Practical Scrappers Card Sketch

Happy Friday the 13th!  I am not a superstitious person and I love Fridays.  How about you?

Today I have a card to share with the September card sketch at Practical Scrappers.

"To Teacher" Card
Cardstock - American Crafts
Diecuts - Silhouette America
Mini Letter Stickers - October Afternoon, Tim Holtz
Sewing Machine Stitching
Sequins - Darice
Twine - Unknown
Washi Tape - Prima Marketing

 Here is the sketch that I created from:

Practical Scrappers September Card Sketch

For my card I took the sketch quite literally and got busy cutting out some diecuts with my Silhouette Cameo and used some twine, washi tape and letter stickers.  I then took the apple diecut and adhered sequins to it and then used my sewing machine to stitch around the front edge of the card.

I hope you are inspired to try a card today.  I don't consider myself a card maker, but I tried to think of it as a "mini layout".  I think it turned out pretty good if I say so myself.

Have a great weekend and hopefully you have time to do something you love.

Scrap Our Stash September 1 Challenge

Hello friends!  Happy Friday!

Today I am sharing my layout for Scrap Our Stash's September 1 Challenge.  The theme is travel and the challenge is to use at least one travel embellishment (eg. plane, bus, car, boat, train, bike) as well as one travel sign.  Here is what I came up with:

"Traveling Dude"
Adhesive - Beacon, Scotch
Alphabet Stickers - American Crafts, Simple Stories
Brad - October Afternoon
Diecuts - Silhouette America
Enamel Dots - Teresa Collins
Flair Buttons - Evalicious, Paper Bakery
Mist - Heidi Swapp
Modeling Paste - Liquitex
Patterned Papers - Simple Stories (Say Cheese Collection)
Pen - Marvy Uchida
Revolving Phrase Stamp - American Crafts
Stencil - Crafter's Workshop
Twine - Unknown
Vellum - Recollections
Wood Embellishments - Studio Calico

 I used some modeling paste and a swiss dot stencil on the background paper as well as some mist splatters for texture.  I also diecut some overlays and diecuts with my Cameo as well as added some wood embellishments, flair buttons and enamel dots for added interest.

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to link up your creations for this challenge at Scrap Our Stash.  You have until the end of September to link up to be eligible for an awesome prize of Bo Bunny's Detour Collection.  Have a great day!

Weekend Blog Hop "All About Me" and Just Imagine Crafts

We are all excited to share a blog hop that will be happening this weekend so mark your calendars and join us for some fun!

Guest Designer Layout For Graffiti Stencil Art.

Hello scrappy friends.  Recently, I was asked by the awesome ladies at Graffiti Stencil Art to create a project using their awesome stencils.  I was very honored and got busy creating a layout of a family trip to the mountains.

 Graffiti Stencil Art, which is a Canadian company, sells stencils to use for all art projects such as layouts, cards, smash books, art journals or any mixed media project and they ship everywhere!  Below is my layout  I used the Mini Star Stencil and my trusted Heidi Swapp Color Shine Mists in Mint Green and Mustard Yellow.

"Life Is Good"
Buttons - Fancy Pants Designs
Diecuts - Silhouette America
Mists - Heidi Swapp
Patterned Papers - Fancy Pants (Park Bench)
Stencil - Graffiti Stencil Art (Mini Star Stencil)
Stickers - Fancy Pants

I hope you are inspired to create with Graffiti Stencil Art.  You can find the online store here.

Thanks for stopping by to share your day with me.

Just Imagine/Kreaxions Punches - My First Design Team Post!

Hello scrappy friends!  I am so excited to share my very first project for the Just Imagine Crafts/Kreaxions blog.

For my first design team post, I created a layout using the Kreaxions 4 In 1 Punch #311 with insert A to create the photo corners.

Kreaxions Punch #311

Photo Corners Punched With Kreaxions 4 In 1 Punch #311 Insert A

I also used the Love And Marriage Collection of patterned papers and stickers as well as a feather and a pink crochet heart by Bella Blvd. To add more dimension and interest, I cut the vellum love bird doilies and flowers with my Silhouette Cameo and also used some Heidi Swapp Color Shine Mists to add some mist drops.  Finally to  complete the layout I added some sewing machine stitching. 

 Here are some more detailed photos of my layout:

Best Day Ever
Adhesive - 3L Adhesives, Scotch
Crochet Heart - Bella Blvd.
Doily - Little Yellow Bicycle, Silhouette America
Feather - Bella Blvd.
Mists - Heidi Swapp
Patterned Papers - Bella Blvd. (Love And Marriage)
Pen - Marvy Uchida
Punch-  (Kreaxions #311 Insert A)
Sewing Machine Stitching
Silhouette Cameo
Stickers -  Bella Blvd. (Love And Marriage)
Vellum - Recollections

I hope I have inspired you today.  Please visit the store here.  Thanks for spending this time with me.  Have a wonderful day!