Cowgirl Thank Yous 2

I’m republishing my second card from my last post because InLinkz won’t let me add a link twice. Bummer! Please see Cowgirl Thank You for all details including link to Unscripted Sketches 164.

Cowgirl Thank Yous

Our family was invited to a cowboy party a month or so ago. I had such fun getting our costumes ready but that is for another post. (I made felt cowboy boots and hat for the baby; he looked ADORABLE!) I made thank you cards for the organizers using a girlie version of the cowboy theme.

The papers are from Webster’s Pages Western Romance collection. The rose is a Spellbinders spiral flower die.

The rose is sponged with Tattered Rose Distress ink. I usually find it too dull for most things but it matched this paper perfectly!

I used Unscripted Sketches #164. Guess what? I won #163 with my orange and turquoise stars card! Yeah!

Click on the sketch to visit the blog.

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Stamps: PTI Mega Mixed Messages, chicken wire bg-CHF
Ink: chocolate, ivory, sage-SU!, Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose Distress
Paper: sage CS-SU!, kraft CS-CDS, DP-Webster’s
Accessories: foam dots-Jody Morrow, tag die-Quickutz, rose, leaf dies-Spellbinders, lace-vintage and Fabricland, May Arts ribbon, chocolate button twine-PTI, Viva Paper Pen

PTI June Blog Hop Challenge #2–Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

I ended up making 2 cards for this month’s inspiration challenge! I wanted to use some yellow too but when I tried adding it to my other card (see below), it just didn’t look right. Too bright! So, I made another one!

I hope it’s not too hard to figure out why there is a silver heart cut out from the cloud. Every cloud has a silver lining right? Or does the expression go ‘every dark cloud…’. I’m not sure, anyway…

I added Glossy Accents to her little rain boots. Cute right? I used this month’s SFYTT for this card. Click on the sketch to go to that post.

I hope you have fun with the rest of the blog hop. If  you enjoyed this card, I hope you will visit again; I have subscription thingies on my sidebar.

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Stamps: MFT
Ink: Memento black
Paper: All CS and DP-PTI except white CS-X-Press It and silver-unknown
Accessories: Oval Nesties, cloud and heart dies-PTI, ribbon-May Arts, Copic Markers and airbrush system, word window punch-SU!, foam dots-Jody Morrow, Glossy Accents-Ranger, Mettler sewing thread

PTI June Blog Hop Challenge #1–Shabby Happy for You Ruffles

I love ruffles and pleats! So lovely, all those extra yards of beautiful fabric! I took inspiration from the aqua colour in the photo and the ruffles.

This is the inspiration photo for this challenge. I didn’t have any New Leaf or any similar green that I like, so I went with some teal as an accent.

I used this week’s Card Patterns Sketch 171. Click on the sketch for a link to the blog.

I hope you enjoy my take on the inspiration photo. Have fun with the rest of the hop! If you like my work and want to see more, I have subscription thingies in my sidebar.

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Stamps: Enjoy the Ride-PTI
Ink: aqua mist, Antique Linen Distress
Paper: aqua mist CS, DP-PTI, white CS-Taylored Expressions
Accessories: filigree border die, Parisian doily die, buttons-PTI, seam binding ribbon-stash, foam dots- Jody Morrow

Book Loans Album for Mom

I’d have sworn I already posted this project; I wonder if I did and it got lost, hmmm. I make this mish mash journal style album for my mom. She often loans out her sewing books and then asks me if I have them and doesn’t quite believe me if I say no because I have a bad memory. She started writing down what people borrowed then loses the papers! So, this is the solution!

Please click on the photos for a larger view. I tried to decorate some pages but also leave some pages empty for writing. I used a variety of ribbons to decorate the rings and a gorgeous Recollections rose.

The little circle hanging on the string is a Tim Holtz fragment tag. the other side has a little flower showing through some glitter and glossy accents under the clear plastic tag. I’m not sure why I photographed it like this (as I remember, I was in a hurry) but it hangs down slightly when the string is wrapped around the button. The right page is an envelope where I put some library cards for the books she lends out more often. I also gave her some library pockets to put in those books.

I used a lot of Webster’s Pages paper for this. I did a bit of stamping…

…and made some shaped pages.

Some of the pages are covered chipboard. One is a doily and some are just plain paper.

I also used a recipe card that was a stamped image I was given and some Basic Grey paper too. I’m afraid I missed photographing the page behind the recipe card

This page is one of my favourites. I love the cherry chipboard and vintage magazine advertisement. The left page is meant to be viewed when turned 90 degrees.

Although certainly not an exact match, I tried to embellish the cherries to have green stems like IRL. The right page is one of the most embellished. I added a stamped image, pearls, a tiny key and a stick pin.

and finally the back cover. Another vintage magazine ad and some lovely velvet rick rack.

I hope you enjoy my album, my mom did!

Rebecca

RECIPE: Sorry, I made this a year ago, I’m afraid I don’t remember much. Email me if you have a specific question.