Belle Papier {pretty paper}

It’s the time of year that just keeps getting busier and busier! Can you believe just seven weeks left till Christmas?! Sorry if I’m scaring someone. I’ve started a little of  my holiday shopping already and hope to be mostly done by the end of this month. This year I really want to slow things down a little. I’m also making a commitment to actually MAILING my Christmas cards this year. Novel concept I know. sigh. That being the case I want them ready to go by the end of this month. That means a few more quick cards for me. Having just finished this super easy and quick Christmas card using Basic Grey chip stickers, I thought it would make a good challenge. So stick’em up and pull out your stickers. Let’s have some fun! Check out the challenge here…

Home for the Holidays

Supply List: Eskimo Kisses 6×6 paper pad & Eskimo Kisses Chip Stickers by Basic Grey, twine, sewing machine, Simply Smooth white cardstock by CHF, Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink by Ranger, rhinestone sticker by Kaisercraft

Happy creating!

Just a quick little post today. I’m running off to do some errands and take in the van as it is having some technical hiccups. I’m praying it’s not the fuel pump again. Hubby will be not so happy if it is. Big bucks to replace it and this would be the second time. Apparently the Astrovan is hard on them and I seem to be even harder on them. We’ve been told that keeping the tank at least half full keeps them from running into trouble. Of course, I’m guilty of letting the gas run down below that more often than not. Sigh.

My headache is finally gone (of course it may come back again when I get my bill )after trips to the dr. and massage therapist. I’ve been trying to take things a little easier and also have a lot of housework to catch up on so that’s why I’ve been a little scarce. I have this sweet little baby card to share with you though. Hope you like.

New Delivery

Supply List:

Simply Smooth White cardstock by Cornish Heritage Farms, 4×4 mini papers by Jenni Bowlin, transparency by Hambly Screen Prints, fabric embellishment by Crafty Secrets, sewing machine, flower by Imaginesce

 See you soon!
Julia

It’s just one day till Halloween and I wanted to have a little masking fun. I didn’t dress up and I didn’t even create a Halloween project but I DID create my own custom magnetic reusable mask and make another Christmas card. I’ve written a tutorial for the CLASSroom today and I hope it will make you take a look at your dies and punches and think of new ways to use them. You can find the tutorial here…

Joyeux Noel Masked Christmas Card

Happy Friday!
Julia

Thursday again and time for another challenge. Once again I wanted a challenge that would challenge me to use something I haven’t used in a while. This time it’s a color. When I first started card making 6 years ago…I was in love with purple, Lovely Lilac to be precise. That faded fast and I’ve had a bit of an aversion to the color since. As purple is still hot in the fashion industry we’ve seeing a lot of it in paper crafting as well, I thought it would be a good way to make myself give it a whirl again. I’d love to have you play along…check out the challenge here.

The gorgeous Basic Grey Wisteria paper was a great way to create with purple. The beautiful prints and different tones of purple made it easy for me to get a good dose of purple.

Ever After

Keeping it short and sweet today…here’s a few of the design details…

• Strips of patterned paper pieced and stitched together to form the background
• main image is a combo of paper piecing and coloring with Copic markers
• sentiment is stamped and punched and then adhered with dimensional foam tape

Supply List:
Stamps: Botanical Bliss set from All Things Considered line by CHF
Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento Ink
Paper: simply smooth white cardstock by CHF, Wisteria 6×6 paper pad by Basic Grey, kraft cardstock by Prism
Other: sewing machine, May Arts ribbon, flower by Prima, pearl sticker by Basic Grey

Have a great day!
Julia

Mwah, thanks. Thanks for stopping by. Thanks for your kind words of support. And thanks for your patience as I’m still trying to get rid of this headache! I’m off to the dr. again today and was at the massage therapist yesterday so surely I’ll be feeling better soon. I think I’m being told quite firmly that I need to slow down a little.

So here’s a fun card I made a little while ago with my favorite Lemonade paper by Basic Grey. I just adore the colors!

Quick Tip: Add black thread to make the bright colors pop and highlight the stitching.

Supply List:

Stamps: Thanks (Tag You’re It from Kim Hughes line) by CHF

Ink: Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko, white pigment ink by Clearsnap

Paper: Lemonade 6×6 paper pad by Basic Grey, kraft cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Other; felt flower, lemonade chip stickers by Basic Grey, safety pin by Creative Impressions, sandpaper, sewing machine, glitter chipboard letters by American Crafts

Have a beautiful day!
Julia