The Paper Trail

remember this.

2011-03-28T22:28:00.003-04:00

Hey all. Just stopping by with another card post. This one, once again, uses K&Company die cuts. That little package of them that I purchased at Michael's has given me so many cards! I love that I can get such variety out of them.

Did you know that 'souvenir' means 'to remember' in French? I was thinking about that as I was writing this blog post. I want to remember every little detail about my baby. He's already 3 and a half weeks old! Already starting to look like an infant and not a newborn. I want to remember these times. And cherish them. I think I'll make a baby book as a souvenir of this time! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

air mail.

2011-03-25T22:26:00.003-04:00

Hey all! Let's get right to the card.

This is one I created again using up the K&Company die cuts. Just simply attached them to my patterned paper and stitched in place. I added the sentiment with pop dots for some dimension.

I like how this turned out. And the color scheme. It seems vintage and patriotic all at the same time.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Thanks for stopping by!

scenic route.

2011-03-24T19:55:00.002-04:00

This weekend my grandmother is visiting all the way from Michigan. It's her first time here on the Gulf Coast so we plan on cruising the coast and checking out the sights. I figured I'd share this card because it fits perfectly with our plans!

All the die cuts are from K&Company. It came together really quickly and is a super simple card.

Thanks for stopping by!

just relax.

2011-03-21T00:09:00.002-04:00

Hey again! Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. Ours was laid back and lazy but really good.

And moving right along to today's card:

Sorry the photo's a bit dark. It was the only one I had of this card and didn't feel like taking another. Anyway, this card came together really quickly because it's basically just die cuts from K&Company. Quick & easy. Always nice to do up a bunch of simple cards to have on hand.

Thanks for stopping by!

weekend love.

2011-03-18T19:14:00.002-04:00

Yay! The weekend is here! And even though I have nothing planned it's just always nice to say that the weekend is here. :)

Here's today's card:

I love this color combination. Gray and yellow are so pretty together and the purple is a nice base. The patterned paper is October Afternoon by the way. The glitter looks really good in person. This was originally submitted for the Papercrafts sketch issue and not picked up. Oh well though! Hopefully it will brighten someone's day when I do end up getting it in the mail.

Enjoy the weekend!

Thanks for stopping by!

birthday wishes.

2011-03-11T18:48:00.002-05:00

Hello again! Here's another cute little reject card for you to enjoy today:

I know... I didn't crop the photo and it's not all that exciting of a background. But I like this card and didn't really feel like taking another picture.

This was for the Papercrafts sketch submission call. I'm thinking that it would be fun to make up a bunch of these with different colored floss as a card set. It was fun to bust out my (dusty) eyelet setter and use up some of the thousands of eyelets I have!

Hope you have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping by

i've missed you, blog.

2011-03-07T23:55:00.004-05:00

WOW! Has it been forever since I've posted or what?! Way too long. But I recently made 9 cards in two days so I have plenty of fun stuff to share.

Not sure how much time I'll have in the near future to create new things since we just brought our beautiful son home from the hospital!

This our my big chunk of love, Jack:

Here's the latest card. It was a submission reject from CARDS magazine but I am really in love with how it turned out. I think I may just have to get it into the mail pretty soon.

The paper is October Afternoon and the die cuts are K&Company. Not to brag or anything :) but I made the scrunched seam binding myself and like how it looks with this card.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hope everyone has a great week

happy halloween!

2010-10-31T16:14:00.003-04:00

Happy Halloween to you all! Just stopping in to say HI and hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday!

These are a couple more of the huge batch of Halloween cards that I made a while back to send to friends and family. I love the spiderweb patterned paper! I added silver stickles to the center of the webs, it looks really cute in real life!

Enjoy this beautiful Fall holiday!

Thanks for stopping by!

soaring by.

2010-10-24T20:41:00.002-04:00

Hello, people! Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. Mine went by much too quickly, of course!

Here's a card that I created a very long time ago and just never got around to posting it.

I still am not in love with it. It was my first use of Bird Watching Additions from PTI. But it's cute enough.

I really do have way too many cards just sitting around my craft cave. I need to start mailing out a few every couple days or so just to get through the whole bunch!

Well, hope everyone has a great start to the week!

Thanks for stopping by!

told you there were more...

2010-10-22T09:00:00.000-04:00

Hello again! Here is that card I promised. It's one of the bajillion that I made with this layout. But it will be the last one that I post here. Promise!

I really like these colors together. One of the papers is October Afternoon, one is PTI, and the other two are just from my scrap bag. It's so full.... I need to find another layout that will use up some of those scraps!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

another post? so soon?!

2010-10-20T08:00:00.001-04:00

Yes! I AM back with another post and no, it hasn't been a whole month since the last post! Shocking, yes, I know! :)

This is a super quick card that is a great way to use up those scraps! I was inspired by a card in the holiday issue of Papercrafts. Then put my own spin on it and here it is!

I think I've made a bajillion of these in different colors and with different sentiments. I'm sure I'll be posting more soon! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Halloweenie Time!

2010-10-18T16:46:00.002-04:00

Hey everyone! I've been such a bad blogger lately. Life has been crazy and busy, as I'm sure everyone can relate to! Here are just a few of the bazillion different Halloween cards I made.

I just love Halloween and Autumn and all things orange! Haha :)

Each card is just a little bit different. But they were so quick and easy to make! I cheated and got a patterned paper from my local scrapbooking store that had all these cute little circle images on it. I just cut them all out and made little tags.

The tags I adhered to the card fronts on top of some other fun patterned papers. Just embellished each a teensy bit differently and VIOLA! All done!

Hope you all are in a fun Halloween kind of mood now! Let's eat candy! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

mini missing you.

2010-09-10T15:05:00.000-04:00

Hey again! This card is a mini at 2.75 x 4 inches but it packs a cute, little punch.

All the paper and stamps are from Papertrey Ink. I really like the color combo of Simply Chartreuse, Plum Pudding, and Kraft.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

christmas in sept.

2010-09-08T14:54:00.004-04:00

Hello, blog world! Here are two Christmas cards that were publishing rejects:

This first one is very simple. Heat embossing on Scarlet Jewel cardstock and some simple half circles sewn on the side. Not my favorite so no biggie that it didn't make the cut.

This second one though I really like. The colors are fun and different for a Christmas card. That patterned paper is from October Afternoon's Thrift Shop line. (Still in love with that whole line!) The stamp is a wooden one and it took many, many tries to get it lined up perfectly. I love the impression rubber gives but clear stamps are SO much easier to line up!

That's all I have for today. Hope everyone had a safe and fun Labor Day! Onto the rest of the month!

Thanks for stopping by:

flower power.

2010-08-21T09:26:00.001-04:00

Hey again! Take a look at this fun little flower that I made with some thrift store lace and patterned paper. I just looped the lace across the back and taped it into place. Super easy and it looks like petals! This is a skinny little 3x5.5 card so it will still fit in a standard A2 envelope.

