It's All About The Sentiment

 I'm all for fast and stress free crafting. That's why I love to use sentiments that can be used for "Double Duty".

Let's examine the sentiment that I've used today and I can show you what I'm talking about.

The "what a wonderful day" sentiment can be used for many occasions.

I've made two cards to ...

 

1. Congratulate my friend on her job promotion

 

And...

 

2. To Celebrate my co-workers birthday

 

 

 As you can see...it's really all about the sentiment.

 

I'm playing along in two fun challenges:

 

 

Cas-Ual Fridays

 

 

 

 And Seize the Birthday!

 

 

 

See ya back here tomorrow for the Paper Made Bakery Blog Hop!

 

 

Card Supplies:

Paper: Basic Grey - Hey Boy

Tag: American Crafts

Butterfly & Heart: Heidi Grace Desings

Sentiment Sticker: My Mind's Eye

Sequins: From stash



You Can't Use Up Creativity!

I'm was up on the Paper Made Bakery Blog yesterday!

Be sure to stop by - HERE

I used lots of fun layers & showed you how to add dimension to your cards.

I made something fun using this month's "On The Go" kit!

You will just love all of the goodies in this one!

Happy Weekend!

Clear Scraps Summer Fun Blog Hop & Giveaway!

Welcome to the Clear Scraps Blog Hop

You should have arrived here from Jennifer's wonderful blog.

If you get lost along the way, please start at the Clear Scraps blog.

We are headed to California this summer to see my oldest daughter. While we are there we will make a stop to see Mickey at Disneyland. I've made a fun album to celebrate our vacation using the Clear Scraps mouse acrylic album. 

Here are some of the inside pages!

I used paper & embellishments from my stash.

Wanna win something!

1. Be sure to leave comments on each blog in the hop today.

2. Visit the Clear Scraps blog and leave some love there too.

You'll be automatically entered to win this fabulous prize.

Clear Scraps Butterfly Album

Clear Scraps Mascils

Plus 3 new Acrylic Borders!

Today's prize is valued at over 40.00!!!

Winners will be announced on Friday, May 31st on the Clear Scraps blog. 

Your next stop is Adora's fabulous blog!

Happy Hopping!

From Recycled Card to Mini Album

Please keep reading to the end of this post.

I've got 2 special events to tell ya about!

Do you have a lot of cards just lying around?

Well, it's time to upcyle and use them on a project.

I cut up and used an old card on the cover of my new mini album. It was so fun to make using the Clear Scraps 8 x 8 tabbed chipboard album.  

I used tons of American Crafts & GCD Studios goodies too. 

Here are a couple of my fave pages.

Be sure to check out the Clear Scraps store.

They have loads of supplies for your next mini album.

Be sure to stop back by tomorrow for the Clear Scraps Blog Hop & Giveaway!

And there's something fun going on out in blog land!

 Would you like some fabulous ideas for working with some of the hottest trends in crafting today? Why not come join us for a fun online workshop?

I’m joining this group of awesome ladies in the Let’s Get Trendy Now!3 workshop where we will be showing 5 trends – neon, sequins, handmade embellishments, stitching and textured layers.

Not only will you be inspired by 32 never-been-seen projects, you will also get a chance to win some prizes if you play along with our challenges.

Just add your name to the linky tool and join us from June 3rd - 7th on the Let’s Get Trendy Now!3 website.

Dude, Twins, and Instagram

I'm jumping in head first into the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol competition.

It's a lot like American Idol, except there is no singing.

{Thank God! I can't sing!}

The open round of auditions is going on right now. I submitted three cards.

The first one - (shown above) - was inspired by my teenage students. They are always saying the word "dude". I used a stamp from The Craft's Meow, a Lil Inker bow tie die, and Studio Calico paper.

Here's my second entry. I wanted to do something creative and make a birthday card for twins. I think the lollipop sticks and the graphics from the digital kit add some fun to the design.

My third entry came about because of my love for Instagram. The design popped in my head in the middle of the night. This one is for a Teen Girl's Birthday! 

I stamped the camera image using a little one from Fresh Squeezed Stamps. I typed the sentiment myself using my fave font - "Ostrich Sans". As you can see, I kept the design clean and simple. The American Crafts paper helped me add a splash of color.

I'm keeping my fingers & toes crossed!

Good luck & crafty hugs to everyone that entered!

Thrifty Gifting

Don't you just love when a gift can be made for under $10?

 

I call this one a "thrifty gifting project". My mom wanted a shadowbox frame for her office. I found this double framed one on the clearance aisle at Michael's.

 

And I'm so addicted to the Moxie Fab World challenges that I'm linking this one up to the 350 Cards & Gifts Week: The Gift Challenge.

 

 

I dressed it up with paper from the GCD Studios Indian Summer collection. I also added baby embellishments. My Lifestyle Crafts die-cuts came in handy too.

 

 

The gift was not complete until I added a cute photo of my nephew Tristan. He is modeling his new ducky hat. Love this circle sentiment too.

I hope you guys have a great Memorial Day weekend!

Camera Pockets

I'm up on the Paper Made Bakery Blog today!

Be sure to stop by - HERE

I made something fun using this month's "On The Go" kit!

You will just love all of the goodies in this one!

See ya next week!

Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend!