Oh baby

Hi again there! Its time for the Shabby Tea Room's 75th challenge- Polka Dots! Create a card or project with polka dots.  Easy peasy. 

I made this cute baby onesie box using a template from this week's sponsor- Creations by Ar. They have a ton of really adorable templates which you can get as an pdf. file or a svg file to use with your cutting machine. I have a Cricut, but unfortunately never got the third party software necessary to cut using svg files. I'm pretty sure that ship has sailed now...(if i'm wrong PLEASE let me know!)

I used papers from October Afternoon, and Papertrey Ink, Prima lace, a cute little millinery flower, and a Melissa Frances rub on. 

Wouldn't this box be perfect for a baby shower? (x30)

I won't lie- I'm not the best at templates.... I once tried making Christmas houses with my Cricut, which should have been easy because they're basically pre-cut...Well it didn't work out so well. 

But this box was super easy to put together, even for the template challenged like me. 

Now I know that the other Shabby Girls don't have this problem because their projects are AMAZING!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions of Me!

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards 

Masculine Challenge

Hi Friends! You might already know this, but I'm now designing for the Wee Memories challenge blog. AND This week we are having our August Blog Hop!

You should have arrived here from Cathy's blog, but if you got lost or want to start over just go to Jenny's Wee Memories blog and you'll find the yellow brick road there. Or the blog hop list.

This week's challenge is sponsored by Graphic 45, I love their stuff, and the new stamps they've been adding to their lines are sweet too! So if you like Graphic 45 be sure to play along 'cause the prize package is pretty awesome!  The challenge theme this week is (wait for it, wait for it.....) 

Masculine!  Sooo... I went of out my regular comfort zone a little bit and made this birthday card. For my Dad? His birthday is in December.. so I guess I'm ahead of the game this one time!

I used several papers from my scrap pile (mountain....Everest), some fun foam stamps for the word 'dad' and a purple onion stamp for the happy birthday portion. The rodeo type graphic was found online and printed...  I don't feel like i'm very good at making masculine cards but I actually like the way this one turned out! Victory! 

Now to keep going along the blog hop stop by Giovanna's great blog! 

Tea for two

Hi there! Soooo this week's challenge at the Shabby Tea Room prompted me to create this fun card! And guess what, the card matches so well with my favorite collection of books (Penguin Classics with embossed linen covers designed by Coralie-Bickford Smith....so pretty!) So I just had to photograph my card in front of the blue and green books...That, and everywhere else is an absolute mess- why do I always think home projects will be "easy, cheap, and fast"??? Yikes...not so. 

Anyway... If you're ready to play along with another fun challenge at The Shabby Tea Room, this is what you need to do- use the colors green and blue! (Rhymes!) And check out the beautiful inspiration photo below.

Pretty, right? 

Also, this week's sponsor is Robyn's Fetish and they have loads of cute digi images (I used the Tea for Two image on my card) AND they are giving away a prize to this week's winner!

Oh yes, and the other Shabby Girls have some really really beautiful cards this week! Don't forget to stop by their blogs and leave a little comment. 

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions of Me!

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards 

ETA: Sorry for the technical glitch there...Its all better now! 

Mixy Matchy

Hi crafty people! Today I have a fun, sassy card for you. I'm hosting this weeks challenge at the Shabby Tea Room and I thought it would be fun to use several different patterned papers in one card or project. I do this regularly because I just love that look. Check out the Shabby Tea Room for an amazing inspiration pic too! 

I used several different patterned papers on my card along with some fun buttons, DYMO labels, Thickers, and a digi stamp that I traced onto vellum with a green marker. The digi stamp is from this week's sponsor  Chi Chi Memories!  

Well Chi Chi Memories has a great prize, so be sure to stop by the other Shabby Girls' blogs for inspiration!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions of Me!

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards 

Spread your wings

Hi friends, its Sunday night- that means a Shabby Tea Room post (I know, i've been bad bad and those are the only sort of posts you've been seeing here lately... I've been pretty busy lately with home improvements and life...i'll tell you about it sometime.)

Anyway, this week we are using the colors PINK, GREEN, and YELLOW! 

AND Since this week's sponsor is Just Rite stamps, I was able to play with one of their new stamp sets-"Spread your wings". Its a gorgeous set with the oh-so-popular birdcage images. I love how my card turned out. 

