Hey, folks!
Today we celebrate the anniversary of Humble's adoption! :D I adopted him 12 years ago! It has really been the best and most meaningful 12 years of my life, and I would adopt him all over again. :o) I love you, Humble!!
He really loves blankets and towels, so some of his gifts this year included a couple of new blankets [from the baby section of the store, so they're SUPER soft!] and a new fluffy towel to add to his collection. :o) He took a nap on EACH ONE today. That's my boy! :D
Here's a card I made for him a couple of days ago...
The ADORABLE animal stamps are from The Greeting Farm. The cats are from the Purfect Cats stamp set, and the little guy taking a nap is actually from the Lucky Dogs stamp set. He looks a little cat-like, doesn't he? I stamped and paper pieced them to give them striped fur. :o)
The super-sweet sentiment is from an Art Impressions stamp set called Terrier Stackers. That's a stamp set they designed for the Stamptember event at SSS. Out of all the products that were released during Stamptember, the Terrier Stackers stamp set was the one item I really, really wanted! While I *love* the image of the dogs that's in the set, I equally love the sentiment. Whenever I see animals walking about with their little legs, they melt my heart a million times. :o) I thought this sentiment would go so well with a lot of the animal stamps I have!
After I finished making the card, I was in the mood to make another for Humble!
These super-cute cat die-cuts are from Simple Stories. I love them! I used a We R Memory Keepers banner die for the sentiment [I layered two banners to give a sort of shadow effect], and I wrote "I Love Mew" with a black fineliner. :o)
I'm entering my cards in the November challenge over at Virginia's View, which is to use stripes or plaid on your cards!
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Until next time! :o)
Hey, folks!
Today we celebrate Humble's birthday!! :o) As a tradition, I like to include a handmade card and handmade little surprises with his gifts. This year, I made this for him...
I just love him! :o) I'm not sure if I should call him a box or a bag, so I'm calling him a box-bag. :D I could fit two small gifts in there! Here's another view of him...
I have him sitting on the bookshelf in our living room and keep smiling at the sight of him. :o) I wanted to make a video showing how to make this, but my hands aren't healed yet. The construction is not very difficult, though. I used a cute die set from Taylored Expressions called Sack It Kitty -- this die set gives you the details of the cat but not the body. Their Sack It sets are designed to be paired with their Sack It To You die, which makes a treat bag, but you're not limited to using them together. I don't have the Sack It To You die, so I just used a Sizzix die to create the body of the cat, and I cut four pieces [two for the front of the kitty and two for the back just to make the box-bag sturdier]. For the sides and bottom, I cut a strip of matching paper -- all it takes is a bit of measuring, scoring, a little more scoring and some little snips to create tabs for attaching the strip to the front and back pieces. Hopefully my hands will be normal-ish soon so I can make a video!
Here's the card I made for Humble this year...
I used lots of stickers and wanted to make his card fun and dimensional! :D The card base is actually a trifold card that was in a kit I bought. The heart lifts up, and then the polka dot part folds down.
I thought I would share a few more things that I made for Humble in the past! Here's a shaped card from another birthday...
For this card, I used my favourite embossing folder: Paw Print from Darice! Love that folder! The adorable kitties are stickers from American Crafts. :o)
Here's a card I made for one of our adoption anniversaries...
I found this super-cute 12x12 cat paper from Best Creation's Meow collection, and I cut part of the paper for the front of the card and decorated the inside of the card with other images from the paper. Since the little guy is taking a nap in his bed, I decided to make a 'dream bubble' using the Cloud Border die from Taylored Expressions. I used Thickers for the sentiment -- these are my favourite Thickers, so I bought three sets [the set's called 'Kitten', too!]. Same Thickers I used on this year's card for Humble! :D
Here's a Christmas card I made for him...
To make this, I used the same Sack It Kitty set that I used to make this year's box-bag! The hat is a printed die-cut, and I added some Flower Soft to it for texture. :D
I love making things for Humble...he means so much to me. :o) Happy birthday, Humble boy! I'm so happy you're in this world!
Hey, folks!
I made these projects on Sunday and Monday and meant to post them earlier this week, but I've been kind of distracted the past couple of weeks, which is why I haven't blogged that much.
Reason for my distraction: I've renewed my interest in hand-carving my own stamps! :D This is a craft that I REALLY loved years ago -- before I started card making -- and I didn't realize how much I missed it until I brought out my lino cutter and started carving again. While I do love stamping with stamps that I've bought, I don't think there's anything quite like stamping with a hand-carved stamp. It's very rewarding, and there's something very personal about it. I highly recommend it if you haven't tried it already, and the supplies needed are not very expensive!
