner was Julie Walters YouTube - juliewalters74  thanks Julie!
Here's the video of all the cool goodies she sent me!

Momma

Dear Friends, for those of you who have followed my blogs over the years you've come to know my Momma through things I've written, Pages I've done, cards I've made.  Momma passed away on Tuesday, very peacefully and with many friends and family near her.  I will be with my family until February so my posts will be very far and few between for the next month.  Thank you all for all the love and kind words you've offered about this remarkable lady.   And for you new to my blog, Momma would have been 100 on July 10th.  The night before she went to Hospice she still sat at her computer and played Scrabble for 45 minutes.  She never complained, never said a harsh word about anyone and always had time for you.  A truly genuine lovely lady!

Update 1/30/2011 - The Daily News, the local paper in my hometown, ran a wonderful aritcle about my Momma in today's paper it's here if you care to look.

Paint Stick Mini Album

At Your Paper Pantry I joined a new swap for January called Stirring up Crafty Goodness.  The idea being to go to Home Depot and get some one gallon wood paint sticks which measure 1"x12" and embellish them with red and purple (this month's swap colors).  Kind of like the colors the Red Hatters use. 

So that prompted me to use a digi kit Beth Rimmer just created called Call of the Wild, it's at Deviant Scrap if you want to take a look.  Beth had created these cool embellies, like the mannequin lady left (although I chopped off her digi feathers and gave her real red Marabou feathers I found at Michaels.  I also took the liberty, per Beth's ok, to change her dress to purple stripe from the original black.)
If you're handy with your computer and a graphics program (I used Photo Shop here) then don't overlook the vast opportunities that await you in digital kits.  The possibilities just grow and grow with what you can make. I covered the lady pretty heavily with Glossy Accents (works great but you must allow overnight drying time)

I added a rose (I think they are from I Am Roses, it was a RAK so not positive) to the top of the stick with Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive.  I really love this stuff and so far have only found it locally at JoAnns.With the addition of the tulle and some bling that set the top.

The birds are also digi's from Beth's kit, I loved the bird and roller skates, and the red hat one!  So perfect for this theme.  Again covered extra heavy in Glossy Accents.  The paper was sprayed with Tattered Angels Cranberry and Lindy Stamp Gang Desert Moon Antique Rose.
The tag at the top says Birds of a Feather, I printed it on the computer then misted it.  It really blurred the wording but after looking at it for a bit decided I kinda liked that look and left it alone.  You really can't add too much at the top considering this will be punched and you'll bind all six sticks from the swap together when you're done, (check back next month I'll have pics of the completed mini to show you)

I made the journaling/photo tags from DCWV Once Upon a Time collection and folded them and made a clasp with a brad Stampin Up I believe. added a little bling and a paper clip from JoAnns for the top one.

These are mine, six will be sent to the moderator of the Swap Group at YPP who in turn will pair them with five others and return them to me so I'll a whole mini album of six pages when I'm done.  I'll post an updated picture of them all at that time.

The original Home Depot paint stick and one showing how I inked the edges with purple before beginning.

My You Tube video showing these hasn't finished processing yet, I'll add it as soon as it does.

Sending You....

This is the fourth of this set for my friend.  Now can you see why I scooped up these new K & Co Paper packs?  I guess after the snow, cool temps and cloud cover here in Southern Utah I was drawn to something bright and Springy!  This again is the Spring Blossom Paper Pad. 

This petal soft yellow flower is one cut from the White Rose Trim put out by Bo Bunny.  I again used my Gold Glow Smooch spray and rubbed the tops lightly with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  The great yellow ribbon I picked up at my LSS for 85% off after season last year.  I love it because it's wire edged. 

Sentiments also from My Sentiments Exactly as the previous 3 cards.  I bungled up the inside and rubbed the sentiment on crooked so I had to improvise by adding another ink edge mat and a new sentiment.  That's the glory of paper crafting you can almost always hide the goobers!  The top mat, Daisy Garden, is from the Spring Blossom Seed Pocket Die-Cut Cardstock package.  I've never used these little packages of goodies until someone gave me one as a gift at Christmas time.  As you can see I'm really loving how they can finish off my cards.

So sorry I can't remember who made this stick pin, it's from the November Stick It To You swap at Your Paper Pantry.  If you recognize your handiwork please let me know so I can give you credit!

Trust Him Today

Another for my gift set of cards.  This is the back side of the paper from the previous post.  I used a new EK Success border punch I got for 80% off at JoAnns, what a deal!!!  The punch is called Graceful Heart which will be perfect for Valentines!

The die cuts are precut from K & Co in their Spring Blossom Icons Die-Cut Cardstock and Acetate Collection.

I really like this ribbon punch from Fiskars and must admit I often forget I have it and don't use it as often as I could.  It's called Leaver It to Weaver.

Sentiments are the Inspirations/Encouragement set from My Sentiments Exactly.  I sprayed the inside of the card with Gold Glow Smooch Spray, it's a little hard to see here but it gives the inside a great shimmer.

When the going gets tough....

This is a set of inspirational cards I'm making for a friend.  Paper collection Spring Blossom by Susan Winget - K & Co.

Bumblebee covered with Glossy Accents

Sentiments - rub ons from My Sentiments Exactly

Inside little Journal pocket from K & Company  - Cottage Garden Seed Pocket

God Cares...

K & Co Paper Pack by Tim Coffey called Cottage Garden.

Sentiments are rub ons by My Sentiments Exactly.

Inside of card  - Border Punch by EK Success called Morocco Lace
(another I got at JoAnns on clearance for 85% off - love those bargains, love this punch!)

Plain Janes Dressed Up

I kept hearing everyone talking about UTEE and finally ran across it in the store. Well I stuffed it in with my embossing things and still hadn't tried it so this afternoon I thought I'd see what I could make with these plain paper flowers, you know the cheap kind that come in a tube that have no personality!

The flowers have been sitting in my drawer for 2 years, I've used a couple but they just looked Plain-Jane and didn't do a thing for me. Today I took each one and rubbed them with Tea Dye Distress Ink, then a heavy coat of UTEE and heat embossed, wow they looked better already.

Next I layered the three individual petals for each flower with some Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive. In the middle I used one bud from the Recollections flowers at Michaels which I had ran across the tea dye ink pad a couple of times.

After they'd dried I sprayed them with a mist I made of water, Perfect Petals bronze and a couple of drops of Old Paper Distress Reinker. I then hit them with the heat gun again. Let them sit a while and hit them one more time to blend and melt everything together.

I rather like how my Plain Janes turned out.