Butterfly card, non-Cricut {OH MY !}

Hey there!  Hope all is well and that you had a glorious weekend.  Not much happening on my end.  My son (and hubby) are finally feeling well after getting over the flu.  It wasn't too nasty, but enough to drag on for almost a week for my poor soon.  ... and then he gets hit with a cold!  It's a good thing kids are resilient and bounce back.  I DO NOT like Flu Season though! I had cabin-fever! :)

Anyhoo, on to my project to share with you today.  I didn't use my Cricut, which always surprises me because when making cards or any other project, I almost always use my trusty Cricut and/or Gypsy.  A piece of useless information - I actually started out card making with using the Cricut - not stamping! :)

Goodies I used were:

• Card base ~ PTI cardstock Enchanted Evening
• Outer layer ~ PTI cardstock Rustic White
• Hero Arts stamp Old Letter Writing with Distressed Ink Broken China
• Inked edges with Distressed Inks, Antique Linen and Tea Dye and then stitched around edges
• Hero Arts stamp Traditional Butterfly with ColorBox Black ink on PTI Rustic White and then embossed using clear powder (a la mode, I think), then colored butterfly with Copics and then added Distressed stickles (once ink was dry), Broken China. (butterfly was cut out and then glued in center and then its wings bent up to give it dimension) 
• Misc stamp "my sympathy" from stash that was stamped on scrap piece cut of Rustic White (inked and clear embossed) and then added pearls to butterfly and sentiment piece.
• Foam tape was used to pop-up the Outer layer cardstock and also for the sentiment piece.

Thanks for stopping by to visit.  Hope you have an awesome day and week!

Toodles,
Jude

Hawaii Word Book {work in progress} Page 9 and 10

Okay, so what happened in my life since January 30th, which was my last post?  It's called life.  I can't believe it's taking me so long to post.  So sorry it's taken me this long.  I've worked on a couple more pages of my Hawaii Book and am happy to share them.  I've also made some cards, but just haven't posted them yet either. 

So, on to sharing my completed pages ...

Below is page 9

page 10 below ...

showing pages 9 and 10 together ...

The above pages were pretty simple.  I combined store bought embellishments and added some words "Strike @ Pose" using my Cricut.  Plus, I stapled some ribbon on two of the corners.  Oh, I also used my sewing machine and stitched the pictures on to the red matting.  You can click on the image to get a closer peek.

Hope all is well with everyone.  Is anyone ready for Spring as much as me?  It's snowing again in Wisconsin today and although I love the snow, I'm SO ready for it to be gone, gone, gone!

If you've taken the time to stop by for a visit, I thank you SO much!  Please leave me a comment and give me your blog/web address and I can come by and visit you too!  I seem to visit other peoples blogs more than I post on my own blog!

Toodles,  Jude 

Hawaii Word Book {work in progress} Page 7 and 8

I'm moving right along with my little "Hawaii" Word Book project and am happy to show you a couple more pages that I completed.  Well, when I say completed, are layouts ever completed?!?!?  LOL  I tend to go back and add some little things like stickles, embellishments and doodling {which I forgot to do before taking the pictures below!}. 

Hope you are enjoying seeing my creations 'cause I'm sure having fun doing them!  The below pages are two of my favorite so far.

Page 7 below

Page 8 below 

Pages 7 and 8 together (below) 

Thanks for stopping by to visit. Hope you have a fabulous day!

Toodles,
Jude

Hawaii Word Book {work in progress} Page 5 and 6

Hope you're having a great day!  We have sunshine in Wisconsin today and it feels SO good!  The temperature is a little milder than it's been all week too.  I actually love winter but when it's bitter cold and there is no sunshine, it's no fun!  Next week is expected to be bitter cold again. :(

I 've been working on my Hawaii book during the week and have some more pages to show you {see below}.  I'm really having fun creating this project and am trying to use different techniques that I've learned over the last two years. 

I like the look of tying the ribbon around the picture and the rhinestone emblishments were something I bought at Michael's for 50%.  My letter "A" {which is a part of my A L O H A} is yet to be covered.  I'll likely do that at the end, once all my pages are completed.

Thanks for stopping by.  Don't forget to leave me a comment and include your blog address so I can stop by and see what wonderful creations you've made!

