Traded :)

Another Basic Grey Sticker and Beeswax ATC.

Adhered the cardboard, cardstock, dictionary paper and stciker with beeswax. Topped off with a couple of ribbons/tulle. Thanks so much for looking! :)

The 6" blocks for the storm at sea I'm working on.

Day Eleven

The cost of ... everything.

This was a fun one for me.

Journaling reads:

"I quit my full-time, salary position to go back to serving, bartending & uncertainty. I lost an amazing discount on scrap supplies and I no longer see some of my best friends everyday. I no longer spend 6-8 hours a week in the car. I now pay my own health insurance. I don't get calls & texts about issues at work. I create all day and serve the public SEVEN nights a week. I wouldn't have it any other way. I enjoy what I do & I'm really good at it. I kept my sanity. I spend less & save more. What I gained was more than I lost. And my happiness...priceless. 10-11-11"

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Bazzill [black]

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey [background], Jillibean Soup [journaling card, grey photo mats]

Letter Stickers: October Afternoon

Pen: Signo [white], Staedtler

Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives, Scotch

I have a new Autumn Greetings card kit available through Right at Home Scrapbooking, see my blog for more details: danielleflanders.blogspot.com/2010/09/new-card-kit-availa...

Thanks for peeking!

Danielle

Sneak Peek on my blog

More info to come about each one later this week!

arrived : Tuesday December 15, 2015

26 new colours of Basic Grey Grunge

Basic Grey's Hello Luscious collection paired with SRM Stickers :).

Block 12, Toes in the Sand BOM by the fabulous jaybird quilts at Quilter's Way.

Blogged about at www.alidiza.com

Hero Arts October 2012 Holiday & Sketch Challenge

My card was inspired by the Hero Arts October sketch that included four banners and a sentiment. However, I made some changes to the design. I made my card vertical instead of horizontal, I only used three small banners at the top edge of the card instead of four, and I placed the sentiment below the banners instead of across them. I created my sentiment with the awesome Stepping Stone alphabet set! It's one of my favorites!

Stamps - Hero Arts Holiday Conversation 4 (CL618), Hero Arts BasicGrey Guest Check (CL615), Hero Arts Studio Calico Stepping Stone Alphabet (330055) and Ellen Hutson Solar White Cardstock

Thanks for looking!

Surely I am not the only one out there who has only just gotten around to scrapping some photos from Christmas at the end of April????

I stamped on one of the patterned paper panels and did some inking of edges. But then I thought hmmm....not TORTURED enough. So I went to town with a sanding block! I put a flourish mask underneath the paper and sanded over it and then did the layout edges. I like how it is an almost frosted look (not that it is cold at Christmas over here- note the short sleeves!)

Hero Arts design block flourish; Tim Holz flourish mask; making memories rub on; BasicGrey papers

I lined the handles, so the burlap wouldn't itch when using. My fabric combination is very different from the other tote bags I have made in the past. I only used one Tula Pink charm square in the whole bag. I used reproduction fabric and charm squares that quiltgrl_2000 gave me for my birthday. The charm squares she gave me are from the Urban Couture line and the designer is Basic Grey by Moda. The burlap gives the bag a country sort of feel.

for more details: shurk.us/ssswed-11

Quilting was supposed to be 'wavy lines' like the simply squares quilt-along quilt at Fat Quarterly and some of Lee of Freshly Pieced's work, but for whatever reason my 'wavy' no matter how I messed with the machine settings would just come out zig-zaggy. Oh well....it works fairly well with the ric-rac and it's a lot better than any of the other 'free motion' techniques I've tried. {grin}

Card for the Fusion Card Challenge. For more info: patitudes.blogspot.com/2013/04/fusion-hypothesis-1-challe...

Completed Storm at Sea Quilt

Blogged... aquiltingjewel.blogspot.com/2012/08/30th-anniversary.html

Project Kit available at Sew Lux Fabrics.

