I AM NOT WEIRD...

This quote makes me laugh and I wanted to have it around the house. I chose to work with the 130# Classic Crest Recycled cover cardstock because its thickness, great for a sturdy base, the burgundy 80# Royal Sundance Linen cardstock  (the color is a beautiful dark red wine) and the 54# Gold Glitter to add some sparkle to this so cute quote.

The size is a 8 x 10. I cut the base first, then some thin frames to mount around the base.  I used score-tape to attach them to the base and then cut the words using my die cutter machine but...I first cut them on scrap paper, to use the negative as my positioning tool. After I made sure it was properly centered, I proceeded to add the letters to the base.  

Then I thought it needed some "bling" so, I got my beloved Gold Glitter cardstock, die cut another thin frame and heart and I was very pleased with this add-on. I also die cut an easel from the Classic Crest cardstock because I wanted to place it on a flat surface instead of on the wall.

Cute, huh? plus it puts a smile on anyone's face.

Hope you are grinning too.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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ALWAYS N' FOREVER....a framed card

hello fellow crafters,

hope you all are doing well.

i am fighting a cold that hubby gave me, grrr!

 but before i got sick i had made this cute framed card i will be placing in my family room along with some other goodies i make and like to display.

i am still using the 'love you more' collection from elle's studio. i am in love with the bits and pieces and labels and tags and wanted to play some more. 

Always n' Forever

3.75" x 4.75"

the background patterned paper is called 'hugs' from the same love you more collection i have been using.

got enough distressing yet?
hehe
it seems that stitching and distressing are my 'to go' techniques lately :D

-the labels/tags here are from the bits and pieces pack-

and the 'my favorite' yellow one is from the journal tags below

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 i cut a small easel from a tim holtz metal die cut for the back. this way i can display it and if i want to send it to someone i can easily fold the back.

here is the entire card/frame.

hope it inspires you somehow.

the 'love you more' elle's studio collection can be found at nani ke ola's scrapbooking.

thanks for stopping by.

A PAPER FRAME...and lots of markers coloring

---HELLO EVERYONE---

long post today

WELCOME  the dt, making projects for your delight. 

we all hope you enjoy it!

our sponsor this week is no other than becci from becci's place and she has been so good as to let us use some of her images this week so we the dt have fun besides letting this week's winner choose her own three digis from the store.
 thank you becci, you are so nice. we appreciate you sponsoring this week's challenge.

however, you do not get lucky this week, there is always next week or if you like the digi i am using....

 (sneak peak here) 

so much you can't wait, lol,    you can find it here.

anyhow,

the challenge for this week is:
---"CREATE a card or project using the photo below for inspiration"---

hold your horses now,

here is what you have been waiting for:

the project miss flowerdisco spent almost all day coloring, hehe

Petite Paris 
Happy

(home decor project)

---remember you can click on the pics for a bigger view---

 take a closer look to the beauty of it all

and imagine yourself in paris,

among all these pretty shops, oh my!

i also used the spectrum noirs, and colored pencils for this image. i added some glossy accents for the windows and heart and made the black frame with my cricut fancy frames cartridge.

 i had to take a few more pics than normal so could see the project from different angles. i used the easel sizzix die for the back.

nice, huh?--i took me a while because you know my hands are bad, so i worked on this bits by bits. it is a big 5 x7 frame because i printed the digital image big too. but i think it was worth it.

Please, we would love if join us this week in our weekly challenges.

this is becci's shop--our sweet and darling sponsor this week. click on the image to see all the beauties she has in her shop.

and as always,

THANK YOU SO MUCH 

for visiting

flowerdiscosscraphut.

YOU'RE ONE OF A KIND FRAME

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

B.F.F. BLOG HOP - INSPIRATIONS OF THE HEART

hello my friends and visitors

i am finally getting back to the swing of things and i have been invited to participate in some blog hops. they are the motivation and excuse to come in my craft room and forget about the tsunami in my household right now, lol.

i have to thank Felicia from 

http://scrapperinthemaking.blogspot.com/

for inviting me to participate in her first blog hop celebrating her first 100 followers, Yay!

i know how i felt when i got my first followers too and she is so sweet she wanted to celebrate it with this special hop called:

B.F.F - Inspirations of the heart.

Felicia was asking of us to make a project based of a special friendship. 

i am dedicating this my project to a blogger friend who has been with me since the beginning of my blogging adventures and who gave me my first blog award. Since then, we have been emailing each other and we have become cyber friends. we have even share some happy days and some not too happy days. I have learned to appreciate and love our virtual friendship and if we do not hear from each other in a few weeks we are already emailing each other making sure we are ok. this person is who i am choosing as my "cyber BFF" and i do not want to say her name but when she reads this post,  i know she will know i am talking about her. 

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now onto my project.

Best Friend Frame

 hehe---just a sneak peak????? Nah...

this frame i purchased at a craft store for a dollar and i already had distress it for another project that never made it. 

