Meet Humphrey

Hi, everyone! Today's card is using a wonderful set of new stamps from Humphrey's Corner called Humphrey Stamp Set. This adorable set is about to be released and will be on sale soon! Isn't he adorable? There will be several other wonderful sets with Humphrey. The card I am showing here is a standing display.
I used the Ultimate Tool to create this card out of beautiful mica cardstock from the Crafter's Companion website. The thick sturdiness of this cardstock makes this project stand up wonderfully when it is completed. It is also perfect for making the box due to it's strong texture.

All the directions for creating this card are included on the DVD that comes with the Ultimate tool. The photo below (and on the left) shows a stamped image of the text stamp that comes in the Humphrey set "With Love from me to you." The image on the right hand side shows the entire card and how it stands up-right, as well as the text that is included on the right hand side of the card "Thinking of you."

Here's the backside of the card. The video also shows you how to make an adorable box that fits the card perfectly!

I used a couple of adorable stamps to decorate the back of my card, a wonderful vase and flower plus a cute saying "A Humphrey Original". Can't you imagine giving this pop up card to a friend?

Cheers everyone!

Holley

Crafter's Companion Products:
The Ultimate Tool
The Ultimate Crafter's Companion DVD
Detail Embossing and Scoring Tool
Humphrey's Corner Stamp Collection - Humphrey
Pearlescent 8.5x11 paper
Memento Ink -Tuxedo Black
Copic Markers

Queen Kat Luck of the Irish

Here's one of the newest stamps from Queen Kat artist Katie Della Terza called "Luck of the Irish". I have another design that I will show later done in beautiful shades of green in elegant mica cardstock. YUM! For now, you can see this artists work at Queen Kat's site HERE.

The last of the packages that I have for blog candy have gone out! Larisa, Teresa, Babe O, Nataliya--all your packages are in the mail! There's several packages that I have that have not been claimed...do they belong to you? last chance--Tearyeyedstars, PAM, Teri, Tracy, Diane (Stampin Diane Blog), Lyngo, Judy Jackson, Gemiel, Susan Marling and Juilanne T!! Speak now!! htondre@aol.com

Project Materials: Cardstock (California Paper Goods, AC Metallic, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (Queen Kat); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Punch (Martha Stewart); Color (Copic Markers);

Princess

Here's one of the stunning new images from artist ching-chou kiuk of Sweet Pea Stamps. Isn't she a beauty? She is called Magic Spread and she comes on plate #143. I colored her using Copic markers and added a wonderful vertical stamp "Princess" from Plate #48. I love using a monotone theme on a card so I chose pinks for this one. She's so light and elegant so she needed a color that could be both light and bright at the same time. I think yellow would also be a wonderful color for her.

Shouldn't we all be treated like a Princess today? Lol, if you are as lucky as me, you would be married to my prince charming!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, AC Metallic, Neenah); Rubber stamps (Sweet Pea Stamps); Ink (Memento); Flowers (Prima); Brads (Queen&Co); Ribbon (Michaels); Adhesives (pop dots, glue all, glue dots); Color (copic markers);

Happy Birthday, Regina!

Here's a little birthday cupcake to say Happy Birthday to my neice Regina! Happy Birthday Gina. Big hugs to you from Aunt Holley and Uncle John. We had a wonderful visit with her this weekend and had lunch. She's a super sweet girl. She's going camping for her birthday, have fun you all!!Project Materials: Cardstock (DCWV, Neenah, Bazzill); Stamps (Digi Cupcake-Tiddlyinks; Rubber stamp-TAC); Ink (Stazon); Color (Copic Markers); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All);

Rapunzel

Here's one of my newest images from Sugar Nellie! I just love this company from Scotland. Wonderful stamps. This cutie is called Rapunzel. Always loved beautiful long hair and so this story was one of my favorites as a child. Don't you think this image is too cute?Project Materials: Cardstock (Paper Temptress); Rubber Stamps (Girl-Sugar Nellie; Saying- Sweet Pea Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Border Punch (Martha Stewart); Ribbon (Michaels); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue all) Color (Copic Markers); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities);

Jumbo Thanks

Here's an adorable elephant card with some Jumbo thanks attached to it. Huge thanks to everyone for playing in all the wonderful blog candy games! Super JUMBO thanks to Sweet Pea stamps for providing wonderful prizes for everyone. Lynette is the best and most wonderful store owner and has been super generous to all of us. I feel so privledged to be a part of her design team.


