Yea, I haven't posted recently but that doesn't mean I haven't been card-making!  I do admit, it's been far less than usual though. So here to get you caught up on several that I have made since my last post are 10 of them!

Thanks to my sweet friend Paulette for my awesome new SU punch that she gave me while I was recuperating from a recent surgery!  I love it, and made the first two cards here with it as soon as I was able to get back into my craft room! The DP is from DCWV 6x6 Colorful Life stack.

This heart card uses the "Two of Hearts" die by Cheery Lynn Designs.  All the dies from this company are so delicate!  I picked up several from a Stamp Convention a few months ago and have been using them ever since. 

 

The big flower here was made using Spellbinders "Rose Creations" die set.  The swirl is two Maya Road chipboard pieces.

 

This card was inspired by some postings on Pinterest.  (Please tell me you're signed up on Pinterest by now??!!!)  The butterfly is another Cheery Lynn die, and the little lady bug on the leaf embellishment has been in my stash since the day I started hoarding collecting.  Back then, I didn't keep the packaging so I really don't know who the manufacturer is.

 

This card uses "Jubilee" chipboard pieces from K&Company.

This card uses "Rowdy Boy" chipboard piece from K&Company.

This card and the next card use more of those awesome Cheery Lynn Designs dies.  The one above uses the "Victorian Romance Flourish" and "Exotic Butterflies Small #2".  (Hey, I made those little dimensional flowers using Prima Milk Bottle flowers - see this post here for a better explanation -- scroll towards the bottom of the post!)

The dies used on this card are the "Exotic Butterflies Small #2" die along with "Exotic Butterfly Medium #1" and "Pair of Ferns" die.  Ladies, never hesitate to pick up any of these dies if you find them!  As delicate as the die cuts are, they work really well in the Big Shot and are easy to remove from the die once they're cut.  A really well-made product!  And way too many to chose from LOL!!

Finally, this card is all punching and embellishments.  A big Prima flower, May Road chipboard swirl, scallop boarders with scrap papers and twine.

It's nice to have you here again, I'm so glad you stopped by!
 

Beach Theme Projects!

 Hi All,

Just finished up a project for Frantic Stamper and thought I'd post it before the days get away from me!  Fran sent me a collection of beach-themed products from her amazing store: "Frantic Stamper Inc." to work with this month! Included were miniature dyed sea shells from Sealife Treasures; "Photo Gems" (so cool!), die cuts and glitter rub-ons from Paper House Productions and fun ribbon netting to go with Cosmo Cricket's "Salt Air" Mini Deck and coordinating Ready Set Chip Board.  I had so much fun!

First I made a luggage tag by covering scrap cardboard with the Salt Air DP and cutting out two tag shapes.  I used a Nesti die to cut a window out of one and adhered a piece of acetate to the back.  I applied red-lined tape to the sides, then added 2 eyelets to the bottom to hold the pieces together.  Next I added two more eyelets to the top corners of the front piece only.  These top two eyelets do not go all the way through the tag.

By only adding eyelets to the front piece of he top part of the label, I created a gap between both pieces so a label could slide in and out of the tag easily.  I then removed the backing from the red-line tape, sealed the sides together, and the tag was ready to embellish.  This tag could be used for luggage, a child's lunch box, back pack or even a purse!  Simply slip in your information or note and it's ready to go!

Next I made a couple of easy key chains.  Both of these are made with Tim Holtz acrylic Fragments that come with a hole perfect for adding on a chain.  The little chains are Tim Holtz Swivel Clasps. 

This first key chain is simply a single "Photo Gem" sticker that I applied to the round TH Fragment.  The stickers are dimensional, epoxy coated photo quality images that are really fun to play with! 







For the second key chain, I glued Salt Air DP to the back of the Fragment piece using Crystal Effects.  I added a "Beach Comber" glitter rub-on (the starfish image) and then used E-6000 glue to adhere the cute little sea shells.  I added some letter stickers and it was done!

