Sweet Baby Girl {The Twinery & SRM Stickers}

 

The Introduction:

If you were sent here by The Twinery today: 
Welcome!

If you aren't already a follower, I'd love to have you follow my blog!

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Thanks for coming back! I love having you!
Please join along in the fun - you can find out all about it on The Twinery's blog.

The Prizes:

The Twinery is giving away three spools of twine ($42 retail value).

The Details:

Leave a comment on the blog of each of The Twinery's 16 participating designers.
You can find the full list on The Twinery's blog. Be sure to see both posts {Thursday and Friday} for links to all 16 designers.

Blog comments close on Sunday, April 29th at 11:59pm (EDT) and the winners will be announced on The Twinery's blog.

The Project:

If you have been following me, you will notice that I've done a few projects for an upcoming baby shower. My cousin is having a little girl and shortly we will be gathering with friends and family to celebrate.

I created these favor tubes using products from SRM Stickers (who generously provided the stickers and the tubes for this project) and twine from  The Twinery. 

I used The Twinery's twine in Buttercream, Cantaloupe, and Honeydew to add a little wrap and bow to the tubes - I just love how twine adds a fun pop of color anywhere you need it!

Each tube has a few yummy butter mints tucked inside and is ready for the favor bucket at the shower.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Discount Cardstock (Brilliant White 130#);
Patterned Paper: Jillibean Soup (Soup Staples - Kraft); Pink Paislee;
Stickers: SRM Stickers (Fancy Sticker Sentiments - Baby);
Twine: The Twinery (Buttercream, Cantaloupe, Honeydew); 
Other: SRM Stickers (Tubes);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Paint The Town Challenge {Market Street Stamps}

It's time for another Paint the Town challenge at Market Street Stamps!

Here is the color palette:


And here is the card I created using the palette as my inspiration.
{The sentiment is from the Market Street Stamps Hippie Chic set.}


Be sure to head on over to the Market Street Stamps blog today to see inspiration from the Design Team and get in on the challenge!


Supplies:
Cardstock: The Paper Company (Kraft);
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee (Christy Tomlinson - She Art 6x6);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Hippie Chic);
Ink: Ranger (Archival - Jet Black);
Ribbon: Vintage Seam Binding (Soft Yellow);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Hello There

My whole family has been sick and it has really hit us hard for a few days...but I still wanted to say:


Oh, and if you haven't seen this yet...I hope you'll check it out - something pretty exciting (if I do say so myself).



Thanks for visiting today!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Kraft Outlet (Ivory, Kraft); Bazzill (Cool Cantaloupe);
Chipboard: Kraft Outlet;
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Vintage Wallpaper, Slow Movin'); Hero Arts (Frame);
Ink: Tsukineko (Night Sky);
Tape: Pink Paislee (Teal Grid);
Cord: Darice (Paper Jewelry Cord);
Flower: Maya Road (Cream Resin Flower);
Vintage: Etsy (Blue Flocked Ribbon);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Quick, Easy, & CUTE Card Set

I created this super quick & easy card set using Pink Paislee papers from the Daily Junque collection (so cute!) and topped it off with a little vintage embellishment and a simple "Thank You" stamp from the Hippie Chic stamp set from Market Street Stamps. I started off making this as a quick way to whip up four cards, but I absolutely LOVE how it turned out!
To tie it all together (literally) I wrapped it up in some of The Twinery's Honeydew twine.

I really don't know what else to say about it...so I'll let the pictures do the talking:











Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee (Daily Junque Collection)
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Hippie Chic Set);
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black);
Twine: The Twinery (Honeydew);
Tools: Ranger (Tiny Attacher & Tiny Staples); EK Success: Martha Stewart (scoring board); Fiskars (paper trimmer); Fiskars (1/4" Circle Hand Punch); Fiskars (Scalloped Circle Squeeze Punch);
Other: Vintage Invoice Paper

Lucky in Love

For today's card my color palette was inspired by the sentiment.

Here's the card:


And be sure to check back on July 1st for a blog hop with prizes at every stop thanks to My Mind's Eye!



Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee (Old School: 6x6 Pad);
Embellishments: Hug Snug (Seam Binding: Chalk White);
Rub-Ons: Basic Grey;
Mist: Ranger (Perfect Pearl Mist: Sunflower Sparkle);
Tools: My Favorite Things (Jumbo Scallop Die); Ranger (Tiny Attacher & Tiny Staples); Coluzzle (Circle Template & Craft Knife); EK Success: Martha Stewart (scoring board); Fiskars (paper trimmer);

Bright & Cheery

***Looking for The Twiinery/PSA Essentials blog hop? Look HERE.***


Today's inspiration comes from a color palette AND a sketch.

