Christmas Ornaments!

It is a busy, busy time! 

And I have been busy making ornaments! 

These are paper mache. I picked them up at Michael's.

I Mod Podged the heck out of them.  

The one on the left has red baker's twine along the seams, and a felt snowflake on top. 

The one on the left has ink along the seams, and gathered lace around the middle.

The paper I used is Basic Grey.

The ornament above is covered with PTI paper. For a new nephew :) 

These are made of some pressed board that I have had for a couple of years. 

I Mod Podged the paper on them also. The paper I used is The Girls' Paperie, Tinsel & Twig. 

They are all different, and covered on the back as well. 

Thank you for popping in :)

Have a wonderful day!

Card Patterns 118

What a fun sketch! When I saw it I immediately thought landscape. 

 While I was moving things around last week I ran across my stash of rarely used felt from PTI. Lightbulb moment :)  

I freehand cut the felt grass, as well as the paper grass.  The bird is punched from an SU punch. The circle for the sun is also. Those little buttons are SU too.   

 The "thank you" is Unity, as is the frame. The base of the card is PTI Vintage Cream. I wanted more muted colors, and the colors of the felt and buttons worked perfectly. 

Thank you for looking :)  I hope you all have a fantastic day!

Family Banner

I was looking for something to make, and I found these banner pieces that I found in Michaels sometime last year. Perfect! Just the right number to spell Family!

Here are some closeups.

I had nothing to spell out family. All of my chipboard letters are far too small, as are my stickers. I have no letter stamps big enough either. Soooo I printed them on regular copy paper and very carefully cut them out. After die cutting the shapes from paper from Echo Park's For the Record to mount them on, I adhered the letters using my Xyron. I was inspired by the My Minds Eye blue papers. Love the colors. I used flowers from Prima and Stampin' Up. The tiny little vintage style tag is from Stampin' Up also. The letter k is staped on it (for our last name). The ovals and die cuts were sponged with Tim Holtz Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. The die cuts were cut using Spellbinders Nestabilities. The borders were punched using various punches. After assembling I laced some seam binding through to hook them all together to hang.

This was submitted for the Moxie Fab World's Home Decor Challenge. The deadline has passed, but there are some great projects that were submitted if you want some inspiration.

Thanks for looking! And have a great day!

Re-visiting a Papertrey Ink Post

Here is a grad card using Papertrey's Enjoy the Ride along with the die. I grabbed a piece of Core'dinations cardstock from the Super Assortments Roy G Biv collection. Awesome stuff! I used the Picnic Plaid Impression Plate, also from Papertrey. Yum! I lightly sanded the surface of the cardstock to show the pattern more. Love the effect! After stamping the car, I cut it out using the die. I took the solid stamp for the car, inked it up with SU Pumpkin Pie ink, then carefully touched it on the impression plate, which I had inked up with Tuxedo Black Momento Ink. The colors match much better in real life. Crystal Effects on the headlights and windshield. The car is popped up with dimensionals. The whole card front is mounted on Basic Black by SU. I added an orange rhinestone and it's good to go. Thanks for checking it out!

More Christmas!

A couple more Christmas cards for my stash.Love chunky glitter. Love glitter, but chunky rocks this time of year. The snowflake is a leftover from last year. Perfect for the card. Love the texture it adds. And the corduroy brad and lace. Love lace!
The sentiment is from Unity. Love, love, love it!

Loving this paper from MME. Glitter on every one! Love it!
The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink Fillable Frames #8. Love the big chunky rik rak! The banner is from Papertrey Ink dies. So easy to make banners!

Thanks for reading my kind of rambling post.

Have a phenominal day! Make it a good one!

Merry & Bright Snow

Here's a fake shaker. I used clear packaging that some embellishments came in. It was a small little bag. I cut it down shorter than it was, put my acetate (which was a piece that some stamps came on) inside with the snowflake embossed on it, and filled the bottom of the package with white flock, SU Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, and SU Clear Microbeads. I taped it closed, and taped that to the card, mounted the card front on top of that with red line tape to keep it attached.

