Butterfly Sympathy 2

Welcome back friends. My next door neighbor kindly cleaned out our drive with his snow blower yesterday, so hopefully it won't take long to shovel the snow we got after he was finished.. I have been afraid to look outside and see how much snow fell overnight. If it's too bad, I will be out helping my hubby shovel, which means no time for crafting today.

As promised yesterday, I have another sympathy card to share with you. I haven't been using my embossing folders very much lately and so I pulled them out to make some quick and simple cards. 

My card today was created using another Darice embossing folder. This flourish with butterflies is one of my favorites. 

Once the card front was embossed, I stamped the sentiment (Stamping Sensation's "Perfectly Said" rubber stamp set) using Black India Ink. Then with my Fancy Butterfly die set, I cut three butterflies and adhered them to my card with glue. Three white pearls were added for the body of each butterfly.

As you can see, I once again forgot to add ribbon. For this card, I am leaning toward using 1/2" Black Organdy ribbon. 

 Guess I better check to see if my hubby needs help shoveling the drive. Happy Crafting!

Terri

Butterfly Sympathy

With the bad weather we have had over the weekend here in Northeast Ohio, I was able to get into my work room and work ahead on my Sisterhood challenges. Now that I am a couple of challenges ahead, I decided to start on some much needed sympathy cards. Today's card features the Darice "Cattails" embossing folder.

                                              
After embossing the card front, I then stamped the sentiment using Black India Ink and a stamp from Stampin' Up's "Warmest Regards" stamp set. Then I die cut the butterflies with my Memory Box "Dancing Butterflies" die.  I like the clean and simple look of this card.

I was in such a hurry to get this card posted, I forgot to add the ribbon, which will be 1/4" black satin.

I plan on staying in most of the day and work on more cards. However, I do have to take my daughter to work this afternoon and babysit my granddaughter. Hope they get the streets plowed before 2pm.
The weather report was calling for 10 inches of snow by this morning. We had three inches on the ground by 1pm yesterday.

Oh well, such is life in Ohio. Thanks for visiting with me today. Stop by tomorrow for a look at another sympathy card.

Happy Ground Hog Day!

Terri

Hey, Valentine!

With temperatures in the teens for today and tomorrow, I decided to hide out in my craft room and get some work done. Today, I want to share the Valentines Day cards I made for my grandchildren.  The images are Stampin' Up's "Hey, Valentine" stamp set found in the Sale-a-bration catalog. The sentiment is from SU's "Teeny Tiny Wishes" stamp set.
 

The pirate is for my 4 year old grandson, the fish for my 7 year old granddaughter and the fox goes to my 2 year old granddaughter.  Click on the image to see a bigger picture. Just made card fronts and kept it simple for mailing.

Materials:
Card stock: white and black
Ink: Black India ink
Designer Paper: K & Co. Valentine pack
Punch: EK Success Fancy Label

If you like this stamp set, check out Stampin' Up's site and see all the wonderful stamps in the Sale-a-bration catalog and all the free items you can get for every $50 you spend. 

And don't forget to stop by the Sisterhood for the new challenge "Let It Snow" hosted by Diane. The sistahs and step-sisters have some great inspiration projects to share with you. 

Have a great day everyone! 

Terri

Let It Snow

This week's challenge at the Sisterhood, hosted by Diane, is "Let It Snow. Your challenge is to use snowflakes on your project. I was so excited to try out my new Silhouette Cameo cutting machine. The snowflakes and fairy are images from the Silhouette Club. I just love this machine. So easy to load and cut.

Now for the details. I started with white card stock for the base and added designer papers from the DCWV "Winter" Stack. Light blue gems were used to highlight the center of each snowflake and I used a snow marker for the sentiment. Since the fairy's wand was so small, I used a white gel pen to make it stand out better.

Now, why not head on over to the Sisterhood and join in on the fun. You could be one of the Top Award Winners. The sistahs have some beautiful projects for inspiration.

Well, that's all for today. Happy Crafting!