HUGE list of items mailed went out yesterday, so if you saw the posting early--check it again to see the mailing list! The rest of the packages will go out this week (Larisa, Nataliya, Cathy, Babe); If you saw your name on the prize winner list and haven't see it marked as mailed--then I may not have your address!! EMAIL ME htondre@aol.com

Project Materials: Cardstock (DCWV, Bazzill, Neenah); Flowers (Prima); Brads (Bo Bunny); Stamps (Studio G); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Color (Copic Markers); DieCut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All);

Feel with your heart....

Here's a simple card layout, but the image on this card is stunning. It's a stamp from artist ching-chou kiuk of Sweet Pea Stamps. This stamp is called Red Hearts from Plate #28 ; I added a wonderful saying to go with it!

More packages going out today! I got a bunch wrapped up last night. The following people had their goodies mailed today: Christine T, Alethea, Lelishna (Olga), Judy B, Nikki, Amy K, Denish Judi B, Grandma Lee, Crafterkhush, Trish K, Debbie F, Shelly, Shell (AK), Pat, Phyl; Just a few more packages to go!! Still missing some addresses!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Hobby Lobby, AC Metallic, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (Sweet Pea Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers);

So fairy cute!

Here's one of the latest Kraftin' Kimmie stamps, she's just so fairy cute!! I am sure all of you know that this company is one of my favorites. Their stamps are super sweet. They just came out with a stamp line of adorable fairies. Here's one of them with a fairy cute saying to go along with her. Keep your eyes out as I have several more coming.... First set of packages were finished wrapping up and are going out in the mail today! The ones mailed today are: Stampin'Sue, Shelly H, Melisa Marie, Pat, Becky H, Tammy C, Christine, Cori Kramer,Denise (AZ); I have several more wrapped up but will wait until I gather more before the next trip to the post office!! Will post as soon as they go!

Please scroll down and look at the winner list. If you see your name in RED (or someone you know), I need the address!! Email me with it at htondre@aol.com

Project Materials: Cardstock (DCWV, Neenah); Ink(Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Rubber Stamps (Kraftin' Kimmie); Flower (Prima); Bling (Studio G); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers);

Lazy Dragon

Here's an adorable dragon card from artist Melia Newman of Queen Kat stamps (Click Here to see in the store). This image is called "Lazy Dragon" such a sweet image and perfect for the summer relaxation period. Doesn't this make you feel like a vacation?

I have about 25 of the 40 packages assembled so far!! Woohoo! planning a major trip to the post office tomorrow morning. Will post a huge list of names so you guys will know whose packages when out. Please check the list (scroll down a few entries to see the final list, winners in RED--I need your address!!!) htondre@aol.com

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Bazzill Swiss, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (Queen Kat); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Punch (Martha Stewart); Adhesive (Pop dots, Glue all); Color (Copic Markers);

Happy Birthday Vicki! (BLOG HOP)

All of us from Queen Kat are celebrating the birthday of Vicki, our fearless leader today! WOOHOO! Happy Birthday to you! Here's a fun card that I have made of You & Me Coffee Fairy from artist Lisa Steinke. So I raise my cup to you today Vicki! Happy Bday! (lol, but it doesn't have coffee in it, I drink diet dr pepper) Isn't she a sweetie? I don't think you need to add any sugar here. I am the first on the blog hop today, so let me send you to the next blog on our Queen Kat hop, artist Chris Hurly (CLICK HERE).

ALSO, have you seen the results of the month long blog candy contests...scroll down and look for your name!! I need your address, so email me (htondre@aol.com) if you see it!!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill Swiss, Bazzill, Neenah); Rubber Stamp (Queen Kat); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Punch (Martha Stewart); Die Cut(Spellbinders Nestabilities); Flowers (Prima); Brads (Making Memories); Bling (Queen&Co); Adhesives (pop dots, glue all, Glue dots); Color (Copic Markers);

You're so FOXY!

Here's one of my all time favorites!! Gorjuss Girls! I just love this stamp line. I got some new ones recently. Here's one of the ones that I got: a gorjuss girl with a little fox. I thought she would go well with this cute saying. WOOHOO!! Wonderful news from the doctor yesterday! One more tiny medication reduction due to the good results. WHOOP!! Gonna pick some extra winners to celebrate that. Since today is the 7th, gonna announce all the blog candy winners tonight! Making a HUGE list now.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (Gorjuss Girl:Sugar Nellie; Saying:Starving Artistamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Color (Copic Markers); DieCut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Adhesives (Popdots, Glue All)

Squigglefly Challenge: What Holiday?

