Hydrangea Flower Pot Card

The challenge at A Charming Place this week was to make a flower using a technique that we had not yet tried. I've made a lot of flowers, so this challenge had me searching the internet. I settled on one that I had seen, but not yet tried. It's my MIL's birthday today and I needed a card that also had a pocket for her gift - tickets to the local theatre. The flower pot card was the perfect solution. The hydrangea's were inspired by this youtube video by Valita's Fresh Folds.

Stamps: Occasional Quotes (greeting)
Ink & Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Early Espresso
Accessories: Satin Ribbon, Pearls, Little Leaves Die, Heart Punch, Sponges

Simple Chocolate Towers

Here's what I did with the scrap from the hearts I punched out for yesterday's card. I literally had an itty bitty strip of paper left over from where I punched between the hearts. I save a lot of my scrap, but even this was too small to keep, so I tossed it. Later, while I was assembling these for my Stamp Club ladies, I thought of the itty bitty scrap and realized that there was still enough to punch the tiny hearts from the three heart punch. Recycling can be fun!

I made all of these (plus a few extras) over my lunch break. I am lucky enough to live close to work and so I came home on a day when the kids stayed for lunch and came up with this idea. It all started when I looked at the ginormous bag of chocolates that I bought at Costco and wondered how I was ever going to get through them all. At the one a day that I eat, this could be a lifetime supply. I guess the sentiment fits - so much chocolate, so little time!

Stamps: Eat Chocolate

Ink/Paper: Vanilla, Glitter Paper, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Corner Rounder, Three Heart Punch

Loving the new Glitter Paper!

I'm loving the new mini catalogue! The glitter paper is so easy to work with - no more going to work with sparkles on my face, and the Framed Tulips folder make it a breeze to create a WOW background. Tomorrow I'll post what I did with the scrap from the glitter paper.
Stamps: Artistic Etchings
Paper & Ink: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Love Letter Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, Heart Punch, Oval Punches

Just Believe Birthday Card

I love this stamp set and yet I only finished mounting it the other day to make this card. So many stamp sets, so little time! This was my mom's birthday card this year and also part of a challenge over at A Charming Place.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes & Just Believe

Cardstock & Ink: Baja Breeze, Whisper white, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Framed Tulips embossing folder, Rosettes, Baja Breeze seam binding

Paper Tube Gift Card Holder

The challenge over at A Charming Place this month was to create a Gift Card Holder out of an empty Toilet Paper Tube. We bought my Mother-in-law tickets to a play at a local theatre, so I knew that a toilet paper tube was going to be too short (plus all of my rolls were quite full), so I cut an empty wrapping paper roll to size instead. The flower on the tag is attached to a clip which holds the tickets on the back side of the tag. This way she can use the tag as a bookmark later. Who would have thought recycling could look so great!

Paper: Deck the Halls, Early Espresso
Tag: Table Setting Die
Punches: Five Petal Flower, Three Flower, scallop edge
Accessories: Crochet Trim, Neutrals Brads


Joy Christmas Frame

This was one of my mom's gifts this year. I can finally post it! I had her take some family pictures of us on Christmas day to put into it later. The frame is just a cheap wooden frame, but I really like how it turned out. All the flowers and embellishments were created with Stampin' UP! products.

The white flower was created with satin ribbon, an antique brad centre, and a pearl.
The red flowers were created with the five petal flower punch and the island blossom die plus a stylus and pearls.
The little vanilla flowers were created with the three flower punch and neutral brads.
Best of all, the Deck the Halls Paper ties everything together! I added a top coat of Smooch ink to the holly leaves and berries that doesn't show in the photo, but shimmers beautifully in the light.

Cambodia Scrapbook Page: Souvenir Challenge

This page was part of my last month's challenge over at A Charming Place. I challenged participants to use a souvenir on a project. Unfortunately, this page sat on my table in pieces while I waited for my Mojo to return. Now that I have my first full week of school behind me, I think I'll be ready to spend some more time in my studio playing with the thousands (literally) of pictures I took.

This box from our flight from Siem Reap back to Phnom Penh was the inspiration for the page. I also added my ticket stub from the flight. Please tell me that I'm not the only person in the world who would even consider ripping apart the snack box from a flight to save it for a future project?

The "cambodia" tag was cut from the snack box, attached to the Hodgepodge piece, and covered with Crystal Effects for a custom embellishment. I also cut the logo from the Angkor Air box to add to my page.

Stamps: Sentimental Journey
Ink & Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point, Concord Crush
Accessories: Paper Daisies, Vintage Brads, Basic Pearls, Floral Fusion Die & Big Shot, Hodgepodge Hardware
Charms: Arrows from A Charming Place