Explosion Box - Project Tuesday

Well it is Tuesday and that means time for "Project Tuesday" and this weeks challenge is to make an Explosion Box.

I have never made one before and was surprised by how easy and fast this little project went.

I hope you will play along with me this week. The instructions for making the box are over at Project Tuesday. Don't forget to link up your creation over at Project Tuesday so I can come and check out your "explosion box".

Enjoy!

details:

Paper: My Minds Eye "beloved", Neenah "natural white" Pop-Tone "green" cardstock

Stamps: PrintWorks "great birthday"

Accessories: Martha Stewart "leaf punch", May Arts Ribbon (colored with glimmer mist), Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist "tiger lily", Paper Blooms by Me

how does your garden grow?

If I have not said it before I am loving this new (to me) Cosmo Cricket "material girl" 6x6 pad. I love the soft vintage colors mixed with floral and sewing materials.

This card was inspired by a new sketch blog that I have not tried before called Cardabilities. Love the sketch especially the flower placement.

I also used another new Heather Ellis "pure innocence" digital image. They are just so sweet and so much fun to color or paper piece.

Enjoy!

more DeLovely

If I haven't said it before I love this new paper line by Cosmo Cricket. The colors are bright yet still have that vintage feel to them.

The inspiration for this card also comes from this weeks sketch challenge over at LimeLight PaperCrafts. Mandy does a fantastic job with her sketches and she even sells product too.

If you read my blog on a regular basis you know how much I love making flowers. Flowers of all shapes and sizes. Here are some of the ones I made this past week.

It looks as if the rain has finally left us as the sun is shining ever so bright this morning.

Enjoy!

details:

paper: Neenah (solar white linen) Cosmo Cricket (delovely)

accessories: May Arts (ribbon) PTI (lemon tart button) Karen Foster (scrappers floss) Stampin' Up (border punch)

Hi ~ rose buds for you

Today is the perfect day to stay inside and just veg out on the couch and watch tv or sit in your craftroom and make cards while watching all episodes of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Yep you read that right. I am only on Season 1 so far and have a long ways to go.

In between running my son Justin to Courage Center for Physical Therapy and Pool Therapy I have still managed to find sometime to be creative. My card today is my all time favorite I think you call it Vintage meets Shabby Chic. (let me know if there is another name for it)

The inspiration for today's card came from this digital paper that I had printed out last summer and I never used all of it and the sketch over at Skipping Stones Design.

The image of the girl is from my stash. The rose buds are just like the ones I am teaching this month at Anchor Paper Express on University.

Enjoy!

hi friend

Well I am hoping I set this up correctly to auto post for me this morning as I am gone for a few days house/dog sitting for my niece.

This card was inspired by the challenge over at Skipping Stone Design.

My card today let me once again use some of my new favorite papers by October Afternoon "thrift shop", tiny type stickers by Cosmo Cricket and a handmade rose.

Speaking of Roses if you live in Minnesota I will be teaching classes each Tuesday during the month of May at Anchor Paper Express on how to make my paper roses and rosebuds. Call the University store for more information or email me.

Enjoy!

not another rose

It is pouring rain outside as I type this and although I wish it were not raining we really need it. Normally I love rain, but today I have to work at Anchor Paper and my umbrella is where it should be "in the car". Oh well it is only water and it won't hurt me.

I was so happy to see that the challenge over at Card Patterns was a clean and simple sketch this week.

As I said my card is pretty CAS. I used BasicGrey "lime rickey" papers and Neenah "solar white linen" for the base of my card.

Enjoy!

many thanks

My project today is for the newest challenge over at Project Tuesday and this week we are making a card purse.

This was so much fun to make and super easy. For my project I used Cosmo Cricket papers from the "early bird" collection. You know I had to add some flowers to this project so along with my handmade rose I also pulled out some of my many flower punches to make some simple yet effective cards. The letters are "thickers" by American Crafts.

I hope you will join us this week at Project Tuesday!

Enjoy!

Friend

Today I want to share with you this picture of Micah that I think is just AMAZING. I must admit though this Nana is a little biased.

This photo just shows how excited Micah was about being outside and celebrating not only Easter but Spring too.

