Thank You card

Here is my adaptation of the card featured on the cover of the March 2012 issue of CardMaker magazine.
My first attempt to make a rosette flower was not successful and final conclusion was, their measurements had to be wrong. My daughter email the editor and behold, the measurements were incorrect. To make a rosette flower you will need a strip of cardstock measuring 6 1/2 " x 1 1/4 ".  Add the loop edge using the Martha Strewart Loops Punch Around the Page punch. Score between each loop then fold accordian style . Glue ends together forming a circle. When completely dry, push down and adhere a scrap of cardstock to back of rosette flower to keep circle flat until dry.  Since I used a liquid adhesive, I had to place something heavy on top till it was completely dry. To form the smaller rosettes, I had to adjust the length and width of my cardstock strip. I tried using a lighter weight decorative paper but found it got jamed in the loop punch.
I didn't have brads for the center of the rosettes like they used  but think the adhesive pearls are a nice touch. Sentiment is computer generated.

A Toast to 2012

I used the Cottage Cutz Goblet Mini for my toasting glass and letters and numbers from Cottage Cutz Kara Ashley  Alphabet. For the confetti, I cut a narrow strip of black and red paper then cut on the diagonal.
Wishing all who visit my blog, health and happiness for the New Year.

Christmas Card

For this card, I used the Cottage Cutz Nativity 4x4 die. Very simple, but what a  powerful message. After cutting one nativity scene in brown, I cut a second in yellow using only the star which I glued over the brown star. The background paper is perfect as the top shows sun rays streaming down through clouds then the blues slowly blend into yellows and then greens. The sentiment is computer generated.

                                        Merry Christmas to you and blessing for the New Year.

Mojo Monday Challenge

I have followed Mojo Monday Challenge blog for some months and finally decided to play. Using left over paper from a previous project worked perfectly for this card.  This is my granddaughter's 3rd grade school picture.  Can't you tell I am very proud of her!!

Cottage Cutz Blog Challenge

This is my entry in the Cottage Cutz Blog Challenge. We were shown a Tic Tac Toe grid to choose three in a row for our project.  I selected  "die, ribbon and bling". Using the 4x4 Christmas Fawn die works well for the theme of my card, then I added  a ribbon bow and  "bling" is  the colored  Gradient Jewels and crystal Stickles on the floral patterns of the  background paper.  I cut the computer generated sentiment out using a Martha Stewart punch which I then mounted on a brown square with the corners rounded.

Weekend Retreat Projects

Last weekend my daughter and I attended the Sunshine Scrapbook Retreat held Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Sandcastle Hotel in Virginia Beach and got lots of projects done. This photo is of  my granddaughter  and we are most proud of her accomplishments as a first time member of the Colony Cuda swim team.

These two pages were taken several years ago on the day she learned to ride without training wheels. I  love the one of Granddaddy letting go!!

Until today, most of my postings have been of cards. I love creating cards but I also love to scrapbook and  try my hand at any crafty idea that comes along. Below is an idea I saw at a craft show last month.  I covered a small Pringle can with scrap holiday paper and the lid cover cut with a 3" scalloped  punch. The Poinsettia is made from paper using the Paper Blossom punches.  While the flowers are a bit time consuming to make, I hope you will agree it is well worth the effort.  The sentiment tag is computer generated.

I am making 20 of these to fill with candy and give to the ladies in my social club at our Christmas party.

The larger size Pringle can decorated this way would be ideal to fill with homemade cookies or fudge for a hostess or teacher gift.

This month the Scrapping Cottage Blog challenge asked us to use a frame. I selected the Boxwood Vine Wreath (4x8) die and used the basic wreath as my frame. I cut the circle picture from a piece of sheet music which I glued to the back of the wreath and added sparkle with a gold  jelly roll pen on the rays from the star. The sheet music is glued to black cardstock and the song title is computer generated. I used pop dots to attach the
frame and song title.