Where does the time go????
Hello all!!! I took a little break this past week ... it's just been so crazy around here!!! My two daughters had a birthday this month and then Easter came , along with it , Spring Break for my kids (we were gone out of town visiting family for the week) and now I'm planning my son's birthday which is this Sunday ( three birthdays within a month, what was I thinking??????!!!!) but his actual party isn't until next weekend! Oh, and it's mine and my DH's anniversary on the 3rd , and I can't forget about Mother's Day!! I haven't had much spare time for crafting, even though I've managed to sneak some time visiting my fav blogs. This week's Jingle Belles challenge seemed to be just what I needed . Guest designer, Jess Moyer has given us the recipe to use cardstock for our layouts. No designer paper, absolutely none at all , hmmm..... I can do that right? I simply have to put away my lovely pile of Christmas-y papers and go through my stash .Here's what I came up with for the cardstock challenge...........
I pulled out my Martha Stewart border and corner punches for the background . I only did one corner and two sides because I never seem to get all sides even and besides, I like this better anyway!!! I stitched a double line for a little definition . The date circle is from a journalling tablet from Little Yellow Bicycle , which I embellished with a couple of stamped and cut out ornaments from Stampin' Up! and just 'cause I love 'em so much, I also added some teeny tiny green rhinestones ( love those $-store goodies!!!) around the circle. The sentiment and label are both from Stampin' Up! as well as the cardstock ; Crumb Cake for the base and Riding Hood red for the mat. The little doiliy is another fabulous find from the dollar store , I just inked it up a little with Kiwi Kiss ink ( SU). The sentiment and the smaller ornament are stamped in Real Red ink and the other one is in Kiwi Kiss ink.
So there you have it , my card for this week's challenge. Go check out those fabulous gals at Jingle Belles!!!
Until next time .... happy crafting!!
Sweet and lovely, the edge punch is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteFab card! Loving the use of the edge punch and the touch of bling! Thanks for playing along with my no patterned paper challenge at Jingle Belles!
ReplyDeleteCandy, this turned out really well. I admire the fun shapes in your card; the corner/border punch, the tag, and the ornaments.
ReplyDeleteMay is a big month for you family! Enjoy all of the celebrations :)
Such a pretty card! And I'm with ya... April/May is like another Christmas around here! Very Very Busy.... :o) Nice job making a wonderful card without Designer Paper... I don't know If I could do that! LOL :o)
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So much to love about this one ... love the clever use of the border punch on only two sides ... and the stitching really adds a marvelous finishing touch ... the round calendar element is the perfect backdrop for all of your pretty embellishments ... such a wonderful holiday design ... so glad you joined us at jingle belles this week.
ReplyDeleteok, i ♥LOVE♥ the whole entire thing: colors, stamps, placement of embellies, calendar, bling, etc! it's PERFECT! but my very verrrrrrrrrrrrrry favorite thing of all is your BRILLIANT asymmetrical use of the MS punches! i'm SO STEALING THAT & i will totally give you credit! ♥THANK YOU♥!!! (b/c i can just never EVER cut my paper the right size to make it work on successive corners!) (& yes i know there's a guide thing in the punches, i still CANNOT do it grrr!) ♥♥♥
ReplyDeleteYep, I love your use of the border punches too! Great card altogether! :)
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I love all the layers:)
ReplyDeleteYou are SO SMART to punch only two sides. I can NEVER get those things to line up. And here you get to say, "I meant to do that!" PERFECT!
ReplyDeleteI love all the details and embellishments, too. And now my WANTMONSTER needs that MS punch. Thanks. Thanks a LOT. :)
I love how you used that border punch. Such a pretty card.
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