Everything but the Kitchen Sink Challenge ~ Toothpicks

Dear everyone,

Warning: bad, BAD picture.* 

That's what I get for waiting until the last minute to make the card for Everything but the Kitchen Sink Challenge {Around the House Challenge ~ Toothpicks} . I can't wait for the morning to correct in the natural light this awful, awful mistake.

* I corrected the picture a half an hour ago, taken in the glorious redeeming morning light! :-)

Recipe for {I love you}  5 1/2 x 4 in

~ Cardstock: PTI {Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Plum Pudding, Scarlet Jewel};

~ Stamps: PTI {Trio Tree Trimming, Damask Design - sentiment};

~ Ink: Scarlet Jewel;

~ Black floss;

~ Frilly toothpicks;

I cut the little birds and the hearts with Quickutz Silhouette. 

Hope you enjoy my little landscape and thanks for stopping by! 

A {Thank You} Card

Hello everyone!

With a big cup of coffee (decaf! :) ) by my side, I'd like to share some sweet memories from this past weekend. 

My dearest friend Alyene and I met in Germany and we've been close friends since. She drove down to Victoria from Dallas, so we can go together to MercyMe concert on Friday and to the Romanian Fall Festival in Houston on Saturday. 

She had some surprises for me: birthday presents! It's wonderful to get birthday presents the month after! :-) I made a card for her and her parents, as a {Thank You}.  

This card has been inspired from quite a few places: the sketch is from {Everything but the Kitchen Sink}, the colors from {ColorQ} and some elements from this CARD from the ever talented Maile Belles. 

 

Recipe for {Thank You} card  5 1/4 x 4 in

~ Cardstock: Paper Studio, PTI {Vintage Cream};

~ Stamps: PTI {Fall Elegance, Vintage Labels, Damask Designs - sentiment};

~ Ink: PTI {Orangerie, Ripe Avocado}, Stampabilities' {Brown}.

Now that I got the card out of the way :-), I'd like to go back and remember the MercyMe concert on last Friday night. Alyene ran into a serious traffic jam right outside of Fort Worth and we missed the band who opened the concert, but that was no big deal! We didn't have to wait that long for MercyMe then! :-) 

On Saturday we slept in, then we went and had breakfast at our favorite coffee shop, Longleaf Coffee. Then we took our coffees to go and hit the road for a two and a half our trip to Houston. 

We made it there right on time for the live folk Romanian music, not to mention the fresh Romanian food and the smell of the ongoing barbeque. James was excited that he could drink an original Romanian beer, that he got to appreciate on our trip to Romania this past summer.  

I was sad that I forgot to pack my new favorite house shoes for the car trip, the ones that I got from Alyene's mother, because they are the most comfortable shoes ever. I would go with them anywhere, if James wouldn't try to talk sense into me. I assort them with a beautiful necklace she made for me. :-)  

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Everything but the Kitchen Sink Challenge #2

It's time for another Everything but the Kitchen Challenge. Actually, today is the last day, so I am glad I could make it. I was very curious what the challenge would be this time. When I saw "toilet paper", I knew exactly what I wanted to do. The technique is called Paper Casting. I learned it from Meredith {Mere's Lair}, who got inspired from Label Tulip. 

Recipe for {Get well soon}

~ Cardstock: PTI {Scarlet Jewel, Spring Moss, Melon Berry};

~ Paper: Toilet Paper;

~ Stamp: PTI {Damask Design, Tea for Two};

~ Ink: PTI {Scarlet Jewel, Fresh Snow}, Stampabilities' {Plum};

~ Buttons: PTI {Scarlet Jewel}.

Hope you enjoyed my card and that you reconsidered the use of the humble toilet paper.

Thanks for stopping by and let me know what you think! 

{Everything BUT the Kitchen Sink} Challenge

I had to google the expression {Everything but the Kitchen Sink}, having a hunch that it's a cliche with hidden meaning. I've never heard it before, but I was glad to add another expression to my vocabulary! 

Now, the expression one more meaning! Have you heard of Courtney Baker? Yes, the Card Making, Scrapbooking, Home Decor, Dog Loving Diva! She had the idea of one of the most original challenge: {Everything but the Kitchen Sink}, using items that surround us in our crafting projects.  She put together a very talented team to inspire us. 

Well, maybe I'm biased, because I love "recycling". Although I am very tempted to have the latest trendy items for card making, I don't want to forget that the true talent of a crafter is to transform things that surround us, making them beautiful with whatever is at hand.

This month's challenge is to use something received in the mail. Today we got the church bulletin and the little pumpkin image grabbed my attention. It was not hard to imagine a card for the Harvest.    

Recipe for {A Season of Blessings}   5 1/2 x 4 in

~ Cardstock: PTI's {Kraft, Spring Moss, Melon Berry};

~ Paper: PTI's {Autumn Abundance};

~ Stamp: PTI's {Fall Elegance, Vintage Labels};

~ Ink: PTI's {Orangerie, Ripe Avocado, Fresh Snow}, Stampabilities' {Brown};

~ Ribbon: RibbonFX double face satin ribbon;

~ Button: PTI {Spring Moss};

That was FUN! Check the other very creative entries HERE. 

Thanks for stopping by!