Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Bugbites Challenge

I'm playing over at Bugbites....here
Your to used your Cricut...the cartridges I used were - Eggs on Smiley Cards
                                                                                      Box on Tags Bags & Boxes
                                                                                      Tag on Gypsy Wandering

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Spring Season

For spring is here and that means my son will be turkey hunting.....
I used Wild Life cartridge and DCWV DP....
I'm entering this over a Fantabulouse Cricut Challenge....

Monday, March 28, 2011

Paper Temptress DT

My NEW"S.....I was selected to be on the Paper Temptress DT team.......how awesome is that.......I have never use any of their paper but I have heard it's the best to have.....so I am very excited......so be on the look out .....what I can do with this paper.....oh and they also have ribbon.....well if any body knows me at all.....it's that I'm a ribbon junkie......there it's out....I feel so much better......I love....love....ribbon........
And you all have seen some of my flowers....well with this  paper....they should be really awesome......maybe I'm make a video....and show you all how to.....
Look forward to working with some very talented ladies...and gents.....thank you ......

Cardbox Pop Up for Paper Cupcakes

I needed something special for my grandson birthday......so I made him a cardbox......a card and box.....this is also for the Paper Cupcake challenge this week.......hosted by ME~~~~~ and it's a color challenge.....your to use Pink, Green, Yellow......I had to change the color a little ....I couldn't use pink....so I used orange.....which is really more for a boy....don't ya think!!!!! And this is a pop up card on a box, which I got the idea from Lori at loriplayingwithpaper....
There is a little envelope under the hand made flowers which I put a DS game card inside of it......this was made using Tag, Bags, and more....Cricut..
Of course the "Easy Does It"  image is by Nina May at Paper Cupcake ......which I also thought it would be cute for my grandson...I love....love....digits....when I get the images I copy it ...into my Microsoft Work....then I'm able to type any sentiment's I want to go with it.....so easy....and fun.....
Here what it looks like open.....and the gift!. He wanted a DS cover .....
So come on over and play with us this week....and I hope this has inspire you to "think inside the box"......lol.....
You can also click on the pictures to make the larger if you can see it all here......

Thank you for stopping by and I got some good news coming ........

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Totally Diffrent Mini Album


I love how this turn out....it's a mini album box.....I made a box 6X6 and top 7X7...I used DCWV "Lodge Stack" for the frame....which I had to make.....I cut out 4 frames and glue them together.....pop dots to hold it so I could slip in a picture of my grandson's....Jonathan on the right and Ethan on the left....
The flowers, I made the mum and got the mini rose's from blog candy from Jacque....thank you again Jacque and the mini Gypso are from Jerri at  A Touch of Grace......which are so very nice.....you can check them out here at A Touch of Grace Paper Boutique......you can go over there and see how to make the mum's too......she has a fabulous tutorial.....

You can see here the box....and the mini pop outs and is connected to the inside of the box





Then you can pull out the album and it stands beside the box......pull on the ribbon and it open.....




This is the first page.....Kathy over at Paper Phenomenon show us how to make these pages.....they have two flaps and each of them have pockets....I put a tag and a small mini album in them on each of the pages
There is also a flap page behind these pockets which I put a tag there too.....



I used Heartwarming Vintage collection DP, Pastel and Classic all thru the album....there are some beautiful paper here.....







There are 5 total pages in the album....


























Here's the back....tied the ribbon together and slip it back into the box.....


Here is a close up on the flowers......

PLEASE let me know what you think.....and I really do appreciate you looking......thank you!!!!!:)

Monday, March 21, 2011

Vintage Tag's

I love to make tags......and over at The Paper Cupcake, this weeks challenge is hosted by sweet Carol.....and she wants vintage tags.....

