Father’s Day Card Share

Good morning crafters, I hope that everyone had a great weekend and didn’t float away with all the rain that we experienced on Saturday.  I just wanted to pop on here and post a Father’s Day card that I created last week.  I am really loving my Cameo and learning the ins and outs of it.

Here is a peek at the card I created using my Cameo:

I cut the bike and actually created the slider card on the Cameo as well.  As you can see from the bike, it will cut very intricate cuts.  I added the sentiment to the front of the card and stamped an arrow on the front to show the owner of the card how to make the bike move. The patterned paper is from a collection that I picked up when we were away.  Since the recipient of this card collects vintage bikes I felt that vintage papers were appropriate for this project.  I inked everything in Vintage Photo Distress Ink and finished off the front the of the card with some brown bling from my stash and a satin bow on the slider to make it easier to slide the bike back and forth.  The sentiment on the inside of the card I created using some very small alphabet stamps and used a bike stamp from my stash to finish off the card.

I hope that everyone has a great Monday!!!

Thanks for peeking in!!!

‘Smashing’ Our Trip Away.

Good Rainy Saturday morning crafters, I just wanted to pop on here and post a project that I created recently.  Smash booking seems to be such a HUGE and Hot thing to do right now and until recently I hadn’t jumped onto the train but here I am today.  I wanted to show you a ‘smash’ book that I created after a trip away with Jim.  I didn’t use a traditional Smash Book but a journal that Heidi Swapp created.

Here is a peek at what I created:

It was lots of fun to create and I hope we take another trip so I can make another one….lol.

Thanks for peeking in and try and stay dry today!

 

Butterfly Wishes to You.

Good morning crafters and TGIF!!!!  I hope everyone has a great day.  By the sounds of the weekend we have some nasty weather coming so it is a great time to get crafty.  I just wanted to pop on here and post a few cards a I made last week.  I bought this beautiful GIANT butterfly from SU a while back and I just love it.

Here is a peek at a few cards that I created using it:

I went into my hoard vault for these cards.  There are a few pieces of paper that I LOVE but will never use, and have purchased several just in case…lol.  Well I broke out of my coveted Pink Paislee line, London Market.  I just love this line, it was up until these cards in the hoard and never to be used section of my paper collection….lol….It only hurt for a second when I cut into it but I love the results.

This butterfly is rather large and would never used on a card front, it would never fit, so I used one butterfly on two cards.  I folded the corner of the paper and added some bling.  I used a variety of sentiments on the cards.  I just couldn’t waste one piece of the patterned paper so I added it to the birthday card (I used the reverse side of the music paper).  I finished off the cards with some pearl bling.

Thanks for peeking in and stay dry this weekend, it sounds like it is going to be nasty out there!!!

Double Page Layout Share

Good morning crafters, I hope everyone had a great Monday.  The weather here has taken another turn, rainy and chilly but thank goodness the humidity is out of the air (for now…lol).

I am up and getting some housework done this am but first I want to post a layout that I created a few weeks ago.  It is a double page layout.

Here is a peek at what I created:

I used the Authentique paper line called Seasons.  These papers are from the Summer part of the line.  I found these pictures on my memory stick when I went to print off pictures recently.  The first two pictures of Jim and I are at the beach where we got married the day before the ceremony.  The second two pictures are from the ceremony the following day.  I really liked how this layout turned out.  I added some pennants and some trim with bling.  I added some stamped sentiments to each page.  I used my Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge to cut out the title.

I picked the paper line, coordinating cardstock and the yummy trims from Kim at The Cutting Garden.

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A Father’s Day Card Share

Good morning crafters, I hope you all had a fabulous weekend with the hot weather we had.  I spent the day at The Garden at a Shop n Crop with some fabulous ladies, there wasn’t much crafting done but we did have fun! Yesterday I took it easy as I was wiped out from being on my feet and the humidity.  I just wanted to pop on here and post a Father’s Day Card I created last week.

 Here is a peek at what I created:

I used a JustRite Stamp set called, Going Places Vintage Labels.  I stamped in Sepia Versa Fine ink and embossed it with some clear embossing powder.  I die cut it out with my Vintage Labels from Spellbinders that coordinate with this stamp set.  I inked around the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  I created this card using Kraft Cardstock and some great new patterned paper from a line called, Basecoat by KaiserCraft.  Its a great collection with lots of paper that are distressed and very male or even could be used for vintage projects.  I added some brown burlap to the card front.  I added a strip of card stock that I punched both sides with my chevron punch from my stash. I added the sentiment, the wooden button and some brown bling from my stash to finish off the card.

I picked up the stamp set, die set, and paper collection all from Kim at The Cutting Garden.

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Thinking of You

Morning crafters, I am up early today unfortunately it is because of a case of nightmares.  I hope everyone has a great day.  I just wanted to pose a couple of cards that I made.  A dear friend of mine lost her Step Mother a few weeks ago and I was unable to make it to the funeral.  I sent her a card as did my husband’s work did.

Here is a peek at what I made her:

I created the first card using a Penny Black set that I picked up at The Cutting Garden a while back called, ‘A Bunch’.  It is a great set that offers a choice of flowers and different containers to stamp them in (jars and such).  The second card’s flowers was a wooden stamp that I picked up at least two years ago and again NEVER stamped it until I created this card.  The sentiment on both cards is from the Penny Black set.

I colored the images with my pencils and Gamsol.  I used some black and white patterned paper from my stash.  I added a frame to the first image using a cut from my Cricut.  I finished off the cards with some black bling from my stash.

Thanks for peeking in and have a great day!!!

Birthday Wishes

Good afternoon crafters, I hope that you are having a great hump day.  It is a lovely day here in the city and I am hoping to get out and enjoy some of this weather after all my domestic duties are done…lol…are they every REALLY done….lol.  I created this card last week for a birthday.

Here is a peek at what I created:

I created this card with one of my new La La Land Craft stamps that I picked up from Kim at The Cutting Garden.  I colored her skin and hair with my pencils and Gamsol but paper pieced her with some patterned paper.  The card is all done in purple, the person’s color of choice.  I used one of my loopy Martha Stewart punch around the page set and added a banner with some of the scraps from the left over patterned paper.  I finished off the card with some lavender silk flowers and bling from my stash.

Thanks for peeking in and enjoy the lovely weather!