Coming at you in 3-D!

Do you have your funky blue and red glasses on? OK - you don't really need those stylish glasses but I do have a 3-D project to share with you. This is an 8.5x8.5 wall plaque that I altered. There was a similar project in a Stampin' Up publication and I've been looking for a plaque or frame to use to make my own. I finally found the plaque at Target for $5. Woo-hoo!

I covered the plaque with a piece of the Urban Oasis Designer Series paper - adhering it with Sticky Strip. The butterfly is cut from the same pack of paper with the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die and then I put three black brads in the center for his body. A friend of mine said the butterfly looks like he's wearing a tuxedo! I'm a pretty casual gal and would never expect someone to wear formal attire for the debut of this piece, although I would love to see a few pair of those stylish glasses. So let's call this blog post "Black Tie Optional". Ha ha!

The letters are from the On Board Lots of Letters chipboard assortment. I covered the letters with Basic Black craft ink and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. They are attached to the plaque with sticky strip as well.

Now the big cliff hanger...do I keep it or give it as a gift? You'll have to wait for the sequel to find out. :)

Product used:
Paper - Urban Oasis DSP
Ink - Basic Black Craft
Accessories - On Board Lots of Letters, Vintage Brads, Clear Embossing Powder

Closing Another Chapter

Watching my children hit milestones in life is a bittersweet experience. My youngest graduated from preschool the other day. I LOVE this preschool. (St. Thomas Nursery School in Terrace Park, OH if anyone is preschool shopping) It's such a warm and welcoming place and I'm so glad my children had the opportunity to start their education there. The staff is just awesome!

Vaughn is so excited to start kindergarten, but it's hard for me to leave STNS behind. I'll miss it terribly - probably more than my kids ever will.

This is the thank you card I made for his teacher. I got to do a little heat embossing and a touch of watercoloring. Fun stuff! Can you see the little bit of shimmer on the images. I used the shimmer white paper this time. It's really nice to watercolor on. You should try it sometime.

Oh, and don't you love my Cameo Coral ribbon? Hehe! Actually that's the Whisper White Organza Ribbon colored with a Cameo Coral marker. It's great that you can make it any color you want to so easily.

Thanks for stopping by - have a beautiful week!

Product used:
Stamp Sets: Embrace Life, Thank You Kindly
Ink: Chocolate Chip and Garden Green Craft Ink, Summer Sun, Cameo Coral and Regal Rose Classic Ink
Paper: Cameo Coral, Shimmer White, Raspberry Tart DSP
Accessories, Aqua painter, Clear Embossing Powder, Organza Ribbon, Large Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, Dimentionals, Sponge Dauber

Sometimes a "little" thanks is all that's needed

I saw this little beauty when I was blog and gallery surfing the other day and just had to make my own. (My apologies to the original stamper - I cannot remember where I saw the inspiration piece.) The only change I made was the color scheme. This combination always reminds me of rainbow sherbet. Yummy! I dropped these in the Hostess Club orders I delivered the other day. I hope they made the ladies smile.

Stamp Sets: Pocket Silhouettes, Flight of the Butterfly, Thank You Kindly
Paper: Apricot Appeal, Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Ink: Apricot Appeal, Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Apricot and Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Dimentionals

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It's a Love/Hate Thing

It's no secret that I love making cards. I love giving friends and family something special that I made just for them. I love the creative process. I love knowing that getting a handmade card is sure to bring a smile to their face.

This card is no different. I love this card and I love that I'm able to send it to a dear friend on behalf of a group friends. However, I hate that I had to make this card. You see - our dear friend lost her niece, Rowan, recently to a long battle with leukemia. Rowan was just a young girl who graced this earth for a very short time. I hate that. I hate that cards like this have to be sent to adults who are burying children. I hate that my friend is hurting so much right now. I hate that there isn't more I can do to ease her pain. But I love that I can send her something to show that we are all thinking of her in this difficult time.

I hope you love this card as much as I do, but I hope you never have the occasion to need to copy it.

Stamp Set - Flower Fancy
Paper - Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette & Whisper White Card Stock, Bella Rose DSP
Ink - Riding Hood Red
Accessories - Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Beautiful Butterflies Big Shot Die, Dimentionals
Card size is 5 1/4 x 5 1/4