Stampbook Saturday at TSG!

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Happy Saturday everyone!

I'm hosting this week's Stampbook Saturday post over at the There She Goes blog and I've got a fun little page to share with you today!

Isn't that background fun?! I used some white ink with the smaller stamps from the Oh Snap! set onto kraft cardstock. Then I kept the photo and other elements to a minimum so that the background would stand out. The 'frozen in time' and 'date taken' image are from the set too.

It's a quick and easy way to use stamps on your scrapbook pages!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a good one.


{Supplies}
{Stamps} There She Goes 'Oh Snap!'
{Papers} PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - Sassafras Lass, MME, and Crate Paper
{Inks} StazOn' Jet Black' and White Ink
{Access} American Crafts 'Thickers', Spellbinders Labels 4 Nesties, Sponges, Micron Pen, Dimensionals

Garden Angels!

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Hi there!

I hope you're all enjoying your week so far. Just when we thought Spring was finally here, we received 10 inches of snow yesterday! Wahhh! I was getting all excited about the nicer weather and now I see nothing but the white stuff everywhere! :( Hopefully we have a warm day soon and all of this melts away! I have honey bees coming in a few weeks - it HAS to warm up soon! lol

So I did get around to making a couple of cards this weekend, but they're scheduled to post tomorrow and Friday...so I thought I'd share with you another cross stitch I did many years ago.

 It's from the same pattern and designer as the bee hive one I showed you a few weeks ago. The nicest thing happened after I shared that piece with you too! A lovely lady by the name of Julia sent me an email saying she had the pattern for the bee hive and sent me it so I could finally finish it after all these years! And you better believe that I did too - in a few short hours! Amazing things can happen when you blog! Thank you Julia!

So, now that I have a copy of the pattern again, I can tell you that both pieces are from a pattern called 'Blessings of the Earth' by The Design Connection company. This one is slightly bigger than the bee hive one, but just as detailed. All the shadow work you see is done with a single thread and a single stitch in one direction only! I did this so long ago, that I don't remember how long it took me, but I'm pretty sure it took a while! lol

Here's a close up of the stitches...

 

I think I'm going to make this one into a chair pillow for my laundry room. It's too big to frame and I have very little wall space left! 

This past weekend, I finished up my February pattern by Little House Needleworks, so I'll share that with you next week. Thanks for letting me share all of my hobbies with you!

Hugs,

Sandra

Mini Quilt

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Hi sweet peeps! I hope you're having a sweet Saturday so far. It's going to be a balmy 50deg F in New Hampshire today! lol  We're off to the Y a little later this morning. My little girl has her first indoor rock climbing class and I have another Pump It! class...after recovering from the last one! lol

I wanted to pop in and share some of the photos of the mini quilt I finished this week. This is the first quilt I've ever completed! It may not be my last, but it was a lot of work just making one this size! I don't know how you all do those big ones! Hahaha

I'm not sure what the pattern is called, but I had found a photo of a mini quilt on Pinterest, figured out on my own how it was made, and used it as inspiration. In hindsight, I should have made the rectangles a little bigger so there wasn't as many pieces as there was. I would cut a bunch of rectangles, then realize I'd have to cut a bunch more because I didn't have enough! Oh, and next time, I'm investing in a rotary cutter and mat! I did all of this with a ruler and scissors and I was constantly measuring each piece to make sure they were all the same size! I also used a coordinating thread to hand quilt the front and back together. That was the fun part for me, seeing it all come together!

Here's what the entire quilt looks like and the matching pillowcase.

I machine stitched the binding to the back of the quilt, then folded it over to the front and hand stitched it to cover the machine stitching. The pillowcase was fun to make! I even made the pillow to go inside! Don't look too closely, because you will find where I didn't line the pieces up, but it was mostly where the lighter panels met the purple ones. I still think it's not bad for a complete beginner!

Here's a close up of the bedskirt I upcycled from a thrift store pillowcase.

 

There was just enough eyelet lace to span both sides of the bed! I got lazy with the bed sheet and used another pillowcase we bought at the same thrift store. It works for now, so I may just leave it. Aren't those wooden castor wheels awesome?? We picked up the bed at an antique store in town for $10! It's old and in need of repair but it was worth every penny!

