~~~ Happy Mother's Day ~~~

Good morning Y'all !! This is my first official post, as a Design Team member for My Craft Spot ! woohoo I'm so excited to be working with Kimberly and the other DT members!! I used the Easter 2010 cart for the tulips, daffodiles and Easter lilies.The smaller flowers were punched using the Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch. The basket was made using Doodlecharms, still an all time favorite cart! I added a small punched border to the basket as well as some beautiful hand dyed Crinkle Ribbon that you can find at http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/p/hand-dyed-ribbon.html Topped it off with a button and some Memory Thread. I did a little embossing and added corners, made using an EK Success punch. Lots of inking and popping. The challenge this week at , My Craft Spot...http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/ ,is We love you Mom" so I hope y'all join us for some fun and get your Mother's Day cards made! I can't wait to see what you create !! Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek !!!

Oh and look what Kimberly is giving away this week! A set of beautiful Crinkle Ribbon for you and a set for your Mom!!! Just make a card and link it back to My Craft Spot!

Hi Y'all. I made some more dogwood blossoms, this time using the Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch. I used my pinking shears to snip the centers to make them look authentic.Inked the edges with red.The back layer is a heavier vellum and the top layer is the sheer vellum.The eggs and cross are from the Easter 2010 cart.I also used the MS Trellis punch. Added some pretty crinkle ribbon, made by the MB's very own, Sentimental Scrapper!! Added a button and Memory Thread and spritzed the entire card. I distressed the edges of the top mat and inked it with Tim Holtz tea dye ink. Oh and the corners are a punch as well, by EKSuccess.Thanks for taking a peek !!! xoxo Joy

~~~ Shaped Easter Egg ~~~

Hi Y'all !! I made a shaped card !! Wooohoooo! Diane on the Cricut Message Board, inspired me to make one and I don't know if I want to thank her or cuss her ! lol I used Easter 2010 for the chick, grass and eggs, Country Life for her...Sunday go to Meeting hat....and Just Because for her wing. Did lots of inking and popping , added lots of pearls, added the ribbon and cute lil flower button and ran Memory Thread thru it. I'm going to enter this in My Craft Spot's challenge this week.The only requirement is to put a bow on your project! Thanks for stopping by !!!

xoxo Joy

~~~ Mama Chick and Babies ~~~

Good morning Y'all !! I have been on a Chick kick! I started this card at the lake and finally got around to finishing it.I used Easter 2010 for the large chick and Happy Easter, My Community for the smaller chicks.Country Life for the hill, Create a Critter for the tulips. Lots of inking, doodlin and popping. The scalloped mat is from a card pack that I bought at Michaels. Thanks for stopping by !!! xoxo Joy

~~~ Another Sailor Chick ~~~

Hi Y'all !! I made a card similar to this a few weeks ago and since I was at the lake, decided to make a lil boy sailor card. I used oh so many carts to pull this card together with and they are as follows:

Easter 2010 ...Chick

Paper Doll Dress Up...Sailor hat

Create a Critter...Pond

Just Because...Sun

New Arrival...Sail boat

Stretch your Imagination...Scalloped Frame

and I have no idea which cart the grass came from. All I can say is thank goodness for my Gypsy!!!

Thanks for taking a peek !!! Have a great weekend !

~~~ Sugared Easter Egg ~~~

Happy Hump Day !! Do Y'all remember those sugared Easter eggs we used to get in our baskets and they had lil scenes inside?? This is my take on those sugary creations. I used the Easter 2010 cart for the eggs, grass, bow and bunny rabbit and Doodlecharms for the basket.The bunny has 3 layers, on top of the shadow layer.Some of you that know my work, know that I LOVE layers. It adds so much dimension. I seldom if ever glue 1 layer down on card stock. I have had comments made about embossing patterned paper. Yep, I do that too, for dimension. As subtle as it is, it still adds depth. The large scalloped egg is 3 layers, glued together and then popped, using foam dots, on top of yet another layer. I glittered the egg with a fine glitter and added "Icing" all along the scallop, using pearlized Polymark fabric paint. I added some vellum flowers and punched leaves.I thought that the corners needed a lil something, so I used a hole punch to punch out 4 tiny dots and placed them under clear rain dots. I usually only buy clear rain dots and use this technique to make them any color I want ! Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek !!! xoxo Joy

~~~ Easter Chick ~~~

Good morning!! I noticed that BBTB2 was having a challenge, using the Chick from the Easter 2010 cart ( any cart actually) and I decided to play along. The chick, eggs, rick rack and grass are from the Easter cart and the sailor hat and collar are from Paper Doll Dress Up. I did a lil inking and popping, added some vellum flowers that I punched out, some bling and the corners were punched as well. I embossed the background paper and called this lil Chickie done !Thanks for stopping by to take a peek !!! xoxo

~~ Sympathy Cards ~~

Good morning Y'all ! I hope your all having a great start to your week.I had to attend a funeral last week for 2 of my dear childhood friend's Mother. I grew up with Debbie and Kathy and was always treated like family when I was at their home. It was so sad to hear that Miss Bea had passed away.I made both girls a card using various carts. The blue card frame was made using Wild Card. I was surprised to find just the type frame I was looking for! The ovals and the scallop were from the same cart. I used a punch for all the vellum flowers and the butterfly.I used the Easter cart for the cross. Did some embossing and added some bling. The purple card was made using the Easter cart for the cross as well and a punch for the lattice. The same Martha Stewart, Hydrangea punch, was used for all the flowers on this one too. Added bling to the centers of each flower. Thanks so much for taking a peek !!!

~~ Yet ANOTHER Sympathy Card ~~

Good Morning!! I found out yesterday that my friend Zannie, lost his battle with Lou Gehrig's disease and I wanted to make his sister, a card. God is good and I don't question His will, but I'm bout tired of making sympathy cards!! Anyway, I made those beautiful flowers from the Paisley cart. Used the Easter cart for the cross and George for the circle, on top of the Nestabilities scalloped circle. Added some gold buttons that Maxine, one of my "swimmin wimmin" gave me and added the small gold pearls in the corners. I did the tips of the flowers in gold Color Box Ink and then added a little sparkle with a Martha Stewart gold glitter pen. I also outlined the cross with the same pen, altho I'm sure you can't see it. I embossed the background paper and circle as well.The paper is from the So Sophie collection...I really am enjoying using this paper, I LOVE the texture! Thanks for stopping to take a peek!!!