Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there.  I hope you all have/had a wonderful day!  This is a card that I made during a stamp class last month.  The stamp set is from Stampin' Up! Vintage Vogue.  I cut out the I stamped 2 flowers and 4 leaves and cut them out.  Then layered them and glued on a pearl onto each flower.  Used the scalloped edge punch, wrapped ribbon around the punched cardstock and tied a bow.  Used Sierra Sand CS layered onto Baroque Burgundy CS.  Used the tag punch and layered onto burgundy cs and cut to layer.  And there you have it.  This card is very elegant and versatile.  You can use any sentiment or just no sentament at all. 

Have A Wonderful Day!

Gift Bow How To

Have you seen those bows that you pull the ribbons or string that are hanging down and as you are pulling the ribbon is scrunching and becoming a bow?  Well I was surfing the internet and I found this post on how to make your own Pull Gift Bows.  Click and you'll be taken to the tutorial.

I have a lot of 12 x 12 paper that I need storage and I've been looking around to find some reasonable shelves for my paper and I came across this great idea.  I found was a paper cube using used mailing boxes.  This is a great idea and $$ cost saving.  It will work until I get enough $$ to purchase something else, unless these last and I can make them sturdy to store all my papers.  I think I can make it more sturdy by using thicker cardboard or even mat board would be strong enough to use between the shelves.  You'll understand what I'm talking about when you read the tutorial.  You can find the tutorial here.
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Sizzix Texture Boutique

Wow!  I got my Sizzix Texture Boutique cardmaking kit and it's awesome.  Here is a my first card I made using my new Sizzix Texture Boutique.  You get the Flowers and Daisies embossing plate and the Swirls and Dots embossing plate (this one is big enough to use on an 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card. 

On this card I used the Swirls and Dots on my vanilla cs. I then embossed the plum cardstock that came with the kit, using the Flowers and Daisies embossing plate. The sample cardstock that came with the kit is white core so I used the sand paper that also came with the kit to sand the flowers and frame to give the white look of the embossed flowers and frame. Added some apricot brads and some natural hemp that I wrapped around the bottom. Added a couple of strips of decorative paper. Adhered my flowers and frame with pop dots. Very easy and quick card. Check my post down below for the details of this great offer from Sizzix. You get all the materials listed for $39.99, that's a great price for everything you get.

 Here is a close up of my card.  Sorry, it's a little blurry, I was trying to get it at an angle so you can see the embossing.


Have A Wonderful Day!