Paper Cuts

Hi everyone!  I’m filling in, kind of last minute here, for Julia’s WT challenge at SCS.  Today we’re creating “faux feel.”  We can use patterned paper that has a look of texture, create your own texture by embossing or by using one of the SCS resources such as Faux Suede, Linen.  (There is also a new Brick Wall tutorial that looks interesting.)  How can you create a faux texture?

I have a little gift bag using one of MFT’s latest releases, Gifty Girl.  This set is also available in a kit here but can now be purchased on it’s own.

‘It’s in the Bag’ Bag

My girl is all paper-pieced, right along with her pretty shopping bags and background.  At the bottom, I added a strip of crocheted trim with metal baby braddies over a strip of dark brown cardstock.  Here’s a closer pic:

                       
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You Warm My Heart

Here I’ve used a small scrap of red woodgrain paper for the heart.  (Another of MFT’s newer releases, Polar Love.)

If you’d like to play along with the challenge, you can find it HERE.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Gift Bag:  Stamps: MFT “Gifty Girl”   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock: Prism Suede Brown Dark, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Nook & Pantry 6×6 paper pad   Accessories: Copic markers (E00, E37, W1, W3), Spare Parts trim, MFT metal Baby Braddies, gift bag.  Finished size 4” x 5 ¼”. 

You Warm My Heart Card:  Stamps: MFT “Polar Love”   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock: Prism Crabapple Dark, Super Smooth White   Patterned Paper:  Eskimo Kisses 6×6 paper pad   Accessories:  Copic markers (C00, C1, C3, C5, R20, B0000), button, cream jute string, dimensional boosters.  Finished size 5” x 5”.

Hi everyone.  I have another little altered notebook to share today.

One Day at a Time   

I picked up a couple of these little “travel-themed” note pads at Michaels for $1 each.  They are SUPER fast to alter.  The notepad is only 3 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ so it’s the perfect size for using scraps (which is what I did here).   A small strip of the striped patterned paper was the perfect size for covering the pen.

I colored and cut out The Greeting Farm’s Laundry image, adhering it over a bit of crocheted trim (gift from my friend, Jody). 

The sentiment, which I think is the perfect companion to this image, is part of the Encouragement Expressions set by Cornish Heritage Farms.

This was so quick and easy to alter.  I may go back and get a few more.  

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

Stamps:  The Greeting Farm “HG Laundry”, Cornish Heritage Farms “Encouragement Expressions” (Mona Lisa Moments)   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock: Prism Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket Early Bird Mini Deck   Accessories:  Michael’s note pad, Copic markers (E000, E00, E21, E31, E33, E35, E50, YR23, YR31, YG63, BG09, BG01, BG0000, R14, R17, W1, W3), Spare Parts trim, buttons, white string, Fiskars Rotary trimmer/scallop blade, corner rounder.

Hi everyone.  I’ve been up since about 3:30.  My daughter came into my room because she was cold. Normally I’d pop into the spare bedroom with her but our company arrives today and that room is not to be touched.  So instead I teetered on the edge of her twin bed for the next three hours.  I had hoped to sneak away after about 30 minutes but she wasn’t sleeping very soundly and I didn’t want her up and about again.  **YAWN**

A couple weeks ago, I picked up a few notebooks from Michael’s dollar section.  After removing the front and back covers, adding some black paint and patterned paper, I had this:

What’s the Story

I made a little rug for my bunny by trimming the long end of a piece of twill and pulling threads until I got the amount of fringe I wanted.  It is adhered to a thin black strip and then tucked under the bunny.  (I used a craft knife to cut along the bottom edge of the bunny so the black strip/twill slid beneath.)

The big clip was another Michael’s dollar section find.  They came in packs of two.  This one can be used as a book mark of sorts or to clip something to the inside cover.

Here’s a pic of the original notebook.  Kind of cute…but not exactly what I wanted.  (What I DO like is that the paper inside is lined…with no pictures.)

I thought about giving this to my daughter.  I noticed last night as I was helping with her homework that she was not writing her words on the lines.  I said, “Katie, why don’t you try writing ON the lines.”  Her very matter-of-fact response was, “It’s my policy to write the words over the lines.”   Well, ok then.  lol.  And I also remembered the 16…or was it 18? …notebooks of varying sizes I found throughout her room the other day when I was cleaning.  So I suppose I’ll keep this one for myself…or give it away.  I don’t know. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  My Favorite Things “What’s the Story”   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper: October Afternoon Detours: Gazebo and Hometown: Norm’s News   Accessories:  Copic markers (E50, R20, E31, W00), Bazzill crocheted flower, Prima crocheted lace, Papertrey Ink button and cream jute string, Michael’s notebook and clip, twill, Making Memories “Asphalt” acrylic scrapbook paint, sponge brush.

