Shaker Christmas Tag

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I did not manage my time well,  and I am entering this tag at the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog at the very last minute! LOL   It was like one minute I was lounging around eating turkey and today it's like it's Christmas time--GO!  LOL. 

So here is my tag for their challenge Tag it.

Here are some details: I used Christmas minis-the gingerbread man and the circle die. That is a sizzix dome and I put Ranger mica flakes in there for a little shakety shake. I used an impresslet and cut the circle using the circle die from the Chirstmas minis and it all fit perfectly. I used foil cardstock for the red circle decoration. I used gold foil cardstock (both Tim Holtz-I love that paper!) for the for you which is a sizzix die from a tag die cut set.  

The green ribbon is from the dollar tree. And the paper is from Paper Pizzazz and is a bit old LOl. And I used a stampin up stamp circa 2004 for the to and from.

Thank you for stopping by! 

9 to 5

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I finished a page for a couple of challenges.

The first challenge is at Let's Scrap.  It is NSD13#32-use at least 50% of October Afternoon products on a layout.

The second challenge is going on for the whole month of June.  It's called Let's Get Trendy Now! I am submitting this page for Day 3-handmade embellishments.  Make sure to check out the other days' challenges and projects.  Yvonne, Amy, and Julie are super talented and they have guest designers too.

Here's my page.  All of the paper is October Afternoon except the brown cardstock and the beige photo mats.  The center of the top flower, around the title, and the 2 graphics on the right are fussy cut from sheets of paper.

The ric rac and seam binding (brown between the pattern papers) are from my stash.  The letters are from Thickers but the 9 to 5 part is the name of the line, and I fussy it cut it out from the paper.  The flower are made from pattern tissue paper and the file folder is hand drawn and cut.

Home Made Embellie:  Here's is a close up of one of the pattern paper flowers.  I used Tim Holtz's floral die and made many of each of the 3 flowers.  That's a Tim Holtz button in the middle.   I drew and cut out that little file folder.  I used leftovers from a bolder to make this one.  The Notes is a sticker from Cosmo Cricket.

Home Made Embellies:  Here is another flower.  Creating Keepsakes actually showed how to do this so that I had been wanting to try it.  Then center is a clock from one of the OA papers and I put and epoxy sticker over it.  The lady on the phone and the round ribbon ad are from the OA papers also.  I fussy cutted them out.

Here I did some more fussy cutting and decorated around the title.  

Thanks for stopping by today!  Until next time my friends...what a way to make a livin! ;)

Tim's April Tag

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I am so happy that I was able to make this tag.  My new local scrapbook store got in the regular and metallic Distress Inks-and I am so in heaven!  They are so fun!

I am submitting my tag to the Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2014 and to the Anything Goes! Challenge at Simon Says Stamp Challenge.  You can get all of Tim's stuff there and they are offering a generous $50 gift voucher to the winner of their challenge.  :)

So here is my tag using the paints:

There were a few things that I had to substitute.  I didn't have the dragon fly stamp on the clear material that Tim had so I used some other Tim Holtz stamps and a Fiskars dragonfly.  I stamped on a transparency to give this little guy wings.  I was at my local store making this during a crop, and I had forgotten my mini attacher so I just used glossy accents to adhere the wings.  The clock and arrow (hehe my mom-in law cracked up when she heard me say this.  She said that's a clock hand.  I called it an arrow-that's great) are done using mossy green, salty ocean, and broken china distress paint.  I LOVE this affect!  And it gets better with the number 4!

I used the little hooks to adhere my words of wisdom.  Another substitution I made was that I didn't have the dictionary tissue paper so I used the Tim Holtz stamp definition of Curiosity and distressed the paper it was on.  The 4 is from his new numbers collection that is normally black plastic.  But a few layers of paint and then the metallic paint and a little heat (and I mean just a little!) and this great patina 4 is made.  So awesome!!

I am still loving that 4.  It's like an old treasure!  LOL!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I appreciate all of your sweet comments too!  Until next time my friends...it's Friday!! :)

O Christmas Trees!

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I decided to switch gears and make a Christmas card using a sketch.  Here are the challenges:

Unscripted Sketches #180

52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown: Color Challenge #10

Here's my card.  The green Christmas trees are from The Alley Way.  They are on their freebies page which is here.  

I'm not going to lie, I wanted to use red.  But I held back!  The card is cream and the paper with the writing is cream tissue paper with the printed writing.  I used a swirly Christmas tree from Stampendous to make the backgrounds for the green Christmas trees.  I embossed with gold embossing powder.  I used copics for the Christmas trees and a metallic gold marker.  I border punched a piece of brown Bazzill paper and tied a ribbon.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...I am still working on Halloween!  :)

First Day of School Page

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Tonight I am sharing with you a scrapbook page for 2 challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Anything Goes (Woo! Hoo!)

And Another Freakin' Scrappy Challenge: sketch

This is my first time playing at Another Freakin' Scrappy Challenge.  How I didn't play before-I don't know!  I'm trying to scrap a certain amount of pages before the month is over.  I'll let you know how that goes when we get to October!

