Christmas Wishes with a Pointy Poinsettia

I had planned to make an exception this week and NOT post a Christmas project - but then I remembered I requested the Pointy Poinsettia for my Paper Ala Mode design.  For this card, I wanted to move away from the traditional red poinsettia.

Well, I started playing with We Are 3 scraps from my stash - although this card was so easy to make - and I pretty much used all scraps - I think it turned out to be an elegant card.  Of all the different ways I have used these papers, I think this is the most beautiful card I've made with them.

The background piece is Knit Coffee from the Toasty Warm Neutral Collection.  The left panel is from the Christmas Tree Collection.  The middle panel is a piece of Vintage Dots from the Mermaid Love Collection.  The third panel was cut from Garden Dance.  For the poinsettia, I changed the black line to a gold for an "embossed" look - then printed on Butterflies digital paper - the leaves and sentiment were colored using Gold Foil digital paper.  Remember, the advantage of using digital papers and images is that you can easily change the size of the designs to what you need.

After cutting the poinsettia, bend each petal in half to give the flower dimension.

    

June is for Weddings

Today I have a scrapbook layout to share...I know! Right?  Does this not shock you?  These photos aren't some of my best from our wedding - but I love the look on my face and I don't have many photos with my beautiful train.

Single Snowman

I simply love this snowman so much - so cute!

This simple card really makes my heart happy.

So Sweet

Today I am excited to show you a set of Valentine's Day cards.  I wanted this set of cards to convey love and tradition.  With that in mind, I used a heart frame .svg.  I actually designed it trying to case a card from Power Poppy - yet, when I finished, I realized I used a square of hearts rather than a heart.  Think I will share anyways, as I think these cards are just too pretty not to share.

I love the hearts border - More Heart Doilies (Bird's SVGs)  It is the first time I have used it, and I absolutely love how it turned out!  I definitely play on using it more in the future.  The flowers come from the image Thoughts and Prayers Block (Bugaboo) - I've used this sweet image often, especially wonderful for sympathy cards.  But while I wanted to use these fun flowers, I erased the sentiment for more versatility.

It's Valentine's! Come Join Us! Introducing NEW We Are 3 Sweetheart!

I'm so excited to share with you one of the NEW releases from We Are 3 . . . Sweetheart Digital Paper Collection!  Here is a sample . . . Hope you enjoy and are inspired.  You can find the collection at We Are 3.  Come join in on the fun and share what you've made with the Sweetheart Collection on our Facebook Page.

TAG: Just for You

Looking for fun papers for Mother's Day and Easter projects?  Why not try crafting with this sweet collection Just for You from We Are 3.

Anchors Away for Dad

I just love the Nautical Love Collection from We Are 3, and I had great fun turning this into a masculine birthday card.  Love isn't just for Valentine's Day, you know.

Lovely Great-Granddaughter Birthday Card

I enjoy making cards of all kinds - a challenge for me, however, is children's cards.  I'm not particularly fond of Pinterest - but one card featuring a simple heart inspired me to make this card.  I think it was the Clean-and-Simple design giving me inspiration.

To create this birthday card, I began by with a card front using paper from We Are 3's Christmas Tree Card Kit.  Using Word, I printed sentiments at the top and bottom of the card front.  I added a "3" to Heart Cow from Kadoodle Bug and layered him on a pink shadow background.  My plan was to stop there - but something was missing.  So I added glitter balloons from Mouse with Heart Balloon from Cuddly Cute Designs. 

Vintage Happy Valentine - We Are 3

This is a card I made for the January Release at We Are 3.

        

Power Poppy Power & Spark . . . Grab a Map

Power Poppy has a challenge loaded with inspiration from its designers...and they are giving away a $50 shopping spree of Power Poppy images. 

So that's what I'm hoping to win - keep your fingers crossed for me, okay?  A few prayers wouldn't hurt either!  LOL!  You could win, too - visit Power Poppy to find details.  The "map" I used is shown here.

Christmas from Michigan

There's nothing like photos of your grandchildren to make your day . . . right?

When our daughter sent a photo of her son playing with trains from his Thomas the Train Advent Calendar - well, any photos of my grandsons melt my heart - but when trains are included? Just that much better! Every time I look at this fun little photo, I can't help smiling. Just too cute! (I wish I could share the photo with you.)

Like I said earlier, there's nothing like a photo of your grandchildren to make your day . . . right? If you have children, send Grandma a photo today and spread some joy! Thank you, Ashley, for adding joy to my life with awesome photos of Damien.

Family Wedding Layout

Very little needs to be done to create a quite nice layout.

Layering a Digital Image

It's a good day to be an Outlawz fan.  Today is Saturday and we have a new challenge for you at Paper Ala Mode.  For my sample, I used Happy Mother's Day to Ewe, which can be purchased from Sasayaki Glitter.

There are so many directions you can go when it comes to meeting our theme - Something New.  I used these little lambs to welcome "new" babies.

For this image, I wanted to keep baby colors, so I shaded the ewe in baby blue.  The stamp has the flowers in the background, so I first printed the entire digital stamp on my background chevron paper.  I printed two extra copies of the image, fussy cut and embossed the fluffy parts on one, just fussy cutting the second - with these layers, I was able to add the blue layer behind my image.  I finished the card off with some glittered ears and a sentiment.

Nothing is Safe!

Here again I bring you a vinyl "project." Nothing in my house is safe anymore!!!! I have so become my mother with this need to "tag" everything. We don't like our hummingbirds to go hungry, so my hubby always has a bottle of nectar ready to go when he finds the feeder empty. He kept it a recycled pop bottle, and with his lovely handwriting labeled it.  I really got tired of having to look at this bottle - but I do love my hummingbirds.  So a trip to the dollar store solved my problem - and now we have a fun bottle of nectar always ready for our hungry hummingbirds.

Cool Cups - Warm Cups

I am so excited to share today's make with you!  We have friends from Toronto that bring us Tim Horton coffee cups whenever they visit.  This visit they brought cups with a sweater pattern for Christmas - they just scream Brrrrrr!  So for Christmas, I made them a Sahuarita version of a seasonal coffee cup to take back to Tim Horton country.

Viney Valentine

Hello, Everyone!  I'm here today with a card starring Viney Flourish from Fred She Said.  It's a perfect addition to floral images and versatile for any occasion.  As for my card today, I mixed it with Blue Blossoms to create a Valentine bouquet.

The three layers of a Heart Doily are from Miss Kate Cuttables.

Monogram and Anchor - Island Tote

I was on a roll with personalized gifts this year.  This tote was made using Nautical Monogram Frames and is for my sister's birthday.

Fabric and Vinyl First-Aid Kit

This is a Christmas gift created for my brother-in-law - a first-aid kit for his fishing boat.