Day 5 GIU Gal - School Days NotePad and Pencil

Hey All,

Hope you are having a wonderful morning or your day is going good. Well today is Day 5, Yep, my last day for Growing In Unity Gal Guest Designer comes to an end. So sad to go but hopefully I will be back again some day. I had such a great time sharing my creations with you all and reading your comments. 😁

As I had said previously Jennifer had sent me a few Unity stamps so I could play along during my week. Well I had received a pencil stamp and wanted to use it but just couldn't think of what to do. My crafty friend Kim had suggested a few things that were just cute but didn't quite workout like I wanted so decided on something a little different, hope you like it.

The Unity Stamp is Good Luck Pencil I just thought this was so cute. With school in session, I thought what a cute idea to send a teacher a notepad. Something she or he could use during the school year.

So here it is. The pencil is so cute, right? And How do you like the little pun? lol

I used yellow card stock, Tim Holtz markers wild honey and barn door 

and from my stash a dark brown marker with silver Liquid pearls to 

make the silver part of the pencil. 

Here is the full view of the notepad. I had the note pads in my stash I had 

bought many years ago from dollar store. I used card stock to wrap them and layered with 

Graphic 45 An ABC Primer Collection. I thought it would be a great paper to go with the

pencil stamp. 

Sideview

 Inside view

**Don't Miss Out**

Be sure to comment today as its my last day.  I will pick two winners from the comments to receive a bundle of stamps from Unity!😊

Supplies:

Stamp - Unity Stamp is Good Luck Pencil 

Ink - Tim Holtz Markers - wild honey & barn door; brown marker from my stash; 

Paper - yellow card stock; Graphic 45 - An ABC Primer

Accessories - Liquid Pearl - silver, notepad

Challenges Entered:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Challenge 430 - 24th of August - Back to School

Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge 256 Anything goes

Crafting By Designs: August Anything Goes Challenge

Crafty Creations Challenges: #348 Anything Goes

Simon Says Back To School  - SimonWednesday Challenge Blog

You can also see Unity on the following:

Growing In Unity FB pg

Pinterest

Unity Blog

Unity Store

I would like to Thank Kelli and Maria from Unity Stamp Co. for having me as GIU Gal this week, it was a pleasure working with Unity Stamps. 

I want to give a GREAT BIG SHOUT OUT to All of You  -  Thank you so much to all who commented this week. I really appreciate you taking the time to stop by to visit my blog and leaving me some love. 💓💗

Thanks a Bunch

Deb xxx

Roses in Vintage

Good Day All,

Hope you all are having a start to a great week. I have some great news!!

I am a Guest Designer over at Julia Spiri's Challenge Blog!! YEAHHHH!! I invite you all to come on over and join in the fun on her Challenge Blog - Theme is Vintage.  I just love her images they are so pretty and dainty and just fun to color up.

For this Challenge I chose a lovely little lady from the Hat Collection, I just love this one is my total fav!! Hope you like it too. You can see all her images at https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JuliaSpiri.

Here is my card -  This little image is just lovely. In using this image I knew I wanted to break open my lemoncraft paper I have been hoarding since last year. lol  I just knew I had to use it for this image. As some of you know I am starting to color a little more with my Spectrum Noir Colored pencils and I have to say they did really well with this image. The pencils really add  a soft and dainty look to the image and card. I did fussy cut the butterflies from the paper collection and I used my Spellbinder dies - Romantic Roses. I also used some wild orchid flowers and pink seam binding.

Here is a close up of the little flower girl. I just love that bonnet

isn't it just precious with the dress? When I saw this I knew 

exactly what I wanted to do with this image. I just love how the 

pink and cream goes so well together. Just lovely against the green. 

Supplies:
Stamp: Julia Spiri Set of 4 Digital Stamps Hat Collection 
Paper: LemonCraft Paper collection
Colored Pencils: Spectrum Noir Colored pencils; TH inks - Tea Dye
Accessories: pink seambinding from ReallyReasonableRibbon; pearls from stash; spellbinders die - Romantic Roses; Wild Orchid Flowers - Trellis Roses

Challenges entered:
Classic Design Team Open Challenge Blog: 1st August 2016 - Challenge #05
Craft-Dee Bowz: Monthly Challenge August
Craft your passion Challenges: Challenge 323 - always anything goes
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge: Challenge #25 - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts: July Challenge Summer Florals

I hope you all found some inspiration in viewing my card today. I would like you to join us at Julia Spiri Challenge - Vintage. I will be helping with commenting and would love to see all beautiful projects you all create.
Thank you all for stopping by today and wishing you a great week.

