How Berry Sweet

Yesterday I mentioned that I had something 'berry sweet' for you today and here it is!

How cute is this??  I used a template from My Favorite Things called "Berry Ensemble".  I had been browsing on line the other day and when I was sitting at my craft table I thought about the strawberries that I saw earlier and wouldn't you know, I went back to my computer and I could not find it!  Then after searching and searching I had received an email from MFT and I popped in there and low and behold ~ I found them!! 

The basket is made from Bazzill Almond Cream paper and the strawberries were made out of Riding Hood Red that I ran thru my cuddlebug with my polka dots folder.  After all you've got to have the spots on your strawberries!  The tops of the berries are made with some green scraps.  I punched out some 1 1/4" circles and used my deckle edge scissors on them to give them the ragged edge look.  I stamped the strawberry from my Tart & Tangy set on white card stock 3 times.  The 1st one I cut out with my 1 3/8" circle punch, then I hand cut the 2nd and pop dotted it over the 1st.  The 3rd one I just cut the top of the strawberry and placed it over the 2nd.  I adhered that to a piece of Riding Hood Red that I punched out with my scallop circle punch and adhered that piece to the front of the basket with a glue dot.  The ribbon - it's yummy isn't it?  I bought that well over a year ago from Hobby Lobby and I just look at it.  I never want to use it - or shall I say I never find a need to use it, until now Ü  I then sponged some Close to Cocoa ink around the edges of the basket to give a little more "used" look and I was complete.

Here's a close up of the strawberry.  Once I cut them out I ran the piece thru my cuddlebug then I glued it together.  You can actually put a piece of candy or a kiss inside and tie a bow so they can open the berry and not have to rip it apart.  I knotted my ribbon because I did not put candy in them.  Normally the 1st time I try to make something I use some cheap paper or just white paper to make the item.  Just in case I mess up or have to "tweak" something ~ but this one I made with card stock because I didn't think that it was too hard.

So you can run over to My Favorite Things and pick up this template - or for a little different version you can go to Julie B's Stampin' Space and see her strawberry tutorial ~ she is very inspiring!

Have a super great weekend!

Good morning everyone!
I hope that today finds you well and that your weekend was a great one!

I'm sorry for not showing up yesterday but Ms. Betty told me late Sunday that she was coming over on Monday and there was no time to post. Betty's not been over in a while and we had a productive play day. It's always fun to get together and have stuff all over the table and just sit and create and chat. I've been missing that.

I do want to show you a card that I made the other day for a friend's birthday. I think that it might be a little late for her birthday, but I'm sure that she won't mind. And this was a set that I bought from Gabby over at Confessions of a Stamper. I think that she still has some of her set's for sale if you pop on over *Ü*

Anyway, are you ready for the deets?

The base card is Chocolate Chip that I layered with Pink Pirouette and DP from The Angel Company Catelynne collection (next to Chocolate Chip that's my favorite paper!!!). I stamped the image from MFT's Let's go For a Walk and colored it in with my pencils and Gamsol. I cut out the image and sponged Chocolate Chip ink around the layer and adhered it to a piece of Pink Pirouette cs. I stamped the sentiment in Pink Passion ink and layered it on to a piece of Pink Pirouette cs that I cut like a banner. I had also added the ribbon with a little jewel brad in the center. So wadda ya think? I think that it turned out cute.

I've got another one to show you but I will save that for later.

Have a great afternoon!

Happy Thursday

Howdy everyone, sorry for the delay. I knew that this week would be a weird posting one. With hubby home we've been kinda on the go ~ and yesterday we went into town to a doctor for Danielle. She's fine - but this doctor was in Lexington. It was the first time that we've ventured "into" the heart of Lexington.


We are talking one way streets and traffic. Defiantly not what the have here in town! We have to go back again next week for a follow up. Everything is fine though.


Today I wanted to show you a card that I made for a friend who's birthday is coming up. Since I am in love with cupcakes I had to make this one. I hope that you like it! I used an older sketch from SCS ~ it was sketch SC225


For this card I used a few of my favorites. The base card is Chocolate Chip that I layered with Pink Pirouette and some DP from Close to My Heart. The pink polka dotted paper did not list a maker on it, sorry.

I stamped the image from My Favorite Things and colored it in with my pencils and gamsol. I then sponged some Chocolate Chip ink around the edges and layered it on to a piece of Chocolate Chip cs. Before attaching it to the front card panel I punched a couple of holes in the upper left and attached some ribbon scraps I had and the brads. The inside I used my "old faithful" birthday stamp that I've had FOREVER from D.O.T.S. in Pink Passion ink. I seem to use that on most of my birthday cards, I just love that stamp~as you can see *Ü*


I hope that she likes it!


That's all I've got for now. I hope to get into my craft room soon and create something.


Have a super duper day!

Gotta few things to see....

I've got a few things for you to see today. No blah blah blah, just paper ~ how's that??

