hello . . .

 

this sweet little thank you note was created from my scrap bin . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

papers:  stampin' up, american crafts, pink paisley

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishment:  enamel dot - stampin' up

paper scraps with vellum overlay

 

I'm SO glad I'm not the only one with a huge scrap bin - and my goal is to shrink it!!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  scraps, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  felt - papertrey ink; baker's twine - pebbles in my pocket; button - papertrey ink

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ctd 380

"leftovers" card . . . I was sorting thru some scraps and diecuts I didn't end up using on some other projects - I loved this combo, so I stuck it all together to create a mini thank you for my work stash!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamp:  papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink, stampin' up, scraps

dies:  papertrey ink, stampin' up

embellishment:  rhinestone - studio calico

 

cQc #329

just a quick little note for my stash at work . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamp:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  sequins - darice

 

 

special delivery

santa gave my little grandson a mailbox for christmas, so I've been sending scrap notes to put in his mailbox every few days (he keeps telling his mommy that he "needs more letters") . . . so here is the one I put together this morning . . .

MAKE IT MONDAY

#239

CUSTOMIZING PATTERNED PAPER

 

stamps:  papertrey ink
papers:  stampin' up
dies:  papertrey ink
embellishment:  baker's twine - stampin' up

scrap valentine tag

5 MINUTE GRAB CHALLENGE

 

I always do a little prep work prior to Papertrey Ink's anniversary festivities and stamp-a-faire (it really narrows my focus and thus, I become much more productive).  The most important thing I do is make a list of projects I need to create and a few ideas for each . . .

 

I wanted to create something vintage-ish to really make my mother's valentines day gift special (she's 85) so I grabbed my folders of red patterned paper scraps, and the black one, too. I had already decided to make a tag, so I grabbed a tag die, heart die, a  stamp set and it's coordinating die - I thought about crocheted lace, but settled on a scrap of wrinkled seam binding.

 

It just took some trimming and distressing of all the scraps and . . . voila!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  scraps

dies:  papertrey ink, stampin' up

embellishments:  seam binding - stampin' up; pearl - darice

 

 

 

 

make it work challenge

ANOTHER MINI BIRTHDAY CARD - never can have too many of these:  I had planned on whipping up an elegant black lace creation, but gave that idea up pretty quickly!  Wanting to do something other than flowers, cherries seemed the perfect theme for this color combo and was also a great opportunity to use my gelatos  . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink, scrap

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  ribbons - offray; baker's twine - pebbles in my pocket; gelatos 

mix+match challenge

MINI BIRTHDAY CARD FOR MY STASH AT WORK:  these little scraps have been sitting on my table for weeks . . . and now the perfect opportunity to turn them into a cute little birthday card . . .
I'm a girl who LOVES color and pattern, so I'm feelin' happy-go-lucky with this challenge  :)

stamp:  papertrey ink
papers:  papertrey ink, my mind's eye, cosmo cricket, october afternoon
die:  papertrey ink
embellishments:  clip - making memories; felt flower - stampin' up; mini brad - making memories; baker's twine - my stash

Bauer 41

here's a quick little birthday card I put together for one of the guys at work (a diehard miami dolphins fan) . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink, stampin' up

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  my favorite things, papertrey ink

embellishments:  baker's twine - the twinery

celebrate

Jack in the Box inspired . . . I love their shades of red against gray . . . great masculine scheme!

 

 

 

 

here's my inspiration . . . 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink, my favorite things

embellishments:  glitter dots - eyelet outlet; mini staples - stampin' up

 

yippee skippee!

time to catch up on some masculine note cards . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  stampin' up

papers:  stampin' up

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  washi tape - stampin' up; button - papertrey ink

bright butterfly challenge

I've been wanting a beautiful taupe ink for at least 10 years . . . stampin' up just came out with "tip top taupe" and I really like it!

stamps:  papertrey in
papers:  stampin up, papertrey ink
dies:  papertrey ink
embellishments:  twine - doodlebug; button - papertrey ink

flip flops

I don't own any flip flop stamps, but I DO love the ocean (and blue is my favorite color) - this is one of a group of masculine cards I recently created for my stash at work . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, the paper company

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  cotton cord - pepperell crafts (joanns)



 

for you . . .

I wasn't kidding about the yellow . . . just a little scrap card for my stash at work.  this is the first time I've participated in fab friday's challenge . . .



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamp:  paper smooches

papers:  october afternoon, papertrey ink, stampin' up

dies:  papertrey ink, my favorite things

embellishments:  mini staples - stampin' up

rainbow of colors

I LOVE jigsaw puzzles, so this was a challenging little puzzle of congratulatory greetings!

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink
papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink
die:  papertrey ink
embellishment:  twine - doodlebug

a sketch turned on it's side

I had never considered using this color combo until these scraps ended up together . . . I love having a box of these little notes in my desk drawer at work . . . I just used this note to congratulate a co-worker on her recent promotion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

papers:  stampin' up, october afternoon

dies:  stampin' up, papertey ink

embellishment:  button - stampin' up



butterfly birthday

Washing a bit of summer starfruit ink on this card front really made the different shades of purple pop!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamp:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  divinge twine

pink, green & aqua

more patterned scraps that were meant for each other . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  crate paper, american crafts, echo park, stampin' up

die:  my favorite things

embellishments:  buttons - papertrey ink, american crafts, my stash

scrap birthday

a masculine mini thrown together with a handful of scraps and a leaf stamp . . . a beautiful color combo pulls it all together . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  hero arts, papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up

die:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  button - stampin' up, embroidery thread - dmc

 

clean & layered

so . . . you know when you REALLY need to do a DEEP cleaning of your creative space . . . and you have a terrible time throwing all of the fun little bits and pieces away?  Well, I'm totally focused on using them up as I add to my mini stash!

(I'm having TWO new little granddaughters in the next couple of months, so this fabulous nursery inspiration caught my eye - it probably wouldn't have even mattered what the color combination was, although I do love pink ;)

stamps:  papertrey ink
papers:  stampin' up, echo park, papertrey ink
dies:  papertrey ink
embellishment:  rhinestone - close to my heart