Terri

Lotus Blossom Stamp Set

I was so excited to use my new Stampin' Up "Lotus Blossom" stamp set on this card. The background was made using my Memory Box "Texture Tessatina" stencil and Tim Holtz distressed inks "Tattered Rose" and "Antique Linen". After taping my stencil and paper down to a silicone craft sheet, I used a dauber to add the Antique Linen ink and then used another dauber to layer "Tattered Rose" ink over top. Next, I stamped the lotus blossom onto white cardstock with the Stampin' Up Red Rose marker. The stem was stamped with Close to My Heart Olive Green and and Garden Green. The background panel and the image panel were layered onto black mats. Holiday Green ribbon by Darice was tied around the image to add a little depth.

I love this stamp set and will be using it quite often. I also purchased Stampin' Up's "Petal Potpourri" bundle and hope to use it soon. First I have to make Valentine cards to send to my grandchildren.

Thank you for visiting with me today. 

Terri

Rosy Valentine

Hello everyone! Hope you are having a wonderful day. Trying to use up some of the scraps on my work table, I created this Valentine Card.

White card stock was used for the base with a black mat for my design. The background paper and tickets are from K & Company's Valentine stack. The heart was cut with my Sizzix "Scalloped Hearts" die. The sentiment came from a Cloud Nine die cut sticker pack and the  3D roses and gems are by Paper House Productions. For the banner, I cut a 3/4" by 4" black strip and fussy cut the "v". Then I layered a 1/2" by 3" strip over the black and added the "Love" sticker.

I think this would be ther perfedct card to give my hubby on Valentine's Day with a box ov candy.

Thank you for dropping by today. Please come again soon and don't forget to stop by the Sisterhood for the "Anything With a Twist" challenge. You have until 8pm, Sunday evening to enter.

Terri

Butterfly Friend

My friend, Judy, gave me this beautiful  Sizzix stamp and embossing folder set from Hero Arts. It is hard to tell by the picture, but the flowers, word and butterfly are embossed. To add a little dimension, I used my fancy butterfly die and Stampin' Up Morning Marigold cardstock to create the butterfly. Then I layered it onto my card using dimensional dots. The ribbon is from Darice's So Trendy line.

First, I stamped the image with Stampin' Up Old Olive ink onto Ivory card stock. Then I lined up the image with the embossing folder and ran it through my cuttlebug. I love the simplicity of this design. I am debating on whether or not to add gems to the center of the flowers for a little bling. What do you think? Should I add some pearls to the die cut butterfly?
 
Please help me decide if I need to add anything to this card. I love hearing from you.

Until next time. Have a great day!

Terri
 

Flower Pop Treats

My stamp group meets the second Wednesday of each month and since next month's meeting falls on February 11th, I thought I would create a special Valentine treat for all who attend. I used the Stampin' Up Petite Petals flower punch, and two EK Success flower punches to make this lollipop bouquet.

Each flower was punched in the center with a 1/8" hole punch to create a space for the lollipop stick to slide through. Then I slid one of each flower onto the stick and slid them up to the lollipop. I curled up the ends of the two center flowers to make them more dimensional. (Now isn't that just as clear as mud?) 

I hope you enjoyed my project for today. Please stop by again soon and if you have time, leave a comment about my work. I love hearing from you.

Happy Crafting!

Terri

Anything Goes With A Twist

Lisa, our hostess for this week's challenge at the Sisterhood, has chosen "Anything Goes With a Twist" as her theme. Make a card or project using a New item. My new item is this beautiful die by Cheery Lynn Designs called "I Do". This die could be used for anniversary projects as well as wedding. I didn't add a sentiment, because I haven't decided how I will use the card. Have to see if I have any weddings or anniversaries in the near future.

 

Now for the details. I used white card stock for the base, then added DCWV's "All Dressed Up" mat for the background. It's hard to tell, but the silver design is glittered. I then cut a 4"x 5 1/4" panel from silver and placed a 3 3/4" x 5" black panel on top to make the mat for the die cut. The silver metallic ribbon is the Darice "Ohhh So Trendy" line. I found the white daisies in the dollar bin at a nearby Michaels. I am very pleased with the outcome. 

