FLOWERDISCO'S SCRAP HUT

VALENTINES CARD AND ALTERED CANDY CAN

2012-01-30T12:11:00.004-05:00

here i am, safe and sound...

(so far)

a bit of update on my health: chest x-rays: good; blood work: cholesterol; and sugar a bit high ---have to repeat in 3 months---and i am waiting for the stress test results. in the meantime i am doing ok, still tired and short of breath but my gerd has not been acting up much. i have made subtle changes and it seems to be working. let's see how long it lasts. :D i am hoping they find whatever in the stress test and can start treatment. i do not want to go for another open heart surgery :(.

before i show you my project, i want to show you a picture of Lulu.

this was done by my son who is a

"Black Swan"

fan, and decided to turn Lulu into the diva she already is.

you gotta love her?

don't you?

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anyhow,

I made this card and i altered this can along with a few other valentine candy containers and a banner.

they are on its way to boston.

card is 5.5 x 4.25 inch

the metal embellishment---how cute-- was embossed using a small cuttlebug folder and a metal paper from quickutz. i bought mine a while ago at hobby lobby. the trees and heart are from my stash of clear stamps and the sentiment is from my pink stamper. the patterned papers are from k&co.

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altered can

i covered the can with kraft paper using a strong adhesive---i used a scor pal tape. that much i knew when i started, lol.

the hearts are from doodlecharms--cricut cartridge: page #85 of the handbook and image #4 on the overlay. i used the border feauture and cut an extra heart to pop it up with foam adhesive. the middle heart was wet embossed with silver powder and the edges were all inked.

i used brads to attach the ribbon around it.

the rest of the stamping was done at the end: like i said i just did not have a clue before i started what i wanted to do. it was not hard at all to stamp it at the end. :P

this is it for now,

i hope you enjoy it.

love you all!

NOTE:---------- DEE BURNS...PLEASE CONTACT ME:------ "I LOST YOUR ADDY".

MPS PINK-A-LICIOS BLOG HOP WINNER

2012-01-18T19:44:00.000-05:00

SO SORRY I AM SO LATE,

but i am finally here to announce whose random.org chose for my giveaway.

thank you to all for your get well thoughts. i appreciated them all, they warmed my heart.

this was taken on dec.. we were celebrating my son's 19th b-day.

and the one below,

is when we went to pick him up.

we stayed at this hotel and this is one view of commonwealth ave in the morning. you can see boston university engraved in the stone wall by the tree.

and here is my winner for the hop:

WHO SAID:

CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS DEE BURNS!

yay!

so happy you won,

send me your addy within 5 days so i can put together a nice surprise for you.

remember you have to claim your prize----wink-wink

love you all!

NOTE: i went for blood work, chest x-rays and i have a stress test on the 27th. i also had an ekg done where it shows more damage to my heart. i am extremely short of breath and very fatigued. we did get the x-rays results and that looks good. now, i still waiting for the blood results and then the stress test. i also have to go for an upper gi to see if there is any damage because i have a bad flare up of gerd for a while now and nothing is taking it away. there is a lot more but we are taking things in a priority order.

thanks so much again for your sweet comments.

i will keep you guys updated as much as i can.

thank you!

MY PINK STAMPER PINK-A-LICIOUS BLOG HOP

2012-01-13T21:02:00.000-05:00

it is a new year!!! and this is our first

Pink-a-Licious

blog hop.

WELCOME ALL

i hope you find it refreshing and enjoyable.

this will be my last project for the My Pink Stamper Design Team,

since i have resigned due to personal matters.

I want to thank Robyn publicly for given me the opportunity to be in her design team for almost 3 years. i am immensely grateful and to maria--our team leader---who has been up and down and all around with all of us...

thank you, thank you and thank you.

it also have been a pleasure to work with some awesome designers and learn so much from their personal styles.

my project for today is a "Thank You" card for all of you too whom have been with me for a while and for you who has come from my pink stamper blog and have become my followers.

love you all!

