Scrapbook Flair

Dream Card withTropical Travelogue

2012-02-15T09:11:00.004-06:00

Love the new Tropical Travelogue collection from Graphic 45 - decided I just had to play with it and dream of summertime. I made this fabulous card, I started by fussy cutting the lady from one of the tags and used another of the tags as part of my sentiment. I added a Tim Holtz Dream ticket, Foliage flowers and leaves to the front of my card that I had inked with Tea Dye Distress ink, along with a border that I punched from an EK border punch.
I used the Tim Holtz Tag die along with the Flower Mover and Shaper Die to make my tag. I inked it with a mix of Broken China, Tea Dye and Ripe Persimmon Distress inks. I added some inked Tropical Travelogue paper that I tore along with an ATC tag from the paper pad. I stapled on both of the card and the tag - I think it gives a little character to the card. The center of the flower is an Epiphany 14 Bubble Cap and I added a fun charm to the tag that I received in a tag swap. Let me know if you are dreaming of summertime. Hugs Pammejo

How Sweet It Is To Be Loved Candle

2012-02-14T00:00:00.002-06:00

Candles are so romantic on Valentine's Day and I couldn't help but make a special one to have for the day. I started out by getting a Yankee Candle, one of the large jars and of course the We R Memory Keepers Love Struck Collection to create with.
It is amazing that a 12 inch piece of paper won't fit around a jar, so to fix that I made a corset for it. There is always one way to make a piece of paper work. I added some fabulous Maya Road Flower Ribbon to the top of the jar to give it that vintage feel.
Do you notice the sewing, it is done with the We R Memory Keepers Easy Sew Scallop tool and some blue floss to stitch with. If you haven't used this tool it is super easy to use.
I added an accordion flower along with a die cut from the Love Struck pieces to the front of my jar. Using a Tim Holtz stick pin and another die cut along with a ribbon bow to finish off the front of the jar.
And of course to finish off the jar I had to add a little Cupid strip along withe some clear bling. I hope you enjoy my Valentine Candle and try making one for yourself. If you do stop by and let me know I would love to see it. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!!! Pammejo

Happy Valentine Day Coupon Book

2012-02-13T00:00:00.003-06:00

We are all a buzz around our house, the grandchildren have been getting into Valentine paper, markers and stickers to make their sweet Valentine boxes for school. It is exciting to watch them create and so I wanted to show you what I created for my sweetie for Valentines' Day. I made this sweet Valentine Coupon Book using some products from Pink Paislee.
I just love the journal blocks they are so easy to use and just the right size to use in my book. Of course I had to ink everything to give it that distress look and add some metals. Love, love metals embellishments.
Of course every project should have a little bit of ribbon and some fabulous bling.
I love to fussy cut, it gives great dimension to every project, plus I think it is so relaxing. I added some pop dots to the flowers along with Glossy Accent to give the centers a raised look.
I distressed some of my edges of my journal blocks with my Tim Holtz distress tool, inked them before I placed them on my pages.
And of course I had to place this on the back of my book because you know I did make it with love. I hope everyone has a very loved and fun filled Valentines Day. Please stop back tomorrow and see the fun candle I made and let me know if you made anything special for your Valentine, leave a link I know I would love to see it. Hugs Pammejo

Big, Big Hugs

2012-02-10T17:19:00.003-06:00

With a very stressful week of two funerals, a family member being ill and taxes to be done I thought it only appropriate to make a card to send out giving my friends some Big, Big Hugs. I made my card using Hero Arts Hugs and Four Hearts stamp sets.
The hearts are done with a mult-embossing technique where you use a bit of the Adirondack Lettuce, Red Pepper and Wild Plum Embossing powders. Remember to use only a little of each and keep them seperated or they will become cross contaminated. The fun little stick pen that I tied a green sheer ribbon around is from Maya Road and of course you have to have a bit of bling to every project. I hope you all have a blessed week. Hugs Pammejo

Love Plaque

2012-02-07T09:00:00.001-06:00

I love plaques, frames, books, oh well you get the idea, I just love to alter projects. I found this plaque at my local craft store for 2.99 , I had a 40% coupon. Yippee!!! My blue berries and brown flowers were also purchased there on sale. Another Yippee!!!The other flowers are from Prima and Stringing Heart Flowers along with some that I made. I painted my frame first using Cramcoat Burnt Umber. Placing my paper on the inside of plaque I then added some large twill ribbon and mini blue ric rac. I took two 3 1/2" dollies and ink the top of them with my Chestnut Roan ink, once they were ink I glue 1 doily to the lower inside left corner, 1/2 of a doily to the top right of the curve and 1/4 doily to the lower right inside corner of my plaque. My letters are the GCD Big Alphabet that I covered with the Frances Paper and ink using Chestnut Roan ink.

I used a Marvy 3 1/2" punch for my large flowers, but you can use any size. Just remember the smaller the circle the small the flower. I started on the outside of my circle cutting my circle into a spiral. Taking my tweezers I began rolling and as I rolled I would occasionally put us a small amount of glue to hold it into place. When I got it completely rolled I glue it to a small circle. When I knew my glue was dry I than added it to my plaque along with a little bling.

Supplies:

GCD Studios Ella Blue Collection: Georgia, Frances

GCD Studios Homespun Chic Collection: Pink Redwood

GCD Studios Big Alphabet

Plaque

Ribbon, two doilies, flowers, twigs, Brown Paint, Gemstones

Love the Art of the Card

2012-02-07T00:46:00.002-06:00

Ihad to share the new Hero Arts Art of the Card Stamp set called "Untitled Word Shadow" Stamps today. They are just fabulous especially when you are using multi-embossing powders with them. I used a combo of the Adirondack Stream, Wild Plum and Red Pepper embossing powders to get the look I wanted for the Love sentiment.
Make sure you are patient and only apply a bit of embossing powder at a time, I just sprinkled a little here and a little there until I got the look I wanted. (I used a plastic spoon to help in this) Once I got my sentiment embossed I punched it out the 1 1/2 circle punch and placed it on pop dots. Do you notice the banner, I fussy cut the banner to give the bottom of the card multilayers and dimension. My Minds Eye Love Me Plaid and Pink Hex paper work wonderful for my card today. I added a tulle bow, bling and several buttons to give my Love card a little swag. Hope you enjoy. Pammejo

Yum Yum Goodie Bag with Graphic 45

2012-02-04T11:55:00.003-06:00

Is everyone getting ready for Valentines Day? Are you making those Valentine cards, bags, tags and candy boxes, I know I am and have been placing several fun ideas on my blog the last week or so. Today I made a Farmers Market Paper Bag with Windows into a fabulous teacher's gift bag to give to a favorite teacher. I used the Graphic 45 ABC Primer Collection since I thought it was perfect for any teacher and an alternative to the traditional pink and red Valentine treat. I cut my paper and then used a 2" punch to make the circle to fit perfectly for the window. I also fussy cut some ABC and added them to the bottom, some strips and of course I wrapped report card with some black and white twine and a fun Epiphany Bubble Cap over a clock to make it interesting. I hope you enjoy this idea and try to make something special for those in your life this Valentine season.

Be Mine Cookie Wrapper

2012-01-31T00:00:00.006-06:00

I love taking treats and making fun wrappers for them. I bought a box of multi-cookie packages and took this Nutter Butter package along with some Pink Paislee paper and made the cutest wrapper for it.
I cut my strips and used my EK Scallop Border Punch to do a decorative strip. I first bent the paper around the cookie package to get where it needed to be creased, then with my Martha Stewart scoreboard I creased my lines.
I added a wing sticker along with an airmail sticker from the Pink Paislee Valentine sticker sheet. I added an Epoxy Bubble Cap from Epiphany and a Crown Charm from Tim Holtz that I tied to the cookie package with brown twine. Don't forget the red gemstones. I know you will want to do cookies, candy bars and other fabulous treats. Enjoy. Hugs Pammejo

Sillouhette Project 2 - Valentine Crush Card

2012-01-30T17:01:00.005-06:00

Here is my second project using my Cameo, oh how I am falling head over heals in love with it LOL. I used Bo Bunny Crush and Memory Box paper for my card. I also used a Thinking of You rub ons by Pebbles, little ric rac and some bling always brings a project together. My large Valentine I fussy cut from a piece of the Crush paper. I love to fussy cut it is so relaxing.
This is the best part of the Cameo -my heart background was part of the library that came with the Cameo. I made it to fit my A2 card so I programed it to 4 1/4 x 5, though it was just a bit short of the 5 inches, still learning, but it turned out well since I was going to add the bottom piece of paper to the card anyway. The clean, detailed cut is just amazing. I wish you could see how narrow the line work is in the piece, it is simply amazing. I hope you enjoy my project and if you have a Cricut I know there is some fabulous backgrounds on some of the cartridges, I have a Cricut also. Hugs Pammejo
*Make sure to go to Monica's Creative Madness she is having a link up contest.

Lynne's Mad Hatter 60th Birthday Blog Hopo

2012-01-27T23:09:00.002-06:00

Happy Birthday Lynne!!!! If you have come from Ashley's Blog - The Glamorous Side of Scrapping then you are heading in the right direction and if you stopped by to see what I am doing, well I am in the midst of a fabulous hop celebrating a friends birthday. I know I would love for you to hop with us so please go to Lynne's Her Craftiness Blog and wish her a Happy Birthday and join us in the hop. There is a lot, lot of giveaways, fabulous projects and great tutorials. I made a fun card using Bo Bunny papers and stickers to share today.

I took one of the stickers and placed it on pop dots, added some bows and the Let's Part sticker to the top to make my card have a bit more dimension. I hope you enjoy and again please continue with the hop by going to Sweet Escape with the talented Berenice. Let me know a favorite birthday memory and you never know there might be a sweet treat for one lucky friend today so make sure to leave a comment and follow my blog. Hugs Pammejo

My First Cameo Valentine Project!!! Candy Bag

2012-01-25T10:28:00.003-06:00

My first project on my Silhouette Cameo is a candy bag. I used some Bo Bunny Valentine paper that I had. The Valentine image is in the library of the Cameo, what makes it so fabulous is you can make it any size you want it to be, that is as long as it will fit on your paper. (I know I plan to use just the front of it as a card.)
I had to navigate a square on my computer to the front of the bag on the Silhouette Cameo to make a window so you could see into the bag. I placed a piece of acetate inside the bag so my candies would fall out.

I added some of the black heart paper from Bo Bunny behind the large heart at the top to give my bag some depth, along with framing out the window and placing paper behind the small hearts at the bottom of the bag. I added some ribbon that I purchased from my local craft store and of course had to add a Epiphany Heart Charm with some black twine to the top of the box.
As you can see I am super excited about my Cameo and can't wait to make my next project on it. There is so much to learn about it but I know it will be so convenient for me when I travel just to take it along and design on it. Thanks for coming by today and if you want let me know why you would love to have a Cameo. Hugs Pammejo

Love Struck Valentine Cards - Fast and Easy!!!

2012-01-23T00:00:00.006-06:00

If you are looking for some fast and easy cards to make -you can't fail using the We R Memory Keepers Love Struck Collection. Just a couple of pieces of paper and you can make several beautiful cards. I love the bright colors of the collection. I made two to share with you today but if you jump down to my post on Jan 14th you will see some mini's and a container that I made using the same paper collection.
If you are a regular visitor to my blog you know how much I love making these flowers. I can't help myself I just love making them they are so simple, require no die cuts or machines. Just tear and roll, my kind of creating. LOL I also love the distress look that can stay clean and fresh, don't you?
For my second card I just covered my card base, added a tag to front.
Added some ribbon and tied into a bow, used one of the new Epiphany Crafts #25 Heart Charms with a #25 Bubble Cap to the top of it to my ribbon using some pink twine from My Minds Eye to give my card a little depth. Thanks for stopping by today. Hugs Pammejo

Valentine Hop - Jan 14/15

2012-01-14T00:00:00.002-06:00

Do you feel it....the crisp air, some may be getting snow in their locations but "LOVE" is in the air and today we are sharing some Valentine inspiration with you to start celebrating the coming holiday. I made a lovely Valentine Mine Card and Tags container for my project today.
I used the We R Memory Keepers Love Struck Collection for my project and a small 4 x 4 plastic pink box container that is perfect for my project. SO.....if you came by to see what was happening today I would encourage you to go to Beyond Scrappin' Blog to join us in our Valentine Hop. I am sure the talented Nicolette would love for you to come hop along with us and if you came from the creative Leslie of Leslie Rahye Blog then you are heading in the right direction.
NOW.... back to my project, I love to fussy cut so I took some of the paper and cut the flowers from the sheets and added to my box top, once I had everything on the top of the box (buttons, bows, gemstones, etc) then I added Glossy Accent and set it to one side so it would have a chance to dry. I love Glossy Accent, if you have never tried it I would encourage you to do so, it is a wonderful adhesive but to use it over your embellishments is just amazing. Most importantly it is an inexpensive way to give your projects depth.
Tag 1 - I distressed my card front using my Tim Holtz distress tool, inked the edges, added some pink ric rac along with a Vintage Edition Bottle cap. The flower in the center of the bottle cap is a flower that I fussy cut out and place in the center.
Tag 2 - I have two pieces of paper that are layered after they have been distressed and ink. I made a paper ribbon from a 1/2" strip of matching paper, stapling into place and using pop dots placed the Sweet Love Birds in their nest on the front of the card.
Tag 3 - I punched out 3 different size circles from my Marvy Scallop punches, wrinkled them up, un-wrinkled them, did a little inking and layered them on top of each other. The center of the flower is an Epiphany 1/2" clear circle, what a fabulous new set of punches. They are a must have for all of us scrapbookers.
Tag 4 - I fussy cut the Be My Valentine from a piece of the collection and added it to the top of my card that I had wrapped with Pink Twine and a Heart Charm from Epiphany Crafts.
I made these two sweet tags using my Marvy Tag Punch, did a little decorating with pieces of the Love Stuck papers and added some of the 1/2" circle Epiphany Crafts. What I like most about my project is that it is a wonderful gift that I can give to some one for Valentine's Day and they are so versatile that one can use them for a gift, on a bag or just give a card. I hope you have enjoyed my project, feel free to follow my blog and if you have made any mini's please feel free to share your blog and post so we can all go and get some ideas. Now on to the next stop on the hop and that is with our fabulous Anita over at
Anita's and Bugs Blog. Hugs Pammejo

"Come Fly with Me"

2012-01-09T00:00:00.000-06:00

I love this photo of Matthew and Isaac. They are both getting so big, hard to believe that Matthew is taller than I am now. In this photo they had insisted on wearing their grandpas hats to church, Matthew had just started getting his permanent teeth in and if you look real close you will see a toothpick hanging out of that huge gaping hold. I did this layout using all the products from the Artsy Urban Collection. I thought it was the perfect paper for my black and white photo of the boys and though some would say that pink and flowers shouldn't be used for boys I think it pulls the photo off of the page.

