Tag Swap - December

These are the tags I made for my December Tag Swap partner ManLe, owner of Pineapple Cove.  The task was to make 6 of the same tags but I couldn't decide which one to do, so I did 2 different tags (3 of each).  For the flower tag, I cut, rolled and clear embossed the flowers to give it a nice gloss.  It was a bit time consuming, but the results were worth the effort.  I watched Jennifer McGuire's tutorial and learned how to do this. The other fun element of this tag was stamping on felt.  Haven't done it much but I will use it more often because I love the texture felt gives to any project.  StazOn ink seems to work the best on felt.

The bunny tag was such a delight to create just because this Lawn Fawn stamp is so stinkin' cute!   I also used PTI's ticket die for the "to" and "from" and this die is always fun to work with.

Hope you're enjoying the holidays.  I'm almost done with my shopping and this weekend will be my weekend to bake.  Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without baking.  LOL!  Should be fun!

OCS - Holiday

This month's One Card Swap theme is "Holiday" and you could choose to make any kind of holiday card you want.  I decided to go with Christmas and make this for my swap partner Lynn Lau.

I saw this shaker box card idea on Suzanne Dean's blog and had to try it out.  Never attempted a shaker box before but this made me put my fears aside and give it a whirl.  And with Lili of the Valley's "Decorating the Tree" stamp, it was a pure delight to create!  The shaker box window was created with a Magnolia window stamp and the outdoor background is a retired image from Elzybells.  I included Martha Stewart snow glitter and some beads and the window is dressed with a garland and flower boxes made from shamrock green and russet red Flower Soft mixed together.  A tip about Flower Soft:  you can buy some pre-made mixes like the Christmas mix, but if you buy the colors separately and mix them yourself, you can use them later individually.  Had I purchased the Christmas mix, I would be stuck using it only at Christmas.  To create the silhouette of the cat, I stamped a regular image of a cat, cut it out and flipped it over.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're having a great start to this holiday season!

Supplies:

• Stamps:  Magnolia window, Elzybells winter background, Stampin' Up Window Dressing cat, Lili of the Valley Decorating the Tree
• Copics
• Flower Soft: Russet Red, Shamrock Green
• Craft Lounge Sparkly Fluff - Sugar

Lovin' Lawn Fawn

I can't express enough how much I am lovin' my Lawn Fawn stamps sets.  They are the cutest images to work with and they stamp so nicely.  I cased this card from owner Kellie Marie's website and had a blast making it.  Dug out my pinking shears and did a huge "no no" by cutting paper, but I couldn't resist.  Doesn't it just make you smile?!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Lawn Fawn, Verve Sentiment
• Punch: EK Success small butterfly

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Turkey Day to you!  I hope you're enjoying the feast and festivities of this Thanksgiving day!

This was my simple Thanksgiving project this year.  When I saw this Sizzix turkey die, I couldn't resist it in all its cuteness!  Then when I saw how someone turned it into a peacock (Michele's idea) I was thrilled to know I could use the die year round.   I used SU's sentiment from Day of Gratitude and distressed the edges a little.  Now that I look at this card two weeks after I made it, I think I should have added some pumpkins next to the peacock.  Oh well, that's what happens when you send your cards out right after you make them.  Sometimes it's beneficial to put your cards down for a little while because then you come back to them with a fresh perspective.

Thanks for stopping by and again, Happy Thanksgiving!

Doggone Great Birthday!

American Crafts came out with some cute papers and coordinating stamps and I couldn't resist.  I have a weak spot for cute critters if you couldn't tell by now.  The colors from this cheery DP are some of my favorites and I paired American Crafts with PTI to come up with this little card.

Supplies:

• Stamps: American Crafts "Fountain," PTI "Fillable Frames #1"
• DP: American Crafts City Park
• Dies: PTI Eyelet Lace Border, PTI Fillable Frames #1
• Rhinestones, Crystal Stickles, Felt

Happy Birthday Jenny

My crafting buddy Jenny or CBFF and she calls me, celebrated her birthday last week.  I took her out for brunch at Kilauea Lodge (yum!) on Sunday and we had fun "girl" time!  We talked and ate and talked and ate!  And we even did a little shopping after that!  Jenny is an incredibly generous and kind friend and I hope she had a great birthday!

I recently discovered Lawn Fawn stamps and have fallen in love with them.  Their cute and whimsical style are so up my alley.  I'm thrilled with how well they stamp and I love their versatility and simplicity. I used the bunny for the card and paired it with PTI's matstack 1 die and coordinating stamp.  I wanted to jazz up the envelope so I used the squirrel, hop marks and "yay" from the same stamp set and tied it together with the card's matching DP.  Creating this was pure joy!

Supplies: 

• Stamps: Lawn Fawn Critters in the Burbs, Verve Big Wish, PTI Tiny Treats Christmas
• DP: Bella Blvd.
• Ribbon, buttons, Stickles, Linen Thread

Planes Trains and Automobiles

Today is my son's 2nd birthday and this is the theme for his upcoming little party.  We weren't going to do a party this year since last year's was such a big deal.  But at the last minute we decided to have a small get together with a few kids his age.  I had to come up with a quick and simple invitation and this is what I did.  I printed the party information on white cardstock and adhered it to the back of this panel card.  Simple and fun!

Supplies:

• Stamps:  TPC Studio Transportation
• DP: Autumn Leaves Zoom Zoom Zoom
• Spellbinders: Pinking Circles
• Punch: 2" Circle
• White Signo Uni-ball Pen