Happy Birthday Magic

Hi there, friends! I hope your week is going well!

I have a birthday card to show you today that's just a bit different for me. Other than the pre-made card base... 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" white... and black textured cardstock, it's made entirely from a package of Snap! Insta Squares & Pieces Say Cheese by Simple Stories. I haven't a clue as to why I purchased this. I'm guessing I bought it in Tennessee at Your Scrapbook Superstore... one of those impulse items I tend to buy when we're away on a trip. Nevertheless, I guess it came in handy and I was happy with what I was able to create with it.

Strike that word entirely above... I cut this Avery Elle happy die from glitter paper and used the matching stamp set for the birthday.

 I popped up the balloon grouping and the sentiment strip with 3-D foam and used an Idea-ology Hex Fastener on the red arrow and View Finder piece to make a spinner.
This card went to our grandson, Ruf, who was celebrating his sixth birthday this week.
Yesterday, I began a fall project with some hand-dyed wool. If I get that completed today, I'll post it next.

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Thinking of You Card and Grayden's Performance

Hi friends. I'm so happy you're visiting today.

I have a simple Thinking of You card to show you that's going into my stash made from a My Mind's Eye 6x6 paper pad on a pre-made white card base.

I cut a second label from white art foam to put under my sentiment label for some dimension. Just a basic card to fit into a regular envelope to mail off to a friend that needs encouraging. Good to have on hand.

Next I have a bit of family news. Our grandson, Grayden, did a one night performance in the outdoor drama Trumpet in the Land last night. It's a big deal for a twelve year old, or anyone for that matter.

This is the stage setting. It begins at 8:30 so it was just at dusk.

The play is about the Ohio frontier during the Revolutionary War. I've mentioned before that we live in a very historical area and this program brings a part of that history to life. 

Grayden here with his younger brother William. The Penmaker is there in the center back. This was a great family event for us and another opportunity to get together and cheer on one of our grandchildren.

Stationers Desk Love Pocket Card and Family

Still working with my Prima collections, this one being Stationers Desk. The colors of these papers are gorgeous, but seem to be hard to photograph. These shots certainly don't do them justice. 

I created this pocket card with various elements from the collection, along with I Am Roses burgundy and red roses and their leaves.

Now a bit of family news. Meet Tommy... our newest grandchild (number ten) and our son's first child. What a blessing! As you can see by the onesie, Seth is still making movies and doing very well at it. In fact his latest is in the top 10 on Amazon this weekend. Can't help doing a little boasting.

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William's Chicken Birthday Card

Today we celebrated our grandson William's eighth birthday. A very festive occasion with a chicken theme. Our daughter always goes all out for her brood of four, and since they started raising chickens I suppose the poultry theme was top on Will's list.

I created his card with Graphic 45's French Country... the perfect collection for the simple, clean look I wanted. Country with a touch of class... not just your everyday chicken, but chickens with style!

Happy Birthday William!

(Check out the chicken cupcakes!)

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Children's Birthday Card

We finished our

week-long anniversary celebration with a trip to Amish country... Holmes County... with a visit to one of our favorite restaurants for their breakfast buffet and then some shopping. It's only about a thirty-five minute drive for us, with some of the best country cooking in the US. A great place for you all to come visit if you ever are passing through Ohio.

In September we have five

birthdays in our family. One is our grandson's, Ruf (aka Kenny), who turned two last week. Here is the card I created for him...

These papers are from

October Afternoon's 5 & Dime collection... their 8x8 pad. I haven't used this in awhile, and in my quest to use up my older collections, I pulled this out because of this cute sheet with the black background and the vintage ads.

Although he's only two

and not really into cards, I thought his mommy... our daughter Sarah... would like it to sit out on display.

The gears are by

Idea-ology, the bolt is by Prima and the little blossoms are by Petaloo.

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Linda

William... On The Go

When I bought Pink

Paislee's Hope Chest collection at Scrapdoodles earlier this summer, I had no idea I would get this much wear out of it. This collection has been great for every type of project... including layouts of grandchildren. Which is what I have here today.

I believe this is my

favorite collection so far this year... so versatile.

I mixed in some

Recollections kraft cardstock and a half sheet of an older Pink Paislee collection along with a scrap of one of their plaids. I store my papers according to manufacturers. I find that the colors, for the most part, will blend from collection to collection if I stay within a company. It seems to be easier when choosing patterns... it works for me!

The doily was

cut from Alterations Distressed Doily die. The butterfly is Petaloo.

The bit of notebook paper

was cut from Alterations Torn Notebook die. The flowers are all by Petaloo... the Darjeeling collection... LOVE these!!! The stenciling was done with Golden's molding paste and Prima's checkerboard stencil. The ink is Walnut Stain Distressed.

Idea-ology gears,

a lock charm from an Etsy shop and a Prima Vintage Trinket. The layout is backed with medium weight chipboard so it doesn't buckle.

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Linda

Grayden

I'm sorry for my lack

of posts lately, but I still seem to be traveling through a non- creative valley that I can't climb out of. That's how bad it is... I just ended a sentence with a preposition!

Our grandson, Grayden, had 

his eighth birthday last week. He's such a sweet little guy... I thought I'd make him a layout to hang in his room using some Gettysburg patterned paper. The photos were taken a couple of weeks ago on a picnic we had with our daughter and her family. Can you believe... I took a hundred and sixty-one photos that day... nearly all of our grandchildren. Oh boy!!!

Here's what I made him...

The base papers are from

the Pink Paislee Hope Chest collection and all others are paper I had bought at Forevermore Scrapbooks in Gettysburg on our last trip there. My stock is very low, so I think it's about time the Penmaker and I pack our bags and head over that way... good excuse, huh?

The metal corner is by 

Momenta, the bolts on the top left and right corners are Prima Mechanicals, and the Hinge Clip at the top is from Idea-ology.

All the flowers are Petaloo,

the metal flourish is also a Momenta piece, and the natural burlap string is from May Arts.

This metal embellishment

piece by Recollections, I got on clearance at Michaels. It's topped with another of the Prima Mechanicals and wound with the burlap string. There's a Prima Junkyard Findings clock peeking out from under the torn edge of the Gettysburg map.

A Prima Junkyard Findings 

zipper... and that word explore is perfect for this boy!!! He never stops.

The alpha stickers are

Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type in black.

The stars are Pink Paislee Artisan 

Chipboard and the Distress ink on all the paper edges is Vintage Photo.

I'm linking up at:

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

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Linda

B Is For Bear

Our grandson, Will, had

his forth birthday this week and tonight is his birthday party. Topping his list of likes are... bears... which is the party theme. I haven't a clue as to why he likes them, but who am I to question... grandparents are to provide. So we bought a couple of bear items while in the Smokey Mountains to give him, along with this tag...

I started out to make

a card from a number ten size black tag, but folded it wrong. So using it as a template, I cut one from Graphic 45 paper... their 8x8 pad of An ABC Primer... and decided to just use at as a tag.

I cut the top off the

original black tag, and glued it to the bottom as a holder for some smaller tags.

The bottom of the black

one that I had cut with Alterations Brackets die, I topped with more G45 and an image I stamped with Stampscapes Nature Sheet Set #6 and a small bear. William should get a kick out of this.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda