stitched felt cookies (or donuts, in this case)

 

 

mint chip pantone chip!  (our family is obsessed with chocolate mint anything!  I even used glossy accents to make the punched paper look like "jimmies")

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  my favorite things, papertrey ink

punch:  stampin' up

embellishments:  felt - papertrey ink, clip - from my stash, glossy accents

stitched layered embellishments

well, this card took me all morning to put together!
 * tip:  I arranged all of the felt flowers on the card front, then took a quick picture with my phone - it made the gluing everything back down a snap!

stamps:  papertrey ink
paper:  papertrey ink
dies:  papertrey ink
embellishments:  felt - papertrey ink; embossing powder

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

accessories challenge

JUST FOR FUN:  here it is, almost September, and we still have at least 4-5 more weeks of hot weather ahead of us here in California - as usual, I'm looking forward to FALL!!!  I think this "apple prints" set is so cute (and underused).  I stitched a bright little apple pin to wear this fall . . . apples are grown just up the hill from us, which means it won't be long until we'll be attending the annual Johnny Appleseed day celebration with the yummiest apple concoctions ever!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

paper:  stampin' up

felt:  papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  button - my stash; baker's twine - pebbles in my pocket; embroidery thread - dmc; pin backer - my stash

angled backgrounds

one of my (many) new year's resolutions (for crafting) is to use MORE vellum - so I'm keeping it within arm's reach . . .

 

 

 

 

Papertrey Ink's

MAKE IT MONDAY

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stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  my mind's eye, stampin' up

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  felt - papertrey ink, joann's; button - my stash



 



hot pink holly!

I loved the color combo in the striped paper and thought it would be fun to use it for a "non-traditional" Christmas card. It's so bright and cheery - that's what the holidays are all about!


* tip for sewing on felt - use a scrap of tissue paper as a "stablizer" - then tear it away from the back of the felt pieces when you're finished



Make it Monday

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"Dimensional Leaf Wreath"

 

(I don't know why the color of the felt looks off - I tried several photos with different lighting and still couldn't capture it's true color - it REALLY does match the pink stripes!)

 

 

 

stamp:  papertrey ink
papers:  ki memories, stampin' up
dies:  papertrey ink
embellishments:  felt, button - papertrey ink, twine - doodlebug

Cardmaking Tip

Make duplicates of your cards . . . just change up the sentiment.  While you have all of the supplies out to make one card, why not make several of them before you clean up the mess?  (well, I make a mess - usually a very large one - and my husband would be the first to agree :)  I made 4 of these cards, each with a different sentiment: oh, happy day (wedding), happy birthday, happy together and happy everything.  This is a quick and easy way to "grow" your stash!

supplies:  papertrey - felt, dies; stampin up - cardstock, sentiment; jenni bowlin - patterned paper; my minds eye - patterned paper; stazon - ink; may arts - ribbon; button and trim from my stash