Hugs. 

Deborah xxx

Spring Is Beautiful with New Felicity Collection

Good Day to you all,

So here is my second card a Guest Designer for Country Crafts Creations. It's a super simple card that you can make with scraps of your design papers a flower and gems if you have a few you want to use up .

I am so over the moon about this NEW Authentique paper collection, just love it!! The Felicity Collection is just so beautiful and elegant having two of my favorite things Flowers and Butterflies!!

I did a a simple layout using CartaBella White cardstock, with my card measuring 6x6 used "Felicity papers 1, 5, & 6. Using the box of White Prima Flowers I sprayed it with Bo Bunny Goldshimmer Spray and used the Bo Bunny Gold Pearlescents in the middle, let the pearlescents dry before adding ink around your flower.Under the my White/Blue Flower I added a swirl of gems Bo Bunny Licorice, doesn't it just add a touch of elegance to the card with those jewels just shining on!!

I did a rosette using the Felicity 5 and adhered a Bo Bunny Blue Pearl from Bo Bunny Double Dot Jewels package, which you can see on the upper & lower corners these are such a gorgeous blue, they shine like crazy!!  I fussy cut a butterfly from the Felicity 6 paper and then added the little tag from the collection with a bow tied around it.

Viola, finished. heheheee

Here is my card

Here is the Rosette I created using I did a rosette using the Felicity 5 and adhered a Bo Bunny Blue Pearl from Bo Bunny Double Dot Jewels package, And fussy cut the butterfly from the same tag that you see here wrapped with the beautiful dark blue seambinding. 

Close up of the White Prima Flower I sprayed with Bo Bunny Goldshimmer Spray and used the Bo Bunny Gold Pearlescents in the middle; inked the edges around the flower.Under the my White/Blue Flower I added a swirl of gems Bo Bunny Licorice,

Supplies can be found at Country Craft Creations Store -
Paper - Authentic - Felicity Paper Collection

Accessories - dark blue seambinding; White Prima Flower ; Bo Bunny Goldshimmer Spray; Bo Bunny Gold Pearlescents ; Bo Bunny Licorice; Bo Bunny Double Dot Jewels package,

Challenges entered: 

Monday Greetings Challenge - Spring Has Sprung - May 2 - GCC-0502016 - Outlawz Challenge

Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog: Anything Goes Challenge No. 84

Decorate To Celebrate: Anything Goes Challenge #9

Crafting By Designs: May Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown: Tuesday Throwdown #292 Welcome Spring

This is Authentique Felicity Paper Collection is  A Must Have Paper if  you are looking for something that stands out. The beautiful blues and yellows are just amazing to create beautiful cards or your Scrapbook pages or Mini Albums. Seriously it has elegance with a touch of vintage just totally Scrumptious. heheheeheeee  I am thinking Wedding, Mother's Day, Mom's Birthdays, or Wedding albums!! The list goes on!!  I invite you to please stop by the store to see all the delicous items in the store, you won't be disappointed for sure. 

Thank you all for joining me today and I will be back with another creation with this Gorgeous collection next week. Ummmmmm,, what do you think it may be... another card?? NOPE. hehehee

Hugs and Stay Crafty, 

Deborah xxxx

Envelop Pocket Card for Mother's Day

Good Morning all,

Hope you are having a great Monday. Today I am sharing a simple card you can make from an envelope. It's so "easy peasy"!
This is first of many projects I have lined up for you as a Guest Designer for Country Crafts.

This wonderfully fun card is made with the beautiful "New Felicity Collection" from Authentique. Such pretty paper to work with along with the Each Park Dot Foil paper. I have all the links & measurements below.

