Nilla Box Card Set & Mini album Series #6

Hi Everyone,

Ok I am having way too much fun with these cards, with this DCWV Bella Boutique/La Creme paper line, and with these Retro Sketches.  So yes I have another one to share.  Now I know I originally said there were 5 cards in this series but I had to add another one.

http://retrosketches.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

What a great layout for a card. So simple and easily interpreted.  Yeah I think this is going into my "go to" collection.  Super Duper Simple.  A ribbon, some butterflies, and a sentiment and a card is made.  This is a great quickie card sketch for those last minute occasions.  Mine just happens to be intended as a sympathy card but I will make another one and it is going in this set.

So there you have it, Card #6.  I may add another card and if I do I will share it but I think this will wrap up this series and bring us back to the CAS series. I have just a few more cards to share with that one as well.

So until next time..

Kelli


What I used...
~ DCWV Bella Boutique Collection
~ Recollections card stock
~ Sheer black ribbon
~ Satin black ribbon
~ MFT LJD Words of Inspiration stamp set
~ Retro Sketches #14
~ Martha Stewart Butterfly punch

SOC - Celebrating Lawn and Garden Month

Hi Everyone,

Among the many holidays we celebrate in May, we also celebrate Lawn and Gardens this month.  Now I have been on a mission to only use what is in my stash and if you are anything like me I am sure that you have so many flowers you could probably start your own botanical garden.  Well I am putting my flower stash to work for me with this set of cards.

On some kraft card stock I wrapped peach ribbon and some hemp cord.  Next I made a bow using the hemp cord and glued it down.  Then I glued one of the flowers from a set of 4 I found in the Michael's $1.50 bin. Finally I added some flatback pearls and stamped a sentiment and that was it.  Four beautiful note cards that would be great to give as a gift or use when you need a last minute card.

I love how these cards came out and since I have lots of different colors of these flowers guess what I'm gonna do?

So there you have four quick cards, using our stash, and celebrating a holiday all at the same time.  I hope this inspires you to take a stroll through your Botanical stash and see what you can do.

Until next time..

Kelli

What I used..

~ Recollections Kraft card stock

~MFT Hemp cord

~Peach ribbon

~Amy R Happy Harvest stamp set

~Peach flat back pearls

~Michaels's $1.50 flowers

~Colorbox White Frost pigment ink

Nilla Box Card Set & Mini album Series #5

Hi Everyone,

Today we are rounding out the 5 cards in this series and getting reading for the mini album.  I noticed another Retro Sketch that I thought would work well with the DCWV Bella Boutique/La Creme paper lines I am using.  I have a 12x12 paper pad for each of these collections and I am doing my best to use it up. Any who, I came across sketch #163 and thought it would be perfect.  Here is the card..

http://retrosketches.blogspot.com

I backed all the patterned paper with black card stock, tied a ribbon and then stamped a sweet sentiment from MFT (My Favorite Things) and viola, I was done.  These sketches really make good looking cards and come together so fast.  And the flocking of the paper line really adds to the beauty of the cards; too bad the camera doesn't pick it up.

I did take a lil Wink-of-Stella and went over the sentiment just to give it a lil umpf.

And there you have it, Card #5.  Next I will be sharing with you the mini album in this Box Set and the box itself. 

So until next time..

Kelli

What I used...

~Recollections black card stock

~DCWV Bella Boutique collection

~MFT LJD Words of Inspiration stamp set

~Black satin ribbon

~Retro Sketch #163

Nilla Box Card Set & Mini album Series #4

Morning Everybody,

Okay two things, 1) I am falling in love with these Retro Sketches and 2) I ADORE how this card came out!!

I do have intentions to send this card out to someone which is why I stamped a sentiment but I will make another one of these cards to include in this Nilla box set.

http://retrosketches.blogspot.com.au

Oh my I love this card!  I backed all the paper with black card stock and tied a sheer black ribbon around the front.  I used a butterfly punch in lieu of rhinestones, which I think makes this card, and then stamped my sentiment and I was done.  So easy, so elegant, and WOW.  Now I could probably go over the butterflies with a lil' wink of stella but I think Im gonna keep it just as is.

So there you have it, card #4 in my Nilla Box series.  I will see you all on Monday for card #5; Have a great weekend everybody!!

Until next time...

Kelli

What I used...
~ DCWV Bella Boutique Collection
~ Recollections card stock
~ Sheer black ribbon
~ MFT LJD Words of Inspiration stamp set
~ Retro Sketches #10
~ Martha Stewart Butterfly punch

CAS Card Series #5

Hi Everyone,

Here is yet another Mother's Day(MD) Card. I think I made 5 in total so I have two more MD cards to share.  Forgive the pics it was midnight when I finished the cards and I was super tired and had to get up in 4 hours to go to work the next day.

This one is just like the blue one I last posted but in pink and portrait instead of landscape.  Which one do you like better?  I did add a little Clear Wink of Stella to some of the butterflies.

So there you have it, yet another Mother's day quickie card.

Kelli

What I used...

