5x7 Office Frame

Sorry I've not posted for a few days. Been busy helping my sis-in-law move. I'm sore all over from packing and moving boxes, and its not finished yet. Me and hubby are both going over Saturday to help more. Then to make matters worse I fell off my bike last evening. The gear that holds the chain made good contact to my calf so I have lovely gear marks on my leg. OUCH!!!!!

Okay on to the project I made this afternoon. I started with a clear 5x7 plastic easel photo frame. Cut designer paper to fix the frame then came the fun part. I added butterfly post it notes and used the Big Shot to cut the butterfly from cork. I wanted to be able to use push pins in the butterfly so I cut two of them and glued them together because one layer wasn't thick enough. To finish off the butterfly I added two brads to the center of the body. Course I had to make a matching ink pen to clip on the holder. I also added the word stamp using Oval All stamp set with Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy. I used pop dots to add the oval to the frame.

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Karen

Postage Stamp

I can't believe how beautiful the weather has been the past two days. In the low 70's,and sunny. Just a great time to be outside. Which I took full advantage of. Have been doing some gardening....pulled weeds. Not my favorite thing to do, but its good exercise, and pleasant to be out of doors. I've also been doing some bike riding and walking. Been GREAT!!!

I did find time to put this card together yesterday. It uses the postage stamp punch in the summer mini from SU. Also still using that great new designer paper that Kat got me. And where oh where has seam binding been all my life? Just love that stuff! So easy to make the ribbon ruffle just by grabbing a thread from the center of the ribbon and pulling. How cool is that!!!!!

Thanks Connie for chit chatting with me yesterday while I was taking a weed pulling break. I really needed one!

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Karen

It's an Owl

I did get my SU! order yesterday, but it didn't arrive till very late in the day so I didn't have time to finish the project and post it yesterday as planned. But isn't the owl just too darn cute!!!! This is not my design. There were several people stating it was there pattern, but I'm not sure who, but whoever it was really has some crafting talent!



Endless ways to pose these little guys, and oh the color possibilities!Here is the supply list if you'd like to make some.

1 1/4 and 3/4 inch circle punches
pillow box die
large oval punch
trio heart punch



This cute little sewing card was made for me by my VC Rocks room mate Clara Brown. Big thanks Clara!

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Karen

HMMMMMM.....

So just what am I'm making? I have to wait till my StampinUp! order arrives today so I can finish this project. Check back later today and hopefully I'll have it finished so I can post the pic.

Didn't do much of anything on Sunday. I was pretty tired as I was up really late Saturday. After going to the drive in I stayed up till about 4 then only slept a little bit before getting up again. Worked a bit more on the yard sale stuff. Sorted through some more of mom's photos. She has a ton of photos! Had to pull apart many of the photo albums as she was using the really old ones that had adhesive on the pages to keep the photos in place. Wanted to get those out before the photos got damaged by the glue. I ended up throwing out 5 albums after taking out the photos.

Skip goes back on day shift today, and he is not a happy camper. He likes to sleep in and would much rather be on 2nd shift.

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Karen

Cards from a Friend

I received cards this week from my friend Connie. I'm still in a continuing stamping challenge with my friends so I like to showcase there artwork when it arrives. I didn't take a pic of the inside of this card but Connie used Wise Crack stamp set. On the inside it reads "Out of my Mind be back in 5 minute". Well Connie that is the story of my life. I'm always out of my mind! Love the card! Great colors.



Next card she created was from Kathy's single tulip stamp. Again I really love the colors.



I stopped at Pat Catan's a few days ago. Didn't buy much but did come out with some "New" Vintage buttons. I really like the black and red buttons. Also picked up some bakers twine in colors that I didn't have. Can't have too much bakers twine.

Me and hubby went to the Drive In last night. Saw Super 8. Story line might have been a bit weak, but I really enjoyed the movie. About a group of kids who were making a movie and were in the wrong place at the wrong time and caught some footage on there movie camera that they shouldn't have. Set here in Ohio in the late 70's so it brought back some memories for me. I did catch an error. They said the kids were trapped in the Middle school....well back in that time frame they didn't call them middle schools. The middle schools of today were called Jr High School then.

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Karen

VC Rockers Blog Hop

Hi Rockers, and my loyal followers! While I'm not officially part of the Big Shot blog hop I'm sharing my projects since I had them completed.

All of my projects used Flower Folds Big Shot die.

Supplies for card:

Base card White 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
Texture plate kit # 4 Weave plate
1 3/4 scallop circle punch
1 1/4 circle punch
itty bitty punch pack (used the circle for the nose)
window punch
scrap square white cardstock for hat, strips of red cardstock
red/white bakers twine
dimensionals
Flower Fold Die
black marker for eyes and mouth
cardstock: Night of Navy, White, Real Red, and Pink Pirouette



True to the name Flower Folds the petals do fold up. I used the smallest flower for the center with the word celebrate. Here you see the center of the flower opened up.



How cool are these flip flops? I wrapped the straps with red/white bakers twine. Then used felt to cut the flowers. For the flower centers I used Real Red cardstock and punched with Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch. Held all the layers together with Antique brads. To attach the flower to the flip flop I added adhesive back Velcro circle to the top of the strap and one to the back of the flower. This way I can remove the flower and change it out with another color after the holiday is over.



And last but not least I wanted a hat to go with the flops. Found this white painters cap at the dollar store. Used more bakers twine to perk up the hat brim ( I just love bakers twine!) then attached the flower the same way I did for the flip flops.

Click on any of the images to get a closer look.

Thanks bunches for visiting my blog! Hope you come back and visit again.

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Karen

Re-Try on Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch

So after my goof in the wee hours of the other morning I took another shot at the triple layer punch. Since I still had Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie and Razzleberry on my desk (yes I know I should have cleaned the desk up before moving on to the next project, but give the girl a break she was tired yesterday) I made the card with what was out. I like the rhinestones in the center of each flower. Its another simple card but the these colors together really pop!

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Karen