butterflies in a garden

Recently I won $25 from Our Daily Bread via the Operation Write Home blog!  ODB issues a challenge that they want so many cards made & linked to challenge on OWH's blog and ODB will pay for the shipping of so many boxes to our soldiers!  Then they draw a name from the participants & give them a prize.... I got to pick individual stamps from they great selection. I received my order today!  and WOW, these are wonderful stamps.... and, get this, the rubber.... it's PURPLE!  eeek, love!

I also discovered that Our Daily Bread has a sketch to use, Sketch #145

Now on to my creation, this is for Our Creative Corner, our hostess this week is Meihsia with another photo inspiration, we are to use the colors & patterns in it along with using metal

Printed Paper - Die Cut With A View The Garden Party Stack 8x8

Brown Cardstock - CloseToMyHeart Chocoalte

White Cardstock - CloseToMyHeart White Daisy

Background Stamp - Our Daily Bread Grunge Butterfly

Ink - CloseToMyHeart Chocoalte

Butterfly Stamps - Our Daily Bread 2 Step Butterflies

Ink - CloseToMyHeart Pacifica (top stamp is 1st generation & background stamp is 2nd generation)

Scallop Die - CloseToMyHeart Cricut Cartridge Art Philosophy

Colored Wire - Misc Stash

3d Foam square under raised wings

<<< the Inspiration Photo

must be a "Thinking of You" kinda day

because I realized yesterday while organizing my cards for donation that I had ZERO in the Thinking of You category... really?  really.

When I first saw this sketch from Sketch Frenzy Friday 030813, I'll be honest, I was like ummmm, eew but I decided to play with it anyway and well, yeh I LIKE it!  It's perfect for those trimming you still have hanging around

Printed Paper - Basic Grey Little Black Dress 6x6 pad

Sentiment Cardstock - CloseToMyHeart Cashmere

Die - CloseToMyHeart Cricut Cartridge Art Philosophy

Stamp - CloseToMyHeart Card Chatter-Sympathy

Stamp Ink - CloseToMyHeart Black

Distress Ink - Tim Holtz Black Soot

Punch - Martha Stewart

thinking of you

this sketch from The Sweet Stop.... SSS200 is just wonderful!  I love all the layering and I knew exactally what Unity Stamp I wanted to use with it for Unity Stamp Co.'s Friends With Flair!



Printed Paper - AuthentiqueCarefree 6x6 pad

Image Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. Bloom & Simplify

Sentiment - Close To My Heart Card Chatter: Sympathy

All Ink - Tim Holtz Pumice Stone

Brad - American Crafts Elements Pearl

thank you

I tripped across the current color combo challenge from Pals Paper Arts #154 and really wanted to use it, not because it's a color combo that I regularly go to but it's so eye catching. The color combo is Raspberry Ripple, Calypso Coral, and Crumb Cake... unfortunately I'm completely out of Crumb Cake so I found a close substitute!

Sketch is from Just Us Girls Challenge #178, which I changed up just a little by removing the horizontal band & adding the bling strips

Dot Paper - Canvas Corp Tan & Ivory Mini Dot Reverse

Cardstock - Stampin Up Raspberry Ripple & Calypso Cora

Flower Dies - Spellbinders Donna-Salazar Rose Creations & Carnation Creations

Brads - CloseToMyHeart & Basic Grey

Bling - My Mind's Eye Dear Santa

Stamp - Hippo Heart

Ink - CloseToMyHeart Cranberry & Sunset

Cream Cardstock - CloseToMyHeart Colonial White

Oval Cutter - Creative Memories

a Dahlia for you

I love this sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketches, I'm not sure I did it justice with my creations but I did give it a try!

Printed Paper - Echo Park Springtime 6x6 pad

Chipboard buttons - Maya Road

Paint - Kaiser Colour

Die/Stamp - Spellbinders Nestabilities Dahlia

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Colored with Copic Markers

Twine - The Twinery

make it green!

these look so much better IRL....

So I took the Inkspirational Challenge #10 (Shades of Green) and mixed it up with Operation Write Home's Midweek Throwdown of TicTacToe to get this simple cards


Printed Paper - Making Memories Flea Market 8x8

Cardstock - Stampin' Up

Sentiment Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. co-brand with Echo Park single

Ink - Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn

Distress Ink - Tim Holtz Peeled Paint

Twine - The Twinery

Brad - Basic Grey

Bling - Queen & Co. Go Green

Floral Wall Hanging (a tutorial)

Hello!  I was sweetly asked to be Crop Chocolate's Guest Designer for March using a Nature theme... which I LOVE, total Nature freak here.  First I'm showing off my finished product... TaDah!


I am so thrilled with it that it is hanging in my living room

Products Needed:

11x13 Canvas

Tattered Angles Chalkboard in Fern & London Fog

Tattered Angles Glimmer Mist in Frost

Elastic edging cut from an old sheet

Fancy Pants Doodles & Things Stamp Set

Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Forest Moss

Large Brass Plated Fasteners (from office supply section of store)

Making Memories Piercer

Making Memories Ribbon in Celery

Ranger Industries Liquid Pearls in White Opal

Step 1: from bottom edge of Canvas spray in an upward direction using Tattered Angles Chalkboard in Fern, then spraying straight onto middle of Canvas using Tattered Angle Chalkboard in Lodon Fog, last from top edge of Canvas spray in an upward direction using Tattered Angles Glimmer Mist in Frost. Set aside to dry.  Sorry I didn't have anybody to take a picture of me doing this, I looked fabulous tho ;-)

  

Step 2: Using elastic cut from old sheet, roll until you have the desired size, then sew into place. Create 5 fabric flowers.

Step 3: Attach small Stem from Fancy Pants Doodles & Things Stamp Set to block, ink up using Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Forest Moss & stamp directly onto Canvas, repeat using larger Stem stamp. Set aside to dry. 

Step 4: Insert Brass Plated Fastener into each fabric flower. Using Making Memories Piercer, create holes in Canvas close to stamped stems & insert Fastener thru, folding backs completely over on back side of Canvas. 

Step 5: Using MM Piercer, create 2 holes (one of each side of stem) at desired location, using Making Memories Ribbon in Celery, sew from front to back, tie knot & trim to desired lengths.  Repeat. 

Step 6: Apply a liberal amount of Liquid Pearls to centers of flowers to cover up Brass Plated Fastener completely.  Allow to dry. 

I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial.  Please let me know if you have any questions at all!