Dust it off Sunday - Door to Door - Papertrey Ink

All right I will fess up - I didn't dust this image off... it is a brand new set from Papertrey Ink that I got right before I left for CHA.  I just love all the "pieces" that come with this set, and they have the coordinating set of dies to punch out all those fun pieces. This is truly like making the doll house for our paper dolls.  But I did Dust off a few of the things I used with this new set of stamps...

This set of stamps is just so fun! I comes tons of stamps to make the front door to lots of styles of houses. And tons of fun things to dress up your front porch! I pop dotted the planters and the banner across the top of the door. And then a piece of wooden fence was just too perfect to run across the front right?

Here is my easel card in full -

 I used some new My Minds Eye papers from the Miss Caroline Dilly Dally set. Sewing down all the pretty patterns with a zig zag stitch.

The pieces I dusted off...

 Some really OLD Making Memories stickers and then a old time looking skeleton key. Both were really deep in my stash of stuff, and I love them with this card.

This card was inspired by my Best Buddy and her Husbands new home they just purchased - I am so excited for them, Congrats to you guys!

Have a wonderful Sunday-
HUGS and

Dust it Off Sunday - Papertrey Ink Through the Trees

Today I pulled out some of my Papertrey Ink stamps! Ok, to be honest here. I have been slowly buying Papertrey Ink stamps over the past year or two, I LOVE them! But I don't use them as much as I should, get wrapped up in DT work and other things and just don't get the chance to play as often with them as I would like sometimes. Well the other night I was in a mood to do something simple, quick and with a bit of fall feel to it.

Here is what I came up with -

 I totally fell in love with the Papertrey Ink set Through the Trees as soon as I saw it. Adore that the leaves and the trunks are two separate stamps... and there are lots of sentiments other images that are part of the set.

The papers are from Prima, all fall colors I think. Kept things pretty simple, just layers of papers - I stamped three trunks, then went across with green leaves and then again with red leaves. Changing colors you know :0) I doodled around the edge - The band with the sentiment. Been dieing to use them! That too is a die from Papertrey Ink they are Photo Finish Strips - you get four different dies to top off photos.. or whatever project you are working on, have so many ideas for these! I stamped with the coordinating die and then inked the edges. Then added 6 adhesive rhinestones.

Simple.. but I like it :0 And I got to use these stamps!! Do you have any stamps you need to ink up? Go for it! Have some fun with stamps that are just begging you to ink them up!

HUGS - have a wonderful Sunday!

Dust It Off Sunday- A Magnet?

yes, for today's post I made a magnet! While sitting and watching the last Yankee Baseball Game... Boo Hoo... I was wanting to do something a bit different - something with a few of the products I had found while cleaning out the last couple of weeks. I had run across not one, not two but three boxes of Technique Tuesday's white chipboard shapes - I totally loved these when I bought them years and years ago! Now what was I going to make with them? Well I also came across three sets of stamps that I had gotten with a gift card a while back. I hadn't even opened them up yet... just been too busy with everything else I was working with. These stamp sets are from Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz Collection. "Good Thoughts" "Going Somewhere" and "Ultimate Grunge". (this set I think I just may be using a LOT more!) I totally love the look of Tim Holtz stuff... but I have a very hard time pulling it off. It is hard to be so free! LOL

Anyway... this is what I came up with...

Now you have to know here, I had no clue where I was going with this as I was making it. I was more or less just playing around with different things. First I started off by stamping the sentiment with embossing ink and embossing with espresso brown embossing powder. I then took the small checkerboard stamp from the grunge set and inked it with the embossing ink and stamped both sides of the chipboard, then heated with clear powder. (You can't really see that on the right I ended up covering most of it up) For some color I used my Pan Pastel paints and softly rubbed it down. making some areas a bit darker blue than others. I thought about just coloring with my Copics... but something I have learned... LOL ... Copics break down the embossing powder so don't do that ok?