Here's a shot of the whole bed. It's a canopy bed and I've got my eyes out for more cheap eyelet lace so I can make the canopy for it. I might have to pop into that thrift store again today....you never know what you'll find in one! ;)


Have a great weekend everyone!

Life Grows Sweeter Everyday!

Saturday, March 2, 2013

I hope you're enjoying your Saturday morning! I thought I'd pop in and share a couple of cross stitches I did years and years ago...probably close to 20 years ago now...man, that went by fast!

I'm not sure who made these patterns because I can't seen to find the paperwork for them! I have all the other ones I did except these! So bizarre. I must have lent them out or something. I tried Googling it too but nothing came up. If anyone recognizes the pattern, I'd love to know who makes it and give credit where it's deserved.

I remember choosing this pattern because it was going to be a challenge...and it was! Lots of single stitches and outlining!

It's so pretty, isn't it?? All the sunflowers and bees are what attracted me to it in the first place! The finished size is about 8" x 19". I thought about framing it, but I've never seen a frame this size...I may have to make one for it. Actually, I've never wanted to hang it anywhere...until recently.

It's so appropriate that I'm sharing this piece with you all today because we're off to a local apiary this morning to buy....a bee hive!! Yes, we're going to try beekeeping this year! And I'm SOOOOOO excited! I've been reading up on it and we have our first bee keeping class in a couple of weeks. I have my bees ordered and they arrive April 8th....eek! If you'd told me 20 years ago that I'd be beekeeping in the USA, I'd have laughed at you! Who knew this is where my life would take me?!

You can see in this detail that I never got around to finishing the outlining of the leaves, sunflowers or bee in the third panel. (That little yellow speck above the sunflower is a bee! lol) Since I can't find the pattern, I'm going to have to figure out on my own which stitches the lines will follow. Hopefully it wont' be too difficult!

Next week I'll show you the matching garden angels that I finished around the same time!

 Have a great weekend everyone!

Weekend Ramblings and a Cross Stitch

Monday, February 25, 2013

Hi everyone!

Hope you had a lovely weekend! As much as my husband hates to hear it, I had a great weekend! lol Him and the kiddo are sunning it up in Florida (which isn't  bad way to spend your pre-spring vacation) and I'm at home looking after the 4-legged family members. On Saturday, I woke up on my own free will, ate breakfast while reading the online news at my leisure. Then I headed out to run some errands and to take my first Pump It! class at the YMCA. Holy cow am I (still) sore today! We did some weight training and cardio work and my arm muscles feel bruised! lol  Then in the evening, I made a couple of cards.

I also started cutting up some fabric for a mini quilt that I'm making my my little girl's American Girl doll bed. We found an old canopy bed at an antique store a month ago, and I thought a cute little quilt would look so darling on it! I should have the pattern done by the end of the week, so I'll share it with you then.

Remember how I said I had stayed up into the wee hours of the mornings working on a cross stitch I had just picked up? A few of you had asked to see it when I was done, so here it is!

Isn't it cute?! The design is by Little House Needleworks and it's the first in a 12 month series of sheep-themed ornaments that I am IN LOVE witth! I'm planning on finishing them just like the company suggests, so I can hang them on my Christmas tree this year. I've already ordered February's pattern and can't WAIT to get my hands on it! I suspect I'll have a few more late nights in my future! lol

Because I'm the gluten for punishment that I am, I went back to the YMCA yesterday to take my first every yoga class! But unfortunately they had already started before I got there, so I did some treadmill work instead and burned 400 calories too! Woohoo! I'm not sure what's gotten into me because I also signed myself up for a spinning class this morning!! At 5:45am!! I think all this free time has gone to my head! lol Hopefully I'm not too sore tomorrow....what was I thinking?! 

I'll be back tomorrow with another Tuesday Morning Sketch card, so I hope you can pop in again then!

Take care!

Sandra

Easiest Pajama Pants Tutorial!

Friday, October 5, 2012

TGIF! Ain't that the truth?!

As promised, I'm back to share the super easy tutorial I found to make pajama pants!