;-)

most of the one inch squares came from a K&CO designer paper and others from my scrap collection.

i punch them out, inked it and distress them one by one. some were embossed and sanded. 

 the ribbons were curled using my heat gun. i also added some twine and a button from my vintage collection. all was then attached with my glue gun on the back of the frame.

i know the above pics are almost the same but you can notice the light making a difference on this gorgeous frame and the "best friend" phrase. this phrase is from a sizzix die i own. 

the chipboard flower is from my stash.

i hope you like my "paper quilt" distressed frame as much as i do. 

a little secret?....this is my second project i made for this hop. the first one was destroyed by my husband when put a shoe box (shoes inside) on top of my project inadvertently. i am so glad because i wasn't feeling the love for the other one. sometimes accidents happen for a good reason. i am glad this time.

thanks for stopping by.

i do have some little things to put together for a lucky hopper. 

you do not need to be a follower to be included in this giveaway but when you leave a comment also leave a way to contact you in case random.org chooses you as the winner.

i will close comments on this post on Sunday, July 17 at 12:01 AM EST.

this is your last stop.

i hope you had a great one. 

below you will find the line up in case you stopped on my blog first.

 Felicia - http://scrapperinthemaking.blogspot.com

(Blog Hostess)

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    Madison - http://funkycards.blogspot.com

Gloria - http://girliascards.blogspot.com

 Adrian - http://byadrian4u.blogspot.com

                                                      Emma - http://www.creativetimeforme.com

                                                      Momo - http://madebymomo.blogspot.com

                                                       Paula - http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com

                                                       Jovan - http://www.cardsbyjovan.com
                                                       Shen - http://mycuriouscrafts.blogspot.com

                                                       Ruthie - http://septemberninth.blogspot.com

                                                       Nicole - http://nadialax13.blogspot.com/


Daily Life:
Grad party went fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!! we all had a great time. we had over 130 guests and leftovers for a while.

DAY 3 JOY'S LIFE.COM GIVEAWAY

We all know Joy from 

http://joyslife.com/. Joy is who I made the  

Snail Mail card for. Joy contacted me because she is having a 

5 Days of Give-a ways

in her blog this week. She invited me to participate

and here I am so very honored to do so. 

Thanks Joy!

Anyhow....This is great news!!!! 

WHY?????

Joy has offered to SPONSOR, 

yes! I said sponsor this event 

with her very own clear stamp set called

"Joy's Life Lots of Pun"

Joy also has a new DVD called

 You can take a look at her products 

Here.

I am super thrilled.

To enter for this give-a-away you must tell me which sentiment on this stamp set is your favorite and of course a way to contact you if you are the lucky person to win the Lots of Pun giveaway.

It is not required to subscribe/follow my blog, but it would be nice if you did, just don't feel obligated.

I love all of the sentiments, but I chose...

G'Day Mate!

for my 5 by 7 inch card.

 I used the B is for boys Lite Cricut cartridge for the pirate and his outfit. The ship is also from the same cartridge. The red polka dot frame is from Live Simply, another Lite Cricut cartridge.

The chest, crab, sea shell and sun are from the Life is a Beach cartridge. The card base is a kraft cardstock.

I made his tiny earrings from some jewelry findings I have in my supplies. It came out so very cute. I also used some stickles for the bling. 

The "gold" in the treasure chest is from some jewelry charms I also have and I purchased those for 50 cents at Joann's. 

I knew I would find somewhere to use them, :)

The sand paper is from DCWV. Click on the pics for a better view. 

And...I used the G'Day Mate!  

clear stamp from Joy's Lots of Pun set.

 Doesn't look great  on my card?

This is the same set you might be able to win 

if you leave me a comment telling me which stamp from this set is your favorite.

Below you can see the inside of the card and if you are wondering where the blue beautiful paper comes from, it is from K&Co Day Dreams Collection.

I will be announcing the winner on Monday, August 2nd. The stamps will ship 1st class in the USA and Priority Mail if you are international. Joy will be shipping them. You have to leave me a way to contact you and if you do not claim your prize within 3 days, I am so very sorry but I will choose another winner. I will be using Random.org for this give-a way.

Thanks for stopping by

and I certainly hope you enjoyed coming over.

Hugs to all!

LIKE FATHER LIKE SON ART FRAME

This frame was so much fun. 

I used my Robotz cartridge for the first time and I loved it......I used the robot from page 51..... layers2 from page 57.....font from Robotz and Jubilee. I also used Indie Art image #40. Where is the nose from??? You gotta guess that one, lol. The background paper source is unknown and the rest is textured cardstock from American Crafts, I also used stickles for some bling. We have to have bling, right?
The swirls you see in the abdominal area of the robots are from My Pink Stamper clear stamps set Simply Sweet Occasions. Aren't they cute?
About the sizes...You can make them any size you want...this is the beauty of it. My robots were cut at 5 and 3-1/4 inches high and the frame is a 10 x 7. The chain to hang is from the jewelry department of one of the crafts stores around.
It was my pleasure working on this project. 

On this photo I added the swirls on the belly because I thought they would look nice on that spot.

I hope you enjoy it.
Hugs from flowerdisco!!!

This frame was showcased yesterday at 
Robyn's site
as part of our monthly designer's team project.