The Sweetness of Friendship Pocket Card

Here's a card I created for my daughter. She wanted something special to give to her pastor's wife. I had one K & Company 3-D sticker left, so I built the card around it. This My Mind's Eye pattern seemed to fit the bill perfectly for the base. Some scraps on my desk worked for the tag and die cuts. I loved the mix. Can you tell I'm totally smitten with teal? It's my very favorite color at the present time. It works so beautifully with a neutral color like this beige or a gray.

I used my Alterations Distressed Doily again and Courtyard.

Two Petaloo Botanics blooms, I Am Roses yellow rose buds and bronze metal leaf from The Funkie Junkie Boutique. These leaves are sturdy, but I was able to shape it a bit with my needle nose pliers.

A Prima Pebble with a scrap of the MME paper.

I few I Am Roses leaves mixed in to fill in the gaps.

A bronze eyelet and yellow seam binding bow complete my tag. I used Walnut Stain Distress ink on all the paper edges.

I'm entering the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - Share Your Favourite Colour

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

Teal Framed Lime Twist Combo Pocket Card

This is really a mix of papers and collections as I'm nearing the end of this box of partial sheets. The frame was cut with Sizzix Frame die and the paper is Melissa Frances 5th Ave. Under it is an Alterations Postage Stamp Frame and an Alterations Distress Doily.

The card base is My Mind's Eye Lime Twist.

The images were cut from Webster's Pages Spring Market "Gardener's Seeds" and the text is Authentique Diction stickers. The ink is Frayed Burlap Distress.

The chipboard buttons are Webster's Pages Spring Market and the big teal bloom is a Petaloo Botanica. The twine is May Arts ivory burlap string.

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever Pocket Card

I have been working on this post for half an hour and am still on this paragraph. It would certainly help me if I could remember what the names of these papers are and who made them. I am still working from the box of scraps marked Melissa Frances, Girls Paperie, My Mind's Eye, Glitz, Teresa Collins, Pink Paislee, Webster's... now what do I have here. All I know is that they coordinated beautifully together. Most of the paper in this box came from my old Pixie Dust kits, so in looking at my kits list I think that what I have here are papers from Girls Paperie Vintage Whimsy with some from My Mind's Eye. Can anyone help me out?

The swan 3-D sticker is from K & Company and is layered on top of a number of die cuts... Spellbinder's Fancy Tags Two (two cuts) and Floral Doily Motifs, Die-namics Layered Label die, and Alterations Distress Doily with foam 3-D tape in between.

My florals are layered with green Spanish moss, ivory May Arts burlap string, 

Petaloo Botanicas in purple and ivory,

Botanica leaves, I Am Roses soft pink tiny rose buds and roses.

Frayed Burlap Distress ink on the paper edges.

I Am Roses S-10 blossoms. The tag has a white wide eyelet and pink wrinkled seam binding bow.

I don't know that I've seen any new papers that I like as well as all these older ones I have stashed away in my old kit boxes. Some of the new Graphic 45 designs look interesting. What have you seen that you like? I'd love to know what patterns have caught your eye.

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

For a Special Friend Pocket Card and a Straight Suit

The card I created here is a combination of papers from various companies. The base is My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose. I wasn't very fond of that collection except for this pattern, which I love. I tend to gravitate toward anything with florals. Can you tell?

I used a total of five dies. These are top to bottom, starting with the Stella and Rose lace paper; Spellbinders Classic Circles, Sizzix Vintage Doily and Alterations Courtyard...

Alterations File Tabs...

and Alterations Thinlits Handwritten Love.

You can't see the shimmer, but this doily was misted with Lindy's Stamp Gang Cotton Candy Pink Starburst. The image was a gift from Linda at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

I used an old Sweet 'n Sassy stamp set for my sentiment. The inks are Ranger's Archival Coffee for the sentiment and Frayed Burlap Distress on the paper edges. I Am Roses mulberry rose and leaf.

More I Am Roses flowers and green Spanish moss.

My insert tag has an antique bronze eyelet and set of tiny keys charm with a seam binding bow in pink and white.

The Penmaker's Writing instrument is called Straight Suit.

The components are of antique pewter.

The blank is a designer acrylic, and has the Penmaker beautiful signature finish.

The pen cap and band features icons of the four card suits.

This pen has a bit of heft to it... and the over all length is 5 3/4".

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder Pocket Card and Beautiful Pens

Hi friends! My de-stashing is still moving forward. Today's papers are from My Mind's Eye, and again, I can remember purchasing these at Archiver's in Fairlawn a few years back. The MME papers are such high quality... it's a pleasure to create with them.

 The bloom is a Petaloo Botanica.

Edging layers cut with Alterations Torn Notebook.

The mini paper clip is from Idea-ology and the ink is Frayed Burlap Distress.

I believe this 3-D sticker is from K & Company. The package was missing and I had just a couple stickers left on the sheet.

The only trouble with using this paper is the after effects...

there was red and copper glitter all over my face and hands. I haven't bought any MME lately. Are they still so lavish with glitter?

I'm really back logged on showing cards and pens, so this is going to be a pretty photo heavy post. 

I'd like to show you two of the Penmaker's latest little gems.

This is a black titanium writing instrument. The wood and acrylic blank was handmade in Canada.

The artist calls them burl caps and they're made one at a time.

The Penmaker applied his special finish to it and his final product is pretty amazing.

This one he calls his stick shift.

This is in antique brass. The design is based off a five-speed H pattern. This can be shifted just like the real thing. How neat is that!

If you chick on the photo and zoom in, you can see the fabulous pattern in this blank. It's carbon fiber... a cutting edge reinforced polymer... five times stronger than steel, but ultra lightweight.

Thanks for sticking with me through all the photos. I hope they were interesting... we love creating them and sharing them with you.

We have been super busy this summer, mostly with getting around to our son's speaking engagements and screenings of his movie. Last month, he and his team were in NY shooting for the next film. I guess that means that our winter will be equally as busy. It's good we're retired. LOL

Thank you for stopping by!

Linda

Butterfly Garden Birthday Pocket Card

Back into my Pink Paislee stash, I found enough Butterfly Garden to create a birthday card. These papers are so lovely with their subtile designs and muted colors. If ever there was a collection I hated to see all used up, it's this one. But truth is, I probably only have enough left for some embellishing... no more full cards.

I've really been in a mood to use all my dies, as well! I haven't a very big collection of them, but I love the ones I own. This is Alterations File Tabs,

Mixed Media Thinlits, Sizzix Vintage Doily,

and Alterations Distress Doily. The ink is Frayed Burlap Distress.

The wood butterfly is from Prima... the flowers and leaves are by I Am Roses... the natural burlap string is from May Arts. I stamped the sentiment and heat embossed it with Ranger's super fine gold embossing powder.

I'm really into this quest to use up my old supplies, and have now branched off into boxes of embellishments. It's like Christmas opening up some of these packages... and I'm just getting started.

Thank you for stopping by!

Linda