While lurking on Pinterest one day, a few weeks ago, I started to think about the upcoming holidays and how Christmas is only two months away (yikes!). After my mini freak out, I decided I wanted to make my little girl a pair of flannel pajamas to wear on Christmas Eve. So I searched for a few tutorials and by far, this one by Nancy, of My Cotton Creations, was the easiest to follow! Since my little one has movie night at her school once a month, I thought she could use a cute pair of PJ's for them too! And as luck would have it, Joann's was having a sale on their flannel fabric - a serious sale - like, $2.99 per yard kind of sale! They must have known I was coming! lol So I bought enough to make two pairs of PJ's!

Here's how they turned out! Cute aren't they?! For my 7yr old, I bought 1.5 yards of fabric, half a yard of some coordinating fabric for the waistband, tie and cuffs.

Instead of using elastic, I went with ties and I added some buttons on the front...just for looks!

I sewed on the coordinating cuffs and waistband after cutting the front and back panels and before sewing those two pieces together. I also double stitched the seams to give them a cleaner look. The best part about this project is that it isn't a hard thing to make and in fact, even with the double stitching and coordinating fabric, I still made these in just over 3 hours!!

I didn't have time to take a good picture of the other pair I made before my little one insisted on wearing them to bed this week...so here's a photo of her wearing them!

She LOVES them so much that she has begged me to take her shopping for flannel this weekend so she can have a few more of these in her closet! lol

To save you from scrolling to the top again, here's the tutorial I recommend using...

Christmas Eve Pajama Pants Tutorial

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!!

ATS May Release Sneak Peek - Day 4!!

Thursday, May 3, 2012

It's the fourth and final day of sneak peeks for the All That Scraps May releases! I hope you've enjoyed them all so far!

Today we have a treat for you all! Amy Young has come up with a new collection for us to fall in love with! One of three outdoorsy girls,...

Meet Elsie!!

 (I apologize for the photo, but I do not own a light box and this is the best I can do in my old farmhouse!)

She's a beauty isn't she?? I love her pinafore apron and bonnet! When I got her in the mail, I also got the fence, flower and grass border dies with her, which gave me the idea to create a shadow box wall plaque for my daughter's room. This photo doesn't do it justice, but in real life, this has a ton of depth and it looks so good on her dresser!

To make this wall plaque, I purchased an inexpensive double matted photo frame (which game me enough depth without sandwiching any of the pieces up against the glass) from Michaels. I stamped out Elsie onto some white cardstock, colored her up with my reinkers, paper pieced her apron and bonnet and cut her out. Then I cut out two fences from some wood patterned paper (from K&Company) and trimmed off the pickets from one of them. Next, I adhered the trimmed pickets to the face of the second fence with dimensionals. Then I cut the grass and flower border dies from white cardstock, colored them in with my reinkers and aquapainter brush, and adhered them to the fence with glue. Then I mounted that and some clouds (cut from sparkly mulberry paper) to some blue patterned paper. The sentiment is from last month's Watering Can Logo's set. It worked perfectly with this image!As a last detail, I added adhesive pearls to the centers of the flowers.

Here's a close up of the image. (Bad photo again, I'm so sorry!)

Now you should definitely head over to the ATS blog to check out what the other DT girls did with Elsie and her two friends!

Thank you SO much for stopping by all week! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps 'Elsie', 'Watering Can Logos'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Morning Marigold, Going Gray, Dusty Durango, Old Olive

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, PP - K&Company, Cosmo Cricket, Mulberry Paper (Michaels)

Access: Frame (Michaels), Adhesive Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Sponges

ATS Make It Monday!

Monday, April 23, 2012

Hi Peeps!

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and got to squeeze some stamping time in! I got to work (my butt off) in the yard, cleaning up the grape vine that had overtaken the backyard for many years. We also built a small trellis for it to climb on this summer. Yesterday it rained all day, so it was the perfect day to stamp! Love it when that happens!

One of the projects I worked on yesterday was a fun mini clipboard for All That Scrap's Make It Monday! It's my turn this week and here's a little sneak peek at it...

If you want to see more, head on over to the ATS blog for all the details! ;)

TSG146: Tag! You're It!

