Deer Trio

 

Have you ever seen something and just had to have it?

Well I saw this little family of deer and just had to have the die to make cards of my own!

 

 

I saw this lovely winter scene tag on Pinterest and was forced to find the die used.

 It's called Deer Trio made by Memory Box. There is a tutorial on the Ellen Hutson site showing how Kitty made the tag.

To you from me gift box and card

 

Today I made a fun little square card with a matching box. I found this fabulous metallic teal ribbon that was the inspiration for the color scheme. I bought paper and stamp a long time ago from Stampin' Up! I used one of the dies that came with my Genius magnetic platform to cut the shape on the card. The box is the perfect size to fill with treats or even a cupcake.

 

Give Thanks

 

Now that it's officially Autumn I wanted to make a card that reflects some of the beautiful colors of the season. I found this lovely checkerboard satin ribbon that gave me the inspiration I needed. I used the wood grain embossing folder on Close To Cocoa cardstock from Stampin' Up! I stamped Give Thanks on the Old Olive card base (also from SU!). Tied the ribbon around the card and added the bow. I tucked a leaf and some berries behind the bow as the finishing touch.

I'm sharing my card with Really Reasonable Ribbon, Allsorts, Eclectic Ellapu, and Rogue Redhead Designs.

Learning to Dance in the Rain

 

I made my first ATC ever today.

I found it to be quite a challenge because they are so tiny. They are only 2.5 x 3.5 inches.

The feet came from Linda and Weasel which can be purchased from Stampotique.

The umbrella was fussy cut from the T!m Holtz set called Life's Possibilities.

The background is part of a digital ATC collage sheet from The House Across the Bay called

Inked Grunge.

I used a black fine tip sharpie to hand write the sentiment, Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass but learning to dance in the rain.

 

I made this for the Stampotique Desingers Challenge to make an ATC.

I hope you get a "kick out of it" too! lol

 

 

Stampotique Originals

 

 I remember the first time I stumbled upon a project using a stamp from Stampotique, I was totally blown away! I thought it was so wicked cool! I spent hours looking at all the stamps trying to make a reasonable wish list of stamps to buy. I found it was not possible, I simply want to own hundreds of them! Just to name a few, some of my favorite artists are Daniel Torrente and Jill Penney, Carol's Collection, and Amy Wilson Wellenstein.

 

 So today I made a card for the Stampotique Design Team Call.

With hopes of winning more stamps, I've had a lot of fun by randomly playing along in The Designers Challenge. I'd be honored to be part of their team. And do I ever want to earn that discount!!! My style is constantly evolving, but completely different from all the other designers. I'm in awe of some of the coloring techniques the other designers use to make backgrounds for their cards and journals. I think we would have a lot to learn from one another. I would bring a totally fresh perspective on ways to use products from Stampotique. I really enjoy having deadlines. It keeps me focused on the goal at hand. One of the best things about crafting is being able to give a handmade gift.  I really love making cards. I also enjoy giving support and encouragement to fellow crafters and friends through blog hops, Facebook, and online challenges.

 

 Now onto a little about my card. The background of my card was made by using a flocked damask pattern paper. I stamped Fabulous in black ink then added Glossy Accent for a little shine. A black bow and a few rhinestones finished off my card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Snowballs 4 Sale

 

I am feeling pretty lucky today!

 I just received a gift from Patty Bennett that contained the entire Festive Flurry Bundle from Stampin' Up!

Here's the link to where it was announced on her blog.

 

 

I have so many ideas swirling around in my head about all the possibilities of things I can do with the dies and stamps in this set.

 

 

 I decided to use the largest snowflake die cut a piece of shimmer cardstock. Next I pulled out a snowman ( I think the very first stamp I bought from Stampin' Up!) and stamped him on the shimmer cardstock. I colored him, then fussy cut him to layer onto Bashful Blue cardstock (sad face :( also retired). Then I stamped Snowballs 4 Sale (also retired SU!). Finally is used a bunch of Stampin' Dimensionals to pop up the snowflake layer.

 

Thank you so much Patty Bennett!

 I truly appreciate the gift and will think of you every time I use one of the stamps or dies!

I hope you like the first thing I made with the gift :)



Trick or Treat

 

Now that's officially Autumn, I'm ready to start thinking about decorating for Halloween.

I want several big fat pumpkins to make a couple of topiary arrangements for my front porch.

 

Anyhow, I decided to make a Halloween card today. I don't know about you, but I love to dress up with Parker for Halloween. So much fun! The design idea came from a sketch on the Mojo Monday blog. For Linda's shirt I used the Witches' Brew washi tape from Stampin Up! I also used it to create the banners. The Black Webbing ribbon came from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  The Trick or Treat stamp is part of a new set called Tags 4 You from Stampin' Up!

 

If you noticed the background, it's a doll house. I've been working on making a haunted house for Halloween. If I ever decide to make another, I definitely will be buying one already put together. It has not rocked building it piece by piece. As soon as I find the perfect wallpaper, I will post pictures of the completed house. I have not bought any furniture, but I did find that fun tiny candelabra.

 

I'm sharing my card with Stampotique Designers Challenge, Mojo Monday, By Lori Designs, The Crafters Café, Card a Day Blog, Sweet Stamps, DRS Designs, and Macabre Monday Challenges.

 

Woodgrain and Roses

 

I made two different cards using the wood grain paper and rub-ons from Pink Paislee. For the pink floral card I tried to "whitewash the wood" to make it a bit softer and added some lovely lace ribbon and a bow to finish it off. I think the yellow rose is so pretty and love the pop of color from the green seem binding ribbon.

I'm sharing these with Really Reasonable Ribbon RRR80, Cute Card Thursday, and

 Crafts and Me Challenge and Inspiration .



Ribbon Roses and Burlap Butterfly

 

I wanted to try to make another shabby chic card. White, pearls, glitter, and ribbons are what comes to mind when I think of shabby chic. Well I wanted to add some color too. It's not totally over the top feminine, but I'm not your pink loving girly girl either. lol

The burlap butterfly came from Pink Paislee, paper (retired) from Close to My Heart, and rose ribbon from Stampin' Up!

 

I'd like to share this with Creative Belli, Cute Card Thursday,

Crafts and Me Challenge and Inspiration, and Card and Scrap.



Shimmering Shabby Chic

 

I started this card with black and grey card stock that I embossed lovely damask pattern, then painted with an iridescent medium.  I next added some seam binding ribbon, a bow, and a couple of hat pins with pearls. The frame came from Prima and the jeweled crown from Melissa Frances.



Windsor Newton Iridescent Medium is such an easy and fabulous product to work with. It gives such a lovely shimmer to my papercraft projects. I found it at Hobby Lobby for about $5 several years ago, a little bit goes a very long way!

 

I'd like to share my card with Really Reasonable Ribbon (RRR80), Cute Card Tuesday,
 Creative Belli Challenge, Card and Scrap, and Divas By Design.