WW - Birthday Squash Card

Happy wonderful Wednesday everyone! So I'm back with a Whatever Wednesday post. Today's project is a squash card. If you're itching to make a squash card; head on over to my tutorial tab and you can find a tutorial and some samples for inspiration.  They are quite easy to make and oh so impressive to the recipient.  I hope you agree.

I've been using lots of sequins lately. I have had them for a while but as with anything else the mood comes and goes when it comes to techniques and/or embellishments. But as of lately I have rekindled my love affair with sequins.

Supplies:

Gina K Design Peach Blinni & Passionate Pink card stock

 Boardwalk Sherbet by Craft Smith patterned paper 12 x 12 paper stack

Gina K Designs Sentiment stamp Birthday Label

Gina K Designs ink Passionate Pink, Peach Bellini, Powder Blue and Sweet Corn

ribbon given to me by my sista!

Balloon stamps from Doodle Birthday by Recollections & Birthday Fun by Inkadinkadoo 

I hope you enjoyed my post today and I hope you find time for yourself to go ahead and 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:
As You Like It- Sweet or Savory & Why- Sweet and birthdays remind me of cake
Cut It Up- Brother or Sista (share the story) ribbon given to me by my sista! (die Cut-rectangle for sentiment)
Chocolate, Coffee & Cardds -Celebration
Cupcake Inspiration - Magical- with bright colors
Eureka Stamps- AG
Morgan's Artworld- Ribbons
Glitter N' Sparkle - Lots of Sparkle
TTCRD-AG
Fantastic Tuesday- AG /twist/pets/
Crafting By Design- AG
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge-AG

CMM-Star Ruffle Card

 Good Morning and welcome to my Card Making Monday post. Today's card share is utilizing the ruffle technique. Sandy Allnock posted a great tutorial for this technique. You can find the video link under my tutorial tab. Here's my card.

Supplies:

Fine and Dandy Boy 6x6 patterned paper pad

$ stamp sentiment

ribbon and hemp twine

Dark Chocolate Gina K Designs card stock

EK Success Starry Night border punch

I hope you enjoyed my card sample! Have a wonderful week and 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 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:
Tuesday Throwdown - Color Challenge
Through the Craftroom Door-AG
Cardz 4 Guys-Kraft and Blue
Fan-Tastic Tuesday-AG (op tw) Autumn
Darling Cardmakers - Creative Kids
613 Ave Create- AG with Saphire
Eureka Stamps- AG
Morgan's Artworld- Ribbons
MFT-Color Challenge

CMM - Perfect Pearls Faux Metal cards

Welcome to Card Making Monday and to my little space on the blog sphere. I am so excited to show you my latest cards! I pulled out my perfect pearls and got creative. I saw this faux metal tutorial by Jennifer McGuire and thought I'd use it for my inspiration. I changed it up a bit by die cutting the center piece and then reinserting it after it was colored and embossed. I just couldn't get the clean lines like Jennifer using the painters tape. I'll link her video here and also under my tutorial tab. Hope you like them!

For the card above, I cut a hello greeting from my cricut (see supply list below) added some punched hearts and purple pearls.

For this card  I kept the embossing just to the center piece for a focal point leaving a smooth surface for the rest of my greeting.

 I die cut the frame and then measured and cut a center rectangle slightly larger to accomodate the fact that when the center is embossed it becomes slightly smaller than the frame. I think I added 1/8th of an inch, maybe 1/4inch at most.

I layered the diecut sentiment useing 3 or 4 of them and then sprayed pearl mist.

Supplies:

Baby's Breath & Herringbone Cuttlebug folders

Martha Stewart  Dancing Hearts Border punch

Grape & Manderin Perfect Pearls by Ranger

"Happy" Cake Basics Cricut cartridge

"Hello" Wild Card Cricut cartridge

Hero Arts Year Round Sentiments for Birthday Sentiment

I hope you enjoyed viewing today's cards. Have a wonderful week and I hope you find time for yourself to 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:
Simon Says Stamp- No Designer Paper
Mod Squad Challenge Blog- Sprinkle Your Sparkle
Wags n' Wiskers-Glitter/Sparkle
Sami Stamps-Frame It!

Feature Friday - 9/25/2015

Hello and welcome! I am so excited to share with you today's Feature Friday projects! My Feature Friday posts are when I link up the projects from followers of all things beautiful.  I track who I showcase  so everyone will have an opportunity. Become a follower today and i will give you and your blog a shout out at my next Feature friday post! Now onto my Feature friday Favs!