I mounted all of my papers onto black cardstock and the photo to red. The die cut that says "Come Fly with Me" was the perfect title to the page. I just love the paperclips and brads. They really add a classy look to any project. Hugs Pammejo

It's Cold Outside Blog Hop-Jan 7 and 8

2012-01-07T00:00:00.004-06:00

It's Cold Outside Blog Hop is hosted my Zenita and if you would like to participate I would encourage you to go to Zenita's blog Scrappin with Z and join us but if you came from the talented Melissa blog Time Weavers than you are heading in the right direction. I made my card using Stampavie Snowy and Rudolph by stamping my image twice on Coconut Swirl cardstock and Memento Tuxedo Ink. I colored my stamp image with Copic Markers. Remember you only have to color one image completely in the other just the snow bank. Once the images are colored I fussy cut the image that I colored completely in and placed it on my other image using pop dots. I then placed both on my card base that I had made using Memory Box Christmas paper pak. I also did some pen work using a Clear Stardust pen and stapled into place with my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher. I added a little bling to front of the snowman's belly along with Glossy Accent for his nose and Rudolph nose. I hope you continue on with the hop and visit Lisa's Blog - Scrappin with Lisa -Handmade with Love. I am sure you have been so inspired along the way, would love for you to share what inspires you about the cold weather. Hugs Pammejo

2011 End of the Year Wedding

2012-01-04T10:26:00.002-06:00

I generally don't publish family items but this is how we ended our year. Our youngest son Matthew married his beautiful finance' Caitlin on New Years Eve. The pastor that officiated the wedding was our oldest son Travis. What a special way to end 2011.
Caitlin will be joining our group of some of my favorite women in my life, my beautiful daughter Sarah and daughter in law Michelle along with my grand daughters Autumn and Annie.
Here is a photo of the wedding party, such a beautiful group of young and men and women. Happy New Years!!!! Hugs Pammejo

KinderStampO December Ornament Blog Hop Dec 16-18

2011-12-17T00:00:00.004-06:00

Jesse from KinderStampO asked each of us to make a handmade ornament for our tree and to make one to give away. If you came from the talented Nicole of Candian NickelScrapin' Blog then you are heading in the right direction and if you would like to see what beautiful ornaments were designed for the hop I would love for you to go to KinderStampO Blog to start the hop.
I started my ornament by purchasing a premade paper mache ornaments from Hobby Lobby and painted them red.
I then took two pieces of 1 1/2" x 12 Autentique paper, glued the ends together and accordion fold them together. See the Make It Christmas music box. I placed it in the center of the ornament by drawing a circle in the middle of the ornament just big enough to hold the music box, I then cut the circle out and placed the music box inside the paper mache' ornament. I then took my accordian folded strip and placed it around the music box with two way tape.
I added two scalloped circles and a button to the center of the circles. Make sure your ornament is still playing music before you place the circles on it. Place your glue to the outside rim of the circles to assure they will continue to play. I hope you try adding a bit of music to your ornaments and continue on the hop by going to Creatively Counting My Blessings with Kristina and of course I would love for you to follow my blog and leave a comment if you wish. Have a blessed holiday season as you are decorating your home and tree. Hugs Pammejo

National Cupcake Day

2011-12-15T00:00:00.010-06:00

Well today we are celebrating "National Cupcake Day" and what better way to celebrate but with a cupcake, I hope you enjoy seeing my Apple Crumble Cupcake and have enjoyed the hop that Gill from Creations from Gill is hosting. If you hopped from The Fruit of My Hands with the talented Linda then you are heading in the right direction and if you just stopped by please start over at Creations by Gill and join us.
I made a Happy Birthday card using Doodlebug papers and a Unity Stamp. My Happy Birthday is from SRM Stickers. Please continue the hop by going to the next talented designer which is Haidee of Created2Bunique Blog to see what she lush cupcake creations she has made. Hugs Pammejo.

My Take on Tags 4 and 5 on the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas

2011-12-13T00:00:00.005-06:00

I am so far behind on the 12 Tags of Christmas that Tim Holtz has shared on his blog that it is almost embarrassing to share Tags 4 and 5, hee, hee, hee but here they are anyway. So this is my interpretation of Tag 4 and to see the original concept please go to Tim's Tag. I used an embossing folder to achieve my snowflakes and fussy cut them out since I didn't have the die to cut out. I also used a stamp for my snowman and enlarged it, fussy cut it out and hand drew my 25 in the center, then cut it out with my xacto knife. The rest of the tag I did as on Mr. Tim's Blog. I really like that we are encouraged to use our products that we have at home and to use our creative juices to make a tag that looks like his creation.Tag 5 was really cool technique where you used alcohol ink, covered an acetate tag and then stamped your background stamp over the top of the ink once it was dry, blotting off the Black Archival Ink off with a soft cloth to expose the acetate. To finish it add a white tag to the back of the tag. I made a wreath from some Bo Bunny Christmas paper and placed the wreath over the top of a Santa image from the same paper collection. To see Mr. Tim's Blog version of the tag just go to the link. I hope you have enjoyed my interruption of the tags and I hope I can get the other seven made. Wish me luck. Hugs Pammejo

Memory Box Pointsetta Card

2011-12-10T11:58:00.002-06:00

I am a big fan of Memory Box stamps and I have come to just love their paper, so today it is all about Memory Box. I stamped my Poinsettia twice on a piece of the paper from the Christmas Pak and colored it in with my Copic Markers. I then fussy cut just the Poinsettia out of one the sheets and pop dot it to the other Poinsettia and added it to the front of my card base. I also distressed this piece before I placed it to my card. I added a border that I had made using the EK Notebook Punch along with some staples from my Tiny Attacher. Check out the Memory Box Stamps and papers if you have never looked at them. Hugs Pammejo

Christmas Snow: Pink Paislee&Stampers Anonymous

2011-12-09T00:00:00.002-06:00

Today I am hosting the post for the Vintage Heartfelt Blog, I made this "Christmas Snow" A2 Card using some left over Pink Paislee Mistletoe & Co that I had from last year.
My stamp is from Stampers Anonymous, love those stamps. I embossed with Chestnust Zing. I first did all of my distressing using the Tim Holtz distress tool and Chestnut Roan ink. I attached the tag to the top of the card and stapled it with the Tim Holtz tiny attacher. After my card was complete done I then added Rock Candy Stickles to the top of my Snowman image.
Inside my card is a rub on from the same collection. So make sure to stop by Vintage Heartfelt Blog and see what all has been happening over there. I would love for you to follow both of our blogs and I always enjoy sweet comments. Hugs Pammejo
Supplies:
Pink Paislee Mistletoe&Co: Joyeux Noel, Naught or Nice, North Pole, Post Cards
Pink Paislee Mistletoe&Co: Glimmer Brads
Stamper Anonymous: Mini Holidays stamps
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher and Distress Tool
Chestnut Zing Embossing Powder
Rock Candy Stickles
Le Pen: Brown

Merry Days of Christmas Card

2011-12-07T00:00:00.000-06:00

Can you believe we are already a week into December and Christmas is only 18 days away. I find it so hard to believe. Today I wanted to share my 25 Days of Christmas card that I made using My Minds Eye The Merry Days of Christmas and Accessory Sheet and the Snowed In Christmas Dot paper. Love the simplicity of the card and hope you do also. Hugs Pammejo

My Take on Tags 1-3 of Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas!!!!

2011-12-05T10:46:00.006-06:00

Today I thoughto participate in the 12 Tags of Christmas that Tim Holtz is doing on his blog. I have to use my creativity to the max since I don't have all of the products that he is using and I think they have turned out pretty well so far.
Here is my interpretation of Tag One, I made my little pearl bling by using some of the jewelry beads that I had in my stash along with silk flowers that I found. I added a Bo Bunny Father Christmas to one of the Tim Holtz stick pins. Instead of using Tim's new pinecone die which definitely is beautiful I used my McGill punches to make my pinecones since that is the one I have and it definitely makes beautiful pinecones.
Tag 2 was quite fun to make, I have net I would try to get at least the first 3 tags I made. I am trying ver used canvas like this so I was glad to try the technique along with using the Distress Stains. I didn't have the Holiday Christmas paper pad so I used a Hero Arts Stamp to make my music background and a Hero Arts Merry Christmas stamp and embossed to get my sentiment on it. Also, I didn't have the deer or the snowman die so what I did was stamp my Tim Holtz Snowman stamp and then fussy cut it out of grunge paper, glued the canvas to the top and cut it again after I had applied it to the the grunge paper. I still think it turned out pretty cute but to see Mr. Tim's tag just hit the link and it will take you there.
Tag 3 was suppose to do with a foam pad and distress ink refills, well needless to say I didn't have either but I did have the embossing folder so with some manipulation I got my image on and just ran the Tim Holtz Distress stains over the top. Again I didn't have the die he used so I made a Poinsettia using my McGill punch along with stickers from the Bo Bunny Father Sticker sheet to add the flourishes like he had on his tag.
I sure hope you enjoyed my tags today but make sure to stop by Tim Holtz site by going to the link, seeing his tags and trying some of the techniques that Mr. Tim uses.

Christmas Card Blog Hop Dec 3 and 4

2011-12-04T00:00:00.003-06:00

Welcome back for day two of the "Christmas Card Blog Hop" that is being hosted by the talented Nicolette of Beyond Scrappin'. If you would like to join us please stop by the Beyond Scrapppin' and if you came from our fabulous Gill of Creations by Gill. I have used a Penny Black Poinsettia stamp that I stamped on a piece of the We R Memory Paper and colored in with my Copic Marker doing the flower in shades of pink. I used the We R Memory Keepers White Christmas 6 x 6 paper pak to make my card with. I loved the way the pink turned out and think of it is a very non-traditional way of doing my Christmas cards
I added a journal block to the inside of my cards because I felt it would be easier to write my Christmas sentiment. My next card again I feel is a little non-traditional because it is done in the yellow hues of my Copic Markers.
I just love the Penny Black stamp and find it is so versatile. Make sure to continue with the hop by going on over to Susan of It's Me Susan P Blog to see what she has designed for your viewing pleasures. Make sure to stop by often and enjoy the day. Hugs Pam

Christmas Cards and Cookies Blog Hop Dec 3 and 4

2011-12-03T00:01:00.007-06:00

Welcome to the Christmas Cards and Cookies Blog Hop that is being hosted by the talented Dena of Unknown, Entertaining Mind of Dena Jones, so if you hop over from Precious Memories Scrapbooking and More with Staci you are heading in the right direction and if not please join us in the fun of fabulous cards and yummy "recipes" that will be featured on each of our blogs. Now for my card I used the Making Memories Mistletoe papers for my card. I made a paper folded ribbon and punched out circles that I placed one up on pop dots, along with adding a black gingham bow and some Making Memories stick pins to add a little pop to the card.
Inside my card I fussy cut some of the sweet trees and added them to the bottom right corner.

Now for my recipe which is a super easy candy recipe instead of a cookie recipe but it so yummy that I usually make it for every holiday and event that I go to.

"White Chocolate Pretzel and Mixed Nuts"
1 pound fo white almond bark
3/4 lb of small pretzels
1 can of mixed nuts

In a large pot melt almond bark over medium heat, stir constantly or it will burn. When completely melted remove from heat. Add Pretzels and nuts. Pour on to 2 large pieces of aluminum foil. Spread out thinly. Allow to cool completely and break into pieces placing in a sealed container.

Now make sure to continue on to the hop and see what wonderful inspiration and yummy recipe that Maria of Creative By Design has designed/cooked up for you.

Now if you are looking for Nicolette Christmas Cards Blog Hop it is the next post.
Again, thank you for stopping by and please feel free to follow my blog or just leave a comment letting me know that you stopped by. Hugs Pammejo

Christmas Card Blog Hop Dec 3 and 4

2011-12-03T00:00:00.007-06:00

Today is the first day of our two day blog hop featuring "Christmas Cards"being hosted by the very talented Nicolette of Beyond Scrappin'. If you would like to join us please stop by the Beyond Scrapppin' and if you came from our fabulous Gill of Creations by Gill. I have used a Penny Black Poinsettia stamp that I stamped on a piece of the We R Memory Paper and colored in with my Copic Marker. I used the We R Memory Keepers White Christma 6 x 6 paper pak to make my card with. I used the Penny Black stamp in three different ways, I will by sharing one card today and the other two tomorrow so make sure to come back and visit and you will see poinsettia in nontraditional colors.
It is always a good thing to place a journal block or away of writing on dark paper and this is what I did to the inside of my dark green card base. I hope you continuing along with our hop and go to Susan's It Me Susan P Blog and make sure to stop back by tomorrow. Hugs Pam

Today is the Day!!!! 12 Tags of Christmas Begin!!!

