A Basketful Of Flowers

I finally used some paper that I received in the Webster's Pages warehouse sale box last December!!! I'm really trying to go through my patterned paper. With the amount of paper that I have it could be years!

Fro my three border strips, I used an On The Edge die called Scallops by Tim Holtz Alterations. I don't use these dies near enough. This patterned paper is from the Petite Papers Sunday Picnic & Everyday Poetry Collection Combo Pack.

I used a Hero Arts rubber stamp called Bicycle for the main image. Black metallic decor was added to the wheels of the bike. Because I'm not one to use any kind of markers etc, I decided to use up some Hero Arts flower gems that I had in my stash. I added enough to make it look like the basket is flowing over with flowers.

For the sentiment I used another Hero Arts stamps set called Find Joy. I stamped the words and then cut them apart and lightly inked the edges.

Perfect card for an almost perfect day. We are getting some sunshine today and the snow is almost completely melted (as well it should be since it's May!).

Products used:
Patterned Paper: Webster's Pages
Bazzill
PTI - Vintage Cream
Ribbon
Hero Arts: Metallic Decor, Flower Gemstones
Stamp: Hero Arts Bicycle F5293, Joy Ride CL481
Tim Holtz One The Edge Die Scallops
Baker's Twine
Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

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Cards Using Cosmo Cricket Scraps + Washi Tape

 

I found a scrap of Cosmo Cricket cardstock in my stash that was large enough to make three cards. For this one I used the flower pattern and for the other two I used the striped side. I used washi tape on all three. Out of all of them, I think this one is my favorite! No special reason why, but I suspect it's the black that does it.

 

I stamped a flower and embossed it with white embossing powder. I love the center on this flower. It's the Newsprint Candi from Craftworkcards. 

I used glue dots on the buttons when I attached them to the washi tape. I've found that they don't adhere very well. This job called for the heavy duty hot glue gun!

Products used for these cards:
Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket
Washi Tape from various manufacturers
PTI in White and True Black
Sentiment: Hero Arts - Find Joy - CL497
Sentiment: Hero Arts - All Occasion - CL272
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Black Soot for edges
Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black for sentiment
Flower - Autumn Leaves - Rhonna Farrer - AL2586
Flower Center - Candi from Craftworkcards - Newsprint
Cloud9 Design Rain Dots
Bakers Twine
Buttons
White Embossing Powder

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Vintage Tags

My title should actually say "Vintage Tags Plus Two Non Vintage Ones" but that would be way too long! I have included two tags at the bottom of this post that are in no way Vintage. 

I've been a little absent in my blogging lately. I've been working on projects and just haven't had much time for my blog. I haven't even been doing much baking or made any new recipes. Gosh, I didn't even participate in Mom's Crazy Cooking Challenge this month. The 7th came and went and I completely forgot about it! This month the challenge was stuffing recipes. You can check them out here. I usually set up a board and pin all the recipes and I'm behind on that too! Next month's challenge is perfect sugar cookies. My sugar cookies don't always turn out very well so I haven't yet decided if I'll join in. I will set up a board and pin the recipes though. 

These are some tags I've created with a new stamp set I picked up last weekend. We made a trip to Minnesota for a 50th Wedding Anniversary party and I was able to sneak some shopping in. This set is called Mini Holidays from Stampers Anonymous from the Tim Holz collection. 

As you can see I've used the same stamp with different inks. The sentiment below is one of my favorites!

When I saw this stamp set from Technique Tuesday I had to have it. Although the "Keep Calm and...." is a bit overused, I think some of the sayings are quite humorous. This stamp set is called Twinkle On.

All of these tags are available in my Etsy store. I've just finished tags for a swap I'm in. I'll share my tag and the ones I receive in December. Now I'm getting ready to start on a mini book for a swap I'm in. I'm pretty excited about participating in both swaps. I can't wait to see the the creativity of the others in their projects.

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These are the products used to create these tags:

Technique Tuesday Clear Stamps TWINKLE ON	Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2012 MINI HOLIDAYS 4 CMS142	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD PEELED PAINT Green Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Ink PAD VINTAGE PHOTO Brown Ranger	Tim Holtz Barn Door Distress Ink
Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Ink	Red Twine	PaperTreyInk Vintage Cream Cardstock

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Holiday Tags

I've been working on tags. I think this one is my favorite. I just love this poinsettia die I purchased from Taylored Expressions! There are five dies and I used the smallest one for the holly on this tag.

 

 I was going through some of my old stamps and trying to give them new life. This one is so old I don't even know what the name of it it. All I know is that it's a Hero Arts stamp. I also made these using red cardstock.

This is my next favorite tag. I'm not sure why, but this little frog cracks me up! I've also made a set making his scarf green. Below are the other characters that are on the same stamp set. I've made a set using both green and red as the accent color. You can see those tags here.

My sister-in-law loves penguins! I made an extra set with red and green scarves and mailed them off to her.

Love this little tree that I've added glitter to!

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Here's are some of the supplies I've used to make these tags:

Sizzix Originals Die - Tags, Scallop Combo #2	2" Scalloped Circle Punch	http://www.heroarts.com/products/productInfo.cfm?ItemNo=CL232	Tree-Mendous CL465	Quickie Glue Pen
Memento Lady Bug Ink	Memento Cottage Ivy Ink	Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black	Glossy Accents	3-D foam Tape
Red Twine	Jute	Tombow Markers	Studio Paints

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21 Days Of Christmas Cards - Day 19 - Season's Greetings

I'm caught up! This is day 19 of my "21 Days of Christmas Cards". For this one I used a patterned paper from last season called "Jovial: Winter Garden" by BasicGrey. Because I like black, I love the different colored flowers in the background.

I buy alot of paper as most scrapbookers do. I think we're called "paper hoarders". Most of the paper is so beautiful and even though it may not be the latest and greatest, I'll be creating cards and projects with it for years. I don't want to waste it!

Products used for this card: PTI in Pure Poppy and Ripe Avocado, Patterned Paper from BasicGrey: Jovial: Winter Garden, Memento Ink in Lady Bug, Baker's Twine, Stampendous Dot Sparklers, Hero Arts Clear Stamps: Joy To All - CL460.

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21 Cards Of Christmas Cards - Day 1 - Christmas Greetings

This year I'm calling my card blog posts "The 21 Cards Of Christmas". This will be my first post with card #1. I'll be posting all of them throughout the month of December.

I was actually going to streamline my cardmaking this year by only creating a few designs and making multiples of each. The last few years I've made way more designs than I needed to. I also found that I was still sending cards out the week before Christmas. Well, my husband told me he wanted 15 different cards for his employees so that upset my whole system this year! I'm happy to report that everything worked out. I started earlier and didn't let myself work on anything else but cards. I wanted to get them all finished, get photos of them and start getting them in the mail by the Monday after Thanksgiving and I accomplished that! Now I can start on some other projects I've had on the back burner.

For today's card I used something I've never used before: Penny Black Stickeroos. What an easy way to create cards! I'm not sure I'd use them for every card since I like stamping my own images, but the ones I chose worked beautifully. They're perfect for people that are just starting out and don't have alot of cardmaking supplies.

This Stickeroo is called Together In Christmas - #10-186. I did apply stickles on the poinsettia, but it's hard to see in the photo.

Other supplies used for this card: PTI Cardstock in Pure Poppy and New Leaf, Baker's Twine, Bracket Punch from EK Success, Star Dust Stickles, Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Black Soot, Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black, Stamp from TPC Studio - Christmas Greetings.

This post is linked to these parties: Show Off Your Stuff: Sewing and Crafts, Delightfully Inspiring Thursday.

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