For my Crafty Friend....

 Hello & Happy Thursday Everyone!

Halloween is just around the corner and I've got another

quick Halloween card to show ya!

Just like yesterday's post I made this card way back in February -

The We R Memory Retro Glam kit had the perfect colors

for Halloween cards so I thought? Why Not?

Here's what I made --

This turned out to be such a fun, cute card!

Here's how I made it ---

The sweet image is from Jaded Blossom (Holiday Dress Up)

I colored her up with some Stampin' Blend Markers

The Sentiment is from Stamp Addict & I used

WOW! Opaque Vanilla White Embossing powder, Versa Mark Ink, & a Heat tool

I used several scrap pieces from the kit to make this design

The Cardstock is Sahara Sands from Stampin' Up

Rectangle Stitched Frame die is from My Creative Time

See ya Tomorrow!

Have a BEAUTIFUL DAY!!

Theresa

Elegant Friends....

Hello & Happy Easter Weekend Everyone!

I'm already over at the other place working my

little heart out with NO Internet again! 

It should be coming soon! They called us, so hopefully, someone will

be out here to put in a cable - They did say that they would just place

it through a window for now - They don't want their workers coming into

the house - Which is okay with me as long as we get

some internet service out here I'll be happy! 

Here's another card I made a while back using

a card front from a card kit I found at Tuesday Morning -

The Card kit just had white cards designed with silver foil images on them -

Of course, I took it up a notch or two by doing some ink blending -

I used 3 different shades of Distress Oxides and then I cleaned

my ink off the silver foiled floral design - It looks so pretty

I used my favorite Stitched Rectangle Frame die from My Creative time

I wanted the background to stand out of course - So I just

die-cut the Friends Frame die from (Papertrey Ink) in some SIlver

Foil cardstock - Then I die cut a banner from (Lawn Fawn) and

used silver embossing powder on the sentiment Stamp from (MFT)

I then added some Clear Lucy's card gems to finish it up!

It is popped up with some Fun Foam on a Neenah Solar White Cardbase

I wish you all a Very Happy and Safe Easter Weekend!!!

Theresa

I'd pick you!

Hello & Happy Friday Everyone!

Can you believe February is just about over?

WOW! We are LEAPING into SPRING! 

That means a little warmer weather (yay) and

Spring Break! My Spring break is in 2 short weeks

which means I'll be going to the other house for an entire 

week without the internet! UGH!

We'll be painting the house (at least that's the plan)

And then fixing a bunch of stuff as well - Lots to do I tell ya!

In the meantime, while I wait for Spring Break to arrive

I thought I would show you another card I made with the

We R Memory Retro Glam Card Kit -

My card doesn't look like the original card design 

If you look at the very bottom on the Card kit, it shows a

long card - well... this is my version of that card!

Mine is an A2 card size (4 1/4 x 5 1/2) and I added

other layers and a totally different sentiment

I used a stitched rectangle frame die from MCT

 clear wink of Stella on all the flowers - 

The Cardbase is a dark grey cardstock from Papertrey ink

I hope you ALL have a Wonderful Weekend!!

Theresa

Retro Glam....

Hello & Happy Wednesday Everyone!

While I'm still struggling to create, I managed

to make 8 cards over the weekend using an

old card kit that I had just sitting around - 

I made a card with this kit a long time ago

and since I'm not feeling super crafty I thought this

might help jump-start some Mojo! 

The kit says you can make 8 cards, (which you can see them on the cover) 

 since I already made a card with this kit and made 8 more over the weekend

and have at least 2 possibly 3 cards left to make with

this kit... I think you can get at least 12 cards completed using

any card kit -

I never use the sizes they offer like 5x7 or the large square card

size of 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 - I use the extras from those types of

designs to create more cards with - I also prefer to use

my own cardstock for the card bases - which pushes

more cards out of the kit as well - 

These first 3 cards are the first ones I made

trying to jump that Mojo Juice!, So they

are more like the ones in the picture on the card kit -

I used Sahara Sand Stampin' Up Cardstock for my card bases

This is a long card sized at 3 1/2 x 8 1/2

The only changes I did from the kit are I added only 1 pink scallop

(the kit shows 2) and I added a faux stitch swirl from the bird to the sentiment

I also added Clear wink of Stella on the Birthday chipboard letters and

the chipboard birds wing and belly -

I also added some Fun Foam for Dimension

This one was supposed to be a 5 x 7 card but I cut it down

to be an A2 Size (4 1/4 x 5 1/2) and I also didn't add the

4 pink dots the card kit shows - I just didn't like them -

I used my favorite My creative time Stitched rectangle frame die

and added some fun foam for dimension

I also added some Clear Wink of Stella on all the green flowers, 

it gives it a nice sparkle!

