Fast Card Friday

Today's Fast Card Friday truly was fast.  I used all pre-made pieces and was able to slap it together quite quickly!  I thought this would be a good card to use as more of my friends are taking major steps in their lives with getting new jobs or buying their first houses.

The other great thing about this card was that I was able to use up the last of a rhinestone sheet and the last of these pink flowers which means my goal of clearing my stash is even closer to being completed!

Because of this goal I unfortunately can only identify one piece of this card but at least it's one of the important bits!

Identifiable Elements

• Pink flowers- Paper Shapes in Gerbera Cotton Candy by Bazzill Basics Paper

Hoarder's Hump Day

Today's hump day was definitely needed.  I'm still trying desperately to get my craft room organized and part of my biggest problem is the sheer volume of stuff I have to find space for so I figured the best way to solve that problem would be to just use it all, right?!

I have a TON of journal note cards which I honestly know I will never use for their intended purpose so I took some and punched all of these pretty flowers out of them.

I also got to use more of the transparent paper that I used for a SOS challenge last month and I only have a little left so thankfully that'll be gone soon too.  Since this is a true Hoarder's Hump Day I unfortunately can't name many of the bits that I used for this page.

Identifiable Elements:

• Background paper- American Crafts
• Transparent paper- "Raven Dots" by Bazzill Basics Paper

Hoarder's Hump Day

Although I'm not a huge fan of the page today, it feels really good to get rid of some things that I've been holding onto for way too long.

For this page I was able to use some of the red letters that I was running low on and have had for years, as well as the die cut flags from some old Stampin' Up! kits.  I like the design I came up with but I feel like it still might need some sprucing at some point down the road.

All things considered I think this page served it's purpose and I couldn't as for much more than that. 

Identifiable Elements:

• Background paper- Kraft Classics paper pad by SEI

Unique as a Unicorn

As much as I love this unicorn I'd been hoarding I just had no idea when I'd ever use him.  Luckily I found the perfect opportunity today and he finally is getting the recognition he deserves!

This lovely photo was taken of me as a child after a fall rain and the raincoat I was wearing gave me all the inspiration for this page.  It also made me think that I might want to start wearing more pink now (maybe, I'm still not sold on the idea).

Matching my photos to my pages is one of my favorite parts of scrapbooking.

Surprisingly, I actually can identify a lot of the elements on this page, despite the fact that it was yet another effort to purge my collection.  That in and of itself is quite the achievement!

Identifiable Bits:

• Textured paper rectangles- Two Scoops Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper
• Background paper- "Today" from the Recorded collection by Webster's Pages
• Wood paper- Wild Card collection by BoBunny
• Yellow letters- Summer Fresh by Simple Stories
• Pink rhinestones- Adhesive gems by imaginisce

Perfect Paper, More Perfect Photo

This page was difficult to photograph because of the absolutely beautiful paper that I used for the background.  You can almost see that it has a glossy emboss and is slightly iridescent in way where it can be either white or light pink depending on how the light catches it.  I thought it would be perfect for this photograph because it is one of my favorites of my grandparents and I from when I was little and it matches perfectly.

I tried to use the tan paper to make sure that the photo really stood out and used minimal embellishments for the same reason.  The only thing I'm considering adding is to this is the year it was taken in if my mom remembers since there wasn't any date on the back.

Unfortunately, I don't know who makes the paper since I got it from a massive clearance pile awhile back but I've listed below the parts that I do know.

Identifiable Elements:

• Beige enamel tear drop shapes- Enamel Shapes by We R Memory Keepers
• Light blue framed stickers- Watering Can Label Stickers by October Afternoon
• Embossed flower stickers- by Vintage Blue
• Textured tan cardstock- "Neutrals" collection 8x8" by DCWV
•  Letters- Marquise Pearl Letter Stickers by Thickers

Too Many Kit Pieces

I like getting Paper Pumpkin kits mostly so that I can use the pieces in them for other projects than the ones they were intended for.  That being said though, as I'm preparing to move out of my apartment, I'm realizing how many kits I never even opened while school took over my life.  With that in mind I've decided to try and use as many of them and as much scrap paper as I can to help pair down my stash before I'm out of here.  I made a really quick birthday card to start off the marathon.

Quick Time

I found a card in my crafting room that I for some reason had stuck a sticker that said "Happy Birthday".  I have no idea what my original intentions were for this card, but I went ahead and completed it anyways.  I made it so ridiculously simple that it only took me about 10 minutes to assemble.  It's nice to know that if I ever need to quickly make a birthday card, I can.  I'm prepared for my inevitable future procrastination of birthday card making.

New Glitter and Old Stash

I was awoken early this morning by my cat who is apparently still not used to being back at the apartment and unfortunately I could not get back to sleep.  Since I was up against my will I decided to make the best of it this morning and alternate cleaning and working on cards.  I managed to make these two cards out of scraps from kits and just my stash in general.  I noticed a bit ago that I didn't have many birthday cards on hand which explains my birthday kick. I also got to play with some glitter for the cherries card that was discovered when cleaning the "craft cabinet" back home.