The stamps I used are from Unity's Merry & Bright Winter Wishes. Loving this set!
I glued some new light blue flatback pearls from Pizzazz Aplenty. I have to tell you about this! I ordered a bunch of flatback pearls at VERY reasonable prices. Judy sent them to me very quickly! She's communicates and has some great products! I will be buying from her again!
I finished off with some ribbon and a tag cut from my Papertrey Ink Label Die. I tied that to the ribbon with baker's twine. I attached the tag with a SU Dimensional to keep it in place.
Thank you for stopping by today! I am so happy you did!

Supplies:

Cardstock - SU Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Designer Paper - ATD Christmas Party

Ink - SU Marina Mist, Versamark

Ribbon - SU 1/8" Marina Mist Taffeta, Lt. Blue/White Baker's Twine

Other - SU White Embossing Powder, White Flock, SU Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, SU Clear Microbeads, Lt. Blue Flatback Pearls, Papertrey Ink Label Die, CM Cutting System, Transparency, Embellishment Packaging, Spica Clear Glitter Pen

Pretty Soft Thank You

This was a fun card to make with a kit from The Girls Loft. This month the kit was full of yummy muted colors. I can't wait to make more. There is lots of glittery things in there ;)

The stamps are from Ippity's Regal Greetings. The card base is Vintage Cream from PTI. Love it! The DP is Fancy Pants Designs. The green is Lagoon from Bazzill. That yummy felt rik rak is from My Mind's Eye Lost and Found, as is the gorgeous silver button. There was a string of teal beads included in the kit. I cut some of them apart to make the center of the flower.

Thanks for stopping by to visit!

More yumminess tomorrow!

Birthday Desserts!

A very good family friend turned 18 today! I made this card for her birthday celebration. It was pretty simple, quick and easy.

The cardstock is Peach Parfait and Regal Rose from Stampin' Up. The white cardstock is Stamper's Select from PTI. The DP is Alphabet Soup from My Mind's Eye. Love that paper! Of course the stamp is Unity! I used SU markers to ink up the stamp. The shimmer is from Spica Markers from Copic. Love them! I also found a rhinestone for the top of the candle, as well as one for the middle of the bow. The bow is made from crinkle ribbon I bought from Mish! Love it!

I think she'll like it, and she saves all of the cards I make for her! That makes me happy since I'm sure a lot of them find themselves in the trash no matter how cute they are ;)

Thanks for checking in! Have a fabulous day!

Unity Hip Hop Sketch Challenge 23

This card is for the Unity Hip Hop Sketch Challenge #23.
The pics are not great because my camera isn't working. If you know me you know how crazy I'm going right now without it! I had to use my phone. It's just not the same.
The image is stamped on Papertrey Vintage Cream CS. It's colored with Copics. Still working on it ;)
The yummy tree DP is Magpie Orchard by Scrapworks. So cute! That little strip of off white design is the reverse side of the trees. I carried the polka dots from the image to the background and the fabric tape from Love My Tapes. The deep red behind the image is Cherry Cobbler from Stampin' Up! Delicious!
Thanks for checking out my blog! Have a great day!

Flowers and Love

Hip Hop Sketch Challenge 22!

I think this sketch may help me get my mojo back! I love this paper, Alphabet Soup from My Mind's Eye. So colorful!

I used my new felt from PTI! Love it! It's so yummy! Feels so soft! I cut the circle with my circle punch. Wasn't so sure that would work, but it did. The flower and leaves are cut from Nesties. I put a pile of glue in the center of the flower and put some beads in the glue.

That reminds me, I have been using Aleene's Clear Gel Tacky Glue on everything! I use it to make flowers, to adhere flowers, and I used it to adhere the felt shapes here. I know there are some expensive glues out there. This was under $2 at Walmart! It's a pretty good size too. Save yourself some money to spend on stamps!

Thanks for checking in! Thanks for your comments too ;) Remember you can subscribe in the box on the left. You don't want to miss anything!

Growing in Unity Day 4!!!!

