Still makes me happy!

This is my second post today (I know... shock, horror!!) - to see my Season's Greetings card - please scroll down! or click here - thanks.

Still makes my heart happy to log into 2peas and find one of my little creations perched under "Top 3 by Views" or "Featured project" etc.  You can check out my "Best Wishes" card here.

Ah, the simple things - and my hubby just bought me this as an anniversary pressie (I traded in my 30D but held onto my existing lenses)

Battery is in the charger.. cannot wait to go and play!

Season's Greetings

Supplies:  MME Snowed In pp and chipboard shapes free with this 

month's edition of Cardmaking & Papercraft, 500gm assorted button bag - Cork Art Supplies, 

Memento Ink pad - Bamboo Leaves, embroidery floss, cardstock in 

aqua and blue, Tea dye distress ink and Tim Holtz blending tool, 

X-cut Scallop border punch and adhesive.

Picked up a copy of Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine on Wednesday and there were free papers and chipboard shapes by My Mind's Eye - yipee!

I just had to open them and make a card - I inked all the edges with tea dye using my Tim Holtz blending tool to give an aged look.  Also inked the edges of the chipboard shape.  I then stitched the buttons to the card after assembling and added the tree topper button with a glue dot.

Should really be featuring an Anniversary Card here as today is our 13th Wedding Anniversary!  Maybe later!

Thanks so much for peeking.

CARDS/Create Blog - Woodgrain Challenge

Supplies:  Hot pink Cardstock - folia, orange textured cardstock - 

Papermania, pp - Pina Colada collection - Kaisercraft, PTI 

vintage button - ocean tide, Fiskars upper crest border punch, 

Tim Holtz embossing folder, kraft cardstock, embroidery 

floss, Beautiful Butterflies Stampin' Up die, 

Tombow adhesive, cork  and SRM sticker.

My card for this week's challenge on CREATE (formerly CARDS blog).  This week's challenge was "Woodgrain".  I decided to incorporate the woodgrain in embossing rather than stamping.  Made the card using bright colours and some fun pp.

Was delighted to see my card in the CARDS gallery (after Virginia told me it was there! - thanks Virginia).  

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day and wonderful weekend. 

Heartfelt Thanks - Tuesday Trigger

When I saw the photo for this week's Trigger over on Moxie Fab World - I knew I had to go and make a card right away!

I have quite a number of Thank you cards to make - so decided to use the colours and flowers in the photo as my inspiration.

Supplies:  Websters Pages 6x6 pp, Pina Colada pp - Kasiercraft, SRM 

Sentiment sticker, cork board, runner adhesive, Stampin Up 

Beautiful Butterflies die and PTI butterfly die (top butterfly - black) and 

machine stitching.

I put three layers on the butterfly - mixing the Beautiful Butterflies die by Stampin Up with the PTI die from the Love Lives Here Collection.  I secured the butterfly to the card by machine stitching through the pp and cardstock.

I added a sentiment sticker by SRM and it layered beautifully on top of the patterned paper by Webster's Pages.

Thanks so much for peeking.

Water Babies!

Thunderstorm downtown Chicago - August 2011

 

I am drawn to water.  It can be falling from the sky, in a lake, sea or ocean.

My DH enjoying the water in MI - August 2011

I wonder is it because I grew up next to a large harbour that started my love of water?  

When I moved 3,658 miles away from that harbour I managed to locate next to another large body of water - Lake Michigan (which is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume!).

Thankfully my hubby and boys love water as much as I do (evidence above!)

I spent some time on the water this weekend and captured these cuties off Cape Clear Island

I think I can count 5 seals - but there may be more! 

and also captured the shots below during the 1720 European Championships (Racing - Day 3)

1720 European Championships - Baltimore, West Cork

 Busy at the leeward mark! (above)

Lots of action on the water.

Fun weekend with great sailing, great company and time on the water!

Hope you have a great week and thanks for stopping by.

Hooray for you!

Supplies:  Kaisercraft pp -Pina Colada Collection, Papermania orange 

textured cardstock, PTI sentiment die and vintage PTI button, Folia 

pink cardstock, machine stitching, cork, Stampin up Butterfly die, 

embroidery floss, white ink, pop dots, stapler and adhesive.

I entered this card into the Paper Crafts August 2011 Gallery Challenge over on Flickr on Wednesday night.  I had lots of fun making this card.

I love the texture and look of cork on a card/project and had got a lot of it a while back and had been saving it... what for you ask?  Good question - so I opened it up and got cutting.

I got a Sizzix Big Butterfly die by Stampin' Up whilst on holidays in the US (it is only available Stateside).  I have admired it for so long and am so thrilled to have it in my stash now.

I layered the cork with some of the reverse side of the patterned paper by Kaisercraft and added a PTI Raspberry Fizz button.  Thanks so much for peeking.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Paperplay - Make your own flowers

So this week on Paperplay Challenges - it's "make your own Flowers!"

We are very kindly sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.  Check out all the details and DT creations here.

When I saw Mary Dawn over on My Pink Mexico create these fun flowers a number of months ago I knew I would have to give them a go.  So I got creating when this challenge came along!  I cut long "splits" to create larger flowers.

The sentiment/paper is by Kaisercraft - Bubblegum Hills Collection and the felt is from my stash.  I decided to make an orange leaf and glued the flower/leaf onto the card with glossy accents.

Challenges
Moxie Fab World - Fabulous Felt

Thanks so much for peeking.  Hope you have a great weekend.