Paper bag flower card-click here to view video

Hello everyone. I would like to thank everyone who took time to comment on my gift card holder for the PTI blog hop. I really enjoy hearing from you all, I also like seeing everyone's creativity. One of the ladies who won made a paper bag flower, it was quite beautiful, so I wanted to give it a go. I went to her link to watch the youtube video which I have included. Just click on title and you can see for yourself how quick and easy these flowers are to make. I made several of these flowers out of a brown paper lunch bag. This is one of the CAS cards I was able to make with a pre-made card base by DCWV.

I added some shimmer mist to the flower and the sentiment is from the Laskspar-FOM set PTI. I used a Fiskars border punch for the tag.

Thanks for looking. Please let me know what you think.

PTI August Blog Hop- Paper Bags

Hello Everyone, it is that time of the month again, the PTI blog hop. This month, the challenge was to create something using a brown paper bag. I have made paper bag albums in the past and have even created a paper bag program for a Women's Retreat. I wanted to keep in the theme of back to school, so I thought of a gift card holder for a teacher. I used a #2 Kraft paper bag 4 x 2 x 7 3/4.

Paper: Ivory, The Paper Company and dp (unknown)

Ink: Chocolate chip and Ruby red, Stampin Up!; antique linen distress ink, Tim Holtz

Stamps: All Booked Up and It's Official, PTI

Embellishements: Twill tape, natural (JoAnn fabrics); chocolate button, PTI

Tools: Bookplate die, PTI; label die, sm, Spellbinders, 1 1/2 inch circle punch, scallop border punch, Fiskars

This size bag is perfect for making gift card holders. It was super quick and easy. I hope you enjoy your evening looking at everyone's wonderful creations. I really enjoyed playing with these two sets, I have not had a chance to play since returning from CHA.

Please leave me a comment, I enjoy hearing from all of you.

Celebrating 19 years

Hello fellow bloggers. Where has the summer gone. I have been frantically trying to get things ready for everyone starting the new school year. My husbands school year has already begun, my children's school year starts next week, and mine the week following. I say this because this time of the year is crazy, but 19 years ago when my husband and I were married, this was still part of our summer break. Now our anniversary is part of the beginning of the school year. Seems crazy, we schedule our wedding at this time thinking we could celebrate before starting a new school year. This year my husband had open house on our anniversary. Knowing that he would not be home for dinner, the children and I made him a special dinner and dessert the night before to surprise him. So on our actual anniversary I did not expect him to bring home these beautiful flowers. I was very surprised. The kids asked "why did daddy bring you flowers?", forgetting that it was our actual anniversary. See we already celebrated the night before, so to them it was over. Despite all the craziness, the Lord has blessed us with 19 years and three beautiful children and I pray He bless us with many, many more years.

Have a great day and count your blessings among the craziness of your day.

Tag for CHA

I am getting very excited as I get ready to leave for Chicago to attend CHA. This is the tag I created with my online avatar for my backpack. Sorry I already attached it to the backpack (polka dot background). I used PTIs Everyday Button Bits for bird and sentiment. I cut a paper button (PTI dp) using a Sizzix die. I punched a few flowers with SU punch and added a bit of bling. The photo was taken many, many, moons ago so I thought I should help people recognize me from the blogosphere. I am sure that I will be like a little kid in a candy store (we have recently had some experience with this) and want one of everything I see. I pray that I will show some restraint.

Papertrey Ink- July Blog Hop: Office Supplies

Hello Everyone! It is that time of the month again where we get to play with all our paper supplies and make something fun. This months Blog Hop we were asked to create something using office supplies. So I chose to create two birthday cards, one feminine and one masculine. I made the paper clip embellies on the first card using an out dated calendar, in which I punched 3 small flowers using a Fiskars punch and a silver brad. I curled up the petals of the flower to give more life. I also used these small flowers as the center of a corkboard flower, cut using the Daisy Sizzix die, because what office does not have a bulletin board.

I used PTIs Bitty Baby Blessings dp to create a small file folder and PTIs Bird Watching stamp set for the sentiment. I stamped the background paper (Mellow moss, SU) using a stamp from Hampton Arts. I used Martha Stewart XL border lace die in More mustard (SU) and mellow moss grosgrain ribbon. I took a few tighter shots of the embellishements.

This is the masculine version below. I substituted stars where the flowers were above. I again used PTIs Bitty Baby Blessings dp for the file folder, more mustard (SU) background paper, PTIs Bird Watching stamp set for sentiment, binder clips, green twine, and a cork star with a faux push pin made from a circle of the dp. I added a piece of green crimped paper for some texture and visual interest. I have trouble with masculine designs, so this one looks a bit plain to me, but typically guys do not "go for all the frills us ladies go for". Please leave me a comment, I love to hear what you have to say. I am also very excited about going to CHA and hope to meet some of you there. Thank you and enjoy the Hop!

You're so very tweet- Window Embossed Card

I tried a new technique of creating an embossed window for the image.
Stamps: Bird Watching, PTI
Ink: Tuxedo black, Memento
Paper: Ruby red, Stampin Up!; blue, The Paper Company; light blue, DCWV
Techniques: Cut out window in blue with Spellbinder oval die, cut out scallop oval in Ruby red with Spellbinder die; colored image with Copic markers
Tools: tag die, Stampin Up!; swiss dot embossing folder, Cuttlebug; Spellbinder dies
Embellishments: white grosgrain ribbon, Stampin Up!
Hope you enjoy. Have a great week. Please leave me a comment.

Stitched Bird Baby Card

Hi everyone,
I have been MIA for a while. It is Fair time and we are working very hard to get all the 4-H projects completed and ready to be turned in this week. Every year we say we will start them all earlier in the year and every year we are working up to the last second. This year actually has been calmer than past years, but still very busy. I hope to be able to post some new creations thoughout this week.
Here is a baby card I made for some friends who are celebrating the arrival of their sweet new bundle of joy. After the PTI Blog Hop, where I stiched the apple, I realized this technique was not as hard as I thought it would be so here is a second attempt. I used a stich-on template kit that I bought on clearance from Michaels by K and Company. I had bought some stiching templates a while back from OTC and their template did not have holes and I am not sure how to go about creating holes that are not too large. If anyone has any ideas please leave me a comment below.
This card otherwise is fairly straight forward. The sentiment is from PTIs Bird Watching set. I used the Fiskars border punch at the bottom of the card. I punched a flower out of dp and placed a PTI button in the center.
The fingers are my sweet son's. I had remembered as we arrived to give the gift that I did not take a photo of the card, I did have my camera with me so my son held the card and voila.
Thank you for stopping by and looking and I would love it if you would leave me a comment.