Artful Inkables, Sunburst Dandies

My once a month stamping group decided it was my month to come up with a project. I love these round, scalloped gate fold cards! There is something so sweet about these little cards. I decided on this gorgeous set by Artful Inkables called, Sunburst Dandies. The images were stamped using Palette Noir ink. The paper is by Papertrey Ink. To make the gatefold card I used my Spellbinder's Nestibilities. To dress up the card a bit, I added some cream floss and a vintage button. I think my group was pretty happy with them!

Gloria

This is Cortney's doll, Gloria. Almost every morning Cort will ask for Gloria, and "feed" Gloria at our kitchen table. On this particular morning, Cort had a VERY bad case of bed head! But, I still wanted to document this special moment. So instead of large unflattering pictures of Cortney with her crazy hair....I enlarged the picture of Gloria. I added text to the photo using Adobe Photoshop. I also lightened all the pictures to make them more "dreamy." (And to again...detract from the busy kitchen and bad hair!) All of the papers here are from Noel Mignon's Picnic Basket kit. I love how this kit has a variety of papers in it. There are bold pieces as well as soft papers, like what I used today. And yet they all coordinate together. (If you are thinking of buying it, there are only 7 kits left, so you better hurry!)

Off to school today to get my room ready......*sigh* Did this summer go unusually fast? Or is it just me?

Bitten by the Bug with the Picnic Basket Kit!

This week's challenge over at Bitten by the Bug was to use the Stocking cut from the Christmas Cheer cartridge. I love the Picnic Basket Kit from Noel Mignon, and decided to use the paper from this kit. THIS AWESOME KIT IS ON SALE!!!! (Lots of October Afternoon papers in this kit! YUMMY! oh....and it is double sided too!!!) The flowers were cut out from the paper in the kit and placed on pop dots for dimension. Grab a kit quick because there are only a few left!!!
I added some beads to the stick pin and a teeny rhinestone to the Believe sticker. (Making Memories!) I added a pom pom to the tip of the stocking. The ribbon is from Michaels.
Check out the BBTB site to see what the other gals did!

All of a sudden life is super busy! I am going back to work on the 21st, and need to get in my classroom to set up. I've had school meetings, Kyle needed a 6th grade physical, and I need to get them both registered tomorrow. I haven't had as much time to scrap or make cards.....(boo hoo!) I haven't been surfing the blogs either.....oh the horror! Hopefully, once school starts we will settle into a new routine! Guess that's just the way life is sometimes!

Have a great day!

Stampin Diva's Challenge # 5

It is time again for the Stampin Diva's Challenge. Lynda (my MIL) decided to do a sketch challenge. The sketch came from the Joy of Cardmaking. In addition to the sketch we also had to use a bird image. Perfect for me! I love the Bird Notes set from Crafty Secrets. I colored the bird in with my Prismas and Gamsol.I added textured "snow" to parts of the bird and under his feet. While the texture paste was wet I sprinkled glitter. Off the top of my head, I can't remember who the paper is by.....sorry! My mind is so full of stuff right now!

Tonight my hubby and I are going on a date! We are going to an outdoor music festival. It is like having a huge picnic with lots of people. But more romantic! (If that's possible with a lot of people!) Just imagine a sea of blankets, candlelight, wine, snacks, and great music playing in the background. We are going to listen to Los Lobos. (I hope I spelled that right!)

Go check out the other Divas' cards!
Lynda
Sharon
Kim
Joanne

Have a great weekend everyone!

Treehouse's Newest Releases!

OK, I am a day late and a dollar short on this week's Treehouse Brainwave Challenge! That is the story of my life! LOL! This awesome pumpkin is one of Treehouse's newest fall releases! I colored it in with my Copics and added some green wire for the vines. I had these teeny plastic spiders and decided to make my pumpkin "scary" by gluing them on. The paper is SU! and Martha Stewart.
The second card uses another new release......this cutie pie spider. I know he isn't supposed to be cute, he's got fangs right? I can't help it, his face just makes me smile! I used some black flock to "fuzzy" him up a bit. I used some really old KI paper and colored my twine/web black with a Copic marker. I added a bit of ribbon and the sentiment and voila! Visit Treehouse stamps to see their other new releases!!!

Two Cards for 2 Sketches 4 You!

I am usually late with the sketch challenge over at 2 Sketches 4 You, but not this week! I was on a roll with this week's sketch! The first card is for my soon to be 3 year old nephew. You remember the happy guy down below? He told me, " I am gonna have a "train" party." So to go with the theme of the party, I made him a personalized train card! What says personalization like Just Rite stamps? ! The center image was picked up at Archivers in their invitation aisle. The DP is about a hundred years old I think! LOL! The rest is pretty self-explanatory.
The second card is made with October Afternoon paper purchased at Noel Mignon's store! (Her store always stocks the newest stuff!) The stamp set is by SU! I colored it in with my Copics. I distressed all of the edges and added a pretty satin bow. I tied the button on and attached the glittered heart with a jump ring. The little circles on the bottom were from my jewelry making days. (Yep, dabbled in that craft too! IF only there were more hours in the day......*sigh*)

The cutest pout ever!

Just look at that face! This cutie pie is my soon to be 3 year old nephew. Why so sad you ask? Welllllll....we wanted a family picture with all the cousins and Alex just didn't want to take a picture. While getting the kids organized, I had to snap a few pics of this priceless expression! Since Alex refused to move from his post, the rest of the kids squished in closer to him.....with his pouty face and all!

This entire LO was created with the Picnic Basket Kit from Noel Mignon's store. Lots of October Afternoon in there! The only things not found in the kit were the title, cuz those were cut with my Cricut machine, the glittered heart, and the alpha beads. (Had a bit 'o dust on those babies!)