Easel Away

Bringing you two easel cards today both made using DCWV Summer Garden Jardin d'Ete 6x12 stack. The double sided sheets are gorgeous and full of vibrant colors!  Rain or shine I have two cards to make someone smile. It's been a while since I've played around with easel cards.  This time I tried the circle card.  I kept it simple and can't wait to try it again.



Recipe Ingredients
Sherri Baldy's digital image
Spectrum Noir markers
Quickutz circle die cut
Creative Memories circle cutter
Recollections pearls
Websters bling
 

Entering in
Crafty Sentiments  Girl Power challenge
Crafty Boots  Anything But a Square
  The Besties - Shaped Cards

Sentiment reads "The HEART that LOVES is always YOUNG"

Entering in
Spectrum Noir June Summertime Challenge
Word Art Wednesday - Challenge #86 Uplifting Sentiment
365cards - Picture Postcard challenge Day 176
Cute Card Thursday - In the Summertime
Ginger Loft  - Tie a Yellow Ribbon
 

Recipe Ingredients
DCWV paper stack
Martha Stewart edge punches & fringe scissors
Stampin Up cloud embossing folder
Spectrum Noir markers

 

Hope I've brightened your day!

Life is Sweet

It's Summertime and I scream for ice cream.  This cute digital was provided by Crafty Sentiments.  Although I was late for their challenge, I was committed to create a project.  So this is my take on her chilling in the summer with two scoops of strawberry ice cream.  Life is sweet!

Recipe Ingredients:
Websters papers
Crafty Sentiments digital image
Inkadinkado stamp
SEI ribbon
Spectrum Noir markers:
Hair TN7/TN8/EB5, Skin EB2, Dress BGR 1&3, PL1/LV1

Entered in:

Spectrum Noir June Summertime Challenge

 

MOJO 299 Monday sketch challenge





 

With God all things are possible

Sweet little Pheobe is swinging and looking at the little butterflies under her feet, knowing that God is bigger than her problems.  Sometimes we go through little challenges, but if we focus on the bigger picture then we KNOW in our hearts All things are possible with God.    Have a blessed week.




Recipe Ingredients:
Spectrum Noir markers
Robert Jackson digital image
Martha Stewart edge punch
Webster paper


Entered in:
365 Card Sketch challenge
Spectrum Noir June Summertime challenge
Twist of Faith Challenge #43 Scenes & Uplifting Sentiment
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #85 Uplifting Sentiment
Corrosive Challenge Challenge #177 Summertime
Brown Sugar Challenge BSCB #47 Summer
 

It's Summertime!

Hello I'm using a sketch from Twisted Faith.  Sweet Whoopsie Daisy digital image is sitting pretty on the wall observing the flowers and butterflies.  A card made for another sweet sister on my courtesy list with a scripture from Psalm 121:1-2.  I'm still working on my coloring with Spectrum Noir markers.  I love the teal colors. 

Recipe Ingredients:
Colorbox Woodhaven paper stack
American Crafts greenhouse flowers
Verve stamp- scripture
Spectrum Noir markers
Brick Wall GB8/GB10/TN7/EB5, Flowers CR8/DR5, Skin GB8, Hair EB5/DR7/TN8

Entering in 
Twisted Faith  #42 Sketch challenge
Word Art Wednesday  Challenge # 85 Anything Goes Uplifting sentiment
Spectrum Noir - June Summertime Challenge
Corrosive Challenge #177 Summertime

Feeling Patriotic

She's strolling for a night on the town in her Patriotic outfit colored with Spectrum Noir markers.  Its a red, white and blue affair!  Love the papers in the Authentique Glory collection so I used four strips of it on this card. The stars and music is setting the tone don't you think?!


Recipe Ingredients:
Authentique Collection -  Glory
Glitz rhinestone
BugABoo image
Stampin Up Cherry Cobbler ribbon seam binding
Spectrum Noir markers Skin TN2, Clothing TB3/5/DR3, Hair EB7/GB10

Entering in

Catch the Bug - Bingo Challenge (Used red/white/blue, Bugaboo image & star )

Scrap-Creations Patriotic GGSC155

Eureka Stamps - # 44 Anything Goes

Can you believe the 4th of July holiday is just two weeks away?  Where has the year gone.

