23. July 2011 by admin.

challenge 5.  for this challenge we had to use a solid image to make a faux border.  I used a star to make the border.  I thought it looked like a banner so I grabbed a cupcake stamp and birthday wishes stamp.  This was a very fun challenge and I can’t wait to find more solid images to see what other borders can be created.  Images are Studio G, star is inkadinkado, inks are colorbox chalk.

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23. July 2011 by admin.

challenge 4.  this was a color challenge asnd I love how this card turned out.  I made this for my husbands company.  We have been at the water park all day for the anual employee picnic.  We got home at 7:30, which is 8:30 when it comes to Papertrey Ink challenges.  I ran out of time to complete them all, but plan on still making cards for the ones I didn’t get too.  I encourage you to go over to Nichole’s blog and have a look.  They had some fun challenges today.  This is the thank you card I made for the company.

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23. July 2011 by admin.

challenge 3.  This challenge called for punching a window in your card and tying ribbon or twine from it.  I decided to run the cover through an embossing folder first, then punched the circle.  I traced the circle in pencil very lightly so I couls see where to stamp my image.

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25. June 2011 by admin.

Here is the card I did for Make it Monday over on Nichole’s blog for PTI.  I had lots of fun with this technique and will definitely be using ot more often.  I used On My Couch and On My Couch Additions from PTI.  The designs on the chairs were done with images from BoBunny Jazmyne that I picked up at the local scrapbook store.  I used the following Colorbox Chalk cat’s eyes inks: mint, celadon,apple green, fresh green, moss green, and olive along with Stazon Jet black.  The inside as a white layer with an image stamped on it as well as the envie.  You can see another card I made using the chair from On My Couch and the same technique here.  Thanks for stopping by and have a great Saturday.  This isn’t the best picture either.  It’s a 3×6 card.  I got the idea for the card size from card a la carte.  It’s a very fun size to play with, give it a try!

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25. June 2011 by admin.

Hello all!  Today I sat down and created this card for the PTI inspiration blog hop.  I just love this photo.  I decided to go with the On My Couch set.  I have been using Erin Lincoln’s reverse masking technique that was shared for this weeks Make It Monday #20.  I have been having so much fun with it!  If you have not played around with this technique, you have to give it a try!  I have do reverse masking in the past but have never added another image to an image in this way before.  So quick and fun!  I did each chair on the card using this technique.  The bottom chair is cut out and adhered to the top of one that was stamped under it (I messed up that chair and didn’t want to scrap the whole card since that was the last chair to be done so I decided to “hide” the mistake instead ;)  The sentiment is from On My Couch Additions. This is one of the first sets I got from PTI and I just love it.  The thread is DMC 327. I used black csw for the base with the white layer on the outside and inside of the card. On the inside I stamped the image that’s on the bottom chair in that same color.  I did the same on the envelope. I like to stamp a little something on the inside of my cards as well as the envelopes. I think it gives them a little ’sneak peak’ when done on the envie The masking was done with images from the BoBunny Jazmyne set.  I used the following inks from Colorbox Chalk Eyes: ice blue, french blue, ice jade, aquamarine, wisteria and warm violet and stazon jet black.  Make sure you stop by Nichole’s blog to check out the blog hop if you haven’t already.

Sorry the picture is a bit dark.  It’s been cloudy here and this was the best one I took.

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30. July 2010 by admin.

My brother-in-law is celebrating his birthday today.  We tend to exchange money between all of us siblings.  I decided to make one of these envelope gift bags that I saw here.  They are so much fun!  Gen shows you how to reuse your junk mail envelopes by covering them with printed paper.  She shows you what to do so make sure you hop over and take a look.  I decided to keep it clean and simple and I used for sentiments for PTI’s mega mixed messages set.  I was looking around on eighteen 25 when they had this post about a Holiday bake, craft and sew along.  So I went to the three blogs listed when I saw these subway signs which are super fun.  This is my take on the subway sign but on a gift bag.  I think the next time I do this I would add some color and birthday related images like presents and candles, maybe even just some dots.  I punched a circle from black cs and put a black brad in the center for interest.  By adding the circle it made it easier to see where the envelope was divided.