****Make sure watch the video for all the instructions.

Here are the pictures of the card

Supplies Used:

Paper, seambinding, bike charm all from Country Craft Creations Store (Links below)

http://countrycraftcreations.com/t/authentique
http://countrycraftcreations.com/t/ribbon-and-seam-binding
http://countrycraftcreations.com/t/charms
Inks - TH stormy sky; Momento ink - nautical blue
Accessories - 1-business size envelope; decorative edge scissors; corrugated tool (optional)

Challenges entered: 

Eclectic Ellapu: Anything Goes/Yayyy It's May!!

IDIC: Challenge #314 - Mother's Day Card

The Paper Players: PP 293 - theme - Bikes!

Hope you like it, if you have questions please let me know, I will answer as soon as possible. I have the links below as well as the links are on the video description box.

Here are the measurements

Measurements:

Business size envelop 9 1/2x4

Cut @ 4 1/2 in.(middle of the envelop)

Top portion of the envelop

1st mat - 4 1/4x3 7/8

2nd mat - 4 x 3 1/2

the image is placed on top of the 2nd mat

Bottom portion of envelop

1st mat - 3 3/4 x 3 3/4

2nd mat - 3 x3  (stamp your sentiment)

*** You can round the corners if you'd like

Thank you all for stopping by today, hope I inspired you to try out this fun and fast card. If you see anything you like in this Envelop Pocket Card I made please head over to the shop. 

Have a great day and Stay Crafty, 

Deborah xxx

Guest Designer for Country Crafts Creations

HI all,


Sharing my Guest Design Team package I received from Tamra at Country Craft Creations.  Here is the YouTube video that shows all the YUUMMMMMYYY Stuff.

Also letting everyone know - I am doing a "GIVE AWAY" once I reach 100 subbies on YouTube

AND 

a "GIVE AWAY" here on my BLOG once I reach 250 FOLLOWERS. 

WHOOT, WHOOT!!! 

I invite you all to stop by Scrapbookers of Country Craft Creations FB page too.

Thanks for stopping by!! 

Hugs and Stay Crafty

Deborah xxx

Sending A Little Angel

Hi,

Today is the Mid-Post for Quirky Crafts Challenge - Clean and Simple. Hope you can join us, if you haven't done so already.

I used Stitchy Stamp - Little Angel for this CAS card. I think this is the cleanest card I've ever done, even Cleaner then my last CAS card. Still hard for me not to add bling, stickles and glossy accents to my image. I kept grabbing my stickles, and then reminding myself I cannot add details. lol

Well here it is, hope you like it.

Supplies:

Stamp: Stitchy Stamps - Little Angel

Paper: Neenah white cardstock

Ink:Copics

Accessories: Versa mark, black embossing powder; 

Challenges:

Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #88
Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog: Girly but no pink
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge: Challenge #1
Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog: Challenge #57 Anything Goes

Please head over to Quirky Crafts to join in the fun "Clean and Simple" Challenge. :D Go over and take a look at what the Guest Designers and Design Team has created for your inspiration, please leave them some love.
Thank you for stopping by
Deborah xxx

Pretty in Pink Clean and Simple

Good Day All,

Today I am a Guest Designer over at Quirky Crafts Challenges!! 

I would be so delighted if you all could join in the fun Challenge #1 - Clean and Simple. 

Sponsor: StitchBear Digital Stamps

You all know what "Clean and Simple" means, right? Well most of us know it's not a lot of bling, not a lot of texture, stamping, fancy or fussiness, right. While I was making my card I had to keep this in mind cause I don't make very many CAS cards. My first one was really cute but had a lot of layers, and that was not CAS (will be posting at a later tiime)! For me CAS is not an easy task, I really have to work at it, I like layers, texture, background and of course stickles (bling). So to do a CAS card is a bit time consuming even though it should be so, so very easy. 

Well..... I tried again and WHAA- LAAAA! I think I did a good job on making Clean and Simple. 

So here is my Clean and Simple card, hope you all like it. 

****I got to play with my NEW Stamp Set from Heartfelt Creations - Scenery Builders****

It's the tall grass with the little pinkish flowers; it stamps like a charm. 

***I just love this little Girl image, she is just so pretty. I love the bonnet 

reminds me of Spring and how little girls used to dress for Easter. 

