Scrapbook Saturday # 47 - Strings

Hi There! Welcome visitors for another Scrapbook Saturday post.

Today's page showcases one of my daughter's recitals at the 

Silver City Galleria Mall in Taunton, MA.

 I added some notes around the page that have the V cutout for the first letter of her name. I thought that would make a cute touch. I placed the journaling close to her in the photo so it leads your eye to her and her friend within.

Hope you enjoyed this layout and let me know if you've ever visited the Galleria in Taunton.

Products Used:
Quarter Note Cricut Cartridge

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

UMT-Multi-colored Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving!
Hello and welcome to my Using My Tools post. 

You can find the descriptions of all my posts at the "My Posts" tab at the top.

I can't believe we are coming to the end of another year! Almost Christmas with all it's wonderful foods and hopes for the future.

Continuing with that spirit I created my last Thanksgiving card and I hope you like it.
This is probably the most detailed stamping I've done yet. For every card I actually accomplished I threw one or two in the trash because I messed up the stamping.
Each leaf is stamped individually.

Products:
$ stamp from JoAnn Fabrics
Gina K Designs Ink
Honey Mustard
Warm Cocoa
Dark Chocolate
Charcoal Brown
Fresh Asparagus
Cranberry Tart
Prickly Pear
Hemp cord

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 I hope you have a very full Thanksgiving holiday and find time today to make something beautiful....

Spiced Pumpkin

It's Monday and that means I get to share with you my latest Card Making Monday creation!

For this Monday I'm showing you another Thanksgiving card.  

After all the Thanksgiving holiday is fast approaching.

Boy did I struggle with this card. I made the center stamped cards first but didn't have any idea how to mount them.

I tried so many samples. Each one ended in the trash bin. I embossed solid cardstock, versamarked-watermarked background paper, heat embossed a swirl background, perfect pearled a swirl background. Uggh!

Each one just took away from the beautiful stamping. Si finally, I decided to just run the edges in my Versamark and heat emboss a gold edge. I thought it came out so elegant. What do yo think?

Products:

Penny Black Pumpkins

Stampin' Up Crumb Cake ink

Copic Markers YR21, YR24, YR04, YR07

Stampendous Autumn Harvest Stamp

Gina K Dye Ink Dark Chocolate & Warm Cocoa

Stampendous Pirate Gold Embossing Powder

Bazzill Cardstock 

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 Take care, enjoy your week and go make something beautiful....

Feature Friday - 11/21/2014

Hello, thank you for visiting and I am so excited to give a big welcome

 to some new followers of all things beautiful! 

There's is still time to be entered into my prize drawing!

If you are not a follower just become one and you will automatically have a chance to win. I will be drawing the lucky winners name onNovermber 30th

I am also so thrilled to be featuring some work by followers too! I love sharing others work and giving the recognition they deserve for their creativity and hard work.

So here goes....

First a Big, Hug, Happy welcome to new friends of all things beautiful!

Make sure to visit their blogs and say hello.

Say Hello to:

Sara Sherlock @ Folded Paper & Printed Pixels

Berina RGA @ Moxie Craftie

Stamindebe @

&

UT Hobby Time 

Now onto my Feature Friday picks where I share some of this weeks work by my followers. Since it's been a while since I've featured some of my followers I just had to include projects from four of my friends. I hope you enjoy their work as much as I did!

Alice @ Scrap & C 

I just love how Alice placed this little girl riding on the star's tail

Give her a visit and see all the wonderful details on her card.

&

Cynthia @ Chloe & Me

Cynthis is starting her Valentine's Day cards in preparation for the deadline over at OWH.

I love how she incorporated the hearts of the patterned paper and the cut out embellshments.

Go over and see more of Cynthia's Operation Write Home cards!

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Kathi @ My Creative Therapy

Ok, so this project was done back in October but it was soooo cute I had to share. Go on over and see more ogf Kathi's creative work!

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Irma @ Me and My Art

AAgain this project was done a while back but I just love the simplicity and elegance of this scrapbook page that I had to showcase it! Go pay Irma a visit and see close ups of this beautiful layout!

Ok, Ok, Just one more...I couldn't resist!

Deneen @ A Path of Paper

I love the use of the Cricut cut outs here. This card is so beautiful!

Take some time to check out Deneen's other creative projects!

These are works of art created by my blog followers. As you can see I feature all kinds of works, cards, Scrapbook Layouts, Crafty Projects etc. 

Just another reason why you should become a follower of all things beautiful if you haven't yet. You could be my next Feature Favorite with your blog and project showcased right here on all things 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. 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)

Now it's your turn to go make somethng beautiful....

UMT- Masked Wheat

Hello and welcome to my Using My Tools post. 

For this card I used a masking technique and a few stamps that had been neglected.

I inked around the edges, added some hemp cord and a button to give it asome texture.

Products:

Inkadinkadoo Meadow

Stampedous Autumn Words

Bazzill cardstock Pumpkin

Gina K Designs Ink Kraft & Honey Mustard

Stampin Up ink Crumb Cake

Hobby Lobby's The Paper Studio emossing folder Ogee

If your visiting please consider following me. When 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. You'll then be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

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 Take care and go make something beautiful....

Sequin Christmas

It's Tinsel Tuesday and even though I'm behind on my posts I've finished my Christmas cards.

I went to a four day crop and my mission was to finish my Thanksgiving and Christmas card making. So over the next two months you'll see my completed work.

For today I made a card from vellum and sequen. I mentioned yesterday I've purchased some on-line card classes and this technique was one of them. I love how coloring the vellum with my Copic markers came out so pretty.

Although it doesn't show it very well in the picture I cut the "Merry" from glitter cardstock to match the gold sequins.

I hope you have a fabulous Tuesday and are looking forward to the upcoming holidays.

Take care and go make something beautiful!

If your visiting please consider following me. When 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. You'll then be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

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Masking Leaves

I've reached my goal of 175 followers!

 There's still time to become a follower and be entered into the prize drawing! 

I will be drawing the winner at the end of the month on Sunday, November 30th.

It's Making Monday! 

I've recently purchased some On-line Card Classes. More specifically, the His and Hers class in which they teach you to use the similar elements to make a feminine and masculine card. For this card I just used the technique; border masking.

You can find the class I took here.

If your visiting please consider following me. When 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. You'll then be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

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Have a great Monday and go make something beautiful!

Scrapbook Saturday # 46 - Deep Freeze

Hello and welcome to another Scrapbook Saturday post. I'm ready for the upcoming winter holidays and so I thought I'd show you a layout I completed using photos from last years storms. My little kitty was so devilishly thrown into the snow by my daughter but I couldn't help but grab the camera and take a few shots.

Products Used:

Ashlyn's Alphabet Cricut Cartridge

Beyond Birthday's Cricut Cartridge

SCAL for title

Have a great Saturday and Go ahead...go make something beautiful!

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Hamburger Fun

Ok, so I mentioned months ago I was going to post some new pictures of cakes I've made recently and I haven't.

There is no time like the present and I made these cupcakes just for fun!

I hope you are inspired to give them a try for yourself and if you do i would love to see yours. Send me an email using the form on the right and include a copy of your cupcakes!

These were pretty easy. I used various colored frosting, a round top in a few different sizes and a leaf tip, and for the hamburger bun. A couple of Vanilla Wafer cookies

Viola! Hamburger Fun!

Don't forget to become a follower if you haven't done so I am picking the winner on November 30th so you still have time!

If your visiting please consider following me. When 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. You'll then be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. 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 in a comment or email it to me I won't be able to link it up)

Have a GREAT weekend and find time for yourself to make something beautiful!