Vintage Christmas Tree

Hello!  Today I have a card to share using a stamp set from Darcie's called Mistletoe Kisses. LOVE this vintage looking tree.  I stamped the tree in Artichoke ink, and then used my Prisma pencils to color in the ornaments and add some brown accents. I also used some Vintage Christmas paper from My Mind's Eye. Inked all of the edges with Old Paper Distress ink.  The tree frame was cut using a Spellbinders Labels Twenty.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Emily

Joy...

Sharing another vintage style Christmas card using My Mind's Eye, All Is Bright collection.  It is hard to see, but I added some glitter to the flowers and leaves.  The baker's twine is old looking and also part of this collection.  I distressed the edges of the paper with distress ink in Old Paper and Walnut Stain and tore and ripped it with scissors and my finger nail.

I think I am officially ready for Christmas.  I still have to wrap some "Santa" gifts when little ones are not around, but all of the big stuff...DONE!  It is a yucky, rainy day here in SW Ohio.  It would be awesome if all of this rain was actually snow.  It was actually thundering a little bit ago.  So weird in December.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Emily

FWF: Winter Wonderland...

Hi, there! Happy Friday.  Today I have a card using a new set I recently purchased from Unity.  I love the large snow globe and the images that go with it.  This deer silhouette was calling to me, so I paired it with some patterned paper from My Mind's Eye, All Is Bright collection.  I stamped the deer directly onto the patterned paper, and then added some champagne glass glitter around the border.  The brad is from the All Is Bright collection, too.  I stamped the doodle scallops at the bottom of the horizontal piece of patterned paper. I also tied some baker's twine from The Twinery around the bottom.  I stamped the snowflakes in Old Paper distress ink and used this to sponge around the card base.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

All Is Bright...

Hi, there!  Today I have a fun vintage style card to share.  I have had these Santa images from Crafty Secrets for a while, just waiting to be turned into some Christmas creations!  I also used twine and brads from My Mind's Eye "All Is Bright" collection.  I just love reds, greens and blues for vintage Christmas decor.  The snowflake is a die cut that I added chunky glitter to.  I also inked the edges of my card base with Antique Linen and Walnut Stain distress ink.

Here are the following challenges I am entering this card in:
SCS CAS 199
Make It Monday
Craft Your Passion-snow
Paper Playtime-Christmas colors
Tammy's Scrappin' blog-anything Christmas

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Monthly Maniacs-Hearts!

  

 stamps:  The Stamps Of Life-messages4friends set

ink:  Licorice by Stephanie Barnard for Clear Snap

Paper:  kraft, white cardstock: DP My Mind's Eye Dilly Dally collection

Accessories:  PTI dies (hearts, butterfly, pennant banner)

Hello!  It is time for another Monthly Maniac Challenge.  The Monthly Maniacs are a group of gals who formerly designed for Paper Maniac.  We decided a fun way to keep in touch, was to participate in a monthly challenge.  Every month someone new will provide a challenge to the rest of the group. 

This month’s challenge is "Hearts". Below you will find links to everyone’s blogs.  We hope you like what you see and come back again to see what we have been up to!

Tenia

Ashley

Ceal

ME! (you are here. LOL!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Remember....

Hi, there!  Today I have a very CAS card using the list2write set from The Stamps Of Life.  I paper pieced the flower with paper from MME Lost and Found Two collection.  I left the inside blank so that I can add to the sentiment for whatever occasion when it arises.  Easy peasy!

I plan on FINALLY finishing my December Daily album this weekend.  I will post some photos in the next several days.  Only five more pages!  It was fun and I will probably do it again next year.  I started to stress right before Christmas because it was just to busy to scrap, but no worries.  I will actually have a complete album and it is only the beginning of January.  I think next year, I will do more prep work ahead of time.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

I Miss You....

Hi there! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.  We are trying to recover! LOL!  Finding a place for the ridiculous amount of toys that the boys got, is a challenge.  I think I may just put some up on a shelf and get them out a month from now. It will be like Christmas all over again! 

I made this card using a new release from The Stamps Of Life called, phrases2say.  LOVE this set and you will definitely be seeing it more on my blog!  I also used some older MME papers from Beloved and Fine & Dandy collections.  The card is super tall!  It was a pack of kraft cards and envies I have had for a long time, so I decided to make use of them.