And this weeks images is a "FREEBIE" Doodle Flower 4 by Nina May.....now the ticket's aren't but you can get them here.....all the lace on here, I got at a estate sale.......I used Tim Holtz's stamp Visual Artistry , glimmer mist copic marker and distress ink....the flower I made and put a old pearl in the center....
I hope you all will come and play with us this week......who don't love making tags....fun and easy .....
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Monday, March 14, 2011

Vintage Lables

Oh I'm so excited.....I have figure out how to make collages for tags on my computer....
I know most everyone probably all ready knows....but I didn't.....
I used all Graphic Fairy images which are free and fabulous.....then I spray "Moon Shadow Mist", gossamer gold by Lindaystamp Gang......love this stuff.....

Oh and the rose I made just playing around...they are made out of yards of cloths....they are "OK", but nothing to write more about...Thank you for looking....
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Beach Mini Album


Ok it's finish!!!! The Beach Mini Album.....dosn't it look like a relaxing beach seen.....well maybe no...but still dreamly huh.....
I used my gypsy with all the cuts.... the cartridge I used was "Life's a Beach"...which is a really fun images...





Here are the flowers I made....to look like Mums....and my butterfly.....which turn out so cute....
This is the back of the house....





Side view with all the flowers









This is the top of the album folded out





And this is the first page of the album......you can tuck the top of the album under it to lay flat...




The pages fold out also with flaps and pockets...







This is the next pages.....






This is the next pages......



This is the last of the pages .......





I put these two together because the luggage box is also a beach theme......the lady I made this for is going to pick which one she wants for her DD.......who is going to Hawiia for her honeymoon.....


Thank you for looking, I really do appreciate your comments too......
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St Patricks day at Paper Cupcake

Our beautiful host for this week is Katrina and she has challenge us to a "Monochromatic" card.......well I'm not to much into these kinds....But with this "Sammie Shamrock" designed by our very talented leader Nina May at Paper Cupcake.....how could I get it wrong.......
 Ain't this little guy cute.....I used K & Co. DP color it with copic and spica markers....the sentiment is computer generated...and that is why I love digit's...you can add little messages or sweet sayings.....or whatever you want......and all the images from Paper Cupcake are awesome....you can see all of them HERE
So come on over and play with us this week.....  you can used any images you have from Papar Cupcake and just play.....easy......

So "Happy St. Patrick's Day"

And Please give a warm Welcome to our new DT team...... leave them some love.....thank you!!!!

Friday, March 11, 2011

3-D Butterfly's and Mum's

I made these cute butterfly's from a technique  from Loretta from Lil Scap of Heaven.....you can check out her video HERE.... You'll have to join...but let me tell you we have a lot of fun there.....you might just want to join and play with us....

The stamp is from Gina K Design "Hope is Faith" used stazon black ink.....color them with copic markers.....I did have some trouble with the yellow and had to used a permanent  marker which worked better.....curl the top and hot glue them together.....

I'm making a beach house mini album and will show it later.....

I also made the Mum flowers...which I learn to do from Jerri from A Touch of Grace.....she's so talented and blessed.... she'll  show you "step by step" on how to make them,  you can check her out HERE.....

Thank you for stopping by ....Please let me know what you think.........


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Monday, March 7, 2011

Luggage Mini Album

I made this Luggage Mini for a friend.....who's DD is going to Hawaii for her honeymoon...it's all tropical.......
These labels are from The Graphic Fairy.......the cover for the box ....I used a paper bag

 The inside paper I used our local newspaper..... the front cover  is DCWV "Ciao Bella" and the rest is Colorbok
I used "Life's a beach" cricut cartridge for the insides.....I hope you like please let me know.....
I am also putting this on The Graphic Fairy Brag Monday.....

Sea Horse

This week's challenge for Paper Cupcakes/TMITA is a sketch.......our talented host for this week is Patti Painter. I used the "Sea Horse" image from Nina May from Paper Cupcake.......This is for my 10 yr old grandson....he didn't know it at the time, but he had picked this one.... so of course I had to used it for him.......
 And the sketch................
So come on over and play with us this week......it's so much fun!!!! And we have some new DT team members playing with us so you got to check them out too.......thank you for coming....