With Love!

Hi blogger friends!

I have an Anna Griffin China Cabinet card to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft - #138 AAG

A Gem of a Challenge - #8 AAG

Allsorts - #620 AG/Add a Ribbon (Won Top 5!)

Always Fun - #210 AG

Crafty Catz - #547 AG/Embossing

Crafty Sentiments - AG

Creative Fingers - #206 AAG

Creative Moments - #213 AAG

Digi Choosday - #16 AAG

Fab n Funky - #520 New* (Won Top 3!)

Hand Stamped Sentiments - #362 Sketch

L'il Patch of Crafty Friends - #156 AAG

Penny's - #494 AAG

Polkadoodles - #16 AAG

 QKR Stampede - #418 AAG (Won Top 3!)

The Paper Shelter - #466 Dies/Punches

* Fab n Funky - Using new Anna Griffin card kit

I made this card using my brand new Anna Griffin China Cabinet Box Kit from her Finishing School Series. The kit includes everything in the box you need to make this card, from the card base to the sentiment and everything in between. (Except the bow! LOL!)

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That's all for now, Hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along.

Blessings!

Pam D

On Your Birthday!

Hey bogger friends!

I have a birthday card to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft - #138 AAG

A Gem of a Challenge - #8 AAG

Always Fun - #210 AG

Catch the Bug - AG

CRAFT - #594 Inspired By a Book*

Crafty Sentiments - AG

Creative Fingers - #206 AAG

Digi Choosday - #16 AAG

L'l Patch of Crafty Friends - #156 AAG

Penny's - #494 AAG

Polkadoodles - #16 AAG

QKR Stampede - #418 AAG

*CRAFT - The Elf on the Shelf Birthday Edition

I made this birthday card for my son a couple weeks ago and totally forgot to enter and post it until now. The whole card is made with Anna Griffin products and primarily from the Salon Nouveau card making kit which I think is one of the best one she has come out with. It has a more modern genre to it where most of the others are more vintage/Victorian. The kit even comes with inside sentiment inserts that I decorated with vellum, a card topper, a rub on and a die cut.  

A card within a card.

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This is one of Anna's foiled, vellum layers and a birthday card topper.

The pine cones are from Anna's Christmas Greenery rub ons, and the dog is a die cut from the Vintage Decopage Die Cuts. 

That's all for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along.

Blessings!

Pam D

He First Loved Us!

 Afternoon blogger friends!

I have another Easter card to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft_137 AAG

A Gem of a Challenge - #7 AAG

Always Fun - 208 Easter (Won Top 3!)

Catch the Bug - AG

Crafty Catz - #545 AAG Colors

Crafty Sentiments - AG

Creative Fingers - #205 AAG (Won Top 3!)

Cute Card Thursday - #680 AG

Cut It Up - #222 Spring Flowers/Butterfies

Dies R Us - #166 AAG

Fab n Funky - #518 Easter

Hand Stamped Sentiments - #361 Easter

Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends - #155 AAG

Make My Monday - #145 Easter/Spring

My Time to Craft - #454 Easter

Inkspirational - #236 Grow

Penny's - #493 AAG

Polkadoodles - #14 AAG

QKR Stampede - #417 AAG (Won Top 5!)

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Easter/Spring

I know it's past Easter, but I wanted to make one more card with the Heartfelt Creations Dogwood paper, stamps and dies. It's such a gorgeous collection for Easter.

The base card is 6 x 6", and pretty much everything but the butterfly and bow is from the Dogwood collection. I just got the Botanical Window die and also wanted to use it.

On a personal note, I would personally like to thank all the challengers who have stuck with it during these difficult times. I know of a few who have not and decided to close shop. I just wanted to say I appreciate all of you and thank you! And God bless you! 

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That's all for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along.

Blessings!

Pam D 

Easter Blessings!

Hi there blogger friends! 

Long time no post!  I've kinda been in a card making funk lately with no desire to make anything.  It's been almost 4 months since I've made or posted any cards. I wanted to make a Valentine's and St Patrick's card but never got to it. But here's my 1st card since New Years with an Easter blessing.

