Belle Papier {pretty paper}

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

Hmmm…I just read the title and it’s a bit ambiguous! I’m not giving you some rules for a royal birthday but am saying that A Royal Birthday rules. It’s all about the context right? Anyhoo…. I am SOOOOOO adoring this new stamp set, A Royal Birthday. It just has such a fun style and attitude to it and all the ornate pieces are positively delicious. I know it may be a strange word to use for a stamp set but in my mind, it best describes it. I had a  pile of fun playing with some wonderful lace to create this card for today’s CLASSroom post. All the deets are here…

You Rule

And yes…I still have that headache! Day 11 here but I did get to the Dr. last night and got some meds. It seems that my migraine turned into a monster tension headache so I’m hoping for some progress soon. Thanks for your concern!

And lastly…make sure you stop by Becky Olsen’s blog and give her some love. She has some mighty fine rubbah to share! 

Have a great weekend!
Julia