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pink inchie noel

An Inchie Note in Neutral is dressed up with a few Inchie Squares - I'm using yummy October Afternoon Very Merry papers and stickers (the red musical notes) for today's project.

Lockhart Stamp Company's new Noel sentiment was stamped onto a White Inchie Square using Memento Rich Cocoa ink, then embellished with a Copic Spica pen in Blossom.  A one-inch square of October Afternoon paper was machine stitched, and a second White Inchie Square was embellished with a 3/4" square piece of OA paper, then with musical notes from their stickers.

Next, the card components' edges were inked with Distress Vintage Photo using an ink blending tool.

The Inchie Note was stamped using Lockhart's Vine Ribbon with Memento Rich Cocoa ink.  KaiserCraft pink pearl embellishments were added to the vine image, and then to the Inchies.

 

White flower from Hero Arts was inked lightly with the Distress Vintage Photo ink to soften the harshness of the white.  I also added a length of red 3/8" velvet ribbon - it meets in the card front and center, hidden underneath the center square.  Thanks for stopping by today!

advent calendar

Thank you for your wonderful Thanksgiving comments for the blog candy - Amy and Sue - I will be contacting you via the email you provided for the Thanksgiving blog candy. I will begin setting aside merchandise for two thank you giveaways for the crazy month of December...these are such fun!

I've said how often I create sympathy cards...I have consistently used Webster's Pages for these with ease and success, and decided to have a sale on all Webster's inventory:

The store is offering a Webster's Pages steal:  all 12x12 patterned cardstock for ten cents a sheet until December 8th with a minimum purchase of just $15.00.  The announcement won't go out until Tuesday so shop early for the best selection!  Use coupon code websters09sale at the checkout.  All other Webster's products are price slashed too - good luck and get them while they last.

For today's project I used Ellen's 3D Countdown Calendar and decorated it with charms, from the store, and bunches of Tim's Idea-ology trinkets.  Paper is Very Merry from October Afternoon.

Some of the numbers I used came with the Calendar; others are from Making Memories Cheeky glitter stickers.  This project took two hours to complete, and I'm going to have fun tomorrow finding and buying tiny candies for my three kids that fit in these one-and-a half-inch sized drawers.

Due to the smallish size of the drawers, which are very cute but kind of restrictive, I'm thinking for a few boxes/dates I'll put a tiny folded note with a clue to a hiding spot somewhere in the house.  That way I can hide bigger stuff (like crayons, glitter markers, bigger candy bars, ya know - fun stuff!) in those locations and they will never know what they are going to get from day to day!

Best wishes for a wonderful week!

the three A's

The 7gypsies white 4x6 printer trays arrived, along with their Venice collection of papers & stickers. 

The collaged stickers idea in the upper left was taken from the back of the tray packaging. 

There was a delay in our receiving the school photos of the kids, and I created this in about an hour.  Having embellishments like the stickers and the coordinating paper really takes out the guess work for something like this, saving time.

The A3 in the lower center is for my kids - their names are Allison, Andrew and Abbie.  Makes hand-me-downs of monogrammed clothing super easy this way.  

Please don't forget to enter the Thanksgiving giveaway in this post - deadline is noon tomorrow.

thankful for you - giveaways!

It's Thanksgiving tomorrow in America, and to celebrate I'd like to have not one but two giveaways. 

Please know I am ever so thankful to know there are others out there like you, that love to play with paper too!

The first giveaway is a set of four velvet flowers packages, all different, from 7gypsies.  The look and feel of these is simply luxurious! 

The second giveaway is a Basic Grey grouping - two sets of rub-ons, two 6x6 paper packs, a package of buttons and chipboard pieces - all from their Nook and Pantry line.

 

Please enter once, but you have twice the chance of winning!  To enter please leave a comment under this post, and best wishes for a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

**These items will ship to anywhere in the world that the United States Post Office delivers.  No restrictions on location for delivery to winners.**

**Comments may be added to this post up until noon EST Sunday, November 29.  Winner will be announced on Sunday's post and notified via email.**  Thank you!!

flower soft sympathy cards

More sympathy cards for today's post - I kept the color palette simple and clean, and incorporated a few stamens of Flower Soft.

I recycled an old piece of styrofoam to use as my holder for drying the Flower Soft stamens.  To create the stamens, simply snip the white wires into two to three inch segments, and color with any green Copic marker.  Dip one-inch or so of the wire into the craft glue, then into fluffed Ivory Flower Soft.  Poke into styrofoam to dry.

Next I created two card bases (4-1/4" x 5-1/2") using Memory Box Eggshell and decorative paper from 7gypsies Hudson Valley collection.  Eggshell cardstock was die-cut using Petite Ovals.

Punched a small hole in the scalloped oval, and inserted the dried stamens using glue dots to hold in place.

