Final Reveal for Cardabilities

Happy Wednesday to you!

April is just around the corner and the snow is almost all melted in our front yard.  Our three year old was screaming and running all over the house that "Spring was coming!!!  The snow is MELTING!!!".    So cute!  You know that enthusiasm is all about getting back outside and to the park. 

Today is the 30th and that means it's time for a Cardabilities reveal.  This is my final reveal for my term, it's so funny how fast time flies!  Karan creates some amazing and inspirational sketches, here is our sketch #28:

I have a few lines of papers that would work perfectly for this sketch and was so excited about the gears!  I love creating masculine cards!  Obviously you could substitute florals or shapes for them, but I wanted to be true to the sketch because I loved the design.

These are Dream Street papers, some Little Yellow Bicycle gear overlays and the ball trim is Fancy Pants.  I just dug into all of my bits and pieces of my stash and had fun! 

I want to say a heartfelt thank you to Karan Gerber for giving me the opportunity to design for her at Cardabilities!  What a fun and fabulous team to be a part of!!!  The inspiration is really so incredible.

If you are inspired and play along with the sketch, please be sure to share!  We would love to see your creation and stop by to leave you some blog love.  Please also join me in welcoming the new design team on April 15th -- can't wait to see what they create!

Have a super scrappity day!!!

Bling it Cristal Clear!

I hope you've been joining along with us at Imaginisce as we celebrate the beauty and decorative "pow" that bling can bring to your projects!  Thank you for joining me from their blog!

Today we have a mini hop to focus on how to use your bling on acrylic or acetate projects.  I had the perfect scalloped coaster mini album from Maya Road that I wanted to create as a storybook for my kids using the super fun Enchanted line.

I used a variety of techniques on my project, I'll explain as we go.

I used the Snag Em stamps from our Enchanted collection with black Staz-on ink, then used my alcohol inks to color in the images.  After I used Pinky's technique (see her blog and video!), I attached my bling strategically to my flowers and leaves.

On this acrylic page, I used Versamark and clear embossing powder and the castle Snag em stamp.  My dragon is on the front of the acrylic, I have a flower behind to disguise it.

I used my heat gun to melt the tulle green flower just a bit for dimension.  A gem in the center was the perfect extra touch.

I added tiny black gems to the i-top froggies eyes.  I created my pink glitter heart embellie and placed it on the top of my acrylic page.

When we received our glitter glue sticks, I had this idea to try and free hand a shape using my i-bond and my trusty silicone mat. 

Once I completed my shape, after it cooled, I just used my Tim Holtz scissors and trimmed around it to clean up my edges.  I like the organic feel of this so I decided to use it..  I attached it with my new Pogo!

The story continues...

On this last page, I used the carriage Snag Em stamp and sparkling embossing powder.  It gives a very pretty effect in real life but is tricky to photograph!  I added just a touch of bling to my little flower.

Here's my little story... I created it to flow with the cute characters in the sweet Enchanted line. 

The Dragon Lost His Castle

Where oh where could it be?

He looks up, he looks down, he smells the flowers all around...

Still no castle has he found!

Look, it's Kitty and her friend Pup,

Surely now he'll have some luck!

Kit and Pup please take me home,

I miss my castle and I was all alone.

Over the hill and down the trail,

Mr. Mouse have YOU seen my house?

Squeek squeek...  What do I see?

Pretty Princess says "Follow Me"!

Silly dragon, never fear

Just ask for help, it's always near.

And the dragon lived happily ever after.

Well that's it for me, your next stop on our hop is the ever fabulous Melinda!!!

Be sure to be a follower on all of our blogs and leave a comment on all blogs in the hop, then finish back at the Imaginisce blog and leave a comment there for a chance to win a fabulous i-rock package for yourself! 

Thanks so much for popping on over...  have yourself a super scrappity and brilliant day!!!

Bling It On!

Welcome to our little hop today!  You should be arriving here from Samantha's creative blog. 

I'm so excited to share my project with you!  There are many fun ways to create in papercrafting and I truly enjoy mixing up my projects.  The design team at Imaginisce wanted to spice things up too and feature some fun and brilliant projects using our i-rock! 

I immediately knew I wanted to play along and make a mini!  If you have a Bind-It-All and it has dust on it, I challenge you to create a project with it!!!  Without further delay... here is what I created using our latest release "Berrylicious" and my Bind It All.  The "Pucker Up" title just had me at hello for some photos I have been saving!

I added some gems strategically to my title block and on the watermelon and lemon accents for some additional interest.

I found the covers for this bracket book by Teresa Collins on clearance. I cut the interior pages using my Cricut Expression and Accent Essentials cartridge at 5", then trimmed on the left to fit.

Here I used my square i-rock frame stencil on the lower left corner of my photo.  Some bakers twin in red/white was used on my tags and also to tie around my Berry Sweet page through one of the binding holes. 

For the next page, I created a tag from the packaging of the canvas stickers.  I trimmed it and cut some angles at the top.  Interestingly enough, as I was erasing my pencil marks I discovered that the eraser actually distressed the edges to a cool white.  I love it when things just work out like that! 

I finished the tag with a touch of bakers twine in green and white.  I loved the feel of the bling in the title for this page! 

On the sunshine page, I added some life to the sun with a bunch of cheerful yellow bling! 

How fun is this line!?!  "Cross my heart Sweet Tart!"  I just giggle everytime I look at these photo's!  The heart is cut with my cricut, then I stitched around it and used some florist wire to wrap for interest.  On the "Pucker Up" page, the sun was created by blinging the petals of a yellow Heidi Swapp felt flower and then stacking the sun face in the center. 

The End.

Ingredients:

- Berrylicious by Imaginisce:  Papers, diecuts, stickers and chipboard

- Fiskars bracket border punch

- Jolee's butterfly punch

- EK Success mini butterfly punch

- Cricut Expression

- Accent Essentials Cricut Cartridge

- Ranger Distress Inks:  Barn Door, Mustard, Shabby Shutters, Spiced Marmalade

- Ranger Stickles

- Yellow Felt Flower:  Heidi Swapp

- Bakers Twin:  Martha Stewart

- Zutter Bind It All, 3/4" Binding o-wire

- Other:  Ribbon

Thanks so much for stopping on over today and having a few glittering moments with me!  Your next stop on the hop is...   Heather! 

Remember...  be sure to follow all of our blogs and leave a comment and you will have a chance to win an amazing i-rock tool and fabulous bling collection of your own!!!

Have a super scrappity day! 

p.s.  For more information on the hop...  head on over to the Imaginisce Blog!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I wanted to take a quick moment to wish you all a very safe and Happy St. Patrick's Day and to share a quick little creation that I made with a little green in it.  he he!

These fun and adorable Chicken Noodle Soup papers from Jillibean Soup were just what I was looking for!  I cut out the barn scene, elevated it with foam dots and then added some green burlap that I fringed to create the "grass".  The brown brick papers I cut as my dirt.  They are attached with foam dots as well.

A little q-tip cotton for the smoke out of the tractor seemed like a good idea.  he he...   I needed a 'belated' birthday card but didn't quite know exactly what the sentiment would be.  When I saw the music paper with the Old MacDonald song and "ei-ei-o" on it... I had my sentiment!!!

I cut the upper barn door so it remains opened and cut out one other chicken so she could peek out of the barn.  My Martha Stewart starburst punch worked wonderfully with the daisy print to simulate a sun.  To finish it all up, I added some hemp and curled it for fun.

I think I'm going to have to make a few more of these.  I love that they are age appropriate for most anyone and of course the farm girl in me just adores these papers and the barnyard scene!!! 

Thanks so much for popping on over!  Have a super scrappity day!!!

It's Cardabilities Reveal Day!

Did anyone else just blink and realize we are half way through March today?  I sure did!!!  I'm so excited that we are in Daylights Savings Time mode again too!