Robin @ Robin's Reflections
I love the colors Robin chose and the hummingbird is so beautiful with the glitter!
Make sure to visit Robin's blog and check out her other projects.






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 - Birthday matchbox card

Hello Friends! Today I am excited to share with you a fun and unique card technique. Today's project is called a matchbox card. These cards are detailed and take a bit of time but come out so nicely in the end. Over the next several months I'll be showing you a few more matchbox card samples so stay tuned in for upcoming posts oif this fun card. Here's today's sample!

Look at what's inside! 

Each critter was cut out at between 2 to 3.5 inches

I hope you take the time to try this fun technique for yourself. I used a tutorial you can find under my tutorial tab. You can also find an SVG for the box at SVGCuts.com.

  

Supplies:

Cricut Beyond Birthday cartridge

Cricut Sweet Treats cartridge

various Bazzill cardstock scraps

I hope you enjoyed my card sample! Have a wonderful week and now 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 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 Sentiments Designs - Color Combo
Through The Craftroom Door-AG
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge- Icecream or Icecream colors

CMM- Reverse Masking-Friend to Friend

Welcome to Card Making Monday! Today's cards use a simple masking and inking technique.

I made several to add to my card stash.

I tried various colors and themes as well.

I hope you enjoyed today's card and 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 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:
Hanna & Friends - Favorite Stamp (I Love Floral Stamps and this one in particular)
Scrappin 4 Fun- Spring or Autumn

UMT-Lighthouse Cards

Good Morning and Happy Thursday! Welcome to my blog and I hope you find crafty inspiration! On Thursdays I post crafts, cards, or layouts using tools I have neglected. I've either used stamps, embellishments, tools or some  other item that has been tossed to the waist side on my craft desk or put in a drawer for a while. Today I am showcasing a card using sentiment stamps. I don't often make cards with sentiments that are lengthy. I tend to stick to Get Well or Happy Birthday sentiments but these caught me eye when i was rummaging through my collection. I just had to use them for my Using My Tools Post this week.

I added encouragement sentiments from sets by Stampin' Up. I'll be putting these cards in my masculine stash of cards just perfect for encouraging special men in my life.

I hope you enjoyed my card posting and finds inspiration to try this card for yourself using stamps you have tucked away.  They are quite easy to assemble and look so impressive!

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:
Words 2 Scrap By- Ahoy Matty!

WW-Whale Baby

 Hello and welcome to my Whatever Wednesday posts. Today's card share is a baby card. Perfect for the expectant mother or for a family whom has just welcomed in a new member. I used both window and demensional banner techiques. You can find a tutorial for both under my tutorial tab.

Supplies:

Stampin Up sentiment stamp

Create A Critter Cricut cartridge

Devine Swirl Cuttlebug embossing folder

white sequins

Gina K Designs Moonlit Fog  Dye ink

Gina K Designs Moonlit Fog card stock

Me & My Big Ideas Mambi 12x12 patterned paper pad Baby Boy

Spellbinders Decagons

pearl gel pen

I hope you enjoyed my card sample! Have a wonderful week and now 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 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)

CMM- Rainbow Ruffle

Hello and Happy Monday! Today's card is for the gals in your life. I used lots of pretty colors and tried to add as much texture as possible. i followed a tutorial by Sandy Allnock. You can find the tutorial under my tutorial tab along with some other ruffle card samples.

Supplies:

Just My Type Cuttlebug embossing folder

Bassil card stock scraps

TPC studio sentiment stamp

Diamond Fence EK Success border punch

I hope you enjoyed my card sample! Have a wonderful week and now 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 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 - 9/11/2015

Hello and welcome! I am so excited to share with you this months Feature Friday crafters! My Feature Friday posts are where I link up the blogs of those who have become new follower friends of all things beautiful AND then I showcase some crafty work of existing followers. I track who I showcase  so everyone will have an opportunity. Today's follower projects are fabulous!

No new followers this week :-( 

BUT on to my follower favs! :-)

Smiles @ Smile

This is a wonderful mixed media panel. 

I love all the texture and the yellow is so bright and cheery.

Make sure to check out more pictures of this project over at the blog.

Pauline @ Pauline Margaret Hand Made cards and Things

I have never made a bendy card so I am intrigued! Youtube.com here I come!

I love the dimension of the trees and the texture of the snow in the background.

Make sure to check this card out.

Cindy @ cre8ivecindy

this is a nice clean and simple masculine card. I love the clean line s and look of this image and layout. Great job Cindy! Make sure you go on over and check out Cindy's other projects.

