Happy Birthday with Love Card

Happy Thursday and thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you have all had a great week so far, i have been catching up with all my crafty things and doing a bit of reorganizing for spring to get ready for all the new dies that Becca is releasing.  It's going to be Amazing for sure.

Today my card that i am sharing with all of you is a mixed layered card using 2 of the brand new dies just released from the Mini album set and an older die that is one of my favorites from the Vintage Treasures line called Cannetille Rectangle.  I mixed colors so that you can really see all the lacy details in each of the layers and added a simple oval with a stamped sentiment for a birthday card i need coming up soon.  

Here are the dies so that you can see all the gorgeous pieces in each of them.

I love that this one has a heart and a sentiment in them.  They mix so nice with the other dies.

And here is a closeup so that you can see how pretty all of it looks together.  Sometimes you make something and just sit back and say wow i really like that.  This is one of those cards for me.  I love Becca's dies and how pretty they make up into cards and other things.  

I hope you have a chance to stop over to the Spellbinders store and see what's new and try a few.  You are going to love working with them for all your holiday projects coming up.  

Have a really wonderful week and be sure and check back for more mini book inspiration !!

Teresa

Supplies:

Shapeabilities Cannetille Rectangle Etched Dies Vintage Treasures by Becca Feeken

Shapeabilities Double Halo Oval Etched Dies 3D Vignette Mini Album Collection by Becca Feeken

Shapeabilities I Carry Your Heart 3D Layering Dies Etched Dies 3D Vignette Mini Album Collection by Becca Feeken

Paper: Bazzill Basics papers

Satin Ribbon

Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Rhinestones: Want2Scrap

You are loved envelope mini book

I hope you had a fun day yesterday with Superbowl ( Yay my team won :) and had lots of yummy things to eat.  Or---- like me you got a few crafty things done early and did both of them.  How fun was that. 

Today i have another share for a mini book idea that is one of my all time favorites.  I did this one for a trip to Disneyland once and thought how fun it would be for Valentines to add love coupons and maybe a few fun gift cards for ice cream and the movies.  It's easy to make and you can do them in all kinds of themes... even wedding and babies would be fun books to make.

For my book i used 3 of Beccas dies from the last collection and did some layering on the front which was really fun to do.  I started with the Candlewick Rectangle for the back and over that i added the Candlewick Petticoats and tucked under the bottom i added a piece of the white Candlewick Doily Border.  It all went together so pretty and the papers really show them off.

And here you can see the envelopes on the inside.  You simply use as many as you like and glue them together with the flaps so that they can fold and then have fun decorating each of them on the fronts and the backs.  I used a new paper line from Echo Park with the stickers to make it go quick.  For my decorative piece on the bottom of each i added a cut/embossed piece of white Candlewick Doily Border.  It makes it so pretty and feminine.

And here is the inside of the book with a few of the envelope fold outs so that you can see them.  I used 6 envelopes on mine and could have used more but this is all i had time for so it worked out great.

To make the outside cover of the book you simple measure the piece of 12x12 to the envelopes stacked up with a ruler and then score it on a Scor-pal and fold it over the insides.  And don't forget to leave a flap to close it.   I used a small piece of velcro to close my book and keep everything all tucked up good inside.

I hope i inspired you to get out some fun papers from your stash and grab a few dies and make something fun.  Have a really special week ... Hugs... Teresa


Spellbinders Dies:

Shapeabilities Doily Border Etched Dies Candlewick Classics Collection by Becca Feeken

Shapeabilities Candlewick Petticoats Etched Dies Candlewick Sampler Collection by Becca Feeken

Nestabilities Candlewick Rectangles Etched Dies Candlewick Classics Collection by Becca Feeken

Paper: Echo Park Valentines
Adhesive: Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive, 3D Foam Squares
Seam Binding Ribbon- ReallyReasonalbleRibbon.com

Amazing Paper Grace January Die of the Month Blog Hop

 

Who doesn't smile when they get flowers.  Today we're giving you a way to present a bouquet to whomever your heart desires.  The January Die of the Month is a Pop Up 3D Vignette Bouquet.  It's one of those show stopper pieces that folds down flat to fit into an envelope but it's right at home living on a desk.