Hi everyone!  TGIF!

I have a fun little jar to share today.   (It’s kind of creepy but fun too.)

My Eyeball Jar

I used MFT’s new Ghoulish Label set on a 16 oz. square jar.  I cut thin strips of white cardstock, sponged the edges with Ranger’s Old Paper Distress Ink and then adhered them to the jar.  To finish off the top and bottom edges, I adhered thin strips of black cardstock. 

For each eye, I stamped the eyeball twice, once in red, once in black.  I punched out the red eye, then colored the black image with a blue marker and punched out that part, adhering it over the red.  The outside eyeball (and lid eyeball) are raised on dimensional boosters.  I also traced over all of the red lines with a clear gel pen so they look wet and icky.

I made a matching card as well.  And please notice….NO PATTERNED PAPER!  I’m so proud of myself.  :)  (My friend, Lynette, had challenged me to not use patterned paper.  That’s a really hard thing for me.)

SALE:  The sets I used here (along with several others) are 25% off this weekend only!  Check these out:

Too Cute to Spook  -  Trick or Treat w/WTG  -  Who’s that Ghost Flopsey

Party Girl   -   Totally Witchin’   -   GHOULISH LABEL SET

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Ghoulish Label” and “Trick or Treat with Who’s That Girl” (card sentiment)   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Old Paper Distress, Adirondack Red Pepper   Cardstock: Prism Super Smooth White, Black   Accessories:  1 ¼”, 1 3/8” and 1” circle punches, Sakura clear 3-d glaze pen, Copic marker (B32), Martha Stewart border punch, MFT square jar, circle Nestabilities (for slightly larger black mat around eyeballs), Recollections mini-brads, sponge, dimensional boosters.  Card size 4 ¼” x 4 ¼”.

Hi everyone!

The card I have to share today is a bit different. 

Spooky Greetings

It was really easy.  Really!  First I bought one of these:

There were several foam stickers on the back (which I removed).  I opened all the windows, removed the ghost, added a tiny black brad to the door knob, and added the “Spooky Greetings” sign (attached with the tiny black brads). 

I folded a piece of SU’s Basic Gray cardstock in half, aligned the left edge of the house with the fold line and traced the outer shape of the house.  I also traced the window opening and cut those out with a craft knife.  Once the base was cut, I adhere the house over the cardstock. 

I stamped My Favorite Things’ Monster Squad critters, colored them with markers, cut them out and adhered them to each side of the front door.

Lastly, I re-attached the ghost to the inside of the card so he (I’m assuming it’s a “he”) is peeking out of the window.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

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Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Monster Squad”   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Old Paper Distress   Cardstock:  Stampin’ Up! Basic Gray, scrap of off-white paper from Basic Grey’s Bittersweet paper pad   Accessories: Meri Meri Accents “Haunted House”, Copic markers (W1, W3, W5, E000, R20), Queen & Co. brads, sponge.  Finished size 5” x 6 ¾”.

TGIM!  :) 

So…curious about that shopping trip?  My husband ended up coming home from work earlier than anticipated so we had lunch together, then shopping.    Well, HE went shopping and left me in the car with the kids!  Oy.  It helped for a bit to have my daughter sit in the third row seat on the opposite side of the car (truck…whatever you want to call an SUV)…until she realized she could still touch the back of her brother’s head with her foot.  ”Get your stinking foot out of my hair!”  “I don’t have a stinky foot.  YOU have a stinky foot!”  “Well your whole BODY is stinky!”  “Mom, he said my whole body is stinky!”  “No, I meant her whole body is REALLY stinky!”  Etc., etc., etc. 

Was sitting in the car better than going into the store?  I’m not sure.  

What happened to the gift?  My son decided a gift card would be best.  Little did he know he sealed his fate of waiting in the car with his sister when he made that decision.   Lesson learned.

Happy Birthday-Super Simple

So what do you do with a gift card when you have no card to slip it in?  I had “gift card” and “card” on the list my husband carried into the store, but his thought was why in the world should he buy a card when I have stacks and stacks of them in my stamp room.  I’ll tell you why.  Because I don’t have anything for a ten-year old boy and a ten-year old boy couldn’t care less if a card is handmade or not so why waste my time or supplies?

So I had to put on my thinking cap.  I needed something quick.  And easy.

