Prima Doll Pocket Letter Swap

At Embrace Our Art, I hosted a Prima Doll Pocket Letter Swap.  Julie Nutting Prima Dolls are like Lay's potato chips, you can't just do one.  I made three cooking theme pocket letters. The cooking embellishments were purchased for a recipe journal that I never started and thought, why not put them on the pocket letter and send recipes?

Using Taylor

And here are a few extras I made.

Close up using Megan

Close up

Entering in the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes Week 256-257
A Bit More Time Two Craft - Anything Goes #32
Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

FNC fun

Last night during Friday Night Chat at Embrace Your Art our hostess Shirley poured on the fun with three 30 minute challenges with a Thankful' theme.  The Main Challenge was to create a project with a sentiment more than just Thank You.

Main Challenge:   Create a project with a sentiment more than just 'Thank you'.

Entering in the following challenges:
Viva La Verve Sketch 1

My Besties Dutch Girl - Use option Frame it with Silver on your card
My Besties Aussie - Monochromatic with one other color
My Besties Spanish - Anything Goes #29
Scrapbook Stamps Society - Anything Goes #104

Challenge 1 Anything Goes with a Thank you for a Veteran.

Challenge 2  Make a place card for a Thanksgiving table.

Entering in the following challenges:
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs - Fall Colors

Challenge 3 Make a grateful card.

Entering in the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday Week #256-257
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes with a Sentiment
MOJO Monday Sketch 473

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Memory Garden

Just wanted to post my Memory Garden created for our Pink Sunday in the Fellowship Hall. My goal was to make 30, but 23 was all I could complete.  It was our Annual Breakfast sponsored by the Young Women Association at my church.  Our theme was 'It Ain't Over'. Unfortunately I didn't think of taking photos of the rest of the decorations until we broke everything down.

The Memory Garden remained on the wall.  They were done with pink 8 1/2 x 11 papers.  This idea came from my sorority when we did an entire backdrop for the dais.    The signs were done by one of our advisors Debra Colvin.  We have six Breast Cancer survivors at our church, but three have gone on to be with the Lord.

Entering in the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes Friendly/Family Week #252-253
Dream Valley Challenges - # 143 One For the Girls

Stella Says Sketch Challenge #415

Here's my take on the Bug A Boo  sketch challenge #415.  This is the 4th card of 9 to make. This was a quick and fun sketch to work with.  I used my scraps from Me & My Big Ideas Breast Cancer page stack with my cute Bug A Boo digital image.

Entered in the following challenges:

Bug A Boo sketch challenge 

Word Art Wednesday - Week 252-253

Cardz4galz - Use a Die (die cut ribbon)

Southern Girls - Punches or Die (die cut ribbon)

Friday Night Chat Challenges

Enjoyed tonight's Friday Night Challenge over at Embrace Your Art.  Tiare better known as Classygirl was our host and she allowed an hour for us to create instead of 30 minutes so I got a chance to take my time.  Our first challenge was to create a project with our favorite technique and use our handwriting.  I painted this on a watercolor sketch pad using acrylic paint, watercolor, masking, glitter...I don't think I have a favorite technique.

Entering in the following challenges:  

Alphabet Challenge - Pretty in Pink 

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes Family/Friendly Week #251-252
Crafters Cafe - Use lots of Pink

The 2nd challenge was a Sisterhood challenge including a quote about sisterhood. Love this Bug A Boo digital and the quote is heartwarming.

Entering in the following challenges:
MOJO Monday - Sketch 468


Twelve was the Magic number for the 3rd challenge, which represents Embrace Our Art 12th Anniversary.  We were to create a project using 12 of the same item.   I found 12 buds in my stash and made a flower.

Entering in the following challenges:
Brown Sugar Challenges - Think Pink
Time Out Challnege - Optional Technique Twist:  Embossing and/or use Pink

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Survivor

This is the time when we paint the world pink in honor of our Breast Cancer Survivors and those who no longer suffer.  MOJO Monday helped me with the design of this card using their sketch.  This is one of nine cards to make.

Entering in the following challenges:
MOJO Monday sketch #468

Word Art Wednesday - Week #250-251
Alphabet Challenge - P is for Pink
Dragonfly Challenges - Think Pink

Fall into your Season

The first card was inspired by a song Donald Lawrence sings entitled "Seasons".  I left the link on his name if you would like to listen to it.  It will truly speak to your heart. The sketch for both cards are by Freshly Made Sketches.  Autumn is my favorite season!  I love the coolness in the air, the crisp colors and the warmness of family and friends together.

