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a little something for you



Chick Challenges {with Ippity} has a sweet little sketch this week on their blog... you should whip out your Ippity or Unity stamps & give it a whirl!



I love this Unity stamp from the July 2012 KOTM Ol' Bag of Fun... you'll be seeing me use the wine again next weekend!

2 background Cardstocks - CloseToMyHeart Lilac Mist & Brown Bag

Printed Papers - Fancy Pants Country Boutique

Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap

Stamping Ink - CloseToMyheart Bamboo

Brads - Basic Grey

Twine - The Twinery

look how crooked that is... it LOOKS like I was drinking wine while stamping!  but no, I wasn't... this time ;-)

Our Creative Corner Challenge Time!

It's time again to announce the Weekly Challenge from Our Creative Corner!  This week's challenge comes from our Lori Rider... a Color Challenge!  Use the Colors Lime, Poppy/Red, Pink, Black & White along with fabric and/or circles.

And my creation?  TaDah!  I am so happy with how it turned out... I was really worried about this color combo and it took me two days to get started but once I got rolling, I just couldn't wait to get it done to see what it looked like, I had no clue until I added the last item what it would look like!

All Paper - My Mind's Eye Bright Dots

Distrressing Ink - Tim Holtz Black Soot

Digi Image - Papiersalat

Used to color Digi: Copics in B00 Frost Blue, N10 Neutral Grey No.10, R81 Rose Pink, R85 Rose Red, E00 Skin White, E11 Barely Beige, E13 Light Suntan along with Bic Markit in Key Lime & Margarita Green plus Creative Memories Red.

Die Cut Leaves - Cricut sprayed with Tattered Angles in Key Lime

Die Cut Grungeboard - Cricut painted with Tim Holtz Distres Stains in Picket Fence & Spun Sugar plus that Creative Memories Red marker with some Distres Crackle Paint each topped off with a black pearl heart from Making Memories

he's a Kool Kid

again Creative Scrappers Sketch #218 to the rescue... this is the LEFT side that goes with the page I did with C.S. #217



Printed Papers - My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Fly a Kite

Distress Ink - Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs

WOW!  that is one short product lists but there it is ;-)

delicious reward

Creative Scrappers Sketch #217 rescued this picture from living in the storage box!  sad but true...

Cardstock - Stampin' Up

Printed Papers - My Mind's Eye Lime Twists Fly a Kite

Distress Ink - Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs

Ink Splotches - Tim Holtz Distress Stain Pumice Stone

green alpha - Thickers Playroom

alpha stamps - CTMH Atomic Lower Case

Ink - Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs

hey Friend!

Go get yourself this digi freebie from Spyder's Corner!  SO CUTE

Background Paper from Fancy Pants grab bag 


Fancy Pants 6x6 Time for Spring


Copic Markers


Ribbon Making Memories Flutter


Liquid Pearls


Stamp from Basic Grey


Tim Holtz Ink Walnut Stain


mini flowers - misc flower stash

Christmas in July!

From the Our Creative Corner Design Team Member Lori Rider, comes "What Not To Stamp" card makeover challenge!














I had a very hard time choosing what card to make over but I finally settled on this one, the BEFORE:



I really didn't like this paper (then why did you buy it, you ask... I'm clueless there) and the center focus item just gets lost... too small, too blah

ahhhh... the AFTER.... so pretty!


Printed Paper - October Afternoon

Cardstock - Olive & Citrus Leaf

Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz Forest Moss & Festive Berries

Stamp Set - Basic Grey

Die - Sizzix

Bling - Making Memories White & Red Sets

Ribbon - Joann's clearance rack for $0.50

smile

Today I took the current Deconstructed Sketch No. 61 & modified it into the left side of a 8x8 double layout, that's how much I like it!

My 10yo niece, Autumn, made this flower so I used it on the right page of the double layout.