Okay, let's get to the projects I've been meaning to share! I made these with the September 2015 Paper Pumpkin kit, "Wickedly Sweet Treat"...
First up is this treat bag I made...
I used dies from the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits set and Happy Haunting DSP to create the treat bag. I cut one of the paper bags from the kit to start my layering. I used the kit's stamp set to stamp the images and sentiment, and I fussy cut the images. I was inspired by a card shown on page 42 of the holiday catalogue -- I thought it was so cute how they used a twig as an accent, so I used one of the straws from the kit in a similar way. The raffia is from the kit, too. I used this sketch from the challenge over at The Paper Players [PP264] as my starting point, but I'm too late to link up my project!
Next up is this treat bag, complete with punny sentiment...
This is Humble's favourite of the three. :D He really seems to like the fringe-y paper bag! This project is very similar to the kit's design, but I left out the straw and didn't use the kit's stamps on the tag. I created the sentiment using the Alphabet Rotary Stamp and Washi Label Punch [I trimmed down the label]. The adorable horse sticker is from Making Memories. I added googly eyes just for fun! :D
My last project for today is this card...
For this card, I cut one of the fringe-y pieces to cover part of my card base. I used one of the journaling cards from the Seasonal Snapshot 2015 Project Life Card Collection as my main panel [love that kraft journaling cards are included in this collection!]. I thought there was a little too much space between the stamped sentiment and the flourish, so I added a Rich Razzleberry Candy Dot -- I'm not 100% sure about it, but I didn't know what else to add! :D
Here's a look at what was included in the September 2015 Paper Pumpkin kit:
The full kit makes eight treat bags and includes the stamp set and a Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Spot. While it's too late for new Paper Pumpkin subscribers to get this kit, the refill kit is in the store now [it just doesn't include the stamps and ink].
Thanks for stopping by -- hope you have a crafty weekend! :o)
Hey, folks!
I'm a little late to share my card, but better late than never, right? :o) I wanted to say thanks again to Nance for choosing my pillow boxes for the last challenge at The Paper Players! Her kind words were very encouraging, and so I was inspired to make an encouragement card for the current challenge...
I smiled a lot when I made this card. :D The design is similar to the card from my last post, but this card is much more kid-friendly -- or maybe it would also be good for us grown folks who need some encouragement sometime. :o)
Here's what the current challenge over at The Paper Players is all about...
This is a small card measuring 3.5" x 3.5". The idea to make leaves into characters has been floating around in my head for a little while, along with that punny sentiment! I have a huge, abnormal love for puns. :D And I love googly eyes, too! Everything is better with googly eyes. :D When I use them, I often like to mix sizes like I did on my card -- I think they look even funnier that way!
I wrote the sentiment and drew on the mouths. The super-cute orange paper is from my favourite paper set in the annual catalogue, Sweet Li'l Things. I used the Washi Label Punch for the sentiment, the little bow from the Snow Place set, and Brights Candy Dots to accent them. The cute clip with the ribbon bow is from the Thanks A Latte Refill Kit, and the embossing folder I used is the Argyle one from the Clearance Rack [I used the debossed side].
My leaf characters were created using dies from this set:
Leaflets Framelits Dies from Stampin' Up!
Hope you got a smile here today! I'll be back later! :o)
Hey, folks!
Hope you've been having a nice summer! I've been up to something new recently -- I signed up to be an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator. I thought about joining several months ago but didn't go through with it because I was a bit scared and didn't think I could do it. I'm not the most confident person! But trying is better than not, so I decided to just go for it and see what happens. :o)
One of the challenges I have is that I'm only able to sell to folks within Canada, but most of the blog visitors I have here are from the US and overseas. I think it'll take some time before I gain a customer, but in the meantime, I'll be having me some crafty good times because I really do enjoy a lot of Stampin' Up! products -- I started ordering their stuff about 6 years ago [very early on in my card making!].
I've been so excited to get some new supplies over the past couple of weeks -- I'm talking *jazz hands* excited! This is how I've been feeling lately...
:D I wanted to make something fun and festive because it's been such a blast playing with these supplies! I used a few things that I've had for quite a while and mixed in some new things I got and some really new things that I was able to pre-order from the upcoming holiday catalogue.
The star of the show is definitely that adorable dog, who is included in a stamp set I bought last year:
Hot Diggity Dog Clear-Mount Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!
