Search: Green

Enter "green" into the search box at Pin & Tack and this is what you will find - along with other handmade delights. Green is balance, harmony & growth, so always have a bit in your life.

{Clockwise, left to right: 1. Clothespins, 2. Magnets, 3. Clothesline, 4. Thumb Tacks, 5. Chalkboard}

When you pick up any of these green items, $1 will go to Animal Place, who will provide a forever home to animals in great need along with spreading awareness, compassion & love.

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

Topped With A Star

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

365 Cards: Day 217 - Long & Lean

All Sorts: #175 - Leaves & Trees 

ATCs/Cards w/Attitude: Colors/Anything Goes

 Cupcake Craft: #213 - Autumn/Winter

Lollipop Crafts: Something Old/New (Star/Bell)

Oldie But A Goodie: Inspired By Song

(O, Christmas Tree)

Sparkles: #21 - Traditional

Anything But A Card Challenge #3: Sparkle & Shine

Sparkle & Shine! It's our newest challenge at Anything But A Card Challenges. Like the name, you must create anything that is not a card.

I created this special set of mini clothes pins. They are my specialty after all :)

Vibrant turquoise is distressed with black, tipped with black glitter, then tied with twine & topped with a black rhinestone.

I would love to see what you come up with, so please join us with your latest creation.

These pins were submitted to these challenges.

A Gem Of A Challenge: #56 - For The Girls
Crafts & Me: #104 - Favorite Color
Hand Stamped Sentiments: #131 - Blue Glass
Hiding In My Craft Room: #65 - Freestyle
Inspire Me Fridays: #78 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
So Artful: Magic Garden & Colors
Speedy Fox & Friends: #127 - Circles

Please Call Me

I finally got around to using a stamp that I've had for a while now. It's one of my favorites because of that cute little phone. I love stamps and I have a lot, but I'm more of a collector than an actual user.

Do you use stamps? Not digital stamps, but old school rubber or clear stamps?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

2 Sisters: #109 - Black, White & One Color

ATCs/Cards w/Attitude: #22 - Anything Goes

Crafts & Me: #101 - Pink

Crafty Ribbons: #28 - Vintage (The Phone!)

Cupcake Inspirations: #178 - Photo Inspired

Everybody Art: #204 - Black & Pink

Hand Stamped Sentiments: #135 - Alphabets

My Sheri Crafts: #94 - My Family

Totally PaperCrafts: #134 - Use Your Fave Stamp

Tuesday Throwdown: #115 - You're A Gem

A Mini Christmas Wreath

Christmas will be coming soon. Yeah, there is still months until than, but it's always good to get started on the holiday cardmaking.

This is a mini wreath that I made by hand before adding ribbon, gold stars & twine.

Have you started your holiday cards yet? Do you make them early or wait until the last minute?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

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

4 Crafty Chicks: #106 - Metal

All Sorts: #171 - Layers

Anything Goes: #75 - Early Christmas

Christmas Card: #41 - Stars

Cutie Pie: #26 - No Flowers

Fat Pages & Cards w/Attitude: #22 - A/G

Inspire Me Fridays: #75 - Anything Goes

Make It Monday: #106 - Anything Goes

One Stop Craft: #198 - No Floral Embellishes

Sparkles Christmas: #20 - Sparkle & Bling

NEW! ABAC Challenge #1: Anything Goes

It's finally here - the first challenge for the newest challenge blog on the block: Anything But A Card.

I am excited to be a part of this challenge blog, especially because it is different than all of the others. It's all about anything BUT a card.

There are so many other things that can be created, so why not stretch your creativity a little and share something besides a card with us?

 I created a little piece of crafty art. A wooden slab was covered with torn pieces of an old, well-loved romance novel. I collaged it, then embellished with twine, gold stars, "brads" & dried roses from my very own garden.

Have you made something other than a card lately? What was it? I can't wait to hear about it!

This creation was submitted to these challenge blogs. See below for links, so you can share.

All Sorts: #170 - Anything But Square

Daring Cardmakers: Focus On Flowers

Inspire Me Fridays: #74 - Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Shop: #72 - Three Of Three

Penny's Paper Crafty: #91 - Sparkle & Shine

Ruby's Rainbow: No Images Just Words
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Simply Create Too: #21 - So Old/Vintage

And don't forget to stop by ABAC and play with us, too!

