My New Grandson

I have been blessed with another grandson!  Rush Alexander was born at exactly midnight on Monday, August 20th.  Little Rush sure lives up to his name because he was born two weeks early, but he's a healthy little guy and was already sent home yesterday.  Mom is doing excellent too.

I know, AWWW, right?

His big brother Tyton...

Tyton and I had lots of fun together while mom and dad were at the hospital. We made salt dough ornaments, played with trains, went swimming, played the piano and watched the Sprout network (I swear some of those songs will never leave my head).

Thought baby Rush needed more toys.  :)

Thank you for putting up with my grammy bragging!

♥ Laura C.

Some Fall Color

Hi everybody! 

I hope you all had a most fantastic weekend!  I DID, and I want to go on and on about it but I will save that wonderful news for my next post.  I'm editing this one slightly.  It should have been up on Saturday.  However, circumstances being what they were...

I made this card for several blog challenges, and by several I mean about 8 or 9.  I did my best to fit in a bunch of criteria such as using a sketch, rich and earthy fall tones, wings, kraft colored cardstock, BMD digital paper and layers.  For me, pulling all of these ideas together is a lot of fun and most definitely the way to go.

It's so funny that the flowers in my DP go all directions but now that it's put together you can only see the flowers that are up-side-down.  LOL!  I used my sweet Honeybee Tilda stamp for this one and colored her with my Copic markers.  I wanted to get a little creative with her colors so I used oranges and browns.  My sky is done with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.  The grass is Crayola colored pencil (some day soon I'll get myself some Prismas).  I made the large and medium flowers by die cutting, embossing, shaping and assembling.  The orange one is actually made with white cardstock and colored using Dried Marigold Distress Ink.  I used the same ink to hand dye the seam binding ribbon I used on the tag.  I used headpins for the pearls inside the flowers.  I like these because they're economical and it's almost impossible to find pearls that don't have two holes to hide.

Thank you so very much for stopping by. Please leave a comment at the bottom of this post and check out my other posts if you haven't yet. Become a follower by hitting the "join this site" button and/or follow by email so that you can know when I've posted something new. I hope to see you all again soon. Have a great day and an even better tomorrow!

♥ Laura C.

Challenges:

Card Crafter's Circle (Rich and Earthy Colors)
Magnolia Stamp Lovers (Fall) - I WON TOP 3!
Magnolia-licious Highlites (Autumn Splendor)
The Sketchy Challenge (Chantal's Sketch)
Totally Tilda (Kraft Colored Cardstock)
Whimsy Inspires (Lots of Layers)
Penny Black At All Sorts (Whiskers or Wings)
Lollipop Crafts (Anything Goes)
Bearly Mine (Anything Goes)

Products Used:

Stamps: Magnolia (Honeybee Tilda), Autumn Leaves (Love Is In The Air - Swirl)

Inks: Copic Markers, Ranger Distress Inks

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics, Recollections

Designer Papers: Bearly Mine Designs (Spring Delights), Raspberry Road (Whoo's Having a Party Dots & Solids)

Dies: Spellbinders (Foliage, Rose Creations, Labels Ten) Sizzix (Tattered Florals by Tim Holtz, Tags), QuicKutz (Fancy Photo Corner)
Misc: Ranger (Holographic Embossing Powder and Perfect Medium Pen), Cuttlebug (Swiss Dot and Swirl Embossing Folders), Recollections (Half Pearls, Mini Roses), Dritz (Pearl Headpins), The Ribbon Boutique (Burlap Ribbon), The Ribbon Girl (Seam Binding), Scribbles (Pearl), Stickles (Xmas Red)

My Little Stars

Hello my blogging friends!  I hope you had a fantastic weekend!

My daughter Jessica's baby shower was Saturday and this is the card I made for her.  This Mo Manning image melted my heart because it's like a little glimpse into the future of my grandson Tyton and his little brother, who should be here in a few short weeks.

I colored the image with my Copic markers and used Vintage Photo Distress Ink on the edges of all the papers.  Just a bit though, because I wanted the card to stay bright.  I chose this color scheme to match the snuggy that I made for my little sweetheart (see picture below).  I used the Stitched Wave punch by EK Success to mimic the pattern in it too.  That wavy yellow rick-rack was hand dyed by me and I have a ton of it, so it's nice to find a project to use it on.  I completely forgot to pull the star tag out of the card and get a pic of it.  Sorry about that!