Monday, March 5, 2012

Happy Monday everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. This was the first weekend in months that I've had no visitors or guests or any agenda of any kind...and it was sooo nice! On Saturday, I took the Little Ray of Sunshine to her dance class, then slept the afternoon away. I had a nagging neck/headache that refused to go away (anyone else ever get that?). On Sunday we all went grocery shopping, then went to see the new Lorax movie (which we all loved!), then it was chores for the rest of the evening. Not a bad way to spend the weekend, right?! :)

This week's There She Goes challenge TSG146 was dreamed up by one of our newest Trendsetters, Kim O'Connell! She's challenging us to create tags instead of a card! I hope you'll help us welcome her by playing along this week!

I couldn't decide whether to go with a simple one or a fancy one...so I did both!

Here's one I made using the Bon Appetit set and some scrap October Afternoon paper (Modern Homemaker), the Spellbinders Labels 8 Nestie for the base and some ric rac ribbon. Easy peesy!

This one took a little more time, but I loooove the look of it! I used an oval and scalloped oval nestie for the base, then the Labels 8 Nestie for the main panel. The sweet star and swirls are from the Bit of Stardust set. I stamped them in Milled Lavender Distress Ink and sponged the edges with Antique Linen. I couldn't resist added a little twinkle to the middle of the star! ;)

This tag was especially inspired by the latest addition to the MacLean family! My husband's cousin and his wife welcomed their first child via adoption last week and I couldn't be more happy for them!! Welcome Baby A!!

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project using the sketch as inspiration and then come back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the InLinkz that is located at the bottom of this challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (March 12th). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!

By participating in this challenge, you may also find yourself in the Trendsetting Spotlight that shines on the TSG Blog every Thursday. We will be on the lookout to find challenge cards that stand out and show Trendsetting qualities. TSG stamps are not required to participate in the challenges but are appreciated :)

You do not need to have a blog to be able to participate in the TSG Challenges! You can simply add the URL link from your project after it has been uploaded to your online craft gallery. If you upload your card to an online craft gallery, please use the keyword TSG146 so we can check out your beautiful work!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Stampbook Saturday!

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Happy Saturday!!

I hope you have a great weekend planned! I'm off to run some errands first thing this morning and then I plan on sewing and stamping the day away. It needs to be a productive day, so wish me luck! :)

Every Saturday over at the There She Goes blog, we Trendsetters take turns hosting Stampbook Saturday, where we take a card that one of us has done and use it as inspiration for a scrapbook, or rather, stampbook page. This week it's my turn and I used my ALL TIME FAVORITE photo from my childhood!

If you want to check out the whole page, then head on over to the TSG blog to check it out! :)

Toodles!

Dollar Find Friday Sneak Peek!

Friday, February 11, 2011

Happy Friday Everyone!

I hope you've had a easy week and are looking forward to the weekend. I sure am! I have lots of closet doors to paint and we're going tubing this Sunday with Syd's school, which should be a lot of fun! What are your plans for the weekend?

I have been busy this week creating little tips and projects over at the There She Goes blog. So I don't have a card to show you today, but I do have a project that I created using a $1 store bought item!

It's Dollar Find Friday over at the There She Goes blog and this is just a tease of what you'll find over there! ;)

Thank SO SO much for stopping by this week! Have yourself a good one!

TSG68: Bookmarks!

Monday, August 16, 2010

A happy Monday to you all!

There's nothing better than kicking off a week with an EASY PEESY challenge, is there? And if your mojo has gone AWOL, then this is the challenge (TSG68) for you! Fabulous and UBER TALENTED Trendsetter Holly is this week's featured Trendsetter and she wants us to make...bookmarks!