Here's the color palette I was working with:


And a sketch to go along with it:


And here's my card:


Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee (365° Collection: Think Big); Pink Paislee (365° Collection: Dream Big); Pink Paislee (365° Collection: DayDream);
Embellishments: Prima (flowers); Maya Road (Trinket Pins: Red & White Flower Pearl);
Tools: My Favorite Things (Jumbo Scallop Die); Fiskars (Scalloped Heart Squeeze Punch); EK Success: Martha Stewart (scoring board); Fiskars (paper trimmer);

Love Endures

Today's inspiration comes from a color palette AND a sketch.

Here's the color palette I was working with:



And a sketch to go along with it:


And here's my card:


Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee (365° Collection: Think Big); Pink Paislee (Bayberry Collection: Front Porch);
Embellishments: Pink Paislee (Artisan Tape: Black Dot); Hug Snug (Seam Binding: Chalk White);
Rub-Ons: Basic Grey;
Tools: Fiskars (Round N Round Squeeze Punch); EK Success: Martha Stewart (scoring board); Fiskars (paper trimmer);

How about that giveaway???

In celebration of hitting 200 followers, I thought I ought to have a little giveaway!


There are some 6x6 sheets of Pink Paislee paper, a fun little taste of some of The Twinery's twine, Prima flowers, Maya Road trinket pins, American Crafts ribbon, Autumn Leaves rubons, Magistical Memories chipboard, die cut doilies, felt embellishments, blue dew drop style stones, and seam binding.

In fact, I thought I ought to give away more than one prize...so I will be giving away *two* prize packs! {The second prize pack is not shown, but is almost identical to this one...just with different chipboard shapes.}


And while I am at it, I think I am going to give away a copy of the May/June 2011 issue of Paper Crafts magazine to a *third* winner...how does that sound?


{You can see my projects on pages 48, 51, and 76!}

To enter:
#1 - Make sure you are a follower. {If you aren't already showing as a follower, just click the "Follow" button in the sidebar.}
#2 - Leave a comment. {Be sure to leave a way for me to contact you!}

The details:
The giveaway will be closed at midnight PST on April 30, 2011 and the winners will be announced sometime the following week.
This giveaway is open to US addresses only.

Hello! {Step-by-Step}

Today on the A Walk Down Memory Lane blog you can go with me step-by-step as I turn this sketch:


Into this card:


Head on over there and check it out!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Hero Arts; Basic Grey
Markers: Copic {RV02, RV04, YG05, YG25}
Artisan Tape: Pink Paislee
Tools: EK Success/Martha Stewart - Scoring Board; Fiskars - Paper Trimmer

Make A Wish

Please stop by the Market Street Stamps blog today and find out more about this card that I created:


Supplies:
Cardstock: (White) Georgia Pacific, (Teal) Bazzill,
Patterned paper: (Tutti Fruitti Floral from the Tutti Fruitti collection) Doodlebug,
Stamps: (Make A Wish, Celebrate Cake set) Market Street Stamps
Ink: (Tuxedo Black) Memento,
Accent: (Lily White Mini Jewels) Doodlebug, (Houndstooth Artisan Tape) Pink Paislee
Tool: (Scoring Board) Martha Stewart, (Paper Trimmer) Fiskars, (Scissors) Fiskars
Sketch: Paper Crafts magazine

Enjoy Your Birthday

Today kicks off the 8th Anniversary Crop at A Walk Down Memory Lane and so I thought that I would share a birthday card I made for the occasion:


I created this sketch and flipped it for the card.


I added Pink Paislee's Artisan Tape in place of the flowers thanks to an inspiring challenge to use decorative tape from Moxie Fab World.
Thanks to another Moxie Fab World challenge it is also sprayed with Perfect Pearls Mist.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill, Georgia Pacific
Stamps: Unity Stamp Company, Hero Arts
Ink: Tsukineko {VersaMagic - Jumbo Java}, Memento {Rich Cocoa}
Tape: Pink Paislee {Orange}
Mist: Ranger {Perfect Pearls - Perfect Copper}

Pretty Kitty

Supplies:
Whitman: Vintage Animal Rummy Playing Card "Pretty Kitty"
Prima: Artful Collage Flower
Queen & Co Rhinestones: Nightfall
Maya Road Chipboard from Journaling Scroll keychain
Kraft Outlet: 5x7 card
Georgia Pacific: White Cardstock
Merischino Twine: The Twinery
Pink Paislee: Houndstooth Artisan Tape
Unity Stamp: Vintage Ledger
Distress Ink: Scattered Straw
Distress Ink: Black Soot
Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black

Big Bow Card

I am feeling short on words today...so how about just a card and a supply list:




Supplies:
Cardstock: Kraft Outlet {Paper Bag Kraft}
Patterned Paper: The Girls' Paperie {Paisley from Paper Girl Collection}
Tools: Fiskars Round N Round Squeeze Punch
Fibers: Twill Ribbon [from stash]
Letters: Pink Paislee {Whimsies - Chocolate from Cardstock Alphabets Expressions}

You Color My World

Happy Friday!