Hi all! Welcome to Squigglefly Monday! Here's a fun challenge this week. To take a stamp that doesn't belong on a holiday and convert it! Here's a fun stamp named Shy Girl (CLICK HERE). She would be so cute on lots of other holidays like valentines and birthdays, but sure doesn't seem like a 4th of July card. Well, I dressed her up and here she is in her USA theme card.

Today's my appointment to see the doctor again. Hoping for more good news! Stay tuned for that. Be sure to use today as your last day to sign up for the current blog candy (June 1st posting). Last of the winners will be announced tomorrow! For now, be sure to hop on over to the Squigglefly Challenge blog and participate in this fun contest! (CLICK HERE)

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, DCWV, Neenah); Digi-Stamp(Squigglefly); Diecut (Sizzix, Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Quilled Stickers (Walmart); Color(Copic Markers); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue dots, Glue All);

My Fairy Friend, Iris

Here's a sweet fairy image from Wags 'n Whiskers stamps. I love her beautiful wings and colored them up to match the adorable mushroom that she is sitting on and her cute outfit. Her name is Iris. I have more of the Fairy line from this company, so stay tuned to see some of Iris' friends soon! Have a blessed Sunday. Be sure to check the updates to the blog candy list and it's your last chance to sign up--leave a comment of the June 1st posting!!

Project Materials: Cardstock(Bazzill, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (Wag N Whiskers); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Sticker (Jolees); Color (Copic Markers); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Adhesives (Pop dots);

Greetings!

It's Greetings from Sasha of the Greeting Farm! She looks like a Texas Girl, doesn't she? She's all decked out and ready to go. I colored her up in red and vivid yellow with some great cowboy boots. Lol, must say that I can't think of a single pair of cowboy boots I have ever owned, though I must have as a very young kid.
There's just three days left to sign up for blog candy--scroll down to the June 1st posting and leave a comment. Also--check the winner list, it gets updated daily! If you see your name on it, email me your address so I can send out the prize htondre@aol.com

Project Materials: Cardstock (Neenah, Bazzill); Rubber Stamps (Greeting Farm); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Buttons (Jesse James); Punch (EK Sucess); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilties); Adhesives (Popdots, Glue dots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers);

The Envelobox--Problem Solved!!

Happy Friday everyone! I got this new tool recently, an add-on board for my Ultimate Tool from Crafter's Companion. This tool set came with an Envelobox Creator, The Boxer, and a DVD full of projects! Woohoo. So, this week, I was making a sweet card and I added some of those gorgeous yet very bulky flowers to it. The main image has also been raised up using wonderful pop dots. It looks amazing, but also makes the card's presentation somewhat hard.

How do you give someone a card when it won't go into an envelope? Do you just leave the card out of an envelope? Get a HUGE envelope that is oversized and too bulky? I know I am not the only crafter who goes through this dilemma. Well, I now have a solution for this! My new tool lets me make envelopes in ANY SIZE and to the thickness that I want. I can make a flat envelope, or for cards like this I can make an envelope with a 1/2" height, so the flowers will fit in nicely! YES!!

Here's a detailed photo so you can see how large the flowers are on this project. Aren't they so cute? I just used thick pop dots to hold them in place.

The wonderful stamps I used on this card come from an adorable set from Crafter's Companion called Flower Fairies Rosebay Willowherb. I used chalk ink in white and Versamark ink to stamp a flower in the background. I stamped the main fairy in Memento Ink and colored her using Copic Markers.

Once the card was created, I used my envelobox tool to create a perfectly fitted envelobox for my project. This tool comes with a chart that tells you the exact paper size to use, the video shows great step by step instructions! The beautiful paper that I chose for this project comes from the Fairyopolis Paper Pad.

Here's a photo of the front side of my envelobox standing upright. It's 1/2" wide and is sturdy enough to stand up on its own. I added a small label to the from using cute stamps, a butteryfly from the same stamp collection as earlier and a "With Love" stamp from the Zinnia Flower Fairy stamp set. I used some muted Colorbox chalk ink to go with the beautiful pink paper of the Fairyopolis paper.

The image below shows a much better look at the final creation, as you can see how perfectly my card will fit in my adorable envelobox. Once it was completed, I punched two holes on my tab and two holes in the base of the envelope to add some wonderful sheer ribbon that will be used to tie up the project.

Isn't this a totally gorgeous card you would want to present to someone?

