Decor For A Darling

My daughter, Sarah, recently asked me if I would make her first born 

(one of my three darling granddaughters) two frames with Bible verses to hang in her bedroom. I made her these:

The frames are wood so I sealed them with a coat of white acrylic paint. When 

dry, I brushed on a coat of Mod Podge and topped with the selected paper and smoothed out with the edge of my wood ruler to release any air bubbles. I cut out the center with my craft knife and a #11 X-Acto blade, then trimmed all excess paper along the sides. I gave all the edges a nice, smooth finish by sanding them with a heavy duty emory board.

This is My Mind's Eye Market Street "Lovely" - French Stripe DP. The roses 

and leaf trim I purchased from shops on Etsy, and the pink sheer ribbon is Joanns.

Pastel pink cardstock came from my ever increasing stash. The banner flags 

and alphas are My Mind's Eye Fine and Dandy - Tickled Pink Banner Stickers. 

The banner is hung with bakers twine (another Etsy find) and this is the same 

lace you see showing up on most every card I've made lately. This was one of those purchases you come across once in a great while and wish to tell the whole world about because of the earth shattering low price. And yes, I bought all that was on the bolt!

Have a Happy Day!

Love Notes

  

When the March Floribunda Kit from Pixie Dust Paperie came in the mail, the contents just took 

my breath away. I ohhhed and ahhhed over each item and determined to make some pretties from the treasures sent to me. I chose out Pink Paislee's Starlight - Bright, Webster's Pages Lullaby Lane - The Arrival and Glitz Hoopla - Polka. Isn't it amazing that they all work together so well... guess that's the chief pixie's doing!

I cut the "NOTES" sentiment from the bottom of the Pink Paislee sheet of Sweetness - Love 

Letters inked the edges with Ranger's Vintage Photo Distress Ink and attatched it with a Tim Holtz memo pin. Added a Prima flower, white lace and leaf trim, then scattered a couple mini butterflies about.

The doily diecut (from My Funky Valentine Kit) is also inked with Vintage Photo.

I made the "LOVE" sentiment on my Mac and inserted it into a Tim Holtz ornate plate with an attached pearl bauble. A bow of Cotton Ball seam binding ribbon and Recollections mini rose adorn the top of the plate.

This may be a bit much, but the Penmaker said to do it... so I added this glitter embossed

bird that I cut from the now much depleted sheet of American Crafts Delightful Robin Diecut paper.

I am a happy woman!

At Home With Best Wishes

I have a son who is an amazing writer. I've done my best to coerce him into doing my

titles for me to no avail. When I click on the New Post tag and Title opens up... my brain shuts down. Thus the kindergarden variety of wording you see here. Ahhh well!

This Home card reminds me of when I was a little girl... 

kitchen wall paper, doilies on the end tables and my Mom sewing buttons back on our clothes.

Don't you just adore the vintage papers?

My other son bought me this vase years ago at a local 

antique shop. I may need to do a vignette in my kitchen using these two.

The papers are October Afternoon's Needs Paint (front & back) and Strawberry 

Jam (front & back). The banner and alphas are from My Minds Eye Tickled Pink Banner Stickers used here with baker's twine.

The chickens are from a sheet of German lithographs I bought on Etsy.

My Best Wishes card is made of the new Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante Collection papers.

The colors in this collection are super gorgeous and they have these terrific punch-out tags to coordinate with them. I used American Crafts cardstock in Vanilla and Apricot.

The Best Wishes tag was a gift I received with my chipboard purchase from a sweet lady on Etsy.

Fussy-cut the roses from Fantasy Floral, 

attached with 3-D foam squares and glued on some Swarovski crystals.

Added the 3-D foam squares to these gears also. The snippet of 

paper doily was left over from the Home card. (See Lauren you have me thinking "thrifty"- cha-ching!)

Finished up with a butterfly glittered with Twinklets Diamond Dust. This was taken 

from that fabulous sheet of American Crafts Delightful Robin diecut paper. You know, now that I look back on this card, I see several items that came out of my Pixie Dust Paperie Kits. I LOVE those kits!!!

Hope you have a Happy Day!!!

I Love You For Ever And Ever

Distressed this Mind Eye Paper up a bit around the edges and got the sewing machine back out. 

I have noooooo more space in my craft room to sew, so the machine has to sit on the dining room table. That's ok though... I have good light out there.

I used My Minds Eye Girlfriends (front & back) and Making Memories 

Eiffel Tower (front & back) papers. This is a Making Memories Dimensional Sticker.

Found these great roses and leaf trim on Etsy. The lace is from American Crafts.

Distinctive Slimlines

Left to right- Tulip wood, Dymondwood, Canary wood, Pink Ivory

Left to right- Lacy wood, Buffalo Horn (top) and Olive wood (bottom), Lacy wood, Acacia wood

Je t'aime

"I Love You"

Finished this card today after struggling with it last night. 

Why is it that you sometimes just can't get it right? I had everything before me, but couldn't bring it together. Guess I needed a good night's sleep.

The papers I used are Pink Paislee Sweetest Day, Glitz Hoopla Polka 

and American Crafts Classics Treasure Island. Added some bling for a little sparkle.

I fussy-cut the roses from Pink Paislee Picture Perfect paper.

Finished with a Pixie Cotton Ball seam binding ribbon bow, a pearl 

rhinestone stick pin, a Tim Holtz bauble and a Making Memories sticker sentiment. Nearly all of the elements came from my Floribunda Kit. You can purchase yours at The Pixie Dust Paperie Shop.  

Hurray!!! My Prize

My thanks to CupCards {to go} for the lovely gift they sent me for being their March Blog Hop Winner.