A Basket Case

The Challenge this week at Sentimental Sundays is Fancy Folds. The possibilities are endless. Please join us this week.

I got the templates for these very cool baskets from Mel Stampz. Any time I want to make a purse, or a box I head over to Mel's blog as she has hundreds of awesome templates and ideas.

 I made these for a gathering I was hosting for a few of our friends from our congregation. It was a young meets older party. It was for our younger friends to benefit from the experience and wisdom of our older friends. The older were the Butterflies or Roses and the younger were the Caterpillars or Rosebuds. The baskets were filled with tea, cookies, and a pretty magnet for the Roses, and nail polish, lip gloss, and pretty smelling lotions and body gels for the Rosebuds. It was a lot of fun. I will share the invitations on another post.  Meanwhile please bear with ALL the pictures, as I made 18 of these puppies! The one suggestion I would have if you have more than one of these to make, use double sided paper. This is one of my favorite paper packs at the moment so I did not use a double sided paper. So 4 end pieces x's 18=72 pieces to trace and cut out. I'm just saying...

Supplies Used:

Template: Mel Stampz

Paper: DCWV Blossom Song Paper Pack

Sentiments: From Computer

Punches: Tags, Circles, & Scalloped Circles- EK Success 

Ribbon: Misc. From Stash

Challenges I would like to enter this project in:

Catered Crop -Pattern Paper, Tags, Ribbon, Punches 

Fairy Fun Fridays - Sugar & Spice & all things nice

Fashionista Friday - Girls/Women

Di's Digis Designs - Girly Challenge

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes

Freshly Brewed - Fancy folds

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft shop - Song inspired (Tea For Two)

Just Some Lines - Reminds me of a song (Tea For Two)

Tuesday Throwdown - Think Pink 

Woodware USA -  Anything Goes 

Anything Goes Challenge - Diecuts/Punches or Both

The Crafty Pad - Monochromatic

The Squirrel & the Fox - One for the Girls

Creative Inspirations Paint -  (Clean and Simple)

In Stitches

 The challenge this week at Sentimental Sundays is stitching! Pull out those machines, needles or pens, and show us your stitching!

 My sewing machine is in the shop right now. Kind of a bummer since it is fairly new. It was my anniversary present from my husband last year. It has been skipping stitches and sewing crooked. Since I am new to the world of sewing, I thought it was something I was doing. It turns out, it was the machine not me. So I used Dorcas machine to work on this card.  Little did she know, this was a Thank You card for her and her husband, for some lovely anniversary gifts they got us. Also for her being a great friend!

 I am a bit new to working with seam binding. Still trying to get the knack of it.

 Inside

 Inside-Top

 Inside- Bottom

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Designer Paper: DCWV

Pearls & Flourishes: Recollections

Die Cuts: Spellbinders Lacey Circles, Lacey Squares, Lacey Ovals & Classic Circles & Squares, & Ovals

Sentiments: From Computer & A Close To My Heart Stamp Set I won as Blog Candy. 

Memento Ink-Brown

Seam Binding: From Joanne's Fabric

Brad: Paper Studio

Challenges I Would Like To Enter This card In:

ECP Challenges -  A Thank you Project 

Squiggles and Giggles - Thank you/give Thanks

Catered Crop - Sentiments, Glitter, Tie a bow, Die Cuts

Catch The Bug -  Anything Goes 

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - Anything Goes

Whimsical Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Crafty Purple Frog -  Lots of Layers 

Crafty Catz -  Things with Wings

Crafty Boots - Wings

Fussy and Fancy - Try new technique (Making a triple looped bow with Seam Binding)

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Delightful Challenges - Pearls and Swirls (Inside)

Paper Pretties - Sentiment as focal point

Meljens Designs - SIO -  Shapes: Use a circle and a square in the same creation 

Paper Crafting Journey - Die cuts and/or a punches 

Inky Impressions -  Punches or dies

Ooh La La Creations - Punches/Dies

Heart 2 Heart - Sentiment Stamp (Inside)

Heart Song Inspirations - Ribbon

My Craft Spot - Ribbon

There's Magic in the Air - Punches and Cuts at least 3 die cuts (Lacey, Circles, Squares, Ovals, Classic Circles & Squares, Ovals)

The Crazy Challenge -  Any 3 Colours of your choice (Brown, Aqua, Cream)

Shelly's Images - Tic Tac Toe* (Brads, Gold, Bling)

Monochromatic

 The challenge this week at Sentimental Sundays is Monochromatic

You can use any color as long as you use just one color, and stay within that family. I love the elegance of Black & White. Perfect for a 25th Wedding Anniversary.  I made this for good friends of ours who will be celebrating their 25th in a week or so.  He is the one who married Aaron & I so we have a special bond with them.

Inside

Inside- Top

Inside- Bottom

Can there possibly be any more bling or sparkle? I'm the wrong person to answer that because I had to step away from the bling!! LOL! I'm sure I could have put some more on there! I don't know where, but I can find a spot! I love all the shimmer in this card! 