I have entered this creation in the following challenges:

           Scrappers' Delights - Anything Goes With a Twist/                                       New Beginnings

           Moo-Mania & More - Anything Goes

           Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes 

It's your turn. Why not head on over to the Sisterhood, check out the sistahs fabulous inspiration projects and enter your project? You could be one of the Top Award Winners.

Thanks for stopping by.

Terri

Valentine Joy Card

I have noticed a lot "Joy Fold Cards" posted on Pinterest and decided to give it a try. This card is actually cased from one by Beth Crocker found here. 

White card stock was used for the base and the designer paper is from the K & Company "Valentine Pack. I used a Martha Stewart Doily Border Punch on red dotted designer paper to create the border behind the word panel. The "X and O" were from a pack of letters I found in a clearance bin at Pat Catan's.  

This was such a simple card to make. Will definitely use this as a template for more cards. But for now, I will be working on a valentine favor for my stamp group meeting in February. I will be using mini Charm pops for my treat, just need to figure out how I will dress them up.

That's it for today from frozen Northeast Ohio. Thanks for visiting with me today.

Terri

Vintage Auto Card

Today I have another masculine card to share with you. As most of you know, I love vintage style images, so when I saw this vintage car and garage sign, I just knew they would be perfect for a card for the guys. What guys don't love cars?

I will add the sentiment once I decide what kind of card it will be. Could be used for birthday, Father's Day or retirement. DCWV designer paper was used for the background over kraft card stock. The images are matted on black and kraft card stock. The brown satin ribbon is Darice Premium Ribbon.

I had so much fun working on this project. Once I had my images and paper choices, it came together pretty quickly. I just love when that happens. 

Well, on to other projects. Stop by again soon.

Terri

Money, Money, Money

My focus for today's project is Masculine cards. After the holidays, I'm sure we all could use a little extra cash, so for the guys, here is a money card. Many of you know that masculine cards have always been a challenge for me. So this year I plan to break out of my comfort zone and make more cards for the guys.

 (Card Front)

 (Inside)

For this card I used, Core'dinations "Sailboat Blue" card stock for the base. The designer paper is from DCWV and the vintage images were found on Pinterest. Each of the images were layered onto a black mat then layered onto the blue mat. The sentiment is from a stamp set that came with the "Cardmaking Magazine" from the UK. I left room beside the inside image to stamp a sentiment.

I know I will be making more of these. They were so simple to put together.  The base is 6" x 11 1/4" and scored at 4" and 8" on the long side. I used a 3/4 circle punch to make the half circle in the pocket.
You will need 2 panels 5 1/4" x 3 3/4" for the back and top front panels. The pocket panel measures 
5 3/4" x 2 3/4". This would be the perfect template for weddings, Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc.

I hope you like my project for today. Would love to hear from you.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Terri

November Card Class Projects

My friend, Judy, and I held a Christmas Card Class on Saturday, November 22. Five ladies participated in this class and had a blast. They were so amazed at how simple the cards were to make. We had 10 projects planned, but unforunately, I didn't have time to make all of Judy's cards. On Friday, she surprised me with all the materials and instructions to make the cards I didn't make. Now that I finished them, I wanted to share my pictures with you.

Card 1

(Origami Tree)

Card 2

(Gold and Black Wreath

Card 3

(Silver and Blue Snowflake)

Aren't these cards gorgeous? It is hard to tell from the picture, but the blue snowflake in the center of the snowflake is floating in the circle and the large silver and blue snowflake is glued to the inside back of the card. Judy and Darlene provide me with lots of inspiration for developing project ideas. I am so blessed to have them as friends.

Time to go get my granddaughter. Hopefully I can get her down for a nap and have more time to create. For those of you who are in the frigid Northeast along with me, just keep telling yourself "Just a couple more months and warm weather will be here." At least that's my story and I'm sticking with it.

Have a wonderful day!

