Embellish Magazine Challenge

I don't know if I'm playing along with all the rules of the latest Embellish Magazine challenge, but that's okay - I used brads in red, yellow, green and blue. The blue isn't the true-blue shown, but it's the only blue I had so I went with it.

My card base is PTI kraft cut to A2 size with a bit of PTI Sweet Blush card stock. Neither one of these colors is on the list - Oh well... I needed a different color as the background. I used Martha's Punch Around the Page Lattice punch. I am loving these punch around the page punches. I bought the Spider Web at Halloween and it really created a cute look, so I went and bought the Lattice the other day. Cute!



For the flowers, I used a retired SU! three-flower punch, but just used one of the flowers to punch out in SU! Yo Yo Yellow and Bliss Blue, (Bliss Blue is retired but Bashful Blue will work just as well! Can you tell I'm trying to use up what I have?) as well as PTI Pure Poppy and New Leaf. The little flower pot is stamped onto PTI Stamper's Select White in SU! Creamy Caramel (Whoops! Another color not on the list!) which I trimmed out leaving a little border around the pot. The brads I used as flower centers are from Making Memories Mini Flowers - Brite collection. (I can't give you a link - they don't even list them on the MM web site any more....just goes to show you how I'm using up what I have!) The only problem is, the pack contains a pink color.... NO red!!



But when you own the Copic R29 all it takes is a couple of brushes over the top of a formerly pink brad, and now you have red!!!

The 'hello' sentiment is from the SU! stamp set Sweet Shapes which is stamped on a circle cut out with the Nestabilites. I bought the large and small regular and scalloped circles about 3 years ago and since then, I've collected a few more sets here and there of a couple of the different shapes, but the circle I go back to time and time again and have remained my favorites. If you are looking to purchase your first set or have a few already but don't know what to purchase next, I highly recommend the circles.



And as usual....the inside. Nothing fancy or complicated, just a few more of the punched flowers.



Thanks for taking a peek at my card! I did a craft show last week which really put me on edge and it was nice not to do something Christmas-y for a change! See you next time!!

Flash Mob Round 2

I just love these 'impromtu' flash mobs as you can see here from my first Flash Mob post. UTube has come up with a couple more that I love...

All the single ladies...



Yes, I think they are professional dancers, but the effect is still there - they made an impact on a group of unsuspecting bystanders. lOvE iT!!!

Here is another unsuspecting group...



I've seen a couple of 'planned' flash mobs where people are standing around waiting for it to happen and that just doesn't work for me. I like the impromptu flash mob where no one expects it and out of no where it happens. There aren't too many things in life today that are a surprise, but to me, this is one of them. Hope you liked it!

Papertrey Ink Guest Star Stamper Submission

Well, I've been completely inspired by my last Honorable Mention as a Guest Star Stamper and decided to try again. The link is to this month's challenge. I don't know about you, but these challenges really make you get creative.

I wasn't sure under what category to submit under, but since I had two Timeless Templates in my submission, I submitted it under that, although it could easily be submitted under Best Altered Note Pad or Best Use of a Previous Set. Who knows? I just let it roll.....

Here is a pic of all the items....




First up is an Altered Note Pad using Sweet Blush as the main card stock and Polka Dot Parade as the patterned paper. The Polka Dot Parade paper is the theme throughout all of the pieces.

I used the brand new Take Note stamp set and coordinating note pads to make this little cutie!



I just love it! I was about to run off to Office Depot near where I live to have them cut down some mini legal pads to make Mish's (If I can call her that - not knowing her!) note books and, as if in answer to my prayers, PTI came and did if for me!!!

Next up is a little box from Timeless Templates using the Tucked Away template in the mini size. I really like the different sizes in the templates that some of them are being offered in. And the really cool part is you get BOTH sizes when you down load them! All for only $5 - how economical is that! And factor in that you can print them endlessly - WHEW!!! Good bargain in my opinion! This little box was done with Spring Moss as the base.




