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Sunday, May 10, 2015

Mother's Day

Mother's Day is this weekend. What??? I realized this this morning. So... since I work best under pressure, I whipped these up. Yes, I totally rolled my eyes as I typed "whipped" because these two cards took me most (and I mean like 7 hours) of the day to create. Life would be so much easier if I set out with a plan. Instead, I sit and ponder about colors, stamps and fancy embellishments. I am far too indecisive of a person to just make a quick decision and stick to it.

~ For my Mother-in-Law ~

This first card is for my mother-in-law. She is such an amazing person. I honestly do not know what I would do without her help and guidance. She is my farm mom. She is simple and happy and a generally "sunny" person. I think this card is totally fitting for her. Plus, she loves Hello Honey.

*I cased this card from Janeybell Designs.

Supplies

Cardstock ~ Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake

DSP ~ Birthday Bash

Ink ~ Baked Brown Sugar, Hello Honey, Strawberry Slush, Old Olive

Stamp Sets ~ Delightful Dozen (retired), Kinda Eclectic, *misc. script background stamp

Embellishments ~ Natural Chevron Ribbon, Very Vintage Designer Buttons, Linen Thread, Pearl Basic Jewels, Tea Lace Paper Doilies (colored using Brayer tool).

~ For my Mama ~

This card is for my own mama. She is in love with flowers and gardens and Crisp Cantaloupe. I absolutely have fallen in LOVE with this stamp set. I love any stamp that can have dimension added to it. I was able to add three layers to the large flowers. THREE! The photos truly do not show off the happiness of these layers.

Supplies

Cardstock ~ Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White

Specialty Paper ~ Gold Foil Sheet

DSP ~ this paper is retired. I'm so sad :(

Ink ~ Hello Honey, Crisp Cantaloupe, Old Olive, Pink Pirouette, Baked Brown Sugar

Stamp Sets ~ Chalk Talk, Indescribable Gift

Embellishments ~ Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Thick Baker's Twine

Monday, June 9, 2014

Kinda in Love with Kinda Eclectic

Today is Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration's New card sketch challenge. It's a fun sketch with a LOT of room for creativity. I like room!

Here's the Sketch!

The new Stampin' Up! catalog is out! Yippie!!! Along with over half of the new catalog, I fell in love with this stamp set the moment I saw it. It strays a little from my style of stamping, but I really love how soft and girly it is. What is happening to me? First it's flowers, now it's butterflies?

Here's my Creation!

What I Used:

Cardstock ~ Crumb Cake, Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White

Ink ~ Crisp Cantaloupe, So Saffron

Stamp Set ~ Kinda Eclectic

Tools/Other Supplies ~ Paper trimmer, Apothecary Framelits, All Purpose Liquid Glue, Versa Mark, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Banner Punch

Embellishments ~ Essentials Wooden Elements, Natural Chevron Ribbon

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Just Released: April issue of the Paper Crafters Sampler!

Gardens are coming to life. Budding trees and perennials will soon fill our homes with a burst of color and fragrance. If your garden hasn't awakened quite yet, try decorating with a few paper beauties!

The April issue of the Paper Crafter Sampler, “Fabulous Floral”, issue shares an array of ideas for beautifying your home with flowers until your outdoor garden is in full bloom. All projects in this issue are focused around a floral theme. You’ll find cheery and feminine crepe paper poppies, pop-up flower box cards and several lovely cards with flowers popping off the front.

Stop by and pick up your copy today!

{Sneak Peek}

Monday, March 31, 2014

Happy Mother's Day ~ Happy Hydrangea's

Mother's Day is quickly approaching. I know it is just barely April, but it will be here before we know it. For once, I'm ready!

Hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers and I know they are one of my Mom's as well. I set out to create this gorgeous flower using the same technique as I used for the Poppy flower centers. It is pretty simple. Stack the punched circles to form a "mountain" and glue these adorable little "clovers" all over. Time consuming.... yes. Worth it.... definitely!

I wanted more subtle colors for the flower, so instead of using colored cardstock, I sponged the colors onto White cardstock. It also allowed me to get a variation in colors.

