Feeling Wicked, for Halloween!

Hi and welcome to my blog! I knew October was gonna be a busy month for me but I really didn't expect to go three weeks between posts!! I have been busy crafting, especially Halloween crafts. This year, I added to my décor with a Halloween wreath. Take a look:

 

 

 

I love this sign ( I found at local $$ store!) ..... some days it suits my mood perfectly!!! lol  I used deco mesh( leftovers from last year) and accents ( sign , hat , black leaves) all found at out local dollar store to make this quick and easy wreath. The best thing about it, its  durable enough for our windy fall days!!! The , work wreath form,flextubing and purple ornaments were bought at Michaels.

 

I am entering this wreath over at Shopping Our Stash for their Halloween challenge.

 

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful creative day!!

 

Happy birthday my Friend....

Hi , welcome to my blog. The current challenge at Shopping Our Stash is to use chipboard from your stash. This is the perfect challenge for me - I have tons of chipboard leftover from projects ... at least three years or more!! I decided to use a chipboard frame for my card.... take a look:

 

 

I  covered the frame and small flower in Prima  blue metallic chalk and then it with Perfect Pearls Mist in  Blue Raspberry. When it was dry I used a stencil ( only for the frame)from The Crafters Workshop ( Sketch Grid) and applied a layer of crackle paste and misted it again with the blue mist.  The metallic sheen doesn't really show that well in the photo but it's quite nice in person! I also misted the chipboard owl in Bronze perfect Pearls mist ... again , I wish you could see how glimmer it is!!!My dp is from Lost and Found 3 collection from My Mind's Eye. The paper has glitter , so it really complements all accent pieces well. Finally, I dug around my stash and found some old rub-on sentiments from Stampin' Up! . Lots of old stuff got used here!!!

 

That's my card for this week's challenge... hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by... have a wonderful creative day!

 

 

Peace wishes .... a July Christmas card

Hi all! I hope you're enjoying a beautiful summer day .... we've had a lovely summer so far, which means I spend more time at the beach than I do in my craftroom these days! That's okay , 'cause I know our warm weather is short lived here so I'm gonna take advantage of it as much as possible. I did  find some time to browse around  some of my favorite challenge sites and was super pleased to see two of them team up for a great challenge!! Jingle Belles and Shopping Our Stash have an awesome challenge for us .....


"Isn't that a fantastic idea? Yep, we think so, too! So in honor of this special event, we've got a special "two-fer" challenge for you. Here's what to do:

1. Make a holiday card that uses something from your stash 

which is at least a year old.

2. Post the card on your blog or gallery, and be sure 

to tell us what your older stash item is.

3. Link your card at the bottom of this ♥JINGLE BELLES♥ post 

and also at this Shopping Our Stash post.

4. Check back at both blogs on July 17th to see if you've won 

one of the lovely prizes! (More on that in a minute!)"  - from JB blog

 

And they have a prize to be won- wot-woot!!! So be sure to check out both blogs .Here's my card:

 

 

 

 

So this card has nothing new on it.... the papers( Basic Grey Nordic collection) , stamps ( Deep Red Poinsettia Bloom),rhinestones ( Prima), Thickers ( American Crafts) and doily are all from my stash of at least a year old!!! The only thing that isn't old is the Gelatos(blue) that I used to shade in my poinsettia, but even the embossing powder is old ( probably at least 4 years old!!!!). What a fun challenge and I'm super happy to be using items from my stash.... gotta make room for new stuff,right???

 

So that's my JB and SOS card... hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by!!

 

 

Silhouette Grad card

Hi all! Wow, 2 posts in 2 days- that must be a new record for me!!! I still have too much to do but I was asked to make a few grad cards for a friend who's daughter is graduating from high school this June so I just had to spend time in my craftroom!! :)

This is the first one I've made...

 

I've seen several versions of this style card on Pinterest and Splitcoast and I knew I had to make my own. I made my card a 5.75" square which I found to a bit too big for the cap and gown alone, so I added a custom strip- courtesy of my Silhouette and sketch pens. I purchased a grad cap/diploma background cutfile from the Silhouette online store , but used a green glitter pen to draw it  instead of cutting it out. It's hard to see in this pic , but it really does a nice subtle touch to the card front, trust me! I made a little diploma and adhered it to the front. The sentiment is from CTMH's Kudos set. The letters were made with the Silhouette as well, using a compueter font.

 

  Now, here's the inside....

