Cottage Life & Friendship

I was rummaging around upstairs and found this lovely paper from last year. Graphic 45’s “Cottage Life” collection – I have quite a lot of it, not sure how it got hidden away!

I also happened upon this pink floribunda rose that I thought would set it off beautifully. I used the Heartfelt Creations large Wild Rose die, and added a bit of glitter to the edges of the petals, and leaves. Too fun! ( Glitter is my middle name, lol!) I tucked a couple of spare hydrangeas around it, and added a gussied up bow too.

I found a little oval die cut in my stash that I used behind the statement in front; it’s amazing, really, how much stuff I used from my stash in this little card! Even inside – I had found 3 honey sticks given to me by a friend, so I added a little extra glue on the inside pocket to keep it from sliding (making a very narrow pocket especially for the honey stick) and put a little flag on top of one to catch the eye.

And voila! A pretty card in just a couple of hours!

You are more Amazing than a dress with pockets!

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Grow With Love Gatefold card with Tags

I truly love this paper!! I have so much fun working with Graphic 45 papers, they feel good on my hands, cut cleanly, are double sided, and most importantly, have beautiful artwork!

I think I started cutting into this paper pack the day it arrived on my doorstep!

I did something a little different this time, I added a little disc of paper to the edge of the center ephemera piece on the belly band, so that I could glue my handmade flowers to the belly band, but also allow for the beautiful artwork to be seen. I may have it a little bit low on the card in this photo, come to think of it.

When you slide off the belly band and open the card up, you will find a pocket with a tag & mini card on the tag, as well as some embellishments on each wing of the open gate fold.

At the very back of the center panel, is a large pocket for a long tag, to better showcase the paper, and allow for a secret message from me to the sender!

Below, you can watch a mini “walkthrough” of the card.

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Green Slime – Keto Style

Last week, I found to my dismay, that some of my friends had never heard of Green Slime! Since this was a staple for our family while the kids were growing up, and is still a favorite, even when we don’t have kids or grandkids around, I knew I had to share.

Of course when the kids were growing up, we made this the traditional way, but frankly, I can’t tell the difference!

2 containers of Sugar-free Cool Whip
2 packages of Jell-o brand Sugar-free Pistachio pudding mix.
2-3 Tbsp heavy cream.
15oz crushed Pineapple, drained.
Mix well & eat!

If you happen to have some kids around, you can always tempt them with some colored marshmallows – even the big kids like it!!

Graphic 45 Dimensional Fold Greeting Card

Using G45’s “Grow With Love” paper, I’ve created a very simple, but eye catching card, that stands on it’s own! This is kind of like a Z-fold card, in that it folds flat, but we have actually created a box at the bottom that allows it to stand up, and fold flat for mailing.

I absolutely love this paper, and I think I am going to have to order another pack!! The colors are so vibrant and cheerful, they just sing to me. I’ve used a black background for my card base, and one of the cut-apart cards for the front sentiment. The flower is crafted from G45’s flower dies (which come with the largest tag – 3.75″ x 8.5″) with a little glossy accents to help it shine.

Here is the view when lain flat.

Here is the view from the side.
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A Gatefold Card with Pockets

I absolutely loved working with Mintay’s “Garden Peony” paper collection! These colors and the “shabby chic” feel, really appeal to me. It may not appear to be all that fancy at first glance, but there are a few hidden details once you get inside!

From the onset, you see one of the cut-aparts as the focal image, with some fabric lace, and flat back pearls. The belly band also includes some flat back pearls, as well as a peony and two peony buds crafted from Heartfelt Creations dies, and some little white blossom from a generic flower punch. I arranged the flowers on a round disc of paper, and then glued that disc on to the belly band itself.

Inside you see I have a couple of pockets, one for a large tag about 8”x 4”, and then below with two smaller tags which are about 3”x 4”. I also used some of the die cut ephemera to add interest to the center back, since I needed to keep the dimensional element for the outside of the card. If you wanted to, you could make either pocket a bit more dimensional, so you could include a gift, like a chocolate bar or something.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this sweet card, and as always thanks for stopping by!!

Tunnel Album

Using Graphic45’s Grow With Love paper collection, I had so much fun putting this together!!

Thought about doing a little video, but you can find it on the G45 website – mine is a little bit different, but close enough! Absolutely love love love this paper! I’m going to have to order another pack!

Optional photo spot, or leave it as it is!!

Photo spot

Under the tag on the left, another photo spot, and the pink square on the right, you can pull up the yellow and place a photo there, as well

The green tag on he left could be a photo spot or journaling

Photo spot

Under the “thrive flourish grow” is a little journaling or photo spot as well

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Shaker Card with Foam Flowers

This is my second card using Scrapboys “Loveland” paper collection – it is simply beautiful, isn’t it!! I’m not sure why the colors purple and pink appeal to me so much, but I just love working with them.

I also love the shaker elements – this is one from Creative Embellishments, and what I did was cut out a circle from one of the cut apart sheets, and I removed the center part, just fitting the circle on the outside rim of the top of the shaker box. The inside I cut from one of the other papers just to fit just under the base.

The foam flower are a bit of a disappointment, looking back on it now I almost wish I had not used foam, but colors match at least. When I’m crafting, I never seem to be able to create exact replicas!

Thanks for looking! I’ll be sure and create another couple of items from this gorgeous paper – stay tuned!!

Elegant Rose Framed cards

I just realized I never posted this! These were made last summer – or maybe even longer ago than that! These use the Elegant Rose Frame paper from HFC, and some wild roses, as well as lacy embellishments from the Rectangular slim card accents that came out on Black Friday 2022.

I absolutely love the framed sentiments, and am so glad I got them! I’m sure I’ll use them a LOT!

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Chrysanthemums in Loveland

This is a card using Scrapboys “Loveland”, and (of course) Heartfelt Creations flower dies.

I also used a scalloped diamond, which I covered with fussy cut flowers from the papers so much, that by the time I got my dimensional flowers made and glued on, you can’t really tell it’s a diamond at all!!

I was very proud of myself matching (in shape, anyway, the purple flower almost exactly like the one on the paper….mine is quite a bit darker, but looks so much like it! I used HFC Sunflower dies , and the pinks are their magnolias.

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Heart Shaped Shaker Card with Wild Roses

Isn’t this just darling? This is the second one of these I’ve made – this time it wasn’t even for Valentine’s Day.

We used ScrapandMe’s paper, and a fancy heart shaped shaker box from Creative Embellishments (love that company!!) dies from Heartfelt Creations for the flowers, leaves and the the white lacy overlay, and the stamens. AND some tiny punched flowers and leaves in the corner there. This is just such fun to make, and stunning in presentation!

(Aren’t we lucky we have these amazing artists share their artwork with us on paper!! So lucky!!!)

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