A toughy

This weeks Simply Scrapping Crafts card challenge is tough, no lying. I was going to sit it out, but then I challenged myself to participate, and I did! Here's the result....

The tag was made using a lovely sentiment from the Crafts Meow "Timeless Tags", and the hemp cord I used was originally cream, but I dyed it to a kraft color to match the cardstock.

Oh, and I've almost completed the move from my shoppe on the sidebar to my shoppe blog - take a look, and let me know what you think! :) I've majorly reduced the prices for the seam binding, and I've added some new colors!
Also entering this into the Moxie Fab World Fanatical about Botanical challenge - I really do love piling flowers on cards, but as of late, I've tried to tone it down to suit customer needs. ;)

Thanks so much for stopping in and have a great day! :)

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Card recipe
Cardstock: Bazzil
Patterned paper: Crate Paper "Portrait"
Stamp: The Crafts Meow "Timeless Tags"
Ink: Staz-on
Other: die cut (Crate Paper), twine (Bearydo Shoppe)

Tools: trimmer, adhesive, scissors, hole punch

You mooove me

...isn't that such a cute sentiment?! 

A quick post and quick card for this weeks Lawnscaping challenge - stamp a scene! Okay, so mine is a very CAS scene, but one nonetheless! 

This cow was just to much fun to paper piece! Can't wait to pair him up (I've named him Brunton after our local dairy which has the best chocolate milk!) with some of those new farm-themed lines coming out...Crate or October Afternoon's "Farmhouse" specifically. ;)

Anyways, I promised a quick post, so have a great day!

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Card recipe
Cardstock: LSS
Patterned paper: Making Memories
Stamp: Lawn Fawn "Critters on the Farm"
Ink: Staz-on
Other: brad

Tools: trimmer, adhesive, sewing machine, scissors, Glossy Accents

One of many

...cards that I have made with THIS stamp set - what can I say except, love! This card is made using this weeks PTI Make-it-Monday challenge (dry brushing), the Little Red Wagon challenge (music notes), and the Moxie Fab World challenge (fanatical about botanical).

I thought the card was lacking a little bit somewhere, so I added some glitter to the flowers - glitter is my new favorite thing right now. Oh, and the fabric is from an old, stained tablecloth we had that was about to get thrown away when I snatched it. :)

This big doily came from a package our grandma gave us to use for the cookie table at the wedding. I've heard this is a Pittsburgh/PA thing, so in case you haven't heard of it, I'll explain. At the wedding reception, there is always a large table full of cookies that the bride's family and friends have made, and afterward, guests can take some home. Even though a lot of cookies got eaten at the reception, there was still a ton left over - we are slowly making our way through the boxes and boxes of leftover cookies. ;)

And hard to tell from the photos, but the card base is stamped in white with Hero Arts "Music Background", with the sides being masked off. I can't help it, but lately I've been wanting to put music notes in everything I create lately...I've been listening to lots of piano music lately while I craft, which is probably the reason. My fave right now is THIS song...so beautiful, and the pianist plays it so well - I keep listening to it over and over again! ;)

Well, that's all for me today - enjoy your weekend!

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Card recipe
Cardstock: Core-dinations, Bazzil
Stamps: PTI "Garden Variety" and "Tag Its #2", Hero Arts "Music Background" and "Thinking of You Messages"
Ink: Ranger "Walnut Stain", "Shabby Shutters" and "Worn Lipstick", Studio G
Other: string, New Leaf seam binding, button, doily, glitter (Martha Stewart)

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

Best Wishes

...for the new year. - lol! I wrote this post in December and was planning on posting it for New Years! Obviously got a little off schedule. ;)

Sorry for the poor quality of the photos - I like to take my pictures outdoors, which doesn't really work in the winter (when I took these). Indoor photos always come out a lot duller than the outdoor ones, and the details are harder to see.

How 'bout that paper though? Gorgeous, isn't it? Websters Pages "Postcards to Paris", my absolute FAVE collection from them. Got the 6x6 pad about two years, and now there are only bits and pieces left, something that can't be said for any other 6x6 paper pad I've ever had. Yum! :)


Oh, and the ribbon is from my shoppe - it's called Chocolate Milk. Don't you think it looks like chocolate milk? I do, and I should know, since I had some today. ;)

Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!

PS: the latest SSC challenge is up! Check it out HERE!

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Card recipe
Cardstock: Bazzil
Patterned paper: Websters Pages "Postcards from Paris"
Stamp: Sugarloaf
Ink: Tim Holtz "Walnut Stain", Colorbox
Ribbon: Chocolate milk seam binding
Other: Doily

Tools: trimmer, adhesive, scissors, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, fabric

This day

....(or rather yesterday as had planned on scheduling this post for tomorrow, but got too busy), I do not "lose a sister, but gain a brother". Though I love the 'gain a brother' part as her new husband is awesome, I almost feel like I am losing the sister, as she's moving down to Texas. Such a long ways away from Pennsylvania. :( On the bright side, we will be going down there as often as possible, which is fun! :)

The card I made for the newly wedded pair...

Image look familiar? That's cuz the rose is a mini of the rose we used for the invitations - used it on purpose to remind my sister of the fun times putting those together, though if she'll recognize it or not, I'm not sure...maybe I'll let her know inside. ;)

It was rather a pain to do all the masking, painting, re-masking and painting again, but I had fun and it made me feel very accomplished - I'm not the type of cardmaker that like to put a ton of work into inking/stamping techniques, as I usually end up not liking it and throwing it away. But this one came out almost exactly like I pictured it - love it when that happens!!
Entering this in the Moxie Fab World Fanatical about Botanical challenge. :)

Well, I'm off to relax the rest of this day...maybe craft a little, because with this wedding, I haven't made a card in ages...well, maybe not ages, but it feels like it! ;)

Thanks so much for stopping in and for your super sweet comments - I really appreciate them!

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Card recipe
Cardstock: Unknown
Stamps: PTI
Pearls: Zva Creative
Coloring tools: Prismacolor watercolor pencils

Tools: trimmer, scissors