A Recycle Project

This is my project for the challenges at Joan's Gardens and Sugar Creek Hollow which call for recycling an object. This is how my project began.......

The particulars for Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge #9 are:

• Use a recycled box, preferably round
• Color theme can be your choice
• Use some Lace
• Use Pearls and Flowers

The first challenge of the new Sugar Creek Hollow is called TRASH TO TREASURE. This week we are asked to take something that would normally be headed for the garbage can or recycling bin and transform it into a vintage, shabby chic or primitive treasure.

My recycled object is a tin for holding pellets for a BB gun. I used the required lace, pearls and flowers and added a little bow. The sides of the tin are wrapped in thin grograin ribbon although I don't have a photo of that.

I had a sand dollar that fell and broke during our unpacking and I've been saving the little "doves" that you find inside the sand dollars in this little tin -- now they have a pretty home to live in!!

Hope you enjoyed seeing my "beautified" tin and that you'll be able to join me in sharing a recycled project.

Edited on March 9: Karen asked that I link this project to the Word Art Wednesday site. They share a piece of free word art each week but if you happen to be working on a project with a scripture or inspiring sentiment you are free to link that project. Thank you, Karen!

Betty 

Merry Monday #10

Here's my card for the Merry Monday #10 sketch challenge. My card base is Stampin' Up Night of Navy, paired with Basic Gray and Going Gray. The trees are from Stubby Stampers and are stamped with Color Box Frost White pigment ink. I added a little clear rhinestone at the top of the trees for a bit of shine. The sentiment stamp was stamped in the same white ink and allowed to dry. Then it was outlined with a Versamarker, using the VersaShadow Technique found here. I added a couple of more rhinestones, a piece of ribbon and a little bow to finish it off and I have one more Christmas card done!

I have a couple of other pictures to share with you. Our dog sitting job came to an end this past Friday when we took Peppe back to his mom. It was really a tough job, but somebody had to do it!!!!

Now, I don't want to sign off with a photo of me being terribly lazy, so I'll share another sunrise. Can you see the "fat flame" surrounding the sun?

Later,

Betty

Pink & Green

My card today is made with the sketch #255 from Card Positioning Systems, and the color challenge at Pals Paper Arts to use Lucky Limeade, Always Artichoke, and one other color (pink). Digi Doodles #97 is a color challenge of Pink and Green and I would like to enter my card in that challenge as well.

The patterned paper for the leaves and grass is K & Co. and the darker pink is from My Mind's Eye. I used a Martha Stewart grass punch and I borrowed the leaf punch from a friend at my stamping group this past Saturday. The flowers are a two step clear set from Martha Stewart and the sentiment is from Gina K. Designs, which I cut out with a Spellbinders Fancy Tag die and popped up with foam dots.

We had lunch at the assisted living home with MIL today. She hasn't been eating well and said that she would like some ribs. So we bought ribs and took them over today, sharing with the other ladies there. Unfortunately, they didn't entice her to eat any more than she usually does.

It's been another beautiful day here today -- sooooo glad the warm weather has returned!!

Betty

Shaving Cream and ReInkers

Our card making group met this morning and we had a blast playing with shaving cream and reinkers to make pretty patterned papers! Here are a couple of pictures of some of our group.....

And here are just a few of the papers that we made.....

One of these days I'm going to talk some of you into coming down for a visit -- if you are here on the first Saturday of the month, we can all stamp together at the church!

Betty 

Blues and Greens

This card was made for challenge #8 at Joan's Gardens. Here are the requirements:

Create a card using corner embellishments
Color theme should be Blue and Green
Add some kind of flowers
Use an oval background

I believe I've covered all the bases. My Big Shot got a good workout with all the die cuts I used on this card but it seems like I use it with most all of my cards -- one of the best crafting investments I ever made! I just adore the little pearls I used on the corner embellishments, the sentiment ribbon tag, and the inner white panel with the flower stamp from Gina K. Designs stampTV kit, Spring Mix.

Here's the inside and envelope....

Thanks for stopping by .... come back anytime!
Betty

Country Comfort

Before I begin my second post today, I have to warn you that you may need your imagination to follow the inspiration for this card! The Timeless Tuesday challenge at the Flourishes blog is "Country Comfort". We are to create anything inspired by country living…. a farm-theme, gardening, country patterns (calico, gingham, plaid), quilts, wildflowers… whatever you interpret as country comfort!
I have used the sketch at The Paper Players Challenge #84 for my card.......

Now to my "Country Comfort" explanation: My thoughts of Country Comfort went to gingham checked kitchen curtains and the "down-home" tradition of borrowing a cup of sugar from a neighbor. Not having a stamp I wanted to use of kitchen curtains, I chose apples instead (they have a country feel too) and stamped an outlined image on red gingham paper and cut out each apple. As to the "borrowed" item, I used a piece of ribbon from a packet of candy that a friend gave me for Valentine's Day. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Gracious Vases and it was cut out with a Spellbinder's die and embellished with red rhinestones.

Thanks for stopping by again. Hope you enjoyed the card!
Betty

Praise with Pink

I didn't know if I would have a card to share today but I was able to get one made last night. Will tell you more about my day later....

The focal point of this card is from Word Art Wednesday #17; the sketch is from Freshly Made Sketches #24 and Repeat Impressions has a Spring Challenge to make a card with pastel colors -- I went with a monochromatic pink and white. For embellishments I have used pearls, satin ribbon, ribbon flowers with pearl centers and a Martha Stewart branch punch. Patterned papers are from Stampin' Up.

Larry and I prepared lunch yesterday for the ladies at the assisted living home where his mother lives. We had chicken gumbo, potato salad, tomato slices and french bread. We also had a couple of friends who played musical instruments (guitar and clarinet)  for a short while before and during lunch. They played tunes like Sweet Georgia Brown, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Ke Sera Sera, and others, finishing up with A Whiter Shade of Pale. A good time was had by all and there were blessings all around!

As the Word Art on my card says, hope you are all filled with joy because of Him!
Betty