Christmas Cards in March (2)

Good Evening,
Here is another Christmas card that I sent out this past season.For this I used the large poinsettia metal die with a white cotton material. I soaked the material in some water with a small amount of white glue. Then I let this dry to stiffen. I added some pink ink on the edges.

 The ornament was cut using my Close to My Heart Cricut cartridge.

 I made the green velvet leaves from ribbon and trimmed the bottom with lace and red velvet ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Crafting!
Wanda

Christmas Cards in March

Today, and over the next couple days,  I have some 2014 Christmas cards that have finally made their way to my blog. It seems like I really went for the reds and pinks this past season.

 I really loved using the small poinsettia die to build my own embellishments.

 The doily was spritzed with pink and red perfect pearl spray. The large white snowflake was a die cut and the large red snowflake underneath that was cut with my Cricut.

Have a great spring day and spend some time creating!
Wanda

Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge - November Sketch

Good Morning Crafters,

Today I have a quick post to show you a layout I just finished of my son when he was a baby. What a little angel. This bassinet was used by my older sister for her son and Mitchell was borrowing it while we were at Grandma's house. I found the sketch on this fun scrap challenge blog called 'Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge'. Here is their great sketch for November. You should drop by and join in!

I used a lot of Prima paper and flowers for this layout - so pretty.

I used a simple white dollie to frame the photo and dabbed on peach, aqua, and pink and then added white liquid pearl. I layered the dollie with eyelet lace and a sprinkling of clear glass beads - some I glued to the photo.

I made the background with this beautiful music stamp, using versamark ink and clear embossing powder. I then distressed the area with a teal/green colour ink.

These little white birds I made by tracing the birds from the patterned paper onto cardboard. I then added a thick layer of gesso and set in various white beads and white button. I loved how they turned out!

This pink flower I made using pink lace and pink velvet ribbon glued onto a circle of cardstock.

This page was tons of work but was really fun to complete. I hope you enjoy taking a look at all the details.

Happy crafting!

Wanda

BAP October - "Life in the palm of your hand"

Hi Everyone,

Today I have a couple of layouts to show. This one is of our two day old kitten! Our house cat Carley ran away from home. We were devastated until 2 weeks later when see came back to our front door crying to get in. It didn't take too long to figure out she was pregnant. Four beautiful kittens were born on Oct 9th. We were excited and we have found homes for all but one already.

This layout follows the Prima BAP October Sketch. I rotated it clockwise.

Mitchell my son, is holding this precious baby in his hands. She was so small.

I really went to town using Prima's Fairie Belle Collection - La Spa , Prima flowers and pink and gold bead accents!

I fussy cut the Fairy Ballerina and then added pink, gold and copper beads to her skirt. 

I added pink Stickles on the Prima flowers and the tiny bird.

To make the splash I used a combination of pink and gold paint mixed with white glue. I painted this mixture on the page, set the large beads in place and then sprinkled micro beads to fill in the open areas.

It has been a real learning experience having these little kittens in our house. I think it has been good for Mitch to feel the responsibility of holding a 'life in the palm of your hand'.

See you soon!
Wanda

Mojo Monday - MOJO226 Red Valentine

Hi AGAIN!
I am having the greatest creative day. I have spent this weekend organizing my craft room, really trying to just put things in the best and most efficient place. In the process I saw all of this great stuff! And, about a bi-zillion ideas are floating in my head!

I put together this red valentine card using some beautiful handmade red heart paper. Just gorgeous! I am going to enter this into the Mojo Monday Card contest MOJO226. I really like visiting this site. They have great sketches to start the process.