 

 

This is a quote I found online and imported into  SD software and then converted to a cutfile..... really simple,too!! I absolutely love Dr. Seues quotes .... they suit any occasion, especially milestones like graduating. The mini grad cap is also from the Kudos stamp set. I cut this out in green and adhered it to black cardstock and then glued all those centers in each letter! It took me awhile to complete, but I love the effect!!

 

I'm entering this card over at Shopping Our Stash for their anniversary/graduation challenge.

 

That's one grad card done, now I'm off to get the others finished!!! Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Easter Bunny banner

Hi all! When I look out my window and see so much snow still on the ground , it's hard to believe that today is the first day of spring and that Easter is just a couple of weeks away. I'm so ready for some sunshine and warm days!!!  While I'm waiting , I have a couple of projects to share with you today- Easter themed ,of course!

This banner was made using my Cricut and Doodlecharms cartridge. I wanted to try cutting fabric with my Cricut for so long now but I was afraid it would somehow damage my machine or that it it wouldn't cut properly. Not so!!! However, I did discover that a fabric adhesive like Heat'n'Bond applied to the fabric allows for a smoother cut than fusible web does. I now have an old mat dedicated to fabric cutting. These bunnies were cut at 7.5" and the banner shapees were made with the Artiste cartridge at 9".   I love sewing but nothing too complicated and this was so easy!!





I also found this carrot wreath idea on Pinterest and onca again, I love this quick and easy sewing project!

 

 

These carrots are 17" high .... some giant bunny would love these for sure!! LOL  Check out my Pin Board " Easter/Spring" for a link to the site where I for the tutorial on how to make these.

 

 

I'm entering both of these projects over at Shopping Our Stash for their Easter / Spring challenge.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

 

Thinking of You card

Hi all! Wow, can you believe ut's March already??? In just 28 days my DD and I will be travelling to Germany, Hungary and Austria--- can't wait!!! We've been a year planning this trip and now that spring is almost here , I'm getting so excited!!!  But meanwhile, while I'm waiting for spring to officially arrive I thought I'd make a spring card......

I used this week's Mojo sketch for my inspiration:







Of course, I picked the round sketch - I love making round cards!!!

 

I used the Artiste cartridge to make the round card shape and for the bird tag. The sentiment is from Verve stamps and the papers are Amy Tangerine. The flower spray is Prima and the ink is CTMH ( Cocoa).

 

I'm also entering this card at:

Mojo Monday - Round or Square

Shopping Our Stash-  use a tag on your project

 

Thanks for stopping by... have a great weekend!!

 

 

Valentine's cards

Happy Friday everyone! It was a short school week for my kiddos this week- stormy weather has kept them home for the past two days! Everyone's getting a little cabin fever right now ! My son's DS is getting a good workout!!! I've managed to sneak some stamping time in and I even managed to get a card made for this week's Mojo Monday challenge.

Here's the sketch:

 

 

I used stamps from CTMH's Whooo's Your Valentine kit campaign . You get all this for just $10  when you spend only $30 form the catalogue!!

 

Click on Shop With Me to go to my online store !

 

 

 

 

So here's my cards I made.......

 

 

 

 

Isn't this little owl so cute? I'm sure I'll being using this little guy for more than just Valentine's cards.

The ric-rac ribbon is from some of my original stash that I had before I started cardmaking!!! Yikes , now that's a long time ago!!! I think I used it for trim for dresses for my girls when they were little (gosh, I'm really starting to feel old!!!!) But now it's found a good home in my papercrafts stash! I only have a wee bit left after this project! I'm gonna enter this card  over at Shopping Our Stash "Use Your Oldest Ribbon" challenge, since this ric-rac ribbon is over 12 years old!!!!

The polka dot paper is from SU ( retired Valentines dp 5+ years old!!) and the grey and pink cardstock is also SU. Lots of sewing on this card,too. I've must've been feeling nostalgic for my good ole sewing days when I saw the ric-rac!!! LOL

Now onto my second card:

 

This one follows the sketch over at Mojo more closely so I'm gonna enter it there!! I made a few changes , like old MM heart brads and some twine to the front. All the stamps are from the same CTMH set, including the inside sentiment........

 

It's hard to see in this photo, but there's a fun little heart stamped behind the you+me .

 

 

My Valentine's card stash is growing rapidly- but with cute stamps like these, it's so much fun to create,don't you think???

 

So, I manage to complete two challenges in one single day *woot-woot** I'm feeling quite accomplished!!!! :-)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.... have a great weekend!!

