Scrapbook Saturday - Choo Choo!

Welcome to my newest Scrapbook Saturday post. Just sharing with you some pages to a vacation we had well...too long ago. This year has been tough and unfortunately, I have not been scrapbooking...at all...In fact, I wanted to share the last few weeks scrapbook pages with you in January of this year and never got around to it. Card making has been my outlet because it doesn't take as long and is instant gratitfication. So...I am so very glad to be able to get this page up andposted for you.

I used lots of die cuts for this page using my various Cricut cartridges.

I embossed the X on the railroad sign for texture amnd made use of some small designer paper scraps.

I hope you are inspired to scrapbook your family memories too and find time to make something beautiful today!

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and Thank you if your visiting. Please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing.  Next drawing when I reach 250 followers!!!!!

Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

Bubble Birthday Duo

Hey All! It's Friday!!!!!!! I'm so excited to show you my latest cards. I love geometric shapes. I'm a clean and simple girl at heart with classic taste in clothes and design so when I saw this stamp set by Simon Says Stamp I couldn't resist. Also, I'm using a challenge over at Stamp Nation as inspiration. It's every size circle stamp you can imagine! So this is what I came up with

This card was pretty easy once I decided where I wanted each sized circle stamp. Boy, I could have really used a MISTI for this card in multiples. I made 22 of them, stamping each circle. It's on it's way though!!!!!!! *excited*

I hope you enjoyed viewing my cards and find the inspiration to make a repeating pattern card of your own.

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Lots of Dots stamp set

Ginak K Designs ink in Tomato Soup, Sweet Corn, Innocent POink, Jelly Bean Green and Ocean Mist

Gina K Designs white Pure Luxury card stock

Gina K Designs Posterboard Sentiments stamp set

enamel dots

PPP Sequins

Have a rockin' weekend! Now...make sure to make something beautiful today!

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and Thank you if your visiting. Please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing.  Next drawing when I reach 250 followers!!!!!

Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

Challenges:

Artistic Inspirations; AG/ Birthday

Through the Craftroom Door- AG
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog-AG
Mod Squad-Bold and Beautiful

Simon Says Stamp- AG

As You Like It-Brights and Pastels (I love these feminine colors and remind me of Necco Waffers)

UMT-Frosted Pumpkins

Hello and Happy Thursday. Today's post is titled Using My Tools Thursday. I am also inspired by a challenge over at Stamp Nation to use frosting on your card (some sort of saparkle). For this card I chose to grab something out of my stash that's been neglected and put it to good use. For this card I chose a few items that have been neglected in my stash and combined them with  a few new items. I love when it works out like that! The older stash items are the Martha Stewart border punch, the raffia and the DSP. The newer items are the sentiment, sequins and card stock. I hope you enjoy my post.

For this card, I used Staz On ink to stamp the image on acetate and then turned the image over and used glossy accents and glitter to fill in the "Frosting". I then used a circle die to cut out the circle from each layer. This card was a bit of a process. I first cut the partial circle from the Faded Brick card stock, then I used that as a guide to make the other cuts for the card base and the patterned paper. I heat embossed the sentiment. If you haven't tried using glitter on acetate you can find the tutorial that inspired me under my tutorial tab, scroll down until you see " Glitter on Acetate". All my tutorials are listed in alphabetical order.

Feel free to leave a comment or question about this card. I hope to hear your feedback!

Products:

The Paper Studio 12x12 Natural Botanical Stack

Authentique 6x6 Thankful pad

Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page border punch "Cherished"

Gina K Designs Dark Chocolate ink

Gina K Designs Faded Brick and Ivory Luxury card stock

Ranger gold embossing powder

Clearly Besotted Miniature Florals stamp set for sentiment

Pretty Pink Posh Espresso Sequins 4mm

Recollections Glitter in, Pumpkin, Apricot, Citron, Emerald

Penny Black Stamp Pumpkins

Have a wonderful day! Now...make sure to make something beautiful today!

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and Thank you if your visiting. Please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing.  Next drawing when I reach 250 followers!!!!!

Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

Challenges:
Glitter & Sparkle - Fall 
613 Ave Create -AG
Melonheadz Friends Challenge Blog- Include a Pumpkin
Through the Craftroom Door- AG
The Sisterhood of Crafters- Fall
Mod Squad-Bold and Beautiful
Simon Says Stamp- AG
Cute Card Thursday- Sparkles
Catch the Bug-Photo inspiration

Card Making Monday - Scratch Off Card

Hello There Followers! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and if not today is another day with NO mistakes in it yet. So hopefully this week with be the best, brightest week you've ever had!

