Quick Valentine projects

Us kids make our parents Valentines every year, and this year, I went with a fun (thought definitely not original) and quick way to package the goodies. :)

I picked up some super cute mini glassine bags at Stamp Fanci, and went to work.
Here's my Mom's (she loves to garden, so the Garden Variety stamp and die set were perfect for her!) - and for the Moxie Fab World die cut challenge.

A pretty flower from a Valentine K&Company die cut pack I bought last year...

Some hand-dyed ribbon using a different formula than I usually use - I'm thinking of adding this to the shoppe...what do you think?

Some removable adhesive keeps the seed card/Valentine in place, and this is what it looks like if you turn it around..

Cookie!

And now for my Dad's..

The train is a nod to my Dad's dad, who was a railroad worker.

Some fun bakers twine I got on sale..

Little story behind the 'stashe - whenever my Mom was pregnant, my Dad would always wear a mustache, and only shaved it off after we were born. Now that my oldest sister is pregnant, he's working on some sort of mustache/bottom chin beard...thing...;)

Modeling one of the eyeglass cookies I made...(sorry for the poor picture - I was just messing around with my youngest brother - I have some hilarious pics of him, but am going to keep them to family :))

I'll have the recipe for these cookies (plus some pictures) tomorrow or the day after. :)

I hope you enjoyed the pics, and have a blessed day!

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First cookie valentine
Stamps: PTI "Garden Variety" and Hero Arts "Ledger"
Ink: Martha Stewart, Ranger, Versamark
Other: die cut (K&Company), pearls (Paper Studio), ribbon (Beardyo Shoppe)

Second Valentine
Stamps: Hero Arts "Past Times" and "Ledger"
Ink: Ranger, Versamark
Patterned paper: My Minds Eye, Basic Grey
Other: twine (Martha Stewart), pearl (Michaels), paperclip (Tim Holtz)

So grateful

...for all the good and trying things that have come my way lately. Good things being new crafty product, more time with friends and other assorted good news; the trying things mainly being lack of mojo and studying for CLEP tests (if the following statement makes any sense to you, you must be a psychologist/doctor/studier-of-the-nervous-system-person)

"The sympathetic nervous system's terminal buttons which synapse directly onto "target" organs, release noradrenaline, or norepinephrine, and are termed noradrenergic; in neuron-to-neuron communication, sympathetic neurons also use ACh."

Yeah, I was lost at noradrenaline too. ;)

But still, even though it's hard and frustrating, still grateful. The bitter helps me appreciate the sweet even more. :)
Anyhows, here's a card for this week CardPatterns sketch (haven't played in this challenge in forever!)...

Added glitter to the center of the flowers, decided it wasn't dimensional enough, added Glossy Accents, decided it wasn't glittery enough, added glitter, and then was semi-satisfied. Can't figure out what's not clicking with this card, but I'm too lazy to ponder it any longer lol.

Thanks so much for the sweet comments yesterday - took awhile, but I feel much better now. :)

Have a blessed day!

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Card recipe
Cardstock: LSS
Patterned paper: Crate Paper "Portrait"
Stapmps: PTI "Year of Flowers", MFS
Ink: Staz-on
Other: ribbon (stash), button (stash), glitter (Martha Stewart), Prismacolor watercolor pencils, hemp cord (Bearydo Shoppe)

Tools: trimmer, adhesive, scissors, Glossy Accents

Sick.

Again.
I'm probably the most sore-throat prone person you'll ever meet (well, online 'meet'). I do not kid when I say I get one at least once every month. It. Is. Ridiculous.
On the sunny side of things, at least I don't have a fever too! Yay!


But still, feeling very blah-ish.
Which is why I chose to share this particular card.
I liked it at first, but now, I just think it's, well, blah.
Not as blah as I feel, but still, it's not really clicking with me right now.
Hopefully (??) you'll enjoy it though...

 

However, this card does have one good point...

....it has a hair clip! Lol, what was I thinking?

There's a little slit in the woodgrain paper for the pin to slip through, just in case you're wondering how I got it to stay on the card. ;)

Well, enjoy your day, and thanks for stopping in.  :)

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Card recipe
Cardstock: LSS
Patterned paper: Crate Paper "Emma's Shoppe" and "Restoration"
Stamps: PTI " Garden Variety" and "Year of Flowers", Hero Arts "Thinking of You Messages"
Inks: Martha Stewart (green, blues), Ranger "Walnut Stain"
Ribbon: Drop of Sunshine
Other: fabric (Michaels)

Tools: trimmer, adhesive, scissors, sewing machine, Cuttlebug, PTI die

wow

...it's amazing how much can happen in a few days! Getting back on the computer after a five day break was just...wow. So many e-mails. So many new announcements. So many.
But, I digress.
I'm here to share a card that was published in the Jan/Feb '12 issue of Papercrafts, ask for your help, and share a few links. 

Using some pretty GCD Studios Donna Salazar paper - perfect for vintage cards.

Love my glitter. :) and um, yes, that butterfly really is that sparkly, if not more so. ;)

My first (and so far, only) triple bow on a card. Lol, what can I say? It just looked weird with only two!

And now for my call for help - this card was published in the online Papercrafts, which I, not being a subscriber, do not have access to. I tried contacting the mag, but for some reason, my e-mail got sent back (???). If any of you out there could e-mail me a picture of my card in the magazine, I'd be eternally grateful. :)

Now for the links...
I SO want THIS set. I love Jane Austen, and those pretty silhouettes, but seriously, the deal breaker is that frame image (and coordinating die). Must. Have.

And while we're on the topic of new products, what new CHA releases are you looking forward to? I have SO many, but I'm especially excited for THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS, and THIS! Alas, being on a limited budget, I'd be surprised if I ended up with half of those by summer CHA, but I will be getting THIS one - love love love!

I tell you, THIS site is a wealth of inspiration and information, and not just for papercraft related things! I recently got a B&W Nook, and have been looking for good books to read, and THIS little discussion is going to be so handy. ;)

Speaking of books, I recently read THIS one. A little obvious and dramatic at parts, but I enjoyed it. :)


Well, I won't bore you with anything else - thanks so much for the sweet comments, and have a blessed day!

did you see

...the new collections GCD Studios is releasing this CHA? I told you I would notify you when my faves came out, so here I am, notifying you! :)
Here's the first collection...

Oh Happy Day

...a sneek of a card I made using this fun collection...

Then we have lovely...

Splendor

...and a sneak of this collection (my fave!)

Can't wait to show you these in full after the show! Speaking of which, GCD Studios is booth 3057, so if you want to see these cards, plus the other great designer's cards, then be sure to stop!
That giveaway I've hinted at may include some snippets of the new papers, so keep your eyes open if you're interested in these releases. ;)

Thought while I was at it, I would also post a card I made early in '11 using some pretty GCD Studios papers...

I'll try returning all your sweet comments (thank you! :)) tonight, but I'm pretty exhausted after making a load of cards for the show, and I still have to pack for a five day trip, twenty hour round trip up to Wisconsin that we're leaving for tomorrow...ack! So, we'll see. :)

Thanks so much for stopping in! :)