Easter Treat Box ~ Double D

Hello friends!    It's the first Wednesday of the month so that means it's time for a new challenge over at DD Challenges.  Easter is the theme for the next two weeks, so pull out your bunnies, chicks, eggs and crosses and let's get crackin' on.  (Get it?  "Eggs".... "crackin'".)  Sorry, I couldn't resist, and I digress.

 

 

 I made up a bunch of these dear little Easter Egg Boxes from Sizzix last year and left them undecorated, so when inspiration hit, I'd be ready to make them pretty.

  

Truth be told, I decorated this box last year as well, but never got around to sharing it on my blog, so I thought that this challenge was a good opportunity to share this project.  I still have 6 or 8 eggs waiting to be made pretty.

 

 

I covered the top of the kraft cardstock box with some pretty printed, vintage looking scrapbooking paper and went over the entire egg with walnut stain DOX ink.  A decorative strip of the same design paper and a length of vintage lace was wrapped around the outside of the cover. 

 

The bunny is a rub-on that I picked up from Amazon.  This set of vintage Easter images came with like 24 sheets of rub-ons and there are many images per sheet.  I will never in my life time have time to use them all.  I will link them HERE if you want to check them out. 

The flowers are a mix of flowers that I purchased from Really Reasonable Ribbon years ago.  I'm so glad to finally be putting some to good use.

 

Here's the inside of the box, ready to be filled with something sweet, I expect.

 

I do hope you'll stop over at Double D Challenges to see more inspiring work from the team and then join in on the fun.

Here's the inspiration tile:

 

And here's the prize you could win when you play along.

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Pretty Pastels for Mom ~ CutCardstock

Rabbit!  Rabbit!  Happy April Fool's Day! Happy Tuesday or happy spring!  However you look at it, I hope it's a beautiful day in your neck of the woods.

 

Today's card was made for the CutCardstock blog, featuring pretty pastel colors, giving honor to the mother's in our lives.  If you'd like to see more details about how this card came together and all the wonderful cardstocks I used to make it, hop on over to the CutCardstock blog.  I so appreciate your encouragement and your support.

Thanks for stopping by!

Psalm 147:11 ~ Guesting for WAW

I'm back with you this Wednesday as a guest designer at Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog, and I'm honored to be creating with such a talented team that brings praise and honor to The Lord.  

If you're not familiar with Word Art Wednesday, it's a family friendly "Anything Goes" challenge that provides an optional Biblical Word art piece that you may incorporate into your design, but this is strictly optional.  

The word art for this challenge is:

I printed the verse on Hammermill #100 cardstock and cut it using a dotted rectangle from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

 

 

The Pinkfresh flowers were leftover snippets that I found in my die box.  I was able to use them to fill in some of the white space left over from the verse.

 

I do hope you'll take a moment to visit the Word Art Wednesday challenge blog to see more amazing designs from their talented team, and join in on the fun!  It's always "Anything Goes" as long as is family friendly.

Thanks for stopping by!

Avian Field Notes ~ Double D Challenges

Are you a bird lover?  I sure am!  I enjoy watching the birds (and pesky squirrels) eating at our feeders every day.  The DD Challenges duo, Darlene and Diane have a fantastic challenge for you this next two weeks, with the theme of "Birds".

 

I'm all in on this one!  I pulled out Honeybee Stamps Lovely Layers Winter Birds to create a vintage style card.  One that you might find in a book of Avian Field Notes. 

 

 

I've tucked in some leaves and berries from Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms.  This is all nestled on top of a wonderful numeric embossing folder from Carabelle Studios.  I rubbed a bit of Walnut Stain DOX Ink over the numbers to give it a time worn look.

 

A couple of Tim Holtz Field Notes stamps are included to finish this entry.

 

I do hope you'll visit DD Challenge to see more avian inspired designs from our gifted team.

Here's the inspiration tile to help you get started:

 

And here's what you could win when you play along.

Thanks for stopping by!

