Sock Monkey

Good Morning!  I hope you all are having a fabulous week!  I have a really cute card to share with you today.  I started with a sketch I found online this weekend.

Crazy 4 Challenges

This sketch is a little out of my comfort zone, but I had fun with it!

The card is 5x5.  I used cream cardstock for the base, layered with kraft cardstock 1/8" smaller and inked the edges with Tim Holtz walnut distress ink.  All the pattern papers are from a DCWV stack called The Kidlet stack and I used a dark brown cardstock for matting and the pennant.  The sock monkey and the scallop border were both fussy cut from papers in the stack.  I wanted red gems for the border but didn't have enough, so I used red glitter glue on the border instead.  The letters are DIYthickers that I added red glitter to.  I adhered them to the dark brown cardstock and cut around them for a slight shadow so they would stand out from the background a little better.

I like to have blank notecards around for various things so I left this one blank for now.

Have a great day!!

Linking to:
Crazy 4 Challenges - sketch
CardzTV - seeing red

August Special Sweetening the Deal - spend $50 and get the August stamp of the month for FREE!!
Click here to see my 3x3 cards using this set!

Think Happy Thoughts

Hi everyone!  Happy Monday!  I took the day off of work to spend one last full day with my son before school starts on Wednesday.  Time goes by quicker and quicker with every year and I want to take advantage of these days while he still wants to hang with his mom!  

With school starting and summer coming to an end, I thought I would do one last summer card before I immerse myself in fall projects.

I started with a sketch from Sweet Stop Sketches:

And here is my card:

The pattern paper is from My Mind's Eye, Everyday Flair 6 x 6 paper pad.  I used both sides of one sheet to cut down on scraps.  I distressed the edges of all the pieces.  The middle blue piece I ran through the Cuddlebug with the Spots and Dots folder and  I wrapped some orange/white bakers twine around it.

The sentiment is from the CTMH set called Happy Thoughts.  The beach scene is from Formal Occasion cricut cartridge.  I didn't even know these little scenes were on this cart.  I love finding new stuff on old cartridges!!  I sized it at 2.75" and used all the layers.  The water border was added from Best of 2010 cartridge.  I sized it at 1" and then in CCR stretched it until I liked how it looked.  I popped the scene up with foam tape for dimension.

I left the inside blank because I'm not sure what this card will be used for yet and added the one little scrap piece left over from the 6x6 paper I used on the front.

I hope you all have a wonderful week!!!

Linking to:

The Sweet Stop - sketch

Rose Blossom Garden - summer

Jo's Scrap Shack - H2O

Little Scrap Pieces - Day at the Beach

August Special Sweetening the Deal - spend $50 and get the August stamp of the month for FREE!!

 

Be Happy

Good Morning!  I have a quick card to share today.

I started with a white card base, 4.25 x 5.5.  The pattern paper is 4 x 5.25 and comes from My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 paper pad Everyday Flair.  I inked the edges with tea dye distress ink.  The honey pot is from Just Because cards cut at 4.25".  I inked the edges with tea dye distress ink and added faux stitching to the layers.  The bees are cut from the Home Decor cartridge at 1".  I adhered them with foam tape in the center and slightly folded up the wings.  The be happy stamp is currently lost on my desk somewhere haha.  Time to clean again!  But it was a dollar wooden stamp I think I got from Michaels or Walmart.

I added a yellow and a white mat to the inside.  I inked the edges again with tea dye distress ink.  And using the distress ink I also stamped the little bee.  This stamp comes from a set called spring clear stamps I ordered from Oriental Trading a long time ago.

Quick and easy!  Have a wonderful day!!!

Linking to:

Paper Playtime - use lots of yellow

Cardz TV - sew much fun - real or faux stitching

August Special Sweetening the Deal - spend $50 and get the August stamp of the month for FREE!!

Sunshine and Happiness

Hi everyone!  I was cleaning up in my craft room a little bit last night, putting away stamps that were laying out etc...and I came across this stamp set that I've never used before.  

I don't even remember buying this, but at least I feel safe thinking I didn't pay more than a dollar!  :-)

It's so cute!  Here's my take on sunshine and happiness:

My morning coffee!!  Love it and can't be without it!

