OTWC #40

Welcome back to another Off The Wall Craftiness color inspiration

challenge!  Just look at this week's colors......another great one to make

Valentines!    This week's sponsor

is none other than The Felt Store.  omg.  This felt is super super soft

and so easy to work with! 

Are you ready for my card using this fantastic felt? 

I really like how these roses turned out.  It's like magic when you die-cut

one out and start rolling!  It's the Rolled Rose Die from MFT.

Do you like the frame off to the side?  I've found myself doing this more and more!

I kinda like it!  I paired this felt with some grograin ribbon that I

had in my stash that matched perfectly.

Thank you so much for stopping by and don't forget to go make

a project using the OTWC colors and upload it for a chance at some of this

felt from The Felt Store as a sweet prize!!

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I have a quick card made for the Play Date Cafe this week!

I love this time of year.....all the pinks, reds, whites.

They are some of my favorite colors!

I thought using PTI's Dotty Biscotti paper was perfect for this

challenge. 

I tried my hand at making a felt flower from the medium scallop die from PTI.

This was fun and I will certainly make more of these!  Pair it up with

some of those larger buttons you get and have fun mixing and matching!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Have a great first week of 2011!!

{For You}

All supplies PTI unless stated.

Stamps:  Mat Stack 1 and 2 Collection

Paper:  Kraft, Stamper's Select White, Sweet Blush, Dotty Biscotti DP

Ink:  Dark Chocolate

Misc:  Raspberry Fizz Felt, White Button, Embroidery Floss (DMC), Mat Stack 1 Die, Foam Tape

Top Ten of 2010

Happy New Year!

I thought I would ring in the new year with a short visit of

my Top Ten cards of 2010 in no particular order.

It was a lot of fun to go back through my posts last year and see how my

card making and picture taking have evolved.



OTWC #39 and a Thank You!

Happy New Year everyone!  After a very busy holiday, I'm back with
the last Off The Wall Craftiness challenge of 2010!
To celebrate the New Year, look at the colors and inspiration photo below.
They are black, white, and grey/silver.  This weeks sponsor is
Graphic 45 and you must go check out their vintagy products!

I had some very fun birthday wishes yesterday!  Yes, it was my birthday.

My friends put together a mini BIRTHDAY blog hop for me!

So, this card is for Jen, Laurie, Sue Ann, and Barb.

You girls are just the best and are so very special to me!

Please go check out their blogs and see why I am inspired by what THEY do!

Since the season has been super busy, I found myself reaching for some pattern

paper for my card today.  It's old, old, old........from Making Memories but

perfect for the black and white part of the challenge!

The little rolled flower is for Sue Ann.... I did cut this one myself using some
decorative scissors.  Nothing fancy, just freehand and rolled up with
some silvery goodness in the center!  So girls, this card is for you because
it was "So Sweet of You" to think of me on my birthday!!

{So Sweet of You}

All products PTI unless stated.

Stamps:  Signature Greetings

Paper:  Stamper's Select White, True Black, Black and White DP (Making Memories)

Ink:  True Black

Misc:  Silver sating ribbon (M's), Silver Pearls (M's), Mat Stack 4 Die, Foam Tape

Merry Christmas!

Just a quick post today to wish you all a Merry Christmas and holiday season!

I have been busy making my annual "food" goodies:  Oreo Truffles, Peanut Butter Balls,

Frosted Sugar Cookies, and Chocolate Dipped Pretzels.  YUM!!  All of which I love!

As you can see, I had a little help decorating these cookies!

I have soo enjoyed having my dear daughter helping me with these this year.

I have also been in notebook making mode the last couple of days or so

and wanted to share the notebook I made for my son's teacher this year for Christmas.

I used some of my favorite Tinsel and Twig papers from The Girls' Paperie......LOVE

this line of papers.  I'm going to find it hard not to use it but some of the papers can

be used for non-Christmas so you might see them on other cards too!

