Birthday Spinner Card

     Happy Black Friday everyone.  Whether you went shopping this morning, and are home now, or slept in…grab a cup of your favorite beverage and join me for some spinner inspiration today for the Paper Crafter Anonymous website.

      I started off with a spinner base and the chalk it up paper.  This came together in no time.  Some matching pink paper, washi and a stamped sentiment and it was done.

      The stamp set I used was Holiday Tags Occasions.  The circle fit perfectly layered in the spinner.  This set really is wonderful though.  It has five different sentiment tags and fifteen different sayings.  I used another one of the tags on my Christmas criss cross card seen here.

     I included a video of the spinner portion so you could see how adorable it is.

    Hope you’re inspired to sit and create something today.  Until next time…Keep Scrapping!

Close To My Heart Christmas Tag

     Hi everyone! Glad you’re joining me for my weekly Paper Crafters Anonymous post.  I know we haven’t hit Thanksgiving yet, but I’ve already started thinking about Christmas crafts…have you?
     I started with making some tags.  For our Christmas day packages I usually use pre-done tags since there’s so much activity, but I like to have a few handmade ones for things like neighbor gifts.  I try to make our neighbors homemade goodies, and a handmade tags make them look even more special.
   I used the October Stamp of the Month set…Home for the Holidays.  You can pair this set with the Art Philosophy cartridge and it would cut all the tags out for you in their shapes.  I went a different route though and cut the frame square so I could pop the polar bear up with dots to give him some dimension.  Add a matching backing for stability – some twine for attaching to your package and you’re done in a snap.
   One tip on this adorable polar bear though…use a light touch when you ink the stamp.  His details are so small that if I put to much pressure on the pad his scarf, and background, were just a colored blog.
   So tell me…what Christmas projects do you have planned?  Have you started them yet?  Until next time…Keep Scrapping!

Ladies’ Birthday Card

     Since I did a male birthday card for Paper Craft Anonymous last week, I thought this week I would share a birthday card for the ladies.  I pulled out a sketch from my pinterest stash to get me started.  The sketch is from Sweet & Sassy stamps and it called for me to use it right away.
     I pulled out one of Close To My Heart Brushed papers and got right to work.  I chose the black from the flower details for my matting to set the two papers apart.  A black ribbon, a few gems and I was good to go.  15 minutes from start to finish and I had a beautiful card.
    Do you use sketches for your cards as well as your scrapbooks?  I love how they spark my creativity.  Until next time…Keep Scrappin!

Happy Birthday – Boy Birthday Card

     Happy Friday everyone.  Thank you for joining me for another inspiration.  We had a 5th birthday to attend and I chose to make a card rather than by one.  I know making cards doesn’t always take ten minutes, but when cards have reached $4.99 to $8.99 I certainly try to fit making one in.

     This was the first time I tried to make my own background out of stamps.  I chose the tire tracks, and the yellow washi reminded me of yellow road lines.  The tracks also match the distressed shutter lines in the inspiration photo at the Pink Elephant challenge.

    A dump truck, some dirt and the birthday number and I was ready to go.  This card actually took only about 20 minutes to make, and I was really pleased with how it came it.  It was a big hit at the party too.

Until next time…Keep Scrappin’

Challenges:
Crafts Galore – Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant Challenge – Photo – the distressed shutter lines inspired my distressed tracks, and the single focus element inspired my single large dump truck focus

Fall College Trip Layout

     When I saw the double page sketch over at ScrapMuch? the beginning of the month I knew exactly what photos and paper I wanted to use with it. For whatever reason the sketch just screamed fall layout to me. The paper is from Close To My Heart’s Pathfinding collection from the Paper Crafter Anonymous website.
     The photos are from a recent trip my parents took our son on to visit my sister at college. I loved how the hints of aqua in the green paper matches my sisters shirt perfectly.   I think the photo on the second page of her holding M is my favorite….really shows how happy they are to see each other.

     The title is the initials of my sisters school (Lancaster Bible College) in an awesome green corrugated cardstock, and the tag I colored myself with an inkpad and blending tool.
     Since there was so much white space I used my Prima chalking edgers in a green that matches the paper.  This made the ivory a little less stark.  It doesn’t show well in the photos, but I love the look in my book.
     Hope I’ve inspired you today, and would love to have you as a follower.  Until next time…Keep Scrapping!

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