Spiffy Mustache

This card is for my little brother. His birthday is this week and he's kind of obsessed with mustaches so I thought that this card to be very well suited for him.

Paper: Echo Park -Times and Seasons "Spiffy Mustache "
SB Standard Circles Large
Hot off the press "Just a Little Greeting" stamp set
JUDITH large stub star stamp
Cheery Lynn "Pretty Pretty Bows" die set

Wine Bottle Tags 2

So do you remember when I posted my wine bottle tags a few weeks ago ? Well here is the finished product for display!! I'm so excited I think I'll be saving every glass container I empty and  will be wrapping hemp/twine around it! Love the look and it's pretty cheap (especially if you're drinking cheap wine like I do). 

So I went to town with the spray adhesive ( <= my new best friend! Between these wine bottles and those binders I'm sure I will be needing a new can very soon.) 

Anyway, back to the point. I went to town with the spray adhesive spraying about 3" of my bottle as I went. Spray, wrap twine tightly until you get to the end of your adhesive spray/or if it begins to loose tackiness. Per the directions you're supposed to apply within 15 seconds to have a permanent bond but I can't wrap that much twine that fast. I felt that like a minute and a half gives you enough time to wrap a 3" section with the adhesive remaining tacky. 

Now, keep spraying and wrapping from top to bottom (as I did) or until you like the look of your bottle. 

Your fingers may get a little sticky doing this project. Make sure that when you're spraying your adhesive you protect the surrounding area!!! Not with a craft mat either. I use a shoe box. This adhesive does not wipe off. At least not without a TON of effort, soap, Clorox wipes, and warm water (and REPEAT several times). Almost ruined a brand new craft mat the first time I used this stuff, because like you're supposed to be able to just wipe adhesive off of the may rightttttttt? I guess spray adhesive is not included in that.

But I ramble!! 

Just scroll down and look at the pretty finished product!!

I think that I'll be reusing these for my wedding reception as the flower in that "vase" is one for the reception decorations. Yay! A double reuse of an item. I feel so eco-friendly!

Thanks for stopping by!

Wine Bottles Signs

For the craft fair that my mom is in in April, she wanted me to make some signs for her. Here's what I came up with for what she wanted them to say. I think they turned out pretty cute myself. All I need to finish them it to wrap twine around the bottles (and polish off two more wine bottles!).

Variety of ABC stamps

Judith Flower Stamp E-68

"Gift" and "Flower" stamp I purchased from the Annual PT Thrift Sale (which is coming up soon! April 27th)

Spellbinders Lg Scalloped Circles & Labels 20

Copic Markers (to color in the flowers)

Ribbon (attached to the back of each sign to tie around the bottle

Poppies, Poppies, and {more} Poppies

I told you I love them. Here is more of Authentique's Poppy paper. If there anything I love more than the color or poppies, it's the color of poppies with that lovely Aqua color down there on those cards. My bedroom has that color scheme going on. The walls are a slightly lighter color than the poppies and our accent color is aqua blue. It gives the whole room a beach-y feel. Of course so do all of the accessories we've added to the room like beach photos form Jamaica, seashell wall hangings, a seahorse candle holder, you know the basics. 

To make a garden full of poppy cards:

Authentique's Poppy paper

Basic Gray paper

Bling

Spellbinders Ribbon Tag Trio 2

Spellbinders Blossoms Tags and Acccents

Die-namics Mini Doiley Circles

Judith Hello Lg Stub

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Broken China

Happy Planting

Bricks and Windows

I'm back as I promised to be. This time I have a card for you, rather than a project. You've probably got the  supplies for this already, they're kind of the staples of cardmaking. If you don't however, you'll be wanting to down to Picture This and picking them up because once you use them, you're gonna be hooked.

