Carol's Ink Spot

2012-02-19T14:30:00.000-07:00

Thinking of you!

Used the color challenge from CR84FN48 and

the sketch design from Card Patterns #153

to make my pretty card.

This color combo is lovely. It reminds me of spring. Unlike what I see out my windows!

Used Papertrey Ink cardstock and Basic Grey pattern papers. The edging was made using a Martha Stewart punch. A little bit of sewing machine action in chartreuse thread around the edges to outline the mats. The butterfly embellishment has been in a drawer buried until today! It is a 3D sticker and works so well on this card for the color challenge. I'm trying very hard to use what I have around me. There is so much! I could open a store and sell it but I really like what I have so I should use it! Seam binding wrinkle ribbon, two rhinestones and a sentiment from PTI Flower Fusion #7 finish it.

I hope your day is a good one!

Thank you for stopping by.

2012-02-13T17:29:00.000-07:00

Anniversary Day 9 - Butterflies & Leaves Challenge

The Challenge today was to create a card incorporating Butterflies and Leaves.

I used the set Round & Round (a limited edition anniversary set) with the stamp image having leaves and a butterfly on it. Added a vellum cut-out butterfly for some dimension. Color used is Ocean Tides. I did not want a fancy card. Unfortunately, this will be going to a family member who is in the hospital with cancer.

It is simple and clean and appropriate for what I need it for. I'll be using the sentiment I saw on one of the design team members example from Beautiful Butterflies - Sending Prayers with a personal message inside.

Papertrey Ink's 5th Anniversary/Day #6

2012-02-10T13:57:00.000-07:00

Papertrey Ink is hosting a fun sketch challenge today!

There are FIVE sketches in honor of their FIFTH anniversary.

Pick one (or more!) to work with and create a project based on it.

I chose Sketch #1 and a color combo that was from Day #4.

Picking the sketch and color combination was easy. Choosing a stamp set was not. I needed to keep it easy. Tea for Two is a wonderful set and has a die to help cut out the teapot perfectly. Mat Stack #1 was used to frame the teapot. Dotty Biscotti Aqua Mist pattern paper was run through my Cuttle Bug to add a bit of embossing with Guide Lines Grid Impressions Plate. I like the little heart button looking as if it is coming out of the teapot spout. To balance it, I found to my delight a little flower shaped button to add to the teapot. Everything used to build this card is from Papertrey Ink. The sentiment on the front lends itself to be used with a number of other sentiments from get well to birthday wishes.

Thanks for stopping by.

Papertrey Ink 5th Anniversary - Day 2

2012-02-06T14:03:00.000-07:00

The 2012 team of stamp designers from Papertrey Ink have all contributed to a wonderful selection of freebie images for us to use in paper crafting for today's post. Our challenge is to print out the sheet onto white cardstock and incorporate one of the images into a project. Would have loved to use them all! My challenge was to print in color! Seems the blue ink does not want to work! So black & white it is with a bit of coloring with pencils.

Above is Lisa Johnson's design with the little chicks.

Love the toast popping out of the toaster with hearts. This is a creation of Lexi Daly. She is new to the Papertrey Ink stamp design team this year. I can hardly wait to see all of her creations.

Kept the cards as clean and simple as possible for me. Used Argyle Socks pattern paper for the rick rack design behind the heart with chicks. The paper used behind the toaster is from Black & White Basics. I'll be finishing the inside of the toaster card with the sentiment, pop goes my heart!, that Lexi has on her card using this image.

PART II - A Place to Present the Note Cards

2012-01-29T15:47:00.000-07:00

I'm done! I'm finished! My gift for my elderly friend's birthday is ready to give to her this week. Today I am sharing with you the finale OR Part II of what I started for the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop this past Wednesday. I wanted to present the notecards made for the PTI blog hop in something special. And here is what I came up with!

Nothing flashy or frilly but certainly bright and happy!

This card holder was made using the template Slip Cover from My Time Made Easy. I do not own a personal computer cutting machine. Everything is cut by hand. I try to find templates that have mostly straight edges so I can use my Fiskers cutter and ScorPal in making the boxes. This one is very easy to assemble after printing it out. (And just a side note, I own a Lexmark Prospect Pro205 that prints on Papertrey Ink cardstock beautifully).

The color scheme found on the cards is carried over in decorating the outside of the box. The envelopes each have a flower stamped on the front corresponding to a card with the same flower.

And can you see the raised panel on the note cards? I recycled some cards that were not selling at the thrift store in making these. The quality of the cardstock from those cards was equal to Papertrey Ink's cardstock. The color is very similar to PTI Soft Stone. I started to cut the backs off the cards thinking I was only going to use that portion. Then I turned the front over and realized here was a perfect mat for making an interesting but easy card.

I did not stop at stamping the fronts of the envelopes.

I added Bitty Dot Basics pattern paper to the inside of each envelope to match a specific card.

I used Papertrey Ink envelope liner die for the inserts.

The scalloped edges found on the inside of the cards was carried over to the base of this box. A strand of Twinery in colors matching the card bases was wound around the mat and tied. Wool felt flowers each with a rhinestone brad in the center were first die cut using Flower Fusion #7 die. I cut the petals apart to give the flowers a little more interest and adhered them using a super sticky large Glue Dot. The back of the box is not covered with the scallops. Only the front and sides are. This was a fun and easy project to make! If you have any questions regarding the making of this, just email me.

Thanks for stopping by!

Special Delivery! #98 challenge

2012-01-27T16:47:00.000-07:00

Special Delivery!

The cute image on my card is from the Digi Doodle Shop the sponsor for this week #98 challenge at

The Shabby Tea Room. I've made another special card for someone's birthday.

The theme of challenge #98 is 'Sparkly & Bright' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...and we are to create a card or project inspired by the above photo and USE WHITE and/or CREAM, SILVER and a SPLASH OF PINK!

I used a Spellbinders Frame die cut from silver shimmer paper to highlight the digital stamp image called Special Delivery. The background paper is from Making Memories Je t'Adore and called Glitter Paper/Brillante. It sure added more sparkle to this card with those pink glittered stripes. To jazz up the chef, Martha Stewart fine glitter was added to his apron, hat and neck scarf. The little cupcake's frosting also has some glitter on it too.

A scrunchy seam binding bow with a silver do-dad from my collection of SU embellishments was added to the center and a pink rhinestone center for some more sparkle. This card is for a girlfriend but could easily be made into a masculine card with different colors. No need for a sentiment on the front either. I think the image conveys that some kind of special celebration is happening!

