Shopping Our Stash #137

Welcome friends!  I'm glad you are here today.  It's Tuesday so that means it's time for another challenge at Shopping Our Stash.  This week our theme is Love Me Tender.  We want to see your projects that show off love or Valentine's Day.

Our emphasis at SOS is to use your stash and that is exactly what I did with this card.

 First off, I had 3 full sheets and lots of strips left from a 6x6 MME pad.  I used several of the strips and a portion of one sheet for the front.  The lace you see is vintage.  I used a border punch that I bought years ago.  The flowers and seam binding are all from Wild Orchid but I have had for over a year, maybe two.  The rhinestone swirl is about a year old.  The sewing is a bit hard to see because the thread blends so well with my papers but it was an old Styrofoam spool (does anyone else still have any of those??) and I literally used the last few inches on my card.

 On the inside left (and on the back, below) I used the last half sheet of this great paper.  The right side has another sheet from the MME pad.  I also used two scraps and Spellbinders Labels 14 to make my writing panel.

Here's another look at the front.

I hope you are inspired to play along with us this week!

I think that's about it.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Blessings & Hugs,

Michelle

Shopping Our Stash #133

Hello again friends!  Its time for another fun challenge at Shopping Our Stash.  Celebrating the new year we want to see you use something NEW on your card.  New is always fun right??

I used 2 new die sets, one from Tim Holtz (the letters) and one from Spellbinders (Vintage Lace Doily).

I chose to make a Valentine medallion ornament.  I used a piece of DP and red card stock from my stash.  This went together really quick.  I'm not sure why my last 2 posts have been Valentines.  Sometimes you just have to go with the flow!

Dig into your new stash and play along with us this week won't you?

I think that's about it.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Blessings & Hugs,

Michelle

Shopping Our Stash #132

Happy New Year's Eve!  We are on the brink of a new year.  How exciting is that?  I have been busy cleaning out every nook and crannie in my home and that includes my studio.  And that fits right in with our challenge this week at Shopping Our Stash.  This week we want you to use the last of something.  The last paper from a collection, the end of a ribbon spool, the last sticker on a sheet.  You get the picture.  Time to clean out the old and welcome in the new!!

 I chose to make a Valentine card.  Why?  I'm not sure.  But when inspiration strikes you go with it right?  I used a sweet digital image and some paper I picked up at Hobby Lobby.  The pearls, lace, seam binding, doily and flourish were all from my stash.  The black pearls, DP and lace were the last of their kind in my stash.  The lace was exactly the size you see in the photo  It was meant to be!

 The heart DP was also the last of its kind.  I did pretty good using up some odd bits from my stash.  I'd love to say I used the last of the doilies but it was a pack of 28 and I think I have 25 left...

I think this card turned out pretty sweet.

Now it's your turn to use something up and share it with us this week.

I think that's about it.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Blessings & Hugs,

Michelle

Hey Hottie!

Happy Wednesday friends!  I am getting back into my groove with card making.  I do love sitting at my table and coloring.  Today I have a fun project I made for someone special.

I picked a very cute image from Whimsie Doodles.  I rediscovered these cute images and really wanted to use one.

 I chose this very adorable boy called Hottie.  Isn't he great?  I colored him with my Prismacolor pencils and added red and white Stickles to his box of candy.  I inked the edges and stamped some small red hearts as well.

 He comes with this great sentiment which I love!  This is not a card but a small box.  You can see the small red fastener that I attached with a small black brad.  The fastener rotates to keep this small card closed on the front of the box.  I also used 2 small red heart brads to keep the top closed.  The brads and fastener are from my neglected stash.  They have been around for several years.  I hope you can see that I embossed the top black layer with my Swiss dot embossing folder.

 Here is the card open.  I added a matching writing panel to leave a small note.

 The card opens up one more time.  You can see I punched an oval hole in the front of the box.  I put some acetate between the box and the mats.

Here's a side view.  I added panels to the sides as well.

I am entering my box in the challenge at:

Use It Tuesday - Fasteners

I think that's about it.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Blessings & Hugs,

Michelle

Always Be Mine

Happy Friday!  I have a card I made just for fun today.  I love the images over at Tiddly Inks and can't get enough of them!

The challenge over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog is Valentine, so I chose the image Be Mine.

Isn't this image sweet?  I colored it with my Prismacolor pencils and matted it twice.

I used some DP from Kaiser Kraft.  I didn't pick out the paper first and was very surprised when I found something that matched so nicely.  I used some raffia in a beautiful rose shade for my bow.  The doily, flower and charm were from my stash.  I bought the by-the-yard pearls at Joanns.

Both of these DP are from the same stack.  I made the sentiment on my computer.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog - Valentine

Digi Tuesdsay - Hearts

Top Tip Tuesday - Let Me Call You Sweetheart

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Sent With Love

Ribbon Carousel - Love is in the Air

Cute Card Thursday - Love Struck

I think that's about it.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Blessings & Hugs,

Michelle

I Think You're Sweet

**Editor's Note**  I found out just today that the lovely Jacqui (creator of the sweet images from The Digi Garden) passed away on Wednesday.  I wish to extend my sincere sympathy to her family.  The store will be closing.  There is a message on the store site if you need assistance with an order you have already placed.

Happy Friday friends!  Today I have another fun Valentine project for you!

I used an image from The Digi Garden, Ursula's Big Heart.

I colored little Ursula with my Prismacolor pencils and added fine glitter to her heart.  It is so sparkly!!

 This DP was a scrap in my stash.  The sentiment was one from the dollar bin at Joanns.  The ribbons are from stash as well.