5" x 7"

thank you card

this "thank you" is from the first stamp set robyn (mps-my pink stamper) started from. i was then a newbie on the blog world and making cards. this is my team---my pink stamper team---the first design team i ever worked with and i am so happy for it. i wanted to use the same stamp set to finalize my days with the team. this set is called

"sweet occasions".

i used a white pigment ink to stamp with and the pretty patterned paper is from dcwv--travel stack.

the butterflies are in the ashley's alphabet cricut cartridge. the rounded scallop is a fiskars paper punch and the heart is from the same "sweet occasions set".

all cardstock has been inked and the scalloped paper pierced. some stickles were used for the bling-- :-)

and here you can see the whole card.

hope you are having a great hop and please, remember robyn always has awesome giveaways for a lucky participant. click ------HERE, to go to her blog and learn about the challenge.

i will be back as time permits. some health issues are keeping me somehow resting...hehe

also, here is the line up in case you need it:

Robyn (My Pink Stamper)

Tracy (CraftJunkieToo)

Renee (RockinRenee)

Angela (Simple Creations)

Edna (Create With Expression)

Cristi

****Agnes (Flowerdisco)****

next stop is

Michelle (Meesh's Pieces)

Missy

Courtney (Court's Crafts)

Sharon

Carissa (Sprinkled with Glitter)

Roberta

Shelley

Maria

thanks again!

oh, i have a small giveaway and i will choose a visitor/winner this coming week---what about wednesday the 18th!

you must claim your prize within three days of announcing it.

*_*

YOU'RE ONE OF A KIND FRAME

2012-01-08T16:09:00.000-05:00

hello all....

i am here to announce the winner of

diana's blog hop--- her first BLOG anniversary that is,

and also to share with you a frame i made with the my community cricut cartridge.

this cute HUT, you will find on page #24 and for those like me using the gypsy, it is image #16 of the overlay. the roof is just a black cardstock inked with a copper pigment ink. i liked the look/texture it gave to the roof. the hearts are made of chipboard and papers already shaped and glitter was added to them.

the big heart is popped on foam tape and the sentiment is from a my pink stamper set called:
love-a-licious.

i also made a chipboard easel for the back of my frame.

now, onto the most important part of this post....tadda!!!!!!

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since it is all about the first year, i chose the first person who commented on my blog for this giveaway and then went to Diana's blog to verify she did enter Diana's challenge too.

YAY!

Lori, big congratulations to you.

My Pink Stamper will send you one of her awesome clear stamps set when you reply to this by the 15th of january.

lori, you must claim your candy.

thanks so much!!!!

to all who participated and welcome to the new ones who decided to follow my humble work.

XOXO

DL ART BLOG-A-VERSARY BLOG HOP

2012-01-01T00:07:00.000-05:00

hello my crafter friends and visitors.

I want to welcome you to my blog and wish you a year full of health and good fortune.

My name is agnes aka flowerdisco.

i love making cards, home decor art and mini albums among other hobbies.

today we are celebrating the New Year with a blog-a-versary blog hop for my dear friend Diana from

DL ART blogspot

if you happen to be around, join in the fun and a chance to win some goodies along the way---;p

today diana's blog is a year old.

including me, there are fourteen (14) stops you will be making. On these stops, you will find four (4) people with a word. those words will give you the clues for the ingredients you need to complete your project.

Each designer will have a project that will inspire you and also have some "clues" as to what the ingredients are.

You will have until January 6th, 2012 at 11:59 PM to link your project at Diana's. Once you have linked your project, you will have the chance to win the provo craft cricut cartridge "sweet tooth box cartridge" at Diana's blogspot.

now...

my project for today,

and it does have the needed ingredients--except one that i forgot...ooops! (sorry diane)

--- among some other techniques.

CAUTION: photo heavy :D

Memoirs Box

2 x 2 square

(altered paper mache box)

this little box has all the designers names from this "Diana's blog-a-versary".

(by the way, you will find the line-up at the end of this post).

this "memoir box", as i decided to call it---- it is a variation of some i have seen on the web.

this is the box lid embellished with chipboards, bling and ribbon.

these are the corners. i used a sizzix die and some copper fabric paint for the details. the pink strip is a piece of ribbon layered with patterned paper using modge podge as a sealer.

the above photos show how the box opens, revealing an "accordion like stripe" with the names of the designers participating in this hop.

you can also see all the distressing techniques plus some other elements.

the photos below will show you each square.

i used paper punches, rub-ons, distressed alphabet stamps, glitter--- to embellish each square. the first square---the one with diana's name, is attached to the bottom of the box with a very strong adhesive.

well, i sure hope you enjoy my project....it is my gift to diana's.

and.......PLEASE, if you indeed liked my project, leave me a comment because......

MY PINK STAMPER

is sponsoring my blog today and, you will have a chance to win one of her super "high on demand" stamp sets. ------Thank you Robyn, thanks so much for donating this awesome prize for one of my followers/visitors today. -------the only requirement to participate in this giveaway is to make the project Diana is asking and link it to her blog. i will then check Diana's blog on January 7th and choose the winner. REMEMBER, you also have to leave me a comment with your info :P---

thanks so much for taking the time to stop here!

here is the line up...the blogs you need to visit today:

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/

http://courtscrafts.blogspot.com/

http://inkingitupcrazy.blogspot.com/

http://amyscraftingspace.blogspot.com/

http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com/

http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/

http://www.scpapercrafts.com/

http://flowerdiscosscraphut.blogspot.com/

http://girliascards.blogspot.com/

http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/

http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/

http://creativediva98.blogspot.com/

http://www.believedreamcreatewithmaria.com/

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/

Enjoy the hop!

