Lotus Flower

The new challenge at Classy Cards 'n Such is to create a project using stickers. I chose this black outlined lotus flower colored with Spectrum Noire markers on glittered paper. My friend, Darlene, made the paper using double sided sticky sheets, then covered paper with glitz ultra fine glitter. What a fun and beautiful technique. Will definitely use this techniqe again.

 

Recipe: 

Papers: DCWV Green Foiled Cardstock, DP by Kay, White cardstock

Image: Lotus Flower Sticker

Rub On: Dream Quotes by Royal & Langnickel Brush Mfg.

Embellishment: White Lace

Dies: Spellbinders scalloped oval and decorative oval frame.

I love the foiled cardstock by DCWV. I purchased a 6 x 6 pack of this cardstock. It has 24 sheets of the 

most beautiful colors including blue, gold, silver and copper. 

The sentiment is by Mark Twain and says "Always do right, this will gratify some people and astonish the rest." I used pop dots to add depth to the sentiment panel then layered on top of the flower panel.

Well, that's all for today. Thanks for stopping by.

Terri 

Classy Cards 'n Such Challenge Winner

Doing the "happy dance". Just found out I am the winner of the Classy Cards 'n Such challenge #36. The challenge was to "Make Your Own Background." My friend Dar showed me how to use stencils and let me borrow her beautiful butterfly stencil to make this card. As the winner, I will receive the beautiful Memory Box Butterfly Vines stencil. I am so excited and can't wait to make more backgrounds.

 

The butterfly and frame look black, but in reality are cocoa brown. I had thought about adding brown organdy ribbon on the left side, but now I'm not sure. What do you think? Ribbon or no ribbon? Please leave a comment to let me know what you think.

Thanks for visiting with me today.

Terri

Butterfly Get Well

I have another card to share with you today. This card was made using one of my friend, Darlene's stencils. Isn't this a beautiful background? It was created using the Memory Box Butterfly Vines stencil and Tim Holtz distressed ink. This card will be entered into the Classy Cards n' Such "Make Your Own Background Challenge". The winner of this challenge will receive the Butterfy Vines Stencil. Why not stop by the Classy Cards n' Such Challenge blog and enter your creation?

Thank you for dropping by today. Happy Crafting!

Terri

Friendly Play Date

Yesterday I was lucky to have a play date with my dear friend, Darlene. We decided to work on cards for the challenges. It was so much fun sharing stencils, dies, embossing folders, paper, inks and stamps. Using the Memory Box Bubbles Stencil, I made this beach themed card. I really like the way it turned out.

 

Using Tim Holtz Distressed Ink Pads, I sponged a light blue over the bubbles, then created the shadows using a berry pink. The flip flop strip and the larger flip flops were die cuts and the sentiment and sun were stamped with black ink.

I am entering this card in the Classy Cards n' Such challenge and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge. Hop on over and take a look. You might want to play along.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Terri

June Bride

Good morning everyone! Are you ready for a new and fun challenge over at the Sisterhood? I am thrilled to be the host for the next challenge "Wedding." As most of you know, I love the vintage look (thanks to my friend, Darlene) so I chose this vintage photo from Pinterest as a starting point. From there, it just seemed to come together quickly. One of my favorites places to find embellishments is in the wedding department at a local craft store. I can usually find a nice selection of pearls (such as the pearl spray on this card), flowers, etc. Since I don't have any upcoming weddings, this card will go in my stash for craft shows.

 Recipe:

Papers: DCWV Linen and Lace, White cardstock for card base

Ink: SU Close to Cocoa

Flowers: Petaloo

Ribbon: Sheer Pink Dot Organdy

Sentiment: SU Fancy Flexible Phrases

When I found this beautiful brocade inspired background paper, I knew I had to make another wedding card. It is hard to tell from this picture, but the paper has silver threads and leaves woven throughout. I have listed the other materials after the photo. 

Recipe:

Card Base: White cardstock
Dies: Memory Box Vivienne Butterfly, Caserta Bloom
Punches: SU 1 3/8 scalloped punch, 1 1/4 circle punch
Sentiment: from Pinterest
Embellishments: White Satin Ribbon, White Pearls

Please leave a comment, I love hearing from you. Before you go, don't forget to stop by the Sisterhood and leave a little love for the sistahs. Check out their projects for inspiration and play along. 

