You Are Loved Pocket Card

With the need to make that baby shower card I spoke of yesterday, I went ahead and created another Valentine card. I saw this lovely lady on a sheet of G45 Mon Amour paper and knew I had to use her image on a card. I am partial to black and white, so this collection was a must have for me. I made it into a pocket card so I would have that extra amount of space to work with, and I think I maxed it.

For the florals, I pulled out an older Prima flower and glued some ivory gathered tulle trim to the bottom. I teamed it up with an antique bronze leaf and some other flowers and leaves from I Am Roses. 

The "You Are Loved" and tiny heart pieces are from the MA Tags & Pockets and Decorative Chipboard packs. I bought the scalloped edged music paper hearts from an Etsy shop ages ago. It's funny how I can use up some things so fast, and others take me years to do so.

This antique bronze filigree is actually a row of tiny hearts. I topped it with a gold gem from Prima's Holiday Jubilee Say It In Crystals. With this close-up view, you can see that I edged my fussy-cut lady with Walnut Stain Distress ink. My tag is finished with an antique bronze wide eyelet and filigree heart with a seam binding bow that I'm sure Kirsty must have hand-dyed having come from one of her Pixie Dust Paperie kits.

I'm playing along at these challenges this week:

Allsorts Challenge - What's New?  (Mon Amour Collection)

Fab n Funky - Something New (Mon Amour Collection)

Frilly and Funkie - Holiday Hues (Valentines Day)

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by... I appreciate your visit!

Linda

Farmer's Market Card

A little bit of this and that all combined to make today's fall card. This is is actually a birthday card for a dear friend, who tells me she loves that her's is this time of year because I always send her a fall themed card for her special day.

The card base is some Lunch Bag kraft paper. The pretty little golden flowers are from one of my old Pixie Dust kits as is the Webster's Page chipboard button.

A Petaloo Botanica and a heart cut with Alterations Mini Hearts from some Canvas Corp kraft corrugate. There's a snippet of May Arts ivory burlap string tied through the chipboard button.

I fussy cut the pumpkins from Graphic 45's An Eerie Tale "Abracadabra" paper. I did some layering with these for a dimensional look.

The beige teeny, tiny flowers are from I Am Roses.

My focal point is a mat of Canvas Corp kraft corrugate... they call it Flute. The Farmer's Market card was cut from the Echo Park's The Story of Fall "Journaling Cards" sheet. I am really taking a liking to Echo Park. Their papers aren't exactly my style, but I've been having fun making some cards that are just a little different for me.

I'm linking up at:
The Kraft Journal - Anything Goes Pumpkins

I really appreciate you stopping by!

Linda

Vintage Redo and A Pink Bling Pen

I'm sorry to be gone so much. The Penmaker and I seem to be swamped with projects... of all types! 

I have a number of cards I created awhile back with which I'm not completely satisfied. This is one that I decided to give a makeover.

I don't remember the papers at all, but the tag and corners I know are Graphic 45's Staples stickers.

The image is from October Afternoon's Wild Cards called Modern Homemaker. They came in the February Springtime Pixie kit... was it 2011? So did the Apricot American Crafts card stock. The tiny golden flowers were from the April Country Farm Stand kit. Wow... this is really taking me back! I LOVED those kits!!!

Some green Spanish moss and I Am Roses small gardenias.

The Penmaker has been working overtime to get ahead on his stock.

This is another of what I call his bling pens... with pink Swarovski crystals along with pink and blue dyed spalted wood with his ten coat CA gorgeous finish.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Thank you for stopping by!

Linda

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

Thanks Be To God

I'm sorry I haven't

been around much lately... both here at my blog and to visit yours. This seems to be a very busy spring so far... lots to do and places to go... the pleasures of retirement. I just finished a card for my stash and want to show you before I head back out to the garden. The Penmaker is already out there, power washing the fence. Hope he hasn't washed away the mulch I just put down!

The papers... Pink Paislee's

 Nantucket "Oyster Bar" and from Glitz Pretty in Pink "Toile" and Beautiful Dreamer "Polka"... are from the Pixie Dust Paperie kit "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary". I'm so sorry that Kirsty has decided to give up the Pixie kits, as they have always been a real source of inspiration for me. I've loved them from the start, and am really going to miss them.

Just received an order

from I Am Roses containing these beauties. I sprayed them with Scintillating Silver Glitz Spritz.

A piece of Canvas

Corp Flute topped with a Glitz Design French Kiss Peek-a-Boo. I used both Antique Linen and Forest Moss Distress Ink. The butterflies were cut with Die-namics Butterflies die and layered with TPC Studio "So Delish" jewels.

The ticket was cut with

Alterations Mini Tickets Set. I also used Cuttlebug's Textile Texture embossing folder and Martha Stewart's Oak Leaf punch. The tulle is from Glitz Design's Beautiful Dreamer Trims and also came from that lovely kit.

Now, from the Penmaker...

another of his inlay designs...

the golfer... in maple.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs!

Linda

Not My Usual

When I saw the Echo Park 

"Garden Gate" and Pink Paislee's "Oyster Bar" DPs in the Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Kit from Pixie Dust Paperie I immediately thought how great they went together and that one day soon I would make a project with the two of them. Well, that day has arrived.

The card base is of Kraft

and topped with a mat of peach canvas textured cardstock. I used my paper distresser on the DP along with Antique Linen Distress Ink. I fussy cut the center flower on "Oyster Bar" leaving the last two petals intact and tucked in some of the pink tulle from the Glitz Beautiful Dreamer Trim pack. I slightly rounded the petals using a paint brush handle and applied some Clear Rock Candy Stickles.