Tuesday Alchemy Challenge #29: Random Word Inspiration

At Tuesday Alchemy, we have a new challenge that will be played once a month now. It's Random Word Inspiration!

Three words are randomly picked from a word generator, then you can use one, two or all three words to inspire your project.

The words for this week are bee, guitar & lunch. Can you guess which one I chose? Ha!

Once again, we have lots of sponsors, so there are more chances to win by sharing with us!

Robyn's Fetish joins us again this month, offering up 5 digital stamps. To see their images in use, definitely check out Tuesday Alchemy's design team creations on the blog.

I am excited to have Birdie Brown join us this week by providing 3 digital stamps to one lucky crafter. The little bee image on my creation was courtesy of Birdie Brown. Isn't it super cute?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

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

A Gem Of A Challenge: #53 - Animals

Come & Get It: Show Us Your Flowers

Creative Belli: #150 - Winged Things

Cupcake Craft: #207 - Flowers

Fashionista: #6 - Card For A Child

Inspire Me Fridays: #73 - Anything Goes

LEJ Designs: #18 - Anything Goes

Make It Monday: #104 - Anything Goes

Paper Pretties: PWC220 - Cards For Kids

Shopping Our Stash: #66 - Use Your Favorite Things

The Shabby Tea Room: #129 - Summer Cottage

Tuesday Throwdown: #113 - Color Crazy

Use It Tuesday: Use That Ribbon (Organza ribbon used.)

Nature

I am on a mission. What mission is that? Well, it's a mission that every crafter is continuously on: Using up your stash!

I grabbed papers from my green scraps drawer & this is what I cam up with. Masculine cards are always difficult for me, but using green & natural twine made this card easy peasy for me.

What have you made with your scraps lately?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

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

365 Cards: Day 177 - Color Scheme

Anything Goes: #74 - Make Your Background

ATCs & Cards w/Attitude: #21 - Anything Goes

Craft Your Pasion: #125 - Emboss It

Crafts & Me: #97 - Autumn Colors

Forever Friends: #43 - Anything Goes

Hiding In My Craft Room: #60 - Share Challenge

Inspire Me Fridays: #73 - Anything Goes

Make It Monday: #104 - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty: #90 - Masculine

So Sweet

Good morning, everyone!

It has been SO hot here and smoky.

They keep warning everyone to avoid going outdoors,

especially if you have any kind of lung issue.

Yesterday, the smoke was so thick that you couldn't see the sun, but it was still over 100-degrees!

I'm starting to look forward to the seasons changing.

I want mild weather! 

And it is so pretty when the leaves start to change.

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

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

4 Crafty Chicks: #103 - Circles

All Sorts: #167 - Going Round In Circles

Bearly Mine: #48 - Fly, Fly Away

Creative Belli: #150 - Winged Things

Cutie Pie: #24 - Spots & Stripes

Fab N Funky: #134 - Angels & Fairies

Make It Monday: #102 - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly: Spots & Stripes

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Album Swap: Spoiler Alert For Lady Anne

I am a part of a fabulous Ning group called Lady Anne's Paper Crafts. It's a fun place to join in challenges along with swaps.

This album was created just for Lady Anne for an album swap. In return, she is sending me an album that she created, which I will share with you when I receive it (of course.)

It's my very first swap of any kind. I'm super excited!

I have SO much purple that I decided this album would feature that royal color. The pages have places where Lady Anne can add her own photos. It can be tied closed with grosgrain ribbon.

Also, if she wants to add more pages, she can do so quite easily.

This album was submitted to these challenges. See below for details, so you can share, too!

365 Cards: Day 166 - Squared

Daring Cardmakers: Get Knotted

Make It Monday: #102 - Anything Goes

PaperPlay: #32 - Shaped

Paper Pretties: #219 - Square

Paper Pretties: PPMC52 - Anything Goes

Precious Baby

I rarely make baby cards because I don't know a lot of people that are having babies. Most of my crew has already had their children.

Since I have these fantastic embellishments, I decided I might as well. Maybe someone I know will know someone, so they can use it.

