Remembering Sympathy Pocket Card

Hi friends! Happy 2019!

I'm checking back in after a brief absence with a sympathy pocket card. This one is going in our eBay shop, not being sent out to anyone, thankfully. 

I dug into my Prima stash to create this card, choosing an older collection. I teamed it with some Kaisercraft ephemera from their Collectibles collection along with a bit of old ecru lace

The flower and foliage are by 49 and Market. The berry spray is from Darice. The black and white leaves were fussy cut from a scrap of Prima paper. 

It was a challenge to get back in my craft room and stand at my desk after weeks of non-crafting. I'm hoping I can repeat this process and get back into the swing of card creating. It truly is one of my favorite activities.

I hope you'll have a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by!

Remembering These Special Moments Pocket Card

I've always been a big fan of Prima products, which is why they fill nearly one quarter of my paper stash boxes. Most of the Prima collections I have, however, are older ones. I just haven't been smitten with any of their newer designs. Their 2013 Lyric collection though... LOVE IT!!!

With the variety of colors in this collection, embellishments can run in any direction... peach, pinks, fuchsia, black & white, beige. I went with a really hot pink on this pocket card, toning it down with some white doilies.

The flowers and leaves are all from I Am Roses and the die-cut were made with Spellbinders and Alterations dies.

A beautiful day of sunshine here in Ohio. Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday wherever you are, whatever the weather.

Thanks for stopping by!

Bundle of Joy Baby Pocket Card

Going through my stash this week, I came across an Archivers' bag. (Wow... memories of my favorite scrapbooking store came to mind, and how I miss that place!) Inside that lovely frosted plastic bag with the all too familiar green, yellow and blue logo, I found three 12x12 sheets, a 6x6 pad, a unopened package of 3-D chipboard stickers and a small packet of scraps. I remembered buying this Echo Park Bundle of Joy collection to make a layout for our, then new grandbaby, Adelaide. But why on earth did I buy so much? I guess so that I could make some cards with the remainder almost two years later... because that's what I'm doing with it.

Good timing in that I had just received a shipment of soft pink assorted flowers from I Am Roses. Perfect when added to a white rose and two skeleton leaves.

I pulled out three different dies for these three layers: Alterations Distress Doily, Sizzix Vintage Doily and Spellbinders Labels Seventeen.

S-10's in soft pink from I Am Roses...

and a banner and a tiny double heart from that package of Bundle of Joy layered chipboard.

 I added a wide eyelet and a scrap of dyed seam binding to my tag. I trimmed it up with some white felt ric rac... very babyish, I think, with a kind of plush blanket effect.

I'm entering my Bundle of Joy pocket card in the Word Art Wednesday challenge.

I hope my little Sweetheart banner qualifies as a sentiment!

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!

Linda

The New Groove Tool and a Pocket Card

When I was approached to test out a new tool called Groove, the Penmaker asked me what I thought about it after reading the specs. I said I would probably never buy one, but I might as well give it a try. When it arrived, I was pleasantly surprised to see a box full of Art-C mixed media products along with the tool. I was impressed with the quality of the embellishments.

In starting out, I needed to place two AA batteries in the tool, not included. I did some playing around with it first before deciding what I would create.

For my first project, I chose to make a pocket card... surprise, right? I used the ink tip and both of the sanding tips. With arthritis in both hands, the course sanding tip proved to be one I'll probably use from now on instead of my distress tool, which I'm finding really difficult to handle. I distressed all my edges using Walnut Stain DI and the sponge ink tip. It worked okay, but I certainly need a little more practice with it. I had ink heavier in some areas than normal, but that just adds to the distress look. All in all, I liked working with these tips and am sure I'll get a better feel for the tool with more use.

I made my flower using Alterations Tattered Florals die and crinoline. I had planned on giving it some color with my inks, but decided I liked the white instead. I added a My Mind's Eye brad for the center. The cloth leaves are by Petaloo.

Beneath my flower are two Spellbinders Floral Doily Motifs die-cuts, popped up with 3-D foam, and a ring of Darice natural hemp cord. It was applied with my Liquitex matte medium so it will stay put.

My sentiment was cut with Alterations Handwritten Love Thinlits. I did some machine stitching on the base layers. This was a scrap of my hoarded Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden.

For my tag inserts, I used one of Art-C embellishments. The smaller tag I cut from another scrap of the BG paper using one of the smaller embellishment tags from Art-C as a template. I added a wide antique gold eyelet, a piece of dyed seam binding and two of the Art-C keys and an Idea-ology jump ring.

After my first use, what do I think? For me being able to distress paper edges pain-free is a plus. The inking part... I guess, I need more practice in controlling the tool. I'll try out the brush tip next and let you know how that goes for me. In the mean time, you may want to also read what Julie Balzer thought of the tool, and check out the product video here. 

Thank you for stopping by!

Linda

Back in Time... Pink Paislee's Butterfly Garden

 

Do you remember the excitement this collection stirred? It seemed like everyone was making cards and layouts with it. I know from the first moment I laid eyes on it, I fell in love. I have been hoarding some partial sheets and bits of these gorgeous papers not wanting to let go, but... the time has come. After making this card, I have just a few scraps left... sob. That's the life of a paper artist... you have to let go!