I am going to try to get caught up on my December Daily over the course of the next several days!  We will see how that goes with three boys home!

Thanks for stopping by,

Emily

Birthday Butterfly....

Hi, there!  I played along in the sketch challenge over on SCS today.  If you would like to play along click HERE.  It will take you to the sketch and thread.  For this card I used my My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two-Sunshine DP.  Love the yellows, blues, and browns in this one.  The butterfly is from ippity's Thankful for You set.  I stamped it in brown on some aqua, polka dot DP.  I distressed all of the edges of my paper with distress inks in Walnut Stain and Antique Linen.  I popped the butterfly image with foam dots and added a baker's twine loopy bow.

I am trying to get caught up on some household chores that have gone by the wayside the past week.  I feel like my mojo is in the toilet.  Sigh...difficult week.

Thanks for stopping by,

Emily

A Vintage Hello for the IC....

Hello!  Stephanie, the hostess extraordinaire of the Inspiration Challenge over on SCS, asked me to create a sample for this week's challenge.  I was completely blown away by this week's site-Creative Comforts Daily Inspiration.  Every day they pick a photo collage AND give you the colors underneath!  Perfect to get those creative juices flowing.  I have bookmarked this site and plan on visiting it often.
I recently picked up a 6x6 pad of My Mind's Eye Lost and Found for only $3.00!  The colors were perfect for my inspiration photo.  I made my rosette by sponging walnut stain ink on some white cardstock (a 1" x 8.5" strip).  I scored every 1/2".  I have found that a hot glue gun is the best to keep these things from coming apart.  My bow is made from some cream burlap string and I added a vintage button from my stash to the center.  The lacey border is actually a die cut from K&Company-their Handmade collection, I believe.  I distressed the edges of my paper and used distress inks to ink everything up.

Thanks for stopping by.  Make sure you check out this awesome site!  You will be blown away by the inspiration.  If you would like to play along with the IC challenge click HERE.

Moxie Fab Chevron Chic Challenge!

This is my card for the Moxie Fab Chevron Chic challenge.  I used some My Mind's Eye Lime Twist (Life of The Party) patterned paper.  I love dark brown and lime together.  I thought the dark brown woodgrain and the lime chevron together would give a crisp, modern/retro look.  I stamped my thank you circle with Walnut distress ink onto white cardstock and punched out.  This stamp is from The Stamps Of Life set, sentiments4circles.  I also added some baker's twine from The Twinery in honeydew.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Emily

A happy hello...

Hello! Today I have a card using a hodge podge of supplies!  The patterned paper is from Lily bee designs, This & That collection.  The sentiment stamp is from Flourishes, Taglines set.  The chair and days stamps are from the My Mind's Eye stamp set, Memories.  The little doily stamp is from the MME, Girly set.  The baker's twine is from The Twinery.

I used today's sketch challenge over on SCS for this card layout.

Make sure you check out all of the great sales going on over at Paper Maniac!

Thanks for stopping by,

Emily

Princess4Life....

Hello!  Today I have a card using a new release from The Stamps Of Life called, princess4life.  So cute for the girly girls in your life.  This card will be perfect for one of my sweet nieces.  I used patterned paper from My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose to piece the crown.  I gathered some ivory eyelet at the bottom and added some vintage buttons.  Really like how this turned out!  The card base is Classic Flax cardstock from Mark's Finest Papers. I love using this cardstock instead of plain ivory or cream.  It has very subtle flecks of brown and just adds a lot of depth to your project and cards.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Hello Hattie...

 Stamps:  My Mind's Eye-Hazel

Paper:  My Mind's Eye-Hattie patterned paper; Kraft cardstock

Ink:  Certainly Celery, Blue Bayou, Baja Breeze; Distress ink in Old paper and Walnut Stain

Accessories:  Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type alpha stickers; May Arts brown burlap string; brown marker, celery twill ribbon

Hello!  Today I have a card using paper from Stella and Rose by My Mind's Eye! I am in love with everything in this collection!  The floral stamp is also from this collection.  I used various blue and green inks on the stamp.  I used a pencil eraser to dab the different colors where I wanted them.  I did some faux stitching around the edge of the patterned paper using a paper piercer and a brown marker.
The sentiment was created using Csomo Cricket Tiny Type stickers.  I distressed the edges of all of the paper and inked the edges with distress inks.
You will find links to all of the products used under the photo.  All products except the ribbon and inks, are available from Paper Maniac.  You definitely want to check out the great sales going on and all of the new product in the store!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

The Stamps Of Life April Release: Houses4us!

