Free Week at Daisy Doodles

Tableau Tuesday is up right now at Daisy Doodles.

Our September Designer of the month is Stephanie from Crafty Teacher.

You can see her card and Sammibug's over at the challenge blog.

My mojo  has left the building or maybe it's just some procrastination on my part.

 Getting the blogs posted and the card made was not on my 

list of things that needed top priority last week or this past weekend...sooooo

I had to think of something quick and easy.

I have several images in my folder so I flipped through it and found the 

daisy, ribbon, butterfly and printed dp from Daisy doodles collections.

The pre-colored images are from some card kits that you can find in Daisy's store.

Just look under categories near the bottom on the left and you will see

Card Kits. the bg paper is from card kit 3 and the images are from Card Kit 0ne.

The Kraft Journal's challenge this week is "Movies, Songs, or Books".

I added a three layer kraft paper die with 'Hugs' on it.

The song by Elton John, "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" has butterflies in the lyrics.

Better get crackin...time's a passin' and the deadline is approaching quickly.

Thanks for coming by!

Challenges

Sugar Creek Hollow - Buttons and Bows, vintage, shabby chic or primitive inspired creations

Crazy 4 challenges - BINGO--- flowers, die cut, button

Alphabet challenge - 'O' is for only three embellishments

Card Makin Mamas - PINK

Cardmadfairy - Buttons

Crafty Ann's - Scallops or fancy borders

Digi's with Attitude -  Anything Goes

Mandelas?

I still have no clue as to what a mandela is! However, when I head on over to the Daisy Doodles store, it shows me a mandela. It shows me three sets of three and they look like doilies in the digital arena. But what is a mandela? My dictionary doesn't even have mandela in it. it must be an English thing. It really doesn't matter because Jules at Daisy Doodles has created some gorgeous ones. You can find them in the $1 basket.
I printed out a few and Megan colored one while Lily was sleeping. Here's mine and scroll down for Megan's

 

I am very much into these little fan folded embellishments. I find that the thinner paper works best and will stay put better than the card stock which is heavier.

Megan is working on a photo album and this image will be on the front cover.

She should be finishing it up tomorrow so until then this is what you get!!!

thanks for coming by!

Supplies for my mandela: Spellbinders circle set and tag set. Waltzingmouse sentiment from Teeny Trees.

DSP from a SU pack, ribbon and a button.

Birthday Waltz

Do ya wanna dance? ERRRR...WALTZ?

Do ya, Do ya, Do ya, Do ya

Wanna waltz?

I do and here are my projects to prove it!

this box idea I found on Audrey's blog just this week,

and knew I had to incorporate it into the waltz.

the theme for the July waltz is Birthday Party.

Made a card using the leftover scraps from the box.

This sketch for this card is from the newest Waltzingmouse Sketch challenge

For more inspiration from all the Waltzingmouse DT and the devoted followers

go check it out at the WMS forum. If you have not been there yet you will have to register, but it

only takes a moment. If you are interested in the stamps hit the store, you will enjoy all the stamps that Claire has created. From the store you can head over to the blog and see what Claire has made for the waltz.

for those of you interested in more pics of my box or how I got it together you can scroll down below the supply list.

Just one more pic before the rest of you take off and go see all the goodness the waltz has waiting.

Thanks for coming by!

Supplies: Stamps from WMS- Celtic  Heritage, Big Blooms.  All the  DP papers were pieces in the scrap drawers with the exception of the Pixie Pink card stock. Ink used was from SU and Distressed ink - Antique Linen, Shabby Shutters, Early Espresso, Close to Cocoa, Wild Wasabi, Pear Pazzazz, Regal Rose

Dies from Spellbinders 'Nested Pennants', 'Lacey Nested Pennants', Sizzix  label dies, SU window punch, MS trio of flowers. Pear Pazzazz seam binding, pearls, Liquid Pearls, crochet  cotton thread

Here's two pics of how I got the box started--

click on the photo to see the directions, as I deviated a bit from the original box on Audrey's blog.

 

This box is easy whether you have the Pennant dies or you cut them out with scissors.

Just be sure the base is square and the base sides are the same measurement as the base of your triangle. If you are cutting out your own try Audrey's idea and start with the same size chipboard. If cereal isn't on your list you can use the stiff cardboard that comes with a pkg of paper, or desperate measures call for layering a few triangles of card stock together to get a nice sturdy box.

Here are a few more photos of the box where you can see the different ways I did each side.

I Stamped the claddogh  and cut out the heart and crown only.

For this side I stamped the smallest of the 'Big Blooms' three times and cut each one smaller than the last. remember you can click on each photo for enlarging.

The liquid pearls, on the frame on the left, were a disappointment. they looked so nice and then once they dried they looked a bit disheveled. (Two of them were messed up due to crafter errors.) 

Here on this last side there is not a WMS stamp, but the tag certainly is from the 'Big Blooms - Chrysanthemums'. The sentiment is from two stamps from Celtic Heritage. I stamped the leaf in Pink Pirouette then rocked it a bit in Regal Rose, came back with the co-ordinating outline stamp and used Pear Pazzazz. the little tag is a Sizzix Sizzlit and was in a set with three other small plates. that tag came on the same plate as the label that I used for hinges on the base of the box.

After I shot this pic I added the very small bird to the tag and you can see it (the bird) at the very top of this post.

 That's all folks. Happy Waltzing and thank you for spending your quality time here.

Love leaves memories

I am on a roll here these last few days. Posted every day for more than a week and some days twice.

There's no stopping now.

Waltzingmouse sketch challenge and Sentimental Sundays have been calling my name...SHHH, can you hear them now? SS are looking for 'Anything Goes' and the WMSC sketch below looks simple enough and there

  

was this idea floating around in my head.

 I just wanted to use a WMS stamp that has never seen ink and this one from 'Vintage Circles' had it's hand up and out looking to be INKED.

 The sentiment is from WMS'  IRISH BLESSINGS.

Thanks for coming by!

Fetch a Sketch

I found a brand new challenge blog and their first challenge is a sketch, hence Fetch a Sketch!!!

Once again I resorted to  Daisy Doodles images and a Waltzingmouse sentiment, on a Verve Cut Above die.
How bout them apples..ERRR....... tickets?

 

OOOPS! I left out the two sets of tiny embellishments on the right side! If only I could wiggle my nose and make them appear...oh well...just pretend that they are there or think of the dots as my tiny circles!!!
The big flower and the small ones behind it are from DD, and so are the three leaves. I sponged on all the colors even the dots on the large flower. papers are SU, Club Scrap, white, and the bg DSP is from My Mind's Eye about a million years ago...2006 to be exact!!!! Talk about hoarding....I am trying not to buy paper til the stash gets lower, a bunch lower. I have a piece of mesh that has circles and I use it repeatedly when I need dots on a project...just tape it down and sponge away in any color that strikes me or matches the project. the flower center was colored and then covered with Glossy Accents, then the dots (Tango Tangerine) and then the blue sponging with Taken with Teal. The leaf die cut from SU is ridiculously difficult to  separate...any suggestions? I have to resort to my tiny scissors. I have tried different thicknesses of paper and used shims...and still not working! The WMS sentiment is from Teeny Trees, and the Verve die is Charming Ovals. The tickets...well I have a huge roll of them and a story that's for another day!!!

Thanks for coming by!

READ

I confess...i read...i read......i read almost anything....fiction, non-fiction, drama, romance, thrillers, detective stories...i read. I am on the fence about an e-reader because I love going to the library, hunting the shelves for a good read. lately, I don't get past the first shelves...14 Day only releases and LARGE PRINT volumes are right as you walk into my library. there is always a book or two or three that catches my eye and since I only have fourteen days, I limit myself to three at the most. I must tell you that the latest one.."Somewhere Inside" by Lisa and Laura Ling about Laura's capture by the North Koreans was a 'can't put it down READ'!

I used the library due date card for a bookmark. When I saw Casual Fridays and WMSC challenges this morning...they screamed, "Make yourself a bookmark!"
Casual Fridays- clean and simple wanted a color block theme and
WMSC-using WMS stamps wanted to celebrate their one year by using a sketch from the last fifty-two.

