Easy Peasy Birthday Card.....

Yesterday I felt behind all day and suddenly it was afternoon and I didn't finish my card for posting in the morning so I put my nose to the grindstone and used some of the bits and pieces left on my desk from another piece and here is what I came up with.

I purchased some new embossing folders to be used for just such an occasion and I had been playing with them on white cardstock just to see how they looked.  I thought this one was especially pretty and I'm sure you will see it often.  We are going to become old friends!  I paired it with purple card base and a Birthday sentiment, a little purple ribbon and a little blood, sweat and tears and here you go...not a handmade flower in sight.  I just let the pretty folder do the heavy lifting on this one.

I hope you enjoy this little card.  I really did enjoy making it, even if it was on the spur of the moment.  We are slipping right into the weekend.  Hope yours is a good one!

Pearls, Glitter and Glue, Oh My.........

Good morning everyone and welcome to WOYWW  #280!  If you would like to have the details of this little event that happens every Wednesday just scoot over to Julia's blog (she is the creator and owner of this world wide get together).

I've been struggling with an ear ache and let me just say, I'm not a happy camper.  This morning I do feel better but I need to get it in high gear today.  I'm behind on a design team project and need to get crackin!  I took this photo over the weekend ... can you tell I was working with pearls and glitter?  If it were up to me everything would have glitter on it!  I don't feel like I've been creating unless I have glitter in my eyebrows!  The stamps you see are from Flourishes and there is a Saturated Canary image way over on the left.  Also an ATB in the background and glue everywhere.  And yes I do use a lot of different glues.  So far I haven't found one that does it all but I am trying to use up my "Hoard" and move on!

So now I'm off to visit as many of the blogs as I can.  I always enjoy seeing what everyone is doing!

Double Front Card.....

I love those special fold cards and think they are awesome, but I seldom get into that type of card because they just seem too fussy for me.  Every now and then I come across one that is not too difficult and I just  have to try it.  I found the instructions on Pinterest and just had to give it a try.  I wrote down all the dimensions as I watched the video and now I can make one anytime I want without trying to find the video again.  I needed a birthday card and I used this Double Front Card and I just love how it turned out.

 I used a Stampin Up set of retired stamps for the sentiments.  I love how elegant the lettering is and  had forgotten I had this set.  You know the old saying...Out of sight, Out of mind.....

This picture shows the second front part of the card.  I used the Anna Griffin embossing folder (Foundry) on this card and I love the look it gives.

Clean and simple inside of the card.  I always leave this part blank and I can write a message for the recipient.  It just gives the card the personal touch I think.

I really enjoyed making this card and will make more of these soon.  Hope you are ready for your weekend and that you get to do something you love.

Crafty Secrets October Linky Party.....

I'm here to share with you a card I made using Crafty Secrets products.  The theme for this months blog hop is Cooking and Thanksgiving so I did the Thanksgiving part.

The background paper and the image are from the Crafty Secrets Thanksgiving Digital products!  My photography skills are sadly lacking and I find the light is not good this time of day.  So I'll just go ahead and apologize and keep moving.  All the dew drops are the same color...green.  I love the image and think it really says it all.  I love that Crafty Secrets gives  you gorgeous papers as well as the focal images that match.  Just makes me a happy girl!

WOYWW # 279

I'm here this morning with head bowed, asking for forgiveness.  I have very little to show for myself for the week so far and my desk is very boring I'm afraid.  I've had a painter in the house doing my ceilings and I had to put so much away so he could do the craft room and I've just been sitting here this morning admiring his handiwork.  Now I would not even begin to show you a photo of clean, stark white ceilings but I have say I am really enjoying looking at this one for sure.  So please forgive me for my clean desk and I promise to share a mess next week!

This is just showing some leftover supplies that I didn't get put away but there is nothing in process to show you at all. Also my little white shelf holds lots of inks and glues that I use most often.   I suppose I should consider this a mini vacation, but somehow I don't feel rested so we won't go there.

