Papercraft Star Challenge #126

Hello hello!

Happy New Year to all of you dear friends!  I do hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are enjoying the New Year!  I am happy to report that I have successfully relocated from Dallas to Iowa, and am now getting settled in my new place.  My daughter and mother are super excited to have me here, and even though it is quite a change for me (from 6 million people to 775 people, and freezing temps with snow), I'm happy to be here for them full time.  I started my new job on Monday, and even though there are lots of changes I can see that need to be made to the department I now manage, it's nothing that I haven't done before.  I'm really excited to share and implement my ideas and have them help save the company money.  It's been a while since I've posted anything crafty, but that is about to change.  I am now back into my crafty endeavors, full swing, and will have regular postings again.  I've really missed being able to create.  Anyway, onto the crafty goodness for today. :)

The theme this week at Papercraft Star is:

Your best project from 2010!

 

I had a difficult time choosing a project for this weeks challenge.  I was quite proud of several of my projects from last year.  I finally narrowed it down to three of my favorites and then let my daughter pick her favorite.  Here is the one she chose.

 

 

This frame was made as a gift for my sister and brother in law earlier in the year.  Their apartment is decorated in a rustic look with deep reds and browns, and this went perfectly with their decor.  They loved it too!  Always a plus.  I simply glued book paper  that I had stamped to the plain white frame, stamped the main image and verse, and then added the lace and ribbon/flower bow.  It was very simple and took no time at all to make.  It has definitely become one of our favorite conversation pieces.  My sister says people compliment her on it all the time.  Yay! :)

I do hope you'll head over to the PCS blog to see what my fellow designers have posted today.  All of their best projects truly are breathtaking.  I can't wait for you to see them!

I hope the New Year brings all of you good health, happiness, and contentment!
Hugs!

Unscripted Sketches #164

Hi ya'll!

I'm so glad Saturday has arrived.  It has been a brutal end of month week and I just want to hide from everyone. lol  I am happy that I get to share another Unscripted Sketches project with you though.  For this weeks sketch, and all of the details, click HERE.

I needed a tag for a gift, so I used this weeks sketch as a jumping off point.  I flipped the sketch to suit my needs, and everything came together rather quickly.  These colors are really pretty together, although I wouldn't normally reach for either of them on my own.  These are my sisters favorite colors, so I thought I'd use them.  I love how this turned out!  I've also included the following challenges in my tag.

Papertake Weekly - Bingo: ribbon, gems & punches
Delightful Challenges - Anything Goes

I do hope you'll head over to the US blog to see everyone else's projects.  They're fabulous, as usual!

Hugs!

Creative Belli Challenge #146

Hello!

It's Wednesday, which brings us to another Creative Belli challenge!  The Creative Belli challenge, in case you're new to it, is a challenge blog set up to encourage you to use your neglected or hoarded embellishments.  Each week there is a theme as well.  This weeks challenge is to create anything but a card.  For all of the details, click HERE.

For my project this week, I altered a wooden gift bag.  I have a friend who recently had surgery, so I'm going to fill it with a few of her favorite goodies, and give it to her when I visit her.  My neglected stash include the Prima flower, the metal clip, and all of the patterned papers.  I hope she likes it! 

I'm sad to say that this project marks the end of my term as a Belli Girl.  I have enjoyed being a part of the DT for the last six months, and will do my best to participate, as time allows.  Darsie is a wonderful leader, and everyone on the team are just total sweethearts.  I'm blessed to have had the opportunity to be on a team with such wonderful, talented women. 

I'm hoping you'll head over to see what the other Belli Girls have created for you today.  Their projects are very nice this week.

Hugs!

Belli Challenge #135

Hola!

How is your week going?  It's humpday, so we've only got two more days until the weekend.  Yay!  Today I have my next project for the Creative Belli challenge to share with you.  This challenge is: Frames.  You can alter a frame, or frame something on a layout or card, or use a frame in anything you want to create.  The idea is to create something using your neglected, hoarded or unused stash.  You can find all of the details for this challenge HERE. 

For my project this week, I decided to alter a frame.  I seldom do anything but cards these days, so it was a nice change to create this.  I used an old book page as my background paper, then stamped my flourishes randomly around the edges.  I added my lace, ribbon bow, and flowers and was done.  I had hoped to do this as a gift for my sister, before Christmas, but didn't get around to it.  I know she'll love it.  The ribbon, lace and stamps have been in my stash for a couple years, so I was happy to break them out and use them.

If you haven't seen what the other ladies have created at the Belli blog, you should go check them out.  They're gorgeous!

Back soon with another something crafty!

Hugs!

Recycling

Hi ya'll!

It's another HOT day here in the Dallas area and I've done nothing but stay inside and do as little as possible.  I had a migraine this morning, and even though I don't get a massive headache like most, I do lose vision in my left eye, preventing me from driving.  Fortunately, my eyesight has returned, and I was able to do one crafty thing today.  Check it out.

I found this piece of honeycomb looking cardboard in the recyling at work, and ideas immediately began to swim around in my head.  I wanted to do something with it so that I could show people at work what I had used it for, and this was my result.  I'm going to set it on one of the shelves in my office at work.  It's interesting how something that was considered trash has become one of my favorite scrap projects now.  I'm off to take a nap and then cook some dinner.

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs!

US #96 - Laugh Often

Hi everyone!

I've got a new Unscripted Sketches project to share today.  Again, it's going to be a short post as I'm headed out for the day with some friends.  For this weeks sketch challenge, click HERE.

This week I wanted to try my hand at something different.  If you've followed my blog for any amount of time, you know that I don't stray from cards and layouts much.  Last week, the Just Us Girls challenge was to create an Envelope Gift Box.  I wasn't able to create anything in time to participate in the challenge, but I did create one for this weeks US challenge.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.  I love the classic color combo as well.  I think I'll be creating these more often to give my cards in.  They're easy, and turn out beautifully.

I hope you'll head over to see what everyone else has created for you today.  They're always fantastic!

Hugs!

Unscripted Sketches #83

Hi everyone!

Yay, it's Saturday!  I scheduled this post so that I could sleep in this morning.  I love it when I've got everything together so I can do that. lol  I have another Unscripted Sketches project for you.  For this weeks sketch challenge, click HERE.

I went with something different for today's sketch.  I found it a bit difficult at first, but once I figured out what kind of project I wanted to create, it actually came together quite quickly.  By the time you're reading this, it has already been purchased. lol  I made the mistake (or good move) of taking some of my extra cards and projects to work a couple weeks ago, and boy did my co-workers buy them up quickly.  They've even asked that I take any extras I continue to have to work so they can buy them too.  I currently have zero stash of anything anymore. lol  I'm definitely not complaining, more in shock, that they all sold.  Anyway, I filled the gift bag with chocolates and peppermints and it was a big hit.

I hope you'll head over to the US blog to see what my friends have created for you today.  They're all pretty amazing. 

Have a great day!
Hugs!
Steph