AND I wanted a bookmark-------

 I stamped the yellow plaid with a tea cup and punched a few circles and glued  to make a button and attached the button to the oval with the ribbon.

I used WMS challenge 29 for my inspiration.

 The large oval is attached only by the ribbon at the top and the teapot is attached with only the two brads to the tag base.

 Thanks for coming by!

PS. Just found  The Kraft Journal is looking for summer themed projects for Make It Monday!!! Nothing says summer to me like reading and going to the library. So, will add this bookmark to the Summer Challenge.
Mimi's summer camp has weekly trips to the library for books and crafts for my grand daughter, Megan.

RX

STAMPS: WMS Afternoon Tea and sentiments, 'read' I hand wrote

PAPERS: Scraps of purple, kraft, yellow, and a plaid yellow; the tag base was pre-embossed and sent to me by a secret Sis-it's SU paper and embossing

INK: Tea Dye distressing ink, Palette Noir

TOOLS: Spellbinders

INCIDENTALS: Bookplate from SU, ribbon, CAD

CASE Competition

Waltzingmouse is having another contest-CASE one of the design team member's cards using WMS products.
For the link to the competition click here.
The set that they are promoting is 'Free Spirit Boy' for Day Four where I 'found' a card to CASE. Now, I do not have that set so I had to come up with something great to CASE Laurie Schmidlin's card.

So....what do you think? I like it and it's a great masculine card.

maybe it would have been even more fun if I cased it and made all girlie like.

NOPE...I like it just as it is!!!!

This card, also, qualifies for the Kraft Journal challenge Make it Monday "It's a guy thing"

Thanks for coming by!

rx

STAMPS: WMS Celtic heritage, Irish Blessings

PAPER: Kraft, Natural Ivory, black, Soft Suede, DP scrap

INK: Soft Suede, Always Artichoke, black, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

TOOLS and INCIDENTALS: Cuttlebug for the Script ef, corner rounders-small and large, black gems, staples, circle punch, paper piercing tool, sponging, dimensionals

Tea Bag Party

Happy 2nd Birthday to The Waltzingmouse Stamp Company!!

Claire’s stamping business turns 2 on May 21st

and she wants to celebrate with a tea party. I’m calling it a Tea Bag party since she has requested that we use her Free Tea Bag baggie template (or the Tea cup template or the Piece of Cake template).  For complete details just head on over to Claire’s blog.  Claire is offering a really big, almost humongous gift to the random winner!

My tea bag baggie was made for Bill H.

He’s the only guy I know that drinks tea.

Bill just loves a good cup of hot tea.

I made the front a shaker and filled it with some loose tea leaves that I had from a fabulous tea dining room in Safety Harbor, Florida. The paper front is faux wood that I made from plain white paper with SU ink pads- Creamy Caramel, Close To Cocoa, and Early Espresso—the direct to paper/ink pad technique. Just start with the lightest color and work towards the darkest leaving some white cs showing with each application. I used recycled packaging to cut the clear Spellbinders labels 18 to keep my tea leaves in the shaker. There’s a pic showing the SU recycled foam from the rubber stamps to make the thickness of my shaker.

And the shake, shake, shake, shaker box close-up.

Here’s a photo with the tea inside the Tea Bag Baggie:

Thanks for coming by!

SOAP

Soap stands for Stamp Of Approval Parade over at Waltzingmouse Stamps. 
 They're asking us to CASE one of the Design Team member's card and post our entry there at WMS.
I just love the card that Mona did HERE.  And for your viewing pleasure here's my CASE:

This card was made simple by Case-ing the card from Mona. It's late and I have to run upstairs to hit the sack.  Thanks for coming by!

RX

STAMPS: WMS Celtic Heritage, Vintage Circles, glad tidings

PAPER: White, DSP from SU, Kraft

INK: Basic Black, pretty in Pink, Cool Caribean

TOOLS: Cuttlebug for the spellbinders circle

INCIDENTALS: Ribbon, Pins, bling

Promise made

Promise kept.....