Hope you like this super quick and easy little number!

Thanks for stopping by!

thinking of you.

2010-08-19T09:19:00.000-04:00

Here's one of my new favorite color combos. It's Scarlet Jewel, yellow, gray and teal. Sounds random, I know, but I just love how it all came together on this card. The patterned paper is October Afternoon and I stitched a border around it after I stamped the flourish in black on the left side. The frame and sentiment is PTI's Fillable Frames. My favorite one!

Thanks for stopping by!

roses.

2010-08-17T21:13:00.002-04:00

Hey all! I know it's been forever since I've been around. Busy with life!

But here's a card I made a while back and wanted to share with you. The rose is stamped and embossed in white and looks gorgeous in person. The three leaves are stamped in green onto white cardstock and also heat embossed. I found the lace at a thrift store for super cheap!

Thanks for stopping by!

happy day.

2010-07-27T17:33:00.003-04:00

Today's a happy day for me. So I figured I'd share this happy card with you.

The stamps are from Papertrey and are heat embossed. It looks gorgeous in person. That cute patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye. Added some sewing for an extra detail.

I like that this card packs a punch but is still pretty flat for mailing.

That's it for me today. Short and sweet.

Thanks for stopping by!

clean and simple chick.

2010-07-14T23:36:00.004-04:00

Hey all! Here's a cute and super easy little mini card that I made recently. This chickie transparency is actually from a stamp that I found. But when I went to stamp the chick it wouldn't stamp right! Sad, I know. It was all.... blotchy no matter how many times I tried it. Different paper, different blocks, different inks.... nothing worked.

But! Good news is I didn't pay very much for it AND I used the acetate sheet that it came on to make this adorable little card.

The patterned paper is October Afternoon's Thrift Shop line and the sentiment is Papertrey. I'll be linking this card up to the Moxie Fab Challenge as well.

Thanks for stopping by!

hey friends.

2010-07-14T11:13:00.003-04:00

Hey guys! Talk about a long break from blogging. Here's a little card that was rejected for publication. But I think it's pretty cute so I'm sharing with you!

That tan patterned paper is from PTI's new Library Ledger pack. I just got it a couple weeks ago and I'm really loving the soft patterns.

Anyway, hope the week is going well for everyone! I decided to link up to the Moxie Fab Challenge. We'll see how that goes :)

Thanks for stopping by!

thrift store.

2010-06-23T06:00:00.000-04:00

Hey again. I'm giving fair warning that I am ADDICTED to October Afternoon's new Thrift Store line. Seriously love all the papers. So be prepared for quite a few cards sporting these fun patterns.

The first one is a cutie with a little lace scrap. It's sort of a new step in a different style direction for me but it is always fun to try something new.

I love the mish-mash of patterned paper on this second card. They are so different but they WORK. Like the sentiment says, it just makes me smile.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

hello, summer.

2010-06-21T20:06:00.004-04:00

Hey! It's practically the end of June and I am headed back to work tomorrow after a lovely week's vacation spent visiting family and friends up north, in Michigan. Ahh... not answering my phone all day, forgetting about work and sipping on drinks all day. It was bliss.

I made this card quite a while ago but just never got around to posting it. Well, here it is. In all it's ruffle ribboned glory. :)

Hope everyone is having an amazing summer. There's still more to come.

Thanks for stopping by!

congrats, graduates!

2010-05-24T01:45:00.004-04:00

Hello again! It's that time of year again... graduation season! I just love all the excitement and promise of it.

Here are a couple cards that I made for some girls at work who just recently took that giant step!

Very clean, simple and cute. Hopefully they like them. I for sure know the gift card inside will be liked! :) I wanted to use school colors for each of them but not make it look cheap and tacky. This is subtle school spirit!

I am, of course, still madly in love with Fillable Frames #3. And of course Mega Mixed Messages for always having the perfect sentiment!

Most of all though, I can not wait to celebrate my little brother Robbie's graduation with him. The hubby and I are heading up to Michigan in just a couple weeks to spend time with our families and congratulate Robbie in person! CAN'T WAIT!!!!

Have a great start to your week--

Thanks so much for stopping by!

happy mother's day.

2010-05-09T12:48:00.003-04:00

"All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my mother." --Abraham Lincoln.

My husband and his mom. Goofballs that I love.

Myself, sister, Mom, 'little' brother in New Orleans. Love them all.

Happy Mother's Day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

it needs to be glam.

2010-05-08T06:00:00.001-04:00

That's what I was told when a friend requested a card made. "It needs to be glam." Just that and nothing else. So with that in mind:

This has glitter (completely covering the little heart), it has a ruffled ribbon piece (courtesy of Ashley Newell's tutorial), and of course rhinestones! There's also the subtle Versamark background and a damask patterned strip of paper.

I do have to say that this was my first time using Melon Berry and at first I was a bit stumped as to what colors to pair it with. I like it well enough on this card but looking at that whole sheet of a color that defies any explanations... eh, who knows.

Anyway, thanks so much for stopping by!

today.

2010-05-07T06:00:00.001-04:00

Well it's not often that I make a card that I don't want to give away. Today's card is one of those. I am in absolute LOVE with this card and almost can't bear to part with it! Haha!

The patterned papers are all very cute and coordinated. There is simple sewing on the edges. I scalloped some pieces and rounded other corners. Then of course a vintage book print embellishment-- awesome! :) The circle was cut out with my Cricut and the faded image was stamped with Versamark and the sentiment on top of that. That font is just perfect!

Hope you've all enjoyed this card as much as I have. I'll be getting in the mail asap and off to a new special home!

Thanks for stopping by!

mother's garden.

2010-05-06T06:00:00.001-04:00

Hey, blog people! Today's card is a Mother's day card that I created for my mother-in-law. She is an avid gardener and an amazing landscape designer and this simple card is just perfect for her (if I do say so myself!)

The colors remind me of pretty little flowers and I love the vines and glitter for flower centers. Hoping she likes it just as much as I do!

Thanks for stopping by!

fill my days with joy.

2010-05-05T08:00:00.001-04:00

Hi again! Hope everyone is doing well! I haven't posted this often to my blog in way too long.

Here are two cards both using Bitty Dots patterned paper from PTI but they have completely different vibes. The first is light and fresh and folksy with that hand cut heart.

This second card is more distressed but at the same time has a clean and simple design layout.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

all my love.

2010-05-04T08:00:00.003-04:00

Hello again! Here are two very simple cards that I made on Sunday. They both use the same layout and I just changed up the colors a bit for the second one.

I can't remember where this great stamp is from, since I've had it for quite a while.

Have a great day!

Thanks for stopping by-

celebrate.