HOLLY JOLLY

2011-12-06T21:49:00.001-05:00

FINALLY BACK!

my son's thanksgiving break was awesome. we had a great time and a full house almost everyday. we loved every minute of it.

we flew him back from Philadelphia to Boston and it took less than an hour for him to be in his dorm---:D

just fab!

anyhow,

i am super late making my cards this year and this is a super simple project i think i can achieve and get them done and mail out this week, lol. wish me luck!

Holly Jolly

5.25" x 4"

the card base is from birthday bash, image #19 on the overlay. the holly is from winter woodland, image #10 and cut at 2.5.

the red cardstock was dry embossed using the cuttlebug and a sizzix plate called dot daisies. it is not a seasonal design but it did reminded me of stars, ornaments and snowflakes.

the sentiment is from my pink stamper and you can see the whole set here. the dotted patterned paper was a piece of scrap paper. i love when i can incorporate some shaped scraps in my projects, don't you?

well, i hope you guys had a wonderful Thanksgiving and already all trimmed for Christmas :D

see you soon!

note: i am trying to take things as they come and not get anxious if i can't make it over here. we all know how busy we get during the holidays and we should do what we can do, right? i love you all....want you to know that.

JUST........

2011-11-24T09:55:00.001-05:00

with your loved ones.

Many Blessings and Well Wishes to All.

Thanks for being there for me,

Thanks for being my friend,

Thanks for all the love.

sincerely,

flowerdisco

MY PINK STAMPER DESIGN TEAM MONTHLY PROJECT

2011-11-22T09:02:00.000-05:00

glad you made it to my blog to see what i made for this

My Pink Stamper

latest stamp collection set release.

we were to use an "unique fold card" for our challenge.

i had made a step card before but not a center one. i looked it up on the internet and found a nice tutorial. i will try my best to explain it to you but it is actually pretty easy to make.

i also used "flowers & friendship" for this project.

Life is Nothing without Friendship
5.5"
(center step card)

you need a piece of sturdy cardstock measuring

5.5" x 11".

you will mark this piece of cardstock with a pencil (just a dot or small line will do it) at one inch from the top and another mark at 6.5", leaving one inch from the edge of cardstcok.

INSTRUCTIONS

PLEASE CLICK ON PHOTO FOR A BIGGER VIEW

AND...embellish as your precious heart desires, :P

the flower is from the sophie cricut circle cartridge.
the papers used are from making memories: note worthy collection 2008
the ones i used for the flowers are from DCWV: mi casa

thanks for stopping by!
it is always very much appreciated---more than you can imagine :)

A BIRTHDAY CARD WITH SWEET TREATS

2011-11-17T19:28:00.001-05:00

a friend of my son's birthday is coming soon and i made this card for her. she was "daisy mae" on the musical "lil' abner" where my son was lil' abner.

Have the Happiest Birthday!

4.5" x 5.5"

i used the cricut cartridge sweet treats and this cake is image #17 on the overlay.

it was cut at 2.75 inch.

the background was stamped and then stickles (glitter glue) were added on the dots.

the tiny butterflies are from a paper punch i own. i love that little butterfly--- :-)

the sentiment is from my pink stamper from the fabulous phrases stamp set.

this stamp set has fourteen (14) sentences. all for different occasions.

as you can see i also added stickles to the "blue icing" and to the butterflies.

the bottom orange strip was paper punched for a beautiful border.

this is the inside and this inside sentiment is NOT from my pink stamper and i really can't remember what is the brand and i am too lazy right now to get up and look, lol.

this is the completed card.

(i ended up rounding the corners).

i just wanted to share it with you.

have a great weekend!

A PINK-A-LICIOUS HOP WINNER AND A FLASHBACK

2011-11-15T10:59:00.001-05:00

i am getting ready for the upcoming holiday and my son's room is all cleaned and organized. the cleaning was a major task that took me a bit over a week because we all know i just can do bits at a time, but i am satisfied with the results.

below is just an invitation i made last year while being a designer for the cuttlebug spot. i was asked again to be in the team for the re-opening but i had to deny for lack of time at this moment. you should remember to stop by their site and have fun with the awesome challenges nilda comes up with

loving these fall colors and the scarecrow is just adorable.

he is actually from a pack of embellishments i had in my stash.

you can see/learn more about it

HERE.