I will be finishing up the box tomorrow that will hold the notecards I made for the Papertrey Ink blog hop and my friend. I'll have another post to show it all soon.

January 2012 Papertrey Ink Blog Hop/PART I

2012-01-25T10:21:00.001-07:00

Welcome! To the First PTI Bog Hop of 2012

This month, in honor of the new year, we are challenged to pick our favorite project from 2011 and share it with everyone! To take it a step further, we are also challenged to create a second card that is inspired by the favorite project we selected. I choose the first project I did for the 2011 January Blog Hop here.

2011 Blog Hop Cards above

I made another set of note cards that will be a gift to a friend that turns 88 next week.

I carried the Faux Ribbon stamping over to this new set and also used both Bitty Dot Basic pattern paper. Each card highlights one of the Flower Fusion sets I presently own.

2012 Blog Hop Cards

Each card is finished inside with a little scalloped edging.

Each card uses a PTI bold color cardstock for the matting and a little bit of matching Twinery thread. I will be making a box to present these in and will post later. Hope you enjoy and get a little inspiration from these.
ETA: CLICK HERE TO VIEW PART II the finished box to present them in.

88 years and going strong!

2012-01-20T18:21:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Elsie!

Dear Elsie, the head bookworm of Book Haven at our thrift store, turns 88 at the end of this month.

We will be giving her a little birthday party there and this is my card for her.

I used The Shabby Tea Room #97 'Gorgeous Gateaux' challenge.

For inspiration we are to use this beautiful photo and create a card or project inspired by it and

USE GRAY (or silver), LILAC, PEACH & PINK PLUS LACE (paper or fabric)

AND A METAL EMBELLISHMENT.

Definition of GATEAU

1: food baked or served in the form of a cake

2: a rich or fancy cake

My take is a fancy card.

The metal embellishment was once part of a bracelet.

The silver and peach colored lace came from the Thrift Store where I work.

Love it when I find treasures like these there!

All the paper is from Stampin' Up - Lovely Lilac and Pink Pirouette. The patterned paper is so pretty and has been in my collection for many years. I just hated to cut into the sheet but again, what am I waiting for? This designer paper worked very well for the challenge rules. Ribbon is from Papertrey Ink. Flowers are from my stash and just another item I tend to horde. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Birthday Bash Sentiments and stamped onto hearts die-cut with Spellbinders dies.

Thanks for stopping by!

Rainbow of Colors #4ric

2012-01-20T11:41:00.000-07:00

It's January. I'm a gardener. No chance of working outside with the ground covered with snow - So...

I'm joining the Runway Inspired Challenge #4 to use a rainbow of colors

using flowers as my theme.

The inspiration photo.

I used Papertrey Ink's Flower Fusion dies and stamp sets along with a Spellbinders watering can die. Sorry but I do not know the name of this set and it may be discontinued. Could not find it on their site at all. The sentiment is from Pure Innocence Blooming Good Day. The sparkled spots/stickers are from Stampedeous.

This challenge is open until Friday, January 27th at 11:59pm ET

There are many beautiful examples and entries already posted.

Check it out for some inspiration.

Happy Day to You!

Challenges to Spark Creativity!

2012-01-15T13:48:00.001-07:00

Challenges to Spark Creativity!

Today I have made a card using two challenges.

I used the CR84FN46 Color Challenge and Card Patterns Sketch 148.

The designer paper used was 5th Avenue by Melissa Frances for the panels and some Bitty Dot Basic paper for the cupcake holder. I added little flowers from a handheld punch. I placed the punched out flowers on top of a mouse pad and pressed the center of each flower with the large size ball on my stylus to form a cup and bring the edges up. Then just dotted the cupcake top with spots of glue and added them to it. This is done so well by Kittie Caracciolo. You should visit her blog and scroll through the beautiful cards she makes. Then view the many tutorials she has for making little floral wonders. I also dabbed some liquid glue onto the flowers and sprinkled them with Martha Stewart fine glitter.

The stamp set used is Cupcake Collection from Papertrey Ink. The cardstock, ribbon and button accent are also from PTI. The doily is a Martha Stewart piece.

Thanks for stopping by.

2012-01-13T13:23:00.000-07:00

Flourishes Noon Time Challenge

Simply create a card using the 2-0-1-2 formula!

Entries need to be in by Friday, January 13th by 5 PM EST
Those that use Flourishes stamps will be counted twice for their entry.

The 2012 Flourishes Challenge

I'm cutting this close! I only own four Flourishes stamp sets and would LOVE to own more. Entering their challenges is a good way to have a chance at winning as well as building my card supply.

My colors are obvious - yellow and purple. The stamp set used is Flourishes Seeds of Friendship. The sentiment above the ribbon is from Papertrey Ink's Faux Ribbon set. The stitching started out straight but I gave up when making the corners! The pretty crochet flower was bought at an esty site. I will have to find it and edit this later. Must post this before the time runs out!

TIME FLIES

2012-01-07T13:09:00.000-07:00

TIME FLIES!...

is the name of the challenge this card is being entered in

but WOW how quickly the holidays came and went!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL VISITING!

New Year with new goals.

The card shown was inspired by the photo shown above for challenge #95 over at The Shabby Tea Room. What better way to get back to making cards then to join in a challenge. One of my favorite places to visit is The Shabby Tea Room Blog. For his challenge we are to incorporate something with wings. I used some pretty designer paper with butterflies, an owl and a little butterfly made from a tiny flower punch. I loved the quilt on the bed and used it to inspire my card. I added a scalloped border to the mat. I also used the Sunshine impression plate by Papertrey Ink to add a quilted look to the background papers.

You can see the impression of circles a little bit above. AND I used my sewing machine to add some stitching to this! That is one of my stamping goals - to use more stitching on my cards. The pattern paper and stamps used in making this birthday card are all from Papertrey Ink.

It felt good to be back in my stamping room. Wishing everyone a healthy and creative new year! Thank you for stopping by.

Gift Giving

2011-12-09T09:12:00.000-07:00

Are you as busy as I am this time of year?

I'm busy in my kitchen baking away making Christmas goodies to send to my family.

In-between all the baking I have been playing an elf at the Task Force with packing up Christmas gifts to give to the children of families that visit us for help each year. Come January things should quiet down considerably!

