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Good Morning my dear crafty visitors.  This weekend I got to get crafty and make a couple of Mother's Day cards.  I know I only need 2 but then I thought I might take a handful into work and see if anyone is in need. The 2 that I made this weekend I just love, they are so shabby and vintage, just really pretty cards (if I don't say so myself).  This one I made using just the designer paper and stamping the sentiments.  The dies are Cheery Lynn.  

Are you done with your Mother's Day Cards?

Gina's Designs Artist Trading Project

Happy Weekend !!

I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend.  We started our weekend out with a 10am showing of Tony Stark (gotta love me some IronMan!)  and then I did yard work (insert sad face).  No really, needed to be done and now more is done and I feel better.  My mother tells me each time we talk how much yard work she has done and puts me to shame (she is in her 70's!) so I had to get out there and mow, rake, and feed the lawn).   But I do have a project for you today.  

I have seen Artist Trading card and have dabbled with some smaller tags/items but never really focus on these.  But Gina brought out these adorable little artist trading boxes and so of course I had to give it a go. I mean what is a box without the cards, right?  So I decorated the clock box, painted and sanded it and added some clock parts to give it depth.   

So here is my take on a couple of Artist Trading cards, put together with LOTS of Gina's Designs chipboard pieces.  The butterfly on the left is painted and covered in glass effects.  The sprockets and key are all painted different colors and then I added some glass drops for texture on this one.  I think that they turned out quite well and fit in the box as you can see in the top photo- so a box of Artist Trading Cards!  

Gina's Designs Used: 

ATC Shrine- Time

Delicate Frames & Ornaments

Butterflies & Dragonflies

Clock Hand

Steampunk Shapes

Have a great Sunday! 

Heidi

Friday FREEBIE and a Discount Code!

Today is National Scrapbooking Day and to celebrate Gina's Designs is having a special sale! 15% off of all orders from now thru May 12th! The Discount Code is: NSD15GD

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Also- remember the FRIDAY FREEBIE 

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you INSPIRE me

Happy Sunday!  

I know, this is my second post for today and that is because I was very ambitious this weekend and wanted to play in a couple of challenges.  This particular card I designed for the Cheery Lynn Mother's Day challenge.  This card is so pretty in person, I wish it captured as well in the photos.  Nothing says spring and mother like flowers and butterflies.  

I did end up using a handful of punches but the Cheery Lynn ones are the doily and the 2 bigger butterflies.  

Diva's were Daring Me........ (again!)

Thought I would pop in for a quick post of a project I did for the Viva Dare for April.  It was fun and springy so I thought I should play along.  Basically you had to use bright colors and flowers and/or butterflies (or a die cut) as the main focus on the card.  So....... I knew immediately I was going to pull out my Gina's Designs Laser Die Cut with what other than flowers and butterfly on it!  

The stamped images are Verve, the flowers are Wild Orchid!  I think it turned out to be a very simple and clean thank you card!  Have a great day!

Papertrey Ink Blog Hop Inspiration

Happy Thursday, almost Friday--- YAHOO!  Anyone as excited as I am?  Tonight I was browsing the internet and came upon the PTI Blog and challenge hop and thought I can do that!  The challenge is to put your image, your sentiment or your background on a tilt.  Well if you are like me, this is not always easy, sometimes it is down right scary to do that!  So a challenge is what I was up for!  

So this is what I came up with.  Graduation time is right around the corner, especially for those college grads and close behind those high school grads.  I thought I would build up a few of these little gems to give away or sell.  I love the colors and the simplicity of the card and well each piece is on some sort of angle and I think it fits well.  Hope you do too!  

Have a great weekend! 

Gina's Designs Chipboard Album

Hello- well I have been working on another Gina's Designs project and opted for this little tabbed album that she sent to me.  I think that I might use it as an inspirational card for someone.  I also used alot of lazer cut chipboard on this one so you know it was fun. I got to pull out the paint cans (hubbies paint I might ad!). The front has the dress form, hinge straps, stackable labels.

This is the first page, and I used the keys and plate set along with the beautiful doily- have you seen these? They are AMAZING. 

The next set of pages is for inspiration....... and again, several different lazer cuts.  Butterflies, Flourishes 2, Gears and the Inspire is a new addition.  

This page here uses Steampunk set (hot air balloon). 

And this page here (below) is so pretty. I used a variety of items on it. 

And this is the previous page in full along with the back page- that huge stackable label is so pretty along with that sweet vintage boot from the ladies miniatures!  

Well I do hope you enjoyed the album: I know it was a long post with lots of pictures but wanted to show you the entire album.  I do hope you will stop back soon! 

Heidi