Noteworthy and lemonade

Hello!

I apologize for the pic, but as I wasn't able to take the picture out in the daylight yesterday, I have to take the pic inside so as to get this post finished before 7 for the Caardvarks Bash. As soon as I do get a good picture, I will go back and put them here. :)

Supplies: Making Memories "Noteworthy", cardstock, brad, thread.

Really just a basic card; I punched out the petals and leaves, cut out the stalk and center of the flower, stuck it all together, sewed it, and put the brad in. Ta-da!

I'd have to say, the "Noteworthy" line is probably one of my favorite paper lines. I love all the colors, and that shade of pink rather reminds me of pink lemonade. :) I'll show two papers from Websters Pages that really do remind me of lemonade soon. For now, I'm off!

Have a wonderful day!

ETA: Realized this would also work for this weeks Pile It On challenge as I used a circle punch. Yay!

Ships and shoes and sealing wax....

Hey all!

Another quickie...since I'll probably be posting every day this week (for the Caardvarks Bash), and I've got some pretty full days ahead, the posts this week will likely all be quick ones.

This card is for Monday's Caardvark Sketch...

Supplies: Cardstock, chipboard, ribbon, Martha Stewart stickers, gems, scrap paper.

I was going to do the card border like I did yesterday, but it didn't look right, and I'm already sick of that "postage stamp" border. lol....maybe took me 20 minutes to put this one together...

I'm thinking it could be used for a little'uns birthday or for a baby boy...

Oh, and sorry I didn't get a close-up...I was cutting it close to departure time as was when I remembered.

That scent of freshly baked bread wandered throughout the house today...mmm mmm! So soft and fluffy too! Wish I could share the recipe, but it's one of those 'secret family recipes'. ;) I know, they can be annoying....my brothers girlfriend had this recipe for delicious peanut butter chocolate chip cookies...don't know if that is very appetizing to yinz, but for our family, it's just heaven! But gosh darn it, it's one of those 'secret' recipes. :( If you have any suggestions for a recipe like that, don't be afraid to shout it out! After all the time spent on the computer looking for a good substitute, I'm thinking the only time I'll be able to have cookies like that is when she brings them...

Ah well, hope your day has been as nice and breezy as ours! :)

Postage Card

Hello!

This WILL be a quick post, I promise! And this time, decent photos! Yes yes yes!

Supplies: Chipboard, scrap paper, ribbon, Heidi Grace baby rub-ons, gems, cardstock, and Martha Stewart stickers.

Made for todays Caardvark Sketch! First time participating, so let me know if I'm doing anything wrong. :)

I scored big deals on the rub ons and stickers. Got them at Big Lots - a lengthy sheet of the rub-ons and three sheets (54 stickers total) of Martha Stewart stickers, for a buck each! I'm telling you, Big Lots is the place to be for a thrifty scrapper. But I will admit, those rub-ons gave me trouble on this card...on the detail shot, you can see how the 'r' and 'd' are messy....oh well...I almost always have trouble with rub-ons....American Craft and Basic Grey are the only ones so far that I haven't had any trouble with.

Now, about the edge of the card, all I did was punch holes so it would look, or at least resemble, a postage stamp to go along with the stickers. I used a mini punch too, so the holes wouldn't be too large.

Woo...hot weather here....at least it's not sticky and hot...that I can't bear!

Have a wonderful day, everyone!

ETA: I made the Top Three Scoops at Pile It On! So excited! Thank you so much everyone for your kind words, and thank you PIO DT! :D (wish you could see the huge grin on my face right now!)

More trees!

Hello!
Another quick post as I've got another long day ahead of me...
Today I have two cards, another card using the tree in the Hero Arts set "Tree, Birds and Messages" (I have a funny feeling I'm going to be using that stamp a lot...lol) and I managed to get a nice picture of it. The one I had a problem getting a decent photo was the one I made using this weeks 2S4Y....

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#2.

#3.

#4.

Supplies: Websters Pages "Postcards from Paris", ribbon, scrap paper, cardstock, stamp backing, adhesive, thread.

Please let me know which of these photos you think is best for this card as I am thinking about trying to submit it to a cardmaking magazine (oh boy!)

And here, for a card whose photo I am not utterly displeased with...





Supplies: Hero Arts "Tree, Birds and Messages", Ink It Up! black ink, gems, blue souffle pen, ribbon, scrap paper, cardstock.

Also, the gems are Swarovski gems, and the elegant sparkle they add to this tree just couldn't be captured...:(

Used the Pile It On challenge to go with this weeks Clean and Simple sketch and the Hero Arts challenge.

And now, to showcase another fellow Flikr members beautiful creations, (my photography skills pale in comparision with hers! lol)....LaughingStarfish!







Aren't they just....GORGEOUS?! I LOVE how the jewelry catches the light - exactly what I tried to do with my earrings; the only differance is, she succeeded and I didn't. lol
You can find the rest of her beautiful photos here, and her online shop here.

Whew! One long post for a quick one! lol

Hope you have a great day! =)

Pink and black tree

Hi all!
Today, I have a card made using several challenges (so far). First and second, an idea that hit me at the same time, was combining this weeks TE sketch with this weeks Hero Arts challenge (I'm allowed to enter more than once for the HA challenge, correct?), new technique. And seriously, using a stamp other than a sentiment is pretty new with me. This is actually probably one of the first times I've used a non-sentiment stamp. Yeah!

So then I figured I might as well use pink and black so it would fit for the GCA #58 challenge (I looked briefly through the site, trying to figure out what the "GCA" stands for and couldn't figure it out...can you help me with that?).

ETA: I knew I had seen another site with a similar challenge, and it turned out to be Pollycraft challenge! It also fits in with this weeks Pile It On challenge! First time participating in all of these challenges so far, except for the Hero Arts one. Woo! I'm on a roll! =)
I think their might be several other challenges with pink and black, but I don't have the time to check it out right now.

Anyways, here's the card I've been chatting so much about...



aaaand, closeup!



Supplies: Cardstock, scrap paper, thread, ribbon, Hero Arts "Tree, Birds and Messages" stamp, gems, ribbon, pink Souffle pen, black ink.

I just stamped the tree in black ink, colored in some of the leaves with one of the Souffle pens I won on Tracy's blog. Then I just stuck the paper together, and sewed the border. Last, but not least, I glued the ribbon on, and, oila! ;)

My icky cold has gotten much better - my throat hardly hurts, and my head is feeling less stuffy...now if only my nose would pay attention...lol.

Have a great day!