Here's the St Patrick's Day card that I promised for today!

The Pear Pizzazz and the vellum are both scored with the vellum over the stamped

shamrocks from Waltzingmouse's set Irish Blessings. 

I copied WMS's newest digital image in sepia, then cut out with Spellbinders label 5, and

colored with my aqua painter the background of St Patrick and the two shamrocks with Pear Pizzazz.

I used the corner punches first then measured for the vellum to be sure of a good fit.

It was sheer LUCK that the printed shamrocks were completely behind the vellum!

Thanks for coming by!

St Patrick's Day

   St Patrick's Day is almost here!

I have lunch plans with some friends.

We used to go to a nearby Irish pub early morning before work on St Paddy's Day!

Meet up and drink coffee and have breakfast and chat til it was time to go to work!

the few times that the attempts were made to go out in the evening were thwarted by huge crowds.

Couldn't get near the bar much less get any one to wait on us.

Seems every one is Irish on March 17th.

OR at least desperately needing to celebrate with us Irishmen.

OR maybe it was an excuse to go out and drink green beer!!!

Annie is having us over to her place...hope she's serving something green!!!!

Daisy Doodles challenge is GREEN.

Grab a Daisy Doodles image and add some green whatever and join us for the challenge.

You have two weeks to get a creation up and posted.

The shamrock that I used is from a set called...WAIT.....

THE LUCK OF THE IRISH

It comes with 3 images and shamrock paper in black or green.

I printed out the green paper, slid it back into the printer and printed the shamrock right over 

the green shamrock paper.

printed out another shamrock, but larger this time. Cut it out and ran it Through my brand spanking new CB folder, Victoria.  On the shamrock I sponged Gold Encore ink over that embossing. Sponged some Tea Dye distressed ink over the embossing on the card base after using the Victoria and Tim Holtz's Notebook EF.

If I don't count the time it took to get the printing done and all the cutting....

this was a really quick card! for those of you that might be interested

this card measures 5" x 5 1/2 ".

thanks for coming by!! loved seeing you again!!

challenges:
Little Red Wagon - Green
The Sisterhood of Crafters - St Patrick's Day
If the Shoe Fits - St Patrick's Day
Meljens - Green
Thrilling Thursday - Something Green
Paper Pretties - Ribbon
Aly's Sunday Sketch - Anything Goes
Stamping Vacation - No Fancy Borders

RX

STAMPS: Daisy Doodles - The Luck of the Irish; WMS - Celtic Heritage the wee shamrocks on the tag

                   are WMS - Irish blessings

PAPER: White, green textured from Bazzill, home made printed Daisy Doodles from The Luck of the Irish

INK: Tea Dye distress Ink, Encore Gold

TOOLS: CB folder and Tim Holtz'z EF

INCIDENTALS: Gold shimmer ribbon, brads

WMS sketch challenge

Here's the Waltzingmouse Mischief makers sketch for this week.....

Here's my rendition....not what was on my mind at the time, but none the less here tis....

The blue spellbinders oval is glued directly to the inside of the card. the baby love is stamped directly

onto the card inside and the green spellbinders is popped up on the inside of the card, giving it the 

look of several layers.

I'm into the cotton cord at the moment and I pulled it apart (it was too thick) to thread into the buttons.

The stamps, Love and Baby are from the WMS stamp set Celtic Heritage, one of my

favorite go to sets. they are stamped in Cherry Cobbler.

Clean and Simple

Here are a couple CAS cards that I have made the last couple of days.

Used Waltzingmouse's 'Afternoon Tea' for the one above. the cups are stamped in  Soft Suede and the steam and tea bag strings are Crumb Cake.

I swirled the  tea cup in Distress ink 'Broken China' to get a different look.

This card was for a challenge at SCS CAS107- create your own background.

I created the entire card in just one layer, which was my objective.

 

Special Day was a challenge over at SCS...I think my CAS is a bit different than SCS's description...but I like it. The sentiment and  image are SU's  Flexible Phrases and Send a Celebration.