Here you can see that this isn't a card but rather a sleeve to hold a yummy treat for someone special!  A friend gave me one like this and I copied the measurements so I could make my own.  There are holes punched through the layers of the sleeve and ribbon is threaded through them and around the card stock.  The card stock does not come out of the sleeve so the candy won't fall out.  This is a quick project to put together for gifts.

I think that's about it.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Blessings & Hugs,

Michelle

February Calendar Page

Hello friends.  It's Thursday and it's time for me to play along with a new challenge over at Mo's Challenge Blog.  The challenge this time is to use lace and/or ribbon on our projects.

Since tomorrow is February 1st I made the calendar page for my holder.  And since Valentine's Day is in a couple weeks I decided to go with red, pink, white and hearts.

 I chose the very adorable Odette for this month.  I think she is so adorable and she even has a heart on her leotard!  I colored her with my Prismacolor pencils and added Stickles to her tutu.

   The DP is from Hobby Lobby.  I love the vintage look of this paper.  I used a MS border punch for the hearts under the image.  The lace and ribbon are to the left behind the image...kinda hard to see here.  I also added pearls and roses.

Here's the whole calendar page.  I used the same border punch at the bottom and added more ribbon, a bow and a rose.

I am entering my calendar in the challenge at:

Mo's Challenge Blog - Lace and/or ribbon

I think that's about it.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Blessings & Hugs,

Michelle

Shopping Our Stash #87

Happy Tuesday, friends!  We have a GREAT challenge at Shopping Our Stash this week.  This week we want to see Valentines/Love/Red/Hearts.  Your choice!  Easy peasy, right?

I chose Valentine, love and hearts!

 I started with this sweet image from Beatriz on etsy.  This is from the set My Love.  Isn't she cute?  It says: "To the one I love  I'm waiting for a sign, From you, my own dear Valentine"  How cute is that??

 My background paper is from Bearly Mine Designs.  I think the collection is Floral Fantasy.  This was from my "stash".  I bought it months ago and hadn't used even one paper.  The twine is also a stash item.  The pin and beads are from my daughter's stash of beads that lives in my sewing room!  The lace is new, I couldn't resist it at my local fabric shop.  That piece of khaki fabric is actually a small scrap of needlework fabric I had saved from a piece I had stitched.  The count is so large it's hard to stitch anything small on it but it's great here!

 The inside is plainer than usual but I didn't want to use more ink to print paper.  The sentiment is from a dollar find at Joanns.

Now that you have seen my card using a bunch of stash why don't you dig into your stash and make a fun Valentine for someone dear to you!

I think that's about it.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Blessings & Hugs,

Michelle

Another Digi Garden Valentine

Hello friends.  This post is a bit (ok a lot) late, but here it is!

I have another small project using another sweet image from The Digi Garden.  The store is getting more and more full.  If you haven't stopped by lately you really should.  Jacqi has been very busy and there are so many cuties to choose from.

 Here's one of the new Valentine girls she whipped up  ;)  I colored her with my Prismacolor pencils and added pink Stickles to her hearts.

I made a small treat holder for a friend's daughter.  She is very "girlie" and I hope she likes it.  I made the banner with stash!  I stitch a lot of Christmas ornaments and I almost always add home-made cording to the edges.  Whatever few inches are left I knot off and put in my stitching stash.  This piece of cording was the exact size I needed.  I have a small canning jar I use for small bits of ribbon (I throw very little away and I try to put it to good use).  These ribbon bits were in that jar.  I notched one end and taped them around the cord.  The heart brads are not only the perfect color they are stash busters as well!  The adorable DP was another scrap.  It fit perfect with a small piece left over.  I used a Nestability die to cut my oval.

 Here you can see how I folded the paper around the small bag of candy.  The back has a small notch to keep the top closed.

I am entering my "card" in the following challenge:

City Crafter Challenge Blog - Hearts

Fairytale Challenge Blog - Use Your New Stamp

I think that's about it.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Blessings & Hugs,

Michelle  

Daydream Designs January Blog Hop with a FREE DIGI

Good morning friends!  We have a fun blog hop going on at Daydream Designs.  If you arrived here from MariLynn's blog you are on the right track.  If you stopped here first and want to join in the fun head to Diane's blog where this party got started!  The theme for this hop is "hearts" and Diane is graciously offering a $20 gift certificate to her store for one winner that comments on every blog in the hop.  There are some super cute things over there so hop along with us and maybe the winner will be you!  (If you are looking for the fun FREE DIGI scroll to the bottom of this post where you will find it.)

I had fun working on my project for you.  I hope you like how it turned out.

I chose to use one of the Bingo cards from Sweet On You Bingo Cards.  I am really liking the variety of these little guys that Diane has, you can use them on so many projects.  I printed mine on cream card stock and inked the edges with black.  I used a red pigma pen and put a heart around the number 14.  The lovely papers are from Hobby Lobby.  The flowers, pearls, beads and feathers are all from my stash.  I inked the edges of the DP with black and sewed around the perimeter twice with black thread.

 Here's the inside.  The writing panel in on the left this time because the right side has a small box to put some candy in.  I used a MS border punch in several places including the small piece of pink on the spine.

This is the box.  I used the MS punch again.  I like how it looks on here.  I didn't embellish the top of the box so you could see the cute paper.

The box is only 1" tall.  Just right for a small treat.

 Here's the other great DP.

Here you can see I punched another piece for the outer spine.

Your next stop on the hop is Miesje.  If you get lost along the way start back at Diane's blog, she has the whole list there.

Diane
Amy
Beth
Debbie
Helen
Jenn
Jerusha
Karen
Kris
MariLynn
Michelle (me)
Miesje
Sandie
Stephanie
Traci
Vicki

So Sorry, the FREE DIGI has expired.

I think that's about it.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Blessings & Hugs,

Michelle