A little bit of whimsy

I know that usually i do a post with very victorian styled projects but i do have a totally different side from working at the scrapbook store that i did.  I got to use so many different papers to create displays and one of my favorite lines was Doodlebug.  So having a bunch of those little cuties in front of me i decided to get out my Venise Lace Mini Card/ Booklet Gift Box die and put together a cute gift card box for a friend.  I created this one in white and then cut pieces of patterned paper to decorate the top and sides.  Under the cute little red bird i added a white die cut from the Francesca Label die to make it all pop.  And the cute little buttons and twine on the front just add a fun touch of whimsey to it all.

My favorite part about this die is that i always need a cute little box for something so i can make this in any color or pattern and fill it with fun things to give for gifts.  And i don't have to go out to the store to find one.... love that part so much.

And for my second project we used to make lots of these little paper wrappers for cellophane bags of treats.  They are from a 12x12 piece of paper and you can cut them 4 inches wide or like mine is 4 1/4 so that i can get more of the colors of the prints to stand out.  I just used the Gossamer Knot Ensemble that goes with the box and made a pretty white trellis backround for my Santa and his tree.

And to finish it i punched two holes in the top and tied some Doodlebug twine and added a sticker heart.  And inside is a goodie bag filled with yummy chocolates to give to my friend.  These are great for those little gifts that you want to give to remember those special in your heart!  

Thank you so much for stopping over and hope that you Christmas Holidays are going good!

Supply List:

Spellbinders Mini Card Booklet Gift Box Etched Dies

Spellbinders Gossamer Knot Ensemble Etched Dies

Spellbinders Francesca Label Etched Dies

Paper and Stickers:  Doodlebug Christmas

Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares, Permanent Tape Runner

Craft Hoarders Hop for June...

Thanks so much for stopping over today for our Craft Hoarders hop.  If you started at the beginning then you should have hopped over from the talented Wendi Robinson's blog.  And if you want to start at the beginning then please hop over to the talented Gloria Stengel to see what she has to share today with all of us.  We have lots of fun things to share today so be sure and stop by everyone to see.

Today in my crafty part of the world i have lots of cards to share.  A few of them i did for Spellbinders and loved them so much I thought this would be fun to pass on the ideas to all of you.  For this card i used one of my very favorite dies that has a kind of lattice look to it. It's super fancy so i just used some white card stock and also bits of pink that i had in my stash.  The birthday wishes is from Penny Black sentiments and is also one of my go to sets that i have.  I really love this one and how it came out.  Pink is one of my very favorite colors :)

My next card is also using a lattice type die from Spellbinders and with this one i mixed kraft papers and embossed them with an embossing folder for texture and then layered on the dies in ivory and kraft.  The writing paper is from Canvas Corp and goes really good for a backround on lots of things. I always keep these kind of papers for emergencies.  And to finish it i just added a tiny punched tag and a pretty satin sheer ribbon bow.  Super simple but the dies really make it amazing.

And then i got out some pieces of Doodlebug that i had left over from a class that i taught a while

back.  This one was just fun to mix and match all those amazing bright and cheerful prints that i

love so much from them.  I added a few Spellbinders dies in the layers but it's mostly all the stickers

and papers that come in the birthday set they had.

And lastly for today i made this card using a kaisercraft embossing folder that i got and added black cardstock in between and for the Eiffel Tower on the front.  This little die is new from Spellbinders and you can find it on the website.  It even has a cute little poodle in the set you can use.  And the sentiment was also in my stash and is just a sticker that i put on white cardstock and then cut it out.  It's super simple but it was fun when all those bits from my stash went together to make something fun i could give away.  That is why i love to do this so much and i hope you got a few ideas today and are ready to hop to Donna's blog......

 Thanks so much for stopping over and be sure and leave a comment if you like what i shared.  I always love to know who stops over and would love to visit you too :)  Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Sizzlin Summer with RRR

This is such the perfect name for a challenge... especially with the amazing color

choices in the new Ribbon Club samples this month.  There are so many pretty

bright colors in it and i had so much fun creating my card.

