White Elegance - Cut It Up Challenge

We have a new Cut It Up challenge for you, and it's called White Elegance.  Create an all white card with just a small touch of another color.  Remember to use a die cut!

This was a great challenge for me as I just don't make white cards.  Here is what I came up with:

I used the Cricut Artiste cartridge to cut the card, envelope, medallion, and flowers.How easy peasy is that?  I used the Bonjour stamp set for the sentiment because it really fits the elegance of the card.  I used the swiss dots folder in my cuttlebug to emboss the envelope flap and card base.  I added a little white ribbon from my stash, a couple trinket pins, and a couple of pearl badge buttons.  It was relatively easy and quick to make this card!

The challenge is sponsored by Cut It Up, and this is the lovely prize you have a chance to win if you play along:

I am going to enter this card and envelope into the Shopping our Stash challenge which is to focus on sentiment.

Just Beecause

My second post for the day - that's a good day in my book!  

I saw the inspiration photo at Inspired By

and the sketch from Mojo Monday

and I knew exactly what I wanted to do! 

The floor in the Inspired By photo reminded me of bees, so I knew I had to pull out my Pun Fun stamp set.  I had some scraps left from the Spellbound WOTG - I love these black polka dots!!  I think they work wonderfully with cranberry and a touch of honey.

It was triple the challenge fun when I found one little piece of black embroidery floss to create the bow.  That  fits the challenge at Shopping Our Stash (Odds & Ends Waiting to Be Used).  It may be the time when we are needing to create Christmas cards, but I love this little bee!  It's also a pretty simple card that lets the paper and stamp speak for itself.

Speaking of Christmas cards, I haven't designed mine yet.  Yikes!  I'm not usually last minute, but this really crept on my quickly!!  I hope I am not the only one feeling like that!  Thanks for visiting today!

My Pick O' the Patch

Fall photos are some of my favorite to scrap.  I think it's the rich colors of autumn that just make me happy!
I wanted to show you today how easy it is to use the September Stamp of the Month, Fall Favorites, on a layout.

Where did this little boy go?  As the mother of an adult child, I am so glad that I was never a chronological scrapbooker.  I really enjoy going back, looking through these memories, and putting them to paper now.

I know many people are hesitant to incorporate stamping into a layout.  Let me tell you about all the stamping I did on this layout.  The leaves at the top are from the stamp set Harvest Happiness.  The rest of the stamps - border, scarecrow, pumpkins, "fall," jounraling spot, and "pick o'the patch," are all from the September Stamp of the Month.  Because of all the coloring that I did with the awesome alcohol markers, there wasn't a need for printed paper or even a lot of matting. (If you'd like to see the coloring a little better, just click on the photo to make it larger.) The burlap ribbon lends itself well to this stamp set, don't you think?

I think you might see a lot more of this stamp set.  It's just so cute and a lot of fun to use!!  I am going to enter this into a challenge:

• Shopping Our Stash - wooden element

Wine Box

I found a simple paper mache wine box at JoAnn's, and I thought it would be perfect for the new Sonoma papers.  I love smokey plum and olive together!

From that angle, I know the top of the box looks kid of funky, so here's a close up of the lid.

I created the flower using the one of the flowers on the Art Philosophy cartridge.  When it was finished I added a little smokey plum ink to the edges, a few vines, a paisley element from the paper, and a little Glitz glimmer gel.  With a nice bottle of wine, this will be a perfect hostess gift!

Shopping Our Stash is looking for violets this week, so I am entering this in that challenge.

Pearfect Love

This week at Lasting Memories, we are challenging you to use a bold title.  You know, something that stands out and speaks volumes about your pictures.  Be sure to stop by and see what the rest of the desing team has come up with for you. 

I took this picture of my nephew and his girlfriend a couple of weeks ago, and I was waiting for the perfect opportunity to scrap it.  They are a cute couple and seem to be made perfectly for each other.  I love this picture!

The sketch is from Cherie at Sassy Lil Sketches.  I'll also be entering this into the Sketches in Thyme open challenge and the Shopping Our Stash which is using a technique and your stash.  For my technique, I pulled out that circle chipboard that's been on my shelf for a couple of years.  I covered it with paper and inked the edges.

CTMH items used: Mayberry WOTG; Mayberry Stickease; paper flower; New England Ivy ribbon