Georgia Peach

One of my nieces hates pink , but she does love peach. She now lives in Georgia so peach is a very fitting color. I turned to some older G45 papers, Le-Romantique Collection - Loves Labyrinth,  that were so pretty with lots of peach. I ran into a problem when trying to match a Distress Ink to the patterned papers. There just was no one color that worked. I decided to use 2 colors instead and got a perfect blend from Tattered Rose and Dried Marigold. Ironically, the Tattered Rose ink is pink which she can not stand. The pink turns a beautiful peach when paired with Dried Marigold. I don't think she will ever guess that pink had to be used to get the beautiful color on these roses. (shhh...it is our secret. LOL)

Colorful Butterfly Garden

We all fell in lone with K & Co's Mariposa collection a while back. Scrapadabadoo even bought some extra sets a few months ago. I grabbed some up, but so did everyone else because they are sold out now. Here is a card I made with some of the papers.
I added my handmade flowers and used Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers Distress Ink to add accents. (I just love that color!) The picture does not show all the glittery goodness on the paper but, trust me,  It is there.

Pretty in Pink Roses

I needed to make a special card for a very special lady. I had some serious health problems this summer. One awesome person gave a lot of emotional support and even offered to physically come help despite the fact that she has her own health problems, We really appreciated her and wanted to send a great card. In fact, my hubby was so grateful that he said the card needed to be the most beautiful card that I had ever made...
NO PRESSURE, RIGHT??? LOL
Well, she loved it so all is well. :)

I used paper from Prima's Tales of you and Me collection. Light pink foil from Heidi Swapp's Minc collection, a wooden butterfly from Prima's Stationer's Desk, my hand made roses, and lots of pearls.   

Embossing powder on texture paste

I watched a video where they made a mixed media project using texture paste and putting embossing powder on it. I tried it on the center panel of this card. I applied the texture paste through a Prima damask stencil. then immediately covered the paste in a gold glitter embossing powder. I waited for the paste to dry then used my heat gun to melt the embossing powder. The finished product is very nice. the texture paste adds dimension and a slightly rough texture.  

Believe it or not, that card stock started out as white. I sprayed it with Prima Color Bloom Spray in Deep Teal.

To frame this panel,  I used Inca Gold guilder's paste i gold for the gold frame the stenciled with the same gold guilder's paste on another sheet of Deep Teal sprayed cardstock.

It was a lovely backdrop for my handmade flowers. The rose was colored in Inca Gold Violet and the other flowers were sprayed with Prima Color Bloom Berry Wine.

bird and open roses

Another card using
Prima Butterfly paper  
Prima Butterfly chipboard  
Fabscraps Pearls & Bling

I added some sheer ribbon from my stash and my handmade open roses.

butterfly and open roses 1

I made this lovely card using Prima Butterfly paper and a butterfly from the Prima Butterfly chipboard set.  I added some Recollections pearls along with some pearls and rhinestones from the Fabscraps Pearls & Bling set. In the center, I pleated some paper (watch this video I made a few years ago to see how it is done.)

Black and Teal Mariposa Card

Here is another card using another sheet of Mariposa paper.

You can get a set from Scrapadabadoo.

I chose this black sheet with gold foil from the 12x 12 Mariposa paper pad

I trimmed it down and layered it on top of white cardstock that I inked with

 Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink. 

The small simple flowers are inked with  Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink on the edges.

   The Loose Roses were inked with Spiced Marmalade.  I brushed over them with Clear Wink of Stella. Then I brushed over the edges with Gold Wink of Luna. The centers where filled with gold micro beads, I added gold foil to the Open Rose. I started out staining it with Aged Mahogany then I dabbed Flittler Glu onto the petals and then rubbed on some Minc Gold foil.

I was very impressed that the foil staid on even when I shaped the petals.

Burgundy Mariposa Card

I am having fun using my Mariposa papers 

Why am I FINALLY using these pretty papers you may ask/ Well, because I ordered a second set from Scrapadabadoo. LOL

I chose this burgundy sheet from the 12x 12 Mariposa paper pad

I trimmed it down and layered it on top of some black cardstock and gold foil trim.

I made 3 different types of flowers. I have some small simple flowers that I inked with Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink. Then there are some Loose Roses that have been stained with Aged Mahogany Distress Satin the I brushed over them with Clear Wink of Stella.
I could not resist brushing over the edges with Gold Wink of Luna. The centers where filled with gold micro beads, I did something special to the Open Rose. I started out staining it with Aged Mahogany but with all the gold foil on the patterned paper I felt the rose needed a little gold, I dabbed Flittler Glu onto the petals and then rubbed on some Minc Gold foil.
The outcome is so pretty and once the foil was on there it did not come off as I shaped the petals.

