October Month of Cards Week 5

For October's big crafting goal, I am attempting to make a different designed card everyday.  Instead of flooding everyone's feed with tons of posts, I am just going to do a weekly wrap-up post with my cards.

Day #27

• Stamps: Random coffee themed stamp
• Inks: Midnight Muse (retired)
• Cardstock: Night of Navy; Very Vanilla; random scraps
• Accessories:
• Tools: Hexagon Punch (banner ends)

Day #28

Description

• Stamps: Vintage Verses
• Inks: Blackberry Bliss
• Cardstock: Whisper White; Various purple scraps
• Accessories:
• Tools: Ovals Framelits; Chevron Embossing Folder; Honeycomb Embossing Folder; Stripes Embossing Folder; Stars Embossing Folder; Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Day #29

Description

• Stamps: Best of Greetings
• Inks: Island Indigo
• Cardstock: Whisper White; Various colored scraps
• Accessories:
• Tools: 1 3/8" Circle Punch; Chevron Embossing Folder; Honeycomb Embossing Folder; Stripes Embossing Folder; Stars Embossing Folder; Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Day #30 and #31

We found out this week that we will be moving before I leave for Thanksgiving in Indiana.  That means that we have only three weeks to pack and organize everything plus get ready to travel across the country.  I decided that cards for days 30 and 31 weren't all that important with the craziness schedule coming.  I finished 29 cards and so I'm calling it for the month.

October Month of Cards Week 4

For October's big crafting goal, I am attempting to make a different designed card everyday.  Instead of flooding everyone's feed with tons of posts, I am just going to do a weekly wrap-up post with my cards.

Day #24

Fun with washi tape. I've seen tons of versions of this card, I had to try it for myself.

• Stamps: Starburst Sayings
• Inks: Calypso Coral
• Cardstock: Kraft; Whisper White
• Accessories: Lots of washi tape
• Tools: Starburst Framelits; Corner Rounder

Day #25

I took the idea from yesterday's card and decided to keep going with the washi tape.  Love how the colors play on this one.

• Stamps: Starburst Sayings
• Inks: Pumpkin Pie
• Cardstock: Coastal Cabana; Whisper White
• Accessories: Lots of washi tape
• Tools: Starburst Framelits; Stars Embossing Folder

Day #26

I was using the coffee stamps for my PL swaps and left them out.  Perfect excuse to make a card from them!

• Stamps: Random coffee themed stamp
• Inks: Island Indigo; Chocolate Chip; Tangerine Tango; Midnight Muse (retired)
• Cardstock: Night of Navy; Whisper White; random scrap
• Accessories:
• Tools:

October PL Swaps (Part 3)

I joined a Project Life Swap group on Facebook a few months back and have really been inspired.  Basically every month, the admins post swap themes (8-10 usually).  You sign up for how many you want and commit to making usually 10 cards utilizing the theme.  Before the due date, you send your cards to the swap host.  She collects everyone’s cards, sorts them, and sends you back a packet of cards.

This month, I joined nine swaps.  I'll be showing the last four of the swaps today:

Movies -- While simplistic, I think it does the topic justice. I just did some simple stamping with my alpha stamps and star stamp (masked out the other two stars).  Mounted on nice red paper, it was still missing something until I added the gold washi tape.

Stars -- My favorite PL swap card of the month. These look amazing in person.  I stamped Midnight Muse stars onto the navy paper and then stamped a star and moon cluster in craft white.  The craft white is much more of a contrast in person.  I then add some silver glitter tape and alphas.  I ran out of appropriate letters in silver so a few cards have gold.  Both look very nice.

Coffee -- I always forget about this stamp.  It's an oldie but a goodie.  I stamped in Blackberry Bliss and Baked Brown Sugar onto vanilla cardstock.  I threw on some Color Me Autumn washi tape for added visual interest.  Finally I mounted the small card only some lovely brown polka dot paper.

Nontraditional Christmas Colors -- For this swap, we had to make a Christmas card in nontraditional colors.  A few options were given and I went for the pink and lime.  I really like how these came out.  I stamped a sentiment and star from Christmas Bliss in Melon Mambo or Wild Wasabi.  I added some gold chevron washi to the background layer for some added interest.  Finally I punched out a gold shimmery paper Christmas tree.  This is a fun card!

Sunday Haul #21

So... I went a little crazy at Michael's this week.  I may have a problem.  I went in for sticky strip for a class and came out with a ton of fun embellishments.

30 Days of Gratitude Prep

Randomly I decided that I wanted to participate in 30 Days of Gratitude in November. I have seen many great examples using mini albums or small notebooks.  I wanted to prep something ahead of time, but make it something I could incorporate into my usual scrapbooking.  After thinking about it some more, I decided to do two dedicated pages in my Project Life album.

I dug through my PL card stash and found a ton of fall themed/colored cards. I used a ton from WRMK's Harvest collection. Once i chose some great cards, I used the stickers from SU's Days of Gratitude kit to label my inserts. Even though the cards and stickers come from very different kits, the pages flow together nicely.

I have a few special cards thrown into the mix.  I used an overlay from the WRMK Harvest collection for one day.  I also pulled on the "Fall" PL swap cards I received last month.  I love the little felt pumpkin!

Once November hits, I plan on grabbing the day's card and doing a bit of journaling as to what I am grateful for that day.  I may add some more embellishments if time permits.  Or I may wait until the end of the month.  Either way, I will be sharing my completed pages at the end of November.