Don't you love the packaging?  I was inspired by Rhonda's blog here, that I had

to order some of these bags to wrap my notebooks in too!

I am running out of my red grograin ribbon.....{sigh}...because I have bought it in

the past from The Dollar Tree for $1 a roll and yes it matches perfectly to Pure Poppy.

My local store is out of it and while I can order it online, I'm not sure I'd use that much!

I just love all the little details you can put on these notebooks! 

Ah, the row of buttons strung with baker's twine from MS and

the little row of crocheted goodness.

Finally the whole ensemble gift to my son's teacher.  Does this card look familiar?

I posted it a while back and it goes perfectly with my cute notebook.

I have come to realize that the holiday is more about giving (I mean I've always known this

but this year it's really hit home).  So next year, there will be some changes

in our home as far as gifts my children get.  We always adopt

someone that is less fortunate at the holidays but we've decided to take it a step

further and give more next year.  My kids will do fine with this but it may

be a little hard at first when there aren't as many gifts under the tree.

Here's to a wonderful Holiday season and many thanks to you

for visiting my little part of blogland!

{Happy Holidays notebook/packaging}

All supplies PTI unless stated.

Stamps:  Take Note, Friendship Jar Holiday Fillers

Paper:  Fine Linen, Pure Poppy, Rustic White, Tinsel and Twig (The Girls' Paperie)

Ink:  Pure Poppy, Simply Chartreuse, Haystack, Charcoal

Misc:  Baker's Twine (MS), Friendship Jar Label Die, Red Grograin Ribbon (Dollar Tree), Misc. Buttons, Limitless Layers Dies, Crocheted Trim (garage sale), Paper Doily

Just for fun!

I can not wait for the release of the new PTI stamp set.....Little Bitty Bird.

So I found this super cute $1stamp at my LSS the other day to tide me over!!

I paper pieced my birdies, dotted their eyes with my brown marker,

and added a pink gem to their cheeks!  Easy Peasy!



Keepin' it short today.......going to get some goodies made for the holidays! 

Yummy!

{Two Little Love Birds}

Stamps:  Be My Valentine (We R Memory Keepers)

Paper:  Aqua Mist, Dark Chocolate, Stamper's Select White (all PTI)

Ink:  Aqua Mist and Dark Chocolate (all PTI)

Misc:  Dark Chocolate Dots Ribbon (PTI), Pink gems (M's), Foam Tape

OTWC #38

Are you ready for another Off The Wall Craftiness color inspiration?

This week is sponsored by Skipping Stones Design......and they were nice enough to

send us some stamps to use for this challenge!

Check out the colors that Kim put together this week!

For my card, I strayed away from the holiday theme and just took

the colors from this photo.

I used 2 sets from Skipping Stones Design called:

Timeless Textures

and

Dandelion Dreams

There are 3 background stamps in Timeless Textures........I love all of them especially

this musical background.  The music was stamped in charcoal pallette ink

for a softer look to that layer.

I have mentioned how much I love silhouette stamps?  I love how you are able to

stamp your sentiment over them.  I used the sketch from Mojo Monday here and I thought

it was a perfect chance for me to try one of these ribbon flowers.

I sewed a button to the center and placed a pearl in the center of the button.

We would love for you to come link up a card for OTWC challenge this week!

There is a great prize from Skipping Stones Design up for grabs too!

This is the last challenge before Christmas as we will be taking next week off to

celebrate the holidays.

{Happy Birthday}

Stamps:  Dandelion Dreams and Timeless Textures (Skipping Stones Design)

Paper:  Pure Poppy, Raspberry Fizz, Spring Moss, Stamper's Select White (all PTI)

Ink:  Pure Poppy, Spring Moss, True Black, Charcoal (all PTI)

Misc:  Raspberry Fizz Saddle Stitch (PTI), White Satin Ribbon, White Buttons, Pearls (M's), Linen IP (PTI), Corner Rounder (CM)