Friendly flower

Hiya!

This is a scheduled post - not back from the trip yet. :)

I have a card today made using my NEW HA stamps I won from last months contest - have been waiting for them for what seems like forever! ;)

Anyways, this post is for the Etsy Inspired challenge, and the shop is Sunshyne Silverware, which came up with the brilliant idea of making pendants out of spoons! I was inspired by THIS spoon;

I took the flower and polka dot idea to make this...

Will add that I used THIS weeks 2S4Y sketch to get me rolling as to the layout of the card. ;)

Instructions:

Cut card base and patterned paper - distress polka dot paper and base with edge of scissors. Stamp image onto white paper, than several times on patterned paper, using the paper piercing technique. Faux stitch border of white paper. Add half pearls to center of flower, and adhere decorated image to base, than tie twine around base. Stamp sentiment onto paper, cut out in tag shape, add button, and adhere to twine. 

You may only see two, but I used three Hero Arts products - the two stamps, and, because I am low on quality white paper, their product packaging! Here's proof...

I love how it says they're a green company, and than I go recycle the packaging. ;)

Anyways, thanks as always for stopping in and leaving those super sweet comments! 

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Friendly flower card recipe

Cardstock: Bazzil, Hero Arts

Patterned paper: October Afternoon "Thrift Shop" and "Fly a Kite"

Stamps: Hero Arts "Bee Happy" and "Tree, Birds and Messages"

Ink: Staz-on

Twine: Making Memories
Half pearls: Kaisercraft

Other: button

Tools: trimmer, scissors, adhesive, foam squares, pin

Old, new, red and blue

 Hello there!

Another Etsy Inspired post - this weeks shop is Creation Designs - vintage yummieness. I chose to be inspired by taking the colors/shape of THESE goodies for my background paper...

But also giving credit where it is due, I must say I was also inspired by THIS beautiful card from Sarah Martina, an amazing artist I discovered several weeks ago (I've been a silent stalker on her blog since ;)). Mmmm! Love it!

My first "truly" vintage card...

This card was a little tricky to take pictures of (as in, I had to take 79 pictures before I figure it out "tricky"!) - the frame is shiny, so it was hard not to get too little or too much light. 

There is also a green tag tucked in the envelope - it shows up better "live" than in the picture.

 

I had to add a little fiber, to I tied some string around.

The sentiment is stamped on mulberry paper, and I just cut the edges out to resemble the tape, a part of Sarah's card which I really liked.

I created this with the "Something old, something new, something red, something blue" idea. See if you can find everything (the "new" one might be tough) ;)

And you know, I don't really know where to start with this card. I had just taken my Making Memories Vintage Remnants kits out, and these pieces were just lying next to each other, though not arranged in the way I have them now. So I guess that's all the deets. Sorry!

Now I've spit all that out, take a peek at what the other girls have created by visiting their blogs:

• De
• Emily
• Heather
• Jackie
• Joy
• Kelley (May Guest Designer)
• Kerry
• Shannon
• Tiffany

Thanks for looking!

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Old, new, red, blue card recipe

Cardstock: unknown

Stamp: Sugarloaf

Ink: Ink It Up!

Elements: Everything from Making Memories Vintage Findings except medallion ( ), rub on (Basic Grey), doily (Darice) and half pearl (Kaisercraft)

Tools: trimmer, adhesive, foam squares, scissors

Everafter

Hello! How do you like the new look? ;)

Got a couple cards to share with you today; first up is the card I kept blabbing about yesterday...

Ha-ha! The bow has been conquered! I have mastered it to make it do my bidding! Mwahahaha!...anyways, moving on...;)

 I made this card for CPS (sketch #135), the Etsy Inspired challenge - first time participating, and I just could not help it when I saw Gypsy Roses's bag...

I knew at once what paper and what I wanted to do for this challenge...

I'm tellin' ya, this "Everafter" line is just fantabulous! I'll probably just hoard it for awhile, but I could not resist making it after seeing this post...she also had a handy link for making that bow. This is the first wedding card I've made...I don't really need one, but I just felt like it...oh, and by the way, the sentiment was printed up (using the "Mr. Wade" font from Kevin and Amanda) on my computer because I don't have any wedding related stamp sentiments.

Now for the other card I made before this one...not too happy with it, but as I was reading on another HA gals blog, what I may not like, another person may go ga-ga over. I don't know how or why, but if they like it, all is well with me. :)

This plain card, for Lexi's Creations

Just one last thing; I was featured over at 365 cards for this card...

thanks, gals!

Thanks for stopping by! ;)

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Wedding Day recipe

Cardstock: Bazzil

Patterned paper: Cosmo Cricket "Everafter", Basic Grey "Blush"

Ribbon: Unknown

Sentiment: Printed; font from Kevin & Amanda

Get Well recipe

Cardstock: Michaels

Patterned paper: Crate

Stickers: Crate

Ribbon: Unknown