Wow! Where have the days gone? At last... a new project!

Well, I had every intention of posting a new project every day last week but as is obvious, that didn't happen!  I have been on a crafting frenzy the past several days and when that happens, I just have to roll with it lest it leave me before I finish all I have in my mind to do.  One project is for my granddaughter's birthday, which happens to be today!  That one sneaked up on me!  I just got to take photos of all the pieces today so her gift will be late getting to her, I'm sorry to say.  Bad grandmother!!!  The extra time did allow me to make it extra special though so my hopes are that she'll forgive my tardiness.  I love you, Sheridan!  I also finished my project for the birthday blog hop I'm participating in next month (see the badge at the top of my left sidebar)!  Hallelujah!  I'm ahead of the game for a change!  And last but not least, I finished my sample for the next challenge at Amber's Crafts and Stuff at 6:00 this morning so I'm feeling rather zombie-like right now.  If I make any typos, you'll just have to forgive me until after I have had some sleep, a meal and a chance to proof read this post!

So without further ado, here is the gift I made for my granddaughter, Sheridan.  She turned Sweet 16 today so this had to be a super special gift.  I made this cute paper bag mini album from a kit I won from Emily at Create Serendipity on a blog hop a few weeks ago.  It was absolutely the perfect thing to make for this gift as it's very girlie and the colors are pink, black and white.  There are lots of pictures so grab a snack!  LOL!

Here we go!  Please note that the pink daisies and blue curly ribbon are not part of the album.  They're only there for dramatic effect! <wink>

The tags seen in the photos are tucked away inside the open side of the paper bags (what used to be the top of the bag), which are folded in half and stitched down the center to form two pages per bag.  To create more space for pictures, I created flaps on some of the pages.  I just hope my granddaughter, with the help of her mom, can figure out how to resize her photos on the computer to fit the appropriate spaces.  

So there you have it!  I hope you have enjoyed this little project.  It took about 3 days to get it all put together and the all the embellishments added but it was so much fun!  Emily sells some of her awesome paper bag kits and finished acrylic albums in her Etsy shop, to which you'll find a link on her blog.  Stop by there and check them out and while you're there,  please leave her a comment telling her I sent you.  

Check back tomorrow for my Design Team project for Amber's Crafts and Stuff.  I really like the way it turned out, even though I was really bleary-eyed when I finished it!  Thanks for looking.  Have a wonderful evening and a fantastic Wednesday!

Happy Crafting!

Anniebee

Happy St. Paddy's Day and Another New Card

Good morning, ya'll!  If you have been following my blog from the beginning, you'll remember the 3 variations of cards I made using the same stamped image.  If not, you can find them here.  I stated in that post that I had colored about a dozen copies of that image after I got my Copic markers so I could experiment with all the beautiful colors and to practice my technique as I have had no training in how to use them.  Here is another variation of that same rose.  I have been building up my card stash and making items to enter into some of the cool challenges I have found all around Blogland.  I still have 2 or 3 more roses to do something with but I promise the next card will use a different image! LOL

The first 3 cards were relatively simple in design and used softer, more muted colors, whereas lately I have been using more bright and bold colors and more complicated designs.  I think my psyche was longing for springtime and so I have been leaning more toward the warm side of the spectrum.  The main colors on this card are yellow, peachy orange and pink.  The inside sentiment says "Life is Special with Friends like You".

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Southern Girls Challenge - flowers

Little Claire's - flowers

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturdays - Spring

The Cheerful Stamp Pad - Spring

GingerloftChallenge - flowers

One Stitch At A Time - glitter and gems

Cupcake Crafts Challenges - Up in the air ( my butterfly)

Stamp-n-Doodle - 2 "G" embellishments (mine are gems, glitter and garden)

Woodware USA Clear Stamps - Spring

Flourishes - Butterflies

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Triple Tastic (3 yellow and pink blossoms & 3 patterned paper panels)

My Grafico Crafts - anything goes

By the Cute and Girly Challenges - Springtime

DYSU Challenge Blog  - Add a Bow

Catered Crop  - Top Chef Quick Fire (the ingredients I used were: Spring pastel colors, flower stamp, Copic markers, flower embellishments and circle shape.  The spices I added were ribbon, brads, and a butterfly).

Scrapbook Sisters - Card Challenge #27 - Spring flowers

Thanks so much for looking!

Anniebee

My First Design Team Project

Okay, so today Amber at Amber's Crafts and Stuff launched her first challenge and my first official project as a member of her Design Team is posted there to help inspire people to participate in the weekly challenges.  The theme of this week's challenge is "stash buster/ anything goes" and except for the stamped image, every piece of paper and cardstock I used was from my scrap box.  I tend to save even small pieces, especially when it comes to designer papers and specialty cardstock.  I like using Core'dinations as the base of my cards because it doesn't crack when you score and fold it.  Here is the card I created as a sample.  I really like the combination of the orange, yellow and turquoise. It feels very tropical to me.

If you haven't already, why not stop by Amber's blog and see what the other talented members of her design team have created.  Then kick your mojo into high gear and create your own project to enter into our challenge.  As always, I appreciate your comments.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Thursday!

