May Flowers

I don't know about where you are but I thought the saying was APRIL SHOWERS...bring May Flowers!  it hasn't stopped raining.  Then one day it is super gorgeous and I have the central air on and next time I have the heat on!  Not sure what is going on with Mother Nature but she needs to make up her mind!!! LOL

Over at the Sisterhood of Crafters we have a new challenge for you all.  The challenge is to create a project with flowers on it (has to have at least one flower).  I pulled out my PaperTrey Ink stamps which I haven't used in ages.  

For this card I grabbed an extra die cut from PT's Mat Stack dies.  I stamped the huge bunch of flowers from their Jar Fillers set so it will just show up in the corner and highlighted it with my Copics.

 This one was made with an extra SVG cut that was to big.  I cut off the top and bottom to fit on the card and I simply created this card with whatever I could reach on my craft desk.  The flower is a sticker from Basic Grey and the background stamp is ALL MESHED up from Shabby Chic Stamps.  Sentiment is from PaperTrey Ink.

That's What Friends Are For Blog Hop

I'm back in the Orchard!! For the day that is :(  

Welcome to the Peachy Keen DT Alumni Blog hop.  If you came here from the ever so talented Joanna's blog then you are right on track.  If not, you can click HERE  to start from the beginning.  Every time I get a PKS package and open the stamps I get hit with that wonderful smell of Polymer that transports me back to my trip to WI and Peachy Keen Headquarters.  It is amazing how you can become so close to someone you only know over the internet.  I miss all my PKS family, I really do.  They are just an incredible bunch of ladies.  

We are all coming out of retirement to put together a super fun blog hop for everyone.  And of course a blog hop wouldn't be complete without prizes.  Now you want to make sure that you leave a comment on every page because 3 designers will be giving away some awesome prizes.  We don't even know which three designers will be giving them away.  We won't know until the morning of the announcement!!  All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on my blog as well as the PKS blog.  In order to win, you must have comments on both blogs.  What are the prizes you ask?? Kathy is generously giving away three gift certificates.  One in the amount of $50, one for $30 and one for $20.  How awesome is that??? Do you have any idea how much Peachy goodies you can get for that!!

For my first project I combined two newly released stamp sets.  The moment I opened the package and saw GRANDPA'S PAJAMAS I thought "WOW that would be a gorgeous envelope liner" so I took that and rolled with it.  I paired it up with the April stamp of the month set. OMG if you haven't checked that set out you don't know what you are missing.  There are so many possibilities with this set, I just adore it.  I used a SVG file from the Silhouette online store to complete this card.  I am extremely far behind in sending something out to "someone" so I made this card with her in mind.  I popped up the face with some foam tape for a bit of dimension and distressed the edges with TH Vintage Photo.

I made this card with another friend in mind who I think will really laugh at the sentiments on this card because it really fits me!  I used the March Stamp of the month set  for this one. The sky is actually several shade of light blue but it is really hard to tell from this photo.  I can't wait to play with the rest of the set!

Okay I hope you enjoyed your stay here, now hop on over to the fabulously talented Samantha's blog.  And remember don't forget to leave a comment here as well as the PKS blog in order to be eligible to win the prizes.  You have until Midnight tonight to leave the comments ...don't miss out!

BLOG HOP ORDER:

Peachy Keen Stamps Blog http://www.peachykeenstamps.blogspot.com/
Emma Aguilar http://www.creativetimeforme.com/
Joanna Bandelin http://scrap-making.blogspot.com/ 
Lisa Buttafuoco http://www.our2angelsinheaven.blogspot.com/ - **YOU ARE HERE**
Samantha Casey http://samanthacasey.blogspot.com/
Nikki Foraker http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Heidi Giebel http://gotscraps.blogspot.com/
Vivienne Holden http://craftinghaven.blogspot.com/
Kathy J. http://www.peachykeenstamps-kathy.blogspot.com/
Ruthie Nixon http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/
Erin Lee Shriner http://www.erinleecreative.com/
Janice Wilson http://www.stampingwithjanice.blogspot.com/
Lorie Souther http://thethinkinspot.blogspot.com/
Peachy Keen Stamps http://www.peachykeenstamps.blogspot.com/

Happy Father's Day

I made this great male card for my hubby for Father's Day from my twin girls.  I sometime's have a hard time making a male themed card but this one was super easy.  I wanted to keep the sentiment as the main image so I simply ran a silver/metallic piece of card stock thru my Cuttlebug and distressed it with several shades and types of ink.  Then I stamped a sentiment which I just adore from my FATHER'S DAY stamp set from Shabby Chic Stamps.  Which by the way is still having their stamps 50% off.  Supplies are limited and some are already sold out so you may want to take a gander on over to the store and check it out.