It's great timing too because I just started reading the first book in the True Blood series and I couldn't find where I put my old bookmark, so this one will do the trick! :) (Love it when a plan comes together! :)

I had to use the new Bee Happy set for mine because, well 1. It makes me happy and 2. It lends itself to tall and narrow projects. This bookmark was REALLY easy to make. I cut a 2"x6.5" piece of white cardstock and sponged the clouds and sky on using the Post-It note technique. I then machine stitched it to the black cardstock. The scalloped yellow layer was created with my Marvey scalloped square punch - remember those?! I don't own the long rectangular Spellbinder nesties, so I improvised! Then I stamped out the hexagonal flowers and bumble bees onto some scrap cardstock, colored them up, then cut them out and adhered them to the bookmark. Last, but not least, I punched a hole at the top of the bookmark and tied a bunch of fun ribbons to the top of it. And there you have it - a quick and easy bookmark! :)

Now it's your turn! Just create your bookmark and link your post back to the There She Goes blog post for this challenge. Leave your name and you could be in with a chance to win a $5 gift certificate to the TSG store! :) NICE!!

Have a fabulous Monday crafty friends!


Supplies
Stamps: There She Goes 'Bee Happy Mini Set'
Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Morning Marigold, More Mustard, Cool Caribbean, Regal Rose, Ruby Red
Papers: Strathmore Bristol Vellum, Bazzil Basics, PP - NONE! :)
Access: Various Ribbon, Marvey Mega Square Punch, Machine Stitching, Sponges

Stampbook Saturday

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Happy Saturday sweet peeps!

I just finished up writing the post to my very first Stampbook page and I thought you might like to check it out too! Here's a little sneak peek at what you might find over on the There She Goes blog this morning!

Have a FABULOUS Saturday my crafty friends!

Farm Fresh Friday Challenge: Picture This!

Friday, January 15, 2010

Good Morning everyone!

If you would be so kind; I need all your good thoughts, prayers and best wishes this morning because I have something going on that I thought was going to be a long shot this year......I have a job interview at 9am!!! I received a call on Wednesday from an unknown number, but because I had just put a teeth whitening strip on my teeth, I didn't pick up. Turns out it was from someone in HR at a large company here in town. They had heard about my old employer's situation and were calling about an current job vacancy they had! Talk about a miracle!! So wish me luck everyone! My family and I really need this!

Today's Farm Fresh Friday Challenge is one that you'll either relish or it will challenge you. Farmer Kim Nath has challenged all of us to use a photo in a card or project, or create a scrapbook page, it's entirely up to you how you use it!

Ok, so for my first project I did create a scrapbook page. I think the last time I scrapbooked was more than a year ago....ever since I discovered stamping! And I feel really bad about it too because I love to look back on the photos and memories. Since Valentines Day is right around the corner, I created a sweet layout for my sweet little girl. This photo was taken almost two years ago now, but it's one of my favorite photos of her.

Lots of new things (from Michaels) on this layout! The paper is from K&Company's new Lovely Stack Collection and the pillow hearts are accessories from K&Co's other new collection - 'Ka-Zoo'. I love the look of the Zyron Label Writer on scrapbook pages, so I created that a pun on the 'My Funny Valentine' line and added the sweet Maggie Bunny stamp, designed by Marina Neira. The layout was one I found on fellow New Hampshire, Lynne Forsythe's blog. Really cute, don't you think??

Here's a close up of the wooden heart covered with some of the K&Company paper and the acetate die-cuts scattered around the page.

I couldn't resist created a second project since The Man's cousin is expecting a little one of her own any day now, and I thought this would make a great gift! The adorable Marlene, from the Sweet Message set, graces this frame. I used the Quickutz 'Zoe' mini alphabet set for the letters and the star is covered in some pretty white glittery paper for some pretty sparkle. I think this would look soooo sweet in a baby's room! Of course, the new baby's picture would fill this frame, but for this photo, I put in a picture of Syd when she was just 3 months old! Looking at this picture makes me crave another little one! Hopefully that will happen for us some time soon. :)

Need more inspiration?? Check out what the rest of the Farmer's and Crafty Critter Crew did with this challenge!

Cindy Haffner

Cheryl Walker
Kadie Ensley
Kim Nath
Mary Giles
Melissa Connolly
Randi Wall
Mercy Kerin
Sparkle Smith

Now it's your turn to create a project using a photo. Upload your project using any TGF Stamp to TGF Galleria>Contests/Challenges>FFF>Kim's Picture This. All cards qualifying for prize must be uploaded by Wednesday, January 20th, 2010.