The box in the photo was made up with AMC gift cards inside and given to a family that watched our home while my husband and I were away enjoying Thanksgiving with our children in Arizona. This adorable gift card box was simple to make. Lauren Meader the designer and owner of My Time Made Easy has done it again. She designed the template to make this Insert Card Here box.

The box is easy to build for those of us without computer cutting machines. I always look for straight edges to make my life easier when building things like this. The bow is also made from paper and I LOVE how I can coordinate it to whatever color cardstock I'm using. I made a simple belly band and attached the bow to it so opening up the box would be simple. This bow can be found on the My Time Made Easy website. Look for the Bow Tied template. The stamp set used for the sentiments inside the box are from Waltzingmouse Stamps.

Here is another look at the box with the bow. I used double sided pattern paper for the bow.

Now I'm headed back to the kitchen to make my father's treat. A Golden Fruit Cake.

Not many like fruit cake but if you only use the fruit you like, it really is an excellent food! The fruit has been soaking for 48 hours now in brandy and everything is ready to get this started.

Have a very Happy Holiday!

Use Those Ribbons!

2011-11-14T18:32:00.000-07:00

Snowflakes that Glisten & Sparkle!

I have a confession to make. I love all the fancy ribbons that line the shelves in Michael's at this time of year! I ALWAYS seem to come home with several rolls just to look at them before tossing them in a box saying to myself, 'Next year I'll use you'. Well, this was the year to take them out and cut into those beauties. I needed a quick card and decided to use the ribbon with the beautiful glittered snowflakes to help with this project. And yes it was quick if you use a punch to make the flakes! Those larger snowflakes were made with two very large punches that match the snowflake designs in Papertrey Ink's Snowfall Additions. The words on the front of this card are also from the same set.

The inside sentiment is from Rustic Snowflakes also from Papertrey Ink.

Now I'm on a mission to find more glittered ribbon to help build my holiday cards!

Thanks for stopping by.

Tis The Season!

2011-10-28T06:53:00.000-06:00

Dear Blog Friends,

So sorry for the long absense. Thank you to all sending me little notes of concern as to my whereabouts. I have been working on a fundraiser for the organization I volunteer at since mid-August. We are kicking off the holiday season with a huge food drive/fundraiser for our food bank. Most organizations see big contributions of food and money for their food banks only around the major holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. Wherever you live, any time of the year is a GOOD TIME to fill those food banks. The need is always there.

In this post I will share through photos some of the things I have been doing and making to sell at our 'Treasures on Park Street' store. This store helps to provide money for our organization to purchase food for the food bank as well as helping those in need to shop for clothing or household items they might otherwise not be able to afford elsewhere. Everything you see has been 'donated'. It is amazing the 'treasures' you can find at thrift stores. This store is open to the public six days a week and is run mostly by volunteers. The entire organization only has one full-time employee and eight part-time ones. We are proud to say that over 100 people volunteer their time each week to help make this place run smoothly. It has been around for over 27 years and we service two counties.

The very first photo above shows the only paper creation I have made since October 2nd. I punched out 5, 2-inch snowflakes and glittered and glued them together to make one 3D ornament. A total of 15 were made for a table top tree.

This little doll was a donation to the store and was in need of some TLC. Both her feet were broken and hair all tangled. Now her feet look almost new. I added the little wreath of holly on her head and a sprig for her to hold with a pretty red satin bow around her waist for a more festive look. This is not a child's play doll but some 'young at heart girl' will love her for sure.

The holiday committee has been saving for ten months all Christmas related items donated to us. Everything was placed in a huge 'garage' piled into bins or boxes and stacked very high. We had two dozen artificial trees donated over time and many, many wreaths. Some of those wreaths were decorated by a few of us brave enough take this task on. Here are a few I did.

All the materials for making these wreaths were found among the items donated. There is so much and we are so thankful too.

The following photos show you where we stored and have been working since mid-September getting things organized and ready for November 6th. I took these pictures last month. We are so fortunate to have talented ladies that enjoy 'decorating' trees. These trees will be sold with ornaments on them to the public at our event. The one you can see in the photo below is being called, 'White Christmas'. We have a Peppermint Candy tree, Poinsettia Tree, Blue Christmas and a Mardi Gras Tree.

In the photo below, the stacks of boxes and bins have now been organized and the entire floor is covered with bins of wall hangings, kitchen items, linens, nativity scenes, stockings and Santa hats with plenty of candy dishes and candles galore too. And we can't forget the hundreds of ornaments!

The next four photos show you a little room off the garage area where we have been placing the completed wreaths, Holiday related clothing and gift items. Now all the walls are covered with decorations and we can hardly move with all the bins. And can I just mention the hundred or so mugs we have! Egads! We are going to 'give some away' with little stuffed animals in them as door prizes.

In the photo above there is a teapot with matching teacups inside of a basket. The inside of the cups say, 'A Christmas Cup of Tea'. Just to give you an idea of the 'treasures' that people donate, this teapot alone sells for $100 at replacements.com. And the teacups are $80 each with the saucer!!! We will sell this set for a fraction of the cost and some lucky person will be so happy with their find! So check out those Thrift shops around you and see what 'treasures' you can discover.

If you made it this far, again, thank you to those who have written me asking where I have been. I'm happy to say my Christmas cards are all completed and will be ready to mail before Thanksgiving this year. A first in a long time. Once this event is over with, I should be back in my craft room, happily creating once again.

Birthday Card for a Special Lady

2011-10-02T16:56:00.000-06:00

A good October to all of you that are visiting!

I had a chance to play around at my stamping desk today. A friend asked if I would make a card for her Mother-in-law who turns 80 years old in a couple of weeks. The design is not mine but I believe Debbie Olsen's. I remember seeing her card but not on her blog and did not save any info on it. I just remember staring at it and how beautiful it was to me. When I do find it, I'll edit this entry.

Made my first felt flower. Just die cutting, folding and sewing is all it took.

In building my card I used MTME stamp set Just for You for the sentiment. The panel with the butterfly was stamped with the vine and flower image found in the PTI set With Sympathy. The pattern paper is from The Girl's Paperie - Vintage Whimsy. Card stock and felt are Papertrey Ink. I used several dies also. Spellbinder's Nestabilities Labels Three, PTI Beautiful Blooms II Die #1 was used in making the felt flower, Medium scallops and Martha Stewart's Edge Punch. I'll have to place this card in a box to protect that flower for this special birthday gal!

