Paper Playtime Challenge #10 - Buttons

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Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!! I spent a wonderful weekend with my sweet Mom :) It's time for a super-fun challenge at Paper Playtime. For this challenge, we are asking you to use Buttons on your project :)

For this card, I used a gorgeous stamp set from Stamping Up called "Let Me Count The Ways" that I won from my dear friend Tara of Craftin Desert Divas. Thank you again Tara - I love them!!

The background paper is from We Are Memory Keepers Anthology stack. The flowers were stamped on Spellbinders Labels Seventeen dies in Archival Inks in French Ultramarine, Sap Green and Mementos Inks in Bahama Blue and New Sprout. The stems were stamped in Olive Archival Ink and the leaves in Sap Green. They were then sponged with Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass distress ink and popped up with foam tape for dimension.

The buttons are all from my stash. The tag is a Spellbinders Back To Basics tag. The flowers are from the same Stamping Up set in Memento New Sap ink, and the sentiment was stamped in Versafine Onyx ink. I use the "out of the box" technique with the sentiment for the letter y, and for all of the stems of the flowers.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art Thankful Thursday- May Linky Party
2. Sunday Funday #9 - May Linky Party

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Paper Playtime to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Button project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday - Mother's Day

Happy Friday!! I hope you had a wonderful week!! Any fun plans for the weekend?? It's my Mom's birthday tomorrow and then Mother's Day on Sunday, so I will be spending time with my dear Mom :)

It's time for a Fun Friday Challenge at Little Scrap Pieces!! The theme this week is in honor of all of the wonderful Moms out there...we want to see your Mother's Day projects :)

The paper for this card is from Prima's Nature's Garden stack. The base is a Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight die, followed by a Labels Eight. The edges of all the lighter papers were inked with Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink. The next two layers are the Decorative Labels Eight and Labels Eight, popped up with foam tape for dimension.

The center is a Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags Two die. The flower and sentiment are from JustRite's Grand Sentiments stamp set. A TH Victorian Velvet Distress marker was scribbled on a craft mat and then brushed onto the flower with a TH Waterbrush. The ribbon is from May Arts and the butterfly is a Spellbinders Fanciful Flight die, inked with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink, gems added and popped up with foam tape. I have several different Spellbinders butterflies dies, but I always seem to gravitate towards this one...I just love the shape and simplicity of it :)

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp - Things With Wings
2. DL.Art Thankful Thursday- May Linky Party
3. Sunday Funday #9 - May Linky Party

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Little Scrap Pieces to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Mother's Day project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

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So Grapeful For You

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a fabulous week!! It's my turn to post at Getting Cricky and I have a punny card to share with you today.

This is a bittersweet post for me...Kristal has decided to close her store for now so it will be my last as a Design Team member. I've been with this DT almost two years...my first design team...and I can't tell you how much I enjoyed working with Kristal's fabulous stamps and getting to know so many wonderful people. It has been such an amazing experience and I will treasure it always :)

The paper for this card is from Bo Bunny's Garden Girl paper stack. The bottom two layers were cut with Spellbinders Card Creator Matting Basics A & B. The sentiment is from K Andrew Designs More Food For Thought stamp set, stamped with Versafine ink in Black Onyx.

A Spellbinders Big Scalloped Rectangle Small die, followed by a Classic Rectangles Small die was used fr the image. The grapes are a Spellbinders Assorted Fruit die, popped up with foam tape for dimenstion. It was inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Concord Grape, Gathered Twigs and Forest Moss. The skittles are from my sweet friend Carri of Doubleclick - AKA ABusyBee, and the gorgeous crinkle ribbon is from my dear friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Craft It Up & Link It Up - Use a Pun
2. DL.Art Thankful Thursday- May Linky Party
3. Sunday Funday #9 - May Linky Party

Thanks so much for stopping by today :)

Graphic 45 Le Cirque Bookmark

Happy Monday!! I hope you are having a wonderful start to your week!! I still haven't found time to get to my craft room. I have so many projects I want to work on and I'm having withdrawal from not being able to work on my art journal. Life is just getting in my way.

I wanted to share bookmark I made with the gorgeous Graphic 45 Le Cirque paper that I won from my sweet friend Diana of DL.Art - thank you again, Diana!! I love it!! My long-time followers might remember me sharing a story that when my paternal grandfather was young, he really did run away to join the circus. And for a little drama, one day a friend borrowed his jacket and then was tragically killed by an elephant. When they recovered the body, he had my grandfather's identification on him so the authorities assumed it was my grandfather and they notified my great-grandparents that he had been killed. I have the telegram my grandfather sent to them to let him know that he was alive. He only stayed with the circus for a year, but he got to travel, which he loved. I never got to meet him. He died when my dad was 10. But I inherited his love of traveling. Anyway, to make a long story short, I've always had a special fondness for the circus, so I just love this paper :)

The black paper is from The Paper Studio, the rest is from the Graphic 45 Le Cirque stack. The crinkle ribbon at the top is from my dear friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces.

The Gentry Bros. Circus picture and Magnifique are images from the Le Cirque paper. The dimensional blue diamond gems are from my stash.

The stars are a Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 Celestial Art stamp. It was stamped with Tim Holtz Embossing Ink and then heat embossed with Recollections Blaze embossing powder...the sparkle is amazing. I tried to capture it but the picture still doesn't do it justice.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art Thankful Thursday- May Linky Party
2. Sunday Funday #9 - May Linky Party

Thanks so much for stopping by today!! I hope you have a fabulous day :)