I'd Pick You

Hi! today I am sharing how I added a little something extra to the super cute  Blooming Flower Easel Card that I shared yesterday. I started with this:

and ended up with this.

I added the adorable digi image Sofie With Flower from Little Blue Button Stamps and colored her with my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers. I added a few extra purple flowers to tie in to the purple flower that Sofie holds.

COLOR PALETTE

Skin: FS1, 2, 3, 8, RB2, PP2
Hair: CR10, 11, DR 5, 7, EB 3, 6
Dress: CG 1 2 3, DG 1, 2, LG 1
Flower #1: BT 1, 2, HB1, 2, 3, LV 3
Flower #2 TB 1, BT1, 2, 4, GT 3

I hope you like my card. Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderful crafty day!

Blooming Layers Easel Card

Hi! Today I am sharing a card I made using one of my favorite My Scrap Chick files, "Blooming Layers Easel Card." You can find it here:   https://www.myscrapchick.com//product.cfm?product=1929

The prints I used for the flower are from the Samantha Rose Stack by DCWV. The solid cardstock I used was from Recollections. I used foam tape between the layers to give the flower dimension. 

The leaf sprigs are from the Apple Blossom file that was a freebie a while back. You can find it here:

  https://www.myscrapchick.com//product.cfm?product=2174

I added some pre-made paper flowers, a pre-made butterfly, a sentiment I created in Design Space and I was finished. It makes for an easy, beautiful card. 

Check back tomorrow to see what else I add to this card to make it even more special.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day! 

Shirley

Pose of an Elongated Triangle

Hi! I have some great news to share. I have joined the Design Team for Little Blue Bonnet Digi Stamps! I am so excited to get back into coloring. Today I am sharing my first DT post using the New Release image, "Pose of an Elongated Triangle."

The New Releases can be found here:

Enlongated triangle: http://lbbstamps.com/…/pose-of-an-enlogated-triangle-digit…/
Tenderness: http://lbbstamps.com/product/tenderness-digital-stamp/

I printed my image at 4 3/4 inches and colored it with my Prismacolor pencils. I cut her out and mounted her on a 5 1/4 inch square mat using paper from the Contetti Stack by DCWV. I then mounted it on a teal mat ( 5 1/2 "square) then a pink mat (5 3/4" square) The card base is 6 inches square. All the cardstock is by Recollections.

Finally, I added a sentiment by Digital Delights by Louby Loo, printed on a tag from Cricut. Pink gems were added to the tag and the corners of the main mat.

 Color Palette

Skin:  Nectar, Peach, Light Peach, Pink
Clothes: Peacock Green, Parrot Green, Light Aqua, Light Green,      Pink, Process Red
Hair: Light Umber, Clay Rose, Ginger Root, Jasmine, Lemon          Yellow

Be sure to check back to see my other projects using Little Blue Button Stamps. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great, crafty day!

Shirley

Picnic Time

Do you want to go on a picnic?

I made this cute little picnic basket using the Picnic Basket and Sandwich file from My Scrap Chick. I also used A2 Layered Roses Card for the flowers.

I made the basket using the cream colored cardstock from a Neutrals Stack by Colorbok. I used the Samantha Rose Stack by DCWV for the floral  print, and the pink embossed print by BAZZILL for the exterior panels of the basket. I used a second copy of the basket for the pink basket panels and the floral areas on the lid. The floral strips on the body of the basket are one inch wide at the top and 3/4 inch wide at the bottom. The basket weave effect was created with 1/8 inch wide cream strips cut to size. The handle was attached with cream colored brads. 

The flowers were made from light pink cardstock scraps. A yellow gem was added to the middle of each flower. They were attached to the lower right corner with foam tape. Green leaves were added. A light pink ribbon bow was added to the other side.

This basket would be perfect for a small present or treat. I love it!

Have a great weekend: maybe go out for a picnic!

Shirley

Flip Flops Summer

It's been HOT, Hot, Hot here!

Perfect flip flop weather.

Today I am sharing a cute little flip flop wall decoration. I used the Flip Flop Tags file and Summer Title from My Scrap Chick for my project. 