Giveaway Here: twin fibers

I love the way the early morning sunrise shines on the quilt here.

blogged at aquiltingjewel.blogspot.com

blogged duringquiettime.blogspot.com/2012/04/dancing-with-curvy-c...

Project Kit available at Sew Lux Fabrics.

A graduation gift for my step-niece. Many lessons learned with this one... :/

Blogged: lulubloom.wordpress.com/2011/06/06/blushing-finished

made these to use at christmas with my Rudolph plates from Pottery Barn

All of my squares are cut for my Hugs 'n Kisses Quilt along. I used a Jelly Roll of BasicGrey's Kissing Booth plus some strips from my stash.

Pattern by Serendipity Studios. Made with Chambray by Robert Kaufman Fabrics. Blogged @ www.corinneas-chaos.blogspot.com

Blogged here: Finger Pointing – September 30rd | Gallery Standouts

CREDITS:

Brenda Mascari @ Millstream Cottage

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Basic Grey

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Digidesigned by Wilma

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DeviantScrap

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DeCrow Designs @ Scrap Orchard

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Danielle Engebretson Design

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et designs

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Holliewood Studios @ DeviantScrap

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Rucola Designs

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Rebecca Mcmeen @ Scrapbookgraphics

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Tangie Baxter @ Scrapbookgraphics

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Ztampf! @ Scrapbookgraphics

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I had seen a layout [and for the life of me I cannot remember where], where they did the positive/negative stitch marks and I loved the way that it looked, so I tried to do it around my photos.

This is the digitally stitched version but you can see the individual pages in my gallery.

Not sure why everything looks crooked...I think I scanned funny. Everything is straight in real life...I swear. :) [BTW, I'm against dotting the letter "i", so that's why they aren't there. I didn't forget to put them on.]

There are gems that don't show up very well, I've added them as notes. They are light green and match the patterned paper.

Journaling reads:

"Over the summer on my way home from work I avoided hitting another car swerving into my lane on the highway. I hit the wall and flew across four lanes of traffic. I got this rental car & all my friends called it the "minivan." I was not amused. 2-21-11"

[It's kind of a funny story. I think minivans are the worst thing ever and I vow to never own one, but I'm also in my 20's so they're really not the epitome of cool. Every one of my friends called this my awesome minivan for the month that I had it...mainly because of the sliding doors in the back. I hadn't documented it until now.]

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey [green], KI Memories [greys]

Stickers: American Crafts

Gems: Mark Richards

Ink: Ink It Up!

Pen: Signo, Staedtler

Adhesive: Tombow

Month 6, Toes in the Sand BOM by the fabulous jaybird quilts at Quilter's Way.

Blogged about at www.alidiza.com

I made this card for the Curtain Call Challenge : Cozy Quilt.

Blogged here.

stamparadise.blogspot.jp/2014/02/curtain-call-challenge-c...

A journal I made with the 'bind-it-all' for a friend with an organic smallholding. Basic grey papers.

Completed Storm at Sea Quilt

Blogged... aquiltingjewel.blogspot.com/2012/08/30th-anniversary.html

For more info: patitudes.blogspot.com/2012/06/sympathy-cards.html

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by Kelly Marie Alvarez at lawn fawn cards

This card is for the final week of voting for the Torendi design team competition. I would so love your vote at torendi.blogspot.com ! It means the world to me! Thank you so much!!! :) :) :)

details at: lawnfawn.blogspot.com/2009/10/torendi-design-team-competi...

my blog: lawnfawn.blogspot.com/

Lily of the valley "dandelion clock" stamp. The image was watercoloured with distress inks and cut out with a SSS large stitched rectangle. Basic grey paper and stampin up card stock. Thinking of you sentiment from HA heartfelt messages stamp set.

Handmade flowers made with Konnichiwa collection BasicGrey paper.

