He Has Made Everything Beautiful

Not too long ago, I found the Twist of Faith Challenge blog, and I love the whole idea of the blog!  It reminds me to pull out my Scripture stamps and create.  This week's challenge was a wide open sketch, and I thoroughly enjoyed taking a break in my day to make this card.

This is actually a pretty clean and simple card (well...for me it is!) using Avonlea paper and a matching brocade.  I've used color-ready seam binding and colored it with Slate ink to make the bow.  The Scripture is from Verve stamps, and I added grey sparkles for embellishment.

You are a blessing to me, and I appreciate that you stopped by today!

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Avonlea Beauty

I don't know what it is about this time year, but I always start digging through my stash to see what treasures I can find.  I start thinking about how blessed I am to be a paper crafter and that I need to use things up - most likely so that I can buy more!!

Well I found this unique shaped box in my "big box of stuff," and I decided to cover it with Avonlea.

I started out by painting the edges of the bare wood with grey acrylic paint.  I used Liquid Glass for the rest of the project (I really should have stock in Liquid Glass!).  It works well for adhering paper to wood surfaces, and it worked extremely well to bond the pieces together.    From there, I was able to decorate this in whatever way I wanted!

Avonlea lends itself well to a vintage look, so of course that called for rolled flowers from the Artiste cartridge and loads of bling!  This would be pretty to hold cards, mini albums (I am always looking for a place for those!), or letters.

What have you found in your "big box of stuff" lately?  Thanks for visiting, and I hope you  have a blessed day!

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Bonjour

Happy Weekend!  I hope that you are having a great weekend so far.  I found this sketch at Deconstructed Sketches and thought it was a great challenge!  It has a lot of layers and that is always fun.

I decided on using a clear card so that some of the layers are on the inside and some on the outside.

I should have taken a picture from the side so that you could see more easily that the only things on the outside of the card are the tag and tulle.  Otherwise everything is on the inside.  I love the look of clear cards, and if you do, watch for my January card kit at the end of December.  I'll teach you all about how to create them quickly and easily in that kit!

I used Avonlea and the Bonjour stamp set on this card.  I've shown in this card why you save your scraps of tulle and rosette ribbon.  I throw away a lot of scraps of paper, but I always save bits of ribbon!

I have been so happy to be in my craft room today.  I had surgery on Thursday afternoon, and one day of sitting around doing nothing was plenty for me!  My husband would tell you that I am not a very good patient, and he would be right.  I had my gall bladder taken out - thank goodness! If you have ever had gall bladder problems, you know just what I am talking about.  I am so blessed to have the type of job that allows me to work but still heal at the same time.  Truth be told, there is great healing power in paper, stamps, and ink!

Thanks for stopping in and have a great weekend!

Avonlea Clear Cards

If you scroll down to my previous post, you'll see the box that I created for the cards I am showing you today.  Because the box is on the elegant side, I wanted very special cards for the inside so I chose to use clear cards.  I love clear cards, and they are on the "While Supplies Last" list right now.  They come in a set of 8 cards for $3.00.  Yes, I said $3.00!  WOW - that's just 38 cents per card & envelope for a really unique card.  There will be two of each of these cards inside the card box.

If you look closely at this card, you will see that the rounded piece and "thinking of you" layers are on the inside.  The ribbon wrap, circle element, and gems are on the outside.  I've placed the band strategically so that you can write on the mat on the inside.  This is one of the rounded corner cards and there are four of these in the package.  The other four cards have a bracket edge, and that is what I used for the next card.  Again, the ribbon band, square elements and buttons are on the outside of the card. 

These are an extremely durable card, and I love them!  They come with a protective coating over them so that they remain free of scratches.  You may wonder about the adhesives I use for this.  Liquid Glass is perfect!  It dries clear and has a strong hold.

Watch my class calendar.  I will be having a special winter clear card kit available for purchase in November!

My Creations Card Box

I started a project today, and I thought I would share what I have done so far.  This is the My Creations Card Box, and I've decorated it with Avonlea paper.  Everything about this paper feels very vintage to me, and it makes a lovely gift!  I started out by sponging the box edges with Slate ink, and then I covered it with Slate cardstock.  From there, I covered the box with Avonlea paper. (I cut the Avonlea paper 1/8" smaller than the Slate.)