 Ok, so what do you think?? I can't remember a time when I've used so little items on a card. Lol  Really all it was is a digi stamp, rubber stamp, inks, ribbon and cardstock.  Lol   Is that Clean and Simple or what?   :D  The inside is not stamped as I thought I would keep as a blank card to write a note to a friend.

Supplies:
Stamps:StitchyBear Digi Stamp - Pretty In Pink; NEW Hearfelt Creations stamp (Background) - Scenery Builders; InkyAntics - used Thinking of you from Stamp Set Flower Kittens
Ink: SU - Rose Red, Cameo Coral, Garden Green; Copics - E000, E00, E21, E31, E57, E11, G07, B93, R00, R11, R20, RV13, RV21, RV23
Paper:SU - Smooth Vanilla
Accessories: From Stash - Pink Lacey ribbon; used decorative scissors for the top of my sentiment.

Challenges entering:
Red Rubber Inspirationals: Inspirational #201 - New Stamps
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Challenge #122 - Use the work "NEW"
The ABC Challenge: A is for Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: A New Year and A New Challenge! Anything Goes
Crafting Musketeers:Challenge #21 - Hats/Valentines
Mema's Crafats: January 2015 Challenge
Cute Card Thursday: Challenge #354 Anything Goes
CAS(E) this Sketch: CAS(E) this Sketch #104



I invite you to head over to Quirky Crafts Challenges: Challenge #1 - 2015 Clean and Simple to look at some of the other wonderful creations from the the DT and other Guest Designers. Please leave some love for them.

Have a great Day and Stay Crafty :D
Deborah xxx

My Time In Venice with Craft Hoarders Anonymous

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today is another fun challenge over at Gloria Stengels, Craft Hoarders Anonymous! 

This is my second challenge for Craft Hoarders Anonymous as a Guest Designer. I have to say I feel so honored to have been asked by Gloria Stengel to be a part of her wonderful challenge blog this month. If you have never stopped by or taken part in their challenges you really need to go over and check out the beautifully designed creations by Gloria and her Design Team. 

"Thank you Gloria for having me be a part of your wonderful Challenge Blog."

For this Challenge #22, Theme - Have a Nice Trip!

Many of us travel around the holidays, so let's celebrate our adventures! Dig into your hoard and find some items that are vacation or travel themed. Do you have a hoard of cruise ship ephemera? Do you have a box of transportation stamps? Do you have a stash of camping themed papers? Or piled of Disney embellishments? Show them off! Create a vacation or travel themed project for us!

Our Sponsor for this Challenge

If you've been a long time follower you know that I have not done scrapbook pages. However I have been wanting to do a scrapbook for a long time. Well here is an old, old photo of me & hubby in Venice when we lived in Italy. This picture was taken in, Oh'no I'm totally gonna date myself, 1987. Yep, that's me in my younger years. lol  The picture shows us in San Marcos Square and other pictures shows a Gondola Event that was happening during our visit.
Wow, seeing these pictures really brought back memories, we were newly weds during this time and just having fun traveling to different places throughout Italy. This is a time I will never forget. 

***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

Challenges entered:

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: Challenge #61 Anything Goes

Sisters of Craft: Sisters Of Craft  - Dec Anything Goes Challenge

Dies R Us Challenge: Challenge #16 - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: December Challenge

Paulaholifieldcrafts: ALBC - Anything Goes....but Not Christmas!!

The Craft Place Challenge Blog: New Challenge - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge Blog: Challenge #214 - Anything Goes

Well I hope you all enjoyed my scrapbook page and viewing a piece of my life. I did enjoy making this page and I plan on continuing making the rest of my scrapbook during this next year. 

I invite you to come on over to Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog join Challenge #22 - Have a nice Trip, get inspired by the beautiful creations from the Design Team and the wonderful creations by the Guest Designers for the month of December. We sure would love to see all your creations.

Happy Crafting and keep smiling.

Hugs,

Deborah 

With Love At Christmas

Good Day All,

Oh, I am so excited to announce I am a Guest Designer for Craft Hoarders Challenge Blog for the month of December. Eeeeek!!!!
I don't know if you've ever been to this Challenge Blog but Gloria and her Design Team are all so talented and just wonderful artists.

The Challenge for December is Challenge #21,"Celebrate the Season". 

