Spring Birthdays

It seems like there are so many March birthdays- my daughter, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother-in-law, and two aunts are all born in March. This card in particular I made for “Granny”, my husband’s grandmother. She turned 75 this year, and her health has taken a bit of a turn, so I went with a soft, yet cheery color palette.

I just love the sentiments in Papertrey Ink’s Signature Greetings set. The combination of the classic and strong all cap font against the fun, curvy font is so fresh and it lends itself perfectly to any style of papercrafting.

The daffodil images is from the Stampin’ Up! mini occasions catalog. I colored it with the Lavender Moon copic trio and outlined with T1. The set is called Abundant Hope, and it really is a beautiful set. This is the first set that I purchased in the clear mount option. I love that SU! is now offering unmounted stamps, as I have gotten so spoiled by photopolymer stamps that I can hardly stand wood mounted anymore. I do wish that SU! would offer photopolymer stamps as well, but this is a nice middle ground. And the storage is great!

Supply List- (all supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted)
Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Lavender Moon, Spring Moss
Stamps: Abundant Hope (SU!), Signature Greetings
Patterned Paper- Pretty Pastels
Other: Vintage Cream ribbon, Lavender Moon button, Copic Markers, Nestabilities dies (Spellbinders)

Spring Madness

I love spring! I love the flowers blooming, the grass coming back to life, birds chirping in the morning. It is truly refreshing. However, it also makes me open the windows and let the breeze in, which makes me go on a cleaning frenzy. And I do mean frenzy- hair flying, dust bunnies meeting their maker... it's an ugly sight for sure. But I need that sense of starting over. If Mother Nature does it, I should too.


So today's card is, of course, flowers. With a sweet sentiment that reminds us to slow down and enjoy life.

The flowers are first stamped in Fresh Snow ink, and then chalked before drying. I like the technique, but so far it’s not as controlled as I like. I’ve heard a tip to use a swiffer duster refill to clean up the image but haven’t tried it just yet.






Supply List:
(All supplies are Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated)
Cardstock- Stamper’s Select White, Spring Rain, Black (Bazzill Basics)
Patterned Paper- Bitty Dot Basics- Spring Rain
Ink- Fresh Snow
Other- Rhinestones (My Mind’s Eye), Scallop edge punch (Stampin’ Up), Chalk (Inkadinkado)

Year Of Flowers: Violets

I just received my order from Papertrey Ink yesterday.  Their February release was simply amazing, I don't know how in the world it could ever be topped!  (Of course, I say that to myself every month about them, lol!)  When I opened the box last night, I immediately put together the Year of Flowers: Violets set.  It is so gorgeous that it's unbelieveable!

During the sneak peeks Nichole Heady did a beautiful card featuring the largest violet stamp and the leaves colored with copics.  (This is her post- http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2010/02/introducing-year-of-flowers-violets.html )  That card made this stamp set a must-have.  So when I got the stamps yesterday, I CASE'd this card ASAP. 

The only things that I did differently were; added rhinestones to the center of the flower, I didn't use distress ink on the edges of the kraft, and I decorated the inside of the card.

Supply list: (All items from papertreyink.com unless noted otherwise)

    Paper:  Kraft, White

    Stamps:  Year of Flowers: Violets, Polka Dot Basics II

    Ink: Ripe Avocado, Fresh Snow 

  Other:  Ripe Avocado Saddle Stitch ribbon, cream twine, button (My Mind's Eye), edge punch (EK Success), Raspberry Rhinestones, various Copic Markers

   

Thanks for looking!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hello everyone! Valentine's day is one of my favorite holidays. My husband and I don't exchange extravagant gifts, and we don't even go out just the two of us. Instead, we spend the day celebrating love- love for each other, love for our children. And enjoying how blessed we are.

This card is a quick one that I made for my stud muffin husband. The patterned paper, die cuts, and button are from My Mind's Eye. The cardstock (kraft) and ribbon (poppy saddle stitch) are from Papertrey Ink. The edges are inked with Fresh Snow, also from Papertrey.

Happy lovin' everyone! :)

Sultry, take 1

I'm in love with BasicGrey- their paper constantly blow me away. When they translated their designs to fabric, I thought I had died and gone to heaven! My two loves- papercrafting, and all things fabric were merging in an amazing way. I immediately purchased pre-cuts- a charm pack, a honey bun, and a layer cake. And then they sat for almost a year.

I do this often- I purchase something so excited to use it, and then I just put it on the back burner. But I get to relive the excitement when I finally do pull it out to use it. So I'm challenging myself- I'm going to use up as much of all of the cuts as I possibly can. So far I've made a small quilt for my daughter, and the project I'm sharing with you tonight- a small zippered bag.

I needed a small bag to keep snips and adhesive runner in for my monthly Stampin Up stamp club, and this is just perfect. I used 3 honey bun strips, 1 layer cake piece (lining) , and a 10x10 inch square of fusible fleece. I love the stability that the fleece adds to the project. And with a yo-yo made from a charm square, and a button it was finished.

This project took a little bit over an hour and you can find the "recipe" at http://www.modabakeshop.com/2009/01/lil-zipper-bag.html#more