This is day 4 of Growing in Unity, and I'm having a blast! I love Unity!

This card gave me some trouble, but I let it sit a couple of days and it all came together. I used Basic Grey paper as well as Pink Paislee 365 Degrees for the verse. There are black rhinestones on the middle of the butterfly and black glaze pen used for the antenna.

Below is a nice simple card using the Hip Hop Sketch. It has a little down home vibe. It reminds me of my grandma :) I used the October Afternoon Thrift Shop paper for this little number.

I got these nifty little note pads from Papertrey. I knew I had to make some cute little note pads using Unity of course! Here are two versions.

These were inspired by Michelle Wooderson. I love her style.
These strawberries were stamped on SU Confetti Cream cs, then colored with SU markers. I don't recommend that cs for blending at all. I don't know what I was thinking! It turned out ok though. I put all kinds of stuff on these note pads. The tickets I actually got from Michelle Wooderson's Etsy shop. The little circles are punched out from the October Afternoon paper Fly a Kite, then topped with epoxy stickers. Makes a great accent. Buttons are SU.

Thanks for peeking in! I really appreciate it. Love comments too ;) Don't forget, when you comment on my Growing in Unity posts this week you get entered into a drawing for some Unity! Gotta love that!

Have a great day!!!

October Afternoon Yumminess! And Some Buttons!

Yummy! I love this October Afternoon Thrift Shop and Fly a Kite paper! I got this layout and idea from Michelle Wooderson. She totally rocks her projects! For the larger embellishment I used 1 3/4" circles punched from packing paper from my Papertrey Ink order. I crumpled them up, flattened them back out, sponged them with Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink. I stacked them together and put the punched circle on top. I stitched them all together with a button and black Bakers Twine from CKD Designs. Love that stuff. I have lots of colors now. I used a Stampin' Up! punch for the border. The background stamped on the Kraft cardstock in white is from Unity's Cosmo Cricket line. The "Happy for You" is from Papertrey Ink's Enjoy the Ride.

Hope you like it! I love it!

Graduation Card

This Unity stamp is perfect for graduation. It's "With Confidence." I masked off the swirly girly looking elements of the stamp since this was for a guy.

I paired it with Max & Whiskers from Basic Grey. Great guy paper!
I went over the bigger words with a black glaze pen for a little texture. I wrapped Martha Stewart brown Baker's Twine around the edge of the sentiment and through the button. The button is from my stash. Thanks for looking!
Cardstock - Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate
Ink - Momento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tea Dyed

Grandpa's Birthday

Tomorrow is Brayden's Grandpa's birthday, so I had to make a card for him to give to his Grandpa!

I bought this Changito stamp specifically for the occasion a couple of months ago. It's made by Stampendous, as is the greeting.

Cardstock: Dark Chocolate-Papertrey Ink, White-Georgia Pacific

Designer Paper: Close to My Heart, I don't remember where I got the dots paper (sorry)

Ink: Tuxedo Black-Momento, Old Paper-Tim Holtz, Night of Navy-SU

Accessories: Big ol brads-SU, Red Baker's Twine-Martha Stewart

Unity Challenge - Anniversary Challenge #4

Happy 2nd Anniversary Unity! I love, love, love, Unity!!! This card is for their Challenge #4. This is a sketch I will surely use again!
The DP is Cosmo Cricket. Ribbon is Papertrey Ink. The ink and green CS are also Papertrey. Buttons are from my stash. The card base is Kraft from SU.

Thanks for looking!

Unity KOTM Blog Hop Preview

Good Morning! Here is a preview of the Unity Kit of the Month Blog Hop. Make sure you come back later when the Hop begins at 11:00 Central Time!
This card uses the March Kit of the Month, Simple Life. I stamped the journaling block (not just for scrapbooking!), cut it out, and punched the edge using an EK Success edger punch. I saw the "But wait, there's more" along the bottom of the DP and thought it might be kind of cute along the bottom ;>. I stamped one of Unity's beautiful quotes on the inside. Sorry, could not get a decent picture of the inside, but you get the idea. I used my Cutter Bee Bug to add the perforated lines to mimic the lines in the paper. By the way, how awesome is the Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday line! The buttons I love! I put little snips of ribbon over the buttons and tied them to the buttons using linen thread. I got the idea from Michelle Wooderson. She always has awesome ideas!

