Faerie Wings and Scrapbook Things

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

WOYWW

This is my first time joining in on the "What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday" over at Stamping Ground. I've come across posts for it several times while blog hopping and it always looks like fun. I love seeing other peoples creative spaces, so this week I decided to share mine too.

My table is a mess right now. I'm trying to re-organize my scrap room and in the process my table has become a collect all. I'm working on a first year album of my son. He fell asleep early last night and so I started on this page. I got everything punched, cut, edged and stamped and I had just gotten the "11 months" stuck down and he woke up so I didn't get too far on it. I only have this and one more page---his birthday party page to finish and then the album will be complete. I will post pictures of it once I get it all finished. Anyway...thanks for looking and hope you enjoyed your peek into my world.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Yard Sale Card

I went to an amazing scrapbook yard sale last month and got quite a few new supplies/tools to add to my scrapbook stash. The theme for the card swap at Red Letter Journal this month was animals. I had purchased a cute stamp set at the yard sale that I decided to use. While making my cards I also decided to use several other yard sale purchases. Here is my card

The stamps, circle punch, embossing folder and buttons were all from Shirley's yard sale. The flower punch, embossing powders, and paper were all from other yard sales. Here is a close up of the peacock

Here is the coordinating 6x6 I made. This is my daughter in her homecoming dress from her Sophmore year.

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Wishcraft - Waste Not Wednesdays
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Friend
CropStop - Show us some Love

Monday, July 2, 2012

Carrie Sassy

Good news! When I was sitting in Meijer realizing that the wi-fi was not going to let me get my picture uploaded to my blog in time, I decided to at least try to send an email with a picture of my Miranda Sassy card. Hoping that they would accept that as my entry so I could continue with the challenge. Well, I got an email yesterday with the final image for the Sassy Studio Designs progressive relay. The theme for this round is New York or Paris. Here is my card

I got the background image from Free Vintage Digital Stamps Blog
Here is a close up of Carrie

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Miranda Sassy

This is my card for round three of the progressive relay over at Sassy Studio Designs Our electricity went out due to storms so I had to do half of it by flashlight. And then drive to the local Meijer to upload it. Thank God for free wi-fi.

Well, I guess it just wasn't meant for me to make it to round four of the relay. I tried for over half an hour to get my card uploaded last night before the deadline. But the free wi-fi just didn't want to let me. So, I wasn't able to submit my card in time to make it to the next round. But, I still wanted to share it. The theme for this round was "clean and simple".

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Red, White and Blue
Cute Card Thursday - Patriotic
ATC's with Attitude - Anything Goes
The Paper Makeup Stamps Blog - Anything Goes

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Samantha Sassy

Ever have one of those days where your card just doesn't want to do what you want it to do? That was my day today. I got the image for the second round in the Sassy Studio Designs progressive relay. I had an idea in my head. But, no matter what I tried it just didn't want to play out. So, in the end, here is what I came up with.

For this round of the challenge we had to include bling. Her dress is glittery and there are a few rhinestones. Hopefully you can see it at this angle.

Originally, I was going to put card symbols (heart, diamonds, spades, clubs) down the right hand side and do kind of a Vegas type feel. Hynce my sentiment.

But, no matter what I tried nothing looked right. I tried stamping and adding glitter.....looked cheesy. I tried just stamping....didn't turn out right. Cutting out the symbols...nope. Stickers....the shades of red didn't match up. Plastic card symbol embellishments....didn't work. Card symbols in the center of flowers.....too busy looking. In the end I nixed the idea and left it as is. Don't get me wrong...I like how it turned out. But, sometimes when you have an idea in your head, it takes all day to realize it just wont work.

Here is a close up of my Samantha image.

In addition to the Sassy Studio Designs progressive relay, I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
The Squirrel and the Fox - Make it Sparkle
2 Sisters Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Add a Sentiment
Sentimental Sundays - Cute and Girly
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Any Artist
The Paper Makeup Stamps Blog - Anything Goes

Monday, June 25, 2012

Charlotte Sassy

They are having a "Sassy in the City Progressive Relay" at Sassy Studio Designs They gave use this sensationally sassy image "Charlotte" to get started. Here is the card I came up with using the image.

I decided to bling it up a little. It's hard to see in the pic, but her lips, shoes, center of the flowers, flourish and the sentiment are all sparkly.