Black & White Double Zig-Zag Card/ Accordian Card/ Cascade Card

Hey there, I'm happy to share my latest creation with you. 

I made this for Mom for Mother's Day... I know, I know... it's nowhere near Mothers's Day. But when I saw this style of card on Pinterest, I had to find an excuse to make one right away!!!

I saw several examples on Pinterest, referred to as either an accordian card or zig-zag card. So many beautiful cards and I was particularly drawn to the ones that incorporated lots of "swirls" and flowers. I used my Cricut (of course!) for all of these shapes.

 I followed the directions from one particular tutorial, which was clear and simple to follow... 

Double Zig Zag Card

I hope my Mom will love it as much as I do! I spent a lot of time on this card and really enjoyed my paper playtime!!!

Have you tried a zig-zag/accordian style card yet? You can make one that is much more simplified that will still look beautiful if you don't have the several hours to spend on yours, as I did on this one. 

Well, ta-ta-for-now! Blessings and Happy Crafting!!!!!

Pretty in Pink Card

Well it's Baby Girl's 20th birthday today!!! How is that POSSIBLE?!?!? I cannot believe I have 2 adult children. It's been an amazing journey and I wouldn't trade the job of Mommy for anything in the world! She is an amazing daughter & I am blessed. We have become good friends now and I love that so much. 

Here's the card I made for her birthday... Simple and sweet and she loved it ;)

Materials: I used the Cricut Cuttlebug 'Happy Birthday' embossing folder, ribbons, patterned paper, brads and a jewel.

Hope you are all enjoying your own paper playtime!

Blessings & Happy Crafting!

Oh Baby!!! Adorable Cricut Cards

Hey friends! So happy you decided to drop by! 

My son bought me the Baby Steps Cricut cartridge for my birthday last month and I instantly fell in LOVE with it! I think the images are just too cute for words and I can't wait for an opportunity to give one of these cards to a mommy-to-be & hopefully make them smile.

I think I'll craft another set of these in blues and greens for a baby boy card. Do you think I should make one in yellows for someone expecting a precious package without knowing whether it's an innie or an outie? Probably will... these baby cutouts are too stinkin adorable to stay away for long!

These cards took much longer to assemble than I anticipated but I love them. There are several pieces to cut and assemble and since some of them are really tiny it was a little "fussy" to put together. Totally worth it, don't you think? 

Materials: a bit of ribbon, Cricut 'Baby Steps' cut-outs, Cricut Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' embossing folder, Sizzix 'Decorative Dots' embossing folder and the "hello baby" sentiment is from the Stampin Up 'Teenie Tiny Wishes' set.

Materials: a bit of ribbon, Cricut 'Baby Steps' cut-outs, Cricut 'Elegant Edges' frame for the sentiment, all on a Sizzix 'Framed Tulips' embossing folder, some Stickles on the edge of the cloud and in the tiny dots around the sentiment. The "hello baby" sentiment is also from the Stampin Up 'Teenie Tiny Wishes' set.

I'll soon be tinkering around with some Tim Holtz distressing inks I just bought. I'd like to give my creations more dimension but so far I am a bit intimidated by the whole distressing process.

I've got plenty of experience inking the edges with stamp pads but that soft look I see on many cards these days is just beautiful and I'd love to learn to do that. Can any of you wonderful crafters point me in the right direction for instructions and/or tutorials? 

I've been staying inside a lot the past few months Playing with my Papers. The weather has been CRAZY here lately! Yesterday it was in the mid-60's and today we're having a blizzard with over a foot of snow!!! We can go from shorts weather to snowsuit weather in less than 24 hours!!! That's upstate NY for ya! LOL

Have you taken advantage of the long, cold winter to stay in and Play with Paper? :)

Blessings & Happy Crafting!

Simply Bright Birthday Card

Hi there, thanks for stopping by!

I made this little cutie the other day and thought I'd share it with you all. It's pretty simple but I really like that. When I have more time, I enjoy going over the top but that's a rare thing these days.

Sometimes simple is better, especially when time is short and you can only squeeze in a few minutes of "me time", rather than foregoing craftiness altogether. I hope you get to grab some of those moments for yourself! It really refreshes me when I do. 

I think this would be perfect as a guy's card since there are no flowers or anything too "pretty".

Materials: I used my Big Shot with the Cricut Cuttlebug 'Happy Birthday' embossing folder, letter stickers (not sure who makes these), some rick-rack, paper and ribbon. I also added tiny drops of Stickles on the rick-rack. Easy peasy!

Glad you could drop by! Leave me a message to say hello. I'd love to meet ya and see what awesome creations you come up with too! :)

Blessings & Happy Crafting!

Penny Slider Card- Flowers in the Sun

Hey guys! Glad you could drop by! It's been a while since I've posted due to health issues, but I'm happy to be back in my craft room and back here with all of you wonderful, crafty friends! 

Does anyone else just LOVE to look at ideas on Pinterest? I am a bit of an addict, I'll admit. One of my favorite things to look through are cards... specifically unique and unusual styles of cards. Movement/kinetic and uniquely shaped/cut cards are so interesting and everyone who receives one seems to love the unexpected touch of whimsy. They are all around fun for everyone!

Well, this little sweetie is a penny slider card. The little sun spins around and slides from side to side as you tip the card. I love how it turned out! 

I found several tutorials on Pinterest showing how to make them.

Here's one tutorial that I particularly liked:

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/227713324883350891/

 The shapes are all cut with my beloved Cricut, of course! Another wicked addiction...

and one that I will never quit if I can help it!

Thanks for visiting! Drop me a note to say hello, won't you? I'd love to see what creative penny slider cards you come up with too! :)

Blessings & Happy Crafting! 

Scripture Mini-Book

Hey there, thanks for dropping by! Since I've been going back through my craft history, I thought I'd share some of my favorite older projects... 

This one was a mini Scripture book for my Mom for her birthday several years ago. She is a devout Christian and loves to read the Word so I thought she would appreciate this. Indeed, she did.

I added a lot of Bible verses mixed with things about her that make her uniquely her, uniquely SPECIAL. She is my best friend so this came to me naturally...

I printed a lot of the verses using MS Word and some from various stamps in my collection...

The entire family... myself, my hubby, my son, my daughter and my Dad, all wrote a special message to her to add to the book. These added a very personal touch that she appreciated so much!

The messages were inserted as they were written, not printed from the computer. My kids were pretty young then, as you can tell by their handwriting! My Dad insisted his writing was too horrid and had me type his up to print. He wrote her a poem instead of just a note... it was so so sweet!!!!!!!

Mom and I share a faith in God that brings us even closer to each other. Mom was the one who led me to Jesus when I was just 3 years old. She is the most gentle and loving woman I have ever met. I'm so blessed she is my Mom.

Well, that's it. I hope you enjoyed seeing one of my all-time favorite paper projects. Mom loves this and still looks at it often.

Have you ever tried your hand at a mini-book? This was SO much fun to make! Maybe you can make one too... please come back & share it with me if you do... I'd LOVE to see how special and unique yours will be!!!!

Blessings and Happy Crafting!!!

Altoid Tin Photo Album

I just found these pictures of this 3D paper project that I made for my Dad for Father's Day 12 years ago.

It was an empty Altoid tin that I painted & scruffed up to make it look old & beat up.

Then I just added a bunch of pictures and embellishments to a piece of accordian folded cardstock. He keeps it on his dresser & still looks at it today. 

Sorry that the pics are terrible but my old camera was awful. Oh well, you get the gist.

Thanks for stopping by!