I used an aquapainter to get some Positively Pink onto the petals of the flowers...it was a quick and easy way to do the coloring. This card measures 5 x 4 1/4".

thanks for coming by!!

An I heart thank you

This card is for a very special vet that loved our Brandy girl!

I colored the ribbon and then spread some glitter dust all over it!

the 'thank you' and sketch is from Teeny Trees and Waltzingmouse stamps.

the heart is a freebie from Delightful Inspiration this week.

A pic of the glittery goodness...

from a different angle and tons of light!!!!

     thanks for coming by!

CASE @ WMS

Claire @ Waltzingmouse Stamps is challenging us to CASE a card from the Grand Calibur

three day party that finished up over there on Sunday, the 23rd.

This was a no brainer for me since Anya had a one layer clean and simple card that

looked easy and easy to CASE...Copy And Steal Everything!

She used Kraft paper....I did, too!

She used a Spellbinder....I did, too!

I just realized....she used....'love you'....too!

Her hearts were heart stamps!

My hearts were leaves (teardrop shapes stamped x 2)....made to look like hearts!

(Did you see her shadow box card, too? Amazing...right?)

Anya added glitter/sparkle to her hearts...I added bling!

DH's bday is one week before Vday...this will be the card. 

Yes, it has a bow, but you know what...his gifts get bows, too!

AND I have never heard him complain about a bow on a gift.......

why should a bow on a card be any different?

I added knots to the bow strings....can we call that masculine?

Thanks for coming by!

This was a great challenge...

GREAT....EASY.....and a STEAL!!!!

I used Fired Brick distressed ink for all the stamping.
Punched two holes to string the ribbon and tie the bow.

The stamps were from Teeny Trees...the two different size leaves to make the two sizes of hearts....

Vintage Circles Small, Nestie friendly ....... the focal image.

January Waltz

I don't think I need to explain the waltz to you!

It's old hat here! However, it's a new year, it's a new waltz, and it's a new card.
Two new cards!

The hearts were stamped and heat embossed with some sparkly goodness,

and the same with the heart shamrocks from WMS set

Celtic Heritage. This is my go to set when I need to work with a WMS stamp.

This set is so versatile, I have made many cards using it.

There are multiple words and phrases that you can mix and match amongst

many Celtic designs for almost every holiday.

I know it looks a wee bit off but I had to take the photo from a different angle to cut down on the 

shimmer glimmer that was blinding!!! don't ask me why I decided at the last minute to shabby this card with all the distressing...something just came over me!!!!!

Golly gee was I looking for a piece of chocolate while making this card...and

didn't have any so made up for it with the chocolate ribbon and ink!!

Any one want to see the rest of the entries?

Head on over to the WMS forum, read the very first link (Lisa's) for details and

enjoy all the hearts and Valentine's Day love.

If you have never been there...then click HERE to sign up! It's quick and easy and so worth it!!!

While you are there you can play the game and take a chance at winning your very own WMS stamp set!

I almost forgot...a couple of close ups!
AND MY OTHER CARD! Keep scrolling......

AND another card!!!!
This card's idea just popped into my head and I had to give it a whirl!
I used the same heart from Celtic Heritage and the sentiment is from WMS Irish Blessings.
I used this sentiment last year for Valentine's Day!

I must stop here it's Sunday evening and the internet is giving me too many headaches...I'll try to come
back and finish this later or tomorrow.
It's Monday afternoon and I am back....has anyone else been having internet service problems?
The second card looks so much better IRL...you can click on the photo to enlarge it so you can read the sentiment.
I used my brand spanking new MS punch 'Rings' for the right border punch.
The shadows cast a pale blue hue behind the trim...trust me it's white!!!
I love my Krylon gold leaf marker/pen/painter for the edges of the top panel.
the embossing if a Sizzix small embossing folder that came is a set!
The gold floss is a must add as there was a booboo on the white cs!
thanks for coming by!
Enjoy the Waltzingmouse danceroo!!!!
There's tons of inspiration there..I have seen it!

