Rejects Blog Hop!

Well I took the chance and submitted two cards to PaperCrafts for their Go-to Sketches for Card Makers issue. Didn't get a happy email for either one though. Considering the odds (2760 submissions and only 288 cards would make it), add to that I'm a newbie, I honestly would of been surprised if I had received an email.

Damask Love has started a reject blog hop for thoe of us who didn't make the cut. Make sure you stop by her blog so you can visit other blogs with amazing rejects!

Rainbow Of Butterflies card

Make card from card from cardstock. Cover front of card in patterned paper. Stamp all butterflies together on cardstock with VersaMark and colour with chalk pastels to resemble a rainbow. Cut out butterflies and attach with pop dots. Stamp sentiment with VersaMark and colour with chalk pastels to resemble a rainbow, glue on to card.

Cardstock: (white) Recollections Patterned Paper: (periwinkle Solid Dark from Watercolor collection) Making Memories Butterfly stamps: (series 38) Studio G, Sentiment stamp: Studio G Chalk Pastels: Stampin Up Adhesive: Pop Dots

Purple Daisy Thank You card

Make card from cardstock. Cover front of card in Fuji paper. Punch daisies from Yuriko and Lily Child, use yellow brad for center and attach to card with pop dots. Ink edges of card and stamp sentiment with Dusty Concord ink.

Cardstock: (cream) Recollections Patterned paper: (Yuriko, Lily Child, Fugi from Kioshi collection) BasicGrey Sentiment Stamp: Studio G Ink: (Dusty Concord Distress) Ranger Ink Punch: (Large Daisy) Marvy Uchida Brads: (yellow) Making Memories Adhesive: Pop Dots

Moxie Fab Challenge

Here's the card I created for the Get Daring with Decorative Tape Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. It is also going to be my oldest daughter's birthday card.



Supplies used:
Cardstock - (white) Recollections, (purple) unknown
Tape - symphony from Tim Holtz
Brad - music note from Recollections
Mist - pink taffy Glimmermist from Tattered Angels
Stamps - (sentiment) Thoughts For The Day and (music notes) Rockstar from Inkadinkado
Ink - Dusty Concord distress ink from Rangers Ink, unknown purple
Punch - Threading Water from Fiskars

I border punched the purple cardstock, added the tape, trimmed it and then distressed in with the Dusty Concord ink. This was my first attempt at making the flower and I found this paper really stiff to work with but in the end it came out all right. I also decided to use the music brad instead of something typical for the center. After I attached the border and flower, I stamped the sentiment and music notes. Once everything was put together, I misted the card with the Glimmermist to give it some shine.

Scrapbox Canadians Only Giveaway!

Canada Workbox Giveaway!

The Original Scrapbox is hosting 9 preliminary giveaways with a chance to win an entry into the Grand Prize Drawing for one Raised Panel Vanilla Workbox!



Enter to win the preliminary giveaway:

One Ribbon Box (Retail $19.95) and one entry into the Grand Prize Drawing for a Raised Panel Vanilla Workbox which is one of their most popular and sought-after items.

If you are selected as a preliminary winner of the Ribbon Box, you will then be entered into the grand prize drawing held on The Original Scrapbox Website on March 11, 2011. On that date, a random drawing will select a winner from all of the finalists to receive one Raised Panel Vanilla Workbox (value $1295.00 U.S. dollars).

*The contest is open to addresses in Canada only.

Giveaway open from March 1st to March 8th, 2011 at 11:59pm.

You can enter the preliminary giveaways with a chance to win an entry into the grand prize drawing at the following blogs:

Canadian Nickel Scrap'n
Pink Star Creations
Paper Inspirations By Danielle
Random Acts of Krafting
Chris's Creations
A Mom After God's Own Heart
Jenny's Scrapbooking Haven
Momma K Crafts
Andrea Walford at Sunny Stampin

My Mom's Birthday Presents... And I submitted!

I've been sick for a couple of weeks now and there is so much that I've been wanting to do. I did manage to get my Mom's birthday presents made AND submitted two cards for PaperCrafts Cards Sketch magazine, that was the first time I've ever submitted to a magazine. Well I can't show you those two cards (maybe after Friday) but here is what I made for my Mom.

My Mom loves butterflies as you will be able to tell. I'm not sure I like how the card came out, I should of chose different colours, but after cutting the butterfly lace out twice, I wasn't changing anything. Little hint, make sure you have lots of time and patience when using the Paper Lace cartridge.



Mom's dream is to one day to open up a tea room and she scode the name 'My Butterly Cafe' years ago. Right now she has a little sun room that is set up like a mini tea room, so I decided it was time she had a sign for it. I started with butterfly-shaped canvas board that I had picked up at the dollar store. One side was covered in patterned paper with the ribbon underneath it and I stamped the other side with butterflies, flowers, teapots and teacups in distress inks to match the paper. Everything was then distressed with tea dye ink and sprayed with gold Glimmermist. I don't like how the lettering came out though, I'm going to get some chipboard or sticker letters and try to cover it up.



And of course if she's serving tea to guests, they need to know what kind she has. Well what she has is almost forty different kinds. To make it easier for everyone I made these tags that list each one and are colour coded for the different types of teas. They were also stamped using distress inks and I used my Xyron to cover the back of them in paper that matches the sign.