Simply Flowers

Did I mention how much I enjoy swaps?!  Well, I love swapping with crafty, talented peeps....and here's one of the swaps on A Lil Scrap of Heaven.
We had to make three flowers, fully decorated with feathers, leaves...the works.  And I have to say that I enjoyed making these.  I just hope the girls like them too. Ü

I made three different types of flowers.  The size is perfect to use on any project.  I have a project for one of these lovelies, so keep an eye out for that post. Ü

For this flower, I used Magnolia Doohickeys Dies.  I love the details on the dies.  The pearls and crystals I took from the candle holder from Michaels.  I've used them on so many projects and still have a lot left. The flowers are inked with vintage photo distress ink.

Supplies~ 

pp: Bailey{K&Company}

punches: classic butterfly{MS}; Doohickey dies doily flowers, peony petals, poinsettia{all from Magnolia}

misc:  white half back pearls

This black and white themed flower is made from satin fabric.  I used the Loopy Bloom die and layered the pieces on top of each other.  Then for the center, I made this pearl flowers following a YouTube tutorial.

Supplies~

dies: loopy bloom, leafy flourish, fancy flourish{all MFT}

skeleton leaves{I Am Roses}

misc: black satin fabric, handmade stick pin

 And this little beauty I made using Prima flowers.  I was lucky to find matching pearls for the center. The lace fabric flower added for a touch of vintage.  Then layered with pink feathers, pearl trim, and leaf die I inked with tumble glass distress ink. 

supplies~

flowers: Prima

die: foliage{Spellbinders}

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Easel Card+Gift Card Box

I found a great tutorial on how to make this gift card box.  It was easy to make and I love the way it turned out.  This is going to my swap partner at Lil' Scrap of Heaven, Craftyjo along with some goodies. Ü

The card front is from this week's sketch by Card Patterns:

 The pattern papers come from DCWV, French Country.  I just love this paper stack....the colors & patterns are so me! The edges are inked with vintage photo for a vintage look.  

 Inside the box, I made a removable insert to attach the stick pins I made.  The swap was to make vintage stick pins.  This is a great way to give small gifts...cute packaging and can be easily displayed.

Supplies~
pp: French County Stack{DCWV}
stamps: Sunshine and Flowers{Hero Arts}; taglines{Flourishes}
inks: vintage photo{Tim Holtz}; rich cocoa{Memento}
punch/die: doily lace{MS}; picot edge circles{Spellbinders}
misc: flowers{Prima}; cream velvet ribbon{May Arts}; brown twine; pink button, handmade stick pins

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Happy.....ATC Swap

I love to participate in swaps and here's one that I did....creating an ATC{birthday themed or artist's choice}.  I wanted to do something different-I stamped "happy" on top and it's the recipient's choice to have a birthday or anniversary themed ATC.  Here's the two that I created....

Everything was glued down except the sentiment.  As you can see, I left enough room on the right side for either sentiment.  The die used for the Anniversary is from Verve and I used a MFT die for the Birthday. 

  

ATC Swap at LSH{A Lil Scrap of Heaven}

Supplies~

pp: Portobello Road {Recollection}

stamps:  teeny tiny wishes {SU}; alphabet pixie {PSX}

dies: leafy flourish, mini pennant, page banner {MFT}; charming oval {Verve}

inks: walnut stain, aged mahogany

misc: flowers {I AM Roses}; bird cage charm{ebay}; gray baker's twine; lace trim; rhinestones

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Christmas Card

 Another week of Mojo Monday....this particular card was made using this sketch:

I decided to make a 6x6 card for my Secret Santa at LSH, using the MME pack (Merry days of Christmas).  I inked the inside of the tree with walnut stain and adhered the banner ribbon with the sentiment.  Then added some stamens and a bling flower behind the ribbon.  Around the border, I glued some glass glitter that I got on Etsy (GlitterandKitsch)with gloss accent.

inside

closeup of glass glitter

Supplies~
dp: MME 6x6 pack(Merry days of Christmas)
dies/punch: Spellbinders (ribbon banners, 2010 holiday tree, label 9); MFT (fancy flourish); MS (pine border, doily lace)
inks: distress inks (iced spruce, walnut stain)
misc: seam binding, brown glass glitter, glass flower, red stamen

Christmas Tag

I can't believe December is here....the past 11 months just flew by.  Time to bring out the holiday decorations and gather wish lists from the family.  I will be giving some handmade gifts this year....and this tag is for a Secret Santa Swap at A Lil Scrap of Heaven:

 I used TH tag die and inked the edges with festive berries(new holiday ink) and brown paint.  The winter white seam binding was dyed with the holiday distress inks (festive berries & iced spruce).  I love these colors!

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 I pulled the berry spray apart and glued a couple with some stamens.  The border is covered with Stickles.

 The bell punches are inked with walnut stain and covered with the liquid applique to look like snow. 

The word "joy" is adhered with chipboard to give some dimension and I added rock candy stickles.

Challenge: Stamp and Create

Supplies~
dp: MME 6x6 (Holly Jolly)
dies/punches: Sizzix (Christmas Set #3, Tag & bookplates); Memory Box (Frostyville border); Magnolia DooHickeys (poinsettia); MS (bell, ivy & berry)
inks: walnut stain, festive berries, iced spruce
misc: tinsel fibers, brown twine, seam binding, stickles (rock candy, frosted lace), liquid applique, SU jumbo eyelet(antique brass), berry sprays from Michael's