"Apothecary" Lunch Cards

Today is my day to post at the Pumpkin Spice Blog. This week's challenge is "lunch"...however you'd like to interpret that. Click here to link up your own "lunch" creation.

A long time ago I created some lunch tags to tuck in with my son's lunch. So I thought I would revisit that idea. This time I created some "apothecary" inspired lunch tag. I'm pretty sure my son will think there are hilarious. Note: I don't really serve my child poison...it's just the paper.

Supplies:

Echo Park "Apothecary Emporium" paper

found here

Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. Check out all the great new fall and Halloween papers here at the new Ebay store for Pumpkin Spice.

"Die Cuttin Diva's" Guest Designer

Today I'm the guest designer over at the Die Cuttin Diva's weekly challenge blog. Every week they have an amazing challenge where you create a card/project according to the guidelines and use a die cutting tool/cartridge/cut. So easy and so fun! And there are prizes to win too!

This week's challenge is "use white and pick either: pink, red, or purple".

If you know anything about me or my designs, you know I always gravitate towards things that are pink. Hehe. My wedding was pink pink pink, my blog is pink pink pink, and my daughters favorite color is pink pink pink. So I got to work right away gathering together some beautiful pink paper and getting inspired. I wanted to make a love card because it's so close to Valentine's Day. This is what I created.

 The card originally measured 6.5x5. But I trimmed half an inch off the height and width because I wanted my die cut embellishments to hang over the edges. 

 

 This cut is from "Lacy Labels". I cut it at 3.25.

It has lots of layers which I popped up with dimensional tape.

I thought the sentiment was perfect for this card.

I love making these layer butterfly elements. 

I cut 3 different butterflies from the Cricut cartridges "Florals Embellished", "Tie the Knot" and "Paper Lace" in a variety of sizes.

Then I layered them together and fastened them with a brad.

Bending the wings forward gives such wonderful dimension.

Thanks so much to the Die Cuttin Diva's for having me as a guest designer. Your blog is so fun and full of amazing inspiration.

I hope you are inspired to create your own card/project for this challenge. 

Have a wonderful Valentine's Day everyone!

 

"This and That" Anniversary Box

Happy Monday everyone. Today is my turn to post on the Pumpkin Spice Blog.

This weekend my family and I celebrated my grandparents 65th wedding anniversary. My grandparents are just the cutest couple. They laugh together, and travel, and just love each other so much. What an amazing example they have set for our family. As a gift, everyone in the family participated in a "mail call", writing letters and cards for them. I created this box to hold all the letters in.

I bought a plain black scrapbook box from my local hobby store. I painted the top with white acrylic paint. When that was dry, I applied a thin layer of Modge Podge and laid down some paper. After layering more paper and the title, I applied a final layer of Modge Podge to seal everything in. The flowers and embellishments on top were glued on with hot glue.

Supplies:

Echo Park "This & That Graceful"

found here for $0.55

Echo Park "This & That" Alpha stickers

found here for $2.09

Echo Park "A Boy's Life"

found here for $0.55

Carta Bella "Beautiful Moments" 6x6 paper pad

found here for $4.20

MME "Indie Chic" brads

found here for $4.19

MME "Indie Chic" washi tape

found here for $6.99

Prima Flowers

found here for $3.50

Cricut Cartridges : Lacy Labels, A Child's Year, Mother's Day Bouquet, Flower Shoppe

Hope you have a wonderful week!! This may be the last days of semi warm weather for us in the midwest.

 

Paper Fridge Frame

Good day my crafty friends. I created a Paper Fridge Frame to show you today.

If you've been following me for awhile you know I love making these frames. They are such fun to make! And they really are an insta-gift for anyone. I created this frame for my cousin who just had her first son.

Below is a two part video (Sorry - I meant it to be one video. Still learning about videos!) showing how I created this frame.

Part 1

Part 2

Supplies:

Echo Park "A Boy's Life" cardstock

found here for $0.55

Echo Park "A Boy's Life" Element Stickers

found here for $2.09

My Mind's Eye "Indie Chic" brads

found here for $4.19

Cricut Cartridge "Lacy Labels"

Terrifically Tacky Tape

acitate

magnetic strips

Hope you'll liked my video tutorials! And I hope my cousin likes her little boy fridge frame.

"Portrait" Paper Wedding Card

My family and I have been battling some wicked sicknesses this last week. We've all taken our fare share of down days. My poor kiddos are so brave when they're sick, but man is it heart breaking to watch them. Needless to say my craft room has been empty this week!

I made this wedding card several weeks a go for the sweetest couple!

The love birds are from the Joys of the Seasons Cricut cartridge. The "I Do" sentiment is from the Tie the Knot Cricut cartridge. I cut both out in the base and shadow cuts.

I used the Crate Paper "Portrait Collection" 12x12 paper kit from Shop Pumpkin Spice. The paper has this amazing vintage feel. And the sticker embellishments have a ton of options from wedding, to travel, to everyday journaling. I just love this paper kit!

Click here to order the kit for $11.20.

Click here to order the 4 trim pack for $3.50.

Supplies:

Cricut cartridges: Joy of the Seasons, Lacy Labels, and Tie the Knot

Paper: Crate Paper "Portrait Collection"

Embellishments: Crate Paper "Portrait Collection" trim, rhinestones, black brad

Stamps: Papertrey Ink "Beautiful Blessings", Stampin Up "Love"

Black chalk ink

I just adore making wedding cards for couples in love. I remember my wedding day and all the blessings and joy I felt. When my husband and I opened our cards the next day, I remember crying over what people had written. All their thoughts and prayers meant so much to us. I still have every card we received for our wedding. I just can't part with them!



Wedding Card with Bells

I made this card for my cousin who's getting married in two weeks. Her main color is pink, so I made this card with a lot of bling and a lot of pink just for her.

I started by making a 5x7 rectangle on my Gypsy. Then I layered the lacy circles until I liked the way it looked. I love that you can do a card layout right on the Gypsy. You can add more images and adjust sizes and edit without cutting anything wrong.

My mom owns the Sweetheart cartridge and I knew I wanted the bell image. So I pulled up the image on my Gypsy, adjusted the size the 2.25 (something I knew I could cut with the cartridge in my Expression) and sized the other pieces around the bells. When I borrowed the cart from my mom I cut the bells out really quick cause I already knew the size.

I used Glossy Accents over the layered part of the bell and covered it with Martha Stewart's glitter. Then I popped it up using dimensionals. The butterflies are glued down and popped up with dimensionals - I love doing both so they looks like they're flying. Bling around the lacy circles finished the card.

The inside sentiments are from Papertrey Ink and Stampin' Up. I hope my cousin likes her card. I know she will have a beautiful wedding.