Om, Take Two

Another Yoga Anya. I played with light colors and added a yoga-like sentiment. I used paper from Cosmo Cricket's Nutmeg line. Fun!

Card Deets:

Stamps: Mega Mixed Messages (PTI), Yoga Anya (The Greeting Farm)

Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU), Memento Black

Paper: Stamper's Select White (PTI), Lemon Tart (PTI),

Other: Copic markers, Butterfly Die (PTI), Orange Zest Vintage Buttons (PTI), rhinestones (unknown), Nestabilities Labels 2

Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

Om

I've been loving playing with Yoga Anya recently. Remember when I went through card after card using Delightful Dahlias? Yeah, same thing! Anyway, as Mrs. E says, "Yoga Anya has a lot of face." She does. But she's sooooo darn cute.

I recently ordered three of Basic Grey's 6x6 pads for some baby albums I'm making. I know you can't see the pink paper, but it's sponged looking, which I thought matched Yoga Anya well. I didn't stamp a sentiment because, well, I don't know what I'm going to use it for yet. I figure that when I decide, I can add the sentiment.

Card Deets:

Stamps: Yoga Anya (The Greeting Farm)

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Stamper's Select White (PTI), Basic Grey's Porcelain line

Other: Copic markers, AC flower, rhinestone, Nestabilities Labels 2

Size: 4.25x5.5

In Love with The Greeting Farm

I love The Greeting Farm. Their stamps are sooooo fun to color. I made the first card a while ago, but couldn't share it until I actually gave it. I used the Love Anya image from Mrs. E and the Wisteria papers from Basic Grey. I also used PTI's Smokey Shadow cardstock as a base. Loving that color recently.

The second card features another image Mrs. E stamped for me to color. I love the hair on her. I kept it simple only stamping a background and using a Nestie to mat.

 

Card Deets:

Card #1:

Stamps: Love Anya, Mega Mixed Messages (sentiment) (PTI)

Ink: Fresh Snow (PTI), Memento Black

Paper: BG's Wisteria, Stamper's Select White (PTI), Smokey Shadow (PTI)

Other: Jewels (unknown), Copic Markers

Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

Card #2:

Stamps: Polka Dot Basics II (PTI), Hope and Grace (The Greeting Farm)

Ink: Fresh Snow (PTI), Memento Black

Paper: Kraft (PTI), Lavender Moon (PTI),

Other: Copic markers, Nestabilities Labels 2

Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

It's Been Quiet Here Lately...

And I apologize. BUT...I've been working on a few things. So although I haven't posted, I HAVE been creating. I will be able to post the card soon. I've also been working on a baby album, which I can post soon. When you're giving them to people who read the blog, you can't very well post them before they get them, can you?

I also have to admit something... Last week, when I was posting almost daily, I had a huge card creating fest the week before. I took all the pictures and wrote the posts and scheduled them...and just sat back. And now, I'm just about out of mojo.

We'll see what happens this weekend.

Bookmark Directions

Thanks to Mrs. E for the simple giftie idea. I got the directions from her. The one above is the one she made for all of us.

Materials for 1 bookmark:
1 2" X 8.5" piece cardstock (PTI, of course)
1 jumbo paperclip (the regular large one...nothing special)
Embellishments

Directions:

1. Score cardstock at 2", 4.25", and 6.5".
2. Fold in half on 4.25" score.
3. Fold both 2" and 6.5" scores inward, so that you have two shorter pieces touching each other on the inside.
4. Then, put a paperclip on one side. The orientation of the big or small side doesn't really matter.
5. Place a piece of scotch tape over the inside part of the paperclip. 
6. Then, tuck the furthest edge under the exposed side of the clip. The paperclip will not be touching any part of the book, but will be hidden.
7. Then, embellish the outside as you wish.

Believe me. Once you do one, you'll realize how easy it is. It's so difficult to put the directions in words.

If you have any questions, let me know, and I'll do my best to answer.

Last Minute Teachers' Easter gifties

At the very last minute, I decided to make little Easter gifties for the kids' teachers. Hmmmm, what to make...what to make.

I ended up casing Mrs. E's bookmark. She gave it to us at our last card swap. I love it! She sent me the directions, and it took less than two hours from start to finish to make 10 bookmarks. That's from taking out the supplies to putting 'em away. Yes, it includes wrapping 'em up. I ended up putting them in the smallest glassine bags and adhering a Fillable Frames #1 tag with "Easter Wishes" from Mega Mixed Messages. Quick, easy, cute. Isn't that the best!

That day, I received and email from one of the kids' teachers saying she and her daughter were "fighting" over who gets to use it. Guess I have to make another for her. Lol.

The Last of the Dahlias...

I had fun with this one. I used Heather Nichol's page die and tutorial to make this one. And yes, I used Delightful Dahlias yet AGAIN. But I'm stopping now. I needed a quick focal point, and I had stamped the dahlias on Hawaiian Shores already, so... After stamping the sentiment, I realized it faded into the polka dots, so I used some clear embossing powder and got my trusty gun out. It still doesn't pop the way I'd like, but it'll do. I'm really trying to work on my background stamping. It's hit or miss. I can see the breaks in the background on this card, but I really didn't want to waste the card...

The Deets (All supplies Papertrey unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: Delightful Dahlias, Polka Dot Basics II, Mega Mixed Messages
Ink: Fresh Snow, Memento Black Tuxedo
Paper: Hawaiian Shores, Kraft
Other: Clear Embossing Powder, Black Ribbon (source unknown)