Printed Paper - DieCutWithAView The Garden Party

Cardstock - CloseToMyHeart

Flowers Imaginisce (large is paper, other are cloth)

Ribbon - Making Memories Celery

Buttons - misc.

fly high

today I got a bit extra creative & converted this great card sketch from Pals Paper Arts into an 8x8 scrapbook layout.  it looks goood, I likey!














My 10yo niece is visiting for the week & yesterday we bought her the pretties 8x8 album.  8x8 is perfect because I can make some layouts & just mail them to her without breaking the bank on postage :-)

All Paper - My Mind's EYe Good Day Sunshine

Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

on the sun (which is printed on the paper) - Stickles Ice Crystal

3d flowers - Cricut CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge

Ink on flowers - Tim Holtz Rip Persimmon

Outdoors Birthday

I got this Sketch from Pretty Little Studios but then flipped it sideways


My younger son's birthday always falls during Spring Break. Do you know how hard it is to have a birthday party during Spring Break?  We gave up years ago, too many no-shows and started letting him pick what he wanted to do for his birthday... CAMPING!  always the same answer... he's easy

<-the hidden journaling

Paper Used: Echo Park The Great Outdoors

Distress Ink - Tim Holtz Vintage Photo

Ink Splotches - Tim Holtz Distress Stain Picket Fence

Twine - The Twinery

Sentiment - DieCutWithAView Vellum Sayings Stack A Guy Thing

Thinking Of You

Hey There!  How are ya?  Well, I was one of the lucky ladies chosen to be on the New Design Team for Our Creative Corner!  WAHOOO  First this I do.... forget to post my creative for our very first week... eek



This week's challenge comes to you from Sharon with a Photo inspiration Color Challenge

You color challenge is:  Navy, Pink, and one other color of your choice (Neutrals don't count)

Here's my creation --->

Dot Cardstock - Echo Park Dots & Stripes

Plant Cardstock - CTMH Topiary, die cut with MyFavoriteThings Die-namics with a bit of Lime fabric paint dots

Flowers Cardstock - CTMH  Vanilla  with Distsress Ink from Tim Holtz in Spun Sugar with a dab of Pink fabric paint for the middle

Ribbon - misc stash

Stamp Set & Ribbon Slide - CTMH

Green Ink - CTMH Topiary



Hope you enjoyed my creative, please go whip something up & link it over on Our Creative Corner!

Altered Art Fun

My niece Autumn is here for the week & of course, we have to get our craft on!  Today was making a little crayon art on canvas, plus painting a little wood birdhouse and making this in-a-former-life-I-was-a-pizza-pan gift for her older sister who just moved away from home :-(  I know Autumn is going to miss Karya like crazy but she's trying to also be supportive, she's already been thru the mad stage I think.  This is her loving gift to Karya.  I think she did a great job, ok I did most of the labor but 80% of the artistic goes to her... it's so bright & cheery how can you not smile when looking at it.








Another  in-a-former-life-I-was-a-... project was known as a cookie sheet.  one of my besties youngest child & her husband just bought their very first house!  I was so excited for them, I wanted to make a gift... Their last name is Wilson & the paper has little words of gratitude and love printed all over them.  Plus blue is a favorite color of theirs so this was a no-brainer for them.

I received a forwarded text earlier today with the words "I love it" so I think this is one very successful gift!












She even bought paint for their living room that coordinates with it

Old Jalopy luv

Fetch-a-Sketch Challenge #28 sketch today is soooo flexible, you can do anything with this thing... It's great!

Printed Papers - Echo Park This & That

Cardstock - ClooseToMyHeart

Green Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz Foreset Moss

Blue Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Clouds Sprayed with - Tattered Angels Spring Violet & Frost

Die Cut - Tim Holtz Old Jalopy (my fav)

Fashion Forward Girls

one of my besties came for a visit today bringing two of her grandchildren and my niece Autumn.  She was showing off some pics she took of the girls & I just had to have them to scrap today!  I already had the perfect sketch picked out but I did have to rotate it plus add a second page to make it work.




