Off to Paris

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for dropping in today. It's time for my ususal 1st Tuesday of the month post for Craft-Dee BowZ. This month the theme is pearls and lace, and I used the most gorgeous green pistachio colored  lace. I also recently received a Memory Box Eiffel Tower die, so it's "Off to Paris" for my project today.

Lately I have purchased a few stamp sets with a Parisian theme. If you are like me, you get one set, it has cool images, then weeks later you see another set with something else that peeks your interest , along the same theme of course and now you have 2 sets in that same theme, different stamps, same theme. Well needless to say I now own 3 Parisian themed stamp sets. LOL Maybe I need to take a trip there.

Let me share with you my project.

The stamps are all from 7 Gypsies/Hampton Arts and are from an older set that is probably no longer available.However the stamps are just perfect for my Parisian theme today. That Eiffel tower was cut using silver CS and I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink on the stamps.

The lace......... How fabulous is this lace. I have some more and will use again, hopefully soon. However I love it so much I just want to hoard it. I just want to look at it, and touch it. LOL I'm sure you know what I mean.

For this project I got out my needle and thread and gathered the lace right down the center. Next, I sewed a cream crocheted lace strip over the center. Then I wove the green seam binding ribbon thru various open areas in the crocheted lace. Next I made a 4 loop bow using the green seam binding and attached it to the end of the ribbon I wove thru the crocheted lace. And lastly I added a" ribbon candy" bow using cream seam binding ribbon to my fluffy bow. I felt I needed to break up all that green. Oh so yummy is that lace and seam binding.

The bow is made using the Craft-Dee BowZ tool. This is the tool that makes bow making quick and easy. Order yours today here.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: Hampton Arts for 7 Gypsies - Bike & Journal- set # SC0512;  Paris, Ticket & Oval  set #SC0503 (no longer available)  Paper/Card Stock: Cream CS, DP, silver CS, Dictonary page piece Ink: Distress Ink - Vintage Photo Dies Used: Memory Box - Eiffel Tower Accessories: Hug Snug - Seam Binding Ribbon, Lace, Pearls, Hat Pin, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam

I am submitting this project in the following challenges:

• 613 Avenue Create - #87 Anything Goes w/optional  Sights, Sounds, Tastes of Autumn (#52)
• Fairytale Stampers -  #43 Everything Goes (#124)
• Scrapbook Blessings Club Tutorial Challenge - Challenge #28 Anything Goes ... Really Anything Goes (#26)
• Stamping Sensations -  August Challenge Anything Goes (#347)
• Through the Purple Haze - #57 Anything Goes (#26)
• Crafty Calendar  -  Anything Goes (#453)
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything Goes......(#107)
• Totally Gorjuss - #251   Pearls (#38)
• Treasured Times Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking - #23 Anything Goes (#64)
• We Do Doobadoo Challenge- Challenge 13 Texture (#43)

The Cards for Club

Hello Crafters!!!

Tuesday nite was the monthly club meeting and we were given various items to draw from to make our challenge card.

Well I looked at the pile of goodies and decided on the flowery photo corners and the matching flower disc and the sentiment, "sunshine".

I also used a new die that I picked up this weekend. The die is flowers and thought it would kind of go with the flowery photo corners.

Well let me show you the card...................

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: None Paper/Card Stock: Blue CS, Pink CS, Red CS. Yellow CS Ink: None Dies Used:Memory Box - Blushing Bouquet Embossing Folders: Darice - Circles in Circles, Floral & Butterfly Background Cuttlebug - Swiss dots Accessories:Seam Binding,  yellow embossing powder (flower centers), VersaMark, Spectrum Noir, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam

I am entering the above card in the following challenges:

• Just Inspirational Challenges -  Anything Goes (5-19)
• Tuesday Throwdown  #195 Spring Blossom (5-19)
• Challenges 4 Everybody -  May – Anything Goes (5-30/#368)
• Ditzie Digi Designs - Anything Goes ( 5-16/#92)
• Dragonfly Dreams– May – How Does Your Garden Grow (5-31/ #38)
• Dream Valley - 2W, 3E - #81 Anything Goes (week 2) (5-17/#381)
• Penny Black and More  – May – Anything Goes (5-31/#113)
• Scribble and Scrap -  Always Anything Goes (5-22/#90)
• A Little Bit Crafty - Flower Power (5-29 #181)
• Cards Galore Encore - Anything Goes (5-31/#203)
• Just B Creative Crazy -   Linky Party Anything goes (5-31/#163)
• The Cupboard Trilogy - M, P1, 1E, #22 Flowers (5-31/#48)