 

Even if 3D is not your thing, these beauties can also be used on flat cards and just in time for Valentine's Day.  A bouquet of flowers or a bouquet of hearts - what's your sweetheart getting this year?   Your panel can be decorative, textured or simply a sentiment.  

 

Today I used my dies with some new Valentine papers to create this fun whimsical card to give away.  The patterned papers worked really well with it and the bouquet came out so pretty with the flowers and the roses mixed together.  There are so many ways you can use this die and you will see today just how fun it is.

 

 

My Project Today:

Here is a closer look of my card.  I thought it would be fun to do a card where the beautiful bouquet is centered on the card but with a bit of a twist.  So i folded the card but then cut out about 2 1/2 inches out of the center and added printed papers to cover both the top and bottom pieces.  To keep the bouquet solid i cut a piece of clear acetate to go between the two front pieces on the back side and then glued on my white basket piece on the front in the center.   

The flowers i created by cutting 1 med. green, 1 pink and 1 smaller pink flower that you get in the set and after gently folding them with tweezers and gluing them together-- i added the matching smaller roses to the centers of each.  You also get another die in this set that has 3 pink hearts so i cut the larger size and filled in the spaces between the flowers with them.  It looks really cute!  And of course the sentiment sticker comes in the paper collection set and i added that with 3 D foam dots so that it would stand out a bit under the flowers.  

 

Supply List:

Paper: Photo Play Be Mine Valentine Collection by Becky Fleck Moore

Ephemera- Be Mine Collection

Accessories: Ribbon, Pink Roses, 3D Foam Dots, Permanent Tape Runner

 

If you want to find out more about the Club - prices, how you sign up and what's included, please look --------> HERE.

 

If you missed the introduction and want to know more about what inspired the Die of the Month Club, look ------->HERE.

 

More inspiration is just a click away.  Stop by with each Creative Team Member to see how they manipulated this die to come up with a unique project for you to try!

 

Visit Kate        - craft2owls.blogspot.com

Visit Joanna   – joannakrog.blogspot.com

Visit Teresa   –  victorianpaperqueen.blogspot.com
Visit Ewelina -  elinaart.blogspot.co.uk

Visit Karan     - karangerber.blogspot.com/

Visit Becca     – amazingpapergrace.com/blog

 

We can’t wait to see what you make with these exclusive dies – be sure to post your creation on the Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month page -------> HERE or on Instagram using the hashtag #AmazingPaperGraceClubKit

2017 Queen of Hearts blog hop

Welcome to the Quietfire Design's 2017 Queen of Hearts Blog Hop.  This week we're celebrating the release of the new dies, stencils and stamps from Quietfire Design by sharing our best projects!!

Today i am sharing a card that i made with the new stamp release called "Always Believe".  I really love the sentiment on this card and it's such a nice one to send to a friend or colleague to give them a little encouragement in a tough time.

For my card i started with a plain white base and then cut a smaller bit of dark blackish grey to go over it.  Then i used a die to cut the pink rose backround paper and attached that with 3D Foam squares to the card base. 

To make the top i cut it with a die and stamped my image in the center with black ink.  Then i embossed it with clear and let it dry for a few minutes.  To bring out the edges I used a sponge applicator and inked around the inside edges of the space with the die over it to slightly darken it.  And to make it pop out even more i die cut a smaller piece of the blackish grey paper and put it under the sentiment. 

And i finished it with a few tiny rhinestones, some pink folliage and a pretty black satin bow trimmed in silver to match the rhinestones.  

To see the entire new release be sure and check out the "what's new" on the website...

Here is our Blog Hop Schedule with the dates that each of the designers will be posting

Sun Feb 12 - Suzanne 

Mon Feb 13 - Wanda and Connie

Tues Feb 14 - Robyn and Teresa

Wed Feb 15 - Kathy Jo and Diana 

Thurs Feb 16 Yvonne and Yogi

Fri Feb 17 Selma

What would a celebration be without a giveaway!? Suzanne is giving away stamps, dies or stencils to random winners on each blog. 

