Make a Wish Card

 Hi friends and thank you for stopping by on this hot summer Thursday here in Cali.  I hope your part of the world is nicer and that you have had some time to make some pretty cards to send out to all your friends this summer.  I decided to make a few flat cards to mail because so often i have flowers and all kinds of things that make it so i have special envelopes to mail them.  This time it's just flat and it was so very easy and fast to make.

So for my card today i chose some bright and happy Fairy papers from Graphic 45 and used the brand new Vintage Treasure "Cannetille Rectangle" die from Becca Feeken's newest release.   There are lots of gorgeous pieces in the die set but i only chose the outside frame and the smallest piece to use as an accent on the two sides of my fairy.  It actually worked really well with all this printed paper and i love how pretty all the colors are. 

And i added just a few clear rhinestones to the top and bottom of the frame.  And then of course to get all that fairy magic going i found my diamond stickles and dusted her wings with it.  My picture doesn't do it justice but it's really pretty in person.

Here is a photo of the die set.  You get 5 pieces and you can mix or match them anyway that you can imagine... even with other dies mixed in.  You all know that is a huge plus for me :)

And the packaging sample shows how it looks with just simple plain paper.  

( I made that one too :)

 Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and i hope this inspires you to get out some fun papers and all your Becca Feeken dies and have a fun afternoon in the air conditioning :)

 Hugs.... Teresa

Also we have a very special guest designer name Karan Gerber from Canada and she has a gorgeous project on her blog this week that you might want to pop over and see.

Shapeabilities Cannetille Rectangle Etched Dies Vintage Treasures by Becca Feeken

Paper: Graphic 45

Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Pearls:  Want2Scrap

Getting ready for Valentines...

I am so happy for the start of this new year and thankfully one of the first holidays is Valentines and it's my favorite one.  I love all the papers and other goodies you get to create with and it's been fun creating for my DT with all of their gorgeous products too.  So today i have a pretty card that i 

made with a stamp set I got from Penny Black last year.  It's filled with lots of fun sayings so i am sure i will have more to share in the next couple of weeks.  

The papers are from Graphic 45's Mon Amour set and the flowers are a mixture of things in my stash that went really good with this really gorgeous paper line.  I love the muted colors and prints, they are the perfect size and colors to mix and match.

The dies i used are of course from Spellbinders.  I used the basic circle and lacy circles to cut the paper and the tiny doily is from Ruby Rock-its new fundamentals.  The stamp fit perfectly in the center of it.  I hope that you like it.  

Thanks for dropping by and i hope that you have a really nice weekend!!

Teresa

Die-ing for Spring Blog hop for Quietfire Design

Hi everyone it's April Fools day today and it's our 3rd day on our fun hop to share 

with you lots of new stamps and our brand new dies from Quietfire Design.

Today you will also be visiting Diana's blog so don't forget to hop over

and see what she has and if you just started today check out the list at the bottom

of my post to see where you should go for more amazing inspiration...

So today i have 2 cards for you to see.  One is my favorite by far of all the cards

i have done.  I adore G45 papers and i ordered this paper especially for this so

i was very pleased with how it came out with the aqua colors and the fairy :)

Quietfire has a brand new stamp called "Raindrops are like Fairy Whispers"

and it went perfect under my fairy that i found on the papers.  I created a 

window type covering from one of the new Becca Feeken Spellbinders

dies that just came out called Swirl Bliss Pocket.  I cut it out of light ivory

paper and then tucked it carefully over the card part that i popped up with

foam dots.  It really makes the design pop like this, I love it!

And of course i had to add some raindrops and fairy dust to it
to make it all shiny and fairy garden like....... I stamped the sentiment
in black and embossed with clear and to make it match with the card more
i used just a touch of ink around the inside with a foam dauber.

And as promised-- here is my card using one of the brand new dies
that were just released.  They work amazing and i created this one so
that it has a pretty shadow behind it and then popped it up with 3D
foam dots.  The papers are from Basic Grey and so is the sticker.

Here is a closeup so that you can see how pretty the calligraphy looks.