My 2nd card for club matches our theme for the month of May..........showers.I found a few stamps and an embossing folder that fit the theme so I was able to make my card without stressing.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: Great Impressions - Rain Boots , Umbrella Paper/Card Stock: White CS, Green CS, Purple Ink: Black Dye Embossing Folders: Darice - Raindrops & Umbrella  Accessories:Dimensional foam, Spectrum Noir Markers, Glitter, Glue Pen

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Just Inspirational Challenges – Anything Goes (5-19) 
• Challenges 4 Everybody - M, 3E - May – Anything Goes (5-31)
• Ditzie Digi Designs - 2W, E3 - Anything Goes (week 3)
• Dream Valley - 2W, 3E - #81 Anything Goes (week 2)
• Penny Black and More – May – Anything Goes (5-31)
• Scribble and Scrap - Always Anything Goes (5-22)
• Stamping Sensations - May – Anything Goes (5-31/#187)
• Cards Galore Encore - M, P1, E3 #5 Anything Goes(5-31/#203)

Thanks for stopping in today and have a great week!!!

Life is a Song

Hi Everyone,
Happy Hump Day!! LOL   Last night was club night and I thought you'd like to see the card I made for club. The theme was musical and I decided to use a stamp set from Unity that definitely had this theme covered.

I used blue cs for the bird, so I guess you can say he's the blue bird of happiness. LOL I stamped the wing again, fussy cut it out, added glitter to the lines and popped it up.I also glittered the curly tail.  I used my Craft-Dee BowZ tool to make a fluffy bow for the card.

Here is a close up of the bow. I added some flowers to the center of my bow.

 I must have spring fever since I made some more little flowers and added them to this card. My last post has some of my handmade flowers on it also.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Unity Stamp Co - Music of My Heart Paper/Card Stock: White CS, Yellow CS, Blue Handmade Paper, DP, Ink: Black dye ink, Memento Danube Blue Dies Used: Spellbinders Ovals sm, Foliage Accessories: Seam Binding (ribbon), Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, Embossing Folder, MS Glitter - Navy

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

• Crafting from the Heart - #9 Anything Goes / Use Dies (#62)
• Kaboodle Doodles - #214 Anything but a Square (#41)
• Love to Create - #106 Anything Goes (#128)
• Make it Monday - #182 Always Anything Goes (#101)
• My Craft Creations -  Always Anything Goes (#57)
• The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - #5 Anything Goes (#55)
• Glitter n Sparkle - #75 Anything Goes (#108)
• That Craft Place -  Anything Goes. (#267)

POMEGRANATE

Hi Everyone,
Hope everyone is having a nice week so far. I have finally decided to use a great stamp that's been sitting on my desk for about a week or two.

I love pomegranates so that's probably why this stamp caught my eye and of course that sparked me to buy it. Pomegranates are so yummy.

I finally got some free time to get this card designed and finished. So here it is.

I used my colored pencils and gamsol to color the image.Since there was so much while space left on the panel, I used one of my new stencils to add a filler using Old Paper and Ginger inks.  I also embossed the green CS with an embossing folder, adding more texture.

Also added a lattice die cut in brown CS to add more background and that orange CS has Wild Flowers punched around the edge.

The ribbon is actually seam binding and I used my Craft-Dee BowZ tool to fashion that bow. Like challenges?? Me too!! Craft-Dee BowZ's monthly challenge is going on right now, click here to pop over and check it out.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: Stampendous - Pomegranate Paper/Card Stock: White CS, Lime Green CS, Orange CS, Cream CS, Brown CS Ink: India Ink Black, Ranger Distress Ink - Old Paper, Adirondack Ginger Dies Used: Cherry Lynn Designs - Lattice2 Accessories: Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, Seam Binding, Heidi Swapp Stencil (one of 3 stencils in Butterfly set), Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page - Wild Flowers, PrismaColor Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Blending Stump, Sponge Dauber, Couture Creations Embossing Folder - Entangle

I am submitting this card in the following challenges:

• Everybody-Art-Challenge - #268 light-green/brown (#9)
• Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - Go Green (#12)
• Loves Rubber Stamps  - #93 Anything Goes (#64)
• Through The Craft Room Door  - Always Anything Goes (#83)
• Twisted Tuesday - Theme: Clean Twist: Use Green (#9)
• Cheerful Stamp Pad - Anything Goes (#18)
• Crafting from the Heart -  Anything Goes / Use Dies (#93)
• Crafty Boots -  Green(# 23)
• Kaboodle Doodles -  Embossing (#36)
• Make it Monday - Always Anything Goes (#164)

Thanks for stopping in today, and have a great week.