My card today was made using the sketch over at Jacksonbelle Embellishments.

I am definitely stuck in handmade flower mode these past few days so if you are sick of them just let me know and I will try and move onto something else.

The papers are from my favorite line by BasicGrey called "Stella Ruby", the sentiment is from PTI and the music sheet is from Stampendous and stamped in Ranger "wild honey" ink,  leaf is from a SU punch, The rose is made out of bazzil paper and then I added a couple of stamen to the center and then sprayed it with tiger lily glimmer mist.

Enjoy!

Diaper Fold Pouch

Yes, it is Tuesday and that means time for Project Tuesday. Today's challenge is to create a Diaper Fold Pouch. Instructions can be found on the Project Tuesday blog.

 

For this project I used Graphic 45 papers from the Le' Romantique collection along with a SU leaf die, Ek Success retro flower punch, PTI Vintage button, May Arts ribbon, Sentiment from Endless Creations.

Hope you will stop over and join us this week.

Enjoy!

Happy Easter ~ Part II

Another quick card to show you today that is for the new challenge over at Sketch Girl.

I don't think I will ever get tired of making handmake roses or using vintage photos for cards. These rosebuds are so easy to make and would you believe one large glue dot holds it together? I added  a misc. white flower that I had, a couple of Martha Stewart leaves, paper is from the new Photo Mat pack that I picked up at Michael's on sale by My Mind's Eye "Home". Love the colors and patterns in this set.

Enjoy!

frame it!

Well it is Tuesday and that means another challenge from Project Tuesday and this weeks challenge is to alter a picture frame.

For my frame I used a new picture of Cassie from her dance class, some handmade paper roses using scraps of papers I had. I added some prima bling, and a few SU leaves.

I haven't decided if I like it or not. I am almost thinking I should of stopped after adding a couple roses and the bling.

What do you think?

Sunday Part Two

As promised here is the card I made using my new stamp (cling music score by Stampendous) that I bought at Anchor Paper Express yesterday. I love vintage sheet music and now with this large stamp I can create my own.

I added a border punch from EK Sucess, along with some leaves made from the SU leaf die, and a handmade rose misted with glimmer mist. The paper was distressed using the Tim Holtz edge distresser and Ranger Distress inks in Pure Honey and Vintage Photo.

Okay I am getting ready to pack for a trip to Wahpeton, ND to visit family while my niece is on Spring Break. I have scheduled a daily post while I am gone so hopefully you won't even have a chance to miss me. I will be back here by Friday.

Enjoy!

Frame It!

Just a quick post to show you the frame I made for my oldest sister and best friend Sharon. I am heading up to Wahpeton for a few days with my niece Shannon and Micah.

I picked this frame up at Michael's really cheap added some Graphic 45 papers, some handmade paper flowers and leaves. Inserted a favorite old picture of my sister and Grandma Hattie Louise.

I love how it turned out and hope she does too. I might have to make a couple more of these as gifts for friends and family and maybe a couple to sell.

Let me know what you think of it. I sat and looked at the position of the papers for 2 days and finally decided on this layout. I might take some Thickers and add the word love across the bottom by the flowers. What do you think?

not another flower!

What can I say I love making flowers. Today I worked on a rose and for being my first try I must say I LOVE how it turned out.

I am not real crazy about the finished card but I am crazy about the rose. I think the next ones I make I will put onto a picture frame and then put an old photo of my mom in it.

The paper is from Webster Pages, buttons are PTI, the image is a Pure Innocence digi stamp, and the hearts are from a cuttlebug embossing folder.

Enjoy! 

flower junkie

Okay I think I am addicted to paper flowers. I just love the look of them and they are so much fun to make. This evening while watching a movie from Netflix I decided to try and make a few paper roses.

And although I have not perfected them yet I like how they turned out. My next challenge will be to use them on a layout of Cassie.

The first two flowers are made out of patterned paper from American Crafts and October Afternoon. The 3rd flower which is my favorite is made out of my Nicholas Sparks paperback "Dear John". Once I got the flower complete I sprayed it with some gold and tiger lily glimmer mist.

You will definitely be seeing a few more of these flowers in the future.

Enjoy!