Well that is all for me today but be sure and check back tomorrow for another

amazing sneak peak from Sherry and Suzanne!!  

Here is our Blog Hop Schedule and the dates each designer will be posting (Click on each person's name to go to their blog):

March 30 - Kathy Jo and Yogi
March 31 -Wanda
April 2 - Diana and Teresa
April 1 - Sherry and Suzanne
April 3 - Yvonne and Robyn

For a chance to win a Quietfire rubber stamp or die (Don’t be shy!) leave a comment below before midnight Sunday April 5th, 2015. A winner will be randomly chosen from my list of comments and the winner's name will be posted on Quietfire Creations shortly afterwards. If you haven't done so already, go back and leave comments on all the designers Die-ing for Spring blog posts!

Good Luck!

My first Craft Hoarders Anonymous post

Well today is a really great day because it's my first post on the 

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Blog.  This is the perfect team for me since

i am just a bit of a hoarder and now i can use up some of the things in 

my stash to give as gifts.  It's going to be a really fun year!!

Since we just had Christmas i am sharing a book that i did for my sister

to put all the cute photos of her cats in.  She had an amazing big white persian

cat named Mabel and sadly she passed away recently and it was the perfect 

papers from Graphic 45 to use.  The line is called Raining Cats and Dogs and 

it's absolutely adorable.   The line comes with lots of flowers and

tags and other fun goodies so it was easy to check off lots of things from

my list of things i needed to use to make this project for her....

The flowers i made with the punch out's that come in the set.  I love the

bright prints and the check ribbon from RRR went great with it.  You can

also see here how i cut and staggered the bottom edges of the book.  The 

papers are so pretty i wanted to show them off on each page before i turned

them to see the next photo on it.  And it comes with these way too cute

chipboard pieces,  buttons, tags and all kinds of goodies to decorate with.

Here and below i am sharing each of the pages that i did.

Each of them has lots of cute things on it and lots of ribbon

and buttons and brads.  It was really fun to do and my sister

really liked it.  

The pictures of the cats on this are just way too cute!

Thank for stopping over to see my book and be sure and enter the

challenge yourself and see what you can dig out of your stash to make

something for someone really special!!  Have a wonderful day :)

Make sure you visit the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Design Team 

and check out what they have to share! 

Amber Milone

Christy Butters

Debbie Seyer

Donna Idlet

Ginny Nemchak

Glenda Brooks

Gloria Stengel 

Kathy Clement

Nancy Dynes

Pam Bray

Teresa Horner- this is me :)

Wendi Robinson

Graphic 45 Christmas Card

I always tell you that if you have a special person in mind for

a project i think that your heart will help you create something

magical for them and today i have just that kind of project.

I made this card with the new Christmas line from Graphic 45 and

a beautiful plaid paper from the pet line they have.

It's so beautiful and the colors are just amazing I think!

I wanted to make a special card the recipient could put on a desk beside

her so i did an easel card for the base and used one of the tags on it to

make the base of the top part of the card.  I also cut a pretty frame using a 

Spellbinders die to back it and then added some tags and stamps on the page.

To finish it i cut out some Spellbinders poinsettia flowers and added

just a bit of gold stickles on them to match the ribbon that i used 

on the bottom.  I hope you like it and I know my grandma will like it too :)

Be sure and stop back by for more inspiration this week and 

please leave a comment so i can visit you too :)

New Graphic 45 Halloween

 I love all the new papers in the new Graphic 45 Eerie Tale set this

 season. The colors are so pretty and the prints and tags and such are 

really fun to work with.  Today i have a card and some mini treat bags 

that i made up to be ready for this year and a few other goodies i had.

To make my card i used one of the tags in the set and cut it out

and layered it with some of the spider web paper and some orange,

black and cardboard that i rolled and sanded a bit.  The ribbons

are from Really Reasonable Ribbon Halloween set and it all

matched so good with the papers and really made my projects pop.

