With Sympathy

Today I'm sharing one of the cards I designed for the Divine Designs by Nancy Floral Shop in NC.  This has been my go-to quote in recent weeks since losing my mom to Cancer, so I thought it might be comforting to someone else too :)  The warm colors having me thinking about summer and beach trips spent with both my parents...I am so over this long winter!

The quote is printed on vellum, which can be tricky to work with since most adhesives will show up.  I used my ATG and hid the adhesive with the folded over paper on the upper right and with embellishments on the lower left.

You know I love adding dimension to my projects, this time I used a paper rose and chunky buttons, the wood heart with polka dots is my fave :)

What are your favorite card-making embellishments? 

Supplies

My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Vellum Quote Pad

Wood Buttons and Paper Rose by Recollections

Twine by Recollections

Thanks for stopping by! Challenges: Craftin Desert Diva's: Anything Goes

Missing Mommy!

Hey there Polka Dot Peeps...been away for a bit taking care of my family during a pretty tough time for us...my sweet angel of a mom passed away a few weeks ago.  She was diagnosed with colon cancer nearly 3 years ago and was putting up a pretty good fight, but her heart just gave out.  I was able to be with her, hold her hand and tell her what an amazing mom she had been to me. My mom was, hands down, the most inspiring woman I've known...I leaned on her for advice on so many things in life, including crafting.  I remember talking with her about starting a craft business and she told me to go for it!  She was my biggest fan and I was hers.  Her legacy will live on in our memories, the smiles and laughter of her family and in every thing I create.
Looking forward to scrapping some pics of Mom that I came across at my parents' house and sharing them with you!
Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday ~ Robot Style

 I have young kids, which means they get invited to birthday parties...OFTEN!  I know it would be so much easier to run to the Dollar Store and pick up a stack of cards to have on hand but how much fun would that be???  I am always happy when I have a theme to work with...for the latest party, it was robots.

To be honest, I really didn't love how this card turned out, but my sweet daughter thought it was perfect for her friend ;)  I found the robot FREE robot printable sheet from Dabbles and Babbles here...as you can see, I am still working on my copic coloring skills lol! I added some glitter cardstock in orange, and it's hard to see but the purple hands on the girl robot and the pink heart are glittered up too :)

And the inside... Materials:  DCWV Nana's Kids Glitter Stack Robot Printable Challenges: Craftin Desert Divas: Craft it Up and Link it Up Glitter Linky Party Thanks for stopping by!

Tutu Cute Layout

Hey Polka Dot Peeps!  Have you visited the Scrap Our Stash Challenge Page?  For anyone needing a little motivation to use up your surplus supplies, this is a great way to do it!  You know I'm a mini-album fan, but lately I've been inspired to scrap 12 x 12 layouts using some oldies but goodies of my kiddos.  I'm playing along for the first time in their February SWAK Challenge using Washi tape, a Kraft embellishment, an arrow and Stitching.  

Here's my layout of my lovely little fashionista wearing one of her first tutu's at 18 months; it's 3 1/2 years later and she still loves to rock a tutu! 

Kraft Embellishment (Tag), Washi Tape and Arrow.  I also handcut the banner from one of the 6x6 papers ;)

Stitching Supplies used: My Mind's Eye: The Sweetest Thing 12 x 12 paper My Mind's Eye Paper 6 x 6 Paper Pad: lucky me Recollections embellishments Pink Paislee: secret crush embellishments American Crafts Thickers: grey lullaby and delight Challenges: Scrap Our Stash: SWAK  Paper Wings Productions: Anything Goes Scrapping Everyday Miracles: Love is in the Air Craftin Desert Divas: Color Challenge Looking forward to the next challenge!  Thanks for stopping by.

Random Acts of Kindness for Valentine's Day ~ Embossing Challenge

Hey Blissful friends!  This week I am playing along with the Scraps of Color "Embossing" challenge.  I thought it would be fun to surprise a few of my friends and my Dad with one of these altered tins.  Yes, those are  yummy Hershey's nuggets all wrapped up in scrapbook paper...popped them in the mail yesterday and can't wait for them to arrive!  For more info on making these tins, see this earlier post here.

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 I used my Sizzix Big Kick and Darice Embossing Folders to create the backgrounds for the tags. So simple but the results are really pretty!

I haven't tried heat embossing yet but am looking forward to it!  What's your favorite embossing technique?

Thanks for stopping by!

New Creative Team Member!

I got the best news the other day; I was selected to be a part of the Scraps of Color Blog Creative Team!  I am humbled and excited to be joining this group of talented scrappers!

Please join me in congratulating the following ladies who are also joining me as new members of the team. 

Emonieiesha Varnado

Deirdre Smith

Shalana Glass

Kelli Fortier

And for the first time we have 2 Guest Designers, who will share with us for a couple of months, as well.  

Szetorri Porter

Kerry McKenzie

Congrats, ladies and WELCOME!!

They will add awesome creativity, variety and inspiration to the Scraps of Color e Blog!!! Stay tuned as we share our first creative posts with you in March!

Cherish ~ A Valentine Card for my Little Love!

 I was so excited when I found this Simple Pleasures digital scrapbook kit last month from No Reimer Reason here, I have already used it for my daughter's birthday invitations and I knew this little cute little girl would add the right amount of sass to a Valentine's card for my baby girl! I linked my project up over at Craftin' Desert Divas Color Challenge Linky Party here.

These are the supplies I first pulled out; even included the packaging from some Pink Paislee embellishements that looks like notebook paper.  I printed the girlie onto cream cardstock and cut her out.

I switched up the embellies, the cupcake and sentiment flag just seemed to fit better than the flowers.  I love pulling together a lot of different supplies from different designers...it's almost like a challenge or a puzzle to find things that coordinate well together.  For this card, I used some My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 'Love Me' papers, some discontinued Jolee's cupcake stickers, the photo frame from Pink Paislee, a Recollections sticker and left-over packaging from Pink Paislee. Do you mix and match from your stash or use kits?
Thanks for stopping by!