Summer Goodness!

Here are a few pieces I got out of the garden today... It's going to be a really bountiful summer!

Here's hoping I get the hang of my pressure cooker before everything is ready to be harvested.

Cheers!

Hope Smiles!

Here's the last card I did for the Dare To Get Dirty challenges over at Splitcoast.

I only had two challenges left to do, and the hard one was to make all my own embellishments!  We couldn't even use patterned paper unless we made it ourselves!  It was a toughie, but definately worth challenging myself to try something new!  The round piece was embossed using a CuttleBug folder, and then I swiped it with some white ink to pick up the embossed image.  The white "ribbon" piece was made using a CuttleBug border folder, and then I chalked it with blue to make the flowers and stems stand out.  I punched the flower, and the "brad" center is a leftover from my hole punch! 

Thanks for looking!

Cheers!

Pear Butter!

I do a lot of canning each year, and one of my favorite things to make is fruit butters!  They're pretty fool proof, which is a definate plus, and they make great holiday gifts!  There's a fundraiser tomorrow at work, so I decorated these up as a donation!

I used some miscellaneous scraps from my Tower-o-Scraps for the bases to the labels, and used my CuttleBug and Spellbinders dies to cut out the labels and jar toppers.  The paper on the lid matches the label on the front of the jar.  I printed the labels for the top of the jars, and the stamp I used for the front is from SU!  I'm thinking these might need a little bit of twine around the lid as a finishing touch, but otherwise they are packed and ready to go!

Thanks for looking!

Cheers!

Welcome Home!

This is another card I did for the Dare To Get Dirty Challenges over at Splitcoast!

I combined four challenges to make this card, and pulled out a stamp set that I haven't used since I first got it!  I used the Sweet Home paper packet from CTMH, and the Welcome Home stamp set from CTMH.  The couch cushions and lamp shade are both paper pieced.  The brads are from Oriental Trading Co; yes, I know, I bought the ENTIRE collection!  I tell you what though, I'm never without the perfect color match!

Thanks for looking!

Cheers!

Country Flower Jars

Another card I made for the Dare To Get Dirty Challenges.  Did I mention there were 33 of them? ;)

This one incorporates four of the challenges and is my second favorite of the bunch.  The two patterned papers are actually both sides of the same sheet, and were scraps from my stash.  The buttons are from CTMH and I was amazed at how perfect the color match was between the buttons, the flowers on the DSP, and the solid cardstock I used as a background.  The colors in the stamped piece are much more vibrant in person, here they look a bit washed out.  Then again, maybe it's just my monitor! 

Thanks for looking!

Cheers!

Birthday Box

I seem to be in a groove with making or altering boxes thanks to the Dare To Get Dirty Challenges!  I'm not sure who's going to recieve this one, but I sure had fun making it!

This combines four of the challenges.  This box was inspired by a project I saw on a blog somewhere last week, but for the life of me I cannot find it again!  I think it was a baby gift box for a shower, but it had a stamped panel as the lid of the box like this does.  If you see it, let me know and I'll add the link to give credit where credit is due!  Since I couldn't find the link, I had to break out my Mad Geometry Skills to make up my own pattern, and surprisingly it worked without any hiccups!  The stamp is from Ruber Romance, the sentiment is from CTMH, and the paper is all from Hero Arts.  The pink doesn't look as "pink" as it does in person, since it was pretty cloudy outside when I took the photo.  Here's what the inside of the box looks like.

I attached the stamped panel to one flap at the side of the box, and will use a bit of ribbon or elastic cord wrapped around a button if it doesn't stay shut once it's filled.  I thought this would be cute to give some home made bath salts and some shower gel to one of my "girly" friends!

Thanks for looking!

Cheers!

Happy Birthday TGF!!!

Today is The Greeting Farm's Second Birthday!  To celebrate, the girls over at The Greeting Farm Blog are hosting a blog hop!  There are over a hundred blogs participating this year, and everone has beautiful creations to share using The Greeting Farm stamps.  Here is the card I made to play along:

The stamp is Stella from The Greeting Farm's Wild Sprouts collection, and the sentiment is from Mint Motif.  The papers are all from American Crafts, except for the card base, which is by Bazzil.  I stamped her in VersaFine Onyx ink and used my fabulous Prismacolors and OMS to color her in.  The ribbon is a velvet ribbon from American Crafts (I think) and the button is actually out of my sewing stash!  There is a tiny bit of metallic ink in the heart neclace to match the button.

Be sure to leave a comment and then head back to The Greeting Farm Blog to see the other posters in the blog hop!  There are five Cupcake Anya digi's up for grabs to random commentors, so be sure to leave some love for all the fabulous creations!

Thanks for looking!

Cheers!