~MFT Sweet Tooth card stock

~Mother's Day Stamp - purchased from Joann's

~Michael's $1.50 "You Are Loved" stamp

~Memento Angel Pink Dew Drop ink

~Paint samples

~Martha Stewart Butterfly punch

~Clear Wink of Stella Pen

CAS Card Series #4

Hi Everybody,

Im back with another Mother's Day Card. This one is for my Grandma.  This was an idea I had floating in my head. I'm sure someone may have done it before but it was new to me.

I love the simplicity of this card and the color combo.  And yes there are a lot of things that I could have done with it but for a woman who is 89, doesn't have a lot of space in her new smaller apt, and may not keep the card, it was perfect. Oh, and I used those Paint sample sheets for the butterfly colors which is how I got the perfect gradient shades.

So there you have, a super simple CAS card. 

Until next time.

Kelli

 What I used...

~ Paint sample cards

~Colorbox Frost White pigment ink

~MFT Kraft card stock

~Hero Arts "Mother's Day" stamp - purchased from Joann's

~Michael's $1.50 "You Are Loved" stamp

~Blue ribbon from my stash.

CAS Card Series #3 for Mother's Day

Hi Everybody,

So I have been posting my CAS Card Series each Monday but I wanted to share this one before Mother's day in case you are looking for inspiration of some kind for a last minute card.

I was inspired by the paper and when I saw the butterflies I knew I had to use it to make a Mother's day for my Mom from her grand-daughter. I did however change the sentiment from "Mom" to "I Love You" because Grandma wouldn't fit. LOL.

This card was inspired by a layout from Retro Sketches.  Isn't it a sweet layout?!

But all in all I think it came out pretty cute. I followed a layout by Retro Sketches (my new fav) Link down below and I tried the Wink of Stella pens. I used the clear one on the rose and butterflies and yeah (another new fav).

I can see getting into a lot of trouble with these pens. So there you have it. One of my Mother's Day cards this year.

So until next time.

Kelli


What I used..
~Jodie Lee Designs, Butterfly Garden Digi Paper (scaled down to 6x6)
~Recollections Kraft card stock
~White printer paper
~Recollections White Archival Pen
~MFT Hemp Cord
~Wink of Stella brush pen
~Retro Sketches #29
~Fiskars Kaleidoscope punch

Scraps of Color (SOC) Design Project Mini Album

Hi Everybody

 Today I am so excited to share with you my first project made for Scraps of Color. The theme of this month's challenge that I chose was spring.  I have so been looking forward to Spring as I know most of you have been. The warmer weather, the flowers blooming, the warmer weather. Yeah I really missed Spring.

Since new life marks the beginning of Spring I decided to give new life to some cards that I had lying around from years, yes years ago and turn them into a little mini album.  When I first got back into paper crafts, and doing craft fairs, I made these note cards to sell at the shows.  As many of them sold, sadly a bunch did not.  This card set, that I named Lily at the time, was part of the bunch that returned home with me.

The covers of the mini are recycled chipboard that I covered with purple textured paper from         Core-dinations. I added some antique lace (my favorite lace), a G45 keyhole, MFT flourishes, and a collection of Yellow, ivory, pink and purple roses.  I accompanied the cluster with white and teal blue flat pearls. I also sprayed each rose with Lindy's spray.

I also used a Recollections key for the binding with some sheer yellow ribbon.  I used a Colorbok vellum quote, "Beauty of Creation" as the title of the album. There is an eyelet behind the loop in the key that acts as part of the closure. 

When you open the album you see the notecards and each envelope has a card that holds 3x5 photo(s) and or journaling.  I haven't added my photos yet and I definitely don't want to cover up the paper so I plans on using either vellum or acetate to create a fold out mat to hold more pics. 

I didn't adhere the binding strips all the way down so that additional photo mats and tags can slide underneath.

 I think it is a very sweet album and a great way to recycle some old cards. 

 You should definitely check out Scraps of color some more fabulous ideas and creations. These ladies are so very talented!

That's all for today.  See you all next time.

Kelli


What I used...
Recollections Metal Key
G45 Ornate Metal Keyhole
Colorbok Vellum Quote
Fiskars Kaleidoscpe punch
Antique Lace
Flatback Pearls
Offray Ribbon
Lindy's Stamp Gang - Clam Bake Beige

Tea & Tags Swap 2013 at My Scrap Room

Hi Everybody!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Boy has it been a super long time since I have blogged about anything.  I have been creating though and I have some projects to share with you, but I am sorry for my absence.

Well I have been participating in some swaps lately over at My Scrap Room.  I have been having such a ball making the projects for these swaps but I have also been completely exhausted these weeks and then I one of those weeks I got ill with the flu and another week I went home from work with fevers everyday.  It was horrible.  I am finally on the mend and ready to share with you what I have been up to.

 

To see the video of this album click here...

So there you have it. Thank you all so much for stopping by and sharing your time!  I will see you all in the next one.

Kelli

What I used...
~K&Company, Tim Coffey Fall Mat Pad
~Recollections Card stock
~Recollections Crochet flowers
~Recollections Metal Brads
~Recollections Flowers
~Studio G Metal Brads
~Studio G Glitter glue
~Dollar General Silk flowers, Leaves, and Raffia
~Dollar General doily
~Trico Flowers and leaves
~DCWV Burlap Paper
~Offray ribbon
~Fiskars Kaleidoscope border punch
~WOC Skeleton leaves
~MFT Mini tabs foursome die