My Pink Stamper NSD Challenge #3

Challenge #3 for My Pink Stamper's NSD event was absolutely the hardest page I've ever had to put together.  Yes, it's a simple page without much substance, but it's the personal hardship it caused me.  I really had to force myself to do this.  As you may guess by the title I'd like to call myself a SURVIVOR, but technically it's still too soon to say.  I had my first scan yesterday since being diagnosed with breast cancer and I'm still awaiting the results.  The physical and emotional scars are still very raw for me.  I was not able to add the journaling yet because I couldn't force myself to do that part.  The day will come, perhaps after I get the results of the test.

All the elements and papers on this page are Melissa Francis' Breast Cancer line of products except for the flowers and buttons.  There are some breast cancer patients that find scrapbooking their journey to be beneficial.  I didn't find it so, but it will go into my personal scrapbook and I hope I didn't depress anybody too much with this post.

My Pink Stamper NSD Challenge #2

This card is for Challenge #2 of National Scrapbook day at My Pink Stamper.  The challenge was to use kraft cardstock.  My base card is kraft cardstock with a brown cardstock mat and a polka dot kraft cardstock made by Canvas Corp.  My flower is cut from the Cindy Loo cartridge.  My mat that I placed my sentiment on is cut from the Sugar and Spice cartridge.  I've never had this happen before and I'd love to hear from anyone that's ever had this happen to them.  This cut did not come off the cartridge like the picture.  I think the cartridge has an error on it.  It's the very last cut on the cartridge and the picture shows a mat with a curved scallop cut edge on the bottom edge.  This is what I got when I cut it.  As you can see there is no scallop on the bottom edge.  It's the strangest thing.  So I tried cutting it a second time and the same thing happened.  How weird is that?  So either the picture is wrong on the back of the cartridge or the cartridge has some kind of flaw.  My sentiment stamp is Hampton Art.

My Pink Stamper NSD Challenge #1

In honor of National Scrapbooking Day Robyn at My Pink Stamper has challenges going all day Saturday.  I've decided to try and make as many of the twelve projects as I can get done.  This cupcake card is for Challenge #1...anything cupcake.  I used the Sweet Treats cartridge to make my cupcake.  My blue patterned paper and the banner is from DCWV Celebration stack, the red polka dot is just a scrap from my bin.  I cut the bottom from brown shimmery card a half inch larger than the cupcak so I could run it through my paper crimper for texture and dimension.  It looks like the real thing in person.  My base card was cut from the Just Because Cards cartridge.

Paper Cutz Challenge #90

It's another Friday and another challenge for Paper Cutz.  This week Mary asked us to make a Mother's Day card.  I have two aunts that I wanted to honor for Mother's Day.  Both of them each had a son and sadly each son has passed away so I always like to make sure that I let them know how much they mean to me and how important they are in my life. For my first card I used the Cricut Heritage cartridge to cut my silhouette and my sentiment from dark brown cardstock.  My patterned papers are K&Company. 

For the second card I used the Cricut Storybook cartridge to cut the frames and the letters from black cardstock.  I placed them onto white cardstock that I embossed with the Cuttlebug Floral Fantasy embossing folder.  The red patterened paper is a scrap from my bin.  I added a dark gray grosgrain ribbon and a flower that I made using the Cricut Bloom cartridge.  I was fortunate to be able to spend my day yesterday with my aunts and take them out to lunch.  They live quite a distance away so it was nice to meet up at a halfway point and have time to visit with them.  We attended a scrapbooking expo, saw lots of wonderful stuff and had a great time.  I hope that everyone has a Happy Mother's Day.

Thank you card

This is a simple thank you card that I made for our real estate agent.  If you've visited my blog lately you may have heard me mention putting our house up for sale.  Our real estate agent is really fantastic and we knew her before putting our house up for sale because she's married to one of the guys my husband used to work with.  We've been pleasantly surprised with the journey so far and have accepted a wonderful offer.  If everything goes without a glitch closing should be around June 10th.  Of course, we're aware that nothing ever goes without some oddities but she's prepared us well.  I used K&Company designer papers for this card.  I used a Martha Stewart Thanks border edge punch and a lacy border punch.  My sentiment box was cut with my Cricut and my sentiment was computer generated.  I embossed the sentiment after I printed it with the Cuttlebug Japanese Scales embossing folder.  A big Stampin' Up ribbon bow, buttons and a couple of stick pins finish it off. 

An unusual post

This is a little bit of a different post for me, but there's a first for everything.  I just had to share this little tidbit with everyone.  One of the hottest design trends going at the moment is colored twine.  I've been trying so hard to contain my spending so I don't have to listen to my husband whine about how much I spend on my hobby.  I've really been wanting some of this twine and I've discovered a way to make some myself.  I took ecru colored twine and turned it into what you see in the picture above using my Copics.  I took a three inch wide plastic ruler and covered it with a paper towel to protect it from staining.  Then I wrapped the twine around the ruler and colored diagonal stripes onto it.  Instant colored twine and so much cheaper.  You could make it match just about any paper you had with the right color markers.  I was happy with how it turned out.  I've used my Copics to color flowers, pearls and brads so figured it was worth a try.  It's a darn good thing I saved money on this project because on Thursday I'm going to a scrapbooking expo and I'm spending.  I'm going to enjoy some time with my favorite aunt who is attending with me.  We always have so much fun together.  I'm also celebrating.  The first step of our house selling journey is over.  We got an offer on the house and accepted it.  Now we just have to worry about appraisals, inspections, packing and whatever else comes along.

Glitterbabe Hot Air Balloon

Well, I managed to make it into my craft room late last night for the first time all week.  It is unbelievable how many times we have shown our house this week because it's up for sale.  We showed it twice today.  All total this week we showed it eight times.  I've got my fingers crossed for an offer soon.  I hope we sell it soon because I'm totally tied of cleaning it for showings and not be able to make cards.  Anyway, this is a quickie I got done using an image from Glitterbabe's Digis.  Since this image was precolored it was quick and easy to put together.  I printed it twice so I could fussy cut the balloon for layering.  I placed the image on a base card (A2) size made of black cardstock.  I couldn't use a Glitterbabe image without adding some glitter so I used MS fine crystal glitter on the yellow stripes.  Then I simply added a bow and button to the balloon basket, a sentiment I made with my Cricut Lacy Labels cartridge and little doodling with a white gel pen. Voila!  Quick and easy.