Sometimes when there is a Monochromatic

card especially Black & White it is hard to know 

if the card is truly black & white or if it is digitally processed. This card looks like it could have been processed, because there is no color. So this is to 

show it is truly black & white. Then this made me think of several years ago when we used film cameras. 

I used to take pictures of the cat with those last few pictures so I could turn the film in. The first time I used black & white film, I thought how nice it would be to have black & white pictures of my cat. Do you know what color a black white cat comes out in black & white film? Yep, black & white! That was a blonde moment! Here's my sign!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock Bazzill

Designer Paper: DCWV Alphabet Stack

Ribbon: Offray

Silver Button: Jolee's Boutique

Doily: Martha Stewart 

Love Letters: Gartner

25 Numbers: Making Memories

All Bling, Flourishes, Bling Circle, Flower Sticker, Small Buttons,: Recollections

Sentiments: Computer

Die Cut: Heart Circles By Spellbinders

Challenges I would Like to Enter this in:

Catered Crop - Sentiment, Ribbon, Button, Die Cuts

2 Sisters -  Lets get Sentimental

Crafty Emma - Embellish me More 

Bloggers Challenge - Buttons

Delicious Doodles - Cute as a Button 

Bearly Mine - Button it up. (use one or more buttons)

Creative Craft Challenges - Buttons & Bling

*NEW* Crafty Ribbons -  Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays - Always anything goes

Do You Stack Up? -  Silver 

Little Claire's - Black and White

Clearly Inspired - Glitter

Heart Song Inspirations - Glitter and/or Chipboard

Moving Along With The Times -  Sparkle

Crafts and Me - Heart (Inside)

More Than Favors Wacky Wednesday - Anniversary

Simon Says Stamp - Song or film title inspired- Endless Love- Movie & Song

Truly Scrumptious - Decorate the inside 

Crafty Sentiments - Spots & Stripes (Spots are inside)

Aly's Sunday Challenge - Bows

Corrosive Challenges -  Punches and/or Dies (Inside)

Crafty Pad -Diamonds (use sparkly gems)

Dream Valley Challenges - Buttons

Vintage- Sympathy

The challenge this week at Sentimental Sundays is

Sympathy or Thinking Of You

So please join us this week.

  Inside

 Inside- Top

 Inside- Bottom

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Paper Studio

Designer Paper: K&Co.

Lace: Bunny Zoe's

Pearls: Recollections

Metal Frame: Making Memories

Sentiments: From Computer

Diecuts: Spellbinders- Lacey Ovals, Floral Doily Motifs,

Fancy Tags 1

Butterfly: Martha Stewart

Challenges I would like to enter this card in:

Catered Crop - Pastel Colors (peachy color) Die cuts, Shabby Chic, Sentiment, Lace

Marks Finest Papers - Bring on the Bling

Catch The Bug - September Anythings Goes

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything goes

Secret Crafter - Colours of Autumn

365 Cards - Create pattern with your embellies

Jellypark Challenges - punches and/or die cuts

Fun with Shapes & More -  must include die cut/punch - what you want (anything goes)

Crafty Creations -punch/diecut

Paper Shelter Challenge - Anything goes

Partytime Tuesdays -  Anything Goes

Creations by Gill M - Anything that flies (Inside)

Pile It On - "B is for.." (anything starting with a B) Burnt orange, brown, butterfly

CCEE Stampers - Fall card, add a die cut either homemade or purchased

Craft Creations - Autumnal Hues

Colour Create -  Red, Kraft and White/Cream

Heidi's Hobbystuggu - Fall Colours

A Star Is Born

The challenge this week at 

Sentimental Sundays is Shaped Cards 

(No Squares or Rectangles)

Dorcas sent me this link to a star shaped card. She knew it was right up my alley. She was right so I made this for her and her husband for their anniversary. It is so pretty and so much fun to make.

Thank You so much to the creator of this awesome project.  (Sorry for the bad lighting)

Love the pearl flourishes

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Designer Paper:Blossom Song Paper Pack By DCWV

Pearl & Jewel Flourishes: Recollections

Diecut: Lacey Circles

Sentiment: On Computer

Challenges I would like to enter this in:

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

Crazy Amigo Challenge - Anything goes

Jellypark Challenges- use your favorite embellishment (Pearls)
Fussy and Fancy - Use three or more of your favorite embellishments (Pearls, Lace & Jewels)
Wags 'n Whiskers -sparkly
Gingerloft - Make it sparkle
Ruby's Rainbow - Gems 
Scrapbook Sisters - Stars
Inspire Me Fridays - always anything goes
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - SIO -Shaped Card
Crafty Sentiments - Punches and Die Cuts (Inside)
Stamp Insanity - Lace & pearls
Truly Scrumptious - Lace
Sisterhood of Crafters  - Anniversary
Happileigh Scrappin - More than one fold
Incy Wincy Designs - Something Old and Something New (Lace old  Pearl swirls - new)
Nettie G's Digital Gems -  Fancy Folds
Catered Crop - Circles Blue/green, Die Cut Shape, Mat Your Panels