Christmas Coasters

Hello Y'all!

How are you doing?  I am having a HARD time understanding how November is right around the corner!!!  My year is flying by, but it's going to pick up even more speed.  So I might as well start thinking of Christmas. ;)

Speaking of Christmas, I am sharing my latest design team project for Scrapping 4 Fun Challenges and the theme is Christmas.



After spending quite a bit of time at the craft store pondering what to do, I settled on this little wooden box:

The clock and the leaves were fussy cut from pattern paper.

(Supplies: wooden box- & coasters Beverly's; pattern paper- Graphic 45; Mod Podge; ribbon; hot glue gun; Santa die-cut and banner- Kaiser;  gold pen; silver pen)

Can you believe that I used only 2 pieces of 12*12 paper for the whole project?!  :D  Yep, that was all.

Ok, ladies and gents, that does it for me today.  Don't forget to have some crafty fun and link up your projects here.  Thank you SOOOO much for stopping in to visit.  :D

Happy Crafting,

Angie



Seaside Adventures

Howdy Friends!!

How are you?  I feel like I have been absent for years.  In reality, the heat has been horrible.  Therefore horrible heat= horrible headaches, which= little craft time.  Well, enough about me!  Let's get to the crafty stuff. :)

I am stopping by to share my project for the current challenge at Scrapping 4 Fun Challenges.  The new challenge is "Anything Goes." 
Warning: this post is picture heavy.

Since we have an upcoming trip planned, I decided to make a mini album (6*6).  Now all I have to do after the trip is print my pictures and stick them in.  Can you guess where we're going?  ;) 

I used pattern paper by Graphic 45 and a few of my scraps for the album. 

This is the inside of the cover with a flap and the 1st page.  The "Beach Rules" card is part of a sheet with various cards that I cut and included throughout the album.

Here is the open flap.  I added a tag with a quote by Mark Twain. 

I added little banners/flaps throughout for extra journaling space.

I sewed a pocket page for the cards and any mementos we collect (tickets, pamphlets, etc.)  

I altered a plastic page protector for more memento storage.

Here is the front cover again.

And this is the back cover.  I added a journaling card so I can write a summary of our trip.

(Supplies: chipboard; pattern paper- Graphic 45; scraps; ribbon- Celebrate; tag; page protector; decorative card- Crafty Secrets) 

I would love to link this project to the following, please:
*Paper Issues - sweet days of summer
*Pumpkin Spice Blog.- red, white, and blue

If you've gotten this far, thank you for sticking around. :D  Well, what do you plan on making for this "Anything Goes" challenge?  Stop by Scrapping 4 Fun Challenges Blog and check out my teammates awesome creations and then link up yours.  And as always, I greatly appreciate your visit.  :D

Happy Crafting,
Angie

P.S. Here is the quote on my tag:
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did.  So throw off your bowlines.  Sail away from the safe harbor.  Catch the trade winds in your sails.  Explore.  Dream.  Discover.  -Mark Twain

Father's Day Challenge

Hola Everyone!

How is your week going so far?  I know many of you are enjoying summer, but it is getting way too warm for me. 

Anyhow, today I am sharing my design team project for Scrapping 4 Fun Challenges.  The new challenge theme is Father's Day.
Now, before I share my project, let me say how HARD it was to refrain from using glitter glue, sequins, or any other sparkly item. :(  Well, let's begin with a detail picture:
My dad is definitely a grill master, so this image is so fitting.  No, that's not a smudge above the fish, it's smoke. :)  Smoked salmon, anyone?

I stamped the little fish on a piece of scrap paper and then hand cut it & placed it on the grill. 

(Supplies: cardstock; pattern paper- Graphic 45; black ink; Brown ink- Color Box; sentiment and image stamps- Fresh Squeezed Stamps, grey color pencil)

So what are you going to create for this challenge?  Let the fathers (dad, husband, grandfather) in your life know how special they are.  Go get crafty and link up here.
And thank you for taking the time to stop by!  I do appreciate it. :D

Happy Crafting,
Angie

BOO Banner

TGIF!!!

How are ya'll doing?  I've been feeling out of place today.  Must be the headache I've had throughout the day.  Anyway, I was about to go craft when I realized that I hadn't posted anything today. Yikes.

So, today I am sharing a Halloween project to go above the fireplace.  Since I don't have a mantel, and I don't think the landlord would appreciate me tearing up the place, I made a banner to hang up.  I traced and cut the banner and pumpkins out of chipboard and decorated them. 

Here are some individual pictures.

 

 

 

 

I used a die-cut of the scarecrow and the tombstone & traced them onto black cardstock.  Then I fussy cut them.  

 

(Supplies: chipboard, cardstock, DoodleBug die-cuts, Recollections Halloween stamp set, pattern paper- Graphic 45, glitter, sequins, witch cut-out- My Mind's Eye, black ink, pop dots)

 

What have you placed onto your mantel or above the fireplace?  I have to say that this is the FIRST time I've really been into the Halloween spirit...

I appreciate your visit and I hope you have an awesome weekend.  :)

 

Happy Crafting,

Angie

 

P.S.  I just noticed the challenge at the City Crafter Challenge Blog.  So I will be adding this project to their challenge.