2011-12-01T00:00:00.008-06:00

Today is the day that a lot of us have looked forward to. The 12 Tags of Christmas with Tim Holt z. Here are few of the ones I made last year.
I just love all of the techniques and tips, though mine look nothing like what his were like but I think on the whole I am pleased without how they turned out.
A lot of the products I didn't have so I just did my interpretation of the tag, using different inks, stamps etc.

Sometimes I really went way out of the box from what Tim was sharing with us, but I was always pleased.
This is by far my favorite tag, I just love the bling and the bright Christmas colors.
I only made 6 tags out of the 12... so I am hoping to better this year. On this tag I had to draw the fence and house on to grudge since I didn't have the die. I hope you have enjoyed my interpretation of last years tags and I really really hope you think about doing this years tags with us. Hugs Pammejo

Make the Season Bright Card

2011-11-30T00:00:00.000-06:00

Well let us make this Christmas Season Bright is what this holiday card is all about. I just love the Inkadinado Deer Stamp, he is just so fun. I colored the deer using my Copic Markers and fussy cut him out. I placed him on a Snowflake Embossed piece of green paper that I wrapped with a piece of red sheer ribbon and placed it on my My Minds Eye The Merry Days of Christmas card base using pop dots. (Remember to stamp and emboss your Hero Arts Laughter and Merriest Sentiment before you place this piece to the card base.) My little string of light I picked up in the minature Christmas section of Hobby Lobby. So make sure to look around all your favorite craft and scrapbook stores to find those fun embellishments. Hugs Pammejo

Merry Christmas Card

2011-11-29T00:00:00.002-06:00

I made this fun little snowman card using the Penny Black Christmas Text and Holly Jolly stamps. I love the look of the Fine Sage Flower Soft that I placed on my distress stamped back. I used my Tim Holtz distress tool and stapler to give my background a really rustic look so the fern would pop off the page when I applied the flower soft.
*remember to take your time when working with flower soft, a little glue, a little soft, press it in and it will stay once it dries. You will need to be patience when working with it. My snowman is colored with my Copic Markers and I added a bit of glitter using my Clear Stardust pen and then placed him on a pop dot. I hope you try using Flower Soft, hugs Pammejo

Tag Exchange

2011-11-28T00:00:00.003-06:00

Here are the 3 tags I made for the tag exchange I was recently in with a group of ladies from the A Lil Scrap of Heaven Group.
This is one set of tags that I received from our group.
A third set, we were to make three sets of 5 tags.
The fourth set, what is so fabulous about it is that we all received 15different tags to place on our Christmas gifts.
And here is the last group of three. I am so pleased with the exchange, this is the first tag exchange I have ever done and look forward to doing others. What about you have you ever done an exchange, I would love to hear about it and if you do it with sites that would be fabulous to know about also.

Believe in the Magic of Christmas Painters Tray!!!!

2011-11-27T00:00:00.002-06:00

I just love painters trays and I purchased this 7 Gypsies Solo Shadow Box Tray to make my project with. I chose Imaginisce fabulous Cottage Christmas Collection: papers, embellishments, and snowflakes to make my project.
On the sides of my Solo Shadow Box I placed 4 of the 7 Gypsies Display Trim Loops and Hooks so I could thread the the sheer green and red ribbon through (this helps to hold the ribbon in place around the tray) and tie them together at one corner. I place a clear snowflake to the corner of the tray to hide the knot using Glossy Accent.
In the top left square of the tray I placed a flower brad that I made using one of the Imaginisce Snow Flowers, medium brad and my I-Top. On the middle square I placed one of the houses from the Imaginisce Sticker Glass, added some Liquid Applique to the roof and yard to make it look like snow. I then added a fussy cut tree to the front yard with pop dots. The bottom square was one of the die cuts from the paper along with another Sticker Glass Direction sign along with a flying reindeer.
The larger square is made up on a tree that I drew, did some snow on, added some Maraschino Red Twine to along with some fussy cut ornaments from another piece of the paper collection. I placed Santa in the left corner, added a few gifts for the tree and a clear glass ornament to the top of the tree.
Try making one of these fun Shadow Box Tray, you will surely enjoy them. Hugs Pam

Elf Legs Card

2011-11-26T00:00:00.004-06:00

I borrowed this Northwoods stamp from my friend Debbie, I just had to make a couple of cards using it. I used Basic Grey Figgy Pudding papers: Tinsel, Glee, Red Ryder, Trinket. I colored them in with my Copic Markers and used an EK Le Circle border punch. My colored legs are double matted on paper that I distressed with Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs (is is one of his new fall distress inks), added some staples from the Tim Holtz tiny attacher and then placed them on pop dots before placing the matted piece on my card base. Once I had it my card together I added Glossy Accent to the bells that were hanging from the Elf's shirt and tops of his shoes. So during this Christmas season I challenge you to look for some fun stamps to play with. Hugs Pammejo

Well,,,,,, Are You Good or Bad!!!

2011-11-25T00:00:00.002-06:00

Well have you been "Good" or "Bad" this year, today is the day after Thanksgiving and it is time for Santa to be checking that list. LOL I found this fun Whipper Snapper stamp and thought it was perfect to send to some of my more mischievous friends for Christmas. My card is made using the Bo Bunny Noel Stripe, Rejoice and Tradition papers. I colored my Santa with Copic Markers and did a little distressing with my Tim Holtz distressing tool and Tea Dye Distress Ink. Hope you make some fun Santa cards for your family and friends. Hugs Pammejo

Turkey Can

2011-11-21T00:00:00.004-06:00

Don't you love the little Stampendous pails, I know I do. I was thinking about what to post for today and remember I made this little table decoration last year and thought I would share it with you. The tail feathers were made from scrapbook paper that I used my Martha Stewart Sheer scissors on to make fun strips and attached it behind the "Heartflet Thanks" piece of the turkey.
I also made a rosette and placed it on top of the can. I used SRM Stickers for all of the sentiments along with papers from Imaginisce. Thank you for stopping by and hope you all have a blessed Thanksgiving. I would like you to know also I will start posting my Christmas projects the day after Thanksgiving. Hugs Pammejo

Banners, Pennants & Flags Challenge

2011-11-20T08:32:00.004-06:00

Today I seen a challenge over at Paper Patch Crafts for a Banners, Pennants and Flag Challenge. I remember I had this layout that I did for a DT entry a couple of years ago for Imaginisce Design Team Call and thought I would share it today. You can draw, stamp, cut out or whatever you would like to and make a project for the challenge.
I love to fussy cut so I made my packages and balloons all pop off the page.
But....my favor it part is the banner I cut out and layered on to black twine. I hope you have enjoyed my enter to Paper Patch Crafts Banners, Pennants and Flags Challenge, make sure to hop over and take part in the challenge. Hugs Pammejo

My Favourite Things Blog Hop

2011-11-19T00:00:00.010-06:00

Well come to the My Favourite Things Blog Hop that the very talented Gill from Creations by Gill is hosting. So if you just stopped by I would like to invite you to join us in our hop today and if you came from Anita's and Bugs Blog then you are heading in the right direction. We were asked to make a project of one of our favorite things and I decided to do a layout of my "Bike". My husband bought it for me two years ago as a surprise and it is one of my favorite things. I used the Jillibean Egg Drop Soup Collection for my layout.
I love distressing my paper not with just ink but also with the Tim Holtz distress tool to rough up my edges and I thought it gave my layout a great look when I think of a bike going down the path on the Greenline in Memphis, that is one of our favorite places to ride.
My fun letters are a mix of Making Memories, Mrs Grossmans and Pink Paislee. I generally make my letter but decided to use these and just mix it up a bit. I also added a stamped filigree on the corners of my paper. Thank you for stopping by to see what one of my favorite things. Stop back by tomorrow you never know what may be going on at Scrapbook Flair. Hugs.

KinderStampO November Blog Hop Bloggers - Nov

2011-11-12T00:00:00.000-06:00

If you are joining us today for the November Blog Hop that is being hosted by the talented KinderStampO you have come to the right place. You should have came from the talented Linda My Quilling Nest. We were each asked to make a decoration and I made a candy jar. My friend Christine loves candy corn and I wanted to make her something special for her table and decided I would make her a jar of "Turkey Toes".
You can tell by the tag that you must "Gobble Gobble til you Wobble Wobble".
I colored my stamped turkey image using my Copic Markers. I hope you continue with hop by going to the very creative Anita and Bugs Blog and see what she has made to decorate your table with and maybe along the way glean a little inspiration. Thanks for hopping by.

Because of the Brave Blog Hop on Veterans Day

2011-11-11T00:00:00.004-06:00

We can never say thank you enough to our Vets that have served over the years and that are serving now. They are the reason we have our life, our liberty and our freedom. Thank you. If you are joining us in the Because of the Brave Blog Hop and have come from the talented Gina's of California Scrappin' than you are heading in the right direction but if you would like to start at the beginning go to Nicolette's Beyond Scrappin'
The photos are of my father as a young man, he was 17 when he enlisted in the Marine Corp, he went through basic training and then went right overseas to fight in World War II and our son Matthew he enlisted when he was 19.
I used an Explorer by Traditions Jewelry Piece from Hobby Lobby to place to the left of my journaling. It has the directions of the compass on it, thought it worked perfectly for my layout. The small stars are from the negative spots from the Quickutz Star border.
The Paper Company "The Journey" paper is where I got my title for my page. I just love this paper it was a perfect representation for the theme I was looking for my layout. "The Journey Through Time". I wanted the layout to represents the journey through our time as a nation. Always remember our Vets and their families, their sacrifices and their service. Your next stop on the blog hop is with our talented Denine of Pumpkin Spice.

Supplies:
The Paper Company Heartfelt Travel - Our Journey and Stripe
Explores by Traditions Jewelry Piece
Quickutz Star Border
Burgundy Card Stock
Navy Dot Scallop Card Stock

Bo Bunny Card Challenge Tuesday Card

2011-11-06T00:00:00.000-05:00

Bo Bunny is having a card challenge this week. I selected the new Father Christmas Paper Pak to do mine in. I also used the Bo Bunny Father Christmas Cut Outs sheet along with the trinkets.
I made my ruffle using one of the green papers from the paper pak, I scored two pieces of 1" x 6" on the 1/4" line, accordion fold the paper and attached it to the back of the fussy cut Jingle Bell paper that I had precut using Glossy Accent. I then shaped the ruffle so that it would match my Jingle Bell paper. Added the Jingle Bells from the die cut sheet. I also took one of the metal trinkets, cut it in half and added it to my card base. Make sure to stop by Bo Bunny site to get the sketch to join in the challenge. Hugs.

Christmas Is For Kids Blog Hop Dec 5th and 6th

2011-11-05T00:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to Day One of the Christmas Is For Kids Blog Hop that is being hosted by our fabulous designer Ellen of the Card Monkey. The Christmas is For Kids Blog Hop is a two day hop.... that mean today and tomorrow there will be 25 different designers sharing their beautiful banners that they worked so hard on so each child at the Pediatric Specialty Care Center would each receive one to hang over their beds. If you came from the talented Tami of the Tambo's Creations then you are heading in the right direction. If you stopped by looking for the KinderStampO's blog hop it will be in the posting below.
I used the We R Memory Keepers Peppermint Twist Collection for my banner. On the first banner I fussy cut the top part of the paper and layered it over the green paper. I added one of the stickers from the layered words sticker sheet and cut the Santa Claus in half so it would make his body look longer. I also added some Glossy Accent to the ornaments to give them dimension. On the "N" banner I made an accordion circle to place under the letter. I used my EK Success Le Circles to create the large circles for my border at the top, added a sticker from the Embossible Designer Sticker sheet. I added the layered accordion letter that I had made to the top of the banner.
The "O" letter is made from the Chip Decor letters that I bought to do all of the NOEL in. (I got them at Hobby Lobby) I covered my banner with more of the Peppermint Twist paper, added some Little Yellow Bicycle Canvas Tape along with some of the Little Yellow Bicycle Fabric Favorites.
Banner with the "E" is again layered with the Peppermint Twist papers, some of the journal blocks from one of the sheets of paper along with a few stickers from the Embossible Design Stickers. The stringer of stockings is from the Little Yellow Bicycle Fabric Favorites sheet.
My "L" banner has a been layered again with the Peppermint Twist collection and the 10 Things I Love About Christmas is from Little Yellow Bicycle.
The last banner is finished with adding stickers from the Embossible Sticker Sheet along with a Happy Holidays Die Cut. I hope you have enjoyed my banner and I still need to get it strung together and mailed in to Ellen for the children. Your next stop on the hop is with our creative Charity of Scrap Faire. Remember to visit Ellen of the Card Monkey because there will be more inspiration also you don't want to miss out on the giveaways from doing the hop.

You're a Hoot Card with We R Memory Keepers

2011-11-02T19:57:00.000-05:00

It is definitely time to get all that Thanksgiving inspiration flowing and I have been making Thanksgiving cards. My first card is made from the We R Memory Keepers Autumn Splendor and Sunset Paper. I placed my paper on my card base after I inked the pieces with Chestnut Roan Ink and corner rounded the bottoms of my card base. I added my tag, owl and sentiment after I had used my Tim Holtz Distress Tool and Chestnut Roan ink. I added a few staples from my Tim Holtz Stapler and added my You're A Hoot sentiment on pop dots after I wrapped my tan twine around my card.

My second card is made with Pink Paislee Amber Road Harvest Hayride, it is amazing how well these paper collections go together. I used my EK Abstract Flower Punch and did my border out of the rust card stock and the Harvest Hayride paper. I made sure once again to ink all of my edges with Chestnut Roan Ink before I placed them on my card base. I then added Imaginisce"Happy Fall" sticker up on pop dots and to finish my card I added a few clear gemstones to the border. I hope you are inspired to start your Thanksgiving cards and decorations.

