RETRO RADIO

a grungy card because i was in that kind of mood

-lol-

i got the freebie from svgcuts.com ,

the link will take you to exact page where i found radio. 

so thank you to svg cuts.

Thinking of You 

5.5" x 4.25"

sorry for the one pic. 

(it was getting dark)

it was the only one that came out good. 

i will add more later one, at least one more of the entire card.

2.25.15 ETA photo

anyway, the pretty musical pp is from heidi swapp sugar chic collection. really pretty paper that is. i bought two packs when it first came out and i did not want to use them. hehe. 

-hoarder-hoarder-

and, the pink cs was dry embossed with an old-old fiskars embossing folder. remember them? they were hard plastic and they had one design on one side and another design on the other side? 

i use them when i like to have a subtle embossing.

radio knobs were popped with foam tape, bits of sewing and lots of distressing, lol

i liked that chunky font from the "stamping" cart 

(image #M35805 on design space). 

i thought it was fitting: the thinking of you and the chunkiness and the retro radio. 

well, in my mind all did fit together...have to have an imagination, right? lol.

sooooo, no bits and pieces today.

have a great week and if you are somewhere that is really cold (like me), please, stay warm.

can't wait for spring and start playing with dirt instead snow and ice.

*-*

SPECIAL DAY....a handmade tag

hello and welcome all!

this is flowerdisco.

today is my turn to post on nani ke ola's blog and my project for today is the cutest tag of them all. 

(just kidding-just kidding).  

Special Day 

a handmade tag

the tag's base was cut at 2.25" x 4" out of this "dreamy"cardstock from "chic tags" (very thick cs). the design has different saying on the diagonal yellow lines. 

 some of the phrases are: celebrate us, happiness defined, i've got sunshine and so on. 

also "perfectly handy" to cut out the strips and add them to your projects.

i chose today to use it as my tag's background. 

here it shows you both sides and i think both sides are adorable. i even cut out one of the clouds to add to my project.

and what do you think about the sequins?

and you know what??? they are rub ons...don't they look real?

oh my...absolutely crazy about them. 

(the sequins also come in wood veneer)

i love rub ons....don't you?

the pink polka dot paper is also from chic tags and it has been named:

"lovely"... and lovely indeed.

and the wood veneers. they have been so very popular for a long while. this one is a banner and it is beautiful. look at it again. it looks like it folds. super pretty. the package comes with 18 pieces: 3 of each one.

the blueish banner i handmade using cardstock from color hills and using one of their stamps with that font i love.

my first time using any inks from prima (ingvild bolme ones). i used the old road (grayish in color) chalk ink: wow...how smooth.  i am so very impressed. 

on the pic below you see pretty flowers on a grid paper: they are mini (2x2) squared embellishments. super cute. the package comes with 24 pretty-pretty squares.  i do not own a wink of stella glitter pen but i do have something similar so i went ahead and trace all the lines that made out the flowers. i also added a dot of glitter in the center of the sequins. hard to see, i know but such a nice detail.

and...

see the peek a boo white border at the end? done with a martha stewart paper punch. i also used another ms to edge the pink mixed media paper i made and used here.

did you notice the background papers above? they have small banners with words as a bonus. what a nice addition.

anyway...this is the entire tag and i really hope it inspires you to make some.

as always, all supplies have been linked for your convenience.

thank you so much for stopping by.

have a great week.

<3

MINI JOURNALING CARDS...using more color hills

hello all,

i am here again with more color hills patterned papers.  i like the colors, the texture, the design...love it all.

with valentine's in mind i made these small pouches where i will write a "love note" along with some sweet chocolate to my loved ones. i thought it would be fun to share with you and give you some kind of a different twist on them.

-i used a die cutter machine (cricut) to make the pouches-

i also did some zig zag stitching using my sewing machine and i also did some stamping (the blotches on the paper) using a halloween dollar stamp i had in my stash.

-Fancy Today-

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the heart is from a metal die cut

-Fresh Breeze-

mini hearts here done with a hand punch.

-Enjoy-

not too sure about the blotches done in red but liking the embossed heart behind the negative die cut.

here you can see the set of three heart pouches.

and...

-all the sentiments are already written on the color hills patterned papers making it fun to choose to play. you can also cut them a journaling cards for any of your projects.-

hope you like them as much as i do and i invite you to give this company a try.

all supplies have been linked to the store for your convenience.

thanks so much for stopping by!

