Marvelous Monday!

Playing along with Cardabilities again! Their sketches are always so inspirational!

Contributing to the masculine feel of the card, I added a layer of cardboard and burlap. Dabbing a smidge of crackle paint here and there on the cardboard presented a bit of rustic feel.

I have a tendency to create a sunset or add snow when conjuring the background for the deer, but I have spring fever and added a few flowers to the grass with dot of stickles! I finished it off with a crinkly bow and rustic metal button.
I’ll be back soon with another layout!!
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Thank You!!!

The online scrap world has brought some incredible and amazing people into my life. In the past few months, I have been gifted a Gypsy for my Cricut, a big box chock-full, and I mean FULL of beautiful scrap goodies, an RAK from Simply Renee, as well as receiving some fantabulous emails ….all of it from some wonderful women who continually support and encourage my work. Words cannot express my gratitude. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Speaking of hearts, I want to share with you a Valentines card I made with some Nikki Sivils products, and a Sketch from Cardabilities.



The hearts are attached with popdots for dimension, and a rolled felt flower gives some texture!

Nikki Sivils pattern paper; The Twinery twine; Bazzill flower; Kaiser Craft pearl; Ranger distress ink; felt; staple; Stampin'Up border punch

Come back tomorrow for more Valentines!

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a scrappy day!!

I finally took a day to just sit and create. What a glorious feeling, to be playing with paper and glue again. It so exhilarating watching bits and pieces come together to form something beautiful…tell me I’m not the only one that gets a rush as ideas collaborate constructing a masterpiece!!

My first layout and card of2011!

As always, click on the photos to enlarge.

Pink Paislee; Bazzill; Coredinations; Spellbinders; Jenni Bowli; Ranger Distress paints, inks and Stickles; My Little Shoebox; American Crafts; Prima; Maya Road; Jillibean Soup; Stampin’Up; Martha Stewart; cardboard

I used Sketchabilities sketch #38 as my inspiration to get the ole wheels turning again. I wanted to jazz up the background cardstock a bit, yet I wanted it to be very subtle so I lightly embossed the corners of Core’dinations cardstock using an embossing folder and my rolling pin; then gently sanded over some of the embossed flowers.
Naturally, I had to alter some embellishments with distress paints, and distress inks!

My first attempt at a rolled felt flower! I am excited with how it turned out. I can see how they could easily turn into another addiction! I’m sure you will see more of them soon! :-)



Changing the pace a little, I created a card to play along with Cardabilities sketch #21.

October Afternoon; Making Memories; Cricut (Create A Critter);Martha Stewart; Stampin’Up; Ranger Stickles; Making Memories

I couldn’t resist adding some texture to my squirrel. It’s those little details that add so much, don’t you think!

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Holiday Card

I have a quick holiday card to share today. It’s not the best photo, but it is snowing out and I am being wimpy about stepping outside today! :)

The snow has me in the mood to create holiday cards.

Using Cardabilities sketch #14
I decided to replace the oval shape with a cut out window using my Cricut and Cheers cartridge. I put holiday floral in the corner, and added a sentiment to a Spellbinders Fancy Tag. Stamping a snowflake background, spritized with Peal Glimmer Mist and attaching it to the inside of the card with my Helmar zapdots gives the illusion of looking out the window.

Of course I had to add some Ranger Stickles, and a few Kaiser pearls to give it some holiday sparkle!

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Catching up!!!

Wow!! Finally taking a quick minute to catch up!

I just love the masculine feel of the Dream Street papers in the February Alternate kit at Life Preservers. I’ve really enjoyed working on some teen boy layouts.

I created the tag by placing a rubon over a chipboard piece. I added an eyelet, threaded some floss through the eyelet, and attached to the knot with a safety pin! I used my sizzix die to cut the star from a cereal box. I spayed with Maya Road Mist and dabbed some Black Soot Distress Stickles found in the kit.



To add texture and go with the teen masculine look, I used the sizzix die to cut stars from denim and wire mesh.


Non kit items: Distress Ink, wire mesh, denim, eyelets, jute, snaps, chipboard letters (t & A), and thickers (S), brads,



I created this in an 8x8.



I put the Superstar rubon onto the rough side of a transparency and cut out. I dry brushed a little paint onto the backside to make it stand out a bit against the dark background papers. For the star, I cut the star from a cereal box and lightly covered with the Black Soot Distress Stickles found in the kit. When the stickles were dry I covered with a generous amount of Glossy Accents. After waiting for it to dry, I applied a second light coat of distress stickles. It gave some of the sparkles a bit of a floaty look!

Non kit items: Distress Ink, stitching, brads, cardboard, Making Memories paint, staples, Stampin’Up border punch, EK Success boarder punch, Cuttlebug embossing folder



I think these little faces are the cutest and would make a really fun card! They are rubons found in the kit! I put Glossy Accents over the faces to make them stand out.

Non kit items: Distress Ink, Glossy Accents

The star paper made me think of graduation. Although it seems that spring will never get here, the time will come before we know it!! This card has a little pocket inside just the right size for money or a gift card!

Non kit items: Distress Ink, floss, stitching

Non kit items: Distress Ink, Marker, EK Success border punch, alpha stickers, floss

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