Make sure you leave a comment below before midnight Sunday February 19, 2017. A winner will be randomly chosen from my list of comments and the winner's name will be posted on Quietfire Creations shortly afterwards. Visit and leave comments on all the designers Queen of Hearts blog posts! You can go back if you've missed any of them. 

Good Luck!

A little bit of love to brighten your day...

Today i have another fun share for a quick card to make for Valentines

day this Saturday.  Spellbinders has lots of beautiful heart dies you can

use but there is a new one Heart and Flutter and i did both cards and

the hearts for the straws too.  I kept them simple for the most part and 

i will give you all the dies i used under each of the photos.

So my first card i started with one of my favorite embossing folders called
 Framed Canvas to create that fun dotted design and edge.  Then i cut

and embossed three of the hearts: one in pink, one in white

and one in grey. I glued those as you see and tied a ribbon around

the center before i pop dotted the pink one on.  Then i tied a

pretty bow and added a pink flower that matched from RRR.

And next i thought how fun to cut and emboss these little

cuties and add them to some colored straws that i got.  

These were super quick and easy to do.

And lastly this was fun because i made my backround

with the grey paper and embossed it and also cut

out the heart.  Then i adhered a piece of clear acetate in 

behind the heart so that i could glue the white one to it.

This way when i popped up the grey piece on the card it

will act as a window for it.  Then i just added a piece of ribbon

with a pretty bow and a pink heart from the basic SB Heart

die set that i have in my stash.  This one was fun to play with

and I really love all the details in this new die.


And I have some exciting news to share too... I have been on
the Cardabilties Team before and put my ring in the hat again for
a possible place and i made it in again for this term!!  I am so happy
to be with all the other fun ladies from around the world again
and look forward to creating with Karan Gerbers sketches!!  :)  

That's all for today and thanks for stopping over.

Have a wonderful crafty day everyone :)

Craft Hoarders Challenge for Feb

Yep it's my favorite time of the month again with our shares from the 

Craft Hoarders Design Team!  Our challenge this month was to create a

Valentine, anniversary, wedding or other love themed project so i thought about it
and realized I had the perfect heart box and papers that i have been hoarding
so this put me in high gear to finally do something with it.  

It's nice that I had lots of things to use from the Craft Hoarders chart as you can see.

I used a chipboard heart box that i had gotten along time ago and first step was 

to cover the top with papers from MME Lost and Found Record it collection.

I also had the chipboard pieces and the ephemera pieces so i layered those with 3D
foam dots on the top and mixed in some Want2Scrap chipboard hearts that i had too.
 I am lovin the natural chipboard color so i kept some of it natural and then

chalked it with my favorite Tsukineko chalk ink in Gingerbread.  

And here is a closeup of some of the goodies that i layered on the top.  I also

used the bling letters and added a bit more red stickles on the other things to

glitter them up a little to match.  And i put in a little bit of twine just because i love it.

To finish off the edge better i sound some pretty lacy pearls so i glued that on

with adhesive.  For my die cuts i used the Bitty Blossom leaf die and tucked

a bunch of them under all the Bo Bunny flowers that i used.  It was really

a fun project to make and doing Valentines it gave me the opportunity to

over do it and use lots of the goodies that i had.  I even made a little card

to go with it.  I am going to put little love notes in it and cookies for my DH

for Valentines so i think it will be fun.  

Here is a list of the products i used:

Papers and goodies from My Minds Eye- Lost and Found Valentines Collection

Bling: Red Stickles

Ink: Tsukineko Chalk Ink in Gingerbread

Spray Mist: Tsukineko Shimmer Spray in Gold

Lace and Tulle: in my stash

Twine: Natural twine from May Arts

Die Cuts: Spellbinders and Want2Scrap

Distressing on the edges

Chipboard Heart Box and Scalloped hearts

Flowers: Bo Bunny and Prima

Scotch Quick dry Adhesive to hold it all together

with 3D Foam dots by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Yep that sounds like i got everything and be sure and go check out all

the amazing things the rest of our team did on the blog here.

Don't forget to leave a comment so i know that you stopped by and i
can come and visit you too.  Have a wonderful day!!

Heart Box for Valentines..

