Two bunches of happiness

Its Tuesday!

Its clean day in the craft cave and I made two identical cards...not that I am procrastinating or anything... ha ha

One with Indigo:

 

One with Pacific Point:

I like them both! 

Maybe a masculine card here?

Now I am back to cleaning...URGH!!!!

Have a good day!

Hug the ones you love!

Thanks for stopping by!

Tulip time

I know its Spring when my tulips are up & blooming. I walked around the house and noticed the daffodils that seem to only be open in a moments notice. With the warm weather at the moment, I hope they stick around alittle longer but in the meantime, its also tulips time!

As you are aware, I am alittle bit of a flower gal. Though more on paper than in my yard. Not because I cannot grow them, only because I want them to be more "hardy" then they are.

I picked colors that I do have in my garden to put this frame of tulips together. I love the different reds, which I used, Real Red and Poppy Parade, mixed it in with Daffodil Delight and Pink Pirouette. They all have Wild Wasabi stems.

I used the 5 petal punch and cut off two petals, folding the single petal up towards the other two. Its very simple, just punch one and take a look! Using the new framelits I made two and used dimensions then put my tulips in between them.

I love the look! I love my tulips!

Have a great day! Hug the ones you love! Thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Splash



Playdate Cafe

 Gearing up for the birthdays that I have late February, and March, I thought I better stay clean and stay fun! I often make a card, and immediately send it, this time I wanted to be able to make a few items and then have 'ready to send'. Today is no different.

I used the Play Date Cafe Challenge with the black white and splash of HOT PINK, and it was sponsored by Twinery... they are fun! Its very useful  no matter if you are making card, or box or food item!!

I love the stem of the Fabulous Florets in black, on white. Using the 5 petal punch for the 3d flower in  Melon Mambo can just pop! I have 7 layers of cardstock that I inserted a brad to and then crumpled them up towards the top and slowly allowed them to fall down as they dried.

I hope you like! Simple and Clean! COme on over and play with the team at Play Date Cafe!

Have a great day!  Thanks for stopping by! Hug the ones you love!

Paisley Petals

First, I have to apologize for my delay - I have been down with the flu since December 31, and finally can get back into the game of life... without a misery throbbing headache.

So, while I was in the best of attempts of cleaning up my craft cave after the Thanksgiving holiday, I ran across Paisley Petals DSP - which I didn't really touch too much of.  I shifted through the package and was loving the designs, made a note and moved it to the table to touch again on when I was creating.

Tah duh, its time. I didn't know, but was quite excited when I noticed it was Bravo Burgundy in color... really? WHO USES THIS COLOR? ... its one that I think I have had since beginning of time, but barely use. So it was meant that I use it- RIGHT? New Year, new things... right? Of course!

I used the Ovals die from the Big Shot, and layers the two largest.I love the embossing folder Vintage Wallpaper, so of course it was close at hand. On the edges of the River Rock, I used my scallop trim border, which sometimes I have a love hate relationship with!  I used the itty bitty punch for the small flowers, and then the 5 petal punch for the large one. I formed the flower with distressing the cardstock with my bone folder. I used a few rhinestones for the centers too.  The bow from Lucky Limeade was an added bonus, since it was the perfect size.

Well, its a new year, a new angle of design for me.... I thought it might be on the vurge of out of my league, what do you think? 

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Hug the ones you love!

Have a great day!

Blooming flower

I cannot stay too far away from punching out flowers when its comes to embellishments.. something just overcomes me, and I reach for the punches. I really had no 'idea' when putting this card together - except that I needed to use up some scraps. I had to really think about the flower center, since it will be mailed, I couldn't have too many layers.

Using the Expresso as my card base, it gave me the blend of autumn colors I love! Of course, it helped that most of the other stuff was laying nearby to grab and put together. The ribbon is alittle thicker than I like, but the texture completes the look.

I added some Garden Green in the inside and then cut out the same leaf and added it to the front.  Something tells me that I should dig around and make a few more of these.

WHO WOULDN'T LOVE A CARD LIKE THIS FOR THANKSGIVING?

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Hug the ones you love!

Have a great day!

Pointsettia Gift Card holder

ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN...

