Lavender XOXO

Lavender caught my eye, so I searched for it throughout my online world.

This is what I found. May you enjoy it as much as I did.

Source, Clockwise: Lavender Mango Granola; Marionberry Lavender Scones;

Millet Porridge with Lavender; Lemon Lavender Pancakes

Lavender XOXO, Etsy Treasury, Curated by Corrinne Quinn

Source, Clockwise: Bathroom; Paint Samples; Living Room; Kitchen; Bedroom

Lavender Home Decor by Pin & Tack

Are you delighted with all of this lovely lavender? If so, share it in the comments.

And if you have your own lavender "thing," share that, too :)

With blessings & joy, yours truly . . . Corrinne Quinn

Bloom

It's Tuesday. Have you bloomed today?

Photo is a sweet, little bloom from my garden.

The layout is a reminder to bloom daily 'cause it's pretty to do so :)

With blessings & joy, yours truly . . . Corrinne Quinn

Welcome, Spring!

It's almost here - Spring! Pin & Tack welcomes it with new color combinations.

These fun colors are bursting with colors that this season always brings with it.

Blueberry & Lavender Distressed Mini Clothes Pins

Cherry & Tangerine Distressed Mini Clothes Pins

Avocado & Tea Rose Distressed Mini Clothes Pins

There are lots of other colors to choose from at Pin & Tack.

However, if you don't see what combination you want, you simply have to ask.

I always enjoy doing special colors to suit your particular taste (or need.)

Send me an email at pinandtack@gmail.com or you can contact me through the shop.

Tuesday Alchemy Challenge #38: Dark, Gothic &/Or Spooky

Happy, happy Halloween! I know it's a day early, but it's a new challenge at Tuesday Alchemy and my creation explains it all . . .

Once again, we are lucky to have two wonderful sponsors offer lucky crafters a prize from their shops:

Floppy Latte

~ and ~

LovesRubberstamps

I invite you to share a little (or lot) of spookiness and fun with us!

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

2 Sisters: #115 - Halloween
Anything Goes: #79 - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion: #134 - Photo
Cupcake Inspirations: #184 - Halloween (See Photo)
LEJ Designs: #27 - Anything Goes
My Time To Craft: #194 - Halloween
One Stop Craft: #202 - Halloween
Top Tip Tuesday: #88 - Halloween

Hi, I'm Batty

{ Click For SYCN! ANYTHING GOES Challenge }

Oh, my goodness . . enough already! I am still working through my Halloween supplies. It's taking longer than expected. It seems that the more I use, the more I have! What?!

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

4 Crafty Chicks: #113 - Halloween
Art Impressions: #86 - Scary Texture
Charisma Cardz: #42 - Don't Be Square
Crafts 4 Eternity: #95 - Ghouls, Ghosts & Goblins
Creative Belli: #155 - Halloween
Cute Card Thursday: #290 - Something Scary
Fab N Funky: #144 - Animals

LEJ Designs: #26 - Trick Or Treat
My Mum's Craft Room: #81 - So Spooky
Tuesday Throwdown: #121 - Halloween

Boo From The Hoo

Another edition to my goal of using up my Halloween supplies.
Yes, it is almost over. Hopefully.
Keep your fingers crossed - ha!

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

Creative Belli: #155 - Halloween
Everybody-Art: #210 - Purple Or Orange
Fab N Funky: #144 - Animals

Make It Monday: #112 - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Room: #81 - So Spooky
Oldie But A Goodie: Purple, Black & Stripes
Paper Playtime: #86 - Booville
Penny's Paper Crafty: #99 - Ribbon &/Or Buttons
Top Tip Tuesday: #81 - Things With Wings
Tuesday Throwdown: #121 - Halloween

{PIN}spirational Challenge #30: Photo - Autumn Or Halloween?

Use the unexpected! Anything can be an embellishment as long as you keep your options open and your mind creative. The skulls are actually cheap plastic rings. I cut the band off and what do I have? Spooktastic details :)

At {PIN}spirational Challenge, we are challenging you to share your creativity with a little inspiration from a photo found on Pinterest.
You can see the photo below.

Our sponsor this week is the fantastically fun CardMadFairy, so why not stop by with your project for a chance to win?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

Card Crafter's Circle: #45 - Halloween
Everybody-Art: #210 - Purple Or Orange
Fat Pages & Cards w/Attitude: #25 - Halloween
Fussy & Fancy: #14 - Anything Goes
LEJ Designs: #26 - Trick Or Treat
Paper Pretties: PWC228 - Sentiment As Focus
Papertake Weekly: Fright Night
Simon Says Stamp: Eerie Inspiration
Tuesday Throwdown: #121 - Halloween
Use It Tuesday: #42 - Orange

Eek!

