Happy Anniversary

Hello everyone,

This card was made for a very special couple that has been married 55 years. So I had to make sure this card was very special.

The base is from Papertrey Ink. The white cardstock is random and embossed with the Wedding #2 Sizzix embossing folder. The sentiment is from CTMH it is the Love Always set (Which I LOVE!) The ribbon is random and the flower brads are from Stampin Up. The bride and groom were cut at 4 using the Wedding Solutions Cartridge.

I hope you like my card and please feel free to leave a comment.

Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad

Hello everyone,

Today I have a very special card to share with you. I made this card for my Parent's Anniversary which is tomorrow. The will be married 42 years tomorrow. Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad I love you so much!

Now on to the card. The base is basic black from Stampin Up. I embossed the silver American Crafts foil paper with the Cuttlebug folder D'vine Swirl. I cut the flower bouquet with my Sweethearts cartridge in the blackout feature. The paper I used is from Martha Stewart. I found the paper stack at Walmart on clearance. I then used paper roses I bought on Ebay (say goodbye to expensive Prima's) I love these flowers. They look just like Prima roses and they are made in Thailand just like Prima's. ;o) You can also find them at http://www.iamroses.com/. The size I purchased and used on the card is 1/2 inch. I used my Bow Easy to make the pink bow with satin ribbon from the Dollar Tree. I printed the sentiment on my computer and punch it out with the heart punch from Stampin Up. I distressed the edges with Sweet Blush ink from Paper Trey Ink.

So that's it...I hope you like my post. Please feel free to comment or add yourself as one of my followers.

Hang in There

Hello everyone!

So, do you remember how I teased you in my last post that I had a card in mind that I just had to make? Well, it took until Thursday at 9:00pm to get the time to make it. Also, another added bonus is the design team over at MPS issued a challenge to make a Animal type card. Don't you just love how everything comes together? This card is for a friend that needed a pick me up. She has been sick for a while so I thought I would make her a "Hang in There" type card. So, what could be better than a cute monkey just hanging around! ;o)

Now, to the card...The base is cardstock by Paper Trey Ink. The other colors are just random cardstock I had in my scraps bin. All of the cuts are from my favorite cartridge Create a Critter. I use it so much that I just keep it laying out on my desk. The trees were cut at 2 3/4 I also used the flip feature for the other side, the branch was cut at 3 1/2 and the monkey was cut at 3. The grass was cut free hand and the sentiment I just printed on my computer. I then punched it out with a new punch I got today at AC Moore. I highly recommend it because you can punch three different sizes of a tag at once.

So, I think that about covers it. Thanks for stopping by!

With Sympathy

Hi everyone!

Looks like it's going to be another busy weekend, but I didn't want to leave you without a little something. This is a card I made for a friend whom wife passed away. As you can tell it was very simple.

The base is Close to Cocoa by Stampin Up. The other colors used are Mellow Moss, Almost Amethyst and White by Stampin Up. The stamp is from Michael's look for it in their wooden stamp section. I love this stamp! I colored the image with Mellow Moss and Almost Amethyst markers. The sentiment stamp is from Paper Trey Ink called Mega Mixed Messages. I have used that stamp set many time and highly recommend it to any card maker.

I hope to have time this weekend to make another card that has been on my mind for days now. I can't wait to make it because in my head it is super cute. I just hope it turns out to be! Look for that card next week...

Thanks for stopping by!

Thank You...

Hello Everyone,

Here is a quick card I made using Prima flowers. I love how the card turned out. It started out all different and I didn't like it. So I changed everything up and this is the result.

I used Prima flowers I found on clearance at Michael's. The base is from Paper Trey Ink. The background paper is from Stampin Up. I used a new stamp set I got from Rubbernecker Stamps for the circles, I love how it turned out. I also punched the bottom with my new Fiskers boarder punch. The Sentiment is from Paper Trey Ink as well. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Thanks for stopping by!

Get Well Soon!

