Be Original

OK, so if I have to explain a card, I suppose I didn't quite get my point across, right?  LOL  My friend gave me a challenge to use the {ugly} red silk daisy she had. It had a yellow fuzzy center and yeah, it was pretty hideous. I happened to have the daisy patterned paper, and I thought, Oh I know what to do! I started with a red cardstock base, layered with the daisy patterned paper.  I took the ugly daisy apart, adjusted the petals, and put it back together with a cool blue polka dotted brad. I layered the red daisy to a pale yellow cardstock, centered it on the card, and Stickled the black "eyelashes" and edges of the daisy petals. I put the "Be Original" rub-on onto pale yellow cardstock, tore the edges, and matted it with red cardstock. Finally I added the blue metal dots to the corners, to pick up on the blue in the center of the daisy.  OK, now look at the background paper...all the same white daisies, with yellow polka dotted centers....Now look at the one, unique red daisy with a blue polka dotted center....Get it???  Be Original!  Oh well, it gets lost on some.  What can I do?  LOL

Miles of Smiles,

Vintage Butterfly

Another vintagey card I made using a sage green card base, soft floral patterned paper, pink cardstock, brown polka dot sheer ribbon, silk flowers, and paper flower petals. I added the chipboard butterfly with pearls, and pearl in the flower centers. I attached the smile clip to the ribbon and the paper. Finally a dotted rub-on to the edge.

Miles of Smiles,

Sweet Popsicle

This was a quick and fun card I made recently. I used a bright blue cardstock for the base, layered with a light blue cardstock and ice cream treats patterned paper. The edges are inked in brown. I attached a light blue rectangle, then a chocolate brown satin ribbon. On top of the ribbon, I attached a chipboard popsicle with foam dots, and chipboard letters to spell "sweet". Some of the letters are thicker creating more depth.

Miles of Smiles,

Birthday Roses

I made this card for someone very special. It is a birthday card created from sage green cardstock base, baby blue border punched cardstock, and vintage French script patterned paper.  I half-matted the image in baby blue on the left, and sage green on the right. I added Stickles to the roses in the image. I attached a metal plate that reads "Celebrate". I layered several paper leaves and flowers, bending them for added dimension, and finally pearl flowers for the centers, with Stickles along the edge of the flower petals. I think it turned out very soft and sweet.

Miles of Smiles,

Shoegether Forever

I had this image that I wanted to color, but this girl has sass, so I couldn't just make a cutesie card. I used orange and teal cardstock with a layer of pink patterned shoe paper. I used a few chipboard pieces, brown flowers with giant rhinestone centers, polka dotted ribbon, and I hand wrote "Shoegether forever" on the chipboard tag. Cuz you can't separate a girl from her shoes!!! Can't you just see this gal shaking her head, saying, "Oh no you DIDint"?  LOL

 Miles of Smiles,

Challenge Winner

Back in February, a friend won a trip at CHA for a scrapbook get away in South Carolina. She got to bring many friends, and I was lucky enough to be one of them! We drove up on a Thursday night and left Monday morning. It was a 9 hour drive!! But it was worth it because we all had a blast! When we got to the store where we could set up to crop, there was a baggie with several different paper crafting items. The challenge was to use everything in the baggie to create a project. We were allowed to make any type of project (layout, card etc...) but we had to use EVERYTHING in the baggie. We were also allowed to add items from our own stash. Soooo....I found this adorable bare frame at the store on clearance for like $1.29 and that is what I chose to use as the base of my project.  I added the vintage image, the script paper, love stamp, and gold crown to the items already included in the baggie.  I could still put a photo into the frame if I want, because I placed the vintage image beneath the acetate. The store keepers were the judges, and hooray! I was chosen as the winner!  We had such a great time, and I'm so glad we got to go.

 Miles of Smiles,

BBTB2 Challenge: Mother's Day

This week's Bitten By The Bug2 Challenge was to use a phrase from the Mother's Day cartridge, or any phrase associated with Mother's Day.  I used the phrase from the Wild Card cartridge.  I cut the card base from Straight From the Nest from black cardstock and a blue dot cardstock for the layer. I embossed the blue layer with a paisley embossing folder, inking the edges in brown. I added the journal tag, the shopping lady, a felt bird, flowers and the sentiment cut from pink cardstock. I created a rose from pink chain-knitted (?) yarn, added a Prima rhinestone flower center and layered it over a black flower.  I added rhinestones to the black flowers, and the lady's crown and waist, with pearls on her blouse. Finally I dotted silver Stickles to each scallop of the card and to a small edge of the journal tag.  Go see all fabulous creations from the other designin' gals at BBTB2! 

Miles of Smiles,

 

BBTB2 Challenge: Disney

Oooops! This was supposed to post this morning...oh well... 
Hello again!  Welcome to another week of Bitten By the Bug2 Challenges.  This week our mission was to use a Disney cut.  I don't have any Disney cartridges except Pooh Font so I picked the cute little baby Eeyore.  I cut him out and inked the edges.  I attached him to a plastic container (this particular one is from potato salad from the deli!)  I punched a hole in each side to attach a ribbon handle.  I attached printed tape (Anna Griffin) around the rim, and half circles cut from glitter cardstock around the bottom edge. Then I filled the container with paper Easter grass topped with bite sized candies. Fresh, cute and fun!  Go see what the other designers created at BBTB2!

Miles of Smiles,

Shark bait! Hoo-ha-ha!

Here I am recently at Epcot near the Nemo ride, which I love.  I am sitting near the Gill character.  Shark bait!  Hoo-ha-ha!  Epcot is my favorite of the theme parks.  It is so stinkin' romantic at night.  This pic was taken at right about twilight. The sun goes down, the street lamps light up, and the Eiffel Tower is off in the distance.  Ahh...so serene.  Can't wait to go again next week when my MIL comes to visit.

Miles of Smiles,

BBTB2 Host This Week

Hi all!  As the host of the Bitten By the Bug2 challenge this week, I chose the cute dachshund cut from the Paisley cartridge. I thought I would create a scrapbook page using photos of my sweet little doxie, Spooky.  My Spooky boy is such a cuddler.  I took the photos when I got my new smartphone a few months ago.  I really liked the soft lighting all around him.  As a miniature doxie, he is like a perpetual puppy to us.  I cut out the dachshunds from a tan cardstock with a black top layer.  Afterall, my doxie is black and tan!  I tied some twine around each of their necks.  I embossed an aqua paper to back the photo on the right, with strips of crinkled bone paper behind it.  Each of the pics has a file folder label attached to the top, and dog phrases attached to the bottom. He's such a good puppy!  Go check out the other designers creations at BBTB2, as always they are amazing!

Miles of Smiles,

BBTB2 Challenge: Chicks

Check out the cute chick cards on BBTB2 for this week's challenge.  So stinkin' adorable!  My design for this challenge starts with a pink base card, & birdcage background paper (both Heidi Grace). I cut the chicks from Straight from the Nest, leaving a border around the larger chick. I rolled a strip of crepe paper for the chicks to perch on, and folding the legs of the smaller chick.  I added silver curling ribbon stapled together for their tuft of hair.  I created rolled crepe paper roses, glittered the tops, backed with fabric leaves.  Finally I added metal love heart, buttons on the chicks, and some glitter spots.

Miles of Smiles,

Valentines

Here are the Valentine's I made for the girls. We exchanged them at the crop we went to on Valentine's Day weekend.  We also made "mailboxes" and had a little contest. I won the mailbox contest, hehe.  I'll have to post a pic of my winning design. LOL We had a good time that weekend, but of course, I always have fun with those girls! Mwwwah!

Miles of Smiles,