The snuggy blanket I made

Thank you so very much for stopping by. Please leave a comment at the bottom of this post and check out my other posts if you haven't yet. Become a follower by hitting the "join this site" button and/or follow by email so that you can know when I've posted something new. I hope to see you all again soon. Have a great day and an even better tomorrow!

♥ Laura C.

Challenges:

Mo's Digital Challenge (Love Is All Around)
Simon Says Stamp (Bingo - Ribbon, Die Cut, Buttons)
The Sketchy Challenge (Kylie's Sketch)
Scrap Creations (Kids)
Card Crafter's Circle (Babies)
Creative Inspirations (Anything Goes)

Products Used:

Stamps: Mo's Digital Pencil (Brothers)
Inks: Copic Markers, Distress Inks by Ranger, Memento
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics, Recollections
DP: Keeping Memories Alive (Yellow Cotton Grid), Scrap Ease (Yellow Splash)
Dies: Spellbinders (Stars and Circles)
Punches: EK Success (Stitched Wave)
Misc: Buttons, Yellow Crochet Thread, Staples, Ribbons (From My Stash of Stuff)

Sending Love

Hello Everyone!  I am entering the Totally Tilda DT call.  Yikes!  Am I too green for that?  I know I would LOVE the challenge of it and would do my very best.  As you can see from my posts, Magnolia stamps are my favorites and it would be a dream come true to be able to work with them on a design team such as Susie's.

I came up with this design with my youngest daughter Ashley in mind, who just moved back to Tucson to start her 3rd year of college.  I can't believe how fast they grow up!  SNIF!

I'm really pleased with how this card came out and I wish my photography did it justice.  I colored Tilda with Distress Inks to try and give her a more vintage look.  I pretty much inked everything except the buttons.  The flowers were handmade by die cutting white cardstock and using embossing folders to give each layer some texture.  I then inked each layer, cut, shaped and assembled.

The little bird and the doily behind Tilda were inked and covered with Tim Holtz's Holographic embossing powder.  Hopefully you can see that I also used some on the tips of the flowers.  More of what I used is listed at the bottom of this post.

Here is the inspiration photo for the Totally Tilda DT call.  Wish me luck!

 

Thank you so very much for stopping by.  Please leave a comment at the bottom of this post and check out my other posts if you haven't yet.  Become a follower by hitting the "join this site" button and/or follow by email so that you can know when I've posted something new.  I hope to see you all again soon.  Have a great day and an even better tomorrow!

♥ Laura C.

Challenges Entered:

Midweek Magnolias (Use Two Dies or Punches)  I WON, YAY!
Magnolia Down Under (Sketch)
Just Magnolia (Handmade Flowers)
Scrap Creations ("D" - Distress, Die-Cuts, Doily)
Creative Inspirations (Anything Goes)


Products Used:

Stamps: Magnolia (Tilda with Many Hearts), Stampendous (Carte Postale)
Inks: Distress Inks by Tim Holtz
Cardstock:  Basill Basics, Recollections
DP: DCWV (Posies Glitter Print)
Dies: Sizzix (Tattered Florals by Tim Holtz), Memory Box (Reed Bird), QuicKutz (Postage Stamp)
Punches: Family Treasures (2" Circle and Leaf)
Misc: Ranger (Holographic Embossing Powder) Cuttlebug (Swiss Dots Embossing Folder), The Paper Studio (Tree Bark Embossing Folder), Heart Buttons, Lace, Twine, Doily

Craig's 54th

Hello my blogging friends and challenge DT members!  I hope you're having an excellent Tuesday so far.  Today I am posting the birthday card I have made for my husband Craig's 54th birthday which is on Friday.  He and I will be heading up to the rim (weather permitting) for some bass fishing that day since he's taking the day off from work.  He'll be fishing, I'll be reading a book...

Took this pic in lower light so the clouds would show up

I enjoyed making the scene for my CMC assignment (see previous post) so much that I wanted to make another one.  This time I have used my new Edwin stamp that I ordered specifically for my DH's b-day card.  I have also used, for the first time, my spruce tree stamp set that I received from Heartfelt Creations for taking one of their classes at the Mesa CKC this past April.  I drew the boat myself and realized, when it was finished, that I should have made an aluminum one to match my husbands. Oh well... 

The Happy Birthday tag and inside sentiment were made with my computer and cut out using Spellbinders Nestablilities.  I was able to make the small border around the sentiment using a trick I learned from Norma Lee's blog.

I thought this saying was so cute!  I got it from one of my Nitwit Collections sets.  This is SO my husband's cheezy sense of humor!  LOL!