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

2 Sisters: #114 - Cute & Creepy

365 Cards: Day 234 - Letter Of The Day "B"

Anything Goes: #78 - Make Your Own

ATCs & Cards w/Attitude: #25 - Halloween

Cutie Pie: #29 - Halloween

Forever Friends: #47 - Halloween/Autumn

Paper Playtime: #86 - Booville

Papertake Weekly: Fright Night

Shopping Our Stash: #73 - Trick Or Treat

Simon Says Stamp: Eerie Inspiration

Top Tip Tuesday: #81 - Things With Wings

Use Your Stuff: #56 - 3 Brads

Scaring Up Some Fun

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

365 Cards: Day 231 - You Raise Me Up
All Sorts: #176 - Too Cute To Spook
Aud Sentinments: #65 - Halloween
Broken Box Stock: #11 - Halloween
Cards For Men: #21 - Orange & Black
Cutie Pie: #29 - Halloween
Forever Friends: #47 - Halloween/Autumn
Hooked On Craft: #25 - Halloween
My Sheri Crafts: #96 - Halloween

Sassy Studio Designs: #147 - Halloween
So Artful: Harvest Moon Or Colors

To: ? From: ?

For this card, I decided to make it look like a wrapped present - complete with tag. I had accidentally got a little smudge of purple ink on the bow, so I smeared the ink about the rest of the ribbon. Very shabby chic, wouldn't you say?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

2 Sisters: #113 - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks: #111 - Tag You're It!
C.R.A.F.T.: #177 - Monochromatic
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas: #94 - Snowflakes
Deep Ocean Blue: #36 - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays: #80 - Anything Goes
Lollipop Crafts: #92 - Happy Birthday

Make It Monday: #111 - Anything Goes
Sparkles: #21 - Traditional
Winter Wonderland: Photo Inspiration

Anything But A Card Challenge #4: Fall/Halloween

Happy Fall! Happy Halloween! It's your choice what will inspire you for our fourth challenge at Anything But A Card Challenges. Like it's name, this challenge requires you to think outside of the card box and create something different.

 For my project, I create a chalkboard frame. All the lovely dark purple (including the flower shape) is ready for you to write a message with chalk, erase, then write again.

I painted, distressed, then sealed this fun piece of useable home decor. The finishing touches were a smart grosgrain ribbon bow & one-eyed monster.

Fun, fun, fun!

This creation was submitted to these challenges:

2 Sisters: #113 - Anything Goes
All Sorts: #176 - Too Cute To Spook
Art With No Boundaries: Halloween
Come & Get It: Colors
Crafts & Me: #106 - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays: #80 - Anything Goes
My Sheri Crafts: #96 - Halloween
Oldie But A Goodie: Inspired By Song (Monster Mash)
Penny's Paper Crafty: #97 - Anything But A Card

Partridge In A Pear Tree On A Ornament

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

2 Sisters: #113 - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas: T is For 12 Days Of Xmas

CAS-ual Fridays: #74 - Include A Heart

Deep Ocean Blue: #36 - Anything Goes

Oldie But A Goodie: Inspired By Song

Papertake Weekly: All Creatures Great & Small

Simon Says Stamp: Dies &/Or Punches

Top Tip Tuesday: #81 - Things With Wings

Winter Wonderland: Photo Inspiration

Be A Zebra For Halloween :)

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:
4 Crafty Chicks: #111 - Tag, You're It
Anything Goes: #77 - Animals
Aud Sentinments: #65 - Halloween
Crafts & Me: #106 - Anything Goes
Cupcake Craft: #213 - Autumn/Winter
Divas By Design: #56 - Anything Goes
Hand Stamped Sentiments: #139 - Pumpkins
Make It Monday: #110 - Anything Goes
PaperPlay: #41 - Simply Cute
Paper Playtime: #85 - Trick Or Treat
Paper Pretties: #227 - Halloween
Papertake Weekly: All Creatures Great & Small

Clear It Out Challenge #13: Anything Goes With Black, Orange & Purple

Clear It Out Challenges offers up a challenge that lasts for two weeks, so here is a little inspiration midway through if you haven't already joined in the fun!

Bugaboo is our sponsor and I had so much fun using this digital stamp from their collections.

These spooky & hot shoes would be perfect for Halloween, don't you think? Of course, you couldn't be scared of spiders to wear them, though - Ha!

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

365 Cards: Day 219 - Colors
A Gem Of A Challenge: #56 - For The Girls
Aud Sentiments: #64 - Fall
Come & Get It: Purple, Black & Ribbon
Crafts & Me: #105 - My Sentiments Exactly
 Cupcake Craft: #213 - Autumn/Winter
Cute Card Thursday: #237 - Lots Of Ribbon
Hiding In My Craft Room: #66 - Colors
Hooked On Craft: #25 - Halloween
Make It Monday: #110 - Anything Goes

Clear It Out Challenge #13: Anything Goes With Black, Orange & Purple

It's October - Can you believe it? The year has just been flying by!

At Clear It Out Challenges, we wanted to celebrate the upcoming holiday. Happy Halloween! Ok, it is a little early, but this challenge will allow you to create a card (or any craft) for the day of candy, dressing up and spookiness.