  

The mini bags i picked up at Hobby Lobby and the tags are also

from the G45 Halloween tags paper.  I just glued on some matching

papers to the fronts of each of the bags and then added these 

funny little adhesive embellishments and then splattered it all with a 

paintbrush diluted with water and black paint.  Really fun :)

Here is a couple of shots of just the bags so that

you can see the tags and stuff on them.  Arent' they cute?

That's it for today, sorry it's short... i am so very busy with 

classes up at the Yap and other fun DT assignments so hope you

all have a really great day!!   Teresa

Happy Birthday to you Card

Wow-- i can't believe that the week went by so fast.  My new job is

really fun and we have lots to do getting ready for the Christmas
open house this week so with everyday life added in---

it's been a little crazy.

But i had a chance to make up a special birthday card with one of

the new Spellbinders release dies and some gorgeous papers

form Graphic 45s Baby and Bride Classic Collection.

The new dies are called Labels 42 and Labels 42 Decorative Accents.

They are some of my favorites and the details on them are amazing.

There is also one more die available in the trio but
 i just wanted to use the 2 together today.

To make the designs really pop i used white cardstock from Worldwin

and then layered it with the gorgeous dies using foam dots between the layers.

The sentiment is from Penny Black stamps and the flowers i had in my 

stash.  I also used one of my favorite foliage dies called Sprigs.

It's perfect to use whole or tear apart for smaller projects.

I just love the colors and design of the papers and have lots more

projects to share soon.  Thanks for stopping over today and i hope

that you all have a really wonderful weekend :)

Hugs and Smiles to you.... Teresa

Thinking of You Card

Hi Everyone and happy Monday to all of you!  

I had a busy week and weekend with projects and

classes and a fun afternoon with my mom at the theatre

to see a fabulous play called Harmony yesterday.  It was really,

really good and the music was fantastic so i would highly

recommend it if you love theater.  We also are going to

see Porgy and Bess soon and i am sure it will be just as good.

And today i want to share one of the cards that i have

been creating with the new dies that Spellbinders is

releasing and a new stamp set that i got from Justrite Papercrafts.

I was cleaning again and ran across this paper from G45

and thought that it would make up really well using the 

Stately Circles Die and the Lacey Circles to frame the sentiment.

To make the card i used the diamond border for the backround and

a smaller piece to go across the middle of the tan print.  Then i cut

2 black circles in the Stately Circles and another white one with

the same size lacey ovals.  The stamp set from Justrite is called

Magnolia Vintage Labels Seven and i stamped it on printed

cream paper in black in and embossed it.  Then i took just a little

bit of distress ink and went around the edges and left the tag

clear so that the sentiment would really pop. I assembled the 

pieces by layering them with 3D foam squares and then added a pretty

silk ribbon and a button that i had in my stash.  I really love how 

this G45 line works in cards.  Everything really pops and of course

the stamps are more than beautiful too.  

It's a quick post today i know--- i am off to take on of my pups 

in to the groomers and then lots of crafting for me today.  I hope you

have a wonderful day and make something fun too.

 Lots of Hugs... Teresa

One of my favorite cards

Today i just want to share a card that i did for CHA

this past January and it's one of my favorites.  I used

Graphic 45 papers and one of the new dies that Spellbinders

is releasing called Lucious Labels One and it has one of my

 favorite flowers on it from Die D-lites.

I used a piece of textured kraft for the back layer and then layered

pieces of the Graphic 45 paper pad cut with the Luscious Labels one

 and with 3D foam squares inbetween. I made a really pretty flower 

with two of the Die D-lites called Blooms 4- S2-047 and

with Corner Sprigs S2-049 and then added a gorgeous 

rhinestone from Prima. The Happy Mother's day is from a stamp 

set by Justrite papercrafts. I think it came together really well and 

it's one of my favorite cards i have done so far.

Thank you for stopping over and i hope you have a 

really nice day and make something fun!  

Charmed I'm sure...

Who doesn't love charms?  I collect them everywhere

I go because it's the one simple thing that can really add

to a card.  This month my Butterbee projects will have a

charm theme to all of them and wow you should see what they

carry in the shop.  They have so many cute sets that are themed

and you can use them together or use them for lots of other

cute projects that you are doing.  Today i am sharing the heart set

and I made a cute dangly bracelet filled with lots of sparkling gems

and 2 cards with some of my favorite new dies and charms.