Here's another image that shows both the card and the back side image of the envelobox that I made for it. I hope you can't wait to start making your own creations perfect little boxes too!

Have a very crafty day!!

Cheers, Holley

Close to my Heart

Here's a wonderful stamp from Queen Kat stamps. This stamp was created by artist Kat Burgon and is called "Close to my Heart" I just love this image. The look on her face is so precious. She's holding a book close to her heart. No doubt she has written something private on it.
Huge prayers and thoughts to the family of Mary Wilson (my husband's grandmother). She was a wonderful lady and a great crafter. She and I shared a lot of crafts together. Her funeral is today. I will always have some wonderful projects that she gave me, beautiful blankets and decorations that she made for my christmas tree. Thoughts of her will never go far.

Project materials: Cardstock (Sapphire Mica, Bazzill, Neenah); Rubber Stamp(Queen Kat); Ink (Memento); Flowers (Prima); Die Cut (Spellbinders - Nestabilities); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue Dots, Ribbon Glue, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers);

Live Laugh and Love (BLOG CANDY)

Here's a wonderful Sweet Pea image from artist ching-chou kiuk. This lady is called Moon Garden and she is sold seperately or on Plate #124. I love her mystical look as she is staring off and lost in thought. It makes this wonderful saying match her so well."Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow; Don't walk behind me, I may not lead; Walk beside me and just be my friend." (Plate #121); I used a wonderful printed sheet of black and white paper to add a little more "noise" to the background of the card. The punch on the left is from Martha Stewart. The beautiful vertical saying comes from the Vertical sayings sheet (Plate #4).

Hope you will have Live Love and Laugh today! This is the last week for the blog candy celebration! Leave a comment on today's posting for the final drawing!! (Sign ups until June 6th midnight est);

Hugs, Holley

Blog Candy Winner List FINAL

OK, here it is, all the blog candy winners :) Big hugs you guys. I hope you will all love the candy. I have a huge amount of work to get all these things wrapped up and out in the mail.
If you see your name below highlighted in RED, I don't have your address!! please email me your address, htondre@aol.com

June 1st Posting:

Special Winners due to my medication reduction! Wonderful news, great doctor's appt!! the doctor reduced my medication! One more pill less everyday! Just for that, I picked several additional winners! (NOTE:when counting to the winner, I REMOVED my own comment, so numbering does change you have to remove the 2nd post)

1-number of pills I lost--LovesCraftsForever
6-date of my Dr Appt -- Christine
3--new number of pills I take at night--Babe O'Mara
10--new total number of pills I take per day --Aletha
19--number of vacation days I will get in Istanbul --Lelishna
20--minimum number of miles I walked yesterday --Cathy (Cathy's Corner)


Grand PRIZE--6 wonderful stamps from Sweet Pea stamps-- #13 Teresa!!!
2nd place winner--Stampin' Up set - JudyJStamper
Bonus Prize UM stamp--Tearyeyedstars

Winners from the May 13th posting include--(and will be updated regularly)
1)First to post: LovesCraftsForever--New Sweet Pea Stamp!!
2)Nikki--grab bag of wonderful goodies for cardmaking AND new set of stamps from Stampendous called "Orchid Greetings"
3)Amy K--Beaders Delight--new packs of beads, findings,....
4)Denise(AZ)-wonderful grabbag of brand new goodies for cardmaking
5) HandmadebyTLC - Making Memories Passport Embellishment Suitcase (in one of the photos)
6)Debbie (Cedar Park) - 10 pack of wonderful scrapbooking items
7)PAM - Wonderful stamp set from Hampton Arts called Joyous Holiday
8)Shelly --Brand new Diecut&Embossing folder from Sizzix
9)Becky Dunham --brand new diecut&embossing folders from Sizzix (Compatible with just about any other die cut tool)
10)Alethea--wonderful pair of stamps from Sweet Pea rubber stamps!!
11)Shell (AK) --wonderful asst of goodies
12)Pat --pair of goodies from Sizzix
13) Stampin Sue--asst of brand new cardmaking goodies
13) Teri-stamp set "Special Place" in a metal tin
14) Melisa-Marie KI Memories Stamp set Icons Crazy Love
15)Larisa-asst brand new cardmaking goodies
16)Christine--brand new goodie from Sizzix
17)Tracy--unmounted rubber stamps
18)Cathy (St Peters MO) - Sizzix surprise
19)Phyl (Vegas)-grab bag of wonderful new goodies :)
20)Melisa Marie--a little surprise for you :)

