Cardabilites #122 is up today...

It's time for another new sketch up on Karan's Cardabilties blog and today with this one

 i decided to go all out and create a wedding card for a family friend using a new die from Spellbinders that i had. The die is called Floral Affair and i used silver metallic papers to 

cut it out to lay on the backround papers. The sketch has 3 layers so i used a printed 

metallic paper for the first then layered it with the black printed metallic and then my 

silver cardstock that was die cut as you can see below.

The wedding dress is a sticker that i had in my stash and the really pretty sentiment is
 from Ruby Rock-it.  They have an amazing wedding line too that would be perfect to use.

And finally on the inside i created a pocket to put a little something

for the bride and groom with another sticker from the Ruby Rock-it set.

Here is a photo of our sketch this month and we have a fabulous sponsor

too called Crafty City http://craftycity.com so be sure and play along with

us with a card or something that you created with the sketch for a chance

to win too.  We would love to see what you come up with.....

Supplies used for my card:

Spellbinders Floral Affair and Sprigs Die Sets

Ruby Rock-it Wedding Stickers

Paper Studio- wedding papers

satin ribbon, silver wired ribbon and white satin flowers

white and black cardstock

and 3D Foam Squares (Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L)

Out in the Deep Blue Sea...

It's been way too long since my last post but if you don't see much of me

be sure and check out the posts on Quietfire, Really Reasonable Ribbon, 

or Ruby Rock-it and i am sure you will find something fun there too.

Today i have a page to share and don't be shocked-- i know.. it's been awhile

for one but this paper was so perfect for my photo of my niece i just had to 

jump at the inspiration and get it done.  The papers are of course from Ruby

Rock-it (Something Blue Collection) but they are wedding ones 

so i flipped them over and this is what i ended up with.  

The photo is from Kona Hawaii when she was over this past year.

 I spend every day in the water when we go over on vacation -so i wanted to 

make it simple since she is in the middle of the ocean in the deep blue sea....

so very, very happy :)

I think one of my favorite papers is the aqua shade geography paper in the back.

It picked up the water so nice and the die cut of A Beautiful moment was perfect.

I added some stenciling in the backround and a big circle around the photo but

it's a little hard to see since it is clear and glittery.  I wanted it to be more like water

so in person it looks pretty cool. 

The circle dies are from Spellbinders Celebrations line and it's an awesome

die in that you can cut alot of them at one time.  It's called Fun Filled Rings 

and it is exactly that.  I also added a bit of jute ribbon to run through my tag

and finished it with bubble letters from Authentique in aqua.  It's super simple

but it was fun and now i can put it up in my scraproom to share.

Thanks so much for stopping by today :)

Hugs and Smiles... Teresa

It's a Ruby-Rock-it kind of Monday...

Hi Everyone ... i have a quick card to share that i did with some of the brand new
Ruby Rock-it papers that i recently got... It was super easy to do too.

Just in case you didn't know Ruby Rock-it has some really cute kraft papers in different 

patterns and i  love using them.  For this i used some of the Kraftastic  papers  

 and layered them on the base of the card and then used one of the tags that go

with all of it to build a pretty flower spray on.  I used the small adhesive glitter letters in
silver and that pretty black rhinestone swirl under all of it.  I really love the flowers and

i added a small fancy Spellbinders doily die under all of it and a bit of foliage on the sides

to make it even more feminine looking.  The seam binding ribbon is from

the Really Reasonable Ribbon store and it comes in lots of colors so be sure

and give them a look too.  

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a super good Monday!!

It's off to work i go to the castle today....

RRR Aqua/ Coral challenge ....

Today i have a quick and simple project up using the new April Ribbon Club

assortment.  Our challenge is to use these colors in any project that you can 

think up so i picked up a cute flagged chalkboard at my local hobby store

that i thought was cute and added lots of pretty flowers and ribbons to it.

There is a couple of the ribbons that i really loved so i used those 2 at the
top and tied a pretty double bow with both of them.  One is the
Satin with Grosgrain edge and the other is Roses with scalloped edge in aqua.
 Then i slipped in a few flowers and some swirls that i cut with a Spellbinders die.

Across the top i used Spellbinders new die by Becca Feeken called Swirl Bliss.
I wanted to create a metal finish like cooper to match it so i used copper ink
from Tsukineko and inked the entire piece and then embossed it with clear detail
embossing powder from Stampendous.  The top of the chalkboard came with
a jute tie but i changed it out with some wire that i had and made that little
swirl on the side to hold a piece of chalk so i can write messages on it.

