Mason Jars and Rainbows

Happy Friday Everyone!  Today one of my good friends is getting married!!!!  I'm so excited for her, him, and all their girls.  Between the two of them they have three girls who are so thrilled to be joining into one big family this afternoon.  Just seeing them all together makes me smile. :)

They are having an informal wedding at a park in Rochester NY and we're going to celebrate at one of the pavilions after.  It's kinda like my cousin's wedding celebration 2 years ago.  This card makes me think of the happy relaxed celebration we'll be having later today.  They knew not everyone could make it to Rochester, so they are going to have a big cookout in August back here in MA.  Bless their hearts!

This is yet another creation made using the Simple Stories kit club kit I got from my LSS, Ink About It.  Most of it uses the scraps leftover from this album. 

I'm off to the wedding, but before I go I'm headed here with my mason jar:
Catered Crop- Songs of the Rainbow

Season's Greetings

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Here's another card from that December kit.  I've made it to 3 cards so far.  Not setting any land speed records here, but that's okay 'cause I'm having fun. :)

Along the same lines as this card, the goods are half stash and half kit.  The greeting is from Amuse- you can get their stuff from dealers now and I have the most awesome one, Pam.  I don't get perks from this plug.  I just like sharing when I have a great resource. :)

So, how are you doing on your resolutions?  Have any great resources to share?  How's your Saturday going? 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

More 2012 Holiday Goodies

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So far, so good when it comes to the "no surprises Christmas resolution".  Of course it is only the first day of February, so there is still plenty of time for me to tank it. :)

Today brings card #2 and honestly I have no idea if it will be able to be mailed!  It's so pretty and fun though that I can live with this be a hand delivery type card. ;)  Some of this card is from the December kit, some from the stash, and one little bit is from new stuff.

The green and pink DP's are from my stash, the white base under the sentiment and the sentiment are from my December kit club kit, the ribbon is from a kit club (don't remember which one), and the snowflake 'n the red sparkle are from new stuff.

No Surprises This Year

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This Christmas season will not take me by surprise this year!  That's one of my New Year's Resolutions that, so far, I have been able to keep.  :)

This is the yummy kit that I got this past December.  I was totally in love with the whole package (mostly Crate Paper Peppermint) and totally overwhelmed by the hectic season as well.  Happily I was able to put this kit aside 'til now.  Now let's break into it and see my jumpstart!!!!

The button was part of the embellishments in the package, but the snowflake and heart bling were in my stash.  It's a simple card and I like how cheerful it is in all it's simplicity! :)

My husband's family has a thing for peppermint stick ice cream, so in all likelihood this card will find itself in one of their mailboxes sometime after Thanksgiving. I know, I know how can I possibly think about Christmas when it is January.  Gotta tell ya, it was far too hectic and too few cards made it out this past Christmas.  Still feeling guilty about it.  My DH and I both always write little notes in our cards. Last year folks were lucky to get us both to sign and mail their cards and neither of us enjoyed the process.  Kinda sad when you think that I make cards- and I LIKE making cards.  So this year I'm pacing myself and doing little bits all year and that way can enjoy it all.

Bows of Thanks

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Last Friday I mentioned I was spending the night crafting at my LSS.  I actually got some things finished!!!

Here are four thank you cards I assembled.  These are always in short supply in this house.  That's probably a good thing since it means we have a lot to be thankful for. :)

The best part is that all of this was in the scrap pile from other projects and I get "kit club credit" because the mat between the orange card and the pale green mat is from the Nov kit I got at my LSS. *hee-hee*

Well, I'm off to see if I can take more pretty pics to prove to myself got some more projects completed. LOL!

I'm thankful these blogs are offering fun challenges here:
Let's Ink It Up- Anything Goes
Lothian Crafts- Die Cuts
Sentimental Sundays- Die Cuts

Bakin' Up Goods

Quick post today as I am on my way out the door for a fun class. :)  Working my way through my December Paper Bakery kit- the January one is on its way to my door and I gotta make room! 

Sarah posted a fun sketch and I thought I would use it to make a "kinda" guy gift bag.  I can never make enough guy stuff, mostly because I don't make enough guy stuff. LOL!

So how much guy stuff do you have on hand?

I've bagged it in and headed here:
The Paper Bakery- Sketch

Soft Hello

A subtle palette for today.  Seemed like a good idea since I seem to be recovered from my cold, but don't want to push my luck.  I'm seriously lacking in blank cards to use for thank you's and whatnot.

I pulled out the rest of the stash from my Paper Bakery kit, played around with some Memory Box papers, and voila!  The shabby chic feel of this really tickles me. :)

I've given myself a little challenge to use more of the letters (thinkers and stickers and chipboard) that I have aquired from various kits I am addicited to buying. :)  It's a little like the challenges I give myself to use all the paper in those kits.  I'm sporatic at best, but my LSS has begun hosting once a month 10 hour open workroom time (and they bring in pizza around 7!).  Last November was the first one I could mae it to and I got so much done!  I have so many half-finished projects that I have ready to bring for this Friday.  We'll see how it goes. ;)

So besides deadlines, what helps you get your projects done?

I'm enjoying a quiet moment here:
Kraft Journal- Favorite Colors (well they are right now LOL!)
The Shabby Tea Room- Colors and Sewing (Lace)
Anonyme Scrappere- Shabby Chic
The Crazy Challenge- Lace /or Pearls

Looking towards June

Here's another card set I made from that October kit way back.  :)  Thought these might make good guy cards or cards for someone outdoorsy.