Unofficial Winner of Scrapbook Etc Craft It Forward

2011-11-02T09:20:00.005-05:00

Oh My Goodness!!! I woke up to congrats telling me I am the Unofficial Winner of Scrapbook Etc Craft it Forward Contest. I am beyond excited but I want to thank both Card Monkey Jarvis and Denise Kelly-Ruck for hosting the Halloween Blog Hop and for each of the wonderful designers that participated in the hop. I am blessed to be with a group of ladies that reached out in our community and helped make the children of the Pediatric Specialty Care Center have a special Halloween. Thank you all who voted for my banner. If you would like to visit CardMonkeyJarvis and see our Christmas Banner from this weekends Christmas Banner Blog Hop here is the link. http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/2011/11/banner-round-up-from-this-weekends.html

13 Days of Halloween Day Thirteen - Oct 19-31

2011-10-31T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Halloween!!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog today, not sure if you have stopped by to see what I was up to or if you are doing the blog hop. If you are doing the hop then you are heading in the right direction if you came from our host Lisa's Scrapping with Lisa. I am so glad that you visited today it is our last day of the hop and I am sure if you participated in the 13 days of hopping you have probably seena lot of inspiration. I just want to remind you to beware of all of the little ghosts and goblins that are out tonight, so be careful driving this evening and check all that Halloween candy carefully before eating. I made my card from the Teresa Collins Haunted Hallows Collections. This card is made with a piece of the Chandelier Crow paper, orange cardstock for the card base and the sticker sheet that goes along with the paper.
You can see from this view how I took the banners and tied them together with black twine and placed them and the Oct 31st up on pop dots. I made a frame from the sticker border by cutting it in half and making mitered corners on the edge so that it would look finished. I also added a black gemstone where the pennants meet up along with adding a bow to the ends of the banner. I hope you enjoy and have a fabulous time Trick or Treating or just answering the door to all the little ghost and goblins that come to visit. I hope you continue with the hop by hopping by Janet's Create Believe Imagine at Dream Scrapbooks and see what she has created for you. I am sure you will fine some wonderful inspiration, tutorials and some giveaways along the way and I look forward to you stopping by tomorrow. Please feel free to leave a comment and if you would like to start following my blog that would be wonderful and again thank you for participating in 13 Days of Halloween. Hugs

13 Days of Halloween - Day Eleven and Twelve

2011-10-29T00:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to Day Eleven and Twelve of the 13 Days of Halloween. I am combining the days because of my schedule but will have a real treat for day 13 so if you came from the talented Lisa of Scrappin with Lisa you are heading in the right direction for the hop. I made a 5x7 card today using the Haunted Hallows Chandelier Crows paper and distressed it with Tim Holtz Wild Honey, Dusty Concord, and Barn Door Distress Ink. I think it turned out pretty cool distressing the paper. I also fussy cut the border from the paper and added it to my card.

My spider webs are a stamp from Heidi Graces Halloween Clear Stamp. I inked my stamp with Versafine Onyx Black ink stamped it once and then again, this will give you a shadow effect. My skull is from the Haunted Hallows sticker sheet, I placed it on with pop dots and made sure that it was nice and level. I then made a dome using Glossy Accent, make sure you set your card to one side until the Glossy Accent is dry

I added my purple ric rack using glue dots and my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher. My ribbon was to bright so I just distressed it with Dusty Concord Distress Ink to tone the color down. I hope you enjoyed my Crow Card and stop back again to see what else I have been up to. I hope you enjoyed my card and continue the hop by going to Create, Believe, Imagine at Dreamscrapbooks.

13 Days of Halloween Day Nineand Ten - Oct 19-31

2011-10-27T00:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to days nine and ten of the 13 Days of Halloween Blog Hop hosted by Lisa, so if you came from Scrapping with Lisa you are heading in the right direction. I am so glad you came by to see me today because I have a real sweet treat for you. I made a non-traditional Halloween card using the new Simple Stories Generations 6 x 6 paper pak.
I used the tags and papers and cut them up to do my embellishing. I added a little Glossy Accent on the number 3 and 1 so they would pop off the page a bit and added some staples from my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher. My Happy Halloween sentiment is a Memory Box Stamp and the Brown Tatted Ribbon is from Hobby Lobby.
Check out the sweet candy apples, they are stamped using the A Muse Art Candy Apple Stamp. I stamped on two different pieces of paper and layered them, added some cut toothpicks and Glossy Accents to the lighter color so it would look like caramel. I hope you enjoy this sweet treat and hop on to the next blog which will be equally as sweet with the talented Janet of Create, Believe, Imagine at Dreamscrapbooks.

13 Days of Halloween Day Eight - Oct 19-31

2011-10-26T00:00:00.000-05:00

Today I am sharing a banner I did earlier this fall. I made it for the Pediatric Specialty Care Center in PA, I also sent it to the facility so they could hang it over one of the children's bed. . My banner is made completely with We R Memory Keepers Spookville Collection and will be featured in the coming week on their blog. I would love for you to stop by and leave a comment when you see it. Also, I have entered it in Scrapbook Etc "Craft for a Cause" and would love for you to go and leave a comment there or place a vote. They will make a donation to my favorite charity if it is selected. Thank you in advance. If you came from Lisa's Scrapping with Lisa then you are heading in the right direction. Now your next stop on the hop is with Janet at Create, Believe, Imagine at Dreamscrapbook. Look forward to seeing you tomorrow for day nine of our 13 day hop.

13 Days of Halloween Day Seven - Oct 19-31

2011-10-25T00:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to day nine of the 13 Days of Halloween Blog Hop. If you came from the talented Lisa's our hostess you are heading in the right direction, if you stopped by to see what I was up to I would encourage you to head over to Scrapping With Lisa Blog and join us in the hop. I am sure there will be lots of inspiration, tutorials and giveaways. I just love fun Halloween Cards and these little monsters from the Bella Blvd Too Cute To Spook are just so fun. I used the Quadrants, Cute Cards and Full Moon paper from the collection for my card along with a sticker from SRM Stickers Halloween sheet. I fussy cut my little monsters out, I just love to fussy cut, I find it very relaxing. I know that sounds crazy but it is relaxing. I added a small tan twine bow to the top of my pumpkin and placed a circle dot and a very large glitter gemstone on top of it and placed it on a pop dot and don't forget to add your sentiment.

I decided while I was at it I would make a tag to go with a bag that I am still in the process of making and will be showing it later in the month of Oct but for now here is my tag. I used the Jacks A Glow, Cute Cats and Full Moon paper from the Bella Blvd Too Cute to Spook collection along with stickers that I had from Daisy D's. I tore the paper and then distress the pieces with some Chestnut Roan ink, placed it and one of my pumpkins to the tag front. I added the other to the front of the tag using pop dots. Of course know tag is complete without some ribbon and I used several different colors and textures on my tag along with some black gemstones on my stickers. Hope you have been inspired and continue the hop by going over to Create Believe Imagine at Dream Scrapbooks with Janet. See you tomorrow for day 10 of the hop.

13 Days of Halloween Day Six - Oct 19-31

2011-10-24T00:00:00.000-05:00

Good Morning I am so glad you are visiting today because it is day eight of the 12 Days of Halloween, so if you came from the talented and our host Lisa's blog you are heading in the right direction and if not hop on over to Scrapping with Lisa. I am sure Lisa would love for you to participate in the hop. There will be lots of inspiration, tutorials and giveaways. My Creepy Crawly Card is made from the Imaginisce Falling Leaves Paper Stack. I placed my papers on a 5 1/2 by 5 1/2 card base. My my little spider has Glossy Accent on it but I did that after my card was completed along with the stitching lines.

I did some pleating with a piece of the paper and added it to the bottom. I used the staples for the Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher to give some dimension to my card along, with the frame from Imaginisce that I colored in with my Copic Markers: YR04, YR07, V12 and V15 and placed up on pop dots. I hope you enjoyed my card and try making one of the paper ribbon folds. Your next stop on the hop is with Janet over at Create Believe Imagine at Dream Scrapbooks. I hope you visit tomorrow for day nine.

13 Days of Halloween Day Five - Oct 19-31

2011-10-23T00:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the Day Seven of the 13 Days of Halloween Blog Hop, for my Halloween project of the day is this lovely card made with Authentique Glowing 6 x 6 Paper Pack. I am so glad if you stopped by today and I would encourage you to join us in the hop by going to Lisa's Scrapping with Lisa Blog to start the hop. I placed my papers to my card base after I inked each piece and placing a piece of black cardstock behind the piece that I punched out using my EK Plaid Punch.
Here is a side view that I added a piece of the border to the inside of the card. I cut triangles out of a piece of the paper and placed it at the top of my card and added some black bling in between the flags. I also added a SRM Halloween Sticker and placed it on pop dots. I hope to see you tomorrow but now it is time to head over to the talented Janet's Create Believe Imagine at Dream Scrapbooks Blog to continue the hop.

13 Days of Halloween Day Four - Oct 19-31

2011-10-22T00:00:00.005-05:00

Welcome to day four of the 13 Days of Halloween Blog Hop but if you are looking for Nicolette's Halloween /Fall Blog Hop - Oct 22-23 than continue to scroll down to the next post and that is where you will find it. Today I decide to make a candy pail for the hop, so if you just came to see what I was doing today I am so glad you did but if you came from Lisa's Scrapping with Lisa Blog then you are head in the right direction for the hop. There will be lots of wonderful inspiration, tutorials and giveaways along the way. Now on to my project, I started with a Stampedous Short Pail and some of the My Mind's Eye Blackbird Collection to make my pail. I cut a strip and added the Costume paper to the top of it after I fussy cut it out.

I took one of the die cuts from the Accessory Sheet and some of the Costume kids that I cut from the paper and glued them to the die cut once I had torn it and inked it with Chestnut Roan ink.

On my handle I made a tag, added a sticker from SRM Halloween Stickers, and a die cut from the accessory sheet along with one of the little blackbirds I fussy cut out. Notice my handle I wrapped it with black polka dot ribbon, tied it off in a knot and added a green tulle bow to the side of it. I hope you continue on the hop by going to the very talented Janet's Create Believe Imagine at Dreams Scrapbooks and see how she will inspire you today. I would love for you to leave a comment and even start following my blog if you feel like it. Hugs

Halloween /Fall Blog Hop - Oct 22-23

2011-10-22T00:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the Halloween/Fall Blog Hop that is being hosted by Nicolette of Beyond Scrappin' and if you are looking for the 13 Days of Halloween it is posted today also. If you came from Michelle's of Peanut Butter and Jelly Designs Blog then you are headed in the right direction and if you aren't please play along with us today. Today I would love to share with you my little ninja warrior layout! It is of my grandson Isaac dressed in this Halloween Costume. I used the Little Yellow Bicycle Booville Collection to do my project in.
Love, love these canvas borders that you can get with Booville Collection. I just cut a few to use on my layout and added some staples, they are stickers if you would like to know that .

See the determination in his eyes, so if you see a ninja coming to your door this year I would give him a lot of candy. Your next stop on the hop is with the very talented Tanya with Scrappin' KY Momma. Also remember to check out the 13 Days of Christmas Blog Hop that is going on today.

13 Days of Halloween Day Three - Oct 19-31

2011-10-21T02:00:00.000-05:00

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, not sure if you have stopped by to see what I was up to or if you are doing the 13 Days of Halloween Blog Hop, hard to believe it is day 3 already. If you are doing the hop then you are heading in the right direction if you came from Lisa's Scrapping with Lisa.

Today I made a great Halloween Gift Bag for my special Trick or Treaters. I used Bella Blvd Too Cute to Spook Cute Cuts, Quadrants, and Jack A Glow papers along with the Creative Imagination Gift Bag. I inked all of my pieces with Memento Tuxedo Ink and layered them on my bag. I did add a few staples from my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher. I also fussy cut out my "One Eyed Girl" and bat and placed them on my bag. I placed Glossy Accent on my spiders to give them some extra dimension.
After I got my gift bag designed I added a beautiful ribbon at the top and my bat acts as the closure because I placed pop dots on it and the pop dots on the left wing holds the flap down. I thought it was a clever way to keep the bag closed. I am so glad you took the time to hop with us for day three and would love if you come by again tomorrow but for now please head on over to the talented Janet's Create Believe Imagine at Dreams Scrapbooks.

13 Days of Halloween Day Two- Oct 19-31

2011-10-20T02:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to day two of the 13 Days of Halloween, if you are doing in the hop and came from Lisa's Scrapping with Lisa you are heading in the right direction. I decided to use the Fancy Pants Oct 31st Collection for my project. I used the Eerie and Strips paper along with the rub ons and design embellishments.
I took and place my Halloween embellishment on pop dots to give my card some dimension, I also used Glossy Accent on the dots at the top of the card to do this as well. I placed my ribbon down with red line tape and stapled it into place using my tiny attacher. I am so glad you came by today but it is now time to go to Janet's over at Create Believe Imagine At Dream Scrapbooks Blog and continue the hop. I hope you came back tomorrow and see what project I might have in store for you to enjoy.

13 Days of Halloween Day One - Oct 19-31

2011-10-19T02:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to day one of the 13 Days of Hallowen Blog Hop. If you came by my blog today to see what I am up to I would like for you to join us in the 13 Days of Halloween Blog Hop. If you came from the talented Lisa (our hostess) of Handmade with Love -Lisa you are heading in the right direction. We were asked to create Halloween projects but I really, really like these dollar frames at Michael's and I really really, really, like them when I can get them for 66 cents. I painted this one with Charcoal paint. The paper is from Memory Box Nightfall paper pack. I cut 1" strips, corner rounded them, glued them to the front of my frame and Mod Podge over the top of them once they were dried. I then did my inside by covering the insert with a piece of the paper from the pack, I inked my Memory Box Birch Branch Print stamp with Versafine Onyx Black ink, stamped once and then again to give it a shadow look. I stamped my Maple leaf on three different papers and cut them out by hand. I now have the die that that I can use to cut the leaf out with. I placed my insert into my frame, added two leaves to the front of the insert and the third I layered on with a pop dot.