Moving on to the Desk Top Organizer template with Berry Sorbet as the base...



I made six coordinating cards with matching envelopes to include in the set using the Butterfly Kisses stamp set...



The cards also have a bit of decorating on the inside...not much - just a touch...



For the details, I used a Martha and a little mini Marvy butterfly punch to carry the butterfly theme through will all three pieces. The little Tucked Away box holds mini binder clips and jumbo paper clips that I decorated.



And the inside of the note pad is stamped on every sheet with a little butterfly from the Butterfly Kisses stamp set in one of the three colors used throughout the set.



Thanks for stopping by!

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I submitted to the GSS on Papertrey Ink. on a whim.....and well, I achieved an Honorable Mention!!! YIPPPEEEEE!!!! Here is the card I submitted under the category of clean and simple cards.



And if you don't 'get' my title, you can see it here:



WOW!!! She sure achieved big hair back in the day!

I am humbled by the recognition and thank you!!!

Embellish Magazine Challenge #3

I'm getting this in just under the time limit. Things have been crazy at my job IRL. I'm now working in THREE different departments at three different times during the day and I'm trying to balance everything with all three of my new 'bosses'. The receptionist went into early labor and gave birth today, which threw everyone into a tizzy because our plan-of-action went into effect three weeks early. But that's okay - a brand new baby girl has arrived for me to introduce to her the love of paper crafting!!!

So on with Embellish Magazine's newest challenge. I decided to make a pocket card to hold a book mark. I'm sure many of you (too many of you!) have had to come to grips with cancer in one form or another. My Dad died of pancreatic cancer in '06 and my Aunt (my Dad's twin sister) is a breast cancer survivor for over 20 years. My co-worker is also a breast cancer survivor having to ordeal the situation at only 35 years old. I know for myself that it doesn't make sense. Why? The eternal question that will never be answered. So we can only continue our journey to defeat this thing.

Okay - enough with the tears....here is my pocket card....



My gray paper that I used as the 'envelope' is SU! Going Gray. I cut a sheet of 8.5" x 11" along the 11" side and at 5.5" I folded it in half. I then scored along the 1" part of my front flap and punched with my Martha border punch.

Here is a pic of the inside bookmark. I only had white eyelets so I used a bit of my Copic markers E000 to tone it down a bit. The stamped image I got way-back-when my Dad was first diagnosed. It's from Endless-Desions and I cannot, unfortunately, give credit to who is the original author of this sentiment.




And here is my bling.....







Because I'm a bit under the time limit, I'll have to come back and fill in all the details. If you want more info, just leave me a comment and I'll reply back. Thanks for stopping by!

Papertrey Ink October Blog Hop!

The PTI Blog Hops are so much fun and they inspire creativity like nothing I've ever come across. The October Blog Hop is set up specifically for holiday inspiration and I hope I inspire!!

I make these little gift card/money holders for the people in my family. I make up a whole shoe box full and bring them to our family Thanksgiving dinner for them to take home as many as they would like. Not all of them are Christmas themed...most of them are not, but you can get a little sampling of them below...



I was on a roll with the PTI Polka Dot Parade paper so everything you see will have that paper on it. This can be easily switched up to incorporate any PTI patterned paper or any design that you hand stamp.

This is NOT my original idea so I cannot take credit for it. I've seen a lot of demonstrations on it but this is the best one I've found for video, because I'm a visual learner, so I hope this is useful. Thank you Dawn!

So here are the results......





Here is a picture of the inside holding a gift card....



And another pic of it showing money....actually, I've made so many of these cards that
I've learned that the money slot needs to be a bit wider if you want to fold the money in half rather then the way I did it for the picture. Just take your SU! Word Window Punch and extend it to almost the edge of your paper to be able to fold your money in half.



And here are a couple of shots of the closure tab so you can get a feel for how it all stays closed....






Thanks for hopping by!!! I hope I've inspired even though it wasn't all PTI all the time. Please leave a comment...I like to know what you think!!!