2010-05-03T12:55:00.002-04:00

Hello, blog world! I really should get better about posting more often! :)

This is a card that I made yesterday in a fit of creativity. I made six cards in about three hours! That's awesome for me... especially since they were almost all different layouts and such.

The card in the photo above is actually really cute. You'll just have to take my word for it since the picture didn't turn out well. But my little Abby-girl is in the picture and so I decided to keep it!

And a picture of little Frank too! Can't forget the little wiener dog!

Just wanted to finish off this (pretty much non-card) post with another shot of Abby Sue!

Hope you all had a great weekend! My Sunday was fabulous since the Hubby and I went out on a date! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

pretty pinwheel.

2010-04-24T01:00:00.000-04:00

Hello again! Today's card is a little different than my normal. I tried my hand at making a paper pinwheel to use as a focal point. Then I layered it on top of some vintage book print and added the very last scrap of my wrinkled ribbon.

The sentiment is (again!) from Fillable Frames #2. I'm gonna wear that thing out!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

love birds.

2010-04-21T17:55:00.002-04:00

How cute are these little birds?! I just bought Bird Watching Additions from PTI and I couldn't wait to make a love birds card.

I used a sentiment from Fillable Frames #2. Can't put that set down yet! For the focal point, I rounded the top corners, scored a couple lines, scalloped the bottom and added twine. Pretty simple. The most time consuming thing was cutting out the little birdies and even then, they aren't all that hard!

I just want to say how happy I am that I used up this floral patterned paper. I think I've literally had this thing for 3 years! It's just so UGLY unless practically covered up like it is here!! Hahaha! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

an argyle attempt.

2010-04-16T16:07:00.005-04:00

Does this count as argyle? Scored lines on a diagonal? Yeah... I don't really think so either.

Oh well, though. I did use the colors from the Papertrey Chicks very first challenge. And they were sort of a stretch for me; hibiscus burst, spring rain, and smokey shadow. I didn't know where in the world I was going to plop that hibiscus burst. A button (or three!) is always a safe bet!

I did get to use my new Fillable Frames #2 stamps. And they. are. GORGEOUS.

I don't have a Cuttlebug or anything so I hand cut the frame out but it was easy peasy. I stamped the sentiment and frame in Versamark and heat embossed them to make it stand out.

My smokey shadow card base looks a little brown due to my camera. Hmm...must fix that for next time!

Hope you're all having a fabulous weekend!

Thanks for stopping by!

miss you.

2010-04-08T15:54:00.002-04:00

This little card is a fun 3x4.25 size. It's tiny but cute.

Again, I used the wrinkled ribbon that I made. But now it's just about used up so I'll have to make some more soon, I guess.

Almost the weekend!

Thanks for stopping by

a new month.

2010-04-06T15:54:00.003-04:00

Hello, blog world! It's already a new month. I swear, I feel like it should still be February!

Today's card incorporates so many things outside of my usual comfort zone. The wrinkled seam binding has been on blogs everywhere, like Michelle Wooderson's here. Then I used some vintage book print, again a la Mish, as seen here.

The seam binding was something that I picked up at Michael's a while back and then I wasn't sure what in the world I would do with it. Seeing all the wrinkled, vintage stuff got me inspired to make it myself. So I used tea to dye the aqua colored seam binding and scrunched it up. It turned out this great vintage-y greenish color. Love it!

I really like the way this card and ribbon turned out. It was a step outside my comfort zone but I'm pleasantly surprised with the results. I'll definitely be trying this again.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the springtime sunshine!

picture fest.

2010-03-31T22:54:00.002-04:00

It's been a little while but I sure do have enough pictures to make up for it!

They all use the same layout; I just changed up the colors a little bit. And trust me... there are even more but I didn't want to bore you with a bunch of pictures of the same thing! (Five is enough as it is!) :)

Pretty simple instuctions: cut cardstock, score cardstock, cut circles, adhere circles, stitch circles, stamp sentiment, emboss.

The last one and the first one are my favorites. Hope you're week is going well!

Thanks for stopping by!

a second time.

2010-03-18T22:59:00.006-04:00

This was the first card that I made for Lisa Johnson's Poppy Seed Challenge. I liked the brighter colors of my previous post more at first but I keep coming back to this simple card.

Since the requirements were pretty simple to work into a card (hello, buttons!) I had planned on making more than one. And luckily she allows multiple entries! :)

So glad that it's almost the weekend!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

poppy seed challenge.

2010-03-18T16:05:00.003-04:00

Hello again! I completed this card for Lisa Johnson's Poppy Seed Challenge #2. The rules are really simple: she gives you a few requirements and you add them into your project anyway you want. How easy is that?! This challenge was to use moss green, polka dots, and buttons.

I enjoyed playing along and hope to create a few more before the challenge deadline. I love the creativity this challenge allows... every entry is so different!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

baby basket.

2010-03-13T01:00:00.000-05:00

Today I just wanted to share this cutie-pie little baby basket that I made for my friend's baby shower.

It's packed full of baby wipes, headbands, a picture frame, chocolates, baby toiletries, and my handmade thank yous for the soon-to-be mama! The best part is that once the goodies are all used up, the basket makes a cute and functional addition to the nursery.

Hope you like this peek. And I definitely hope the little mama likes it more! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

thanks so much. again!

2010-03-12T17:25:00.002-05:00

This is my second post for today so be sure and scroll down for the first. This card is another example of some that I created for the baby shower gift set of thank yous.

I like this one the best. Super simple and quick to make but I think it's really cute. I traced and cut out the image then popped it up with a dimensional. Three score lines and pink embroidery floss make up the rest of the card.

Thanks for stopping by!

thanks so much.

2010-03-12T17:01:00.002-05:00

Tomorrow I have a baby shower to go to for a friend and as part of the gift I'm giving I made a bunch of thank you cards. This is one of the designs. I wanted to keep it sweet & simple so that it was easy to mass produce.

It's kind of hard to see but I scored three lines at the bottom of the card. I also used up the very last of some pink felted paper that I had.

Thanks for stopping by!

man made.

2010-03-10T12:55:00.003-05:00

Does this card scream 'masculine' or what? My husband made this card for his dad's 45th birthday. All I did was make the card base and give him a Cricut lesson.

He added just about every cool little shape that he could find! And I love it. I don't think that I could have made anything this manly and I'm sure this card will be much-loved by my father-in-law!

There is even a special signature that he used to sign his work! :) It was so much fun to sit and watch Branden create something in my craft room.

Thanks for stopping by!

embrace happiness.

2010-03-08T05:00:00.000-05:00

This is a simple, happy little card that I made recently. The flower is one that I stamped, colored and cut out for the focal point.

The sentiment is from Mega Mixed Messages and stamped onto a Cricut shape. I'm pretty sure it's the Lyrical Letters cartridge. I change them out so often I forget which one is in there! :)

These two little chocolate leaves are the very last scraps from the baby shower invites. I'm so glad that I could use it all up!