Stamped 'with sympathy' (Papertrey Ink) onto Eggshell cardstock and using smallest Nestabilities oval die, die cut.  Adhered to silver finding (Nunn Design) using a glue dot.

Stamped Lockhart Stamp Company's Lilacs in Pitcher onto 7gypsies Newburgh paper twice and cut out (we're making two cards).  Scor-tape was used to line the sides of the pitcher.

This is what the back of the stamens looks like...

 

...and this is what the front looks like!  The pitcher will conceal the hole, and I added a foam dimensional to the center of the pitcher to give it a bit of dimension.  The Scor-tape on the sides anchor the piece to the card.

I added a tiny ribbon knot using May Arts dainty and sheer 1/4" ribbon in cream.  Interior sympathy sentiment is from Verses Rubber Stamps.

rock that cold away

A get well pocket card is featured today - Lockhart's Rocking Chair is paired with Basic Grey's Wisteria papers.

Copic markers were picked based on the colors in the Wisteria papers.

Lockhart Rocking Chair was stamped onto a white cardstock (Papertrey) Labels Eight die, using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  Colored with Copics, but leaving the quilt alone.

Stamped Rocking Chair again onto Wisteria paper, then trimmed quilt, and pieced onto stamped, colored image.

The pocket card base measures 5-1/4" x 11" and uses Memory Box Kraft cardstock..  Side flaps are 1/2" in width.  I opted to machine-stitch the wisteria layers to the pocket card front, so I sewed the Wisteria papers before I assembled the pocket.

Finished size of pocket is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2". 

Pocket card insert (Hero Arts thinking of you sentiment) and white cardstock labels eight die were aged along the edges using Distress Antique Linen ink.  Memory Box Kraft envelope coordinates with their cardstock.  The glazed brad is from the Wisteria collection.  Feeling better sentiment is from Papertrey Ink

Snippet pull flap of pocket insert is stapled into place using Tim's clever stapler.  Light blue layer is Memory Box Blue Poppy.

Corners of the pocket card top and insert were rounded using Zutter's tool.  Cardstock edges were distressed with Tim's paper distresser.

Mish inspired these apples!  They have bit of Glossy Accents on the tops.

movin' out...movin' in...

Another family in the neighborhood moved away, and a new family moved in.  The card on the left is for the new neighbors; the one on the right is for the family that moved away.

Hello and Miss You sentiments are from A Muse.

Lockhart Stamp Company's Sold Sign was a universal choice for both cards.  American Crafts Big Skies paper and May Arts butter satin ribbon used.  Copic markers quickly colored in the sign image, which was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa ink.

Mini 3mm brad is from Bazzill (found these in Archivers).

Interior sentiments with strips of scrap paper.  Sentiment on the left is from Verses Rubber Stamps; verse on the right is A Muse.

The card base (and envelopes) are 100% recycled paper - it's called Brown Bag and from Greengrocer... they look and feel like a brown paper grocery bag!

nottinghill sympathy notes

 

Using 7gypsies Nottinghill papers, rubbings and brads for today's projects.  Card base and coordinating envelopes are Memory Box Sapphire.

Cranberry sheer ribbon and cranberry satin ribbon are both from May Arts.

'Thinking of you' sentiment is from Wordsworth. 

'With Sympathy' sentiment is from Stampendous.

I am addicted to rub-ons.  Love the color ones - the black pearls are from KaiserCraft.  Labels One die was aged using an ink blending tool and Distress Antique Linen ink.

notebook for daddy

Papertrey Ink's notebooks are a fun size - I made this for my dear husband using October Afternoon's newest Report Card papers.

Initial is Tim's Type Charms, and I also used 7gypsies Architecture rubbings, Tim's Hinge Clips and Sprocket Gears.

Notebook interior features a pocket and more 7gypsies rubbings (Disclaimer).

knit. purl. repeat.

Notebooks make the most excellent gifts - I create these for teacher gifts and for those hard-to-find gifts for folks.  Mish sent me a notebook years and years ago, I got hooked making them, and I am still using the one she gave me!

I'm using American Crafts Big Skies paper and embellishments; notebook base is Memory Box Kraft - finished size is 3-3/4" x 10".  I cut down large 8-1/2" x 14" notepads to this size.  The interior pocket is formed with a 1/2" flap at the bottom.  Can you see the Dew Drops all over the front?  I love them with this paper!

Lockhart Stamp Company's Basket of Yarn was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto white cardstock (Papertrey) Labels Eight die.  Copic markers formed shadows and a grounding line.

Additional Copic markers were used to color in the balls of yarn.  I selected these Copic colors based on the colors in the Blue Skies paper.

Basket was stamped on striped paper from the Blue Skies collection, and again onto solid cardstock (the reverse side of one of the cardstock patterns from this collection).  Trimmed, then pieced.  Ribbon is May Arts.

This shot shows the Robin's Nest Dew Drops (Flame used)!

Notebook interior - Blue Skies glittery chipboard pieces with silver eyelets added.