Finally, this little altered bucket and matching card.


I used Cosmo Cricket Salt Air DP, coordinating Chip Board pieces and some fun ribbon netting from Fran's store. 

 

The bucket is a 3-for-$1 find from the Dollar Store.  It comes painted white so that was a big head-start!  To cover the flared shape, I cut a length of DP to fit around the bucket, then cut strips up from the bottom all the way up, to about 1/4" from the top of the DP.  I glued the uncut top edge to the top of the bucket just under the top lip of the bucket, then glued each strip down, overlapping as necessary to accommodate the flair.






I used the negative piece of the  "window" that I had cut out with a Nestie from the (above) luggage tag project as my bucket handle.  (I had to cut a second one for the back side to match!)  I glued the top of the labels together using E-6000 glue, then slid it over the handle and decorated each side.

For this side of the bucket, I used another TH Fragment and an awesome, real starfish by Sealife Treasures on the label.  The base of the bucket is embellished with more of the fun netting, little seashells, faux gems and chipboard pieces. 

This is the reverse side of the bucket -- more seashells, faux gems and chipboard embellishing!

My favorite part was gluing some shells and faux rhinestones to the inside, bottom of the bucket as a little surprise for the recipient!










Everything I used in these projects (except the Dollar Store bucket!) can be found at Fran's store -- The Frantic Stamper Inc.!!  You won't believe the stock of goodies she keeps on hand!! Hope you'll visit and take a good look around!  (And tell her I sent ya {wink!} )

Have a great day everyone! 

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

3-Day Weekend with Challenge Cards!!

Edited on 2/22/11:  

This card won me the "Midnight Madness Masterpiece" award!  Woo hoo!!  Thanks Priscillastyles DT!  I will post this badge proudly!!

Oh boy oh boy!  Haven't had President's Day off since Grade School!! Random!!  But I'll take it!  So I'm starting it off with a Challenge card... First thing I did was check out the challenges to be found out there and then designed my card.

I chose these challenges and went from there:

Paper Romance:  Button, Ribbon, Lace  (Recollections Neutral Doily Ribbon)
Do You Stack Up:  Dots  (Me&My Big Ideas Fashion District DP, Dots Sizzix EF)
Really Reasonable Ribbon:  "Spring" theme (Me&My Big Ideas Fashion District DP and coordinating Icons)
Priscilla Styles:  Midnight Madness Sketch
Top Tip  Tuesday: Stitching

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

Holiday Tags!

Hi All,

Here's some Holiday Tags I made as part of my DT work for Frantic Stamper.  Fran sent us all kinds of fun holiday goodies and different sized tags and asked us to come up with some holiday tags!  These, and the rest of the DT's tags, will be featured on the Frantic Stamper blog through the month of December.






This first tag features DP and a coordinating chipboard piece from Cratepaper's "Snowy Day" collection.  The stamps used are Inkadinkadoos "Warm Holiday Wishes" and "Tags and Wishes".  My satin ribbon and the glitter button are by American Crafts.












This tag was made using a generic medium-sized office supply tag.  I sponged the edges, stamped the "Special Delivery" image using JH Distress ink in Vintage Photo, then embellished with a little tree from the same "Snowy Day" collection.  The ferns are MS punch, the buttons are Fancy Pants "About a Girl", and the half back gold pearls are from Michaels.  Fun and easy!!

This last tag was so much fun to make!!  I used Tim Holtz Caged Bird Sizzix Bigz Die, Prima Holiday Flowers and chipboard pieces from My Mind's Eye "Holly Jolly" Collection. The DP used on the cage is Graphic 45 Christmas Past and the rest of the tag is covered with Holly Jolly die cut accessories (the calendar) and DP -- probably my fav DP collection for this season! 