Now if you are wondering why I'm showing you this photo this morning, It's because of the worldwide blog hop sponsored by Julia.  Just click on her name and you can be taken away to her blog and you can see what all the commotion is about!  I love visiting all the desks each week and seeing what everyone has going on in their world.  We are a generation of talented people loving showing off our messes.  But sometimes there has to be a mess in order to accomplish something wonderful.  There is nothing like inky fingers and bits of paper and card stock and metal and paint, etc. to get your heart to pumping.

OK, that's it for me this morning.  I'm off to visit as many desks as I can before it is time to move along.

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge #17 ... Happy Fall, Y'all!

It's time for Challenge #17 at Craft Hoarders Anonymous and our theme is:  Happy Fall, Y'all!  Many of us like to purchase New seasonal products EVERY season.  What happens to last years Fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving products?  WE HOARD THEM!!!  Of course we do!  Well actually I like to think of it as misplacing them instead of hoarding them.  But I guess it is what it is!  So drag out some of those hoarded items and create something wonderful to share with us.  You can make something for Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, or any other Fall or harvest celebration!  Once you have created your piece link it on the Craft Hoarders Anonymous blog.  I can't wait to see what you make!

I love making tags and so I just had to make a Halloween tag to share with you this morning!  I used items from all three of our Sponsors for the month of October:  Polly's Paper Studio,  Lind's Stamp Gang and Add a Little Dazzle metal!

I used the beautiful image from Polly's Paper and the teal matched the Add a Little Dazzle teal metal sheet so I just had to make a rose and the cheesecloth/spider web and the leaves behind the rose were sprayed with a Starburst Spray from Lindy's Stamp Gang. And low and behold I even had some teal card stock that matched beautifully.  The blackbird and the checkerboard trim are also from Polly's Paper Studio on Etsy!

Craft Hoarders Anonymous' very own Ginny Nemchak owns Polly's Paper and very generously gave the design team some wonderful designs to play with and she is supplying the amazing prize for this challenge!

This prize package would be a wonderful addition to your Fall hoard.  The ribbon alone is enough to make your fingers itch in anticipation!  Thank you Ginny for being so generous!

Now go get busy and make something wonderful for the challenge.  You have until midnight PT, October 19 to enter the challenge.  I can't wait to see what you create; good luck to you all!

Design Team:

Amber Milone

Christy Butters

Debbie Seyer

Donna Idlet

Ginny Nemchak

Glenda Brooks

Gloria Stengel

Jan Marie Ennenga

Karen Zueger

Kathy Clement

Pam Bray
Wendy Robinson

Supply List:
Vintage Halloween Digital TS Frames (Polly's Paper)
Nevermore Halloween Tags Collage (Polly's Paper)
Digital Spiderweb Paper
Teal Metal Sheet from Add a Little Dazzle
Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray in Tainted Love Teal
Midnight Teal Enbossing Powder from Lindy's Stamp Gang
Heartfelt Creations HCD 745 Luggage Tag Die
Heartfelt Creations HCD 748 Arianna Blooms Die
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (Textile Textures)
Tim Holtz Alterations Die - Weathered Clock
Glossy Accents
White Leaves
Cheese Cloth
Scor-Tap
Teal Card Stock
Glue
Staz on Black Ink
2008 Clear Art Stamps - Halloween
Tag

My First Christmas Project This Year.....

Good Friday morning all and I'm so glad you have stopped by to visit!  I have been seeing some gorgeous Christmas cards online lately and was beginning to feel a little pressure to start my projects for upcoming holidays!

In the past, I have made these for family and friends and decided my Christmas tree needed one of these hanging between the boughs as well.  They can also be used as a tag to go on a pretty gift or slip it down into a gift bag.  It is made using watercolor paper, stamping the image with embossing powder and then coloring the image with Ranger Distress Inks.  I went around the outside edge with a gold leafing pen and tied a big pink silk ribbon at the top.  I will be making more of these for sure. These pretty stamps are a mystery to me as I purchased them long ago and didn't label them.  I've had them so long they are yellowing.

We are expecting strong storms today ahead of a cold front and weekend temps are to drop into the 30's at night and 60's for highs during the day.  Fall is definitely almost here.  I love this kind of weather...minus the storms of course.  Hope you have a good day and that you have a great weekend planned!