Birthday Calendar

Wow! I just finished this project. I was afraid I wouldn't get it finished in time to link it to the City Crafter blog. The challenge this week was to use some kind of mail element (letter, stamp...) and at least one color from the inspiration picture. Green and lavender stood out for me. This birthday calendar started out as a blank Maya Road chipboard book.
I painted it cream all over and added 3 pages. Then I started adding cute silhouettes and vintage images having to do with mail.
I used a junior ecru paper pad to create the pages to write birthdays on. The silhouettes are from Stampin Up and Magenta Style.
I used quite a few Crafty Secrets stamps and the labels on the side are made from the Label #4 die from Papertrey Ink.
I'm so happy with how it turned out! It feels so nice and solid and so pretty to flip through. I can't wait to write my family's birthdays on the pages. Hope you've had a great weekend!

Back to School

I've had a couple of requests for back to school cards for teachers. Then I noticed that was the theme this week at PaperSundaes. Here is one of the cards I made. I used We R Memory Keepers papers, along with Jenni Bowlin bingo cards and the 123 circle tag is October Afternoon.
This summer has gone by so fast...it's already back to school time!

Shabby Tea Room Challenge

Lauren's coming in tomorrow. I can hardly wait! Her husband's birthday is coming up pretty soon, so we're going to make some homemade Cookies and Cream Icecream to celebrate. Yummy! This card is for a challenge at the Shabby Tea Room blog. It's a 1 - 2 - 3 challenge. That's one ribbon, two buttons, and three punches or dies.
Check out her rose skirt! I love how it turned out.
I printed the rose several times and cut it into pieces and layered them on top of each other.
Cool, huh? The image is from The Vintage Workshop. The papers are My Minds Eye and the cardstock is from Papertrey Ink. The large scallop die at the top is also Papertrey Ink. The pretty blue scallop is Martha Stewart and the die cut at the bottom is Spellbinders. Thanks for stopping by!

Cutting Cafe's Pirate Stamps

I have a special order for a three-year-old boy birthday card. I decided to use Cutting Cafe's Pirate Stamps. The pirate ship is cool and I love the treasure map. The background of the card is printed on Bazzil Cardstock and the treasure map is printed on Papertrey Ink's kraft cardstock. I just aged it with Vintage Photo Distress InkI cut out the ship's sails individually so they would have some depth. Hope he likes it! Good news! This card was a spotlight card over at the City Crafter Challenge Blog! I'm so excited my little Santa's Cookies card was chosen. Such fun!

First Needle Felting Ever and a Puppy Card

Okay, is there anyone out there who needle felts? This is my first attempt. It's not horrible...but not the best either.
I would love some pointers! If you have any suggestions, please let me know. This card is part of a special request for puppy cards.
I love this little girl amidst all the puppies. Hoyt's German Cologne has some darling ads!
The papers are some old K&Co and some new Fancy Pants and Basic Grey. The stamps are from Stampin' Up. Hope you had a nice Monday and thanks for stopping by.

Santa's Cookies

If it was too early for Halloween, it's probably way too early for Christmas. I think I must be in the holiday spirit! For the first time, City Crafter's challenge is a sketch challenge. Here's the sketch:
Here's my card:
Isn't this the sweetest little girl with her little chubby hands rolling dough? One of Lauren's first memories has to be making sugar and gingerbread cookies with us. Several pictures show Lauren absolutely covered in flour! This little girl is flanked by gingerbread men.
I didn't have one gingerbread stamp the right size! I used the gingerbread pattern from the Cutting Cafe. One thing that's great about digital stamps, they can be any size! I used my copics and colored pencils to color them and puff paint for the decorations. I added some little bells to my crinkle ribbon, along with some metallic floss. That red gingham scallop is made with Papertrey Ink's large scallop die. Are you getting in the holiday spirit? Or is it a little hard with all this heat?

Cutting Cafe Kit Kat (Lifesaver) Box

I don't know why, but when I saw Cutting Cafe's Lifesaver box I thought "Halloween"! I love Halloween. I decorated the box with a fun mummy and a tag from Cutting Cafe's Halloween set. The mummy is made with a child shaped popsicle stick and gauze. I also used Jenni Bowlin papers.
Then I went to buy Lifesavers. I went to Walgreens, CVS, Neighborhood Market...no Lifesaver rolls! So I started thinking...Kit Kat bars work perfectly!
I wrapped them in Halloween paper from Rusty Pickle and they look great when the box is opened. I guess it's a little early for Halloween, but I hope you like it!

Fun news! This card was a spotlight card at City Crafter Challenge Blog. Thank you again to everyone!