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

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

365 Cards: Day 158 - Sketch

Aud Sentiments: #60 - Welcome Baby

Avadares: #2 - Anything Goes

Card Crafter's Circle: #35 - Oh, Baby

Daring Cardmakers: Get Knotted

Hiding In My Craft Room: #58 - Super Scraps

Hooked On Crafts: #24 - Let's Celebrate

Inspire Me Fridays: #71 - Anything Goes

Treasure

What craft supply do you treasure most?

Is it an embellishment or a specialty tool?

This tag was submitted to these challenge blogs. See below for details, so you can join the fun!

4 Crafty Chicks: #100 - Weddings

Aud Sentiments: #59 - Tag It!

Craft Your Passion: #120 - Black/White & Color

Inspire Me Fridays: #69 - Anything Goes

LEJ Designs: #13 - Bling Bling

Papertake Weekly: Make Your Own

Penny's Paper-Crafty: #86 - Wedding

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Paint Your Nails Today

While looking for new challenge blogs (as I am an addict!), I came across one that I hadn't seen before. It was a wonderful find!

Broken Box Stock has super fun digital stamps and better still, they offer lots of them for free!

Since you have to use one of their images to join the challenge, this is definitely helpful.

This digital stamp is from their collection of digital stamps - I definitely recommend checking out everything they have to offer!

This card was submitted to these wonderful challenge blogs. See below for details.

365 Days: Day 149 - Colors

ATCs/Cards w/Attitude: #19 - Anything Goes

Broken Box Stock: Anything Goes

Card Crafter's Circle: #33 - CAS

Charisma Cardz: #29 - Monochrome

Dynamic Duos: #13 - Monochromatic

Inspire Me Fridays: #69 - Anything Goes

One Stop Craft: #193 - Just Good Friends

Ruby's Rainbow: #33 - Cute Animals

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Tuesday Alchemy Challenge #23: Button, Button, Whose Got A Button?

Do you have buttons? I have a few. I'm sure you do, too. Why not use them this week for Tuesday Alchemy's challenge? All you have to do is add one to ANY craft, share it with us & you could win a prize!

The prize is provided by Robyn's Fetish. They offer a variety of digital stamps for every style, occasion & need. Come play with us & you may just win FIVE digital stamps of your choice. Wouldn't that be fantastic? Yep, I know it would.

For this creation, I used a digital stamp from Robyn's Fetish. I added a smattering of buttons, faux flowers & twine. It's CAS, yet so much fun AND it's made up of my favorite color scheme: red & light blue.

"There is no snooze button on a cat

who wants breakfast."

- Unknown

"I say, if you believe what you read in comic strips, then you believe that mice run around with gold buttons on their pants & drive cars."

- Mort Walker

"It usually takes two people a little while to learn where the funny buttons are and the testy buttons are."

- Matt Lauer



This card was submitted to these wonderful challenge blogs.
See below for links, so you can join in the fun, too!

ATC & Cards With Attitude: #18 - Anything Goes
Cooking It Up With Katie: #99 - Birthday, Buttons & Blue
Inspire Me Fridays: #67 - Anything Goes
Make It Monday: #98 - Anything Goes & Leave A Comment
Oldie But A Goodie: Flower Power (Buttons are 8 months old.)
The Shabby Tea Room: #123 - Sew Crafty

Since I adore these colors, you can find them among my other creations, too!

Cherries & Sky Distressed Clothes Pins

with Sparkling Sky Dust

Sky 3-Tiered Swirl Cake

Card with Envelope

Apple & Snowflakes

I have a big box of Christmas supplies. Today, I pulled them out & decided to create a collection of crafts for Christmas In July.

This is the first.

Are you already thinking about Christmas? Do you start getting ready for it early? Are you a procrastinator & wait until the last minute?

This card was submitted to these wonderful challenge blogs. See links below for details, so you can join the fun!

Annabelle Stamps: #78 Say It With Snowflakes
Hooked On Craft: #23 - Christmas In July
Lollipop Crafts: #84 - Christmas In July
Paper Pretties: #213 - Celebrate Any Occasion

Lots Of Moo Love

Today starts a week of hot days! I'm not looking forward to it, but I am happy that it's not raining. Luckily, my home has beautiful trees that offer lots of shade & will keep it cool inside for most of the day.

