Butterfly Thinking of You

Hello my friend!  Thanks for stopping by!  I'm just sharing a card I made awhile ago with the March Studio Calico kit, Studio Hour.  Love the floral paper from Crate Paper in this kit.  I paired it with some Hero Arts, Washi tape as well as Mr. Huey spray mist.

Starting with some patterned paper, I covered my card front and paper-pieced my butterfly.

I then trimmed my other patterned paper pieces down to pennants and adhered them to my card front, adding a brad and stamping my sentiment from Wplus9's Very Vintage Greetings.

Lastly, I rounded my top corner and splattered on some ink, cause I love doing that lately!  heehee.

I hope you have a great weekend my friend!

Supplies:
Paper: Watercolor paper
Patterned Paper: various papers from Story Hour kit from Studio Calico
Stamps: Antique Engravings Hero Arts, Very Vintage Greetings Wplus9
ink: Tuxedo Black Tsukineko
Embellishments: Brad My Mind's Eye, Classic Tan Mr. Huey Color Mist Studio Calico, Striped Washi Tape SC
Tools: Corner Rounder We R Memory Keepers

All Mine

Hey there!  I am a posting fool lately!  Can't help myself I guess...for some reason I have forgotten how to make cards and instead of completing stuff that has to be worked on, I find myself with a 12x12 piece of cardstock in front of me and a SC kit!  Oh well, why fight it right?

For my page, I used a layout done by Maggie Holmes...loved this simple down the middle type design, that was uploaded to the SC gallery.  I chose some patterned paper from the Story Hour kit by American Crafts, their Chap line I believe.  I started by misting my page with white acrylic paint that I had diluted with water.

I added my matted picture and adhered a bit of Tim Holtz's tape to the top.  I added my title to the side with a mix of OA and AC Thickers.

I then added strips of patterned paper and die cut a few hearts to which I "stitched" some white lines and added various October Afternoon buttons to the middle of the hearts.

I hope you are having a great one!  I have a little card to share with you tomorrow that I made using the same kit, only it's girly!  See ya later!

Supplies:
Paper: Story Hour, Narrative Kits Studio Calico, Abroad 6x6
Stamps: Hero Arts/Studio Calico Alpha Stamps
Ink: White Pigment PTI, Tuxedo Black Tsukineko
Embellishments: Brads American Crafts, Various Buttons October Afternoon, Tape Tim Holtz
Tools: White Acrylic Paint Making Memories, Scallop Border Punch Fiskars, Heart Dies My Favorite Things, PTI

Mr. Silly

Hello!  How are ya today, actually more like evening where I am.  Great I hope!  I am bopping in to share a scrapbook page I did today using more of the March kit from Studio Calico, as well as some other SC bits and pieces.  April's kit is just around the corner and I am still using up this months!  No complaints here though, I looove it!

For this page, I chose a really silly picture of my now four year old son, Jonathan.  He is always having a great time and making the best expressive faces.  We happened to be at a park on a really nice day in February and I got this shot.

I cut bits and pieces from the March Kit, Story Hour, and attached them to the top, along with some twine and an October Afternoon button.  I added the date using the Dear Lizzy stamp.

I layered more of the fun patterned papers, as well as a border strip from Crate Paper's Story Teller sticker sheet and a chipboard piece from October Afternoon's Boarding Pass chip and stick.

On the other side, I added more patterned paper and a border punch strip of paper, as well as a tag.  For my tag, I added things with which Jonathan is really into right now, finishing it off with a bit of twine and a brad from the American Crafts Chaps collection.

Well that is all I have to share today!  I hope you are doing well, take care my friend and have a great day!

Supplies:
Paper: White American Crafts

Patterned Paper: Papers from Narrative and Story Hour, Abroad 6x6 paper pad Studio Calico

Ink: Tuxedo Black Tsukineko

Embellishments: Twine Whisker Graphics, Brad American Crafts, Chipboard Camera, Aqua button, Letter Stickers October Afternoon, Crate Paper Story Teller Border Stickers, Glassine Envelope, Thickers Ali American Crafts, White Tag TPC, Mr. Huey Studio Calico

Tools: Upper Crest Border Punch Fiskars, Tiny Attacher Tim Holtz

Espresso My Gratitude Skipping Stones Design Sketch 121

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Hey again!  Today is a new sketch over at Skipping Stones Design and this weeks sketch is super fun!  It was fun working with Angi's fabulous sketches, thanks ladies!  Here is what I did with it using two of my fav sets, Funny Coffee and Timeless Textures.