 

 



Trick Or Treat

Hello! Do you have all your treats ready for Halloween.... or are you like me and like to wait until the last minute to get those treat bags ready for when those lil trick-or-treaters come knocking on your door. Luckily for me , my son has a really small class so I can do it the night before!! I have my goodies bought ( now I just need to resist eating them!!!), so I geuss I'm almost ready and I still have lots of time before the big night!!
But , meanwhile, I have been busy getting my papercrafting treats made. like this card and treat container I made for my son's teacher.....

 

I had so much fun making these! Of course, my Cricut came in handy making the little treat box from the Artiste cartridge. I used a new technique I found on Splitcoastsatmpers forum called Twisted Card - you can search YouTube to find the tutorial for this really easy technique.

 

 

The spider was also cut from the Artiste cart. I stamped this potion label from CTMH's Magic Potion's set.

 

 

The tree and fence were cut from the  Mini Monsters cartridge and the vampire is from a Michael's stamp set , which I colored with my Copic markers.

 

 

 

The insidehas a pocket that  holds a giftcard. The sentiment is from SU's Fang-tastic set ( retired, I think). The papers are from a 6X6 minipad called Oct31 from Fancy Pants Designs. The orange dotted paper is from my stash.

 

 

 

A close up of the giftcard /tag.

 

 

I even decorated the back with more Fancy Pants paper!

 

I'm entering this project over at Shopping Our Stash Trick Or Treat challenge.

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

 

 

 

 

 

Embossed Christmas card

Hello! Well I'm all over the place lately with my papercrafting.... I just finished a fall craft and now I'm on to Christmas crafting! I got these embossing folders( Darice) while on a recent trip to a scarpbook store and I wanted to create with it, so here's what I came up with....

 

 

For me this is really a CAS card .The snowflake layers were made with my Cricut (Art Philosophy) - I added some glitter (SU) to the blue snowflake and then other two were adhered with a dimensional foam dot to make it stand out a little. a little brown ribbon and this card is finished!!!

 

I'm entering this card at Always Playing with Paper  Merry Monday #33 sketch  challenge.

 

 

 

I'm also entering Shopping Our Stash's challenge #69 " Emboss it".

 

 

Thanks for visiting my blog ..... have a great day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sympathy Card ( SOS challenge 66)

Wow! I can't believe that August is almost over and the kids are back to school next week! While it will be nice for our household to settle into a routine again, I sure am gonna miss those lazy days of summer! But... back to school means means more time for me to get some crafting done!! I have to get started on planning my first card class of the fall , plus , I need to get a few cards made to bring to a local store .I haven't done very much this summer, so I'm gonna need all the help I can get!!!
This week I'm playing along with Shopping Our Stash's challenge : Use Your Favorite Things.  My favorite things that I love using are flowers and ribbon, which I've used both for this sympathy card.....

 

 

I found a tutorial on how to make paper calla lilies on YouTube and just had to make them! They were so easy. I colored the tip of my floral stems with a yellow Copic marker and then added yellow Stickles to make them pop.I could not get the three flowers to stay together , so I used floral tape ( I wrapped a paper floral stem with it,too) to bind the three lilies together and then added a organdy bow. I love the soft  color combo  of grey and yellow.

The sentiemnt is CTMH's : card chatter - Sympathy

 

Here's the inside.......

 

 

 

 

I used a sympathy verse from a Verve stamp set called Forever In Our Hearts. I used a Spellbinders Labels die front and inside of my card... to get the slightly bigger mat for the outside, I traced the die and then handcut it, as I don't have the die that cuts slightly bigger.

 

Well, that's my card.....thanks for stopping by!!! I appreciate your kind comments!!

 

 

Shopping Our Stash - Sketch it!

Hi again! I'm back to share with you another card I made for this week's SOS challenge, Sketch It! I have a folder created just for card sketches I love and gotta try! There are tons of awesome sketches out there , some of my favorites are from Pagemaps, Mojo Monday and the Deconstructed Sketch. This week, however, I'm using one from Create With Connie and Mary ( you can find a link on my blog). Here's  the sketch... 

I played with this sketch a little until I got this....

I used papers from Glitz ,and the flourishes were made on my Cricut using the Cindy Loo cartridge. the flowers are from Michaels and the ribbon is SU!

That's my SOS Sktech It! card this week... thanks for dropping by and checking it out!

Until next time... have a great day and happy crafting!!