So Happy Together

2011-09-16T01:46:00.001-06:00

An Anniversary Card

Made a card for my youngest daughter and her husband's fifth wedding anniversary. It seems like it was only a couple of years ago that we were planning and making arrangements for the big event.

This card is based on a sketch found in the special issue of Paper Crafts Card Ideas magazine.

I won it! So glad I did as it has wonderful sketches to follow inside. If you look on page 32, there is a sketch and on the following page a beautiful card designed by Colleen Dietrich. I case'd her card to make this.

Across the top I used a stamp set from Crafty Secrets called Antique Trim. I also won that! Talk about being thrilled. Look at the stamped detailed image above in sage green. The embossing almost makes it look real. Here is the stamp set and with all the other images. Very pretty!

For the pattern papers I used Melissa Frances 5th Avenue. The sentiment is from Verve stamps Anniversary Birds. This was stamped onto a Spellbinders Fancy Tags die. Ribbon is from Papertrey Ink in the shade of Ocean Tides. I added a little lace seam binding under the ribbon. The hand crocheted flower was bought at the etsy shop of Sharon Wade.

This card should be arriving today for them. Hope they have a very nice anniversary celebration and another five wonderful years!

September Peeps Challenge

2011-09-05T19:22:00.000-06:00

Hello Dear Friends!

Sure hope your Labor Day holiday (for those in the USA) was delightful. Autumn made it's unofficial entrance on Friday night around where I live. And that brings me to the Papertrey Peeps September Challenge. If you click on the link provided there are several photos/pictures to inspire you in making this months project. I drew on a few for the cards I will be showing you.

When I first came to Colorado looking for a home, I will never forget the acres of sunflowers growing on either side of the highway we were traveling. Even down the center of the of the highway there were beautiful sunflowers waving in the sunshine. They must love the semi-dry conditions here in Colorado. I have been enjoying the presence of them for almost two months now. While looking around for photos for this months challenge, I saw the wreath shown below at William Sonoma and just had to include it in the lineup for inspiration.

The stamp set used to build this card is from the August Papertrey Ink release and is called Simple Sunflowers. AND there are dies to cut them out too! In the very first photo you also see a close up of the lacey trim. That my friends is from Crafty Secrets stamp set Antique Trims. LOVE all the lace trims in this collection. The sentiment is from PTI Think Big Favorites #3. The shape of my card was pulled using this square wreath named the Larkspur.

I made two cards. This card uses the colors from some of the aprons and a canning jar.

Echinacea is now blooming in my gardens. I tried the Make It Monday challenge from a week ago when coloring my flowers. I really like my colored pencils and loved how Jennifer used baby oil to blend the colors together. I used Stampin' Up watercolor pencils and their blender pens to color my daisies turned echinacea.

I'd like to try this again using the baby oil. The stamp sets used in making this: Papertrey Ink Friendship Jar and Friendship Jar Fillers. The sentiment is from PTI Mega Mixed Messages. Autumn smells are filling the air and cooler temps are creeping in now. Enjoy the last fruits of this season!

August PTI Blog Hop

2011-08-25T01:02:00.001-06:00

Inspiration Photo

These cards will be used for a friend having hip replacement surgery. Something cheery and bright!

Enjoy the hop!

I'll be at work all day and will have to see what everyone has created later tonight. Thanks so much for stopping by!

All supplies from Papertrey Ink unless stated below.

Stamp sets: Turning A New Leaf, Flower Fusion #7, Think Big Favorites #7, Friendship Jar

Accessories: Dies from Papertrey Ink used for flowers Flower Fusion #7 and the smallest die from the Sunflower collection for the middle of the flowers on the Wishing you well card. Lace from a blog friend. Guide Lines Grid Impression Plate

Apron is a digi design from the package Help For Katie, CDSKT recipe for love collection. Click on the icon for Help Katie if you are interested in this.

MTME Challenges #23

2011-08-24T15:12:00.000-06:00

Two Challenges. One Card.

Color challenge

Sketch Challenge

Used My Time Made Easy stamp set Well Preserved. The red checked pattern paper is also from MTME and is digital paper from the Preserve It Cherries and Peach collection. There is a small piece of a rubber band around the jar top.

A Special Birthday

2011-08-20T00:14:00.006-06:00

Happy Birthday Dear BIL!

70!

This is no ordinary birthday for my brother-in-law.

This occasion called for a special card.

Oh I had fun putting this together.

I found exactly what I wanted to make and CASED the cover after seeing the one Suzanne made at her blog Beauty and Blessings. As you can see from the top photo, it is a tri-fold card. I cut a 12 x 12 sheet of cardstock at 5 1/2" x 12". Then scored it at 4" intervals. The panel with the eyelet was trimmed by 1/8" so the card would fold flat when closed. To help stand the card up, I placed a small eyelet on the edge of the opposite end of this card. Works very well! Those candles or as my husband called them, firecrackers, really made the cover of this card heavy.

I used papers from the Basic Grey Marrakech pad to make all those pretty 'firecracker' candles. The paper pieces were rolled around a plastic knitting needle. I used 1/8" score tape to adhere them. There are twenty-one candles on this cover. They are held in place with more score tape. The 'wicks' are snippets of twine held in place with glue dots. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink Think Big Favorites #4 set.

Now for the rest of the card!!!

I just had to use Gus from Bugaboo Digi Stamps for my dear brother-in-law! This guy just cracks me up! There are sayings that accompany the different images of Gus but I went on-line to find others. I mean 70 years called for some 'special' sayings! The mouse image is part of my smiley collection which I now have over 500 images in the folder to date.

Made with love and giggles!

39! 39! 39!

2011-08-18T00:05:00.004-06:00

Happy Birthday Lynn!

My BFF (Best Friend Forever) is celebrating her birthday today! We have known each other since high school and have shared so much together over the years. If we lived closer, we'd be out having a wonderful time together marking this special birthday.

In making this card I am using Basic Grey Two Scoops collection of pattern papers . The cupcake tops are from Papertrey Ink Cupcake Collection set. The cupcake holders were punched using the tab punch from Stampin' Up! Not sure if that is the correct name for it and whether or not it is still sold by them. I have quite a collection of SU punches though. After punching out the tab, I ran it through my crimper and cut it in half. Stamped the cupcake tops onto pink designer paper, added some Martha Stewart glitter then cut them out. They fit perfectly over the top portion of the tab turned into a cupcake liner.

