Feral Scraps

Get Comfy

2012-05-17T09:11:00.001-05:00

I really love how well these Art Impressions stamps stamp. Today I used their “Comfy on Couch Set.” Did I mention I love these stamps? I embossed the background with Cuttlebug’s “Kassie’s Brocade,” then used Recollection’s “Red Stripes,” and Spellbinders’ “Labels Nine.” You already know I used Stickles, Rose Art color pencils, Tombow Markers and Memento “Tuxedo Black” ink.

Golden Oldies

2012-05-15T11:54:00.000-05:00

My mom is in a Red Hat group so I like to make her fun cards to send to her friends. I’ve been making her cards for the last week so I’m sure you will see a few of them on here this coming week. For this one I used Art Impressions “Golden Oldies” and “You Go First” stamps. Love these stamps. I used a Fiskars’ punch, Recollection’s “Red Small Dots,” and Spellbinders’ “Large Scalloped Octagons.” And of course you know I used Stickles, Rose Art color pencils, Tombow Markers and Memento “Tuxedo Black” ink.

Grateful

2012-05-11T14:23:00.001-05:00

Can you tell I’m grateful? Yes, it’s another “thank you” card. This one is for my sister-in-law and her family. I love this Artsy-licious in Chocolate by Chatter Box. I also used Technique Tuesday “Favorite Memories” and “This One” by Ali Edwards. I added a Spellbinders “Labels Five” and some gold Stickles and done.

Thanks

2012-05-08T09:02:00.000-05:00

I really don’t use blue much, however I really like this paper by Me & My BIG Ideas. I think it has an elegant look, especially when used with the Spellbinders “Fancy Tags.” I also added Everyday Greetings’ “Thanks,” Technique Tuesday’s “Olde World Squares,” and some black cardstock. A little Tim Holtz Distress Ink in “Tumbled Glass” and Studio g black ink finished it up. I made this card for one of my oldest and dearest friends and her family. I hope they know how thankful I am for them.

Smash Journal

2012-04-14T10:10:00.000-05:00

This is my first Smash journal and I love the size, it is perfect for throwing into a purse or backpack for on the go memory keeping. I know this will be a big shock to you ;) but I made this one for our New York trip! I found The Robin’s Nest Press “City Scape“ while traveling and I don‘t remember where, but I knew I had to have it ( I kind of have a “city scape“ addiction) and it was perfect cut apart for the Smash cover. I also love Unity Stamps so their “City of Love” was the finishing touch. If you are afraid of really messing up your journal (I was) then just remember that if you hate it you can always cover it up with paper, however you just might be pleasantly surprised, I was.

Great Time

2012-04-12T10:35:00.000-05:00

Ok, the last New York card, you know I couldn’t forget my brother-in-law. He made sure we knew where to go and how to get there and just made our time in New York wonderful. I wanted him to know what a great time we had thanks to him. I used Tim Holtz Alterations Texture Fade “Pocket Watch” and Gold Stickles for the background. The sentiment I typed out on the computer and then cut it out with Spellbinders Nestabilities “Small Deckled Rectangles.” For the envelope I stamped Technique Tuesday’s “Time Flies” with studio g black ink.

Little Things

2012-04-11T12:01:00.000-05:00

Today I have another New York inspired card for a great guy we met while there. I used Tim Holtz Alterations Texture Fade “Woodgrain” and the Tim Holtz “Good Thoughts” stamp. I love this Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Nine.” I really like how I was able to use the Technique Tuesday “Home Tweet Home” stamp with the Tim Holtz product. I used studio g black ink, and of course more Stickles, Silver this time.

Gear Card

2012-04-10T12:46:00.000-05:00

Our trip to New York (our first ever) gave me a lot of inspiration to create, so you will probably see a bunch of post with New York stories in them. While we were in New York we met some great new people through my brother-in-law and I wanted to send them some “great to meet you” `cards. This card goes to a sweet couple we met the first night there, it is made almost completely with Tim Holtz product. I used a white card base and cut out the top with Tim Holtz Alterations On The Edge “Steampunk.” I inked the cut out with Tim Holtz Distress Ink “Pumice Stone” and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I then embossed the bottom of the card with Tim Holtz Alteration Texture Fades “Steampunk.” I cut out a small circle with a Quickutz die and stamped it with Tim Holtz “Pumice Stone” on the Tim Holtz “Nature’s Elements.” And of course I added Diamond Stickles. On the envelope I stamped Technique Tuesday’s “Get it in Gear” in black ink and clear embossed it also. I hope they like this card as much as I enjoyed making it for them.

