Man Oh Man Monday No. 21 | Celebrate Today

Monday is a state of mind, right?  Because I am posting this week's MOMM on Thursday.  Just ignore the day and concentrate on the card.

You may notice a trend of my using a journaling card (either hybrid or bought) as a jumping off point for my cards lately.  Well, it continues...and continues.

I began with a star card from Emily Merritt Designs' Free.  Another amazing digital kit of journaling cards that can be easily printed out for those who love hybrid or left as a digital element.

I further embellished the journaling card with printable elements from Studio Calico by Marcy Penner (aka Hello Forever).  I am afraid these particular elements are no longer available although they may make them available for a special sale like they did on Cyber Monday last year.  If you do like the elements I used, I recommend buying the Studio Calico printable files available right now from Marcy Penner (Geralyn Sy aka In a Creative Bubble and Natalia Buntar aka blinks of life also design wonderful printables), buying directly from Marcy Penner/Hello Forever or at Two Peas at a Bucket for limited edition printables designed by Marcy Penner/Hello Forever there along with other cool printables and cutting files.

Nearly all of the patterned paper used in this card are from a pile of "older" colorful papers I had cut up into 6x6 squares a while ago to facilitate their use in various projects.

Also in attendance is the sewing machine.  Why it took me so long to get that bad boy out I am not sure.  And why haven't I named him yet (the sewing machine has to be masculine because it is a Brother)?  A question for another day.

That yeah ticket is a  printable that I stamped the sentiment onto.  The photo corner is yet another idiosyncrasy of mine lately.  I stamped the frame from Life Framer onto green and cut the corner off of it.

Hope you have enjoyed this week's MOMM!

Happy creating,
Shay.

Supplies:
Digital: Free, Emily Merritt Designs; May Printable by Marcy Penner (aka Hello Forever), Studio Calico
Stamps: 2012 Birthday Tags, Papertrey Ink; Life Framer, Paper Wings Productions
Ink: cough syrup, Jenni Bowlin for Ranger
Journaling card: Studio Calico
Cardstock: solar white, Neenah Paper
Patterned paper: woolworths from Hometown collection and no. 2 pencil from schoolhouse collection, October Afternoon; chicken pox from June Bug collection, Basic Grey; sketchbook 6x6 paper pad, Amy Tangerine/American Crafts; shoreline 6x6 paper pad, American Crafts
Other: notebook border punch, Fiskars; photo corner punch, EK Success; sewing machine, Brother; star paper clip, Amy Tangerine/American Crafts for Studio Calico; sherbet Mister Huey's Color Mist, Studio Calico; Tiny Attacher, Tim Holtz; dimensional foam adhesive

Man Oh Man Monday No. 20 | Hip Hip Hooray


Hello, hello, hello!  Today I am bringing you some fun, bright and happy birthday cards for twin boys turning 6.  I used printables from Studio Calico and Emily Merritt Designs along with stamps from Studio Calico and Paper Wings Productions.

Don't you love the adorable balloon animal?  If you missed out on this one from Studio Calico I recommend buying the equally charming and sweet Party Animal stamp set from Avery Elle.

Card No. 1

 

Card No. 2

 

 

For some variation in the cards I colored in each balloon animal with its own color with Copic markers and changed up some of the journaling cards mounted behind the balloon animal journaling card.  I also added the opposite color for a little pop on the photo corner cut from the frame from Life Framer.

 

 

For added dimension on the balloon animal journaling card layer I added some dimensional adhesive under the edges, but not the center of the journaling card.  To give the notebook page journaling card more interest I punched holes, cut into the holes and curled up the edges.

 

 

What do you think?  I hope my cousins like them.  Hope you have a wonderful week!

Happy creating,
Shay.

