Chalkboard Birthday

Hello Friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! There are certainly many things for me to be thankful for this year, but topping the list is definitely our little girl! We are so thankful that we have been blessed with a healthy, happy, and sweet baby. Family is so important, and I thank God every day for blessing me with my wonderful family and close friends.

Today, I'm sharing a card I made for my boss' daughter (gotta get in good with the kids!) LOL! She is 12 years old and is the sweetest young lady. I decided to go chalkboard style on this one as it is still so popular right now in paper crafting.

I think this turned out pretty fun and festive! She liked it and I think it helped me get in really good with my boss! :-) Well, I hope you are having a great start to the holiday season and getting your shopping done early, the deals are amazing!

 

Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Crate Paper (Maggie Holmes Collection)

Stamps: Think Big Favorites (Birthday), Cupcake Collection - Papertrey Ink

Misc: Enamel Dots, Washi Tape

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Carol

Valentine's Card - Chalkboard style!

Hello Friends and Happy MLK Day! Did you have a great weekend? I sure did, my husband and I had "date night" on Saturday and we went to the movies to see Gangster Squad. It was good, I wish it had a little more action but the story line was great. Okay, are you getting tired of my chalkboard cards yet? :-) I promise this will be the last one (for a little while anyway!). I think this card would make a nice Valentine's Day card and I absolultey love the sentiment! I used two stamp sets by Papertrey Ink, Sending My Love and Simply Jane. I wish my embossing would have come out a little smoother, but I guess you get a more handmade look that way (at least that's what I'm telling myself!). Well, that's it for me today. Will you be watching the Inauguration today? I have the day off and I will definitely be watching! Enjoy your day and as always, thanks so much for stopping by!

Card plus CD Holder

Hello Friends! I hope you all have had a wonderful week! I'm so sorry that I've been absent but I have had some computer problems this week! Thankfully all is well now, so I thought I would get a quick post in while the going is good! :-) Today I have a card and CD holder that I sent to a crafty friend of mine. As you can see, that chalkboard technique is really going to get some good use around here!

I also made a CD holder for a tutorial I downloaded for her. The CD holder was so easy to make because Cammie (my Silhouette) did pretty much all of the work for me! She cut and perferated the holder and all I had to do was fold and tape, you can't beat that!

Don't you just love the pink CD!! That was a happy find at Staples. :-) Well, I hope you all have wonderful plans for the weekend and I will be popping in again soon. Enjoy your weekend, and thanks so much for stopping by!

Chalkboard Technique

 

Hello Friends! We're nearing the end of the week and hopefully you've had a good one so far! Today I have a card using the wildly popular chalboard technique. I found a fabulous tutorial by one of my stamping idols, Betsy Veldman (I'm sorry but for some reason I'm unable to add the link to the tutorial). This was such a fun card to make and it's perfect for Valentine's Day. Can you believe that Valentine's Day will be here before we know it?! It seems like I just finished making Christmas cards and now it's time for hearts, kisses, and plenty of candy! 

This card was made with a great sentiment stamp by PaperTrey Ink called Sending My Love and Heart Prints. The patterned paper is the Lovely collection by Authentique, a little washi tape and a wood arrow from Studio Calico finish off the card. I have a funny feeling that you'll be seeing more of these types of cards in the near future...wink, wink. Well, I hope you all have a great day and a wonderful weekend. Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon!

Carol