Happy Birthday Balloon!

I had this piece of designer paper sitting on my desk for months now, so I finally picked it up last night and used it as the background piece to make this birthday card. It comes from the Echo Park collection called Everyday Eclectic.

 

 

I went through my scrap bin to find cardstock to make my hot air balloon out of. I used a cut file from SVG Cut's For My Valentine kit. I should have added some kind of embossing or something to the balloon, but sometimes I just want to put something together without much hassle. The twine is Twisted Gumball from Trendy Twine. I really like this color. Probably one of my favorites that I have!!! The sentiment is from Jaded Blossom's Simple Sayings set. I like this stamp set. It has great sentiments for many occasions and the fonts are awesome.

 

Well thanks for stopping by today. I hope you will visit my 

Facebook and Pinterest pages as well.

 

Drop back by here tomorrow for a Trendy Twine Tin Blog Hop. You will be glad you did as we will be showing lots of inspiration for Christmas gift giving and we will be giving away prizes too.

 

Blessings,

                    



Hello Friend Fall Maple Leaf Card

Today I want to share with you a variation on the card I posted yesterday.

 

 

 The background paper is from Doodlebug Design's Kraft in Color series called Lily White Woodgrain. /the purple maple leaf is from Doodlebug Design's Friendly Forest paper pad. The leaf was cut using a file from SVG Cuts Caramel Apple Pie kit and then I ran it through my Cuttlebug in the D'vine embossing folder. I attached it with pop dots for dimension. I added a button that was tied with a bow using Trendy Twine's Grape Fizz. And I finished it off my stamping a sentiment from Verve Stamps Happy Hello set. I really like how this card turned out!

  

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you will drop by my Facebook and

Pinterest pages as well.

 

Blessings,

                    

 

I will enter today's card in the following challenges:

Sister Act Card Challenges: #85

Brown Sugar Challenge: #142 Anything Goes

Creative Fingers: #58 Anything Goes

Stuck on U Sketches: Into the Woods Die Cut Challenge 12/11

4 Crafty Chicks: #222 Die Cuts

Word Art Wednesday: #160 Anything Goes

Fantastic Tuesday: #63 Anything Goes w/ a Twist

613 Avenue Create: #99 Anything Goes w/ an opt Twist

Happy Thanksgiving From Trendy Twine!

All of us at Trendy Twine want to celebrate Thanksgiving with you by sharing some fun projects. I hope you enjoy them all!

Here is mine:



I made this card using a bit of inspiration from Pinterest.

Using a piece of paper Doodlebug Design's Friendly Forest paper pad and some cardstock, I made a card base and background for my card. I then cut a maple leaf from SVG Cuts' Caramel Apple Pie kit and ran it through my Cuttlebug using the D'vine Swirls embossing folder and attached it with pop dots. I cut the banner from Spellbinder's Nested Pennants set and used two stamps from Jaded Blossom's Simple Sayings stamp set for my sentiment. I did not have one Happy Thanksgiving stamp in my whole stash, so I did some masking of the stamps I used to come up with Happy Thanks. It works in a pinch, I guess!!! I also attached the banner to my card using pop dots. I found a button that matched and threaded some Orange Truffle Trendy Twine through it and tied a bow.

I hope all of you have a Happy Thanksgiving! As I celebrate today, I cannot help but to be thankful for my husband and children, for my family and friends, and for Jesus. I'm curious about what you are thankful for today. Leave a comment and let me know. I'd be glad to read them!

Blessings,
                     

Fall Foliage Sneak Peek - Trendy Twine

I have a Sneak Peek for you of a project that you can find over on the Trendy Twine blog.

 

 

I hope you will stop by there and see how I used the Orange Truffle Trendy Twine and a description of all the supplies used to make my card!

 

 

Many Blessings,

                           

Believe!

It is the last challenge of the year for Simply Create Too.

Theme: Snow, Snow, Snow/Use White

Nov 21 - Dec 4

Here is a CAS card that I made for some inspiration:

 

I used an A2 card base and then cut another piece of white cardstock at 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" and embossed it with a snowflake embossing folder in my Cuttlebug. I then die cut an ornament from the 2011 Heirloom Ornament set by Spellbinders. I inked the edges of the base, the backround, and the ornament using Memento Summer Sky. I also sponged lightly over the embossed snowflakes to help add more depth. The ornament was stamped with a Jaded Blossom sentiment from the Christmas Wishes stamp set using Memento Paris Dusk ink. I finished it off with a bow using Trendy Twine's Blueberry twine. The ornament was attached to the card using pop dots.

I hope you will pop in at Simply Create Too Blog and enter our challenge. Again, you have until Dec 4 to enter. After Dec. 4, we will take a break until Jan 2, 2015. We at SCT wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and a Very Merry Christmas!

I'm so glad you stopped by here today! Your visits are always welcomed. You can also find all my projects and cards on my Facebook page and Pinterest as well. And I have recently opened an Etsy shop (I promise more items are coming soon there).

Blessings and Peace,