The frame was made with

Spellbinder's Large Classic Scalloped Ovals and Large Classic Ovals. The lace is from the Glitz trim pack, the pearl trim is from my stash, and the bow is made from Kirsty's Signature Crinkled Ribbon. The flowers are by Prima and the leaf trinket pin is from Maya Road. The other pin I made with beads from my stash.

The embroidered butterfly

is from the surplus store we visited in Cumberland, Maryland last year. It's decorated with TPC Studio So Delish Mini Jewels and a couple pieces from my pearl trim.

When the Penmaker saw

my card, he said... "hummm, not your usual!" I'm not sure if that's a good or bad response. I know I like to try new techniques, even if they don't look like my usual! What do you think?

By the way, 

he did come back with... "I like it!"

Thanks for the visit... they mean so much!

Hugs!

Linda

Oo La La Mary, Mary

The card I made yesterday

with the Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Kit from Pixie Dust Paperie has a bit of a French flair... don't you think?

The papers are all from

Glitz Design... Vintage Blue "Vintage Blue Rose" and "Vintage Blue Floral" plus some from the 6x6 Vintage Blue Paper Pack that I bought separately. The florals are all from I Am Roses and are sprayed with Cactus Gold Glitz Spritz. The leaf pin is from Maya Road and the rhinestones are TPC Studio So Delish Mini Jewels.

Vintage Photo and Faded

Jeans Distress Inks were sponged onto all paper edges. I sprayed a vintage ribbon heart die from Michelle's on Etsy with some of the Cactus Gold and layered it atop a paper doily. I punched a scrap from the 6x6 pack with Martha Stewart's Doily Lace Border Punch and combined it with a layer of Vintage Blue Floral and this pretty little lady from the Glitz Vintage Blue Peek-A-Boo transparency pack, who is popped up with 3-D foam adhesive. 

Viva Mary, Mary!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs!

Linda

Mary, Mary, Is Not Contrary

In fact she is very willing

to please. I'm speaking of the March kit Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary from Pixie Dust Paperie. This is the second project I've made from this lovely kit... a birthday card for my Mom.

I used the Glitz Design papers

Beautiful Dreamer "Polka" and Happy Travels "Floral" along with my favorite Ice Cream Canvas Texture Core'dinations cardstock.

I put this Glitz Vintage Blue

Peek-A-Boo transparency over top and embellished with flowers from I Am Roses that were sprayed with Lindy's Stamp Gang Cactus Gold Glitz Spritz. The leaves are a birthday gift my sister gave me last week... they are the most beautiful patina. The jewels are from the BoBunny Forever Fall collection.

Be sure to grab a 

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary kit for yourself before they are all gone!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs!

Linda

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

If you've followed my 

blog for awhile, then you know of my love for Pixie Dust Paperie Kits. The March kit, Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, was delivered to my doorstep by our wonderful mail carrier (she is the best ever) last week and I have been enraptured ever since. Kirsty has most definitely put together a fabulous combination of designer papers and embellishments. Although this year's kits are smaller than the previous year's (lower price also) they certainly aren't lacking on quality and versatility. All components of this kit seem to coordinate and while looking through for the first time, I immediately started to plan projects. Now, that's what I call inspiration!!!

Here is my first...

 From my own stash, I 

chose a sheet of Ice Cream Canvas Texture Core'dinations cardstock for the card base and a sheet from My Mind's Eye 6x6 Fine and Dandy for the first mat. Then I cut into the Glitz Design Vintage Blue papers... both "Rose" and "Floral". These are so gorgeous... wish I had two of each. As I started to put this together I realized I wanted some other color of cardstock, preferably a blue, for a mat. So I went to my kit album to see what was available.

I put this album together

so I would know what's in each of my kits and could access the contents faster. And I did... I pulled out October 2011's Blue Moon and a sheet of American Crafts Pale Blue. While thumbing through, I also discovered more Glitz papers in the March 2011 Floribunda kit that coordinate beautifully with these, so I now have materials for another project at hand.

These I Am Roses

flowers and leaves were just what I needed to accent the papers. I sprayed them all with Lindy's Stamp Gang Cactus Gold Glitz Spritz. I also tucked in a Jolee's Bling Dimensional Sticker Gem in yellow.

This layer starts with

two Vintage Photo distressed paper doilies. Then comes the pale blue cardstock mat and Glitz "Rose" that's been embossed with Cuttlebug's Textile Tuxture embossing folder and sprayed with CG Glitz Spritz... also distressed with Vintage Photo. Atop that is a music sheet lacy heart die from my stash and a Glitz Peek-A-Boo birdcage, with a heart lock charm glued on. A Tim Holtz Mini Paper Clip holds on a set of keys. Both charms are from Charm Emporium on Etsy.

I can't wait to see

what else I can mix and match with these fabulous kits!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs!

Linda

Thinking Of You

Hi, friends! Today has been

one of those relaxing kind of days, were I just hung out and only did the necessities. The Penmaker and I met our daughter and two of our grandbabies for breakfast in Walnut Creek. Ahhhh... they certainly add a little sunshine to my day! Then, this afternoon, we took our walk along the canal path... but it seemed that the weather was exceptionally fine.

Didn't do any crafting, but I have 

one card to show you that I made the other day from my PDP Blue Moon Kit. 

As I've said before, I love

Kirsty's kits. I added the flowers, pearls and lace, but the other elements are from the kit.

These little chipboard birds

are so much fun to use. I painted this one with Metallic Champagne acrylic paint from Michael's then applied a coat of Clear Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint.

Be sure to stop over at the

Pixie Dust Paperie Blog and enter the Giveaway. There will be four winners selected and some terrific prizes!

Thanks for stopping by today... I've really enjoyed our visit!