Then I inked the edges with Tea Dye Distressing ink... it just had to have distressing ink on it, no choice there.....   I then went to play with making my flower. I found a scrap piece of pink card stock. I stamped it with the tiny alphabet stamp from one of the sets, I used Papertrey Vanilla ink - love that stuff. I then punched out three medium EK Success flower punches and two small. The petals were all inked with the Distress Ink, then I rolled them in towards the center with a paper piercer.... to give the flower more shape. To Fern punches and Branch punches all inked of course. I then glued it down around the edge of the oval. The center of the flower was going to be some sort of bling... but it just didn't feel right as I put that down. So instead I used a dot of my new Viva Pearl Pen. Oh my I am loving that thing!!

From there I thought I was finished. I stuck down a piece of magnet to the back and sat it there on my desk in front of me. But it was just so empty on the left side. So I dug through my newly found brads! I remembered seeing dragon fly brads... and yes, they were the perfect finishing item!

It was fun, different and well... for me personally I really feel the statement is true to heart! I plan on putting this one on my fridge and enjoying it.

It was nice taking a break from my normal and playing... We all should do more of that!

I am scheduling this one just prior to going to the wedding. I don't know when we will be home so I thought it was better this way - We have LOTS of rain in the forcast. Yes, RAIN... we need it so badly, but seriously not funny for an OUT DOOR wedding and reception. I am hoping and praying that it just keeps it cooler for this evening, and once things wrap up then the skies let loose! Maybe that will happen... I'll let you know.

Have a wonderful Sunday :0)

Dust It Off Sunday - Sarah Kay Adele - Feeling Fall Yet?

Dust it off time -And today I dusted off a card I made a while back. I did this one for a Card Magazine call... darn it, it wasn't picked. 99% aren't you know. But gotta keep trying.

This one so reminds me of fall... Just wish it was cooling off here and feeling like fall. I guess it is a tiny tiny bit.. down from 110 to 99... but oh so looking forward to that crisp, cooler first of school feel...

 Now you can see this is an easel card... with LOTS of color :0)

 The papers used are Graphic 45 - Playtime Past - I totallly adore Graphic 45 papers. Just so yummy. The stamp is Stampavie Sarah Kay "Adele Enjoying Fresh Apples" Seriously this is one of my all time favorite Fall images. When I was working with this one I remembered somewhere a roll of ribbon that I had purchased. I was so so so perfect, but finding it was a nightmare! Finally I did... 

You can see it matches perfectly the paper and the image! 

JoAnn's Debbie Mum Apples Ribbon - just in case you need to know it. Have you seen her ribbons? They are just gorgeous!!

 

Here is a close up of the sentiment.  More details of what is used here.

Dies: Spellbinders Fancy Tag

Punches: Martha Stewart Embroidered Floral Border Punch

Misc.: Sewing Machine, Adhesive Pearls, Pop Dots

So you feeling fall yet? Apples are a start right? 

Have a great Sunday..... I am not sure what we are doing, probably working a bit out with the donkeys - then just time with Hubby.... so I am sure it will be a nice day no matter what we end up doing. :0) 

Hugs and -

Dust It Off Sunday - Alota Rubber Stamps - Donkey

Happy Sunday - Today I have a stamp out of one of my all time favorite sets. From Alota Rubberstamps - this is from "Michelle's Sweet Little Donkeys" - yep... the wonderfully sweet Helene named them for my donkeys! There are actually two sets available... they are just too cute for words so pop over and see them for yourself. Everyone needs cute donkey stamps!

 Now I have to fess up on the image. I was looking through some stuff I had "stashed" into a drawer a long time ago and found this image already colored. I then remembered this was one of my first images I colored after my accident. One of the first I was happy with for sure. There were lots that went into the trash that first few weeks I was coloring last summer. At that time even coloring wore me out, so I must have put it aside and that was it... MIA for the last year.

So when I found it this week I decided that I needed to make a special card with it. I pulled out the My Minds Eye Lost & Found Portobello Road paper stack. I think I used 6 or 7 sheets for this one, but it all just was going together so perfectly! I just kept stacking up and sewing layers together. Then I remembered some vintage gray satin ribbon in my stash - then added some mulberry roses, Martha Stewart Branch and Frond leaves - and a Oh My Word sentiment. 

