For the Bride - Unity FWF

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Wow...nothing like a migraine to start the day off and slow you down on what you accomplished! I had planned on posting this earlier this morning, but am finally feeling human again, so here I am! This is for Unity Friends with Flair today:

I made this for a bridal shower that I went too last weekend. I used the February 2013 KOTM for my images. Masked an oval, inked with distress ink, then stamped the show and sentiment on top. Background paper is by Crate Paper, and I added some bling, lace trim, washi tape, and jute twine. Also embellished with some DCWV Glitter paper - but a doily with my 4" Doily Die from My Craft Spot, punched a heart with a Fiskars punch, and added some dots by punching out with two different sizes of hole punches.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you are having a great day!

A CAS "Long and Short" Valentine card

Hello! I have still been LOVING my Crate Paper 6x6 Fourteen paper pad from Shop Pumpkin Spice! The colors are just so yummy! Anyway - I decided to make a card for this weeks CAS-ual Friday's Challenge:

The challenge this week was to make a Clean and Simple Card having one long side, and one short side.

I couldn't resist using pattern paper - but hopefully my design still counts as clean and simple? I didn't use too many embellishments!

I started off by scoring and folding a 6x6 piece of pattern paper in half to make my cardbase - which means my card is 3x6. 

I cut a white rectangle, embossed it with my Cuttlebug, and inked the edges with distress ink. Next, I punched a couple of hearts with a Fiskars paper punch, trimmed some white cardstock on which I stamped a sentiment from Unity Stamp Company in PTI ink. I also used distress ink on the edges of that.

Layered it all together with a bit of foam ahesive, and added a couple wraps of jute twine, tied in a bow with an October Afternoon Button to finish it off.

Thanks for visiting today! Have a wonderful day!!!

PTI Made it Monday and 10 Embellishment Challenge

Hello! Well...here goes - I decided to be brave and take on the Use 10 Embellishments Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I just started raiding around in my stash - and instead of using 10 of the same things, I wanted to challenge myself to use 10 DIFFERENT embellishments. It feels a little crazy, but I figured I might as well go for it! Since I had many of my elements extend off the card edge, and I used several different Papertrey Ink products, I decided to also enter this into this weeks PTI Made it Monday Challenge - Oversize Embellishments Packaging as well. So, in all it's wild and crazy glory, here is what I made:

So...my map paper and yellow stripe paper are from a Studio Calico 6x6 paper pad. Sentiment and hearts are from 2 different PTI stamp sets - both stamped with PTI ink.

I used a doily die cut from My Craft Spot, the cloud and mustache are from My Creative Time, and the heart is a Fiskars punch. 

I tied some jute twine around, tied on a button, and added a stick pin.

The bottom banner is attached with adhesive, but also with a tiny Tim Holtz paper clip. I also added some black bling, and some wiggly eyes over the mustache on the heart.

And here is the matching oversize envelope:

So my 10 different embellishments are: Doily Die Cut, Cloud Die Cut, Heart Die Cut, Mustache Die Cut, Wiggly Eyes, jute twine, stick pin, button, bling, and paper clip. There are more than one of several of the items, but 10 different and distinct items!

So...what do you think? I'm still not sure if it is fun, or just plain crazy!

Peachy Keen Post Day - Birthday Cupcake!

Good morning! It's my day to post on the Peachy Keen blog, and since today is my daughter Katie's 9th birthday (YIKES! Where does the time GO?!?!?) - I thought I would share a birthday card. When I finished this, I thought it might look just a little too crazy - there is a lot going on! But...that makes it more fun for a kids birthday card, right? 

Here are all the Peachy Goodies I used on my card:

PK-450 Wide Eyed Kids Face Assortment - $25.00

 PK-106 With a Cherry on Top! - $9.95

Action Wobbles - $10.49

I started off by cutting out my cupcake using my Silhouette Cameo machine, some Lily Bee Designs paper, and THIS file from the Silhouette store. I inked the edges with Tim Holtz distress ink, and then added my Peachy face, using a Copic marker for the cheeks, and a white gel pen for the eyes and freckles. 

The background is kraft paper that I ran through my Cuttlebug with an embossing folder. I hand trimmed the banners that the sentiments are on, and attached them with foam adhesive in the centers, and an ATG gun on the sides, so that they have some dimension. 

Rounded off one corner, and added some red bling randomly on the background. 

And then put my cupcake on an Action Wobble! This SOOO seriously ups the cuteness factor of any card! I think it makes any card so much fun! If you haven't tried them - you really should give them a try! Here are a couple photos of it in action:

Finished off with a banner on the bottom using some of the papers from the same paper pad, and a Fiskars punch. Attached them to the card, and ran some twine along the top. And...just because it seemed like "something" was missing, I added a bit of musical note ribbon from Ribbon carousel along the bottom. 

I'm so glad you stopped by today! Would love to hear what you think...does this card have too much going on, or is it okay?