Happy Anniversary with a Silver Bell

Good Evening Crafty Friends,

Hubby and I went out for the day and when we got home we had a terrible thunderstorm causing us to lose power for a couple hours. I had intentions on getting this card done earlier, but mother nature had other plans. I am just pleased the power came back on and I was able to finish it before it got too late.

I was asked to make an annniversary card, so I had to decide which colors, layout, die-cut, sentiment, etc. I knew silver would be elegant for the occasion, which made the next step even more imporatant...getting the right layout.   

I found the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches to fit the design I had in mind.

First, I cut the silver cardstock with the MFT Blueprints 15 stitched rectangle die and then I ran it through the Cuttlebug in the Swiss Dots embossing folder. Next, I cut the white and dotted vellum for the strip. I used VersaMark ink and Ebony embossing powder for the JustRite "Happy Anniversary" sentiment. BE CAREFUL when heating the powder on vellum. The first time I heated it a bit too long and it melted. Yuck! When I adhered the vellum to the white cardstock I was careful to only add my liquid glue just behind the dots and letters. Now you can't see any residue from the adhesive.

Lastly, the lacey square is by Spellbinders (it is on sale for $6.99) and the silver bell was cut on my Cameo. I added pearl gems from my stash just as the sketch had them laid out.

Other Challenges:

ScrapyLand ~ Embossing (heat or dry)

Cute Card Thursday ~ Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack ~ Anything Goes

Looking forward to a peaceful tomorrow. Hubby and daughter might go the movies. I may go to Michaels or Joann to use a 60% off coupon. I am hoping to get a few more challenges combined.

Take Care,

Georgiana 

August Sketch for Die Cuttin' Divas

Hello Crafty Friends,

Welcome back for another Die Cuttin' Diva Challenge.

This Week's Challenge...A Sketch

See the photo below

Here is my Design Team project...

A thinking of you card for that person you haven't talked to in quite some time. Just send them a quick note to let them know how important they still are.

Hope you enjoy the sketch I created.

This floral flourish is a Spellbinder cut.

Other Materials:

pattern paper from scrap box

cream floral embossed paper

cream flowers ~ Paper Studio

liquid pearls

brown ink

Hope you will join us at Die Cuttin' Divas this week for our "Sketch" challenge. The other design team members have done a fantastic job with their creations, so be sure to check them out!

Hope you will join the challenge this week!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana 

Seeds to Flowers

Hello Crafty Friends,

 

Happy Spring!

 The weather is absolutely beautiful today, which means this project is perfect for sharing and growing.

 

My class began a new Science unit on Life Cycles just before Spring Break and when we return we will continue another week with the plant life cycle before learning about animal life cycle the following week.  What better way to learn than by watching your own plant grow.

 

I made this treat bag for each student. It is a mixture of Wildflower seeds. 

 I found this small box at Walmart and was worried it wouldn't fill enough bags. To my surprise I have plenty left. I could actually make another class set.

Here is my assembly line of materials

Flowers are mixed and matched. The tag was adhered to plastic bag with a glue square and I used a glue stick for the flowers. 

Green scraps were cut into strips and then fed thru a crimper to make the grass.

Future Bouquet of Wildflowers

Materials:

White card stock

Spellbinders ~ Big Scalloped Ovals

pink, yellow, and orange flowers ~ Michaels

Seeds poem found on-line

ColorBox ink ~ Tropical colors

Wildflower seed mix ~ Walmart

small jewelry bags ~ Hobby Lobby 

 

Challenges:

Creative Corner ~ Anything Goes

HotShot Crafts ~ Anything but a Card

Craft Room Ch ~ In the Garden

Through the Craft Room Door ~ Anything Goes

Crafty Boots ~ Flowers 

Make it Monday

Hiding in My Craft Room ~ Freestyle

My Sheri Crafts ~ Spring has Sprung

 

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Stay Creative,

Georgiana