More details & photos:

laurellanecrafts.com/2012/06/03/paper-flower-bouquet/

Materials:

* "Maya Road" - Chipboard House Album

* "Basic grey" - 'Eva' paper collection

* "Prima" - flowers

* "making memories" - velvet stick

* "Basic grey" - love 'bell' rub-ons

* "heidi swapp" - heart chipboard

Fabrics: Lucky Penny Grate Morning by Alison Glass for Andover Fabrics, Cobblestone Indigo by Dear Stella, Beaded Tents Ochre by Brandon Mably for Rowan/Westminster Fabrics, Luxe in Bloom Crystalline Cobalt by Sarah Watson for Art Gallery Fabrics, and PB&J Picnic Raspberry Jam by BasicGrey for Moda Fabrics purchased at The Quilting Loft

Day 2

Inspiration : Knife

[The background story]

I'm not sure how this layout has anything to do with a knife other than the fact that the prompt made me think of sharp objects and I tried to have sharp edges on my page. It worked a little, but not entirely. Live and learn.

Journaling reads:

"Right here...right now...seven random life details:

1. loving experimenting with BOLD nailpolsh [currently bright purple] 2. trying not to drink [as much] diet coke 3. taking more photos...thank you iPhone 4. want another tattoo 5. LOVE remodeling my house 6. SO IN LOVE 7. embracing change"

Supplies used:

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink [Terracotta Tile, Summer Sunrise]

Patterned Paper: Teresa Collins

Stamps: Papertrey Ink [Big Ticket Basics, Birthday Style]

Die Cut: Papertrey Ink

Buttons: Papertrey Ink

Brad: Basic Grey

Filmstrip Ribbon: Tim Holtz

Ink: Papertrey Ink [Vintage Cream, Terracotta Tile, Smokey Shadow]

Tiny Staples: Tim Holtz

Pen: Staedtler

Adhesive: Darice [pop dots], Glue Dots, Scotch

Thanks for looking!

Yay for LOAD Day one!

This is the digitally stitched version, but you can see the individual pages in my gallery.

Journaling reads:

"There has always been something amazing to me about the way musical artists can write songs that so perfectly relate to my life. A dear friend gave me the idea to create a "soundtrack of my life" featuring new songs each month. It's a beautiful thing.

I love to listen to the words-they often get stuck in my head & I often quote them. Music is always on around me and unless I'm at work, it's country. My itunes library is packed with my favorites-Kenny, Zac Brown, Toby and so many more. Here are some of my most recent favorites:

"Cause if you don't know where you're going-you might end up somewhere else" --Toby Keith. "thank God for all I missed-'cause it led me here to this" --Darius Rucker. "I'm at these crossroads in my life..." --Kenny Chesney"

Supplies Used:

Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket [Blue lines], Basic Grey [Green], My Mind's Eye [Ledger], Unknown [Orange]

Die Cuts: Sizzix [Lime Light]

Adhesive: Xyron, Scrapbook Adhesives, Scotch ATG

Pen: Staedtler

Thanks for looking!

Project Kit available at Sew Lux Fabrics.

by Kelly Marie Alvarez at lawn fawn cards

This card is for the final week of voting for the Torendi design team competition. I would so love your vote at torendi.blogspot.com ! It means the world to me! Thank you so much!!! :) :) :)

details at: lawnfawn.blogspot.com/2009/10/torendi-design-team-competi...

my blog: lawnfawn.blogspot.com/

Giveaway Here: twin fibers

homemadecardsbyerin.blogspot.com/2011/10/happy-birthday.html

Materials: Hero Arts Cling, Skipping Stones Grunge sentiment, Smooch Spritz, Versafine black ink, water color pencils, Basic Grey Patterned paper

HeroArts/BasicGrey Kissing Booth Cling Stamp inked by HeroArts Chalk Ink Pads, distress edges. Tags made by Tim Holts Kraft Cardstock. TFL!

Hi, just sharing a card. All the details are here. TFL