Shoppig Our Stash 61 : Something new

Hello! I'm back  with another SOS card - this week the DT at Shopping Our Stash  are challenging us to use something new for this week's card! Yup, we have to finally tear open that package of stickers, ink up a new stamp , cut or embellish a piece of lovely dp/ cs whatever it is that youmay  have been saving for the perfect time to use 'em! Well, folks, that time is now ..... I made my card using some lovely new patterned papers from Glitz called Afternoon Muse. I love this 8x8 size- it's great for scrapping or cardmaking , and each pack has loads of fab papers to play with!!!( I got mine at Two Peas In a Bucket.)
I love the vintage look of the papers in this pack and that my card has a soft vintage feel to it.....

I got the inspiration for this card from the Glitz blog ( click here to see the post). I searched through my stash of ribbons and flowers and came up with this combo and I used a CTMH stamp for the flags.

So that's my card for another SOS challenge --- two weeks  in a row I've managed to play along!! ***woot-woot!!!*** 

Thanks for stopping by... have a great day!!!

Shopping Our Stash (60)... precious birthday

Good evening! I have to confess that I love buying scrapping supplies- all those lovely papers, ribbons and flowers! I have accumulated quite a bit , but I hestitate using them , I'm always saving that special flower or brad for just the right occasion. Well , the  clever DT at Shopping Our Stash are  inviting us to pull out those "precious" products and use them!!!! I decided that I would use some of my flower hoard collection and maybe even a brad or two for my card!

Those lovely mulberry flowers on the top are from a collection that I got ages ago , but they just sat there,looking oh so pretty in their glass jar ,until now!!! Yup,I used 5 of these beauties  plus some of my precious crochet ribbon I got at Ribbon Carousel last spring. I even used some of my new paper for the front ( Fancy Pants "Summer Soul" collection). I really love the soft vintage-y feel of this card.

The brad is retired SU! ( 2-3 campaigns ago, I think!) and the pearls are also SU.

Thanks for looking and please check out what the DT at SOS for this week's challenge- you are sure to be inspired to use some of your own precious items on your next project!

Until next time... happy crafting!

Shopping Our Stash 50 : Mother's Day or anything girly

Good Friday morning! I got a bunch of CTMH stamps this week and one of my favorites is the Fashionista set. It's the perfect set for this week's SOS challenge- Mother's Day or anything girly.

Since I already have my Mother's Day cards made I thought I'd make just a girly card. I used  some of my retired Stampin' Up! dsp for the label and for the chevron background I pulled out my Smooch spray and a  The Crafter's Workshop  6X6 chevron template. I'm really loving these templates- you can do much with them and the results are so unique and pretty! The chevron is my fav today, and it's  made an appearance in several of my cards and scrappages lately! 

 That's my card for the current challenge over at Shopping Our Stash- go check out the blog for loads and loads of inspiration!!

Thanks  for stopping by my blog today... have a fantastic weekend!!!

Shopping Our Stash 49 : Starts with a "B"

Good morning! It's a rainy, rainy day here , the perfect day to stay inside and stamp!  I made this card for the current challenge over at Shopping Our Stash- #49 : Starts with a "B".

My card has a few B elements to it, first it's a birthday card, it has brown in it and a little bling, oh, and a banner,too!!!

This little mouse is a digi image( Chocolate Cocoa) I purchased a while ago - I colored him with my Copics.The bling is from Prima and the sentiment is from Verve stamps. The brown distressedcard base and the floral banner are from a 6X6 Fancy Pants paper pad I bought online from Two Peas In A Bucket ( LOVE that store!!!).

Here's a pic of the inside....

I'll stamp a sentiment when I'm ready to give it to someone!

So that's my card for SOS challenge.... go check out all the lovely entries and the talented DT!!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.... have a great crafty day!

I made Top 3 at Shopping Our Stash!

Woot-Woot!!! What a pleasant surprsie I got when I visited one of my fav sites , Shopping Our Stash- I was one of the top 3 for their food/drink challenge!!! Thank you to the DT at SOS , you made my day!!

Shopping Our Stash 43: Food or Beverage

Hi again! This week Shopping Our Stash has a fun challenge for us to play along with!

  This week our challenge is to raid your stash and uncover those items that are food or beverage related- think coffee, tea, cakes, kitchen fare, anything related to food or drink will work!

Bugaboo has such a great selection of funny digi stamps- I especially love the Stella line! This one suits me to a tee- I am so not a morning person!

I used some dp from Stampin' Up! and colored the image with my Copic markers to match. I had to play around with the sentiment size as I kept printing it way too big!!! Ah, but I did get it the size I wanted and it fit neatly inside the oval punch, too!

Thanks for stopping by today and please stop by Shopping Our Stash and check the DT beautiful samples!