SIP Challenge #90 - Shaker Card - Elphie Selfie Again!

Hello!  I know I talk about the weather a lot but what in the world.. it was crazy this past week.  It was in the high 60's most of the week and then Saturday we ended up with a little more than an inch of snow.  By Sunday, it was sunny, the snow melted and it was about 50 degrees!  I'm hoping that is the end of the white stuff.  It's pretty but I've seen enough of it.  Looking at the 5 day forecast, it looks like we'll have a few morning cold evenings but up to at least high 40's or 50's during the day.  I'm so ready for Spring!   Since today is Tuesday, it is of course time for another Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge!  This week is a Shaker Card challenge!  I love shakers so this was right up my alley!

So I know I'm wearing you out on my Lawn Fawn Plaid but here I go again with the Perfectly Plaid paper stack and the adorable Elphie Selfie Stamp and Die Sets!  

This time I picked up on the orange in the plaid and used that for my card front.  My dies for the window and the scallop card front are from Mama Elephant and are called "All Prettied Up".  

Here's a list of the products Used:

Neenah 110# Crest Solar White Card Stock

Stampin' Up! Pumpkin Pie Card Stock

Bristol Smooth Cardstock

Kuretake Zig Clean Color Markers

Mama Elephant All Prettied Up Creative Cuts Dies

Stampin' Up! Foam Strips

Pretty Pink Posh Sequins and Seed Beads

Clear Acetate Window Sheet 

Versamark Ink

Stampin' Up! Pumpkin Pie Ink

Clear Embossing Powder

Embossing Buddy

Stampin' Up! Fast Fuse Adhesive

Green Seam Binding

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

OSAT Blog Hop - Birthday Bash!

Hello!  I hope you are having a fabulous week.  It seems like March has come in like a Lion pretty much all over the country from what I can tell.  We've had some beautiful weather to start out with but plenty of rain and thankfully not much wind damage around my neck of the woods! I hope things have been going well for you where ever you live.  It is so sad to turn on the news and another hear of tornadoes throughout the country.  It seems the Midwest has been hit especially hard lately!

  Since today is already the second Thursday in March, that means it's time for One Stamp At A Time Blog Hop!  This month's theme is Birthday Bash and we have lots of inspiration for you along the way!  If you've already been hopping, you should have landed here from Jennifer's fabulous blog!  If you are starting with me, make sure you hop all the way through and don't miss any of the awesomeness that we have in store for you!  Who doesn't love birthdays??!!

I have recently purchased a few new stamp and dies set but one kit in particular was really calling my name for this blog hop, the fabulous Beautiful Butterflies Card Kit by My Favorite Things!  Here's what I came up with... I hope you like it as much as I do!

Aren't these butterflies absolutely gorgeous!  It has an awesome sentiment set in the kit as well.  For my card and project I paired the butterflies with the gorgeous Perfectly Plaid paper stack from Lawn Fawn.  If you love plaids, this is the paper stack for you.  The colors just really scream Spring to me!

My card base is an 11" x 4 1/4" piece of  110# Neenah Crest Solar White that was scored at 5 1/2" for a top folding note card.  My top layer was a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" piece of 80# Neenah Crest Solar White.  I used my Tim Holtz Ink Blending Tool and Broken China Distress Ink to make a beautiful blue sky.  I stamped my sentiment with Versafine Black Ink and heat set it.  I added a strip of Plaid patterned Paper from the Perfectly Plaid Paper Stack and used a die from the  Mama Elephant Borderline Trio Set  to cut a decorative curved edge.  I adhered it to my front and ran a piece of Natural Thread around it and tied it in a bow.  I used more of the 80# Neenah Crest Solar White and various Distress Inks to blend in some areas to stamp the butterflies with Versafine Black Ink.  After dry, I cut them out with the coordinating dies.  

The inside was super simple with a stamped sentiment from my stash and another blended butterfly.

I used a Sizzix Bigz Pillow Box Die to cut my Pillow Box out of more of the Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Paper Stack.  The band across the box is from My Favorite Things and was a freebie label die  when I ordered the Beautiful Butterflies Kit and I'm not sure if it is available any longer as I believe they now have a new freebie.  Of course I added more Natural Thread as well as another blended butterfly to finish off the pretty treat box.  

Thanks for stopping by!  To continue on to Super Stamp Girl, Crystal Komara's amazing blog, just click the next button!  Crystal always has some wonderful projects to share!

Just in case you lose your way, below is the entire list of Bloggers on the Hop!