To decorate the front of my frame on the left corner using a Tim Holtz frame and a piece of the paper from the pack with the little bird in it. I then added my brads and glued it to the frame. On the other top right side I made a pleated strip of paper and added a Tim Holtz nib to the front of it

Here is a closer look at the leaves and the stamping which are in the center of my frame. I also added a small tan twine bow to the center leaf. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you were inspired to create something with leaves. Though my project isn't truly Halloween it is still in the Halloween colors :) and I hop you continue with the hop by hopping by going to visit Janet at Create Believe Imagine At Dream Scrapbooks and see what she has created for you. I am sure you will fine some wonderful inspiration, tutorials and some giveaways along the way and I look forward to you stopping by tomorrow. Please feel free to leave a comment and if you would like to start following my blog that would be wonderful. Hugs

KinderStampO October Blog Hop Bloggers October 15-16

2011-10-15T00:00:00.001-05:00

BOO!!!! Today is the weekend of the KinderStampO October Blog Hop so if you cam by today to see what I am up to I would like you to join us in a hop. Make sure if you decide to follow my blog and decide to follow it to go back to the KinderStampO and start hopping, if you came hoppin' by from the very talented Jessicas' fo That'z Uneek then you are heading in the right direction. For my BOOSTACULAR TREAT I created a Painters Tray to decorate one my walls with. I purchased it at our local Hobby Lobby store and used my 40% off so I paid a little over 6 dollars for it. My paper is all from Fancy Pants Oct 31st Collection. I love just staying with paper and embellishments from the same collections because they go together so well.
I used one of the Acrylic Ghost, some of the Oct 31st filigree rub ons from the collection to decorate my ghost with along with a small pumpkin basket stamp that I had along with Black Stazon ink. Stazon ink will stamp on acrylic beautifully and if you happen to smear it guess what .... you can clean it off with either you Stazon cleaner or UnDu and re-stamp it. Isn't that fabulous to know.
My first square is using not only a piece of Spooks paper but also some of the tags from the Cut Outs sheet. I also place a heavy twine ribbon and tied a bow and a metal Tim Holtz embellishments.
My second square has a piece of Bewitched paper added a piece of Little Yellow Bicycle Canvas Sticker at the bottom. I added a pen nib and a Design Embellishment on pop dots from the Oct 31st collection.
I added a Tim Holtz metal frame and a Making Memories bottle that I filled with Glossy Accent and red alcohol ink to make my poison.
I added a fabulous spider that I bought at our local Michaels store to give my square more depth. Isn't it the coolest spider!!!!!
Now this is the most fabulous part. A year or so ago I seen this on someones blog (I wish I could give them credit but can't remember who it was) and then a friend told me that she was going to do this to a tray she was working on and I remember I had heard this before so after my memory being jolted again when I started working on this tray I decided to do it.....you maybe wondering what is it. Well if you look close it is a "MAGNET" I glued a magnet to my tray and also to the back of each of my base papers so I will be able to change the papers out and save me a few dollars by re-purposing the tray. Isn't that a fabulous idea!!!!
for my third spot I used Bewitched paper and added big metal numbers from Making Memories, a calendar from Maya Road and die cuts from the embellishment package. I added a Making Memories clip to the tag and some bow to the top of the pumpkins I fussy cut.
Now on to my fourth space, the paper is a piece of Eerie paper.
My frames are from Making Memories and Tim Holtz. I used two of the rub ons and placed it on white paper and then glued the square frames over them. My oval picture is actually on the paper so be careful when you cut your piece of paper if you want a skull head. Once I had them glued on to the paper and my key was glued on I filled the centers with Glossy Accent and allowed them to dry so it would look like they were under glass.
My bat that is on my tray is acrylic from the collection that I distressed with White Stazon Ink and added rub ons from the Oct 31st collection along with a fabulous metal bug.
For my fifth and sixth squares it is a piece of the Eerie paper, a cut out from the cut out sheet. On the fifth square I added one of these ghostly looking Tim Holtz dolls to the square.
On the sixth square I added a "W" metal, a rub on and wooden dowel that has been wrapped with sheer purple ribbon.
This is one of my very favorite things is fussy cutting. I cut all of the hats from the Bewitched paper, placed them on pop dots, added some bows here and there and wrapped black twine around the points after the were in place to make them look like they were hanging from a string. How cute is that.
I hope you enjoyed my Halloween Tray and that you might even feel inspired to make one for yourself, remember to add those magnets so you can re-purpose the tray. I would love to hear of any other fabulous ideas you have for re-purposing projects. So now it is time to go on the next very talented designer and without any further wait hop on over to Linda's MyQuilling Nest. I hope you enjoy all of the inspiration, tutorials and maybe even fine some giveaways along the way.

Spookville Cards 3 and 4 with We R Memory Keepers

2011-10-13T02:00:00.000-05:00

Good morning if you visited yesterday you know I am showcasing two more cards from the We R Memory Keepers Spookville Paper Pad today so if you would like to see cards 1 and 2 just scroll down to the post from yesterday to see them. My first card today is made with several different sheets of the paper from the pack and a SRM Sticker Halloween Sentiment.

You can see the depth of the card better in this photo. I used a 1 1/2" circle punch to form my scallops and placed them on my paper base, wrapped it with some lilac twill ribbon and placed it on my card with pop dots. I added my sentiment to some orange card stock and placed it in the right corner of the card. My edges are all heavily distress with Tuxedo Black Ink. OH!!!! the spiders come from the SRM Halloween Sentiment sticker sheet.

The last card I will show you this year using the EK Le Oval Chain Punch to form the borders on the left and the right sides of the card. I placed them on some of the paper from the pack and glued them to the card. I added the October tag, placed it on orange card stock and put it on pop dots, added some orange twine from The Twinnery along with a chipboard piece from the sticker sheet. My favorite part is the fussy, flocked spider from the Martha Stewart sticker sheet.

KinderStampO Sketchy Wednesday Oct 12

2011-10-12T11:37:00.007-05:00

Today is KinderStampO Sketchy Wednesday!!!! This is the first time that I have done the sketch challenge that is happening. There is a lot of inspiration that is happening over on KinderStampO blog. Make sure to go and see how to participate in the challenge. I made my card using Memory Box products. My paper is from the Nightfall Collection and my background stamp is called Harvest Moon.
I used the Memory Box Cat and Moon stamp and stamped it on a piece of the orange paper and fussy cut it out and placed it on a pop dot so it would look like it was standing on the tree limb.
My Halloween sentiment is actually on a piece of the paper. I inked all of my paper, did my corners using the EK Success Plaid Border Punch for my border that was on the sketch. I also added some staples and inked all of the pieces with Chestnut Roan ink. Now make sure to run over to KinderStampo and join in the challenge.

Spookville Cards 1 and 2 with We R Memory Keepers

2011-10-12T02:00:00.001-05:00

I bought a 6 x 6 Spookville paper pad and some layered Chipboard stickers that went with the paper pad to make some cards. Here are the first two and I will post two more tomorrow so make sure to come back to see them. I distressed my first orange card base and the paper heavily with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I wrapped my paper with Black twine from The Twinery, a button and glued it to the card. I then added my chipboard sticker and some black bling to my card front.

My second card is made from a couple of different sheets of the paper from the Spookville Paper pad. I also used an EK Notebook Punch for my border. I attached the border and tag to the card front with my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher and added another chipboard sticker to the front of my card. I inked all of my pieces with Chestnut Roan Ink and added some orange bling to the top corners of the page. *** Remember to come back tomorrow to see cards 3 and 4.

"Celebrate Friend" Card

2011-10-07T02:00:00.000-05:00

I made a card to send to a dear friend that is recovering from breast cancer!!! I am so happy she has been cancer free for just over 10 years and believe it is a time to celebrate. I made my card using the Me & My Big Ideas Mambi Kit along with some white Small Organza Ribbon that I distress using my Tim Holtz Lipstick Distress Stains on. I placed my "Celebrate" chipboard piece on pop dots and added the "Friend" sticker just under it along with some of the pink gemstones in the kit. I know cancer awareness paper is hard to find but I found my kit at the local Michael's if you are at all interested at where I purchased it the kit at. I am so thankful for friends and family that support my blog and come by but I would love to encourage at this time to take care of yourselves, get regular check ups and mammograms. Hugs Pam

Spooky Card with Memory Box Stamps

2011-10-04T14:57:00.000-05:00

I absolutely love Memory Box Stamps it is one of my very favorite stamp companies. The collage stamps are my most favorite ones because they just speak for themselves. I made my card using Teresa Collins Haunted Hallows Damask and Chandelier Crows paper along with the Memory Box Spooky Stamp. I stamped my image using Versafine Onyx Black ink and distressed the edges with Chestnut Roan Ink. I double matted my stamped piece on both black and orange card stock, wrapped black twine around the piece and placed it on pop dots on to my card front that I had already prepared.

Here is a better picture of the dimension of the matted piece. I also added 3 small gemstones to the top right corner.

Thank You Card

2011-10-03T02:00:00.000-05:00

If you miss the beginning of World Cardmaking Day Blog Hop that is being hosted by Gill of Creations By Gill make sure to pop over there and participate in the hop. I am not participating in it but did yesterday. I made a companion card for today using the same Graphic 45 ABC Primer Collection, some Maraschino twine, an Inspire adornment from the Tim Holtz metals along with an SRM Thank You Sticker. Don't you love the distress look of the card, I used my Tim Holtz distressing tool along with Chestnut Roan Ink to achieve the look that I was going after. I also placed my tags on pop dots to give my card some depth. I hope you have been inspired to make some vintage Thank You Cards and make sure to pop down to yesterdays post to see the other one I made. Make sure to come back tomorrow because I will have something new and exciting to show you.

World Card Day Oct 2 -6

2011-10-02T02:00:00.000-05:00

Today is the beginning of a week long blog hop with Gill from Creathttp://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/ions By Gill, she is hosting the hop all week long but each day will be different ladies and blogs participating so make sure you check it out each day. There will only be 10 blogs to hop through so it will be the ideal hop, also you will be filled full of inspiration and creativity so make sure you take notes all week just it case you need to. If you came from Jackie's Cards by Jacki then you are hopping the right way. My card is a Thank You Card that I made using Graphic 45 ABC Primer Collection, Chestnut Roan ink to distress my edgess with. I took some sheer red ribbon and wrapped it around the Thank you part and placed it on pop dots along with a sticker from SRM Stickers Thank You Sentiments. Your next stop on the hop is with What Nikki Did Next and the very talented Nikki. I hope you continue with the hop and again make sure to check out Gill tomorrow also this is the only day that I was on the schedule for but make sure to come back I will be posting all week some more fabulous projects.

Breast Cancer Awareness Hop Oct 1

2011-10-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

We are doing a Breast Cancer Awareness Hop because the month on October is all about Breast Cancer Awareness. I am sure like myself everyone either knows someone or are one of the ladies that have either recovered or are going through breast cancer. Our hop is just to unite as a group that we all support Susan B Komen Foundation and the importance of early detection. If you came by my blog today I would encourage you to go back to the beginning at Heartfelt Designs Blog and start the hop from there and if you came from Carol's Cardstock Scissors and Glue then you are hopping in the right direction. For my cards I use the Me & My Big Idea Mambi Pink Kit to do my projects in. On my first card I also used some of the We R Memory Keepers Doiles that I inked using Tim Holtz Lipstick Distress Ink along with some of the My Minds Eye Happy Go Lucky Twine. to decorate the front of my card with. I took my chipboard "Pink Party" and placed in on pop dots.

My 3x3 gift tag was made from scrap paper from last year, along with a sticker from the Me & My Big Ideas Mambi Kit and some of the twine. I am going to be using it on a gift I have for a dear friend. Please continue on the hop by going to Linda's Crafty Piece of Heaven I am sure you will find lots of great inspiration, wonderful tutorials and some giveaways along the way. I would love for you to leave a comment and become a follower of my blog but more importantly make sure to take care of yourself and have regular scheduled mammograms.

Sending Warm Thoughts with Memory Box Stamps

2011-09-29T02:00:00.000-05:00

Don't you just love the fall, I tried to capture the Memory Box Maple leaves using my Copic Markers to make them look like the colors of fall. I think they turned out pretty good. I stamped a piece of Coconut Swirl card stock with my Tuxedo Memento Ink making sure that the first one would be centered and then stamping the other where they were somewhat uniformed. I am not sure if I am liking the square look of the leaves; I may try doing the card again and making sure I just stamp my image where ever on my paper. I also stamped an extra leaf on a piece of scrap and then colored my leaves in. My Copic Marker colors are YR04, YR07, R24, R27, G12, G14, G94, G99, Y15 and Y19. I used Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink to add color to the sides of my card and to give my leaves some shading so that the Coconut Swirl paper wouldn't seem so white. I layered my paper on rust colored card stock and then placed it on my gold card base. My extra leaf that I colored, I fussy cut it out and placed it on a pop dot. I added a small tan twine bow and a sentiment from Unity Stamps that says "Sending Warm Thoughts" to the top center front using my Tuxedo Memento Ink. Hope you are inspired today.

Witches Brew Card with Teresa Collins

2011-09-27T02:00:00.000-05:00

I just love the new Teresa Collins Haunted Hallows Collection, it is just gorgeous. I made my card using the Damask and Chandelier Crows Paper along with the Witches Brew sticker from the sticker sheet that goes with the collection. I inked my edges using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

My favorite part though is the tulle, I took a 12" piece of black tulle, gathered it and placed it on glue dots to hold into place. I then added orange twine from The Twinery by wrapping it around the card to help secure the tulle into place. I added my Witches Brew Sticker on with pop dots to give it some dimension.

