Vintage Sheet Music Holly Tags

I made these for my Friend Nancy. She has a gift shop called Holly Hut.

The sentiments are from Papertrey Ink's Happiest of Holidays stamps set - the perfect size for tags. The holly leaves were cut with PTI's Holiday Button Bits dies.

I'm adding these to Paper Craft Magazine's December gallery challenge - the challenge is to make projects for the holidays.

Thanks for visiting:) 

Best Wishes

Ellen Hutson's Classroom has some fun WCMD challenges going on and there is still time to submit for a chance at winning

 a great prize.

I decided to make a card based on Chari Moss' Pinterest Challenge 

featuring this beautiful inspiration photo.

I was most inspired by the neutral leaves on the bedspread, the cascading flowers and the wood wall. The stamped image is Impression Obsession. I left the dangling leaves cream and my 11-year old son looked at it and said "are you leaving those leaves like that?" I showed him the inspiration photo and explained my thinking and he wasn't buying it. When he left the room I decided to add some glitter to those leaves. *grin*. I used PTI's woodgrain impression plate on the kraft CS. The bottom edge of the focal image was made by cutting a piece from a PTI's banner borders die.

Thanks for stopping by, and if you are entering Ellen's contest good luck!

Noel

It's time for  Papertrey Ink's September Blog Hop.

This month it is all about fabric and packaging.

I love all of these samples. 

I was inspired to get out some Christmas Fabric for my project.

Do you ever buy something because you just love it but have no clue what you will do with it? That was me when I saw this Christmas Toile fabric. I decided to make a gift bag by adhering this fabric to Heat & Bond then die cutting with the Front & Center #2 die. I made a box using Rustic Cream CS and my MS Scoreboard. The box is sandwiched between the die cuts. I also backed the die cuts with CS.

I made a coordinating tag using Vintage Ornaments and Holiday Tags 2008.
Thanks so much for looking at my project today. What a fun challenge this is.

Hello

This card is for the Focal Point Challenge in The Moxie Fab World. Cath is featuring several contests celebrating the newly released Card Designs Handbook publication.

I was inspired to use something I have had tucked away for a couple of years: a vintage number plate from a rotary telephone. I bought two of them not knowing what I would do with them. I just couldn't pass them up. I decided to use one as a focal point for this card. Between the "1" and "0" is a notch in the metal where I tied several pieces of died seam binding. I used the Background Basics Farm & Barn stamp and Versa Magic Pink Grapefruit ink to give the MFT die cut a wood grain look. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Heart-2-Heart #4 stamp set. The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye Howdy Doody 6 x 6 pad.
Thanks for stopping by today:)

Fabric Die Cuts

Oh it's been so long since I have created anything.  All of my days off this summer have been spent hiking, biking, rafting, swimming, and  playing. I have done some gardening, and recently hung a new chandelier on our deck to spruce up our outdoor dining:) 

But Monday I watched Melissa's Make it Monday video and knew I wanted to make a card using fabric dies.

I used Papertrey Ink's Block Alphabet dies, Think Big Favorites #12 stamp set and some Moda fabric. I inked only the "birthday" part of the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by - enjoy the rest of your summer!

Recent Publications

This is a Mother's Day ensemble that was published in the May/June issue of Paper Crafts magazine.

and this pencil set is published in the July/August issue of Paper Crafts magazine.

I found these pencils in that 'bin' area of Michael's and instantly fell in love with them. I recently found more with the floral pattern that have a green background.


Thanks for stopping by:) 

Farm Chicks

Last weekend was the Farm Chicks Show in Spokane.

It's hard to find the words to describe this wonderful show.

 It's magical. I hope each and every one of you get to experience it some day.

In the meantime, I made a short video of my favorite vendor spaces and some of my Favorite Finds.

As long as Serena continues to do the Farm Chicks Show

I will continue to go!

 I *heart* Farm Chicks.