I am sharing another two page layout that I made using the Crate Paper Pretty Party collection.  The layout idea is of course from a PageMaps sketch.

Supplies list:

Paper:  Crate Paper: Pretty Party; CTMH textured white cardstock; CTMH textured Baby Pink cardstock; CTMH Cranberry cardstock

Ink:  CTMH Cranberry; Stampin' Up Old Olive

Stamps:  "new" - CTMH Friendship alphabet small; "space" - CTMH Polka Dot alphabet; "flower" - CTMH From Me To You; Papertrey Ink Just the Ticket

Embellishments:  Papertrey Ink vintage buttons

Tools:  Stampin Up scallop border punch; Tim Holtz tiny stapler

Dies:  Stampin Up Framelits-Labels Collection; Spellbinders nestabilities circles and scallop circle; Papertrey Ink-Just The Ticket and medium scallop border

Sketch Layout

I used two sketches from PageMaps to create this two page layout.

The left page is from October 2011 and the right is Jan. 2012.  I modified them slightly to create a two page layout.

 

Supplies:

Paper:  Colonial White Cardstock (CTMH), Vintage, Accent Cuts and Curtains from Crate Paper Random Collection, Orange Mini Dot from Simple Stories Fabulous, Ashtyn polkadot from 3 Bugs in a Rug and Apple Orchard from Basic Grey Picadilly collection.

Other:  Doilies from stash, crochet flowers from Petaloo, foam letters from Pink Paislee

Dies:  Spellbinders circles and scallop circles.

Have a great Wednesday!

I {heart} Cards

Today I am sharing a few card projects I made.

The first card I am sharing is a CASE from Melissa Phillips.  Melissa is probably one of my most favorite designers and I truly adore her style.  Melissa's blog is called LilyBean's Paperie and I encourage you to visit her to see for yourself her amazing talent.

For my version of Melissa's card, I started with the green background which is from Echo Park "Victorian Garden" collection.  The top floral paper is from Crate Paper "Emma's Dress Shop", and the bottom pink script paper is from Melissa Francis "5th Avenue" collection.  The seed packet and seed packet frame are Papertrey Ink dies and the garden tools are from the Garden Variety die, also from Papertrey Ink.  I used the coordinating stamps, which were designed by Papertrey Ink using concepts from Melissa Phillips.  The seed packet was cut from Stampin' Up! "First Edition" Specialty paper and the seed packet frame was cut from The Girls Paperie "Paper Girl" paper.  I stamped the frame using Dark Chocolate and Ripe Avocado ink from Papertrey Ink.  I cut the garden tools from October Afternoon paper which had wood ruler images on it.  (I can't remember the collection name.)  I made the tag by tracing a manilla hang tag and then cutting it out and punching the hole.  I used Colonial White wrinkle ribbon from my etsy shop for the tag.  I tied a paper rose to the garden tools and hot glued it onto the card.

For these Valentine's cards I used Basic Grey "Kissing Booth" paper, die cuts and brads.  I also used Mat Stack 3 Collection die and stamp set from Papertrey Ink.

A couple of masculine cards using "A Proper Gentleman" from Graphic 45.

Thanks for visiting me today!

My Paper Bakery Banner

I  am so happy to finally share with you my finished Autumn Banner kit that I purchased from Sarah Hill of The Paper Bakery.  I couldn't pass it up since she used the Farmhouse Collection paper from Crate paper, which seems to be my favorite paper at the moment.  I have my banner hanging on my front door using magnets that I stole from a set of magnetic mini blinds that never really worked.  I wish I could have found something more pretty to hang it up with, but I think that the fabric strips that I tied to them cover them up a little bit anyway.

Here is a little sneak peek of an upcoming project.  I am hoping to have it finished by Monday since I have a very busy schedule for the next several weeks.  My mom will be here next Tuesday for a few weeks, so I will be enjoying time with her and of course Thanksgiving is just around the corner!

 

Autumn Crafts

Autumn is my favorite season, and this year has been very busy.  My DH had knee surgery so I have been taking care of him, but oddly enough, it has afforded me a lot of extra time.  I have been taking full advantage and have accomplished several projects that I am happy to share.

First, a set of "Thank You" cards I made using Crate Paper's Farmhouse Collection paper and stickers.

Next is a masculine card I made using the Graphic 45 "A Proper Gentlemen" paper collection.  I cased this card from the May/June 2011 issue of Paper Crafts magazine.

 

For my halloween layout, I used paper from two different paper collections;  Teresa Collins "Haunted Hallows" paper, stickers and brads and "The Apothecary Emporium" paper and stickers from Echo Park.  I love all the papers in both collections since I am a traditional halloween color person, plus, I thought all the papers blended well together.

Another layout I created from the new Stampin' Up! paper called Spice Cake.  I love this paper collection and it also has matching fabric!  I made a pretty flower embellishment by cutting a 1 1/2" strip of the fabric and edging it with pinking shears.  I ran a quick basting stitch along one edge, pulled it tight to make the flower.  I also made a rosette from Melissa Frances crochet trim and topped it off with a large brad I made with coordinating paper.  The tiny little clothes pins are also from Stampin' Up! and the banners were cut using Papertrey Inks banner builder series dies.

Lastly I made some little treat boxes to send some goodies in.  I made a little pull tab from black grosgrain ribbon to pull it open.  I thought this might be easier for little hands.

 

Nut CASE'd

I have a folder within my pictures folder on my computer entitled "Projects To Do".  This is where I save photos of projects I have found online that I would like to CASE (copy and share w/everyone).  So this week I have been trying to get some of these projects completed and this is what is on my workdesk. 

And remember, there are so many workdesks out there in blogland that want to be peeked at.  To find out more visit the home of WOYWW at Julia's blog here.

This card was CASE'd from MWooderson's Etsy shop.  Click here to see her original artwork.  I happened to have this same paper line on hand (Restoration from Crate Paper)so decided to make my own.  I used CTMH Smoothie ink to stamp the mat stack 3 pattern from Papertrey Ink and I used ledger paper behind it.  I also used CTMH dimensional elements "Hearts".  I still need to add the sentiment to it.

 This next project was too adorable for me to pass up making so I made my own set for my 1 year old nephew, William.

The tutorial for this finger puppet gift set can be found here on Papertrey Ink's blog by Nichole Heady.  She is amazing! 

I just followed the tutorial from start to finsih and the little gift set turned out too cute.

Happy WOYWW!
~Shari