Is it Girlie?

This card was inspired by a sketch from Sweet Shoppe.  They wanted me to make it girlie, which was great because I'm making this one for a 50th birthday party and her favorite colors are red and white. I embossed the dress with the polka dot plate.  The background is done with the Happy Birthday plate.

Recipe ingredients:
Prima flowers
Stampin Up die cut
Anna Griffin paper
Cuttlebug embossing plates
Martha Stewart edge punches

Entering in:

Sweet Shoppe sketch challenge Make it Girlie

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Our Daily Bread Designs

I sure miss Archivers.  That's where I purchased my very first Our Daily Bread Design stamps.  It's nothing like receiving a card with a scripture or encouraging word.  I chose Die Cuts With A View Summer Garden stack. It comes double sided in 6x12.  The paper is very pretty.  I inked the doily with orange Versacolor ink as my border for the scripture.  The photo looks redish, but it's actually orange.  I added some fiber above the blue border that's actually a part of the paper.  Got to LOVE this stack.

Recipe Ingredients: 
DCWV Summer Garden Jardin d'Ete Stack
Versacolor orange ink

Martha Stewart edge punch

Micheals fiber

Entering in:

Our Daily Bread Designs sketch challenge

Word Art Wednesday #84 Anything Goes

Eureka Stamps Anything Goes

Tie a Yellow Ribbon

Yes I tied a yellow ribbon on the front of my fold card.  It's made for one of my sorority sisters that had two surgeries.  Sweet little Pencil Pixie digital image from Whimsie Doodle is at her service to take any request she needs to keep her mind at ease.  I added the butterflies at the end to tie in the front.  The front sentiment is by Verve and the inside sentiment is by JustYolie.


Recipe Ingredients:
DCWV 6x 12 paper stack
Verve stamp
JustYolie image
Martha Stewart edge  & butterfly punches
Spectrum Noir markers

Entering in

 

Ginger Loft - Tie A Yellow Ribbon

Quirky Crafts #12 Fold it

Eureka Stamps Challenge #44 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday #85 Anything Goes Uplifting Sentiment

Spectrum Noir - Summertime

No digital, no coloring...

Can you believe it?  No digital, no coloring.  This card was made for one of my sorority sisters who was under the weather.  Her courtesy is a little late, but I'm sure it will put a smile on her face.  I was playing eeny, meeny, miny, moe with my Verve's stamps that I chose with a gift certificate I won at Paperieblooms blog giveaway. Isn't it the sweetest sentiment?!

Recipe ingredients:
MME Breeze paper stack
Verve stamps
Martha Stewart base card
Stampin Up doily die cut
Stickles crystal
Versacolor ink

 

 

Entering in

Word Art Wednesday  - Uplifting Sentiment Challenge #84

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch challenge #203

Cupcake Craft  Cupcake #247 Let's Get Sentimental

Can It Be A Baby Mobile?

Scraps of Color is having a coaster challenge using a Robert Jackson digital RJ2013#10.  My friends always laugh at me for taking the coasters from Olive Garden.  Why throw them away when you can recycle?!! Brown Sugar Challenge #45 is using felt or fabric and I chose my Stampin Up fabric. Spectrum Noir is having a Summer Time challenge.  I painted the sky blue and the red paint represents heat, however the baby is colored with Spectrum Noir markers. Word Art Wednesday has an Anything Goes Uplifting sentiment.  How sweet is the sentiment?  It is always exciting working with several challenges at one.  I pulled out two baby (boy & girl) images.  I didn't like the coloring on the boy so I stopped and worked with the girl.  As you see my coasters are used as a Baby Mobile.  What do you think?  I'm going to print the boy again and complete it.  I'm inspired!


 Top view

 

Bottom View

 

 Bottom close up
The polka dots is the material.  I found a red floral stick pin and added the letters to form baby.