I added some Prima bling from my stash then sat back and admired all the gold foil on the card. :) 

Happy New Year

Well I have been MIA for a while. With all my nerve damage it was getting hard to do even the simplest of things. The area we lived in had high humidity and the weather was constantly changing which made it extremely hard on me. We had been wanting to move from the area for years but  thought it would be years before we could. Then all of the sudden an amazing opportunity opened up and WE MOVED to Colorado!

God just lined everything up to create an awesome job for my hubby in a beautiful location. I have felt much better here. I have been able to get out and enjoy the scenery, watch a movie, and be pushed around the mall. I feel like I have a new lease on life! Of course, getting out in public for the first time in years made me susceptible to getting a cold. I can handle being sick opposed to having unrelenting nerve pain all the time though. LOL

The good news is that now that I am over my cold and sort of unpacked (lol), I will be able to craft more. Yay!

The card was for my mom's birthday. I used Heart Felt Creations paper. (then I covered all the pretty paper up ...haha) The flowers were all white and inked with distress inks to provide a pop of color.

TH Distress Inks used: Seedless Preserves, Aged Mahogany, Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Peacock Feathers, Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, and Forest Moss.


I hope you all have a great new year and look forward to many more crafty projects to share with you.

Glittery Kaleidoscope Card

Hello, I used some of the beautiful Kaisercraft Kaleidoscope paper for this lovely card. I just love the colors. 

It went to someone who loves glitz so I made it sparkle by adding lots of Stickles Diamonds on the roses and little dots around the flowers.

The smaller flowers were washed with Perfect Pearls.

The Kaleidoscope papers from Kaisercraft are available at Scrapadabadoo

along with the die cut embellishments that I used on the inside.

If you would like to take a quick peek at these wonderful papers, check out this video where I show them off. (You might want to subscribe to the Scrapadabadoo YouTube channel too so you can keep up with all the crafty goodness that they offer.)

Here are the measurements for the paper layers on the front of the card.

Goodies from Scrapadabadoo

I got another order from my favorite online scrapbooking store before, Scrapadabadoo.

This time it was filled with Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays and some fun scrapbook paper.

The paper from Fab Scraps, French Heritage,  is Fabulous! I told my hubby it was my new favorite paper line but he just laughed and replied that I say that with every new paper line. LOL

Honestly, the pictures of this patterned papers do not do it justice. It is sooo pretty.

Normally, I would hoard this paper and not want to cut it. I forced myself to use some of it. I will admit that I am kind of happy that I did. 

I used my new LSG sprays for the flowers and ribbon. The handmade Open Rose and seam binding were a mixture of Alpine Ice Rose and Autumn Maple Crimson. Both yummy colors! The 3 darker flowers were sprayed with the crimson spray and i made a sort of messy Loose Rose with them. I added some seed beads to the centers. The leaves were actually left overs from another project.

So now that I cut into one of the Fab Scraps French Heritage papers I will be able to use the others soon and not just hide them away in my craft cube...then again...LOL

Keeping a Low Profile

We all like to layer on the embellishments on our artwork. Especially if flowers are involved. While it looks great, it is a little more difficult to mail. I usually have a large supply of special boxes to mail my dimensional cards. Sometimes we have to scale back and make a card that will go through the mail machines in a regular envelope. (Like when we run out of those special order boxes LOL)

The 2 cards above are bright and cheerful but are not nearly as thick as my regular cards with my Open Roses on them. See for yourself...

 flat flowers

Open Rose

So I have ordered more boxes but until they arrive I will not mind making a few cards with lower profile. They still carry just as much cheer.   :)

Materials used:

Neenah 110 lb exact index cardstock

MME Kate & Co patterned paper- Cambridge Court, "Medallion" 

LSG Cheshire Cat Cherry Starburst spray

LSG Razzleberry Plum embossing powder

LSG Tibetan Poppy Teal

TH distress ink Picked Raspberry

TH distress ink Evergreen Bough

TH distress ink Peacock Feathers

Art Glitter Rain Forest

washi tape

Viva Decor pearl pen

Viva Decor glitter pen

Hug Snug seam binding

(the cards might be flat but a lot went in to making them LOL)

Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder

I was trying to make a card last week when I was feeling really crummy and I felt like it was really showing in my work. The flowers did not come out the way I wanted. I kept dropping things, The colors did not seem to turn out the way I wanted. (And so on)

i was so frustrated with it all that I considered just tossing the card out or ripping the flowers off and starting over. About that time, my hubby comes home and sees the card. With out me asking him what he thought, he starts going on and on about how pretty the card was. He even said it was his new favorite. He talked about how much the lady I was making it for would love it. I was shocked.

