A custom made dog sympathy card

Hello, my crafty friends! I know it's been a while, but I have so much to share with you! I was busy all summer making projects for a booth at our local fair that was held on Labor Day weekend and just didn't have the time to post them. I also have been working with a web designer in creating my own website with an online store called Imagination Attic! I am so excited about it, it launched just before the fair was held. I am still putting some final touches on it and adding products to the store, but it is up and ready for shopping! Okay on with the project that I am sharing with you today! I got a message from a friend a couple of weeks ago asking if I could make her a card that had this poem on it, they had just taken her husband’s service dog to the vet and sadly it had to be put down. I got to work right away, I pretty much just copied the photo that she sent me-pictured below. Here is what I came up with from the above photo:

I used my Cricut to write the poem, stamped a cute dog stamp I have from Stampin’ Up with Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink and colored it with Prismacolor pencils. I die cut the panel with Lawn Fawn outside in stitched rectangle dies and used a piercing tool to add a line of holes/dots between each line of the poem, used tea dye distress ink from Tim Holtz around the edges of the panel then mounted the panel onto some green cardstock that matches the color of their dog’s collar, it was also distressed on the edges but with Tim Holtz walnut stain distress ink

 

It came together pretty quick, it just took me a while to get it posted! Thank you for visiting my blog today, I hope I gave you some inspiration for your next project! Happy Crafting!

A bright and cheerful encouragement card

How is everyone on this beautiful Monday? We are finally having some very nice weather here in southern Utah, it's almost Spring and I can't wait!

For today, I am sharing a card that I think we should be making more of and sending more out to those who inspire us and make us feel like we can conquer anything. We all people in our lives who lift us up and help us keep going. We could give them a simple thank you card, but I love the sentiment from the stamp set I used and the font is just beautiful. It's just a fun and different way of saying thank you, and they need encouragement too!

I pulled out my Beautiful Day Stamp set from Simon Says Stamp for this card. I stamped it using some Jet Black ink from Lawn Fawn onto some Neenah Cardstock. I made some masks with some post it notes and used them in the stamping and for masking my stamps to blend some Broken China and Peacock Feathers distress inks for the background. I flicked some water with Perfect Pearls over that to give it some texture and shine. 

I loved using my Prismacolored pencils to blend and color in the butterflies. Some Wink of Stella glitter brush pen was used on top of the butterflies and I adhered some clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh to give it even more shine and sparkle. 

I hope you have been inspired to go and create or purchase an encouragement card for someone in your life who has been there for you. 

Thank you for visiting today, happy crafting!!

Have a Magical day!-Birthday card

Good day everyone! I have the cutest custom design Birthday card to share with you! The adorable little girl who recieved this card loves the color pink, unicorns, and sparkles; so that's what I made for her! I hope she liked it!

The background and the card base are on Neenah Classic Crest solor white cardstock. I cut out some hills with post it notes and used them for masks to blend some Tumbled Glass and Broken China Distress inks for the sky and then some Stampin Up Green Galore ink for the hills and grass. I thought the Lawn Fawn Spring Showers die set would go well with the background so I cut the sun out of some yellow cardstock and the clouds from some white scraps. I inked the edges on them to add a little extra color, and added some Wink of Stella to the sun.

I used the "Be a Unicorn" stamp set from Avery Elle for the unicorn and the sentiment. Lawn Fawn's Jet Black ink and my Misti were used for the stamping. The unicorn was stamped on Strathmore watercolor paper and I used some old watercolor paints (that I am trying to use up so that I can get me some really nice ones) to paint a bright pink mane on that cute little unicorn. My paint brushes are from the Silver Brush company the black velvet line in sizes 2 and 6. I added some stickles to the horn for an added touch of sparkle.

The outside edge of the card base was distressed with Picked Raspberry distress ink to match the unicorn. I adhered the panel to the base with my ATG gun, popped up the Unicorn, sun and clouds with some foam adhesive, added a few sequins from Pretty Pink Posh for the final touches and there you have a super cute card for a super cute little girl!

