75 Cents Easel Card

No this isn't

a sale price. This new collection from Kaiser Craft is called 75 Cents, and I bought it because I thought it would coordinate well with Prima's Engraver, which is at the top of my list right now. Here I used it as a solo, and did an easel card...

With it sitting here

on my desk, I'm realizing it has an extremely large number of layers. No wonder it took me so long to make. While I'm creating something I'm having fun with, I don't usually notice how much is going into it until it's completed.

The base is Recollections 

kraft cardstock. I also used some in white and black... everything else is 75 Cents.

The flowers are

from I Am Roses, cheesecloth and black lace from my stash, the pearls are by Queen & Co.

Dies: 

Alterations - Vintage Cabinet Card, Vintage Cabinet Card Mini, Brackets

Die-namics - Layered Label

Spellbinders - Floral Doily Motifs, Classic Ovals

The other die cuts are 75 Cents Collectables by Kaiser Craft. 

Inks: 

Jet Black Archival, Antique Linen and Walnut Stain Distress

I'm linking up at:
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes with a Twist

Sentimental Sundays - Shaped Cards
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

Rejoice... It's Spring Or Is It?

As I'm writing this,

snow plows are cleaning up the three inches of snow we got during the night. It was gorgeous when we first got up at five thirty, but now there appears to be an icy rain falling with dull, grey skies... not so pretty any more.

To brighten my day,

I thought I'd create something springy. I pulled out some random 6x6 papers leftover from a CupCards To Go kit, a sheet of Recollections kraft cardstock and a pre-made white 4x5.5 card base. 

The first green layer is 

embossed with the Cuttlebug folder that came with my machine... such cute, petite flowers. A little machine stitching, some stamping on a pennant layer, a ton of 3-D foam squares, a Prima Shabby Chic bird trinket and Momenta metal corners.

These papers really aren't

my style, and the farther I went with this card, the more I disliked it. I was actually thinking of throwing this one into my Ikea wire mesh waste basket, but held off for the sake of thrift... and the thought that if you (sometimes) work long enough with a project it will turn out alright in the end. I grabbed two boxes of I Am Roses flowers in desperation.

Now my world seemed

to brighten once more... what is it about flowers that just seem to put things in place for me? I can't answer that... I just know it does!

Happy place!!!

I hope you all have a grand day!

I'm linking up at:

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays - Stitching

Simon Says Stamp - Easter/Spring

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

In Everything Give Thanks

This is one of those

quick, hurry up posts that I need to get done NOW because the challenge is closing... yikes!...

Word Art Wednesday's "Give Thanks" challenge.

This paper is from the

Prima Fairy Belle collection and is called En Pointe. It's teamed with white and Chocolate Mocha cardstock from Core'dinations. I used Walnut Stain Distress Ink on the edges.

The flowers and leaves

are I Am Roses and the feathers came from Hobby Lobby.

The blue organza ribbon

is by Darice. The metal butterfly is from Lindy's Stamp Gang.

Sorry to have to run.

I just might get this in on time.

I'm linking my card to:
Crafting For All Seasons - Thank You Cards
Papercraft Star - A Thank You
Sentimental Sundays - Thanks/Thanksgiving
Tuesday Throwdown - Thankful For You
Word Art Wednesday - Give Thanks

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs!

Linda 

Give Thanks

This is one of those

projects that just made me feel good to create. You know... where everything you've used came really cheap or free, and half of it was already put together when you started.

Let me explain...

1. The journal was purchased at Hobby Lobby at 40% off.

2. The leaves, tag and burlap string were given to me free along with a purchase made on Etsy.

3. The alphas came in a kit purchased at a discount. 

4. All the inks and paints used were bought on sale.

5. The white rings were made with a toilet tissue cardboard roll... have to recycle, ladies!

6. Most of the background was already down as I always use all my inks and paints from previous projects... like you see on that opposite page! Waste not, want not... an art journalists creed.

This all adds up to a "happy crafter"!

As, like I said, a lot

of the background was already on the page, I just sponged on some Vintage Photo and Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. I laid down the Crafters Workshop Chevron Arrows stencil and spritzed with plain water, let it sit a minute, then dabbed with a paper towel and dried with my heat tool.

Added Vintage Photo

Distress Stain to the center of the white circles, then Ripe Persimmon went on using a CW Mini Chicken Wire stencil. I stamped on a verse from the TPC Studio Autumn Harvest clear stamp set (bought at 40% off last year) with Coffee Archival Ink.