Here is a look inside the envelope bag.  I used a black paperclip to attach the tag and money to a package of gum.

Supplies: regular white envelope, Stazon Jet black ink, PTI-mega mixed messages, black cs, 1 1/4 circle punch, black brad, adhesive

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29. July 2010 by admin.

Our nephew celebrated his 5th birthday yesterday.  I zipped up this drawstring bag for him.  Inside of it are two boxes of Kinex vehicles and an outfit.  I love making these bags because they can use them for other stuff or they can reuse it for someone else’s birthday.  We try to be a little greener each day and this is one of my newest ways.  The bags are simple to make and take no time at all to sew up.  If you haven’t made one…give it a try.  If you do make one I would love for you to leave me a link so I can see your project.  If anyone needs step by step pictures and instructions just leave a note in the comments section and I can make a post on it.

Supplies: 1/2 yard fabric, black thread, rope, black floss, tag die cut (Sissix), circle punch, sentiment-PTI, balloons image-Dollar Tree, mini attacher-Tim Holtz

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!  The boys wrap up swimming lessons tomorrow and next week is my last full week of summer before having to go back to work :(  Summer seems to go by faster than the school year does.  Well enjoy and I should have another post for you tomorrow

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30. June 2010 by admin.

I’m always looking for ways to be greener.  When our cousin’s sons birthday party was coming up, they said he was really into Legos.  It seems like you buy this huge box with only about a 1/4 being used to house the Legos.  Then over time the box breaks down and Legos are falling out everywhere.  I decided to pull out the sewing machine and stitch up this drawstring bag (that I learned how to make in middle school)for the Legos.  I put the box of Legos inside the bag (not knowing if he had this set already) and used the bag as the gift wrap and then explained that the Legos could be stored in there once opened, making it easier to take them with him to a friends’ house and such.  Next I whipped up a simple boy looking tag for the bag.  Both the Legos and the bag were a hit!

Supplies:  fabric and cording from Wal-Mart, sentiment: PTI Enjoy the Ride, Sizzix: tags, scallop combo #2, EK Success: 1 3/4 circle punch, thread and staples

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24. May 2010 by admin.

Two teachers at my school had babies and there was a combined shower for them.  They both had girls so I decided to make the same gift for both of them.  Here is a picture of the whole package…sorry the photos are dark again.  We had several weeks of cloudy skies and rain.  I stamped the bunny image onto a onesie with ColorBox chalk rouge ink and then heat seat it.  I just love this image.  The set has other cute images too.  It’s a shame I had to get it in Omaha because out Michaels does not have a very big collection of stamps.  They are just started to re do it and it’s about time!  The first time I saw this set was when we were at the Sioux City, Iowa Michaels….which has a huge collection of stamps.  I bought the boy set because it’s mostly boys in our families.  But then I continued to think about this girl set and really wanted it.  We took the boys to the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo for Gaven’s birthday and I was able to swing in to one of the Michaels and pick this set up!  I am so happy I did…isn’t it just the cutest image Then I stamped some labels and wrapped them around the nuggets.  I stamped the pink image several times on white cs, punched it out and then stamped congratulations on it.

Here is a close up of the onesie and chocolates.

Here is a close up of the tag I stamped.

Supplies: twine- PTI, Colorbox chalk rouge ink and StazOn jet black ink, EK punch, clear bag, ribbon was in my stash, onesie, image and sentiment on tag-studio g, bunny image-Sandylion girl clear stamp set

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24. May 2010 by admin.

For Teacher appreciation at our school we don’t do teacher appreciation but rather staff appreciation because it takes everyone to make our school a school family like it is.  So I whipped up these little baskets of goodies for the educati0n assistants in my room.  It’s a little ceramic dish with lotion and hand sanitizer from Bath & Body, Hershey’s nuggets with labels on them that are the same as the tag.  Sorry, the photo is a bit dark

Supplies: ribbon-the Paper Studio, twine-PTI, Colorbox chalk lime green ink, StazOn jet black ink, sentiment-studio g, apple-K&Company: Carolyn Gavin greenhouse stamps and ink, punch-EK

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