A Pocket Full of Memories Blog Hop Sept 24-25

2011-09-24T02:01:00.000-05:00

Hello Fall!!!! I love you so much. I love the colors of fall, the crisp air and the holiday seasons that are coming along from Halloween to Christmas, how fun. Today if you came by my blog to see my project I am so blessed and if you came by to do the hop with Jess from KinderStampo, thank you and I hope you add me as your friend and come back often, you should have arrived from Madison's Funky Cards Blog if you are hopping in the right direction but remember you can always start at the beginning by going to KinderStampo Blog.

We challenged to make albums using pockets and I am always up for a challenge (thanks Jess). I used 5 pages from the Melissa Frances book with pockets. It is really a 10 page book but I only used 5. I used the Recollections Autumn Collection that I bought last year at Michael's on the clearance rack for 80% off, you can't beat that.

See how the tags come out of the pocket holders. I tried to make each one interactive and even added a few extra hidden compartments.
Like this one, on one sheet of the paper was the Thanksgiving Dinner menu, of course it was a must to add but because my pockets were only a little over 4" wide I had to fold it in thirds and used this fun clip to hold it together. See how it is when it is folded out. I can add our Thanksgiving menu to it when the time is right and maybe even a few of our favorite family recipes.

Some of our Family Traditions is having a house full of family and friends come for the day but usually it is like a 4 to 5 day celebration. I thought I would have a page with some our favorite things we do like games, going to the park, etc along with a list of everyone's names and address - just so it would be more of a keepsake book then anything else.

One of our Family Traditions is we always go around our tables (because we have so many guest we have multiple tables) and tell what we are most thankful for. I am planning to have them right their thanksgivings in my book this year. Isn't that an awesome idea.
All of the tabs have some kind of three dimensional decoration on them, I like this one the best and use it all of the time.

Another thing my husband and I have done now for the last 15 years is give our children, grandchildren and friends a special ornament at Thanksgiving. We try to buy an ornament that commemorates an event that they did that year, we also try to find one that would be a first that they ever did so it would mean more. For instant we have two of grandchildren that just started karate so that might be a possibility for their special ornament this year. Of course I will have to now document them this year in my cool little pocket album that I made.

Here is the front side of my pocket inserts.

And here are the back of my pocket inserts. I hope you enjoyed my "Family Traditions" Pocket Album and that you are inspired to try to make one for you and your family. I hope you continue on the hop by going to Sandra's 365 Days of Cricut and see her fabulous Pocket Album, she is so talented and I am sure you will be inspired by her also. Remember to start the hop with KinderStampo there will be lots of inspiration, tutorials and giveaways along the way. I know that KinderStampo has 4 sponsors: PSA Essentials, PYMII, Helmar, and Lindy's Stamp Gang and you wouldn't want to miss out on that. Again, I would love for you to leave a comment and follow my blog if you are inspired to do so.

Halloween Candy Box made with my ScorPal

2011-09-23T20:16:00.000-05:00

I am always looking for ways to paper craft with materials that I already have. This is a candy box that I made using one piece of double sided paper
To start score your 12" x 12" double sided paper at the 4" and 8" score lines on your ScorPal or other scoreboard. Turn the paper and score again on the 4" and 8" score lines so that you form intersections. On each corner score diagonally to the corner of the center square. Fold sides up and corners in when finished so they will form your candy dish. Open the paper back up and lay where the inside is facing up.

See how it looks from the top view after it was scored, it gave a place for almost all of my favorite Halloween Candy

Here are the 4 different sides to my box. I just decorated the outside of my box with Bo Bunny Spooktastic stickers, buttons that I had colored in, black twin, pop dots, some brads and fussy cut some of the scraps from the My Minds Eye papers I used. This is a wonderful way to use your scraps and stickers up that you have in your stash and make a wonderful candy box.

I hope you enjoyed all of the detail on my box and will try making one for yourself. It is so super easy using your ScorePal and will make a wonderful table arrangement or gift.

Card Sketch Challenge - Sept 17-18

2011-09-17T02:00:00.000-05:00

Jennifer from the Crafty Card Gallery has made her first sketch challenge blog hop. I hope you give a big shout out to Jennifer on her first card sketch so she will want to continue doing them. If you have come from Lynda's Memories in Thyme Blog then you are heading in the right direction but if you just popped in to see what was going on today with Scrapbook Flair I would invite you to pop over at the Crafty Card Gallery and join us in the hop. I am sure you will see lots of fabulous ideas, tutorials and maybe even see some blog candy you might want to win. We were ask to make either a school card or a fall card using the card sketch.

So today I am featuring a card to send to your child's teacher. In most location school starts about 7:30 to 8 in the morning, so I assume most parents are up at 7 am or home by 7 pm; I thought this would be a nice way to send a card to your child's teacher to have them call you when you need to talk. My little clock is part of the Graphic 45 ABC Primer Collection - School Days paper and I layered it with paper from a piece of the Jumping Jane paper. I also placed it on a pop dot to give it some dimension

Here is my card that ask your child's teacher to call you. I hope you enjoy and continue the hopby going to Susana's Scrappin' Corner. Please pop back in tomorrow because I will be doing a fall card using my interpretation of the card sketch. Thank you Jennifer for sharing your sketch with us.

All About Fall Blog Hop Day Two-Sept 16

2011-09-16T02:00:00.000-05:00

I am so happy you could join us for this super-fun hop showcasing cards, layouts and projects that are All About Fall!! You'll find an array of ideas throughout the hop -- From decorations to gift ideas and more, we hope you'll enjoy each and every project along the way!! This is day two of the hop so if you came by my blog to see what I am up to wonderful, but if you would like to do the hop please start with Lynda's Memories in Thyme and if you came from Carol's Huff and Puff Scrapping then you are heading in the right direction.

I made my card using a black card base, Graphic 45 Botanicabella and Domestic Goddess paper and tag for my Fall Card. I wanted to show you a closer look at the tag, I distressed it with my Tim Holtz distress tool, layered it on black card stock, placed it on pop dots, and added some sheer burgundy ribbon to the tag that I placed on my card. I also added a Kaisercraft Happy Birthday Rub On. I hope you enjoyed my non-traditional Fall Birthday Card and continue with the hop by visiting Brenda's at Creativity is Only A State of Mind.

Boo Card

2011-09-15T02:00:00.000-05:00

Todays Halloween Card is my "Boo"Card that I made using the My Minds Eye Nightfall Accessory Sheet, Spooked Stripes and Spooked Words papers. I took all of the pieces using my Tim Holtz Distress Tool and the Wild Hone and Dusty Concord Distress Inks I distressed all of the edges of my cards. I then added my border strips to the front of the card that I had assembled on my card base.

I added my tag by placing it on pop dots, added a button that I had tied with sheer green ribbon and added a sticker from the Paper Studio Stickabilities. When it was together I added Flower Soft Sage Green to the leaves. If you have never used Flower Soft you will love it but remember it takes patience and time for it to dry.

Fall or School Project Blog Hop Sept 10th

2011-09-10T02:00:00.000-05:00

Sylvia from Bella Scrapbook Designs is hosting a blog hop today featuring either Fall or School projects. I decided to do a Family Fall Card that I hope you will enjoy - so if you came from Sherri's Scraps then you are hopping in the right direction but if you just came by to see what I am up to I would encourage you to go back to the beginning of the hop and start at Bella Scrapbook Designs. I am sure you will be inspired by all of the projects, find some amazing tutorials and maybe a little blog candy along the way. My card is made using a 5x7 card base and Pink Paislee Amber Road Harvest Hayride paper and rub ons.

The tree, border and sentiments are all from the same rub on sheet. I know some "Love" rub ons and some don't; BUT here is a tidbit on using them. Whether you use a rub on tool or a popsicle stick the main thing is to take your time lifting them up. So first, start rubbing and as you rub start lifting the paper up slowly and continue to rub, if you notice that the rub on isn't staying behind just lay back down and continue to rub, they should lay down. Most people just rub and "when" they think it is good enough the lift the whole paper up and guess what a lot of times the rub on is still attached, so just be patient and go slow. I am sure you will come to love rub ons also. I hope you enjoyed my little tidbit and if you have something else to add about rub ons I am sure my readers would love to hear. Please continue on the hop by visiting Simple Crafty Creations with Sandy.

***Make sure to bookmark my blog in your favorites because I have been very busy making Fall, Halloween and Christmas projects. I am hoping to have a morsel everyday to share with you. I would also invite you to follow my blog I would love to have here.

Trick or Treat Witch Card

2011-09-08T02:00:00.000-05:00

Today I am featuring this adorable Witch card that I made from the Penny Black Teatin' Witch. She is just to cute, I used my Copic Markers: G00, G02, G05, R24, R27, E35, E37, E31, E00, V12, V15, V17, C1, N3, B95, YR04, Yr07, Y15, and Y19. I just love the depth that the Copics give to any project but I feel you can also get wonderful colors with your Water Color Pencils, Colored Pencils or other markers.

My paper is from Bo Bunny Color Me silly "Spirit" paper. I added some Crystal Stickles on my pumpkin that I fussy cut out and placed on pop dots. Makes it look like there is frost on my pumpkin. I also used my Tim Holtz Distress Tool to distress all of the pieces before i attached them to my card base. My sentiment is a sticker from Paper Studios Stickabilities but you can use any sentiment on your project.

Labor of Love Blog Hop Sept 4 abd 5

2011-09-04T02:00:00.000-05:00

Ellen from Card Monkey Jarvis has asked us to participate in a banner blog hop, but with this hop we are going to be sending our banners to the Pediatric Specialty Care Center for the children that are living there to enjoy so if you came from the talented Carol of Cardstock Scissors and Glue you are going in the right direction in the hope but if you just stopped by to see what I was up to please go the Card Monkey Jarvis to begin the hop. I hope you enjoy the banner that I made for my child to have placed over their bed. I thought I would share with you a tidbit that Ellen shared with the group; it is as following: I thought I'd tell you a little bit about the special kids we typically see at Pediatric Specialty Care (http://www.facebook.com/www.pediatricspecialty.com), so you know how much your banners will be appreciated.
Many of the children who reside at PSC were born severely prematurely -- NICU babies whose lungs never had the chance to develop in-utero. While miracles of medicine have enabled some of the tiniest babies to survive and thrive with no developmental delays or physical problems, some require a lifetime of assistance to breathe, using a ventilator.
Some other babies suffer the effects of having become drug-addicted or alcohol-dependent while their moms were pregnant. Others have had a traumatic birth, where they were "anoxic" or starved of oxygen, affecting their brains. Some have syndromes or diseases, like muscular dystrophy, sickle cell anemia, and cerebral palsy.
There are some truly heartbreaking stories to be told of children at PSC who were healthy and "normal" until tragedy struck suddenly to change their lives and the lives of their families forever.

I made my banner primarily using the We R Memory Keepers Spookville Collection and a Bo Bunny set of 6x6 chipboard pages.

We were asked not to be morbid or two scary and I felt this collection was more whisical.

I also used some Little Yellow Bicycle Canvas Sticker borders and rubons and some Bo Bunny Sickers

I haven't used stickers for awhile but I felt that the whimsy appeal of these worked perfectly for my banner.

I had some die cut spider webs so I added them to this page along with a die cut that I had laying around.

Here is a close up of my last banner page. I hope you enjoyed and let Ellen from Card Monkey Jarvis know how much you did. The next stop on the hop is with the very talented Gina of California's Scrappin'.

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Birthday Card Exchange

2011-09-02T02:00:00.000-05:00

I was recently involve in a Birthday Card exchange that Anne from Paper Patch Crafts hosted. I would like to share the fabulous cards I recieved. It was a lot of fun doing the hop but I am so glad to recieve some amazing birthday cards for my own personal use.

The first card was made by Debbie Flowers. The second card is by Elizabeth Collazo.

The first card is by the talented Townsend and the second card is bythe very creative Shelley Toney of Heartstings Designs.

The first card is by Christine Hatchell of Scrapbooking Techniques.

This card is by my friend and hostess Anne of Paper Patch Crafts.
Again, just in case you missed yesterdays post, this is the my card that I made. If you would like to see the details of how it was made please see my post from yesterday. Thank you for the visit and please think about either hosting your own card exchange or getting involved with one that is going on.

Happy Birthday Card with Doodlebug Designs

2011-09-01T02:00:00.000-05:00

Well this is my birthday month so I thought I would start with a card that I made recently for a birthday card swap that I was involved with. I used the Unity Stamps August Kit for my cupcake image and colored it in with my Copic Markers: YG05,C1,R22,RV04,BV01,R27,R29,YR31,BO2,G14,R17 and BV04. My paper is Doodlebug Nifty Notions and Petite Prints along with Bo Bunny Wassabi Dot. I used Kaisercraft Birthday Rub Ons for my sentiment.

I punched my white, pink, and green mats using the EK Success Deco Corner Chomper and the Deco Scallop on my Doodlebug Daisy Stripe. I placed the stamped image on some pop dots to add dimension as well as adding a tab that I cut out using the Quickutz Recipe tab and my Big Shot. Don't you just love adding dimension to your cards...

Here are my 10 cards that I sent out in the mail. Come back by tomorrow and I will share with you the ones I recieved, you will be pleasantly suprised and be filled with inspiration and ideas.

Bo Bunny Back To School Teachers Box with the Twinery and Lil' Luna Link Party #39 & Whiskers Graphics Giveaway!

2011-08-26T02:00:00.000-05:00

I made this Teachers Box for the Challenge with Vintage Heartfelt Designs and the Lil' Luna Link Party #39 & Whiskers Graphics Giveaway! I used my Martha Stewart Scoreboard and made a 4" box with a piece of blue card stock. Take your card stock and score 4" in on all sides, fold and glue to make your box. I decorated mine using Bo Bunny's Learning Curve Paper, embellishments, and twine from the Twinery. Most of my photos are just showing off all of the details of the box. I believe I will allow the photos to do most of the talking.

The inside of my box with the items I covered and used.

Showing how I wrapped and tied the twine into place. To help with this I used my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher to hold it into place as I went around the box.