This card makes me happy. Is it that is was pretty easy to put together, or that adorable donkey stamp? Both probably :0)

 I even did a simple inside on this one. I wanted lots of writing space... This card was going out to someone special and I needed some room to write. :0)

So it is already on its way to that special friend. I won't say who... we will just surprise her with it ok?

Take some time and make sure to pop over to Alota Rubber Stamps ok? Helene has some fabulous images -

Well off to breakfast with the locals... have a wonderful Sunday. I think Hubby and I are going to just do some chores around here, and watch the Yankee game. Other than that no big plans. Again - Have a great day :0)

HUGS and

Dust It Off Sunday - Stamping Bella - Wedding Couple

I love my Best Buddy Tracey - We have lots of fun together, laughing is what we do most, that and pedicures :0)  - I got a call this week from her, she needed a little help with "ideas" for her daughters Bridal Shower. I love Tracey.... and her daughter Brittany.... if not I would have never gone from that phone call to sitting at my desk for two straight days for these....

LOL - now I made the proto type. So the sewing around each mat and each image was all me. And for that one proto type card, no biggie.... I love to sew on my cards. But 40 of them. That is sewing around each card topper twice for a total of 80 times around!! LOL -  Now from my part they go to Tracey - She is working on the printed insides of each card, she will then take each of my toppers, put them on the bases and then each of those pretty wedding dresses will be stickled. For the much needed sparkle and bling. If you knew Tracey, you would know they have to have Bling on them!

The Stamping Bella Wedding Couple was just PERFECT for these - I purchased this stamp a few years ago, used it once and then it has boxed up with many other stamps just waiting for these Bridal Shower Invites! Seriously - This is the perfect couple to use on this wedding couples card! Just as cute and perfect as they are! No really, they are perfect. Barbie and Ken have nothing on these two!

Hope she likes them. Now we move on to decorations..... hey those should be fun and a breeze now!

Hope you have a wonderful Sunday! Me - I am spending the day with Hubby - we are thinking a date day is in order- a get away day..... hmmm wonder what we will end up doing. Romantic Dinner? Movies? The Museum? The Park? Heck I enjoy lunch at the Local Mexican Restaurant, and shopping at Lowes Hardware with my Hubby :0) As long as we get some time together right?

HUGS and-

Dust If Off Sunday - Freaky Tiki Birthday?

Hi! Today's card took me literally 10 minutes to make. Now I cheated some, the image I found in my drawer already colored ;0)  So I dusted it off and used it for today's card! I don't even remember coloring it... so it has been awhile!

I adore this image, it is just too funny - and great for those guy birthday cards. This is Freaky Tiki Birthday - by Rubbernecker Stamps

 I took this one bold and bright didn't I? The papers are from DCWV - and have glitter on them. I went a bit simple due to the bright colors and all. A red satin ribbon is my only "embellishment". But I did have fun with my stickles......

It is hard to see... but I added lots of colors of stickles to this one. Really sparkles baby!
Was fun to just go with one and find the image and have a card in such a short time. Most cards I spend way to long on.

Hope you have a fun Sunday - and remember to DUST OFF an older image and have some fun with it.

HUGS and-

Dust It Off Sunday - Travel Journal

Today I thought I would show you a project I made for the Stampavie Creations Newsletter. You do get the newsletter don't you? If not... As soon as you are done here :0) POP over to STAMPAVIE and sign up - really is a gorgeous FREE newsletter that you get emailed straight from Stampavie. This months newsletter is just jaw dropping gorgeous inspiration! Really... I mean really did you see Jing's Cake on the cover! Is there anything better than combining your favorite stamps and CAKE! :00  And then once you start scrolling inside the newsletter - man! This DT really rocks! LOL sorry... I know I am on this DT and I am not talking me... I just am floored at the cool things the girls come up with!

