Apple for Teacher

In some parts of the country the kids are getting ready to go back to school.  This lovely treat box and pencil topper by Jennifer Rush is so easy to whip up and you know a special teacher will be tickled with a little gift to start the school year off.  It is called Apple Treat Box and can be found in the Digi Playground store.  The Apple Pencil Slide can be found here as well.  

I used some foam tape to pop up the apples on the front and back of the box and some Doodlebug Candy Sprinkles to jazz it up along with The Twinery twine.

I also put some two sided tape around the top of the pencil to hold it in the apple.

Thanks for looking and to all those going back to school soon, have a great year.

Hugs, 

Summer Fun

Happy Saturday everyone.  I hope that your summer is off to a great start as we are getting ready to celebrate the 4th of July in the US.  I wanted to create a layout that would allow me to use the new Beach Bundle 1 by the ever so talented Jennifer Rush.

Here is the layout that I created.  I used October Afternoon's Treasure Map for my layout.  The first thing that I did was put the beach ball pattern on my mat.  I love that Digiplayground gives colored files which make it so much easier to plan out your project.

Here is the original file on my mat.  I ungrouped it and took away the brown circle.  I then regrouped the white base, beach ball stripes and the center piece and re sized them until they were the size that I wanted.  I wanted my beach ball to fill a large portion of my mat.

Once I resized it, I ungrouped it and put the circle where I wanted it on my mat.

I like to move the pieces back where they belong after I have done significant re sizing.  Once I was sure it was how I wanted it I moved the pieces to the side and started cutting.

Here are some of the fun pieces of this kit which look so sweet on my layout.  This umbrella is so cute.

Here are an adorable pair of flip flops.

I just love these sunglasses.  

I love how this came out and all the cut files are so easy to work with, totally able to be re sized and come out beautifully.

Here are all the files you will get in this lovely Beach Bundle 1 set by Jennifer Rush #19257.

Be sure to check out the store for the current summer sale including this wonderful cut file.

Hugs,

June Birthday Cards

Anita here saying happy June to everyone.  Summer is such a busy time and I like to get a jump on the occasion cards that I need for those closest to me.  I made this card for one of my best friend's to commemorate her birthday and the special place that she holds in my life.  I fell in love with this cut file in the Digiplaygound store called Buttery Flourish Gate Fold Card by Daniela Angelova.

 

I used some polka dotted acrylic sheets with polka dots on them from Bella Boulevard and it just elevated the elegance of this card.

These side views shows off the acrylic nicely.

Another early June birthday that I wanted to make an extra special card for is for my nephew Adam.  He is the sweetest young man and always willing to lend a helping hand.  He loves boats so I tend to always make him a boat themed card.  I found this cut file in the Digiplayground store and it is called Yacht Papercut 7X5 card by Nic Squirrell.  You should check it out.  

That's it for me for today.  Be sure to check out the store for all the new goodies as both of these are new and not to be missed.

Project Materials:

Echo Park Jack and Jill

Simple Stories Homespun

Bella Boulevard McIntosh Confetti Clear Cut

Queen & Co. Red Rhinestones

The Twinery Twine

October Afternoon Treasure Map Patterned Paper and Embellishments

Anita

Paper Happy

Caseing Christmas Challenge

Hello, friends!  Welcome to CASE-ing Christmas!  We are a weekly challenge devoted to the holiday season--year round! ;)  How does this challenge work?  It's easy!  We give you a card to CASE and you CASE it!

If you've never CASEd a card, here's what you need to do:

1. Look at the CASE card photo.
2. Be inspired by some element of the card.  This could be colors, layout, image, etc.
3. Make a card based on that inspiration.

See!  Easy peasy!  We cannot wait to see what you have for us this week and each week this year!  Are you ready for this week's CASE card?!

Card by DT member Pat

Here is my card.  I am loving how this came out and going to start my stack for next Christmas.  Won't you join us?  We have blog candy.

One more thing before we go--we have BLOG CANDY to give away!  What is it and how do you win it?  Well, I'll answer the last question first--you win the candy by following us by either Blog Lovin' or Email (see the sidebar) and commenting below when you have done one of these things.  What will you win?  Well, there are FIVE winners of small gift packs of stamps--all holiday themed!  AND, YES--WE SHIP INTERNATIONALLY!  This blog candy will last the entire month of January, so invite your friends!  Winners will be chosen from each week of challenges, so maximize your chances to win and make sure to play along every week!

Ok, one LAST thing--PLEASE make sure to check out our RULES before linking up.  There aren't many, but we do like those who follow them!  HUGS and merry stamping to you all!

Thanks a Bunch SRM Challenge

We had a wonderful weekend two weeks ago at a family reunion and I made this card to thank our host and hostess for such a fabulous time.  I was inspired by the color and sketch challenge, which I flipped on it's side.  I love playing with SRM Stickers.  So much fun.  You can play along with this month's challenge here.

Hugs,

Photo Booth Props The Twinery

Photo booths have been getting more popular at all kinds of events and I thought what better way to feature The Twinery twine than on these adorable photo booth props.  You can find all the luscious twine colors at The Twinery store.  

 I used some two sided tape to adhere the twine to the prop sticks and added a dab of glue at the bottom to attach the last little piece.  It is such an easy to thing to do and gives the props such a wonderful bright handle to hold onto.

 As men age, you might notice that they appear to have some grey in their mustaches, hee , hee.  I added the bottom layer using some two sided tape and trimmed around the design of the prop.  I put the next layer of tape just above the previous layer and trimmed the twine once I was done.  I repeated this until I filled in the whole mustache.

 Some of these props just make me smile, they are so fun.  I have had these fun October Afternoon papers for a long time and it was great to be able to use them.  I inked the edges of the papers as well.

 I had to throw in a cow boy hat for Colleen as she goes to college in Georgia and loves country music.  I made a really long braid with six strands of twine and then put two rows of the stick tape across the hat.  I laid the braid down and trimmed the edges.

My dear friend helped me take photos of these props and she insisted that I include a photo of myself with the props as well.  So here you go.  

Be back with more The Twinery goodness soon.  Hugs and happy Wednesday.

You Make Me So Happy

I have been wanting to scrap this photo for such a long time and fell in love with the most recent Creative Scrappers sketch.  It was so much fun to combine Crate Paper Oh Darling with October Afternoon's Girl Talk and Daily Flash.  I used some brand spankin' new Doodlebug washi tape, Chickaniddy enamel hearts and Queen & Co. Flair.  Love how it all works together.  Hope you have a chance to play along with this sketch.

Hugs,