Hello!  This is my second post of the day so scroll down for more!  Today is the first of April, so that means a brand new release from The Stamps Of Life!  I am in love with this set.  The house images are so perfect for paper piecing.  I used patterned papers from My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose Hattie collection.  I used distress inks in Walnut Stain and Old Paper on all of the papers to give it a primitive look.  I stamped my sentiment using a masking technique so that I could get each individual word and then cut them out.  I added a vintage button with a burlap bow to the bottom corner.
Here is another card using stamps from this set:

I used paper from Crate Paper's Emma collection to piece this house.  I also stamped the picket fence several times on white cardstock and then cut and pieced it together to fit across the card.  I used the birds and swirls cuttlebug folder for the background and added some burlap string and a button to the bottom.

Make sure you check out this fabulous set!  I will have a couple more cards in the days to come with this one.  You can purchase this set even if you are not a club member!  Check here for all of the deets

H{ippity} Hop-HAPPY....

Hello! I haven't participated in a H{ippity} Hop in awhile, so I was excited to pull out one of my favorite ippity sets-Quotes a 'la Happy!  I paper pieced the birds with paper from My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose-Hattie paper collection.  I used some of the same paper on my bottom panel and paper pieced the "HAPPY".  I added some faux stitching, brown burlap string and a vintage button to finish it off.  All papers were distressed with Walnut Stain distress ink.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!

Emily

Birthday Circles....

Hi! Today I have a Paper Crafts reject card! LOL! I had entered this one a while back for the Go To Sketch call.  I used patterned paper from My Mind's Eye Fine & Dandy collection.  The sentiment is from The Stamps Of Life set, robots2build.  I paper pierced around the perimeter of the kraft card base.  I added some brads that look like screws, because I think this card is definitely geared toward a little boy.

I plan on doing a bunch of spring cleaning this week.  It is time to sort through the boys clothes that will no longer fit them this summer or next winter.  I also plan on going through their toy room (while they are at school, of course).  They have so many things that they do not play with, and they all three have birthdays coming up.  It is always such a good feeling to purge and pass on unused or unwanted items. I am so glad that spring has arrived.  We have a rainy week ahead, but I love the smell of rain when it starts to warm up.  Nothing like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Guess Whoooooooo?

Stamps:  Unity April 2010 in store kit

Paper:  Neenah white cardstock, My Mind's Eye Fine and Dandy

Ink:  Distress ink in Walnut Stain

Accessories:  scallop border punch

Hello! Today I have a card for you, using some Unity stamps. These particular stamps are from the April 2010 store kit.  This store kit is on super sale right now for $12.50!!!! This is a fabulous deal for such a large kit.  I paper pieced the owl and used my scallop border punch to make the ric rac.  You can see the full kit below:

Make sure you check out the huge sale at Paper Maniac.  The sale will end February 28th!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

EIC108-Soap Inspired!

Hello! Time for another Etsy Inspired Challenge!  This week's shop for your inspiration is Two Eggplants Company.  They make the cutest novelty soaps.  I love that there are lots of choices for boys.  Legos, Star Wars, and aliens to name a few.  Since it is close to Halloween, I chose the spider soap below as the inspiration for my card.  I used paper from My Mind's Eye Haunted collection.  I love the black flocking on this paper.  I also love the black and kraft together!  BIG LOVE!

Our sponsor this week is Pink Cat Studios.  They have both adorable stamps and digi images!  They are offering a prize of 5 digi images to a random winner.  Ashley will choose a random winner next Friday.  Make sure you link up your project on the EIC blog HERE, for a chance to win.

Have a great weekend!

Emily

H{ippity} Hop - Tree Swing!

Hello!  Today I used stamps from the fabulous set, What Matters Most and I used letters from Alphabetically Adorable for the title.  I just love these photos of my oldest son on the tire swing at my mom and dad's house.  He is almost too big for it, but still loves to swing in the woods!  I used some of the My Mind's Eye DP (Quite Contrary) that {ippity} offers.  I water colored the butterflies, tree and part of the sentiment circle with various blue and green inks. 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  If you would like to purchase any {ippity} stamps, click HERE!

Emily