Moxie fab dress form

Every once in a while a product comes along that you didn't realize you wanted/needed it till you saw it.
Thats how I feel about this dressform die-LOVE it!! If my stamp room was on fire it would be the first thing I grabbed on the way out!!



Made a card with this for my sister birthday and a fun colour combo of raspberry fizz and hawaian shores
Stamped a design from damask designs on the bottom in a pigment ink I picked up at Michaels for $1 !! Perfect match!!!
2 strips of score tape and some MS glitter, and a paper source ribbon that matches raspberry fizz. Die cut and stamped the dressform, and layered it on a shimmer white mat stack 1. Sentiment is communiqe curves sentiments.

This also works for the Moxie fab challenge all that glitters here

Die Storage

I got a few questions about my die storage from my craft room post here so I took a few more pictures to share.

These binders are the mini binder boxes from Taylored Expressions meant to hold unmounted stamps. You can find them here

I bought the panels from them as well. I then adhered adhesice magnets sheets to the panels. Taylored Expressions do sell magnetic sheets, but I got mine at Walmart (Elmers brand)

They hold my nesties and PTI dies beautifully. Even the border dies.
It's such a great system, as they take up such little space, are all together and can't fall out as the binders are enclosed.
Hope that helps !

another in bloom framed combo

I loved the set of thank you cards from the last post , and now that I have my long requested in bloom die I decided to make some more cards. Plus, there's been some talk on the PTI boards about Fine Linen and I wanted to challenge myself to use it.
Die cut and stamped 3 of the large flowers from in bloom onto pure poppy card stock. Shaded a but with a red copic marker and cut out the layers. Did some copic shading on the leaves too.Stamped the frame from Framed on Fine Linen. Stamped sentiment. Attached to Dark chocolate base.
Seriously, this card could not have been any easier!! I made 3 more like it this week!

Thank you set

Here is a set of thank you cards I made for the lovely ladies my hubby work with-they bought an adorable gift for the baby.

I cased Nicholes countdown post for framed where she did this with In Bloom. I already had the 3 flowers embossed and cut in my ready image box so the cards came together quickly- and happy that I'm using my odds and ends!

I am in sore need of a new heat gun though. Mine just blows all the embossing powder off the image. Cut the leaves freehand and sewed them on, used various thank you sentiments. All supplies are PTI.

Not a card but still crafty

I just had to pop on and share this beautiful peice of art that was created for the baby by the caretaker at my husbands school.

I was just flabbergasted when he came home with it yesterday

Enjoy

Scheduled - Wedding Cards

HAALLLOOOO everyone. This is a scheduled post as I'm taking care of a newborn and hopefully myself as well !



M brother got married in October and here are some cards I made for him (one from me and one from my sister)


Their colours were Black and silver, and I wanted the cards larger so I didn't have to fold monetary gifts into a A2 card. ALSO, I guess it just makes you feel more important to walk into a formal even with a larger card. My MIL request all her cards in 5X7 !!

First up is a scalloped creation from me. I loved the layer of silver frills on the bottom of this. PP is Making Memories wedding paper, and it's great with a teeny bit of sparkle.
Used labels 5 for the main image, and the sentiment from Big and Bold wishes from PTI (flourish is theirs as well) Tied off with some black satin ribbon.


Next up a card inspired by Regina Magnum at the stampin bean. She had this great layout and I thought it would be perfect with this paper. The panels are popped up on dimensionals, and there is a sentiment beside the row of rhinestones although hard to see (It says "And they lived happily ever after) from PTI"s Big and Bold wishes as well. Ribbon is SU gray taffeta.




Thanks for looking !!

Soft Congrats

Hello blog land of the future. Scheduled some post for you while I"m taking care of newborn ... and myself!!
Then after making this card, using WM stamps, Claire comes out with a sketch that it fits exactly. SO I'm going to link it up there !!

I wanted to make a card and was really inspired my Melissa J (Melissa's paperie, link on my left) Her cards are so soft and pretty, and she makes awesome use of her background stamps.



Started with a base of PTI blueberry sky, and a mat of Fine Linen. Stamped the lace stamp from Faux Fun onto my card stock diagonally in Marvy Matchable Salvia blue - a great match for Blueberry sky.

Die cut and stamped another BS piece (that blueberry sky in case your mind took it somewhere else!!!) and filled in the oval with some more Fine Linen. Decided I need to take some lessons on sponging, or invest in the ranger tool or SOMETHING to make my edges look soft and distressed. I wet this whole piece with my aqua painter after sponging to try and soften it up a bit. ANYWAYS.....sentiment is from WMS Say it with style, frame is from Vintage labels 4, Ribbon is PTI BS as well as SU's Very Vanilly grosgrain which is a good match for Fine linen (but not so much with Very Vanilla!!)

Added the pearls as it needed something. Not sure if this was the thing but they're there!

Thanks for looking !!!