Roses.

Happy Monday, everyone!

Most of you are probably dreading today. The start of the week, the end of the weekend. But since I worked all weekend long, I am thrilled that today is Manic Monday!! Hee hee!

Oh, yeah. Lots of kiddies will probably starting school. My kids are too young still but I am already dreading the thought of them starting Kinder and Elementary school and beyond. Yikes! So for those of you who have littles who are getting dropped off and getting their 1st day of school pics taken: kudos for a wonderful summer, hugs for the growing up too fast, and yay for more personal time! :)

Anyway, I've got a cute card for you today from Time for Tea Designs. We all have our different craft styles. And while I claim to be versatile, I never thought I could pull off the look of the 3D flowers effect. You know those flowers from Prima? Well, these are actually American Crafts, but you get the picture.



Party Time is so very pretty, and I love her hair and tutu-like dress. I wanted to make this card very feminine, and I've been dying to use these beautiful roses.

From what I could remember, the washi tape is bought from Finding Nana and the blue and house patterned papers are from Amy Tangerine. I'm sorry..I am really bad at keeping track of my supplies! :)



See you tomorrow!

Enjoy the rest of your day!

Making Flairs at Some Odd Girl.

Hey, how's it going?

Today, I am featured at the Some Odd Girl blog, and I wrote up the Tutorial Post on Making Flairs.  If you don't scrapbook or are not quite familiar with flairs, here is an example from Skipping 5:



They make great embellishments for crafty projects, not only scrapbook lay-outs, but cards and altered items as well.  They kind of remind me of bottle caps in a way.  They are round, thick, and are very cute.

You can personalize and make your own using a flair maker.  But if you don't have hundreds of dollars to spend, you can also try these cheaper, similar alternatives.  What's good is you probably have these items in your craft room already.

You will need some round, epoxy stickers.  Or Glossy Accent glue.  Or the Epiphany button maker (I have Round 20 shown here) and its coordinating buttons.




Gather up some Some Odd Girl images. I've used the clear critter stamps from Hey Kaylee and Gwen in Bloom and the swirls from Artist Mae.  I also shrunk a digital stamp - Tropical Mae, and will be using her top half.  You can leave the image uncolored, color them, stamp them on patterned paper, color the background, etc.  So many different options!



The easiest ones are the stickers, of course.  Just line up and cut away!



For the glossy accent, squeeze the glue on the middle and do not stop to prevent air bubbles.  Also, less is more!



Here's what it looks like:



I ended up going over the part I wanted for Tropical Mae below, so i let it dry (8 hours overnight), and traced a circle on the back and proceeded to cut it out.  I ended up cutting into the glue part as well.



Follow the instructions on the Epiphany button maker, which includes lining up image through that hole in the middle. 



I decided to make a scrapbook lay-out that would house my flairs.  I am very much into ink splatter right now.




And this is the finished product:



Added some star glitter and washi tape with Super Tobie.  And of course, pics of the little tater tots in their SuperHero raincoats! 



Aren't the flairs a nice addition to all the backyard fun?  I love how they're different sizes as well!





Hope you enjoyed it!  SOG is having a whole week of tutorials so make sure you stop by everyday! 

Wedding Couple.

Hiya everyone!!

Today, I've got a lovely image to show you from Time for Tea Designs. Wedding Couple is so sweet, don't you think?

I've created this card for a colleague and her hubby to be. I wasn't quite sure what her colors were, but doves are pretty universal, right? :)

Make sure you all visit Jo Davies' blog (owner and artist of T4TD) - she's got some wonderful and exciting news! I'm so thrilled I saw it all blossom from the beginning. Well-deserved, Jo!!



Have a fantabulous day, everybody!!

Christmas Tree Mae

Good Tuesday morning, everyone!!

I'm here to show ya a fabulous new digi release over at Some Odd Girl. There are actually two, but I am signed up for Miss Christmas Tree Mae. You can view the cute Polar Cub-sicle on the blog!



Now I don't know about you, but I love watching Project Runway, and Christmas Tree Mae's dress reminds me of that show. Isn't it very couture-like? I start becoming on the look-out for the perfect Holiday outfit(s) come September so she is right on time! LOL!

I am not quite pleased with my coloring of her, especially the lighting effect. But isn't she a beaut? I decided to tone down the colors, but chose really graphic items for the card elements.



For more views and inspo on the digi releases, please visit:

Mila,
Rachel,
Vera,
Judy,
Tab,
Angie,
MP,
Katie,
Anna,
Rene,
and the SOG blog.

Peace out!

Y&FH's Challenge 22.

Hello, peeps in blogland! Happy Sunday to ya!

The weekend has been super packed and fun for us. I hope it's been the same for ya!

Today, I, along with the rest of Team Yumi, am showing you the Yumi and Fumi Handmade Challenge # 22: an inspiration pic!

I could've easily chosen a Hawaiian or tropical flowers theme, but since I've been doing a lot of Summer cards, I thought I'd do something different. I found these cute stickers at Michael's. And decided to go pretty simple.



The papers were matched perfectly, and I just love the combination of colors! This card was made for a friend's son and perfect for a boy who's going into his childhood years! I used Aj fromt he Back to School Series.



Hope you get to visit the rest of Team Yumi! You've got two weeks to play! For more info, head on over to the Y&FH blog!


Cebelica

Lisa T.

Olivia

Renate'

Rosemary

and Taylor.


Toot-a-loo!!