Entered in the following challenges:
Freshly Made Sketches - Sketch 256

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes Family/Friend Week #250-251
Craft Rocket  Challenge - Lace or Ribbon #25
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Fall Harvest
Cardz4galz - #32 Fall Autumn Colors
Embrace Your Art - Autumn/Fall

Prima Doll Parade

We're having a Prima Doll Parade today at Embrace Your Art from a swap we just had.  I only have three Prima Dolls and since I was indecisive I made two for my partner.  They are Megan and Suzi.  Stickles was added to the jacket I made for her as well as the bottom of her dress and shoes. Below is a close up.

This is the tag in it's entirety.

With this Prima Doll I used embossing powder on the sentiment and flock for the sand at the bottom of her feet.

Entering in the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes Week #248-249
Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes #215
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Sparkle N Sprinkle - September Anything Goes with Embossing Powder, Loose Glitter and Flocking

With Heartfelft Sympathy

Just a quick post for this sympathy card I made at a crop last night with an inspired MOJO Monday sketch.  The papers from  Paper House Colorways. It's quite simple.  It's stamped with no coloring or embellishments, which is not my style.  You know what?  I love it!  Make it a great day bloggers!

Recipe:
Paper House Color Ways paper stack
Stampin Up - Image and sentiment
Recollection card base

Entering in the following challenges:
MOJO Monday sketch #464

Word Art Wednesday - ATG  - Week #246-247
Broken Fairy - Challenge #10 ATG with a twist - Things with Wings

African Violet Burlap Wreath

My "Delta" mother went to glory on my birthday.  It still doesn't seem real, but I know she is helping God run things in heaven.  She and my mother were the same age and had the same morals and discipline.  Ma Mildred as she was affectionately called, was a wise woman and full of knowledge in Delta Sigma Theta sorority. She was a beautiful soul, always giving, and teaching and checking to make sure all things were "Decent and In Order".  This wreath was suppose to go on the door of a session she was going to teach at our reclamation after we heard of her sudden death.  I finally finished it.

Our Reclamation was a cowboy theme and I have photos of the table decors to share with you.  My Crafty sisters Rhoda, Nicole and Samantha came to my rescue to help assist with completing the table decors for the event.  This is what we started with.  All purchased from Michael's.

 

The Finished Touch

Hope you enjoyed the visit here.  Your comments are certainly encouraging.  

I will be sure to stop by your blog and leave a little love as well.  Happy Paper Crafting!

My Art Angel

Although paper crafting is my first preference, I sometimes play around with paint.  I checked out Tiare's 'My Art Angel' online class featured on Embrace Our Art.  It was fun and I got so carried away I couldn't sleep. We were to add a heart and one word.  My word is faith.  One of my sorority sister's gifted me with a few crafty items since she was not using them.  One of the items was a blank canvas mini purse measuring 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.  This is my creation and I can't wait to wear it!  Now I have to figure out what I will paint on the other side.

 Blank canvas purse

My inspired sketch

Entering in the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes - Week #242-243
Creative Artiste Mixed Media - #17 Anything Goes Mixed Media
More Mixed Media -Anything Goes Optional Bright Colours

Howdy!

Having a little fun at Embrace Our Art with Robert Jackson challenge.  It's a Cowboy Challenge.  Both images created were by him and you can find them here.  I used Our Daily Bread Designs Surprise Box.

Close up

Side view

 The rear

Entering in the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes Week #242-243

Dragonfly Dreams - More than one fold

Illustrated Faith

OH my....I LOVE this paper stack.  I couldn't stop creating and have enough paper left to make a few tags or cards.  It's an overload of photos, but I wanted you to see everything I created.

This is the layout I made to create the card using one 8 1/2 x 11 plain card stock.  

Here's the inside view when you flip up the front cover.  The top pink piece has white sheets of paper to journal.  I just love the Spellbinder typewriter at the bottom!  I use it often.

This is the view when you open the bottom flap over to the left.  It's a few tags stuffed inside the Martha Stewart's edge punch.  The white flowers was a RAK from my sorority sister.

This is the back cover using Our Daily Bread Boho background die.

This is the front page of the card stock and since I loved all the papers I used it for the cover of my journal.

A few sheets of papers, stickers, and sentiments from the stack was used.  Lace and washi tape was added and I used a black watercolor pencil to make the papers and  embellishments stand out.

Below are three journals I made for my missionary sisters and added things in my stash along with scriptures.

This card was inspired by Viva La Verve August week 1 sketch.

Thank you for stopping by.  Let me know what you think about my creations!!!

Entering in the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Week #242-#243
Viva La Verve Sketch 1st week August
Embrace Your Art - Use a Die
Scrapbook.com Card Making challenge
ATG with Create with TLC - Anything Goes