I inked the edges of

the alphas and glued them down, highlighting them with Yellow Ochre acrylic paint. Applied the Alterations mini leaves and the tag/string that I stamped with Nov 22, 2012, our Thanksgiving Day in the US.

I real bargain, if I must say!

I'm linking my page to:
Balzer Designs - Art Journal Every Day

Crafting For All Seasons - Falling Leaves

Sentimental Sundays - Dimensions

Shopping Our Stash - Best Deal Ever or I Had To Buy It, It Was On Sale

Stamping Sisters In Christ - Colossians 1:3-5 Thankfulness or Prayer

The Play Date Cafe - #156 Cinnamon, Squash, Vanilla & Sage
Word Art Wednesday - Give Thanks

Thanks for the visit!

Hugs!

Linda

Harvest Time

Basicgrey Challenges

post a new challenge every two weeks, their latest being... Harvest Time. Here is my entry...

Now you need to use

at least one Basic Grey product and I chose a sheet of their Clippings collection called 5th Avenue. It's that pretty polka dot with the neutral background and a hint of teal... love it!

I also used several

papers from the K & Company Tim Coffey Fall collection that I purchased at Michaels for half price... yow that a deal!!!!

The card base is kraft.

This was my first time 

to use my new Singer sewing machine, and I must say I'm very pleased with it. Although my old one was a top of the line and much better built, for what I paid for this new model, I believe it's the perfect machine for my purpose... so I did a bit of stitching  around the mat bases.

I used four dies on

this card... Alterations Distressed Doily and Spellbinder's Large Classic Scalloped Circles, Lacey Circles and Labels Seventeen. The "abundance" word charm is by AMM, the trinket under it is by Bo Bunny and the fasteners are Idea-ology. The paper doily is from my stash and it, along with all the paper edges, were sponged with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. The shabby, wrinkled seam binding is from Prairie Bird Boutique and the May Arts ivory burlap string came from It's Always Fabulous, both on Etsy.

All the flowers and skeleton

leaves came from I Am Roses. The largest rose was originally white, and I sprayed it first with Expresso and then Butterscotch Color Wash. Then it got a mist of Lindy's Stamp Gang Golden Sleigh Bells Starburst as did all the other flowers... the shimmer is amazing! 

I'm linking up my card to these challenges:

BasicGrey Challenges - Harvest Time

Frilly & Funkie Challenge Blog - Fall Into Fall

Sentimental Sundays - Autumn

Tuesday Throwdown - Fall Colors

Don't you just love Fall?

It's my very favorite time of year... even if what comes next is my least favorite! But for now I'm going to enjoy every moment of this fabulous, colorful season. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs!

Linda

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #81 & Top Three

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #81

is "Thanksgiving/Thank You". You really need to see what the talented Design Team has come up with for this one.

Here is mine...

I did a lot of playing around 

with this card. I've been spending an excessive amount of time watching Lisa's videos at Blue Moon Scrapbooking and picking up new ideas I wanted to try. The cardstock for my base is Core'dinations Canvas Texture in Bright White and Kraft Outlet's Brown Kraft cardstock for the mat base. I again used the Breeze 6 x 6 Designer Paper Pad from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two which is going fast. My Crop-A-Dile was used to round the corners. I sponged Gathered Twigs Distress Ink to the edges.

I used the Tim Holtz Alterations 

Mini Ticket Set to cut these three pieces of Kraft, a scrap of green cardstock and the DP and adhered them together. I stamped it with an old Scrapping Cats Set and Black Archival Ink. Since I haven't purchased the tag die yet, I traced the pattern of a plain one onto my DP and cut it out. Then embossed it with Cuttlebug's Birds & Swirls Embossing Folder, ran the new Evergreen Bough Distress Ink over top, and when it was dry, I brushed on a coat of Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint. When that was dry, I rubbed Gathered Twigs Distress Ink into the cracks and on the edges. I put on a wide eyelet from We R Memory Keepers with my Crop-A-Dile setter. Added the ticket with foam adhesive tape.

I next cut two birds with my new

Sizzix Basic Grey Bird #5 Die from a scrap of Ice Cream cardstock. I put that extra wing atop the bird with a piece of foam adhesive and added a teeny rhinestone for it's eye. I popped it up with 3-D foam adhesive. 

A Prima flower, Recollections

mini roses and I Am Roses tiny roses along with a few Martha Stewart punched Oak Leaves finished my project.

I'm happy to tell you that my

wedding card from last week's SS Challenge #80 was chosen in the Top Three.