If you didn't have a chance to check out the blog hop this month be sure and 

go back to here to see the other half of what i created.  This card was also part 

of the new papers from Doodlebug and the pink and orange ribbons from 

the Ribbon Club Assortment really went great with it.  I just went super simple

 this time and layered all the pretty papers and matted them with white 

between the colors.  The tag is also in the paper set and you get a few more 

to use with it too that would be just adorable.

I also did a quick invite with a piece of flip flop paper that i had.  I fussy 

cut around it and glued it to regular cardstock and then added that cute

 little bow and a flower.  It was super easy and just goes to show ribbons

 really make the project :) 

Thanks for stopping over and be sure and check out all the other ideas

this month for our challenge and be sure and hook up what you did to

share with all of us on the RRR Challenge blog... Have a great day!!

New Cardabilities sketch is up today...

Today there is a new sketch up on Cardabilites and it

is super cute.  Since it is finally springtime everywhere

I decided to use some really pretty papers from Doodlebug

that i just got.  Our sketch this time called for creating a

border across the card and adding some flowers and

a sentiment across the front which was super easy to do.

I layered the back with a few of the pretty prints in the

pack and then created a border using Spellbinders A2 Scalloped

Borders 1 die set.  The flowers are from my stash and this

was a great color scheme to pull out some of those 

leftover flowers that I had laying around my scraproom.

Here is the sketch so that you can play along this time

and be sure and check out all the other girls cards

on Cardabilities for some great inspiration!!

Thank you for taking the time to stop over and

see what's new and i hope you have fun with 

the new sketch this time :)

Hugs and Smiles.....

Cardabilites #98 is up today....

Today we all have another fun sketch to share today with all

or you on Cardabilites and boy is it ever cute... I had lots of fun 

with this one and did a couple of cards with it to share with you.

For my Gracias card i kept pretty true to the sketch and 

used a new vintage paper pad from Authentique 

called Classic Elegant.  I also used a die set from

Spellbinders called Romantic Rectangles 2 to make

the outside edge of the card.  The little medallion

was from 2 dies sets.  They are Floral Doily Motifs

and also the circle from Stately Circles.  I love how

this came out and love the Victorian look to it.  I know

it's a surprise LOL... i just love lace and flowers....

The little tiny flowers are from one of my

new favorite places to order Really Reasonable Ribbon.

My second card to share today is using another

new pad that i got from Doodlebug Designs called

Sugar Shoppe.  i used lots of cute little patterns

and a Die D-Lite from Spellbinders called Medallion 8.

I added a few more flags and some pink twine that i 

had in my stash and a flower and a sticker to finish

up the center of the medallion.  I love these colors 

alot and i love my lace and flowers too....

Hope you like what i have and don't forget to come

and join us over on Cardabilites or just get inspired

by all the beautiful things everyone shares :)

New ideas for charms

As promised i am back again today to share a few more

things that i made with the Birds of a Feather charm set

sold at Butterbee Scraps.  This set really had cute charms so

today i am sharing 2 necklaces that i did and a card that

i used the charm on.  Grab some tea and relax.. i have lots

of ideas today to share with you.

  So first up i really had fun with this pin that i did.

i started with a piece of white paper and inked it and let

it dry a little.  Then i made a template for the top of

the frame with an old piece of plastic and a sharpie and 

then cut it out.  I glued it in the frame and then added 2 layers

of clear crackle paint and it came out really neat looking.

  

Then i glued on the back filigree and a pin back....

and then i added that pretty bird charm on the right.  I 

thought that it would be really pretty to have flowers and

leaves on the bottom so i added some bead caps and cut

the leaves a little smaller and glued them at the bottom.

and then i went back after it was all dry and added more 

Staz on ink in pink, green and aqua.  A few rhinestones and it's
ready to wear.  I will have to think of a cute jacket to wear it on!! 

Maybe something bright pink would be nice i think.

Next is another necklace i did with the same frame and 

this one i used the same template that i had and cut a really

pretty piece of paper to put in the back.  I added a pretty thick

layer of glossy accents and let it dry and just when it was still

stickly i pushed the birdhouse charm into the top and let it dry.