NOW....the winner of this FABULOUS stamp set from My Pink Stamper is:

who is and said:

Melissa, you just won the stamp set below and you have three days from today to claim it.

thanks for the lovely comment and i hope you continue visiting.

***the scrap hut is always open***

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THANKS SO VERY MUCH to all who hopped along and found my project worthy enough for the stop and to leave me such a lovely comment about it.

you guys make my heart happy.

MY PINK STAMPER PINK-A-LICIOUS BLOG HOP

2011-11-11T21:00:00.000-05:00

WELCOME

to our monthly

PINK-A-LICIOUS BLOG HOP

my name is agnes and i run this my flowerdiscos scrap hut.

i am also one of My Pink Stamper designers and i hope you have lots of fun with our hop.

we have a line up you can follow but at the end you must go to the

My Pink Stamper website to participate in her challenge. My Pink Stamper designs clear stamps among many other things has tons of video tutorials on you tube and and
tons of fun projects and lots of giveaways.

her stamps are of great quality and i love working with them. you will find lots of versatile sentiments, phrases and punnies among them.

we are showcasing her latest release in this hop.

my project for today is a mini album.

i used in my mini the "flowers & friendship" set

The Earth Laughs in Flowers

2.5" x 4.75"

the "happiness" on the tab is from this new release too. the little dots on the background are from her first release, yay...her first release and i still use it often enough.

the base for my mini is 10" x 4.75" real size

i used the from my kitchen cricut cartridge for the tab folder.

i scored it at 2.5", 5", 7.5".

each panel ends up being 2.5" wide.

the sentiment above is from another stamp set called:

"everyday sentiments".

the sentiment on the right is from this new release:

"flowers & friendship"

the "my journey" was stamped with another stamp set called:

"font-a-bulous"

the "heart to heart" is half of one of stamps from the "flowers & friendship" release.

the mini red hearts the fairy on the left is blowing away are also from her first release and before i forget the name is "simply sweet occasions".

and of course, the most beautiful one, in my opinion, is the title for my mini

"the earth laughs in flowers".

as i always say, these My Pink Stamper clear stamps sets are so versatile you can use them in any project. be creative with them, and do as i did with the heart to heart and the happiness on the tab . all i wanted on that page was that and i was able to stamp it the way i wanted it.
you can too!
any time you hover over "my pink stamper" on this post, it will take you to her site.
you need to stop there to join the challenge and why not check out all her stamps while there.
one by one, you can own them all :D

if you have any questions on my mini, please, email me.
i did not want to keep you here forever reading instructions since this is a hop and
we are 20 designers, what makes it 20 stops :)

THANKS SO MUCH FOR STOPPING HERE ON YOUR WAY TO
MY PINK STAMPER PINK-A-LICIOUS BLOG HOP

NOTE: before i forget, ;D--- i do have a set of stamps from my pink stamper to giveaway. i will post the winner some time the week after the hop. you must claim it and you have three days to do so.

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this is the line up in case you need to start from the beginning.

Robyn (My Pink Stamper)

Michelle (Meesh's Pieces)

-----Agnes (Flowerdisco)------

YOU ARE HERE---THIS IS ME

Renee (RockinRenee)

Angela (Simple Creations)

Cristi

Julie (readysetstamp)

Carissa (Sprinkled with Glitter)

June

Shelley

Helen

Edna (Create With Expression)

Courtney (Court's Crafts)

Sharon

Tracy (CraftJunkieToo)

Roberta

Karlee

Maria

AGAIN, THANKS FOR STOPPING BY AND REMEMBER,
WHO EVER WINS THE STAMP SET,
MUST COME BACK TO CLAIM IT WITHIN 3 DAYS.

HAVE A GREAT HOP!

A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU- GIFT/MONEY HOLDER CARD

2011-11-04T20:00:00.000-04:00

did i tell you Lulu got sprayed by a skunk a couple of days back around 1:30AM? i did the tomato bath and i tell you, it just masks the odor. she still smells around her neck and the laundry room is not the greatest place to be around right now, lol. today, she will get a bath with another homemade remedy i found on the net. let's see! and wish us luck :P

we all can write a book with anecdotes and it would fit between drama and comedy and some action with violence, parental control advice. perhaps, we can have our own reality tv show. :P

i bet we do, right?

anyway, here is a card i made

a little something for you

5 inch

(no skunk involved, i promise)

just a gift/money holder card

--LOL--

the santa's hat is from winter woodland cricut cartridge and the cute sentiment from my pink stamper set called: winter treats & sayings.