I try to keep on hand various sizes of gift bags.  Some are pretty small but just the right size for a gift card.  So I punched a bunch of stars from kraft cardstock and glued them to the front of the bag, clipping off the portions that hung over the edges.  The card is 2 1/2″ square.  So I think I used a 3 1/2″ strip of cardstock, total.  Super easy, super quick and I think it looks ok.  (?)  I’m sure my son’s friend only cared about what was inside anyway. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Tag! You’re It!” (Kim Hughes Collection)   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Stampin’ Up Kraft   Accessories: Stampin’ Up Star punch, natural jute string, hole punch. 

My daughter asked me the other day if I would make a little gift box for her friend’s birthday.  I have no idea what she plans to put in this box…or if she’ll even end up using it, but it was fun to make.

A while back I picked up a couple of these little note paper boxes, thinking someday I’d do something with them.  Well, I blew the dust off (lol) and finally did do something (with one of them, anyway).

For a Berry Special Friend

It was fairly easy to cover the box with the patterned paper.  I used a single-sided print so the paper would be easier to tuck beneath the bright pink sides.  Along the bottom, I did have to pry the side away from the base just a bit to fold the paper over and under.

The focal image is attached to the band that holds the box closed.  And I used a Bow Easy to form my Strawberry Shortcake-ish bow. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!
Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Feelin’ Fruity”   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Vibrant Pink, Intense Kiwi, Super Smooth White, Iced Pink   Patterned Paper:  Doodlebug Design Berry Pink   Accessories:  Copic markers (R83, R85, TG03, YG06, C00, C1, C3), Nestabilities, black Sakura 3-d gel pen, ribbon, Bow Easy, Fiskars Rotary Trimmer/scallop blade, Queen & Co. sprinkle brads, Target $1 Spot note paper box.  Finished size 3 ¾” x 3 ¾” x 1 ½”.                 

Hi everyone!  Welcome to this month’s new release hop with My Favorite Things!  If you’ve just popped in here, you might want to go back to the beginning with Kim.  Follow the trail to the end for your very own “treat.”

Tomorrow brings four fun new releases from MFT.  Puppy Chow and Purrfect Treat ($9 each) are two new label sets that work perfectly with MFT’s 16 oz. square jars.  Puttin’ on the Glitz ($17.95)…well, it’s just sweet!  (I’ll have a sample of that one to share tomorrow.)  Also available this month is WTG Catch Some Rays ($15.95).

Tail Waggin’ Treats for a Tail Waggin’ Pup

On the left is a 4 1/4″ square card, the center is a treat box made from an A2 card box and on the right is a jar of “puppy chow.”  I do not have a dog so I used beef jerky in the box and coffee flavored chocolate Jelly Belly candies in the jar.  (I’m the puppy.)  :) 

For a closer look at each piece, you can click on these thumbnails.  (The containers were full.  )

And here’s A Purrfect Treat.

I covered a gift card tin with patterned paper, using a row of mice from the label to create a printed paper ribbon.  The cat is cut out and popped up.  Here’s the inside:

I try to keep a small assortment of (empty) gift cards on hand for display purposes such as this.  However, I have no pets (other than three fish which don’t really count) and so I have no pet themed gift cards.  Yes, I could have popped into Pet Smart to pick up a gift card, but then I ran the risk of my children seeing some type of creature they just had to have and I decided it wasn’t worth the drama.  I used a Starbucks gift card rather than show an empty tin.  (Moms of young children, you understand, right?)

MFT’s new product release this month is a Polka Dot Ribbon Nest in perfect-for-summer colors.  (5/8” grosgrain, swiss dot ribbon in bright pink, red, navy, emerald green and yellow), five yards each of the five different ribbons for a total of 25 yards,  $11.95.

First 50: It’s Memento Dew Drop Collection Launch Day! For the next 24 weeks, the first 50 prize will be a Memento Dew Drop and each week, we will feature a NEW color. If you place an order each Wednesday and are in the first 50 orders, you will earn the complete collection for FREE over the next 24 weeks. Once the sets are released tomorrow, the first 50 will receive a FREE Memento Dew Drop in Angel Pink with their order.
Hook up:
One Click Collection (all four stamp sets):  Retail value $51.90 on sale for $46 for the first 48 hours after the release.
Buy It All Bundle: All four stamp sets, plus the polka dot ribbon nest, retail value $63.85, on sale for $57 for the first 48 hours after the release.

Your next stop in the hop is with my friend, JODY.  She’s sure to have something incredible for you to see! (She always does!)

