Last Minute

Today I made a last minute birthday card.  I accidentally missed a fairly important birthday, but I figured better late than never!

It looks pretty simple, and that's because it is, but I really wanted to keep it easy to mail and use washi tape.  I don't tend to use washi tape as much as I want to (or that my collection implies I should be) so getting to play with it and being reminded of how much I enjoy it was nice.

Identifiable Elements:

• Washi tape- Create 365
• Bling - Jolee's Boutique
• Greeting - "Wacky Wishes" by Stampin' Up!
• Feathers - Architextures

Love It

Today's page was a very special one for me to make because I really love the photo I used.  It's an old one of my cousin and I on my grandpa's lap when we were little.

I really like how I was able to pattern mix my papers and incorporate some old textured paper I'd been holding onto since about 7 or 8 years ago.  

Sometimes it's difficult for me to figure out how to mix multiple textures, patterns, and materials together but I think this turned out pretty cohesive.

I accidentally deleted my file that told me all of the elements and where they came from so the list is really short.

Identifiable Elements:

• Small gold letters - Create 365

Feelin' Myself

Today's page was fun for me to look back on one of my many different hair colors I've had.  I took this right after I it dyed orange which complimented my St. Patrick's Day just a few days later.  I don't usually scrapbook just a selfie but I decided I'm going to start.  There's nothing wrong with showing yourself some extra love.

I really liked getting to play off the colors in the photos to pick a paper that I might not usually have gravitated towards.  The background paper is from the lot I got at an estate sale and while it's not my usual style I really like the way it works here.

I also got to use some stickers I had that were supposed to be spring/Easter but that I hadn't used in years.  I figured this was just as good of a time as any to break them out.

Identifiable Elements:

• Background paper - "Fun & Flirty" from the Fresh & Fabulous Collection by Flair Designs
• Glitter chipboard stickers - Horizon Group
• Light blue letters - Create 365

Scrapbooking Fever

 Lately I've been trying to go through my box of ticket stubs and other mementos to try and scrapbook them.  This is the playbill and ticket from when one of my dad's coworkers gave me tickets to a musical.  I used them to go on a first date and while the date wasn't all that exciting the musical sure was!

I tried to keep a fun disco-esque theme with the page since that was what the musical was focused around.  I also got to use a lot of sparkle and sequins which is right up my alley.

Identifiable Elements:

• Music notes - Jolee's Boutique

Cat Bath

 I love this picture of Big Kitty, because sitting by my baths is one of his favorite things to do.  The water is a funky color from a bath bomb I was using, not just bad pipes.

What makes this page unique is that all the papers and the buttons were actually things that I picked up from garage sales.  I bought about 7 lbs of scrapbooking papers for $10 and now I'm just working my way through them.

Something that you can't tell from the pictures of this page is the texture of the background paper.  It's actually fuzzy which made it seem that much more appropriate for framing a cat picture.

Identifiable Elements:

• Cat stamps - "You Little Furball" by Stampin' Up!

Christmas in July #1

I am super determined to get ALL of my Christmas cards done this year.  Last year I got most of them sent out in time but unfortunately not all of them and I feel really bad about that.  Hopefully starting this early with my annual Christmas in July undertaking will help me out.

I was pretty excited to make this card with a new stamp set from Tuesday Morning.  I thought the little snow globe was super cute and perfect for my friends who might not celebrate Christmas but who I want to wish a happy holiday season to anyways.

***I'm just now noticing a very distinct cat hair on the card in the photo...sorry***

I was also pretty stoked that I got to clear out some scrap papers and some scrap twine as well (though I still have a ton of this one in particular so I might rework this card to mass make a few and use it up).

I decided to use a silver marker and add in extra "snow" to the snow globe since I thought it was looking a bit sparse.  After I did so, I couldn't help myself and I added some to the rest of the card as well to jazz it up a bit.

Identifiable Elements:

• Stamps - Merry Days by Crate Paper
• Blue ink- "Night of Navy" by Stampin' Up!
• Silver marker- Metallic Marker by American Crafts

Just A Little Cutie

Let me start off by saying this little hedgehog is probably the cutest stamp I own.  I had him for quite awhile before I finally decided to actually use him and make this adorable little card.  I actually made this card a few weeks ago but forgot to share him so here we are.

Once again, as with most of my greeting card pursuits as of late, it was mostly an attempt for me to use up scraps and pieces that I've had cluttering my stash.  I will admit that the stash is beginning to feel endless, but I'm doing my best to clear some of it out.  

The colors turned out a little wonky on camera but nothing too crazy.  I'm proud of myself for trying more pattern mixing which is often out of my wheelhouse.  Overall, I'm pretty happy with how this project came out, especially considering how quickly it was thrown together.

I actually used this as one of the cards that I sent out to my friends last month when I was trying to cheer them up with little goodies in lock down.

Identifiable Elements:

• Washi Tape- Create 365
• Hedgehog- Warm & Cozy by Jen Hadfield Home + Made by American Crafts