(the inspiration came from here)

the star brad acts as a hinge and connects the front and back.

when you cut the hat it already gives you a slit---the dollar sign is to show you where the gift card or money will go: is from the wild card cart. i added some green stickles for the bling in money...hehe

i cut this hat 4 times: 3 times in the red patterned paper and one time on the beige color. the fuzzy thread was added with double sided tape.

this circle was added to hide the brad prongs.

envelope made using the new arrival cart.

the "from and to" are also from a my pink stamper clear stamp set.

we are going to need lots of these gift card/money holders for the upcoming holidays.

i wanted to share this one idea and how you can make it your own, from many others in the web.

have a great one!

ALL THINGS GROW WITH LOVE

2011-10-27T09:00:00.000-04:00

just to have a little fun with the

FLOWERS & FRIENDSHIP.

one of the new releases for next month from the

MY PINK STAMPER COLLECTION OF CLEAR STAMPS.

you can pre-order any of her stamp sets by clicking here.

i decided to use one of the sentiments from the above collection for a halloween card. if you are one of my regular followers, you already know i sometimes like to twist and spin things around a bit.
a small example of it is my project for today.

All things grow with love

4.25" x 5.5"

hehe

---even little monsters grow with love---

he is from mini monsters and you will find him on page #48 and he is image #3 on the overlay.

he is already 3 inches tall---and he is growing a ~~boo boo~~... i mean a mustache, (wink-wink)

all these pretty papers i believe i got them at acm but i am not 100% sure.

the were already cut in three different sizes.

my mini monster also grows eating bats and ghosts...hehe
i bet you already noticed i did some paper piercing in some areas. the tombs border is from martha stewart. the embossed bottom strip was done with a cuttlebug folder called diamond plate.

i did the inside of the card and look at the awesome bat. how cool is that?

oh...and i stamped the corner of the envelope.

phew!
finally the whole card

BOO!

thanks so much for stopping by.
i really appreciate it- it means a lot to me.

one more thing....
this is a cute gable box and to me it looks perfect as a lunchbox:
i used the LUNCHBOX THOUGHTS and the SPOOK-A-LICIOUS set for the spider.

have a super great week!

MY PINK STAMPER NOVEMBER RELEASES WHOLE PROJECT SNEAK PEEK

2011-10-26T09:00:00.000-04:00

sunday

i am at home listening to the word of God on the radio since i do not go to church any longer.

then, i have miss LULU at my knees wanting MORE ATTENTION...if that is possible :D---she is scratching my leg and pushing me so i pick her up and play...oh my! and did i tell you she follows me every where and i mean every where. i move, she moves. i turn around and she is right there with me turning around too. i read somewhere pugs CRAVE human attention. Lulu has that craving plus more cravings: food and some expensive jerky treats.

she is a ~~pig~~ PUG indeed, lol---

BUT, i love her so-so-so much.

i also have to do laundry and cleaning today, but i am going to wait on it for a bit. instead, i decided to work on this mini card from the LUNCHBOX THOUGHTS from MY PINK STAMPER NOVEMBER RELEASE. i am telling you this again and is not because i am on her design team but this release is another HUGE one. some of them have so many stamps in one set and, practically for pennies. did i say pennies? what are pennies?, lol...well, i should say a few bucks worth every penny. and they are so super cute and for all type of occasions.

i made today this ~~pug~~ pig (*&*) today to share with you another sentiment of the LUNCHBOX THOUGHTS clear stamp set and it has its own mini envelope too.

Hugs & Kisses

the piggie is from paper dolls for everyday cut at 2.53" x 2.02" (according to the gypsy). the square where the pig is welded with a small tab are from dear george and basic shapes.

a few more pics of LULU, hehe...i mean the piggie from paper dolls, lol

here is part of the envelope from the wild card cut at 6.6" x 5.28" (real size dial) to fit the mini card.

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ALSO from LUNCHBOX THOUGHTS -
(my pink stamper clear stamps november new release)

You are the Greatest Kid Ever
2.25" x 4"
tag

i got myself the nate's abcs at joanne's for $30 a while ago but did not have time to use it until today. this is where the goat came from cut at a tiny 1.46" high and all its layers. too cute!

a few more pictures below

the sentiment you already know is from the LUNCHBOX THOUGHTS set but the stars are from another of my pink stamper collection of stamps called SCHOOL DAYS.
you can find both HERE and the rest of her fabulous collection of stamps and also where to buy them.

hope i am getting your ideas running.
holidays are coming and you need to start adding them to your wish list, lol

more to come as time permits but in the meantime, keep checking

MY PINK STAMPER

because you never know what she has up her sleeve---wink-wink.