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great night/day! 

Puppy Chow set   Stamps: MFT “Puppy Chow”  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Black, Super Smooth White  Patterned Paper:  Bo Bunny “Posh Blue Paws”  Accessories:  Copic markers (B000, B00, B02, E31, E35, R20), MFT square jar, A2 card box, Creative Impressions dog bone clips, twill, pop dots, Eclipse Masking sheet. 

Purrfect Treat Gift Card Tin   Stamps:  MFT “Purrfect Treat”  Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black  Cardstock:  Prism Natural Smooth  Patterned Paper:  My Mind’s Eye Pretty Please “Blossoms”  Accessories:  Copic markers (E31, E33, R20, G000), tin, sewing machine, pop dots. 

Hi everyone!  Welcome to the mid-month release hop with My Favorite Things!  If you just popped in here, you may want to go back to the beginning with Kim.  And be sure to check out every stop.  You might find some goodies along the way!

There are two totally adorable sets being released tomorrow:  I Need Coffee Flopsey and Rainy Day Friends.  You know how much I love Flopsey, right?  Well, I really love these Rainy Day Friends. 

This is an altered notepad holder that I’ve had in my stash for who knows how long.  The original was white, so I traced it onto two sheets of pink paper, overlapping the two pieces at the binding.

There’s a pocket on the left, the notepad on the right, and I created a matching bookmark to tuck inside.  Maybe I’ll use the notepad to jot down my summer reading list.  I’ll be spending lots of time at the pool so I need a long list.  (Any suggestions? )

The two new totally adorable sets will be available at midnight.  The first 50 orders will receive Heidi Swapp stickers.

Other MFT news this month includes the announcement of two new fabulously talented MFT Design Team members.  Here’s a(nother) BIG welcome to Kathy Daume’ and Barbara Anders.  YAY!  And Barbara happens to be your next stop in the hop!  Pop on over to see what fabulous thingS she has for you!  (That was a hint.) 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great night/day!

Stamps:  MFT Rainy Day Friends   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Adirondack Mountain Rose   Cardstock:  Prism Intense Pink, Papaya Puree Medium, MFT Perfect Panels   Patterned Paper:  My Mind’s Eye Pretty Please “Blossoms”   Accessories:  Copic markers (E0000, E00, G000, G00, R20, R83, RV13, YR02, E35, E57), Nestabilities, ribbon, slot punch, Basic Grey brads, Eclipse masking sheets, Fiskars Rotary Trimmer/scallop blade, sewing machine.  Notepad holder 5 1/8” x 8”, bookmark 3” x 5 ¾”.

Hi everyone!  Welcome to this month’s My Favorite Things new release hop!  If you’ve just popped in here, you may want to go back to the beginning with Kim.

This month’s stamp releases include the new WTG set Let’s Picnic, a Who’s That Grillin’ Guy set and these adorable Poppies.   All are available tomorrow at 10 p.m. EST.

Girls Rock!

I started out with an MFT sketch for inspiration for my card, but that ended up taking on a life of it’s own, not looking much like the sketch at all in the end.  

Using a craft knife, I cut away the center of the drum and turned it into a shaker.  I just happened to have coordinating microbeads that I had purchased years ago.  (Just another of those things I had to have that I figured I’d need some day.  I guess I was right for once. lol.)

I used a black Copic to transform the red heart brads into shiny black ones.

The inside of the tin holds two packs of Pop Rocks and a gift card. 

That bottom left side really is straight and even.  It was just pressed further down into the tin on that side.  I would retake the picture, but after two weeks of pestering, I finally let me children eat the Pop Rocks and the photo would not be quite the same without them.

Please join us tomorrow in the MFT Member Forum for the New Release Cocktail Party 8 - 10 p.m. EST.  During the party, two new MFT design team members will be announced (chosen from the MFT Staming Idol Final Four) as well as the winner of the One-Click Challenge.

Next up on the blog hop trail is mega-talented JODY!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  MFT “The Poppies”   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Adirondack Clover   Cardstock:  Prism Black, Intense Teal, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  My Mind’s Eye Bloom & Grow “Bloom” Daisy Chain   Accessories:  Copic markers (E00, E35, E37, E57, E08, E50, BG05, BG15, YG95, BG09, 100, W1), ribbon, mini heart brads, acetate, dimensional tape, microbeads, chipboard “u”/ ultra thick embossing powder, corner rounder, circle cutter, tin.  Card size 5 ½” x 5 ½”, tin size 5 ½” x 5”.