The pattern paper comes from a paper kit I bought through Oriental Trading called April Showers - all the rest came from my scrap bin.  You'd think I'd be making a dent in by now, but not so much....

The sun was cut from the Doodlecharms cartridge at 3 1/2" and popped up with one layer of foam tape.  The coffee cup came from the Love You a Latte cartridge cut at 3" - the top of the cup, over the sun is popped up with one layer of foam tape, but I used two layers for the bottom so it was level.  The mat for the sentiment is from Art Philosophy.  It is rectangle 7 on button 35.  I cut the yellow layer 1.75" and the white layer 1.5".

I stamped the sun from that cute Studio G set on the top in Buttercup yellow, and the sentiment is from a My Creative Time set called My Favorite Sayings.  I carried over the pattern paper from the front to the inside as well to dress it up a little.

This card makes me happy  :-)  Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Linking to:

Paper Playtime - pattern paper

Friday Mashup - polka dots and the word happy

Hello - Farm scene card

Good Morning!

I have a cute, all occasion scene card to share with you today.  I love making scene cards!

This is a regular A2 size card an the base is made with indian corn blue cardstock.  I thought it was the perfect blue for a sky!  All of the rest of the papers came from my scrap bin.  The barn and all it's layers were cut at 3.75" from the Country Life cartridge.

The horse was also cut from Country Life at 1.5".  I popped it up with foam tape.

The rooster was cut at 1" and was cut with the From My Kitchen cartridge.

The clouds were cut from the Creative Memories This and That cartridge.  I think these were cut at .75" but I'm not entirely sure.  The hello stamp is from Hero Arts C1488.  I can't find a name and I've had this set for a really long time.

The inside sentiment is from My Creative Time, Just a Little Note to Say.... stamp set.

I think by changing the sentiments this would make a great invitation to a kids party too!  Hope you enjoy and have a wonderful day!!

Linking to 

Exploring Cricut - down on the farm

Die Cuttin Divas - anything goes

Hot Diggity Dog!

Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog....Do you ever get that song from Mickey's Playhouse stuck in your head?  My son is heading into first grade in a couple weeks and doesn't watch the show very often anymore but there must have been a good episode on the other day because this song has been stuck in my head since the weekend.  Which also brought me inspiration for today's card.

I found the  hotdog on the Block Party cartridge.  I sized the card base and all the layers at 2.75" and used CCR to weld two together to make the card base. 

This was a quick and easy card to put together and I used all scraps except for the white card base.

The tag was cut from Baby Shower at .75".  The sentiment is from Pink by Design, Simply Everything stamp set.  And the little bee is a dimensional sticker from EK Success Sticko called Sweet Treats that I picked up at Walmart for a dollar or so.

Have a wonderful day!!

Linking to:

Crazy4Challenges - picnic theme

Fantabulous Cricut - shape card

Die Cuttin Divas - anything goes

Believe in your Dreams....

Good Morning!!!!  Don't think I'll be that chipper tomorrow when I'm back to work and the weekend is over...then again, I just might  LOL  I am just loving the weather lately!  I'm seeing a lot of people complaining on FB about how too cold it is for summer...blah blah blah.  I don't have a/c and I work from home so when it's too hot - its way too hot!!  and fall is my favorite time of the year, so I'll take this weather any time!!

Today I have a card of encouragement to share with you

I used slate cardstock for the base, 4 1/4 x 5 1/2, a dark purple layer, 4 x 5 1/4, the pattern paper 1/8th of an inch smaller.  The pattern paper is My Mind's Eye, Miss Caroline, Fiddlesticks "You & Me" Bloom paper.  I used scraps for the rest of the project.  The decorative mat is cut from Elegant Edges at 4".  I used button 3, Scallop1.  The bottom green layer is cut using the oblong shift and the white frame is cut using the oblong frame feature (no shift).  The ballet slippers are cut using Creative Memories This & That cartridge at 2 1/2".  I used flower shaped rhinestones around the frame and for the bow on the slippers.  I don't have the packaging for this anymore, but I'm pretty sure I picked them up on clearance at Joann's.  I also used stardust glitz on the slippers for a little extra sparkle.

