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!!

 

 

So Sweet Box card

Hi all! I made this cute little box card a few weeks ago and I wanted to share it with you today. Box cards are everywhere these days , you can so many great tutorials on how to make your , but I found an even easier and totally foolproof method- I purchased the svg file from SVG Cuts. I posted a video from YouTube ( click here) on the whole assembly process from SVG Cuts.

Here's one of my box cards.........

 

 

 

When you buy the files from SVG Cuts you get several different kinds of box cards plus blank box bases for you to let your creativity flow. I love the summery feel of this strawberry basket card and it was so simple to create. I just imported it to my Silhouette machine and then let it do all the hard work!!! I used CTMH cardstock,some Crate Papers, twine,rhinestones and a button from my stash  as well as a Quickcutz embossing folder for the strawberries . The sentiment is actually part of a small cupcake stamp that I've had forever. The files come with coordinating envelope files that fit these box cards perfectly.

I hoped you've enjoyed my version of the boxcard.... thanks for stopping by today!!

 



Box Card SVG Kit - Assembly Tutorial

Today is a good day ....... for Mojo monday

Hi all! I'm back to share a card I made for this week's Mojo Monday challenge - here's the sketch:

 

 

 

I played around with a few products from October Afternoon 's 9 to 5 collection with a little Fancy Pants thrown in. Take a look.........

 

 

 

I love the cool retro office look of the 9to5 collection. All the papers and the journaling card and twine are from October Afternoon , the clip and button are from Fancy Pants. I used my Crafters Workshop stencil Coffee Splotches to age my papers with stains. There is minimal stamping on the front of this card...a sentiment from CTMH set called All the Details and a tab from True To Life.  This was a pretty simple and fun card to make and it's versatile for different occasions. Gotta love that!!!

 

Anyway... that's my  Mojo card- hope you liked! Thanks for dropping by!!!



a few more layouts.......



Hi all! I just have a few more layouts to share with you. My scrapping mojo has been limited with the beautiful weather we've had this past week , but since today we are recovering from a summer storm brought on by hurricane Arthur, I decided to take advantage and post a few pages.

 

This one was made using papers from one of my favorite companies, Graphic 45. The collection is called Botanical Tea and I just love the vintage feel , which went nicely with some paper birds and flowers I had left over from K& Co. I used a stamp from CTMH that suits this page perfectly- hanging out with good friends!

 

The next layout I made for a  challenge from Frosted Designs. They provided a great sketch to play with:

 

 

 

You have to use a diecut in your layout... so I made mine with my Silhouette machine of course!

 

The triangles were cut out of the white cardstock and then I added some cute Crate papers behind each one. My Crafters Workshop stencils were used for

 the splatters and ring marks.I sprayed some and inked others.... so simple!!! The bits and pieces of life tag is from Simple Stories and the word Delight and butterflies are from Heidi Swapp epoxy collection. The banners are from Fancy Pants Designs.

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

 

Mojo Monday card.... at the very last minute!!!

Good Sunday afternoon bloggers! As you can probably tell from my post title , I'm posting my Mojo card with little time to spare!!! I actually started my card a few days ago but then life got in the way ( yup, it seems to be doing that lots lately) and so I only just finished it and getting it here. Check  out Mojo Monday for details and lots of great inspiration.

Here's this week's sketch:

 

 

And here's my card......

 

 

I used Authentique papers for everything but the base which was CTMH Juniper cardstock.

The sentiment is a CTMH set called Card Chatter-Sympathy. I like the sentiments of this set and I think they can be used for more than sympathy- the inside of this card reads:" Just a little prayer that God will keep you in His care". I used Memento Rich Cocoa ink for the sentiement inside and out and Prima fluid chaulk inks for some edges.

I made a doily from a cutfile purchased online and cut with my Silhouette and while I was at it , I cut a circle ,too. Nice and easy! The chicken wire details were made with a Crafters Workshop stencil and crackle paste from Golden. I distressed everything with my new favorite tool, the Prima distressing tool. If you don't have this handy-dandy tool in your stash , get one!! It's so versatile- this lil' gem has a sanding surface , a distressing tool, a bone folder and a metal brush ( yup, metal) for really cool effects on your photos or papers. Best investment I've made in a long time!!

 

Well that's my card.. hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping by today!

 

 

 

 

Shabby Chic - Vintage style layouts

Good morning! I have a few layouts to share with you today. I've been playing around with some techniques I've discovered lately. Gesso has become my new best scrappy tool! It seems it can go with just about any style , but it especially looks great with shabby chic - vintage styles.

Here's a couple of layouts I made in that style;

 

This page features papers from a Crate Paper collection ... I have 180 sheets of funky prints and beautiful florals to create with!!! I added some ephermera from Fancy Pants and pretty velevet flowers from Petaloo. I made my own hexagon mask with my Silhouette spritzed the page corners with a Heidi Swapp spray. I used another homemade circle stencil and added some more texture with a little Harvest Gold acrylic glaze and finally,I smudged Gesso all around the papers and on some of the elements.I just used my finger and dabbed tub and it directly in the gesso tub and then added it wherever!!! So simple! The bling is Prima and the pretty butterfly is a dollar store find!!

 

On to my next layout.......

 

 

 

 

I still have tons of pics from my European vacation last year , so I decided to add a bunch this layout. I know, you can only see two, the rest are in that cool BoBunny kraft bag! My touch of gesso here is a stencil from The Crafters Workshop - a chevron stencil. I used a few epoxy words/stars from Heidi Swapp and the word Trip was made with some fun chaulkboard Thickers. The cool retro-looking button is from October Afternoon. I made the flower from a cutfile I purchased at the Silhouette online store. The odds and ends of paper are from my overflowing stash of paper scraps. The key is a metal sticker from Walmart.

 

 

Finally, my last layout....

 

 

 

This one has lots and lots of stuff from my stash.... a K& Company  butterfly, Petaloo  and Wild Orchid flowers , a flourish made on my Silhouette, and Thickers. My favorite aspect of this layout is the mixed media tag. I just got a Gelatos kit in the mail this week and I couldn't wait to use them! After browsing Pinterest and YouTube I felt ready to try my hand at mixed media using these really cool color sticks . They were so much to use and easy, too!! I used gold, peach, pinks and yellows and blended them with a spray of water and my fingers!!!I then stamped a friendship quote ( CTMH set called You Are My Happy)with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then I used gesso, again, to adhere it to the tag and directly over the words to soften the look and blend it in with the rest of the elements on the tag, which also has gesso daubed on them. A few pieces of bling , more flowers ,a punched bird (SU bird punch) and a ticket and a custom colored seam binding ribbon ( gelatos and water) for the finishing touch and this tag is complete!!

 

So that's a few more layouts I wanted to share with you- hope you enjoyed them! Until next time..... happy crafting!