Today i have a fun little share for you that i did to put some special

candies that i am going to make up for Valentines.  I love to make

my own little paper boxes with my Scor-pal and this one is a super easy

4 x 4 box with a matching top that is decorated with pretty hearts on it.

I found some really cute papers moving all my stuff last week and

love the simple heart shapes on the paper.  I also had the chipboard scalloped

 hearts that were perfect from Want2Scrap that matches the Spellbinders dies 

i used. The SB die is called Classic Scalloped Heart and having the die

match the chipboard made it super easy to do.  The bling is also from

Want2Scrap and the ribbons are from Really Reasonable Ribbon that

you can see here. These are fun to do and put in a few doilies with some

giant homemade cookies instead of the candy for your friends.  It's nice

to send a little something to show them how much you care.

That's all for today and thanks for stopping over :)

Big Hugs and Smiles...Teresa

Quietfire Queen of Hearts Blog Hop...

Welcome to the Quietfire Design Queen of Hearts Blog Hop! Today is Day 3
of our hop and today you will be visiting Yvonne's blog first and then me....

Everyone created gorgeous projects so far and this is my contribution
 with the new stamps that were just released!

I adore this cute stamp called The Best Kiss and I have a nephew that is newly married
this summer so i decided to make a shadow box frame for them for a gift.  The picture
they have is mostly black and white so i decided to keep it really neutral and stay with cream
and silver to make the photo and the sentiment pop more.  I wanted to make it more
timeless style wise so i kept it simple with flowers and rhinestones to match the silver.

For the silver behind the sentiment i used real silver metal from Spellbinders that
you can cut with dies.  It was perfect and gave me a wonderful and classy sturdy base
for my sentiment to be attached to.  The flowers and foliage i created to match
  from Spellbinders dies too and the bling is from Want2Scrap. Oh and i also
used another fun die called Peacock feathers that i cut in silver. It looks so pretty.
 I can hardly wait to give this to them :)  I hope they like it.

And of course I had to make a matching card for the gift so i used the
same silver paper along with some white and pink cardstock.  For the sentiment
i used Brilliance Platinum Planet ink by Imagine/Tsukineko.  It matched perfect
and i love the way it glistens in the light.  The stamp is called Have a Heart and
it has the most beautiful saying from Charles Dickens on it.  I love all the flourishes
and the pretty heart at the top of the stamp. It's so pretty in silver.  The pretty pink
ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon and it too went perfectly.

For the card base itself i layered 3 Spellbinders dies.  The silver one is
called 5x7 Mystical Embrace and the next layer is Holiday Snowflakes
 that i did in pink and then for my sentiment I used Labels 28. It was fun
layering different dies and the sentiment fit perfectly on the top one.

Here is a photo of the stamp as you would buy it and the stamps
are all cling mounted so they really are easy to stamp with.

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):  The is still 2 more days with chances to win.

Jan 19 - Kathy Jo and Diana

Jan 20 - Sherry and Yogi
Jan 21 - Yvonne and Teresa 

Jan 22 - Wanda and Robyn 

Jan 23 - Suzanne 

For a chance to win a Quietfire rubber stamp (Don’t be shy!) leave a comment below before midnight Sunday January 25th, 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 Queen of Hearts blog posts!  

Good Luck!

RRR Blog Hop for January

Hi Everyone and welcome to our Blog hop for January on the RRR design team.

Today i have a fun book to share with all of you for Valentines and it's filled

with lots of ribbons and lace from the January Ribbon Club Assortment.

So if you started from the beginning you should have

hopped over from Heathers' blog....

and--- we are ready to get started on my project i guess...

I had one of those really cute G45 mini box books in my stash so

i combined that with some new papers from Simple Stories and their

stickers and lots of ribbons and flowers from RRR and this is what i came up

with.  The colors are really pretty together and it went together pretty quick. I 

also had some metallic edged satin ribbon i added to it and some in tulle in red.

I really love the tags on this set.  They have some really cute sayings.

Love this check ribbon on this page... so cute

with the little typewriter tag :)

So now it's time to hop to our next designer and that is Jenn's Blog....

I am sure you will have lots of great inspiration waiting for you :)

Have a great day.... Teresa

I love you Valentine card

Hi everyone and thanks for stopping over today.  I have another new card

today for Valentines to share that i actually started with the ribbons

and got really lucky with matching papers and other goodies to do it.

