Kirsty has come up with a great sketch again!
All the details for the challenge are on the Pixie Dust Paperie blog. For my take on the sketch, I turned it 90 degrees and made the bracket the bottom.
Love that sweet kitty! I have a kitty boy of my own and I find that I am more drawn to kitty pictures since he adopted us. I pretty much like him - a lot!
Love the set of keys and lock openings that come with the January kit, My Funky Valentine, from Pixie Dust Paperie.
This paper from My Minds Eye is gorgeous. I also used some more of the diecuts that come in the kit...look at the pretty heart that I put on the inside:
The brown ribbon is lush and is already somewhat gathered, so it was very easy to gather it some more.
Don't forget the giveaway on the Pixie Dust Blog! You have until January 19th to enter.
Hummingbirds are amazing! My mom and dad have a hummingbird feeder outside the dining room window and I'm always thrilled when I get to see one. The January Pixie kit is full of wonderful diecuts - the hummingbird is just one! And the diecuts are all double-sided, so you get double the choices! How cool is that? The kit also has several sheets of music, which I love.
The hummingbird and heart are displayed on the accounting paper frame, which is really cool, because I have to make a long chart at work and I've been keeping my scraps of the same paper to use on something later. You can also see the pretty cursive letters included in the kit.
Here's some exciting news - an AMAZING GIVEAWAY from Pixie Dust! Here's a picture:
It includes 6 decorative papers, image stickers from Websters Pages, Prima Alphabends and Flowers, and that absolutely darling CUTE banner! And don't forget the crinkle ribbon, a total of 6 yards! WOW! Can you believe that you can win all of that?
I'm also giving a cute little card created with things from an earlier Pixie kit.
Get all the details at the Pixie Dust Paperie Blog. Good luck!
I love the colors in this sweet card.
The papers are all from the January Pixie Dust kit, My Funky Valentine. The pretty seam binding ribbon and little dusty blue rose finish it off quite nicely.
Hope you've been checking out the Pixie blog for all the inspiration and giveaway that's going on at Kirsty's blog.
The January kit from Pixie Dust, My Funky Valentine, is full of little details that make it easy to create the layering on these tags.
Little birds, hearts, wings... A whole page of stickers from October Afternoon and pretty rose ribbon.
Check out the blog for inspiration - right now we're in preview days with the full kit reveal on January 5th. Pixie Lauren did a great job putting this kit together!
I really love tags...they make a package so special. This one was made using recycled packaging and items from the December Pixie kit. I love the pretty crocheted flowers and the Prima flower middles.
The hanger is essentially made from "trash." It's the strip that you cut off the bottom of the paper. Wouldn't this look great on a brown paper package tied up with string?
Right before the December Pixie Dust Paperie kit arrived, I had a request for a guy birthday card. It's amazing how versatile the paper and accessories are in this kit. The papers on this card are actually Christmas papers!
The journal cards from Tattered Angels are really cool and the clock one worked really well for this card. Did you know there is DAILY inspiration on the Pixie Dust blog? Check it out!
Kirsty has this month's challenge posted at Pixie Dust Paperie. Now through January 5th use the sketch for your creation. One winner will get the October Kit "Fall in Love" - the entire kit! One randomly selected winner will get 4 yards of hand dyed crinkle ribbon (2 colors, 2 yards each)! Check out the blog for all the details. Here's Kirsty's sketch:
This is my take.
Yes, St. Patrick's Day already! The background paper is a sneak peek at the next Pixie kit. Aren't those little girls adorable with their big hats?
About four years ago, we went to magical Paris... This is my daughter, Lauren, at the Eiffel Tower.
The background is one of the Tattered Angels cards that comes in the Pixie Dust Paperie kit. I just had to use those pretty banner stickers again.
And I'm still loving that black and pink combo. Check out all the other projects on the Pixie blog. Now I have a new little memory of Paris to put in my living room.
I've always been blessed with a happy home...when I was a child and now as a grownup. When I saw this beautiful "Happy" paper in the kit from Pixie Dust Paperie, I knew I wanted to make a Happy Home house.
I just love the papers and banner stickers from My Minds Eye and the gorgeous seam binding ribbons.
Here's the back of the house.
I cut a chair with my Cricut. I know, I know "chair-ished" is a little corny, but I went with it anyway! And there's one of those beautiful Prima flower centers decorating the ribbon. I'm very HAPPY how my little house turned out...and it was all possible with Pixie Dust's kit! Check out the blog for gorgeous projects using the Times Square Twenty 11 kit. Happy Blessings from my house to yours!
The Pixie Dust December Kit Times Square Twenty Eleven has some beautiful papers. I combined some of them to make my Thanks a Bunch card. Love, love the color combination of pink and black. The ribbons in this kit are gorgeous...you can see the two seam binding ribbons on this card.
And look at the beautiful flower centers from Prima! You get a whole package. I used my Spellbinders dies and Martha Stewart punch to get the frames and border.
Go to Pixie Dust Paperie to see the kit and I hope you've been watching the Pixie Dust blog for great inspiration!
Also, a big thanks a bunch to my friend, Mika, who gave me these blog awards:
So very sweet, Mika! She has a cooking blog, so if you're looking for dinner recipes, check it out! Oh, I almost forgot, I need to tell 8 things about myself. Here goes:
1. In June, my husband, Dennis and I will be married for 30 years!
2. My daughter, Lauren, is grown and gone. I miss her!
3. We live in a house that is 101 years old.
4. Our neighborhood is a Preservation area.
5. I work at Triangle A & E, which is a reproduction company that also sells art supplies.
6. My parents are retired and I get to see them a lot more now!
7. Dennis and I love to go to antique stores (not that we need any more antiques).
8. I'm very happy...thankful for my friends and family, my job, and the time I have to create!
I also get to pay the awards forward to 15 blogs! What follows are some inspirational blogs:
I just love these journal die cut cards! They are perfect for cards, layouts, and for this cute bird hanging decoration I decided to make. Everything (except for the twine) is from the Pixie Dust Paperie November kit. I even used the flower packaging (the doily right behind the bird).
I think this would be great for Mother's Day - just add a note on the back and Mom's got a pretty card that works as decoration!
The Pixie Dust November kit is awesome - gorgeous papers, flowers, brads, ribbon... You can get it now through Nov 28th (EST) for 15% off! Just use this code: thanksgiving. Make sure to use all lower case letters. Go take advantage of this great deal!
The papers are all from the January Pixie Dust kit, My Funky Valentine. The pretty seam binding ribbon and little dusty blue rose finish it off quite nicely. 
Hope you've been checking out the Pixie blog for all the inspiration and giveaway that's going on at Kirsty's blog. 
This is my take. 
Yes, St. Patrick's Day already! The background paper is a sneak peek at the next Pixie kit. Aren't those little girls adorable with their big hats? 