Winner from the May 27th Blog Hop--
Diane (Stampin Diane Blog)

Winners for posting on Ayana's Art:
1) 1st poster--Cori Kramer--Silvia & Pelle Rubber Stamp (from netherlands)
2)Lelishna -- rubber stamps (unmounted)
3)Shelly -- rubber stamp
4)Lyngo -- Sweet Pea stamp *unmounted
5)Judy Jackson -- grab bag of crafting goodies
6)Judi B -- rubber stamp set from I Cling Sealed with a Kiss
7)Gemiel -- asst of brand new crafting goodies
8)Susan Marling --rubber stamps from I cling (have the cling back mounting on unmounted rubber stamps!) Celebrate Your Day
9)Trish -- mini stamp set from I Cling Stamp Butterfly Greetings
10)Natalyia - Sizzix Sizzlets die, new in pack "Brackets"

WINNERS from May 7th contest
1)1st poster--Sue (still eligible for additional candy)--Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamp Faerie stamp named Rosalie
2)Grandma Lee woo hoo, package of 10 wonderful goodies :)
3)Love2CraftForever--stamp grab bag including a Sweet Pea Stamp
4)Juilanne T - wonderful pack of asst goodies :)
5)Crafterkhush --wonderful asst of stamping goodies

Tiddly Inks Be Mine

Here's a great digi-stamp from a company called Tiddly Inks. I am sure this image looks a bit familar to other stamps I have used in the past. That is because I LOVE this artist. She has done design work for companies and I have bought her stamps before. Her name is Christy Croll. This adorable character is named Lilli Claire.Be sure to scroll down and check the updated winner list for the blog prizes this month! Contest ends on June 7th when the prizes will get mailed. If you see your name on the list--PLEASE EMAIL ME (htondre@aol.com) so I have your address.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill Swiss, AC Metallic, Neenah); Digital Stamp(Tiddly Inks); Color (Copic Markers); Die Cuts (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Hearts (JoAnns); Border (Martha Stewart); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue dots);

Lili of the Valley in Blue

Here's a wonderful image from Lili of the Valley with two tiny fairies flying over some beautiful flowers. I decided to do the whole card in blue and added some pretty prima flowers, blue buttons, shimmery blue ribbon and die cut blue cardstock.Being blue doesn't have to make you sad.....all the blue here makes me feel happy!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah, DCWV); Stamps (Lili of the Valley); Ink (Memento); Die Cuts(Spellbinders Nestabilities); Flowers (Prima); Buttons (Jesse James); Adhesives (Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue); Color (Copic Markers); Ribbon (Hobby Lobby);

A little bird told me....

Here's an adorable bird stamp from Hero Arts. I added a cute saying "A little bird told me..." then used a fun stamp from Basic Grey that says "Tweet"...what more could a bird say? I thought inside the card I would put a fun saying something like Tweet is bird talk for "I love you"
I just posted a full blog candy winner list. Scroll down and check this list!! If you see your name on it, drop me an email so I will have your address. I will mail the prizes when blog candy ends on June 7th. I will update on the blog whose packages get mailed on which day so stay tuned. My email for sending me your address is htondre@aol.com

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, AC, Bazzill); Rubber Stamps (Hero Arts, Maya Road, Basic Grey); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Sewn Pieces(Linda Weber); Adhesive (pop dots, Glue All, Double stick tape); Color (Copic Markers);

Have a Sunshiney Day!

Here's an adorable bunny that I just love. Saw this stamp in a magazine a long time ago and just fell in love with him. I couldn't believe it one day when I found this stamp for sale at a local store. Normally such stamps (private companies) don't just turn up in large chain type stores. Was a nice addition to my stamp collection.
NOTE:BLOG CANDY--there was some issues signing up. Sounds like there's some problems with blogger. So I am extending the contest one more day for yesterday's contest. Here's what you can do--if you normally just sign in and leave a comment and blogger is having problems--instead choose ANONYMOUS. If you do this, you need to leave your name/email or blog so I can contact you if you win! Current places to sign up are: Friday's posting (Winner announed tomorrow)...scroll down and find Ayana's Art and leave her a sweet compliment of her artwork....May 13th blog post has people selected every day or so!!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah, DCWV); Rubber Stamps (Bunny-; Saying-Stamping Bella); Ribbon (Hobby Lobby); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Bling (MAMBI); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Color (Copic Markers);

It's a May blog hop day!

