Shout For Joy....

Sometimes we shout for joy.  And this card feels cheery and expresses joy with the gorgeous blue background.

I was able to print this pretty hydrangea from Shoregirl's Creations.  Click here for some of the nice free things you can download and print for free.

I have someone in mind who I will eventually send this to after completing many long days of chemo therapy and a transplant for Leukemia.

Popping off quickly today sweet friends.  Not much more to share with you today.  Just glad you stopped in and hope you say hello with a comment or two?  I love hearing from you!

Hugs......

Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight...

 

Recently I purchased this die cut from Spellbinders called "Decorative Labels Eight".  As you will notice I cut my die cut ever so slightly by cutting it over the folded edge so that I could open it upwards while showing the pretty edges instead of gluing  it to a piece of paper as my background.

 

Here is the inside to help visualize how it looks when opened.

 

 

I also used a square piece of embossed paper to adhere to the pretty edge and then used my daubers rubbing my chalk inks to the paper while giving it a pretty pastel colored background.  I continued to add layers and a couple Fleur D' Les to it.

 

 

As you may have noticed I have a bow here on this card.  I very seldom do large bows on my cards.  Most generally when I get done I find no room for a bow.  However, a pretty white bow really glammed up this card this time.  I may have to start doing more bows on my cards?  Sometimes I'm not real satisfied of how some of my cards turn out but, I really was quite pleased with this one.

 

 

Well...hope you have a happy scrappin week?

Do come back soon.......

 

 

Friendship Tea Bags...

 

 

Recently, it was my girlfriend Pat's birthday and each year I make her a card and give her a little something handmade to go with it.  This year I came up with this card and a clear cello pillow box with tea bags in it. As you will notice the tea bags where a little special.

 

 

I found this cute little poem on the Internet and put it with this free little tag from Astrid's Artistic Efforts website. With a program I have in my computer I was able to rewrite this poem on top of Astrid's pretty little tag. Here's how it reads....

 

 

I wanted my tea bags to be a little more than special.  I found these tea bag tags on line and printed them out and took off the ordinary brand tea bag tags and adhered these lovely little tags to them. I believe this helps add a special touch to a sip of tea, when Pat opens the box to use them.

  

 

Here is how they looked. 

Here is the address for you to be able to print and use them as well. 

 Shoregirl's Creations Freebies 

 

 

I was late celebrating Pat's day with her this year, but it didn't matter.  We are long time friends and just happy to be able to get together since we live in different states. When I gave her, her card and little gift she was delighted.  It was worth the fun and effort. I hope you decide to use these little tea bag tags for a special friend sometime?

Thinking Of You...

Welcome back stampers!

 

 

Another week and another card to post. 

My how time flies?

I made this pretty little card for a long time friend Adele who I use to work with back years ago.  We got along great and had fun with a group of women in a large office where we worked.  Each year her and I exchange Christmas cards and fill each other in on our present lives.  This past Christmas I didn't send her a note in my card and just got around to sending her a little note to fill her in on what's happening this past year. 

 

I put this pretty little verse inside the card along with my note.

 

As you might notice I used two die cuts here and used only one piece of paper to do it. (One die cut on the top and the second on the bottom).  I added a row of lace to the meeting of the two die cuts just to look nicer.  It added a small touch to add more interest. 

 

 

My girlfriend loves the color purple so I made sure I used purple to line the background and add the silk flowers I had. 

 

 

 

Another Butterscotch Hello Doily...

Good day ladies....glad to have you stop by again.

Here's a look at another "Hello Doily" for you.

 

 

This doily is embossed with Sprinkle N Sparkles lovely embossing powder called "Butterscotch".  I love the color and shine it gives off.  I tried photographing the picture so that you'd be able to see how it shines in the perfect light. 

 

 

Here in this picture it does not pick up the sheen it has.  I originally stamped the doily on a piece of light, light yellow paper.  The embossing powder picks up a nice butterscotch shade with the light yellow paper.  I very carefully cut the doily out and popped it up in the center.  I added a pretty silk flower to the center because I actually over embossed the center with my heat gun trying to make the paper lay flat, it began to curl as it dried.    So....rather than throw it away because the center didn't look nice, I covered it up with pretty flower and it still looked nice enough to use.  

 

 

I love this white background and lace edge that was done with a Martha Stewart's punch around the page. I popped up the white center with my pop dots to give it more dimension.  It still needed something to add to it so lastly I added three butterflies giving it a lacy look to it.

I at the same time embossed all different colors of this "Hello Doily" stamp with my embossing powder and made several of the "Hello Doily's" in different colors.  So as time progress... I hope to get creative and come up with something again that I will post to my site for you to peek at again with a different color combo to it?

 

 Hope you enjoyed stopping by today.  Please don't forget to leave a quick message or comments.  I look forward to knowing you where here?