Supplies:
Digital: April Printable by Geralyn Sy (aka In a Creative Bubble), May Printable by Marcy Penner (aka Hello Forever) and July Printable by Marcy Penner (aka Hello Forever), Studio Calico; Hey There and Shine, Emily Merritt Designs
Stamps: stamp set from Coconut Grove Add-On Card Kit, Studio Calico; life framer, Paper Wings Productions
Ink: tuxedo black Memento, Tsukineko; cough syrup and spice tin, Jenni Bowlin for Ranger
Cardstock: white, Georgia-Pacific; solar white, Neenah Paper
Patterned paper: Sketchbook 6x6 paper pad, Amy Tangerine/American Crafts; dilly dally "curious" petals from miss caroline collection, My Mind'e Eye
Other: journaling cards, Studio Calico; chevron border die, Avery Elle; Cuttlebug, Provo Craft; sewing machine, Brother; mint blue (B01), manganese blue (B34), mignonette (YG11), chartreuse (YG13) and skin white (E00), Copic; seal punch, Martha Stewart Crafts; twilight sprinklers color mist, October Afternoon; hole punch, Fiskars; tiny attacher, Tim Holtz; foam dimensional adhesive

 

Paper Wings Productions' May Design Team Blog Hop

Welcome Paper Wings peeps!

With April showers brings "May Flowers" which happens to be the theme for this month's Paper Wing Productions' Design Team Blog Hop and giveaway! If you've arrived here from Dana's blog, then you're in the right place. If you just happened to stumble into the hop, please CLICK HERE to start from the beginning because you won't want to miss any project.

My backyard is coming into bloom.  The fiery flowers on the pomegranate tree are bursting open and the dainty white flowers on the lemon tree are lending their sweet scent to the air.  We just planted jasmine to climb up the back fence and charm us with their fragrance.  Flowers are such lovely blessings and this month our creativity is in bloom using Paper Wings Productions stamps to bring you some floral inspiration. We’re also giving away a gift certificate to Paper Wings Production’s online store to one lucky follower.

For a chance to win, all you need to do is:

• be a follower of the Paper Wings Productions blog, The Aviary. 
• visit each of the participating designer's blogs and leave them some love. Then go back to The Aviary and leave a comment letting them you completed the hop. 
• to increase your chances of winning, like the Paper Wings Productions Facebook page and/or invite your friends to the hop. 
• then just come back and let us know! Be sure to leave a separate comment for each of the additional entries. 

The winner will be announced on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 on the The Aviary.

I decided to make a little gift of notecards that can be given to your mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, friend or another mother figure in your life for this upcoming Mother's Day.

My color palette and the papers I chose are funky and bold with a dash of fun thrown in for good measure.  No shrinking violets here!

What I love about this project is that we all have so much patterned paper, colored cardstock and inks that we can easily make this for anyone and customize it to suit their taste in a short amount of time for practically any occasion.  Need a hostess gift?  No problem.  Need a gift for your child's teacher?  Not an issue at all.  A neighbor is moving away?  Send them off which this gift to keep in touch!  Meeting with a friend who is going through a rough patch?  This makes a thoughtful gift to show you care.  Going to a wedding shower?  Make a batch of these up to match the wedding colors/theme and add the bride's new initials so she can send out personalized thank you notes.

I wanted to show you a very simple version that you can use as a jumping off point.  I stamped the flower with leaves from Flower Power or Floral in Versamark on a piece of blue cardstock and attached it to a larger sheet of patterned paper.  I mixed it up by using several different sheets of patterned paper from the same collection pack.  You can make dozens of these in no time.  For more interest simply heat emboss the image or stamp a word, name or initials over the image using any number of Paper Wings Production's alphabets like Perfect Alphabet, Funky Alphabet or Whimsical Solid Alphabet.

For the envelope I stamped the floral border from Kind Words or Moments on the back flap and also on the bottom of the front of the envelope as well as used the frame from Life Framer for the address and again stamped the flower with leaves image from Flower Power or Floral.

