Piecing it Together

Make It Monday #117:Paper Piecing

by Melissa is a beautiful way to create a sympathy card.

When my father-in-law died three years ago...it was so disorienting and painful.

However, God was merciful and showed bits of beauty despite the excruciating absence of our loved one here on earth.

The comfort I can express to another going through this...is that we are sending prayers~

The beauty, is that the loved one will never be forgotten~the outline is still there in memories, hearts and minds.

stamp: Papertrey Ink Year of the Flowers Roses,Flourishes Calla Lilies sentiment

ink: Hero Arts Cup O' Joe,Ranger Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap

paper: Fancy Pants park bench, Prima Bohemian Bamboo

die: Creative Memories oval cutter,MFT sentiment strips

other: Want2Scrap rhinestones

NEVER DIE

ODBDSLC148 He is Risen

Simon Says Stamp:Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge#73

~May you have a beautiful Good Friday~

stamp:Our Daily Bread Designs Weave Background,Flourishes He is Risen verse,Papertrey Ink Rosie Posie stamps and Rosie Posie Step 2

dies: Lori Whitlock 4 Life Cards (Silhouette Cameo),Papertrey Ink Rosie Posie

paper:Authentique Renew,Recollections Kraft,Georgia Pacific white

ink:WPlus9 white,Memento ink Dandelion,Papertrey Ink New Leaf,Hero Arts Field Green,Tim Holtz peeled paint

other:Crop-a-Dile corner chomper

~Washi Glow~

Want motivation to use that washi tape?



Take a look at the

Washi Tape Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

I love this funky tape my girlie got me~it has tons of patterns and colors to add to a simple card.



~Go on and glow now~






stamp:Hero Arts Glow Girl
tape:K&Company Section Smash Tape
ink: Hero Arts Neon Pink
paper: Authentique Fresh,Bazzill yellow,Georgia Pacific cardbase
 die: Spellbinders classic circle

~Life is Fleeting~

Whew, life IS fleeting, isn't it????


Where does the time go?

I just received my Prima
paper today and HAD TO PLAY WITH IT.


I inked up Mama Elephant's On Target and added Teresa Collins' elements to reflect this sketch from

Mama Elephant Sketch Challenge 02.

Thank you so much for stopping by friends~I know your time is precious and I appreciate when you spend even a minute here!




stamps: Mama Elephant On Target
ink: Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores, Hero Arts Quiet Morning Ink Cubes (Cup O' Joe)
other: Teresa Collins Tell Your Story Die-Cut Accessory Sheet and stickers
die: Echo Park Arrows (Silhouette Cameo)
other: Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper
paper: Prima Bohemian Bamboo,Georgia Pacific white

Birds on a Wire Card

This is the last day for
Sweet 'n Sassy March Virtual Stamp Day Challenge #5: Feathers

SNSMAR13VSD5



I die cut a "birds on wire square card" ... and added color to a panel with Gelatos.

I used three different colors and swiped with a baby wipe to blend.

I scribbled alongside the edges and wiped to finish.
 

I am also submitting this to

Emphasize the Negative Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

and the

Ombre Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.



~Thanks for stopping by~

stamp: Inspired Stamps strength

other: Faber Castell Red Gelatos,Crop-a-Dile corner chomper
 ink: Hero Arts Quiet Morning Ink Cubes (Cup O' Joe)
 die: Alaa' Studio Birds on a Wire Square Card (Silhouette Cameo)
paper: Georgia Pacific white

Two-Toned Floral Thanks

Make It Monday #106 Two Toned Flowers

CASE Study Challenge #131

Julie Ebersole


Her card is GORGEOUSLY paneled, with florals as the focus.


I tried to do the same, except with a distressed panel.


~Hope you have a great day~

stamps: Papertrey Ink Rosie Posie and Grunge Me sentiment

ink: WPlus9 White Pigment Ink,Papertrey Ink Hibiscus Burst,Memento Ink Dandelion,Hero Arts Just Beachy ink cubes (Soft Cantaloupe)

dies: My Favorite Things Die-namics sentiment strips

paper: American Crafts Sketchbook,Georgia Pacific white,black

other: Tim Holtz distress tool,Scor-tape

HELLO

Hello there friends!

I played around with some diamond shapes and added a HUMONGOUS sentiment to top it off.

I tend to make huge cards~always have...SO THESE sentiments have found a good home!

CAS-ual Fridays CFC93:Color Blocks

Hero Arts March Challenge

Hello Spring!

