Check out my "To Be Free" Layout on Die~Namites Dies Blog!!!

Sharing with all my peeps! My layout I created for Die~Namites Dies Blog, here!

"To Be Free"

For more photos and details jump over to the Die~Namites Dies Blog and enjoy!

There is plenty of time to join us over on Die~Namites Dies Blog to play along

with our Monthly September Sketch & Dare Challenge! Here!

Details below.....why not create a card, layout, ect...and link it up for a chance to win!

There are  THREE WAYS TO ENTER...

the Die~Namites Monthly Challenge!

Entry #1 YOU MUST....use at least one Die~Namites Die in your creation.

Entry #2 USE the sketch! It can be interpreted (loosely or exactly)

 as a card, layout or altered piece!

Entry #3 INCORPORATE the dare into your creation.

Each participant will receive one entry into our random drawing

for each entry into the challenge.

 You have until the last day of the month to post your creation on your blog,

with mention of the Die~Namites Die used and 

a link back to the Die~Namites Dies blog.

PLEASE add a link to your direct post, not your entire blog.

 A random winner will be chosen from eligible participants for a

$25 Gift Certificate to Die~Namites Dies.

Thanks for stopping in and don't forget to jump over to see more details 

of my "To Be Free" layout on the Die~Namites Dies Blog!!

hugs,

Peggy Lee 

Nirvana Mixed Media Cards by Peggy Lee on MSD Blog

Hey everyone it's Peggy Lee here 

sharing with you a couple of

Nirvana Mixed Media Cards!

over on the Marion Smith Designs Blog, here!

The other day I had some free time and I decided to do some creative play...

and mix it up with Kraft card stock.

I used the Nirvana paper collections and stamps by Marion.

I grabbed a stencil and drywall tape with gesso to create background

texture. Stamping and splattered of glimmer mist makes my heart sing!!

My favorite part was getting to play with Marion's new Bloom Impressions Tool,

brown packing paper and a flower punch...I really love how the tool makes

the paper flowers cup to give great depth.

Here is a video by Marion Smith sharing with us how to use 

The Bloom Impressions Tool

Thanks for stopping by,

hugs

Peggy Lee

Supplies:

Marion Smith Designs: Bloom Impressions Tool, 

Nirvana Papers, Junque & Gems, Stamps

Tattered Angels: Glimmer mist-Tattered Leather,

English Ivy, Aquamarine, and Simply Sheer-Army Green

Ranger-Archival Ink-Jet Black, Distress Ink-Walnut Stain

Perfect Pearls Mists-Blue Patina

Stampers Anonymous-Tim Holtz Burlap-Stencil

Flower punch

Kraft cardstock

Gesso, drywall tape

My Hero "Father's Day Card" over on Artsy Addicts Blog

Good morning everyone it's my day over on the Artsy Addicts Blog today 

sharing, with Father's Day upon us soon in just a few

short weeks...I wanted to share with you all one of my cards.

I used a stamp set called "My Hero"!

Started with a white card base.

Stamped the airplane in chocolate ink (second generations stamping).

I also fussy cut out the images from the Skylark paper packet...

Inked all the edges with chocolate ink.

I popped up the images with tucking the banners to give

depth to the card...like the banners are flying.

As I type this blog post I remember my father who has been gone 

for  many years...I so miss him, love him more deeply!!

I try to share memories of him with my daughters, telling them stories

that he would share, songs he would sing....

I believe even though he is not with us, He Is!

Thanks for stopping in today,

hugs

Peggy Lee

http://pegbaker.blogspot.com

Supplies:

Close To My Heart

Stamps, paper, embellishments

Relaxing Play

My friend and I like to relax on a Sunday afternoon playing, creating and mixing it up in her studio. With having so much fibro pain lately I wasn't  sure if I would even be able to play today. But I was feeling pretty good so I knew that I need to keep my creating easy and relaxing so I turned to a little mixed media. Still needs a little touches but I think it turned out pretty good. I am so ready for spring and decided to draw a few flowers and of course a little bumble bee was stopping to smell the beauty.

Water coloring with Twinkling H 2 O's and water color pencils, adding some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Graphite for shading. Along with some stamping to help add texture. I am not totally done with this art piece yet but it's pretty to me.

I will say it was a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. I encourage you to look around your stash and see what you have created with in a long time and dive in.