You may have noticed that I have a new look for my blog (thanks to Shabby Blogs) and that I have also updated the format of my blog by adding tabs. (You can click on "Blog", "Publications & Special Accomplishments", or "Designer Positions" to see it all.)
I hope you enjoy the new look!
(Be sure to check out the free blog backgrounds and headers and extras that Shabby Blogs has to offer.)

Today I have a very quick & easy card to share.
(And some more good news!)

I was trying to come up with some sketch ideas for different cards and was wanting to use Pink Paislee's fun Artisan Tape and came up with this quick design.


Sometimes it is fun to color (some might call it "scribble") like a kid again!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill {Lily White}; Kraft Outlet {Paper Bag Kraft}; Georgia Pacific {White};
Stamp {Rolling Rubber}: Provo Craft {12 pt. Circa, 18 pt. Circa};
Stamp {Rubber}: Odd Bird Planet {Earth};
Ink {Pigment}: Rubber Stampede {Black};
Tape: Pink Paislee {Artisan Tape - Orange};
Color Media {Crayons}: Crayola Twistables {orange, green, purple, blue};

And for the good news: I have had three cards accepted for publication in the May/June 2011 issue of Paper Crafts magazine! I am still very new to having anything published (so new that I haven't actually SEEN anything published yet since the magazines won't be printed until next year), and it is so exciting! I can't wait to see my work in print!

Orange & Pink Go Together

With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, there was a challenge issued to the Fiskateers to join the famous Fiskars color of orange with the awareness color of pink. I decided to take on the challenge, and this is what I came up with.

I used a Kraft Outlet Large Lunch Bag Kraft Blank Note Card as my base and added some papers from Pink Paislee and Echo Park Paper Company. The stamps are all from The Girls' Paperie.


Supplies:
Kraft Outlet Large Lunch Bag Kraft Blank Note Card
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee, Echo Park Paper Co.
White Cardstock: Georgia Pacific
Stamps: The Girls' Paperie
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Orange Marmalade, Worn Lipstick, Vintage Photo)
Embellishments: Prima (flowers), Darice (corsage pins), Wrights (twill tape), Retail, Inc. (flat back pearls), Pink Paislee (Artisan Tape)
Tools: Paper Trimmer, Fiskars Scissors

More Pink Paislee

I was having so much fun playing with my Pink Paislee papers that I whipped up two more projects...another layout and a small notebook. Both use the Office Lingo Collection papers.

Here they are:


{The overlay on the notebook is from Hambly.}

Don't forget to visit A Walk Down Memory Lane!

READ All About It

It's not too late to get some great Pink Paislee goodies 15% off at A Walk Down Memory Lane, but November is quickly coming to an end...so you'd better hurry up!


I created this layout about my daughter learning to read using the Pink Paislee Pop Fashion Parachute Pants 12 x 12 paper as the base and matted my focal picture on DCVW cardstock. I added some Maya Road pins, a sprinkling of brads, a few {digital} library cards created by Shimelle {I changed the color of the original cards and added the text with GIMP}, and voila!

Pink Paislee at A Walk Down Memory Lane

This month I am a Guest Designer for A Walk Down Memory Lane {AWDML} and the featured manufacturer for November is Pink Paislee! And featured manufacturer means 15% off...all month long!

Today I am going to share with you a layout about each of my three children using Pink Paislee papers.

True Beauty:


This layout features a few papers from Pink Paislee {and I got them at AWDML, of course}.

True Beauty Supplies:
- Pink Paislee Sweet Cakes - Lovey Dovey
- Pink Paislee Enchanting - Wonderful
- Pink Paislee Enchanting - Pleasant
- American Crafts Thickers
- Tim Holtz Distress Ink
- Chandalier stamp by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous
- Making Memories Glitter Clears #30164
- Title piece created using GIMP


Big Shoes:


I love this background grid paper from Pink Paislee...the detail in the distressing of this paper is fantastic. It even has some light textile type designs on it faintly along the edges. It makes it easy to create a nice looking layout when the papers are so beautiful to start!

Big Shoes Supplies:
- Pink Paislee Office Lingo - Cubicle
- Basic Grey Mellow 6x6 Pad
- American Crafts Thickers
- Tim Holtz Distress Ink
- Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher
- Sharpie Fine Tip Marker {Black}


Oh, Baby:


This background paper from Pink Paislee is fabulous! I added the stamping behind the photo just because I felt like I was cheating with such an easy layout...the paper had so much character by itself that it really didn't need anything!

Oh, Baby Supplies:
- Pink Paislee Captivating - Tender
- DCWV Cardstock
- American Crafts Thickers
- Tim Holtz Distress Ink
- Accent stamp by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous
- Sharpie Pen. {Blue}


Stay tuned this month for more fun from AWDML and Pink Paislee!