Happy Birthday Lesley Trendy Twine Hop

Hi Everyone:
It's Lesley's birthday and the DT decided to do a hop and send her a whole bunch of love to celebrate the awesome person she is.  You should have come here from Karen's blog and next you should be hopping to Izzy's blog.  If you didn't come to my blog via that way you can start at the beginning of the hop at the Trendy Twine Blog.  Can't wait to see what everyone created.    I used Lime Licorice which you can buy in the store.

Stamps Used:  Gina K Petals and Wings

Patterned Paper Used:  Echo Park, For the Record 2

Markers:  Tim Holtz Distress Markers

Happy birthday Lesley, hope it is the best one yet.

Hugs,

November Hens' Den Newsletter

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Family is Everything The Hens' Den November Card

Hi Everyone:
Family is everything to me and this gorgeous paper line called Generations by Simple Stories was perfect for me to work with to create a lovely card for my family.  I had my knee replaced 5 weeks ago today and it is a long process but I am getting there and I don't know what I would have done without my family, especially my dear hubby for helping me get through my rehab.  Love you all, family and friends who are honorary family members.  Don't forget to check out The Hens' Den Store for all of these items as well as many more wonderful goodies.  Charlie takes such good care of us. Also, upload your creations to the gallery, you know we want to give you some love and drool.
Family
Anita Mulcahey, Happy Paper Craft Happenings
Featuring: Simple Stories, Generations
Supplies:
Patterned Paper:  Simple Stories (Always and Forever, Flash Cards, Home Sweet Home, Live, Laugh, Love)
Stickers:  Simple Stories, Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers
Bird Cage:  Petaloo Color Me Crazy
Bling:  Theresa Collins, Blingage, Jamie's Gems
Flower:  Prima, Innoscence 2
Distress Stains:  Fired Brick, Peeled Paint
Ribbon:  Scalloped Trim .25 inch brown

Cutting Instructions:
1.  Using patterned paper listed above cut 9 pieces at 3/4" by 6 inches long.
2.  Cut a plain piece of cardstock 5 X 6".
3.  Cut cranberry cardstock 4 X 5 1/4".
4.  Cut the olive cardstock 4 1/4 X 5 1/2".

Assembly Instructions:
1.  Arrange your strips to create whatever type of design you would like for your background.
2.  Apply your strips to the cardstock base running horizontally.  I used a wet glue because you need the strength to hold what up end being some very small pieces of paper.
3.  Put your cardstock base into your trimmer so that the strips are running horizontally and make your cuts vertically 4 at 3/4", 3 and 1/2" and 2 at 1/4".
4.  Stagger your strips and use wet glue to adhere to your cardstock base.  Trim to 3 3/4 X 5".
5.  Use Distress Stains to dye your bird cage, bird and flowers.  I used a pain brush to do the leaves and used my craft mat to dab a bit of ink on so that I could control where it went on the flower.
6.  Pop Up the word family from the sticker sheet on vanilla cardstock and then cut around.
7.  Tie a 5" ribbon piece to the top of the bird cage.
8.  Prepare card base using cardstock that is 5 1/2 X 8 1/2".
9.  Adhere Olive and then Cranberry layer.
10.  Attach Bargello layer.
11.  Pop up birds on cage and attach to left side of the card, up from the bottom 1/8" and in from the left at 1/4".
12.  Attach flower right next to bird cage.
13.  Adhere family sentiment to right top corner and three gems to the bottom right of the card.

Simple Stories Generations Home Sweet Home	Simple Stories Generations Fundamentals Stickers	Simple Stories Generations Flash Cards	Simple Stories Generations Always & Forever
Simple Stories Generations Live Laugh Love paper	Ranger distress stain	Teresa Collins - Blingage - Stephanie's Gems	Prima Flowers - Innoscence 2

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Doodlebug Holiday Advent Boxes

Aren't these just too cute.  I am having a blast playing with my Silhouette Cameo.  I made this with an SVG file from SVG Cuts.  I just love these Doodlebug papers and was so glad to have all the cute embellishments to go with them.  I am making these for my daughter and going to send them to her at college.  Shhh, it is a surprise. I am looking for fun things to put in them.