Entering in these challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - #7 AAG

Allsorts - #617/618 AG/Monochromatic

CRAFT - #592 Easter/Spring

Creative Craft Cottage - #138 CAS

Creative Fingers - #204 AAG

Creative Moments - #211 AAG

Cute Card Thursday - #679 Easter

Digi Choosday - #12 AAG

Fab n Funky - #516 Flowers

L'il Patch of Crafty Friends - #154 AAG

Make My Monday - #145 Easter/Spring

Penny's - #492 AAG

Polkadoodles - #12 AAG

QKR Stampede - #416 AAG

The Paper Shelter - #462 Add Flowers

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Easter/Spring (Won Top 3!)

I saw this sun rays embossing folder on a few cards and fell in love with it but couldn't find it anywhere because it's retired. So I decided to make my own. Cricut/Provo Craft put out a create an embossing folder kit quite awhile ago and I've had a couple sitting in my one of my craft drawers. So I pulled it out, followed the instructions and voila! 

It's actually a little more detailed than that 'cause you have to create an embossed impression on one side, and a debossed impression on the other and it took quite awhile, but anyway, it worked and there it is!

The stitched background and lattice dies are from Sue Wilson, the window is Crafter's Companion, the metallic paper, ribbon, butterfly, cross and flower stickers are from Michaels, and the inside senti background is from an Anna Griffin Sentiment Kit.

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That's it for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along.

Easter Blessings!!

Pam D

Happy New Year!

Mornin' crafty friends!

I have a New Years card to share today.

Entering in these challenges: 

A Bit More Time to Craft - #131 AAG

Always Fun - #195 New Year

Crafty Hazelnut's - #522 New Year

Creative Moments - #205 AAG

Cute Card Thursday - #667 AG

Dies R Us - #160 AAG

Digi Choosday - #52 AAG

L'il Patch of Crafty Friends - #148 AAG (Winner!)

Polkadoodles - #52 AAG

QKR Stampede - #411 AAG

I wanted to make a New Years card and this is what I came up with. The black base is 5 x 7." I've had this fireworks, holographic, mirror paper from Paper Wishes for a little while now and thought what a perfect background for a New Year card! 

The lettering is Anna Griffin and the numbers are from Paper Discovery on Paper Wishes.

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That's all for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin by!

Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin; me play along.

Blessings!

Pam D

Joy to the World!

Hey blogger friends!

I have an ornament card to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft - #130 AAG

A Gem of a Challenge - #26 AAG

Allsorts - #603/4 Sparkle n Shine

Always Fun - #194 Christmas

Crafty Catz - #532 AAG/Something New

Crafty Sentiments - AG

Cute Card Thursday - 665 AG

Digi Choosday - #51 AAG

The Holly and Ivy - #85 AAG/Christmas

Penny's - #486 AAG

QKR Stampede - #410 AAG

Sweet Stampin - Last Minute Christmas*

Tuesday Throwdown - #472 AG (Won Top 5!)

* - Sentiment is stamped

I found this ornament die on eBay and just fell in love with it, so pretty and ornate. Can't remember who it's by. I also saw a design like this on Pinterest and just had to try it 'cause I loved the colors. But I tell you what, trying to trace and cut out the different colors behind the different areas was not an easy task and it took me a good 4 hrs to finally get that done. 

I used green, blue and purple matte mirror paper, the green is Anna Griffin's and the blu and purple is from Crafter's Companion, as is the ornament's blue glitter paper and the front sentiment stamp.  You can't see it in the photos, but that top white paper is a fine white glitter paper too from Crafter's Companion.

The corner die came in a die set by Christina Griffiths called Lacy Circles. 

The inside ornament dies are Anna Griffin's Christmas Sentiments Dies.  

The card base is 6 x 6".

 

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That's it for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin by!

Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along.

Blessings!

Pam D

AG Christmas Card!

 Merry Christmas Blogger friends!

I have an Anna Griffin card to share today'

Entering in these challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - #26 AAG

Crafty Catz - #532 AAG/Something New

Crafty Hazelnuts - #521 AAG/Christmas-word

Tha Holly and Ivy - #85 AAG

I made this card with Anna Griffin's Big Box Christmas Kit. This is a wonderful kit and has everything you need to make a quick card from the base card to all the embellishments, the background dies, bows and sentiments. It even has inserts for the inside sentiment. I made this for another cleaning client who I don't usually make a card for 'cause it's a dive shop, but I thought what the heck and basically threw this together.

That's it for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by.

Thanks to the challengers above for lettin' me play along.

Blessings!

Pam D

Merry Christmas!

Hey blogger friends, Merry Christmas everyone!!