This page is about my son going to his first day of school.  He's 2 so it's just a couple of days a week and for a few hours.  He likes it.  They do art projects, and he gets to play with other kids.

Here is the journaling up close.  I had to put a little red school house on here!  Of course as I look at this, I realize that there isn't a date.  Ah!  But it's ok, there are more pictures of this event.  I will include the date on one of those pages.

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...keep those pencils sharpened!

Tidbit Tuesday--It's Technique Tuesday!

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Happy Tuesday!  This is one of my most favorite Tuesdays of every month...because Technique Tuesday has a new challenge!

This month's cool challenge is to use masking tape, ink, and clear embossing powder to create a faux leather look.  Here is my example:

These printed die cut shapes are from K&Company.  Let me tell you I love them!  This is from a vintage collection I bought a few years ago maybe?  I was just looking in the package, and I kept finding these pieces related to games...so that's how I got the idea for this invitation.

I used a red ribbon on top of a brown ribbon for the ribbon on my card.

These letters are chip board letters from the girls' paperie by Margie.  I got them at the Scrapbook Expo because I don't think the company is still in business (I think Margie does Authentique now which is also awesome.)  But I LOVE these letters!

Here is the inside.  Scrabble-like letters on the inside.

This is a fun technique so I hope to see your entries very soon!  Until next time my friends....who's game?

Cascading Gears

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It feels like FOREVER since I posted something fun and creative!  Summer is flying by!  Well I have been working on this card for a couple of days.  It's so cool!  It's called a Cascading card and you can find the instructions here (try it-it's not as hard as it looks!).  Mynnette does an awesome job of showing you the steps.

I am entering this card into Mynnette's Technique Tuesday:  Cascading Card and Simon Says Stamp and Show:  Anything Goes-No Rules!  Woo Hoo!  No Rules just right!  ;)

So here's my card.  Scroll on down, and I'll show you some highlights.

I bought Tim Holtz's gear die last week and couldn't wait to use it.  This was the perfect card for it!  I haven't made a cascading card before.  As a matter of fact of was thinking that maybe I should add a little diversity to my card making and then there is the challenge of making a different shaped card.  It was meant to be!  I also used Tim Holtz's tissue tape (I LOVE it!) and one of his metal sayings.  I used Distress Stain on the lace to change up the color and used various Distress Ink to make the front more interesting.

Here's a closeup of the front.

Here's is an aerial view.  :)  It shows the different levels of gears.  This card was a lot of fun to make.  Thank you so much for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...I have to get in gear!  (I know I know) ;)

Family Scrapbook Page

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International Scrapbook Month is still going on at Let's Scrap.  There are still so many challenges to play!  Tonight I finished a page for Challenge #2 where the challenge is to try a different scrapping style.  I chose to go Shabby Chic.  My style doesn't normally lean in this direction.  I think I'm more Classic or Cutesy.

So here is my page:

At Let's Scrap you must use a Let's Scrap layout (which I love!).  So here's my sketch-created by Cheri O'Neill for Sept, 9, 2009.  Scroll down, and I'll show you some highlights!

I used these for the circle.  I find they work best with a small glue dot.  I thought I was going to use the ones with print on them and then I changed my mind--for the better :)

Here is the gold candi on the paper.  The Candis are like paper versions of brads and no brad tails.  I got them from the Scrapbook Expo.

I have had this bundle of rhododendrons forever.  I have a pair of wire cutters that I used to cut some of the plastic center off and then I used a bigger glue dot to adhere the flowers to the page.  I used glue dots to glue the candis to the centers.

All of the pearls are from Want2Scrap.

I used Wow Embossing powder for Family.  Wow is right.  It's so thick!  Can't wait to use it some more.  The embossing powder and pearls are both from the Expo.  Yay-I'm using new stuff :)  Oh and this square that Family is stamped on is also from there.  I got it in a pack of die-cuts from The Girls' Paperie.  I distressed this square using Blue Jeans and Walnut Ink from Rangers/Tim Holtz's Distress Inks.

The blue pattern paper is Anne Griffin and the vintage flower paper is from K&C company.  The background paper-I'll be honest-I have no idea.  I bought an assorted pack of paper a couple of years ago from the Scrapbook Expo and threw away the label.  Who knew I would need that info for my blog?  ;)  If you know what brand it is let me know!  Until next time my friends...what's your Scrapbook style?

Easter Cards

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I received one of my random acts of kindness from the Around the World Blog Hop back in Februrary a few weeks ago.  There were 2 paint sprays, and I used a green one for some of my Easter cards.  One of those Easter cards I am showing today.  

This picture is of the flocked lace that also came in the package.  I don't think I would have bought it normally but I love it!!  It's so nice and soft and these colors are just awesome!  Let me show you the 2 cards I made with it!

Here's my first card that I used it on.  I had some pink flower ribbon that I bought at Michaels for like a $1 last year and layered over it.  And my bunny is from Sparkle and Sprinkle.  I love this color combo and to me it feels like spring!  It's one of my favorite cards that I made for Easter.  I probably shouldn't have favorites...but I do!