Reminds me of that old saying: "Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do, or Do without."

I just wanted to share two books that I recently read and LOVED.

The first one is These Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner. I found the first 20 or so pages hard to get into but man, I'm glad I stayed with it! I was head over heals when I found out that this was the first in a series!

The second book that I really enjoyed was A Woman's Place by Lynn Austin. It's a fast-moving Christian Fiction book that takes place during WWII.

Thanks for stopping by!

miss you...

2010-03-07T08:00:00.000-05:00

Here's another top folded card using berry sorbet cardstock. It's pretty simple: Cricut flowers, twine, heat embossed sentiment, add a button and that's about it.

Thanks for stopping by!

felted friends.

2010-03-06T00:05:00.000-05:00

How cute is this felt heart? I dug a scrap of this paper out of my stash and just had to try and use it up right away. It was a really awkward shaped triangle but I was able to cut this little heart out of it. Thank goodness, I didn't want it to go to waste! :)

This fun spring-y color combination is lime, berry sorbet, dark chocolate and white.

I used the 'friends to the end' sentiment from Mega Mixed Messages. I'm really liking this top-folded card... should do this more often!

Hope your weekend is fabulous!

Thanks for stopping by!

hello again.

2010-03-05T17:08:00.003-05:00

It's been awhile! But I'm finally back with my first attempt at paper piecing. And I think I probably chose the smallest little flowers possible but I'm still happy with the results!

The two polka dotted flowers were pieced using raspberry fizz bitty dot patterned paper. I used chalks and a blender pen for the other coloring.

Thanks for stopping by!

a new love & old scraps.

2010-02-21T13:40:00.004-05:00

Do these flower petals look familiar? They are the scraps from the baby shower invites from my previous post!

I didn't start off planning on saving them to make something new but they were all sitting on my table looking like little petals or leaves. I couldn't bear to throw away 40 little petals so I made them into these cute little flowers.

All the cards use the same design and I just changed up the colors a little bit.

The chocolate petals look fabulous with all the color combinations. But I would have to say that my favorite is the berry sorbet, dark chocolate, and spring moss below.

This last picture is my favorite. It shows the sentiment, flower up close and personal, and the beautiful background flourish.

Would you believe that this is my first time using rustic cream from PTI? Holy cow, I think it may just beat kraft out as my very favorite paper EVER. Hard to choose though!

Thanks for stopping by!

sweet baby invites.

2010-02-20T21:59:00.003-05:00

I am so happy to share these baby shower invitations with you! And I am finally all finished with all 40 invites!

It was definitely the hand-cutting every single card base that took the longest. I also added glitter strips, Versamark backgrounds, Cricut shapes, threaded buttons, and all the trimmings!

If you have any questions about these, let me know.

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

sneak peek.

2010-02-16T00:05:00.000-05:00

Here's a little sneakie peek at something I'm working on for a friend.

Hope to finish with them by the end of the week (or as soon as my PTI order arrives!) :)

Can't wait to show you the final product!

sunny flower.

2010-02-15T11:13:00.005-05:00

I think I'm in love with this flower. It's so sunny and sparkly that it just makes me happy to look at it. I'm getting this card in the mail asap for my little sister!

This is a new stamp set that I just got. I stamped the image and colored it in using an aqua pen and chalks. Then I added the glitter with a glue pen and cut the image out.

This was a quick and easy card that I hope you enjoy! Hope the week is starting off well for everyone.

Thanks for stopping by!

Not Quite Monochromatic

2010-02-08T00:05:00.001-05:00

Here's a 4x4 card that I made recently that again uses my sewing machine.

My (amazing!) machine does this decorative stitching without much assistance from me. I used white thread on white cardstock and was going to go with a monochromatic theme but then changed my mind.

I like the pop of pink and black on this card front. This was super easy to make and I think I'll be making more cards similar to this. I whipped this little baby out in under 5 minutes. Definitely a quickie card!

Thanks for stopping by!

New Stuff!

2010-02-07T22:08:00.001-05:00

Just a quickie post today. I won some stamps on ebay. I can't wait to get them all inked up and make some fun cards with them.

Happy Superbowl Sunday!

Thanks for stopping by!

PTI Birthday Card #2

2010-02-02T22:40:00.004-05:00

Hello again!! I squeezed in enough time to make a second entry for the contest over on Nichole's blog.

This cute little digi download is from Dawn McVey. I'm in absolute love with every single thing she creates and this color scheme that I chose today reminds me of that. It's bold and bright and I love it!

The little label has glittered spirals on it but they didn't show up too well in the photo. I also glittered the outside edge of the embellishment.

Sorry the picture quality isn't the greatest! It is wellllll past sunset here.

Have a great night!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday, PTI!

2010-02-02T21:11:00.004-05:00

All this week, Papertrey Ink is celebrating their third anniversary. Nichole Heady has TONS of fun challenges and prizes on her blog. So play along!

My card today uses a free download from Niki Estes. At first I wasn't sure about the colors since the cute little present was already colored for me. So this forced me out of my comfort zone a little and I LOVE IT. These colors are gorgeous together and I just like how everything turned out.

The patterned paper is PTI Bitty Dots, the sentiment is from Mega Mixed Messages, and the buttons are aqua mist vintage from (of course) PTI!

I'm already so excited for tonight's post and of course all the countdown and new releases coming soon!

Have a great night. I'm going to try and get a couple more cards finished before the deadline.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy February!

2010-02-01T12:23:00.002-05:00

Wow. February 1st already! Where has this year GONE?! I feel like it's still early December or something. Not that I'm complaining. I'm thrilled that it's 2010. I know this is going to be a year to remember.

For today's card I used spring moss to shake up the traditional valentines colors. The background paper is, of course, Anna Griffin. I seem to gravitate to her papers quite often.

This card has glitter, twine, buttons, rounded corners, and awesome patterned paper.

Hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Patchwork Valentine

2010-01-30T13:08:00.003-05:00

Can you tell that I've been practicing with my sewing machine?! Haha. I love the look of stitching on cards but I still need to get the hang of it. I like how this card turned out though.

The patchwork of coordinating papers is fun and then the pop of spring moss green makes it an unexpected valentine card. I'm sure that I'll be making more of these and just changing the colors up for the season or whatever.

This is a little 4x4 sized card. I hope you like it!

Hopefully I'll be able to post pretty regularly now that we have a brand new computer! It's been tons of fun playing with all the new elements of our mac... I think I'm in love with iphoto!

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Mini Card Set #2

2010-01-24T01:00:00.000-05:00

Here are the other little 3x3's in the set that I showed you yesterday. I think I'm going to add a few more to the set before I give it away.

The first cards are thank you cards with a little ripe avocado button on them.