Thanks for looking, and don't forget to come back for the Blog Hop.

Challenge

This is my card for the Unity FIRST Challenge.

The card had to have the following; Flower, Insect, Ribbon, Scallops, and Turquoise or teal. Isn't it gorgeous :>! Seriously, I do like it with the paint on the front. I've had this idea for awhile.

Supplies: Stamps - Unity April KOTM and Becoming Butterfly, Cardstock-Papertrey Ink Aqua Mist, DSP - Basic Grey, Ink - Momento Tuxedo Black, Accessories - SU Ribbon, Sakura Glaze Pen, White Acrylic Paint, Prima Flower, Papertrey Button, Glue Dots, Stardust Glitter Pen

Tiny Trinity

Yes, another Unity card. Yes, I am an addict! And no, I don't want to stop!

This card uses Tiny Trinity Kit (love these trees) and "enjoy" from the February KOM, Endings & Beginnings. I can't say enough about what a great deal the Kits of the Months are!

I paper pieced again too. Sorry I don't know what paper this is. It's all from one 8x8 collection. The buttons on the corners are from Papertrey INK. I inked around the edges of the trees and the grass hill.

Thanks for checking it out!

May KOTM Guest Designer Challenge

I made this card a couple of weeks ago, as soon as I received my April KOTM. I was so excited and this was the first stamp that jumped out at me. Love it! I left it a little less fussed with until I found out what the challenge was going to be, then I added to it until I was happy with it. Yes, I saved this card for this challenge! I was so geeked about the challenge, and very happy with this card.
I started with an SU Sahara Sand base. I stamped the little curly flourish along the edge. I added the designer paper from, I think, Daisy D's. The Kraft layer was stamped with the Distressed Dots. The Dress Form is mounted on Papertrey Ink Spring Rain CS. The "Hello" is stamped on Papertrey Ink Sweet Blush. The Twill Ribbon is also sponged with PTI Sweet Blush. All of the edges of the cardstock were distressed with the Tim Holtz Paper Distresser and sponged with SU Creamy Caramel Ink to age it. The twill was also sponged with Creamy Caramel. I dug and found some SU buttons to coordinate with the card. They have SU Linen Thread through them, and they're adhered with glue dots.
The GORGEOUS Dress Form was stamped in SU Close to Cocoa and colored with Prismacolor Pencils. After shading the whole thing I went over the lines and the basewith Prismacolor's Gold Metallic pencil. It was cut out in two pieces and mounted on the cardstock. The body of the form was popped up on dimensionals. I found this tiny rhinestone flower by Heidi Swapp for the belt. I went over the pearl necklace with my white pen.
Whew, that was a lot! I hope you enjoy it!

Unity Hip Hop Challenge!

I'm back! School is out, for a week and a half anyway. I plan on stamping a lot in this week and a half!

Today is Hip Hop day at Unity! Yay! Here is my entry for one of the challenges - to make a birthday card without traditional birthday images. I love these kites from the April KOTM! (Go look and see for yourself!) I'm totally addicted to Unity stamps and the KOTM! They have the best assortment in each kit, they're a great size, and a great price! Now, back to the card!

The card base is SU Not Quite Navy. The image is stamped on PTI Spring Rain, and that is layered on PTI Pure Poppy. I paper pieced the kites on Basic Grey Cupcake paper. The image panel is popped up on dimensionals. The patterned paper along the bottom is Cupcake also I believe. The "celebrate" is cut out of a Spellbinder tag die. It's also popped up.

Hope you all like it! I loved making it!

Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity KOTM

Paper: PTI Pure Poppy and Spring Rain, SU Not Quite Navy, Basic Grey Cupcake

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, SU Not Quite Navy

Accessories: Dimensionals, Ric Rac, Spellbinders Die, SU Brads, White pen