Recipe Ingredients

PSX sentiment stamp

Hero Arts baby hand stamp

Gesso, Acrylic paints

Stickles crystal

Webster ribbon

Robert Jackson digital

Spectrum Noir markers

Stampin Up fabric

Prima & Michaels flowers
Michaels doily

Spectrum Noir markers CR8, DR3, TB1&2, EB2&5, TN2&7

 

Love it when you stop by and leave a little love.

You Are A Beacon of Light

While purchasing supplies for a customer, I browsed through the clearance box at Michaels and found this canvas mini for only 50 cents!  Since I was going to visit one of my aunts I thought why not make her a mini of inspirational quotes and phrases.  She has a sweet spirit and full of wisdom.  I took quick photos before I headed out so the quality is not that great.  I apologize.

Everything was from my stash of scraps.  I just can't throw it away.
Quote reads, "You are a beacon of LIGHT that shines so bright you give me HOPE"

It's blury, I think I was singing while I took this one. lol
Unity Stamp (Faith)  Reads "I will sing the Lord's praise, for He has been good to me."

Quote reads, "Courage is fear that has said it's prayers"  Got it from a little book of hugs to encourage and inspire.  The scripture is from Stampin Up "Truest in the Lord will all thine heart - Proverbs 3:5

Entering in
Word Art Wednesday  Challenge #83 Anything Goes Uplifting Sentiment

Thanks for stopping by.....Loving Mixed Media & would love to hear your feedback!

Inspirational Accordian mini albums

Okay blog friends here is another project I worked on that I completed Sunday.  We were asked to donate gifts for our 17 graduates in Delta Gems.  Since they were going to college I wanted to give them something they can reflect on.  Of course there is plenty of room to add photos, but the message is what I truly want them to remember.  Some had inspirational quotes, scriptures, and words. 

Since there were so many projects on my 'to do' list I only had 48 hours to complete these.  Oh the possibilities......Can't wait to do these again!!!  I went into my stash of goodies and pulled our vellum quotes and sheets of quotes I've had for years. I used fibers and ribbons.  Some quotes & scriptures were from Word Art Wednesday so I decided to enter these into their Challenge #82 Anything Goes

Can you imagine this mini was made with one 12x12 sheet?  Some were double sided, which made them really cute and versatile.  The tags were mostly solid colors and I added the flourish stamp to give it some pizazz.  All the cute embellies were in my stash to throw away, but I just can't get the bag to go into the garbage can. lol

I was pleased with them with the timeframe I had to do them.  I'm going to start making them with my scraps and keep them handy to give out as RAK gifts and rewards for my students.

Here's a close up of the front.  Mostly an embellishment, flower and word.  My sorority sisters loved them so I think the graduates will love them and be blessed by the inspirational message.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a blessed day!

Sweet Gesture

My co-worker, the new kid on the block, surprised us with a delicious tray of chocolate covered strawberries. What a sweet gesture!  While talking with her at her desk I saw this old small plain clipboard. I asked her what her favorite colors were.  She said green and she also liked pink. I took it and told her I wanted to spruce it up a bit. She looked at me funny. When I returned it she looked up and smiled.


Recipe Ingredients:

acrylic paint
Prima flowers
Stickles crystal
Hancock Fabrics lace
Versacolor black ink
Stampin Up dress form die cut
TCW mini chicken wire template
Heidi Grace sentiment stamp
DCWV The Green Stack & The Wild Splendor
K&Company Life's Journey metal embellishment

Entered in Word Art Wednesday Challenge #82 Anything Goes Encouraging and Uplifting Sentiment

Sentiment reads:  "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams".- Eleanor Roosevelt.

Thinking of You

Just one of the cards I created this weekend for Spectrum Noir markers.  Their challenge was the color purple.  It will also be entered in  Word Art Wednesday challenge #82 Anything Goes Encouraging or Uplifting Sentiment.  The cute little digital image is from the Cuttting Cafe.

Spectrum Noir markers
Dress LV1, LV2, LV3
Balloon PL4, PL5, LV1
Hair TN7, TN8, GB10
Skin GB8