Coloring Time

 I know it's been awhile since I've been able to post on this blog and I completely missed the rest of my Crazy Love series.  I made the bad decisions to take too many online classes, but now that I've let two of them go (by choice...there are some professors that just aren't cut out for online learning) I've finally had time to get back to creating.  I purchased some new markers to try out and I made this little card.

I don't really care for the way they look (particularly in the balloon).  They remind me a bit too much of Crayola and kindergarten mishaps.  I still like the card although my phone's camera really had trouble accurately picking up the pink.  It looks way more neon than what it really is.  

The stamp set is adorable, however, and I want to experiment with it further.  Wish me luck!

Identifiable Elements:

• Felt Buttons - BlumenthalLansing Company
• Stamp set - "Norbert's Birthday Party" by Becky Moore by PHOTOPLAY

Crazy Love #1

We're kicking off this year's Crazy Love event with a pretty funky Valentine's Day card!  Last year I accidentally missed one day of this series so hopefully I keep on track this time around.  

I'm always looking for ways to use non-traditional colors for my holiday cards and when I was looking at my stash for inspiration the yellow heart gems I've had for years really jumped out at me.  I paired them with some scrap paper I'd had saved for quite awhile as well and this lovely card was born. 

Identifiable Elements:

• Ink- So Saffron by Stampin’ Up!
• Sentiment- “Wacky Wishes” by Stampin’ Up!

*IT'S NOT A REAL MUG SHOT - PROMISE*

Today's page was mostly inspired by my desire to get this exceptionally large photo off of my desk.  The photo is from a stage makeup class where my professor took photos of our "neutral" faces so that we could use tracing paper to plan out makeup designs for the class.  While I found this photo very helpful at the time I can't help but think it is also what I would look like should I ever decide to take a more nefarious path in life.

I got to use more buttons from the stash I purchased at an estate sale last year as well as these arrow paperclips I'd been holding on to.  It's a super simple page since the photo really is huge.  I really like how it turned out and I'm glad it's now in an album hidden from my everyday line of sight.

Identifiable Elements:

• Arrow paper clips - Freckled Fawn
• Letters - Sticko

Thank You January

 The start to the New Year has been a chaotic one for me as I just started a new job in a tax office for the tax season, but I still managed to make this lovely thank you card.  I didn't realize how low my stash of them was until I needed some and I now only have one thank you card left in my arsenal.  January might be my month of churning out thank you cards for the peace of mind.

I was able to use a lot of scraps from my scrap bin for this card as well as some ribbon I picked up from a scrap bin at my local craft store.  I used more buttons from the large lot I bought at an estate sale and I think they really helped pull this franken-card together.

Identifiable Elements:

• Sentiment - "Something to Say" by Stampin' Up!

Fast Card Friday

I was doing more digging into the pile of bits and pieces on my work desk and decided to throw together this neat little birthday card.  I purged a bunch of these card things that I had not too long ago, but I kept this kite one with a few others because I thought they were cute and actually useful.

I spiced it up a little with some washi tape and dimensional flowers, but I think the washi tape could be on its last leg.  It didn't really want to stay down, as evidenced by this photo.  I'm probably going to tack it down with some clear glue before I send it off to anyone.

Identifiable Elements:

• Flowers - Little Birdie
• Washi tape - Bella's BLVD

Wrap It Up #6

Yet another high school page that I never got around to finishing.  This was the first page I've tried to fix that I actually didn't like what I tried to do originally.  I mostly didn't like how the color scheme seemingly had nothing to do with the subject of the photos or the photos themselves.

I ended up adding in some blue striped paper mostly to make it feel more like EIU and to match the colors in the photos better.  I and removed the flower buttons because they felt so out of place no matter how I much I tried to spruce up the page.  I covered up the marks they left with the bling that I thought was more appropriate for the page.

I'm surprised I was able to salvage this page as much as I was.  I usually have pretty good instincts in designing pages but clearly not always.

Identifiable Elements:

• White bling - Jolee's Boutique
• Letters - Sticko
• Blue stripe paper - SEI

28 Days...

The countdown to my favorite Holiday continues with this cute little card.  It's not as spooky as some of my other efforts, but it's perfect for some of my more wholesome friends.

You may notice the large amount of buttons and that is because, as is becoming a theme on this blog, I am STILL getting through the button stash.  At least this card really put a bit more of a dent in the situation than others.  I also used a bunch of scrap paper and helped clear up a bit of that bin as well.

Identifiable Elements:

• Greeting - "Wacky Wishes" by Stampin' Up!