Since it's the 15th of March that means it's time for our new sketch over at Cardabilities too!  Are you ready?  Here's the fabulous sketch by Karan Gerber:

I was so intrigued by this sketch, I had several directions I thought about taking.  The following is my interpretation with a little help from a few of my favorite Martha Stewart punches. 

If you notice there are three butterflies in each block, the two "adult" ones and then the "baby" in the center.  I created this for a co-worker of mine who is pregnant and I thought it was a great way to symbolize the new baby!  I'm so happy for them, this is their first and they are overjoyed!!!

A close up for some details:

I just love the spring colors in these Jillibean Soup and GCD Studios papers!  I thought it might be a fun touch to toss in a little paper doily too.  The pearl stick pins are those simple ones that I found at Michael's in the sewing section. 

We would love to see what you create using the sketch too, so be sure to link up on the Cardabilities blog so we can stop by and leave you some love!!!

Thank you so much for popping on by and have a super scrappity day!!!

Butterfly Blog Linky Party & MME Card!!!

Greetings to all my butterfly loving blog hopping friends!!!

Spring is just around the corner and my very sweet friend Eva had a fabulous idea for a blog hop!  When she shared it with me I just couldn't help but say YES!!!

On this hop there are actually also prizes to be won, so be sure you start at Eva's blog to get all of the sweet details!

I decided to play along with the My Mind's Eye Challenge 21 for this card.  I have so many beautiful MME papers sitting in my scrap space it is a shame not to enjoy them!  My idea was to create a masculine card and to include butterflies on it, while still trying to keep a manly appeal.  Was I successful? 

Here are some details

I just *had* to use the packaging from the trims that come with this glorious Lost 'N Found collection!!! 

Everything on this card is My Mind's Eye except for a bit of vintage lace, 1 Epiphany flower button that was created with MME papers, white and blue thread and florist wire for my large butterfly.

This card is going to my sweet hubby.  We have our challenges and it's a busy life raising two toddler boys but he can make me laugh until tears come to my eyes!  There's a joy in that that you can't easily put to words, but this sentiment was perfect for what I needed to say. 

Well, I hope you are enjoying "Springing Ahead" with Daylight Savings Time today!  Thank you so much for popping on over and have a Super Scrappity weekend!!!

~ Rhonda

It's an Epiphany!

Happy Wednesday to you all!

I'm so excited to share some fun happy news with you!  Epiphany Crafts invited me to be part of their next Design Team and I couldn't be more ecstatic!

You can check out the announcement on their blog here.

They have some amazing new products coming out and I can't wait to work with them and share my projects with you! 

Thanks for sharing in my excitement today!!!  Congratulations to all the other gals on the team, there is an International Team and a Fashion Accessory Team as well.

Have a super scrappity day!!!

March Challenge for Imaginisce!

March Madness Card Sketch Challenge

Using Melinda's uber fun sketch, also incorporate the following into your completed card:

1. Three Patterned Papers
2. Three Colors
3. Three Embellishments 

To enter this sketch challenge and be eligible to win a prize you must use at least 75% Imaginisce products. You can get the full details over at the Imaginisce blog!

Here is my take on the super cute sketch!

Some details for you:

Spring fever perhaps?  I just loved that splash of aqua blue along with the pink and orange, so those were my three colors.  The papers are a mixture of Imaginisce's Sweet Cheri, Twitterplated and Enchanted.  For my three embellishments, I did three little butterflies, three pins and the three felt eggs.

I hand gathered the white lace to give some texture.  The pattern paper strips are on foam dots for more dimension.  I used my Fiskars border punches for the strips.  Heart pins are from Maya Road, the mini butterfly punch is EK Success.  Those adorable felt Easter Eggs are from http://www.craftydscreations.etsy.com/.  I had those in a kit that I had never used and the colors were just perfect for this!  Trims are all from my stash.

Are you inspired?  I sure hope so!  We would love to see your take on this challenge!  There are amazing prizes of course, you definitely want to play along!!!

Thank you so much for spending a moment with me here today!  Have a super scrappity day!!!

~ Rhonda