The Play Date Cafe: PDCC #172

Let's Be Friends

I actually hear birds today...I'm so excited to see the sun come out in my corner of the world!!!

Have a great day~


stamps: Hero Arts Fancy Basics and So Kind
ink: Hero Arts Quiet Morning Ink Cubes (pale tomato),Papertrey Ink New Leaf,True Black and Hawaiian Shores
paper:Georgia Pacific White

NEVER too Late

Here is another for

The Play Date Cafe: PDCC#171.

 Word Art Wednesday Challenge #69

Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes

 Thank You for stopping in today~it's a blessing!

stamp: Sweet 'n Sassy New Beginnings

ink:  Hero Arts Just Beachy ink cubes (Soft Cantaloupe),Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores

die:Verve Pennant trim die

other: Teresa Collins Tell Your Story Die-Cut Accessory Sheet,MS fringe scissors

paper:Teresa Collins Tell Your Story DP,Georgia Pacific white cardbase

~Live the Life~

A testimony is powerful, because it is an experience that WAS LIVED


by real people with real feelings, hopes and dreams.

The tear drops were hard for me to use~ they are actually rain drop stickers.


I wasn't even a papercrafter when I bought them-I was moved by their realism!


I splashed them about...because many times the stories that are the most powerful (but hard to share)...are those which involved tears (at least in my life).




I got to play with the beautiful colors from

The Play Date Cafe: PDCC#171.

CASE Study Challenge #130
Teri Anderson

once again inspired me to use more than one sentiment.



Hope your week got off to a smooth start~

stamps: Verve Words of Wisdom,Waltzingmouse Stamps Paris Nouveau

paper: Teresa Collins Tell Your Story DP,Papertrey Ink Soft Stone
ink: Hero Arts Just Beachy ink cubes (Soft Cantaloupe)
 dies: Spellbinders Label Twenty-Five
other: Teresa Collins Tell Your Story Die-Cut Accessory Sheet and Sticker Sheet,raindrop stickers,sewing machine,Crop-a-Dile Corner Chomper

Dapper Mr. Mustache Man

I'd like to introduce dapper Mr. Mustache Man.
 

My husband pulled the word "dapper" from his arsenal of wit last night~
I haven't heard that word in AGES!


LOL


However...I think this fits Mr. Mustache Man~and my husband for that matter!



 *wink*



Mr. Mustache Man is from Silhouette (Jamie's Assorted Gentleman Dress Up) and the sentiments are from both Hero Arts and Skipping Stones.

Hero Arts:Try Something New
(this file was one of the first NEW items I ordered for my NEW Silhouette and one of the first that I cut).



I had the mustache man finished on the Mat Stack, sentiments and all.


However, it sat around on my desk because I didn't know where to go from there.



 The Inspired By challenge helped me finish this card.

Inspired By #57

Stripes are what I needed to give the focal point some shazaam!




Now I can send this card out~


yay for Dapper Man!


dies: (Jamie's Assorted Gentleman Dress Up Accessories)Silhouette Cameo,Papertrey Ink Mat Stack 3
stamp: Hero Arts Best of the Best,Skipping Stones Design You Know You're Getting Old Birthday
tag: American Crafts Bits Tags Margarita
paper: Georgia Pacific white cardstock,Bazzill
ink: Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores,Memento Pear Tart
other: Papertrey Ink Herringbone Impression Plate

~Let Us Not Become Weary~

Because of the heaviness in the air today...I am grateful for any motivation to create, among many things.

I'm sure you've been hugging your family like crazy, as have I.

 

I needed and wanted to create for the hard working Sunday School teachers that faithfully minister and pray for my girlies.

I created some ornament/gift holders today.

This one took exactly 9 minutes and 48 seconds.

I was inspired by Paulina's 10 Minute Craft Dash #8.

I'm so glad I bought the cinnamon car freshener clips and cranberry gels~

they were fun to coordinate with.

Here is the side that shows the gifts in a clear bag...they are secured by a strip of Scor-Tape.

The base is simply a strip of white cardstock 3 1/2" wide and 11" long, scored in the middle and finished with holes for the twine handle.

The ends are secured with three staples.

These are simple designs like these ornaments I made last year.

The main thing I changed, were lighter embellishments for gift giving.

I stamped the back, so it's pretty from every angle.

Here is another version, a few seconds off the 10 minute mark...using  the colors from

The Play Date Cafe #161

I used my FAVORITE ink, Rhubarb Stalk, for 

Simon Says Stamp: What's Your Favourite?

May the Lord lift your spirits and help you to cope with the tragedies this season...