I used a dark purple mat again on the inside with a cream color mat.  The stamp is a studio g wooden stamp from the dollar section at Michaels.  I used markers to ink the stamp so I could use the different colors.  I used the same MME pattern paper as a border using an EK Success border punch.  Again with this, I don't have the packaging and the name isn't on the punch itself.

I think it came out so pretty, sparkly and feminine!  Have a great day!!!

Challenges:

Die Cuttin Divas - twice as nice - two ballet slippers

Jo's Scrap Shack - bling it up

When Life Hands You Lemons..... a card

No, your eyes are not deceiving you.  Two posts again today!  I'm on a roll this week!

I started with a sketch from Mojo Monday

Then I incorporated some requirements for a couple of other challenges.  The first one is Fantabulous Cricut where the challenge is to use a cricut cut of a piece of fruit.  And the other one is from Paper Playtime where the challenge is to use pattern paper.

Here's my card:

Card is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 yellow cardstock.  White mat is 4 x 5 1/4 and the green pattern mat is 3 3/4 x 5.  The black strip is 1 1/2 x 3 3/4.  The decorative mats were cut from Elegant Edges using button 2 with the oblong, shift features.  The yellow mat is 3" and the white one is 2 3/4".  The lemon and lemon slice are cut from the Savory lite cartridge at 1 1/2", the flower is from Accent Essentials, two cuts 1 1/4" layered.  The brad and ribbon are from my stash.  I added some stardust glitz to the lemon for sparkle. The pattern papers are from DCWV the Lemon Flower Stack.

Inside mat is 4 x 5 1/4 and the lemonade pitcher is from the Savory Lite cartridge cut at 1 1/2".  Sentiment stamp on front and inside are from Purple Onion Designs.

I hope you enjoyed today's projects!

Linking to:

Fantabulous Cricut

Paper Playtime

Mojo Monday

Lazy Days

Hi all!  I wanted to get the last project of the baby shower elephant series done but I ran out of paper :(  But my CTMH order should be here tomorrow!  So in the meantime I have a fun summer card to share.

I used two different 6x6 pads from My Mind's Eye for the pattern papers on this card.  The green one is from MME Happier 6x6 pad and the blue polka dot is from MME Everyday Flair 6x6 pad.  I used Recollections kraft cardstock for the base and Recollection yellow cardstock for the smaller mat.  The rest of the cuts I used all scraps from my scrap bin.  The cloud was cut from cricut Summer Bliss seasonal cartridge and I ran it through my Cuddlebug with the Divine Swirls embossing folder.  The clothesline is cut from cricut Country Life cartridge.  I couldn't find a yellow flower, so I took a cream colored flower I had and sponged it yellow with CTMH Buttercup ink and added a brown brad I had to the center.  The stamp Lazy days is from a K. Andrews Designs set called Splashtastic Summer.

I used the opposite side of the polka dot paper as a strip to the inside - another great way to use up those scraps!  The flower is an epoxy sticker from a DCWV set called Spring Flowers.

I'm hoping the weather changes soon so we can have some lazy days outside...it's been chilly and gray most days around here.

I hope you enjoyed my card today.  This will be available in my Etsy shop for purchase.
Have a wonderful day!!

Happy Everything To You ~ joy fold card

I've been looking around on Pinterest and watching videos on You Tube to learn some new folds for cards.  There are so many interesting card folds that can really make a card special.  The joy fold card is one that I've been wanting to try for a while.

The cardstock used is from Recollections called Punchy Florals.  The pattern paper is from a super cute 6x6 pad by My Mind's Eye called Fine and Dandy Girl. I love the bright colors in this one.

The stamp is from a Hero Arts set called Birthday.  I've been searching for a 'happy everything to you' stamp for a while and came across this one on Ebay.

The button is one I had, I used pink and white bakers twine and I glittered the button with some Studio G glitter glue.  The button is only half adhered down so the front of the card can tuck under one side to hold the card closed.

I think this would be one of those cards that would be great to add a pocket to the inside to hold a gift card. I think I'm going to need to try that the next time I make a joy fold card!

Hope you enjoy and Happy Everything To YOU!!!!  See you tomorrow  :)