I was surfing he net yesterday and I stopped across this one blog - RemARKable Creations. Her work is wonderful, if you've not been there you've got to go check it out. Of course after you spend some time here *Ü* Anyway she had a post about some CD Folders that she made and I thought "I wanna make some". So I shared the idea with a friend and she asked if I'd make one for her - so here it is.

The basic instructions are listed on Jan's blog, but I didn't see how she put it together, the covers and all. She shows the insert that you make ~ it's 5" x 11" and you score it at 5", 5 1/2", 6", 6 1/2", 7", 7 1/2" and 8". So I was winging it from there. I love hers though, the colors are great together.

The one I made is for a pre-schooler that was graduating so I had to reach down into my stash - ok, I had to reach down in Danielle's stash of paper (shhhh, don't tell her) and pull out some kiddie paper. Heck, my daughter's 17 - I don't have any more kiddie paper... But I found some and I thought even though they are from different collections it turned out cute.

I thought that I'd put his name on the front cover so I cut those letters out with my Cricut Base Camp cartridge. I use that one for most of the lettering that I do, it's a nice font and it's easy to adhere. Then I covered the letters with stickles to give it a little "pop". Since I don't have a star punch I cut the stars out by hand and added some stickles around those edges too. For the inner pages I just adhered some paper and a few photo corners here and there. I stamped in a few places where there can be journaling added with my TAC set I Remember When. On the last page I stamped the little fishbowl from TAC's Everyday events and added some diamond glaze to it to make it look a little more realistic and I was done.

If you get a chance go check out Jan's blog too! Make sure that you let her know that I sent you.

My next card is a Father's Day card that I made for Ricky. I'm sure that I will have to make another from Danielle too, I don't mind. Guy cards are just a little tricky. I'm used to pretty colors and flowers and frills. You sure cant do that on guy cards.

Mom recently got the SU! set And Many Mower for Father's Day so I had to ink it up. I wanted to put the image of the lawn mower on the card. I actually had it stamped, colored and cut out and did not use it. I do that a lot then I toss them on Mom's desk. She's got a little envelope full of things that I did not use ~ she eventually uses them. It's easier on her. Anyway, I stamped the sentiment from And Many Mower and colored it in. It says "recliner, remote, refreshments" but I stamped the word "relax" colored it, cut it out and used pop dots to adhere it to the card. I thought that it was a little more appropriate. Then I pulled out my Let's Hear it for the Boy set from My Favorite Things. I stamped the image, colored it and cut it out and adhered it to the card. I did not like how the headless image sat on the card because I cut it out from the frame of the image so I stamped the frame from And Many Mower and used that ~ so now it all matches!

The base card is Kraft cs that I layered with Pacific Point and some DP from SU! old Spring Flowers collection. I kinda distressed the left side of the DP before adhering it. I took a length of ribbon and added a piece of Chocolate Chip to it and then added some small eyelets to the ends and adhered that to the card. All in all I think that it turned out manly enough, what about you?

I think that is all I have for right now. I'm working on a digi page to show you later. I hope that you have a great day!
Hugs,

Joani

Happy Friday!

Good morning everyone! I hope that today finds you well!

I wish that I could say the same. It seems that my wonderful DD has decided to share with me her cold that she just got over. Actually share with me and Mom. So as I sit here feeling not to up to par, I just wanted to share with you a couple of things.

One of the projects that I had made a few months ago for Paper Wings was a picture frame. I often joke with my daughter that I loved it when she was a baby. She never talked back - then she learned how to walk & talk and it's now all history!!

This was one of the easiest projects to do. I really don't remember if there was a pattern or not. I just took a round coaster, cut a hole in the center, covered it with paper (from TAC's Uptown Girl collection) and popped the photo in it.

For the back of the frame you can see that I used just plain pink paper. I took the piece that I cut out and "bent" it a tad then took 2 eyelets and secured the stand to the back of the card.

I added the butterfly on the wire and sandwiched it between the front and the back of the frame. I also added a piece of ribbon to the stand so it would not open too far and fall.

Do you remember when I said that I would not buy anything else til I use what I had? Well, no ~ I've been good. But I'm just bored!! Well my friend Betty stopped by this week and she had some new stamps that I got to ink up. It's from My Favorite Things and the set is called Totally Witchin'! So I was just as excited as if I got something new in the mail myself. And of course it is time to make Halloween cards ~ so that's twice as nice.

I used some SU! paper that I've got - Ghostly Greetings - to make this card.

It's a Basic Black card with different layers of the Ghostly Greetings paper mounted on it. The image was colored with my pencils and gamsol.

I made a couple of photo corners from the extra pieces (Betty, you'd be proud of me!) and used my Sakura gel pen on their stockings and I was done.

It's kinda funky, but I like it.

Well - if I don't make it back here this weekend to post it's either because 1. I'm feeling icky or 2. I'm better and helping my SIL sheet rock a couple of rooms in her home.

Have a great one!
Hugs,

Joani