MATERIALS 

Flip Flop Tags file from My Scrap Chick

Patterned cardstock from Melon Patch by Craft Smith

Dark pink, bright pink, green and yellow cardstock by Recollections

inks in coordinating colors.

fine point black pen

1/2 inch green gems by Jots

glue and glue runner

foam tape/pop dots

medium gauge wire

scraps of tulle, rick rack and ribbon

I cut a 7 inch bottom layer of the flip flop from green triangle patterned cardstock. I then traced these pieces onto white corrugated cardboard, cut them out, then inked the edges in green. I then traced this same bottom piece onto bright green and cut it out 1/4 inch inside the traced outline.

I cut the inside layer from the watermelon seed print then traced it on bright pink paper so this layer was about 1/8 inch larger than the watermelon seed layer. I inked all the pieces. (All of these layers can be made by duplicating and playing with the pieces in your cutting machine software.)

I glued the pieces one on top of the other starting with the cardboard layer, then added the green layer, the pink layer and the watermelon seed layer. I used a black pen to trace around the watermelon seed layer onto the pink layer. 

I added the yellow toe pieces giving them a 3 d effect. I shaped and made the flowers, added a green gem to the center of each, then added them to the toe area with foam tape. The two flip flops were overlapped and glued together at the bottom.

The title is 4 3/4 inches long and is cut from yellow, green and pink cardstock. It was attached to the flip flops with foam tape. (One layer on the left and 2 or three layers on the right side.)

I cut about 12 inched of medium weight wire and curled it around a marker.  I poked a hole through all the layers at the top where the hole for the tag is and attached each end of the wire. I curled these ends around a pencil. The last step was tying 6 inch lengths of tulle, rick rack and ribbon  around the middle of the wire handle.

I  love this project - it's so bright and happy. 

Enjoy this beautiful weekend! 

Shirley

Americana Bouquet

I love anything Americana.

Today I am sharing this Uncle Sam Bouquet using  the Uncle Sam Hat Box and the Gerbera Daisy from Daisy Flowers-4 Set by My Scrap Chick.

                                                                                                                         

I made the outer portion of the Uncle Sam Hat Box to use as a vase for my bouquet. I enlarged the hat so it stands 5 3/4 inches tall.  I made the box from tagboard for stability, and made the rest of the hat using Glitter cardstock by Colorbok.  I added a 4th of July spray and four 11 inch flags to the Uncle Sam Hat Box, then added the flower stem in around them.

 I made the flowers from Americana prints from Vintage Nation Stack by the Paper Studio, Americana from Colorbok and Starry Day from Over the Moon Press. I used a shaping tool to add shape and dimension to the flowers and leaves. I glued the flowers to a multi pronged silk flower stem with the flowers and leaves removed.

I curled the ends of the petals between my thumb and first finger.

I assembled the flowers alternating the alignment of the layers and shaping the middle of the flowers.  I added a gem to the center of each flower.

I shaped the leaves in a similar fashion.

The flowers, leaves and stems were attached to the flower stem with hot glue.

I love how this Bouquet turned out! This daisy file is so versatile I can see myself using it over and over.

Thanks for stopping by!

Shirley

BBQ Apron Easel Card

Hi! Today I am sharing a BBQ Apron Father's Day Easel Card.

For my card I used BBQ Pocket Easel Card  and  # Happy Father's Day from My Scrap Chick.

                                          

This cute BBQ apron has a front pocket to tuck in a BBQ Sauce bottle, a BBQ mitt and BBQ utensils. 

MATERIALS

Dots, Stripes and Plaids Stack by DCWV

Glitter Cardstock in green and blue by Recollections

Cardstock in white, light gray, dark gray, tan, orange and reddish brown

5/8 inch striped grosgrain ribbon

two 1/2 inch green buttons 

glue, large glue dots and foam tape

I made my card slightly larger than given. (The largest piece measured 11 1/2 inches tall.) I used the plaid cardstock for the base and the blue print for the apron. I duplicated the apron piece and made it about an inch smaller than the original apron piece. This was cut from white. I cut the pocket piece off, then layered this white piece over the blue apron piece as shown. (A message could be added to the white layer.) I cut slits at the top of the apron to run the ribbon through, turned the ribbon up about an inch, then glued it in place. Green buttons was attached with a large glue dot. More ribbon was tied around the pocket of the apron. 

The # Happy Father's Day sentiment was sized to fit on the mats. The sentiment was glued to the center of the white mat, the white mat was glued to the blue mat, and the completed sentiment was attached to the card base with foam tape.

 

I love how this card turned out!

 Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Father's Day!

Shirley