May you not become weary.

May you not give up.

supplies:

paper: Georgia Pacific Paper,Bazzill green and red

ink: Memento Ink Rhubarb Stalk and Pear Tart,Papertrey Ink Hibiscus Burst and New Leaf

stamps: Verve Galatians 6:9 Plain Jane and Treasured Words Rectangle frame,Papertrey Ink Rosie Posie, Hero Arts Classic Holly

Other: Verve rounded rectangle,Martha Stewart snowflake punch,holly berries,twine,Scor-Tape,stapler,plastic ornament,hole punch,Spellbinders deckled Rectangles

LIFE is Good

I love Botanical designs in black and white.

Add some snowflakes and you've got a winter scene.

The Play Date Cafe #159

Thanks for stopping by today~

stamps: Papertrey Ink Winter Penguin snowflake circle, Technique Tuesday Life is Good sentiment,Hero Arts Sweet Threads Set florals

ink: Papertrey Ink True Black,Memento Ink Rhubarb Stalk

paper: Georgia Pacific white,Bazzill

die: Papertrey Ink Winter Penguin

Upside Down Clouds and an Orange House

I don't buy embellishments often...

but these layered chipboard elements were too cute to pass up.

Simon Says Stamp and Show House Rules

Crafty Friends Challenge #12-CAS Card



Check out the newest

Runway Inspired Challenge #25

Wowzers!


Orange dress=Orange house.


I've learned to love orange since that's my husband's favorite color.


I hope to create another for the RIC!



stamps: Kaisercraft Fine & Sunny Clear Stamp,Hero Arts Thoughtful Messages
other: Kaisercraft Fine & Sunny Printed Chipboard Layered,Georgia Pacific white cardstock,Papertrey Ink True Black ink

~BaCk To ScHoOl~

Although we are a homeschooling family....back to school is

BaCk tO sChOoL...bUsY, BuSy, bUsY crazy for us too!!!

We have to get up earlier and be all serious like around here.

I created a card to showcase the chaos and excitement swirling around.

I stamped the letters in with Hero Arts/Basic Grey Best of the Best.

The panel is a Spellbinders Large Label stamped with KaiserCraft Numbers and a masked Jenni Bowlin Composition stamp (isn't he the cutest wittle notebook?).

The following challenges inspired me to create at the last minute:

CAS-ual Fridays CFC68

(last couple of days submission)

DYSU #87:Back To School

(last hour submission)

Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes

(last day submission)

I'd say there's movement across the card...enough for the

Movement Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

Thanks for stopping by...it was nice to take a little time to craft and share~

Supplies: 

Stamps: Hero Arts/Basic Grey Best of the Best,Jenni Bowlin Composition clear stamp,KaiserCraft Numbers clear stamp

Ink: Tsukineko Memento ink Morocco and Tuxedo Black,Ranger Tim Holtz Walnut Stain for edging

Die:Spellbinders Large Labels

Paper:Georgia Pacific White

~Limited Edition~

The best thing about a hand-crafted card or project,

is that it's LIMITED EDITION~

just like you and me!

No two are alike, and we can praise God for that!

Hard as we try to be like the rest...

our quirkiness, fingerprints, and "personal flair" stand true and scream loud...

"I'M UNIQUE!"

See that glitter?

I had it in my stash for awhile.

I pulled out my Hero Arts stamps for the Hero Arts August Sketch Challenge.

I'm also submitting this to Simon Says Stamp:Let's Play Bingo

I used a corner punch, glitter on Scor-Tape and stamped blooms.

Have a blessed day~BE YOU!

Supplies:

Stamps:Hero Arts Thoughtful Messages,Hero Arts/Basic Grey Best of the Best

Ink: Tsukineko Memento ink teal zeal

Paper: Authentique Fresh and Lively

Other:Faber Castell Red Gelatos (colored flower),Crop-A-Dile corner chomper,1/4" Scor-Tape

~Hero Arts Neon Buttons~

I decorated some clear buttons with Neon Painters by Elmer's for

the Hero Arts August Challenge:Making Your Own Embellishments.

I was able to pull out my neon embroidery thread for this one too~way to use it up!

Thanks for stopping by~hope you're having a great weekend.

Supplies: Hero Arts Live & Laugh, Hero Arts/Basic Grey Borders

Ink:Tsukineko Memento Ink Tangelo and Tuxedo Black

Other:Elmer's Painters Neon Opaque paint markers,Crop-A-Dile corner chomper,Martha Stewart fringe scissors

~CASE Study 2nd Anniversary~

CASE Study Challenge #102

Show us YOUR signature style.