To make this card you'll need:

Memory Box Small Madison Window

Spellbinders Ribbon Tag Trio 3

Tim Holtz/Sizzix Brick embossing folder

Judith F-262 'Merry Christmas' Stamp

Graphic 45 Christmas paper

Tim Holtz Fired Brick Distressed Ink

Plaid Green Ribbon

See? You've probably got all of these. And if you don't, of course you can change out the Judith Christmas stamp for any other one you have on hand, same with the label, and you can use any kind of red ink you may have. BUT I think you really do need the Tim Holtz Brick folder and the Memory Box Window die. Really, you need them. Go get them if you don't have them. Every project from now on you will want to use these things, or you'll be making a project and think "Gee, If I only had XXX then my project would be perfect and it could be completed". Seriously. And of course if you'd like to make this card you will also need them because as far as I know, no other companies have a brick wall embossing folder or window as versatile as this one (although Cheery Lynn does have a bunch of cute windows that have a bit of flare, like stained glass church windows).

Happy Crafting!

Fab 5

McRice has new medleys out an we are loving them!

Here's what I came up with from their Fall Medley.

I used a flower picture that they  had on their medley and cut out flowers for my card from them to give my flowers a funky design.

Here's everything that I used:

McRice Fall Medley

Spellbinders Fancy Tag Trio

Martha Stewart Branch Punch

Cheery Lynn Sweet Williams D 137 dies

Basic Gray Hello Lucious paper

Anna Griffin corner Punch

I got my creative juices flowing and made more cards with the Fall Medley too!

McRice Fall Medley (Crow)

Kaiser Craft "Reunion" (Background)

Spellbinders Tag Trio Two

Spellbinders Standard Lg Circle

Memory Box Grapevine Wreath

Judith Bat Lg Stubby

Twinery Brown Stripe Twin

Great Impressions Have a Frightfully Fun Halloween C405

Memento Black Ink

McRice Fall Medley (pumpkin)

Memory Box Wrought Iron Fence

Spellbinders Standard Lg Ovals

Great Impressions BOO! A135

Memento Black Ink

Simplicity

The card looks better in person because the camera doesn't capture true color.

Super simple card and takes like a minute to do.

Cut a circle out of the center of your card base using Spellbinders Standard Circles.

Stamp your sentiment in the middle of the circle that was cut out of the center of your card base in a dark color ( I used Memento black ink and Kaiser Craft's Thank You clear stamp set sentiment).

Using Judith Weeds Large Stub Stamp and your color of choice stamp weeds all over the circle (I used Tim Holtz Antique Linen).

Close the card base and pop dot the stamped circle into the center of the cut out circle in your base.

Done!

HONEY. .. .

This was a birthday card for my honey Shane.



I used the McRice Medley Out West (the bear), MME miss caroline collection for the background, Judith stub stamp for the honey  jar, and Copic markers to color it in.

There's a show on Comedy Central called "Workaholics" the loves and one episode there were bear puns on the show. The inside of the card highlights one of those puns.

(If you're interested in the pun, here's a link to that episode but viewer discretion is advised.)



Here's one to calm the soul

Supplies:

McRice Down South Medley

My Minds Eye Miss Caroline- Dilly Dally "Best" Checkered

Judith Shell Stubby

Copics: E00, E23





NUTS ABOUT YOU

Sometimes you feel like a nut...

Three Nuts in Shell?

I Feel a Little Nutty

Break Out of Your Shell

Well, I don't know what saying should go with this card so I left it blank for now but it's screaming something abouts nuts

Supplies:

McRice Paper

Judith Acorn Stubby

Just Rite Just a Note Stamp Set (border)

Spellbinders Labels 20 & 18

Spellbinders Standard Large Circles

Copic: E23, E25, E19

Reindeer

Thought I'd try a little scrapbooking....

Supplies:

Tim Holtz/Sizzix Reindeer Flight Die

SB Poinsettiea Die

Judith Snowflake Stub

Bling

Pearls

Vellum

(Unfortunately I don't remember the cool paper)

It's still Christmastime in my book

Because Christmas cards are the most fun to make!

