MPS Challenge...

I'm joining in the fun with My Pink Stamper and showcasing my style.  I'm not really sure what my style is exactly.  I like to try a lot of things and when I make something, it usually takes me a while.  I have to pick out the right papers and then figure out what looks right where.  I typically make a huge mess on my desk and it's utter chaos!  But I love it!  :) 

This is a new thing I have tried...clear cards from CTMH.  They're a bit price-y, so I haven't made a bunch.  I think I've only made like 3 and those have gone to family members.  

This card usues CTMH paper pack - Passages.  I believe it's a 4.25x4.25 card.  I kept it very simple, but I LOVE it! 

Thanks for looking!!!

Home Owner...

We closed on the house yesterday!!  YAY!!!  I'm super excited to be a first time home owner!  Everything seemed to work out better then planned (other then getting a rental truck and movers)!!!  We paid less in closing costs then we thought we would and we found renters for the apt, so we don't have to pay a full months rent!  WOOHOO! 

On a sad note, I think I slept wrong or something, bc my shoulder/neck is killing me.  It hurt so bad yesterday that I really couldn't function.  I was supposed to help the hubby get started on moving stuff, but I just had to take a sleeping pill and motrin and go to sleep.  It's a little better this morning.  I was able to pack up some more things.  Like my Cricut (booohooo) and the rest of my craft room.  :(  So I won't be able to post much, if anything, for a few more days.  At least until I can get my room set up.  Perhaps that's the first room I'll work on....then I can procrastinate on unpacking the rest of the house....*insert evil laugh*  JK!  My hubby would die if I didn't get it all done. 

Anywho...just wanted to through that out there, so that you all would know what's up.  Have a good weekend!!!

The Best Things in Life...

Hey ya'll!  I just wanted to share a quick card that I just made.  I've been wanting to use this stamp an finally got the chance to do it.  It's called Seaside Sketches from SU.  This stamp (and a few more) were given to me by a friend of mine.  I don't really like rubber stamps.  I can't see what I'm doing.  I got started on the clear stamps and I'm in love with those.  However....I really like this one.  I guess it just reminds me of my sisters....and I miss them!!! 

This card is being entered into the CPS Sketch Challenge for this week.

Here's what I came up with.... 

Recipe:

~Paper is from SU.  I don't know the name of it.  I purchased it loose from someone over a year ago. 

~The ribbon is from CTMH.

~Ink is Cocoa from CTMH.

~The card is 4.25x5.5 inches. 

Hope you all enjoy!

NOW I NEED TO GET TO PACKING. WE CLOSE FRIDAY!!! 

Thank You So Much Card...

Hey ya'll!  So yesterday I tried this new technique with embossing.  I used embossing powder to get the rustic shiny look on my card and then embossed it with my cuttlebug.....it's like double embossing.  Blows your mind, doesn't it?  Haha!  I got this technique from Paula at More Than Favors.  She posted it on the Pink By Design message board.  If you are not a part of that community, you should go check it out ----> HERE.  It's a lot of fun and there is typically a lot going on.  You can post your own projects and chat with others in the craft world.  Everybody feeds off each other and it's awesome!

My design comes from the Peachy Keen Stamp Sketch Challenge.  I liked this sketch, bc it was simple and I still managed to make something I love! 

Here's what I did.....

I cut out my pieces for the card first.  I made sure I had all my sizes the way that I wanted them.  I then took the front piece of card stock and embossed it with Copper embossting powder.  Then I ran it through the Cuttlebug with the Distressed Stripes folder.  When I did this, you could hear it crack, but apparently that is normal.  Then I went over it with a sander and it started to tear.  at first it irritated me, but then I realized that I could put it together on the card and it just added even more character to the card.  I loved it!

Everything on this card is from CTMH except the embossing powder, ribbon and the Cuttlebug folder.  The paper pack I used is called Passages.  The stamp is from a set called Thank You.  The ink color is Barn Red. 

