My very first card!

So, do you think I ended up cleaning off my desk? Crafting?

Nope..

But, I did manage to take 116 photos of things I need to sell / get rid of! (& I now have 2 boxes & one bag of stuff to donate.) While doing that I found my very first digital camera (Kodak EasyShare) & on it a picture of a card I made for my dad when he was in the hospital for heart problems. (He's ok now!) Actually now that I think about it, this may even be the very first card I ever made..The pictures weren't the greatest so I used the Lomo-ish effect from Picnik on them to try to get it to look better. So it seems I do have a card to share with you today.. ;)

 

 

This was so long ago but I'm pretty sure all the supplies I used were from Dollar Tree - even the Band-aid!

**I've decided to extend my giveaway due to my upcoming move & not really promoting it this month!**

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Piggy Birthdy Card

I made this card and tag for Jose's niece (who's mom loves pigs!) for her first birthday. I loved making it & as soon as we come home from the party I plan on making lots more cards! :)

Supplies used:
* DCWV cardstock
* October Afternoon patterned paper (Ducks in a Row: Sleep Tight & This Little Piggy)
* Imaginisce B-Day Bash rub-ons
* Pink Paislee chipboard alpha in Limeade

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Last Halloween Post

Just wanted to share the rest of my Halloween projects for this year, before November starts! These were all made for challenges at 2Peas. I love, love, love this card that I made:

I used Pink Paislee patterned paper & alpha, Hambly overlay, Cosmo Cricket alpha & the super cute spider stickers are really old Marcella by K&Company. They're on springs!!

Next up is a card I made using my favorite Halloween collection- Spook Alley from Making Memories. 

This tag uses some really old Martha Stewart papers & Studio G & Inkadinkadoo stamps.

The pumpkin is paper pieced. Love using this technique!

The last tag is double sided & also uses Spook Alley & some Hambly.

& that's it for Halloween stuff..hope everyone has a happy & safe Halloween!

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ETA: This is my 10th post this month; not too bad...my goal for November is going to be 20!

Halloween Minicards- Set #2

Today's set of minicards uses the same supplies (DCWV paper & Studio G stamps & inks) but the images are more "spooky". :)

I have one last set to share tomorrow, then a couple more last minute Halloween projects during this last week of October!

P.S. I finally got my copy of Creative, Inc. in the mail today! So excited to start reading it! :)

Halloween Minicards

Another quick post today to show you a set of 4 Halloween minicards I made. I used DCWV paper & Studio G stamps & inks for these. They are so easy to make! Cutting out the images probably takes the longest, but you could always use a circle punch instead of detail cutting. These would make really cute tags or you could include them in goodie bags if you're having a party or handing out candy to trick-or-treaters!

I'll be back tomorrow with another set!

Small break from Halloween crafting..

So I didn't quite finish the card set for my boyfriend's sister, but I did get something done for WCMD! I made this card for a challenge at Betsy Veldman's blog. The challenge was to take a non-holiday card from Card Creations Vol. 8 & make a holiday card based on that design. I decided to use this card by Renee Morris:

and here is what I came up with:

I kept the card pretty similar. I was inspired by the text background & the three elements (trees). To make mine, I used some inked paper from October Afternoon's "Very Merry" collection as a background. Then I added some lace, chipboard & cutout Gingerbread men & Mini Market stickers for the sentiment. The finishing touch was the obligatory bling for the cookie's buttons. :)

P.S. Don't worry, I still have lots more Halloween stuff to share this month before really getting into the holiday projects!

Happy World Card Making Day!

To celebrate, I'm going to share with you the two latest cards I made. The first one I made for my boyfriend because he's been really supportive while I've been complaining about work & getting depressed.

It's a small 3x3 card. I used patterned papers from Pink Paislee's Queen Bee collection & the stamps are from Inkadinkadoo.

The next card was made for my boyfriend's sister, to cheer her up as she's recovering from surgery.

Again, I used Pink Paislee's Queen Bee collection papers & stamps from Inkadinkado. I really need to learn to take straighter pictures!!

That's it for today...when I get back from work, I'll be spending the day making a set of cards for my boyfriend's other sister, whose birthday is tomorrow! 

I hope everyone has a lovely day & has time to make lots of cards!

"Making Memories Passport Page Kit" Cards

We're supposed to be hit by Earl tomorrow.

 

"A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD... ESSEX... HUDSON... UNION... SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER... NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)... BRONX... RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)... KINGS (BROOKLYN)... QUEENS AND NASSAU." ~weather.com

I think we live far enough from the water to have any real damage & live in an apartment so don't really have to worry. I wouldn't mind my store being closed though...but that's wishful thinking because it never closes! I'm looking forward to it cooling down a little- we also had an Air Quality Alert for today, which means that the ground level ozone was exceeding unhealthy standards; we spent the whole day inside, Cinnamon didn't even get to go on his walks. 

He actually spent most of the day sleeping & so did Jose. I was working on a Halloween mini book that I want to enter in a challenge at The Studio. I got most of it done, just need to add some finishing touches & I'll be able to link it up tomorrow, just in time for the deadline! But more on that another day...tonight I wanted to share a set of cards I made from the Making Memories Passport Page Kit. I picked this up on sale at Target a while back & I've been hoarding it ever since! I've never used just items form the same collection but I thought it would be a fun challenge for myself to see if I could make 4 different cards (& not only travel based ones). This kit turned out to be pretty versatile. Here's what I came up with:

I decided I did need to do some kind of travel card & I thought a 'happy honeymoon' card would be cute. Wedding cards are so overrated. ;) The tag was actually a sticker which I stuck down on some cardstock & then cut out so that I would use foam dots to attach it. I also tried to do a little cluster with some other stickers & the flower.

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This one is my favorite of the four. I'm starting to really like using flowers on cards & layouts!

I liked that the colors in this collection were soft enough to use on a baby card, though I'm not totally happy with how it turned out.

Lastly I made this simple thank you card. I tried to do some layering here, though it's hard to tell because I layered with stickers & paper. Here's a picture of what was included in the kit:

The only supplies I added was the ribbon (which is also Making Memories), the "diecut tape" from the Dollar Tree (love that stuff!) & the brad (K & Company i think) & button (also MM). Thanks for stopping by!

SillyBandz cards!

I haven't blogged all month but that doesn't mean I haven't been crafting! I have lots of new stuff to share! Today I'm going to show you 4 cards I made for the "Card Style Fun & Cute Challenge at Moxie Fab World". I was going to try the other three categories too but couldn't come up with any good ideas for them. Anyway, I've had these SillyBandz since before they became so popular & I've been meaning to use them for some kind of craft & I thought they'd be perfect for a fun & cute card! Here they are:

Here's a view from the side. The speech bubbles are attached with pop dots.

I don't know if this last one really fits with the soft color scheme of the other three, but I really wanted to make a set of four.

The background papers are "Lovely" by Lily Bee Design & the graph paper is Scenic Route.