Happy Crafting, Peggy Lee

Snowflake Poinsettia Wall Hanging-CTMH

That's right you heard me right-"snowflake poinsettia flowers"!!! Last year I created 6x6 layouts in blues and greys with this beautiful snowflake stamp set #D1480. So when I saw in the New Close To My Heart Autumn/Winter Idea Book this snowflake stamps-stamped in red on page 88, I was so excited.

Who'd ah thought snowflakes as for flowers what a wonderful idea...I knew I had to give this a try and I am so please how this little wall hanging came out.

 

The base chip board and papers were cut from our new Cricut Artiste Collection #Z1790, also the frames and snowflakes were cut from our last season Cricut Art Philosophy Collection #Z1686 (which is a must have in your collection).

 Poinsettia's-are snowflakes stamped in CTMH cranberry ink #Z2116, Pear & Partridge Paper Packet #X7162B, Sentiment is Merry & Bright Stamp Set #C1510 also stamped in CTMH black ink #Z2105. All edges are inked with CTMH chocolate ink #Z2111, embellished with Opaques Adhesive Gems Mocha #Z1333.  Non CTMH  items used were Ranger's Distress Stickles rock candy, and tulle.

Ribbon hanger is  CTMH cranberry color which you can purchase on my website in the "while supplies last" section it's on clearance...what a deal...www.peggyleebaker.ctmh.com

I found this old picture of my girls way back in Christmas 1999, boy have they grown.

 Memories

Hope you start to enjoy your Holidays with some CTMH scrapbooking/stamping supplies.

Greetings, Peggy Lee

stop by my website www.peggyleebaker.ctmh.com

Scrap Journal

This past Friday I had a small surgery (no surgery is small when they knock you out) but with healing I haven't been able to play for the past few days, I couldn't stand it any more I need to get my hands inky. I told myself OK Peggy you only have about 1/2 hour before the pain sets in...lol

So I decided I wanted to create my first page in my scrap journal, see over on face book there is a group called Keep On Scrappin and it's about creating a simple notebook style scrap booking, using only scraps  and bits... I said OK only use what is in front of you. That was leftovers from my dreaming of spring project. This is what I came up with for my first page.

 Step 1- gather a simple notebook, gesso the first page while it was still tacky I sprayed glimmer mist and distress inks, then ran my wet brush over it all to smooth out the colors. Added some script stamp.

Step 2-look and see what scraps were laying around and I had one full sheet of Marion Smith's digital page left with strips of some other pages (small strips of torn paper love), inked the edges and of course distress the edges of all paper with edge distresser or you can use a pair of scissors.

Step 3-found this cute picture of my daughter Olivia and our cat sitting in my scrap room enjoying the warm sun that shines through my bay window (I love this picture).

 Step 4-embellishment and wow you would be amazed at what I have just laying around on my table, old scrabble book pages so I had to add a doily die cut from Ranger. The flower is created out of old dryer sheets and sprayed with glimmer mist, the leaves are a piece of lace trim that I just cut apart so love that trim.

I was so amazed at how easy and simple it was to create a layout just using scraps, bits and pieces just laying around my table. Don't wait jump in your scrap room and create a layout just using what is on your table, you will have fun-be free-don't over think it-just create!!!

Supplies:
Marion Smith Feb. digitals
gesso white paint
Tattered Angels glimmer mist (jazz blue, tutti fruitti)
Ranger's Distress inks, stains (brushed cordruory, walnut stain, picket fence and walnut stain stain)
Tim Holtz Distress Doily die cut
CTMH Stamp-script
baby wipe flower (colored with tumbled glass stain), trim lace

12x12 Layouts: CTMH Stella Paper Packet

A Close To My Heart 12x12 layout using the new Stella Paper Packet #X7147B in the new 2012 Spring/Summer Idea Book that is available right now, check it out online at my website www.peggyleebaker.myctmh.com

 The flower was created using the new stamp "Just for You" #B1398 stamped in black onto colonial white card stock and then repeated onto the pattern paper then cut out and pop dotted up for depth. The title is "Adore" #A1123 stamp set, the bracket is cut out on the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge  #Z1686 from CTMH.

 My very first (of many) sketches that I created for this layout, feel free to use it please give me credit, thank you.

#2-12x12 layout using the Stella papers:
                                      this to is my own creation, will be added a sketch soon

                                                              a closer look at the flower cluster

Supplies (all CTMH)unless stated

supplies not CTMH: vintage seam binding, black sharpie pen