Thoughts of a Cardmaking Scrapbooker!

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Wild & Free.....

I love sifting through old photos, especially when I find gems like this. Kyle was probably around 4 years old. I was taking a photography class at the time, and film was still being used. I learned how to process photos in a dark room. It was magical standing there in the dark room watching the glossy white paper suddenly produce an image. I remember being exceptionally proud of this photo. My love for photography has just grown even more since then.

I used my Cricut and the First Few Years cartridge to create my layout of my little cutie pie. (Who is still cute but is now a 16 year old young man.....)

I wanted to make the rocking horse special, so I added yarn to create the horse's mane, vintage ribbon, twine, and a rhinestone.

I have created some new things this past week but by the time I get home to photograph them, it is already dark! So it may have to wait until the weekend. ;)

Darn daylight savings time!

I also wanted to share a link to something I was lucky enough to contribute to, All Free Papercrafts e-book. ( My card is the silhouette gal on the cover! :)

That's it for me today!

Have a great Thursday!

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Baby Girl Pop-Up Card

I was lucky enough to spend part of this past weekend with girlfriends.

We crafted, chatted, shopped, went to dinner, and laughed our butts off! These are times I treasure and feel blessed to have such great friends in my life. I had yesterday off and it became my sort of "catch up" day. I got a lot accomplished and got to things that had been nagging at me for weeks.

I have a card to share with you today that was published in Northridge Magazine. It uses the Everyday Pop Up Cards cartridge.

I used paper from Papertrey Ink and decorated the pram with bits of lace, pearls, paper fringe,and glossy accents.

The best part of the card is when you open it and the sentiment pops out at you. I added glitter to the letters and some red line tape that was sprinkled with glitter as well.

It is back to reality for me today........work. But I think I can handle this 4 day work week thing. ;)

Have a great day my friends!!

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Moxie Fab Thanks! Blog Hop!

I am thrilled to send Cath off with a huge send off! She has been so instrumental in the crafting world and to me has always been somewhat of a celebrity! I loved the inspiration she has provided over the years at Moxie Fab world! She is starting a new chapter in her life and we are all here to send her off with a lot of love, good wishes, and to return a bit of inspiration that she has given all of us over the years!
Hopefully you have hopped over to my blog from Britta Swiderksi!
Since I figured it was Cath's special day, I used this sentiment from SRM stickers!
I created yet another shaker card using my Spellbinders dies, acetate, glitter, and sequins.

I wanted to frame the circle and sentiment with a variety of flowers. I used my Silhouette to cut various shapes and sizes. They were all cut using white paper and inked with a bit of pink or purple.

I added a few leaves, a bit of tulle, and pearls to the flowers' centers.

Be sure to stop at our next designer's blog!

Valerie Stangle!

Have a fantastic day my friends!!

Friday, November 8, 2013

JustRite's November Release- Sweethearts!

Good morning and happy Friday to you all!

I am heading to a scrapbook weekend with girlfriends this weekend and can not wait to hang out with my girls!

Today is JustRite's last day of their November release. Today set is a sweet Valentine/love set designed by Samantha Walker. It is appropriately named, Sweethearts. :)

I have been a bit on a shaker kick lately. There is something so cool about a card that moves!

And since now I have a crazy amount of sequins (I'm a total hoarder!) I figured I'd put 'em to good use!

I stamped the heart on a pale pink paper with Versamark and gave it a bit more color using Copic markers.

Spellbinders has coordinating dies to go with this set called, Lace Heart Dies. I used it to cut out my heart. It gives it such a lovely edge. I added a few posies, string, and a pretty red gingham ribbon to tie it all up!

Here is the set in its entirety.

Be sure to visit the other ladies' blogs for more great ideas using this sweet set!

JustRite Inspiration
Darsie Bruno
Debbie Olson
Heidi Blankenship
Michele Kovack
Marisa Job
Margie Higuchi
Kathy Jones
Eva Dobilas
Kristi Schurr
Sheri Holt
Barb Schram
Angela Barkhouse

Be sure to check back tomorrow for a fun Saturday post!

Thursday, November 7, 2013

JustRite's November Release-Coffee & Friends

Is it Thursday already? This week is flying by!

Today I have a fun background stamp from JustRite called Coffee & Friends.

I stamped the entire image with Versamark and embossed it in black.

I gave it color using my Inktense pencils.

I cut flowers from burlap, added seam binding, and some bits from floral picks. I clustered them together for a fun accent.

I love the mixture of textures!

For more ideas using this fun background stamp, be sure to stop by the other ladies' blogs!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

JustRite's November Release-Fashion Vintage Labels Six

Good morning to you!

I hope you are enjoying all of the new stamp sets by JustRite so far! Today's set was a winner in my book the minute I laid eyes on it! It's vintage. It has a beautiful font. It has a purse image. It uses my favorite word, shopping. ;) This new set is called, Fashion Vintage Labels Six.

I colored this pretty little purse with my Copics. The flowers were colored twice and cut out. I gave them a bit of dimension by adding a dimensional foam circle.

I used a new die from Spellbinders called, Vintage Labels Six. I used my Copic airbrush system to add just a touch of purple. The background was embossed using a Spellbinder's M-Bossability folder called, Dotted Flowers. I stamped the frame in Versamark and embossed it in silver. I added a few purple rhinestones and ribbon to finish the card.

For more projects using this gorgeous set, please be sure to pop on over to these ladies' blogs.

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit! :)

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

JustRite's November Release Day 2-Haberdashery Vintage Labels Five

Today is day 2 of JustRite's November release. This set is designed for the men in your life. I don't know about you, but I really need to beef up on my masculine card stash! I have a tendency to make mostly girly cards. Maybe it's because I am a glitter and lace kind of gal.....which really shouldn't find it's way onto a guy's card! ;) So I usually avoid 'em......until the very last minute.

The set is a vintage inspired set called Haberdashery Vintage Labels Five. I loved using it. Even if my card doesn't include glitter or lace!

Since mustaches are all the rage right now, I knew the minute I saw it that I wanted to make a mustache card. I scored the paper every inch and stamped the mustache in Versamark and embossed it in black. The bow tie was also stamped in Versamark but was embossed in red. I added a sequin and black string to the center of the bow. The sentiment was embossed in blue and hand cut into a banner shape.