Trick or Treat!

Hi there!  Today I have a card using some new goodies!  I couldn't resist ordering Lisa Johnson's Primitive Pumpkins from MFT.  I was inspired by the layout of this card here.  I added distress inks to the sides of all of my papers and added some burlap twine embellishments. I also added some chunky glitter around the text circle, but it is hard to see in this photo.  I created a mas for the large background circle and sponged distress ink just around the perimeter.

Have a great Sunday!

Emily

Birthdays are "owl" good!

Hello! Today I have a couple of cards to share that I made recently.  The first is a very CAS one layer card using some stamps from Gourmet Rubber Stamps.  I love the sentiment and the vintage looking cake.  Perfect to send to a girlfriend for her birthday!

This next card uses stamps from The Stamps Of Life set, owls2love. I also used the new wavy die set to create the ric rac looking waves toward the bottom.  The embossing folder is from Hobby Lobby and the twine is from The Twinery.  What will I do when twine goes out of style? I am so addicted to the stuff.  I was using burlap twine and jute twine before it was "in", so I guess I will just keep using it! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Heartfelt Creations: Delicate Asters Debut!

Hello! It is time for another Heartfelt Creations release. The beautiful aster images in this collection will knock your socks off!  I decided to turn the aster into a fall mum.  Fall is my favorite time of year. I also wanted to show that you can do so much with these stamps and dies.

HCPC 3495 Bold Delicate Asters PreCut Set
HCPC 3367 Vintage Life Background PreCut Set
HCPC 3474 Heartfelt Expressions PreCut Set
Gala Glitz-brown
HCD 726 Delicate Asters die

other supplies: white GP cardstock, Dusty Durango cardstock (SU), Old Olive, Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry inks by SU, Distress inks in Antique Linen, Walnut Stain and Tea Stain by Ranger, Glossy Accents by Ranger, ZOT glue dot
Fold Dusty Durango card base so that it measures 4.25" x 5.5". Cut white card stock panel to measure 4" x 5.25". Stamp Vintage Life Background in Antique Linen distress ink. Sponge edges with Tea Stain distress ink, and distress edges with scissors or fingernail.  Stamp Bold Asters in Dusty Durango ink onto white card stock, and use matching dies to cut. Stamp leaves in Old Olive ink onto white card stock, and use matching dies to cut.  Sponge Crushed Curry ink over white spaces on petals of flowers, and the three tiny dies for the center of flower. Layer the flower starting with the largest working up to the tiny yellow centers.  Add glossy accents to center of flower and sprinkle in Gala Accents. Let dry.  Stamp sentiment in brown ink centered towards bottom of panel and adhere to card base.  Adhere leaves and flower to center of card right above the sentiment using a ZOT.

Make sure you check out the Heartfelt Creations blog for a chance to win this entire collection along with many beautiful samples from the design team.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

FWF:Do What Makes You Happy.

Hello and happy Friday!  Today I have a little vintage beauty that uses different Unity stamps.  The sentiment is from the ippity itty bitty called Do What Makes You Happy.  Vintage paper crafts have definitely been making me very happy, so it was perfect to add to my card!  I also used several stamps from the Iron Orchid set My Dear (I think this kit is retired).  I stamped the script in antique Linen distress ink onto the ledger DP.  I also stamped the single postage stamp.  You can see it peeking out from behind the bow, and also I cut a circle out of a one of the stamps, and added it to the vintage lady image.  The scrolly stamp in the right corner is also from this set.
The vintage lady image is from a free vintage clip art site here.  I loved the smoky blues, but didn't realize that it was an advertisement for cigarettes!  So....I covered up the word "cigarette" with the circle and gem.
I die cut the flower with Spellbinders dies (Tattered Florals) for Heartfelt Creations with text from an old book. I inked all of the edges with distress ink, and added some chunky glitter to all of the petals.  I just free hand cut the leaves.
The designer paper is from Authentique.  The white twine is from my sweet friend and ippity chick, Noelle.

This is for Crafty Ribbons Challenge 28-vintage theme!

So that's about it! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.  I may be in a minority group of ladies, but I am so super excited that football season is here! HOORAY! When I am not watching the games, I will be hanging with my guys outside. It is supposed to be GORGEOUS this weekend.

Have a good one!

Emily

Friends...

Hello! Today I have a card to share using a new Sizzix Framelit die and stamp set by Stephanie Barnard.  I stamped my leaves in Mellow Moss ink (SU) and then dabbed the leaves with a course sponge to remove some of the ink.  I love the distressed look it gives the leaves.  I also sponged distress ink (Antique Linen) over all of the paper edges.  The designer paper is from Pink Paislee.  It worked out perfectly that the bird on the paper appears perched on top of my sentiment banner! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

FWF: So Thankful...

