SVG Cuts 3D Wintergreens

This big poinsettia is from SVG Cuts - so much fun!

Featured Stamper - Valentine Card

The Featured Stamper for May 26 had a beautiful, simple card that worked perfectly with some flower die cuts I was friended many years ago. With all the cards I make, I often forget that sometimes less is more. I was determined to use these beautiful die cuts - and it looks like I'm being successful, as a I had few flowers to choose from. The sentiment was something I pulled from my stash.

The die-cut flowers have layers to pop for dimension - I think it turned out quite pretty.  Be sure to stop by Splitcoast Stampers on Sundays for the Featured Stamper challenge - you'll have the chance to view galleries that offer both simple and elegant cards.  There's always wonderful inspiration - and a great way to honor some wonderful papercrafters.

Kim Cameron - Let's Go Cowboy

I'm really excited about this gift bag because I found a use for some free papers that have been in my stash for quite some time....not to mention the cute digitals, also resting in my stash. LOL! Not creative or elaborate - but cute nonetheless.

Eclips Users Group Challenge - Masculine

I've had to miss a lot of challenges lately due to life issues, but I had a chance to participate in the Masculine Challenge at the Eclips Users Group....well, this time I made three projects! Woo Hoo! I'm also working on another project - a Gift Bag of Gift Bags - so each of the entries was a gift bag.

We Are 3 - Watermelon

This month at We Are 3, we are celebrating Summer. What's my favorite summer treat? That's a no brainer - and a fun way to celebrate that treat is with We Are 3's new release Watermelon. I added a computer-generated sentiment to the patterned paper. Then I cut out individual watermelons from the same pattern, adding them and some black tear-shaped dew drops to a contrasting pattern from the Watermelon collection.

SALSA - Florals

This gift bag was inspired by SALSA's theme of the month - Floral. The image is a freebie from Kajsans.

Hello Friend - Cone Flower

For this month's new release, our dear Designer Bonnie has created some gorgeous papers, images, and sentiments. 

For this fabulous background, I printed the black and white floral design in the collection on top of some lavender cardstock.  So that background can pretty much be any color you desire!

For the papers, I used Cone Flower Love.  The flower itself is precolored Cone Flower.  The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Summer.  I used my cutting machine to Print2Cut - so changed the color of the sentiment to white to show off against my dark background.

Be sure to drop by the Etsy store to see  what else Bonnie has made for us this month.

Filigree Bows from Crafts U Print

I've never used the Filigree Bows I purchased from Crafts U Print, so set out to use each of them on my gift bag project. For this bag, I cut the filigree in some gold glitter digital paper.

Creative Confetti Challenge - Do It For Dad!

Happy Saturday, Everyone! The Creative Confetti Challenge this week is Do It For Dad. I used a deer from Deer Trio (Doodlebug Pantry) to make a masculine card. Hah, just realized I made a Valentine's card with pretty non-traditional colors! Think I was going through my stash, matching colors - but not really paying attention to my Valentine sentiment. LOL! That's okay - my hubby will be so impressed with my coloring of the deer, he won't even notice!!!!  I must say - I'm pretty impressed myself!  LOL!

We Are 3's Watermelon June Release

This month at We Are 3, our sweet designer chose watermelons to celebrate the summer season. I created a simple card using the Watermelon Cupcake and Watermelon digital paper. I included a background frame for the cupcake from Love SVG. I also added some larger watermelon pieces by resizing the paper and fussy cutting them.

I added the images in layers to achieve dimension.  This was fun!  Be sure to stop by We Are 3's Facebook page to see the variety of projects from the Design Team.

      

Tree Owl - New Challenge at Paper Ala Mode

This week at Paper Ala Mode, we have a fishy-owl challenge - sponsored by Createful Heart. I used Tree A1 Owl.

Be sure to pop on over to Paper Ala Mode to see all the cool projects created by the design team.

Filigree Bows for Gift Bags

Here I cut a Filigree Bow (Crafts U Print), and used a sticker ribbon. 

Sketch Challenge at Stick It Down

I LOVE scrapbooking and making double page layouts. You can use more photos and larger images. Is there anything sweeter than have a great sketch to follow? This month's Stick it Down sketch is fun - it allows for a simple layout like mine, or more elaborate embellishments (if you are feeling creative and have time). The papers are from the Look Up collection from We Are 3. I used scraps for the diagonal lines except where 12" paper wouldn't fit - then I used some paper tape that was gifted to me. For my embellishments, I added just a few butterflies and small black beads. 

As usual, there is loads of inspiration at Stick It Down, so pop by their blog to check it out.  There are always fabulous entries for the sketch challenges to win a $20 credit for Spiegelmom Scraps.  Be sure to join in the fun!

Cone Flower Love at We Are 3

This month at We Are 3, our sweet leader created a wonderful collection called Cone Flower Love. Of course, our first thought of designs go to cards - that's just how this project started. I added the rolled flower, though - and only saw gift bag. So this was a very simple way to jazz up a gift - I cut two hearts from the Cone Flower Love pattern, along with shadows. I added a rolled flower and a butterfly - both from my stash. Just happened to have a black bag in my stash, as well. 

Starry-Eyed Santa from We Are 3

I love We Are 3's Starry-Eyed Santa and decided to make a quick and simple gift bag. I had holly already cut and glittered in my stash. I used the holly to make a "border" along the top of the bag. To give a little more dimension, I popped up Starry-Eyed Santa on a patterned gift bag. I had an empty spot in my holly, so added a simple sentiment. Click HERE to purchase Starry-Eyed Santa.

Happy Birthday Wishes - Bross Artful Design

These fabulous flowers come from Power Poppy's Pure Prairie Bouquet. The sentiment is Birthday Mixtures #2 from Bross Artful Design. 

Bah, Humbug! Color Me Christmas!

To create this simple Christmas gift bag, I used a sentiment from Color Me Christmas. As for snowflakes, I just grabbed a couple out of my stash.

I really love how this turned out.  It doesn't photograph as well as it looks.  I like its simplicity...I think it's pretty and elegant.

We Are 3's Cone Flower June Release

Would you believe it's June already? That's right - and, as always, We Are 3 has a New Monthly Release! I've used the new digital Cone Flower collections - Cone Flower Love paper and a pre-colored Cone Flower image...as well as a sentiment from the new Itty Bitty Summer sentiment collection. I tied some twine around the card for a little dimension.