This one I changed ever so slightly - I actually love the design of this one -

The original design has that background leaf as the card base -  But I used

my Sahara Sand Cardstock and added a Bazzill green cardstock layer 

then cut down the leaf design then added the rest - I had to trim the

scallop pieces and green strip because mine wasn't the size of the original -

I added clear wink of Stella to the Hoot letters and to the pink bow on the owl

I also added some fun foam for dimension and the stitched

rectangle frame dies are from My Creative Time

I hope you have a WONDERFUL DAY!!!

Theresa

National Coffee Day!

Hello & Happy Sunday Craft Friends!

Do you know what today is????

It's National Coffee Day!! Say What?

A whole day to celebrate Coffee! 

Say no more! I'm in! ☕

 The Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog

is hosting this special occasion and

they have tons of companies joining them and

I hear there are a lot of GIVEAWAYS just to

celebrate today!! YAY!!!

My Awesome Crafty friend & Owner of

Polka Dot Orchard Jessica is also a 

sponsor for today's hop along - 

She has a bunch of new Digital Stamps to

showcase and I'll be sharing a couple of sets today with you -

Leaves & Lattes

Happiness in a Cup

-- Here's what I created with these 2 sets --

I designed everything in my Silhouette Program

then printed it out with my Canon Printer,

I sprayed my design with some Acrylic Spray Sealer

Then I colored the images with my Stampin' Blends Alcohol markers

I used a Stitched Rectangle Frame die and popped the

card front up with a piece of Fun Foam and Attached it to

my Soft Suede Cardbase - I totally forgot to take

a picture of the inside, sorry about that!

Make sure to head on over to Polka Dot Orchard 

to see what she is giving away & don't forget to

check out the rest of the Design Team & other companies that

are participating in today's Special Event!

Have a FABULOUS COFFEE DAY!!

Theresa

Die Cuttin Diva's Guest Designer....

Hello & Happy Tuesday Everyone!
I'm honored to be the Guest Designer over at

 Die Cuttin Divas this week! 
Thanks for asking me to play along ladies!!!

The Theme this week is TAGS!!

Make anything using a Tag somewhere on your project

Make sure to use a Die Cut on your project as well

-- Here's what I created to inspire you --

I'm in a FALL Like mood so I created this sweet card

to send to a friend -

I'm using the Papertrey Ink Tag Sale Die

The Papers are from Pink & Main (Pumpkin Spice)

The Twine is (Creamy Pumpkin) from Trendy Twine

The Images are from Polka Dot Orchard (Autumn is Calling Digital Stamp Set)

The Sentiment is from Polka Dot Orchard - It was from 

The Pittman's Fundraiser set (retired)

Now that you've seen what I've created - Head on over to

Die Cuttin Divas, join in the fun and create something

with this Theme! Make sure to leave some Blogging Love

for ALL those Fabulous Design Team Members

over there - They work really hard to make FUN

Challenges for you & ME! 


Have a FABULOUSLY CRAFTY DAY!!!

Theresa

Trendy Twine - Interactive Maze

Hello and Happy Thursday Crafty Friends!

 I'm back as Guest Designer for Trendy Twine!! 

This month they are featuring Aqua Licorice Trendy Twine

I created this fun maze shaker interactive card --

I found a maze design in my Silhouette Program, so I sized it

up and printed it out as my guide - Then I took some Adhesive glue

and added it to the maze print out and then added the Twine on top

so it would make the shape of the maze -

I added 1 tiny bead so you could play with the maze -

It works because I could not stop playing with it!

I dressed up the inside of my card to match the front -

I love the small To GO Coffee and sweet sentiments!