Hello everyone,

Sorry this has taken me so long to post. I made this card for a friend that was sick a few weeks ago. I would have posted this sooner, but I have been so busy. Now that it has been so long ago I made it I can't remember the size of the bear of the color of the base. So from now own I will make a list of what I use as I go. I know I used Create a Critter Cartridge for the bear. I know the ribbon is from The Dollar Store. The stamp set I used for the Get Well Soon is from Hobby Lobby. I love this set it has a ton of single words that you can stamp together for a sentiment. I also think the patten paper is from K&Company.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hippooray!

Hello again!

This card is for Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge. She wanted us to make a card using Zooballoo Cricut Cartridge and I must admit this is the first time using this cartridge. I have owned it for a while now, but haven't found a reason to use it. I hope you enjoy, now to the card....

The base of the card is Brocade Blue by Stampin Up. The Hippo is cut at 3 3/4. The grass was cut at 5 1/4 using fit to length The clouds were cut at 2 (I think). The stamp used is from a stamp set from Clear Dollar Stamps. The flower in her hair (because lets face it she needed something) is random and the brad is from Hobby Lobby.

Thanks for stopping by!

Keep on Trunkin'

This is a card I made while I was in the mountains on vacation. I just love the images on Create a Critter they are so cute.

I used paper from my scraps to make this card so I do not have a list of the items used. The ears are made with DCWV glitter paper. You may not be able to tell from the photo, but it turned out cute.

As you can tell this is a very short post, but a cute one!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Sweet Baby

Hello everyone!

I hope you all have enjoyed your extended weekend as much as I have! I took a trip to the mountains of NC it was beautiful. The weather was wonderful it stayed in the low 80 the whole time. While I was gone I thought it would be fun to take some crafting supplies with me and sneak in a card or two. I have been wanting to participate in one of Emma's challenge since she started hosting them, but I could never find the time. So I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to try and make something.

The card base is white from Paper Trey Ink. I inked the edges with chalk ink by Colorbox. I cut the bassinet using the New Arrival cartridge at 3. I used a Martha Stewart paper pad that I found at Walmart on clearance. The background paper is also from that pad. I used DCWV glitter paper for the trim pieces for the bassinet. The pink ribbon is random and the green flower trim if from Hobby Lobby.

Thanks Emma for hosting a challenge and for those of you who stopped by.

Stripened to Perfection

Hello everyone!

This card was made for fun. I didn't need to make a card for anyone in fact I don't know what reason I would have to give it to someone. The sentiment was cute and it fit the card perfectly so I went for it. I like making cards for fun with no one in mind to give them to. So here is how it all came together...


The base of the card was made with cardstock from Papertrey Ink called Hibiscus Burst. I love this color such a perfect pink. The pattern paper was from my scraps so I don't know what collection it's from. The daisy border was punched with my Martha Stewart daisy punches. Love them!! The Zebra was cut at three using Create a Critter. I love this cartridge!! Have I told you that before?!? The flower in is from a brad collection I bought at Hobby Lobby. I love that store!! I just wish I had one near me the closest one is and hour and a half away. The bow was made with my bow maker and the ribbon if from Walmart.



The sentiment is from Clear Dollar Stamps and the collection goes well with the Create a Critter cartridge. I like the stamps, but I wish the collection had more card friendly sentiments.


Thanks for stopping by!

Get Well / Gone Fishin

Hello again,

So this is my first attempt at a masculine card. What do you think? Honestly, it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. As you can tell for the most part my style is cute and girly, but I do have to restrain myself sometimes when I do my nephew's pages. Although I have been known to put a flower or two on their pages ;o). So now to the card...

The base if from Papertrey Ink in brown. The pattern paper is from DCWV stack called The Guy Stack a must have if you need a masculine card every now and then. I cut the cute sign from the Everyday Paperdolls cartridge and used my markers to bring out the cut lines. I then hand wrote "Gone Fishin". I don't normally use my handwriting on a card or scrapbook page because I think I have terrible handwriting, but I thought the sign needed something. Now that I look at it I don't think my handwriting is that bad...right? All I can say is if you are worried about how your handwriting take your time and practice..practice..practice! Now, the fishing pole was cut using the "Just Because" cartridge. It may not be layered right, but hey it looked good to me :o) I added a google eye to the fish and because it look so real I was tempted to write "don't eat me", but I didn't.

I hope you like my card for today, thanks for stopping by!

Get Whale Soon

Hello!

