Water & sand fun

Hello friends! Glad you enjoyed the spiral felt flower tutorial...I would love to see what you create! :) Today, I'm sharing a little water & sand fun...with little Micah...I really love his rosy cheeks...my friend Sherry is his lucky grandma! :)

A simple layout really. I liked both sides of the Webster's Pages patterned paper so I just folded the paper and added a strip of white cardstock ..the boats were cut from another sheet of Webster's Pages paper ...Some colourful buttons to add some textured interest on a relatively flat layout...the title was cut from a Studio Calico patterned paper...The stickers bordering the photo is from SRM stickers...I also added cute sea creature stickers swimming in the sea...can you spot them?

Are you having some water & sand fun?

A day out...and a spiral felt flower tutorial

Check out little Micah on a day out! This little cutie is my friend Sherry's grandkid and my latest muse! :) Just a little fun with Bo Bunny papers which I also used in my A Tea Party post! :)  Love the swirl chipboards...which were misted in orange! "Bee Happy" sticker by SRM stickers, crepe paper, handstitching...and a little flip flop charm! :) And a swirly felt flower to represent the sun! :)

A lot of you asked about how to make these spiral felt flowers so here's a short tutorial...:)

First you need to cut some felt circles. Big or small. Then use fabric scissors to cut your spirals. They don't have to be even...or perfect...

Take the inner end of the spiral and start twirling...

You can keep the swirls loose or tight...

 When you're done, just add a little glue to secure the flower.

Here they are, all done! :)

*Edited* If you've used the tutorial I shared to create something, leave me a link so that I can come see your project! :)

You are some kind of wonderful

Hi there! Just wanted to say to you...You are some kind of wonderful, my friends! Thanks for stopping by to check out my creations and leaving me sweet comments...it really means a lot to me! :)

Today I want to share my card for this week's sketch at Card Patterns. This week's sponsor is Gina K Designs and the prize is a beautiful stamp set called Beautiful Furnishings. I really like the stamps at Gina K Designs...the stamped images/words always come out perfect!

I've kept my card really simple...used an MS border punch on the edges and some Cosmo Cricket scraps, ribbon and buttons. I just love this sentiment! :)

This is the last card I'll be sharing as a DT member over at Card Patterns....:( I had an amazing time in the last 6 months...and had the pleasure of working alongside some incredible cardmakers...each with their own charming style...Debbie, Lizaveta, Iwona, Tracey and Julia ...and  I am extremely thankful to Michelle, Tracy and Nina for giving me this opportunity to be part of this incredible team.

Have a beautiful week! :)

 
*Edited* This card was featured on the Cards blog featuring cards using border punches.

A tea party

Hello friends! I see you've received an invitation to my little tea party! I would love to thank Vanessa from A Fanciful Twist for hosting this wonderful event! :)

Come on in...oh you're all dressed up! Love what you're wearing! :)

What's a party without some sweet treats? There are plenty to go around! :)

And there are fun games to play too! :) Let's celebrate!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I know you have other parties to get to...Goodbye and have a great weekend! :)

A few good men

Hello friends! This week's challenge at Scrapping the Music is up! It's the song "Feelin good" by Nina Simone. My layout, A few good men, features my father's entourage on his wedding day....

Some handstitching around the photo...

Some masking and misting...I took some photos during the process so I made a short tutorial to share...:)

What you require is a box/container for your cardstock (so that the mist doesn't go all over the place), a mask and mists... (I prefer Maya Mists because the colours are intense and dry almost instantly)

 Adhere the mask to the cardstock and start misting! I used a light blue first...

Then added yellow...

Remove the mask and you have a lovely design on your base cardstock. Try it out! :)

Play

I love it when I play with colours on my creations. This bold purple cardstock has been sticking out like a sore thumb in my stack of cardstock (consisting mostly of white and cream these days because I'm so into misting!)...so I'm glad I was able to use it. Does it look weird? ;) Some felt spiral flowers and handstitching! :) The chipboard "Play" is from K & Co. 

What have you been playing with?

Inspired by 2 Sketches 4 you.