THIS IS HOW WE DO IT...a nani ke ola project

hello fellow paper crafters,

so happy seeing you still visit me. i haven't been around much and i am sorry about that. but i have so much in my plate right now.

today i am using raven from glitz designs for my card.

after using my raven collection for all my halloween craftiness, i was left with a few elements and scrap paper and, since we all try  to utilize our goodies to the max (to justify the investment, lol) i made a card with my leftovers.

anyway,

This is How We Do It

 

i had to use this sticker that reads “this is how we do it” from the “titles and accents” sticker sheet… i really had to because this is how we scrappers do it: we use our leftovers and scraps to make something else and something else until we have none left of that pretty paper or collection we always must have  and this is exactly what i did with mine: i used my scraps to make a card. is there a better fitting title for my project? i think not, lol.

anyway, “take note” (lol) i used bits and pieces for my card along one sticker from the titles and accents.

i did some stitching with my sewing machine to adhere the piece of scrap paper to the center of my card, just for fun and because i think is  a nice detail. it only takes a few seconds.

-you can also see in this pic i distressed (roughened  the edges a bit)-

and this is the result of using some of my darling leftover pieces from raven.

it can be used for any occasion, and even to add to a scrapbook page or use as the cover of a mini album.

and…. it does not scream halloween, 

—

hope you had a bit of fun here with me and some ideas on how to utilize products from our store.

thanks again for stopping by!

I'AM SO THANKFUL..new october card kit

this month's card kit from artful delight is full of fall colors and i love it.

we even got two stamp sets in this one, wohoo! 

i am showing you the mini mess i made making my card at the end.... hard to choose what paper i wanted to use but i ended up using this floral from little yellow bicycle called fall floral. love the rich colors of it.

I'm Thankful

3" x 4.5"

the base of the card is from bazzill and i also love that mustard color, actual name is "golden coins". the bottom part looks a bit crooked in the pic but i give you my word is not like that in real person. when i shoot in macro mode, even the tiny details get exaggerated, lol

i added some zig zags with my sewing machine, of course. the wooden elements are from this oct kit too. i inked them a bit with brown ink.

the mesh is super cool. it is not a common one. the texture is rough but so neat. i added a piece of it as you can see. :)

with this month's sketch in mind, :D, i added a piece of the same cardstock (i used the back side of it) and stamped one of the sentiments from the lawn fawn stamp set incluced in the kit. the other stamp i was telling you in the beginning it is from paper smooches. i stitched the sides. 

hope you give a chance to our monthly challenge. this is the sketch you need to follow and the link to artful delight.

i did not make a video of the contents this month because no one is really watching them and it is not worthy all the time i put into it. but that is ok. here is a pic of it.

if you win the challenge you also win a kit of your choice. you will be really happy with any kit you choose: scrapbooking or card.

contents of this october card kit

***

Little Yellow Bicycle - Feels Like Home collection 6x6 sheet (2 each)

 Chevron Quilt

Fall Floral

Lawn Fawn - Into the Woods collection 6x6 sheet (2 each)

Pine

Basic Grey - Persimmon collection 6x6 sheet (2 each)

Peach Cobbler

 Butternut Squash

Sweet Potato

Spiced Pears

Echo Park - Reflection Fall by Lori Whitlock collection 6x6 sheet (2 each)

Count Your Blessings

Autumn Stripes

Harvest Morning

Fall Dots

Acorn Forest

Harvest Plaid 

Coordinating Cardstock - Bazzill 8 1/2x11 sheet (2 each)

Candy Corn

Gold Coins

Candy Bar

Jawbreaker

Embellishments - size and color may vary

2 - Webster's Pages Family Traditions collection Designer Paper Clips (1 apple/1 arrow)

1 Prima Flowers - Peanut Primmers

25 - Studio Calico Wood Veneer pieces - arrows

3 - Prima Flowers Silentium Paper flowers

approx 1 yard - Copper Brown Jute ribbon

1 package - Lawn Fawn - Into the Woods Sequins

1 package - Little Yellow Bicycle Etched Natural Wood Buttons

1 sheet - Webster's Pages Family Traditions Tags & Prompts

1 sheet - Echo Park Reflections collection Alpha sticker sheet

1 mini stamp set - Lawn Fawn Happy Feast

1 mini stamp set - Gently Seasoned

thank you stopping by and have a great week!