..when not only do I have to figure out gifts for people - but for those that are gift card people - I want something cute to put them in! I really am at a loss for these sometimes... serving multiple purposes.. holiday card and gift .. you know the ones...

Tri fold gift card:

with belly band that will slide off and then you can open to see gift card and sentiment

Opened for your viewing pleasure:

I textured the cardstock it with my Big Shot, the petals a plenty impressions folder
and scored my 3 x10 Real Red cardstock at 1 1/2 & 6. Made a belly band with scraps, as well as the gift card holder slot with 1 x 4 size piece. I punched out petals from the 5 petal punch in real red and wasabi green for the pointsettia. It came together pretty fast. Just the way I like my projects!!!

How do you give your gift cards???

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With Heartfelt Sympathy

It is with a sad heart even 16 years later, I still think about this day. I take a moment, no matter where I am in my life to remember that a great amazing friend of mine was taken from this world on this day due to a woman who was arrogant enough to drive while obviously intoxicated. While part of me wonders how you live with yourself after such a thing, part of me just forgets about her and focuses on my friend, Brian. Brian was more than just the average teen, that loved to tinker under the hood of the car. He had a way of being the sunshine to your life.

My most fond Brian moment? The day it was raining and we went mud bogging in his buddy's Jeep. I hadnever laughed so hard in my life - jumping around in the jeep, as we are driving up and back these mountain paths that clearly were for 4 wheelers only. When we got stuck.. well you got out and pushed the Jeep out.. covered in mud, laughing your butt off you got back in and did it again. Until it was time to go home for dinner, and you had to wash the Jeep since it wouldn't be allowed in the driveway in that condition. Those were the days.

He made me laugh. He was the brother I never had, the one that my parents took under their wing and treated like their own. He made you think about the future. Brian had this sparkle about him that made you want to be his friend. He was Brian, too young to leave us, but forever in our hearts.

So as I wipe my tears, I bring you todays card. With heartfelt sympathy, in memory of my dearest friend Brian, who was such sunshine to my life, was the mechanic who could be paid in tea and food and who is missed by many...

I used the 5 petal punch to make the flowers and one set of leaves. I used the leaf from the Two Step Bird punch for the other leaves and scored the cardstock every inch. Simple elegance.

Ingredients:
CS:Eggplant, Old Olive, Sage, Whisper white
Stamps: With Heartfelt Sympathy - MSE
Bone, two step bird punch, 5 petal punch, butterfly punch, pearls

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Three for Thursday...

Don't you just love this color? Its Bayberry! It reminds me of summer. It picks me up when I am down. Its makes me laugh. It just loves me... Its so versatile!

I made some notecards the other day. Cards that are blank that I can slip in my stash at the office for any occasion or tie up with ribbon for a quick gift.

Its the 5 petal punch with Whisper White. The scalloped edge punch also in Whisper white, added some Bayberry ribbon to the Basic Black layer, popped the flowers on and compete! I did use my Mat pack and pierced the flower inside. For the inside, I colored white brads Bayberry with a marker.

I did it again with Certainly Celery.



And Elegant Eggplant

Nice group of cards. I wanted to use the Celery and Eggplant since I haven't touched them in a while.


Have a great day!

Friendship means the world to me

One of the best things in life, is the friendships we have. Those that we have only just begun and those that we have had for years - it doesn't matter, all the same. They keep us in check with who we are and have become and even when they let us down, we bounce back. Sometimes, even when there is distance, you can still pick up like you were never apart.

I have a friend from HS who has arrived to the state for her sisters wedding. I will get to see her on Saturday, and though its been over a year since I saw her, and it was like 13 years before that, we always manage to pick up from where we left off. In leu of that occasion, I wanted to put together a little gift... Here is my card for her. I am still trying to figure out what exactly to put together for her, since she lives in AZ now, with two kids, I am thinking I will come up with something, afterall, I have until Saturday to complete!

5 petal punch with textured paper, crumbled and pressed out, rhinestone in the center.

Still one of my all time favorites - Pocket Silhouettes, they are so versatile!

Why purple? .... we are suppose to dye my hair that color! I cannot wait!

Thanks for looking! Have a fabulous day, but trry to stay cool, its going to be a scorcher here in PA!