The second cards have a stitched border on them. I also stamped a Versamark flourish on the kraft. I love that look.
Enjoy your day!
Thanks for stopping by!
AE

Mini Card Set

2010-01-23T01:00:00.000-05:00

I made a bunch of 3x3 cards for a set to give away. So of course I had to take tons of pictures of them and divide it into two posts. They all use paper from Turning a New Leaf.

I added a glitter strip at the bottom and a spring moss button with twine.

On this second card I stitched a dark green border around the edge but it's hard to see in the picture. It adds a nice texture to the card without a lot of bulk. Then I popped up the banner with dimensionals and added a ripe avocado button with twine.

Hope you like! I'll be back with more tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by!

Same Paper, New Card

2010-01-22T10:42:00.002-05:00

Hello to you! Hope everyone is ready for the weekend. I know I sure am!

This is another card that I made with the patterned paper from the Turning a New Leaf pack from Papertrey. Branden, my husband, says that I always use brown and pink. So what?! They're my favorites!!

The sentiment reads "hope you're feeling better" and it's from the Everyday Button Bits. I also used pink ink to stamp a flower over a couple of the flowers in the paper just to tie it all in together. I like how this turned out and I really should make more get well cards to keep on hand!
Enjoy the day! It's sunny and warm and lovely here today!
Thanks for stopping by!
AE

Pink & Fabulous

2010-01-20T06:00:00.000-05:00

This card is so pink and feminine, I just love it! Every girl needs a little frill in her life sometimes.

The background is stamped with a little flower image. That pink strip under the sentimnet is all glittered and cute. I made the tissue paper rosette and stitched a button in the center.
Hope you like!

Thanks for stopping by!
AE

Patterned Thank You

2010-01-19T15:48:00.003-05:00

Hello! Here's my latest card:

I love this paper. Can't remember where it's from though. The ribbon is really old, I found it in my drawer today when I was searching for the perfect finishing touch for this card. And I think this one works!
The "thank you" sentiment is heat embossed and look great! Overall, this was a quick and cute little card that can be used for an awesome masculine thank you! Love it!

Thanks for stopping by!
AE

Button Flowers

2010-01-15T00:01:00.001-05:00

Hello! Today's card uses more of that fabulous retro-ish Anna Griffin paper that I fell in love with. I also used the same polka dot paper as before too because I love the two patterns together. All four corners of the background are rounded to tie the two papers together.

The image and sentiment are from Everyday Button Bits and is matted on dark chocolate cardstock. I think the brown really grounds this image and looks awesome with these colors.
Love these fun colors and the happy feeling that this card evokes. I just need to find someone to send it to. I love sending cards "just because". I know it makes me happy getting mail like that and I like to pass that along to other people.

Thanks for stopping by!
AE

Simple Floral

2010-01-14T00:01:00.000-05:00

I picked up this gorgeous Anna Griffin paper recently and wanted to use it right away! I inked the edges of everything with the Vintage tea dye duo from Papertrey. I love the look it gives. The ribbon and strip of pink paper are unexpected but look so good with those fun green flowers.

There's no sentiment on here because I just didn't know what kind of card this was. It could easily be a wedding card, anniversary card, mother's day, or whatever. When I do decide to use this card I will either send it how it is or punch out a sentiment on coordinating paper and pop it on there.

I think that this card doesn't photograph very well. I took a bunch of pictures of it from different angles and such and this was the best one. But trust me, it's fabulous in real life! :)

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Bee Mine

2010-01-13T00:02:00.000-05:00

Here are two more Valentine's Day cards that I made recently. In three hours in my craft room, I whipped out six cards! That is awesome for me because usually it takes me an entire sitting to get one card done.

Anyway, this card has a shape that I don't normally work with. It happened by accident; I scored the kraft cardstock in the wrong spot and one side was shortened by an inch. But I didn't want to waste lovely kraft since I am down to just a couple sheets. (I need to get some more before I run out completely! That would be bad. Very bad!)

So I just added some Bitty Dot patterned paper on the inside and some heart paper on the outside. The heart was cut using my Cricut and hangs over the edge of the front but is even with the backside.

The sentiment was stamped in Staz-On onto PTI Stamper's Select White cardstock. Then I colored them in using a blender pen and SU chalks. With the glittered bee wings, I love how this little image turned out! :)

This next card uses the same technique on the image. I used a punch to round the corners of the polka dot paper and just put a strip of glitter behind the image to make it pop. There's also dimensionals behind it so it stands up.

I think this simple little 3x3 is my favorite of the two. But I like them both a lot! On both cards, all the edges of the kraft were inked in Fresh snow.
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AE

XOXO

2010-01-12T00:01:00.000-05:00

There's just a month or so until Valentine's Day so I started making some cute little cards with that theme.

This is a $1 stamp that I picked up from Michael's the other day. And this patterned paper... I'm in LOVE with it! It's Anna Griffin. I've been really careful planning the cuts and reusing the scraps because I just want to use this paper to death! :) The rhinestones came in a pack with a couple other colors, also $1 from Michael's.

For this second card I stamped the background with another $1 stamp that I got from there the other day. I also strung some buttons onto twine and wrapped it around the bottom of the card. It was quick and simple and I like how it turned out.
In the middle of the hearts on those "O's" I used a glue pen to add some glitter on both cards. It's hard to see in the picture but looks cute in person. Both of these cards are 4x4 size. All the edges of the kraft are inked with Fresh Snow.

I'll be back with more Valentine's cards soon! I'm on a roll with these colors and stamps.
Thanks for stopping by!
AE

Grow With Love

2010-01-11T00:01:00.002-05:00

Hey there! I'm back with another fabulous color combination. I played along with the Loonie Stampers this week since I'm on vacation and trying to cram in as much crafting as possible before going back to work! :) You can see Charlene's blog here or Regan's here.

All the cardstock is PTI and the patterned paper is Recollections from Michael's. I bought this a little while ago and just been waiting for the perfect card to put it on. On the banner I stamped a teeny, tiny flower in Versamark to tie it in with the flowers blooming theme.
Again, I used my Cricut. I'm warning you... I'll probably be using it on every single card until I wear the thing out! I also used dimensionals to pop up the flower and sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by!
AE

Notecard Set

2010-01-10T00:01:00.000-05:00

Yay! Better pictures! I guess I will be taking all my card pictures outside from now on. :)

Here is a set of four notecards I made. I think they would make a great gift for pretty much any occasion.

Again, I used my Cricut! The heart and flower images were cut using the basic shapes cartridge. The patterned paper is my very favorite one from Papertrey's Turning a New Leaf set. Love, love, love this paper. I plan on using the heck out of it in the near future so stay tuned for more!
This card set just makes me smile. It has brown (my favorite), pink (another favorite), simple kraft (another favorite!), and awesome patterned paper.

