A Beautiful Day

Got a trio to share today!  Trying to make layered cards that are still on the flat side for easy mailing.  Ooooh it is hard.  I still want to add more stuff!

These card used the provisions included in this kit.  The dies and sentiment are from MFT- the kraft scallop is a border punch.

Made it to mid-week!  Make sure you have a beautiful Wednesday. :)

Happy Tuesday!  Just a quick one-carder kinda post today using some bits 'n pieces from this kit.  I haven't gotten to the February or March kits yet and it is almost time to get our April kit.  Eeeek!  I had the chance to see what is likely in the April kit.  I'm definitely going to get to that one first. :)

The green die cut uses a PTI die.  The giant doily is MFT.  The stamps are from MFT and come with the coordinating die too.  A friend of mine came to Craft In last week and was oooing and ahhhhing over the shape.  We ended up getting out the MFT catalog and ordering more "must haves".  Stay tuned to see what goodies come to live with me. LOL!

Stop by on Wednesday to see what else I made with this color combo! :)

Coffee- Retro Style

After all the teasers, I'm finally getting this post up showing the cards I made using the January Kit I got at my LSS. The image is from Impression Obsession, the card base is Memory Box, and the copics are...

This time the image didn't need quite so many markers, but the coloring was tricky with all those sections of swirls.  The unmarked brown one is E57 and the Spica is brown.

Thought this had a mid-century vibe to it all.  Not quite the vibrant color palette of these cards, I'm thinking of boxing these up kinda like these 'cause the cards are too big for a fry box.  Guess I'll have to figure out how to make a bigger fry box. :)

 

Teaser time- Got some peppermint roses to share with you on Thursday. ;)

Hi Ya Cupcake!

Pin It

 

Oh my has it been glorious weather-wise this week!  I'm sure we will pay for it later, but gosh right now it is so amazing to be wearing capri pants in March.  The last time I was able to do that was when I was living outside Clemson, South Carolina!

It smelled just like a summer evening yesterday and it made me think about dinner the other night.  Thought I would share this pick of what we had.  :)  Scallops, fresh garden salad, and warm bread sticks.  Yum!  I wish I had made the scallops on the grill or stove-top.  I tried a new recipe broiling them in the oven.  Not bad, but I like the edges crispy- same as a toasted marshmallow LOL!  Next time back to the stove-top for me.  What do you most like to eat when the weather gets nice?

For dessert- calorie free cupcakes!!!  These little darlings are the only kind of fat-free cupcake I am willing to look at.  (hee-hee)  Would you believe that these were made with winter themed paper?!?  The different pattern papers were cut into 1 inch strips and then I played around with placing them in different order on each card to spice it up.  The scallop is edging stickers from the same set as the pattern paper, the card bases are from Memory Box, and the yummy cupcake is from the "everyday button bits" set by Papertrey Ink.

Here's a sneak peek at another project I am working on- and I have some more rolled roses projects in the works too!

Wait 5 Minutes

It's been a roller-coaster weather week here in New England.  Cold, warm, hot-ish, then snow!  Looks like this week will be another repeat of the temp swings.  That's New England for you.  Don't like the weather?  Wait 5 minutes.  It'll change. ;)

I'm happy to say that despite the lack of snow, many of my daffy girls survived and are beginning to pop out.  I got so excited seeing my girls, that I got out all my Easter/spring decor and starting freshening up the house.  Bye-bye snowmen.  See you next year.  Hello bunnies, chicks, and ceramic eggs! :)

These are a couple cards I made using some paper from the Christmas/December kit believe it or not.  The color combo was clearly inspired by the approach of spring though. :)  The "to" tags are a cute way to personalize the card when I get around to sending thank yous next year.  I'm at least adding the one with the snowflake border to the Christmas stash.  The other one could be used whenever.  Love that!

I did get a bunch done at the craft in, but not as much done as I wanted. :(  .  Here's a teaser at an upcoming post!  It looks like I will have to have my own one woman craft in for April.  I waited too long to sign-up and now I'm wait listed, but at least I am the first one on the list if someone cancels. :)

TGIF!

It's Friday Evening Craft Night!  Tonight I get to hang at my fav store Ink About It.  As soon as the last bell rings, and I can finish bus duty, I'm hopping in the car and zipping up to get my craft on!  I was busy getting "kits" ready for myself so I can make the most of my time.  My goal is to get a few more Christmas cards made and to break into my January Kit from Kit Club.  I can't wait!!!!!!!

This is the kit in all its winter bliss.  It was funny getting this ready last week when it was warm-and-sunny-in-February-in-New England.  I even had the SLIDER OPEN for a bit to catch a breeze.  No kidding!  Well, we've made up for it these last couple of days.  It actually looks like a wintery land now and it's gonna be much easier to get into the mood for using this Fancy Pants Winterland.

I added some kraft paper, bazzill in a celery color, and Memory Box card bases in a kraft swiss dot, a pool, and a cotton candy.  So far I've stuck to using just these supplies in the kits I made myself for tonight.  I love to give myself good Project Runway style challenge, although this isn't nearly as hard as their challenges!  Wouldn't it be cool to see a Project Runway version of papercrafting?!?  I can see it now- Heidi comes to the stage and says "You have 5 sheets of 12x12 paper and $1.  The challenge- Make 100 wedding invitations in 12 hours."  Tim comes to consult and just before saying "Make it work", he reminds everyone "Don't forget to use the Two Peas staging wall."  LOL!!!