Caution this is Steamy!

Steampunk is quickly migrating into the  paper craft community. 

 Numerous companies have jumped onto the Steampunk band wagon but have suffered low sell through.  

At this time you can find many goodies in steampunk style on sale.  

Below you will absorb my creation and some  favorite Sub-Genre Clicks.

  A wonderful Manly card to ad to my lackluster stash.

My very first Steampunk card creation...

For my creation I distressed the print with Tim Holtz Old Paper distress ink.

Next I layered it and tied some twine all from Papertreyink.com

I stamped the sentiment from Everyday button bits. 

Punched it out using the word window punch from Stampin' Up

Here come the clicks go grab a coffee, Mtn Dew or caffeinated beverage of your choice and enjoy.

Tim Holtz Steampunk Style

We all know this man bleeds Steampunk!

His entire line is on sale at

Scrapbook.com Tim Holtz

Graphic 45

Cog iPhone case

Glass Image Pendant from haberheartwork on Etsy

Steampunk Pirate Fashion 

Simplicity pattern 2172

DIY your own spat with this link

 Steampunk inspiration board

Lots to drool over from this website;)

Steampunk style for the home, I actually love this!

steampunk cupcake tute

Steampunk style Digital Stamps $5.00

Original Steampunks I love Gwendolyn:)

Asunder Ephemera Digital on Etsy has MANY Wonderful  steampunk downloads

Steampunk Free Bird Free download

Steampunk Inchie tute

KennyK steampunk Burlesque

these are a bit naughty but I love them

And you know by now my 

Boards 

are packed with inspiring photos

Fashion

Crafty Recipes

Digital Clip Art

and more 

  

Now we have to have a challenge with such a long post right?

Step out of the box, 

 try a smidgen or get really steamed.  

Come back and Place your link.

Have a steamy day, God Bless!

Sweet Threads

Hard to believe summer CHA is right around the corner.  Yet again I can't attend!!  So I will have to live the experience online, many companies have been doing early peeks;)

This paper I used was from the winter CHA Basic Grey's Sweet Threads.  The butterflies are K and Co.

Super easy and SWEET, have to love creations like that.

Products used

PTI cardstock and Everyday Button Bits stamp set

Basic Grey Sweet Threads DP

Marvy Scallop Punch

Happy Stamp Day.  God Bless.

Cosmo Cherries

Two cards for you today made with the Yummy cosmo paper shown on the frame below and PTI's Everyday Button Bits. I made them a month or so back I think I used a Mish card as a CASE I have to look it up when I can get a faster connection.





Product list...
PTI card stock, buttons, ink, Everyday Button Bits stamp set
SU scallop border punch
Cosmo Cricket DP
Unknown dP (top card)
Twine from Wal Mart (this is really the best buy out there you can find it either by the yarn or the jewelry making supplies...HUGE ROLL, small price)
RicRac
Lace trim
Nestabilities Labels One
Marvy Scallop Square Punches

So Sweet Frame

Love this DP and Stamp set, I have had sweet fun with them. I first painted the frame with acrylic paint then applied the dp with xyron adhesive on the back.


Product list...
Frame
acrylic paint
foam brush
xyron adhesive
ricrack
Cosmo cricket chipboard and dp Early Bird
PTI everyday button bits stamp set, card stock, ink, vintage buttons and twine
nesties labels one dies

A Look Back 2009 Part 2

So here we have the last 6 months of 2009, remember...
1) Use search function in sidebar to find older posts
2) There is a Download link to all my Free DS .cut files under blog header
3) I have proudly posted my favorite links and badges in my sidebars so many great ideas to be found.
4) If you have not signed up for my feed yet what a great way to begin 2010, you will get an email when I update the blog.

Enjoy, have a Happy New Year!
Off Road Mayhem part 2 December 17th
So hard to pick one fave for December I have been hard at it making Christmas gifts for my family but in the end the project I worked on for my Nephew took the top spot. I think based on the fact that I had a great time spraying the shirt is why it won and the second that I used what normally would have been trash (the liner tape for the vinyl) and figured out a way to use it.


November 9th I worked on my blog skin for the holiday using a download I purchased from Faith Sisters Store. This has been my favorite blog look of all time I had a wonderful year with Faith Sisters they have such a beautiful site and many free downloads.

October came and introduced me to digital stamps the one on this card was from MFT. I am not a big color girl on cards I was happy when I was able to PAINT this image and then print it out.
Sun October 4th WCMD challenge card


September 8th In my Cozy Chair
In August I designed this birdhouse cut on cricut ds to match the birdhouse in the new SU catalog. There is the free .cut file download you can find all my .cut files in the link under blog header. It also went with one of my favorite stamp sets released this past year PTI's Everyday Button Bits LOVE IT!
August 13 a tweet for you

Got Chipboard?