I am so glad to be sharing this new to me technique card with you. It is called a scratch off card. It works similar to a Scratch ticket. You can get as creative as you want. I chose to make my card a fall theme rendition.

Here it is....oh, and if you are wondering how to make this card...you can check out a few tutorials that I used for inspiration under my Tutorial tab. All my tutorials are in alphabetical order so just scroll down until you see Scratch off Technique.

The tree and leaf stamps are from a Stampabilities stamp set and I used Gina K designs ink.

Have a great week and a wonderful day! Now...make sure to make something beautiful today!

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and Thank you if your visiting. Please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing.  Next drawing when I reach 250 followers!!!!!

Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

Feature Friday 10/23/2015

Hello and welcome to this weeks Feature Friday post. I am so excited to welcome some new followers and share some new projects made by my followers! I love sharing my Feature Friday posts and giving my followers the opportunity to showcase their work with other folowers of all things beautiful. if you would like your work showcased be sure to follow all things beautiful and you too will have your work featured in a Feature Friday post.

First let's welcome and a BIG "Shout Out!" to some new followers and their blogs to all things beautiful!

Joyce @ StamperJoyce's Creative Corner

Rachel @ On the Wings of Craft

Michelle W. @ Cards by MichelleW

Chris B. @ The Cardphile Lady

Carmen Zabb @ The Enchanted Lane

Welcome to some new email followers too!

Sharon - a friend over at StampNation

Barb @ Barb's Creative Corner

Billie @ Ink On My Fingers

Anne Lewis @ Stampin Up

&

Lori

Welcome Ladies! So glad you're here and I hope you fnds lots of inspiration....

So without further delay...Here are my feature favs for today!

Kat @ Paper Firefly

When I saw this card i immediate said, "awwwe". it is so sweet. I love the detail of the flowers and diecut embellishsments. Kat did a great job coordinating the colors in the image to the colors in the papers amd embellishements. Well done! make sure to visit her blog for more details on this card.

Maureen @ Magic...resides within

I love anything floral so when i saw this very femenine card using flowers I simply adored it.

What a great use of detail and texture. Make sure to visit Maureens blog and check out her other creations.

Sylvia @ Kraft Krazy

I think Sylvia did a fabulous job in restoring this old peice of furniture. It looks brand new!

Make sure to check out her process of restoreing some other furniture in more of her posts.

Creative M @ Crafting with Creative M

This card has so much spunk!

I just love the cut little owl, the bright colors and how she interpreted the challenge sketch. 

What a great job! make sure to go check out her other creations!

Lerusho @ Lerusho

I haven't experienced too much with mixed media. Just a few canvases. However, the detailed work in this project has inspoired me to bring out all my mixed media tools and give it another wirl! i really enjoed viewing this project with all its intensity of color and design. make sure to check out the other projects by Lerusho.

I hope you enjoyed viewing the work of  followers of all things beautiful! If you haven't become a follower yet, join and you'll have a chance to be showcased too. It may take a little time but I will get to everyone.

Have a fabulous weekend and make sure to find time to make something beautiful!

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and Thank you if your visiting. Please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing.  Next drawing when I reach 250 followers!!!!!
Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

UMT-Word Bubbles

Welcome to this week's Using My Tools Post. Item used: Cricut Cartridges. I've been in a kids card making mood lately. So, I thought I would make use of some other Cricut Cartridges that have been neglected since I recently became interested in stamping. I pulled out my gypsy and popped in some word bubbles into this design.  it is clean and simple and I'm quite happy with it.

The stamp sentiments came from various sets (listed for oyu below)

I thought I would keep the inside light and add some jungle animals to represent the google eyes on front. I didn't want this to be a ghosty card because I'm sending it to my newphew who is 2.

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridges: Create a Critter & Plantin Schoolbook

MME Dolled Up 6x6 paper pad

Recollections Zoolicious stamp set

Gina K Designs  dark chocolate, sweet corn & prickley pear dye ink

Gina K Designs Dark Choclate and White cardstock

I hope you enjoyed my post today and find time for yourself to make something beautiful!

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and Thank you if your visiting. Please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing.  Next drawing when I reach 250 followers!!!!!

Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

Card Making Monday- Just Because Card Set

Good Monday Morning! Hello and welcome! Todays post is showcasing a set of cards using up a remainder of a paper pad. I've had the papers from this pad for over 4 years and I thought I'm just going to dig down, pull up my mojo and finish it off. 

 

The paper is from K & Co and it was a 6.5 x 4.5 paper pad. I don't have the name and I'm sure the paper has since been discontinued. I kept the above design simple. Popping up the focal block with fun foam, adding the sentiment and a few sequins

For the cards above I cut some flowers using a cut file from SVGCuts.com, added some stones to the center and again a few sequins for embellishments.