The fancy matting behind the cupcakes was made using Spellbinders Nestabilities Fair Isle. I'm also going to be pulling for future cards pattern papers from the stack of small 6x6 pads I have. I need to use these up so I can justify getting more! So I will be showing the pad to give you an idea of where the papers all came from. The paper companies make these papers in the pad to work together. Helps when you want to match up different designs so they look well together on your projects.

The little brad was the perfect addition to add to the center of the Hibiscus Burst ribbon.

Finished the inside with a sentiment from Inside & Out: Birthday. The row of candles are from the Cupcake Collection set. The numbers are from a Spellbinders die set. Just the right size to finish off the inside of this card.

Ah! Thirty Nine Forever!

Happy Birthday

2011-08-17T14:28:00.001-06:00

I'm joining in at the My Time Made Easy Blog for two of their challenges.

One is a color challenge and the other is a sketch.
ETA: Also posting this at Moxie Fab World Fabulous Felt Challenge.

I chose soft colors from the Basic Grey paper collection called Lilykate. The sentiment is from the MTME stamp set Just For You. The flowers and dragonfly come from MTME Sensational Stems set.

The largest flower was stamped with PTI Enchanted Evening ink onto the felt which was cut using the Flower Fusion die #5. Love the picket fence die and placed that with the dragonfly that was stamped onto a pattern paper piece and cut out. The circle is die cut from a Spellbinders die.

The stamped flowers and stems used Adirondack and Papertrey ink pads. So another August birthday card is finished! Thanks for stopping by for a visit.

Flourishes Noon Time Challenge

2011-08-12T14:39:00.000-06:00

This card is for the noon time challenge at Flourishes and the new release this month. The geraniums are water colored with real red and old olive. I used So Saffron cardstock from SU and Ripe Avocado, Vintage Cream and Scarlet Jewel cardstock from Papertrey Ink as the mats. The stamps sets are from Flourishes; Seeds of Kindness and From the Garden. Love the lace but can't remember where I bought it.

Wedding Card, Flowers and Rosie the Doe

2011-08-03T19:55:00.000-06:00

Happily Ever After

When I saw Nicole Heady's card showcasing the new stamp set, Hanging Out, I knew I had to have it so I could CASE this oh so cute card of hers for a couple getting married this month! My dear Peeps friend, Nerina has also cased this fabulous card and I agree with her comment, "Why mess with perfection?" I just changed the colors, pattern paper and did not stitch on my card. The coordinating die makes it so easy to cut out the pieces needed to build this too.

I used a Big Shot die in my Cuttlebug for the background mat behind the cloths. The dotted line is from Faux Ribbon. That was so much easier to stamp then placing this in my sewing machine! The little red tiny baby buttons are from Hero Arts.The other stamp set used was Big & Bold Wishes.

Now for the rest of today's story...

These pink daylilies were a gift to me from another Peeps blog friend, Sharron. These flowers started to bloom last week. Yes, thing tend to take forever to get started here. I'm so happy to see them flowering the first year! And apparently so was Rosie!

She's Baaacckk!

Meet Rosie. Ate all my beans last year and daylilies too!

I was fortunate enough to snap the photo of the very first daylily above before Rosie enjoyed it!

At least she does not like the Monarda!

Supplies: All stamps from Papertrey Ink

Pattern paper from Basic Grey-Max & Whiskers

The card that Nicole made is in a very long post for the August release of it. You must scroll down through many beautiful photos to see it. Enjoy!

Papertrey July Blog Hop

2011-07-25T07:30:00.008-06:00

This inspirational photo was the spring board for my card. We could choose to focus on the colors, the motifs or the overall design. I used the colors, Orange Zest, Aqua Mist, Spring Moss and White along with some butterflies from Modern Basics. The sentiment is take from Think Big Favorites #6.

Stamped behind the sentiment are some polka dots from Polka Dot Basics. A clean and somewhat simple card. It is definitely mailable! Added a few rhinestones and colored a bit of twine with Orange Zest ink.

Thanks for 'popping in'. Enjoy the Hop!

Stamp-a-faire Challenge #9

2011-07-23T19:57:00.000-06:00

Challenge #9 is to look at your stamps in a new way, turn them, rotate them at new angles and see if YOU can come up with anything unique! Honestly, I do not think this is unique but my brain is just not working any longer on creating. I pulled Dot Spot out of the drawer along with Fancy Flourishes and made some funky looking flowers with glitter in the centers. A couple of strips of glitter at the bottom and one at the top to dress this up. The sentiment is from Think Big Favorites #4. This is it for the day! I did enjoy making these cards and they are going to be a gift. My creative juices have just run dry for the day. Now for a bowl of ice cream! Thanks for looking in!

Stamp-a-faire Challenge #5, #6 & #8

2011-07-23T19:44:00.000-06:00

Hello dear Blog Friends! If you are keeping up, with this card I will have finished seven challenges. The challenge for #5 was to take a solid shape and create your own custom "faux" border. Number 6 is to use the little notch technique to hold twine or ribbon in place across the cover of your project. And for #8 we are to create a card with a front cover that is cut back by an inch or so. The extra lip invites you to add a sentiment, a strip of patterned paper, a bit of glitter. You can see the card cut back in the photo below using the largest solid shape stamp from Damask Designs along the edge. I also used Damask Designs to add a border along the pattern paper on top.

Stamp-a-faire Challenge #4

2011-07-23T16:25:00.000-06:00

The Challenge for #4

Papertrey colors - Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse, Hawaiian Shores & Enchanted Evening.

The base of this card is Ripe Avocado. Leaves and ribbon are Simply Chartreuse. Flowers from Flower Fusion #6 stamped in pretty Hawaiian Shores. And the Sentiment is from Think Big Favorites #2 in Enchanted Evening.

Stamp-a-faire Challenge #3

2011-07-23T16:16:00.000-06:00

The next challenge - #3!

Punch a window from you card cover and tie ribbon or twine from the window to the side of your card.

Stamp-a-faire: Challenge #1

2011-07-23T16:09:00.000-06:00

Probably should have started with #1 in the first place!

The Challenge for #1; Create a project featuring patterned strips that are created with some of your favorite decorative elements. OK. I just pulled leftover scraps from three different Papertrey Ink pattern paper pads. Added the sentiment from Think Big Favorites #6 and a cute little button.