Ok... back to my Travel Journal - The stamp I used is Stampavie's Laurence Collections Explorer. Not an old stamp - was just released in January. So I didn't dust it off to use it, and I know this is my Dust It Off Sunday post... but I did dust off most all the supplies I used for this project! For the image I colored with my Copics - and then used lots of Stickles for all of the treasures!

I started with a composition notebook. About 5 years ago I got a ton of these on clearance for 5 cents a piece! My stash is getting lower now... need to keep an eye for a sale like that again! I covered it with kraft card stock and rounded the corners. That awesome vintage French print paper is from 7 gypsies, I have had it for a while, it is large tissue paper. I got it and put it on the shelf.... had no idea what to use it for. Then my Travel Journal! I totally love the vintage look it gives it. Worn and almost leather like. I inked the edges once glued down. To cover the black binding of the notebook, cuz the black just doesn't match at all, I dug through my stash and found brown Gaffer tape I purchased years back. Love this stuff - wish I had it in every color! But luckily the brown matches perfect!

There is a raffia looking ribbon across the middle - had forever, never can pull off using it on cards - but this... was perfect. I printed off the internet a vintage map from a free photo share site, and then dug through my old Scrapbook supplies and found a small flash card with the plane and travel log on it. I have no idea when or where I got it... but it is cool and again perfect! I tore the edges and inked it. Behind the image, I placed a piece of Tim Holtz Glassine paper, wrinkled for that cool old look. And then it needed some "fun" pieces. Embellishments that went along with the vintage, travel feel.... I found some old large brads, another Tim Holtz product the metal journey tag, and then the wood scrabble letters to spell out Memories. Seriously... all of these things I have had forever and did have to literally dust them off! I added some ruffled velvet ribbon down the edge and then sat looking at it. It needed something else. But what? And I looked up and saw my little watch makers box... A VINTAGE WATCH FACE! yep... perfect!

Had a lot of fun making this journal - just one tiny problem.... I never travel! LOL I would love to really I would, but with a million animals it isn't easy to go places.... what will I do with this now?

Have a wonderful Sunday! Today - Hubby and I are hauling in round hay bales! Fun....  but the donkeys really appreciate it.
HUGS and

Dust It Off Sunday - Seed Packet?

I got a chance to play with one of my Papertrey Ink sets. I had to have this set when I saw it. I just Love vintage seed packets. Always have - and as soon as I saw this set I fell in love with it. Here is my first "Seed Packet" of my own.

 This set is so fun cuz it comes with lots of little pieces to create your own versions. I went all vintage with my first - Very Simple, but I love how it came out. I used kraft card stock, and cream colored card stock. They have a die for the little envelope, and to cut out the center. I used an acetate for the "window". And don't you totally love the little tools? Yes they have the stamps, and then dies to cut those out too!!!

And don't worry there are stamps for the back too....

Cute huh?? I can see this with lots of pattern papers, and lots of different stamps to create more seed packets then I could dream of. LOL Wouldn't this be a great little gift card holder :0)

Hope you have a wonderful Sunday! Spending the day with Hubby and friends, lunch out and maybe some shopping or such,  should be fun!

HUGS and-

Dust If Off Sunday - Ice Cream Anyone?

As hot as it is, Ice Cream Sure Sounds Good doesn't it? But too many Weight Watcher Points for sure! LOL

I have been working really hard the past few days on some DT projects - and was behind to getting my Dust It Off Sunday Card done, and figured their had to be a card to two that I have made that hasn't been shown off... and then I remembered this card -

 This is a card I did for a magazine submission a while back. Didn't get picked... they did take the Alota image that made the Cover of Card Maker last month... so I am ok about them not taking this one :0) And now I have a nice summer card to show you today... all worked out!

I used one of the cutest Stampavie Tina Wenke images "Mouse holding Ice Cream" ... ok cute for a stamp image, but if this was real life you would have to get me off the table! A mouse hauling off a ice cream sunday that large would freak me totally! But cute here..... I did  a gate folding card for this card. The papers are Doodlebug "Sweet Treats" - really perfect paper don't you think? I matted with the back side - love two sided papers, they make all the thinking easy. It is all sewn together. And the image is colored with Copics.