Next I stamped all the little flowers from Flower Power and Single Flowers in matching inks on some mailing seals and added the sentiment from Sophie over each one in brown ink.  I love the mailing seal as it adds a sweet little touch to an envelope.

We all know how important packaging a gift is...it makes all the difference.  To package my notecard set I reused clear packaging that I then wrapped in three layers of strips of patterned paper.  The bottom layer is punched with a daisy border punch and the top strip stamped with the floral border from Kind Words or Moments.  I finished it up with a bow cut from another piece of patterned paper.  I must admit I really adore the bow.

Now it's time for your next hop on this parade of flowers.  Make sure to head on over to Carrie's blog next!

***Here is the complete line up just in case you get lost along the way:

 

Laura Austin Tatsch - http://www.laurascraftsandmore.com/

Dana Tatar - http://datatar.blogspot.com/

Shay - http://verdigrishall.blogspot.com/ <=====YOU ARE HERE

Carrie Avery - http://www.carrieavery.com/

Tara Chaussee - http://secretbeesstudio.blogspot.com/

Amber Rasmussen - http://sew-ink.blogspot.com

Norma Gomez - http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/

The Aviary­ - http://paper-wings-productions.blogspot.com/

Thank you so very much for visiting with me and have fun being showered by the May Flowers blog hop!

Happy creating,

Shay.

Supplies:
Stamps:

InLinkz.com

Inks: Versamark, Tsukineko; pale tomato, green hills, red royal, pool, bubble gum and orange soda shadow inks, Hero Arts; dark chocolate, Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: blue, Neenah Paper
Patterned paper: Marmelade paper pack, Marcella by K&Company
Other: daisy lace deep edge punch, Martha Stewart Crafts; bow tie die, Lifestyle Crafts; Cuttlebug, Provo Craft; mailing seals, Avery

Flashy: April's ATC

Dear Reader,

Real life has gotten in the way of blogging.  I have been making art, but also indulging in other hobbies.  I recently read the Hunger Games trilogy and thoroughly enjoyed the books which I am still digesting (I can't wait until my sister finishes them up so we can fully discuss them).  When I picked up the trilogy I also bought a much desired copy of "The Muppets".  Everything about this movie brings me joy from the Muppets themselves, to the humor, to the human actors, and most especially the music (how I miss Flight of the Conchords!, but "Man or Muppet" is an amazing song and I sing it all the time).  Sometimes it is a blessing to be reminded of childhood loves.

Anyway, I thought I would share with you a picture of the ATC I made last night for today's trade.  If you happen to be trading with me look away!  The theme I chose to sign up for this month was sparkle.  This meant I found some glittered paper, got out my stickles, shine Mister Huey's by Studio Calico and some gems.  I of course wanted to also use paper wings productions stamps.  This time it was the Polaroid camera from Vintage Technology by handmade by Lissie girl along with the frame from Day Framer and the "smile" from Life Framer.

One last thing: how would you like a chance to win a stamp set of your choice from paper wings productions?  Enter by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. (central time) HERE. 

Happy creating,
Shay.

Sweet Cupcake

Dear Reader,

I recently made a couple of birthday cards using the sweet cupcakes from Hey Cupcake from paper wings productions from handmade by Lissie girl.  They use the main cupcake image, but seem pretty different.  I like how changing up the colors and papers used can create a new project even when using one stamp.  All the papers, but the black rose flocked paper (which is Anna Griffin) are from Crate Paper's Paper Hearts and Farmhouse 6x6 paper pads.

Elegant, but still whimsical.  I really love that this set also has that adorable cupcake stand:

This one is more eclectic and I decided to use the Life Framer to frame the cupcake along with the "party" stamped in the bottom right hand corner.

Inside I framed the "happy birthday" from Let's Eat Cake with the frame from Day Framer which was actually a suggestion by my sister.  The cute little candles are also from Let's Eat Cake:

I hope you are enjoying a delightful day!

Happy creating,
Shay.