Have a great day!

Terri

Tag You're It

Once again I am excited to tell you about the new challenge at the Sisterhood.  As you can see by the title of this post, our challenge is to make a tag, which could be used on any project. For my creation, I chose this vintage photo from Pinterest. I haven't made many tags, so I am very happy with the way this one turned out. The tag and sentiment were aged using a dauber and SU Sepia ink. Also added some to the image to give it an aged look.

 

I am trying to decide whether to keep this tag and use it on a gift or make a piece of framed art. The sentiment is from Hellen Keller "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." 

 And now for the recipe:

Tag: Julie Nutting Prima Tags

Frame for sentiment: DCWV Heirloom Collection, White cardstock for sentiment

Ink: SU Sepia, Memories Black

Embellishments: Charms by Pixie Press, Ivory Sheer Satin Ribbon

Stickers: Special Moments Scrapbooking 

Why not join in the fun this week at the Sisterhood Challenge blog? You will find lots of inspiration from the sistahs' and the other players.

Thanks for stopping by today and please come again soon.

Terri

More Flowers

Today I have another stamp set that I purchased at the "Adventures in Stamping" convention in Akron, Ohio last month. This stamp set by Rubbernecker stamps is simply called "Layered Flowers". The petals were stamped and misted with water before stamping. Then the detail stamp was inked with black and stamped over the petals. The background was stamped with the "Branch Shadow" background stamp (using SU Mellow Moss ink) also by Rubbernecker stamps. This is another very versatile stamp set. The recipe is listed below the photo.

Recipe:
Card Base: SU Mellow Moss, SU Always Artichoke
Ink: SU Summer Sunshine, Mellow Moss, Black India 
Embellishments: Butterfly and Flower Stickers purchased at the local dollar store

I love stamp sets that can be used for so many occasions. Now I just need to stamp some to put away for future use.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope to see you again soon.

Terri
 
 

May Flowers

About 2 weeks ago, my friend Judy and I attended a stamp/scrapbooking convention Akron, Ohio. This is a two-day event held at the John Knight convention center. There are always over 100 vendors at this event selling stamps, dies, paper, punches, etc. I purchased some new stamps and dies that I am excited to share with you. The card below was created using the "Flowers in the Breeze" stamp set by Rubbernecker stamps. I used markers to color the flowers and larger stems and leaves, misted with water and stamped on white cardstock. Next, I used a darker green marker to color the thin detail stems and stamped over the flowers and leaves. The recipe follows the picture.

 

Recipe:

Card Base: white cardstock, SU Always Artichoke

Designer Paper: Marcella by Kay

Markers: Marvy

Ink: SU Mellow Moss

Ribbon: 1/2" Pink Gingham

I love how misting the stamp before gives the image a watercolor effect. I'm going to stamp more of this image in different colors and save them for future use. The possibilities for this set is endless. Could be used for "Thinking of You", "Mother's Day", "Birthday", "Get Well" and "Sympathy".

Thanks for visiting with me today. Stop by again soon.

Terri

Welcome Baby!

This week's challenge at the Sisterhood hosted by Lisa is to create a project for "Baby". Maybe a baby card, gift box or other gift. I just purchased this Memory Box Carriage die to start making baby cards for craft shows. Isn't it precious? The background paper is from a baby paper pack, just can't remember the name of the company. I'll have to go back through my stash and find it. It is hard to tell from the picture, but the baby carriage is cut from glittered cardstock and I put purple gems on the wheel centers. I added lace to divide the top and bottom of the card and added these cute paper roses.

Now, how about heading over to the Sisterhood for more inspiration from the "Sistahs", then share your creation with us? Remember you have until 8pm Sunday, May 25th to enter.

Happy Crafting!

Terri

Hurray for Sunshine

What a busy week this has been. Between doctor appointments, dark rainy days and my husband's car breaking down, I haven't had any time to get into my craft room. Thankfully, appointments are done, the car is fixed and it is a beautiful sunny day. Today I want to share a 3D project with you. I purchased some acrylic photo frames and decided to make desk post-it-note holders. Each holder will have a pen, but I forgot to add the pen when I took the photo. (Yet another senior moment.)

