Keep It Cool with Ice Cream

Good Morning all, 

Hope you are having a great day. Today I am up over on the Crafty Card Gallery and our theme is Keeping it Cool. Yep, with temps so hot here in Texas I thought what better way to keep cool than to share some ice cream with you all.  :D   I hope you all are trying to keep cool, with some type of Yummy Treats. 

Here is my YUMMY card -  For this card I used an ice cream stamp but I only stamped the cones all over my white card stock first, then I did the ice cream parts, fussy cut them out and used 3d adhesive to create a 3d look. I used some stickers from the sticker page from Echo Park - A Perfect Summer collection around the ice cream cones and used the little kit too, I thought it was cute. Well I hope you find some inspiration from this card. It was pretty easy and so fun to create using this theme - Keeping it Cool. 

Supplies:

Paper - Echo Park - A Perfect Summer by Lori Whitlock; Pink and white cardstock

Stamps - Heidi Grace stamp (no name on the package); Stamp Of Life - Watermelon 2 Stamp - sentiment - "Happy Summer"

Inks - Stampin Up ink pads and markers 

Accessories - Stampin Up label punch (placed the sentiment) ; Corner rounder punch

Entering the following Challenges. 

613 Avenue Create: Challenge #182 - ATG w/Optional Twist - Sights, Tastes & Sounds of Summer

addicted-to-stamps: Challenge #129 - anything Summer

didesignschallengeblog: Summer Challenge

My Time To Craft: Challenge #323 Summertime

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you were inspired to in making a sweet treat card for summer time. Wish you all a great week.

Hugs, 

Deborah xxx

A Time In Venice

Hi all,

Well I am here today to sharing one of my past scrapbook pages from my travels to Venice, Italy. As Jennifer had set the challenge for the design team to post something from our past posts or to post something that had to with vacations. So I figured I'd do both. :D
My husband was in the military and we were stationed in Italy for about 3 1/2 years. I totally love Italy and I so wish we could live there.
So here I am back in 1987, lol, with my hubby in Venice. They were getting ready for the Gondola Event. I love Venice, it's so beautiful and loved seeing all the architecture. Boy, I sure do miss it.



***This picture shows the Gondola's in the Venice Canal. 


***This is one of the boats getting decorated for the event.



***Picture of Cathedral in San Marcos Square.

Supplies:

Paper: Graphic 45 - Come Away With Me

Flowers: Prima flowers

Die  Cuts: Spellbinders - A2 Matting Basics A Dies

So here I am back in 1987, lol, with my hubby in Venice. They were getting ready for the Gondola Event. I love Venice, it's so beautiful and loved seeing all the architecture. Boy, I sure do miss it. 

Well I hope you enjoyed my scrapbook page of Venice Italy. It brings back such wonderful memories, I love looking at these old photos.

Please leave me a comment I like reading the comments below and let me know where you've traveled. Have a wonderful day and stay crafty!

Deborah xxx

Roses with A Cup Of Tea

Good Morning ya'all, 

Hope you had a fabulous weekend. Today I am sharing an ATC that is a shabby chic look over at the Crafty Card Gallery. Hope you all like it as our them this Month is "Flowers", which is perfectly fitting with spring in the air, right?

ATC's are Artist Trading Cards which measure 2 1/2 by 3 1/2. I making these little cards as they do not take a lot of time and there is not a lot of room. So they are something quick and easy to create when you want to craft but don't have a lot of time. 

Here is what I did to accomplish this ATC - 

I used Blue Fern paper collection - Blush cut my base down to 2 1/2 by 3 1/2, fussy cut the teacup, bird & flower and heart with the little message inside the teacup. I added glossy accents to the heart and teacup. Crystal stickles to the fussy cut rose. Liquid pearls white to to the metal key and Say it with Pearls by Want 2 Scrap - white pearls in the corner and left side. I adhered lace in the middle of the card and placed the Prima Rose along with the gold heart button and fussy cut heart, teachp and other items ontop of the Lace from Reneabouquets, and the glitter glass is adhered on the background and placed my Reneabouquet butterfly to finish it off. I did distress the edges of the paper and used TH distress inks broken china & spun sugar around the card.

Here is a close up of the little letter. 

You can read what it says, it's so sweet. 

"A feast of flowers here behold 

A thing of joy to see, 

But ah! to me 'tis/'lis sweeter far

To feast mine eyes on thee!"

here I added liquid pearls to the center of the key. 

 In this pic. you can see a little bit of the 

Chunky Glitter Glass I used for the background.

Supplies:

Paper - Blue Fern - Blush

Inks - TH distress inks - broken china & spun sugar

Accessories- Want 2 Scrap - say it with pearls; Buttons Galore - gold heart button; Glossy Accents; Stickles - crystals; Liquid Pearls - white; Renea Bouquets - lace, metal key, butterfly, glitter glass; Prima Marketing - pink rose

Challenges Entered:

ARTastic Challenge Blog: April Inspiration - Let's get inspired again

PDE Linky Party: Ch #120 Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: Challenge #107

Craft for the Craic: Anything but a Card

Crafting with Friends: Challenge19

A Vintage Journey: #40 Spring Is In The Air

Crafty Calendar Challenge: April Challenge

A Beautiful Mess: Challenge #1 - Always Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog: Challenge #195 Anything Goes

Thank you all for stopping by and hope you were inspired by my project today. Please leave some love here and visit some of my teamies posts over at the Crafty Card Gallery and leave some love for them too. They are all so talented. 