Thanks for stopping by!
AE

Joyful Flower

2010-01-09T00:02:00.000-05:00

Here is another pretty simple card using the same sort of flower as in my previous post. It uses my Cricut basic shapes and font cartridge and I really like how this turned out. Just by changing the colors it has a fresh new look for more cards.

These colors are dark chocolate, raspberry fizz, vintage cream, and spring moss. They just look so great and fun together. I cut the banner free-hand and stamped it with an Everyday Button Bits sentiment (again!). The background is stamped with the same flourish as the previous card but this time in Versamark. I love the subtle look it gives.
Sorry for the shadow in the corner of these pictures. At least they aren't nasty yellow like before. Perfecting these pictures through baby steps, I suppose.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!
AE

Another Raspberry Suite Challenge Card

2010-01-08T08:00:00.001-05:00

I made another card using Dawn McVey's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #21 combo. I just love the look of these light and breezy colors together: dark chocolate, aqua mist, lemon tart, and vintage cream.

Again, I apologize for the poor pictures. The lighting in my new craft room is not good at all and I don't own a light tent. I guess I will have to start taking the cards outside for better pictures!
I'm in love with this focal flower. They were cut using my brand-new Cricut with the basic letters and shapes cartridge. That tag shape was also cut from the basic shapes cartridge and then I cut the top off of it to go behind the flower without showing. The crochet flower is one I've been hoarding in my stash for way too long now. It fits perfectly on this card front.
I stamped flourishes in Aqua Mist on the background. I asked my husband's opinion on a couple different colors for it and he chose that one. It's kind of fun to get him in on the craftiness sometimes! :)
The sentiment is from Everyday Button Bits (of course!) and the yellow flower isn't glued down; I just sort of curled the petals with my fingers.
I don't normal do cards in this size but maybe I should in the future because it was a fun base to work with.

Thanks for stopping by!
AE

Color Challenge

2010-01-07T08:00:00.001-05:00

I read Dawn McVey's blog just about everyday and am always in love with the gorgeous color combinations that she offers up in her Raspberry Suite Color Challenges. I decided to participate for the first time for challenge #21.

Sorry my pictures are a little dark. My camera was about to die so I was rushing to get a picture and get this posted!I really like these colors together and I think that if I have time before the challenge ends I may just do another one.
Hope you're enjoying your week! I'm still on vacation and enjoying every day away from work!
Thanks for stopping by!
AE

Enjoy the Ride

2010-01-06T09:00:00.000-05:00

I made this gorgeous card a few weeks ago. I love how it turned out so much that it was in an envelope and off to my sister within five minutes!

The photo above is how it originally looked. I liked it, but I just felt like it lacked a little something if you know what I mean. So...of course I put some glitter on it and it was ten times better. Doesn't glitter just make everything better?! :)

I love the black, pink, and white color scheme. And of course I'm in love with the Everyday Button Bits set from PTI. This card just has it all! I really want to make more in a bunch of different colors with maybe just a few tweaks.

Thanks for stopping by!
AE

It's Been too Long!

2010-01-05T12:19:00.004-05:00

Wow. I can not believe how LONG it's been since I last posted! FOREVER!

Been busy with life: moving, family visiting, holidays, computer problems, everything.

But now I'm back and I have my last Christmas card post for you:

I made a few of these cards last minute because I ran out but they turned out to be one of my favorites! The base I bought on sale last year after Christmas and same with the Merry Christmas patterned paper. I just stamped a simple Christmas tree on the paper, inked the edges and attached it to the card base.

My favorite part of the card is the glittered border! I used scor-tape to attach the Doodlebug glitter. I think it adds a nice touch. My mom called after she received it and the glitter didn't budge AT ALL! Yay!

I will definitely try to get back to regularly scheduled postings! :)
Thanks for stopping by!
AE

Here's More...

2009-11-26T11:59:00.002-05:00

Using the design from my previous post I made a dozen more cards! I changed the colors and themes, some are Christmas, fun and purple, brown, whatever, and cranked out a ton of cards yesterday.

This picture isn't all that great but there are fifteen cards here that I added to my basket! I can't wait to start sending some of these out. I already gave one to my husband for his birthday today. They fit pretty well in an envelope and won't need extra postage or anything.

Hope everyone is enjoying their Thanksgiving! I am so thankful for so many things...too many to list!

Thanks for stopping by!

Simple Flowers.

2009-11-25T17:18:00.003-05:00

Here are some tissue paper flowers that I made just playing around in my craft room. They were really simple and the stitched button in the center holds them together really well. There's also a piece of tape on the back to hold the thread in place while I stitched.

I love how this card turned out. Simple, fun and elegant. I ended up making a ton of them in just a short amount of time. By just changing the sentiment I added a bunch of new cards to my stash. The green patterned paper is from the Papertrey's newest release, Turning a New Leaf. I love all the papers in the set and can't wait to use more!
Thanks for stopping by! Happy Thanksgiving!
AE

Sweet Christmas

2009-11-14T09:00:00.000-05:00

I made a couple Christmas cards with these soft and sweet colors. It's a really simple design of five trees on white with a mat behind them. On the mat layer there are flourishes stamped in Versamark.

I just could not get a really good picture today! So hopefully you will take my word for it that these cards are gorgeous.

Thanks for stopping by!

Gift tags

2009-11-13T12:11:00.004-05:00

So in getting ready for the holidays, I made a bunch of cute little gift tags. I knew what design I wanted but I couldn't decide on a color combination. There is a red snowflake with ripe avocado over it, smokey shadow with black, pink and red, and aqua mist with brown.

The aqua mist with brown is my favorite tag and I ended up making quite a few of them. I can't wait to add these to little Christmas presents this year!

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Copycat

2009-11-12T11:21:00.004-05:00

So I completely copied this card from this blog. And I wasn't even planning on it but when I went to the craft store yesterday I saw a package of these glittery blue card bases on clearance and Charlene's cute cards were what came to mind!

I made a set of four of these and I can't wait to send them out for Christmas! I didn't have any holiday sentiments that were the right size so I just had to use a generic one. But I think that it works for the season. Hope you like!

Thanks for stopping by!

Again with the Buttons!

2009-11-04T09:00:00.000-05:00

Okay, so this is by far my favorite card that I've made yet. I love this color combination of ripe avocado, spring moss, kraft and berry sorbet! It is just a great combo and I will probably use it over and over.

I liked this card so much that I just had to get it in the mail already. I sent this off to my mother-in-law to congratulate her on a new job and say hi!

Hope you like this newest card as much as I do!

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Just a Few More....

2009-11-03T12:39:00.002-05:00

Here are a few more cards that I made with my newest PTI goodies and the Everday Button Bits set that I got:

They are all a really simple design but lots of fun to make and give! I think I am in absolute love with this stamp set. It is so fast and easy to make a great looking card! And of course I just love playing with and collecting buttons!

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hey there, chickadee!

2009-10-26T15:37:00.002-04:00

Look what I got! Look what I got!

