October ~ Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October

Breast Cancer Awareness Month....

I would imagine that all of have been touched by it in some fashion....

my sister had a bout with it last year at about this time...

this card is for a reminder to all of you to get a mammogram....

I had mine a few weeks ago....

 

 

the challenge at Flourish's Timeless Tuesday  #189 is pink

in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month...

you can also use Copics for a later challenge...

 

I used a sentiment from my newest Flourish set Country Road...

now is this perfect or what??

I also used a new embossing folder I just picked up this week....

I LOVE it.....
I am also entering this in a "new to me" challenge
"Celebrate The Occasion"
and also to
"Link Up To Pink"
and to
"Cupcake Craft Challenges"
and
"Lexi's Creations"
and
"Craft Your Passion Challenges"

 

A Little Bit Vintage

This will be a quick post, as I am getting ready to watch "the debate"....

While making this card, my poor Nellie had a seizure....

scarey to me, as she is on double the meds she was on....

 

I made this card for a challenge at Joan's Gardens

use a background paper

use a sentiment

use a flourish

use a flower

the background part was so hard...really....the hard part was choosing...lol

the paper is from Prima called "First Blush"

I stitched around my card for a "finished look"....

the flower is a Maya Road, I remember when I bought these flowers...

love~love the vintage velvet look of them!!

the flourish and leaves are Marianne dies

the pearls are from Hero Arts....

the ribbon is some I received from an order I placed...

don't you love when they add a little extra for you...

I do, it makes me want to go back and back!

 

I am also entering this in the challenge at Papercraft Star"Anything Goes"!!

Winter Card

This challenge was a struggle for me....

I usually don't start my Christmas cards until November or so....

or like last year....never even got them done...lol...

of course most of that was due to the surgery on my arm and hand....

 

 

So...this was the challenge at Joan's Gardens....

to use blue and white....

to use a tree....

to use a snowman...

and to use a corner embellishment....

 

Can you believe I don't own one snowman stamp??

So I used my tim Holtz embossing folder....

I embossed his hat a second time and cut it out to give a bit of color to him....

I also added a sparkle scarf....

the gorgeous tree is a die from Memorybox called "Winterland Tree"

the corner die is a Cheery Lynn Designs die I choose after winning their challenge....

the little stars were punched with a free little star punch I received from placing

an order "somewhere"....

 

Now speaking of winning.....a couple of weeks ago I won blog candy....

an entire box full from "Dar's Crafty Creations"....

it was loaded to the hilt...

and came at a good time, when we were having the horrific week here

 

also I happened to win a bit from the Michigan Lottery on Saturday....shocking!!

Happy Halloween

It's funny but I keep reading on everyoness blogs how we all think

our months keep flying by....

But doesn't it just seem like we just had a short summer??

 

Seems hard to believe Christmas is just around the corner

and here I am making a Halloween card.....

but it will be here before you know it!!

 

 

I made this card for two different challenges....

Cheery Lynn Designs challenge blog to use "Kraft"......and.....

 

City Crafters to make an "early BOO" project....

 

I used Kraft cardstock as my base......

kind of like how it gives it a bit of a vintage feel....

it was embossed with some new Cuttlebug folders called "Midnight Hauntings"

Both the doily and the leaf flourish are Cheery Lynn Design dies....

and were cut with paper from MemoryBox called "Nightfall"

 

The owl is a MS stamp and I used some Puffy embossing powder on him....

the doily and owl are "popped" up.....

 

If you haven't bought any of the Cheery Lynn dies yet...I can recommend

the doily one called French Pastry and the Flourish one B117...

I have alot of their dies, but I use these over and over....

I have a new one called "Notre Dame"...it cuts beautifully
and can't wiat to do a project with it!!

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Autumn

Can you believe its now "fall" offically??

where does our time go??

I happen to LOVE the fall...

cooler temps~gorgeous colors~crisp clean air~pumpkins

 

So I chose to do a challenge from CAS-ual Fridays

CFC71 "Autumn"

 

I got my poor, very neglected SU wheel and QuicKutz out....

I ran the wheel thru some So Safron ink....

cut my Maple leaves with my QuicKutz and stamped them

with Papertrey's Bitty Background "gingham" stamp...

oh how that little gingham stamp makes me "happy"!!

 

I used some twine and my handy dandy Tim Holtz mini stapler to attach it....

the leaves are attached with foam pop up dots....

then I stamped the word "autumn".....

clean and simple!!

"Home" Tweet "Home"

I finally made myself go into my "mess" of a creative room

and spend some time getting myself back into the "creative" mood....

I have so many new things to share, but just was at a brain freeze

it seems of what to do with it all...lol...

 

I came across a "new" challenge blog "The Creative Paper Trade".....

wow!.....it has amazing talent.....

I made this card for the "paper nudge" challenge to use "letters"

 

I used a few of my new things....the stamps are from Prima....
the bird cage is stamped and fussy cut and mounted on pop ups....

the blue gingham background paper I stitched on...it is from Lily Bee Dutch Designs...

the bird die I cut with wool felt...it is an Impression Obsession die....

the alpha is an old SU called "alphabits"...they are also mounted on pop ups...

 

there you have it...short and sweet...am on my way out the door to see a "princess contest"

Autumn Splendor

Do you get on Pinterest??

It is so addicting and there are so many talented and creative people ....

I saw this frame on Pinterest awhile back and loved the simplicity of it....

I had bought a bunch of old frames several years ago at a yard sale.....

put them in the barn and kind of forgot about them....

I have since fought the bats~mice~and squirrels and went upstairs in the barn to retrieve them!!
 

 

I painted the frame with some of the "samples" of paints Lowe's now has

in little jars for $2.94...have you seen them.....

they are perfect for projects like this and will be having the "fall" colors soon....

I bought numerous jars of the Spring colors and a few of the Summer ones....

anyhow, how did I get so sidetracked??

I cut my leaves with a Tim Holtz Alterations leaf die....

glued them on with a hot glue gun....

I actually made 2 of these and gave one to my Mom....

I am entering this in the "Decorate To Celebrate" challenge "Autumn Splendor"

 

 

I am into "simple" decorating this year and I like it!!