Jinger Adams - Design Team Application - Heartfelt Wishes

Hello Friends!  Today I want to share with you a card that I made for my application for the newest Design Team around ... Jinger Adams!  You may remember Jinger as the spokesperson for the Cricut a while back, but now she has some great things in the works, including her own line of paper crafting products. 

Before I share my card with you, I have to say ... the DT call asked us to create a new project that shows our style, or they type of projects that they could expect from us if we made the team.  That is hard for me because my styles are as varied as the products available out there today!  I try to make each project unique, but using the elements in the papers and embellishments to highlight those products to their best advantage.  I would say my personal favorite style is a blend of shabby/vintage/retro, but as you will see with this card, I also love classy and elegant.

Oh, and I'm not just a card maker!  Making cards was my first love, but I also do altered items, and my newest love ... mini albums!  In the last month or so, I have made at least six to eight mini albums, and I am really loving them!  And no two are alike ... as I said above, when you use the products to their best advantage, you will come up with unique and special finished projects.

Okay, enough of my soap box ... here is the card that I made for my application ...

Supplies:

• Base card stock - Michael's Value Cards and Envelopes
• Patterned paper - We R Memory Keepers 'Cotton Tails' collection - Thicket
• Sentiment Sticker - SRM Stickers
• Seam Binding - Miss Myrtle's Sundries
• Flower - Prima

Tools:

• Martha Stewart / EK Success Paper Trimmer
• Martha Stewart / EK Success Scoring Board
• Scissors, ruler, craft knife

I am so in love with this paper collection by We R Memory Keepers!  The colors are so springy and light, and this damask print is just picture perfect for many different types of projects!

Jinger, if you read this blog post, please scroll through the rest of my blog so  you can see more about my styles and my love for paper crafting!  Thank you for this opportunity!  Blessings, Becky

Friendship's Garden Challenge Blog ... Challenge 11 ... Happy St. Pats Day!

Can you believe that March is already here???  I know!  Me either!!!  But it is, and that means spring is very close, the March winds are blowing briskly today, and Daylight Savings Time starts this weekend.  It also means a lot of people will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day, and that is our challenge for this week ... make a card with a St. Patrick's Day theme and it must have the color green on the card.  And here is my card for the challenge ...

It's such a simple card, but also very cute!  Here are all the details ...

Supplies:

• Base card stock (brown) and cream cardstock - The Paper Studio
• Image - Flickr find
• Sentiment - SRM Stickers
• Brown ink - Quick Quotes 'Mocha Mama'
• Stickles 'platinum'
• Ribbon - an estate sale find

Tools:

• Martha Stewart / EK Success paper trimmer
• Martha Stewart / EK Success scoring board
• Cuttlebug and 'Textile' embossing folder
• Scissors, craft knife and ruler

 And that's it!  Sometimes simpler is best, and this card came together in a breeze!  Blessings friends!  Becky

Prima 'Sun Kiss' Mini Album

When the pre-CHA sneak peeks were being shared by manufacturers, one of the first lines that I knew I wanted to work with was 'Sun Kiss' by Prima Marketing.  The blues, yellows and greens are just beautiful, and it's such a springy/summery line!  So, I ordered the 6 x 6 pad and a pack of the matching flowers from The Hens' Den.  Then I got busy going through my stash looking for things I could use in a mini album. 

I found a LOT of silk sunflowers in my silk flowers stash ... I've had them for YEARS, and I know this because they are leftovers from when I did flowers for a friend's wedding and we used sunflowers. 

Then I cut out pages for the album and punched them with my new Cinch, and packed it all up and took it to my LSS on Saturday for a day of crafting madness!  And I bought a few more embellishments for the album there!  And here is what I ended up with ...

Front Cover

Page One

Page Two

Page Three

Page Four

Page Five

Page Six

Page Seven

Page Eight

Page Nine

Page Ten

Outside Back Cover

Isn't it beautiful!!!  Here is a breakdown of all the details ...


Supplies:

• Kraft Cardstock - The Paper Studio
• Chipboard for covers - my stash (came in orders with 12 x 12 paper)
• Designer papers - Prima Marketing 'Sun Kiss' Collection
• Silk sunflowers - my stash
• Vintage lace - my stash (estate sale find)
• Gems and jewels - Prima Marketing
• Patterned flowers - Prima Marketing 'Sun Kiss' Collection
• Yellow Tulle Trim - Maya Road
• Corrugated Dress Form and Canvas Heart - Basically Bare
• Stickles 'Platinum' - Ranger Industries
• Chipboard Frames - Tattered Angels
• Brown Ink - Quick Quotes 'Mocha Mama' Chalk Ink
• Yellow and Green Inks - Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads 'Mustard Seed' and 'Shabby Shutters'
• 'Our Story' Tag - K & Company
• Corrugated button - Jillibean Soup
• Brown Twine - Maya Road
• White Chipboard Tag - Heartfelt Creations
• Stamps - Anna Griffin
• Mustard card stock - Core'dinations
• White lace - my stash
• Glitters - my stash
• Black Chipboard - Bo Bunny
• Large Photo Corner - Pink Paislee 'Artisan Elements' Circles
• Mist - Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist 'Iridescent Gold'
• Bingo Card - Jenni Bowlin

Adhesives:

• Glue Glider Pro and Perma Tac refill -  Glue Arts
• Gluedles - Glue Arts
• 3 in 1 Advanced Craft Glue - Beacon
• Gloss Adhesive - Anna Griffin Clear Glass Finish
• White Glue - Plaid 'Sealed All Over' Paper Adhesive
• Foam Squares - Recollections

Tools Used:

• The Cinch and 1" Spiral Binding Wire 'Bark'
• Martha Stewart / EK Success Paper Trimmer
• Carl PRT-100 Rotary Trimmer
• Scissors, ruler, craft knife
• Cuttlebug and 'Swiss Dots' embossing folder

As info, I made the album 3" x 6" so that I could cut the 6" x 6" sheets of paper in half, to get more from the pack.

Thank you so much for visiting today, and I hope you will come back soon!  I will be back tomorrow with a card for the Friendship's Garden Challenge 11, so look for that one!  Blessings, Becky

October Afternoon - Sasparilla - A Mini To Love!

Hi Folks!  You know I've always been a card maker, and I still am ... I guess I'll always love making cards, but lately I've got a new addiction / obsession!  Mini Albums!  So much so that I talked my hubby into letting me get a new toy for an early birthday present ... The Cinch!