I'm also THRILLED to tell you

that I am once more going to be Grandma to another precious grandbaby due next June... can hardly wait! God is so good!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs!

Linda

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #80

At Sentimental Sundays,

the challenge is to make your project for "Wedding or Anniversary". 

Other than the chipboard

sentiment piece from my stash, this card is all white Bazzill cardstock. I sponged the edges with the new Tim Holtz seasonal Distress Ink in Evergreen Bough.

The Spellbinder's dies used

are Fleur De Lis Squares, Fancy Tags Two, and Large Standard Circles and the Cuttlebug embossing folders are Swiss Dots and Textile Texture.

  

The bling is from Prima,

pearls from Queen & Co, and rhinestones from Teresa Collins.

I hope you're enjoying the 

week. Our weather has been fabulous... sixties today! Alas, with the rise in temperature usually comes sinus problems for me... I've been down with dizziness and headache ever since that great trip to Archivers. So, I still haven't broken into all that new Tim Holtz paper... am looking forward to it soon!

Have a wonderful day...

and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs!

Linda

Time For Fall

The weather here has turned

from sunny and glorious to rainy and nasty. Rather typical for Ohio autumn. When I saw the challenge at CCCB was a color challenge using cream and black I immediately thought of creamy white pumpkins. Here is the card I created...

Ivory and black cardstock

teamed up with My Mind's Eye Blush "Princess" Pintuck. I've used this paper for nearly everything I've made in the last two weeks... love the stripes! Tim Holtz Paper Distresser and Antique Linen Distress Ink was used on all. 

The pumpkin was cut with Sizzix

Pumpkins #2 and  Tim Holtz Alterations Mini Branch & Leaf Set and distressed with Antique Linen Distress Ink then popped up with 3-D adhesive foam squares. The leaves and branch were cut from scraps in my stash.

Applied a bit of Antique Linen 

on this Tattered Angels Travel Card and added some Bo Bunny Forever Fall Jewels for the hands. I used TPC Studio's Autumn Harvest Set and black Archival Ink for my sentiment. Finished with three I Am Roses flowers.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

City Crafters Challenge - A Boo-tiful Color Challenge 

Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes

Truly Scrumptious - Distressing

Have a happy day and thanks for visiting!

Happy 30th Birthday

Tomorrow my son, Seth will 

be thirty. Cannot believe that... but never the less, it's true. I wanted to share with you the card I made for him... a typical masculine one.

The base is ivory cardstock

teamed up with Teresa Collins fabulous World Traveler "College" and My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two Blush "Princess" Pintuck.

I placed my stamped

sentiment inside a Tim Holtz Ornate Plate. 

This is the inside before I

finished it with a little cash tucked into that mini bag and a note printed on cardstock that was adhered just to the right of it.

I also used: Black Archival Ink, Vintage Photo Distress Ink, TH Paper Distresser, 3-D foam adhesive squares, TH Salvage Sticker, black adhesive backed alphas from my stash.

I'm entering this card in these challenges:

Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes

Truly Scrumptious - Distressing

Thanks for stopping by today... have a fabulous Sunday!

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #74

The team at Sentimental Sundays 

is asking us to do something with our project that we don't usually do... a technique, a fancy fold, something that challenges our creativity.... to "Step Out of Your Comfort Zone".

I'm stepping out with some fabric...

I made this card from last

October's Fall in Love kit from PDP plus a couple of other items from my stash. I thought I would incorporate some wool left over from coasters I had made last year. My idea was to try sewing it to the border strip, but my machine had other ideas. I ending up gluing it. Oh well... roll with the punches!

I also thought I would try

to die cut a piece of cardboard to use as a mat... thankfully it fit through my Cuttlebug. 

Used: Spellbinder's Large Deckled Rectangles die, Walnut Stain Distress Ink, Tim Holtz Paper Distresser, Round Metal Edge Grungy Tag, Lunch Bag Kraft Cardstock, two buttons, Tim Holtz Tattered Leaves Die, old leaves stamp set bought on sale ages ago, Martha Stewart border punch.

Well, now on to the important things...

Isn't he growing? I am blessed!!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit... you guys are the best!

A Win At PDP Challenge... It's The Little Things

Yippie...

This card won the challenge at Pixie Dust Paperie....

and a new one I just completed.

I simply love these flowers and skelton leaves 

from I Am Roses. They blend so nicely with the mini roses from Recollection.

Everything else here is from my PDP kits.

I'm entering this card in these two challenges:

Sentimental Sundays... Anything Goes (plus a sentiment)

Truly Scrumptious... Things With Wings