Thanks to my Sister and her amazing garage sale finds I have two buckets full! L and I got to sorting them out on Friday and they are so very cute and charming now they are much easier to work with after being grouped by category. So I challenged myself on WCMD to use chipboard on most of my creations here are two bday cards (chipboard is one embellishment I don't normally use). I also turned first to my scrap piles on WCMD and tried to use them as much as possible.


My card above uses a large chipboard bday cake and I used PTI's everyday button bits for the balloons.


The only stamping on the above card is Happy Birthday from PTI.

Happy Stamp Day!

WCMD09G MFT challenge on SCS

Believe it or not I do not own any MFT stamps...How lucky am I that MFT is giving away the digital image you see on my creation below. You must go to the challenge link on SCS to grab it (it will be gone Sunday PM). Guess what? I did not color it, I opened it in Paint, filled my bucket and digitally colored. Now this I can do, I may have to get more digi sets now;)

MFT challenge on SCS hurry you have 'til midnight tonight to complete this and other challenges over on SCS. And yes, you can upload today even if you are not a paying subscriber;)




Product list...
MFT digital stamp (free download link on scs thread)
ms paint, printer
PTI black, ribbon, text style stamp, everyday button bits, flower garden
SU pink paper and ink
Bling

Happy Stamp Day!

Season for Card Keepers

These great little keepers hold three cards and envelops standard A2 size.
Product list...
Card keeper directions from Impressions by Rochelle
PTI card stock, ink, buttons, jute
PTI stamp sets Text Style, Everyday Button Bits
Marvy scallop punch
SU scallop circle punch, scallop border punch
stitching with chocolate thread

Happy Stamp Day!

Polka Dot Paradise Challenge

I am still a bit weak and shaky this AM but I think the worst of this stinking bug has passed, now for the rest of the Family to start feeling better. I did however make time to complete this challenge card I started on Friday (pathetic, takes me three days to complete one card) and I used a SU set for the main image. I know a big stunner there this is one of my fave all time sets and it works very well with a fall color boquet.


Gotta love the I Embellish web site, I so can't wait for the first online magazine to publish. The Polka Dot Paradise Challenge can be found {HERE}.







Product list...
SU Flower Filled Stamp Set (retired)
SU Daisy Punch (retired)
CM corner rounder
PTI card stock and bitty dots dp along with Scarlett Jewel Ribbon and ink
PTI Everyday Button Bits (for sentiment)
Orange card stock and ink from SU
K and Co glitter
pop dots

Happy Stamp Day!

Enjoy the Ride 2 an SCS challenge card

Here is another card that I had made when the stamp set first arrived and it has been sitting around waiting to be photographed and blogged about, it was for SCS sketch 239. Here is my blog link to another card made for the same sketch.


PTI everyday button bits
PTI twine and ink
SU DP (retired) and card stock
Buttons from Wal Mart
Circle punch

Happy Stamp Day!

EveryDay Button Bits

This set from PTI is quickly becoming one of my all time favorites for this card I used the Topiary Tree stamp. The dp is unknown I had some leftover pieces from a card kit swap that would work perfectly with a simple SCS Sketch.
Product list...
PTI Everyday Button Bits
PTI, vintage cream card stock and button
PTI Wood look Button
PTI Spring Moss Ink and card stock
PTI Twine

SU Ballet Blue card stock and ink
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Ribbon unknown
Marvy Scallop Oval Punch

Have a Happy Labor Day!

Moxie Fab World Challenge...Altered Frame

Holiday Stamping Challenge on Moxie Fab World Click this link for rules and a peek at More Moxie Fab Holiday Projects.

Product list...

Target Dollar Spot Frame
Papertrey ink Vintage Holiday Prints
Papertrey ink Ripe avacado card stock and ink
Papertrey ink Palette Noir ink
Papertrey ink spring moss card stok and buttons
Papertrey ink Stampers Select White card stock
Papertrey ink Everyday Button Bits stamp set
Papertrey ink Holiday Wishes stamp set
Papertrey ink Twine
Papertrey ink Pure poppy ink
Cross Bead from Hobby Lobby
Head Pin from Hobby Lobby
Darcie Glitter
Google Eye unknown
Mini Christmas lights Unknown
Cuttlebug embossing folder snowflakes
Cricut Expression
Cricut Design Studio with .cut file
Cricut George and Basic Shapes Cartridge
Dimensional dots
SU Scallop Border Punch
Dremel Tool
Xyron

You can grab my cricut .cut file in the post below.
Happy Stamp Day!