Well I hope you play along for a chance to win an awesome prize from Just Rite stamps!

Now be sure to check out the Shabby Girls' blogs for more inspiration, they have some amazing creations this week!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions of Me!

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

We all scream for ice cream!

This week's challenge at the Shabby Tea Room is to use a charm! 

What a fun and different challenge this is. 

I used a small heart charm that matches the mint green in the card. 

I also used that adorable ice cream image from Whimsie Doodles. Cute huh!?! 

I love how this card turned out. A little retro, a little shabby....just too cute! 

Now be sure to check out the Shabby Girls' blogs for more inspiration, they have some amazing creations this week!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions of Me!

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Flower Power

Hi there! This weeks challenge at The Shabby Tea Room is 'Flower Power'...Use the colors from the inspiration picture along with a flower.

I made the pink flower with grosgrain ribbon, and the papers (Love Blooms paper pack) are from Stitchy Bear Stamps, this week's sponsor.

Now be sure to check out the Shabby Girls' blogs too!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions of Me!

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards



Thanks a melon!

Hi there, I have a punny card for you today! 

This weeks challenge at the Shabby Tea Room is to use the colors red, white, and blue... So here we are with my card-

I used an image (luv watermelon) from this week's sponsor- Robyn's Fetish.

Now be sure to check out the Shabby Girls' blogs too!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions of Me!

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Its your day!

I'm hosting the challenge this week at the Shabby Tea Room. All you have to do is use the colors from the lovely inspiration photo, and gingham or polka dots. Fun, right?

I colored the roses--Heartfelt Creations Bella Rose Trellis, which can be found at Joan's Gardens  Crafts, (This week's sponsor!) with Copic markers. I wanted a bolder look, to match the illustration style of the rose image.


Joan's Gardens crafts is giving away a super generous prize, so you don't want to miss your chance of winning! 
Be sure to check out the Shabby Girls' blogs too!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions of Me!

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Computer update- I should be getting my laptop back tomorrow- YAY! So you'll be hearing from me again soon!

Thanks for stopping by!

Camellia

Hi there! I have another card for The Shabby Tea Room this week. This one uses a gorgeous camellia image from Tiffany Doodles. 

I'm also entering this card in the CR84FN challenge.

Hope you like it!

Have a great weekend, i'll see you again Sunday night.

Pink Lemonade

Its time for another challenge from the Shabby Tea Room! 

This week's theme is 'Pink Lemonade' and the challenge is to use pink, green, neutrals, and flowers.

I made the lace ruffled flower and layered a dyed shabby flower and a resin flower over it. I used two green ribbon, and a couple millinery leaves as well. The sentiments is from Papertrey Ink...as always. 

This week's sponsor is Tiffany Doodles and they are giving out some generous prizes- so be sure to play along!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions of Me!

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

BTW- Thanks for the computer well wishes ;o) 

The recovery disc didn't work so now I have to send the computer in the the manufacturer. I'm having some serious withdrawals, its been awful! 

So it will probably be pretty quiet around here for the next couple of weeks until I get my computer back.

I'm also entering this card in the CR84FN  color challenge!

Gorgeous inspiration board, as usual!

Thank You BERRY Much!

Hi friends, its been a bit of a ghost town over here this past week... I've had the luck to secure a hard drive issue on my laptop-the only working computer in my house! So i'm waiting for the bitter-sweet 'recovery hard  disc' that will set my computer back to its factory state. (P.S. if you're new computer or notebook sends you a friendly little reminder to create a recovery disc....say, every day.....Do it!)

So here's this week's Shabby Tea Room Challenge card. The challenge is to use an embossing technique-I used wet embossing with white powder. I also used a digi image (Fruity Strawberries) from Robyn's Fetish.

Well, Its late here... and I'm at my sister's house using her computer... Better get going! I hope to have my computer up and running this coming week, and I've got lots to show you!

BTW- Sorry for the awful picture, I'll try and get a better one in the morning!

OH! And don't forget to leave some love for the Shabby Girls at their wonderful blogs!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions of Me!

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Yellow flower

I've had flowers on the mind, lately. 

I've been making fabric flowers for a customer, and I've been doing a bit of gardening too. 

