Oatmeal Canister Re-Do

Hi all!  Good grief, I cannot seem to get caught up on blogging!  I think part of the problem is it is quite low on my list of things that I want to do or have to do!  So, I'm going to try and keep this short.

Today I have a fun upcycling project.  I took an oatmeal canister and prettied it up to be a headband holder for my daughter.  Here's your before shot.

And, here's the after shot -- so much more personality and so much prettier!

The canister is too big to use 12x12 papers.  I opted to use 6x6 papers from K & Company Sweet Nectar.  I started by placing one sheet in its entirety and went from there -- it allowed for some fun shapes and cuts on the canister.  For the lid, I put another circle of paper on the top and wrapped the edge with ribbon.  Since the inside could be useful for holding some of the other random mess that she has floating around her room, I wanted there to be a "handle" of sorts.  I used a small wooden spool, wrapped it with ribbon and attached it to the lid.  On top of the spool is a pretty silk flower.  My daughter loves it and actually has some of her headbands on it!  Mission accomplished!

Challenge Submissions
Lady Anne's Challenges -- Anything Goes

Oatmeal Canister Re-do
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Paper: K&Company Sweet Nectar
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Other Stuff: wooden spool, ribbon, silk flower, oatmeal canister

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MFTWSC120 Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!  We had a beautiful Sunday and spent the day at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. We have a bit of a tradition in going to botanical gardens -- I guess because many of my favorite flowers bloom at this time of year -- lilacs, tulips and peonies.  Today, after viewing so many extraordinary peonies, I said to my husband, why didn't we get married in the spring?  We got married in the fall -- not a time for any of my favorite flowers!  I wish pictures came with scratch & sniff because the smell of the lilacs was amazing!

Now, I have to admit, I've been a bit remiss about blogging lately.  I've had a bit a tough time getting back into a routine.  I have a bunch of past MFT sketch cards to share and I think I'll just schedule the posts.

Today's card is a lovely Mother's Day card, which is unfortunately still on my desk,  made with the Sweet Roses set and dies from Lisa Johnson.

This isn't my usual type of stamp set.  Usually I like the images to color, but when this set was released, I loved how it was used.  The dies are fantastic!  I stamped the flowers in MFT Electric Red and used Memento greens for the leaves.  The background is embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots and I added a double party banner, embellished with red rhinestones.

Challenge Submissions
MFTWSC120
Crafty Calendar Challenge -- Blooms & Blossoms
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards -- #38 Mother's Day/For Mom
Cut It Up! -- #18 Mother's Day

MFTWSC120 Happy Mother's Day!
Stamps: MFT Sweet Roses
Paper: MFT Black Licorice, Electric Red, Cryogen
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Cottage Ivy, New Sprout; MFT Electric Red
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Other Stuff: die-namics Party Banner, Roses & Leaves; Nesties, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, rhinestones

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MFTWSC117 Sending Love and Hugs

Hi all! Happy Hump Day!  We should be in a stretch of really lovely spring weather.  I hope the weather guessers are right as I think it will do everyone a world of good to have beautiful weather for a while.  I'm still not driving and hopefully, that will change tomorrow.

Today I have a sweet Doodle Garden card.  This new line at MFT definitely pulls on my cute strings!

These little stamps are so sweet -- I just happened upon the artist's etsy shop a while back -- right about the time they were coming out from MFT.  She has some sweet digi images as well.  Anywho -- I used papers from American Crafts Amy Tangerine Sketchbook on here and I love it.  So many pretty colors -- I chose to go with a grey/black dress for her with pink accents.  It worked out quite nicely!

Challenge Submissions
Cutie Pie Challenge  -- #43 Lots of Layers

Sending Love and Hugs
Stamps: My Favorite Things Doodle Garden
Paper: Steel Grey (MFT), Raspberry Fizz (PTI), Cryogen, American Crafts Amy Tangerine Sketchbook
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: C1, C3, C5, C7, E21, E11, E00, RV17, RV10, R20, RV55, Y21, R20,
Other Stuff: Nesties, die-namics Sentiment Strips, ribbon, pearls

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Look Who's Turning...

Hi all!  Happy (rainy) Monday! I'm home alone today -- kids are in school, hubby is at work and my uncle has returned to Wisconsin. I'm still not cleared to drive -- still have stitches in my left side.   I also can't vacuum, which is actually driving me crazy looking at the dirty carpets.  I can manage laundry with the help of my son's grabber toy LOL!  I'm hoping to spend a bit of the time in my craft room.  Hopefully, I can find my MOJO somewhere!

Today I have the card I made for my Gram's 87th birthday.

My Gram is pretty amazing -- you would never guess she's 87.   In fact, when she received this card, she said she liked it, but it would have been better if I had cut the 8 in half and made it a 3.  LOL!  This was following the MFTWSC118 sketch.  I wanted something very feminine and opted for Authentique Uncommon papers.

This is also for the Ribbon Carousel challenge of Showers & Flowers.  I obviously went with flowers.  I added in some lace layered with satin ribbon.

Challenge Submissions
MFTWSC118
Ribbon Carousel -- RCC80 Showers & Flowers

Look Who's Turning...
Stamps: MFT a la modes Big Birthday Numbers
Paper: Lemon Tart (PTI), Berry Sorbet (PTI), Cryogen, Authentique Uncommon
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
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Other Stuff: lace, ribbon, Nesties, Glitter Dots, MFT die-namics Sentiment Strips

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Happy 40th!

Hi all!  Happy Sunday!  I'm a week post surgery and thankfully, the "you can't lift your arms above your shoulders" restriction has been lifted.  I'm still rather restricted as to what I can and can't do, but I feel pretty good and hopefully, will be getting back into the swing of things soon.

Today I finally have my husband's 40th birthday card/book that I made him.  It's only taken me two months to get it posted!  Shortly before his birthday, Whimsie Doodles had this hilarious Zombie Lover image -- my husband is a HUGE fan of The Walking Dead - so I needed a way to incorporate a zombie into his birthday card.  I did a little shopping in the Whimsie Doodle shop and picked up some other images that allowed me to put together a little accordion fold book.

I had a stash of chipboard that I covered with some designer papers from Echo Park - A Boy's Life.  I kept the front simple and added in a 40 cut with MFT High Rise Numbers.

I started off with the Super Dad image from Whimsie Doodles -- the little tags were just printed on the computer.

Next came the Blogger Boy image -- aka computer "geek" -- and Mr. Fix It.

Finally was the Zombie Love -- those dripping brains are just too much! LOL!

Here's the book open.

Finally, for his gift, I opted to give him a basket of 40 of his favorite things.  To keep this cost effective,  there were lots of little treats -- Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Almond Joy, beer, gum and some Walking Dead figurines.  He loved it!  His birthday was actually spent at a Mumford & Sons concert in Brooklyn, which was just downright awesome!

Challenge Submissions
Crafty Catz -- #179 This One's For The Boys
Aud Sentiments -- #78 For a Guy

Happy 40th!
Stamps:  Whimsie Doodles Mr. Fix It, Super Dad, Zombie Love, Blogger Boy
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Cyrogen, Echo Park A Boy's Life
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
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Other Stuff:

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