To make my bracelet you will need the following things:

Small rhinestone charms, Lovestruck Heart Charms, crystal beads,

Teatime Charms, Silver chain, silver jump rings, silver lobster clasp,

and tools to put it together as shown.  I really love mine and they

are from Beadalon.  I think the better your tools the easier it is

to create really fun things and these work really good.

Here is a closeup so that you can see the charms better.

I doubled the chain but really only attached the charms, rhinestones

and the crystals onto one of them.  Aren't they just so pretty?  

For my card i used a new die from Spellbinders for the

backround called French Harmony.  I cut it out of blue

cardstock and glued it on to a simple white card.  Then 

i tied a ribbon around the center and attached a rose charm

from the set with chain i had left over from the bracelet.

I stamped the sentiment on the white paper and then cut and

embossed it with the new Labels 34 die set.  To finish it

i added 3 small thin strips of white on the top and the bottom.

It was super quick and easy to do. Oh and the stamp is from 

one of my new sets that i just got from Verve Stamps.

For my next card I found this really cute Tea paper to go

with the Teapot charm in the set you can see here.

The papers are from Graphic 45 and the die set is from

Spellbinders and is called Decorative Labels 34.  The 

charm really gives it a cute little extra something.

That's all for today and I really appreciate that you took

the time to stop over and be sure and let me 

know what you think or just say hi and let me know where

you are from, this is what truly makes crafting fun. Oh and be 

sure and come back next Wednesday for more Butterbee charm ideas. 

Have a wonderful crafty day :)

It just says vintage..

I have another card today to share that I did awhile back

and it's one of my favorites.  I used Graphic 45 papers

for it and used my favorite flower die from 

Spellbinders called Bitty Blossoms.. I so love this die!!

For it I also used the Edgeabilites Dies for the bottom

2 layers and a really pretty label die to cut the kraft

cardstock out of.  I used some Want2Scrap bling around

the outside edge and finished it with the pretty

printed flowers that I made.  I really love how the black

makes everything pop more, especially the title. Oh and

I did ink it around the edges and the leaves with

some Chestnut Roan ink.  I think it made it

a little more vintage looking that way..

Thanks for stopping.. I have to go and get

ready for card club this month.  It's going to be a fun one,
(lots of pretty flower cards to post later this week)

 and I love comments 

so don't forget to share what is happening in your

part of the crafty world that you do too!  

Hugs and Smiles always,

Teresa

Cardabilites Sketch #72 is up today...

There is a new sketch up on the Cardabilites Blog today

and we have lots of fun cards to inspire you to create

something fun for your family... I never know where

my inspiration will lead me so this time I have a card

that I made from a new Echo park pad that I bought.

First here is Karan's sketch..

and here is my card that i did..

I bought a new 6x6 pad this last week

and it had this super cute print with fans on

it and so I thought about making something a little

humorous to go with it for my brother's birthday.

So for my card I used an extra flag and used the

4 hearts as 4 things and came up with this.

The top 2 pieces are Spellbinders dies:

Lacey Circles and Labels Twenty five and
I use the label die to stencil inside of it and give it
a little more color.  The sentiment I did using
a font on the computer so that it would match
my fan themed paper.
I did another card too going the opposite way
with some G45 papers and this is how it came out..

I put the flag on the opposite side and
fussy cut some of the flowers to make the
pieces in the center with the 2 borders going
across the middle. These papers were really
fun to use and I have a few more ideas for
them for another time but I hope you all
have a very Blessed Easter Day with your
family and friends and
dont' forget to join us and create something
fun and post it on the blog with all of us!
You might even be chosen as the winner this time!

Hugs, Teresa

Vintage Card Class

Today I just wanted to share a few of the cards I am

doing for a Vintage Card Class this week.  I am doing 

5 in all and they have lots of flowers and Spellbinders 

on them and they were really fun to make.

