City Crafter Strawberry Farm

Yummmm...

fresh red, ripe strawberries with real whipped cream perhaps sitting on a thick piece of pound cake or just plain in a bowl (the way I eat them). I can taste them now! They're a favorite warm weather treat, right?... and for this week Kirsty of City Crafter Challenge Blog has given a challenge of creating a project that includes strawberry/s. 

I still had some papers

and buttons from one of my old Pixie Dust Paperie kits that fit the bill to perfection. So, for week two of my Guest Design spot, I made this strawberry journal...

I am addicted to making 

mini albums and journals. Every time I look at a paper collection, I think, "what kind of album will this make?" Yowl... I LOVE creating them... I LOVE using them... and I especially LOVE giving them away! So, please let me show you...

This journal has tons

of journaling and photo spots. The photo spinner is attached with a strawberry brad and tucks behind the border strip.

Aren't these papers

just ideal for a summer time journal? You could tuck in some recipes for shortcake or a fruit based bar-b-que sauce. Oh man, I'm really getting hungry!

A double page

that folds over... room for photos... and the other side...

has several journaling

tags and space for even more photos.

Go grab yourself

some paper and a strawberry image and create something pretty. What a fun challenge theme... for a fun time of year! Hop over to CCCB and see what the Design Team have created to inspire you... some beautiful stuff over there, ladies!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

Serenity Kraft Card

Sorry to have
been MIA... our server hasn't been cooperating at all. I'm going to keep this post short in hopes of at least getting something up.
Here is a card I did
last week using an image I stamped sometime ago. It's been here on my desk along with these other orphaned goodies waiting for a home.

I kept it rather simple,
so it could be used for a man if needed, and can easily be sent in a regular envelope.

Hopefully, the Penmaker
can get some action from these people tomorrow and get things sorted out and running smoothly.
I have a new album
I created from some unusual packaging I can't wait to show you!!!

Thanks for stopping by!
Linda

July 4th Holiday

Happy Independence Day

to all my American friends. I'm going to enjoy the holiday with some crafting... hopefully... and maybe a cookout on the patio. Those are my plans... we'll see what happens though.

This is my version of

Audrey's "Woodsy Americana" flag (check it out here). I can tell you, painting tiny stars on a twig wasn't as easy for me as it looked and I obviously thought I needed more room for the jute between them. My son said it's rustic so it's okay... I'm always thankful for the support of my family!

Have a great day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

Cooling Down With City Crafter

July...

that takes some "Cooling Down" time, and I'm joining the girls at City Crafter Challenge Blog this week as Guest Designer and doing just that. Our  hostess, Wendy, is calling for projects using this gorgeous palette of cool colors.

I thought I'd go with a layout...

My "cool" colors

come from the help of Pink Paislee's Hope Chest collection that I bought in Virginia at Scrapdoodles. I wanted to remember that time... the newness of a unfamiliar store, the just released papers I had yet to see, the friendly ladies behind the counter. Just maybe this layout will bring that all back to me as time goes by.

My photo is mounted

on some Prima packaging and the tag is made from another one. The wood button is from Prima. 

The lace is from Surplus City.

The doily is cut with Alterations Distressed Doily die.

I fussy cut the

leaves and roses and popped them up with 3-D foam adhesive. 

I tinted Golden molding

paste with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink and applied it using Crafters Workshop Confetti stencil. Then splattered randomly with Lindy's Stamp Gang T-Bird Turquoise Flat Fabio spray.

The flourish is the piece

here that I hadn't used and has been laying on my desk patiently waiting for a home. It now has one under the I Am Roses flowers.

I also tinted some

cheesecloth with the PFDI and tucked it under the flowers. The bliss stick pin is from my stash. I fussy cut the butterfly from a sheet of Graphic 45 DP.

The zipper is from Prima.

Don't forget to stop by

the City Crafters Blog and check out all the projects the girls have created for you. Then create something beautiful yourself and enter. I'll look for you there.

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

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Birthdays And Penturners...

what a weekend!!!

Are you finding that in spite of the unusual weather we've been having, you are really busy with activities? We certainly are... and happy for it, because most of that activity has included family. Granddaughters Katie and Faith are having birthdays. Our daughter had one big party for both, as Faith is just turning one and really isn't into all the celebrating yet. But... what a bummer... can you believe, when we got to their house, my camera batteries went dead... so no photos. 

