Spring Birthday

 Happy Monday to you!  I have a delightful Spring birthday card to share with you today for Paper Playtime's Say It With Sentiments challenge.

I love the orange!  A dear friend sent this TPC paper set to me a while back and I love the brilliance of color paired with slight distressing.  I covered a card base with the papers and then lightly inked a doily with orange ink.  I punched a aqua bracket and stamped my sentiment from Clear Dollar stamps.  The ribbon and  felt flower were part of the set.  Don't you love when you get everything together like this?  My latest obsession (again) is twine so a few wraps of the pink sorbet The Twinery completed this card.  

Challenges I would like to enter my card in:

Card Makin' Mama's: Getting Girlie

Delicious Doodles Challenge: #17 Loads of Layers

Scrapbook Sisters: #79 Anything Goes

Stempelsonnen Challenge: #60 Die Cuts/Punches and Birthday

Wags n' Whiskers: #77 Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

 

OWH with SRM Stickers

 Me again!  I am excited to write that SRM Stickers paired up with Operation Write Home (OWH) which is a fabulous organization that sends blank handmade cards to deployed service members so they an write home to those they miss and love.
I created this card to send.

I created it by combining a "merry Christmas" sticker to make the word cherry.  What things you can do with stickers!  :-)  I hope you like and will consider sending a few cards to this worthy cause!

Thanks for stopping by!

Bloom and Grow

 Sorry I was MIA for a bit.  DD and I went on a cruise over the Spring Break and it was quite eventful!  Flight delays, missing the boat, unexpected changes in the schedule cause typical stress on anyone.  For someone with Autism, it can be especially stressful.   She reacted extremely well and was able to handle the adaptations beautifully.  Whew!  That was my biggest concern.  While away, we missed "Light It Up Blue" for Autism Speaks.  We do this every year by changing out our white porch light with a blue one.  A simple action for a worthy cause so hope you will consider lighting it up blue.
It's Spring and time for the weather to act that way.   We had a freak hail storm yesterday.  I am not too fond of the cold weather and especially when it brings anything falling in hard increments.  I am hoping we will rise back up to warmer temps this weekend so I can enjoy being outside. 
Okay onto my special project for Penny's challenge this week.

This is a white cardboard bag/box I added a precious little digital image from The Poodle's Parlour  with a few scraps of paper, an SRM Sticker, and some diving twine from The Twinery.  An easy transformation from the plain white before.  I thought this would surely make a cute little something to cheer up someone.  :-)

A few challenges I would like to enter this into:

Polka Doodles: Week 15 Pink

Aud Sentiments: #52 Spring/Summer Colors

Delightful Challenges: Stitching

Crafty Creations:  #165 Flowers

Little Red Wagon: Spring Colors

Thank you for stopping by!

Dream Believe Thrive with SRM Stickers

  Happy Wednesday everyone!  I am back to share a very special project I created using SRM Stickers for a dear friend.  

I started with a Bravissimo ribbon from Making Memories. I used a cupcake liner and then added an extra large scallop punch in cream card stock to the center. I punched a large salmon colored circle from card stock, added SRM sticker sentiment from Celebrate Life #39046 and a ribbon border from Think Pink #49010, then popped it up with foam dots. I placed the pink ribbon sticker, also from Celebrate Life, on a piece of cream card stock, trimmed, and attached it to the top.

The three tails are stickers from Think Pink and were also placed on cream card stock, trimmed, and then tucked under the scallop. A few drops of pink glitter to accent and it was done!"

I made this for a special friend that just received  word she is now cancer-free. She deserves so much more than a ribbon after the battle she fought. She wears something pink on herself everyday, and I thought maybe she might want something a little bit more for those days she really wants to shout it out that she is a survivor!"

Thank you for stopping by!

A donkey wish

  Wow!  I am back after a major computer problem.  My registry was not working properly and would not allow me to access any program.  It required me to restore the computer to original settings and let me say this to you: back up your stuff!  That was the worst part and then reinstalling programs.  It is still a little wonky.  I was doing a lot via the iPad but not crazy about the cutting and pasting on it and redoing photos.  So...here am I!

This is my version of a masculine card.  Hubby will understand as he used to use this word a lot to refer to people that weren't so bright.  It became larger than life because we found a little stuffed donkey while in St. Martin and started to take it with us on our travels around the world.  So when I saw this donkey stamp, I had to have it!  He might be reading this so pretend you never saw this card honey!  At this point you are probably thinking we are rather odd!  Yeah, maybe a tad.  I like to think of it as having fun!

The challenge at Paper Playtime is to create a masculine card with a stamped sentiment.  I used this American Crafts set paired with Basic Grey pattern paper and a touch of Simple Stories. 

Hope you will join us!

Challenges I would like to enter my card in:
Craft Your Days Away: #41 Just for Boys plus buttons
Lollipop Crafts: Anything Goes
Love to Create: #8 Masculine
Karen's Doodle's: #101 Make if for a male
The Crazy Challenge: #112 Add a sentiment

supplies used:
card base: Paper Studio
pattern paper: Basic Grey and Simple Stories
stamps: American Crafts
ink: SU Chocolate Chip and Basic Black
twine: craft
button: Making Memories
other: foam dots and Singer sewing machine

Vintage Street Market

 Hey there!  I hope you are having a wonderful day!  I am back to share with you a few cards I created making some handmade embellishments with lots of vintage love!

Okay first up is...

I created this card using Family Fun Set's Captain Johnny (stripe), Distinguished Boy (print) and Meghan Kay (polka dot).  I mixed in a piece of vintage film strip and little Twirly Twine in brown with a ticket.

I began with the stripe print which I used a corner rounder on the right sides.  Then I used a little ink to distress the edges.  I sewed down the stripes in two different stitches for a little dimension.  The film strip is stapled to the polka dot panel which doubles as a pocket to house the tag I made.   I created the tag from the printed paper and added a circle punch from cream card stock which the brown Twirly Twine is tied to.  Easy to do and then you can be sure to have a matching tag for all your creations.  The distinguished gentleman cap was punched out with a large circle punch .  I cut out the little square photo  and added it with foam dots.    Final step is to add the ticket from the Twirly Twine.

Next is my Candyland card.

I love the vibrant colors in the Party Games set.  This card uses lots of items from the Paper Sheets & Tags  Party Games to the extreme.   I cut a panel of the green polka dot decorative paper for the front of my card and then added  the lollipop journal block   to which I  stamped my sentiment from the Tags & Things.   I couldn't resist using the yellow crepe paper and cut a thin strip with scissors and then ran through my sewing machine to create this ruffle.  I  hand cut the little boy and house  from the decorative paper then attached with foam dots.  The photo corners were created with red foil super fast by cutting a square, then using a smaller square punch in the center and snip on an angle.  Now you have your own customized photo corners.

I attached the corners with my stapler.  A couple of buttons and a touch of glitter for the lollipops and it was done.

My last card is a vogue tribute.  This card uses lots of the Dimestore Vogue .

I started with a kraft cardstock base and then cut a strip of the pattern print from the Paper Sheets and Tags set .  I punched a scallop edge a long the bottom.  I added a piece of velvet trim with a die cut buckle which is stapled to the edges.  In the center of the buckle is a die cut yellow button fastened with floss.   I cut a panel of the blue gingham and then started layering! I cut out the word "fabulous" from the pattern paper , added glitter alpha stickers to spell "you", and  layered a green tag to the left of it. I created a handmade stick pin easily to coordinate with the card.

To create the stick pin I used a large pearl topped corsage pin and wrapped a pennant shape I hand cut from the pattern paper.  I attached a button with pink Twirly Twine to complete.  Warning!!!  These are addictive to make!  :-)

I hope you enjoyed today's cards and are inspired to make something!

Bon Appetit

 A blessed Sunday to you! What a week we have had in my household with rehearsals, concerts, work, and more.  Better to be busy though as it keeps me moving.  :-)
Today's card blends some older products with a retro image to create vintage nouveau.  Old is new and cool I guess?  It came together quickly which makes me happy!

The new challenge at Sentimental Sundays is metal.  Our sponsor is Kenny K Downloads. The image is Chef which I colored in with Copics.  I started with a layer of Mead lined paper which shows faintly on the left.  The black print was layered with a die cut label and a strip of the other side was punched with a scallop border punch.  

I used a SRM Sticker in yellow to bring a little color out.  The papers are all Sassafras Lass.  I am happy to finally use these as they have been sitting in my stash for too long.  I added four silver eyelets to the scallop border for my metal in the challenge.

Hope you will join us!

Supplies used:

card base: Paper Studio

pattern papers/die cut : Sassafras Lass

sticker: SRM Stickers

eyelets: Dritz

other: foam dots