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Colorful Florals

It has been raining here since Sunday night, and we haven't seen the sun. Unusual for here (I think since I haven't lived through a winter here yet). LOL! Anyway, to bring a little sunshine "in," I decided to share this colorful card with you today. This card uses 8 1/2 x 11 Memory Box paper along with two of the newest Poppystamps dies.

Memory Box Papers: licorice dot, licorice gingham, distressed key lime, violet dot, mango dot, and licorice cs
Dies: Poppystamps Cecilia Flower, Poppystamps Cecilia Flower Outline
Embellishments: Tim Holtz mini paper clip, Creative Café buttons, Prima printed twill, May Arts black twine, misc. ticket, sewing machine

The Memory Box paper I used to cut out the flowers are: distressed key lime, violet dot, and mango dot. To outline the flowers, I used the Memory Box licorice dot paper. The flower dies are the Poppystamps Cecilia Flower and Poppystamps Cecilia Flower Outline dies. Aren't they wonderful?

Once I die cut all of the flowers and adhered the outline to each flower, I just layered them on my card, and added some buttons, twine, and ribbon to finish. Thanks for joining me today!

Leftovers

Leftovers! Yes! But not what you are thinking. :) I know many of us have been eating leftovers from Thanksgiving but I thought it would be fun to play with leftovers found in my very messy studio! I still haven't finished unpacking. I kind of got tired of it and have left it for about 6 weeks. I guess we really don't need what's still in the boxes. LOL! Anyway, my studio is a complete disaster, and as I began to clean a bit today, I realized there were many scraps and leftovers that I could either toss or use on a creation. So, I decided to challenge myself and use them on a creation. Here is a list of the seven leftovers I used:

*pieces of leaves from this Memory Box layout

*new leaves cut out of a scrap piece of cork on my table

*a piece of "under paper" from my art journaling. This paper keeps my table from getting messy as I paint but it also creates fun paper.

*a scrap piece of burlap on my desk

*an extra Memory Box thistle notecard from my last class

*a leftover piece of brown paper bag from this Memory Box card

*a leftover piece of Hug Snug that was partially colored in a different color. I colored over it with a deep purple. Couldn't even see the old color underneath!

And here is what these "leftovers" turned into:

Papers: Memory Box boysenberry cs, Memory Box thistle notecard
Dies: Poppystamps Lorelai Leaf die
Stamps: Memory Box Peace Love and Joy G1874, Memory Box Twelve Days G1899
Stamp Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink gathered twigs
Embellishments: hand-dyed Hug Snug seam binding, Adirondack Color Wash wild plum, misc. paper bag, cork from Hobby Lobby, burlap from Save-on-Crafts, sewing machine

The Memory Box stamps I used were the Memory Box Peace Love and Joy {G1874} and Memory Box Twelve Days {G1899} stamps. And here is a little something else I made out of leftovers this week:

Yum! I hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving, and why not challenge yourself to a "leftover" challenge! I would love to see what you create!

Creating in the Dark

Okay, normally I despise the time changes we have each year. As I get older, my body just does not handle it well. Anyway, this morning I found out that I might actually find it to be beneficial. I got up at 4:15 a.m. and actually created a card. It was done before the rest of the family got up. I think I might like this! Now the only disadvantage is that the photos don't come out so well. And unfortunately it is really cloudy here today so even if I redid the photos now, they still wouldn't end up great. Anyway, here is this morning's creation:

Memory Box Papers: Pool cs, Brioche 6x6 paper pack
Dies: Memory Box Pristine Border die, Poppystamps Lorelai Leaf die
Stamps: Memory Box Joy Outline A1379
Stamp Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink peacock feathers
Embellishments: hand-dyed Hug Snug seam binding, Mister Huey's bonny blue mist, Paper Trey Ink button, May Arts twine, Hobby Lobby doily, misc. ticket, sewing machine

My inspiration was this bow I created earlier this week for a video I did on how to tie a crinkle bow. You can see that video here. Anyway, once I had the bow, I knew I wanted to use Memory Box pool paper and the Brioche 6x6 paper pack. I also used the Memory Box Joy Outline stamp and the Memory Box Pristine Border die along with the Poppystamps Lorelai Leaf die.

So, if you are having trouble like me with the time change, try getting up and creating! It really has made the day start out on a great note today! Thanks for stopping by! :)

Just Cardstock & Dies!

Today I wanted to share a 6x6 layout I created for my hymn album. I didn't use any stamps (shock) but I did use some other Memory Box and Poppystamps favorites!

For the papers I chose to use Memory Box boysenberry cardstock and dill cardstock. The boysenberry is SO rich and gorgeous, and it matches the Adirondack Color Wash wild plum spray I used perfectly. The dies I used were the Poppystamps Lorelai Leaf with the boysenberry paper and the Meadow Leaf with the dill paper.

Papers: Memory Box boysenberry and dill cs, Paper Trey Ink white cs
Embellishments: Poppystamps meadow leaf die, Poppystamps Lorelai Leaf die, Memory Box white pearl, Project Life cobalt journaling card, The Crafter's Workshop mini hexagons template, Adirondack Color Wash wild plum, Prima Flaxence Oasis flower, misc. ticket, sewing machine

If you haven't tried the boysenberry paper yet, I highly encourage you to try it. It is really, really beautiful! And the leaf dies are quite fun for layering! Thanks for stopping by!