Little Man Pocket Card for The New Baby

There's nothing to equal the excitement of the birth of a new baby. 

We have a new one at church... a boy! Oh my, does seeing him bring back memories of my own two sons coming into the world. I have to say, they were... and still are a tremendous blessing.

I created this card for the new little one using Tim Holtz's Vintage Shabby paper stash (now retired) for the base and tag. It's teamed up with the Echo Park collection Bundle of Joy. Such a darling collection in both boy and girl sets. I have both on hand since you don't always know ahead of time what you'll need.

I looks like a beautifully warm week ahead of us here in Ohio, and if my sinuses don't get out of control, I hope to be out and about. I'm sure I'll squeeze in some time for creating a couple of cards, though!

Thanks for stopping by!
Linda

Jar Lid & Pink Roses Pocket Card

Today I got to play with some of my new Tim Holtz supplies that came in the mail last week. I created this pocket card with the Prima Lifetime papers teamed up with some Marion Smith digitals.

I've noticed a lot of projects lately made with jar lids. In fact, in the fall, my daughter-in-law made me an adorable pumpkin decor piece made with them. This said, I decided to go with the fad and try one on my card as a frame for my bird image. I surrounded it with lots of I Am Roses pink flowers and Petaloo velvet leaves.

I added some lace to soften it up a bit and a little cheesecloth that I colored using Twisted Citron and Peeled Paint Distress inks. I put in a couple of mini crocheted doilies, burlap string and pink roses. I popped my image up with a square of corrugate.

To the right side I added a border cut with my new Alterations Thinlits Stitched Ovals set, and for my tag I used the Idea-ology Rumnant Rubs Gilded Accents in gold.

This square frame I cut with Alterations Ornate Frame #2 in white cardstock. I applied a coat of Clear Rock Candy Distress crackle paint and when it was dry, I sponged it with Frayed Burlap Distress ink.

This afternoon, the Penmaker and I will be heading to The Colony Short Film Festival in Marietta, Ohio, to the debut of our son's newest documentary. This will be our first event for 2016 and the year looks like it will be a busy one for us.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend, my friends!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

Many Thanks Pocket Card

Every now and then I like to go through my paper collections and choose something totally different from what I've been working with. The base is Prima's Lifetime, which has been out on my desk for the past two weeks, but here I paired it with their Lyric. The green tones were a great match, but I decided to go all out with the accent color. I went for the color on the chipboard piece... a wild, hot pink!

The chipboard pieces and button are from the collection.

The flowers are by I Am Roses. I cut the leaves with Spellbinders Foliage. They are a manila file folder dyed with Distress inks: Peeled Paint and Bundled Sage. The finish is Ranger's UTEE. The tiny tag and the one in the top pocket were cut with Alterations Tiny Tabs & Tags.

The top pocket was cut with Alterations Pocket Envelope. The wide hot pink eyelets are by We R Memory Keepers.

The tiny doily was cut with Sizzix Vintage Doily.

A little bit of a change... slightly bright... but now I'm satisfied with the adventure and can settle back down. I just needed to let loose and go for it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

Memories All Occasion Pocket Card

Eclectic to the hilt. This card is a real mix of collections and patterns. There are so many I'm sure I'll leave something out, so I'll just let you guess. I was picking up a bit of this and a little of that from off my desk before I got down to clearing it again. In the long run, I think the best projects are born in that way.

If there's anything you want to know about, just give me a shout. I'm happy just hanging out in my studio today, creating and drinking Starbucks.

Thank you for stopping by... I love your visits!

Linda

Happy Birthday Birdies Pocket Card

My papers are a combo of Bo Bunny Vintage Double Dot and Juliet along with the birdie image and banner, which were gifts from Linda at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

I added some shine to the fern and sentiment (both Alterations Thinlits) using Ranger's UTEE.

The button is from Prima, the flowers are Petaloo, and the Happy is an Idea-ology Big Chat sticker.

The frame was cut with Spellbinders Oval Floral.

The gem is a Prima Say It In Crystals and the metal corner piece is by Momenta.

Have a fabulous weekend, my friends!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

Happiness Pocket Card

Happiness... isn't that what we all want in life. I left this card blank so it could be used for quite a few occasions... good to have on hand in your stash.

It's made with Bo Bunny's Heritage and Juliet collections along with a bird digi.

Happiness  is a Prima Ingvild Bolme Jeans Plate. I have a package of these in my stash I had forgotten about, and was shouting for joy when I saw them. Found treasure!!!

The white corrugate is Canvas Corp and the banner is a 3-D BB Juliet sticker with additional 3-D foam under it.

Cheesecloth with a Petaloo Botanica and an ivory burlap string bow.

I Am Roses flowers and leaves along side a Prima resin Shabby Chic Treasure corner piece.

It's raining to beat the band here. It's been such a mixture of temperatures with first snow then rain, but I have to say the sky looks amazing. Thank you Lord for little pleasures.

Thanks for stopping by today, friends!

Linda

Life Is Short, Pedal Faster Masculine Birthday Pocket Card

 

A quick post today so I can get back to work. I love the weekends, but always get behind. 

I created this masculine birthday card with a little of this and that... some Carta Bella Home Sweet Home, Prima Cartographer and Lifetime collections.

Cheery Lynn Designs gear border with Prima junkyard trinkets and Tim Holtz mini gear.

 Farmhouse chipboard and my own computer made sentiment stickers.

Prima timepiece brad with Printery petals and Idea-ology metal leaves.

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda