Alice in Wonderland Shoe

If you've ever looked at my blog, you know by now that I have a passion for paper shoes! This shoe is made from a pattern I created last year and have used it many, many times - for every Holiday and theme imaginable. I use them for treat boxes, since they hold a good little amount of candy. I have also used them on Mother's Day and filled them with cosmetic samples and mini manicure sets. (So, girls, save those samples! They make great little favors!)However, this is the first time I've used it with an Alice in Wonderland theme. This one is a prototype for a request I've gotten for an Alice in Wonderland themed tea party. How fun does that sound?!!!!! Since I'm not really up on children's literature, I did have to do a little research. And I plan on watching the movie next time I catch it on TV. I can think of all kinds of possibilities for color combos and medallions to decorate!




Thanks for looking! Your comments would be most welcome.

Week #55 Flower Palette

It's still so Wintery here, but this card gives me hope for Spring! I'm entering this card in the Shabby Tea Room's challenge #55 - Flower Palette. I LOVE crepe paper, and I LOVE sweet peas. I combined those two loves and came up with this crepe paper sweet pea. The crepe paper is actually vintage - so stretchy and yummy! I mounted it on a button card using a PTI die. The felt leaves and doily are also PTI dies. They are such fun!



Here is a close up of the sweet pea. It gives me Spring Fever!! Thank you for looking. I'd love your comments!

Happy Birthday Turkey

My son recently celebrated his 33rd birthday. Wow! Where does the time go? That must make me ancient. Not really - I was a mere child when I had him. LOL! I think a masculine birthday card is always a challenge. Since he is an avid turkey hunter and a champion turkey caller, I felt it only appropriate to try and produce a birthday card that reflected that interest. The stamp I chose actually comes from a Thanksgiving set from Crafty Secrets. Love that stamp company! I first stamped the background on cream colored paper, then overstamped and embossed the turkey. I colored in just a hint of red on his face. I cut that using a circle nestabilities and mounted it in brown using the next size up. That, in turn, was mounted on a large scalloped circle using some camo paper that had been in stash for years. The background is simply a blue cardstock and a green textured paper. I machine stitched using a zig zag for a little added texture.



I stamped the inside using my old faithful Making Memories Magnetic Alphabet set. I've had it for years and still love it! All in all, I was pretty pleased with the card, and Andy loved it! Thanks for looking, and I'd love to hear your comments! What's your favorite masculine card idea?

Graphic 45 Once Upon a Springtime

I fell in love with this paper collection by Graphic 45 the moment I saw it. I've really been into the birthday card making lately and chose this paper for a 3 year old girl who loves fairies. The paper is simply gorgeous on its own, so I chose not to do a lot of embellishing. I wanted a lot of the paper to show. I cut the front of the card using a Grand Nestabilities die and adhered it to my card base, allowing it to "sit up" above the card. I then added the top layer cut with a small size of the same die and embellished with a paper rosette mounted on a lacey circle of glittered cardstock. Last I cut the number using a PTI die and topped off the rosette with a small silk bow.

If you haven't seen this paper "in person", check it out. My photography really does not do the colors justice! Grrr! I wish I knew how to make better pictures. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Happy Friday tomorrow!

Shabby Tea Room Party Time

This is such a fun challenge. I guess because I've become "hooked" on the whole banner, rosette, shabby chic look of late. This is my second effort for this particular challenge (I do hope that's OK!). I'm loving the PTI number dies! They are really fun to work with and a great way to add a little personalization to a birthday card. I used Octber Afternoon's Duck in a Row paper collection for this card. Beautiful paper! It was really a snap to make. I've also reconnected with my PTI ticket die and stamp set. It's a fun set. I tried to leave some of the feminine aspects behind since I was thinking of a boy when I made this card. Instead of silk ribbon, I decided on a pretty yellow twill. I still did, of course, have to use some glittered paper. Just love that stuff! Thanks for looking! I'd love to hear (or should I say "see" your comments).

Spring Flowers

 

I believe Spring is finally in the air here in Tennessee!! Aren't these little spring flowers beautiful?! Spring's in the air, and a song in my heart! Happy Spring!