I wanted to show you a close up of the top of the box, so that you could get a proper look a the embellishments.  I cut five rolled flowers from the Artiste cartridge (have you asked me for information about this cartridge yet?), and I put large pearl opaque gems in the centers.  I don't always do that, but I wanted them to be a little fancier for this box.  I added three cardstock and one ribbon banner to the top of the box, and I stamped the lower banner using a sentiment from Family Tree.  That gave me a good base with lots of interest for the flowers, and I mixed in some Slate flourishes (which are super nice because they bend), a Bling trinket pin, and some pearl opaque gems.  I had a little piece of  rosette ribbon cut, so I finished off the whole cluster with that.

I'll be showing you what I will be putting in the box tomorrow.  I do want to tell you that this is one of the items that I will have for sale at the Cross of Hope craft boutique.  Here is the information, and if you are local, I would love to see you there!  (Check back tomorrow because I will have a coupon for you to use at the boutique.)

Cross of Hope Lutheran Church Craft Boutique

5730-179th Lane NW

Ramsey, MN

Saturday, November 10th

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

My Creations Bracket Frame

In St. Louis, we were given one of the lovely My Creations Bracket Frames along with a wonderful pattern.

Isn't this just lovely?  It is going to be perfect for a Thanksgiving family photo!  I tweaked a few things on this pattern because I plan to use this very frame for my Bracket Frame class on Sunday, November 11th.  I was able to keep the cost at $15, and I love doing that for my customers.  What an affordable Christmas gift this will make for someone!!

Watch for my e-mail soon announcing this class.  If you are long distance and would like to participate, please send me an e-mail (girlygirlrose43@msn.com) to be put on my class mailing list!

Items used for this project that can be found on my website:

• My Creations Bracket Frame
• Colonial White Cardstock
• Avonlea Paper Packet
• Chocolate Ink
• Love Blooms Stamp Set
• Basic Buttons
• Chocolate Waxy Flax
• Mocha Gems

Family

I am going to a scrapbooking weekend with two of my sisters, two nieces, and my mother-in-law.  I love spending family time together, and that's what I was thinking about when I made this card.

I love the exclusive colors in Avonlea - Avonlea Off-White, Avonlea Teal, and Avonlea Green.  I woke up this morning thinking that I hadn't made a criss-cross card in awhile, so I knew I wanted to create one today.  (Now don't tell me you don't wake up thinking about paper crafting some days because I wouldn't believe you!!)  The sentiment from the Family Tree stamp set is perfect for this card, and those Brocade Charms that match Avonlea are just gorgeous!  Of course, it was easy for me to add some rolled flowers, ribbon and bling!

Even when we're busy, it's really important to take a minute to stop and craft for absolutely no good reason. If you are anything like me, creating makes your soul feel good, and it recharges you for the day.  I love that about this hobby!

Come back this evening to find out the winners of my 500 follower giveaway!

Love Begins

This is the beautiful and exclusive teal that is in Avonlea.  I cut the card base, layer, wrap, and flowers with the Artiste cartridge.  The random medallions are the stamp Pirouette.  To give you an idea of the size of the stamp, this is a 6x6 card.  Truly just a lovely stamp to match this paper.  The vines and sentiment are Avonlea canvas shapes.

Thanks for visiting, and I hope that you have a great weekend planned!

Birthday Girl

The paper on the cover of the Fall/Winter Idea Book is called Avonlea, and I decided to play with it today.

Avonlea is one of three paper packets that contains exclusive colors that can only be purchased within the paper packet.  For this card, I used the Avonlea Teal print.  This is one of the lovely card base envelopes from the Cricut Artiste cartridge.  Yep, this is an envelope!  I decorated it as a card because it really is nice for holding a gift card.  The tiara is part of the envelope diecut, and in order to make it look like a real tiara I covered it with silver glitz gel.  I also used the Cricut Artiste cartridge to diecut "birthday girl."  The ribbon is our beautiful Slate Satin  - don't you love the subtle polka dots?  A button and a couple of hat pins finished off this card perfectly!

ScrapFIT Workout - I Remember

At ScrapFIT, we'd love to see what you can do with those two little words on a layout.  Make "I Remember" your title, and then tell the story.  I love when I see journaling, so I am anxious to see what you come up with!

This is the brand new Avonlea paper from Close To My Heart.  I love it for vintage layouts - what do you think?  The only embellishments I used on this page are the new Slate Mini Medleys and Slate Polka Dot Satin Ribbon.  Here is a close-up of the journaling:

Paper Issues is our permanent sponsor now at ScrapFIT, and for this workout they will be giving away their Snowcones & Sunshine kit.