If you ever have any questions be sure and leave me a comment and i
would be happy to try and answer it if i can... Thanks so much for stopping
over today and hope you have a very nice week...

Teresa

New Cardabilites #121 is up today...

Yay there is a brand new sketch up today on the Cardabilites blog and

it was a really fun one to use.  Our sponsor this time is Dies R Us so be

sure and stop by and see all the neat things they have and join along with

us for a chance to win too.  It would be awesome if you won!!

I love this sketch with the borders on both sides of it, so start my card

 i used a punch to create the edges with my Basic Grey Fresh Start

paper pad and then i added lots of elements in the middle like the

sketch has.  I used a few Spellbinders dies in different styles to

create the base and then added flowers and some of the die cuts

from the collection too.  It looks like a pretty bouquet of flowers

to send to someone that will never get old.  It was really fun...

Here is the new sketch so that you can play along too.

Here is my supply list :

Spellbinders: Sprigs and Blooms One

Prima: Flowers and say it in crystals

MME: Miss Caroline

Basic Grey: Fresh Cut 6x6 paper pad and elements

Imagine/Tsukineko Versa Magic in Aloe Vera

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

it's time for our RRR Blog Hop....

It's time for our RRR Blog Hop today and this month we have a beautiful ribbon

assortment to use.  It's filled with gorgeous aqua's and peachy pinks so you will

love all the things our team has done with it to share.

April Ribbon Club Assortment

So if you started on the hop from the beginning here then you should

have hopped over from Heathers blog......

 For my challenge project today i decided to look ahead to summer and create

a fun little mini book filled with lots of folds and pockets that i can put my

vacation pictures in.  I love having a few types of these books so i can be ready when
i get all my photos done and put them inside of it.  The papers i used 

for this are from My Minds Eye and i also used the wood pieces and the stickers

that came with the set.  I really like the colors and patterns on this one.

To make this book you just need some 12x12 card stock- and cut it in half to make

it 6x6 when you fold it.  The back is started with a criss cross and then i added

envelopes and other papers to make pockets.  I used bits of ribbon to create the

brightly colored borders on it and decorate each of the pages.  I also used a sheet
of Basic Grey adhesive letters and stickers that went with it perfectly.

  

On this one you can see the polka dot gross grain in the set.

Here you can get more of an idea of how the basic book looks.  On the

tan paper sides with arrows i cut pockets for travel goodies and photos and

then used a pretty piece of checkerboard satin ribbon to decorate each of them.  I also

added a few photo chipboard pieces and adhesive words i wanted.

This page has the cutest red travel paper and i thought that a piece

of ivory crochet lace would look really good on it- so i glued it to the side

and added another of the photo boxes to fill in later.  There is so many

more pages but it's good to get you inspired to do your own for the summer

and get ahead.  Can't wait to go on a new adventure......

And....Now it's time for you to hop on over to Jenn's blog for

another cute idea to use the new April ribbon club collection .
I am sure she has something amazing to share with all of you.

Have a wonderful and crafty day.... Teresa 

I made the Ruby Rock-it Team for 2015!!

Well it's official and i am so over the moon happy to be chosen for

this amazing team this year.  I have used Ruby Rock-it products forever since

 we  always had it on hand at the store i worked at so this is a real thrill of a 

lifetime to get this honor :)  I still am pinching myself, I am so happy !! 

And...I just got my happy mail box today... wow- is it all amazing so i better

 go and get to work creating some fun things to share soon.

Be sure and check out the Ruby Rocket Blog this week to learn 

a little bit about all of us on the team... it's going to be so much fun!

Have a wonderful day... Teresa

RRR Things with wings challenge

There is a new challenge up this month for RRR and it's a fun one.

It's anything with wings so it can be birds or angels and anything

else you can think of that you would like to create to do.

My card is done with a beautiful stamp that i got from Stampendous.

It has gorgeous words at the bottom and these beautiful wings on it.

I stamped it in silver and embossed it with silver to make it stand out

and then i did a second set and fussy cut it and popped it up with

foam dots.  The papers are from Basic grey and the ribbon

is ivory metallic edged satin ribbon.  It's one of my favorites and

comes in so many pretty colors.  You are going to love them all.

So... that's it for today but be sure and link up your project on the

RRR Challenge so we can see what amazing things you make.

Have a wonderful Easter weekend :)

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!