Here is another Enabler alert...... SVG ATTIC is having a sale this week (until May 5th) and all of their files are 30% off.  They have some really cool and fabulous sets.  They are just adorable!  You can see some of the files showcased here on my blog.

Recipe gift box

I was so happy when I got my Cameo that I could finally do a Recipe box from SVG ATTIC's Kiss the Cook set.  I did one before but it was smaller.  It is super easy to assemble and what is even better I completed the look with the RECIPE CARD stamp set from Shabby Chic Stamps.  This makes a great gift for someone you know who likes to bake or is getting married.  You can fill it with some of your favorite recipes.  The papers I used are from Basic Grey.

2 Posts in one!

Even though I live in the country (well sort of) I do not have a farm/country decor in my house.  Actually I don't have any decor in my house.  But when I saw the new release from Jessica over at SVG Attic I just knew I had to have it.  I fell in love with that darn pig and cow..Love at first sight!!  They are just to darn cute.  My first idea was to take the pig and make a piggy bank out of an old jar.  Then I was going to make a bank for me to put spare change in and use that money for my craft supplies.  I found these fabulous jars that I must of bought at Walmart awhile ago in my stash.  They are very large cracker jars with a flat front so I thought they would work perfect for me.  I only found one at first so I started on my piggy.  He was just to cute he needed a friend so I went back into my hoarding room I mean my craft closed and realized I had another jar.  The papers I used are from October Afternoon's Farm Fresh collection.  These were going to be for my girls since my one daughter Mia goes crazy over animals.  She literally sleeps with a bucket of them every night.  But I just love them to bits that I can't bare to part with them yet.  So I have them on my craft desk and every time I look at them they just make me smile.  It was really hard to get a good picture of them for some reason.  They really are super cute in person.

 Meet Betsy and Wilbur!

Today is also my day to share with you some of my projects I made with my newly released stamps from Shabby Chic Stamps.  This week all of the stamps are 50% off  but they are going fast.  Get them while you can.

I made this one with the Father's Day set.  I added a die cut that I had in my stash from K& Co.  I also trimmed around the edges with my Sakura Gel pen.

I made this card with the Build a Bouquet set as well as the Greetings set.

Shake Shake Shake, Shake your bootie!

Sorry that I totally dropped the ball on this one.  I thought that this post was up and going.  Our new challenge at the Sisterhood of Crafters is to make a Shaker card.  I honestly thought I was going to skip this one since I never made a shaker card.  But then I thought Hey it's called a challenge right?? SO I tried it and you know what????? I'm addicted!!! They are so fun!!!  I was working on a third one but I wasn't crazy how it turned out  plus I ran out of time.  Have no fear Shakers are near...in the near future that is.  I had to much fun with them.  I will say if it is your first time be careful of the frame that you use.  My first one (Mother's Day) the Nestie I used  produced a really thin frame and it was super hard to get the foam tape underneath.  I followed the tutorial that I found on Splitcoast stampers and you can find that by clicking HERE.

This was my very first try at making a shaker card.  For the acetate/window part I used one of the many sticker/embellishment backs that I have saved over the years.  The stamps are from Shabby Chic Stamps whom by the way is having all of her stamps 50% off this week.  I used the sentiment from the Mother's Day set and the flower from the Build a Bouquet set.

Next I did a Tri-Fold card but changed the Nesties I used to make the frame to a rectangle shape and used a birthday theme.  The stamps are from Shabby Chic's Build a Cake set and their Greetings set.

I hope you challenge yourself and play along.  They are really a lot of fun to make and easier than you think. We have a wonderful sponsor for this challenge so stop on by and check it out.

A Shabbetastic sale!

I wanted to pop in here and let you know that Shabby Chic Stamps is having a huge sale today.  Everything is 50% off (except the favor boxes).  First time they had a sale this large so you may want to stop on in and stock up.