Shower Card for my Sister Carrie!

So...my baby sister is getting married!!
There are four of us girls and we're all so excited!
I chose this image becuase it looks like Carrie,
and I forever remember her like this!

The inside of the card reads...

"We read you fairy tales

when you were young,

knowing one day

your prince would come!

Wishing you a

Happily Ever After"

Close up of the image from

Sugar Nellie

I chose the

Cherish and Today Sentiments

for the front of the card

The pull tag says...

"For today is your

Someday"

There is a hodgepodge of product on this card.

Tim Holtz Crackle Paint, Stickles & Embellies

Paper from GCD Autumn Afternoon

Lace from Jo Ann Fabrics

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Vintage brads from Stampin' Up

Ready ~ Set ~ Craft!

Birthday Card for a Friend who Loves PURPLE

I have a couple of posts tonight :)

This one is a very simple card for a dear friend

who LOVES the color purple.

I literally had 15 minutes to throw it together!

I had colored the image with her in mind but

had not yet made the card.

Love this little Tilda Image

Paper: Stampin' Up Elegant Eggplant &

Stampin' Up More Mustard

Pearls are from Jo Ann Fabrics

Prima Flowers from Michael's

Copic Markers

Ready~ Set~Craft

Christmas in July

Anya Ink has posted another challenge.

I am soooo ready for Christams cards now!

Head on over and check out the

Design Team creations - so sweet!

I just love this winter image - she's precious!

The sentiment is from Catslife Press

I used distress crackle paint around the edges 

of all the layers to give the wintery look. 

Ready ~ Set ~ Craft!

Anya Ink Challenge 'Make a Scene'

I finally had my camera home from work to take pics

and sure enough the sun exited ... stage left LOL
For the Anya Ink Challenge
I decided to do a tri-shutter card but I
changed the orientation a bit.
"Lazy Days of Summer"

Sorry for the poor light on some of them.

And finally - a picture of the card closed,

The paper is Minds Eye
I used watercolor paper and Copics for the images
Prima Flowers and Recollection Brads
Distressed Stickles on the butterfly wings and flowers
The DIGIS are all from CC Designs

Whatcha Think?

Ready ~ Set ~ Craft!

Jen Young's Card Challenge

Jen Young is hosting a card challenge on her blog
HERE

This is my take on the sketch.
I am SOOO ready for Fall

I did have to change the sketch a bit
my sentiment needed to be at the top :)
Recipe:
Minds Eye Paper/SU papers
Greetng Farm Digi Image
Copic Markers
Yes, those are REAL leaves
Prima Flowers
The swing top/bottom is from CC Designs
The Hemp Cord is from Wally World I think ;)

Ready ~ Set ~ Craft

Ian Kurt's Birthday Card and... Anya Ink Challenge

My sweet nephew is now a

Genuine Teenager!

How the heck did THAT happen?

The Anya Ink Challenge is about BLING

(Head On Over There and Check It Out!)

It's hard to create a card for a young man

with bling... but...

the paper is glittery (pic doesn't show very well)

the lapel on the suit coat is covered

in vintage photo stickles and

I added some silver embellies as well.

Whatcha think?
Ready ~ Set ~ Craft!

Posts Are Coming!

Okay - so... I just packed up my projects for the GIBBS swap I am doing on the

Cricut Message Board - one more thing off  my  list of things to do!

I had the most wonderful partner who made the most amazing goodies for me!

Can't wait to show them off and will post a link to the pics once they are on the MB.

I also have several cards to post ... and will get to those as well. I have been busy crafting every moment except for when I am sitting on the bleachers watching my eldest play basketball, or when I am at work, or when I should be sleeping, or when I am playing games with my youngest or when I am working on my sisters wedding, or when I am ... wait... need I go on? LOL I love every minute of my busy-ness and have managed to sneak in some craft time and just need to get it posted on my blog!

Am entering another Anya Ink Challenge - I really like their stamps! And can't wait for my new ones to arrive! I started out with some DIGIs and love them, too!

So, that's what's been going on in my little corner of the web.

Look for projects and cards each day for awhile - I've got lots to post!

Have a great day!

Ready ~ Set ~ Craft!

And Then She Was 10!!!

 Crafting through my

birthday calender gave me the perfect
opportunity to ink this sweet image!