Supplies:

Memory Box "Frostyville Border"

Tim Holtz/Sizzix "Reindeer Flight"

Spellbinders "Labels 20"

Spellbinders "Classic Ovals Large"

Judith F262 (Merry Christmas stamp)

Lilybeedesign "Catching Fall-Cider" 12x12 (backside)

Coco 8x11 cardstock

Tim Holtz "Walnut Stain" Distress Ink



Fab 5 Day 1- Judith

Judith

Yes, Judith again. You know you  love her.

Day 1 is a super simple Christmas card.

Just take white cardstock cut to 11x5.5" for  the card base. And another piece of white cardstock to 5.25x4"; stamp Judith "In the Winter We Can Build a Snowman" stamp with black ink and color with Copics, emboss this piece with Tim Holtz/Sizzix Snowman Embossing Folder, and distress the edges with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink. Stamp the inside with Judith "Merry Christmas" stamp in black ink.

Super easy Christmas card made in less than 5 minutes. Seriously.



Fab 5- Day 1 Judith

Ah...Judith. We meet again. Only this time it is colder, therefore a season appropriate card is to be desired. Large Stubbies from your collection are the perfect thing to add a touch of fall and halloween to a card, in this case I used Oak Leaf, Bat, Spider, and Frog. I colored them in with Copic Markers, and for the inside of the card there's a "Happy Halloween" Stamp that's perfect.

Sarah Kay

Well, I recently acquired some Copics and needed a stamp to go along with it. So I used some New G45 Wizard of Oz paper, Spellbinders Fancy Tags and Scalloped Ovals, Ek Success Border Punch, a Stampavie clear stamp, and lots of Copics!

I <3 this card! It turned out sooo cute. Very easy too. Using "Chloe-mini floral" from 3 Bugs in a Rug as the background and the front and backside of "showers" just stamp your girl onto the backside rectangle as well as some "little weeds" from Judith with "Shabby Shutter" ink and adhere them down to the background. With some fancy tags from Spellbinders and TH "Victorian Velvet" ink to both distress and stamp "hello" you make the tag. Just get out your CB Quilled Daisy and that MME "Fine & Dandy "Adorned"" paper and rhinestones set and you're set to make the card with only floral ribbon to add.

Cheeky Pink

Supplies:
Three Bugs in a Rug "CHLOE" mini floral paper
Labels18
Cheeky Girl Greeting Farm Stamp
CB Poppies
Copics to color Cheeky Girl
Memento Ink to distress poppies
Heidi Grace die cuts
Judith "Hello" Stub
Martha Stewart Arches edge punch
3D dots

The paper that's cut out of Labels 18-sorry but I'm not sure what they are, one is a baby stripe and the other is a light blue fancy design of some sort.

Springtime

 Both of these cards were made with Three Bugs in a Rug's "April Showers" line: "gathering" and "showers". I also used Spellbinders Large Standard Circles and Scalloped Circles and yellow grosgrain ribbon.


 Card #1:4x5.25" background is Cloud9Design "Royal Dots-Pink". The 3.75x5" background is "gathering". I stamped congrats on a standard circle cut from "white luster" CS distressed it with "Rose Bud" Memento ink. The scalloped circle is cut out from the back of "showers".
Card #2: the background is the back of "showers". The scalloped strip on the bottom is the back of "gathering" and is punched with an EK Success Punch. The scalloped circles are cut from"light groovy grape" CS. The inside of the larger circle is cut from "gathering". The bird feet are stamped across the card with a Judith stub.
EVERYTHING USED FOR THESE CARDS IS AVAILABLE AT PICTURE THIS

Meow

Labels 5
Judith pawprint stick
Random kitty cat stamp found in my collection
Tim Holtz  Antique Linen Distress Ink
=
kitty cat card!

Think of Judith