Terri

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hello everyone! Sorry I haven't posted for quite awhile. The holidays really kept me busy. The doctor finally gave my hubby the okay to go back to work. Great news for both of us. His disability insurance was about to run out and the house is a mess. Now maybe I can get the house back to normal and start crafting again. We spent alot of time with our daughters, son-in-law and four grandchildren. On December 6, I participated in the Ladies Christmas Gala at our church (dinner and special entertainment), and attended the Christmas Eve Candlelight service. New Year's Eve and New Year's day were quiet days at home reading and watching movies we got for Christmas.

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and may the New Year bring you, health and happiness.

I am starting to work on challenge projects and can't wait to begin using my new Silhouette Cameo cutting machine. My New Year's resolution for this year is to post at least 4 new projects a week.

If you have time, stop by and leave a little encouagement.

Thanks for visiting with me today.

Terri

 

 

Christmas Song Inspired

The Sisterhood's new challenge begins today and the title is "Christmas Name That Tune". The idea is to make a project that was inspired by a favorite Christmas song. I have 2 cards to share with you, because I have so many favorites. My top favorite is "Silent Night" which inspired me to use this stamp by Stampendous called "Sacred Silhouette". The verse inside says "Silent Nght, peaceful morn, joy to all, Christ is born!" on a stamp by Wordsworth. The blue cardstock was purchased at Hollo's paper store and has flecks of white that look like snow. I heat embossed with gold embossing powder and framed the image with gold metallic cardstock. Then I tied gold metallic ribbon as an embellishment.

 

 My husband wasn't too happy when I walked around the house singing, "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow", from the beginning of November until mid January, because we had more snow than we have had since my daughter's were in school. My youngest daughter graduated from high school in 2003. Eventually, he told me I had to take down the snowmen and quit singing that song. (I guess he didn't want snow to last until Summer.)

Here are the details for my second card:

White cardstock was used for the base and the designer paper is by DCWV. I found the image on Pinterest. My friend, Darlene, let me use two of her Martha Stewart snowfake punches to embellish and I used my SU Bitty Banners Die to cut the sentiment banner. Darlene also gave me some red paper since I didn't have any with me at the time.


This is the Sisterhood's last challenge for the year. We will begin challenges again on January 10, 2015. The sisters are taking a well-deserved rest and spending time with their families. 

What are you waiting for? Stop by the Sisterhood for inspiration and get into your craft room and create. We can't wait to see all of your wonderful work.

Thank you for supporting us this past year. Hope to see you in January.

Terri

Santa's Coming

Is it true? Christmas is only a month and a half away? Believe it or not, yes, Christmas will soon be here. I love seeing the excitement in my grandchildren's eyes as they await the arrival of that guy in the red suit, black boots and white beard. Thankfully, I started my Christmas shopping early and I am almost done. I hit some good sales at Kohl's, so picked up Christmas gifts while shopping for birthday presents. I guess it's a good idea to have so many birthdays close together. Now to finish my Christmas cards.

The challenge at the Sisterhood this week is "Santa Claus is Coming to Town". As usual, I found this adorable picture of Santa on Pinterest and just had to use him as the focus. Also, I steered away from the traditional colors of red and green and went for a more vintage look. You will find the details below the photo.

 Details:

Cardstock: SU Kraft, Core'dinations Chocolate

Dies: Sissix Labels Four

Designer Paper: K & Company

Sentiment: Scrappy Cat

Ribbon: Chocolate gingham

Embellishments: Echo Park Co. Reflections Christmas chipboard snowflakes

Soon the snow will be flying, Christmas music will be playing and the Christmas movies will begin. Guess I'd better get busy on my Christmas cards, so I have time to decorate and bake cookies. Christmas will be here quicker than you can blink your eyes. 

Don't forget to head over to the Sisterhood for more inspiration and share your project with us. You just might be one of our top winners. While there, leave a little love for the sistah's.

I love to hear from you, so if you have time leave a comment.

Until next time, have a great day.

Terri

 

Germ Free Santa

Hello everyone! This year for Christmas I want my friends and family to stay healthy, so I am giving them these adorable "SANTA-tizer" gifts. So cute and very easy to make. You will find the video tutorial here. I found the antibacterial hand sanitizer at our local dollar store (3 in a pack).

