Spring Card

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Spring is in the air-and maybe on your car and sidewalks.  ;)  But there isn't any pollen on this card-just a beautiful tree with flowers!

Today it is my turn to post a project over at Unique Laser Designs.  This tree started off bare.  So I added some flower soft to create the look of flower buds on tree.

And here is my card.  I used paper from Echo Park, Pink Paisley, and white card stock.  I also used some light modeling paste and a stencil from Dylusions for the left side and bottom corner.  The ribbon was in my stash.  I have had it so long that they used to be called fibers and were all the rage.  (LOL!)  :)

This is flower soft.  It is sort of like pretty colored pencil eraser shavings.  It comes in different colors and blends.  This one is Soft Pea.

I am linking this card up to 613 Avenue Create Challenge: Anything Goes Twist-Spring.

Here is a side view of my card.  Love this tree! :)

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...Happy Spring!

It doesn't have to be a Snowman

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**This layout won at Stick it Down: April 1st Challenge.  Thank you! :)

I love that song!  And I have a little boy that has no interest in watching the movie over and over or singing the soundtrack so I still enjoy Frozen.  ;)

We did watch the movie back in December more because of me.  LOL!  And I loved it!  But we went to a small theatre.  Later we had to go get gift cards from the movie theatre (one of the big ones) and they had Olaf.  So we stopped for a picture.  :)

At Stick It Down the challenge is to use this one page sketch.  I love this sketch!

Here's a close up of my journaling.  

Here is a close up of the main part of the page.  I used stamps, washi tap, Scrabble sticker letters and the girls' paperie letters.  The spots are made with light modeling paste and antique linen distress ink and the bubble wrap stencil from Tim Holtz.  There are other little things I used here and there like some Prima brads, Queen and Company bling and a die cut clock from 7 Gypsies.  The background paper is from Glitz. 

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...let it go  ;)

Happy Birthday Card

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I went to Hobby Lobby yesterday-FUN!  I bought a new set of banners and matching stamps from Sizzix.  And it's always fun to get to use them right away!

So here is my card:

At the House of Cards it is Anything Style Goes as long as you use the photo inspiration.  So here is the photo:

That's a nice breakfast nook!  So I was inspired by that accent wall that I interpreted to be mint green.  And on that same wall is a display of spoons.  That is why I incorporated the silver banners (my cool new sizzix banners and stamps).  And I used yellow twine because the pillows and seat cushions have yellow in them.

I dabbed TH Distress Paint Picket Fence around the edges of the card to soften it.  The background paper is Echo Park.  I pop dotted my sentiment and my wooden treble clef is the same size as the pop dots. :)

I am also entering this card in the challenge at Unique Laser Designs-Use Unique Laser Designs products.  I used the treble clef and painted it white.  

Also, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Happy Birthday.  They are 5 years old!  Happy Birthday! :)

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...have a great weekend! :)

Mixed Media Tag

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I am so excited to be showing you my first project using the best wood embellishments!  The company is called Unique Laser Designs.  Let me show you!

I used one of the wooden tags.  These are so awesome!  I added gesso to it and then heat embossed it.  The tag didn't warp or do anything weird!  (score!) ;)  Then I covered the clarinet players and painted the rest of the tag.

Good ol' Tim Holtz Distress paint.  I used Chipped Sapphire for most of it and then I dabbed Salty Ocean and Picket Fence on it.

Here is a close up of the black embossing.  I used Tim's black soot distress ink to stamp the image and then Stampendous black embossing powder.

Do you see that awesome swirl?  That is another Unique Laser Design wood piece.  You can get a closer look here.

These next two pictures show close-ups of the small wooden musical notes that I used.  Now this is funny.  I used some ooooold silver distress crackle paint on the musical notes so they would contrast.  Once the notes dried they were supposed to crackle.  They didn't-which is ok.  They have the texture of the paint.  I guess I'm lucky the bottle wasn't totally dried up even though the paint is really thick! ;)

Here is a side view of the tag.  You can see there is a little thickness there.  The stars were applied with light modeling paste and a TH stencil.  I used TH rub-ons for the center bottom.  And TH word band.  Have you ever know clarinet players to not be authentic?  (hehe)

And because of the strength of the wood, I had to add a "heavy" embellishment.  This is a corked vial from TH.  In chemistry 102 he showed us how to crackle glass.  So I cannot say how to do this.  And then I added those little pink roses.  I used glossy accents on the vase.  And so far so good.  :)

Thank you so much for stopping by!  There is a challenge going on for everybody (those who do and do not have ULD products) on the blog.  Check it out here!

Speaking of challenges-I am entering this tag into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Anything Goes

Altered Eclectics: Anything Goes

Until next time my friends....let's go create! :)

Tag Time!

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Today starts a new challenge at Scrap It Girl-Tags and Bags!  I chose to do a tag.  But you can do a bag or and tag and bag!  :)

Here is my tag in it's little pocket.  Lot's of Tim Holtz stuff going on here ;)  But scroll down so you can see the rest of the tag!

Super cool, right?  (toot too!)  I do love how this turned out.  I used Tim Holtz Distress Paints for the background and dusty concorde distress ink around the edges.  Everything is Tim's except the Recollections washi tape and that cool note.  

The note is from Unique Laser Designs.  I gessoed it and then used seedless reserves and pewter Tim DP to paint it.  

The happy birthday is white embossing powder.  The ribbon is crinkle ribbon using mostly dusty concord distress stain.

I made the pocket on my Cricut using the Going Places cartridge.  I glued Tim Holtz's tissue paper to the front using modge podge.  Then with distress inks (scattered straw, picked raspberries, and salty ocean) I inked the front.  The stamps is Tim's too.  I stamped it on the tissue paper before the ink.  Then I restamped it on white cardstock and cut out the cupcake.  I colored the cupcake with Copics and pop dotted it.

Here is the prize for this months's Tags and Bags Challenge.  Thanks Amanda for these awesome goodies! 

I hope you will come and join us!

I am submitting this birthday tag into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge Blog: Birthdays

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time my friends--it's cupcake time! ;)

Very Exciting News!

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I have some exciting news!  I am on the Design Team for a new company called Unique Laser Designs!

Unique Laser Designs is based in California.  They produce high quality wood designs.  Here are a few but go check out their website.  They have so many cool designs!

You can find them on Facebook also!  

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time...I've gotta go create! :)

Side Step Card

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This month I am hosting the challenge at Technique Time Tuesday!  I chose to do a side step card.  Go by and check out the beautiful cards the DT made for this challenge. Mynnette also made a great video demonstrating this technique.  So dust of your score pal and play along!

Oh and before I forget--the prize is a $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp.  :)

I used a 4 blade pair of scissors for some of the grass.  The lighter green is cut from my cricut using the Critters 2 cartridge.  (I love this cartridge!)  Also, there are some hiding ears made from this cartridge, too.

The bunny, basket, and eggs are stickers probably from Michael's a few years ago-LOL.

Here is a close up.

This is from a piece of pattern paper by Rusty Pickle.  They aren't around anymore so I have had this paper for a little while ;)

The hardest part is deciding what you are going to put on your card! :)

I can't wait to see what you create!  Until next time my friends--it's side step time!