I totally credit Joanne over at ...just a little something... for the inspiration.  I took a couple classes from her a while back and she uses lots of fun layers with tight borders.  LOVE IT!

Here's a closer view of those layers 'n borders and of the, of course, stamped envies.  Thought the rustic pines was just the right touch for these Maine inspired cards. :)

Here it is all packaged.  Man that was a useful kit!  I've got a new one that I am dying to get a chance to use AND I just ordered one from The Paper Bakery.  Big plans for the December break- we'll see how far I get though. LOL!

So what are your plans for after the 25th? :)

Silver, White, and...

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It's TUESDAY and it has been quite a while since I have been able to join my teamies in sharing a Top Tip Tuesday Challenge.  Gosh I am glad November is over.  I always forget just how crazy it is with conferences and Thanksgiving- then top it off this year with the power outage from the storm U-G-H!  Can't complain too much though.  My DH's family helped deck our halls this weekend (the house looks A-Maz-Ing) and I have only one more conference (first time in 10 years that I will be done as early as Dec 7th!!!!- hope I didn't just jinx myself!)  Anywho- on to the challenge!!!

This week your challenge is a color challenge.  Silver, white, and a hint of... well you get to choose your color hint.  I dug out a wicked old kit club set (seriously I think it is from Dec 09) and it had silver paper.  Yahooey!  I made a ton of stuff yesterday, these tags fit the bill though. :)

My hint has two colors ice aqua and poinsettia red.  Luscious!!!  Makes me think of a fancy cocktail party from the 40's and 50's.  I couldn't help adding a little more bling with the silver tinsel for tag ties. :)

So you should totally head over to TTT and join the fun!  Deneen has a fabulous ornament malking tutorial and you could win a $10 GC to Inky Impressions or 3 free digis from Digital Delights.

Happy Tuesday!

Anytime tags

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Last post related to this kit for a bit I promise.  I only have two other cards made from it anyway. Hee-hee!  I wanted to share these though 'cause I haven't yet photographed the PTI group tags from 2 weeks ago. *hanging head in slacker shame*

This color combo screams hipster Autumn to me.  Proud of myself for going with it 'cause that isn't usually a neighborhood I know how to get to. :)  Hope I can find my way back again!

The dies are all PTI, the image is Memory Box, papers from Kaiserkraft & Bazzill, brown Stickles, and Versamark chalk ink oasis green- which is a perfect match to the Bazzill paper!

Do you have any gift giving plans around the corner? No, you can't count Christmas/Hannukah/Kwanzaa! :)

'til Next Season Maine

We are closing the cottage for the winter today. :(  In tribute I have some kit cards featuring a lighthouse.  See the teeny bit of sparkle where the light in the house is?

Honestly it is always a sad time because we get to see so much family when we are up in Maine, but then again it makes May an exciting month because we get to open the cottage for the summer!   This particular lighthouse is nostalgic for me because it is the one a group of friends and I used to make save-the-date cards for a teacher friend's wedding a couple years ago.  She got engaged at Nubble Lighthouse.  Ahhhhh :)

Nekkid envies- NEVER! LOL! (My mom used to joke about crafty things being nekkid- instead of naked)  The inside is nekkid though.  Can't decide if I should wrap these up as a set, or turn them into guy cards.  Whatcha' think?

Thoughts and Prayers

Still pestering posting creations made with the kit.  I put everything I made in a basket and dropped it off at my LSS so the gal who put the kit together could know how useful this kit has been for me!  Hopefully the Kit Club gang liked my goods. :)

Have I mentioned that folks kinda gave her a hard time?  Not sure I would have purchased these papers on my own, but gosh I used almost all of the kit and put a decent dent into my stash as well.  This latest piece I'm showing y'all is a sympathy card.  Usually folks don't keep them on hand necessarily, but I find that if I make them when my mojo is flowing then I have them.  Sometimes I freeze when I have to make a sympathy card- and when you need it made, frankly you need it made.  

This one used the Kaisercraft kit, a Memory Box Eucalyptus base, BG scraps from the Life of the Party line, and dies from PTI & MFT.  The sentiment is one I dusted off from Stampendous.

What helps you create sympathy cards?  Do you have a "go-to"?

Layers 'n Tags

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It's Tuesday, so that means it is Top Tip Tuesday time!  This week the challenge is to "layer it up".  I've got more tags and more goods from that kit I've created with this past month.

All the papers 'n tags are from Kaiser and the papers were die cut using PTI dies.  I added a touch more spice to the right side of the orange paper by stamping it with a branch stamp from Memory Box.  The glitter on the cardboard part of the tag is Tim Holtz distress Stickles.  That way the glitter stays put- not that I mind a little glitter on me-self. ;)

Here's the whole lot together.  Seemed like if I had the stuff, I might as well make as many as I could.  What'cha gonna make for the layering challenge?

If you play along you could win...

 

$10 voucher

or

A free stamp & goodie bag

So get those layers piled on and join us in this week's fun challenge!

These tags have been bagged and sent off here:
Stamp with Fun- Gifts
Whiff of Joy Challenge- Anything but a Square
Wags 'n Whiskers Stamps- Fall Colors