Just some lines

 It's Saturday again already!!!

Don't you just love this fabulous new digi from Just Some Lines??

The challenge is still up to use 3 embellishments,

This week I've used 3 different types of embelishments.

Buttons, Flower, and Ribbon.

On top of that I made this fun little card in 9:47.

Yep, it's that time again, the 10 minute craft dash is upon us again!

I will confess that I had already colored up my image a few weeks ago, and was just waiting

to make this cute card!  

The papers are from Crate Paper's Party Days line (I'm in love with this companies papers, and literally stalk them whenever I'm out and about!!)

The buttons are of course from my stash, and the flower I assembled myself!

The little strips of ribbon are from an estate sale find back in April!

I hope you enjoy this little gem, and also that you'll play along at Just Some Lines!

Linking up with:

Shopping our Stash: Thanks

Tuesday Morning Sketch: #233

House of Cards: Color Challenge

Card Makin Mama's: Thankful Tidings

Oozak: Anything goes with Thanks

Diva's by Design: Use a digi

10 minute Craft Dash: Feature buttons

World card making day

Did you know that it's World Card Making Day?

Yep it is!! So I pulled out some of my scraps and made this fun quick card!



 

There was a new 10 minute Craft Dash challenge posted on Wednesday, and you all know how much I just love this timed challenge!

This time it took me 9:34.

I was going to leave the butterfly just plain stamped, and decided at the last minute that I was gonna pull out my distress ink and paint her in!

The butterfly and sentiment stamp are from Stampin Up.

A girlfriend of mine gave me a bunch a while back, so I was happy to get to finally play with them!

 

Here's the inspiration from 10 minute craft dash

I'm also linking up with:

Saturday sketch: week 279

10 minute craft dash: challenge 27

Flutterby Wednesday: Anything Goes (favorite technique: Stamping)

House of Cards: Fall photo inspiration

A quick Thank you

I've been throwing around the idea of making some card sets.

Have any of you lovely ladies and gents ever done this?

Did you give them away?  or did you use them for yourself??

 

That said...

I made this quickish thank you card.

After all it's time again for the 10 minute craft dash!

This time the card took me 8:19... Wow right??

Here's my card...

In honor of all the back to school challenges, I did the thank you in white pigment ink,

and then added the "chalkboard" lines around it using an old credit card

(Yeah for most of mine being cut up!!!)

I used up some of my old rick rack that I've been hanging onto,

PLUS...  See the pretty yellow graphic looking paper??

It's actually some Basic Grey packaging!

I just love upcycling!

In fact, the blue square behind the thank you is also a bit of a paint chip!

Woooo whooo!

Hope you enjoy!

 

 

Linking up with:

Blog named hero: button it

Runway inspired challenge: Ric #43 lela rose 

(I was inspired by the graphicness of the picture, and used the fun checked background, plus the fabulous yellow!)

10 minute craft dash: Challenge 25

 

Whimsical twist: chalk board challenge

Different for me

I'm not usually a flowers and birds sort of crafter..

throw in the butterflies, and I'm completely out of my element,

but I wanted to try to make these all work together!

I always like to play along with the challenges over at Pretty Pink Posh

where they host a 10 minute craft dash.

Craft Dash

See the card next to the logo, I think I did a pretty good job of matching up these colore!!

My card took me 8:01 to create!

The paper with the bird was a leftover piece from my project from yesterday.

At the last minute I decided to color in the bird...

I used my spice marmalade Distress stain, and a small paint brush.

The little birdies on the top are wood veneers that I dabbed up with the same distress stain.

And on the side behind the seeds scrap that is some fun washi tape...

Can you tell I'm loving this new washi I have with the butterflies on it????!!!

I'll be sending this fun card to my mom! 

She's been starting to make her own cards, and I want to encourage her, and give

her lots of examples of what she could make too!

Also Linking up with:
Pretty pink posh: 10 minute Craft Dash #17
Simon Says: Happy Mail

Recycling!

Do you celebrate Earth day??

I don't mean like a big party, and such, but did you know that April 22nd, 2013

was Earth day.  Do you recycle?? Do you make conscious choices to do things better for the environment?  I can say that since we moved to Phoenix almost 6 years ago

we have definitely become much more aware of doing things for the environment,

and in turn I guess more Earth Conscience.

So, here is a little tribute that I made!

I started with these two coke cans that I fished out of the garbage at work!

Yep, at work!!!

I cleaned them out, and cut them down so I could use the aluminum.

See....  I cut the can down, and then I used my alcohol inks in green, and purple.

I added some brads on the corners so the aluminum would stay on the paper!

I added a little bit of twine from the twinery, and the "Thank You" sentiment in the middle,

I'm gonna send this off to my sister and bro-in-law in Florida who were gracious enough

to let me and mom stay with them for a few days while on vacay!

 

Oh, and I'm also playing along with the challenge over at.....

pretty pink posh

pretty pink posh

 

This cute little card took me 9:07 to create!

I will say that I did cut up the can's prior to starting,

I didn't want to rush that too much and cause a major cut!

Thanks for stopping in and checking my creation out!

 

 Also linking to:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Anything Goes