  

Thank you for visiting me today, hope you have a wonderful day! Happy Crafting!

Love stretches your heart...non-traditional color Valentines

Hello, how is everyone today? 

I have a Valentine card to share with you that uses some non-traditional colors, it's a simple design and helped me to use some paper scraps from the mountain that I have of it! (I have to apologize that some of the products I used are nowhere to be found, I am trying to use up a lot of old supplies and scraps so that I can buy newer stuff!!)

I like using different colors to mix things up a little bit. We all have different tastes and so I like to make cards and projects for the variety of personalities that we all have. I myself like pink and sparkles, but others don't. So this card is for those who like more muted colors and earthy tones. What are your preferences? 

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn outside in stitched rectangle and square dies

Sentiment stamp from an old Stampin' Up stamp set

Versamark ink

Early Espresso embossing powder from Stampin' Up

Gathered twigs distress ink with foam blender

Paper from my mountain stash

an old die cut embellishment that I don't know where it came from

some brown embroidery floss

my atg gun for adhesive as well as some scotch mounting foam. 

I participating in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge of Love is in the air. 

Thanks for stopping by and visiting today! Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Valentines treats 2017

I made some fun treat bags for my son's class and teacher at school for Valentines, and I finally have the time to share them with you. 
I like to have my kids help me design what they want their bags to look like, so my son picked out the colors and the stamps that I used for the toppers and he wrote his name on the back of all 23 of them. I filled the teacher's bag with some yummy treats and paired it with some lotion and a cute notebook.

Supplies:
grey & white cardstock
patterned paper
paper trimmer
Martha Stewart scoring board
Create a box from Colorbok
clear treat bags
MISTI
Stamps: Little Layers Plus(Stampin' Up), Happiest Moments (MPS), Love is(CTMH)
Inks: Antique Pewter(colorbox), Real Red(SU), Angel Pink & Tuxedo black(Memento), Picked Raspberry(distress ink), Versamark
White, black and silver embossing powder
embossing buddy from Stampin' Up
Adhesives: Elmer's glue, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, foam tape & Velcro dot
PPP sequins in sparkling clear, raspberry and pink blush
black ribbon

Leslee's Birthday Bag

Good Morning everyone, today I wanted to share with you a cute little bag that I filled with just a few fun goodies like some crafty embellishments, gum, body spray, etc.. for a friend of mine. We recently went to lunch together to celebrate both of our Birthdays, and I surprised her with this little bag! 

The bag came from a pad by Colorbok called Create A Box. It has a bunch of pre-cut and scored bags and boxes.  I used some Ranger Peacock Feathers Distress Ink to blend in and soften the edges of the box and then I embellished the bag with a stamp and die set from Sizzix & Lori Whitlock. I used my MISTI to stamp the images in Versamark, applied white embossing powder from Stampendous, then heat set with my heat gun from Darice. I used some watercolors to paint my images. I cut out the images with the coordinating dies using my Cuttlebug. To finish it off I applied some Crystal Clear & Marshmallow Sequins from PPP using Ranger Multi Medium Matte and then tied a bow at the top to give it that extra touch.

I tried to give links to most of my supplies, a lot of them are linked to the manufacturer but you can also buy most of them from Simon Says Stamp or Amazon.

Thank you for visiting today, I hope you have a fun and crafty day!

January Card Swap-"Sprinkled with Fun!"

Good day to you all, I have a card to share with you today. I am meeting with my card swap group on Wed. and our theme for the month of January was Birthday cards.  I love it because my Birthday is in January on the 19th to be exact.  

I made my card with my new Christmas present a Cricut Explore Air! I am still learning all the tricks to it, but it has been fun so far.  

This picture shows both the outside and inside of my cards. I don't normally put anything on the inside so that the ladies I swap with can put what they want inside when they give it to someone. But the outside doesn't actually say "Happy Birthday" so I wanted to put it inside. 

