Just a fun share :)

Hi there! I haven't been crafting too awful much lately, but I wanted to share some felt projects I made and forgot to share ;)

These are so much fun to make and I really love how they came out.

One to live by ;)

Anyway, thanks for peeking. Hope all is well with all of my friends out here in blogland :).

Lawnscaping #45 2nd Entry :)

Hi again! I have a second entry for the Lawnscaping #45 Challenge :).

Since I'm technically "Dusting Off" all my crafty goodies ;).

I've been playing with Amy Tan (American Crafts patterned paper, and several Lawn Fawn Stamp sets - FUN!!

Lawnscaping #45! I'm back!! - and "You Inspire Me"

Hi there!! Wow, I haven't blogged a good 3 months!! I've missed it :) but have been really busy attending to other aspects of my life. I've been reading a lot, just enjoying my family, work... the usual stuff a working mom does. Anyway, of couse, my first blip back on the blogger radar would HAVE to be to join a Lawnscaping (#45) Challenge! This is the perfect challenge for me too, because the these this time is

Dust Em' Off... that's like all of my craft supplies at this point ;).

Oh how I've missed my Lawn Fawn Stamps :). Thanks for stopping by and thanks to you sweet gals who have checked in on me and sent me your sweet thoughts and prayers. I truly appreciate your friendships :). Have a great day - and DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!!!! xoxoxo

SMILE :) - Lawnscaping #37/YCU #11 Challenges - Take 2!!

Hi there! I had so much fun making cards this weekend, I decided to make a card to combine both the
Young Crafters Unite (Many Layers) Challenge & the Lawnscaping #37 (Use Dimension) Challenge :).

Here is a looksie at my card:


I don't usually tend to combine challenges, but I really LOVE both the YCU & Lawnscaping Challenege Blogs & thought this card could work for both ;). As I did with yesterday's card, today I used the SUPER fun Amy Tan/American Crafts 6x6 pad of the Sketchbook Collection (once again - I looooove this collection!!), but on today's card I used Lawn Fawn's Say Cheese & Blissful Botanicals stamp sets.

I love how it came out! Thanks for peeking & I hope you have a great day!!

:) Smile Crocodile!! Lawnscaping Challenge #37

Good morning peeps!

Today I wanted to share the card I made for the Lawnscaping (Dimension) Challenge and without further commentary from me, here ya go:
I really love how it came out - these new Lawn Fawn stamp sets are just utterly adorable!! Here I've used Critters Down Under, Critters in the Forest, & Sunny Skies combined with a 6x6 pad of this Amy Tan/American Crafts "Sketchbook" patterned paper and sticky fabric tabs. I have to say that I really LOOOOVEEE the designs/patterns in this collection!!!! So bright and fun!!

Anyway - thanks for peeking in on my card!! I love that the Lawnscaping Challenge is to use dimension!! Any excuse to pop custie images up using foamies is good enough for me!!

Happy Birthday - YCU Challenge #11 {Layers}

Hi there! I know I’ve been M.I.A from blogging lately. I’ve just been focusing on living life. Things have been busier than ever it seems, and I’ve just been trying to keep up with it all. Plus, right now we have my sister-in-law and niece visiting from NYC - which is keeping us busier than usual ;). I have been creating: cards, and some lovely felt creations too, but I just haven’t been taking the time to share/post them :(.

Today I did wanted to share a card I made for the Young Crafters Unite “Layers” Challenge that’s going on right now :). {In case you can’t tell from the picture, I popped the hot air ballon up using foamies for added dimension} I made this card for one of the teachers at my daughter’s preschool. Her birthday is on Monday :).

Everything on the card - except the cutsie doily (which is from Michaels) came in the Simon Says Stamp June Card kit! I really like their card kits. I don’t usually like buying kits, but this one appealed to me - the Basic Grey patterned papers are so lovely! And the elements are too. I’m loving the colors on this card!

Thanks for peeking in on me :). Hopefully I’ll be back to posting more often soon!

Fun with dies, Lawn Fawn, & patterned paper!!

Hi there! It seems like I’ve been very scarce here on my blog. Just been busy with work, life, and books. I’ve still bee visiting blogs, just not creating and posting as much as I used to. Hopefully I’ll try to balance it all out so I can do everything I love to do. This weekend, I did get very busy making cards!! Woo hoo!! It was so fun and I realized how much I’ve missed getting my hands dirty ;). I recently purchased THIS SUPER CUTE DIE from Lil’ Inker Designs (I picked up the mini version too). I had tons of fun playing with it!! Who does not love bow ties?!? I know I do.

So, this weekend, I went seriously OCD cleaning out my supplies. Donating a TON of patterned paper to my daughter’s preschool. While I was doing that, I found a bunch of good scraps from some baby shower invites that I made for a friend a few months ago (using My Minds Eye patterned paper). I knew they were a must for a few bow tie card sets!! It worked out perfectly and I made 16 cards just using left over scraps, a few sentiments found in various Lawn Fawn stamp sets (OF COURSE, hello!!), some doilys, and that adorable die!!! Here is a look at a few of the cards I made:

Then here are a few more cards I made using Crate Paper’s new “Pretty Party” collection (Oh my, I love this collection!!!):
These projects would be perfect for Lawnscapings “Patterned Paper” challenge going on right now, are you playing along with that one?!? I’m going to send a set to a friend who made a special request for cards a few months ago (right about the time that my mojo skipped town). Anyway, thanks for popping in on me and not forgetting me ;). Hope you have a great day!!!