The amazing sketch is from Creative Scrappers

so here it is... THE page from THE sketch!

yes I LOVE IT!

background paper - Bo Bunny Double Dot (reverse side)

Zebra paper - DieCutWithAView All Dressed Up (oh the irony)

Pearls - Making Memories Bravissimo (medium & small) & Stampin' Up (large)

Tag - Teresa Collins World Traveler

Cricut Alpha - CTMH Art Philosophy Cartridge & Black Cardstock

Shoe - Cricut Gypsy Wanderings

The Two-Page Layout

Black butterfly - Prima

Red Tag - Teresa Collins World Traveler

Green Die Cut (bottom right corner) - Cricut Paper Lace

Beautiful Flowers, Stick Pin, ,Clock & Semi-circle cut-outs - umWow Studios Monthly Kit

Gettin my niece crafty!

my 10 year old niece just got here this morning to spend the week & she's already made a card to give to her sister who just moved away.

Autumn used a sketch from 365 Cards

Her paper choice: Echo Park Happy Together

Twine from The Twinery

Stamp - Unity Stamp Co

Ink - Tim Holtz Black Soot

I believe in You

Card Positioning Systems provided the sketch which I modified just a little to fit my needs ;-)

Also a Challenge to use Chickens from Creative Cutter Room (chicken, rooster, whatever)

Papers - Authentique Free Bird

Card base & Top layer of Rooster Cardstock - CTMH Vanilla

Cricut Cartridge - Home Decor & More

Tattered Angles  - Peach, Sand & Wheatfield

Flowers - Prima

Brads - Basic Grey

Sentiment - Pink Paislee

Ribbon - My Mind's Eye

I thought of you today

and smiled


Sketch is provided by  Deconstructing Jen & color combo is from My Time Made Easy

Papers - Echo Park A Walk in the Park

Cardbase Cardstock - CTMH Grey

Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz Pumice Stoner

Stamp - CTMH Because of You

Stamp Ink- CTMH Black

Flowers - Prima

Brad - American Crafts Dear Lizzy

Ribbon - CTMH Hollyhock

LOVE will never fail you

Love is such a beautiful thing... no matter what kind... romantic love, family love, friendship love, furbie love...  just give me the warm fuzzies thinking about it.  Love






The sketch I used from this card came from My Time Made Easy Sketch #66

Papers - Carta Bella Beautiful Moments 6x6 Paper Pad (while I find this pad very pretty, I'm having a hard time using it... bummer)

Stamps - Unity KOTM June 2012 Sweet Summer Love

Flowers - Imageinisce

Brad - Making Memories

Ink - Tim Holtz Vintage Photo

Twine - The Twinery

6x6 Paper Pad Storage Tutorial

This is my newly revamped 6x6 paper storage... I think it looks a thousand times better so I thought some of you might like a little tutorial on how to make these boxes (except the far left yellow box which is just a Kleenex box wrapped in paper for all those MME Titles & Sayings I have acquired)

1. Trim a Heavy 12x12 Cardstock sheet down to 12x10

2. along the 12" sides, score at 2" & 8" (or 2" on both sides)

3. along the 5" sides, score at 5" & 7" ( or 5" on both sides).

After scoring you should have a non-scored area of 6"x2" in the center of the cardstock

4. using scissors or timmer, cut along two sides of 2"x2" square that is centered on both sides... DO NOT REMOVE, leave attached adjacent to centered 6"x2" piece

5. add adhesive to outside of one 6"x2" & 2"x2"flaps, plus on inside of the other 6"x2" flap.  Stand up 6"x2" with adhesive on outside in first, stamp up 2"x2" flap & attach to first 6"x2", the stand up other 6"x2" flap (the one with adhesive on inside) and attach to other two.  Repeat on other side of box.

TaDah, here is your finished box.  I sort my 6x6 page by manufacturer because I normally know what I want to use.


Enjoy!