Playing with Pebbles

I hope you've been enjoying my free-play cards over the past couple days. I'm having a fabulous time experimenting with thin metal dies. Today's card was created with Pebbles' Party with Amy Locurto collection. 

The thin metal dies I used are a set of small circles from My Favorite Things and a set of squares and circles from Spellbinders. Do you like the results? How about the jute? A bit different and fun, I think.

Today I'll be stalking the UPS guy for my box of brand new Bella Blvd. goodies! ;) UPS doesn't usually arrive until late afternoon and sometimes not until early evening...so I'm going to have to practice patience! One time I got a shipment of Doodlebug products in the middle of dinner and I had to open the box right away, set it next to the table and peak at it in between bites! I know...a little weird! ;)

Have an awesome day everyone!

So Happy Together

Good day!

You may recall a couple weeks ago I blogged a few cards using hexagon shapes made from one of the latest Papertrey Ink dies and the Happy Go Lucky collection from Pebbles? I had a ton of those little hexagons leftover so I decided to make another card.

For this design, I lined up rows of hexagons from point-to-point and stitched them down the center.

I like the look...do you?

I added a few Mini Jewels from Doodlebug Design to this dimensional Pebbles sticker for a little more glitz.

The frame/window was created with a Spellbinders die. I love the look of crisp clean white with bright colors.

Thanks for your visit! Have a great day!

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!

Hello

How many of you like die cuts? I'm talking about the thin metal variety that are made by companies like Spellbinders, Papertrey Ink and My Favorite Things. I can't get enough these wafer thin pieces of metal and the other day I thought of another use for the Spellbinders nesting dies! Woot!

You can use them to make fun patterns on your paper! And you can use those patterns for stitching!

 I used three of the Spellbinders nesting circles to create this circular pattern. Then I simply pierced around the lines with an awl. After the holes were pierced, I erased my pencil marks and began stitching! It's that easy!

Imagine the possibile patterns you can create with all the different Spellbinders shapes?!?!

The patterned paper, stickers, button and yummy lavendar twine are all from the'Hello Spring' collection from Doodlebug Design....one of my favorite lines right now. I just love the color combination, birds, butterflies and buttons! Right up my crafty alley!

I hope you like this idea and have fun with it. Let me know if you make something, I would love seeing your creation!

Now, how about a winner for yesterday's Crochet Flowers giveaway? Congratulations Connie! I have e-mailed you for your mailing address.

I hope you can pop in for a visit tomorrow because I have another fun way to use tools that we already have in our scrap rooms. And I have some exciting news that I can't share until then! :)

Have a terrific day!

Kathy :)

Happy Birthday

Hello!

I hope you are enjoying the weekend. I spent a little time in the craft room yesterday playing with scraps and tidbits and came up with this birthday card.

All the papers are from my scrap bin and the rosette and phrase ticket were left over from previous projects. I think it's fun to throw a bit of this and that together and see what I can come up with.

I used three Papertrey Ink (PTI) dies...can you spot them all?

The rosette was made with a die from Tim Holtz, the brad on the butterfly is old Basic Grey, the

'fun' card is from Simple Stories, and the circle was created with a Spellbinders die. There's also a couple wood buttons, brand new from Dear Lizzy, and a mini paper clip from Tim Holtz.

Were you able to pick out the PTI dies? The butterfly, birthday ticket and double sided pennant are PTI, along with the jute.

Well, I've got a Bella Blvd. card in progress so I'm going to go finish that. I have some fun new projects to share with you throughout next week so I hope you can come visit!

Kathy :)

Happy Halloween Card

Hi!

So how was World Card Making Day? Did you create any cards or scrapbook pages? Mine was pretty busy. Before I could get down to the business of crafting, I had to run to the grocery store and take care of a few other matters. Anyway, last night I did get to work on a card using a new digital kit from Two Peas in a Bucket called 'Spooked' by Polka Dot Pixels.

This digital kit is huge! You really must see it because it contains a ton of amazing goodies! I only scratched the surface with this card!

There are a lot of colorful accents in the kit along with cool vintage images. I fell head over heals with the background paper I used for this card with the poison labels so I kept to the color scheme.

I also LOVE the spider web border that I printed directly onto a shipping tag. I used a couple Spellbinders dies to create a frame for the round focal point seal. Added some stitching too! I could make a million more cards with this kit if I had the time!

While I craft at my desk I'm always on the computer too and I saw a lot of great cards yesterday! I hope to continue doing some hoping around today to see what was made yesterday. And spend a bit of time on Pinterest. I know...I'm a Pinterest junkie! :)

Well, have a super Sunday and be sure to pay my blog a visit tomorrow because I have a very special share! Something I've been sworn to secrecy about! ;)

Kathy

My Happy Place

Hello!

Hope you are enjoying your Sunday. I've been a real hermit this weekend which is a nice way to spend a weekend when the weather is foul. I've been enjoying my latest book, The Dirty Life, on farming, food and love. If you've ever dreamed of what life on the farm would be like, this book paints a realistic picture! It's all the goodness you can imagine with endless back breaking work!

I've been creating a scrapbook page this weekend too. It's about one of my new favorite ways to spend time...on Pinterest!

I've been at it again, sitting at my craft table, playing with paper and browsing Pinterest at the same time!

For this page, I printed a screen shot that shows all my bulletin boards...and me! ;)

I used a little of this and a bit of that to create this page. The pink polka dot background paper is new from My Little Shoebox and the rest is old supplies I've had around for many moons. There's paper from my scrap bin, buttons from jars and a scattering of brads. Oh, I did use some washi tape for the first time! Hey hey!