Where in the world is my Vagabond???

2012-03-20T10:11:00.001-05:00

Where in the world is my Vagabond??? Well I almost hated to show Sizzix after seeing Tim’s 10 inches of snow, but here it is. I live in Alabama and it is a beautiful 80 degrees here and my Wisteria is so beautiful and smells so good that I love the idea of crafting in my front yard. So here is my Vagabond waiting for me to get crafty. Thanks Sizzix for this chance to get out and about with my Vagabond and the chance to get new stickers and guage keys.

Believe

2011-12-19T09:49:00.000-06:00

This Christmas card just feels like snow and cold. I used Momenta’s Christmas Party “Icicle” paper, Technique Tuesday’s “Believe” by Ali Edwards, Stampendous Winter Wonderland embossing powder, and Gelly Roll Clear Star pen. A quick, easy, and cool card.

Joy to the World

2011-12-07T14:56:00.001-06:00

Joy to the world, one of the first Christmas cards I made this year! I so love these blues and greens even if they aren’t “normal” Christmas colors! I used Reminisce’s Frosted Flakes paper, Technique Tuesday’s “Celebrate the Seasons” by Ali Edwards, Tombow markers 133 and 443, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, and Psychedelic embossing powder. This was such a fun card to make, it put me right into the Christmas mood.

2010 Christmas cards

2011-11-20T14:47:00.000-06:00

Ok, I like to send out my Christmas cards the day after Thanksgiving, however last year I was a little late getting started so I needed something easy. These simple one layer cards were made with Inkadinkado “Winter Trails” and 4Klear Stamping “Season’s Greetings.” These were stamped with Color Box Black ink and heat embossed with Stampendous detail clear. A few Stampendous class a’ peel stickers and you’re ready to add a stamp.

Happy birthday...

2011-11-01T16:35:00.001-05:00

Today I needed the perfect birthday card for a very special person; I hope this is it! I used Daisy D paper, Spellbinders’ “Fancy Tags,” and Technique Tuesday’s “Simply You” stamp. It was really simple to make, but I have to say I love how it turned out.

Made it Myself Mondays 19

2011-10-19T08:05:00.001-05:00

Woohoo, another Made it Myself Monday! You have to stop by the You Had Me At Craft blog and see all the great things going on over there.
I love Halloween! So this year I made some “all grown up” cards to send out to some of my friends. I love My Mind’s Eye and I bought quite a few pieces of 29^th Street Market’s “Adoring Print” which was a perfect background for these simple cards. I used both Studio G stamps and Tim Holtz stamps, and of course Stampendous Detail Clear embossing powder. All sentiments I did on the computer. I’ve also been practicing with Tim Holtz Distress Ink, and I don’t think it turned out too bad. Happy Halloween.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

2011-10-14T12:58:00.001-05:00

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Most of us have had our lives touched by this horrible disease is one way or another. Waiting to find out if you have breast cancer is a very stressful thing to go through and I’m very thankful to the people who were there for me while I waited to hear if my life was about to be turned upside down. It’s not. I made this card as a thank you for “being there for me” and also as a reminder of how important it is to get a mammogram. I used Deja Views’ “Sweet Romance Grey Damask” and Core'dinations cardstock. I stamped and colored My Favorite Things Stamps’ “Think Pink.” I also used Studio g’s black ink and Stampendous Detail Clear Embossing powder. I hope she enjoys getting it this week. Please get a mammogram every year if you are over 40, it really can be a matter of life and death.

Card Drive

2011-10-12T11:37:00.001-05:00

During my time going from blog to blog and being inspired I have come to realize something. It is not just all the beautiful and creative ideas that have inspired me, it is the beautiful and caring people who create the blogs that have inspired me the most. Today I was again inspired by the creative community.

There is a “Card Drive for Kids“ with Spina Bifida going on right now. Please check out this wonderful card drive and help out with some cards for these very brave children. For all the information please check out: Card Drive for Kids with Spina Bifida. Thanks guys.

J Journal

2011-09-26T10:39:00.001-05:00

This little journal was a gift for a family member’s graduation and I wanted something that was as colorful as she is. I bought a little kraft colored journal and painted front and back with random sweeps of Making Memories “Honeydew” and “Lagoon” Scrapbook Colors paints. The “J” was made with a Tim Holtz “Ransom” mask and then painted it with Making Memories “Sea Foam“. I stamped the front with a Tim Holtz “Life’s Possibilities” stamp. I also used Recollections’ glitter tape and a rub on from Hambly. For the back I stamped “Scatter Joy” from Outlines. I really love when I can make gifts with my scrapbook supplies! If you have time I’d love to hear about the things you make besides cards and scrapbook layouts. Sorry the pictures are turned wrong, this is the first time this has happened and I don't seem to be computer savvy enough to fix it. lol

New Winner!

