Together Owl Pocket Card

This isn't my typical look, but I've been trying to shake things up a bit. I like to try new embellishments, and this owl certainly is different for me. He's from Echo Park's The Story of Our Family chipboard accents

The card base and tag are from Tim Holtz new Dapper paper stash. One of the mats is 7 Dots Studio, Nature Walk. The other papers are Bo Bunny Enchanted Garden. The Together frame is from the EP The Story of Our Family ephemera pack.

The doily was cut with Alterations new Thinlits die by Tim.

My assortment of flowers and leaves are all by Petaloo.

The silver corner filigrees are from The Funkie Junkie Boutique and the half filigree at the top of the frame is from Momenta. The dark blue rhinestones are Prima Say It In Crystals.

Have a happy day, my friends!

Thank you for stopping by... I so appreciate it!

Linda

It's A Girl Pocket Card

It's Monday... almost as good as Friday, right?

The Penmaker and I are off to a big start for the week. We've already gone to Amish country for breakfast, made a stop at some stores, and got our hair cut... and it's only 10:15. Another large special order of pens just came in, so we have quite a busy day going.

My baby girl card is created from the Echo Park Bundle of Joy collection, along with white cardstock, I Am Roses flowers and leaves,  pearl trim from Pat Catans and a pink wide eyelet from We R Memory Keepers. I used Spellbinders Oval Floral, Classic Ovals, and Scalloped Ovals dies.
Have a happy day, my friends!

Thanks for stopping by!
Linda

Headlines Pocket Card

Oh Boy! I created this masculine birthday card a while back, and now I can't remember what paper this is for the base.... maybe My Mind's Eye (because the brads are) or Teresa Collins. Is this what happens when you turn seventy years old (Saturday)?

The mats and fussy cut pieces are from the Timeless Type Stack from DCWV. The half photo is Tim Holtz Found Relatives.

The Filmstrip ribbon is Idea-ology.

The scissors came from The Funkie Junkie Boutique...

and the border was cut with my new Tim Holtz Alterations Stitched Ovals Thinlits set. The insert ticket is TH ephemera Expedition, with an added eyelet and scrap of inked text fabric.

I think I've said it before... I love the challenge of making masculine cards! 

Have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

G45 Lovely Ladies in Blue Pocket Card

This week I've been all over the map with paper collections... pulling out something different for each card I've created. This one is of Graphic 45 papers with some Prima Lifetime for the frame (Spellbinders Oval Floral).

The fancy button is by Prima, the stamps were fussy cut and paper punched... G45. The flower is a  Petaloo Velvet Hydrangea. 

I'm not sure about the bird... I have several of this style from different sources. Ideology has one, but it has a loop at the top. This one may be Momenta.

The lace scrap is an old piece I've been saving, the flowers are I Am Roses and Petaloo.

The Penmaker has been extra busy with special order pens which makes me extra busy (funny how that works). I'm about two weeks behind in showing what I've created, but maybe I'll catch up soon.

Thank you for stopping by!
Linda

Little Man Pocket Card for The New Baby

There's nothing to equal the excitement of the birth of a new baby. 

We have a new one at church... a boy! Oh my, does seeing him bring back memories of my own two sons coming into the world. I have to say, they were... and still are a tremendous blessing.

I created this card for the new little one using Tim Holtz's Vintage Shabby paper stash (now retired) for the base and tag. It's teamed up with the Echo Park collection Bundle of Joy. Such a darling collection in both boy and girl sets. I have both on hand since you don't always know ahead of time what you'll need.

I looks like a beautifully warm week ahead of us here in Ohio, and if my sinuses don't get out of control, I hope to be out and about. I'm sure I'll squeeze in some time for creating a couple of cards, though!

Thanks for stopping by!
Linda

Jar Lid & Pink Roses Pocket Card

Today I got to play with some of my new Tim Holtz supplies that came in the mail last week. I created this pocket card with the Prima Lifetime papers teamed up with some Marion Smith digitals.

I've noticed a lot of projects lately made with jar lids. In fact, in the fall, my daughter-in-law made me an adorable pumpkin decor piece made with them. This said, I decided to go with the fad and try one on my card as a frame for my bird image. I surrounded it with lots of I Am Roses pink flowers and Petaloo velvet leaves.

I added some lace to soften it up a bit and a little cheesecloth that I colored using Twisted Citron and Peeled Paint Distress inks. I put in a couple of mini crocheted doilies, burlap string and pink roses. I popped my image up with a square of corrugate.

To the right side I added a border cut with my new Alterations Thinlits Stitched Ovals set, and for my tag I used the Idea-ology Rumnant Rubs Gilded Accents in gold.

This square frame I cut with Alterations Ornate Frame #2 in white cardstock. I applied a coat of Clear Rock Candy Distress crackle paint and when it was dry, I sponged it with Frayed Burlap Distress ink.

This afternoon, the Penmaker and I will be heading to The Colony Short Film Festival in Marietta, Ohio, to the debut of our son's newest documentary. This will be our first event for 2016 and the year looks like it will be a busy one for us.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend, my friends!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

Many Thanks Pocket Card

Every now and then I like to go through my paper collections and choose something totally different from what I've been working with. The base is Prima's Lifetime, which has been out on my desk for the past two weeks, but here I paired it with their Lyric. The green tones were a great match, but I decided to go all out with the accent color. I went for the color on the chipboard piece... a wild, hot pink!

The chipboard pieces and button are from the collection.

The flowers are by I Am Roses. I cut the leaves with Spellbinders Foliage. They are a manila file folder dyed with Distress inks: Peeled Paint and Bundled Sage. The finish is Ranger's UTEE. The tiny tag and the one in the top pocket were cut with Alterations Tiny Tabs & Tags.

The top pocket was cut with Alterations Pocket Envelope. The wide hot pink eyelets are by We R Memory Keepers.

The tiny doily was cut with Sizzix Vintage Doily.

A little bit of a change... slightly bright... but now I'm satisfied with the adventure and can settle back down. I just needed to let loose and go for it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda