Paper PineCone

This is the second part of the Christmas in July Class "Pine Cones & Poinsettias"
The picture really doesn't do it justice. The Pine Cone is made using the medium pear punch. The greenery is made from the mega fern punch & pine bough punch(in 2 shades of green)And red stickles for the berries. I added a Gold Feathery trim on the designer paper- French Market by Rusty Pickle.



I love to hear your comments, and I promise my next post will give the details of my Blog Candy giveaway!!!

Christmas in July

I know....It's a little early for Christmas. Next month is July,so we will be having Christmas in July! Ok...to be exact I am teaching a class on Poinsettia's & Pine cone's at the Scrapbook Haus in New Braunfels on July 26th. I made a few different styles of Poinsetttia's today, so help me decide which one we will do in the class. I would love to hear which one you like the best! The lighting was not the best so click on the picture for a close up. The first is a little more elegant, very shimmery.


The second one is a litte more antique/aged looking
Please leave me a comment with which Poinsettia project you like the best!

The third is a little more traditional.
As part of "Christmas in July" I will be having a blog candy give away. I am shopping for goodies to give away & I will have more details soon.

Black & White posie

My co-worker asked me to make a card for her mothers birthday, in black, white & red.
This is what I came up with. These "lolli-pop" posies are so easy to make. I just free hand circles out of patterned papers. (the circles do not have to be perfect) I distressed the edges, misted lightly with water, then start to crinkle & shape. I used SU border punch for the red strip, then layered ribbon over the top. I used a swirl/flourish punch by EK Success-(that is in the top left)Punched from black cs then I used black diamond stickels for some sparkle.

Floral Purse & Note

This little card & purse set is perfect for a little girl! I saw the tutorial for the purse at Inking Idaho click here for the Tutorial



I used scalloped circles nestabilities and several punches to create the flowers to mimic the ones on the paper. I really like how bright & bold, yet fun & cute these are. I hope you like them too!

Tiny Flowers

First off I want to say that Wicked was Amazing! I am so happy we went!
The story is fabulous & it is just a magical experience! I highly recommend you go if you get the chance!



I made this just because I wanted to! I had seen the idea on someones blog a while back, but now I forgot where! I think I might be insane.....partly because I can't remember squat....partly because of how tedious this was! These flowers are realllly small, I had to use tweezers ALOT! I stuck it out, and finally finished it though it took a while. The sentiment is something I had made a while back (I have the website if anyone is interested) The Flower punch is the small "tiny flower" from The Punch Bunch.
Now I have to work on samples for next months classes!

Wicked Tonight

We are going to see Wicked tonight at the Majestic Theatre, and I'm so excited I can hardly stand it! I am off to work this morning & am toting clothes to change into for the big show.
I have an extreme weekend ahead, so I am going to enjoy tonight! I am teaching a full class at the Scrapbook store on San Pedro tomorrow, then 2 (back to back) full classes on Sunday in New Braunfels. Good thing I have Monday off to recover!

Daffodills

I think Daffodil's are the epitome of summer! They are so bright and sunny, they just make me happy! These are made from card-stock and coffee filters, and accented with Flowersoft. We made some of these when I took the class from Susan Tierney-Cockburn, author of "The Paper Garden" & "The Paper Bouquet", and now I am teaching classes on making the flowers! For those of you who are in the area, this is sample for the class on June 28th at the Scrapbook Haus in New Braunfels, TX.

I want to thank all of you who are visiting my blog on a regular basis, your comments are so encouraging! I truly appreciate your nice words...it is what keeps me inspired to continue to create new things to show you!

Prettier Pansies

I am much happier with these pansies! I knew they needed tweaking! I used my punches to punch the purple & white petals, then I shaded the white petals with pastels & added detail with marker & flowersoft. I even sponged the lace (which was white) with eggplant envy ink, to match. Here is a close up of the flowers! I will probably be teaching a class on these....so I won't do a tutorial on them until after the class.

Paper Pansies

This is my first try at making pansies. I haven't decided if I really like them or if they still need to be modified....I will probably make more so I can tweak them some...it's just that there are so many varieties of these flowers...and I like them all!
This is one of the many varieties, and the one I was sort of trying to make.

Potted Roses

I just can't stop making these flower pot cards- They are probably my all time favorite, since you can fill them up with soooo many different flowers! These roses are made with the super giant begonia punch with the small sun in the center, the leaves are the large grape leaf. All the punches are available from Scrappily Ever After
I sponged the edges of the petals and leaves with close to cocoa ink by SU.

Organza knot center Flower

This is a quick and simple card. The flower is a stamp by Technique Tuesday. I stamped it with black ink onto a mauve pink cardstock & cut out and shaped. I used the Martha Stewart "Anywhere Punch" to punch hole in the center. I layered 2 strips of organza ribbon and tied a knot in the center, then threaded the ends into the hole in the center of the flower. Then I added the small pink rhinestones to the stamen lines. The sentiment stamp is by INKADINKADO. I am not sure who the swirl stamps are made by-they are from a clear set.

Ribbon Loop Flower

I saw this idea a long time ago on Claire Brennan's blog "Waltzingmouse" She is so amazingly talented. She did a tutorial on these a long time ago & I finally got around to trying them. I did go out and but the slot punch tool thingie, because one can never have enough tool thinigies! And now I have even more reasons to hoard ribbon!!! The center of the flower is a button.

I hope you all have a wonder full Memorial Day! Thank you to all who have served our country! God Bless the USA!

Apple punch flower

This is a pretty easy flower to make using the large apple punch. The centers are made from the small sun punch. The leaves are the grape leaf & fern,and there are 2 sizes of butterflies. All the punches are available from ScrappliyEverAfter

The border punch is from SU and I used Rose Romance to sponge the edges of the flower & butterflies.

Posies in Gingham Pot

I can't seem to get enough of these flower pot pocket cards! I just love them and could make tons of different ones.... if I just had the time! The flowers are from the Retro flower punch, with a stamen punch used in the centers, the leaves are the ash leaf punch. I hope to have more soon!!

Cupcake Birthday

I figured you might be getting tired of sooooo many flower cards...:)-So here is something actually stamped!!!

My friend at work asked me to make a birthday card for her daughter, so it was perfect time to try out these $1.00 stamps from Michael's that I got about a month ago. I colored them with prismacolor pencils & blended with OMS. Then used stickles to make them sparkle!

Paper Tiger Lillie's

I can't believe how busy it has been around here! This card is the only thing I have made in a whole week! It was made for a friend who spent her birthday (and mothers day) in the hospital. She has been in the hospital for about 3 months now & would appreciate your prayers. Patsy is such a talented artist, with everything from quilting, to painting, to card making.
These Lillie's are made exactly the same as the pink star gazer Lillie's, just shaded with orange & yellow pastels. If you look closely you will see they are accented with Flowersoft. I really like making these.

Paper Star Gazers

You may find it hard to believe that these Lillie's are made from paper-well cardstock to be exact! They are even prettier in person, but I got the best photos I could, before taking it over to the Scrapbook Haus in New Braunfels, Tx. This is the sample for the up-coming class that will be there on June 14th.

Sweet Lavendar Rose

I recently got some "out of date" or "old" wall paper sample books from Sherwin-Williams! I am so amazed at how beautifully they go together with scrapbooking papers. On this card the top panel is wall-paper, and the bottom panel is designer srapbooking paper by Cloud 9 design. The possibilities are endless, and the best part.....they were free!!!
This rose is colored with with Twinkling H20 colors "sweet lavender" and leaves are "heavenly bamboo" and "old olive". My approach is to make the flower first.... then pick papers to match. This may not be the best approach, but it's how I seem to work best.

Vintage Rose

I know I have been making a lot of rose cards, but I needed more samples. This one is colored with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. They come in a lot of colors...I used Scarlet. I shook it well then sprayed it onto some wax paper, the color was a little darker than I wanted so I simply diluted it with water. Then painted the petals...you can sort of dip the petals into the "puddle" that is on the wax paper. Thanks to Susan at the Scrapbook Haus in New Braunfels, TX for suggesting that I try it. I didn't realize the Glimmer Mist had so much color, because the only one I had ever used was Iridescent Gold (which doesn't have a lot of color, just sparkles) This is a great alternative to the twinkling H20"s since they are going out of business, and will not be available in the future. The paper on this card is by "graphic 45" Baby 2Bride collection that I also got at the Scrapbook Haus in New Braunfels, Tx. I LOVE this paper!

Recycled Spice Jar

(click to enlarge for detail)

This is my attempt at recycling. I took an empty spice container (mine happened to have been chili powder) removed the label with Goo-Gone and washed it thoroughly. I made sure there was no lingering odor! Then decorated it to become a candy gift container. It is a cute gift with matching card, and cost next to nothing! My friend Linda made the large croched flower/doily that is on the lid. The small croched flowers are from e-bay you can find them HERE I want to learn to crochet like that....in all my spare time...ha ha ! The cardstock is double sided & from Imaginisce. I distressed & sponged to give the vintage look.

I will be looking at jars & bottles ....and really everything for more ideas & ways to "re-use" & recycle. I would love to know how you like it & any other recycling ideas you have!