The Sentiment stamps are from Annie's Paper Boutique

We go together

Perfect Pairs

 Choose Happy

If you are new to Trendy Twine, you will want to

check out these fun places:

Shop for Trendy Twine HERE

Follow Trendy Twine on FACEBOOK

Twine it Up! Facebook Group

Thanks for stopping by!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Happy Bee's....

Hello and Happy Thursday Crafty Peeps!

I was playing around in my Silhouette program

and made these super Fun Cards - 

Aren't they cute??? I thought they turned out adorable!

I realized after I started taking the pictures that I forgot to

put a sentiment on the fronts! OOPS!!

Here's a close up of one of the cards - 

I Popped up the sweet little bee's

Funny that I say "sweet" for bees! Real Bee's are NOT Sweet! 

And I'm allergic to them! (Fun Fact) LOL

I'm using Digital Files for the bees (FlyPixel Studio)

And the Papers (Scrap de Yas)

The Clear Adhesive gems are from Stampin' Up & CTMH

I used Fun Foam to pop up the design on the Black Cardstock

And I added Some Clear Wink of Stella to all the black areas

on the little bees - 

Here's a look at the inside of my cards - I added more cute bees

and I trimmed a strip of the DP to go along the bottom -

I used a stitched Rectangle frame die to add a little something as well

The Sentiment is a Digital Stamp set from Polka Dot Orchard

It's called Bee Hoppy

It's supposed to read "Hoppy Thoughts for my BEE-utiful Friend"

But I wanted it to say "HAPPY" instead, so all I did was

print out the original sentiment then I took my black

Micron pen and added a little line to the "O" and

BAM I made Hoppy into Happy!!!

Nice way to get a little more out of your Digital stamps!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Have a Terrific Day!!

Theresa

Giving So much to me...

Happy Friday Craft Friends!

I hope you're enjoying a long 

4th of July break! I know I am! 😉

While I'm on this break, I'm enjoying some

much needed crafty time! You guys know

how it is! Am I right? 

Today, I'm showcasing a BEAUTIFUL

new Digi Stamp set from my crafty 

Friend Jessica over at Polka Dot Orchard

 It's called - Wander Often

I LOVE the Fonts and Sentiments in this set -

Cardstock - Bazzill, Papertrey Ink, Fun Foam

DP & Embellishments - Lemonade Stand (Marie H Designs)

Green Adhesive Gems - Eyelet Outlet

Stitched Rectangle frame die - MCT

Sheer Sparkle Shimmer Spritz on the flowers

Acrylic Spray, Silhouette Program, Cameo, Canon Pro 9000 Printer

Dimensionals for the Frame

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!

Theresa

Fish you were here....

Hello and Happy Monday Crafty friends!

It's hot outside! YIKES! Feels like Summer!

Ooh, wait... It is Summer!! EEK!

You all know this is NOT my favorite time of the year!

It's just to hot for me! YES! I'm a BIG BABY! LOL

At least I can admit it! Right?

Anywho... 

You all know I went on vacation to visit my sister... 

Anytime I visit my family and stay at their house I always make sure to

make them a Thank You card! In this case, I tend to pre-make

the card and secretly mail it to them while I'm still visiting -

I know a little crazy? But that's just me! 😜

I only do that because I know I'm going

to enjoy myself no matter what, and I want them

to know how much I appreciate them!

So, here's the card I made her - 

Isn't this so sweet? I thought so anyway!

When I visit my sister I start to miss her as soon as I leave -

I can't say that with other family members, but it IS how I 

feel when I'm with her - So when I saw this adorable 

Sip Happens Digital Stamp set from Polka Dot Orchard

I knew right away what I was gonna make with it -

Cardstock - Neenah Solar White, SU Kraft, Acetate Sheet, 

Bo Bunny dotted yellow, Stampin' Up Green

Designer Paper - Avery Elle (6x6 Everyday Collection)

Assorted Sequins from my stash

Stampin' Blends Pens for coloring

Stitched Rectangle Frame Die - My Creative Time

Slanted Banner Die - MFT

Fish Bowl SVG Shape - Silhouette Store (#39243)

Salty Ocean Distress Oxide 

Laser Printer, Cameo, Big Shot, Dimensionals,

Fun Foam, Scan N Cut

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a FABULOUS DAY!!

Theresa