7 Gypsy Artist Printers Tray "All About Me"

So have you wondered where I have been? I have been sick and working on this! I finally finished it tonight. This project I must say took a lot of my time, but it was worth it. I have been scrapbooking for a while now an can you believe this is the first project I have made all about me. I spend most of my time working on cards for friends and family as well as scrapbook pages for my nephews. So with that taking up most of my time I forget to make something just for me. I really love how this turned out! This is truly all about me! So lets start with the first box and work our way down shall we....

The first box has my daisies! Now, you all should know by now I love daisies considering my blog is (Purple Daisy Crafts) speaking of blog do you guys like my new design, tell me what you think. Okay back to the box I used daisies that I purchased at Michael's and it says "Daisies are my favorite flower". The color theme also had to be purple...well you know why ;o).

The second box has shoes because just like any other woman I love shoes! It says "You can deal with anything if you have the right shoes." So true am I right!

The third box says "Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." and "Be yourself, no one can ever tell you you're doing it wrong."

The fourth box has my PANDA's now if you know me well you know I love panda's!

The fifth box represents my love of clothing and everything girly.

The sixth and seventh boxes has a scripture quoted at Proverbs 31:30. It is a scripture I live by daily.

The eighth box has a purse because I am known as the "bag lady" because every thing I own has a bag or case to hold it in. Oh and it says "You can never have too many!"

The ninth box says "Expect the Unexpected." and "I have found that if you love life it will love you back!"

The tenth box has a flower I cut from the Mother Day Bouquet Cricut Cartridge.

The eleventh box says "Someday you'll know just how you came to be. What branch you fell upon in our family tree. You'll look at the pictures and point your finger at family members who used to be. Their legacy will live on in you. Someday you will see my sweet nephews."

And last, but not least a picture of me and my two nephews (their faces have been covered for their protection).

So that about covers it oh, the banner across the bottom says Christel.

If you have any question please feel free to leave a comment.

Coupon Book

Hello everyone!

This post has been a long time coming. I have been using this coupon book for about a week now. I normally like to post before I use, but it took me a while to figure out how I wanted to keep it closed in my purse. I ended up using a knob from the unfinished wood section in Michael's and some elastic ribbon. I must say I LOVE the way it turned out. The stamp I used is from The Greeting Farm (LOVE THEM!!) all of their stamps are super cute so it can be hard to choose (consider yourself warned). I have had this stamp for awhile now because anything shopping related is a must have for me. I thought it fit this project perfectly. I colored her in with my Copics (yes I'm still learning). I used a Spellbinders die to cut out the shape around her then used my distress inks to give it a little shadow around her. The trim at the bottom has tiny rosettes with black pearls in every other one (hard to see in the photo). I used my Cinch (LOVE) to bind it all together. As you can tell I have packed it full already with coupons.

I hope you enjoy my post and as always if you have any questions please comment!

"Made with Love" PKS Sketch Challenge 44 w/a Twist

Hi everyone!

This is my entry for the Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge.

Now I know what you are thinking great Valentines Day card right? Sorry to disappoint you, but it's not. I started with the snowman stamp from Peachy Keen and just kept going with the heart theme. The challenge was to stick to a monochromatic scheme. So I used different variations of red and pink. The hearts are stamped with Everyday Character faces also from Peachy Keen stamps. I ended with a great sentiment from the fabulous Emma! This was also my first time using my Copic Markers so be nice...I tried! I will keep working on improving, but I do think for my first time without going to any classes I did pretty good.

If you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment.

Glass Etching

So everyone knows you have to have snacks when you craft! Right? Some people have to have a salty fix while others like me need a sweet fix. So here is my little "Sweets Jar" for my favorite crafty snack. I used A Child's Year cartridge to cut out "Sweet" using vinyl. I then used the etching cream to etch "sweet" into a glass jar I was giving as a gift. I added some ribbon and a button and now I have a cute way to store my favorite treat.

If you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment!

MCT Throwback Thursday Challenge

Hello everyone here is my entry in Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge. Please visit her website www.creativetimeforme.com to see all the amazing entry's.

For this challenge we were to use either wet or dry embossing and use either one of the paper doll cartridges. I used dry embossing on her dress and the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge. I also used one of her fabulous sentiments from her new stamp line You Had Me At Chocolate. When I saw this stamp I saw this card. Isn't she cute with the chocolate around her mouth :o). I also used one of my favorite Peachy Keen Stamps called Happy Lashes for her face.

I hope you enjoy my post and if you have any questions please feel free to comment.

Rosettes are Blooming

I'm back with a post that has nothing to do with a card. Can you believe it? I admit I was burned out with cards. Yes, I have made a few cards since my last post months ago. Don't worry I have not giving up on making cards. I just wanted my next post to be something other than a card.

Rosettes are the new hot thing to make now for cards and scrapbook pages. So I thought I would try making them. I think I got a little carried away with the size, but in all I think they turned out great. I'm not going to go into detail with how I made them other than the two large ones were made using 2 strips of 12 inch paper pieced together. If you do a little research on YouTube you can find a tutorial on how to make them.

I hope you enjoy my post! Please feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions!

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.