June '14

Sorry everyone... work has been short people and I have been working just TOO much!!

Being able to put together a small stamp camp was fun.. and you get to see the cards that the ladies made.

The inside is just a simple note and from Six Sided Sampler.

This card I admit is a CASE... from the new catalog.. see pg 164.

I love the front of this little journal but it really needed to be the front of a card!!

Isn't this an amazing saying!! 

The leaf was cut by hand, I am sorry, but it had to be.

The doily was just cut in half, the linen thread and ...

You know I had to use the butterfly too!!

I hope you enjoy a bit of kindness from me today!!

Have a Great day getting Crafty!!

 

Graduation

Happy Sunday!!

Today is another Graduation card.  This one has a different approach.

I know I will get some grief from a few followers because....

YES, IT HAS BUTTERFLIES!!

Have you tried mixing ribbons yet?? 

If not, WHY not!!

  

Have you every embellished your ribbon?? 

Why not??

The sentiments are mixed here, one retiring and one new!!

Why is a butterfly good luck if its upside down?? Someone please explain!! 

To me, it is falling, I don't know.

Have a Great day getting Crafty!!

April '14

Happy Easter Weekend!!

 

I hope everyone gets to enjoy the weather and time with their Families!!

Today we have two cards, one more spring and the second clean and simple Easter.

 

 

Here is your spring card... Woodgrain Embossing folder, Butterflies and pretty Strawberry Slush Ruffled Ribbon.  Note the folded front... this is a half gate card.  Leaving half of your inside card exposed.  A couple more butterflies carries on the theme..

Keeping the Rhinestones to one color highlights them...

Two layers of Ruffled ribbon adds a presence ..

As you can see the front is basically flat, so this too is mailable.

It is difficult to see but on the inside there are two butterflies, one is "dirtied" up with a sponge to help you see it... in this small version of the picture it is difficult to see... enlarge to see what I mean.

 

 

 

Here is our second card... using Watercolor Wonder DSP and colors from that to highlight and bring the two different patterns together.  Banner Framelits are used here.  Yes, I really do like them!!

The stamp set is called Eggstra Spectacular.

 

This is a coloring that I can do, but apparently I should have pulled out the blender pen to do a better job, haha

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This also has a low profile for easy mailing.

 

I do love my dimensionals though.

 

 

Have a Happy Easter! Stop by for a super cute card tomorrow.

 

Have a Great day getting Crafty!!

 

 

It started with...

Happy Tuesday Everyone! 

 Happy first of the month!!

Happy $1.00 day....

This post is all about something that spurred an idea from just $1.00

This little wooden "basket".  

It was actually found for me, she knows who she is... and she was right, I love it!

So cute, right?? but what do you see??

Here is what I saw....

I was describing this idea, in its infancy, to my hubby and he says... ohhh so like an Easter basket.  So, I went with that.... Thanks sweetie!

 

 See the new rosette die?? and of course the petite petal?? 

The stamped flowers are from Betsy's Blossoms.

Using the scalloped punch it looks almost like a flowered letter.  

Keeping the raffia was a great place to perch a butterfly. Just an excuse, but it goes....

This birdhouse is made from the purse die and early espresso core'dinations paper... again it was the hubby who said it needed a bird inside.  The roof is made from one of the floral frames collection.  This little butterfly is a great way to "hide" a knot.

  

Trying to figure out what was used for the "house"?? 

Have you guessed?? It is 2 cut outs of the milk carton die. The roof is the pansy punch and petite petals punch. 

 

Now what to use for grass?? humm, How about candy?? 

The rest of the "basket" was filled with Easter candy.  

I hope you are enjoying this 1st of April.  Have a Great day getting Crafty!!

August '12

Good Day Everyone!

How about this beauty?? You know this one is all me!!

Purple and Butterflies!!

Here is double butterflies for depth,

multiple ribbons even different textures.

Simple embossing and rhinestones

The use of multiple size rhinestones adds just an illusion of the body.  

Have a Great Day getting Crafty!!     

Supplies:CS: Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade

Stamps: Word Play, Loving Thoughts

Ribbon: Crochet Trim, 3/8 Ruffled in LL and WW

Misc: Big Shot, Elegant Lines embossing folder, Beautiful Butterflies and Scallop Square Duo dies.  

Happy Birthday... to Me!!

I actually made the featured card for a friend of mine, but I figured it would be fun to post on

My Birthday!

 That butterfly on the envelope is a pin made out of flashing.

As you will see the card is so my style.....

  Queen at least for one day....

 I know that is the sale-a-bration ribbon, but there is also the NEW Daffodil Delight seam binding ribbon.  I do LOVE the effect of that wispy ribbon.

How lucky am I that my friend Jen likes butterflies too, right!! 

Okay, enough teasing... here is the Full front. I hope you like it as much as she did!

Hope you have as GREAT of a day as I hope too!!

Only two days left of the Occasions Mini ... was there something you needed still??? email me if so!!

Don't forget to check out the retiring items... stamps... paper....ribbon.... there is a link for the stamps on the side and the accessories on the post below this......

Have a Great day getting Crafty!!

March '12

Here is a sneak peak of paper and ribbon that will be available April 1 as a preview for the new Catalog in June.  It is sooooo Cheery!

I used the new Framelits to create the card frame.... Scored the frame for easy folding.

Even the strip that the top is resting on is a framelit section. Added a few 1/8 ribbon strips for some added fun.

I know this cards is bright, but needed a little Bling too. The Sentiment is a perfect match for this cheery card. 

Supplies:  

CS: Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, Island Indigo, Rich Razzleberry, Calyso Coral, and Summer Smooches DSP

Ink: Island Indigo

Stamps: Elementary Elegance

Punches: Itty Bitty Shapes, Curly Label

Misc: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings embosslit, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Daffodil Delight Seam Binding, and Rhinestones.