Remember: You MUST use a TGF image to qualify for this contest. Any TGF image (digi or rubber) will do! The winner will be announced next Friday! Check out today's TGF blog post to see what the random winner will receive!

Thanks so much for dropping by this week and leaving all those lovely comments! I really do appreciate them! :)

Supplies
Project One
Stamps: The Greeting Farm 'Maggie Bunny'
Paper: Strathmore Bristol Vellum, Bazzil Bling, PP = K&Company 'Lovely Collection'
Access: Ribbon, Buttons, Adhesive Rhinestones, K&Company Brenda Walton Acetate Die-cuts, K&Company 'Ka-Zoo' Pillow Stickers, Zyron Label Writer, Wooden Heart, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals

Project Two
Stamps: The Greeting Farm 'Sweet Message'
Paper: Strathmore Bristol Vellum, Glitter Paper, PP = American Crafts
Access: Ribbon, Adhesive Rhinestones, Wooden Star, Buttons, Quickutz Zoe Alphabet, Dimensionals

Dollar Find Friday!

Friday, December 11, 2009

Here's a sneak peek at my Dollar Find Friday idea!

You can check out all the details over at the There She Goes blog!

Have a fabulous weekend!!

Just Tag It!

Monday, December 7, 2009

Good Morning!

We FINALLY got our first snowfall of the season on Saturday! Everyone one around us has had some snow except us. I hear it's because our town lies in an ancient lake bed and we're surrounded by mountains, so the bad weather hits all the higher elevations instead. That is usually fine by me, but it's December and we hadn't had any snow! It wasn't much of a snowfall - 1-2 inches, but at least it was something! You watch though; I'll take it all back when we get our first Nor-easter! LOL

Ok, onto today's tags. Yes, tags! Today's There She Goes challenge is brought to you by yours truly and it's to make a tag! Any shape, any size, any way - just make one!

I couldn't decide what style of tag to do, so I made three of them for you! Aren't I nice?! ;) LOL This first tag is one for a wine bottle. It was really quick and easy to make! I used the candy cane image from the Holiday Tags set and popped it up off a little oval nestie medallion. Cute right?

This second tag was one I couldn't not do. I've seen a few ornaments created in blogland using the nesties, so I had to make one for myself too! The sentiment is from last month's HSH Holiday Additions set and I used some (really) old SEI Christmas paper with some yummy white glitter paper, which I found at Michaels. I hung it on my tree for the photo because I have no Christmas presents wrapped yet...or bought for that matter, but lets not go there today! LOL

Now this next card/tag kind of came to me after seeing this week's Sketch For You To Try. I wanted to use some of those wooden snowflakes you can find at Michaels for a tag and when I saw the sketch this week, I immediately thought of a tag or ornament you can remove off a card to use and/or recycle. Isn't this a great idea?! I try not to think about the fact that some people eventually throw away handmade cards they've received (don't get me started on that one either!) so I love the idea that you can remove the tag and reuse it elsewhere! A pure stroke of genius on my part people! LMBO! Just kidding. Now, I haven't seen this done anywhere before, but I can't imagine this idea is a first anywhere, but how cool is this? I mean, in an age where recycling is a part of everyday life (and is even taught in preschools - my 4 yr old recognizes the recycle symbol!), recycling a card should be as normal as recycling plastic. So anyway, I tucked the ties behind the rectangle panel and when you pull the tag off the card, you're all set to use it on something else. I ended up putting one of the full sentiments from the HSH Holiday Additions set on the inside of the card since it wouldn't fit on the front.

Ok, now it's your turn to create your own tag! Upload it to your blog or SCS gallery and leave a link to it on Mr Linky, located at the bottom of today's challenge post. Then you'll have a chance to win a $5 gift certificate to the TSG store. Can't wait to see your creations!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Supplies

Tag 1

Stamps: There She Goes 'Holiday Tags'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Ruby Red, Cool Caribbean, Morning Marigold, Distress Inks 'Antique Linen and Tea Dye'

Papers: Strathmore Bristol Vellum, Bazzil Basics

Access: Ribbon, Button, Gold Twine, Spellbinders Oval Nestibilities, Paper Piercer, Dimensionals, Sponges