RX

STAMPS: WMS Celtic Heritage, Irish Blessings

INK: Tea Dye, Chocolate Chip, Memories Brown

PAPER: Pink passion, Pixie Pink, Blush blossom, SU retired DSP

TOOLS: distressing tool, CB for spellbinder's Beaded circles, heart punch, small EF

INCIDENTALS: brads, ribbon, JudiKins' Kaleidoscope embossing powder, gold embossing powder-fine detail,

Mini albums

I had taken some pictures of our girls day out at Busch Gardens and decided to use Joan's (Paperlicious)

take on a mini album. We got together last night for dinner and I had two of them for prizes!

This is the smaller one. I wish you could see it IRL - upon completion of the tag I sprayed it with a home made sparkly silver mist. the tag is the top of the belly band that holds the album closed.

 The girls just loved both the albums and I am sure to be making more.

I did not go to the store and purchase coin envelopes or tags---I made my own.

Details will be at the end of this LONG post!

Now for the bigger one--just wait more pics as you scroll down!

OK, so the Wild Things are not US -- it's all the animals that we saw that day!!!!

This is Frank one of the chimpanzees. He is fifteen years old!

There was a female in there also, Patsy, she was forty-eight years old!

We saw hippos, ostriches, zebras, water buffalo, alligators, elephants,  kangaroos, wallabies, an albino kangaroo, flamingos, rhinos, chimps, an ice show (skating), and a Cirque de Soliel
like performance that was awesome!
Back to the albums!!!!!!

On the smaller book I used No. 10 envelopes and cut them to 3 1/4 x 4" and sewed the side openings closed. You should get three 'pockets' from each envelope.
This smaller mini measures 3 1/2 x 4 1/2" with 1/4" deep ends.
I did not have any coin envelopes and made my own little pockets. The book covers were also stitched, obviously before I adhered the pockets into them.
For a complete tutorial Joan sent me to a video from Paper Wishes...HERE.
I used some green ric rac that was literally laying around (on my desk).
My tags were made from SU Natural Ivory---2 3/8 x 4 1/2, then stamped with some WMS stamps,
and a reinforced ring to make them look like a real tags!
On the larger book--

I used regular envelopes No. 6 3/4 that measure 6 1/2 x 3 5/8", sealed them and cut the one end off to measure 4 x 3 5/8" and sponged all edges on both sides with Weathered Wood.
This album measures 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" with 1/4" deep on both ends for room for the envelopes and tags.
Both albums took 11" belly bands to hold them closed.
I made sour cream containers and inserted a ticket into each one. My friends picked their own container and then one of them picked and a winner was born...second album...ditto the first...and two winners!!

They each kept the containers to hang on their trees! I left them simple for two three (or four five good) reasons. One: I never dreamed they'd keep them and why personalize them if the tickets were in there. Two: I simply ran out of time.
My DSK had come over and I grabbed the opportunity to have him help me get some Christmas storage containers down and that led to cleaning out the garage which took time away from the party planning treats!
My friends loved them in the end and that was all that mattered!
I made chocolate covered Oreos for one of our desserts and quite honestly that took longer than I had planned, too!
A big thank you to my friends that support my joyful paper crafting habit  by simply loving the things that I make them.
Thanks for coming by and
I hope that every one is having a very safe and happy holiday!

RX

STAMPS: WMS, Verve, Inkadinkado, SU French Script

PAPER: SU

INK: Distress Ink refills for the MC label, gold, Cajun Craze, Sage Shadow, True Thyme, Soft Suede

          Handsome Hunter, Pallette Noir, shimmery mist in silver, Black Soot, Ant. Linen, Tea Dye

TOOLS: Verve's Cut Above Scalloped Tag, sewing machine,  1/4" and 1/2" hole punches, Cuttlebug for the 

           dies, SU Embosslit 'Stem", stapler, craft mat, 1" hole punch, Tim Holtz foam applicators

INCIDENTALS: ribbon, brads, mesh for the gold dots, tickets, silver heart charm, floral wire, ric rac,

          envelopes, cotton off two Q-tips, assorted eyelets

We had great fun at Busch Gardens and a marvelous time at our Christmas party!