Stamp-a-faire Challenge #2

2011-07-23T13:53:00.000-06:00

Today in the town of Cincinnati, Ohio there is a fun gathering of Papertrey fans for the 1st Stamp A Faire. Every hour on the hour there is posted a new challenge for all of us that cannot make it there. This second challenge is based on Dawn McVey's make and take card for this event. The challenge; "We would love to see YOUR take on pairing up a hot pink, like Raspberry Fizz, with a charcoal grey (like Smokey Shadow)".

I am making bookmarks for a book fair being held the month of August at the thrift store I work at. I used All Booked Up for the sentiments on these two markers. The top one uses Flower Fusion #6 with Polka Dot Basics II for the background. The second one has Year of Flowers mini collection stamped in Smokey Shadow for the background and the flowers in vase on the doily is taken from Autumn Abundance. Dyed some seam binding bright pink to add to the tops. Off to make some more!

Red, Pink & Neutral - A CR8FN33 Challenge

2011-07-11T20:37:00.000-06:00

This color combo actually reminds me of an old fashion ice cream palor. I remember an ice cream palor in Long Grove, IL that had the red stripped bar stools and awning out front. But I decided to make a card that could be used for a wedding or anniversary using the CR8FN #33 color challenge.

The papers on the card and under it for the photos is from Making Memories called Je t'adore. Every time I went to purchase the small pad of this collection it was out of stock everywhere! So I ended up getting just a few of the 12 x 12 papers. I love that they are two-sided.

I used my Heart shaped Nestabilities to make this card. Added a little pocket to the inside to place a gift card or money for the recipient. The sentiment is from Anniversary Birds by Verve Stamps.

The ticket is from the etsy site Made by Janet. And just visiting there to get the link for you I can see I'll be back to view all the new items she has up! The fabric roses add a little romantic shabby touch to this.

I'd also like to add a Good Luck to all the blog friends selected for the 2011 Gallery Idol Contest. I have so many of you on my Google Reader!!!

Supplies are for the most part all listed in the body of this post. Ribbon is from Making Memories Je t'adore Collection box. Pearls from Michael's. Cardstock is from Papertrey Ink in Pure Poppy and Stampin' Up! for the pink card base.

Casing MISH

2011-07-10T12:03:00.000-06:00

Just for you

Hello dear blog friends! I've been away for a couple of weeks enjoying time with my oldest daughter who came to visit from Wisconsin. The saying, 'Time flies when you are having fun', is so true! We'll get together again around Thanksgiving time. But I want to savor summer for now!

I have so many blogs to visit! Google reader is filled with over 1000 entries. It is going to take time to catch up. And before I go any further,

THANK YOU ALL

for coming and visiting my blog. I now have 80 followers!

So while peeking at a few of my favorites blogs, I came across this post from Michelle Wooderson. I love this lady's work! The card I CASED was part of Papertrey Ink's Senior Design Team post. They were revisiting the stamp set Rustic Branches. I do not own this stamp set but wanted to make a card similar to hers and this is what I came up with.

I loved how Michelle's card had a soft look and feel to it. So I searched through papers I already owned and found those on my card from DCWV The Old World Stack and a scrap piece with daisies. Love daisies. They definitely say 'summer' to me and they are starting to bloom here. I did impress the first two pieces on the card with the Woodgrain Impression Plate. Sponged Vintage Cream pigment ink over them and added to all three panels some tea dye ink. The panels (1 1/4" x 4") were adhered to a white mat and the ribbon was tied around this before placing it on the card.

I tried the technique of inking your stamp image in several different colored inks and spritzing the image with water before stamping it on your paper. LOVE the effect! It worked better for the image stamped below the ribbon and on the inside of the card then for the wreath. But still like the end results. This technique is from Hero Arts designer Shari Carroll. And for the record, the small flowers on the wreath are stamped with Plum Pudding. Why it turned pink I'll never know.

I also tried my hand at adding some different colors to my ribbon. I used Spring Rain satin ribbon (light blue) and spritzed a large piece of waxed paper with different colored Glimmer Mist sprays and a bit of water. Dropped the ribbon on the waxed paper and just moved it around to pick up the colors. Dabbed some tea dye on a sponge along the length of it and was very pleased with how it looked. I used my heat gun to dry it. Hope you are inspired to try something similar. It makes for a very pretty, summery card.

Supplies:

Stamp sets: All Papertrey Ink - Wreath for all Seasons, 2008 Holiday Tag Collection for sentiment, Turning a New Leaf for border

Paper: PTI White cardstock, DCWV The Old World Stack pattern paper

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo & Tea Dye, PTI inks Spring Rain, Spring Moss, Plum Pudding, Vintage Cream

Glimmer Mist: purple, spring rain, lily pad, walnut gold from Tattered Angels

Accessories: Satin ribbon from Papertrey Ink in Spring Rain, Woodgrain Impression Plate from PTI, Circle Nestabilities

Cute Tote!

2011-06-27T20:13:00.000-06:00

Happy Fourth of July week to you!

This cute little tote, that reminds me of Land's End tote bags, was made with Papertrey Ink's Favor It Box #4 die. It's my first box die from them and I love it. I can see several of these made for a colorful display on a picnic table for the 4th. The flowers were stamped and die cut from the Flower Fusion #5 set and matching die. The center of the flowers was made using a stamp from the Let Freedom Ring set as well as the stars on the bottom of the tote bag. The gingham ribbon just gives this an Americana feeling I think. Enjoy the holiday everyone here in the USA.

PTI June Blog Hop

2011-06-25T07:13:00.001-06:00

Time for another blog hop!

The June Blog Hop Challenge is to be inspired by this beautiful photo to help trigger some creative ideas with color! Well my creative juices could not get beyond this paper once I saw it!

So I did not fight it and went with the 'flow'.

I chose to use the colors on the wall in the photo as my inspiration in making this card. The paper is digi paper from the My Grafico site. It is a creation of Zboooh Design Studio and called Watermelon Joy.

Perfect for summer time!

The Grosgrain Ribbon, Hibiscus Pink butterfly under the doily butterfly made with the Butterfly die and the sentiment, from Think Big Favorites #3, are all Papertrey Ink products.

I found a package of square shaped doilies at the thrift store that had the butterfly image in the corner and the pretty lace edging you see on the card.

Finished it off with some pearl accents.

The flowers on this paper remind me of the Flower Fusion collection by Melissa Bickford. Will definitely have to make another project using the sets with this paper.