I am just so excited that my Papertrey Ink package finally arrived! It was so fun to open the package and see what was inside. Even though of course, I ordered it all so I already knew what was in it! Haha.

With my new supplies I made this latest card.
It uses the Everyday Button Bits stamp set and Bitty Dots patterned paper. I sponged the edges of my kraft cardstock with fresh snow ink. This is something that Michelle Wooderson does alot and I really love ALL her designs.

The little birdie has a french knot eyeball and I got that idea from Nichole Heady.

So there it is! The first of many, many, MANY cards I will be making with all my new PTI goodies!

Thanks for stopping by!

2S4U

2009-10-15T13:30:00.000-04:00

This feltie is so stinkin' CUTE! I absolutely love how this card turned out. I made it for the 2S4U sketch challenge. Yes, my second entry! Sketch challenges really make me think and the prize for this one is FABulous so hopefully I can win! Haha :)

I love the bright and fun patterned paper! It is so cheerful. And the tag is from some ribbon that I bought a few days ago and repurposed. I colored the 'hello' sentiment with markers and the little faint flourishes were a happy accident. I think they just add to the tag. They are reeeeaaaally hard to see in the pictures. But this card is so gorgeous in person!

I love the scrunchy ribbon too! It's perfect for my abstract tree. There's the green argyle grass, the scrunchy ribbon branches, patterned paper foliage and a little feltie owl! So adorable! I can't wait to have a reason to send this little card out!
Thanks for stopping by!
AE

Challenge!

2009-10-15T12:32:00.004-04:00

This card is for the 2 sketches 4 you challenge #37. It's the first time that I've tried this sketch challenge.

There's a couple vellum layers with glittered edges so that they stand out more. The background has snowflakes stamped in Versamark. I distressed the edges of the circles too.

I like the rhinestone on the 'joy' sentiment.

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Whoo loves you?

2009-10-14T12:26:00.005-04:00

So how cute is this card?! This adorable little felt owl is from Sassafras. I just got him a couple days ago and had to make a card to use him already!! Couldn't let this cute little thing just sit on my craft table.

I scored the border on the orange cardstock. Then I ripped watercolor paper into a branch shape and sponged three different brown inks onto it to give it a wood feel. I love how this card turned out!

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Hello!

2009-10-12T09:00:00.002-04:00

Hello! These are some happy colors on my card today. I don't remember who makes this patterned paper because I got a huge pack of it at a local discount store. And of course I tore the wrapper off right away to play with it!! Hehe.

For the focal flower image I tried my hand at faux watercoloring. This is a technique where you color your stamp with markers and spritz it with water before stamping on your paper. I made quite a few of these flowers before I got one that I liked.
I added a brad to the center, put some dimensionals on the back, and popped it onto my card front. I love the sparkle that the glitter letters add to this too. They have an eclectic feel with the different fonts but are pulled together because they are the same color.
This is just an all-around happy card and I hope you like it too. Let me know what you think! I would love to get some comments!

Thanks for stopping by!
AE

Christmas Again!

2009-10-11T11:09:00.005-04:00

This is a quick and easy card that I made yesterday. The presents were cut out of patterned paper from The Paper Studio. It was only ten cents a sheet on sale at Hobby Lobby! Heck yes!

I just cut out a bunch of presents and adhered them to the card base. For the middle present I used foam dimensionals and added some rhinestones for some sparkle.

The velvet ribbon adds softness. The sentiment is from Stamping UP! and I think it's the perfect font and style for this card. And then I put some brads on the bottom to balance it out.

This was a very simple, very fast and very cheap card to make! Hope you are all having a great weekend.

Thanks for stopping by!

Dream

2009-10-06T11:52:00.002-04:00

Here is my latest card:

All the edges are inked in gold but it's hard to tell in these pictures. The flourish is stamped in Versamark.
The text paper is actually a page from an old steamy romance novel that I was going to give to Goodwill but decided instead to tear pages out and try different techniques on them. For this, I crumpled it up and then ran some distress ink over it. Then I added the gold ink.

I used dimensionals to adhere the 'dream' panel to the text paper. I think this is an okay card but it's not one of my favorites and I can't really decide why. Do you ever have cards like that? You think they could be better but you don't know how? I think this is one of my put-on-the-bottom-of-the-stash cards!

Thanks for stopping by!

Mini Loaf of Love!

2009-10-03T22:05:00.005-04:00

I've been on a baking kick lately. Making delicious chocolate covered macaroons, cutting out sugar cookies, baking brownies... it's non-stop! So today I wanted to share my baking with my coworkers and I decided to make banana nut bread in mini tins to give them!

I decided to put a Happy Thanksgiving sentiment on them because now that it is officially October, the holidays will be upon us before we know it!

I used this amaaaazing Betty Crocker recipe that calls for buttermilk. It's the secret ingredient that keeps the bread so moist and delicious! I doubled the recipe and came out with 12 mini loaves. I needed 8 for my coworkers and one for the neighbor so that left hubby and me with leftovers! Yessss!

I was browsing at Hobby Lobby today and found this patterned paper on clearance. I was really inspired by the fall colors... and of course it was on sale! I was also inspired by Dawn McVey's packaging idea found here. Pretty much everything she does inspires me but I just loved this quick and easy way she dressed up a loaf of yummy, homemade bread!

The sentiment is from Stamping Up and is stamped onto PTI cardstock. I used foam dimensionals to adhere the finished circle onto the paper strip. And of course I had to stamp a flourish or two in Versamark onto the cardstock. Then added the rustic jute twine, also from PTI, and it was complete!

I think I want to make zucchini nut bread next! Who knows though?! I could change my mind again tomorrow. What yummy things have you baked lately? Or are you planning on trying a new recipe soon?

I hope my coworkers like these! I'll let you know!

Thanks for stopping by

Simple Christmas Card

2009-09-21T10:00:00.001-04:00

This card has it all: glitter, heat embossing, ribbon, stamped sentiment... and it is still a simple, simple, simple card!

I know I've posted a bunch of Christmas stuff lately but I'm just SO EXCITED for the holidays to be here already! Unfortunately, I haven't started my Christmas shopping yet! Have you?

Thanks for stopping by!
AE

A Hybrid Card!

2009-09-20T17:54:00.004-04:00

This card that I made is three old Christmas cards recycled and remade into one fresh, new card!

First there is the red overlay. It was originally a card cover and it came with the cute little hole already punched out and just waiting to be transformed! The mitten focal image was punched from another card front using my handy two inch circle punch. The punch that I own is the kind with the handles that you grasp. I really like it.
The third piece is the green strip of glittery flourishes. Underneath that I stamped flourishes in Versamark to coordinate. Have you recycled any cards lately?
I love how this final card compilation turned out! Let me know what you think and leave a comment or two!

Thanks for stopping by!
AE

Christmas! It's Almost Here!