The flowers are Petaloo Botanica in pistachio. The fern was cut with Alterations Holiday Greens Thinlits and the doily is their Distress Doily die.

The pearl and flower flourish is an oldie by Prima.

My main image die cut stack was cut with Die-namics Layered Label die. I sponged on Frayed Burlap Distress Ink.

The seam binding ribbon was a gift.

I'm not real happy with letting go of these papers, and I haven't seen anything new released that I like as well, but I can't keep everything in a box. And hopefully this card will bring a smile to someone's face and be a blessing.

Thank you for stopping by!

Linda

Williams' Soap Masculine Pocket Card

I like the challenge of making a masculine card. When I received a packet of free manly-type goodies from The Funkie Junkie Boutique, I put them aside until an idea formed. Well, one did and this is what came out of it.

The papers are from various older Graphic 45 collections. The mustache, Williams' Soap ad, comb charm, and wood button are all from FJB.

I used Alterations Postage Stamp Frame to cut this black layer. The Distress Ink is Walnut Stain.

The wood button is has a clock face with a tiny mustache and pipe. I tied it with some natural May Arts burlap string. It's sitting on an antique gold filigree I got on clearance at Michaels.

The scrap of ribbon was tied around the burlap string. I'm sorry but I can't remember who I purchased it from. I buy a lot of this stuff and have several bundles. I colored the mustache die cut with Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain DI.

 The comb charm is attached with an Idea-ology Ring Fastener. 

The tag is tied through the wide eyelet with black seam binding. An Idea-ology Muse Token is pinned on with a tiny safety pin purchased from Hobby Lobby. I thought this card would made a great holder for one of the Penmaker's turned safety razors. Now if I can get him to make one, I'll be all set.

Thank you for stopping by!

Linda

Our Time Anniversary Pocket Card

 

Here are my selections for an anniversary card... The Ladies' Diary by Graphic 45 and a big white gardenia from I Am Roses.

This collection, as with most from G45,  has so many beautiful images that can adapt to quite a few different occasions.

I used Alterations Distress Doily and Thinlits Holiday Greens along with Spellbinders Lacey Circles dies and We R Memory Keepers scallop corner punch.

The our time wood piece is from Prima and the ivory burlap string is by May Arts.

Thank you for stopping by!
Linda

A Ladies' Diary Pocket Card and MM Wood Pens

This Graphic 45 collection will be out on my desk for awhile. I'm having so much fun creating with these papers and chipboard.

I only cut with one die today... Prima's pineapple doily. The flowers are from I Am Roses, the twine is May Arts ivory burlap string, green Spanish moss, a Prima clock and a black paper doily from my stash. 

 The Penmaker is busy creating Minerva Monster pens for the MM Festival in June in Minerva, Ohio. It's so exciting that the town is having a special day planned around the showing of our son's documentary. The response to the movie has been overwhelming, and there may be some even bigger announcements to make later. A huge thank you to all of you who have shown interest. We are so grateful for your kindness!

Thank you for stopping by!

Linda

Delight Pocket Card Plus A Buckeye Burl Pen

With taking care of our
seven month old granddaughter during the day, putting in a vegetable garden, planting annuals and weeding, the days have been pretty busy. I have dozens of ideas for projects, but not a whole lot of energy toward evening. Since it rained nearly all of Wednesday, I was able to make a card during Adelaide's nap times. I have an almost untouched pad of Prima's Delight in my box for 6x6 pads. They're lovely patterns, but as usual, I would rather hold on to a treasure than use it. Why is that such a hard thing for me to do? Still, I broke down and pulled out a couple sheets and paired them up with a 12x12 Kaisercraft Curiosity piece call "Extraordinary Paper"... of which it certainly is (love that collection.)

Extraordinary Paper

The layers consist of

 Delight paper snippets and tags, a Prima doily (which is really a section of one of their newer trims), a Sizzix Vintage Doily, an assortment of I Am Roses flowers, and foliage cut with Martha Stewart's Branch punch and Alterations Spring Greenery. I added a few Prima Say It In Crystals from the Time Traveler collection, as well.

I cut out the tag using
more Delight... backing two sheets together, punching a hole and adding a silver We R Memory Keepers wide eyelet and dyed crinkled seam binding. The stamping was done with Walnut Stain Distress and Tim Holtz Stuff To Say and Boundless Flight sets.

The Penmaker has created
this gorgeous writing instrument with buckeye burl. The wood is just incredible... I wish you could hold this in your hand and see it in real life... so amazing! He is testing some new finishes for a company, so has been spending more time in his tiny workshop. It's just not right that I have this entire room for my art and he is squeezed into one miniscule space. It certainly doesn't seem to hinder his abilities, though.
I'm so happy you came
for a visit. Please drop in again soon, and if you have time, I would love for you to leave a comment.

Thanks for stopping by!
Linda