All Things Grow With Love

I'm back! I'm really cutting it close to get all these cards made in time for the Viva la Verve challenge deadline! ;)

For my Viva la Verve Week 5 card, I turned the sketch sideways, used a rectangular die cut instead of an oval, placed it a little off-center, and added a few embellishments.

The Verve Week 5 sketch is really simple, so I chose a pretty dp that might normally be hidden in a busier sketch.

I just love the butterfly graphic. (I did add some Stickles to it's wings, though. :) And, the Colour Q color challenge this week is a beautiful palette.

I used vellum for the long rectangle at the top of my card. I tried just stamping the images with clear embossing ink, but it kept smearing (I ended up starting over three times!). Finally, I used a red Distress Ink then added clear embossing powder over it. I love the final result. I used black Enamel Accents for the butterfly bodies.

The flower stamp on the inside matches the one on the sentiment panel on the front.

And, that's all I have for tonight! I finally got around to cleaning and organizing my craft room. In the next day or two, I'll post before and after photos!

Thanks for stopping by...again!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Viva la Verve Sketch Challenge VLVJul12 (Week 5)
Colour Q Challenge #148
Cupcake Craftroom August Challenge: Fresh & Summery
A Blog Named Hero Challenge #9: Freestyle

~Hugs,

 

Stamps: Bloom & Grow, Kind Words, Blue Skies (Verve)
Paper: Mariposa Mat Stack (DCWV); vellum
Ink: Memento; Distress Ink
Dies: Antique Frame & Accents (Spellbinders); Elegant Leaves die (Verve)
Accessories: Classic Butterfly punch (Martha Stewart); corner chomper; flower; Stickles; Enamel Accents; clear embossing powder; Distrezz-It-All
Size: A2 (5.5" x 4.25")

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Tiny Miracle in Blue

Hi Friends! I've got a quick post for you today (short on words, several photos). I enjoyed making my DD's wall hanging so much (and, btw, she loved it!), that I wanted to make another one. I have six nieces and nephews who are expecting babies within the next six months, and I've decided to make each of them a wall hanging for the new little ones. 

The two ATC-sized image panels, as well as the blue damask paper are digital papers from Print Candee. The polka dot paper is digital paper from Cupcake Cards & Crafts. I distressed the edges with my Distrezz-It-All, and also with Distress Ink, added two little satin ribbon tags, and a few pearls to the border strip, tags, and the baby's blanket. I added meandering stitching around the perimeter of the polka dot paper, and a mini pompom trim along the edges before added a piece of cardboard backing to the entire piece.

Flourishes Sketch Challenge FLLCJUL12 worked well as a layout for a wall hanging.

I added the "Tiny Miracle" stamp to one of the image panels, and heat embossed "It's a boy!" along the blue dp border strip. Both stamps are from Flourishes' Hello Baby stamp set.

This will also serve as a congratulations card for my shower gift, so I decorated the back, too. I used the same digital papers, but on the polka dot paper, I also added a flourish that is also a digital paper from Cupcake Cards & Crafts. To do that, I just removed all the white background on the flourish paper, then put the remaining flourish image over the polka dot paper before printing it out. Oh, and I also darkened the flourish image a little bit, as it was too light to show up well on the green polka dot paper. The verse is from the same Hello Baby stamp set. The congrats and hand print stamps are listed in my card recipe at the bottom of the post.

Well, I'm off to make my DD's birthday cake for our party tomorrow. She wants a watermelon cake this year. Have you seen the pin for it at Pinterest? I made it last week, just to make sure we actually liked it, and it was delicious--if you love watermelon flavored Jolly Ranchers. For the "real" birthday cake, I'm going to make the watermelon-flavored cake, but will use regular buttercream icing, rather than the watermelon flavored cream cheese icing. All that watermelony-ness was a little too much for us! :)

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful weekend!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Flourishes' It's Sketchy Challenge FLLCJul12

Cupcake Craftroom July 2012 Challenge: Layers

Simon Says Stamp: Tags or ATC's

Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenge #46: Anything Goes

 