This creation was inspired by summer. Lots of bright colors & flowers! The quirky cow digital stamp was provided for free by Digi Darla Designs at the Clear It Out challenge blog.

This creation was submitted to these wonderful challenge blogs. See the links below, so you can join in the fun & share your own creation!

Clear It Out: Anything Goes AND DT Call
Deep Ocean Blue: #24 - Sea Of Love
Oldie But A Goodie: Summer (Paper is 2 yrs old)
Simply Create Too: #17 - Summer
Totally Papercrafts: #124 - Here Comes Summer
Truly Madly Crafty: July - Animals
Tuesday Throwdown: #105 Summertime

{PIN}spirational Challenge #14: Inspirational Photo - Sailboat

This week at {PIN}spirational Challenges, we are inspired by a very fun photo of a sailboat scene. Isn't it adorable? Everything is made from fabric. The cloud is puffy & white because it's stuffing. This is such a creative photo. I enjoyed viewing all of those fabulous details.

Our sponsor at {PIN}spirational Challenges is Di's Digi Downloads. They are giving one lucky participant a $10 Store Voucher! What a wonderful prize :)

I created my own sailboat using fabric scraps & a dark blue piece of felt that I cut to shape. The cloud is also felt that I cut by hand. A bit of twine & cotton mesh completed this card for me.

Have you ever traveled the seas on a sailboat? I have not, but it's definitely something I know that I would enjoy . . . if I don't get sick.

I was on a very small boat in Hawaii & it was very choppy water. I got sick! Ug, ug, yuck, but at least I had a big ocean to throw my lunch into & not on my neighbors. I know that they were quite thankful for that!

Was that a little too much information? I apologize if it was :) Changing the subject, I'd love to have you share your own interpretation of the photo. Link it up at {PIN}spirational Challenges.


This creation has also been submitted to these wonderful challenge blogs. Click the links below for details & to join in the fun!

Make It Monday: #96 - Anything Goes & Leave A Comment
Oldie But A Goodie: Summer Holidays (Fabric & Felt - over 2 years old)
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Burlap, Nature, Stamp & Twine

{ Click here for Tuesday Alchemy's Tips & Tutorials Blog Hop }

One Idea = Two Cards

Using the same elements, I created two cards. The only difference is the card base color, the stamp & the greenery on the left side, which is  a different part of a photo that I took while in the Caribbean. If only I could afford to return there, I would be there so fast - It was an amazing trip!

Leaves were punched from vellum, which adds a lot more interest than using plain or patterned cardstock. Have you punched anything from vellum lately? I'd love to see how you used it!

This card was submitted to wonderful challenge blogs - See below for links & details, so you can create your own & join in the fun!

Anything Goes: Challenge #69 - Around The World (Travel)

Charisma Cardz: Challenge #23 - Male Card

Forever Friends: Challenge #38 - Anything Goes (Must Include An Animal)

Hand Stamped Sentiments: Challenge #122 - Peacocks/Birds

PaperPlay: Challenge #24 - For A Man (Use Twine)

Tuesday Throwdown: Challenge #102 - Critters

It's Almost Dad's Day!

Here is the card that I will be mailing to my daddio for Father's Day - What do you think?

This card was submitted to wonderful challenge blogs - See below for links & details, so you can create your own & join in the fun!

Celebrate The Occasion: Challenge #68 - Father's Day

Make It Monday: Challenge #93 - Anything Goes & Leave A Comment

One Stop Craft: Challenge #186 - Father's Day
Penny's Paper-Crafty: I Love You, Dad

The Pink Elephant: Challenge #152 - Masculine

Tuesday Morning Sketches: Challenge #150

Bicycle Trip

It's time to take a little trip on the bike. The weather is perfect for it (if you live where I do.) I'm going to take some time & remember how to ride my bike since I haven't gotten on it in quite a few months! Luckily, you never forget . . .

I scavenged through my printed photos & found a lovely one of a Manzanita tree. It's bark naturally peels, creating a beautiful mix of colors.

This card was submitted to wonderful challenge blogs - See below for links & details, so you can create your own & join in the fun!

Delightful Sketches: Fun In The Sun

Make It Monday: Anything Goes & Leave A Comment

The Pink Elephant: TPE152 - Masculine