Of course, we didn't want you to feel that you have to create a Halloween creation, so it's a color challenge using those popular colors of this fun holiday - Black, Orange & Purple.

Bugaboo is our sponsor this challenge and I used one of their super fun digis in this creation.

I chose to go with a super funky Christmas card. I mean, really, do Christmas cards always have to be green, red & white? 

Have you used unusual colors in a Christmas card? If so, what colors did you use?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

2 Sisters: #111 - Favorite Stamps
C.R.A.F.T.: #174 - Make Your Own
Crafts 4 Eternity: #91 - When I Grow Up
CraftyHazelnut: #92 - All Wrapped up
Deep Ocean Blue: #35 - More Than 2 Colors
Fashionista: #7 - Anything Goes Christmas
Forever Friends: #46 - Anything Goes
Hiding In My Craft Room: #65 - Freestyle
Make It Monday: #109 - Anything Goes
Pile It On: #40 - For A Child
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy: Sparkle & Shine

Friday's Sentiments (Lady Anne's Paper Crafts): Halloween With A Twist

It's a Halloween craft party at Friday's Sentiments! Join us at Lady Anne's Paper Crafts for another fun challenge: Create & share a project for Halloween with the twist of using die cuts.

(Hint: My die cut is the plaid frame. Isn't that paper perfect for Halloween? It has all of the fun colors that go with spookiness!)

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.
365 Cards: Day 209 - Color Me Purple

Aud Sentiments: #64 - Fall
Bearly Mine: #54 - Add A Sentiment
Crafts 4 Eternity: #91 - When I Grow Up
Crafts & Me: #104 - Favorite Color
Delightful Sketches: Colors
Everybody Art: #206 - Autumn
Hiding In My Craft Room: #64 - Halloween
Little Red Wagon: Photo
Make It Monday: #108 - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties: PWC225 - Fall Inspired
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
Simply Create Too: #23 - Autumn/Fall
Tuesday Throwdown: #117 - Fall Colors

Tuesday Alchemy Challenge #33: Random Word Inspiration - Blackboard, Gears & Tart

A new challenge starts at Tuesday Alchemy today. It's Random Word Inspiration. Be inspired by these three words: Blackboard, Gears & Tart.

You can use one, two or all three. Have fun, share you creation and you could win a prize from these wonderful sponsors:

CraftyCat957 - 1 Graphics CD

Floppy Latte - $10 Store Voucher

I was inspired by blackboard and created this chalkboard frame. Yep, it's purple. Everything that is purple can be written on with chalk, erased then written on again!

This creation was submitted to these blogs.

Card Crafter's Circle: #41 - Ribbon & Roses

Come & Get It: Anything But A Card

Crafts & Me: #102 - Roses

Fat Pages/Cards w/Attitude: #23 - Anything Goes

Forever Friends: #45 - Colors

Inspire Me Fridays: #77 - Anything Goes

Make It Monday: #108 - Anything Goes

Paper Pretties: PWC224 - No Patterned Paper

Twisted Tuesday: #25 - No Tools

Love

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

365 Cards: Day 203 - It's What's On The Inside

ATCs/Cards w/Attitude: #23 - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar: #8 - Anything Goes

Fat Pages/Cards w/Attitude: #23 - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays: #77 - Anything Goes

My Sheri Crafts: #94 - My Family

Whoopsi Daisy: Make It Girly

Silhouettes In The Forest

Stitchy Bear Stamps will be sponsoring the upcoming challenge at {PIN}spirational Challenges. Since I didn't use one of their images in my creation for the challenge, I decided to use one for this creation.

Stitchy Bear Stamps has wonderful silhouette digital stamps. There is something about silhouettes that offers a lovely simplicity.

Do you enjoy silhouettes? Or do you want lots of details and color in your images?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

2 Sisters: #110 - Things With Wings

4 Crafty Chicks: #108 - Beauty Of Leaves

ATCs/Cards w/Attitude: #23 - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar: #8 - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz: #37 - Things With Wings

Fab N Funky: #139 - Things With Wings

Inspire Me Fridays: #77 - Anything Goes

Oldie But A Goodie: Show Us Your Ribbons

Paper Pretties: PWC224 - No Patterned Paper

Secret Crafter: #204 - Distressing

So Artful: Magic Garden & Colors

Twisted Tuesday: #24 - Flying By To Say Hi

You Deserve A Gold Heart

For this creation, I recycled organza ribbon from a gift, giving it new life and another purpose.

The gold hearts are brads, but I removed their spokes because I don't like having them show on the inside of the card.

Have your recycled something recently? What was it?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

See below for details, so you can share, too!

Craft Your Passion: #127 - Blast From The Past
(Challenge #125 - Emboss It)
Inspire Me Fridays: #75 - Anything Goes
Make It Monday: #106 - Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash: #68 3 Brads, 2 Embossed Die Cuts & 1 Paper Heart
So Artful: Magic Garden Or Colors
Top Tip Tuesday: #85 - Recycle It
Twisted Tuesday: #23 - Thinking Of You