2009-09-18T08:00:00.002-04:00

Well, I guess we have a *little* bit longer until Christmas is here! But with all the christmas card and present ideas on all the blogs, I've just felt really inspired to get an early start on everything.

I made a couple of these little 3x3 cards to use as gift tags. The main image was colored using chalks and a blender pen. I stamped the background image in Versamark because I love the subtle look it gives the image!I think this is a great little card to include with any Christmas present. What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Cardstock & Chalks: SU; Ink: Tsukineko; Twine: PTI; Ribbon: Unknown.

For my Sister

2009-09-16T15:46:00.002-04:00

This a beautiful card I created for my sister. I love this. I used one of the $1 alphabet stamp sets from Michael's for the focal image and just repeated it over and over. I think it turned out really well. What do you think? The "A" is also from that set.

The bottom piece is stamped in Versamark. I just LOVE this look. And this color combination is so beautiful and feminine. Perfect for my little sister!

The buttons are tied with Rustic Jute Twine and the border is punched with an EK success punch. I use this thing all the time! Leave a comment and let me know what you think!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Cardstock: PTI; Ink: Tsukineko; Buttons: Unknown; Patterned Paper: Making Memories.

Happy Birthday, Little Brother!

2009-09-16T14:20:00.005-04:00

Yesterday was my little brother Robbie's birthday! Here's the semi-masculine card that I made for him:

I know that there is a lot of glitter on this card but I needed a glitter fix! I just HAD to use some somewhere and I think this turned out alright. It's not too feminine... even with all that sparkle!
It's been forever since my last post! I had to completely rearrange and gut my craft room but now that it's done I feel so much better! This new layout is fabulous and my creative juices are really flowing now! I can't wait to keep this blog up more regularly!

Thanks for stopping by!
AE

Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI; Patterned Paper: Making Memories; Stamps: SU!; Glitter: Doodlebug; Ink: Tsukineko; Brads: Spare Parts.

Happy Birthday to my Mom!

2009-09-04T15:56:00.004-04:00

For my mom's birthday I made her a little photo album with recent pictures. This wrapping is great though! I put the photo album in a box and covered it with some cardstock that I stamped with a couple images. The stars are from an old Stamping UP Christmas set that I have and I can't even remember where the cute little "to my mom" sentiment came from.

The tag is covered and sanded chipboard that I embossed a "Happy Birthday" sentiment on.

I can't wait for her to unwrap this surprise and hope she likes it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Just a Note

2009-09-02T15:37:00.003-04:00

Here's my latest card:

It uses similar colors to the last one that I posted and actually some of the same patterned paper but I just love blues and browns together!I made the little tag myself. What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by! Leave a comment or two :)
AE

Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Making Memories, Unknown; Ink: Tsukineko, Ranger; Stamps: SU!; Flower: Spare Parts; Ribbon: EK Success; Punch: EK Success.

Have Faith!

2009-08-29T12:00:00.000-04:00

So this is my FAVORITE card I've made in quite a while. I'm loving the color combination and this patterned paper...FABULOUS! I've been using this patterned paper from Making Memories almost nonstop since I got it!

I used the patterned paper (can't remember the maker, shame on me, I know!) and covered a chipboard piece to make the frame. Then I distressed the edges and added a little gold for some glitz. I did the same for the oval inner piece and then stamped the sentiment on it. The inside piece is attached with foam dots for some dimension.I just love the muted colors and how well the different patterened papers play off each other, even though they aren't from the same set!

And of course I had to use my scalloped edge punch and some Rustic Jute Twine from PTI! I feel like I use twine all the time; but I really do just love the rustic look of it.

Here in the corner is this adorable little dove & heart image. So cute and tiny. Really coordinates with the elegant Faith theme, in my opinion. What do you think? I got this clear stamp set from the Michael's dollar section....LOVE IT! What good deal have you found recently? LET ME KNOW! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

AE.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Brown- Bazzill; Patterned Paper: Making Memories; Punch: EK Success; Twine: PTI; Ink: Ranger, Color Box, Tsukineko; Stamps: Studio G; Buttons: Unknown.

Forever

2009-08-28T16:35:00.003-04:00

Hey there! I feel like it's been a while since my last post. Our new puppy, Abby, was in the animal hospital for a few days but luckily she is home and on the road to recovery now!

Here's my latest card:

I used a bunch of rub-ons from my stash. They're really old so I have no idea of the manufacturer. The solid cardstock is PTI and the patterned paper is Making Memories.

I really like the distressed and vintage feel of this card. I don't do too much of that but maybe I should start! What do you think? Is this vintage-y?
Thanks for stopping by! Let me know what you think of this card, leave a comment (or two)!
AE.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Ripe Avacado, Spring Moss- PTI; Ink: Distress Ink- Ranger; Rub-Ons: Unkown; Patterned Paper: Making Memories; Ribbon: American Crafts; Scalloped Punch: EK Success.

ABBY!

2009-08-22T19:22:00.002-04:00

So not a card or craft post but I have something exciting to share! This is my new fur baby, Abby! We just got her from the local humane society this week. Isn't she adorable?!

She is a boxer mixed with some kind of bird dog. Her tail is black with a white little tip. Absolutely the cutest thing ever!
Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the weekend. AE

Short & Sweet

2009-08-18T04:04:00.005-04:00

Here's another little 3x3 card that I made. I really wanted to use glitter somehow!

The edge of the heart was dipped into a glue pad and then into some Cararra Marble white glitter. It looks much cuter in person!

I love the blue button! It's one I found in my stash and it coordinates so well with the patterned paper!
And of course I had to use my Papertrey Ink Rustic Twine! I love that stuff! I also stamped the main "my friend" image with Versamark. I'm loving that look right now.
Thanks for stopping by and checking things out. Leave a comment or something so I know that *someone* besides me is reading this thing! Ha :)

Details: Stamps- SU!; Cardstock- PTI; Ink- Versamark, SU!; Twine- PTI; Glitter- EK Success; Patterned paper & Buttons- Unknown.

Little Card, Little Post

2009-08-17T13:42:00.004-04:00

This is just a quick little 3x3 card that I whipped out while sitting at my craft table chatting with my husband.
I really love this patterned paper. I got a whole pack of different styles at a Tuesday Morning store for really cheap.

This is my first time trying faux suede. I love how it turned out!

Thanks for stopping by! AE

Details: Stamps- Really old Stamping UP!; Cardstock- PTI; Ink- Stazon.

Congrats! A Baby!

2009-08-13T19:21:00.003-04:00

Some wonderful news: a great friend of mine is having a baby!

Here's the card I made for her:

I love the color combination!

This is the first time I've ever used Versamark to stamp an image on the background. Shocking, I know! I really love how this card turned out!

Thanks for stopping by! AE

Details: Cardstock- PTI; Ribbon- American Crafts; Ink- Versamark