Here is a card I made for a friend's son who was having surgery. It's always sad when little kids have to have surgery, but he is doing well so that's a blessing!

The card base is from Stampin Up. The rest of the card was made using scraps from Stampin Up paper sorry I don't recall the colors. I purchased some Stampin Up paper from someone on Craigslist and she gave me her scraps so they have come in handy when cutting out images with the Cricut. I'm sure if you are a Stampin Up fan you can figure out the colors :o). The Get Whale Soon was printed on card stock and punched out using the large heart punch from Stampin Up. The bow was tied with my bow maker (love that thing!!) The ribbon is random from the Dollar Tree.

So a quick and simple card made using my FAVORITE cartridge Create a Critter! The images are so cute and a must have for any Cricut lover!

Two page layout "Are you ready 2 play"

I'm sorry the photo is so dark. I am working on getting better equipment to take better pictures so keep a look out for that. This layout was for my nephew Cooper. He was playing when the photos were taken and by the way they were super cute pictures of him. Sorry don't mean to tease!

The background paper used was from a paper collection I bought super cheap at abcdistributing. If you can catch them with scrapbooking supplies you can find some great deals. Anywho...the letters were cut from my Learning Curve Cricut Cartridge. The ribbon used was from Michaels. I thought the ribbon was really cute with the flowers printed on them, but when I got home I found out it was really stiff and hard to tie. So it worked out using it this way and the colors matched perfectly. The flowers used where from a set I also bought at abcdistributing. Gotta love ABC...lol!

So I hope you enjoy and thanks for stopping by!

We are missing you!

Hi everyone,

This card was made for a friend. It was a quick and simple card as you can tell from the post!

The stamp I used is from The Greeting Farm if it is still in stock you can find it in the clearance section. I used a Chocolate Chip Stampin Up Craft Pad and UTEE to emboss the image. Then I used my beloved Stampin Up markers to color in the image. The boarder punch is also from Stampin Up. The Sentiment used was from a CTMH TLC stamp set. The paper used was scraps left over from different collection. I always love when my scraps come together to make a card!

As you can see it was quick and simple. If you have any questions please leave a comment.

What an Artist :o)

This art work is from my nephew Zachary. He painted this picture just for me, but instead of it going on the refrigerator like all of his other art work. He requested that this work of art go into his scrapbook. Can you believe that?!?! My heart just melted, first of all I hadn't shown him his scrapbook in a long time it has been a year or more. So, not only did he remember after all this time that he had one, but he also wanted to put something he made in it. He was so proud of this painting and I was too. Look how well he colored in the lines. Like I said my heart just melted. Now, you may wonder why he panting over everything with blue, well he said he did that just for me. I can't wait to show him his page. I hope he approves!

Oh, and the crayons were given to me by a friend. I don't know where she purchased them, but I think she said they were supposed to be lunch bag note cards. I just cut them in half and placed them around the page. With the shape of his picture it was hard to put anything else on the page. So, it worked out great she gave them to me...Thanks Shannon!! :o)

Thanks for stopping by! Now ya'll come back now ya hear!

Two of a Kind

It sure has been a while hasn't it. I can't believe it took me this long to post what I have been working on. This summer has started off very busy for me, but soon it will slow down a bit. One things for sure I always make time for crafting. :o)

Today I have two different cards, using the same stamp set and colors. The top picture is my favorite. The stamp set used is from Stampin Up called Kind & Caring Thoughts it is a level three hostess set. I used my new Stampin Up markers that I must say I am in LOVE with, is that possible?!?! I am so glad that I made the investment because they are the best markers for your stamps! I used the following colors for the stamped images on both cards (Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Lovely Lilac, and Old Olive). The base for both cards is Chocolate Chip and the background paper is Pretty in Pink. On the card above I stamped the image on Vanilla cardstock and cut out a Top Note design with my Cricut using the Storybook cartridge. I used Prima Roses and brads from Michaels. I also sprayed the card with my homemade glimmer mist using Stampin Up shimmer paint and alcohol.