Recipe:

Cardstock: SU Sunburst, Mellow Moss, White
Designer Paper: Prima Sun Kist Paper Collection
Sentiment: JustRite Nature's Nested Sentiments
Dies: Spellbinders Labels 6
Flower: Pinwheels Florettes

I purchased the flower at a Stamp Sale and Swap this past weekend. The flower collection is from Webster's Pages. I checked this website out and they still have these flowers. They come in a pack of four and each has a different color in the center.

Off to do some housework, then hopefully back to crafting later this afternoon. Have a great day eveiryone. Thanks for stopping by.

Terri

Wings n' Things

It's time for a new challenge at the Sisterhood of Crafters. For this challenge, we are asking you to use birds, butterflies, bees (anything with wings) for the focus on your project. I chose this image of birds from Pinterest. I love all the colors in the image and was able to find designer paper that fit perfectly.

Recipe

Base: White cardstock, Black cardstock for mat
Designer Paper: DCWV
Sentiment: Matthew 6:26
Embellishments: Light green gems, SU Mellow Moss Ribbon


Now, why not head on over to the Sisterhood for more inspiration from the sisters and enter your creations?

Thanks for stopping by to visit.

Terri

Fairy Blessed

As many of you know, I am a big fan of Pinterest, so it will come as no suprise to you when you learn that is where I found these images. There were so many to choose from, so I pinned them to my board for future use. These cards will be used for blank note cards, such as "Hello", "Just a Note" and "Thinking of You". I am going to put them in sets of 6 cards and envelopes.

The base of each card is SU cardstock and the designer papers are just some loose pieces from my stash. Just have to add the sentiments and they will be ready to package for craft shows.

Well, that's it for today. Please stop by and visit again. I love to receive comments about my creations.
Happy Easter!

Terri

Old World Map Cards

After finding these Old World Map tags on pinterest, I decided to use them for cards. The tags were too big for my card size, so I cut them down to fit. I never seem to have enough masculine cards and these would be perfect for birthday, Father's Day and Retirement. I used SU Ballet Blue cardstock for the base, basic black for the mat and embossed the card with Darice's Swirl embossing folder. All that is left to add are the sentiments and maybe some Hemp cord.

Tomorrow, I have some note cards to share with you. I am taking the weekend off to prepare for Easter with my daughters and their families.

Have a great day everyone!

Terri

Sailing Ship Cards

I found a pack of Nautical die cuts at our local craft store and thought they would be perfect for masculine cards. These four ships and the compass really stood out, so here is how my design turned out. These cards could be used for birthday, retirement or Father's Day. I may have to go and buy another pack, since I like the way my project came together.

Here is the Recipe:

Base: White Cardstock

Paper: Old World Map (?)

Ships & Large Compasses: K & Co. Die Cuts

Small Compasses: found on Pinterest

Embellishment: Hemp cord

It is hard to tell from the picture, but 2 of the ships have glitter on them.

Thanks for visiting with me today. Don't forget to stop by the Sisterhood for the "White on White" challenge that ends Sunday, April 20th at 8pm.

Terri

Gift Card Holders

This week I have been working on more projects for some craft shows this fall. Yesterday I began creating these gift card holders which are very easy to put together. Just 1 piece of cardstock for the base and 4 pieces of designer paper for decoration. You will find the directions posted after the picture.

Over the weekend I want to get all the base pieces cut, then I can work on the panels for each card as I put them together.

Directions:

1. Cut base 4 1/2" x 7 3/4". Score at 2 1/2" and 6".

2. Place 1 piece of sticky tape on each side of small panel and fold up to create pocket for gift card.

3. Top panel (scored at 2") folds down. Corners may be rounded off with corner punch if you prefer.

4. The 2 panels measuring 2 1/4" by 4 1/4" will be glued to the front and back of top fold.

5. Glue (or tape) the 1 1/2" by 4 1/4" panel to bottom inside panel.

6. Glue (or tape) the 3 1/4" by 4 1/4" to back panel.

7. Use the 1" x 4 1/4" panel to make the belly band by bending strip around holder and glueing (or
    taping.

 I used the 1 1/4" circle punch and the 1 1/2 scalloped punch to make the decoration for the belly
 band.

