Birthday Wishes

How was your Easter? We had a lovely day, the weather was beautiful and we spent time together doing Easter activities and the things we enjoy most. We couldn't ask for anything more!

To get back into the swing of crafty things, I have a card to share for you today. I decided to make this greeting out of a 'seed packet' die from Papertrey Ink using Bella Blvd. goodness.

I combined the Spring Flings & Easter Things collection with some of the new Sunshine & Happiness line.

Instead of the opening of a traditional card, this card has a little insert to pull out.

For this sweet little floral flag, I took a sticker and folded it in half around a straight pin.

The pinwheel is made with a die from The Cat's Pajamas and the center brad is stash I have left from Ki Memories.

I think I'd like to make more 'seed packet' cards! They're fun and a little different. They would also work perfectly for gift cards and to/from tags!

I'll leave you with a picture of our dyed eggs.

We decided to go with the traditional food color dye because when I read more about dying eggs naturally, I didn't think Christopher would enjoy how time consuming it would be. For each dye, you have to cut up a fruit or veggie and cook it for about 15 minutes, etc. I would have lost him after just one egg color!

Thanks for stopping in! Hope you enjoyed my crafty share and photo!

Kathy :)

Bella Blvd. Inspiration Unlimited Week and CHA Projects

Today is our last day of Inspiration Unlimited week and our goal is to inspire you with the new Button Market accents.

I created this card with my favorite button...flower shaped and red! I also added some of the new Designer Tape. It's awesome stuff!

I wanted to do something a little different with the Designer tape...so I used a Fiskars border punch and made a scalloped edge.

I hope you have enjoyed my projects and those of my teammates this week!

I've been making a lot of things while blogging about all the new Bella Blvd. projects and I'm looking forward to sharing them with you!

Kathy :)

Birthday Wishes Card

Happy Saturday! How's the day/weekend going for you so far? My weekend is off to a great start. I went to the Raleigh flea market this morning and found some great treasures for my vintage Etsy site that I'll be listing over the next week. It's always so difficult to decide which things to list and which to keep! I only buy stuff I would love to have which makes that decision pretty difficult!

I thought I'd pop in this afternoon and share a card I made during the week. Little by little I'm trying to learn how to use stamps and incorporate the many sets of Papertrey Ink stamps into my projects.

I used five stamps from two sets on this card along with scraps of paper from my stash.

I love the 'Post Marks' set! You can create all kinds of different stamps, post cards and mail related crafts with it!

Another love of mine are these mini paper clips from Tim Holtz! Too often I buy accents that are cute, but never make their way to a project. These clips...swwoooonn...I need another package!

These soft pink tulle flowers from Prima Marketing are another item I've got to purchase more of! Of all the colors they come in! ;)

Well, I've been working on a fun Fourth of July page over the past couple days. I've gotten a little crazy with the stitching on this one so it's taking a while. I'm going to go finish it up so I can share it with you. I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend. :) Kathy