Papertrey SAF 2013: Mixing Mists to Match Challenge

Hello! I am submitting a card for the "Mixing Mists to Match" Challenge for the Stamp-a-faire 2013.I mixed up a small misting bottle with rubbing alcohol and then added 75 drops of Aqua Mist ink refil and shook it up. I then heat embossed the Queen Anne's lace from Meadow Greens with white embossing powder  onto a Tag Sale #1 diecut and then sprayed the mist over top. I then stamped a sentiment from the same set and misted over that too. I was wondering if the ink on the sentiment would run, but it did not - maybe because the mist is rubbing alcohol instead of water.  It was so fun to watch the image appear when the mist was sprayed! I am so excited to be able to make my own mists in the PTI colors now! All I have to do  now is buy a bunch of mister bottles and alot of rubbing alcohol! Here is my card:

Thanks for looking!  Susan :)

Papertrey SAF 2013 Tea Dye Technique

Hello! I am back with another entry in the tea dye technique challenge. I tea dyed some muslin and cut it with my Beautiful Blooms Dyes as well as some vinatge lace and burlap. I made a flower similar to Melissa Phillps' flower. I put the flower on a kraft card base stamped with Mini Blooms clusters with Classic Kraft ink. I thought the card needed a little something else, so I ties some twine around it. This twine, which I got at PaperSource, has a nice sparkle thread running through it.
Here is my card:

 

I also wanted to share with you one of my favorite things in my stamping workspace. I was looking for a way to store my ever growing stash of twine. I found this old Coca-Cola crate at an antique market and thought it might work for my PTI felt, but decided against that because it was kind of in rough shape. But the other day a thought came to me to use it for my twine. Wouldn't you know it, I had the exact number of twine spools to fit it! Extra bigger spools are kept on top, and a few sampler cards of twine are propped on the side of it. One of the neat things is that I can walk over to it and just pull out the amount of twine I need and cut it off and take it back to my desk. I really love looking at it too. Hope it gives you ideas!

Papertrey Stamp-a-Faire 2013

  

Hello! I am excited to begin the day today with Papertrey's Stamp-a-faire 2013! I am at my stamping table ready to go. You will notice that I have my coffee cup with my new coffee cozy in my hand. This was so easy to put together! I'm excited to begin this day!

You can also see my first card for the "Breakfast Bake & Take" I chose the first color scheme here:

and this sketch:

 Looking forward to the next challenge! Have a great day! 

Chloe's presents and card

Hello! It's hard to believe, but my little granddaughter is almost two years old! Her mommy is planning a birthday party later this month and the theme is "owls". Chloe just LOVES owls - and I'm starting to too! They are everywhere in the crafting world - just check out owls on Pinterest! So I've been collecting "owl" things and files for months now, knowing she loves owls. So here is a little tshirt I embroidered using embroidery files I purchased on etsy here.

 Then I made what is now the most favorite card I've ever made - and I've made ALOT! I think it's because so much love went into this card. As I said, I've been collecting "owl" things and files for a while. I saw this awesome tri-fold card on Pinterest and decided to use that format for my card. All the owls on the card are files I bought in the online Silhouette store. I did a "print and cut" of them using my Silhouette Cameo. I was going to cut out each piece individually and piece each owl together, but the thought of that seemed overwhelming, given the size of the owls. Overall, I'm happy with how the print and cut did. The patterned paper is Papertrey, the #2 is Papertrey By the Numbers and By the Numbers Mats, and the Little Labels and stamped images are all from Papertrey. I added some rhinestones and glitter for the "bling" factor. I can't wait for her to see it. She may not appreciate all the work that went into it now, but her mama saves all the cards I make her, and one day when she is older, she will be able to look through them and see all the love I put into them. :)

 This is the card front.

 The card laid flat.

I will write our message on the back of the card since the front is already full to the brim! I'm also going to make a family of stuffed owls - a mommy, daddy, two little girls and a big brother. I'll post pictures of them when they are done. Hope you enjoyed looking at these gifts of love. :)

Will's Farm Book

Hello! I would like to share with you a very special first birthday present I made my grandson Will. I was debating what to make him, as I always try to make the grandchildren something for each of their birthdays. We get them the usual toys too, but a handmade item is something they will remember (if it survives :))

I like to make mini-albums. I purchased a Silhouette Cameo for Christmas this year (one of those "to me, from me" gifts), and have been accumulating cut files for it. One of the companies I like to purchase from is Lettering Delights (LD). I already have a TON of their designs, but of course not exactly what I was looking for. So I went to their website and purchased their Eeieeio farm set. I used the barn image to cut out the pages from heavy cardstock on my Cameo, and then used patterned paper from Basic Grey called Shine On to cut the barn pages out again. I attached these to the cardstock with my ATG gun. I then proceeded to cut out different animals from the LD cut set and assemble them. I wanted to make this book a "touchy feely" type book for Will, so on all the animals, I chose areas to cut out of felt. I cut those sections out of freezer paper (8 1/2 x 11" sheets) with my Cameo, then ironed them onto Papertrey Ink felt, then cut them out and attached them in the appropriate spots on each animal. I also did print and cuts of all the animal sounds, as well as the names of the animals. I added cork decorations and other embellishments to each page for additional touch.

Here are pictures of the album. It was alot of work, but I think this gift will be remembered down through the years.

 The farmer's jeans are made from scraps of his Grandaddy's jeans. :)

 The back of the album is covered with paper printed out from the LD cut file bundle.

Thanks for looking! Susan :)

Meadow Greens Sympathy card

Hello! I just wanted to post a quick card I made using the new Meadow Greens stamp set from PTI. Unfortunately, I needed a sympathy card for a friend, and I used this set to make the card. I was pleased with the "peacefulness" of it. I heat embossed the white flowers on the Queen Anne's lace, then stamped the stems and leaves with Simply Chartreuse. What a beautiful set!

Thanks for looking - hope you have a wonderful day! Susan :)

Happy 4th of July!

I went to a 4th of July parade this morning with my daughter, son-in-law, and two granddaughters. Such fun to see them watching the parade. Even little Sophie seemed to enjoy it, although it was getting pretty hot by the end. God bless the U.S.A.!

Hope you enjoy them and have a great day today with family!