I am  entering this in the

Anya Ink Blog Challenge

HERE

This little sweetie is a

Greeting Farm Digi Image

WS Dressy Ebony

I recommend popping over the the

Anya Ink Blog

The Design Team Entries are Amazing!

Congrats to Delphine  :)

Ready ~ Set ~ Craft

Above Rubies Studio Celebrates It's First Year!

Congratulations to

***Above Rubies Studio***

Happy birthday to you...

Happy birthday to you...

Happy birthday dear Above Rubies Studio...

Happy birthday to you!

PRIZE GIVEAWAY HERE!

Ustream set for June 17th see link for details!

Savor the Journey (and then distress it) :)

I had so much fun wth this card!

All the metals were silver but thanks to a little

Ginger alcohol ink voila!

AND

I had so much fun with the HVAC flowers!

My dear friend, Tammy White,

was kind enough to share her

HVAC flower tutorial on her blog

View It Here

Congrats to Tammy as the HVAC tutorial got her a very well

deserved spot on the Scrapbookpal.com design team!

HVAC flower - LOVE the technique!

Ginger Alcohol Inks used

Changed the key

from silver to ginger with alcohol inks.

Products:

Heritage Paper, Tim Holtz metals and inks,

HVAC tape (Menards)

Ready ~ Set ~ Craft!

"Windswept"

Love this little image!

Products:

SU papers and ink

TimHoltz Distress Inks and Copics

Prima Flowers, Recollections Brads

Lace from JoAnn Fabrics

Sorry for the poor photo quality, my camera is acting up!

Thanks for looking!

Ready ~ Set ~ Craft

My sweet husband celebrates his birhday on Monday, May 24th!

Happy Birthday, Steven!

The girls and I have made sure this

 birthday weekend has been full of

fun and laughter!

Steven's favorite colors are black and burgundy

and I have been making cards with that

color combination for 18 years!

Products:

Stampin' Up Bravo Burgundy and Black

Paper Pizazazz

Tim Holtz grunge board label

Tim Holtz Black Soot distress ink and

Adirondack Acrylic Paint  (Ranger)

Background stamp is from Stampers Anonymous

Prima flowers are distressed with

Stampin' Up Bravo Burgundy

 Brads and paper piercing finish off the look.

Oh, and the 'wish' embellishment is form JoAnn Fabrics

Thanks for stopping by!

Ready ~ Set ~ Craft!

Birthday Card for My Dear Daughter

My eldest becomes a teenager soon

where did the time go?

While crafting with fellow DT member

for Above Rubies Studio, Jen Young, I noticed

this precious image in her stash (uninked and brand new)

dare I ask to be the first to ink it? YES!

Thanks, Jen!

Products:

Sugar Nellie image, My Mind's Eye and Stampin' Up paper,

Tim Holts distress stickles and embellishments

Prima Flowers and ribbon from Michael's

Colored with Copics and Twinkling H2Os

The tag has a special note for my daughter;

asking time to stand still so I can see the

little girl in her teenage-eyes!

Thanks for stopping by!

Ready ~ Set ~Craft

Coffee Collar Album

Project from GIBBS2
on the Cricut Message Board
One of the challenges was to create a

 Coffee Collar Album
I was paired with my younger sister!!!!

I decided to fill hers with colored images.

(We joke that I am the #1 colorer in our family :))

She is one of the most talented crafters I know and I

admire her work tremendously!

The images are:

Tildas

Sugar Nellies

Whiff of Joy

and Belles 'N Whistles

I used Copics and Twinkling H20s

I painted the coffee collars in Chocolate Acrylic Paint

and placed the sentiments and embellishments

under transparency paper.

My Bind-It-All made assembly easy!

Thanks for looking!

Ready ~ Set ~ Craft!

I'm Back!!!

Tennessee Business Trip - Check

Track and Field (all the way to State)  - Check

End of the School Year Events - Check

2 Bassett Hound Puppies for Mom's Day - Check

     (and all that goes with that..check check)
3 Baby Gerbils (wait - didn't we have two females?)

Survive the Branson Swarm - Check

Reorganize my Craft Room - Check

Apologize for being a poor blogger lately! - Check

Post projects to my blog - coming soon!

Ready ~ Set ~ Craft!