Wishing you a fantastic week and

Stay Crafty! 

Deborah xxx

Sweet Sugar Hallow Mini Album

Good Morning all,

Hope you all are doing well today and preparing for a nice weekend. Yes, it's Super Bowl Weekend and although I don't share a lot on my personal side because it's all about crafting. (lol) I'll tell you, I am a huge Denver Bronco's fan. So having them go to the super bowl is a real treat. (lol) I will definitely be wearing my Bronco gear and hoping they win. :D

Okay, So who is ready for Spring??? Well I am, although it's been a little on the mild side here in North Texas. It's suppose to reach 73 degrees, Whaaattt??? lol  But next week will be cold even if it's in the 40 - 50's the wind makes it unbearable.

Today I am sharing a bit of Spring with you using the New Released Sugar Hallow Collection from Heartfelt Creations. (love, love, love this set)
This 3x3 mini album is a treat for sure. I created it for the Crafty Card Gallery our Theme - Try Something New. 



So here we go:

Here is my Project and supplies:

For the the front ofthe book I did fussy cutting(did a lot of fussy cutting throughout)

on the tag and owl from the collection. 

The little flowers were sent to me by a friend and I thought would look pretty on the tree. 

I inked around the paper edges with Momento ink - Lilac Posies. 

Here is the mini album opened

This is the first page fussy cut the tags and added a corner pocket to hold the tag. 

I embossed the corner pocket with Anna Griffith - April Garden emboss folder.

Fussy cut the corner flower piece and the little owls on top of the next page.

I just love those little owls. :D

Fussy cut the corner piece to hold the little tag.

A corner piece to hold the owl ticket

Fussy cut the flowers and used as photo corner pieces.

Fussy cut this cute little owl with the pink flowers.

Only the bottom of the flowers re glued down, so you can 

stick a photo behind this little owl.

Added this tag piece with pop-dots for a picture or to journal. I also layered him so he is mounted with a pop-dot. 

This back piece with the owls sitting on a fence is fussy cut from a tag. 

I adhered it as an inside pocket for a photo or tag. 

Here are the tags that fit inside the page pockets. They measure 2 1/4 x 3 1/2. 

I used Spellbinders Devine Floral Die for the tops of the tags and 

sprayed with Color Bloom - Cotton Candy.

 The back of the mini album

For this 3x3 mini album you can watch the Tutorial provided by Tracys Treasures24. (just click on the name and you will be directed to her video)

Challenges entered:
DL.ART: DL ART January Linky Challenge
A Gen of A Challenge #161 In The Pink... Lots of Pink Pls
PDE Linky Party: Ch #108 Anything Goes
4 Crafy Chicks: 4CC#283 (Anything but A card)
Southern Girls Challenge: Anything Goes - Team Lou

Thank you all for joining me today and hope you go over to the Crafy Card Gallery for more inspiration and see what the rest of the DT has created. Everyone creates their own items per the Theme we are given by our wonderful leader Jennifer.

Hugs

Deborah xxx 

Golden Christmas

Good Morning all,

Merry Christmas!!!

Today I am sharing a card with you for the Crafty Card Gallery! our them this month is Christmas.
I was inspired to make using Graphic 45, "A Christmas Carol". The inspiration came from the Scrap Of Darkness & Scrap Of Elegance Inspiration Board, I just couldn't resist using the colors to create a Christmas card.

(Scrap Of Darkness & Scrap Of Elegance Inspiration Board)

and
I am joining in the fun at the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog, challenge #9. What a fantastic challenge site and they inspiration from here is excellent. Please stop by to check them out.

Used the Graphic 45 December Kit Papers - A Christmas Carol.
Items used from my stash -  Gold leaf around my frame, and Renea Bouquet gold microbeads as an accent around the border of the card. Flowers are from Prima Marketing with Renea Bouquet Chunky Glitter Glass sprinkled around them.

Challenges entered:

Scrap Of Darkness & Scrap Of Elegance Inspiration Board (posted above)

Crafting with An Attitude: Challenge 10

Crafty Girl Creations: Challenge 11

Scrap & Craft:Scrap & Craft #16 Anything Christmas

DRS Designs Rubber Stamps: Challenge #206 - 'Tis the Season

The Crafty Addicts: Challenge 5

DL.ART: DL.ART December Linky Challenge

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers: SoSS#49 - X is for Xmas

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge: Fussy and FancyChallenge #154 - Happy Holidays!

Creative Artiste Challenge Blog: Challenge #9 - "mixed media -anything goes" (mentioned above)

PDE Linky Party: Ch #103 Anything Goes

If you get a chance please stop by the Crafty Card Gallery and checkout  the other fabulous creations by DT sisters have made for inspiration. 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you all enjoy your Holiday Festivities. 

Merry Christmas

Hugs,

Deborah xxx