Now for the second card I used my Divine Swirls Cuttlebug folder to emboss the Pretty in Pink paper. I cut the flower stamped image with my Creative Memories cutting system using the oval shape. The ribbon is from Michaels. The sentiment is stamped on Lovely Lilac paper using Chocolate Chip ink. I rounded the corners of the sentiment using my Corner Chomper. I also used my glitter pen from Archivers to color over the Lovely Lilac flowers on the stamped image. I also sprayed my homemade glimmer mist on the sentiment image.

So that's it what did you think? Thank you stopping by my blog and as always comments are appreciated.

Thank you berry much

I love this card! It is one of my favorites, but I can not take all the credit for the idea! Every since I saw this post Here I knew I had to make this card.

I used the same paper pack listed on the blog. I did use a different cartridge because I do not own Preserves. The cartridge I used is Hello Kitty and surprisingly I have used that cartridge more that I thought I would. I really like the images they are so cute! The sentiment I used is also different. I used Green Thumb from Papertrey Ink. I highly recommend this stamp set. I have used it with three of my cards and it fits perfectly. I also used Making Memory trim that I purchased at Tuesday Morning.

I hope you like my spin on their idea. I wanted to take the time to let my new followers and my new visitors know that I really appreciate your support! It means the world to me that you took the time to check out my work. :o)

When Life Gives You Lemons....

Hello again,

Here is a quick card I made for a friend. The word art says When Life Gives you Lemons Make Lemonade. I added the word pink for pink lemonade because pink lemonade is always better :o)

The base of the card is a standard A2 size. I used Bashful Blue cardstock from Stampin Up as the base. The patten paper is from K&Company. The ribbon is random and I used the Bow-Easy to make the bow. I saw a post a few months ago on a blog I follow (Just A Scrappin) on how to cut one using a Cricut. Well, I decided to just buy one on Ebay Click Here for the listing.

Thanks for visiting!

Too Much of a Good Thing is a Good Thing

Hello again! Here is a card I made last week and wasn't sure if it was ready to post yet. It felt like something was missing. After looking at it a few times I thought no it looks good.


For this card I used a new stamp set from The Greeting Farm. I love these stamps they are so cute. I used my watercolor crayons to color her in. The sentiment stamp is from Stampin Up and the ribbon border is from Hobby Lobby. The background paper is from a K & Company stack and the card base is from PTI.


Thanks for stopping by! I'm not sure I will be posting anymore this week because I am getting a cold and really don't feel up to crafting...say it ain't so :o)!

Altered ATG Stand

Hi everyone! So you know I altered my ATG gun a month or so ago and I have loved it every since. I don't know what I did without my ATG...can you feel the love? LOL

So, while doing my daily blog hop I came across a YouTube video from TERIBERI2 it was of her scrapbooking space. While she was showing her room she showed her ATG Stand and were she purchased it. So, I thought what a cool idea! I went to the link she had on her video by clicking Here. I then started looking at pictures of others who have purchased one and altered it for inspiration. I came across a picture of one that I thought was SOOO cute. I altered mine from her inspiration to see the picture of my inspiration click on this link Here

Thanks for stopping by and as always I love comments!

Get on the Panda Wagon

For of those of you that know me well, know I love pandas, daisy's, and the color purple. So that is why my blog is called purple daisy crafts. Now you're wondering why I left out panda from my blog name. Well it's simple it would have been too long...lol.

Now to the card. The base is from PTI the color is called Plum Pudding. The background paper is from K & Company sorry I don't remember the name of the stack. I cut the Panda at 3 from the Cricut Cartridge Create a Critter which is now my favorite cart. The images are sooo cute!! You will see more cards from that cart. ;o) I used Stickles in green to accent the flower. I also used Liquid Pearls in white to add a special touch. I love my Liquid Pearls!! I also added a purple fabric brad from Hobby Lobby in the middle of flower. The stamp set is from Cleardollarstamps.com its called Critter Messages and it goes perfect with this cart and I totally recommend it. Thanks for the tip Joy at Everyday Cricut! :o)

I hope you enjoy my card and thanks for stopping by!

Scrapbook Page

Hi everyone!

I look at this post and all I can think is I wish you could see the finished page with the pictures. I am always torn about posting scrapbook pages because I feel they are not complete without pictures. Most of the time the pictures have a lot to do with the page. That does not mean that I will give in and show my two handsome nephews pictures. It just means that I feel that my followers are missing out. I also feel like I don't want my blog to be filled with cards either so I digress and post a layout.