I would say I lean toward CAS and gadgety textures.

I crimped, colored the crimped edges,speckled with a Copic and stapled.

My favorite ways to play on a card!

I am also submitting this to Hero Arts August CAS challenge.

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts Thoughtful Messages,Sweet 'n Sassy New Beginnings butterfly

Ink: Papertrey Ink premium dye Hawaiian Shores,Ranger Jenni Bowlin Spice Tin

Paper:Teresa Collins Everyday Moments DP,Georgia Pacific white

Other:Fiskars crimper,stapler,Crop-A-Dile corner chomper,Copic Grey,zig zag scissors

~You Are Very Special~

Hero Arts August 2012 Sketch Challenge

I kept my pieces from this card

to make another.

It's almost like "buy one, get one free!" for this challenge:

ColourQ Challenge #148

I am also entering this at Word Art Wednesday #39 .

Thank you for stopping by~blessings!

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts Live & Laugh,Waltzingmouse Heirloom Patterns

Dies:Spellbinders Classic Circles

Ink:Tsukineko Memento Ink Angel Pink,Tangelo and Tuxedo Black

Paper: BoBunny Country Garden,Authentique Carefree,Georgia Pacific white

Other:stapler,Scor-Tape 1/4"

 

~Handmade Kindness~

We have such sweet families in our church...there is one couple in particular that I want to thank.

I want to thank a lady at church who has

lately been giving me crafty goodies that she says she doesn't use...so someone should use them!

Blessings for me, that's for sure!

She may not be a crafter, but her kindness is handmade. ;)

I used two chairs to represent what I see in the pic at Inspired By #31.

The blue chair represents the husband (who has been a good friend to my husband) and the yellow is for the woman.

They are comfy like this pic....making us feel like family and welcoming us into their hearts.

I've incorporated stamping on patterned paper with Papertrey Ink's Communique Curves sentiment for

Make It Monday #73.

That one strip of DP stands out, I think, against the white stamped layers.

Stamping is the main technique here...stamps from Hero Arts, Papertrey Ink and October Afternoon (yes, they offer stamps too!).

 Stamp It! Cards Thank You Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

I recently got some Memento Ink Teal Zeal and it's perfect~not blue, not green.

I enjoyed playing with it today....expect to see a lot of it~I'm obsessive that way! LOL.

Have a great day~thanks for stopping by. ;)

Stamps:Papertrey Ink Communique Curves Think Big Favorites #2,October Afternoon Farmhouse Rubber Stamp set,Hero Arts Live & Laugh

Paper:Georgia Pacific white,Bazzil Coconut Swirl,Authentique Fresh DP

Ink:Tsukineko Memento Ink Teal Zeal,Tuxedo Black and Cottage Ivy,Ranger Tim Holtz Distress ink mustard seed

Other:Crop-A-Dile corner chomper,sewing machine

 

~Summer Birthday and a Tag~

I salvaged a tag from my daughter's new blouse recently.

This week's Tuesday Trigger's poppies reminded me of the tag's gorgeous swirled flowers and butterfly wings.

Yay for me...a card finished for my sister who has a birthday this month. ;)

Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger:A Plate of Poppies

I die cut the bottom of the recycled tag with a Sizzix die and attached it to a white tag that was sponged with Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink.

I inked up KaiserCraft Numbers for the tag's background and used Hero Arts Untitled Word Shadow for the birthday sentiment.

I offstamped that circle and stamped again for a light look in the background of the card base.

The deckled edge of the card is Versamarked and gold embossed.

CAS-ual Fridays CFC60:Text Me

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Tags or ATC's

Hero Arts July Challenge: Summer Adventures

Birthdays, flowers, and butterfly wings speak summer to me....lots and lots of birthdays in my family!!!  LOL.

I am a bit more chatty this post than the previous...the heat brought on a migraine and I was afraid I couldn't put coherent sentences together.

I believe it took me countless times to edit this post, though.

I'm feeling much better~I thank God for that!

I pray you are doing ok...if not, let me know how I can pray for you.

Thanks for stopping in...

Stamps: Hero Arts Untitled Word Shadow,KaiserCraft Numbers

Paper:Bazzill Coconut Swirl,Georgia Pacific white

Ink:Versamark,Memento Ink Morocco,Ranger Tim Holtz Tea Dye

Other:Whispers gold embossing powder,brad,American Crafts satin ribbon,Fiskars rotary deckle blade

Dies:Sizzix tag and Spellbinders classic circles