The chain and jump rings are from Butterbee Scraps too.

And finally my last project is a card that i did with the new 

Doodlebug spring papers out.  I used another of the birdhouse

charms and one of my favorite new dies from Spellbinders

and a stamp from Justrite papercrafts.  It went together super

quick and i know exactly who to give this one to :)

To make my projects today i used these things
from the Butterbee Scraps online store:
Birds of a feather charm set, Cap247-B, F-094-B large Bronze
Cameo Frames, 254-B Bronze leaves and Jump Rings.

Thank you for stopping by and hope that you all have
a nice weekend and doing something fun where you live.
It's basketball playoffs time here so i am sure we will
be watching a few of the games :)  Take care!

Doodlebug Christmas

I think if there was ever a paper line that I loved to use it

would have to be Doodlebug.  The Christmas line just came in

at my local scrapbook store so I bought a bunch and made some

fun cards to send out and a few other goodies to give for the holiday.

I love the refrigerator magnet on the top left the best.  I used the

cute little snowman and one of the adhesive tags for the title

and I am going to put a cute photo of my kids in it.  

And the notepad for all my Christmas to do's was also a great

thing for me.  Now I have a really cute holiday pad to remind

of what I still have to do.... hopefully the list will be short :)

My third project is a gift card holder and I used one of the tags

to decorate and the cute little red bird and a poinsettia.  I tied 

some of the twine to make a bow and added one of the tags

at the bottom to finish it.  It's very cute... and I love the colors.

And lastly the clear box was perfect to wrap a belly band

around and fill it with good things for hot chocolate.  I saw these

chocolate dipped peppermint sticks I thought would work good

too so I will have to go search again this week. 

Be sure and head up to Scrap N Yap and get some of this

cute paper to create with... the fun is starting so you better

hurry before it's all gone.  Happy Holidays!

Cardabilites Sketch #71 is up today...

Good Morning Everyone!

Today there is a brand new post up on the Cardabilites Blog
and I get to be one of the new Design Team Members!! Yay!! 

 I made 3 cards to share today with some new papers

that I got from my LSS from Doodlebug. 

I wanted to do something bright and cheerful with

spring coming our way here in California and

with all the pretty bright colors of this collection

it was really easy to make them...

So first up let me share the sketch for this week-

and now my card...

I added one more piece to the sketch as a pocket

to put one of the tags in the set and stamped

"Have a great day!" on it.  The flower I created with

my Spellbinders die "Jewel Flowers and Flourishes" 

and put another one of the stickers over it.  I added

bits of foliage at the sides and tied a pretty piece of

orange twine on it. The colors are just so pretty :)

So I was on a roll and decided to make this
next card along the same idea but

I flagged the ends and added the sticker on

the top and 2 arrow stickers for the flags instead.

This is a really quick and easy card to do!
I think it took all of 5 minutes maybe :)

And for my last card I turned the sketch sideways

and glued the 2 pieces on top of each other and

made a pretty flower with a few white leaves with

the same Spellbinders die as my first card. Oh and I

offset the lines in the Hello Sunshine tag so that

it would stand out and not blend so much.  It goes

but then it doesn't.  And one more thing to share is if

you notice the envelopes under the cards are done

with M-bossabilites folders by Spellbinders.  I love

using theirs because they give you such a bold and raised

print and how fun to make your envelopes special too

when you give your cards away!
  

Thanks so much for stopping over for my first reveal

and let me know what you think about the cards,

I always love to hear from you :)

Hugs and smiles and have a wonderful day...

Teresa

XOXO Card

Good morning everyone!  I have the day off today so I wanted

to play with a fun embossing folder that I have and create

a card with a new stamp from Penny Black..

Sometimes... something catches your eye (heart folder) and then the
creative juices start to flow and that is how I got started today!

To make this card I embossed a piece of white cardstock with

this beautiful Spellbinders m-bossing folder called Hearts EL-008.

The design is so pretty and is perfect to use for lots of

different projects for Valentines next week!  I also used Penny Blacks

new stamp "Long Stem Cuties" on the Grand Decorative Ovals One

smallest die #1 and my favorite Versafine black ink with a little

bit of clear embossing powder to pop it up.  The papers I 

used are from Doodlebug and the tiny pearls I made with 

a pearl pen in cream. For the little mice I just used my chalks

and shaded them with matching colored pencils and a little

bit of marker.  Sometimes I like using chalk because 

it is easy to blend and looks more subtle.

 And lastly for the tag I added the xoxo in black.
(The finished card is 5x5 just so you have an idea for size)

Here is a close up of the pattern in the folder.  It is 

really pretty and I guess you can tell this is my favorite holiday

with all the hearts and love goodies out there.

That is it for today 

and thanks so much for stopping by!

So much to do and so little time...

It's seems like i am working on a million and one

things these days and thank goodness I am one of those

people who can make deadlines but every once in awhile

time escapes from you and you say oh my gosh how am

I going to get it done.... luckily I take it one thing at a time

and just do it with all my heart and soul!! 

and.. our DT is busy at work again on Spellbinders projects and
I wish I could share some of mine with all of you but
alot of it is a secret :)  And if you haven't checked out
the new Summer release available now be sure and stop over at
the online store to see... They are just gorgeous!!
 and really, really fun to use too!

So as the days are changing finally and fall is coming---

we are making lots of samples to put up for inspiration

at the store and having a fun Fall Open House tomorrow nite

with make and takes and lots of demos so I am really busy!!

Here is a few of my favorite things I have been creating..

 I adore Doodlebug papers and the Haunted Manor

papers this season are just so very cute this time.. I am doing a

6x6 card class with lots of cards in October with this line..

 Aren't these pumpkins just the cutest things?

 These new papers with a friendship theme from Bo Bunny 

are just beautiful.  I love the deep reds and greens for this.

 Making these covered memo pads are great for gifts.

You can get the pens and put matching paper inside

so that it all goes together perfectly!

 We have lots of New Penny Black Stamps in the store now and 

I used 2 of the New ones to create these 2 cards for our

make and takes for the Open House tomorrow nite.

 I love this house and wouldn't you know it..

it's an old Victorian just a little bit haunted!  

How cute is this! The papers are Bo Bunny

and Doodlebug dots....

This is a mix of a bunch of different patterned papers but 

it's just to give the idea of stamping on colored 

papers and then shading them.  I love using doilies

and love the cute little leaves on this one.

I have lots more cute little goodie boxes and pages I did

but I need pictures so I will share those on friday! 

Thanks so much for stopping in :)

New Sketchabilites up today!

It seems like the days are going by so fast but

I am really happy for summer to be here!  Lots

of sunshine and relaxing and lots of time for scrapping too!

We have a new sketch over at Sketchabilites this week

and there are some really cute pages that everyone did

so be sure and stop on over and check them out... 

Here is the new sketch to create from:

and here is my take on the sketch

I used some of my favorite Doodlebug papers

to create my page and the beautiful colors and prints

made it really easy to put it together this week.

The photo is a friends daughter and she is

just so adorable and I think the papers went perfectly!

The flowers are a mix of the stickers from the Doodlebug line

 and of my Spellbinders Carnation creations. 

 I used some 3L foam squares to pop them up to 

add some dimension and that was all it 

needed!  Thanks Karan for another cute sketch and

sure hope you all created something adorable and join

us for a chance to win a prize!  

Have a Scrappy Happy Day :)

Teresa

Doodlebug Baby

I am heading out today to sunny Arizona

for a weekend of creating with some

very talented ladies which I will share 

with you next week but before I go I wanted

to post a few new things I did....

We just got in the new Doodlebug baby papers

 and I made up a few samples to get 

everyone inspired like it did for me.  I love

these cute little characters on this paper and they

have lots of tiny prints to mix in with it.  It was

so pretty and cute I am going to have to get a bunch

for me to make as future gifts....so love this line :)

 Love this little monkey girl!

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to

leave a comment.  I love to hear what you think :)

Hugs,  Teresa