I love this ribbon with all the pretty pinks and browns and the paper

from the Crate paper set along with a pink solid went perfect.  For this

card i used a really fun die from Spellbinders Celebrations line that gives 

you small perforations in it called Pierced Circles and with that i layered

one of my favorite dies Lacey Circles in white and pink for the back.

The little wooden sentiment is from Prima and the cute little button is

from a friend who I bought lots of vintage buttons from.  It was just

the perfect touch for what i was looking for.  But it's time to head

off to the CHA show today to discover lots and lots of goodies to

create more fun things with so i better post this and get going.

Thanks for stopping over and have a really amazing day!!

Be Mine Valentine

I am so happy to be starting a new year and that means i can start making

lots of Valentine things for my favorite holiday.  I am trying really hard

to do things a little less complicated so today i am sharing a card that

i made with one of the new Victorian dies from Spellbinders and some

papers and chipboard stickers from Crate paper and MME.

This card i did so that you can actually stand it up to show it off

or i guess you could create it with a neat pocket inside and slide a 

few yummy treats or a gift card inside too.  To make it i just created

the layered backround and then cut 2 pieces from the Royal Circle die set, 

one in pink and the smaller in ivory.  Then i layered them with 3D foam

dots and added some ribbons.  The chipboard is from the Crate paper

set and the words in the center are rub ons from them too.  And

they are really good quality so it was easy to do.

I hope you like it 

It's almost Valentines Day

I have two quick cards to share today to inspire you all

to make up something to give out for Valentines Day this friday... 

My first card is made with an image from 

Lily of the Valley stamps in England.  I think 

these cute little characters are my favorite and I used

the New Spellbinders Elegant Oval set for this one and the 

With Love card below.  The papers are from Doodlebug's

Valentine 6x6 pad and match perfectly.  And the flowers

and Want2Scrap pearls I used on the side are from my stash.

This card was supposed to be for the Verve challenge

but I am a little late.  I still love their stamps though

and made this one to give for Valentines.  I love the 

sentiment on this... the lettering is so pretty. Oh and the

flowers are from Prima but you can always make your

own with the new flower dies we have coming out

from Spellbinders that you can see here

That's all for today..I am going out to do a little

bit of gardening while the weather is good. 

Thanks for stopping over to see what's new and I

hope that you all have a very sweet and wonderful 

Valentines day with those you love...

Happy Valentines Day Card

Hello Everyone and I hope that you are all having a really 

great week so far.  Today as promised I have a card that I did

this past weekend to give for Valentines.  There is a brand new die

just released from Spellbinders called Elegant Ovals and I think
that its already one of my favorites of all time to create with.

I love pinks and blacks and this was the perfect paper to match

with the elegance of the new oval dies.  The top and bottom

edges are cut and embossed with the new A-2 Scalloped Borders 2.

The set comes with 8 pieces that you can mix and match and

they are all really gorgeous and super intricate. I love that!

(The papers I used are from the Carta Bella Paris Girl 6x6 pad)

Don't you love the details in this die set, it's so pretty.

Oh and the pearls are from Want2Scrap and they are
called Baby Bling!  How cute is that :)

I hope this inspires you to start creating something

special for those in your family that you care about

and don't forget to check out the new dies on the web

out from CHA... They will be coming soon and you

can order them on the Spellbinders website too.

Cardabilities post up #90

The new sketch is up on Cardabilites and I put together 

a really quick card today so that I can join in with everyone

and I got to use some of my new MME Valentines paper set.

The colors in this are so pretty and there is lots of glitter and 

beautiful patterns so it really went together in a snap.  The 

wooden frame and flowers i had in my stash and i inked them up

just a bit with Tsukineko chalk ink to match.  The heart embossing

 folder is from Spellbinders and i used it for the card and to 

emboss the envelope. It is called Twisted Hearts and you can get it online 

from Spellbinders if you can't find it in a store.

Here is Karan's sketch if you want to play along

too.  Just go to Cardabilites and load it at the bottom.

Have a really wonderful day,  Teresa