“Hello Sunshine” Card Challenge Creation

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Mama

Good morning, Saturday! It’s a dark, rainy good sleep-in morning here in KC, but I woke before the rest of the house and finished up a couple of cute little items for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches card challenge using some new beach-themed paper called “Seaglass” by Craft Smith. I think this is the perfect card to brighten anyone’s day.

To create the cards, I used a blue wood-look paper for the base and cut premade sentiments. I love it when a paper pack includes a few really cute designs. I inked the inner cards with a light blue color, because I wanted it to have some definition but not too much. I also inked the base card, but with a darker blue color.

To loosely mimic a sunshine on the first card, I added a couple of pieces of washi tape and a big yellow button. I think it’s a fun pop of color without being to literal. The second card also has a button (from my colorful bottle o’ buttons) that creates a fun focal point.

A Crafty Week with My Sister

Posted on January 23, 2016January 23, 2016 by Mama

My sister drove up from Oklahoma this week (dodging snow storms along the way) to spend a few fun days with me, and we have certainly shopped and cropped our way through the week. Okay, so maybe there was a little more shopping being done, but a girl’s gotta stock up on that good crafty stuff, you know.

Sometimes I need a visit from my crafty sibling to get my scrapbook bottom on track, so it’s always nice to get a visit from my sis from time-to-time. Other than spending hours in craft stores and scrapbook shops, here is what we’ve been up to (and what kind of mess I’ve made).

My sister finished lots of projects, including some Bo Bunny cards, several layouts and a mini album.

I on the other hand, made a huge mess and worked my way through day seven of 2015’s December Daily album. I’m a slow scrapbooker. . .

Red Hearts and Ribbon Valentine Card

Posted on January 13, 2016January 13, 2016 by Mama

I’m leaning toward love with this Valentine card for this week’s Mojo Monday challenge. When I first saw the sketch, I immediately thought of red hearts and ribbon. . . and this is how it all turned out. Yep, red hearts and ribbon.

I love black backgrounds on my Valentine cards, because it makes the reds really pop. I’ve had this paper for quite some time and really couldn’t even begin to tell you the make or model, but I really wish I had some more. Unfortunately I’m working with scraps here, folks.

The small center heart is an embossed stamp, the large red heart was my own design and the top small heart is a brad. I added some ribbon and inked my edges and that was about all it took to come up with this little card.

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