Clear Cardstock

This is my very first try on this clear cardstock from Papertrey Ink. It is not very easy to stamp on, I tried many to finally get this one, I am still not happy about it, guess I need more practice!

Over at The Play Date Cafe this week, is a color challenge, this is the beautiful inspiration photo and these are the colors Julie Ranae pick out.

Can you see the clear cardstock?

DP is from Anna Griffin

Stamp is from Papertrey Ink

Here's the link to The Play Date Cafe

You have some time to join in the fun!

Handmade Flower

I tried making this fabric flower today, it turn out not too bad

This is the sketch I used 

It is from Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge # 122

I am also entering the challenge over at Stamp Something

It's all about flower there, I have flower DP from October Afternoon

And the handmade fabric flower

Polka dots DP from Papertrey Ink

Butterfly stamp from Papertrey Ink

Button is from Papertrey Ink too

As usual, I put a lot of my favorite things here, seam binding, mini tag, doily.

Here's the link to 

Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge

and

Stamp Something

You still have lots of time to play along with them!

Color Throwdown # 102

I think I am running out of idea to name my blog, so it is always easy to name it after a challenge, LOL!

These are the colors to use for The Color Throwdown # 102

This is my take....

Button is from Papertrey Ink

Doiliy stamp is from Papeterie

3 different DP, all from October Afternoon

"Thank You" stamp from Papertrey Ink

I just received my goodies from Papertrey Ink July released this afternoon, going to play with it tomorrow, how exciting!

ColourQ challenge 42

This is made for Colour Q Challenge # 42

I just love the butterfly stamp from Papertrey Ink, I use it a lot...

Red DP on the top and bottom are both from My Mind's Eye

Tangerine polka dots DP from Papertrey Ink

Pearls on the butterflies are from Recollections

From the Garden

2 great challenges I like, and I try to do it weekly whenever I find time are....

The Shabby Tea room 

 (Week # 19 - From the Garden)

and

2 Sketches 4 You

(Kazan's Sketch 57)

Here's my card 

Closer look...

The flowers are made with tissue paper, I spray it with glimmer mist and color it with chalk, and then top it with Prima roses.

The little Pixie Linda gave me is watching over my garden

The papers are from The Girls' Paperie and K & Company

Little flowers with lots of ribbon found from my stash

Ric Rac are "From the Garden" found at Etsy, there are a few more interesting items in that set, take a look HERE!

Today Linda came over and we did a little crafting together spent a lot of time chatting, it was fun!

How cool is that to have a crafting friend live close by, the coolest part is, when I get Linda to join me at City Crafter Challenge Blog, we were living 2,500 miles apart at that point of time, and I didn't know that I will be moving to the city where she is. How cool is that, now that we are only 20 minutes away from each other.

CCCB week 14 ~ Sketch Challenge

Our very first Sketch Challenge over at City Crafter Challenge Blog is hosted by Linda Robinson, here's the sketch Linda come up with for you to play along.

I flip it and here's it is......

I just love this stamp set from Papertrey Ink

Why don't you pop over to City Crafter and play along, and be sure to check out the beautiful creation from the rest of the DT

Here's the link to their blog

Linda Robinson - My Happy Place

Cheryl Nelson - Cheryl June Girl

Ros Crawford - Mikey's Mom

and of course our Guest Designer's blog

Courtney Baker - Practicing Creativity

Have fun!!!

Trying something new!

I know I love layering, I love shabby vintage, I love seam binding with lots of flowers and tags, but I thought I should try something new today.

How is this look to you?

Over at Embellish Magazine, it is a color challenge with Ric Rac

Here's the inspiration photo

The Orange color Ric Rac is from Krafty Kirsty

Brown DP and Orange Owl DP are from Dream Street Paper

Turquoise cardstock is from Papertrey Ink

Kraft Cardstock I used to make that tag is from Papertrey Ink too

Orange DP from My Mind's Eye

I used lots of buttons from Papertrey Ink and I am entering this card for another challenge

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C 46 "buttons"

The brown ribbon on the left is from Papertrey Ink.

Here's the link to the 2 challenges, you still have time to play along.

Embellish Magazine (color challenge with Ric Rac)

Crazy 4 Challenges (C4C 46 - Buttons)

Thanks for visiting my blog today, I will be posting the card for City Crafter Challenge Blog new challenge tomorrow, stay tuned!

My Card Style

Even since I read the blog post on Moxie Fab World about card style, I kept thinking, what is my style, the past few days I have been playing with my paper and thinking a lot at the same time, hmmm..... I think I finally got the answer! My card style is Shabby and Vintage, this is one style that I love and feel very comfortable doing it. Here's one I created today.

This is based on the sketch over at Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #121

And I pick up the colors from The Play Date Cafe PDCC 38

Here's the inspiration photo

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I love making this tissue paper flower, I've made them in many colors, this one is one of my favorite shades, purple/lilac.

"Birthday wishes" stamp is from Papertrey Ink

And the fabric button is covered with 2 different fabric from the scrap stash a girlfriend gave it to me many years ago when she decided to move back to CA after living in New York City for more than 20 years.

Next to that fabric button, you see the yellow pin, and 2 dew drops (lilac and green), I thought they go well together. I placed the dew drops on the tiny tag, I love making tags!

Pearl in the middle of my tissue paper is from Martha Stewart Craft

Seam binding ribbons in 2 different shades.

Here's the link for 

Moxie Fab World (Card Style Shabby Chic and Vintage Challenge)

Taylored Expression Sketch Challenge

The Play Date Cafe

Christmas in July

This is my first Christmas Card for the year

It is made for The Shabby Tea Room challenge week # 18 "Christmas in July" 

and based on the sketch over at 2 Sketches 4 You "Laura's Sketch 56"

I love holiday card in non traditional holiday colors

My handmade fabric button 

Buttons from Papertrey Ink with Martha Stewart baker's twine

Vintage embellishment from Melissa Frances

Image from The Graphics Fairy

Pattern Paper (polka dots) and Kraft cardstock from Papertrey Ink
Pattern paper (vintage cream) from K & Company

Here's the link to The Shabby Tea Room 


and 2 Sketches 4 You

Have fun!!!