Stamps: Hello Baby (Flourishes); Everyday Sayings (Hero Arts); Tiny Hands (Stampabilities)
Paper: Flourish, Polka Soft Moss Digital Paper (Cupcake Cards & Crafts); Vintage Damask, Blue Dream, Girl & Boy Digital Papers (Print Candee)
Ink: Distress Ink; Memento
Dies: Fleur de Lis Squares, Classic Scalloped Rectangles Lg (Spellbinders)
Accessories: Parisian Edge Punch (EK Success); Corner Chomper; Distrezz-it-All (Zutter); satin ribbon (Michaels); mini pom pom trim(Wright's); pearls; eyelets; sewing thread; paper crimper; foam dots
Size: 5" x 5"

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You Make Me Smile!

Happy 4th of July, Friends! Lots of BBQ's and picnics happening today! Hope you are having a blast! For us, today is a prep day, as our DD's 8th birthday is tomorrow. Her birthday tends to be spread out over several days because it falls so close to a summer holiday, when most people are already busy or even out of town. This year, my DH and I will be taking her to her favorite restaurant tomorrow night (Olive Garden--that girl is nuts about fettucini!), then Saturday we'll be at my mother's house for a family fete, with a cookout and swimming, and at the end of July, my DD and I, along with one of her best buds and his mother will be spending the night inside the Georgia Aquarium! We're hoping to get to sleep next to the whale shark tank!

I made a Tinkerbell card a couple of months ago that I was going to give to my DD for her birthday, and I still may give it to her on Saturday, but I've been wanting to make a wall hanging for awhile, so I decided to make a wall hanging for my DD as her birthday card. I also have an adorable Elisabeth Bell stamp that I recently won in a Crafty Friends Challenge that has been calling out to me and it seemed perfect for what I had in mind.

There's quite a bit going on here. I used a piece of corrugated cardboard for the base, did some painting and sewing, distressed the edges, added lots of bling and die cuts. Almost all the papers are digital papers from Cupcake Cards & Crafts. The sentiment was heat embossed with pink embossing powder.

Mojo Monday's sketch this week (#248) was perfect for this project. As you can see, I did rotate it 90 degrees.

I colored Chloe with Copic markers. For the clouds, I just punched circles out of sticky paper to use as a mask, then used my airbrush with my Copics for the sky. I edged the underside of the clouds with a gray marker. I made the apples in the basket green, because Granny Smith apples are my DD's fav! I added a little bit of sparkle with Stickles on the lace on Chloe's shirt, as well as the green dots on her headband.

I made the flower with the Rose Creations Spellbinders dies and backed it with a Memory Box die cut called Delicate Dahlia. I love that die cut! You can also see the Bird Flourish die cut really well in this photo. 

My DD is really sweet, and loves anything I make, but I think she is really going to like this--especially since she can hang it in her room! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic 4th!!!

I'd like to enter this creation in the following challenges:

Mojo Monday 248 Sketch Challenge

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge FTTC176: Summer

Cupcake Craftroom July Challenge: Layers

Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenge 46: Anything Goes

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Stamps: Chloe by Elisabeth Bell (Whimsy Stamps); Simply You by Ali Edwards (Technique Tuesday)
Paper: Cardboard; Mango Frost Matstock (DCWV); Sweet Gingham, Houndstooth, Flourish, Minty Freebie (Cupcake Cards & Crafts Digi Paper)
Ink: Copic markers; Distress Ink; Memento; white gel pen
Dies: Rose Creations, Labels Fourteen, Floral Doily Accent, Fancy Tags Three, Bird Flourishes (Spellbinders); Delicate Dahlia (Memory Box)
Accessories: Scallop Diamond Edger (EK Success); embossing powder (Zing); tulle ribbon; sheer ribbon; cotton lace; acrylic paint; paper crimper; rhinestones; mini round gem; button; brad; eyelets; Glossy Accents; Stickles; Liquid Pearls; sewing thread, foam dots
Size: 7" x 9"

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