So I'll just show you Katie's card...

With her turning ten, 

I thought I'd go with a more feminine look, and used the Prima Lyric collection. It's loaded with beautiful images of chandeliers, roses,  music scores and all sorts of the girly things Katie loves.

The flowers and leaves are 

all from I Am Roses. Even though I have the Lyric collection flowers, I thought these were prettier.

Our second big event

of the weekend, was a penturners gathering in Oakwood Village at Woodcraft.

We met a lot of fellow

enthusiasts, had a discussion about starting a group in our area and had a drawing for prizes. The Penmaker and I both received IAP caps, which we are thrilled to have. (I was really wanting to win one when we went to the Richmond gathering, but instead won a package of very high end pen blanks.) 

Our speaker, Glenn McCullough,

did a demo on turning a calligraphy pen. Now this is something I could get into! These are great for art journaling.

Afterward, Glenn was

encouraging me to get started turning my own, and he even gave me this beauty as further incentive. (Thank you so much, Glenn!)

Hummm... I am really considering making these!

Jim Fischer presented

me with this fabulous bud vase... turned from segmented wood. (Thanks again, Jim!)

Here's another shot of

it along with my cap. The vase has a plastic insert for water, so it can actually be used for fresh flowers.

Sorry to be so long

with this post... but I really wanted to share these great wood pieces with you! It might be something some of you may want to try, too!

I'm linking up at:
Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

Remembering The Adventure

In May, the Penmaker

and I ventured to Virginia to attend the Mid-Atlantic Penturners Gathering in Richmond. It turned out to be quite the event, a real adventure for us... 

and inspired me to create this layout for my husband...

You probably recognize

the Prima Engraver collection here, but if you zoom in, you'll see a sheet from the Printery as well, used as my base. Under it is a 12x12 piece of black chipboard for stability. I distressed all the edges and sponged on Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

After putting on the

base papers, I  laid down molding paste... tinted with raw umber acrylic paint... using the Prima Sunrise Sunset checkerboard mask. I pulled out Tattered Leather Glimmer Mist and sprayed on a layer with the Crafters Workshop Numerals stencil.

I fussy cut several

 elements from the collection. Here I topped the clock with an Idea-ology gear, a Prima Junkyard Finding and wound around some May Arts natural burlap string. A Prima wood border piece is tucked underneath. 

More fussy cut pieces,

an arrow sticker from the collection sheet, and Idea-ology's hinge clip, chain and a muse token.

Idea-ology pen nibs.

An Engraver brad

as a flower center, Idea-ology Chit Chat sticker words and Martha Stewart punched oak leaves. I dry brushed some of the flowers (Engraver) and papers with gesso for a shabbier look.

I made the tab using

my We R Memory Keepers Cloud/Scallop Corner Chomper. The alphas are Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type.

In this grouping of

flowers, is one of the Engraver wood buttons, tied with burlap string and sitting inside one of our son's bottle caps from his soda he saves for me. There is also an Idea-ology memo pin and a Prima Say It In Crystals black gem used as a flower center.

 I'm linking up at:

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

Printery Paper Bag Mini Album For A Sweet Little Lady

This is Brianna.

She's my daughter-in-law's niece, and she was here at our house on Sunday afternoon, along with her family. They are missionaries to South Africa and are back here for a few months. I had the pleasure of showing her and her sister my studio and all the projects I had recently made. Happily, I was able to give her a little memento of her visit. I think she was pleased.

This is the album

made from just two little kraft paper bags from Michaels and Prima's Printery 12x12 papers and the 8x8 stack.

There are a ton of

photos, so I'll just list some of the product and you can scan on through.

Prima - tile, chipboard stickers, Say It In Crystals

Flowers - I Am Roses, Prima

Brads - My Mind's Eye

Dies - Spellbinder's Foliage

Punches - Martha Stewart Scallop Dot and Doily Lace

Distress Ink - Vintage Photo

Wide eyelets - We R Memory Keepers

Doilies, crinkled seam binding and pearls - from my stash

I'm linking up at:

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda