This week is all about buttons and brads at the Paper Maniac store!

Card Ingredients:

Paper:  kraft, DP pink paislee Amber Road collection-apple cider and bonfire

Accesorories:  scalloped edge satin ribbon-May Arts, Kaiserkraft pearls in black, pink paislee die cut punch outs from Amber Road collection, hemp twine, vintage black button from my stash, making memories alphabet tab stickers

I {heart} this new Amber Road line from pink paislee!  The colors are just gorgeous and the first embellie I thought of to go with this were the kaiser kraft black pearls.  The Paper Maniac carries several different colors of the pearls to meet all of your paper craft needs.  The papers from this Amber Road collection are just mouthwatering, and are double sided.  They go beautiful with both black and kraft paper.  The die cut punch outs are equally beautiful and go great on both scrapbooking pages and on cards.

Starting in October, The Paper Maniac will start their Copic club!  I  am soooo excited about this, and the first copic kit is awesome!  The colors are GORGEOUS!  You will have the option of either ciao or sketch markers.  Stay tuned!

Emily

Eat, Drink, and Be Scary with AI!

Hello!  Today I have some cute Halloween items made with the new Artful INKables set Halloween Hauntings.  I just love this set!  I really enjoy silhouette type images, and they are perfect for Halloween.  The photo above is a close up of the paper pumpkin I made.  I am going to use these as place setting cards for an upcoming Halloween party.  I will add a tag to the top of the pumpkin by the tendrils with the guest name on it.  The paper is American Crafts.  I cut 6  1x6 inch strips of paper and attached them at the top and bottom with brads.  Easy Peasy!

 

This shows the pumpkin with some notecards that match.  The notecards are 3x3 inch.  I am thinking of incorporating a "solve the mystery" type game at the party, and I thought it would be cute to write the clues inside of these little note cards.  

The note cards are tangerine tango, black, white,and DP by imaginiesce.  The black and orange ribbon is from Hobby Lobby.

Make sure you go check out this fabulous Halloween set at AI!

Emily

Cuppa Joe!

Hello!  I made this card for the IC199 on SCS and also for the Polka Dot Paradise Color Challenge found HERE.  It is sponsored by the embellish magazine blog....a new publication for papercrafters that is coming soon!  Go check it out!

I paper pieced the coffee cup and popped it with dimensionals.

Card Ingredients

Paper:  bazzil cardstock, DP is unknown but I think it is Cosmo Cricket

Ink:  Memento Rich Cocoa

Stamps:  coffee cup-Unity Sep KOTM, sentiment MFT

Accessories:  burgandy twill ribbon, soft suede polka dot ribbon, hemp twine, buttons from my stash, dimensionals, oval and modern label punch,(SU)

Have a great evening!

Emily

In memory of Cole Edward Fisher-EIC55

I wanted to take a moment today, to remember Cole Edward Fisher.  Cole was the son of one of my life long, long distance friends, Tanya.  We met almost 30 years ago while camping in Tennessee.  We were pen pals for many years when we were younger. 

Cole was diagnosed with stage 3 anaplastic astrocytoma on April 23, 2007.  Cole lost his battle with brain cancer two years ago on September 26, 2007.  He was six years old.  Please keep this family in your thoughts and prayers today.  To find out more about Cole's story, click HERE.

Today's Etsy store is The Salty Cat Co. Lot's of beautiful jewelry for your inspiration today.  Please make sure that you link your creation back to the Etsy Inspired Challenge blog HERE.  Also remember to use keyword EIC55 when uploading to online galleries.  A random winner will be chosen next Friday from the entries to win the gorgeous copper braclet shown below.  Can't wait to see what you come up with for the challenge!

Friday Friends With Flair-One Quiet House....

YAY! It's Friends With Flair Friday again!  This was the card I submitted for the first Unity Bachelor Bro contest. We were to use the colors green, black and red and make a date invitation for Bro or for our significant other.  I made this for my hubby.  A quiet night ALONE in our house is a rare occasion-a true miracle!