Easter Treat Boxes ~ CutCardStock

Hello friends.  I recently made these super cute Easter Treat Boxes using the Easter Egg Box die from Sizzix.

 

I used * 83# Lessebo Arctic Blue Cardstock

* 83#  Lessebo Blossom Pink Cardstock

#80 Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock

 

The darling Vintage Bunny is from Frantic Stamper. 

 If you want to see this project in detail, please visit the CutCardStock blog for step out instructions.

 

You'll find all the great colors of Lessebo cardstock on sale this month at CutCardStock.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Ephesians 3:16-19 ~ WAW Guest Designer

Hello friends and happy Wednesday!  I hope you're doing well and your week is floating along smoothly.  I've been invited to be a guest designer at Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog, and I'm honored to be creating with such a talented team that brings praise and honor to The Lord.  

If you're not familiar with Word Art Wednesday, it's a family friendly "Anything Goes" challenge that provides an optional biblical word art piece that you may incorporate into your design, but this is strictly optional.  

The word art for this challenge is:

 

 I printed the verse using my home printer onto a piece of Hammermill 100# white cardstock.  I masked off the verse portion of the panel and ink blended the top using Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass DOX inks.

 If you look closely, you'll see some white paint splatters to add a splash of detail.

 

The flowers are Pholox Blooms and Leaves by Birch Press Design.  I love how the layers align perfectly and add depth to the flowers.

 

I do hope you'll take a moment to visit the Word Art Wednesday challenge blog to see more amazing designs from their talented team, and join in on the fun!  It's always "Anything Goes" as long as is family friendly.

Thanks for stopping by!

Going Green ~ Double D Challenge

Hi-dy Ho friends!  Happy March!!  We have a new challenge starting up over at Double D Challenges, with the theme of "Going Green".

 

I went rummaging through my printed papers and found two patterns that went really well together and came up with this card.  I'm determined to pare down my printed paper stash and this card gave me a little boost.

The cute bunny in a tea cup is a rub-on that I picked up at Amazon.  I've placed it onto a textured tag and tied a soft pink ribbon to it.

 

The sentiment is a pre-foiled sentiment from Pinkfresh Studio.

Do stop by Double D Challenges to see what the talented ladies over there came up with to inspire you.

Here's what the inspiration tile looks like:

and here's the prize that you could win when you play along:

Thanks for stopping by!

Vintage Book Treat Box ~ CCS

Hello friends!  My project today was made for the CutCardStock Design Team.  I'm super happy to be joining their team of creative designers!

I created this darling vintage inspired treat box using:

* 100# Environment Desert Storm cardstock

* Antique Gold Stardream Metallic cardstock

* DCS Discount Cardstock:  Red Pepper

* 80# Cougar Natural cardstock

 

The Book Box die is from Elizabeth Craft Designs. 

If you'd like to see more details, hop on over to the CutCardStock blog.

I sure do appreciate your visits and I enjoy reading your comments equally as much. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Vintage Valentine ~ Double D Challenge

Hello friends!  Double D Challenge is back with a new challenge, using the color "RED".

 

 

This challenge was a great opportunity to use these delightful vintage rub-ons that I purchased last year from Amazon. There are oodles of adorable designs to choose from.  It will take me years to use them all up.  I need to find other ways to use these rub-ons, so if you have any suggestions, leave your ideas in the comments below.

 

The background is a vintage French receipt that I printed on my home printer.

I added Penny Black Heart Strings that I cut from an Echo Park Cupid & Co. paper pack.

I also used a piece from that paper pack for the background.  I love how this card turned out.  So vintagey and swell!

 

Join us over at Double D Challenges to see all the sweet designs from the design team.

Here's the inspiration board to help you get started:

And here's the prize that you could win when you play along.

Thanks for stopping by!

You Are So Loved

Happy Valentine's Day friends!  

Just wanted to let you know......

 

 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Cupcake Inspirations ~ Red, White & Black

 

Thanks for stopping by!