Here is the other side of the box. I used stickers and fussy cut the papers up to create all of my embellishments.

I bought a box of 12 pencils and made a box using my Martha Stewart Scoreboard. I know that this box has 1/2" sides and the size will depend on how many pencils you use, just remember your box is only 4" wide.

I want to give you a little close up on this fabulous finding, it is from Industrial Chic and I purchased it at Michael's, they are so awesome and this set had 3 pieces on the same card.

My crayon box, see how I added the staples to help hold down the ribbon.

Just in case you needed to see.... it is really a box of crayons, just paper up a bit.

Can you guess what this is.... it is a Post It Note Holder. I cut a piece of 3 1/2" by 3 1/2" piece of cardboard and "papered" it up. The pencil comes from the same package of Industrial Chic that the #6 finding was from

The last of the Industrial Chic findings I used on my Notes book, it also a piece of the Bo Bunny Learning Curve Collection. I added the Reading to the finding using Glossy Accent - the "reading" came from the die cut sheet.

Just want to let you see how you can "paper" up the glue sticks you bought for school, aren't they fun. I hope you enjoyed my Teachers Box and remember it is a great welcome back to school gift or a present for child's favorite teacher at Christmas.

The supplies I used were Bo Bunny Learning Curve Stripe, Leters, Cut Outs, Apple Pie, and Crossword papers, along with School is Cool Stickers. Industrial Chic Findings, Martha Stewart Scoreboard, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, Chestnut Roan Ink, Navy Blue Card Stock, Marachino and Brown Twine from the Twinery and other various ribbons.

WINNERS, WINNERS, WINNERS - Three Different Winnners!!!!

2011-08-25T02:00:00.001-05:00

Wow!!!!! Last week was a really busy week, First, I asked Gill of Creations by Gill to design my blog button. If you haven't had a chance to grab it I would love for you to. The day I placed it on my blog I announced that I was going to give away a fun little prize - so the winner is #2 Patty B she said....I like you new button. I am a follower and I grabbed your button for my blog. Gill did a great job and I let her know.
Then, on the August 16 I made a "Hello Friend" card and said that I would choose a lucky winner to receive two of the cards and that would be...#7 Pendra she said...
Congrats on the new house! Your cards are beautiful, love that twine and that rosette... gotta get that die! I am already your follower! Just FYI I had posted on my site that I had recently purchased a home and will be moving to it this fall.
And on the weekend of August 20 I was involved with a blog hop with Christine of Scrapbooking Techniques and was giving away tree different chipboard books for you to alter the winner of this give is #24... v said... Now that was truly unusual!!! And so cool! I loved it! I have to show my daughter, she would flip out! I love how you even used the inside of the pocket to make a flower! I'm blown away!! Thank you so much for sharing this terrific project!:D
Thank you to all of the winners!!!! Thanks for playing along and following my blog and you still have can view all of my projects on my blog if you would like to see each of the projects. I always hope to inspire all that visit. Pammejo

Witchy Woman Card

2011-08-24T02:00:00.000-05:00

Well it is time to start thinking of making Halloween Cards, I think I mention in a post last week. I am all about early planning and decorating. I love the decorating and creating. I made this card using Prima "Little Boo" Fiery paper and placed it on a black card base. My fun "Witches Shoes" stamp is from Tara Reed Designs. I colored them in with my Copic Markers: V15,V17, Y15, YR04,YR07, G02, G05, E35, E37, C1 AND W10. I finally broke out my Cricut and the Jasmine Cartridge and made my letters using green card stock. I added some staples using my Tim Holtz Stapler.

Guest Designer Day YAY

2011-08-23T05:18:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone and Good Morning to everyone around the world. Today is the day that me and Pam swap blogs and are guest designers on each others blogs. She will be featured on mine today. Thanks so much for swapping today :D If you are craving her post click HERE to head to my blog. The card I want to share with you can be for a friend or someone special.

This is a standard A-2 Card. I used the Create a Critter Cartridge for the tree stump (cut at 8 inches) as well as Freshly Picked for the cute Gnome (cut at 3.5 inches). Don't you just love him. :D All of the paper I used is form DCWV or Stampin UP. I gave my gnome little google eyes and a stickled glitter beard. Twine from thetwinery was used in the background. Three mini cloths pins were used to add a masculine feel. I wrapped a piece of fine leather around his hat to add dimension as well as a pearl on the tip and on the edges of the card.

Thanks again Pam for letting me post. Have a great week everyone.

Hugs and Blessings,

Hawaii Themed Blog Hop Aug 20 and 21

2011-08-21T09:58:00.000-05:00

Today is day two of the Hawaii Blog Hop that Nicolette is hosting, so if you came from the talented Misty of Sweet Magnolia Rose then you are hopping in the right direction but if you stopped by to see what I am doing today I would encourage you to go back to Beyond Scrapin and start at the beginning of the hop, I am sure you will find wonder inspiration, projects and giveaways. For my second card I used the We R Memory Keepers Design Pack that I used for my card yesterday, so if you didn't see it please feel free to take a peek, hee, hee, hee...
On the front of my card I made a flower using the EK Success Retro Flower, the center is a yellow crystal brad from the paper pack. I placed a We R Memory Keepers Rub On Flip Flops next to the Happy Birthday Rub On from Kaisercraft. My We R Memory Keepers ball rub on was covered with Glossy Accent to give a dimensional look to it.
Please continue the hop as you go to the very talented Shannon of the Purple Lion Paper Blog.

Hawaii Themed Blog Hop Aug 20 and 21

2011-08-19T21:00:00.000-05:00

Today is the Hawaii Blog Hop that Nicolette is hosting, so if you came from Creations by Gill M you are hopping in the right direction but if you stopped by to see what I am doing today I would encourage you to go back to Beyond Scrapin and start at the beginning of the hop, I am sure you will find wonder inspiration, projects and giveaways. For the first day of the hop I did a gateway card using We R Memory Keepers Design Pak and a Quickutz Flip Flop Die to create my card. I also used one of the large We R Memory eyelets for the front of the card, when I placed my flip flops I off set them a bit so one would catch slightly under the eyelet.

On the inside of the card I used some of the We R Memory Keepers Rub Ons that went with the paper collection

I gave you a closer look because it was so difficult to see. Make sure to come by tomorrow to see my day two project and I hop you continue the hop as you go to the very talented 365 Days of Cricut.

"Grab Button" made by Gill McCall

2011-08-18T08:17:00.000-05:00

I would like to give a big shout out and "Thank You" to my friend and talented designer Gill of Creations by Gill M. I would love for you to grab it, place it on your blog, become a follower and of course visit Gill blog and let her know how fabulous her work is. I truly think it is a work of art. Let me know if you did and I will send out a special little something to one lucky blogger.

Hello Friend with Authentique "Journey" Collection and A Giveaway!!!!!!

2011-08-16T08:00:00.000-05:00

Hello Friend - it has been a few days since I have placed anything on my blog but my life has been going crazy. My husband and I saw a house last week, fell in love with it and decided to buy it a few days later, with that being said it also means that my honey will be retiring so like I said things here has been a bit crazy. In the days to come I will be sharing some photos of our new/old fixer upper home we fell in love with.

My card that I designed came about because not only did we buy this house but I decided to participate in a "Friend" card exchange. I used the Tim Holtz Rosette for my flower and all of the paper is the Authentique "Journey" Collection that was sent to me for the layout that I posted last week, how sweet is that.

I used a couple of different sentiment stamps to make my tag. The "Hello" comes from the Inkadinkado Chelsea Sentiments Stamp Set and the "Friends" comes from Hero Arts Friends Stamp Set. My twine is from Whisker Graphic (I won this spool from Whisker Graphics and definitely will be getting more). I added the Tim Holtz Hinge Clips to give my card some added detail, along with inking all of the edges with Chestnut Roan ink and adding a blue gemstones to the center of my rosette.

See all of my beautiful cards that I made for the exchange, 15 to be exact. I hope you enjoy my sweet creation for today my dear friends. Please leave a comment, your email and become a follower I will send you a pair of them as a thank you. Have a fabulous day.

Birds and Birdcages Blog Hop August 10 through 12

2011-08-10T02:00:00.000-05:00

Today I am participating in the Birds and Birdcage Blog Hop, I hope if you just popped in to see what I am doing you that you will go over to Sandra's 365 Days of Cricut and join us in the Birds and Birdcage Blog Hop. I am sure that you will have a wonderful seeing all of the inspiring projects, tutorials and along the way I am sure there will be some giveaways. I used the Blossom Soup paper pack from Jillibean Soup and Handmade Clear Stamps to do my card in.

Here is a closer look at the tag I made for the front of my card. I colored my stamp birdcage in with Copic Markers G14, V12, V15 AND E35, along with Glossy Accent for the stand and dots on the birdcage.I placed a sticker from SRM Thinking of You on a white piece of card stock and then ran my Chestnut Roan ink over the top of it so it would have a distress look like the rest of my card. My sheer lavender bow was place on with Glue Dots and I added a brad from GCD Studios to finish my card off. I hope I have inspired you to make a fun card to send to a friend and encourage to go to the very talented Laura's at Makin Pretty Things to continue the blog hop.

Princess Themed Blog Hop - My Princess Book with Imaginisce

2011-08-06T02:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to my blog and the Princess Blog Hop. If you happen to stumble upon my Blog and would like to play along please do so by starting at Sylvia's blog over at www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com. If you came from the very talented Haidee's Created 2 Bunique then you are heading in the right direction. I hope that you will enjoy the Princess Castle Book that I made for the hop and be patient with all of the photos that I placed on my blog today. I took a KaiserCraft 4 page book and made more pages and inserts for it. My plans are to do a dress up album on my 5 year old grand daughter after Christmas with all of her princess clothes on.

Here are some clear charms that are on one the top rings of my book, they are a bit hidden in all of the ribbon and lace that I tied on the rings.

This is the front on the KaiserCraft Book, I added some Hambly overlays and made sure when I covered the back of the book that you were able to see through the windows.

The Back of the front of the book, I used the Imaginisce Enchanted Collection of paper, rub on, etc.

I love to doddle so I did the border with a Signo White Pen, this is the first of the pages that I cut from Chipboard and added to the KaiserCraft Book.

The back side of the page, I used more of the Hambly Overlay and some felt green ribbon and gemstones

I added a large metal Blessed title to this page that I made from chipboard.

This is the back side of the page, my flower is made from two different size scallop circles, I cut toward the center of each of each of the circles to form the circle and added a brad to the center.

Here is the second of the original book, I added a ribbon and a ribbon slide to the bottom of my page

I used a Snag'Em Stamp from the Enchanted collection and colored it in with my water colored pencils.

Here is another page that I cut from chipboard and added to the book.

I added some more of the Hambly Overlay with a rub on from the collection.

On this page that I added I made an insert pocket to give a little more interest to my book and also give a secret hiding place.

See it just slides in behind the photo mat that I made.

This is the back side of the page. On chipboard "Play All Day" I added a little Glossy Accent to give the word "ALL" a little pop off the page.

The third page of the original book I added two photo mats, rub ons and some gemstones to the bottom. On the turrets I made windows out of a paper doilies, I also did the roof using the scraps from the doilies.

The back side of the page, I added a rub on to the left side of the page and place a border down the middle so I would know where to place my photo when I was ready.

I added some more doodle lines to this page that I made from Chipboard and added a rub on carriage to the left side.

On the back side I added a My Minds Eye rub on.

and then on the corresponding page continued with the rub on from the package.

Of course this is an extra page that I added to the book.

And here is the backside of the page along with another rub on from the Imaginisce Enchanted collection.

This is the last page of the original KaiserCraft Book. I did some fussy cut flowers on the bottom of my photo mat. You can actually see through the window that I placed the Hambly Overlay in.

I hope you enjoyed looking at my Castle book as much as I had making it for my little "Princess". Your next stop on the Princess Themed Blog Hop is with the fabulous Laura at Sunflower Creations.

A Happy Family Journal

2011-08-04T01:00:00.000-05:00

I love this time of year.... it is time to buy school supplies and with it you get great buys on Composition Books - of course I had to buy just a few. I took one of these fabulous books, covered and decorated it with the Blissful Collection from Authentique Papers but every book should have some kind of purpose, mine will be a book of my families favorite things. I started with our oldest son and his family while we were on vacation and ask did interviews with him, his darling wife, and our 3 grandchildren's. I ask them all question like...what is your favorite song, movie, book, game, who is your best friend, what is your favorite color and the list was just random asking but as they answered I just kept writing. In my journal I am going to place some reprints of my favorite photos of each of them and of course I will add the list of each of their favorite things.

Did you notice the large round flower, it has been awhile since I shared this technique with you so I thought I would go through it again today. First, you start by tearing a circle the size you will will need. Remember you can make them as big or as small as you like, I have two different sizes on the front of my book.

Second, you will tear the circle to form a spiral and last take a pair of tweezers and roll it around a pair of tweezers. Carefully take the circle off the tweezers and glue it to the center of the circle bottom and just like that you have a beautiful flower made.

Once I had "A happy family is but an earlier Heaven" glued into place I added my spiral flowers to the front of the book. Did you notice the white lace ribbon, make sure to place it down first and your black gathered twill before you glue these flowers down. I then added my Prima Say It with Crystal gemstones, Nostalgic Clear Buttons, fussy cut flowers and Birdcage to the form the collage to the left of the journal block.

I added some more fussy cut flowers to the lower right corner along with a small bird that came with the birdcage.

Here is a side view of the book, it has tabs that I took from the Excerpts sheet to create them. I plan to use my book over the next 5 years, doing the interviews over the summer months when we are with each of them.
I hope you enjoyed my journal and have fun with the idea that I have shared, what a fun what to look back and see what what their likes were when they are 20 or so years old.