I have another Christmas card to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft - #130 AAG

Allsorts - #602 AG/Christmas

CRAFT - #581 Christmas (Winner!)

Crafty Sentiments - AG

Creative Moments - #204 AAG

Cute Card Thursday - #665 AG

Digi Choosday - #50 AAG

Double D - Poinsettia

L'il Patch of Crafty Friends - #147 AAG

Make My Monday - #137 Christmas

Penny's - #486 AAG

Polkadoodles - #50 AAG

QKR Stampede - #410 AAG

The Paper Shelter - #454 AG

The Sisterhood of Crafters - AG/Christmas

I made this for another one of my cleaning clients.

I've been wanting to use this Merry Christmas die for awhile that I got from Paper Wishes that is so pretty. The swirly holly is from Creative Expressions and the poinsettias are Spellbinders. The red, matte cardstock is Anna Griffin and the aurora borialis glitter paper I think I got from Michael's. Sorry this first picture is a little blurry.

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That's all for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along!

Blessings!

Pam D

Christmas House!

Evening blogger friends.

I have a Christmas house to share tonight.

Entering in these challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft - #130 AAG

Allsorts - #602 Christmas

CRAFT - #581 Christmas

Crafty Sentiments - AG

Creative Moments - #204 AG

Cute Card Thursday - #665 AG

Digi Choosday - #50 AAG

The Holly and Ivy - #85 AAG

Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends - #147 AAG

Make My Monday - #137 Christmas

Penny's - #486 AAG

Polkadoodles - #50 AAG

QKR Stampede - #410 AAG

The Paper Shelter - #454 AG

The Sisterhood of Crafters - AG/Christmas

I made this for one of my cleaning clients for Christmas.

It's made with the Open House Easel Die from Anna Griffin. I absolutely love these easel dies Anna has put out. She has several others as well, a church, a castle, and a ginger bread house. So dang cute! This kit comes with all the mini accessories as well, wreaths, trees, garlands, background papers, etc., but not all the other dies do.

The front door opens, I made a little tree scene.

That's all for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along!

Blessings!

Pam D

In the Garden Plaque!

Hi Crafty Friends!

I have a plaque I made to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

Allsorts - #601 Anything But a Card

A Bit More Time to Craft - #129 AAG

A Gem of a Challenge - #25 AAG

Aud Sentiment - #265 AG

Catch The Bug - AG

CRAFT - #579 Christmas Present

Crafty Sentiments - AG

Cute Card Thursday - #663 AG

Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends - #147 AAG

Penny's - #485 AAG

Polkadoodles - #49 AAG

QKR Stampede - #409 AAG

Tuesday Throwdown - #471 AG/Color of Love

 

 Wow! I was pleasantly surprized at all the challenges that accepted craft items other than cards. I usually don't make anything else but cards, except every once in a while I'll find a craft project I want to try.

Like this plaque I made for my daughter-in-law for Christmas. She had a similar one she wanted on Etsy that was going for $30.00. (choke!) So I thought, I can do this!  So I did! (I may have found a new source of income!)

I went to Michael's and found an unfinished, pine plaque, 8 x 10". 

I already had some Americana, white, acrylic paints and gave it a couple of coats, letting it completely dry in between each coat. 

It was a little rough, so I took a nail file block and smoothed it down a bit. 

Then I did a search and found a free copy of the hymn "In the Garden"  and printed it out and cut it down to fit.

Then I marked on the plaque where the print would go and took some Mod Podge and put a coat of it right where the print would be so the paper would adhere to the plaque and hopefully not buckle or bubble when the top coat was applied, (Worked like a charm!)

Then I applied a top coat of Mod Podge over the entire top surface. There was a couple of places that started to bubble, but I was able to press it down with my finger and go over it with more Mod Podge. Came out really nice!

While it was drying, I hooked up my Silhouette to my laptop and found some bouncy lettering I got from the Silhouette store and cut out the letters from some black vinyl I had from my Cricut stash and eye-balled them and stuck them on the front.

Then to make it look distressed and weathered, I took a rasp and filed the edges down a bit and took my E 73 (taupe) and N 3 (gray)copics, and went over where I rasped.  

I remember seeing some metal, sawtooth hardware in my husband's misc. stash in the garage, that I centered on the back and nailed it in with some tiny nails so she could hang it on the wall. And voila!

 That's all for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along.

Blessings!

Pam D