Here is the inside. I used a portion of the stamp in the corner. Never had done that before, but I like it!

Same papers inside - all sewn as well.... I doodled the edges of the partial image, and then used a Stamps by Judith Happy Birthday -

 The image on the front I wanted to show up close.... I used dimensional glaze on to give it that wet ice cream look.

Hope you enjoyed my ice cream for today! All the enjoyment and none of the calories! Ok.. not all the enjoyment - - - But fun anyway!

Have a great Sunday - maybe get yourself an Ice Cream Sunday and enjoy it cooling off...
HUGS and-

Dust It Off Sunday Neighbor's Wedding Card

Happy Sunday! I thought today I would show you the Wedding Card I made for our good friends and neighbor who married last night. Now I am scheduling this card, and haven't actually attended the wedding yet... so I'll report how gorgeous it is during the week :0)

Now I didn't dust anything off for this card, well maybe the pattern paper, as this is one of my gorgeous Websters Pages paper that I have hoarded and didn't want to cut into. But this was a special card. 

 My image is a digital from Mo's Digital Pencil, called Married. I TOTALLY fell in love with this image as soon as I saw it, this image is perfect for the new bride and groom. Very fun! I colored with my Copics - and then highlighted the dress with smooches.

The die cut word Forever and the together stamp is from Papertrey Ink - Great new set! Love those die cut words! Hope they add more words in the future. hint hint.....

I did the inside too... heck I cut into the paper why not use more of it right?

Why is it when I am making a "special" card like this I totally stress? I worked on this one all week. Then at the last minute just flew with it, and got it done. LOL Guess pressure is just how to get me to get things done sometimes huh?

Hope you have a wonderful Sunday! I think we are meeting up with my buddy Tracey and her hubby for a movie and late lunch! Haven't done that in forever... hope the movie is good! We are leaning towards seeing Pirates of the Caribbean -

HUGS and -

Dust It Off Sunday - Karen's Doodles - Peekaboo Boy

Today I dusted off one of my digital images... I just adore this little guy from Karen's Doodles! Peekaboo Boy! I think it is that cute little round bum in those striped shorts :0) Or maybe those gorgeous big eyes.

I colored with my Copics, and then did just a little shading with pencils. Just adorable image, don't you think?

For my card I had to use a piece of paper from the DCWV Denim stack. Love this paper, looks so real! And for some reason I always pair up denim with red - I cut the image in a circle and then cut a Nesties lacey circle. A band of ruffled red and white checked lace across the bottom with a double row of pearls.  - it still needed a bit more - so out came the pearl flourish! Love those! It is sort of like instant gratification.. LOL

My sentiment is a favorite - from Stampabilities. Fun and too perfect for this image! Was a pretty quick card - and love how it came out that image is just too adorable! Did I say that already???? LOL

Well... busy day today. I hope that everyone has a wonderful Father's Day here in the US - Hug your Dad... I miss mine so much, I can't believe it has been 11 years nearly since we lost him. Love YOU Dad...

HUGS and -

Copics Used : BG0000, B34, E000, E00, E21, D57, G99, R27, R47, YG03, W1, W3, N2

Dust It Off Sunday - Papertrey Ink - Cracked Glass Technique

Today I am showing off some of my older Papertrey Ink Stamps for my Dust It Off Sunday post. And while doing so I decided to play in their Make It Monday Challenge that they have on their blog. This last week it was to use the Cracked Glass Technique. I love this, and it has been forever since I have done any of this.. heck forever since I used my UTEE!

This card was really fun to put together. Again not my normal thing... but that I think is why I had so much fun doing it! I started out by stamping the blocks for my quilt from Quilt Sampler Set. And I guess the thread, scissors and the sentiment are from that set too..LOL I then colored the with my Copics and worked the Cracked Glass Technique over the quilt, and inked over the cracks with Distressed inks. I then cut out the thread and scissors and matted them. For the back ground paper - I went with kraft paper and one of the flowers from the Year of Flowers set - and the Vintage Cream ink - love the look of the soft flowers as the background.