I started thinking about how we sometimes do things that we don't see the value in but turns out blessing others. 

This new found perspective caused me to look at the card differently. I decided it was not so bad and even took the time to add a few pearl pen embellishments.

So what am I taking from this? Sometimes beauty is in the eye of the beholder so I should not be so tough on my assessment. More importantly, no one sees the frustration that can go along with making the card. All they see is a nice homemade greeting and they appreciate the lesson. :)

Another Avenue

 I made another card using the Bo Bunny The Avenues paper. The mats were gilded with gold Guilders Paste and some Recollections bling was added. (The bling was messed up in the picture but I fixed it later. LOL)

I used one of my Open Flowers, a few Pretty Flowers and my Fleur de lis mats.

Fleur de lis Panel Card

I wanted to make a special card for my mother's birthday. I brought out a beautiful patterned paper from Bo Bunny, The Avenues, which I have been hoarding for a while now. It is one of those papers that are so pretty that it is hard to cut into. (I know all you paper crafters know what I mean:) I decided to go with two main panels of cardstock and one of my Fleur de Lis cut files for the focal point. I added some Recollections bling, seam binding, and some of my handmade flowers.

I was really happy with how it turned out.

Thanks for dropping by.

Chalk Board Card

I love the chalkboard papers and embellishments that are so popular right now. I have purchased several of them, but they have sat on my shelf for a while. Well I was inspired to use some of the My Mind's Eye Chalk Studio paper to cut out one of the boards and placed it front and center of a center step card. I used white pens, ink, and a chalk pencil to decorate it. (the bird and flourish came on the patterned paper) The name is in chalk so I spritzed it with hairspray to fix it and keep it from smearing.

I took a cue from the Prima chalk line and added some pops of color. The banner was cut from some older Echo Park paper, Hello Summer. The flowers were cut from my cut files and inked with Worn Lipstick and Squeezed Lemonade.

I stamped more decorations on the inside.

A Cheerful Hello

As crafters we know how it is when we spend time, money, and our coveted craft supplies to make a handmade card or gift for someone and realize the recipient does not appreciate all the effort that you put into the project. We have all been there. I secretly start thinking about taking it back and keep it myself. LOL

Well, those times are completely eclipsed when we happen to give a handmade treasure to some one who really appreciates it. All the effort is instantly considered worth it to us. For example, my sister in law saves all my cards and displays them. My past Christmas cards are even a part of her decorations every year. My sister frames them. Totally worth all the time and work.

I gave a card to someone last year, and recently talked to several of her family members who told me how she just went on and on about that card. She even told my hubby that she does not remember anyone ever giving her such a special card. ...Well, of course, I melted. Not only did I feel appreciated, I was yearning to make her another card. LOL

So here is the card I made. :)  

I know she will appreciate it.

Sympathy Card with Open Rose

As many of you know. my dad passed away last month. His sister is the only sibling from his family that is still living. She had another loss this past week. Her husband passed away. I wanted to make her a special card. 

I used some patterned paper that is flocked. Red mats were added and lots of red bling. I made an Open Rose and added one of my Diamond edged border with dyed seam binding woven through it. 

The step card files and instructions can be found on this page.
The Open Rose and Diamond Edged Decorations can be found on my Etsy shop.

Colorful Step Card

I made another step card as a thank you. I wanted it to be extra special. Taking a cue from my glittery Mariposa patterned paper, I used some cheerful colors for the rose and "pretty" flowers. 

I added lots of pearls and made some butterflies. The butterflies were stamped and colored. They needed something a little extra. They got covered in glue and dry Stickles stardust glitter.

So pretty!

Step Card in Red

More Thank You cards.This is Mariposa patterned paper that has beautiful gold embossed flowers and flourishes. It even has a cute little bird...

If you look closely at the rose petals you can see that I inked the white cardstock with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink and then darkened the edges by running the matching marker along the edge. It takes a little while but it adds such a realistic touch.

You can download the step card files and Thank You caption from the previous post.