CC Designs September Review ... Captain Dawn

Ahoy maties!  Today over on the CC Designs Blog we're featuring some new cards using the fabulous September release! 

I used Tickled Pink Lil Lolita Captain Dawn for my card today.  She's colored with copics and colored pencils.  I paired her up with some simple Stories' Smarty Pants paper.  The sentiment is from the Webbie's Words Captains Sayings rubber stamp set.  Be sure to stop by the CC Designs Blog to see what the rest of the team is sharing!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in this challenge:
Can You Digi It Challenge 44  -  Let's Go Somewhere
Creative Inspirations Challenge 232  -  Clean & Simple

The Greeting Farm - Captain Dawn; Webby Words Pirate Sayings
Paper:  Echo park - Smarty Pants; Kraft
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Glamour Dust,
hemp cord, nestabilities

CC Designs' Make It Monday

Happy Monday everyone!  Today over on the CC Designs Blog I'm sharing a little summer project I made using one of their new stamps.  So I thought I'd also share it here on my blog.

You will need small brown paper bags and any embellishments you want to add.  I chose to use ribbon, a button, and some twine.  You'll also need a stamp pad and your choice of stamps.

Since I made my bags for an outdoor BBQ, I decided to use the ant stamp from the Webbie's Words Ants Go Marching Sentiments Rubber Stamps.  So the first step is to stamp your image(s) on the brown paper bag.

Then I added my ribbon and tied on the button using a piece of twine.

To finish the bag all you need to do is add a folded napkin and some plastic utensils.  I think these would also be cute to stick in your kids' lunchbags!

Thank you for stopping by today!

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my project in this challenge:
RCC83  -  Celebrate Your Heritage

Stamp:  CC Designs - Webbie's Words Ants go Marching Sentiments Rubber Stamps
Other:  Brown paper bag, ribbon, button, twine, napkin and plastic utensils

May Day at The Greeting Farm

( ** Please scroll down for my All That Scraps post ** )


Hi everyone!

It's MAY-day at The Greeting Farm and we are here to celebrate our wonderful spring-themed release!  We hope you've enjoyed the last few days of previews as we've introduced you to TWO new Anyas and THREE new TGF dies.  The possibilities are truly endless with these versatile borders and we are anticipating seeing some super cute projects made by a lot of you!

There's a lot of fun to be had this month and we are just getting started with our RELEASE DAY blog hop!  As always, the prize is one sweet deal, as one lucky winner will receive the ENTIRE May release!  Here's what I have for you today:

This little sweetie is Gardening Anya.  Isn't she adorable?  I've also used one of our new dies - the Tulip Border Die.  If you want more details about my card you can scroll down to the bottom of this post.  So, let's get on with the blog hop, shall we?  If this is your first stop be sure to head back over to the TGF Blog to begin the hop.  Here's the order for our May release party:

Suzanne Bier

 

Rosie Bridges

 

Maria Therese Hatloy

 

Anita Madden  (You Are Here)

 

Peggy McCurry

 

Rachel Parys

 

Annie Rosenstiel

 

Jodi Stanisch

 

Jo Thompson

 

Joni Wilson

 

Thanh Vo

 

Peggy Toole

 

Jessica Diedrich

... and BACK to the TGF Blog to leave a comment letting us know you've hopped, left comments on each blog along the way, and what you love about this month's release!  You have until 11:30 pm CST this evening to sit back, take in all the new creations, and enter to win!  Thanks so much for your support and excitement as we ring in our MAY stamp release!

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you enjoy the hop!

Hugs, Anita

Stamps:  The Greeting Farm - Gardening Anya; CC Designs - Webbie's Words Spring With A Side of Chocolate
Paper:  Carta Bella - Cool summer; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, TGF Tulip Border Die, Glamour Dust, MFT Die-namic - sun, button

I Dig Potted Plants

Happy Monday to all of you!  Today I'm sharing a project I made for a "Make It Monday" post over on the All That Scraps Blog. 

 

This is a lunch bag card.  Yes, that's right ... it's made using one of the standard brown paper lunch bags.  The kind you get at the grocery store that come 50 or 100 in a package for just a couple of dollars.  These lunch bag cards have been around awhile but if you're fairly new to paper crafting then you may not have seen them before.

 

Here are the supplies you will need:  paper cutter; brown paper lunch bag (mine measures 5 1/4" x 10 3/4"); adhesive; cardstock and 3 coordinating designer papers; small circle punch or Nestablities (optional); twine or ribbon (optional); your choice of stamps and diecuts for embellishing

 

 

Fold the bottom of the lunch bag at 3 1/2" and cut 2" from the top (opening) of the bag.  The bag now measures about 5 1/8" x 5 1/8".

 

 

Cut the three pieces of cardstock to measure 5 1/8" x 5 1/8", 5 1/8" x 3 1/2", and 4 3/4" x 4 3/4".  Cut the designer paper to measure 5" x 5", 5" x 3 3/8", and 4 5/8" x 4 5/8".  Keep in mind that the bag sizes may vary so you may need to adjust the sizes of your cardstock and dp.

 

 

Adhere the designer paper to the cardstock.  Adhere the paper to the front of the "pocket" and to the front of the lunch bag.  You can use a circle punch or nestabilities to cut a notch in the top of the bag. 

 

 

Apply adhesive to the edges of the inside of the pocket and then adhere the pocket to the lunch bag.

 

 

Decorate the 4 5/8" x 4 5/8" panel as you wish.  I stamped a sentiment from the CC Designs Webbie's Words Spring With A Side Of Chocolate rubber stamps and added a butterfly that I cut using the CC Designs Cutters Butterfly Border Die.  I left space below the sentiment to add a special message to the person I'm giving this card to.  This panel slips into the back pocket of the lunch bag.  This pocket is fairy big so you would have plenty of room to include a little gift if you wanted to.

 

 

I decorated the front of the card using this sweet little CC Designs Swiss Pixie Potted Lucy rubber stamp.  She's colored with copics and colored pencils and popped up and matted using my nestabilities.  I used the CC Designs Four Seasons Fence Die and stamped it with my CC Designs Woodgrain rubber stamp.  I also added some greenery using my CC Designs Cutters Olive Branch Die and another butterfly from the butterfly border die.

 

I inserted some flower seed packets in the front pocket and now this card is ready to be given to a special person. 

 

I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial.  Thank you for stopping by!

 

Hugs, Anita

 

I would like to enter my project in these challenges:

Challenges 4 Everybody 18  -  Anything Goes

QKR Stampede Challenge 35  -  Punches and/or Dies

 

Stamps:  CC Designs - Swiss Pixie Potted Lucy; CC Designs - Webbie's Words Spring With A Side of Chocolate - sentiment; CC Designs - Woodgrain

Paper:  Crate Paper - Farmhouse; Bazzill

Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, brown lunch bag, twine, circle punch, Nestabilities, CC Designs Cutters - Butterfly Border Die, Olive Branch Die, and Four Seasons Fence Die, flower seed packets

 

Oh For Peep's Sake!

Hello friends.  Today I'm sharing an Easter card I made using a couple of the newly released stamps from CC Designs.

I used the Spring Peeps stamp set and colored these chickies with copics and colored pencils.  The little flowers were cut using the CC Designs Cutters Cherry Blossoms Die and I used some Liquid Pearls for the flower centers.  The center of the wagon wheels are silver brads, and the sentiment is from the Webbies Words Spring With A Side Of Chocolate stamp set.  I also used the CC Designs Cutters Butterfly Border Die and the CC Designs Cutters Curly-Q Border Die.

Be sure to stop by the All That Scraps Blog to see the fabulous projects by the rest of the DT. 

Thanks you for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita

Stamps:  CC Designs - Spring Peeps and Webbies Words Spring With A Side Of Chocolate
Paper:  Making Memories - Garden Beauty; Bella Blvd - Birthday Girl; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran D'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Liquid Pearls, silver brads, Glossy Accents, CC Designs Cutters Dies - Cherry Blossoms, Butterfly Border, and Curly-Q Border

Sugar and Spice ...

Happy Wednesday friends!  We're halfway to the weekend ... woohoo!

 

This little cutie is CC Designs Swiss Pixie Baby Girl - isn't she adorable?  I colored her with my copics and colored pencils.  The sentiment is from the Webbie's Words Baby Cakes Sentiments stamp set.  This stamp set has lots of perfect sentiments for baby cards.  I added a diaper pin that I cut using the CC Designs Cutters Baby Accessories Dies.  Be sure to stop by the All That Scraps Blog to see what the rest of the DT is sharing today.  I know you'll find tons of inspiration over there. 

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

Hugs, Anita

 

I would like to enter my card in these challenges: 

2 Sisters Challenge 128  -  It's A Boy, It's A Girl

Crafty Calendar Challenge  -  What's New

Songbird Challenge 12  -  Baby Mine

The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge 36  -  Something New

Tuesday Alchemy Challenge 49  -  Anything Goes

 

Stamps:  CC Designs - Swiss Pixie Baby Girl; Webbie's Words - Baby Cakes Sentiments

Paper:  Echo Park - Hello Summer; Bazzill

Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, CC Designs Cutter - Baby Accessories Die, buttons