Friends Picture Frame

What a freaky coincidence! Yesterday my daughter had a small birthday party, just a few friends over. I took their picture right away and printed them out. One of the projects I had planned for them was to decorate their own frames. I bought the 8x8 frames at the dollar tree. I gave them the mat and let them decorate them how they wanted to. I saved my daughters because I wanted to do hers up special for her. While they were playing some games I put them in frames and added the pictures. It was one of the gifts they took home with them. So today I wake up and what is the Ways to use it challenge?!?!...to use a picture. So I got to finish her frame today. The bottom corner rub on is done on the glass, but the Forever and ever is on the paper. I love it and plan on doing this every year with the girls. They had a lot of fun and their moms loved the idea. Tomorrow I will show you another project I did with the girls....

Stamps: Blossoms Abound, Dotted Background

Paper: Whisper White, Close to Cocoa, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Black Stazon, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, Corner Rounder, Boho Blossoms Punch, Always Artichoke Brads, Regal Rose 5/8" Grosgrain, Chocolate Chip Poly Twill, Eastern Elegance Rub Ons, 1/4" circle punch

Sketch Blossom

This was for today's Sketch Challenge. This one I just did step by step. I thought I wanted to use a designer paper in the back layer, so I grabbed those. Once I decided what paper I was going to use I knew what colors I wanted to use. I guess I am in a chocolate mood this week. Not for chocolate itself since I am allergic, just the color :) The flower and leaves are the same ink I just stamped once off on a piece of scratch paper to get one to be a lighter shade. I stamped the vine in the Wild Wasabi and just went over the branch part with the Chocolate Chip marker. I used the Groovy Guava textured cardstock to give it just a little more.

Stamps: Blosom Abound

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi , Afternoon Tea DSP, Groovy Guava Textured, Very Vanilla

Ink: Groovy Guava, Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Vintage Brads, Wild Wasabi Stitched Ribbon, Groovy Guava Stitched Ribbon, Wide Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon

Blossom Sketch

Boy, was yesterday busy. I had a Stamp buffet and needed to get things set up, plus do school with the kids. By the time the ladies all left I was exhausted and had a migraine. So I slept in. By the time I got going this morning I was already behind... So after I got all my stuff put away from the night before, finished school and ran my errands I had very little time before dinner. So I jumped over to the Demo Planner challenge for April. You get a choice of 2 sketches and 3 color combos. You can also do a Simple and Sweet or a Workshop Wow. I went with the Simple and Sweet and kept it easy.
Have A Great Weekend!!

Stamps: En Francias Background, Blossoms Abound

Paper: Rose Red, Cameo Coral, Whisper White

Ink: Cameo Coral, Rose Red, Old Olive

Accessories: Mat pack for Piercing

Dazzling Lilac

So today's Color Challenge is Orchard Opulence, Sage Shadow, and Kraft. The first thing that came to mind was lilacs. Can you tell I am ready for spring to be here? Of course it will not happen today as it is snowing again....

Since this 2 step stamping set usually calls for two colors (or one stamped off once) I decided to take it another way, The first layer was done by simple classic ink stamping. The second layer I stamped with Craft ink and embossed with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. Fabulous that we have eyelets to match this color. I love using the crop-a-dile!

Stamps: Blossoms Abound, En Francias Background

Paper: Sage Shadow, Orchard Opulence, Kraft

Ink: Classic and Craft- Orchard Opulence, Sage Shadow

Accessories: Kraft Taffeta Ribbon, Bold Bright Eyelets, Soft Subtles Eyelets, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder

Monochromatic Blossom

So today's Ways to Use it Challenge was to do a Monochromatic card. I think I may of added too much Very Vanilla. I hope it is still considered monochromatic. I tend to grab Earth Element colors so today I challenged myself to grab the Bold Brights. They were the first color family I purchased and now they are the last ones I tend to use. So that was a personal challenge to myself. I also looked for colors that I had eyelets to match. I was trying to use some of the accessories that will be retiring at the end of the year. It was fun trying to find a bright area in the house today. My bulb burnt out at my desk and the sun is not shining today. I use the grid that came in my Tool kit to mark where I want my eyelets. Then it is easy to punch and set with the crop-a-dile.

Stamps: Paisley background, En Francais background, Blossoms Abound, Short and Sweet

Paper: Lovely Lilac, Almost Amethyst, Very Vanilla

Ink: Lovely Lilac, Almost Amethyst

Accessories: Lovely Lilac Eyelets, Ticket Corner Punch, Large and small oval punches, Crop-a-dile