The Scoop

Today I'd like to share a fun summery note card I made with Scraptastic Club's July 2015 kit called Summer Rolls. Ooh la la just look at those glittery ice cream treats included in the kit, part of the Poolside collection made by Crate Paper. 

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I think the receipt accent is so clever! I love it! And those prices! Reminds me of when I was a kid and you could get three scoops of ice cream for just .35 cents at Thrify drug store! Those were the days! I even remember the flavors I always ordered...orange sherbet, coffee almond fudge and mint chip. What a combo! I remember the person who scooped my ice cream saying once, "If that flavor combination doesn't make you sick....!" Ha! Good memories! 

Pretty Petals

Shall we start the week with a pretty floral card? Lets! I found this piece of pretty floral patterned paper in my scrap bin and thought I'd do something with it. It's an oldie from Crate Paper. So pretty, isn't it? 

I had the perfect die for this paper...the Bloom Builder Die #3 from Papertrey Ink.  Makes such pretty flowers, doesn't it? 

One of my all time favorite accents are buttons. I have bunches stashed here and there in the craft room so I added a few for flower centers. 

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No sentiment. I like all occasion cards. It could be a thank you, birthday, or just a note. 

Here's to a creative week! 

A+ Thanks

Hi!

How are you this fine Tuesday? I hope your week is going well so far.

Guess what? Even though I create crafty things daily to share with you, I didn't have anything for today so I challenged myself to come up with a card in a half hour.

I had a 6" by 6" Crate Paper 'On Trend' paper pad that I added some old October Afternoon stickers and journaling cards to. This challenge taught me that when I'm in a hurry to create something quickly, I stick to tried and true techniques and accents. I love layers and butterflies! ;)

I had fun whipping this up for you this morning....hope you like it and have a little time to get crafty too. :)

Thanks

Hi!

I'm popping in real quick to share something crafty with you today. If it's gray and rainy in your area, lke it is here, you maybe in the mood for a little craftiness?

I received some happy mail last week, a little handmade friendship pillow so I made a thank you card to show my appreciation.

There's those tags and die cuts again! ;) They appear in just about every project I create lately! Do you go through phases like that? Where you put buttons on everything, or butterflies? Or ink all your paper?

Speaking of buttons...that's another one of my go to embellishments. Here I've added a few vintage buttons and some die cut ones.

Patterned paper by Basic Grey and Crate Paper. Tag by Martha Stewart. Button die cut from Papertrey Ink. Felt butterflies are from Etsy. Letter Stickers are Lilybee Designs.

Well, I'm off to spend a little one-on-one with the hubs. Christopher is at camp this weekend so that means a fancy dinner out tonight! I can already taste the scallops! ;) Yesterday we spent the day on a antique hunt at a couple of our local shops and Goodwill stores. Found an adorable Firkin. Actually, I've been eyeing it for quite some time and finally decided to go for it. Oh and I got a brand new in the box, never used set of Lenox flatware at the Goodwill for just $29! When I got home I looked up the pattern, and it's valued at $200! We only have an 8 piece setting of silverware and so we run out of spoons and forks before we run the dishwasher. I'm thrilled to have stumbled upon this deal! I bet you are excited to read about my new flatware so I'll shut up already and go now!  ;)

Have a super weekend!

Kathy :)

Dearest Friend

Hi!

Yesterday's leap day Doodlebug blog hop was a great big success all because of you! I really enjoyed reading all of your comments and hopping along together! Thank you! :) Remember, you have until the end of tomorrow, Friday, March 2nd to complete the hop and possibly win one of five brand new Hello Spring collections! If you would like to participate, click here for details.

Today I have a card to share with you. If you've been checking my blog recently, you have probably noticed I've been doing a bunch of projects for the sake of playing around. This is another one.

I've been trying to step out of my comfort zone and try some fun things like this washi tape and stitch work.

Additionally, I'm attempting to use all of my left over scraps and accents. I recently donated most of my stash and don't want it to pile up again! All these layered pieces are from a little drawer I use for leftover bits and pieces after I complete a project.

To create this washi tape design, I simply applied a single piece of tape to the left hand side of my card. Then I used my ruler to create diagonal lines that lined up with the washi tape. The last step was to add more washi tape by lining them up with my diagonal lines. I hope I'm explaining that in a way that makes sense! :)

The washi tape is from Two Peas in a Bucket, the 'play' tag is an  Emma's Shoppe die cut from Crate Paper, the ticket stub and 'Tt' tag was purchased on Etsy. You can find a lot of fun paper craft accents on Etsy! The craft tag is Martha Stewart, the die cut I used for the pennants is from Papertrey ink and the rub-ons, old American Crafts. Buttons are stash items.

I hope you enjoy my card and have a terrific day!

Kathy :)

The Magic Box

Hello!

Are you having a fabulous Memorial Day weekend? I can't complain! We went grocery shopping this morning...I LOVE shopping at Whole Foods. All the organic and local produce...I could go on and on, but I'll spare you the details! ;) Oh, today's a great day too because I got a box of goodies from Two Peas in a Bucket! Yum...new patterned paper and Copic markers to play with!

Speaking of boxes...I have a scrapbook page share about a special box Christopher got for Easter. The Easter bunny left him a Lego airplane kit that he was thrilled and surprised to get. He usually gets candy and a smaller toy.