I used a strip of SU Real Red cardstock (2 1/4" x 6") to go around the bottle and secured with red line tape. The belt is a strip of black paper 3/4" wide, wrapped around the bottle  and secured in the front. The buckle is silver metallic paper 3/4" x 3/4" and secured with a glue dot to cover the seam. For Santa's face, I used a 1 1/4" circle punch and flesh colored paper. folded in half. I typed the "Santa-tizer" onto white cardstock, then used a 1 3/8" scallop punch to make the beard. (Try to get the word towards the bottom when punching.) Santa's hat is made from a 1 1/4" square punch, cut in half diagonally. One side of the triangle is clipped off, and add a 1/4" white circle to the other side. Glue the hat to Santa's head and add eyes with a black marker. I used SU red/white bakers twine to tie the head onto the bottle cap.

Won't these make great stocking stuffers? I want to make more for my craft shows next year. I think they would be good sellers.

Have you checked out the "Thankful" challenge at the Sisterhood? Just create a project and use a phrase or sentiment such as, "Thankful, Give Thanks, etc.) Stop by the Sisterhood for some fantastic inspiration by our sistahs.

Have a great day and Happy Crafting.

 

Giving Thanks

I am so blessed to be hostess for this week's  "Thankful" challenge over at the Sisterhood. My hubby and I have had so many blessings this year. Our family is happy and healthy and my older daughter presented us with a beautiful new granddaughter on April 5th. We are also Thankful that both of our daughters and families live nearby, so we get to see them quite often.

With that in mind, here is my creation for the challenge.

The card base is Core'dinations Chocolate and the plaid wired ribbon is from Bobbie M Designs (found at a local craft store.) I used Impression Obsession's mini leaves (can be purchased from diesrus.com) die to cut the maple leaves from green metallic paper and SU Pumpkin Pie cardstock. The sentiment tag was cut using SU's Bitty Banners dies. Isn't this image beautiful? If found it on Pinterest and decided it was exactly what I needed for this project.

Fall is my favorite time of the year and Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, so this was the perfect challenge for me to host.

Now, why not head over to the Sisterhood and check out the other sistahs creations? You will definitely be inspired by their fantastic work. Then get busy creating and enter for your chance to be one of the Top Award winners.

Thanks for stopping by.

Terri

Chapstick Purse

It was wonderful getting into my craft room today and actually getting to craft. I had to make one more owl card for my swap on Wednesday, then it was on to more Christmas ideas. Today I worked on this cute Chapstick Purse. It will be perfect for stocking stuffers and I will make some for craft shows. You can find the tutorial for this project here:

Super easy to make from a 2 3/4" x 4 1/2" piece of cardstock. Then scored on the 4 1/2" side at 1", 1 3/4" and 3 1/4". I used a Fiskars Scallop punch and 1/4" ribbon for the handle. I cut velcro dots in 1/2 to make the closure. The embellishments are by Jolee's Boutique.

Aren't they adorable? Now I just have to decide what to make next. I have so many ideas, I don't know where to start.

Don't forget the new Sisterhood challenge begins on Wednesday. Make sure to stop by the Sisterhood to see the wonderful creations by the sistahs, then enter your project for a chance to win one of our top awards.

Have a great day.
Terri 

Not Again

Monday evening my husband came home from work complaining about severe pain in his left foot. When he removed his shoe, we noticed his foot was terribly swollen. Since he was diagnosed with osteoporosis, I suggested going to the emergency room. Being stubborn, he wanted to wait until morning to see if it felt better. Around 7:30am yesterday, he got me up and wanted to go to the hospital. Just as I thought, he has a fracture in his foot and will be off work for 6-8 weeks. Please pray for strength as I try to take care of him, my granddaughter and 3 dogs. (Believe me, the granddaughter and 3 dogs are easier to take care of than my husband.)

I am hoping to have everything settled down enough by the weekend, so I can get back into my craft  room. I have so many things I want to work on and little time.

Have a great day everyone!
Terri