-my mini mess-

i am sure i am not the only one who makes this kind of a mess for a simple card, lol.

IT'S DAPPER MAN!

hope you all had a great weekend!

today i am using patterned paper and stickers from the dapper man collection from glitz designs that came with my artful delight monthly card kit. wow! that was a mouthful of words, lol.

It's Dapper Man

3" x 6"

as i said in my short video here (where i show you the contents of the monthly kit), i fell in love with the colors of this collection. all so earthy and manly at the same time.

the back of the patterned paper is the wood grain brown i used for the die cut (from the suburbia cricut cartridge) and both are swell. (that wood grain is almost real, :D)

i believe using the wood and cork elements gave this card some pizzaz to this manly card.

the wooden ruler is from maya road and the cork arrow is from fancy pants (all included in the monthly kit-     see here).

the stickers (it's dapper man) are from the 12 x 12 alpha and stickers sheet from the dapper man collection (also included in the kit).

i also added a plain stitch to frame and encase it all and here is my project for today:

  "Dapper Man"

-lol-

hope you enjoy your visit here and that you found some inspiration using the contents of this month's card kit.

thank you so much for stopping by!

AND...

remember our monthly challenge going on right now. we have a scrapbook and a card sketch to follow. we also have a prize: a kit of your choice.

go and check it all out...all you have to do is make a project (scrapbook or card) use the sketch and link it to the blog. here is the link for your convenience.

thanks again!

HI WORLD! my first post for nani ke ola

hello all, this is agnes and,

i am so thrilled to be here with my first project for

nani ke ola

(life is beautiful)

 using the fabulous finley collection from glitz designs.

i enjoy making cards among other paper crafts projects and a card is what i am sharing with you today in this my first post here.

hi world

i immediately fell in love with this finley collection when i saw it here at nani ke ola. the colors and images were just right up my alley way.

Glitz described this collection as: “full of whimsy” and i can’t agree more.

the name of the  double sided paper i used is called neon. in my card you can see both sides.

i also used the “alphabets and words” stickers for my sentiment: hi world. i found some enamel dots in my stash of goodies and i decided they gave the center of the flowers a bit more personality.

lately, i am loving to add some kind of stitching on my cards and i added some of it to this card too.

here you can see another “pose” of the same card. actually, this is the way i rather show them to you:  a bit sideways (just like me), lol.

i can’t forget the gorgeous die cut flower. i love flowers hence my online name of flowerdisco. this flower comes in the “what nots” package from the same finley collection.   another info i want to add is that the title for my post was inspired by a finley sticker (here, the round yellow/green one).

and this is it for today.

i hope you enjoy my project.

all the supplies i used i found here at

nani ke ola scrapbooking

thanks for visiting!

A THANK YOU...using a chipboard as the main element

i made this Thank You card for today.
4" x 5"

it is a meaningful card to me because i am saying "good bye" to pumpkin spice today.
it was so much fun!

anyhow,
let me tell you a bit about the supplies i used for my card: the pretty papers are from cosmo cricket, the sweet girl is a chipboard from crate paper and the thank you sticker is from carta bella. i machine stitched a bit and popped the sticker on a foam dot. i love how the colors came together so well despite the fact i am using three different collections. all products come from the pumpkin spice shop. remember shop pumpkin spice has an ebay store. it is down as of today but it will be back after the 26th.

thank you so much for stopping by!
xx

ENJOY!...with a bit of washi

haha,

a bit of washi tape on the top right corner and above the pretty flower is all this card needed to have my approval, lol

i even sew a double stitch with my sewing machine and at the end..the super cool and trendy film washi tape did the job...in my opinion that it, wink!!!

Enjoy!

using my artful delight super awesome kit.

the base is the most beautiful robin eggs blue from bazzill and the fancy pants memories captured patterned papers give this cool card lots of personality. i am loving the chevron colors and the circles and stars.
the so pretty flower and the chalkboard sticker and the addition of the bit of washi were the perfect embellishments too. i loved making this card too. i love when all comes in together so well without fuzzing much, haha. i wish...this card started in a very different way and after stamping, embossing, stapling... and starting all over again....it turned out to be a whole different story at the end, lol. but then, i do fuzz a lot over everything and it is getting worse as i age, ;p

anyway, if you want to hop over the artful delight blog and join us in our monthly challenge (scrapbooking or cards) you might be the lucky one to win a kit. here is the link to the info you need to participate and link your project.

pretty, pretty card. 

once again this is it for today, :p

i hope you have a great week and thank you for stopping by the hut.