Shabby Tea Room Challenge Week #53 Birthday Girl Banner

This is quite a lengthy post. I hope you'll scroll down and see it in its entirety. Thanks in advance for looking, and thanks Shabby Tea Room for creating this Week #53 Challenge!! The pic above is the entire banner. Sort of tricky to photograph since it's quite long, and my photography leaves much to be desired.



In honor of my beautiful granddaughter's 3rd birthday, I wanted to make something special and "fru fru" for her room. She is such a girlie girl! I had been wanting to try my hand at a life-sized banner, using my Papertrey Ink Dies (LOVE those dies!), and this is what I came up with. I can't wait for her party to give it to her! My favorite component is the baby pic of her that I added at the beginning of the banner. It's my favorite baby picture. It always reminded me of a beautiful Madame Alexander doll I used to have. Isn't she gorgeous! (OK, I'll try to contain myself from "grandmotherdom"! LOL)

Below is a pic of her taken just last week. Isn't she still beautiful (Oh, I really didn't say that, did I?)



Finally, here's the rest of the banner. Some close ups of the individual letters. I'll have to say this was the most fun project I have EVER done! I really just got lost in it and loved every minute of it. It's a great way to use up little pieces and parts of things you've could never bear to discard.












I will attempt to give you an idea of the materials I used here, although many of them were just "scraps" and many other parts were from my stash. The papers are K&CO and Making Memories. I used the Banner Builder die from Papertrey Ink, some paper doilies, paper flowers, rolled fabric flower using my DieNamics Rolled Flower die, felt leaves cut freehand, vintage chandelier crystals, mercury glass ornament, Making Memories Tags, MS glitter, MS glittered letter stickers. I would love to hear your comments about this project, and if you have any questions regarding what I used, please email me, I'll be happy to share. Happy Hump Day!!

A Special Card for a Very Special Little Girl

This evening we are celebrating my granddaughter's third birthday! What a joyous occasion. It seems only yesterday that she entered this world. Where does time go? I made this card to give her at this evening's birthday party. Pink is her favorite color (mine, too!). All the papers, with the exception of the green glitter spellbinders medallion, are from October Afternoon. It is from their Ducks in a Row collection. Love those papers!! The ribbon is May Arts silk, the fringe is by Wright's. I picked it up on sale at Hancock Fabrics. I made the rosette. The number and ticket are both Papertrey Ink Dies. Love those dies! They are such fun. The stamp used on the ticket is also Papertrey Ink and coordinates with the Ticket die. If you've never shopped there, be sure and check them out. They really have gorgeous stuff!!! And their blog is just over the top. Such a talented DT!
The picture below is the inside of the card. Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend and praying for the victims of the earthquake/tsunami in Japan and around the world!

Imagine the Possibilities

Happy Sunday everyone. Wow, did we have major snow here today! The absolute largest flakes I have EVER seen! Fortunately, the ground is just not cold enough for it to stay. Hopefully, more Spring weather soon!

I'm finding it hard to believe that I'm actually beginning to enjoy challenges. This one is for CardPatterns Sketch 105 Challenge. When I saw the sketch, I knew exactly what I wanted to make. Although it looks like a card in the first picture, please scroll down to the next pic to see what it actually is!



As you can see, it is actually an altered CD case containing a set of Nestabilities. I've accumulated some duplicates, one of which is this set of Scalloped Squares. I've been wanting to give a gift to a scrapping friend of mine, and this makes the perfect "package". The dies are held in by magnetic strips. I have found the Jewel cases make the best way for me to store dies. Although, that could be changing soon. I'm having two cabinets custom built. I'll be posting pics of them as soon as they are complete. Each cabinet has 16 drawers; each drawer is 13" x 25" and 2" deep, making them perfect for single layers of stamps, dies, small embellishments, etc. But enough about that. Back to the project at hand. Below is a list of all the materials I used in this project:
Avocado Cardstock from Papertrey Ink
Making Memories je t'adore paper collection (I am SO in love with this collection!)
Making Memories je t'adore glass vial (I added the glitter)
Martha Stewart Tourmaline Glitter
May Arts Silk Crinkle Ribbon
Making Memories "Rummage" Magnetic Alphabet Stamp Set
Rich Cocoa Ink Pad by Memento
Making Memories Rub on
Fabric Flower (this was made using fabric from my stash)
Green Felt (leaves)
Thanks for looking! I would love any comments!