Follow Your Dreams-Authentique Collection

2011-08-03T08:00:00.000-05:00

Today I did a layout of my husband and I using Authentique Journey Collection. I called my layout "Follow Your Dreams" because when I met my husband we were 16 years old, we met in high school and decided to get married even after our parent tried as much as they could to suggest we wait a bit. My husband has always been a "Dreamer" ever since our youth and we set a path at that time of where we were and where we were going to try to go. We celebrated 37 years in this photo last year and still we are still dreaming and looking forward to the future.
I fell in love with the Authentique paper because it reminded me of the importance of being "authentic", so I used the print out on the bar code and used it in my layout, stapled it to the top on a Tim Holtz Adage Ticket and added it to the top of our photo.

Do you see the "The Journey is the Reward" it also came from the bar code. I felt it was perfect for my layout because I feel so rewarded an so blessed to have a husband and best friend with Calvin. I added a Tim Holtz Clock Face and Hand to give the idea of the importance of time. The calender is a Maya Road Kraft Calender that I circled on our wedding anniversary. I added some fussy cut strips from the Authentique paper, elements and blue gemstones to complete my layout.

Supplies:

Authentique Tabloids, Foundations, Journey:Explore, Headlines Elements

My Minds Eye Coastal Comfort Rub Ons

Tim Holtz; Clock Face, Hands and Adage Ticket

Maya Road Kraft Calendar

Vintage Heartfelt Designs Beach Challenge

2011-08-01T01:00:00.000-05:00

Today is the Vintage Heartfelt Designs Beach Challenge and we were asked to make a tag using vintage swimsuits. I selected the Graphic 45 Boardwalk "By The Beautiful Sea" to use as my focus swimsuits. I thought they fit perfectly with the vintage theme.
I have a group of friends that I did a beach theme charm swap with and this purple sea glass charm is one I received. So I decided to incorporate it on my tag. I think it makes a marvelous embellishment to my tag, thanks to my talented friend Pam Henry.
Here is a closer look at the bottom of my tag, can you see where I took my Tim Holtz distressing tool, Distress inks and Tiny Attacher to give it some extra character. I also made sure that my images and ribbon floated off the tag so it would look so rectangular.
Here is my second tag, using the ladies from the "By The Beautiful Sea" paper. My tags are 5"x8". I plan to use them on some future layouts.
Here is a little closer look at the accordion ribbon and the distress pieces. I added a brad from GCD Studios and placed some of my fussy cut pieces up on pop dots to give added dimension. Anyone that knows me know I am not a fan of flat pages, tags or projects. :)
Make sure to visit all of the DT Blogs for Vintage Heartfelt Designs. You will have lots of inspired projects, tutorials and even some blog candy to be gathered along the way.

Vintage Heartfelt Designs - Jenn's Birthday Celebration

2011-07-30T02:00:00.000-05:00

Today Vintage Heartfelt Design Blog is celebrating Jenn's Birthday with other designers in a hop. So if you stop by today to see what I am up to I would encourage you to visit Vintage Heartfelt Design Blog to get all of the details on how to participate in the hop. I am sure you will get a lot of ideas on projects, maybe some tutorials and of course I am hearing there is some blog candy along the way.
I made my card using a black card, Graphic 45 Botanicabella and Domestic Goddess papers and tags.
I wanted to show you a closer look at the tag. I distressed it with my Tim Holtz distress tool, layered it on black card stock, placed it on pop dots, and added some sheer burgundy ribbon to the tag that I placed on my card. I also added a Kaisercraft Happy Birthday Rub On. I hope you enjoyed my project as we continue to celebrate Jenn's birthday.

3rd Generation Layout

2011-07-29T02:00:00.000-05:00

My 3rd Generation layout was done for a challenge with Paper Patch Crafts, seems like that is the only way I get any scrapbooking done lately is when I do a sketch challenge. Thank goodness there are several a week online, I think that is why I like surfing through all of the blogs. My layout is made with a couple of pieces of Making Memories Paul Reverie and Bo Bunny papers.

I added some large buttons to help dress up the look of the circles that I placed on my layout.

Love, Love the Tim Holtz Tissue Tape, it is so forgiving if you put it done wrong just lift up on it and redo, it remains sticky so it is easy to repossession.

I did the same here with my flower. I sure hope it looks like a flower. If you would like the sketch go to Paper Patch Crafts to get it, the challenge will be ending on Aug 1st.

Moxie Fab Fanatical About Botanical Challenge

2011-07-28T02:00:00.000-05:00

I created a card for the Fanatical About Botanical Challenge in the Moxie Fab World, I would encourage you to visit Moxie Fab World, you may want to take up the challenge yourself. The deadline is August 8th. I made my card using Lily Bee Designs This and That Paper pak. The flower is made using the McGill Lily punch. I punched the leaves out 8 times, inked the edges with Chestnut Roan Ink and layered them together using Glossy Accent. The center of the flower is a bit of Glossy Accent and some Fine Sage Flower Soft. Once my glue had set for my flower I then placed about my silk white ribbon.

.Here is a closer look at the flower, I added some floral blue berries, small green floral branches and some twigs that I had purchased from my local craft store. I made the charm using Bead Landings Head Pin, red and clear crystal beads and placed them here and there around my flower.

Celebrate Card - Memory Box Pear Sketch

2011-07-27T07:57:00.000-05:00

It is hard to believe that in a week I will be taking classes with Dave from Memory Box, oh how I love there stamps. I must say they are one of my very favorites and I can thank or maybe blame my dear friend Christine for introducing them to me but I love her for it. Today I am using two new stamps. The first is the Index Card stamp, I stamped it o a piece of paper from the Minuet 6x6 paper pack from Memory Box. I wrapped it with brown twine, attached it to the front of my card, I added staples from Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher at the top left corner and bottom center. The Pebblees "Celebrate" slide is actually clear so I slide a piece of the paper from the pack inside of it before I glued it to the front of my card.

My second Memory Box stamp is the Pear Sketch Trio which I colored in with my Copic Markers: C1, C3, YR12,G12, G14, G02, ad G05. I distressed the edges and inked them with my Chestnut Roan Ink before I placed it on pop dots. I fussy cut that small, little butterfly as the finally detail ad placed it on my "Celebrate" slide. I hope this inspired you to use your stamps in different ways.

First Christmas Challenge with Christmas Crafting

2011-07-26T06:58:00.000-05:00

Well the other day I entered my card over at Christmas Crafting for their first challenge as a blog, you still have time to do the challenge it closes on August 9th and all you have to do is make a card with a flower on it. This is the card that I placed in the challenge, though not a Christmas card, I still think it is a lovely card. Good luck with challenges over at Christmas Crafting and on another note they are have a DT call plus there is a fabulous giveaway.

Vintage Heartfelt Designs Christmas in July Hop July 25th

2011-07-25T02:00:00.000-05:00

Today is our Christmas in July Hop for the Vintage Heartfelt Design Blog. If you came from the very talented Sylvia's Bella Scrapbook Designs then you are on the right track for the hop. If you popped in to see what I am doing I would encourage you to join us at Vintage Heartfelt Designs in the Christmas in July Blog Hop. We were asked to make our projects using snow, I couldn't think of a better line to use by the We R Memory Keepers Merry January to do my project in. I just think that my snowman looks so vintage.

I added a small mustard sheer ribbon to the neck of the snowman along with some small white snowball gemstones to the front of the snowman tummy. My hat has some Crystal Stickles to give it some glitter and glimmer of snow. I also did some distressing, inked the edges with Chestnut Roan ink and placed it on pop dots.

Here is the inside of my card. I fussy cut my skates, inked the edges and placed it on a pop dot, I also added a little twine bow to the top of the skates.

I hope you enjoyed the hop since I am the last one on the hop and remember if you need to start at the beginning go to Vintage Heartfelt Designs Blog and begin there. I am sure you will find blog candy, tutorials and wonder vintage projects along the way.
SUPPLIES:
We R Memory Keepers Merry January: Crisp, Breeze Mittens, Flake
Bo Bunny: Curry Dot

Tim Holtz: Tiny Attacher, Distress Tool

Chestnut Roan Ink

Pop Dots

Glue Dots

Twine

Christmas in July Hop - July 23rd and 24th

2011-07-23T02:00:00.000-05:00

Nicolette from Beyond Scrapin is having a Christmas in July Blog hop. It is so hard to believe that it is time to start thinking about Christmas. If you stopped by my blog to see what I was up to I am so glad you did but if you came from Tammy's OBX Stamping and Crafting than you are hopping in the right direction. I hope though if you haven't started the hop that you go back to Beyond Scrapin and join in on the fun. I am sure you will see lots of wonderful projects, tutorials and enter to win some blog candy along the way.
We give our adult kids and in law kids money every year for Christmas, so I am always looking for a fun money holder. I drew this one out and hope you love the whimsical look as much as I do. I used Imaginisce Cottage Christmas Collection for my Stocking Money Holder.
I added some of the Cottage Christmas Holiday Wishes Chipboard Sticker. I put the "Santa" on the toe and used pop dots under the "Reindeer". I added a few red gemstones to the news and holly.

My stocking has a back to it and a small pocket in the inside that holds the money. I made some charms using clear and red beads. I added a Merry Christmas Chipboard Die to hang off the side, along with a bow made with green twine and added Snow Flowers Merry Flowers.
I hope you enjoyed my Christmas Stocking Money Card holder and would love if you have any ideas to share with me and everyone else that comes by my blog today, also if you would like a copy of the pattern please email me for the details at pammejo1@yahoo.com. I only have 10 to make, good thing I am starting early. Now on to It's Me Susan P Blog with the very talented Susan.
SUPPLIES
Imaginisce Cottage Christmas: Swirly Snowflakes, Pepperment Stick

Imaginisce Cottage Christmas: Holiday Wishes Chipboard Stickers
Imaginisce Cottage Christmas: Snow flowers Merry Flowers

Green Twine

Chestnut Roan Ink

Homemade Charms

Pop Dots

Brilliant Maple Branch Thank You Card

2011-07-22T02:00:00.000-05:00

Thank you it is Friday, it is so hot and steamy here in Memphis. We had some much needed relieve last night with some rain but it will be very humid today I am sure and with that being said we had early morning with roofers next door. They started at 5:15 and Charlie started barking minutes later, so it was early to rise. So I decided to finish a card I started yesterday. I am using my Memory Box Maple Leaf Branch along with the Cocoa Bean Butterfly and the Minuet Paper Pak.

I stamped my Brilliant Maple Branch on the tan polka dot paper from the Memory Box Minuet paper pak using Memento ink, using YR12 and YR68 colored them in. I took my Tim Holtz ruler and did some line work on the paper on thetan polka dot and green paper. Did you notice I triple matted my project, the blue paper is from the same pack;I took the left over blue paper stamped my Cocoa Bean Butterfly, fussy cut it out and using some Distress Crackle Paint went over one of them.

Once it was dried I put my card together, I distressed my sides with Tea Dye Distress ink, Chestnut Roan ink, added my my butterfly by gluing one flat to the card and then just gluing the center of the second that I had added the Distress Rock Candy togive my butterfly dimension. I also added a small trinket to the right of card and a Thank You sticker to the bottom of my card.

Just Because....with Unity

2011-07-20T12:00:00.000-05:00

I am entering my Just Because Card that I made in the circle challenge over on the Unity Stamp Blog, the requirement is that there be a circle. I sure hope my sun that is on a pop dot counts. I actually thought I was making it for a previous challenge but when I got it finished the challenge was closed so I thought I would enter it in the new challenge of circles. My paper is from Doodlebug Nifty Notions and Petite Prints, they are so pretty and bright. The unity stamps are from the same stamp kit that I purchased awhile back and colored with my Copic Markers

I placed my sun that I colored like I said on a pop dot and my little flowers I used Glossy Accent into form a circle. I placed my image also on pop dots. I hope you enjoy my card and take the challenge over at the Unity Stamp Blog.

AND THE WINNER IS....

2011-07-19T15:00:00.000-05:00

I am so excited to have reached 501 followers I have decided to give out a thank you gift. I thank all of you for visiting at least once or more and to those that come frequently I thank you so much for your loyalty. The winner of my 500 follower giveaway is Pookie from Scraptacular Designs. I would love for you to help reach my next goal of 750, again thank you I feel so blessed. Pammejo

Get Well card

2011-07-19T02:00:00.000-05:00

I used the Echo Park Be Mine Collection to make my Get Well Card, is it wonderful to know you can use a love collection to make a beautiful get well card.

I made my Lilies using the McGill Lily, Leaf punch, Blossom Tool Kit and mat to create my beautiful lilies. They are so easy to make but do you notice the droplets on the pedals. I used drops of Glossy Accent to make it look like dew drops, I also did a little inking on each of the petals to give the flower a realistic look.

My quilled flowers are from a circle I punched out using a Marvy Extra Giga Circle Punch, I cut it into a spiral and started on the outside edge rolled it up on the tweezers from the McGill Blossom Tool Kit and adhered it to the front of my card along with my lilies. I added a bit of bling and sticker letters to finish up my card.

YIPPEE!!! 500 Followers!!! Let the Games Begin

2011-07-16T11:33:00.000-05:00

Wow, how exciting to see that I have 500 followers on my blog, over 28,000 hits and with that is a giveaway. I will be doing it on Tuesday so you still can still put your name in the hat if your would like, the more the merry to select one lucky winner from. So to celebrate I made a 5 x 7 card that was just fun. "Let the Games Begin" with Summertime Fun just makes me smiles. My paper is the Cosmo Cricket Halfway Cafe Journaling Cards and Flip for Fun paper. I also used my new Hero Arts Word Dot stamp and Wild Honey, Fired Brick and Broken China Distress Inks to make my cream cardstock match the colors of the Cosmo Cricket papers.

I made this sweet flower from the Retro Flower EK Success punch and added a Graphic 45 Metal Button to the center of the flower. Remember to come back on Tuesday to see who won the give away and now help me get to 750 and we will celebrate again. Thank you to all that help me reach my goal.