Thank you for stopping by and enjoy the hop!

(Card size is 5 1/4 x 5 1/4)

wacccky26 w/Flowers

2011-06-24T15:41:00.000-06:00

Wonderful Friend

waccky26 color challenge

Rec'd my Papertrey Ink order yesterday and with it came the 2010 Anniversary stamp set, Botanical Silhouettes. I love the images and had to play with it. I used the Passion for Papertrey: A WaCCCky26 color challenge. This challenge closes in 10 days (from today) so there is plenty of time for you to join in too and maybe win a prize. Even us USA bloggers have a chance at this! Challenge closes on Monday July 4th at 9am (UK time). Participants worldwide are eligible to play along and be in with a chance of winning the gift certificate!!!

A clean and simple card.
The sentiment is from Think Big Favorites #4.
The stamped flowers are Hibiscus Burst, Berry Sorbet & Pure Poppy.
But the red just is not showing up well in the photos.

My gardens are starting to blossom! Love the different colored Dianthus now in bloom.

This photo was taken early this morning. I have the Dianthus growing along a pathway. The day lilies have buds on them and should bloom in about another week.

I had to share this photo too with you. After five years I'm starting to see my irises bloom. Took this photo late yesterday around 8:45pm. I was afraid it would not be around for the morning.

But I was pleasantly surprised to find FIVE blossoms open!

TGIF!
Enjoy your weekend!

Happy Birthday - Masculine

2011-06-23T11:06:00.000-06:00

Good day to you all. I'm trying to catch up on a few challenges today. I'll be having out-of-state company arriving next week and that means my stamping room will change over to the Guest Room for a while. The card that follows is for the Papertrey Peeps June Challenge to make a masculine card. Also for the color challenge at CR84FN32.

The Carrick Bend Knot

See The Ashley Book of Knots # 1439, p. 263. Grog notes: "The Carrick Bend joins two ropes together. It used to be widely used to join large hawsers." The Carrick Bend is also known as the Double Carrick Bend. The Carrick bend is a knot used for joining two lines. It is particularly appropriate for very heavy rope or cable that is too large and stiff to easily be formed into other common bends. It will not jam even after carrying a significant load or being soaked with water. The Carrick bend's aesthetically pleasing interwoven and symmetrical shape has also made it popular for decorative purposes.

I think it is nice to know at times what certain items are on cards we make and how they were made. For this card, I used a nautical knot in place of a bow. I am not a sailor. My husband has a framed display with all kinds of nautical knots on it and that is where this design idea was sparked. So I used the old 'search engine' on the computer to bring to you the definition of this. I also do not know what a hawser is. But the knot works! So onto the card.

Here are the colors for the challenge. I did my best to stick to them.

The pattern paper is from Basic Grey Max and Whiskers collection. The vintage postcard image is from Made by Janet. It was a quick card to put together using the lighthouse card. What took longer was making that knot! Sentiment is from a Stampin' Up! set called Birthday Greetings (2001). Anchor button is from my stash. I have a huge jar filled with shiny gold buttons that I'm sure I picked up from Michael's ages ago. If there is one thing I don't need more of is buttons. But they are part of my 'hobby' so I must add new and unusual ones at times.

If you visit Made by Janet, this image was part of a sheet called 'Compass" with several different ones perfect for using on masculine themed projects. Now I hope that the mailman delivers my PTI order so I can get started on my Papertrey Blog Hop project. This is for Saturday the 25th if you care to join in.

Supplies not mentioned above:

Paper: Cardstock from Papertrey Ink Aqua Mist, Dark Chocolate and Spring Moss

Accessories: Twine from SU, Button from variety bag at Michael's, Corner punch from SU

A Friendly Hello

2011-06-22T14:53:00.000-06:00

Gardens are all tended to so I played a bit with some papers, stamps and dies early this afternoon.

This pretty coaster was found at the thrift store a few weeks ago. I just knew it would make a great addition to a card! Especially when added to a sheet of pattern paper I won with some blog candy given by Becca Feeken on her blog.

The pattern paper is from The Girl's Paperie Kitch collection. I added a stamped card from Button Boutique and placed faux buttons on it cut from another Girl's Paperie PP - Vintage Whimsy. This card is over sized - 6" by 5 1/2". It's going to make a nice summery note card.

I even remembered to add a little bit of gingham to the inside.

Finished off the 'hat' with a satin ribbon bow, a little heart from Love Lives Here die and a hat pin with pearls and little pink flower gems. The sentiment is from Everyday Classics stamp set that was the 2008 Anniversary Limited Edition set for Papertrey Ink. I hope your Wednesday is going well. Thank you for stopping by.

Supplies:

Stamps are all Papertrey Ink: Button Boutique and Everyday Classics Limited Edition for sentiment

Paper: PTI card stock and The Girl's Paperie

Ink: Stampin' Up! Regal Rose and PTI True Black and Tea Dye Chai to distress button card

Accessories: DIES: Love Lives Here Collection, Buttoned Up #2 and Button Card Collection

Think Pink!

2011-06-10T12:09:00.000-06:00

Made this card for Flourishes release week challenge!

IT ENDS TODAY!

This challenge is all about shades of one, ever-so-feminine color. Play along and you could walk away with all three of Flourishes new sets for June! HOW TO PLAY: See these colors above? All you need to do is make a card or creation by using this palette as your inspiration and you’ll be in the running!

Flourish stamp sets used:

Seeds of Friendship for sentiment and Spring Bouquet.

Pattern paper is Vintage Whimsy from Girl's Paperie. It is part of the blog candy I won at Becca Feekan's blog. Love that ladies cards! The lace is from Nikki Estes's etsy shop Apple Bloosom Paperie. I'd really like to win and there are not too many entered so the odds so far are good! Off to play with some more pretty paper!

2 - 4 - 6

2011-06-03T19:06:00.001-06:00

ETA: Received a Honorable Mention Cup of Tea for this card.

Challenges!

There are so many of them out there to help you get creative!

Some are offer prizes

or help you get on a design team

or they are just for fun!

They can have a theme or only selected colors are to be used

or maybe a certain sketch has to be followed.

This card was made for one challenge.

The Shabby Tea Room Week #64

Create a card or project with

TWO PATTERNED PAPERS,

FOUR BUTTONS AND SIX LAYERS!

Fun!