I hope you all enjoy your weekend!

Emily

The Paper Maniac is celebrating Halloween!

Card Ingredients:

Paper:  Black and orange Bazzil, white PTI

Stamps:  sentiment Artful INKables, Dracula by Doggone Stamps, Winter Fenceline Serendipity Stamps,

Ink:  Tuxedo Black Memento, various yellows and oranges for sponging

Accessories:  patterned ribbon PM store, button from my stash, punches from SU

This week The Paper Maniac is all about Halloween!  You can find sooooo many great Halloween papers, ribbon, stamps and more at the Paper Maniac.  Make sure you check out the Paper Maniac blog every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for lots of inspiration from the design team!  Sign up for the newsletter so that you don't miss out on any deals!(hint, hint!)
Starting next month, The Paper Maniac will be offering copic marker kits!  The price of the kits is fabulous, so it will be a great way to get your collection started or add to one you have already started!

Emily

Blue Skies....

Hey there!  This card was made for this week's CAS (clean and simple) challenge over on SCS found HERE.  I am loving the stamps in my September Unity KOTM!  I also am loving the new paper I got from The Paper Maniac.
The blue and yellow DP is from Sasafrass Lass Sunshine Lollipops collection.  I matted the sentiment with black and used my rectangle nesties.  I distressed the edges of everything including the scallops.  I really like how it turned out.  I paper pierced around the edges of the yellow paper and the blue paper and then added black lines for my faux stitching.  I used some black embroidery floss tied in a bow with a button on top!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a marvelous Monday!

Emily

Artful INKables challenge card

Hello!  Today's card is using the challenge of the week at Artful INKables.  I used the newly release set Holiday Treats and Tails for my card.  These beaver's are just tooo cute.  This week's challenge is a recipe.  Now that I am looking at my card, I realize I cheated on the layers!  Oooops!  Here is the recipe:


1 Image
2 Different Ribbons
3 Layers
And you must use scallops in some way!
* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, why not use them?

* You have until Monday, September 28, 2009, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to the AI BLOG. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, September 29, 2009 to win a GRAB BAG of AI STAMPS!

Have fun!


Emily

EIC54-Key To My Heart

This week's Etsy shop is I heart flowers.  I was inspired by the vintage looking necklace above.  I made a scrapbook page of hubby and I on our wedding day. 

My base is kraft and I sponged black ink on the edges for a distressed look.  All stamps are from Unity.  The Everyday Adorable kit and a stamp from a past KOTM.  DP is from K&Co Day dream collection.  The flowers are Petaloo and the ribbon is May Arts.  I added some pearl dewdrops to the scallops at the bottom.  The heart charm I got at an antique store.

 When uploading to on-line galleries, please use keyword EIC54.  You also need to link your card or project to the Etsy Inspired blog HERE.  A random winner will be chosen next Friday to win the fabulous earrings shown on the Etsy Inspired challenge blog.  Please make sure to check out the other DT members fab creations.  They are located on my sidebar.  Can't wait to see what you all come up with!

Emily

Friends with Flair is in the air!

 

Hooray for Friends with Flair Friday!  Today I have a scrapbook page for you.  I used last Friday's sketch challenge on SCS for this one.  The photo's above are of my oldest son when he was six, riding his bike with no training wheels for the first time.  He was so darn proud, and that summer he had lost four teeth so his smile is just priceless!  We were at my parent's cottage in Michigan, and my Dad attached a broom stick to the back so that we could run along side of him, and hold on until he felt secure.  You can see my hubby running along side in the first picture after he had let go for the first time.  Such fun memories.  

I had to use that awesome retro looking bike from August KOTM for this page.  The paper is from K&Co's Daydream collection.  I just love the paper in this collection.  Fun and funky, and a lot of themes that work for both  boys and girls. The chipboard Happy is from Anna Griffin's Darcey collection, and the journal box is from MM.

Have fun, and can't wait to see what everyone does today.  I probably won't comment until later, cause I have to sleep after working all night!  As soon as I get my bum out of bed I will be cruising blogs!