happy new baby

Our current challenge over at The Paper Girls is all about babies! So I whipped up this card since I suddenly know several preggos and I know I will need this card eventually.

 I'm in the middle of a craft room reorganization and I found these Authentique scraps. I'm not sure what project they were left over from but they were so cute I just had to put them on a baby card. Stamps are from Unity; clothesline is from Small Things Matter but I'm not sure what kit the sentiment is from.

I'm going to make up a few more of these in several colors to have on hand. :)

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great week!

homemade embellishments

I was reading the Scrapbook Steals blog and one of their craft challenges was to make your own embellishments. Sounded fun so here's what I made!

I used two of my fave colors (coral and kraft) and a sheet of Teresa Collins' You are My Happy paper to make these tags and embellies. I die cut some shapes, stamped and fussy-cut images (Dutch Mustard Soup), and then layered them all up.

Here's some close-ups:

I'm linking up to:
*Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - use your favorite technique/product - I used my fave colors and techniques (die cutting and layering)
*Scrapbook Steals Monday Craft Madness #18 - homemade embellishments
*Unity Stamps Friends with Flair blog hop

coffee thanks gift envelope

I've got one more coffee-themed project to link up to the Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

I made a little gift sack just big enough to include a note and a gift card. It's always good to have these around. There's always a friend, neighbor, teacher, etc that could use one!

I used Unity's Coffee Side by Side stamp (which is on sale right now!) and colored it in with some bright summery colors using my Spectrum Noir markers.

Then just layered the image and some paper, die cuts, and twine on top of a kraft bag.

Yum. Those little cups all look so yummy. 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a great weekend!

happy birthday dude

I needed a quick birthday card for a party my son's going to.

I used a couple Simon Says Stamp sets (Cupcake Party and Dude) and some scraps of paper to layer everything. I think it looks just masculine enough. And it's for a boy. Who will probably look at it for all of 0.6 seconds. So no stress. But it was still fun to make.

Have a great weekend!

I'm linking up to Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge -  Make it Masculine

summer coffee lovers blog hop

 It's time for another Coffee Lovers blog hop! Check out the hop details here for more info and all the prize sponsors.

 My first project is a clean and simple card.

 

 I kept it nice and easy with this fun Unity stamp.
I colored the images with my Crafter's Companion colored pencils and blended with mineral spirits.

Aren't they so cute??

Thanks for stopping by today!

Dr. Who-themed gifts

My son is such big Dr. Who fan so I couldn't help but make a couple projects for his birthday last week! 

First was a Doctor-inspired birthday card. I made a similar card at my monthly card class so I used it as a pattern to make one that looked very Dr. Who like. You can't see it too well but I took brown cardstock and stamped a tweed-like stamp on it for texture. 

Then I took a plain black journal I found and turned it into this TARDIS journal just like River Song carries. My son has been journaling in it every day since I gave it to him!

I designed a cut file and used lots of blue paint! I'll be making a second journal for my other son so stay tuned for a quick tutorial in a few days.

Another fun gift to include would be one of these pens-turned-sonic screwdrivers. 

Cheap pens + oven-bake clay= sonic screwdrivers!

I found this craft on Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/223913412700147905/) 

We've actually made very many of these and I was going to add some to my photo but ours are so heavily used that they are just too dirty for photos! It is an easy, inexpensive and kid-friendly craft. Follow her directions and use the pens she suggests and you'll have some very happy whovian kiddos. Even if you are not Dr. Who fans you can still make Harry Potter wands or Star Wars light sabers maybe!

Linking up to:

The Paper Girls Challenge blog Father's Day/Masculine projects

Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes

beautiful soul

I've been in the mood to paint so I pulled out this new-to-me Unity girl stamp and stamped it onto a 6"x6"-ish piece of wood. And then painted it with acrylic paints.

The sides are all painted a dark grey and the front edges are smudged with a gelato.

This was so fun that I've already started my second.

 piece!

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great weekend!

Linking up to:

Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes

Unity Stamps Friends with Flair hop

whispy prairie

I just started going to a monthly card-making class. We were left with a challenge to use kraft cardstock, white ink, and embossing. Here's what I came up with:

I embossed woodgrain on white paper and stamped this new Unity stamp I just got called Whispy Prairie. I love this stamp and the way it looks in white on kraft.

And layered it all together with coral patterned paper, twine, foam tape, and a kraft card base.

Thanks for stopping by today!

I'm linking up to:

Unity's Friends with Flair

Virginia's View - Layers and Dimension

hello sweet baby

Just a quick post to share a cute little card I made for Unity's Friends with Flair.

This is a new little stamp I just got from Unity and I couldn't wait to use it! Elephants are my favorite! Cute critters is the current challenge at The Paper Girls Challenge and this stamp is the first thing that came to mind!

I used my Spectrum Noir markers (BG1, BG2, PP3, PP5, BT1, BT4) to color her in. Love it!

Have a great weekend!

happy birthday

One of my favorite ways to use up the oodles of paper I have is making a layered card like this:

I watercolored a background panel and dropped some black ink.

I stamped, fussy cut and popped up a cupcake from this Simon Says Stamp birthday stamp set. I pulled some paper in the favorite colors of the recipient and layered everything on to my kraft card base. Yum. I just want to eat that little cupcake!

I'm linking up to:

Simon Says Stamp's Birthday Challenge

Virginia's View Layers and Dimension Challenge

Simon Says Stamp's Flickr Challenge #16 Watercoloring