This card is so cool.  I used the spray and then put the beige felt lace on it.  I used just a tad of blue jean distress ink over it to bring the lace out more.  Before it seemed to get lost in the background.  This stamp is also from Sparkle and Sprinkle.  The "grass" is a playful light green fiber that I have in my stash.

Until next time my friends...get out the lace!

Spring Card

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I have a 2nd card I am happy to share with you tonight.  I am entering it into 2 challenges.

Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger--which is this picture.  I was inspired by the colors.

The sketch at Freshly Made Sketches help me put it all together.  Here is the sketch for challenge FMS25:

Here's my card.  The blue and peach cardstock are Bazzill.  The printed paper, ribbon, and flower are from DCWV.  The DCWV product is from a spring collection I bought a loooonnnngggg time ago.  And I still use it.  It was definitely a great buy.  Oh and I almost forgot the stamp is from MSE that I got at Christmas.  This is the first time I have used it--Yay!

So I thought this was a nice card to make to honor spring time.  I love this time of year!  Until next time my friends....happy spring :)

The Journey Card

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I have finished all of my Let's Scrap Blog stuff and you would think that I would be in bed by now.  At least I thought that...but I could not resist the challenge at For Fun Challenges.  It's getting close to the end of this challenge, but visit because there will be a new challenge tomorrow!

The Challenge is to use the sentiment as the main image, 3 brads or buttons, and 2 different ribbons.  I can't resist a recipe for fun!

So here's my card...The Journey Awakens the Soul stamp is from Tim Holtz.  On the left are my 3 buttons and the bow is out of lace and there is a ribbon on the bottom.

Here is a close up of the lace bow.  I distressed the sentiment with Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Inks.

Until next time my friends...enjoy the journey and send a post card! ;)

I Love You Snow Much! Leap 26

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I have been busy making cards!!  And it's so fun.  I printed out the sketches on the Let's Scrap Blog Hop and I feel like I am cramming for a test.  I go back and forth and if my original plan doesn't work out, I find a different sketch to make it work.

But I also like visiting other challenge sites to give me a an idea for a card.  I recently joined For Fun Challenges and realized I could participate in the current challenge...Snow! And snowmen too!

So here is my card.  Scroll down, and I will show you the sketch I used by a very talented lady named Debby de Wilde.  This is also for Leap 26 in the Blog Hop.

There wasn't a lot of space on the front of the card, so I put the sentiment inside...

I used a Fiskars embossing plate to make the embossed snowflakes on the white cardstock.  The printed paper is Paper Pizzazz and the snowman and stickers are from Me and My Big Ideas.  The ribbon is just some that I have.

Here's a close up of the embossed snow flakes.

Here is the sketch I used for this card.  It is stop number 26 on the Blog Hop.

Here's my card again.  Until next time my friends...stay warm!

Got this song stuck in my head...Hello!

Hey Everybody!

The song Hello from the True Star (I think) helped to inspire the sentiment of my card below.  "I just came to say Hello" but I just used the hello ;)  Now I have it playing on Spotify (which is a GREAT app on Facebook).  So go enjoy the party!

I am so excited to be participating in The Playdate Cafe's challenge of black and white with a splash of hot pink.  I love these challenges!  You can play PDCC119 here.

Here's my card...

The flower is from Making Memories.  Letters are from DCWV and the pink grosgrain ribbon is from a ribbon swap.

Until next time my friends..."I just came to say hello!"---remember it's stuck :)

Blog Hop Cards

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Here are some of the cards that I have been working on that are finished and ready to be shared with the world!  :)  These are for the Let's Scrap blog hop.  All of the sketches were created by Debby de Wilde.  I put the location of the sketch so if you want to play along--you can!  The how to's are at the top! :)

The first sketch is from Leap 3 at Scrappin Expect the Unexpected.

Here is my interpretation.  Some of the paper is from K&Company.  The paper with the circles cut out is a burlap looking paper that I inked.  I don't know where it came from.  The letters are from Making Memories.

The next sketch I used in the hop is from Leap 22 at Shazlee Scrap...

Here's my card.  One ready to go for Easter!  The stamps are from Sparkle N Sprinkle.

 This sketch is from Leap 13 at Spiegel Mom...

Here is my card....The papers are from My Mind's Eye.  I got them free from my Paper and Crafting Magazine. :)  The ribbon I think I received in a swap and loved it for this card.  The sentiment is a sticker that I think was a free gift from Creating Keepsakes.  Yay for free stuff! ;)

Last but not least is this sketch from Leap 8 at Keely's blog...

Here's my card.  I stapled the lace on with Tim Holtz's mini fastener.  The letters are from Making Memories.  The key is a sticker from Kelly P. (I can't remember her last name and I'm too lazy at the moment to find it) ;)  The pink paper is from K&Company and the other 3...2 might be from Autumn leaves but they are from my big o' scrap pile and I honestly, don't know from which company.

I hope you like these!  I have 2 more that need photographs and 40 more that need to be made.  LOL!  Well, I want you to know that I said I was going to do all of the cards in the hop.  I realize my pace and that time is fleeting...so whichever cards don't make it to the actual blog hop, I will still do anyway and post them.  Until next time my friends...let me know which one is your favorite! :)  And good night!