Pattern Paper: Kitch from The Girls' Paperie

Buttons: Three Red and One Green from Papertrey Ink

Layers: Not counting the base, definitely six could be eight.

The last photo shows the doily I used under the red buttons. It is leftover from my Wilton cake making years. It's really pretty with different rows of patterns that may show up on other cards in the future.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Thanks for stopping by.

Other supplies used:

Spellbinder die, Martha Stewart edge punch and doily. Wrinkled seam binding. Sentiment from Papertrey Ink.

Homespun Heart Ornaments

2011-06-01T20:55:00.000-06:00

Let me start by saying I am not a very good seamstress. Sewing to me is a chore. I do it only when sewing by hand really will be to tedious. I enjoy embroidery and counted cross-stitch. Oh, I have my Girl Scout badge from many, many years ago. I earned it by visiting the nice lady down the street every week for several months just so I could place it on my sash. When that was over with, I did not sew again until my late teens. I still have my one and only sewing machine, bought to establish a credit account when I was 19. As long as it sews a straight line and the occasional zig zag, I'm happy with it. Using it on my card stock is sometimes a challenge with the thread getting all messed up with the tension. But I'm happy to say for today's project, my dear old machine and I worked well together!

I was fortunate to be able to purchase from the thrift store two dish towels with lace. These had to have been handmade. I have several volunteer friends keeping an eye out for interesting lace, material, and broken jewelry that I might be able to use with card making. The material shown is such a pretty blue with the cream design. I knew I would come up with something to make from it.

These little hearts are going to grace my Christmas Tree this coming year. I'll be making many more from the fabric and also using the lace on other projects or even on one of the heart ornaments.

For this ornament, I used an earring that lost it's mate to add some sparkle when the lights on the tree shine on it.

On this heart ornament, I used Recollections Rhinestone Stickers. I'm experimenting to see if the adhesive that is on the back will still be sticking to the material several months from now.

The heart shape was cut from the material using Spellbinders Classic Heart Nestabilities. I used the second to the largest die in the set to make these. The lace was found at a thrift store in Florida. The bow is Papertrey's White Velvet Ribbon. Each heart is stuffed with a bit of polyester stuffing then successfully sewn together! Just don't look too closely at the stitching. At least it is holding together! Every Wednesday, after gardening chores are done, I plan on being in my crafting room making Christmas projects and gifts. This way, I'll be ready come November to package everything up to get it out Before Christmas!

Sweet Baby - Week #63

2011-05-27T17:10:00.000-06:00

A Challenge with a Baby Theme

Week #63 at The Shabby Tea Room is Sweet Baby! This was the photo inspiration we could use. I have a friend who is having a baby any day now and one item she has wanted is a heavy crib blanket. The kind with two or three inches of satin binding around it. We have searched everywhere for one. We finally saw one in a catalog at a specialty store. So looking for this blanket is where I came up with the idea for this card.

I used the Guide Lines Impression Plate to give it a quilted look. Stamped the itty bitty images from the Bitty Baby Blessings stamp set. The tiny hearts are a stamp from Heart Prints. My friend was lamenting about how there are so many cute girl items out and the boys do not seem as pretty. So with this card I added a bit of lace. Who says a sweet newborn boy can't have a touch of lace? To finish the look of the 'quilt' I tied little pieces of cross-stitch thread and frayed the ends and glued them on. Now I will be ordering that special blanket for the new sweet baby coming very soon!

All the supplies used on this card were from Papertrey Ink except the lace, blue thread and the tag.

Flowers for PTI May Blog Hop/CR84FN29 Challenge Too!

2011-05-25T07:16:00.002-06:00

Flowers
May is the month when many flowers finally go into full bloom after a long winter's sleep. For the blog hop this month we want to see your favorite take on flowers. You can stamp backgrounds, create custom floral embellishments, showcase unique flower center additions (buttons, rhinestones, beads, etc...), flowers die-cut from different materials (like fabric, felt, vellum, etc...) or anything else you can dream up! We are looking forward to seeing all of your amazing creations! Check here for all the blog hop contributions.

The watering can card template is from Waltzing Mouse Stamps.

All the flowers were cut out using Papertrey Ink flower dies with PTI buttons added to the centers. Pattern Paper and cardstock is also Papertrey. I used this color challenge from CR84FN.

Back of card.

Sentiment from Papertrey Green Thumb.

I'll list all the supplies used later today.

Off to check out everyone's contributions for this blog hop!

Thank you for stopping by!

Birthday Wishes/Mojo Monday Sketch

2011-05-21T15:35:00.001-06:00

Beautiful day here. Nice and sunny.

This card is bright and cheery too!

I used the color combo suggested for the CR84FN#28 challenge, Red, Yellow and a Neutral. Just a few hours short though to add it to their links today. The sketch is from Mojo Monday 191.

The papers used came from October Afternoon Thrift Shop and Basic Grey June Bug. Doily is from Martha Stewart and the stamped image and sentiment are from the set Round and Round Limited Addition Papertrey Ink. Added a couple of buttons with some yellow thread and teeny tiny buttons in the upper right hand corner from Hero Arts.

Go For It!/2 Challenges

2011-05-20T16:48:00.000-06:00

Go For It!

Made this card to give some encouragement to a friend heading in a new direction in their life. Two challenges helped me build it.

The Shabby Tea Room's challenge #62 is to create a card or project in a MONOCHROMATIC color palette ... use any ONE color with any neutrals. I chose pale/light blue with cream. The Card Positioning Sketch #218 was used for my layout.

There are beauiful pattern papers with glitter on them found inside this Garden Party Stack from DCWV. Below is a photo of the paper I used for this card.

I really like the challenge of layering different pieces together on a card. I used Spellbinder Dies for the smaller sentiments (Large Label) and also for the large one (Labels Two). The stamp set used is from Waltzing Mouse Stamps called Words of Wisdom. To really make the lettering stand out I embossed it.

Here is a close up of the wrinkled seam binding and the stick pin I put together. I used a Copic marker to color the pearl of the pin and added crystals cut from a necklace found at the thrift store. The lace was a gift from a blog friend! Hope you have a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:

Stamp set: Waltzing Mouse Words of Widsom

Paper: Vintage Cream from Papertrey Ink/pattern paper from DCWV found at Michael's

Ink: Versa Mark and black embossing powder

Accessories: Lace, stick pin, crystals, rose, pearls and wrinkled ribbon all from my stash