Little Birdhouse

Bird House design/template by Inger Harding.  Finished size is 5 1/4" tall; 2 3/4 wide; 1" deep.

Stampin' Up Crumb Cake and Pool Party card stocks, Creative Elements stamp set, Pool Party embossing powder, small scallop circle punch, tiny bird stamp.  EK Success tiny flower punch. Tombow watercolor markers to color the bird.

Curvy Keepsake Easter Bunny Box

Sweet little Easter Bunny Curvy Keepsake Treat Box.  Made with 110#  Recollections white card stock and Stampin' Up punches.

Curve Keepsake Box die (R) 

Ears 2" x 1 3/8" Oval and 1 3/4" x 7/8" Oval punch 

Eyes 1/2" circle punch

Nose 3/4" circle punch, Itty Bitty Accents heart punch (R)

Mouth 1/2" circle punch 

Pre-made bow

Cotton ball for tail

Mini Album ATC Watercolor Book

Stampin' Up Stamp Sets were used to make this 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" ATC Mini Album Book

After watching Dina Kowell's One Sheet ATC Book video tutorial over at SCS, I made my book with a base of 7 1/2" x 11" Authentique, Genuine "True" paper and used various Stampin' Up stamp sets with sentiments for each page.  Stampin' Up Night of Navy ink was used for the watercoloring.

The back cover "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

  --Eleanor Roosevelt

Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin Sew You March 2015

I needed a quick invitation and had just received my Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin kit for March 2015.  I grabbed some coral colored embroidery floss and got to work.  Using the What's Up punch I punched out an arrow in Calypso Coral and added it to the bottom front of the card.  On the inside I framed a piece of Whisper White onto 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 Calypso Coral and stamped the envelope with the little flower stamp from the kit.  I look forward to making more of these really cute cards in various colors.

Easter Scrapbook Pages

Sweet Sorbet

Papers used for this two page layout:

Stampin' Up Sweet Sorbet dsp, Pool Party, Crisp Cantaloupe, Chocolate Chip, Pistachio Pudding,

Calypso Coral ribbon

Cricut Cartridges:  Kate's ABCs, Art Philosophy and Create A Critter 2 

Happy Easter Bunny

Stampin' Up:
Coastal Cabana card stock cut at 4.25" x 11", scored and folded at 5.50"
So Saffron 4.25" x 5.50" embossed with Holiday Frame embossing folder and cut out
Whisper White stamped with Happy Easter Every Bunny (#137152) and colored with Blendabilities and Copic Markers
Calypso Coral Ribbon
Liquid Applique for bunny tail

Easter Treat Holder

This inexpensive, yet lovely, Easter treat holder was fashioned with shhhhh! ....  an empty toilet paper roll.  I love it when I find a way to up cycle, recycle.  The lovely designer series paper is from Best Year Ever, (#138633 and free when you place an order totaling $50).  The flower was punched out of Crisp Cantaloupe using Stampin' Up Blossom and Pansy flower punches.  The shredded coffee filter paper was cut with the Stampin' Up Fringe Scissors.

You Brighten My Day

February 2015 thank you bags.

These bags were made using dollar store wrapping paper, I could not pass up the lovely red poppies. Each bag was accented with a metallic red butterfly cut from the Butterflies Thinlits Dies (#137360 $24.95 on page 26 of the Occasions Catalog) and a tag stamped with You Brighten My Day stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog and free with a $50 order.  Stamped with Real Red ink and punched out with the Note Tag Punch (#135860 $16.95 also in the Occasions Catalog on page 49).

Baby Train Scrapbook Pages 2

Last night was scrapbook club and we made the Baby Train layout that I showed earlier this week.  For this two page layout I chose more "girly" colors, I left room at the top for a title.

Baby Train Scrapbook Pages

Two page layout.  

Card Stock:  Close To My Heart and Stampin' Up

Animals were drawn then cut into pieces and layered.

Train pieces were cut from Cricut cartridges and punches as follows:

Engine:  Everyday Paper Dolls, page 63, Accessories 3, cut at 5" in black and blue. 

Caboose:  Everyday Paper Dolls, page 63, Accessories 2, cut at 5" in black and blue.

Photo car backings/wheels:  My Community page 42, Blackout, cut 2 at 3" in blue.

Photo Frames:  Art Philosophy, page 34, cut 4 at 5"; 2 in blue and 2 in orange

Photo Mats:  cut 4 @ 4x4" square in black

Wheel Layers:  

1 @ 1 3/4" Black

7 @ 1 1/4" Black

1 @ 1 1/4" Blue

7 @ 3/4" Blue

1 @ 1" Orange

7 @ 1/2" Orange

Valentine Tri-Fold

Stampin' Up Coastal Cabana 4.25" x 11 scored and folded at 2.75" and 5.5"
DSP:  (Love Me Knots by Moxxie) Front Panel is 2.5" x 4", inside panels are 2" x 4" (White) and 3.25" x 4"
Love die cut in Primrose Pedals from Cricut Close To My Heart Artbooking Cartridge page 61, RDS 1.5"
Photo Mat 2, page 59 cut at 4"
Red Heart, Stampin' Up Tiny Accents Punch Pack
Stampin' Up Definition of Love stamped onto Crumb Cake, swirls from Snuggles & Smooches stamped in Versamark and heat set with Champagne embossing Powder
My Silly Valentine from Snuggles & Smooches stamped in Primrose Pedals ink

Valentines

January Workshop Valentine Creations

Mixed Media Birds

All three 8"x8" mixed media canvas panels. 

Mixed Media Bird Art III

This is the final panel of the three Mixed Media Bird Art 8x8" canvas art projects.  For this one I chose to feature two birds on a branch.  This may just be my favorite of the three, maybe it is the sunny yellow background or the pastels of the birdies.

I drew the birds, branch and leaves, painted them in and completed by sketching over them with my Faber-Castell Pitt Artists Pen.

Stamp sets used:
Stampin' Up, Musical Notes; Chamomile; Every Moment
Darcie's, Chickenwire
Crafty Secrets, Farm Chicks
Inkadinkado, Bird Assortment

Mixed Media Bird Art II

Three Little Birds

This is the second 8x8 canvas in my Mixed Media Bird Art threesome.

 I made a leaf stencil for the background and painted it with Gesso.  I hand drew the birds and branches and for more definition I highlighted the birds with a black Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen.   

Stamp Sets Used:

Stampin' Up:  Love is Kindness, Moon Lake, and Language of Friendship (retired) and Perfect Pennants.