Well today is a special day! I am in the midst of Scrapbook Place's May Blog hop and a display project for the Paper Temptress! Here's some beautiful papers from the Paper Temptress that I got to create this wonderful table display. This project is using some Eclipse Black 100 as its base; some stunning Ruche called Sky blue crepe; a sliver of silver glossy paper and a wonderful sheet of Crystal Clear.
First you use hill&valley folding to create the creases in your base paper. Size for the base on the shown image is 6"x9". Here's a great side view of the project to show you how all the pieces have been assembled together.
This project was done using a pattern created by Crafter's Companion and their Ultimate Tool. I used some Stazon ink in white to add floral stamping onto the clear sheet. This paper takes images well and even if you are using stazon ink, if you wipe it off quickly, you can repeat your stamp image if there is a smudge the first time. It's wonderful!! Be sure to let the ink dry for a short period of time before touching it.

Once stamped, I used some clear dots to adhere to clear sheet to my black cardstock. Here's an image of the black cardstock with everything attached to it before I add the clear sheet:
Once I added the clear sheet (which is sized at 6" x 11.5") I wanted to cover the glue dots that I used to adhere it to my card. To do this I used some Sky blue crepe paper. Seems like a tiny piece of paper to need, but I keep ALL scraps from every project. When a project like this comes along, I go through all my scraps by length and found this wonderful ruche paper which fit perfectly! So save all your paper scraps for projects just like this!! I needed a 1.5" size of Ruche and an even tinier sliver of silver! (Sliver of silver...now say that 5 times fast!) Here's a much better image that shows the Sky Blue crepe paper:

This image also shows how wonderfully the clear paper takes the white stazon ink. Finally, here's an image of one of the embellishment butterflies


Hope this project has inspired you today! It sure makes me love paper.

If you are continuing along the Scrapbook Place Blog hop today, then it's time to go to Jinky's blog, CLICK HERE! If you want to go to the beginning of the Scrapbook Place Blog Hop then CLICK HERE to go to Lindsy's Blog!

I also have some wonderful Blog candy going on--sign up by leaving a comment on the May 13th posting (CLICK HERE to go the the May 13th posting). If you see your name as a winner, then email me your address so I can send your prize, htondre@aol.com

I am also going to pick a winner from those people who leave a comment here today, so leave a comment on this posting, winner will be announced tomorrow evening so that everyone has enough time to do the blog hop!

Cheers, Holley

Project Materials: Paper (Paper Temptress-see the list at the beginning of the posting); Rubber Stamps (SWALK-Crafter's Companion); Ultimate Tool (Crafter's Companion); Punch (Fiskars); Butterflies(); Ink (Memento, Stazon); Flowers (); Brads (Making Memories); Die Cuts (Spellbinders, Nestabilities); Puffy Stickers (Recollections); Color (Copic Markers);

Made with Love part 2

Here's a great design from Queen Kat. She's called "The Cook" and she has something that's been made with LOVE....mmmmm. Want some cake? I know looking at it makes me want some. For my DHs bday I got him some designer cupcakes from a local bakery--Turtle, Boston Creme, Red Velvet, and Tres Leches...tough choice as they also had several others that looked so good--Italian Creme, Nutella, German Chocolate,....mmmmm. If there was more than 2 of us, I would have gotten a huge box!

Be sure to sign up for the blog candy...you can leave a comment for the card on May 13th, winners added daily! ALSO, leave a wonderful compliment to a little girl who shared her art--it's an entry called Ayana's Art on May 24th (winner for that announced on 27th);
Project Materials: Cardstock (K&Co, Neenah, AC Metallic); Rubber Stamps (Queen Kat); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Die Cuts (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Bling (Mambi); Color (Copic Markers); Adhesive (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue Dots); Ribbon (Michaels);

Missing You

Here's a stunning image from Sweet Pea artist ching-chou kiuk. This stamp is called Dream of Iris . I love the forlorn look on her face. I think she goes well with the Miss You sentiment from Plate #98.
Be sure to sign up for the blog candy. Two places you can do that right now...one is to leave a comment for Ayana (see her posting yesterday), the other is to leave a comment on the May 13th posting! Winners for Ayana's comment announced on the 27th; Winners on the 13th's contest updated daily! See your name? email me your address then! htondre@aol.com


Project Materials: Cardstock (Hobby Lobby, Neenah); Ink (Memento, Stazon White, Colorbox Chalk); Rubber Stamps(Sweet Pea); Corner Punch (Martha Stewart); Adhesives (Popdots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers); DieCut (Spellbinders-Nestabilities);