  

Here is a close up of both cards.

I hope you enjoyed my post today and find time for yourself to make something beautiful!

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and Thank you if your visiting. Please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing.  Next drawing when I reach 250 followers!!!!!

Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

SS - Bear Hugs

Hello and Happy Saturday! It's been a while since I've shared some scrapbook pages with you all. Infact, probably almost a year. Anyway, I thought it was high time to post a Scrapbook Saturday post and share a layout so I chose this fun layout using pictures from Clark's Trading Post in New Hampshire. This big guy is right at the entrance and we couldn't help but get silly and take photos with him!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend, take care and now it's your turn to go make somethng beautiful....

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and Thank you if your visiting. Please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing.  Next drawing when I reach 250 followers!!!!!

Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

UMT- Masculine Headline Birthday

Welcome to my latest Using My Tools Thursday post!
 Today I have chose to pull various image stamps and sentiment stamps from my stash and put them all on one card! Hopefully in an artful way and not card sneeze!

I hope you are inspired to drag out stamps from various stamps sets and put them together in a complimentary design like I did. It's been tough trying to design masculine cards for me. It's not my niche. I definitely find it easier to make feminine cards but I have enjoyed the challenge and will continue to work to build my masculine design skills.

Now it's your turn to go make something beautiful!

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and Thank you if your visiting. Please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing.  Next drawing when I reach 250 followers!!!!!

Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

CMM- Corner Fold & Bleaching Tecnique Card

Good Monday Morning! Hello and welcome! Today's Cards showcase 2 techniques, the first being a new technique to me. It's the corner fold. You can find the tutorial I used to learn how to make this card over on my Tutorial tab. I'll also add more corner fold inspiration samples as I make them under the tutorial so check back soon. The second technique is one I've been wanting to dive into again and that is the bleaching technique. I have several samples on my technique tab for inspiration so make sure to check those out too!

I hope you like the two cards I made using these techniques.

I chose to make them slightly different. Each one utilizing scraps from my stash

Here;'s a close up of the bleached  tulips in which I went back with Copic markers and colored them in.

and added the same stamped tulip image to the inside of the cards to pull the whole thing together.

Supplies:

Gina K Designs Ocean Mist & Chocolate Brown card stock

Stampin Up' Crumb Cake ink

Tulips from Blooming Garden Stamp set by Penny Black

brown ribbon

Kraft hemp cord

sequins and gem stickers

I hope you enjoyed viewing my version of this card. Have a wonderful Fall week and remember to  find the time to make something beautiful!

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and Thank you if your visiting. Please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing.  Next drawing when I reach 250 followers!!!!!

Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

Challenges:
Through the Craftroom Door-AG
Fan-Tastic Tuesdays- AG w/ 2 patterned papers
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog- AG
As You Like It- Favorite color and why? Brown because it reminds me of choclate and I LOVE chocolate!
Hanna & Friends- Special Card Form
Stamp & Create-Brown or Kraft

Cupcake Inspiration-Forest Friends Bendy Card

Good Morning! Happy Sunday! I am so honored to be this weeks Cupcake Inspirations Surprise Sweetie design member for Cupcake Inspirations challenge # 331. Our sponsor this week is Your Next Stamp.

Here is my project inspired by the photo. This is my first attempt at making a bendy card. From what I hear they are the new trend in card making. I thought this would be a great card for my great-nephew who is turning 2 in just a few months.

This weeks challenge is Forest Friends

Here's the picture inspiration for this challenge

     

If you haven't tried making a bendy card yet you can find the tutorial I used under the Tutorial tab on my blog.

This is the inside of the card. I love how this card has so many layers and so much dimension. The possibilities are endless!

Here are some closeups of some of the flaps.

This little raccoon critter is hidden behind the first flap with the sentiment.

  

Here's my supply list:

Create a Critter Cricut Cartridge (images cut at 1 - 2 inches)

From My Garden Critcut Cartridge

Bazzill Cardstock SCRAPS

Recollections Pattern Paper

Vellum for the dragonfly wings

Peachy Keen stamp Everyday Character Faces stamp set

gems and pearls

My Favorite Things Simply Fabulous Sayings stamp set

I hope you enjoyed my design project! Make sure to go back to the Cupcake Inspirations blog and check out the other fabulous projects from the design team members and load up your forest friend inspired card! Have a wonderful day and now it's your turn to make something beautiful!

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and Thank you if your visiting. Please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing.  Next drawing when I reach 250 followers!!!!!

Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

Challenges:
Crafty Sentiment Designs-AG
Through the Craftroom Door-AG
Fan-Tastic Tuesdays- AG w/ 2 patterned papers
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog- AG
Hanna & Friends- Special Card Form
Cut It Up-Back to Nature
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards- Animals
Fussy & Fancy -Autumn Colors
Wags n' Whiskers- Use a Die Cut
Catch the Bug-Fall
Hiding in my Craftroom-Super Scraps
613 Ave Create-AG

Feature Friday 10/9/2015

Welcome to Feature Friday! This is my opportunity to thank my followers for well...following all things beautiful by showcasing some of their wonderful work.

My followers had some fantastic work this week! Todays feature friday follower favs are ....

Sara S. @ fp3

I just love this new project I've seen online. I just have to try it!

I love Sara's use of the Pocket Letter technique for Christmas. What a FAB idea! Make sure to visit Sara's blog and check out all the details.

MA-MI @ Rilcek and beak

I love her use of stenciling and demension by popping up the raindrop die cut peice of the card.

 What a great idea! Go visit MA-MI's blog and go see all her hard work.

Smiles @ SMILE

I just love this project! Smiles used so much texture. 

I love the embossing, distressed patterned papers and the baby cutouts. So cute!

Make sure to check out some other projects by Smiles.

Pauline@ Pauline Maraget Handmade Cards and Things

I love this exploding christining box! What detail. 

The use oif pictures is sooo awesomely cute!

Make sure to visit Pauline's blog using the link above to see all the pictures she posted for this great project.

Julie @ Pumpkin Belly Cards

I am in love with fall so when I saw this card I knew I just had to showcase it this week. I love how Julie used the image as a focal point on a pumpkin background filled with texture. I am inspired to try this myself. Thanks Julie for sharing!

I hope you enjoyed viewing the work of  followers of all things beautiful! If you haven't become a follower yet, join and you'll have a chance to be showcased too. It may take a little time but I will get to everyone.

Have a fabulous weekend and make sure to find time to make something beautiful!

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and Thank you if your visiting. Please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing.  Next drawing when I reach 250 followers!!!!!
Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

WW-Hearts Galore Shaker card

 Hello and welcome to my mid-week post. I'm sharing a shaker card with you today. I've shared some window technique cards with you in the last month or so and I thought I would take that same technique and make it a shaker card.

I used my Gypsy to set the hearts in place and then die cut them. I embossed the paper after the shapes were cut. Added a few patterned papers, sequins & beads to make it interesting. If you are not sure how to make a shaker card there is a tutorial how to under my tutorial tab. For this shaker card I used fun foam to pop uo the top layer and keep the shaker items in place.. I just traces the hearts through the window onto my fun foam and cut them out by hand.

Supplies:

Darice Interlocking Circle Embossing folder

Martha Stewart iridesent hearts and star glitter

Seed beads

Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge (for both tag and hearts)

Hobby Lobby Gingham ribbon

Martha Stewart  Heart Chain punch around the page punch

Pink Paislee Pen Pal 12 x 12 paper pad

Bazzill card stock

Gina K Designs Luxury white cardstock for card base

I hope you enjoyed my card sample! Have a wonderful wednesday and I hope you find time to make something beautiful!

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and Thank you if your visiting. Please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing.  Next drawing when I reach 250 followers!!!!!

Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

Challenges:
Glitter & Sparkle -AG
613 Avenue Create-AG
Crafty Sentiment Designs_AG

CMM-His and Her Horses

Welcome to Card Making Monday! Welcome to my little space on the blog sphere. I am so excited to show you y latest cards! I chose to make masculine and feminine versions of this layout. The feminine version was sent to my cousin and the masculine card was put in my stash. I first made the feminine version of this card and fell in love so naturally I wanted to make a masculine counterpart. I hope you love them as much as I do!

The horse stamp is from a set by Inkadinkadoo. I bought this set at Michaels Arts & Crafts store.

This card was chosen as Top 3 at Fan-Tastic Tuesday

I used patterned paper scraps from my stash and the brown card stock is by Gina K Designs which I absolutely love!

Here's a close up of the wonderful jeweled bucket I used for the feminine card.

I hope you enjoyed viewing my cards and try making feminine and masculine versions of a card design for yourself. As always have a wonderful week and try to find time to make something beautiful!

Here are some other examples of Masculine and feminine duos from my Blog

   

     

  

     

 

I hope you enjoyed viewing my His & Her card selections. Have a fabulous week and now it's time to make something beautiful!

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and Thank you if your visiting. Please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing.  Next drawing when I reach 250 followers!!!!!

Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

Challenges:
Fantastic Tuesday- AG /twist/pets/
Crafting By Design- AG
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge-AG
Glitter & Sparkle -AG
613 Avenue Create-AG