I used the Sweet Treats Cricut cartridge for the sentiment and the cupcake is from the

 Once Upon a Princess cartridge.   I used Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers, and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks for all of the shading on my paper.   The background is from a We R Memory Keepers Chevron Embossing folder that I used in my Cuttlebug.  I used my ATG Gun and the Tombow Mono Multi Glue for adhesive except for the cupcake which is popped up with some Mounting Foam.  I used Multi Medium Matte to adhere the sequins that came from Pretty Pink Posh.  To add some shimmer I used the Clear Wink of Stella brush pen on the words and cupcake. I also used some Diamond Stickles on the cupcake sprinkles. 

Here are some close-ups of the front of my card and the inside sentiment. 

Thank you so much for taking a look at my work. I hope you like it and that it inspires you to create some fun Birthday cards to share also. 

Happy Crafting!

Tombstone Treat Boxes!

I have some fun Tombstone Boxes to share with you today that are perfect for some yummy little treats, or just decoration! 

For this first one the box, skull and name came from the Happy Hauntings Cartridge. 

I used Memento Grape Jelly to shade around the name, Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink for shading around the skull and Black Soot Distress Ink to shade the tombstone.  I popped up the skull with some foam adhesive and used a white gel pen for the definition around the tombstone. 

This box was also cut with the Happy Hauntings cartridge. I used some Memento Grape Jelly Ink for the shading. I stamped the sentiment and spiders in Versamark ink and then heat embossed them with some black embossing powder from Stampendous.  The stamp sets used were Perfect Fit-Halloween from Close to My Heart and the spider came from the My Pink Stamper Spookalicious stamp set. 

Thank you for stopping by today, happy crafting!

Halloween Monster Treat Bag

Hello my friends!  Today I am sharing with you a fun Halloween Monster Bag that you can fill with all kinds of goodies or trinkets and give to your friends or family!  These are a lot of fun to make and I think they turn out quite cute!

 The Mini-Monsters cartridge was used to cut the bag. I used Bazzill Black Licorice and Marshmallow cardstocks, I think the stars paper is from Doodlebug but I don't remember- it was in my scrap stash.  I shaded the edges with Black Soot Distress Ink and added some dark purple ribbon for a handle (you just can't see it very good in the picture). Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue was the adhesive for this project. Just add a bag of goodies and tie it with some purple tulle and you're done!

Thanks for visiting today! 

Happy Crafting!

Halloween Wall Decor and SSS Monday Challenge

Good day to you all, I know it's been a long time, but I have a fun and spooky Halloween decor project to share with you today.  I love making these decor pieces for all the different holidays and seasons, they are a lot of work but I think they are worth it.  I am linking this project to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. 

I love making these fun home decor pieces to decorate all year.  I sell these for $10 a piece or a 12 month set for $100.  

Supplies:

Happy Hauntings Cartridge

DCWV- The Spooky Time Stack & cardstock matstack

Bazzill Licorice Twist  paper

SSS-Labeled With Love Die Set

My Pink Stamper Spook-alicious stamp set

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Memento Grape Jelly Ink

Distress Ink pad- Black Soot 

Scotch Advanced Tape Glider

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

Scotch Mounting Foam

White Gel Pen  

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today! Happy Crafting!

Masculine Card for this month's card swap!

Good crafty day to you all, I want to share with you the card I made for my card swap group that met last night. Our theme this month was masculine to help us get ready for Father's day coming up.  

I have to admit I hate making masculine cards, they are so hard for me because I am just a girly girl and like all the glitter and embellishments. And I love pink and bright colors.  

I'm not sure how I feel about this card, the other ladies liked it though. Let me know what you think of it, I would love to hear your feedback. Well onto the card:

Supplies:

Tim Holtz "Life's Possibilities" stamp set

Versamark ink 

 Stampin' Up Early Espresso embossing powder & embossing buddy

Simon Says Stamp "Goldenlocks" ink 

"Tea Dye" Distress Ink from Tim Holtz & Ranger

"Rich Cocoa" Tsukineko Memento ink

Embossing folder from Darice

Tombow MONO adhesive tape 

Mounting foam from Scotch 3M

cream and dark brown cardstock

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

World's Best Teacher!

