Showing posts with label Papertake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Papertake. Show all posts

Saturday, June 23, 2012

My Crafty Mind Has Hit The Wall

This week I just couldn't sit down & create cards for challenges as much as I'd like to. I tried. I tried again, but I just ended up sitting at my table staring at my TV screen or looking out my window. I have a lot to do, but I just couldn't get myself to do it. I made sure that I completed my DT tasks & shop orders, of course.

Since finding all of my old jewelry, I had these wonderful plans to recycle it all into creations. I managed to create two things so far. This is the second one, the first one can be found here.

The bow is from a choker. It's actually the backing that was coming off, so I stripped it & turned it into the bow. Very soft & supple material with a rich brown color. I still have the rest of the choker to work with, too. 

The other details include a chipboard flourish that I covered & sealed with glitter, leaf stickers & faux flowers/

Have you ever been blah about your craft? If so, how did you get out of it? I'd love to hear your story :)

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

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Explore Nature

Instead of using patterned paper, I used a photo from my trip to the Caribbean. If I remember correctly, this is a beautiful stream in Dominica that we passed on our way to a striking waterfall & swimming hole.


I love this card & I'm going to pull more photos from my trips to use as backgrounds. They add so much to it with variations in color, natural beauty & just interest.


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

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Posies In A Vase

Here is a quick & easy way to create a "vase": Cut the ends off of an oval. Yep, that's all it takes :)



I used the same flowers from the card below, but I changed it up for a completely different look & new creation.


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

Sparkle, Bloom & Bow

It is just not very cheery today. Rain, rain, rain! The local weather girl says it's "light showers" - Ha! Everything is soaked & it hasn't let up since I awoke this morning.



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

Saturday, May 5, 2012

What To Do With Pumpkin Lace Scraps . . .

. . . create a bow & embellish a tag. After creating a few items for my shop, I had bits & pieces of this lovely pumpkin (ok, yeah, it's orange) lace. Today I made a quick tag using them.


I wanted to do something different with the center of these flowers, so I clipped pearls off a strand that I had in my supplies.


Here is one of the items I made using the pumpkin lace. It's a romantic, shabby chic boutique bow. I made the bow, then sewed an alligator clip to it. No hot glue used at any point!



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

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Beauty (RDB3)

Stitching, bold bloom & sweet colors make this a lovely card for a beauty.



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

This card is available for FREE! Yep, it's free. Click here if you'd like to have it as your very own.