Thank you so very much for stopping by.  Please leave a comment at the bottom of this post and check out my other posts if you haven't yet.  Become a follower by hitting the "join this site" button and/or follow by email so that you can know when I've posted something new.  I have listed the products that I used below.  I hope to see you all again soon.  Have a great day and an even better tomorrow!

♥ Laura C.

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp (Anything Goes)
Crazy Challenge (By or Under The Sea)
Die Cuttin Divas (Anything Goes)
It's A Magnolia Challenge (Vacation)
Just Magnolia (Out In The Country)
Magnolia Stamp Lovers (Edwin)
Going Grey with Scrap Creations (Anything Goes)
Tilda's Town (Name Your Technique - Masking)

Products Used:
Stamps: Magnolia of Sweden (Edwin Waits For A Fish), Heartfelt Creations (Magnificent Spruce Trees)
Inks: Copic Sketch Markers, Distress Inks by Tim Holtz
Papers: Bazzill Basics (cardstock), Recollections (Boy Plaid)
Dies: QuicKutz (Fish, Hooks, Worm), Memory Box (Woodland Branch), Spellbinders (Labels Eight)
Punches: Pine Branch (unknown), Emagination (Leaf)
Misc: Twine, Stickles (Star Dust)

CMC Classroom Project

Hi all!  Quick post.  I just finished putting this card together using my assignment from the Color Me Creative classroom.

I've completed class 1 of 3 and am very much looking forward to the next two.  This class showed the basics of how to mask your stamps to create a scene, then stepped through their coloring process using Copic markers and finally, to assemble your card.  I didn't really follow that part since I didn't have all of the products so I did my own thing.  I made the embellies simple so as not to take away from the scene.

Thank you so very much for stopping by.  Please leave a comment at the bottom of this post and check out my other posts if you haven't yet.  Become a follower by hitting the "join this site" button and follow by email so that you can know when I've posted something new.  I have listed the products that I used below.  I hope to see you all again soon.  Have a great day and an even better tomorrow!

♥ Laura C.

Challenge:

Marianne Design Divas

Products used:

Stamps:  Tilda with Hawaii Flower, Shy Edwin (mini), Butterfly Background (mini) by Magnolia
Inks:  Copic Markers
Cardstock:  Bazzill Basics
Designer Papers:  Doodlebug
Dies:  Marianne Design (butterfly), QuicKutz (lace corner)
Punches:  Fiskars (grass), EK Success (flower)
Misc:  Recollections (yellow half-pearls)

Bee Happy!

Hello Everyone!  I'm so glad you could stop by!

Today I am posting a birthday card that I have put together for several blog challenges.

This oh-so-sweet stamp is Honeybee Tilda from the Summer Memories collection by Magnolia of Sweden.  I have colored her with Copic markers and placed her on a flower that I made using an egg punch.  After punching each egg petal, I embossed them with the Swiss Dots embossing folder by Cuttlebug, inked them and then stitched the edges.  The "Bee Happy" stamp is by Studio 112.

This is my first attempt at a Side Step card.  This photo shows the base of the card flat and the top photo shows it folded so that the card will stand as if on an easel.  I cut the base pieces using my Cricut with the Elegant Edges cartridge.  This didn't work out so great because it didn't cut symmetrically.  I had to fiddle with it a lot to get it to work.  The rest of the products I've used for this project are listed below.

Thank you all so very much for stopping by.  Please leave a comment at the bottom of this post and check out my other posts if you haven't yet.  Become a follower by hitting the "join this site" button and follow by email so that you can know when I've posted something new.  I hope to see you all again soon.  Have a great day and an even better tomorrow!

♥ Laura C.

Challenges for this card:

Tilda's Town (Anything Goes)

7 Kids (Winged Things)

Simon Says Stamp (Dawny's Sketch)

Magnolia Stamp Lovers (Sugar - Tilda Only)
Simply Magnolia (Embossing)
Magnolia-licious Highlites Mid-month (Not A Square)
Just Magnolia (Birthday)
Stamp N Plus (Anything Goes)

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Honeybee Tilda by Magnolia, Bee Happy by Studio 112

Inks: Copic Markers, Memento, StazOn, Distress Inks by Tim Holtz

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics

DP's: American Crafts (play ping pong), Doodlebug (fauna), the blue clouds and orange check papers are scraps from my stash that I have no company name for.

Dies: Memory Box (woodland branch), Sizzix (leaf), Spellbinders (scalloped circle) Cricut (eyelet shadow-elegant edges)

Punches: Egg 1 1/4"x2"

Misc: Sewing machine, wire and pom poms from my supplies