Happy Easter (A Little Late!)

I had hoped to have a post up yesterday, but we were having some computer issues.  We had a wonderful Easter holiday--spent the morning with my parents with a huge breakfast and then dinner with my in-laws.  It is always fun to get together with everyone.  I am so glad I took today off to relax somewhat.  Anyway, here is a card I had hoped to share yesterday.

DCWV pre-made card was used for the base as well as  Prima paper, flower, leaves and a sweet flocked rub-on butterfly.  The green wavy strips are Bazzill diecut borders.  A Zva pearl swirl was used with a pink Recollections pearl on the butterfly.  A PTI sentiment stamped in VersaFine black ink finishes it off.

I am not much of a candy eater; however, I will pick up a few things to make a small Easter basket.  We have a wonderful local candy store that makes their own candies.  When I went there the other day, I spotted these cute little marshmallow chicks sitting in a bed of chocolate.  There were only two small packages left, so I decided to buy one.  Oh my, they are delicious!  I found that out last night.  I just wanted a little something with my cup of tea.  I'm glad there were only a few because I don't need the temptation!  lol

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope your weekend was wonderful and that the week ahead is too!

Easter Tag and a Challenge

There is something about vintage-style tags that I absolutely love!  Here is my take on one.

I used a kraft cardstock tag and covered it with MME paper.  With foam squares, I attached a Colorbok die-cut doily from the Victorian Parlour line.  Believe it or not, I cut out the image of the little girl from a newspaper insert advertising some product.  The photo was outlined with Liquid Pearls.  Part of the advertisement was printed on the upper right corner of the photo, so I just covered it up with the little aqua flower from Recollections.  The rope-type flowers at the bottom came from the bargin bin at Joann Fabrics.  I just added some Recollections aqua colored pearls to their centers.  A double strip of Recollections pearls was attached to the top of the MME paper.  I used some Wrights bias tape for the bow.  I like how the unfinished edge of the tape gives it a shabby look.  A glittered button, piece of hemp and a Recollections charm finishes it off. 

Debbie at Simple Treasures is having a challenge on her blog, and I plan to enter it there.  I really enjoyed making this tag and will definitely be creating more.  I have an Easter card to share later this week.  Thanks so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments.

Webster's Pages Card

Just a short post today.  I made this card for my niece's birthday using papers from Webster's Pages Hollywood Vogue line.  In fact, everything used here is from Webster's except the pearl swirl which is from Zva.  My niece has always loved the theatre and performs with local theatre groups, so I decided to insert her photo in the film strip along the side.

I used a Webster's fabric piece and attached the sentiment from a journaling card that I cut out and adhered with foam squares.  The flower in the upper corner is part of a flower pick with a bloomer attached.

I hope the week ahead is a good one for everyone.  Thanks for stopping by!

Do What You Love

Today, I have another altered box to share.  The box is from AC Moore and I gave it a coat of white paint.  I then covered it in paper from Webster's Pages Hollywood Vogue line.  The only problem was I had a very difficult time getting the lid on and then it wouldn't come off easily.  I was afraid to force it and end up ripping the paper, so it is now an unusable box but makes a nice decoration.  Lace from Joann Fabrics was attached around the lid.  A Martha Stewart adhesive diecut was adhered to the top of the lid as well as buttons from Joann's.  I love the Making Memories metal tag that is on top of the buttons.  Prima flowers, Webster's sparkler button, seam binding ribbon, twine and a tag stamped with a PTI sentiment were layered together.  A little butterfly and glitter finished it off.

I used my Martha Stewart frond punch to fill in some areas on top of the box as you can see in the photo above.

I also made a matching card using the Webster paper and rose and pearl sparklers.  Flower is Prima.  Stamp is from PTI.  Double row of pearls is Recollections.

Have a wonderful weekend!  I'm off to meet some friends for lunch.  Thanks for stopping by!

Liebster Award

My blog friend, Maria at Maria's Merry Makings, recently extended the Liebster Blog Award to me.  It is for blogs that have less than 200 followers.  I'm supposed to extend this to five other blogs with under 200
followers but, right now, I don't know any.  Thanks, Maria, for the award!

St. Patty's Day

Happy St. Patty's Day!  I always feel a special connection to this day since I am half Irish and it is my name (female version).  I had the wonderful fortune of visiting Ireland a couple of years ago and long to go back someday!  It truly is as green as the photos you see.  We saw five different rainbows in a short span of time one day and I swear one ended in the river we were driving past!  Maybe the pot of gold was there? 

Anyway, in honor of the holiday, I have a card to share.  I used green and yellow Core'dinations cardstock for the base.  I was given a set of Studio G St. Patty's Day stamps last year that I used here.  I lightly stamped shamrocks on the yellow cardstock and used a sentiment from the set at the top of the card.  Another sentiment was stamped on the tag using VersaFine black ink.  Green and yellow ribbon was tied around the card into a bow.  I layered a cluster of flowers together and attached it with a Crate Paper brad.  The butterfly is Prima and the rhinestones are a combination of Recollections and Queen & Co.

I found this sweet little Boyds Bear while lunching at my favorite smorgasbord, Shady Maple (they also have a huge gift shop).  When I saw that we shared the same last name that was on his tag, Shamrock O'Malley, I had to bring him home with me! 

I am going to sit back now with a cup of Irish Breakfast Tea, some delicious Irish soda bread, and watch "The Quiet Man."  Wishing everyone a wonderful St. Patty's Day!  Be safe!

Blue & White Wedding

Recently, I was asked by a friend to do a layout of her daughter's wedding to put in a frame.  I did a layout for her of her son's wedding that she framed and wanted to do the same for her daughter's.

My friend provided the blue paper which is from Stampin' Up.  I made a frame for the main photo using a Martha Stewart border punch and shiny Bazzill white cardstock.  Another friend, Helen Liu made the beautiful white roses (you can view Helen's blog if you click her name on my sidebar.  Helen made the shower and wedding invitations also in the same color scheme).  A touch of Frosted Lace Stickles was added to the roses to give them a bit of sparkle.  The white silky leaves are Prima.  I used an EK circle punch for the sweet photo of the bride and groom and Zva pearls to surround it.  All the pearl swirls are from Zva.  Peeking out among the flowers are some white fronds I made from a leftover piece of the Bazzill cardstock and another Martha Stewart punch.  I got this idea from watching a Live with Prima tutorial the other night where Sharon used the fronds to fill in her cluster of flowers.  Love that idea!

Above is a closeup of the flowers so you can see the dimension.  I added a few light blue satin flowers as well as a flower with a pearl heart center (I'm not sure who made those as they were given to me). 

And this is the framed result.  The white frame really adds the perfect finish to the layout.  Sorry for the poor photo quality.  It was a beautiful sunny day but not too good for photographing glass.

I think spring is here to stay for quite awhile.  Our forecasted temperatures are 10-20 degrees higher than normal for this time of year.  I spent some time today putting away my winter decorations as they were really out of place with the daffodils blooming outside!  It is a good feeling putting out the soft spring decorations.  I hope you have an enjoyable week ahead.  Thanks for stopping by!