Hello all, today I am sharing with you this fun home decor piece that I made for my daughter's 4th grade teacher. I love getting to know the teacher's and I ask them about their favorite color, hobbies, when their Birthday is, etc. That helps me in making fun gifts for them throughout the year. 

This teacher's favorite color is hunter green so I chose a dark green to be the base for this project and it worked out so perfect because it made it look like a chalkboard. I really love how it turned out and she absolutely loved it and couldn't wait to hang it up in her classroom. 

Here are the supplies I used:

Locker Talk, Doodlecharms, & Cricut Craft Room Basics cartridges

Some of the paper is from DCWV & Fancy Pants Designs

All the rest of the paper is scraps from my stash

 "Hey Teacher" 3x4 stamp set from Simon Says Stamp

Versamark ink, Tea Dye Distress ink and Memento Rich Cocoa ink

Blending tool from Ranger 

White Embossing Powder from Stampedous

Wink of Stella clear glitter brush pen

Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Mounting Foam

Tombow tape runner

White gel pen

gray brad

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today!

Bloom where you are planted

Hello my friends, today I am sharing a grouping of cards that I made for the SSS Monday Challenge-Pastels and I am also going to use these cards for my card swap group for the month of April. 

Now I started out pretty good with the pastels and then it ended up going a little brighter for some of the colors, but I still feel that it looks like spring.  I had fun playing with a stencil and inks; and layering up some Cricut cuts to give more dimension and of course I had to add some sequins for that extra touch!

SUPPLIES: 

Bazzill Marshmallow Cardstock & DCWV glitter stack

Gypsy Wanderings Cartridge

Heat & Stick Powder from Stampin' Up & Crystal Clear Glitter

Daisymania 6x6 stencil from Judikins

Inks from Memento: Angel Pink, New Sprout, and Grape Jelly

Distress Inks: Mustard Seed, Evergreen Bough, Picked Raspberry,

 Peacock Feathers & Spiced Marmalade

Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh: Marshmallow, Sparkling Clear and Metallic Silver

Stickles in Yellow, Orange Peel, Lavender, Fruit Punch, Lime Green and Silver

Zig Wink of Stella Fine Glitter Dust Markers in Dark Pink, Violet, 

Yellow and Silver

Zig Memory System Writer markers in Pale Mint, Blue Bonnet, and Pure Orange

Scotch ATG adhesive

Tombow Mono Multi-Glue

Multi Medium Matte from Ranger   

  

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today, I hope you were inspired!

Baby Boy Banner and Decor!

Today I am sharing the gift that I made for the cutest little Mom-to-be!  She asked me to make a banner for the baby's room when I questioned her about what to get her for the baby shower.  I took it a step further and made a decor piece to accent the banner and help get the baby's room a good start. 

Supplies for the banner:

Cream cardstock from my stash

Orange paper from Cricut Earthtones paper pad

Coredinations cardstock in Latte

Nana's Kids DCWV paper pad

Cricut Craft Room Basics cartridge

Tea dye Distress ink

blue ribbon

white gel pen

mounting foam

Supplies for decor piece:

Cream cardstock

light blue carstock

DCWV "Nana's Kids" & "All about Boys" paper packs

Latte paper from Coredinations

"Lion Sleeps" paper pack from K & Company

a bunch of cardstock scraps for the die cutting

Cuttlebug with Gears embossing folder from Darice

Boys will be Boys Cricut Cart

Center Tag is from Once Upon a Princess

Tea Dye Distress Ink from Tim Holtz

Memento Rich Cocoa ink

Stampin' Up Rough Edges Mini Alphabet stamp set

Mounting Foam

Tombo Mono Multi Glue 

Thanks so much for taking a look at my blog today! 

Let me know if you like what you see