 The backround for this card is the new 

Spellbinders Labels Twenty eight.  I think it's going to

be one of my favorite shapes to use too.  It's 

very versatile and great for mixing with other dies

and for stamping on because of the sizes you get.

I used the New line from G45 for these 2 and

Bo Bunny and Authentique for the others that

I will share tomorrow. One of the papers has cute

die cuts of very old fashioned ladies and would 

make up the cutest cards!  So I better go and finish

my class prep now and thanks so much for stopping 

to visit and get inspired!  Have a wonderful day,

Teresa 

New Graphic 45

There are 2 New Collections that we just got in at

the store. One is called Ladies Diary and the other is

Happy Haunting. I have lots of ideas to make with these lines 

 to share but up today is a page I made using a friends photo

from their wedding.  It went perfect for this!

There were lots of pretty papers to mix so for

this page I cut lots of rectangles and layered them

over each other and added one of the pretty tags

to add journaling later. I had some prima flowers in my

stash that went well and added a pink pearl swirl

to fancy it up a bit.  This gives you a different idea

that wedding things don't have to be on the black

and white papers they have out there.  And who

couldn't resist using Graphic 45 on anything right?

Thanks so much for stopping in and be sure and 

stop by Spellbinders Summer Spectacular blog hop

to see all the New dies they have coming out this summer!!'

They are amazing and there are lots of fantastic ideas

to share with all of you .....

so have a great day and thanks for stopping in..

Hugs and Smiles,

Teresa

Graphic 45 ideas

There are 3 new releases from Graphic 45 this month and
we got 2 of them so I have a new page and a few cards to
share with you today.. ..

One of their new ones is called Old Curiosity Shoppe

so I took the opportunity to scrap an old family photo

of our family store in Minn.  My great uncles started it

 in the 1800's and I have heard lots of stories of the goings on in it

so I needed to get this in my book to remember!  I just love

when I get one of these Victorian photos and it's even better

when my family is in it too...

This is my favorite card of the set because I love the

butterflies and the beautiful colors of this paper

and because of the Spellbinders dies too! 

For this I used the Ornate Artisan Tags and Accents S5-070

and Fleur de Lis Rectangles to make it a little more antique 

looking I added Chestnut roan ink around all the edges.

This is actually the last card from the scraps but I really

like the way that the papers went together just layering

squares on top of each other.  I just finished it with a bow

and a few clear and black rhinestones and ta da!!

An anytime, anyone kind of card.. Yay!

Love this card too.  It was super easy with

just bits and pieces of papers and to do 

something a little different I tied the ribbons

across 3 times to the left.  Love the butterflies!

And last today is a really easy card made with using 

the tags.  I didn't want to run the ribbon over the tag

so I punched holes in the card and ran it underneath.

Last i inked the edges and added 3 tiny black rhinestones 

and it was all done...  

Lots of Hugs and hope you have an amazing week!

Teresa

Only 6 days until Christmas...

I made a few new things to share today and with only

6 days left until Christmas I am officially

done shopping.  Yay....  And I just need bows on

the wrapping so that is almost done too.  We all went out 

for lunch yesterday, sang some amazing songs at church

 and watched a few Christmas shows so far

and with the rain we had we even got lots of snow up on the 

mountains.  It looks so pretty and makes it seem more like

Christmas is coming now.  

My project to share today is a book that I made

for my niece for Christmas to put her college photos

in.  Fancy Pants made these amazing brag albums that have

places for journaling, pockets for stuff and little

sleeves for photos.  Since she is going to be a teacher

someday I picked this beautiful school themed paper 

from G45 to create this for her.

The inside cover and back cover have some of the 

tags and photo cards on them and chipboard pieces.

I also did this with the G45 Christmas line to make a book

to keep my holiday photos in.  They are quick and 

easy to make and really hold alot of things inside of them.

(Check out the link on the word Fancy Pants if you are

interested in getting one of these).

Hope you holidays are going good and I have

more cards to share tomorrow with my new stamps

from LOTV so be sure and check back ok :)

 Lots of Hugs, Teresa