Burlap and Lace

I am always on the lookout for fun things to alter when I get a chance to shop.  I came across this paper mache box awhile ago and had not done anything with it yet.

 

Right now it is empty, but I thought it would be a great box for a gift of any kind, a card set or even just a display piece.

 

I added some Flashback designer series paper (I just LOVE the versatility of this paper pack!).  Then, I added some Venetian crochet trim around the top and bottom attaching it with a random glue dot here and there.

 

Next came the silver basics buttons, again attached with glue dots...

 

And finally the burlap and Venetian crochet trim on the top (this is attached with sticky strip.

 

Supplies:

Flashback dsp

Burlap ribbon

Venetian crochet trim

silver basic buttons

glue dots

snail adhesive

sticky strip

Fabulous

 

I found this cute little wooden item while looking around a craft store and thought I would add some fun summer pictures to it.  It is hinged in the middle and you could really decorate both sides and just switch the side you have on display once in awhile.

 

I chose to use some Lullaby designer series paper and the Work of Art stamp set along with some silver designer buttons and linen thread.

 

The tag is a leftover from a My Paper Pumpkin kit (gotta love those leftover pieces) and I used Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Smoky Slate and Basic Gray inks.

 

The linen thread behind the picture is attached with glue dots and I just kind of looped a few pieces and attached them to the Basic Gray layer.

 

Supplies:

Work of Art

Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon ink

Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White card stock

Lullaby designer series paper

linen thread

Silver designer buttons

wooden 3d item

Off the Grid Wishes

 

I guess I was in the mood for some grunging and sponging when I put this one together!  It started with a piece of Epic Day This is That designer series paper and then I decided to add a layer that had some hexagons sponged into it over the top.  

 

I took a die cut made with the Hexagon Hive thinlit and used it as a template for the sponging, then I added some more sponging, Off the Grid images and some splatters from Gorgeous Grunge.

 

The sentiment is from Perfect Pennants and I added a little Gorgeous Grunge and sponging to that as well.

 

Supplies:

Perfect Pennants

Gorgeous Grunge

Off the Grid

Epic Day This and That dsp

Old Olive, Very Vanilla card stock

Early Espresso, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Soft Suede ink

Silver buttons

Hexagon hive thinlit

sponges

 

Prayer Journal

Lately, I have been working on some prayer journals that will be going to confirmation students at my church later this year.  They start out as a plain Epic Day This and That Journal and when they are complete, have lots of prayers, verses and sayings in them to get someone started with prayer.  There is of course, lots of room for them to add their own thoughts and ideas.

 

 

On the cover, I used some Epic Day This and That designer series paper and washi tape along with the Hexagon Hive thinlits die and some silver basic buttons.

 

The verses, prayers, etc. that I have compiled to put into the journals are printed using My Digital Studio and when they are on the page look something like this...

 

I add stamped images and sentiments throughout the journals as well...

 

Hopefully they will find the gift useful and even enjoy the variety of colors and patterns throughout the book.

 

 

April Stamp Club projects

 

It is already time for another month of stamp club projects, yeah!  

 

For the layout, I went with Modern Medley designer series paper and paired it with the Hexagon hive thinlit and On Film framelits.  The two small Basic Black rectangles on the left page are the pieces that were cut from the middle of the On Film framelit you see on the right page.

 

I needed some bright colors for at least one of the projects this month and some help in remembering that spring is coming (hopefully we are done with the blizzards!).  I used Delicate Doilies and Peachy Keen as my stamp sets and added some Candy Dots for accents.

 

Finally, a graduation card using the Pomp and Circumstance set and some silver basics buttons. 

 

If these projects look like fun, I have spots open in both my monthly stamp club and my Virtual Stamp Clubs, just contact me for details!

 

 

One Last Nature Walk

 

I had intended to share these cards before Nature Walk retired, but my crazy schedule this spring didn't allow that to happen!  So... here are my last two Nature Walk shares.

 

 

I used Very Vanilla card stock for the birdcage image and applied the Crumb Cake ink pad directly to the paper before I stamped the image in Early Espresso.

 

Supplies:

Nature Walk

Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla card stock

Crumb Cake, Early Espresso ink

Silver button

Linen thread

Scallop edge punch

Print Poetry dsp

 

Masculine Thanks

 

I wanted to make some masculine thank you cards for my son, Wyatt, to use when he said thank you for the 1st Communion and Confirmation gifts he received last week.

 

 

The first one uses the Dude, You're Welcome thank you stamp as well as some dsp from the same kit.  I added a silver designer button and some Soho Subway dsp scraps to complete it.

 

The second card uses some retiring dsp from the Fan Fair collection and I used the Vintage Verses (SAB) stamp set.  The colors are Soft Suede and Bravo Burgundy and I embossed the Bravo Burgundy layer with the Vintage Wallpaper folder (one of my favorites!!).

Sneak Peek

 

Today's card is a fun preview of some things to come in the Occasions Mini catalog!  The background is embossed with the Cloudy Day folder and it has a layer of designer series paper over it from the More Amore dsp set. 

 

 

Each of the delicate doilies die cuts have a silver basics designer button over the top of them (these will come in 2 different sizes).

 

My sentiment is from the Kindness matters stamp set and I just cut the corners with the paper snips.