CARDS - December 2012

Hi!

I feel like I'm living in the tropics this morning! It's close to 70 degrees and raining. If I could exchange our pine trees for palms you would think we were in Hawaii! ;)

I got some happy mail the other day. My holiday card, Joy, returned from it's trip to Northridge Publishing. 

I created this card with an Echo Park holiday collection and a few Papertrey Ink dies. Now that it's just about spring, I should make another card like it with flowers flowing out of the little envelope. Wouldn't that be pretty? :)

Thanks for visiting! Have a super day!

It's a Mix

Hello!

It's a brand new week! How about a crafty share to kick it off? I created this card with a mix of products from various manufacturers. Some old, some new, some really old.

The vellum butterflies were attached to the card with button brads from Making Memories...those are the oldies. The pretty cloud paper is from Echo Park. The tapes and feather are Bella Blvd. The twine and flower brad are made by Doodlebug Design. The tag was created with my trusty old Sizzix die. Oh and these lovely new wood accents are from Studio Calico and Freckled Fawn. Lots of yum here. What do you think? Thumbs up or down?

Well, let's hope it's a great week! Thanks for visiting! :)

Postcards for Santa

T.G.I.F!

How about a quick card share for Friday?

I created this simple card with a combination of Echo Park paper and stickers and Papertrey Ink. stamps.

Love these stamp stickers!

I wanted my card to look like a bundle of mail wrapped in jute for Santa.

Well, tomorrow marks the first official day of fall. In our area the leaves are starting to turn and a few are dropping. The temperatures are lovely. Just wish those mosquitoes would take a hike! ;)

Have a great weekend! Thanks for visiting!

Joy

Hello!

Did you know that as of last Saturday we're just four months out from Christmas? At this point it seems like there's plenty of time to make cards, decor and gifts, but somehow time will fly by at the speed of crazy and we'll be rushing around wondering where it all went, right?

One of the benefits of making Christmas cards all year long, for design team assignments and publishing is that I have plenty to mail to friends and family when the time comes.

Most supplies for this card are from Echo Park's Season's Greetings collection. I used pop dots for the sentiment to raise it from the card.

I adore this snow guy and gave him a couple micro mini buttons.

Do you make your Christmas cards? Will you be starting them soon?

Thanks for visiting today! :)

You Are So Sweet

Good day sweet things! ;)

I have a sweet card share for you today using the This and That collection from Echo Park along with some of my favorite Spellbinders die cuts.

I threw in a Papertrey Ink Tiny Tag die, some felt and an old Making Memories decorative pin. Love mixing things up and putting some of old goodies to good use.

A touch of jute for the bow to finish things off.

A little hand stitching thrown in for good measure. :)

Hope you have a very sweet day!

All Occasion Card

Hello! It's Tuesday! Hope it's a good day! :) Do you create all occasion cards, those without sentiments? I need to make more since they're perfect to keep on hand, available for any occasion that may pop up. Maybe you need a quick thank you, a sympathy card or just want to included a nice note with something?

This card was created with a mix of goodies that were begging to be used. ;) The chipboard flower, yellow and turquoise papers are from Echo Park's This & That collection. The background print is old My Mind's Eye paper and the Kraft card stock was stamped with VersaMark ink using a brand new Hampton Arts/Doodlebug stamp from the Sweet Backgrounds set.

I used several go-to tools, the cloud and butterfly die, corner rounder punch and scalloped border punch. These favorites get a lot of use! Whenever I'm considering a tool purchase, I ask myself, "How many projects do you think you can use this for?" Often the answer is not enough and so I don't purchase it, no matter how adorable it is! ;) I learned this lesson the hard way when I spent an entire week cleaning out and de-stashing my office. No more!

I really like how this mix of goodies turned out. I had a lot fun making a card just because.

Thanks so much for your visit! Hope you have a fabulous day!

Kathy :)

Season's Greetings

Today is another Saturday Creations post for the Precious Remembrance Shop! For today's project, I used the Calendar Stamp Set. I love this set because of its versatility. A few weeks ago I created a scrapbook page using the calendar image as a fun way to add the date to my page.  It's also perfect for special occasion cards such as birthdays, anniversaries and save-the-date. Wouldn't your mom or BFF love receiving a birthday card with the date on it?

How about holidays?!?! From Valentine's Day to Christmas and everything in between this image is the perfect accent!

I also used the 'celebrate' stamp from the Birthday Stamp Set to show how well the two sets work together.

When I came across this sticker from Echo Park's Season's Greetings collection I knew it was a match made in heaven! ;) Don't you just love it when find the ideal embellishment for your project?

 

I hope you enjoyed today's Saturday Creations card. I can't believe that next week will be my last post as a guest designer! Those two months flew by, didn't they?

To see more creative Precious Remembrance Shop projects, visit them on Facebook or their blog.

Have a terrific weekend!

Kathy :)

Happy Birthday

I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend so far!

Today's crafty share is a pinwheel birthday card. I think pinwheels and birthdays are perfect together, don't you? Like peanut butter and jelly, peas and carrots and cake and ice cream!

I created this card with left overs from one of my favorite Echo Park collections, Country Drive. It's such a colorful and happy line, also perfect for birthdays!

The pinwheel was made with a thin metal die from The Cat's Pajamas. I use this die quite a bit so it's been well worth the money.

The sentiment was part of a border strip that I cut out and made into a little pennant. The button is ancient Doodlebug. I die for buttons so I stock up on my favorites; I'm like a squirrel with acorns! ;)

Anyone you know celebrating a birthday this weekend? My son is turning 11 in just a couple short weeks. He's pretty excited, talking about what kind of cake he wants, going on a train ride and what train simulator downloads he wants. It's all good!

Thanks for dropping in!

Kathy :)

A New Trend

Hello!

Hopefully your day has started on the right foot. We've made it to the middle of the week and the weekend is within reach. Woot!

I have a crafty share for you today. An idea that came to me after I created the card I posted yesterday, the one with a row of stitched hearts? It seems I've started a new trend of adding hearts to everything! We'll see if they appear on the next project.

I used some more of the This & That collection from Echo Park.

The heart die I used is from My Favorite Things. I really like the shape of this heart. I had to trace and hand cut the negative hearts since the thin metal die is a cluster of three hearts.

I also used a couple of other dies from Papertrey Ink. The tiny tags die was used to make this itsy bitsy heart for the sentiment and a die to make the flag.

The rub on sentiment is from Pebbles, the scalloped border pieces were made with a Fiskars punch and that cute little heart stick pin is old Fancy Pants.

So yesterday I mentioned that I was going to make some Macaroni and Cheese Soup with Broccoli for lunch. Oh yum! It wasn't from Weight Watchers after all, it was from Skinny Taste. I'm looking forward to having more today for lunch!

Later yesterday afternoon I baked a batch of Glazed Lemon Cookies. A little piece of heaven on earth I tell ya! They were slightly crunchy on the outside, so soft on the inside and full of delicious sweet tart lemony flavor! These lovely cookies are from Two Peas & Their Pod, not to be confused with Two Peas in a Bucket! Boy am I funny? Not really, but I try! ;)

 Lastly, if that we're enough time spent in the kitchen, I whipped up another dish for dinner called Chicken and Roasted Vegetable Rice from Better Homes & Gardens. This meal was just okay...nothing to write home about. Not bad, but not too exciting or flavorful. And with all the recipes I have pinned on Pinterest, I don't need to make this again.

If you would like to browse the hundreds of recipes on my boards, just click on the Pinterest button on the right hand side of my blog.

Have a great Wednesday!

Kathy

You Make Me Happy

Hi!

I've been playing with This & That from Echo Park and having a crafty good time with it. Love the patterns, vibrant colors, chipboard accents and their new Decorative Brads!

Here's what I came up with. Can you believe there are no tags on this project??? Whoa! ;)

What mother doesn't remember singing this phrase to their little ones? Works for soul mates to...with a little "Love You" pennant.

If you're making a lovey dovey card you have to toss in some hearts, right? :)

Everything I used on this card is from Echo Park with the exception of the heart die which is from My Favorite Things.

Well, I'm headed to the kitchen. I have a pot of soup to make for my lunch this week. I'm making some Macaroni and Cheese Soup with Broccoli. I think it's a Weight Watchers recipe so even though it sounds naughty, it's probably not too bad. I'll let you know. After the soup, if I haven't totaled the kitchen and feel like baking, I have the ingredients to make Christopher some lemon frosted cookies. He's been sucking on lemons lately...so I thought he just might like a lemon type of desert! Funny kid! :)

Have a fantastic day, okay?!?!

Kathy

Country Drive

Hello!

Happy Monday! Do I hear a bit of growling? Okay, I know Monday isn't the best day of the week. But with a good dose of caffeine, we can face it, right? And how about a dose of crafty inspiration while we're at it!

Last week I was in the mood for color and sunshine so I pulled out my stash of Country Drive papers by Echo Park. Oh how I love this collection! I've made some pages, lots of cards and I'm still having fun with it!

Since Valentine's day is coming up, I created a mushy, lovey dovey card. Those two love birds helped me pull it off!

Aren't they tweet?

I think I mentioned before that I like buttons! ;) These remind me of candy! Like Sweet Tarts or Smarties. I used lots of the patterned papers in this line for my background, the letter 'u' is from Jillibean soup. No, I don't think they come in yellow. I painted a white  'u' yellow. And I made a big mess of it! And after cleaning up said mess, I realized I could have used my Copics! Duh!

I'm beginning to notice a trend around here! Another mushy lovey card! Looking at this card I can imagine a picnic in the park on a beautiful afternoon with my hubs...it would be so lovely!

All materials used are Echo Park's Country Drive with some Doodlebug rhinestones and a sentiment sticker thrown in for good measure.

Aren't these flowers beautiful ! I gave them some adhesive foam tape underneath and then another small piece to make a single flower stand out on top. I'm a huge fan of adhesive tape! I like dimension!

I hope I made your visit worth while! I know how busy all of you are! And whatever it is you are doing today, I hope it's a good day for you!

Kathy :)