Starting with a white card base, I adhered some striped patterned paper, adding some ink splotches, as well as my own washi tape (which I stamped with Timeless Textures).

I stamped the coffee cup with versamark and heat embossed it with black powder.  I then cut it out and popped it up on my card front.

Lastly, I added my sentiment along with some black shiny pearls.

Here is a look at the sketch:

I hope you play along with us this week, you could win a SSD set!  Have a great one my friend.

Supplies:
Paper: White PTI
Patterned Paper: Echo Park
Stamps: Funny Coffee Vol. 1, Timeless Textures Skipping Stones Design
Ink: Tuxedo Black, Versamark Tsukineko
Embellishments: Black Pearls Hero Arts
Tools: Scor Tape, Black Embossing Powder American Crafts

Wishing You Well RCC46

Hello!  Today is a new challenge over at The Ribbon Carousel Challenge blog and this week is Anything Goes!  I chose to incorporate this fabulous Wired Net Ribbon that was included in the March Ribbon Kit.  Love this ribbon!  Here is what I made.

Starting with a cream card base, I adhered some lovely papers from My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline collection from the store and Splattered some fun Studio Calico Mr. Huey mist over the front.

I took the hexagon strip from Thanks Bee To Thee, stamped it on patterned paper and cut each one out, adhering it above.  I stamped my sentiment from a retired woodblock set from Hero Arts called Take Good Care.

Folding the net ribbon over, I adhered it to the card with some mini staples and strong adhesive.  I then adhered a double vellum butterfly stamped from TCM's newest release, called Beautiful Spring.

Lastly, I rounded the bottom corner.

I hope you were inspired by today's project and that you decide to play along with us!

Supplies:
Paper: Cream PTI, Vellum TPC
Patterned Paper: Dolled Up Miss Caroline Collection My Mind's Eye
Stamps: Beautiful Spring, Thanks Bee To Thee The Craft's Meow
Ink: Chocolate Fresh Ink, Versamark Tsukineko
Embellishment: Net Ribbon The Ribbon Carousel, Clear Rhinestones Michael's
Tools: Corner Chomper We R Memory Keepers, White Embossing Powder American Craft's

Almost There

Hey, hey!  I am currently up in Michigan visiting with my husbands family, but I thought I would sneak in here and post a scrapbook page I made today using the Brooklyn Flea kit from Studio Calico.  I usually don't take any scrappy supplies with me when I go out of town, but this time around I thought it might be fun to challenge myself with just a few supplies.  Subscribing to SC has made packing for on-the-go scrapping, super easy!

I adhered strips of patterned paper to the top and bottom of the page, adding a bit of stamping with some of the SC/HA sets I got last month.  I also splattered on some Mr. Huey mist all over before I started adhering stuff down.

My picture is one of John and I at the shower that his mother had for us a few months before our marriage.  Time sure does fly!  I decided not to disturb the page flow by adding journaling.  Sometimes it's nice to leave it out.

I also added a few lovely buttons from Crate Papers Farmhouse collection onto my page.

I hope you enjoyed and are having a great weekend!  I will be back on Tuesday with the new challenge from The Ribbon Carousel!  Take care friend!

P.S.
If you have any questions about the supplies I used, just leave me a comment or email me at lindsaway @ gmail dot com.  Thanks!

Boppy Boy

Hey hey!  So thankful it is Friday, although I felt like this week went pretty quickly.  I hadn't been able to scrapbook for a couple of weeks, and truth be told, I missed it!  So yesterday I puttered around in my room and found some of these older photos from when Jonathan was a baby.  I grabbed my Story Hour Kit from Studio Calico and set to work.  I found this sketch (scroll a ways down) from their blog posted last summer and used it for my layout.  Most of the papers, however, ended up being from the Abroad paper pack.

Starting with a bit of white acrylic paint, I spritzed my navy cardstock and layered on some papers from Studio Calico's newest Abroad Collection 6x6 paper pack.  To which I matted my photos, some popped up, some not.

I added strips of patterned paper and a cluster of embellishments, using the fabulous Dear Lizzy Date stamp from last months kit.  I added a bit of stamping here and there using white ink.

Lastly, I added my title, a mix of letter stickers from October Afternoon and BasicGrey.