Swapping out the Welcome Mat...Lifelight Weekend

I have been playing around with my second card for this round of PTI swapping for a few weeks now. I wanted to use the PTI Everyday button Bits set (just love the little bird) that comes in the set. I also loved the birdhouse card on page 164 of the new SU catty so I created a .cut file for the cricut (Download .cut file here). Finally it all has come together and I have completed six of these little Tweets, Little J almost caused scrambled eggs (she loves them also and her little hands were all over my projects) LOL, AACK!

There is a ton of dimension and little things that just make this card so adorable. When I figured out the welcome mat for the sentiment I could not have been more proud of myself. I cut the oval with Cricut George after I elongated it a bit in DS program, it turned out to fit the sentiment from PTI's Everyday Classics perfectly on the first try (that does not happen often around here).



Product list...
Cruicut Expression
Cricut Design Studio
Cricut George Cartridge
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
PTI ink, card stock, dp, Buttons, everyday button bits, Everyday classics, Text Style
Pop Dots
Google Eyes


Reminder for all Christian Music lovers in the area or if you want to turn up your computer this weekend is LIFE LIGHT!{Link in left sidebar} You can read more about it {here} and {here}. The girls can't wait for Saturday at 4:30 that is when Lanae Hayle Plays.

Click to enlarge for printing...


Have a very happy and safe Holiday Weekend!

Hey Chick

Everyday Button Bits from PTI is most fun to stamp with, I really like the bird with a google eye or the french knot...

I still have far to go on getting the right close up shot with my new camera when I have figured it out I will replace the pics that are lacking.

Product list...
All items PTI except
Head Pin
Cuttle Bug Embossing Folder
Cricut for Look Alike Nesties

Happy Stamp Day!

Enjoy the Ride

Yes, I have a camera and I am still trying to figure everything out my pics and posts can only get better from here;)


This little Beauty scored a first place finish at the fair last week for the stamping stationary category, under comments they enjoyed the color combination and the organization. I used my PTI SS Reveal gift as a template however, I decided to leave off the handles and make it a bit more on the masculine side. You can find the template {here} For a more finished look of the clear boxes make sure you cut card stock to cover the inside of box otherwise when the cards and pad are removed your adhesive shows through the box. I also used a Velcro circle to adhere the flap to the back side of my tote.






Product list...
PTI Everyday Button Bits stamp set
PTI DP, card stock, ink, ribbon, buttons and clearly creative card box
Marvy scallop circle punch
cricut expression
cricut george cartridge
post it note pad
RSVP pen
SU punch, Lots of Thoughts and Borderline stamp sets
Red Liner tape
Velcro Circle
Scor Pal

It is the first day of school today D is a freshman and L is a seventh grader, my how time does fly.

Happy Stamp Day!

A Nice Tweet...Treat for you

**Sorry for the scan with all of the dimension on the card the scan just does not do the card justice. IRL it is a BEAUTY;)


I finally got my hands on the New SU caddy and on page 164 I fell in LOVE with the birdhouse card. I have made a .cut file for the cricut as my Download TWEET I mean TREAT for you, download the file {here}. When you use this .cut file for a creation please link it back to my blog so we all can see your work.

Product list...
PTI card stock, DP, buttons and ink
PTI stamp sets Polka Dot Basics and Everyday Button Bits
Cricut Expression
Cricut Design Studio
Cricut George cartridge
Cricut .cut file (download link posted above)
pop dots
floss
orange colored pencil

Happy Stamp Day!

All things grow with love

I love the color combonation that I used for this card the combonation of PTI's newest colors are amazing then to put them with ripe avacado and spring moss, WOW! I am toying with bringing back my own color challenges, what do you think?





Product list...
PTI Everday Button Bits
PTI card stock, ink, ribbon and buttons
Cricut Expression
Cricut .cut file (look alike nesties)
Cricut Design Studio
Cricut George
Lil Bloomers
cb embossing folder

Happy Stamp Day!

Enjoy the Ride

Love, Love, LOVE to make these notepads. Here is what you have to do...purchase some JR legal pads and have Staples cut them in half for you it truly makes the perfect size list pad. I was the recipient of one from my friend Chris her notepad here and I have not stopped making them since. Litisha makes them also you can find her's here

Have you noticed this week I have been working on MANLY items? I so needed to up my stash for gift giving in this area. I am so proud of myself, NO FLOWERS are you happy about that or what?



Product list...
PTI Everyday Button Bits stamp Set
PTI Buttons and Jute
Basic Grey Buttons
SU DP and Card stock
cut notepad

Happy Stamp Day!