This is a great technique if you don't already have metalic papers (and I don't)!  It was fun and simple to do.  I hope you all try it!  Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Band-Aid Anyone...

Hey ya'll!  I have something different to show you today.  I can't remember where I saw this done...so sorry to whoever did it...but someone had taken an old icing container and turned it into a paperclip container.  It was so cute!  I wanted to try something similar and it took me "forever" to come up with this.....

A BAND-AID CONTAINER!!!





How fun is that? My hubby had random brands stuffed into one box and then I had a separate box somewhere....so I just combined them all into this cute container. 

RECIPE:

1. Pick out your paper. (this part took me a while)

2. Measure around the cup. (about 10.5 inches)

3. Cut the paper for the cup. 

    -The dark teal piece is cut at 10.5x3.25 inches.

    -The pattern paper is cut at 10.5x2 inches.

4. Secure paper to cup. (i used my ATG tape gun)

5. Decorate! 

    -I used font from Birthday Cakes cartridge - cut at 1.5" in height using my Gypsy.  I layerd the letters with brown paper and green cardstock.  I ran the green letters through my Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots folder.

    -I cut out bandaids using the Everyday Pop-Up Cards cartridge.  I cut 2 bandaids at 1.5 inches and 1 at 2 inches (this one went on the top).

6. The lid...You can choose to leave this as is, or you can decorate it.  The blue didn't match and it was bothering me.  So I chose to decorate it.  I couldn't get the tape to stick to the lid very well, so I had to use a combo of glue and tape.  I glued the lid down to the paper and cut around it for the larger circle.  I was having issues with measurements and didn't want to waste paper.  Then I cut a 5" circle out of pattern paper and another dark teal one at 2".  Then secured the large bandaid to the lid with 3D tape.  I also took ribbon and glued it around the rim of the lid. 

I know that's a lot of info, but it was fun for me to make!  Hope you enjoy!

Polar Bear Christmas Card...

Hello again ya'll!  I told ya'll I was in the zone!!!  Hehe!  I have another Christmas card for ya'll.  This will be submitted into the CPS #227 Challenge.  It's a sketch challenge...so check out their blog and enter! 

RECIPE:
This is a standard 4.25x5.5 inch card.
White & Juniper card stock (base) are from CTMH.
Buttons are from CTMH.
Ribbon is from CTMH.
Markers are from CTMH (New England Ivy - faux stitching) & Copic (dark red, rose mist & pea green).
Pattern paper is from Recollections collection - Bright and Jolly.
Polar Bear stamp is from Michael's dollar bin.
Black ink is from CTMH.

HAVE A FABULOUS SUNDAY, YA'LL!!!

Winter Wishes card...

I'm starting to get my mojo back!  We are so close to closing on this house and I'm friggin READY!  Pray that everything works out.  We're still waiting to hear back on the appraisal.  I just hope they got busy on Friday and didn't call my hubby back for that reason and not bc it was bad news!  :(  Worried!

Anyway....Making the MPS card has helped me get motivated again and anxious to make stuff...I say stuff, bc I have some cool projects that I'm attempting and hope they turn out nice enough to post! 

This card is a Christmas card.  I'm not really in the mood for Christmas right now, but this paper is so cute.  I got it 1/2 price at Michael's.  It's one of the 180 sheet packs from Recollections.  It's called Bright and Jolly.  There are 60 different designs and they are ALL so cute!!! 

This card is 4.25x5.5 inches.  The base card stock is Juniper from CTMH.  I used my Your Story trimmer to get the scalloped edges.  The paper is from the Recollections - Bright and Jolly paper pad.  The lil' snow man stamp was in the $1 bin at Michael's (can't remember the brand).  The ink is from CTMH - Black & Juniper.  I inked around the edges of the snowman image in Juniper.  I used Copic markers to color in the snowman's accessories.  The ribbon is from ebay and the red and white mini-buttons are from CTMH.  The green mini-button is from Walmart. 

Pretty simple and fairly easy.  Hope you all enjoy!