Here's Christopher and his dad checking out the pictures on the box. Christopher loves to see how many pieces the kit contains and examine the box thoroughly before he opens it!

I used a lot of fun goodies for this page so I'll list them at the end of the post...most items can be found at Two Peas in a Bucket. I used lots of tags, stars, and accents I had in my stash.

I added hand stitching and even a piece of cardboard box. I found some that's ready to use on Etsy at The Funkie Junkie so I didn't have to spend time peeling apart a box myself.

I love all the vintage style cards that October Afternoon creates and these two worked perfectly for this page!

Well, I'm going to take off and work on a card using another digital kit from Two Peas. I'll be back to share that with you soon. Until we meet again, enjoy! :) Kathy

Supplies:

Patterned Paper:  Crate Paper

Alphabet Cards:  October Afternoon

Green Alpha Stickers:  October Afternoon

Boarder Punches:  Fiskars & Martha Stewart

Star Die Cut:  Papertrey Ink

Jute:  Papertrey Ink

Smiley Face Badge: American Crafts

Wood Stars:  Studio Calico

Corrugated Box Sheets:  Etsy

Manilla Tags:  Office Supply

Round Red Button:  Doodlebug Designs

Acrylic Airplain Accent:  Oriental Tranding Co.

Antiques

Hey Ya'll!

Can you tell I'm blogging friom the south? ;)

I have a scrapbook page share for you this morning. A couple weeks ago I went to the Liberty Antique Festival in North Carolina and created this block design scrapbook page with a bunch of photos from the day.

'Twas a great day to  junk hunt and there was plenty to see! I went with my dearest friend Audrey...she's in the group of photos.

Most of the die cuts and sticker accents are from the  Emma's Shoppe

line from Crate Paper. I threw in a Cosmo Cricket patterned paper and I believe the text background is from My Mind's Eye.

I inked the edges of everything to give the page a vintage feel. I also added some hand stitching and some super cool Jillibean Soup

corrugated alphas....love those letters!

Before I run, I have to share some exciting news! Speaking of Audrey, she just called to inform me that she's going to be a new mama soon and that makes me a new Auntie! But it's not the kind of baby you might be thinking about. She's going to be mama to this sweet little boy! He's a hedgehog.

Is he adorable or what?!?! Oh my what a sweet little guy! I can't wait to hold this little fellow! And guess what else? I get to baby sit him for three weeks! Yep! Audrey and her kids will be visiting family in California soon after they adopt their little dude, but they know he'll be living it up here like it's the Four Seasons Hotel! I'll have to blog about his visit so Audrey and her kids can see what their baby is doing each day and so you can see him too! :)

Okay, enought critter talk...for now! ;) Hope your day is swell! :) Kathy

My Friend

Hello friends!

I have a friendship card that I put together for no reason what-so-ever! I love those kind of projects! I didn't make this card for an assignment or for a particular person or occasion. I created just for the fun of it! Just to play!

The papers I used for this card are a mix of Crate Paper

, Echo Park

and Jillibean Soup

. I added links here to all the Two Peas in a Bucket products because they are having a FREE SHIPPING event! Gotta love that! Just use SMSFF9 from now to May 11th.

I used some of my Papertrey Ink stamps, 'Just the Ticket' and the sentiment is from 'Friendship Jars.' I also used a couple stamps from a Unity set called 'Blossom Soup'

create by Jillibean Soup.

The heart die is from My Favorite Things and I embossed it with a Quickutz embossing folder that I ran through my Big Shot. The photo corner and file tab are Quickutz dies and the tags are dies from my old faithful Sizzix. I often laugh at myself for having so many die cut machines, but hey...I use them! :)

Other tools used are my old Fiskars 'Cloud' scissors and scallop border punch

. The butterfly dies were actually included in my March Midnight Rooster kit.

I colored the stamped images with Copic

markers, inked my paper edges and added hand stitching. You may have noticed that I use a lot of crinkled and dyed seam binding? I get mine from Marilyn Healey at MemerieMare on Etsy. Her seam binding is the best! Some of the other shops don't dye their ribbon the way she does so it doesn't have the vintage look of Marilyn's. She has the best color selection and she binds hers in little bundles with text paper, craft string and old mother-of-pearl buttons! Fun!

So what will you be doing this mid week Wednesday? I started a scrapbook page last night using another fabulous digital kit from Peas. I'll probably have that to share with you tomorrow. I hope your day is the best! :) Kathy

Baby

Hello! Looks like Monday has rolled around once again! It has a way of doing that doesn't it? Ha!

To liven up Monday just a tad, I have a hybrid card share for you!

My adorable focal point pram is from one of the latest digital kits at Two Peas in a Bucket called 'Organic Baby'by Vinnie Pearce.

I used a few Spellbindersdie cuts to show off that adorable little baby buggy.

I thought the new Crate Paper collection, 'Emma's Shoppe'would work perfectly with the Organic baby kit. These pretty patterned papers and the little lady die cut are from Emma's Shoppe.

Additionally, I used some Papertrey Ink stamps, stamp inkfor the paper edges, buttons, lace and hand stitching. This was a fun card to create!

So what's on your Monday agenda? I was supposed to have a photo shoot this morning, but that's been postponed due to cloudy skies. It's supposed to burn off so maybe my photo shoot will happen this afternoon. Anyway, just working and craftin' today. It's awesome to be able to do what you love!

I hope this day is good to you. Enjoy! :) Kathy