Karen Lockhart tulips #2164 were used for today's project - colored with Copic markers. Vintage mother-of-pearl button is from grlyhead on etsy; A Muse sentiment.
Butchers' Twine and eyelet lace are from the Farmhouse trim pack. Patterned paper is also Farmhouse; white tag; Memory Box Wassail cardstock base.
Finished card size: 5-inches x 7-inches. Hey it's almost Friday - yippers!!!
I adore these Karen Lockhart mushrooms - #2168 - colored with Copic markers. A Muse sentiment.
Memory Box Kraft cardstock; vintage mother-of-pearl button (grlyhead on etsy) and May Arts burlap string; English doily; Farmhouse papers. Finished card size is 5-1/2-inches x 4-1/4-inches.
Last week I had the wood moulding around the side entry door (goes into the laundry/mud room) replaced with composite, and a new, insulated screen door added.
above photo - before
above photo - AFTER! Screen rolls up and door converts to solid glass. Pefect for the Northeast. More Lockhart stamp posts this week!
Allison - before & after
My bottom teeth have been slightly out of alignment and over the years have been chipping away at my upper teeth. I was told this will only get worse as I age; hence, braces were installed today - hopefully will be done around spring, 2012. I will probably self-medicate with a glass of wine this evening. My 14-year-old, Allison, just had her braces removed (on for 368 days, not that she was counting) and offered advice with sympathy. Such a sweet daughter.
I really don't feel like creating - or eating - or doing much of anything at the moment. Here are a few commissioned cards I quickly created a bit ago:
These cards were made for the school board at their request for a few teachers that had been out. Cute A Muse image, computer-generated font, PTI felt and ric rac die.
Colored the image with Copic markers and placed on a Cranberry card base (Memory Box).
Interior is computer-generated as well. It's almost Friday - best wishes for a great weekend!
I have never used the color yellow on a sympathy card before. I realize I tend to over-think these types of things - yellow to me represents happy; however, I am seeing more 'non-traditional' colors (yellow, purple, red) and materials (glitter, bling) in publications and elsewhere than ever before for this type of card, so I gave it a whirl.
Spellbinders and Papertrey Ink dies. Sentiment is Clearly Wordsworth and pearls are Zva - Taupe colors (my favorite at the moment). Dark green fine burlap string is May Arts. Sage (Memory Box) cardstock used for the leaf die cut.
Interior sentiment is from A Muse, and the card bases and coordinating envelopes are Memory Box Sweet Corn. The script patterned paper is 7gypsies. Thank you for stopping by today and best wishes for a great weekend!
Today's project uses a Ranger technique called Wrinkle Free Distress. This link is a tutorial that will guide you through step by step (it's the second distress technique shown - starts at 1:53).
Distress inks used were Wild Honey, Crushed Olive and Brushed Corduroy. After drying the white cardstock (Papertrey Ink) with a heat tool I misted my hand with water and flicked droplets of water onto the dried cardstock, allowed 5-10 seconds to pass then gently blotted away the water for a wonderful mottled effect.
Sympathy sentiment on card front is from A Muse.
The woven ribbon near the base of the card front was created by using crochet lace and a new, yummy 1/8" velvet ribbon from May Arts, and a large tapestry needle.
Pearl bauble is from idea-ology, fine linen thread used. Pearl accent color is Taupe from Zva Creative in 3mm and 5mm. Birch tree image and bird are from Papertrey Ink.
Trees image is from Papertrey, sentiment is from Renaissance Art Stamps and the lovely leaf image is from Inkakinkado. Card base and coordinating envelope are Memory Box Eggshell.
Hoping to experiment more with different colors soon...
Best wishes for a great week!
A few man cards for today's project - A Muse stamp set along with card front sentiment and 'that bytes' on interior. Cosmo Cricket papers, ribbon, and Memory Box Pea Pod card bases and envelopes.
This layout is based on one I sketched from a Zappy (Lisa Zappa) card years ago.
Other interior birthday sentiment is from Hero Arts.