Arthur's Birthday Photo Board

For Arthur's 1st Birthday party, I knew I wanted to make some sort of photo board, but how?  After looking at many elaborate creations on Pinterest, I decided to scale back my intentions just a bit.  I wanted something simple with the focus on the actual pictures and not the decorations. Enter the blessed land of Michael's.  I was in the kid's art supply aisle for other things (felt or paper for apples) and found these lovely white display boards. They are meant to be for science fair projects and the like, but I thought it would be perfect for the photo board. After pulling paper, the pictures, and some embellishments, this is what I came up with:

The base layer is SU Gumball Green Coordinations and then Gumball Green, Pumpkin Pie, and Pacific Point DSP.  I made a little sign for people to write Arthur a birthday note on PL cards (not pictured). And I added some silver glitter letters for his initials.  I originally had his full name up there, but realized the pictures would not fit nicely with the entire name. So I shortened it down to just the initials. Much better!

The pictures are from our monthly photo shoots.  I love being able to see his growth throughout the first year. I even included the one day old pic for comparison. Everyone really loved this at the party. I loved that it was easy to make and the base is reusable (look for it in the fall social crafts).

October Month of Cards Week 4 - Challenge Edition

For October's big crafting goal, I am attempting to make a different designed card everyday.  Instead of flooding everyone's feed with tons of posts, I am just going to do a weekly wrap-up post with my cards. Today's featured cards are my takes on various card challenges from this week.

Day #20

• Stamps:
• Inks:
• Cardstock: Basic Black; Whisper White
• Accessories: Various gold washi tape (SU and My Mind's Eye); Gold Glitter Alpas
• Tools:

Day #21

• Stamps: Work of Art
• Inks: Tempting Turquoise; Chocolate Chip
• Cardstock: Kraft; Daffodil Delight; Random scraps
• Accessories:
• Tools: Blossom Punch; 1" Circle Punch; Petite Petals Punch; Banner Punch

Day #22

• Stamps: Circle Circus (retired); Wacky Wishes (retired)
• Inks: Midnight Muse (retired); Chocolate Chip; Baked Brown Sugar; Always Artichoke; Blackberry Bliss
• Cardstock: Kraft; Whisper White
• Accessories:
• Tools: Ovals Framelits; Corner Rounder

Day #23

• Stamps: Kinda Eclectic
• Inks: Tangerine Tango; Elegant Eggplant; Always Artichoke; Melon Mambo
• Cardstock: Basic Black; Random scraps
• Accessories:
• Tools: Starburst Framelits; Elegant Butterfly Punch; Pattern scissors

October Month of Cards Week 3 - Part 2 (Butterfly Edition)

For October's big crafting goal, I am attempting to make a different designed card everyday.  Instead of flooding everyone's feed with tons of posts, I am just going to do a weekly wrap-up post with my cards. I went a little crazy with my butterfly stamps and punches.  So I thought a separate post was in order...

Day #17

A simple one of stamping creates a striking visual.

• Stamps: Papillon Potpurri
• Inks: Chocolate Chip, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry
• Cardstock: Whisper White; Kraft
• Accessories:
• Tools:

Day #18

I grabbed a ton of random scraps and went to town punching butterflies.  It might be hard to see, but the butterflies are two layers.  They definitely pop in person.

• Stamps: Petite Pairs
• Inks: Pacific Point; Melon Mambo
• Cardstock: Whisper White; Kraft; random scraps
• Accessories:
• Tools: Elegant Butterfly Punch; Bitty Butterfly Punch

Day #19

I wanted to use my butterfly punches again, but in a different way.  The colored paper all have a subtle design to them. Layering the butterflies helped to change the design just enough to give this card it's own day.

• Stamps: A Word for You
• Inks: Chocolate Chip
• Cardstock: Kraft; Very Vanilla; random scraps
• Accessories: Brights candy dots; Gold Chevron Washi Tape (not SU)
• Tools: Elegant Butterfly Punch; Hexagon Punch (banner ends)

October Month of Cards Week 3

For October's big crafting goal, I am attempting to make a different designed card everyday.  Instead of flooding everyone's feed with tons of posts, I am just going to do a weekly wrap-up post with my cards.

Day #13

I loved the look of monochromatic yet differently patterned papers mixing together.  The hexagon shapers add more visual interest to this card.

• Stamps: Six Sided Sampler
• Inks: Mossy Meadow
• Cardstock: Mossy Meadow; tons of green scraps
• Accessories:
• Tools: Hexagon Punch

Day #14

Trying to use more of my giant scrap collection.  I only had to cut this pattern paper pieces down a bit to fit on the card.  Not quite happy with the gaps, but I'll deal with it.

• Stamps: Petite Pairs
• Inks: Mossy Meadow
• Cardstock: Mossy Meadow; random green scraps
• Accessories:
• Tools:

Day #15

A fun layered rainbow of mosaic shapes.  I love the big washi tape on this card.

• Stamps: A Word for You
• Inks: Rich Razzleberry
• Cardstock: Kraft; Whisper White; random scraps
• Accessories: Gold Chevron Washi Tape (not SU)
• Tools: Mosaic Punch

Day #16

I decided to dive into my scraps again to make a fun birthday cake card. The scraps looked a little plain until I added the gold glitter tape. Very sparkly in person.

• Stamps: Sweet Essentials; Petite Pairs
• Inks: Melon Mambo
• Cardstock: Melon Mambo; Whisper White; random scraps
• Accessories: Gold Glitter Tape (not SU)
• Tools: Corner Rounder

Sunday Haul #20

A quick trip to Michael's for snail and I couldn't resist some clearance items.  I grabbed some basic black thickers (I can never have too many alphas), some blue twine, and some great gold chevron washi tape.  I've already dug into the washi tape for a parent's group craft, but plan on using most of it for my December Daily album.  (Coming soon to the blog...)