Toodles,

Jude

Hawaii Word Book {work in progress} Page 4

Yay!  I completed another page in my Hawaii word book.  I'm addicted to working on this book now.  You will see in the picture (or you may not realize, ha!) that I still need to cover my letter "A".  It's the first letter of my " A L O H A" and with the completion of the book, I'll cover all the letters to coordinate with the albumn/book.

Above picture is of pages 3 and 4 together.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hope you a peaceful and enjoyable Sunday!

Toodles,
Jude

P.S.  GO PACKERS GO!!!

Hawaii Word Book {work in progress}

Hey folks!  I hope your New Year is going great and that if you've made any resolutions that you're able to stick to them!  If not ... don't give up!  Just try to get back on track.  :)

Just so you know, I haven't gone AWOL with crafting any projects/cards etc. lol  I've been busy working on a word book/album that I created for our Hawaii trip last fall.  This is my very first word book and I would be lying to you if I didn't say that it's a lot of work!  I'm really enjoying creating and putting it together though. 

I haven't scrapped that long and I think I must be the slowest person putting it all together.  I struggle with putting everything together, including coordinating papers, embellishing etc.  But when it does come together, I get this tingling feeling inside and am SO happy with what I have accomplished.  Does that ever happen to you?  Maybe it's just me.  :)

There are so many people out there that have created word books and that have inspired me to give this a try.  Awhile back, I'm talk a lonnnnggg while back {last summer} I bought the Bind-it All at Hobby Lobby for half price and then picked up some chipboard along the way as I knew some day I wanted to do a word book. 

And, very characteristic of me, I big off more than I chew!  I never start any small project, I just dive in with both feet and take on the "beast" of all projects! lol

Let me tell, what a nightmare I had with using the chipboard that I bought.  It was too thick!  I didn't help that my cutting mats weren't very sticky.  Note to self:  Only cut chipboard on brand new mat or barely used mat!  Thankfully the aid of painter's tape helped keep things in place.  Although my chipboard was too thick, I decided to use cardboard from several cereal boxes that I've been hoarding over the past few months.   I knew they'd come in handy eventually!  lol

With my Gypsy, I created the words "ALOHA as my word book {you'll see sample pages of the letters A L O H A as I complete more pages}.  I also did a cover page, which is shown below.  At the moment, I only have 4 pages completed, including the cover page so below are pics of what I've completed so far.  {Keep in mind, I'm a total amateur and this is my first chipboard project!}

Above is the cover page.

FYI, we went to Hawaii to celebrate my big birthday, hence the title "Hawaii 5 0".

Above is inside cover page.

Above is first page.

Above double layout showing both pages.

Above is the second page and below a close up of my cute frog!

Thanks for stopping by and if you have any questions please leave me a comment. Also, if you want to leave me your blog address, I'll be happy to visit you too!

Toodles!

Jude

Christmas card made by my son!

Last night my son asked if he could make a card using my Cricut. Well, I just about fell off my chair!  lol  He has a "girlfriend" in 6th grade and wanted to make her a special card for Christmas. 

If I may boast for a moment, my son, Michael, is 11 1/2 and he has the kindest heart.  It just warms MY heart that he wanted to do something for this girl that he likes.  Just so you know, I'm not big on the dating thing in elementary school and do not encourage it, as my son knows, but I do encourage him to have "girl" friends just as much as having "boy" friends because I believe it balances a person to have friends of both genders.  :) 

On to the card - He designed this card himself using my Gypsy.  Kids these days just pick up on electronics so easy!  I showed him a few technical things using the Gypsy and he picked the images and the paper and I help him cut everything out. 

The card is very simple, which is probably what I love most about it.  He added stickles on the snow flakes (Star Dust) and Glossy Accents on the "merry" part of the sentiment.  He also added a couple snow flakes on the inside of the card, which I didn't photograph since he had already written his friend a little note, and also added one snow flake on the outside of the envelope.  It just "tickled" my insides to craft with him and watch him be creative.  I am SO proud of him.

The sentiment is from the Cricut cartridge Celebrate With Flourish and the snow flakes are from Christmas (free with Gypsy update).

This will likely be my last post until the new year, so if you are reading this blog, have a very Merry Christmas and may you be blessed with love, peace and joy throughout the New Year.

Toodles,
Jude