I hope you were inspired, have you scrapbooked lately?  I hope so, I find it seriously therapeutic.  Have a great weekend my friends!

P.S.
I thought I would share the link to my husband's blog, Organic City Farm.  He has been journaling about gardening, and different fun projects around the house.  Plus, there is a cutie picture of Jonathan too!

Supplies:
Paper: Story Hour Kit
Patterned Paper: Crate Paper, Studio Calico Abroad
Stamps: Hero Arts, The Craft's Meow Telegram
Ink: White Brilliance Tsukineko
Embellishments: American Crafts Chap Brads, Sassafrass Brad, October Afternoon Letter Stickers, Button, Twine Whisker Graphics
Tools: Scallop Border Punch, Small and Medium Circle Punches Fiskars 

Hello Sister

Hey there!  Thank you for popping over to see me!  Today, I am sharing a fun tip on making your own button embellishment.  I don't own any button dies, so I decided to make my own using Skipping Stones Design stamps and some thin chipboard.  Let's get started.

First, I took thin chipboard and die cut circles from it.

I then rubbed yellow ink over the circles to cover them with color.

Taking a pencil I marked where I wanted the holes to be and using my Crop O Dile, punched my holes.

I took a yellow ink, slightly darker than the first yellow I coated the pieces with and stamped it with the music notes strip from Timeless Textures.

Lastly, I coated them with Glossy Accents and allowed them to dry.

Here is a look at the final project, a card I gave to my lovely sister!  I used October Afternoon's Sidewalk collection for this card.

Thanks again for dropping in!  Have a great day.

Supplies:
Paper: Tan, White American Crafts
Patterned Paper: Sidewalk Collection October Afternoon
Stamps: Beautiful Botanicals, Timeless Textures Skipping Stones Design
Ink: Harvest, Honey Fresh Ink, Tuxedo Black Tsukineko
Embellishments: Chipboard, Red/White Twine Whisker Graphics, Rustic Twine Ribbon Carousel Store, Toothpick, Sidewalks Collection Label Stickers October Afternoon

Tools: Scallop Border Punch Fiskars, Glossy Accents Ranger, Crop O' Dile We R Memory Keepers

The Craft's Meow Release Blog Hop

Yeah!  The day has finally arrived and the fantastic stamps that you have been getting sneaks of are finally for sale in The Craft's Meow store!  I hope you had the chance to play along with some or all of the daily challenges over at the blog for a chance to win some of these sets!  If you made your way from Karen Baker's blog, you are in the right place, if you have no idea what I am talking about, I encourage you to check out all the details here.

For my card today, I combined Beautiful Spring and Mother and Father.

I stamped the large flower onto some patterned paper twice, cut it out and popped up the middle piece.  I then stamped the center onto yellow, cut it out and adhered it as well as attaching small pearls.

Stamping the butterfly in Fresh Ink's Celery, I accented parts of it with a Yellow-Green Copic marker.  Lastly, I stamped my sentiment and rounded the bottom corner.

I hope you have enjoyed this weeks previews.  Be sure to leave a comment on this post and all of the blogs for a chance to win all six sets!  Now, hop on over to see what Michelle Bertuzzi has made!

Supplies:

Paper: White GinaK

Patterned Paper: Echo Park Soda Fountain

Stamps: Beautiful Spring, Mother and Father

Ink: Celery Fresh Ink, Tuxedo Black Tsukineko

Embellishment: Pearls Michael's

Tools: Corner Rounder We R Memory Keepers

Skipping Stones Design Sketch Challenge #120

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Hey and welcome!  Today marks another sketch by Angi Barr for the Skipping Stones Design Blog this month.  For my card today, I brought out Dandelion Dreams again and created this little number.

To start, I took a piece of typing paper and masked off a strip on my card front.  I then stamped my images in a brown ink and removed the paper, leaving an open area.

Using the Scor-Buddy from Scor Pal, I made score lines across my card front on the top and bottom of the open area.  I then stamped my sentiment inside it.  Lastly, I rounded the bottom corners and adhered rhinestones to my butterflies centers.

Here is a look at the sketch:

I hope you decide to play along with us this week, you don't need to use SSD stamps to play!

Supplies:
Paper:  White Hallo's Papercraft
Stamps: Dandelion Dreams Skipping Stones Design
Ink: Chocolate Fresh Ink
Embellishments: Rhinestones Michael's
Tools: Scor-Buddy Scor Pal, Corner Rounder We R Memory Keepers