Anniebee

An Altered Truvia Box

Hi, everybody!  Sorry I have been MIA for a few days.  I had a couple of projects with due dates this week so I had to get them finished.  Between that and looking for a new job, I had little time for blogging.  Soooo... I have a new project that I just finished last week that I want to share with you today.  I always love recycling/ repurposing every day items I have around my house rather than putting them in the recycle bin or the trash can.  I recently discovered a wonderful low calorie sweeetner made from the stevia plant called Truvia.  You have probably seen the commercials for it on tv.  Well, this product only comes in little packets like sugar packets but the packets come packaged in a nifty flip-top box that is perfect for holding 4" x 4" or 4" x 5" cards and envelopes.  I covered the box, inside and out with patterned cardstock and embellished it with lace, ribbon, rub-ons, tiny paper rose buds and some bling.  I used two different patterned papers in the same shades of bluish green.  The paper on the top has white vines, leaves and flowers on it and the paper on the bottom has pink and white flowers and pink lettering.  I rubbed on more pink lettering and some swirly flourishes to add some interest.  The letters are Tim Holtz Grungeboard that I glittered and the hearts are glitter stickers.

I plan to paper the inside of the top but I haven't done that yet.

This design on the top is from a stamp that I stamped in green and then in pink.  I cut out the pink flowers and popped them up on small foam squares.  I added the tiny pink glittered hearts and the pearls in two shades of pink.  I layered the stamped piece on top of some pretty green foil cardstock and popped the whole thing up on pop dots.

Here's what it looks like from the back.  I think I got the soft green ribbon around the bottom edge of the box from the dollar bin at Michael's.  I wish I had bought more of it because I just love it.  The edges are slightly ruffled and it has a tiny narrow ribbon woven down the center of it.  Very fancy stuff!

I hope you like my little box.  Tomorrow my first project for the Crafting Pals Design Team at Amber's Crafts and Stuff is due in preparation of the first weekly challenge hosted by Amber, owner of that blog site.  The challenge will be posted on Wednesday morning and I hope all of my follwers will visit her blog to see what we have created to inspire you and hopefully entice you to participate in the challenge too!  

I have several new projects to share and I hope to post one of them each day this week.  Most of them are cards but I may have another mini later in the week.  Thanks for dropping by.  Have a great week!

Anniebee

Happy Friday and Another Word Book

Hi, everybody!  Well, I haven't gotten around to taking pictures of my two latest cards so instead of postponing this until I do, I am going to post another word book I did last year for my boss's 3 year old son, Cooper.  He's a very small, shy boy until you get to know him... then you can't get him to be quiet!  He's a real cutie and it was a lot of fun making this book for him.

Thanks for looking.  Today is going to be another busy day but I'll try to get those pictures taken later so I can post them.  I'm really happy with the way they turned out so I want to share them with you.  Have a wonderful day!

Anniebee

Another award!

I'll be posting a new project later today but first I need to take care of some blog business.  I just received another Liebster Award! Woooohoooo!

Wow!  I am totally blown away that my new bloggie friend, Angela, at Scrap Till Ya Drop has given me another Liebster Award!  What an honor to have my blog recognized for the 3rd time in less than 3 weeks!  Thank you sooo much, Angela!  

The purpose of this award is typically to recognize new bloggers and help gain exposure for them and their blogs.  The rules are simple.  Each recipient is required to post the award on his or her blog and tell what it's for.  They also have to pass the award on to 3 to 5 other deserving new blogs and notify the ones selected in a comment on their blogs.  So without further ado, I name the following to receive the Liebster Award:

Hailey and Rebecca - http://www.therockstarbugs.blogspot.com/
Kathy - http://lacrafting.blogspot.com/
Stefeni - http://stefenithegreat.blogspot.com/

Congratulations, ladies!  May you display it proudly!

Anniebee

Fat Tuesday and a New Award!

I need to give a shout out to Rachel at Live. Laugh. Create. for selecting my humble little blog as a recipient for the Stylish Blogger Award!  What an unexpected honor!  Thanks, Rachel, for choosing me. The rules for this award are that I must share 8 facts about myself and then pass the award on to 8 more deserving bloggers.  Okay, so here goes:

1. I'm a natural redhead.
2. I live in the house where I grew up.
3. I share my home with 2 rescued Greyhounds and 3 rescued cats, all males.
4. I'm the oldest of 5 children.
5. I'm an old hippie at heart and I love rock and roll from the 60s and 70s more than any other style of music.
6. If I could have one wish granted, it would be that I be able to make a living doing what I love best -
    crafting!
7. I also design and make jewelry.
8. I'm a huge movie buff.  My favorite genres are sci fi/ fantasy, historical fiction and suspense.  My favorite
    actors are Colin Firth and Kevin Spacey and my favorite actresses are Judy Dench and Helen Mirren.

Now for the important part.  I have selected the following blogs to receive this award:

1. Sarah at http://daisytoo.blogspot.com/

2. Missy at http://happystampindesigns.blogspot.com/

3. Michelle at http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com/

4. Laura at http://lifeasanarmywife-lauradietsch.blogspot.com/

5. Courtney at http://heartsnkrafts.blogspot.com/

6. Shona at http://suchawonderfulmess.blogspot.com

7. Debbie at http://www.dbdoodle.com/

8. Tammie E. at http://onehappystamper-tammiee.blogspot.com/

Congratulations, ladies!  I consider your blogs to be something special and my hope is that others learn to appreciate them as much as I do.  Have a wonderful day!

Anniebee