Now on with the layout, the Cricut Cartridge used was Robotz. This is an AWESOME cartridge for boys!! I highly recommend it if you have boys! The font is perfect and the Robotz are too cute! I was so excited when this cartridge came out it fit the background page perfectly. Which before this cartridge came out, I had no idea what to do with these pages. The background is from a DCWV All About Boys stack. The plain cardstock is random and I inked the edges of the picture mats with Colorbox Cat Eye Chalk ink in Black. Also, something you don't see in the picture is a black corduroy brad I put in the top corner of the slanted picture to make it seem the brad was holding it up. Another touch that is not shown in the picture is a stamp saying Cool Dude that was stamped in the center of the white box on the Robot.

I hope you like my layout and thanks for stopping by!

Bridal Shower Card

Hi everyone!

This is a card I made a while back for a bridal shower. I had to wait until I gave it to her before posting it, just in case she visits my blog. I hope you enjoy!

So this is my first bridal shower card. What do you think? I think it turned out cute. I didn't know at the time what her colors are going to be so I just went with pink and red you can never go wrong with that.

I cut the cake with my Cricut Cart Tie the Knot. The patten paper is from K & Company. The hearts where punched with a Stampin Up punch. I also used different pattern paper from the same collection to punch out the hearts. The stamp set is Mega Mixed Messages from Papertrey Ink. Best of all is the liquid pearls at the bottom. They are super cool!! I highly recommend them they are liquid and when you tap the card underneath them they spread out to look like pearls. I also used Stickles to add glitter to the cake icing.

I hope you like my card and thanks for stopping by!

Christel

I'm so thankful!!

The pink stamper has chosen my card from the post on April 11th for her Gallery!

See the link here http://picasaweb.google.com/mypinkstampergallery/StretchYourImagination#5459795352483120274

I am honored thank you so much Robyn!

To visit My Pink Stamper click here http://www.mypinkstamper.com/

My Pink Stamper Challenge

Hi everyone,

This is a card I made for the My Pink Stamper Challenge. The challenge was to make something using the colors pink, black and green. I also had to include my favorite color purple. :o)

For the base I used Stampin Up cardstock Orchid Opulence. The blue card stock is random and I used a punch from Martha Stewart for the edge. The pattern paper is from K & Company. The caterpillar was cut from the Cricut cartridge Walk in my Garden is was cut at 2 in the blackout feature so that I could use a stamp for the face. The face stamp is from a Sizzix face stamp collection. The word Spring was cut at 3 using the Cricut cartridge Stretch your Imagination I used the shadow, layers and the shift spring. The flower was embossed with clear UTEE using two coats. The brad used in the center is from Hobby Lobby. I can't remember the brand name for the sentiment stamp.

I hope you enjoy the card and thanks for stopping by!

Christel

Flower Card

Hi everyone,

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I was on vacation last weekend and my crafting schedule got off a bit. I'm back with a card I made for a friend. I was trying a new technique that I found in a crafting magazine. It was used on a scrapbook page in the magazine and I thought I can do that. It's not as easy as I thought it would be to make, but was worth the time and effort in the end.

I used ribbon found in the dollar spot at Target. I cut a circle using my new Martha Stewart Circle Cutter I found in AC Moore on clearance plus I got half off the clearance price so I guess you can say I got a deal! The button is random and I used DMC Floss to tie a bow I don't recall the color number. The pattern paper is from K&Company and the brads are from Doodlebug I got on clearance at Hobby Lobby. The stamp is from PaperTrey Ink and the stem ribbon is from them as well the stamp set is called Green Thumb.

I hope you enjoy this post and thanks for stopping by!

Christel

My ATG 714

So if you are a crafter like me you know what this is, but some of you who visit my site are not, so let me explain.

This is a ATG 714 gun and in simple terms it is a tape runner. This tape runner is a crafter's dream. It comes in a UGLY red color and if you know me well you know my color is purple! So I thought long and hard about buying this (not so attractive) tape runner. After seeing that you can use Krylon Fusion paint to paint plastic and other had success in doing so with the ATG I thought go for it. So, I purchased mine on Ebay along with two rolls of tape for a reasonable price. I then went to pick out my paint and my wonderful Dad painted it for me (Thanks Dad!!!) he is good at painting I'm not! FYI he said it was easy to do in case you want to try it.