My main, title photo above in this post is angled so you can see the dimension I added under the cage.  I just cut out scrap foam sticker paper in an arch (eyeballed it), covered it with scrap CS, then glued the rounded side of the foam to the bottom of the cage edge.

Next I die cut another cage, and the bird from the "Caged Bird" die using a red piece from the Holly Jolly collection and raised the wing of the bird with a dimensional.  I positioned the cage onto the my main tag and glued it down.  I then placed the curved cage piece over the flat one, glued them together and added all my embellishments!

Serious FUN for a paper crafter!!

All my supplies are available at the amazing Frantic Stamper store!!



TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

Dear Friend

I can't stop playing with my Cosmo Cricket Togetherness DP and matching chipboard!!  I love the colors and cute animals in this collection.  Sigh...


So here's a card I just posted over on SCS as my Case of this week's Featured Stamper: Alison.  I chose her "Nitestamper Case" card to case...just in case (corny, boo, I know). 

As you can see, the sketch and sentiment are the same, but everything else is changed out to use what's been on my crafting table all week.

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

Cosmo Cards

Hello Friends,

I made these cards using basically the same supplies for both. Both feature Cosmo Cricket's "Togetherness" Mini Deck and coordinating chipboard stickers; both use sentiments from Woodware USA's "All Through the Year" sentiments set stamped with Versamark and embossed with Zing White EP;  the card base for both is SU Kraft, and finally, on both I added faux stitching with a Signo White Gel pen.

This first card is for "Sentimental Sundays" challenge to show dimension on your card.  In addition to the Cosmo chipboard bird and flower wing, I used a chip board On Board piece from SU covered with Cosmo paper.  I used the negative of the chipboard piece so the DP would be exposed under neath.  The brass "button" is actually a Paper Studios brad.

 

The second card follows the sketch from this week's "Unscripted Sketches" challenge.   I also followed the recipe from "Aly's Sunday Challenge" to use 3 DPs and 2 buttons on this card.  The buttons are sewed on with hemp twine to the DP panel. 



All my new supplies came from my new fav store here in the DFW area -- Scrappers Boutique (HI STEPHANIE!!).

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

DeNami Blog Hop! "For You!"

Hi There,

Thanks for hopping by for the DeNami Blog Hop!  If you came from Wendy Elliots blog, you're on the right trail!  If you want to start at the beginning or if you get lost along the way, click on the Blog Hop Badge up there on the upper right, or here to take you back to home base!

I have two cards for you! 

This first card uses three of the adorable DeNami critters:  Penguin with Balloon, Turtle with Presents, and Chickie with Flower.  I colored them with Copics to coordinate with the Kioshi Basic Grey DP and textured Bazzil CS.  I used Basic Grey Thickers Alpha chipboard and a Maya Road chipboard frame covered with more Kioshi DP. 

Then I have this really super quick card using Penguin with Balloon again and this time there's a button at the end of his string.

Could not be more fun and easy to design with these guys!

Thanks so much for dropping by -- now hop along!  Your next stop is:  Virginia Larsen at Ginny Lou





TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

Three Day Weekend!

Hi All,

This is for the Etsy Inspired Challenge and Marks Finest Papers Challenge this week.

The Etsy challenge spotlights the fun Kimmieprout Etsy store.  I chose this set of hand-made buttons as my inspiration, such cute stuff, eh?  The Marks Finest Papers Challenge is to use a die cut on your card.  I used Nestibilities Blossom and Circle dies.

The chipboard birdy and DP is Basic Grey Max and Whiskers collection. The branch is SU's bird punch.  CS used is Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake. 

This 2nd card is also posted over on SCS.  It's for today's Featured Stamper, Charlene!!  I cased her "Let's Use the Rich Color of Teal" card, changing out the materials for stuff I have on hand.  Supplies used are SU Pretty Peone, SU Sweet and Sassy Rub Ons, Momenta Textured paper, White, Black and Tempting Turquoise CS.

Happy 4th of July, everyone!!  God Bless America!!