&

Teresa @ Crafty Grannys Crafty Corner

I just love these little tea lightboxes. I love her choices of patterned paper and the little paper bows. How cute! make sure to visit teresa and see what else she's been crafting!

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- Get Well Squash Card

Happy Thursday Everyone! Can you believe summer is fleeting and the kiddos have gone back to school?! I certainly can't! Soon there will be talk of holiday presents and celebrations. Well, before all that starts I want to welcome you to this week's Using My Tools Thursday post. Today's project uses an old tutorial I haven't done in quite some time. A squash card. If you haven't made one in a while or have never made a squash card today is your day! You can find a tutorial for making a squash card under my tutorial tab and a few more samples there as well. They are quite easy to make and oh so impressive to the recipient.  I hope you agree.

I used my Copic markers to color in the card and also added the same stamped image inside.

Supplies

Gina K Design Jelly Bean Green & In the Navy card stock

patterned paper from my scrap stash

Penny Black Sunny Pair Stamp

ribbon bought from JoAnn fabrics

I hope you enjoyed my post today and I hope you find time for yourself to go ahead and 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 Create - AG using the bingo card - (image, sentiment, solid paper, flowers, ribbon)
Cupcake Inspirations - Picture Inspiration
Gina K Designs - Fancy Fold
Clear It Out - AG (stash: AG) Stash: Ribbon
Tuesday Throwdown - AG
Through The Craftroom- AG
Fan-tastic Tuesdays - AG/Feminine
Fab n' Funky -Shabby Chic
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge- AG
Simon Says Stamp Stamptember Challenge- Use a stamp
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Fancy & Feminine
All Sorts- Lots of Layers
Catch the Bug-AG
DigiDesigns- Sentiment
Cards Galore Encore- AG
Crafty Calendar- AG
3 Girl JAM-Ag with ribbon
Scrapbook Blessings- AG with fav technique (Fancy Folds)

WW-Birthday Bear Tri-fold

 Hello and Happy Wednesday! I'm so glad you're visiting! Today's card make good use of a video tutorial for making a Tri-fold card. You can find a link to that tutorial under my tutorial tab along with lots of other inspiration samples on my blog.

For today's card I also made good use of some left over diecuts I had from another project. Not so sure why I only had green bears but the bears coordinated nicely with these papers so it all worked out.

I grabbed some sequins to complete this card. Lots of movement and demension, perfect for the little guy that it is intended for. I left the center blank for a hand written birthday wish.

Supplies

Cricut Cartridge Gypsy Wanderings, Plantin Schoolbook & Create a Critter

Google eyes

Bazzill card stock

 Quite Contrary Jack & Jill 6x6 paper pad

Recollections Doodle Birthday Stamp set

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)

CMM-Golf Cart Card

Hey there and welcome to Card Making Monday here at all things beautiful! I made a fun little card for dad. This dad loves golf but doesn't get to play as often as he'd like so I thought a warm greeting with a little golf cart fun might encourage and brighten his day. I chose an SVG file from SVGCuts.com called Father's Day Box Cards SVG Set. I hope you like my card and check out the great SVG's from SVGCuts. I love popping on over once in a while to see what new inspiration they have created.

Here's a few more views for you. The SVG also comes with a panel you can use on the back to stamp or write your greetings.

I hope you enjoyed viewing my version of this card. Have a fabulouos week and remember 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:
Cupcake Inspirations - Picture Inspiration
Morgans Art World- For the Men

UMT-Lunch Notes

Happy Thursday Everyone!Welcome to this week's Using My Tools Thursday. Today's project is not only cute, fun but also something your kids will love. Today's tools are a whole lotta kid stamps. My kids are 17, 15 and 13 so these stamps haven't seen the light of day for ages!

Even though my kids are teens, I couldn't help but make these anyway. I plan to leave them on their pillow rather than in their lunch bag since I think they would be mortified if their friends at the Middle and High schools found them! In any case, my kids will always be my babies so I wanted to give this technique a try, even if, I do get a bunch of eye rolling from my "too grown up" kids. ;-)

I found a tutorial on how to make these from Jennifer McGuire. I will link it here. She uses a die set but I just used cartridges from my Cricut. I couldn't see spending $25.00 for the die set to make these lunch notes when I had cut files already.  I grabbed various stamps from different sets and just went crazy! I made 24 notes. 

Maybe I'll give you an update on how it went over with my teens....at least secretly, I think they'll be grateful mom took the extra time to leave encouraging and loving notes for them. I wish I paper crafted when they were little because I definitely would have put these to good use in elementary school!

Well, I hope you have a fabulous weekend and 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)