Tag 2

Stamps: There She Goes 'Home Sweet Home Holiday Additions'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black'

Papers: Bazzil Basics, White Glitter, PP - SEI

Access: Button, Taylors Tiny Twinkles, Spellbinders Labels Four and Oval Nestibilities, Decorative Scissors, Ribbon, Silver Twine, Dimensionals

Tag 3

Stamps: There She Goes 'Holiday Tags'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Distress Inks 'Frayed Burlap, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo'

Papers: Bazzil Basics, PP - Basic Grey 'Wassail Collection', Memory Box 'Spice Berry Collection'

Access: Wooden Snowflake, Ribbon, Making Memories Brad, Gold Twine, Button, Martha Stewart Mica Glass Glitter, Sponges

Sneak Peek: The Greeting Farm!

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Good Morning again!

I'm soooooo excited to be showing you a sneak peek this morning of one of the new sets being released from The Greeting Farm!! Along with my fellow Fall Gardeners and the fabulous Farmers, you're going to see sneak peeks all over the place this morning!

One of the new sets being released is the Merry Tags set and it's exactly what I'm going to use on all my Christmas gifts this year!

I went to Michaels yesterday and found this awesome bucket in the aisle bins! So I snatched it up and made up a cute little container for Christmas cookies! The Christmas tree is from one of the tags. I just masked it off to create this little medallion for the bucket. I also made a complete tag and attached it to the other side of the bucket.

To make the bucket I just created a long band to fit around the circumference of the bucket and glued it down with some tacky strip glue. Then I added an ornament (from Michaels) and some ribbon and the cookies and it was done! These buckets were all the rage last year, but I've never made one until now but I'm telling you - they're addictive!!

The Cookie-In-A-Jar is just a quick thing to whip up by using a recycled glass jar and some fun Christmas fabric. Add some ribbon, a button and one of the Merry Tags and you've got yourself a great, inexpensive gift! The possibilities for these tags are endless!

Want to see more sneak peeks?? You can check out more here:

Cheryl

Cindy

Kadie

Lisa

Lynda

Mercy

Jessica

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Supplies

Stamps: The Greeting Farm 'Merry Tags'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Creamy Caramel, Ruby Red, Old Olive, Morning Marigold, Distress Inks 'Frayed Burlap'

Papers: Strathmore Bristol Vellum, Georgia Pacific, PP - Basic Grey 'Wassil Collection - ?? and ??' and K&Company 'Smitten 12x12 Brown Glitter Paper'

Access: Ribbon (Michaels), Folk Art Santa Ornament (Michaels), Martha Stewart Edge Punch, Scalloped Decorative Scissors, Marvy Scalloped Circle Punch, Pinking Shears, PTI Rustic Button Ribbon, Foof-fa-la Button, Dimensionals

A Mouse and a girl

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

It's Madelynn's Twinkling Tuesday challenge again and this week we have another temporary twinky. Eight year old Jameson Ednie is this week's featured Twinkie, Rebecca Ednie's little man and he has issued an amazing inspiration challenge!

Yep! Mickey and Minnie were his inspiration! But he did not stop there! There is a sweet story that goes with it:

Mickey is a Park Ranger working in the national forest. One day on his patrols, he hears a cry for help. He sees a beautiful girl mouse with tears on her face because she has fallen while hiking and broken her leg. The gallant Mickey comes to the rescue of the lovely Minnie, administers first aid, drives her to the hospital, waits for her to be treated and drives her home. They fall in love and the rest is history. However, a few months later, when Mickey goes to pick up his tuxedo on the morning of their wedding day, they have accidentally rented out all of the mouse-sized tuxes! So Mickey shows up anyway in his Ranger uniform. Minnie starts up the aisle and is surprised to see Mickey wearing his uniform but she doesn’t care because that is how he looked when she fell in love with him!

How stinking cute is this?! I will admit that I was a little freaked out at the challenge because Disney colors on a card are soooo not me, but then I thought about the Disney trip our family took last year and how I've only completed four pages of that scrapbook album. So I created a scrapbook page instead!