HAPPY HAPPY...stamped background

hello all and welcome to flowerdisco's scrap hut!

my name is agnes and i am here to bring you some inspiration using 

"the sweetest thing collection" by my mind's eye. you all know i love making cards and this pretty thing is all that, wink!!!

Happy Happy

5" wide by 4" tall

i am in love with this collection patterned paper: the colors and designs are more than adorable.

i cut my card base using a bazzill cardstock in walnut cream which i stamped using this jars of love x 3 unity red rubber stamp from unity.

i used my cricut to make the rectangle flower window shape, backed the window opening with another patterned paper, and did some machine stitching to keep all cuts together. i added my other love: enamel dots. I also added some chipboard, including the one with the "happy happy" sentiment on top of two hand cut banners i found on the one patterned paper to layered the three cute banners you see . i also found the chipboard medallion and added it to the flower center. i had to ink all edges because i love inking for more definition on my projects. it all came together very easy using this fab (bit older) collection from my mind's eye. 

hope i performed well for today's daily sps inspiration, hope i gave you some ideas, some inspiration with my handmade card.

we all thank you for taking the time to visit us. we appreciate you so very much!

ETA: i almost forgot to pick a comment for my small giveaway:
CONGRATS TO 
JENNIFER SWARTZ
please contact me!

                                                                   Jennifer Swartz said...

                                                     Love the card and the little stars are so cute.

                                                           August 3, 2013 at 11:02 PM

SMILE, is a picture perfect card

using the fab card kit for the month of august from 

artful delight,

plus a short video (below) showing you the contents of this card kit.

Picture Perfect

4" x 5"

-(all paper and embellishments used on my card are from the kit)-

from the pier collection (crate paper) i used the "poolside" patterned paper and pinwheel. the "picture perfect" flair badge and the decorative bag  are from the "memories captured" collection from fancy pants.

for the beige border (made using a fiskars punch) i used the other side of the "poolside" paper. 

the so super cute "film strip" is a washi tape from queen & co and the sentiment is one of the "chalkboard stickers" from pebbles "lake side" collection.

i also added my so loved sewing touch to the card.

this is what i am thinking of when i look at this card:

"a summer vacation"

(the poolside paper reminds me of the ocean, the border reminds me of the sand, the film strip of all the pictures taken at the beach, the pinwheel swirling with the ocean breeze, the bag holding the pretty sea shells and the "smile" sticker is for my big imagination here, lol).

i had a blast making this fun card.

this is a pic of the kit

this is our monthly sketch to participate in our monthly challenge

click on the link below to join us

artful delight

we would love if you do.

and, here is the short video showing a closer look at the contents of this another awesome kit. artful delight also carries a scrapbooking kit.

thank you so much for taking the time to visit me.



have a great week!

A JOURNALING POCKET...using my june card kit from artful delight

hello all,

hope you all had a great weekend. 

we had beautiful weather and of course did some more yard work and also went for a ride in the country. 

awesome scenery!

today is my turn to post for artful delight.

and to make something other than a card i made this cute journaling pocket. in my mind it has various uses and i can assure you will find another purpose for it too.

so easy to make!

Joy

5" x 3"

first i want to say all the supplies are from the kit. 

the extras are my adhesive, sewing machine and thread.

i cut the super thick yellow cardstock base to a 7-1/4" x 3" and scored at 2-1/4" inches. the patterned papers were cut a 1/4" smaller.

i then adhered them with a bit of glue in the center so i can sew them without gluing my sewing needle. i did some zig zag stitching first (while the pocket was open) and then went and did a regular stitch around it to close the edges.

i used the fork method for the tiny ribbon using the red twine and added one of the second set of stick pins in the kit. i also added a journaling page in the pocket. did i already tell you i heart that heart against the polka red dots. well, i do :P

 i had to show off the floral paper in this kit too. i think is stunning and it even has some texture to it. awesome!

at the end i added that little handle on the top left just for fun and added the pretty "hi" brad . i like to leave the ends of my thread "fluttering" around. i think it gives the project a whimsical touch. 

and... this is my non card project for you today. :P

 pss!...hope you entered our monthly challenge.

 the prize for a lucky entry is a monthly kit of their choice, nice, huh? 

 this is it for today.

wish you all a great week!