2011-08-07T11:04:00.000-05:00

Ok, Lisa was a no show so we have a new winner!!! Number 2 ~ Congrats Celeste!!!

Waht a wonderful giveaway. I made a post on my blog about your candy.

Celelste, send me your snail mail addy and I'll get your blog candy to you. You have one week.

Winner!!!

2011-07-29T16:42:00.001-05:00

Congrats to Tina, #9! The winner of the Blog Candy!
wow lovely giveaway..very nice of you to do this
thanks for a chance to win
Tina

Tina you have till Friday August 5th to email me your mailing address. Thanks so much to everybody else, maybe we'll do this again soon. 8^)

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge CFC12

2011-07-22T21:54:00.001-05:00

Today I wanted to make a card for my better half and when I saw the challenge on the CAS-ual Fridays blog I knew what I was going to make. I love rub-ons and I have a ton of them, but I knew exactly which one I wanted to use. I used “Amazing” from Autumn Leaves’ “French Twist” rub-on. I cut the front of the card using Tim Holtz On the Edge “Ornate.” For the inside of the card I used My Mind’s Eye “Mama’s Curtains“. I cut the inside label with Spellbinders Nestabilities’ “Labels Two” and stamped “you” with Recollections’ “Once Upon a Letter.” I hope you stop by the CAS-ual Fridays blog to see all the great inspiration and maybe try out their challenge.

Blog Candy

2011-07-22T15:49:00.000-05:00

When I first started my blog I wanted to give away blog candy…I had no followers! Then I had 10 followers and I so wanted to give away some blog candy. I know, it would have been a little sad. However today I decided to give away some blog candy, just because I can. I really don’t have anyone to craft with here [I have one great friend who also crafts but our schedules never work together 8^)] and ya’ll have been so sweet in all your comments that I want to do a little something for you. So leave a comment on this post and then check back on Friday July 29th to see who wins. It would be nice if you would follow me, but you don’t have to. You will have one week to get me your mailing address, if I don’t hear from you I’ll pick another winner.

Perspective

2011-07-18T15:07:00.007-05:00

I’m sorry it’s been so long since I‘ve been on here, but hopefully I‘m back for a while. Today I want to share with you some cards I made using Tattered Angels’ Glimmer Mist Robin’s Egg, one of their screens and Tim Holtz’s “Good Thoughts.” After the Tattered Angels dried I stamped and heat embossed the “Good Thoughts” stamps. I like that these cards can be used for both male and female recipients. Sometimes guy cards are a little hard to come up with. I am posting this for “Made it Myself Mondays” at You Had Me At Craft. You should check her blog out, lots of inspiration. I hope you will come back to see me soon, I’m pretty sure there is going to be some blog candy given away soon. 8^)

Link Up Love Party with K Andrew

2011-05-17T11:38:00.008-05:00

Hey everyone, I’m so excited about Kristal’s Link Up Love Party! The last one was so much fun. It is such a great way to get to know each other and find new blog inspiration. I am always inspired by Kristal’s blog http://www.gettingcricky.com/ and I can’t wait to see what everyone else is doing. After the past month I could use some beautiful inspiration.
I’m supposed to show you one of my favorite projects and I hope my son is okay with me posting this layout! This lo is one of the first I ever did and has three of my favorite things in it: my son, Basic Grey, and things cut with my Cricut. I have to tell you, by the time he cut his hair it was down to his waist. I really missed it after he cut it but he was able to donate a lot of hair to Locks for Love.
I hope you have a wonderful time at the Link Up party and I can’t wait to visit your blog. Stop by and check out the party info at Kristal's
http://www.gettingcricky.com/2011/05/link-up-love-party-prize-too.html

Thank you

2011-05-17T11:13:00.001-05:00

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who sent such kind thoughts and prayers to us in the aftermath of the tornado. We are getting things back together and starting to feel a little normal. There are so many who are so much worse off than we are, please keep them in your thoughts. Again, we just want to say thank you all for everything.

Tornado

2011-04-29T19:50:00.003-05:00

Hey everyone, just want you to know I won't be on here for a few. We live right outside of Tuscaloosa, AL and the tornado hit our neighborhood. We are all fine, some houses gone but no injuries at all. We were blessed. Please keep those not so lucky in your thoughts. Hope to be back on soon, when we get power and internet.