Bloomin Love!

Who wouldn't love to wear a flirty and fun flower?  I know I love these and I think you will too.  I have made a bunch of these and get a load of compliments when I do.  They are versatile and can be worn pinned to a headband, hat, your bag or to your lapel.  You may want more than one in different colors because they are just too fun.

Modeled by my adorable granddaughter

 

And my lovely daughter in law.  They measure approx. 4.5" across.  They will be backed with a brooch pin.

If you are interested in having one or ten of your own...please email me!  I will make to order.  Currently I have these colors available:

Turquoise

purple

hot pink

burgundy

rose

black with flecks

navy

mustard yellow

sage green

lemon yellow

cornflower blue

red

white

The price for the 1st one is $10.00 and that will include shipping to anywhere within the United States. If you want to order more than 1, please add an additional $6.00.  If you live outside of the US, then I will email you cost of actual shipping.  I can take payments via PayPal which is safe and secure and I am a verified PayPal customer.
Each flower will come packaged individually in a clear acetate bag with header.  These are handmade by me and come from a smoke-free home. 

Sweet Little Mini-Album

I was feeling a little crafty last night and decided to create a little mini album with the new Authentique "Renew" line available now at Paper Patch Crafts.  Oh, how I love this line of paper, and I think you would as well.  Look at how easy these items work together:

Using Spellbinders Lacy Circles, I cut the base of my album from chipboard.  I hear that people do this all the time and my experience wasn't great because I think my chipboard was a little too thick or I was doing something wrong.  But, luckily in this case, the chipboard was a thinner type and it worked out just fine.

This line of paper is so pretty with it's mint blue's and greens and a yellow.  Very fresh looking.  I added my own embellishments that I felt went along with it.

There are some fun puzzle piece elements that go along with the line that I think are very creative.



I plan on using some wallet sized photos of my grandkids to complete this album.  I was thinking that ones in black and white would look the best with this line.

This is the back cover of my album.

 

 I hope you enjoyed this album.  The thing I learned in making this album was that you really can make a mini album from any shape.  All you need is the imagination and let those creative juices flow.  If you liked my album, I hope you will leave me a comment and tell me about it.  Have a great day!

Authentique "Renew"

Paper Patch Crafts has a new paper line called "Renew" from the Authentique company.  Oh my, this paper and it's quality are amazing.  I created this card pretty quickly for a challenge going on at the Patch right now.  It was a no-brainer because the paper was so lovely and coordinated that it came together fairly simply.

I recommend visiting the Paper Patch Store and picking up some of this gorgeous stuff as soon as possible.  Also, it's not too late to participate in the current challenge.  If you haven't joined the group at the Paper Patch Crafts facebook page, you really should.  There are challenges going on all the time prizes being given away.

Hope to see you there!

Anything Goes Blog Hop

Welcome to the Anything Goes Blog Hop!! We are pleased to have you here. We hope you enjoy seeing all the fabulous projects on each blog in this hop. We are giving you 2 days to hop. We all know how busy lives can be:) Shelley the host of this hop has a great blog candy package for 1 lucky winner! All you have to do is comment and be a follower on each blog in this little hop! You should have started at Shelley's blog. If you didn't please go to the beginning. We don't want you to miss a single great project in this line up.  I will provide the full line up at the end of this post in case you have gotten lost along the way. Shelley ships to the US only. 

Hello friends.  I am also named Shelley, and welcome to my blog.  Since this hop is anything goes, I decided to take a departure from my paper crafts and share with you a fun yarn project I have been enjoying.  This is an adorable flower pin I created.  Isn't this sweet?  I have made a variety of colors because they are so fun to accessorize my outfits with.  I have had several compliments and even had some people ask me to make them to sell.  This got me to thinking...I could offer these to my friends here at my blog.  So, here is a little more information about them:

The flower pins are approximately 4.5" across.  These are the perfect size to be showy and flirty with your fashions.  They have a pin attached to the back so you can wear them on anything.  (I was thinking a headband or hat would be adorable).  I can make them in the following colors:

• Turquoise
• purple
• hot pink
• burgundy
• rose
• black with flecks
• navy
• mustard yellow
• sage green
• lemon yellow
• cornflower blue
• red
• white
• Is there a color you don't see?  Email me.

I will charge $10.00 each and this includes free shipping to anywhere in the U.S.  If you order more than one, I will charge an additional $7.00 for each item.  If you want them to give as gifts, each one comes already packaged in a clear acetate bag with a cute header.  All handmade, all originally put together by yours truly.  :)  Simply email me your order and we can process it through Paypal.  And, as an added bonus, for leaving a comment on my blog today you will not only be eligible for the giveaway sponsored on this hop, but I too will be giving a pin away to one lucky winner that I will randomly choose.

I hope I hear from you!!  If you like what I have to share here at my blog and would like to visit again, I hope that you will become a follower!  Have a wonderful day!
Your next stop on the hop is Miranda.

Echo Park Fun

Hello there.  It's been awhile again since I have posted to my blog.  I am sorry about that, but I do have something to share with you today.  Over at Paper Patch Crafts they discovered they had a surplus of some Echo Park products from awhile back.  Because of that they decided we could let you again see all the wonderful options and products that you can still purchase.  Today I used a studio cut file and made this sweet little suitcase.

The paper is from the "For the Record" paper collection.  I added a few of the stickers and did a little ink distressing.  It's sweet, isn't it?  Please come visit Paper Patch Crafts and get your own Echo Park papers while it is still available.