I employed my beloved Silhouette for the title and sub-title, used a couple border punches and some thin metal dies including Spellbinders . My usual arsenal of tools!

Speaking of dies, did you know that Two Peas in a Bucket is now carrying My Favorite Things thin metal dies? Indeed they are! And a lot of their stamp sets too! Woot!

Another thing I've been up to this weekend is cooking! I'm trying a new recipe that I got from Pinterest! Where else? :) It's simmering on the stove as I type this post. After I've given it a taste test I'll tell you know which recipe it is and if it's worth your time. For now, I'll share the dish I had last week for lunch.

This is so yummy and healthy! It's Quinoa Salad with Black Beans, Avocado and Cumin-Lime Dressing from Eating for England. I bought some seriously delicious tomatoes for it. They were a medley of pear and cherry tomatoes in yellow, orange, red and a deep red. Oh they were like candy! Anyway, love this salad. It will be a regular for me during warm weather.

Okay, I'm going to have check on my food...I hope it's good or who knows what will be on the menu for lunch this coming week?!?! ;)

Kathy

Genuine

Hi!

No more design team announcements today! Ha! Today I actually have a crafty share for you!

Here's my guy! A real down to earth, genuine sort of layed back person! I'm so lucky to have him as my better half! :) I snapped this photo while on vacation in Charleston this summer.

This is a hybrid page created with a totally cool new Two Peas in a Bucket kit called 'Just Be'

by Dianne Rigdon. These colors are fabulous, aren't they? You should see the array of scrapbook pages the Digital Creative Team came up with for this kit! There were so many different themes!

My favorite paper in the bunch is this text design!

I created most of the accents for this page using the kit. And I got a little help from my favorite Spellbinders dies and border punches!

The final adornments for the page are a few buttons and a paper daisy, all from my stash.

So, we're finally getting a bit of fall weather this weekend. Yesterday was 90 some degrees and today we're looking at 60 something! Wow, what a change! And it's a rare weekend alone for my honey and I! I guess we're going to have to dig out a couple sweaters before we head out to dinner!

Hope you enjoy your weekend! Any plans you want to mention?

Kathy

 :)

October

Hello!

We're just a month away from October and all the activities that make it so special! October is the time to get outside and enjoy the cooler days before winter sets in. Time to visit the pumpkin patch and ride the train. Time to decorate the house with all our favorite Halloween treasures. Time for the State Fair. Time to simmer a pot of soup on the stove and bake pumpkin cupcakes. Time for Starbuck's to start selling their pumpkin spice lattes! I'll take a double, please! ;) Ah...autumn!

It's also my favorite time for fall crafts and scrapbook pages.

This is a hybrid page I created with a new digital kit at Two Peas in a Bucket called 'Lakehouse' by Chrissy W. I thought these rich warm colors were perfectly suited for fall pages...what do you think?

Looking through my photos, I realized that I never made a scrapbook page with our 2009 pics from Hillridge Farms. No time like the present!

I'm addicted to my Papertrey Ink 'Double Ended Banners' die!  They make the cutest little flags!

Along with a few other dies I used the Silhouette to create my 'October' title and the cool pumpkin in the upper right hand corner of the page.

Lastely, I finished things off with a scattering of 'Lost & Found' buttons by My Mind's Eye. Ta da! You like? I like! Look at that funny face! That's my boy, always making funny faces when the camera is pointed in his direction. Come to think of it...his dad does that too! I guess they never out grow it!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super weekend! :) Kathy

September First

Hi!

Here we are in September, fall slowly creeping in. Minute by minute our days are becoming shorter and temperatures are cooling degree by degree! I love that I can open my window at night, listen to the crickets and take deep relaxing breaths of fresh air! Soon the leaves will dazzle us with their brilliant colors and fall to the ground where they'll crackle under our footsteps! It's a glorious time of year!

One of my favorite things about this time of year is the crafty projects there are to create!

I made this card with 'Finally Fall' from Bella Blvd. Have you seen the collection yet? It's awesome and so much fun and easy to work with!

To make this circular shaped card I used my favorite Spellbinder's dies! There's something about round cards that are so cute, don't you think?

I'm currently working on a fall page. I think I've been struck by the autumn bug! Not too difficult when I browse all your blogs and see the beautiful things you're making. And Pinterest...they always have great ideas for autumn crafting! I hope you have a little time to create some crafty fall fun! :) Kathy

Charleston

Hi!

Have you had a wonderful weekend?

I've been escaping the summer heat by hanging out in the craft room! I just finished my first scrapbook page with a photo from vacation.

Charleston is an amazing city to explore! There are so many beautiful old buildings, gardens, churches and walkways! The backdrop of this photo, is an exposed brick building from an alley that I thought was the perfect backdrop for a picture of my hubs.

Before I started this page I sorted through my patterned paper that has grown out-of-control during my scrapbooking years!  I found this old Cosmo Cricket Jitterbug line that matches my photo perfectly! I plan on donating about 1/2 of my paper which is difficult...I will not have the countless options I have now, but there's just so much paper! It seems like such a waste, you know?

As usual, I got stitchy with this page and outlined the diagonal stripes at the top and bottom of the page. I also threw in a bunch of Spellbinder die cut circles and stitched around those too.

I used one of the circles for my journaling and dressed up the page further using a banner die cut from Papertrey ink for my phrase flags and an old Sizzix die for the corrugated stars. 

Not only did I use some super old patterned paper for this page, but I also used some old alphabet dies for the title...the consonants are from Quickutz and the vowels are from a Cuttlebug set. I love when I can still get a lot of use from tools I've had for years!

So that's my page. I hope you've enjoyed it. I have some time before dinner to browse your blogs and see what you've been creating. :) Kathy