Paper Line:  Doodlebug Santa's Workshop
SVG File:  Advent Calendar Trees
Embellishments:  Doodlebug Santa's Workshop

Hugs,

Trendy Twine November Challenge Post Orange Truffle

Hi Everyone:
Happy Monday.  Here is my challenge creation for Trendy Twine using this gorgeous Orange Truffle twine which is on sale this month in the store.  I made this basket for my hubby who has been taking such good care of me since my knee replacement surgery.  Love ya honey.  I used my brand new Silhouette Cameo for this project and just love how easy it is  to use.  I put the gorgeous twine around the top of the box as well as a cute bow on the branch my owl is sitting on.  You have just go to get some of this gorgeous twine.

 Many Thanks! Create a project for someone in your life you are most thankful for. Must have the color brown, stitching (Faux or Real), and Twine. Trendy Twine Blog/Store and Challenge location

See you at the end of the month.  Hugs,

Play Date Cafe Challenge #154 3rd anniversary celebration

I am so happy to have been able to play at one of my most favorite sites as they celebrate their third anniversary.  I just got this new stamp set from Lawn Fawn and was really looking forward to inking it up.  I had my left knee replaced ten days ago and the recovery has been up and down.  It actually took me three days to put together this simple card, but I was determined to play.  You can check out The Play Date Cafe and see all the DT samples, alumni samples and wonderful prizes they are giving away during their celebration.

Hugs,

Wishing You a Jolly Halloween Hens' Den DT Project

Wishing you a Jolly Halloween

Designed By:  Anita Mulcahey, www.happypapercrafthappenings.blogspot.com

Featuring:  Graphic 45 Happy Haunting Collection
Be sure to check out the Hens' Den Store and gallery for samples and to purchase these wonderful items.  Also check out the Halloween Challenge at Paper Issues and play along for an awesome prize.

Supplies:

1. Graphic 45 Pumpkin Time Patterned Paper, Enchanted, Happy Haunting Tags 1

2. Maya Road Silk ribbon

3. Other Supplies:  Spellbinders Pumpkin Die, Stickles

Cutting Instructions:

1. Cut purple card stock 5 ¼ X 12”

2. Cut 2 pieces of black card stock 1 ¾ X 5”

3. Cut cream card stock 3 ¾ X 5”

4. Cut 2 pieces Green side of Enchanted paper 1 ½ X 4 ¾ “

5. Cut 2 pieces Pumpkin Time paper 1 ¼ X 4 ½ “

6. Cut 14 1 ¼” pumpkin dies

7. Cut Pumpkin Time paper 2 X 3 ¾ “

Assembly Directions:

1.  Score your purple card stock base at 2, 4, 8 and 10”.

2. Fold the second score line in.

3. Fold the first score line back.

4. Repeat steps two and three on the other side of your card stock and the base is done.

5. Adhere cream card stock to the center inside of your card.

6. Adhere black card stock panels to the left and right outside folds of your card centering them.

7. Adhere the green side of Enchanted centered over the black card stock.

8. Adhere the pumpkin side of Pumpkin Time centered over the green patterned paper.

9. Adhere the 2 X 3 ¾ “ piece of Pumpkin Time paper 1 5/8” from the bottom of the card base.

10. Fold all your pumpkins in half from the stem down.

11. Glue the back of each pumpkin side to the next one and keep going until you are out of pumpkins.  You can do this with so many shapes and you can bet I will be doing this again, it came out amazing, so cute.

12. Adhere the cat chipboard ¼ “ up from the bottom of the purple card stock.

13.Glue pumpkin down 1 3/8” down from top of the card.

14. Pop up pumpkin chipboard flower and place directly across from pumpkin.

15. Add Stickles to pumpkin chipboard.

16. Tie ribbon around folded card and add chipboard tag and voila you are done with an amazing Graphic 45 card.

Chipboard Tags 1

Pumpkin Time

Enchanted Garden

Maya Road - Satin/Grosgrain - Double Banded 1.5 inch - Teal