Maybe you can see them better here? The sentiment is stamped directly onto the kraft paper. A Papertrey Ink Satin ribbon is tied around the middle.

So what do you think?

Well - Hope you have a wonderful Sunday - have anything fun planned? I am not sure what is on our list today. Maybe one of those play it by ear days -

HUGS and -

Dust It Off Sunday - High Hopes, My BIL's Birthday Card

This past week was my BIL's birthday- and I needed a manly card for him. Manly, with a bit of humor :0)

I decided to pull out a couple of my favorite High Hopes stamps. These stamps are so fun, especially for me to use... LOL I don't know if the donkey image was intended to be a "mini" donkey with the farmer. But it works out great for cards that I send.
I masked off the donkey after stamping, and then stamped the farmer. This way he can be standing behind the little donkey. They are colored with my copics, then shaded with pencils.

Was a tough decision finding the right pattern paper for this image. Due to the two images it really is quite large, so I didn't need a bunch of paper showing. But then I found this perfect plaid paper from DCWV! I sewed it down to a dark brown card stock, matted the image to the same, and then wrapped them with twine. Don't know why... but it needed something, and the twine seemed to work. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things.

I did the inside with scraps from the card stock and the pattern paper. And used a matching sentiment from My Favorite Things on the inside.

My BIL seemed to like it :0)

Hope you enjoyed seeing it, I REALLY had lots of fun creating this one.

So what are your plans for the holiday? Us... same thing we always do on Memorial Day Weekend. Chores. Yep we are usually working on some project. Building a donkey shed, a small barn, painting, mowing, hauling hay and the usual upkeep on the donkeys - hooves, feed and such. YEA a restful relaxing weekend! LOL seriously this year, I think it will be just mowing, clean up and donkey hooves and such. Not too bad this year.

HUGS and-

Dust It Off Sunday - Papertrey Ink - Friendship Jar and My Favorite Things Just my Type

This is a little dusting off a stamp I haven't used since I purchased it, a long while back, and using a brand new one I was very excited to get this last week.

I first stamped out the Friendship Jar - from Papertrey Ink. I totally adore this set of stamps. And with this set they have had lots of sets to follow that take this jar set to all kinds of season and holidays. The flowers are from another set Friendship Jar Fillers. I then stamped the water with blue ink and then used deminsional glaze over it so the glass jar would look like...well a glass jar :0) I just wish I could have captured this with a photo -
Now you may be saying... wow this is really different for her... That is what I said when I finished it. LOL It was odd.. I just did this in little steps over a couple of days and this is how it came out. And I really like it! So the jar was colored with Copics, and then the glaze. Then for the type writer I stamped with embossing ink, and used fine detail black powder and heated it up. Totally do love this stamp set! It is called "Just my Type" and it is from My Favorite Things. It is so great how you can stamp out the saying, in a old fashioned type writer font, and then add it as if just rolled out. OH and they have a die to cut this one out! :0)

See how cute that sentiment is coming out of the type writer? - I added a satin ribbon to match the Graphic 45 paper. Only used one piece of paper - so much going on this 5x7 card already!

You like? I had lots of fun with it, and I have lots of other goodies to put in my next jar ;0)

Have a wonderful Sunday - HUGS and -

Dust It Off Sunday - House Mouse - Bunny Boo Boo

With dealing with the Sick baby this week.. I decided to make a get well card - And found an adorable House Mouse image... Bunny Boo boo - very very cute image. And perfect for anyone to help them get well.I colored my image with my Copics and high lighted and shaded with my pencils. I then cut the image out and inked the edges.
For my card I wanted to stay simple... focus on the image, and that way I could use it for a guy if needed. Well.. it looks simple and it was, just a bit time consuming. I found three pattern papers from Graphic 45 cut them into strips and wove them and sewed them like a quilt. I inked the edges so they would have some shadows to it. Really happy with how it looks.

Hope you like it too ;0) Have a beautiful Sunday -
HUGS and-