That's all there is to it.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Now, how about hopping over to the sisterhood to check out the new challenge "White on White" hosted by Micki? The sistahs have created some fabulous projects for your inspiration.

Thanks for visiting with me today. Happy Crafting!




 

White on White

Today's challenge at the Sisterhood of Crafters was a true challenge for me. I have never been very creative at using one color for a card. When I found this Memory Box die of the poppies, I decided to give it a try. The butterflies are also a die, but unfortunately I don't remember what company they are from. I know they are called "Fancy Butterflies." The recipe for this card can be found below.

 Recipe:

Card Base: White Cardstock

Embossing Folders: Dotted Swiss, (forgot the name of the other folder)
Embellishments: White embroidered ribbon
Dies: Memory Box Poppies, Fancy Butterflies


Okay ladies! Now it's your turn. Head over to the Sisterhood blog for more inspiration and share your creations with us.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Terri

 

New Granddaughter

No pictures to share with you today, but I do have exciting news. Our third granddaughter was born Saturday night at 9:16pm. She weighs 6lbs 5 oz, is 18 inches long and her name is Mikayla Hadley. Hubby and I went to the hospital after church yesterday to see my daughter and her family. The baby is beautiful. She looks just like her mommy and has her hair color (reddish brown). Unfortunately, we didn't get to spend time with her older brother and sister because they were just leaving to spend the day with their other grandparents. Mom and baby get to go home today around noon. Our son-in-law has the week off to help her get settled in.

Well, that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by to visit. Have a great day!

Terri

Time to Play

I am so glad to be back with you today. My husband and I went to Amish country on Monday and the weather was beautiful. Unfortunately, we both forgot to take our cameras. We did a little shopping and had lunch before starting home. On Tuesday, we went to dinner at our favorite A & W root beer stand, then stopped and looked around at a bookstore on the way home. That evening a friend of my husband's who married and moved to France stopped by. He was in the states on business and wanted to spend some time with us before heading back to France. He brought his Ipad and showed us some gorgeous photos of the Black Forest in Germany, Austria and France. Hadn't seen him in quite a few years, so it was great catching up.

Today I had lots of time to play in my craft room. One of the projects I have been working on is "Gum Package Covers." After the photo you will find the directions for making these cute covers.

Directions:

Cut designer paper into a 3" by 6 1/2" strip. Score along 6" side at 1 3/4, 2 1/4, 4 3/4 and 5 1/4.

Fold all score lines. Place sticky tape on short end, wrap around gum pack and seal to long piece. Decorate as you wish.


I used K & Co Life's Occasion designer paper to make cover, then layered 1 1/4" circle onto a 1 1/2" scalloped circle punched from SU papers. (Sentiments were printed from my computer, then punched with SU punches.)

I used foam dots to place circles on covers. The birds and butterflies are from K & Co.


Thanks for stopping by for a visit. Don't forget you have until Sunday 8pm to join in on the sisterhood challenge. 

Until next time,

Terri

Road Trip

Since my husband has today and tomorrow off, we are going to take a couple of day trips. I know one of our trips will be to Amish country about a 45 minute drive from home. The second trip is still to be decided. We make about 2-3 trips a year to Amish country for cheese and lunch at one of our favorite restaurants. We also have to stop at one of the bakeries to get my husband a homemade custard pie and I want to visit the Christmas shop that is open year round. Hopefully, I will have some good pictures to share with you. The temperature for today is supposed to be around 48 and tomorrow the high of 67 is predicted.  (But this is Ohio and the weather can change quickly.)

Well, that's it for now. Thanks for stopping by to visit. Have a great day!

Terri

Card Set 3

Today's set of cards were stamped with black India Ink. I don't remember what company made the stamp set, but I purchased it from Joann's Craft Store.
 

Since the top and bottom of the card are rounded, it is hard to get a ribbon tied so that it looks right. I may just make bows and add them the the flower stalks with a glue dot. I like to keep my one layer cards simple. Too much embellishment takes away from the image.

I hope you are enjoy looking at my simple cards. Only two more sets of these and then I have some vintage note cards to share.

Have a great day everyone!

Terri