Cards of Aloha

Just wanted to share a card that I made for the "Cards of Aloha" drive being held by Ben Franklin Crafts for the people of Japan.  They are having another Make and Give session this Saturday, but since I'm unable to attend, I'll  just be dropping off my card at the store.  You can read all about it here in case you want to participate as well.

I kept my card relatively simple so it would not be too bulky for transporting and now I'm wondering if I should have made it smaller as well (it's 5 1/2" square).   The sentiment inside reads "Thinking of You", the image is Swiss Pixie Welcome Birgitta.  I hope she brings someone a smile.  

So Glad You're My Friend

time with friends is the best way to spend the day

 

Hello friends, hope you had a wonderful weekend!

The challenge this week at the B 'n W Challenge Blog  is to use "Complimentary Colors"--using two colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel.  Inspired by the DT's beautiful creations, I decided to play along.  I chose the red/violet, yellow/green combination for my card.

my image is Emma by Elizabeth Bell and was colored with Copic makers 

DP is Prima Annalee cut with a Nestabilities dye

 sentiment is a Whimsy mini postage stamp by Raindrop Echo Designs



Thanks so much for looking and for your sweet comments!  

Wishing you a wonderful stress-free week!

Altered Note Box

I purchased several of these recycled note boxes from Ben Franklin last year and finally got around to decorating one of them.   I made a shabby chic altered note box using a K&Co DP and a section of the Heartwarming Vintage Creative Scraps sheet. 

For some dimension, I added some paper posies,  K&Co grand adhesions,  ribbon that I dyed with my Copic refill to match the Prima flower, hemp cord,  Making Memories metal word (gosh this is a real oldie), lace, butterfly and some pearls.   Simon Says Stamp! has an Anything Goes Challenge right now and they're striving to go over 1000 entries.  Think I'll enter and join in the fun.

Ok, enough of my rambling.  I'm sure you're all curious as to who won my blogaversary candy.  Here's how it went:

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Congrats Berenice R!  Please be sure to contact me with your addy so I can get your candy out to you.

Thanks so much everyone for playing and helping me celebrate my 2-year blogaversary.  I sincerely thank you for all the support and encouragement you've given me the past 2 years.  Hugs!!!

You're the Best!

It's my 2-year blogaversary and to those of you who've been following me so loyally may I say--You're the Best!   Thank you so very much for your continued support and encouragement--it's been another fabulous year and I owe it all to you!    I'm so grateful for all the friendships that I've made and for all that I've learned from each and every one of you--you're my inspiration, thank you!  


Since I can't offer you some cake, how about some candy!

 (please do not post this candy on your sidebar, thanks!). 

There's only one requirement to be eligible to win this candy:   You must be a follower as of yesterday, July 13.

Here's how you can win:  Your comment today will count as one entry plus for every comment that you made in the last 4 posts prior to this one (July 9, July 5, July 2, and June 30), that/those comment(s) will be entered into the hat also, giving you that many more chances to win.   So if by chance you're unable to comment on this post, you might still have a chance to win. 

All entries will be placed in a hat and one name will be drawn by my DH.  This candy will close on Monday, July 18th, and the winner will be announced the following day.  Please contact me within 2 days (if I'm unable to contact you) or another name will be drawn.    This candy consists of some of my favorite vintage embellies, I hope you like them too.

Thanks for playing and again, thanks for another wonderful year!  Hugs!!!

Live, Laugh, Love

Hello fellow crafters, hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

First of all, I have some "thank yous" to make to three people who've contributed to the card I'm sharing today.

During the month of May, Ann Vento from Raindrop Echo Designs had a giveaway a day for the entire month of May and I was the lucky winner of Day 8--you've got the ticket.  I won four sets of tickets that Ann herself designed for Whimsy Stamps plus the ticket die.   What a huge win that was, thank you Ann! 

My second thank you goes to Lynn from Lynn's Craft Blog for the Tim Holtz birdcage die cut that I used on this card.  Lynn cut out several of these birdcages and shared them with me a few months ago knowing that I didn't have this die.  How sweet is that!   And on top of that, she held a "secret" contest on her blog recently and I was one of the lucky winners.  What a total surprise that was, thank you Lynn!  

And last but not least, thank you to Joy from A Place To Be Me for the beautiful ribbon that I used.   She sent me several different colors of seam binding ribbons that she dyed herself.   It's so nice to be able to go into your stash of ribbons and find the perfect color to match the DP you're working with. 

No stamping was done on this card, except for the 2 Whimsy ticket sentiments.  The background DP is from the Pink Paislee Butterfly Collection and the floral/bird picture is a portion cut out from the Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Creative Scraps prints.  The birdcage was originally white so I colored it with Vintage Photo and Antique Linen Distress Inks.  The flourish was cut with the Magnolia Doohickey Swirl die.   And so happy to be using some of my really old stash--K&Co Cleary Yours (Love)--yay!

Thank you again Ann, Lynn and Joy, not only for your thoughtfulness and generosity but for always inspiring me with your wonderful creations!    And to these fun challenges that I'm entering, thank you for the inspiration, the opportunity and the challenge:   Simon Says Stamp and Show a Flourish! (Magnolia Doohickey Swirl)     City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #64 - Birds of a Feather (birdcage)

Have a fabulous weekend everyone and thanks for looking!

How Sweet You Are

Hi friends!  Just a quick post to share another card I made using this Sarah Kay image, only this time in pink.  Since this card was especially made for a very sweet blogging friend, I thought this image was perfect for her as it is named How Sweet You Are.

Some of the things I used are papers from the Grace Taylor vintage collection pack and K&Co/Brenda Walton pad, a Crafty Secrets vintage sticker, a painted chipboard heart, Cheery Lynn Designs doily and more of my favorite vintage embellies.

Thanks so much for looking, hope you're having a fabulous week!

You Did It!

Wow, is it July already?  Hope you're all enjoying your summer!

I started to gather ideas for a traditional graduation card at first,  but then I remembered I had this image called Yippee Fhiona and made a fun card instead.  I thought this is probably how my niece must have felt after graduating...but then again, that could be her mom there jumping for joy--no more tuition, yay!, LOL!

I'll keep this short as I know you're all busy, busy, busy.   Thanks for taking the time to drop by!   Have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend!


The fun challenges I'm entering:  
Fab'n'Funky Challenges,  #79 - Bermuda Triangle
Paper Crafting Journey, #13 - Blog Hop/Anything Goes

The recipe:
Stamps:  Your Next Stamp, Yippee Fhiona; Hero Arts Clouds
Paper:  Prima
Ink:  Copic, Memento, Distress Ink
Other:  Spellbinders Ribbon Banner, Papertrey Ink Clouds Die