Hello!  Today I have a card and tag that I made as a teacher "thank you".  My boys have LOTS of teachers these days, so it is always nice to have a little something on hand when someone does something special for them.  I used stamps from the Apple Cheddar Soup set.  I used some old Scribble Scrabble DP.  The tag will go on whatever it is I decide to give to them! LOL!

I am thinking it would be perfect on a bag of caramel-apple cookies.  I love that fall is almost here.  It is by far, my favorite season.  I love the warm colors, the smells, and definitely love all of the foods. Halloween and Thanksgiving are bonuses that make it that much better! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Halloween Harvest...

Hi, there! Today I have a card to share using a sentiment from Unity, and the pumpkin and wagon are from Heartfelt Creations.  I pulled out my My Mind's Eye Mischievous paper pad for this one. I love orange, aqua and brown for fall themed cards.  It is a more refreshing, vintage color theme for fall. I distressed all of the paper edges, and added distress inks to everything including the baker's twine.  I love the look the distress ink gives to the twine!  The wagon is popped with foam dots, and I cut a slit in the wagon to tuck that pumpkin down into.  I added an old button to a memo pin to stick through the baker's twine bow.  I used a woodgrain embossing folder on the brown card stock panel, and then sponged white ink over it.

Last night we had some storms which cooled everything off. It was a beautiful evening and a cool, foggy morning getting boys on the bus today. I am happily awaiting fall's approach!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Heartfelt Creations: Crazy Daisies!

Hello! Today I have another Heartfelt Creations card to share with you.  I love the the bold look of the background stamp, and the dimension the coordinating single daisy stamps and dies give it.  I call this my "crazy daisy" card because it reminds me of the crazy daisy bouquets that my patients used to get at the hospital. You know the brightly dyed daisies?  This card makes me think of those and smile. You can find the product list and instructions for this card below.

HCPC 3322 Daisy Patch Background PreCut Set
HCPC 3318 Daisy Patch Flowers PreCut Set
HCPC  3363 Inspire Me Sentiments PreCut Set
HCD 703 Daisy Patch dies
other supplies: white and red cardstock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, SU markers in Lovely Lilac and Ballet Blue, black rhinestone flourishes from Want 2 Scrap, Large Oval Punch from Fiskars
Fold white cardstock so that base measures 4.25" x 5.5". Stamp daisy patch background onto white cardstock panel that measures 4" x 5.25" and color daisies with markers. Adhere panel to card base.  Stamp two large daisies onto red cardstock and cut using coordinating dies.  Adhere over large background daisies and add rhinestones to centers of large flowers.  Stamp sentiment onto white cardsotck and use oval punch to cut. Adhere sentiment in lower right corner of card and trip excess.  Adhere rhinestones flourishes in upper left corner and lower right corner.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Noel...

I have had a lot of fun getting started on my Christmas cards!  Always makes you feel good to get a jump start on the holidays.  I love this huge, collage stamp from Heartfelt Creations.  I wanted to give it a vintage, distressed look using traditional, holiday colors.  You can find the product list and instructions for recreating this card below.

HCPC 3492-Noel Collage PreCut Set
other supplies: red and white cardstock, Prisma pencils, Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll pen, Black Staz-on ink, Antique Linen Distress ink
Fold red card base so that it measures 4.25" x 5.5" when folded.  Cut white cardstock panel to measure 4" x 5.25". Stamp Noel collage image in black onto white panel.  Color with prisma color pencils.  I added glitter details to the berries and centers of the poinsettias with my Sakura Star Dust pen.  Distress edges of the white panel using scissors or fingernail.  Ink edges of white panel with Antique Linen distress ink.  Adhere image panel to red card base.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

TSOL: Trees4Christmas

So excited for this new Christmas set from The Stamps Of Life.  It is called Trees4Christmas.  I am such a sucker for holiday stamps.  I can not resist even though I have too many, as it is.  I couldn't wait to paper piece this tree.  I went for a country/folksy feel on the card above.  My snow mound is maybe a bit to big on the right.  Maybe wishful thinking for lots of snow this year?  My boys never even wore their snow boots or pants last year! Just dustings of snow for us, so I know they are wishing for some big snows this year, too!
I created the star background just stamping the star from this set repeatedly in white ink.

Here is another card using a different tree from this set.  I added some glitter to the star and some red glitter over the dots on the tree.  I mimicked the dots on the strip of patterned paper at the bottom and used some yellow baker's twine to tie in the yellow in the star.

There are some great circular sentiment in this set, too.  I will be showing a card using one of those later in the week.

Thanks for stopping by, and hope you all are having a wonderful holiday weekend!

Emily