Market Street Stamps Block Party

It's time for Market Street Stamps' block party and I'm really excited to share my card with you.  I realize it's out of season, so I'll just let you think that I'm a really organized person who thinks ahead....way ahead!  The truth is that I do have several sets of Market Street Stamps sets, but several of them are background sets and several are Halloween sets.  The ghost just screamed out at me as I was looking at all of my Market Street Stamps.  I'm dreaming of a huge order someday in the near future.  Don't worry - I have my list going!

Here's my card for the block party:

Sweet Spooks (MSS), Fancy Flourish die (MFT), Picket Fence die (PTI)

After die-cutting the picket fences, I rubbed Kraft ink on the Woodgrain impression plate and ran it through a die-cutting machine so that the die-cut resembles a worn fence.  I like the worn look that it gives.  Then I punched out a circle from the gray cardstock, and punched punch again to create the crescent moon. I wanted to add some spooky trees to the card, so I cut two flourishes and adhered them in opposite corners to mimic bare tree branches. I love it when I can use my supplies for unexpected things!  After stamping the CUTE ghost, I cut him out and colored in the cheeks.  I ran him through a Xyron sticker maker face down, and then poured glitter on him for added sparkle.  I used pop-dots to adhere him in front of the fence.   

 

I hope you are able to play along with the Block Party this weekend.  You can get all the details and see more entries if you click HERE.   

 

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Gift Box

I'm very excited about this post tonight!  There are several pictures, so please bear with me.  You may have read this post the other day about a sympathy card I made for a dear friend of mine whose mother passed away last weekend.  I was going to insert a gift card for her into the card until today.

One of my colleagues received a gift card from a student packed in a pretty little box.  When she showed me the box, my wheels began turning and I knew that I could make it myself.  Which I did - as soon as I could after school.  Here's the box:

LOOK what I made!  I know.  I'm a little dorky - but I'm very excited about it.  I took some pictures as I was going along.  Of course, a die would be a lot more convenient for this, but I imagine the die would be very large because I had to start with a 12x12 piece of patterned paper.  8.5x11 wasn't large enough. 

I carefully took apart the box that my friend received, traced around it and cut it out.  Here's what it looks like:

After I cut out the pattern, I had to score it on the correct lines so that it would fold correctly.

Added some adhesive and folded along the score lines:

Carefully pushed in on the ends as I was closing the box:

Inserted the gift card and folded in a little more:

(I grabbed this card to show the box here.  I have a different card for my friend.)

Here's a side view of the finished product:

As I did for the sympathy card, I'm entering this project to this week's challenge at CAS-ual Fridays - using BOLD black with BEAUTIFUL pastels.  You can get the information and see all of the inspiration here. 

Thanks for visiting My Happy Place today and sticking with me with all of the pictures!

Play Like a Girl

Here's another one for this week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge - using black with touches of pastels - the bold and the beautiful.  If you want to play along and see the wonderful inspiration, click here. 

I wanted to do something a little different and out of my comfort zone.  I love the Clean and Simple style which is what I mostly gravitate to - but I like to add some details or embellishments if I have time.

I ran the soccer balls through my Xyron and then dipped them in Prisma Glitter to give them some sparkle.  I wanted the GIRL to pop out, so I printed it in pink, matted it on some pink cardstock and popped it up with a pop dot!
 
I already know where this card is headed - to my good friend who is a soccer nut!

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ETA:  Funny enough - this card also qualifies for this week's Make It Monday - which I just discovered!  Great timing!  You can get details here.

Bold and Beautiful

CAS-ual Fridays has a great challenge up this week - using pastels with black/white - which is, I agree, a challenge.  I don't usually combine the beautiful Spring pastels with the bold color of black, and there are several samples at Casual Fridays' blog if you want to play along here. 

Unfortunately, I am in need of a sympathy card, so I took advantage of the Bold and Beautiful challenge to make one for a dear, dear friend who lost her mother this weekend.

Rolled Rose and Fancy Flourishes dies (MFT), Sending You (PTI)

I have a few other ideas spinning around in my head for this challenge, so I hope to get to them soon. 

I guess this will also qualify for PTI's blog hop going on today today - which is full of yellow.  You can see all of the inspiration if you click here . 

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For Janelle

 Today several blogging friends and I are getting together to let one of our own know that she is in our thoughts and prayers.  If you don't know Janelle, you can read about her and see her beautiful blog here.  Her husband, Ken, has been updating us recently, and I wanted him to know how much we appreciate that. 

I wanted to brighten Ken and Janelle's day with a bright card!

I know the struggles that Ken and Janelle are experiencing and want to let them know that my thoughts and prayers are with them. 

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Happy Birthday, Kim!

We are celebrating our blog friend, Kim's, birthday today.  You can see her blog, Cupcakes, Cards and Kim  and awesome creations if you click here.  I've just recently met Kim as she joined the blog group I belong to - The Paper Dolls - and she already has inspired me with her wonderful creations.  I hope she has a happy, happy birthday!  Here's the card I created for her:

My Type (Hero Arts), Sending You, Heart border die (PTI)

Thanks to Joyce for organizing the blog hop to honor Kim.  You can hop along with this list here.  You may need to scroll down if you are hopping a few days from now!

Joyce
Cathy
Jeanne
Jessica
Kara
Katie
Laurie W.
Lee Anne<--you are here!
Marybeth
Michelle
Renee
Sharron 

So, HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Kim!  I hope you celebrate with style!

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Hello Friend

It's no secret around here that one of my favorite sets is Papertrey Ink's Life designed by Lisa Johnson.  I've used it here, along with a mini-set from Think Big Favorites to stamp on canvas.  Papercrafts Magazine recently had a call for submissions using natural materials like wood and canvas.  I submitted this one, but it didn't get picked up, so now you get to see it.

I combined two colors of twine around the bottom and tied a bow through a natural wood button.  I really need to go and pick up several more packages of those buttons because I love them.  

I'll share some of my other rejected cards this week.  Stay tuned!

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