Up next - Alice is a marathon runner and friend who lives up the street - at last year's Boston she beat Lance Armstrong's time by 4 minutes...and she is turning 60 this month! Next month will be her 14th Boston and 41st marathon...26.2 miles...she is eternally amazing to me.
Alice and I have joked that 60 is the new 29, so I *know* she will get a kick outta her card... Design is based from one from Maile Belles in this post for materials & links. I used cork and Memory Box Begonia cardstock.
Numbers were run through a Xyron machine to apply a layer of adhesive, then glittered with Hero Arts Prisma Glitter. Bling is from Hero Arts. Sentiment was heat embossed with clear embossing powder on vellum.
Beautiful Versailles Crest is from Memory Box and interior verse is Papertrey Ink. Best wishes for a great week!
This was a commission made for my neighbor's wife. Very inspired by Debbie Olson page 27 in the latest Cards publication.
Retired 7gypsies papers, heart buckle, Papertrey circle die and Spellbinders Labels 16. Pearl flourish bling is Zva Creative, red crinkle ribbon is May Arts. Eggshell wool felt; card base and envelope are Memory Box Cranberry. Diamond Lace edge punch.
Papertrey Ink sentiment in black; A Muse sentiment in Distress Fired Brick. I'm not sure of this neighbor's taste/style, so I made a card that I liked...hopefully she will too.
Best wishes for the remainder of the week and hope you are warm where you are - ice on the way here in NJ...
Thinking of spring here, since we got dumped on with another six inches of snow. Not complaining though...girlfriends in the northern midwest got hit with the white stuff AND negative temps - we're still in the 20's (Fahrenheit) here in New Jersey and thankful for that.
The Hyacinth Memory Box card base and matching envelope caught my eye today, and I used an old dictionary page and Karen Lockhart's Violet Cupcake...
...and colored with Copic markers.
The die is Spellbinders and the thinking of you sentiment is from A Muse. Rectangle bling is from Kaiser Craft, and metal embellishment is from the store; lavender crinkle ribbon is May Arts. Hope you are warm where you are at! 
Today's project is a card for a dear friend that is going through a trying time.
I created the card front on a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of October Afternoon Clothespins, attached the A Muse sentiment stamped on a Papertrey Ink banner die, the ribbon, then machine stitched the right side only.
The Lockhart Stamp Company's Knit One Purl Two image was stamped onto a piece of white cardstock (Papertrey Ink) then punched out with a 2" circle punch, then adhered to a 2-1/4" metal rimmed tag.
Card base and envelope is Memory Box Dill. The two crystal topped pins on the left, mimicking the knitting needles, are from Maya Road. The cute dangling pearl (or purl - lol) is a Bauble.
Hope you are warm on this very cold and snowy day here in NJ. 
Today's project features Basic Grey's Pyrus decorative papers, and a take on Mish Wooderson's cards in this post.
Some of the gift boxes feature Pyrus Bloomers and rub-ons. The Bloomers make these notecards a snap to put together, and are such a nice and detailed embellishment. Sentiment stamps are Papertrey Ink and A Muse. These covered boxes (from nashvillewraps.com) hold six envelopes and six open-face cards, which measure 4-1/2" x 6-1/4".
On other gift boxes I substituted the Bloomers for Pyrus Clips. I had this idea from a previous post, of giving these cute clips as a gift along with the notecard. Basic Grey has recently improved the packaging of these clips, and I cut each clip out and included the surrounding plastic packaging. The corners of the clear plastic packaging were rounded, and adhered to each notecard with a glue dot.
Pretty? I'd love to get one of these! Notecard bases are Memory Box Jack o'Lantern.
The boxes were finished off with wide ivory silk ribbon, a large tag with jute twine, a covered clothespin (Home Depot) using leftover Pyrus paper, embellished with a Stitched Brad (shank was removed with wire snips; adhered with E-6000). Sentiment is from Impress; Sparkle Burst brad is from Karen Foster.
I'll be using these for some of the kids' teacher winter gifts! Hoping I can maintain the pace with getting all the gifts made...and wrapped. So are you stressed yet, or taking it easy and pacing yourself?
Best wishes for a wonderful weekend!
