Hip Hip Hooray!

Yeppers, I have another card I made a few months ago for you. This one coordinates with the card I just posted for LeeLou Blogs a couple days ago. I told you I really love these colors! :-)

I told you last time that I love printables because you can print them any size you like and also over and over to mass produce projects. I also love that you can adjust color. The original files are bright and fun, but I turned the hue down just a tad bit to more of a pastel tone to go with my papers. I just LOVE LOVE LOVE all the possibilities! Head on over to LeeLou Blogs to check it out, and tell her I sent ya!

Supplies:

Fresh Start Birthday Printables	Candy Button Dots	Toothpick Flags	Carousel Patterned Paper	Dandy Patterned Paper	Bouquet Patterned Paper	Cardstock - Cheeky
Zig Zag Edger Punch

CARDS Magazine - December 2011

I was so honored to be the designer of the month for CARDS Magazine this past month! When the editor asked to feature me in the spot back in March I was just giddy, and here I am just as excited nearly a year later. This really has been a whirlwind of a year. With my hubs deploying last January, I decided that my new years resolution was to focus on a few of the things I love (along with loosing weight as usual). One of the main things on my list was to be consistent with submitting for publications. I'd say I was pretty successful with meeting my resolution (at least this one). I have been published at least once a month during his deployment, but more often than not three to five times, and finally this month I hit my record of eight. I guess that really does represent the culmination of my year without him. I'm ready for him to come home and resume husband and daddy duties. I think it might be time for a little break here in the near future. Our family needs it, and I'm ready to take it on 100%. I hope you'll stick around, but in the mean time here are my publication releases from last month...

Celebrate Card

Here's another card I made back a few months ago for LeeLou Blogs. I love the happy colors. 

 This card along with the other that I made were so fun to create. LeeLou Blogs has some great free printables over on her blog. Which is where I got these tags. There's also a coordinating kit for you digi crafters. I love printables, because you can customize the size to whatever your needs are. It's also a lot more convenient when you're trying to make a set of similar cards or goodies like Christmas cards or birthday invites. Anyway, be sure to stop on over to LeeLou Blogs to get some printables, and tell her I sent you! :-)

Supplies:

Fresh Start Birthday Printables	Toothpick Flags	Candy Button Dots	Ribbon	Dandy Patterned Paper	Sleep Tight Patterned Paper	Carousel Patterned Paper
LBP Cardstock - Skylark	LBP Cardstock - Cheeky	Zig Zag Edger Punch

Oh Happy Day

Check out this new collection coming this year...

You can see more over HERE.

I never got to post a project that I did for GCD Studios a month or two ago. It turns out we got the holidays off from designing, so I figured I'd share them with you instead of letting them go to waste.

Here's the inspiration I started with...

It's not my typical bright and cheery scheme, but it just added to my crafty challenge.

Here's what I came up with...

After I laid out all of my patterned papers, I ended up picking a sentiment sticker that I never would have chosen based on the inspiration photo. I think it just works though. It also turns the totally winter card into a love card. No bows, no pink, no glitter... I think I may have just made a man-card for the hubs. How about that! :-)

Supply List:

LBP - Lemonade Cardstock

Lovely Garden Patterned Paper

Mod Brown Patterned Paper

Vintage Audrey Patterned Paper

Vintage Buttons

Embossed Stickers

Upper Crest Border Punch

LYB: Day 6

Once again, this collection is just begging for pops of color to be thrown in. It's just fun and simple, but makes for such a big impact. With Christmas just around the corner my color for the day just had to be red!

Instructions:

1. With decorative stitching, add a 3.75"x5" piece of Winter Pom Pom to a 4"x5.25" piece of Skylark card stock, secure the ends of a strip of ribbon to the back of the card front, and adhere to an A2 card base.

2. Layer  1" strip of Winter Stripe over a 1.5" strip of Winter Wishful.

3. Add journaling tag and decorative stitching before securing to card front.

4. Attach snowflake flourish, chipboard character, and adhesive gems to card front. 

5. Create a ribbon wave embellishment over ribbon strip and cinch tail end with twine and button.

TIP: Always secure your ribbon tails to the back of the card front leaving the middle space under the ribbon free. This allows you to add knots, bows, and other embellishments as you're going through the creative process without having to rip off what you've already glued down. It saves money on adhesive, and you can always go back and "tuck a little tack" here and there as needed.

Well, tomorrow is the last day of my Ode to Little Yellow Bicycle Week. I hope you've enjoyed all of the projects, instructions, and inspiration so far. See you tomorrow!

Supplies:

LBP Cardstock - Skylark	Blue Forest/Winter Pom Pom	Winter Woods/Winter Wishful	Winter Stripe/Wood You Be Winter	Journaling Cards	LBP Cardstock - Grenadine	Clear Cuts Shapes
Chipboard Shapes	Lost & Found Buttons	Baker's Twine	Adhesive Jewels - Cardinal