Supplies

Cardstock ~ Wisteria Wonder, Pink Pirouette, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding Core'dinations

Ink ~ Daffodil Delight, Wisteria Wonder, Strawberry Slush, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black

Stamp Sets ~ Teeny Tiny Wishes

Tools ~ Paper Trimmer, Paper Snips, Honeycomb embossing folder, Window Frames Collection Framelits, Paper Piercing Tool, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Word Window Punch, Dimensionals, 1" Circle punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Sponges

Embellishments ~ Pearls Basic Jewels, white satin ribbon

Teeny Tiny Wishes

$36.95

Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$7.95

Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies

1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch

$15.95

1-3/4 Inch Circle Punch

$16.95

2-1/2 Inch Circle Punch

Basic Pearls Jewel Accents

$4.95

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Friday, March 21, 2014

Easter Poppies & Some Junk

I absolutely LOVE Poppies. I think they are so cheerful. I decided to make a bouquet of Poppies in pastels using Stampin' Up! inks and coffee filters. The filters proved to be the perfect material for this project. I planned on this being a quick activity, but it turned into a 2 week ordeal. My fingers are very happy to get a break from the glue gun, but it's short-lived. I have plans on another flower adventure very soon. Possibly later today!

My style at home is mostly composed of items found in old barns, junk yards, antique shops, and occasionally a dumpster. I like to call myself a Junk Gypsy. As my husband tosses old tractor parts in the garbage, I'm diving in to retrieve them. He thinks I'm crazy, but I love it. After all, one man's junk is another man's treasure!

So, I decided to put my little lovelies in an old galvanized canister I found at a shabby chic junk sale. I think they go together quite nicely. They definitely go well in my house. And for once, I have flowers that I can't kill!

Supplies:

Cardstock ~ Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Very Vanilla

Ink ~ Daffodil Delight, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Baked Brown Sugar, Melon Mambo, Early Espresso

Tools ~ Hot glue, hot glue gun, Circle Collection Framelits, Paper Snips, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, 1" Circle punch, 1 3/8" Circle punch, Spiral Flower Die, Mosaic punch, glue dots

Other Supplies ~ Coffee filters, floral wire, floral stems, foam balls, foam block galvanized canister

Embellishments ~ 1" wide cream colored satin ribbon

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration ~ Make a Flower tutorial!

Today at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration, we're celebrating the first day of Spring by showcasing flowers! I've been (not so patiently) awaiting Spring for a very long time. To me, Spring means lots and lots of outside time with my kids, riding horses, 4-wheeler rides, yard work, new baby chicks, green grass and lots of FLOWERS!

I decided a while ago that I wanted to make a bouquet of flowers. What I thought would be an easy project, turned into a 2 1/2 week ordeal. I think I could probably make them in my sleep by now. My fingers have just about had it with the glue gun!

Poppies are my favorite flower, so I started with that idea. One idea sparked another and I found myself with a huge bundle of flowers including Poppies, Artichokes, Peonies, Hydrangeas and Alliums. For today, I'm going to share my technique for making Poppies.

How to:

*I used coffee filters for all of my flowers. They color nicely and are easy to work with. You can cut LOTS of layers at once with the Big Shot.

*I used circles and cut them with paper snips into hear shapes

*I used white cardstock and the Brayer tool to color these. Black on one side, Pumpkin Pie on the other. Then curled them with a Bone Folder.

*The "leaf" was made using the Floral Frames Framelit and I used Old Olive and Baked Brown Sugar to die them.

*For the final step, I splattered the flowers with a toothbrush dipped in ink to give them the speckles.

Supplies:

Cardstock ~ Crisp Cantaloupe, Old Olive

Ink ~ Crisp Cantaloupe, Old Olive, Baked Brown Sugar, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black

NO STAMPS

Tools ~ Circle Framelits, Floral Frames Framelits, Hot Glue & Glue Gun, Paper Snips, 1 3/8" Circle punch, 1 3/4" Circle punch

Other Supplies ~ Floral stems (from the craft store), coffee filters, dish or tray for dying, drying rack

I hope you've found this tutorial helpful. Don't forget to stop by Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration to see more flowers!

Monday, March 10, 2014

Rejoice in Easter! A sneak peak at the Paper Crafters Sampler

Easter season is quickly approaching! Are you ready? Stop by the Paper Crafters Sampler for the latest edition. The issue features project ideas that include: greeting cards, a mini spring flip-flop album, an elegant Easter daffodil suite to stuff with goodies and much much more!

Sneak Peak!

Monday, March 3, 2014

Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Color Challenge!

It's color challenge time at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration! I love color challenges. They push me out of my comfort zone, and I really NEED that sometimes!

Today's colors are gorgeous. Perfect for springtime!