So Raise your hands if you hoard Christmas or other winter holiday items! Who has a drawer full of "retired" holiday papers and embellishments? Who goes crazy over the candy cane ribbons or the sparkly embellishments? Share a winter or seasonal holiday project with us. We would love to see your Christmas projects, but you may also enter Hanukkah, Kwanza, New Year's, other holiday celebration projects, or any winter-themed projects. 

Celebrate the season with us!

Our sponsor for the month of December is 

OooooWheeee!!! Who would not want to win some of that wonderful, beautiful 

goodies from Spellbinders!!!

Well without further ado Here is my project for 

Craft Hoarders Challenge #21 ~ Celebrate the Season

As for hoarding Christmas items, I doooo. Lol   I love making wreaths or arrangements in my home or for any type of holiday. And I hate to admit it but besides cardmaking or scrapbook stuff, I hoard flowers, these birdhouses, birds and other floral decorating items. I have two tubs full of poinsettias, garland, tree branches with holly and berries and other floral decor items. I just can not help myself, I know these things go on sale after the holiday and I buy more cause I just know I will use one day. Right?? I know you all are thinking the same thing when you see something, "One Day....I will use this". Lol  :D

For this bird house I dabbed around it with TH Distress Vintage photo ink then used hot glue to adhere all my birds, tree branches, berries and pine cones on. I also hung one of TH wreaths around the hole of the bird house and used peeled paint to color it green. The snow is Snowtex , I love using this item, it is one of my fav's now. :D

A stamp set I used (was a free stamp set last year from a magazine no name), embossed the sentiment with gold powder and stamped the holly garland twice. 

Plus you can see the little angle I stamped earlier and rubbed off and then dabbed vintage photo around it so it would show. 

Supplies:

From my stash - Floral items are from the Dollar General Store but can be found at Michaels & JoAnn stores as well. Red ribbon from stash

Snowtex for the snow around the bird house.

Wooden bird house

SU - gold embossing powder

TH distress ink - vintage photo and peeled paint inker used on the wreath and SU - pens to draw around the stamp holly and bird image

Challenges entered:

Pumpkin Spice Saturday Challenge Blog: Challenge #95 - Anything Holiday

Paper Creators Crafts: Challenge #33 - Its All About Christmas

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge: Challenge #128 - Happy Holidays

Crafts4Eternity: R#205 ~ Winter

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: Challenge #59 ~ Anything Goes/Winter.

We Do Doobadoo: 29Nov - We Dodoobadoo Challenge Get Festive!

Crafty Creations Challenges: Challenge #277

Order of the Opus Gluei: Challenge #197 - Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

Twisted Thursday Dec.4 - Dec. 10 - Anything Goes with the Twist - Christmas Magic! Outlawz

Quirky Crafts Challenges - Challenge #25 Shake it with a Quirky Winter Color Palette

Scrapbook Blessings Club: December Linky Party- Anything Goes- Happy Holidays Challenge!!!

The Corrosive Challenge Blog!: Challenge #214 Anything Goes

That Craft Place Challenge Blog: New Challenge - Christmas

The ABC Challenge: Y is for Yuletide

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: CHNC Challenge Extra for December 2014

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: Merry Christmas and Anything Goes

Bearly-Mine Challenges: December 2014 Challenge -  Christmas Decoration (anything but a card)

The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog: December's Creative Challenge - Anything Goes

Craft and Smash: Theme - Christmas, Winter, Ice

Ladybug Crafts: December Challenge -It's cold outside - Winter and/or Christmas

Mema's Crafts: December Challenge

Oddball Art Stamp Co.: Any Winter Holiday Challenge

Seemacrafts: Christmas December Challenge 

The Craft Garden: December Challenge

The Mirror Crack'd: #04 Recycle/Upcycle or a Christmas Gift

Well these it is, I hope you found some inspiration in this in order to join the December Guest Designers at Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog, Challenge #21~Celebrate the Season.  Please head over to Craft Hoarders to see what the other Guest Designers created for Challenge #21 ~ Celebrate the Season. They are all so awesome and inspirational. 

Thank you for stopping by and Wishing you all a nice week.

Hugs xxxx

Deborah