I am still getting used to it because it's like no other tape runner I have ever used. Most tape runners are small and as you can see this one is not. Loading the tape was much easier than I had been told. I was worried about that, but after watching a Youtube video on how to I was all set.

The bling swirl, bows and letters come from Michaels. The letters are from American Crafts called Thickers they are really cool because the glitter is inside the puff up letters. This way I don't have to worry about the glitter coming off on my projects! The super cute bows, I found in the Wedding Section. The flower bling is from Archivers in the 1.99 section.

I know this is not one of my normal posts, so if you are not interested just skip this one. Thanks for stopping by!

Christel

Couple of Cards

Hi everyone! This is a quick post of a couple of cards I made. The are simple and easy to make. You will notice that I haven't stamped a sentiment yet because these cards were just for fun. I hope you like them and I will be back with some more crafts coming soon.

Next I will try my hand at a wedding card because a friend of mine is getting married soon. So stay tune for that!

Thanks again and as always I love comments!

A Shoe Card

This card all started with the ribbon. It's always the ribbon that gets you in trouble. ;o) I got this set of ribbon from the dollar spot in Target. In this set with four other styles was this one with the shoes. I though it would be so cute to make a card using my favorite item SHOES!! The more I thought about this ribbon I wondered what I was going to do with it. It hit me, my Forever Young Cricut cartridge has shoes. I then had to figure out how this was going to come together.



I started looking at my pattern paper and I found a set from American Crafts that had a set of four papers using the same colors just different patterns. I started looking at my ideas book and found a idea using four squares of paper as a background with a main square for the center.



Now, here comes the funny part of this card. I had been wanting a stamp set from Papertrey Ink called Green Thumb it had different sayings along with a cute strawberry which is why I wanted the set. I finally ordered the set along with other items not knowing it was going to have the perfect saying for this card. After making the card I needed a sentiment. I didn't like anything I had because after falling in love with this card I knew it needed to be just right. I remembered that stamp set had a garden boot and wondered if it had a saying about shoes. So I looked it up online because my order had not come in and it did have a saying and it fit the card perfectly. So as you can see a card was born and it all started with the trouble making ribbon. At least it only cost a dollar so I can't be too mad. :o)



Thanks for the comments keep them coming!

Scrapbook Layout

Here is a scrapbook layout I made for my nephew with pictures of him and his Great Grandma. The layout is simple looking now, but trust me with pictures it looks awesome!

Now this is how I made it. The background paper was from a DCWV stack called Nana's kids. I then used coordinating card stock for the picture mats. The sentiment at the top says:

I am lucky I have a great grandma

Who loves me so so much

My great grandma is so special

She has a special touch

She loves me more than anything

And I love her a bunch

The green and orange flowers are from the same collection used for the previous thank you card post. I used UTEE to make them shinny and some random buttons for the center. I also used DMC floss for the bows in the center of the buttons. The brown flower is a crochet flower my grandma made me. She is also the one in the photographs with my nephew. I thought it would be nice to have a piece of her on the page with him. The button in the center of that flower is also random with the same color DMC floss as the other flowers. The stem and leaves are from a Stampin Up stamp set called Watercolor Garden it is retired, but you may be able to find it on Ebay.

So, I can't wait to show her the finished page the next time we go to visit. I hope you liked my layout and as always I love comments.

Thank you card

This is a thank you card I made for my grandma's sister. We took a little road trip last Saturday to Wilmington, NC so my grandma could see her again. While we were there we had lunch with her. It was really nice to see her again it had been too long.

Now, to the card. The base is Taken with Teal by Stampin Up. The patten paper is from K & Company. The flowers come from a set by Imaginisce. I used UTEE to make them look shinny :o). The buttons are random and the string is too. I used a white gel pen for the stitching lines and a corner chomper for the edges. The inspiration for the stitching lines and the corner chomper comes from http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/ by the way she rocks you have to check out her videos.

Thanks for looking and as always love comments :o)