Hot Diggity Dog Wood-Mount Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!
The pillow box was made using this awesome die set from the upcoming holiday catalogue [I could not wait to get this die set!]:
Square Pillow Box Thinlits Dies from Stampin' Up! [available Sept. 1st]
That super-fun Real Red Pompom Trim is also from the holiday catalogue, and so is the Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. That's a 6" x 6" folder that looks like falling snow, but I've used it to give the pillow box a festive 'confetti' look! :o) The patterned paper that the dog is sitting on is actually a journaling card from the Hello December 2015 Project Life Card Collection [available Sept. 1st] that I die-cut with one of the Banners Framelits.
Crafting Tips & Notes:
- You'll need to die-cut two of the pillow box pieces to create one box. Use an extra-strong adhesive to attach the two pillow box pieces together so that your box holds together well. Here I've tried the new Tear & Tape Adhesive, which has a very good hold.
- A nice and sharp pair of scissors will make fussy cutting the dog easier [I used Paper Snips].
- Stampin' Write Markers are so fun to use! Here I've used them to colour in the dog's ear and to selectively ink the sentiment stamp and the dog's collar.
- Something I really like about Stampin' Up! products is that they make colour coordination really simple. You can get cardstock, ink, markers, ribbon, embellishments and patterned paper that all match. Makes crafting easier because you don't have to search for things that go well together!
Supplies I Used:
- Hot Diggity Dog Clear-Mount Stamp Set [also in Wood-Mount]
- Square Pillow Box Thinlits Dies [available Sept. 1st]
- Banners Framelits Die [also in Amazing Birthday Bundle]
- Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad
- Real Red Stampin' Write Marker [also in Brights set and Many Marvelous Markers]
- Bermuda Bay Stampin' Write Marker [in Brights set and Many Marvelous Markers]
- Crumb Cake Stampin' Write Marker [in Neutrals set and Many Marvelous Markers]
- Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
- Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
- Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
- Sweet Li'l Things Designer Series Paper
- Hello December 2015 Project Life Card Collection [available Sept. 1st]
- Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [available Sept. 1st]
- Real Red Pompom Trim [available Sept. 1st]
- Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim
- Brights Candy Dots
- Clothespins
- Paper Snips
- Tear & Tape Adhesive and Stampin' Dimensionals
- Grid Paper
Hope you got a smile here today, and thanks for visiting! :o)
Hello, folks!
Stopping in to share some important tips I read on this post at The Animal Rescue Site! I have their list of 9 tips below, but please click on that link to read about their tips in more detail.
Halloween Pet Safety Tips
- Limit front door access. Strangers, costumes and loud noises can be very frightening to pets.
- Make sure your pet is wearing current ID tags. A glow-in-the-dark or reflective collar would also be very helpful, just in case your pet darts out an open door.
- Always supervise costumed pets.
- Do a costume 'dress rehearsal'. If you want to dress up your pet, only do so if you can tell that they don't mind, and take time to get them accustomed to the costume. Make sure the costume is SAFE, that it fits properly, and that it isn't annoying or uncomfortable to your pet. Make sure the costume doesn't have dangling pieces that could be chewed off and choked on.
- Keep things like pumpkins and corn out of your pet's reach.
- Keep ALL candy and wrappers out of your pet's reach. All forms of chocolate can be dangerous, and sometimes lethal, to pets. Foil wrappers can cause health problems, too, if ingested. Please move the trash bin to a safe height.
- Lock candy safely away from pets [not only during Halloween but also before and after]. If your kids like to stash candy in their rooms, make sure they pick high enough hiding places where pets can't reach the candy, or lock the candy in a cabinet. One of our canine pals, Lou, had a very serious incident with chocolate being left out at her house one Christmas, so please be careful to keep candy/chocolate away from your pet.
And now for a Halloween project, just in case you need a last-minute treat packaging idea...
:D
I thought it would be fun to make a Halloween project with the moose from Lawn Fawn's Critters in the Arctic! I used his coordinating sentiment stamp but just inked the "it moose be" part. I also selectively inked the "Halloween" on a stamp from Spooktacular. Thank you, Kelly, for the cute stamps! Give Daphne a hug for me! :D
To create his mask, I just trimmed a die-cut I had of a cat, punched a couple of small holes and threaded some linen thread through. I'm not sure if the moose looks creepy now, but I think he's fun anyway! :D Ha! To make the clothespin match the little enamel stars, I just covered it with purple washi tape!
Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a fun Halloween!!