I have sorely neglected my scrapbooking since I discovered the fun of coloring stamped images, so this challenge has helped me see the fun in it again. Usually the kind of pages I did took me hours but this one took no time at all! And I really, really like it! I think it shows off the photo really well and the added embellishments don't detract from the image at all.

This photo was taken by me and is probably one of my favorite photos from the trip. My little girl was sooooo giddy at meeting Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Mickey had insisted Syd kiss him on the nose and it started a tradition that lasted the whole week we were there. Syd kissed EVERY character on the nose! Her reactions totally paid for the trip. :D

Ok, so if you think you'd like to play along with our Twinkling challenge this week, all you have to do is upload your card or creation to SCS or PCP and use the keyword MTTSC16. Then leave a comment on this Twinkling blog post linking back to your creation. I'm excited to see what the other Twinkies have created for this challenge and if you want to check them out too, links to their blogs are in the left hand column.

Thanks for stopping by today; it's ALWAYS appreciated!

Supplies
Paper: Basic Black, Real Red, Kraft, Georgia Pacific cs, Pinecone Press Papers 'Dotty'
Products: Marcella K 'Fresh Paint' glitter stickers, K&Company 'Wild Saffron' adhesive chipboard, Creative Imaginations 'Signature Collection' stickers, corner punch, decorative scissors

Happy Friday!

Friday, December 5, 2008

Morning everyone! It's Friday and I couldn't be more relieved! LOL I have a head cold coming on and I need the weekend to recoup! It's nothing a little Sudafed can't fix.

Today is challenge day over at Hanna Stamps and this week I am your gracious host! (I can say that because it's my blog! LOL) My challenge this week is to create a gift tag. With the holidays right around the corner, and all the presents we'll no doubt be buying, they're going to need gift tags adorning them! They can be any size or shape, but they must have at least one embellishment and the color red on it. Head on over to the thread, HSC46, in the Hanna Stamps forum for these details and a link to the gallery.

I made a couple of tags to show you. Mainly because I wasn't happy with how my first one turned out. Before this, I hadn't made a gift tag ever! So this was even a challenge for me!

My first one uses the newly released 'Pin Up Hanna'. She's wearing a hot little red number! I should put this on a little jar of massage oil for the hubby! hahaha I don't think I need to go into a lot of detail on these tags. They're pretty self explanatory. If you do have a question about them, just leave a comment and I'll get back to you on it, ok? :D

My second tag uses the same mica glitter as the first tag. I've been drooling over Anna Wight's snowflakes for a month now, so I had to give it a try! The nice thing about this tag is that the receiver could end up using it as an ornament! I love sentimental ornaments, don't you?

My (second and) third tag uses 'Sleepy Time Riley'.
I love how this one turned out! I stamped the base of the tag with the snowflakes from the 'Ski Bunny' set in white ink, then stamped over the top of them in versamark and added some Kaleidescope embossing powder for some sparkle. Then I added some stickles to Riley's bunny slippers for even more sparkle.

My fourth tag uses 'School Riley' and it's a tag for some cookies I'll be making for my DD's preschool teachers. They'll get a kick out of him! I made the blackboard from black cs and Morning Marigold cs. The frame was aged with distress inks. I think this is my favorite tag of all.

Ok, so that's all I have for today. I hope your Friday is quick (unless you have the day off work, then I hope it's nice and slow!) and painless. I was supposed to have today off, but I'm working extra hours to be used later in the month.

Tomorrow I'll have a card to show you for Papercraft Planet's 12 days of Christmas challenge - it's sponsored by Hanna Stamps tomorrow! :D Toodles!


Supplies:
Stamps: Hanna Stamps! 'Pin Up Hanna', Sleepy Time Riley, snowflakes from 'Ski Bunny', School Riley
Ink: StazOn 'Jet Black', Various SU colors, Colorbox white ink, Distress Inks 'Tea Dye and Vintage Photo'
Paper: Kraft cs, Bazzil cs, PP - Basic Grey (so sorry - I misplaced the name!), My Mind's Eye Wild Asparagus 'Me and My Sister'
Access: Ribbon, dimensionals, Martha Stewarts 'Mica Flake Glitter', MS snowflake punch and edge punch, wooden snowflake, decorative scissors