Today was such a nice day, that I spent most of the day with my hands in the dirt. I don't have a big flower garden, just a flower bed in front of my house but every spring I love to dig around and add new things. This year I decided to rid my flower bed of all the periwinkle-hate that stuff! It was so invasive, and unruly... But now I have room for new plants...I planted some gladiolas, lupine, delphiniums, foxglove and blue bonnets. Then I had my husband plant a lilac and a couple of hydrangeas in front of our house. (I've tried hydrangeas several times but they usually die...we'll see how these ones do) I still have a lot of things I we  he needs to do...we've lived in our house for 4.5 years but our landscaping is still and ever-growing project.

Our backyard is completely void of flowers. Of course a couple of kids and a couple of dogs could have something to do with that. ;o)

Anyway, sorry for that long gardening tangent there... Here is my yellow flower card.

 

This card was totally inspired by the CR84FN color challenge this week. Light blue, light yellow, and kraft-soo pretty and soft! 

I made the yellow flower, and used papers from Echo Park and DCWV. I also used some Prima lace, seam binding ribbon, and a little key from The Girls Paperie. The sentiment, as always, is from Papertrey ink. 

I'm still working on a card order, so I have lots of other cards to show- I just need to find the time to take some pictures while its still light outside.

Thats all for tonight folks, I've had a good productive day and now i'm tired...Night!

A Father's Day card

Hi friends, its a Shabby Tea Room Sunday night! (Or Monday morning...)

This week Charlene ask us to use 2 patterned papers, 4 buttons, and 6 layers. What a fun challenge! 

And this week's sponsor is Just Rite Stamps- their prize packages are always so great, you definitely don't want to miss a chance winning it!

I really tried to make this card masculine, so I left out the ribbon and used twine instead and kept it pretty simple...I think maybe I should have made it grungier? Either way... 

My favorite part is the award ribbon. I love that image from Just Rite's 'You're the best' cling stamp set. This stamp set is so fun, and I can see myself using it a lot. (I'm thinking I'll have to make all my brother in laws' Father's Day cards soon!)

The Shabby Girls have some beautiful things to show you, so make sure to stop by their blogs too!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions of Me!

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Happy birthday cupcake

Another quick post for another challenge card. 

This one is for Card Pattern's sketch challenge this week. 

I used my Cricut for the cupcake, cute huh?

Lavender poppies

Is that confusing or what?

 Lavender-yes, poppies-yes...lavender poppies-huh?

Oh well, thats what happens when you're trying to make a card for a color challenge. In this case its the CR84FN Color challenge, which I haven't done in a while! I've been working on an order for an Etsy customer, and seeking inspiration anywhere I can find it.

How can I help but be inspired by that ^ ?

So here's my purple and kraft card...

I also linked this card to the Wee Memories stamping challenge this week.

I used Papertrey Ink's new 2010 anniversary set on this. I really love the simpler look of this card...doing it again! 

Busy bee

I've been busy as a bee creating cards for a sweet Etsy customer. Here are a few of them....I still have about 20 to go! 

BTW- did you notice that some of these pictures appear brighter and clearer than other? Its because I've been trying to fight the 'Auto' function and i've been playing with my manual settings on my camera... well the duller photos are the manual ones.. lol. So i'll stick with my auto settings until I take a class or two! 

Cute as a button

Hi friends, here's my card for this week's Shabby Tea Room challenge. The challenge this week was to make a baby themed card. I chose an image (cute duck) from Lauretta's Digital Stamps   this week's sponsor. 

I printed the stamp on velum and layered it over some cute paper!

The Shabby Girls have some beautiful things to show you, so make sure to stop by their blogs too!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions of Me!

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Thanks for visiting! 

Attack of the...

Super Mojo! Yesterday I was taken in a fit of creativity, or drive to create, whichever. So I sat in front of my craft closet (coat closet taken over), put in some Blues Clues for the kids and whipped a few cards up.

I didn't cook dinner, nope, hunny don't bug me i'm making cards. We had left over white chili- I love that white chili! 

By the time I was ready for clean up it was 1AM and I was spent. 

So here are the fruits of my labor-

I just finished putting away all my new PTI goodies from this month's release, and its nap time... So who knows, creativity might strike again. 

Have a great weekend, friends! 

ETA- All the vintage images on the cards are from Made by Janet, except the chocolate box and thinking of you tea cup. I used Papertrey Ink stamps for the sentiments. :o)