Smiling eyes

I had such a hard time with the titling on this layout...Then I saw the twinkle in my father's eyes...like they were smiling...hence...Smiling eyes! :)

A really simple layout using the Delovely line by Cosmo Cricket, MS border punch, doiley, glittered chipboard and washi tape. Inspired by the sketch at Sketchy Thursdays.

Congratulations

Congratulations! It's the weekend! :)

I have a bright and colourful card to share today based on the latest sketch over at Card Patterns. This week, the DT was sponsored by Stamping Boutique...I had so much fun glittering up my digital image after colouring her with copics! :) MS border punch, SRM sitckers and some paper flowers! :)

Do play along for your chance to win some goodies from Stamping Boutique! :)

 Happy weekend! :)

I am so proud of you

The new challenge at Scrapping The Music is up! This week's challenge is a tribute to Father's Day - the song Father and friend by Alain and Dane Clark - a really catchy tune! :) My layout, I am so proud of you, features nephew #2....:) This little guy has had a tough time adjusting to having a younger brother and not being the "baby" anymore...[I can totally relate... *LOL*]

A really simple layout featuring Sassafras scraps, thickers and some stickers...

Have a fabulous Thursday! :)

Going places

That's what I think every time I look at a map...going places...:)
I shared this altered board book last week on the Gauche Alchemy blog.

Love this map paper from the Wholey Sheet Mixed Media Kit...which I adhered to the front and back of a board book...Edges were inked with distress ink in black soot.

I added some rub-ons (American Crafts), stickers (Studio Calico) and pearls (Kaiser Craft) for the titlework. The black portion is 7 Gypsies gaffer tape. I added glossy accents to the gray stickers because they kept coming off but I actually like the end result...:)

And embellished with supplies from the various mixed media color kits...the Winter Slush Blue and Silver Mixed Media Mega Color Kit, the Pink Parts Mixed Media Color Kit and the Banana Hammock Yellow Mixed Media Color Kit. The bird was cut from a playing card...I added distress stickles in rock candy so it really sparkles...:) It's perched on a barrette and  popsicle stick  The heart chipboard (Fancy Pants) was misted and then the edges were inked with distress inks.

Here are the inner pages...all October Afternoon papers...

I've actually cut the inner pages so they line up like tabs. And provide more possibilities since I can add dimensional stuff, especially on the last page.

Any ideas on how I should embellish the inner pages? I would LOVE to hear your ideas! :)

A winning smile

I'm feeling much better today! :) Thanks for your sweet comments on my last post. Here's a winning smile from my littlest nephew just for you! :) Isn't he cute? :)

This layout was inspired by the latest challenge over at the Gauche Alchemy blog. Patterned papers are from Webster's Pages and embellishments are from the Envy Green Mixed Media Color Kit. There are 2 ways to win GA goodies this month...one of them involves leaving a comment on this GA post! ;)

P/s: You still have time to submit your entries for the stamping challenge HERE. Or feel free to email your entries to me if you don't have a blog or gallery. You have till the end of June to play along! :)

Clap your hands

You must certainly clap your hands for me...I slept for a whopping 40 hours over the weekend. I got hit by this strong flu bug on Saturday morning and pretty much spent the weekend drugged out...;)

In between streams of consciousness, I did manage to get this layout done. Here, my littlest nephew was entertaining me by clapping his hands...:) Some misting and Sassafras scraps!

Inspired by Sketchy Thursdays.

I followed my heart and found you

Hello friends! It's Saturday and time for another Card Patterns sketch! Here's my card...with a really mushy sentiment...I followed my heart & found you...:) I kept it really simple...just stamps, cardstock and a little handstitching. The stamps are from Gina K Designs who are this week's sponsor. So play along for your chance to win 2 sets of stamps from Gina K Designs.

You shine from the inside out

Hey friends! You shine from the inside out! Really! :)

Thank you so much for the lovely comments on yesterday's post...:) Guess what? I made a deposit in the sleep bank! I slept for 7 hours last night! Yay! :)

Here's a layout I made for this week's challenge at Scrapping The Music which is the song Crazy Beautiful by Chasen. More photos from the day my nephews "worked for ice-cream"...Some misting on white cardstock..

Doodling, stickers and stickles...

It's amazing what a black pen and 3D dots can do..:)