1. Lori Mueller
2. Melissa Davies 
3. Marisa Gunn
4. Jennifer Hill -
5. Tina Rackley Riddle - That's me!
6. Crystal Komara
7. Kelly Acheson
8. Lisa Altman 
9. Sue Plote
10. Rick Adkins
11. Jeanna Bohanon
12. Maria Willis
13. Renee Ondrajka
14. Pam Staples
15. Andrea Tracy-Tucker
16. Megan Thompson
17. Justin Krieger

PCC 234 Sketch Challenge with Lawn Fawn Elfie Selfie

 Hello!  We made it to Wednesday!  That's always a good thing to know you are halfway through the work week, or at least it is for me.  This is a super busy time of year for me work-wise so I especially love relaxing with some crafting in the evening to unwind!    Well since it is Wednesday, it is of course, time for another Paper Craft Crew Challenge!

So I have to be truthful.. at first I was not a fan of this sketch.  But, as usual, once I started playing around with some ideas, it all came together and I think it is super cute now.  Oh and I was able to use my new Lawn Fawn Elphie Selfie Stamp and Die Sets so it was an added bonus!

I think the animals in this set are just so so cute!  For this one I started off with an 11" x 4 1/4" piece of  Neenah Crest Solar #110 White Cardstock that was scored at 5 1/2" for a top folding card.  Next I cut a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of Neenah Crest Solar #80 White Cardstock and used my Ink Blending Tool with Tim Holtz Broken China Distress Ink to blend in a sky.  My Patterned Paper is from the new Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid 6x6" Paper stack.  I cut a piece of the green plaid with a Lawn Fawn Grassy Border Die for the bottom of my card and a piece of multi-color plaid for the upper portion.  The banners and circle were more of the same collection of paper.  My images were all stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versafine Black Ink and then Clear Embossed.  I colored them in with Zig Clean Color Markers.  It is so easy to blend with the Zigs on Bristol Cardstock.  The sentiment was stamped with Versamark onto a Black Cardstock strip and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  I tied Natural twine on the upper strip of Patterned Paper prior to adding the banners.  I used the edge of my scissors to add a little twirl to the twine.   I added the 1" circle then the embossed sentiment strip.  I added the bird to the side of the sentiment to look as though he is holding it.  The large elephant was tucked into the grass with the cake on his trunk.  I added the mouse over the grass so it would appear that he is standing next to my elephant. 

On the inside I added another strip of the Patterned Paper grass.  I tucked the little elephant behind the grass and added his selfie camera and "click" next to him.  I stamped wish big in the upper portion.  As usual, when stamping a sentiment directly on a card, I used my Misti so I would be guaranteed a good dark image without messing up the card.  lol    Just a note... his camera wasn't placed correctly in this picture.  I fixed the placement but didn't have time to reshoot the picture.  Just take my word for it.. it looks much better now! lol

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

SIP #88 - Anything But a Card Challenge with Lawn Fawn Happy Hatchling Dies

Hello!  Hope your week is off to an awesome start!  We all survived Monday so at least we have that going for us!  I spent last weekend helping my son and his little family paint their new house.  I was so sore after a day of taping and painting that I could barely walk.  I'm really feeling my age lately!  I spent most of Sunday recovering from Friday and Saturday!  

Well of course since it is Tuesday, it's time for another Stamp, Ink, Paper challenge!  This week we have an Anything But a Card Challenge!  

Luckily for me, I received my Lawn Fawn Preorder from the fabulous Stamp, Ink, Paper Store just in time for my projects!

These adorable little treat bags are so easy to make from A2 Envelopes.  I used some generic Kraft A2 envelopes to make mine!  Here are the super easy steps to make them!  

1)  Apply adhesive to close the flap

2)  Cut a small slit across the top of  the sealed envelope to make an opening. 

3) Score the other three sides at 3/4" 

4) Use your bone folder to reinforce your score lines

5) Put your hand in the opening and push out the bottom and fold in the sides.  That will leave a little triangle shaped flap on each side.

6)  Apply some strong adhesive to the little flaps on each of the sides to seal them down to the bottom

7)  Cut 2 pieces of Patterned Paper 4 x 3" and adhere 1 to each side.

8)  Use a small oval punch to punch through both sides at the same time.  If you would rather use an oval die to cut your holes then you should cut before folding the envelope into a bag.

9) Last but not least decorate!!!  I had a blast decorating these!

The products I used were:

Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid 6x6" Paper Stack

Lawn Fawn Happy Hatchling Dies

Lawn Fawn Grassy Border Die

A2 Kraft Envelopes 

Cardstock scraps for Die Cutting

Yellow and Green Seam Binding

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina