VW Bus Card Re-do

I redid the VW Bus Card and I really like how it turned out this time. I changed it quite a bit. I used the sketch for the Truly Scrumptious Challenge and the Saturday Challenge is "Transportation".

When I was at Archivers I bought a set of watercolor pencils so I watercolored the bus this time. I really like the watercolor pencils. I'll be using them over and over. I thought I had watercolor pencils but they are both color pencils -- just two different brands. This was my first go with water color pencils. I think it went pretty well.

I also bought a Quicutz butterfly die at Archivers so I changed the flowers to a butterfly because that has special meaning for me. When I first bought my bus, I took it for a drive in the mountains and on my way home, a butterfly flew in the window and road on the floor the rest of the way. I shushed her out when I got home.


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Blessings to everyone!

Free Vintage Clipart

I I found some wonderful vintage clip art for free courtesy of the Graphics Fairy. There are some wonderful pieces and a lot of them!!! Go check it out. You won't regret it.

Free Paper?

I went to Archivers today to get my Free Cardstock (they send a coupon every month) and of course I had to use my 30% off coupon. Then I had to look at the clearance items. My free paper ended up costing me $42.50. I think that's what they have in mind when they offer free cardstock, huh?

Okay, One More Post

Life, One Layout at a Time is giving away a Cricut and a Bind-It-All. All you have to do is leave a comment. The 1000s and 1500th comments will win the prizes. Wow, what a generous giveaway. Go on over there and leave a comment. If you do, let them know I sent you.

I'm a Card Making Fool Today!!!

I guess I really got in the mood to do some crafting today, huh!!! I should have been cleaning house (LOL!). I made this tag for the Tag Your It Challenge. It was Circles and Swirls this week. I wanted to keep it flat so I could use it as a bookmark. I'm always losing bookmarks but that's okay because I love making them!!! Hopefully, whoever finds them enjoys them as much as I do.

They Don't Always Turn Out Like You Think

I made this card for for the Sketch Saturday challenge but I don't think I will submit it, yet.

I got this stamp a couple of months ago and decided I need to make a card with it today. I used to own a red VW Bus. It was actually orange because the paint was so oxidized. I was trying to go for a hippi/flower power thing. Everything was going well with this card until I got to the flowers. There are blue, green and yellow flowers in the brown print paper, but the flowers I made don't seem to go. I guess there isn't enough of the colors in the brown paper.

Next time I go to Archivers, I'll take this card and probably get some shades of red. That will look better. I think I'll go tomorrow 'cause I have a coupon that expires at the end of the month for 5 sheets of free cardstock. I can get the colors I want for free -- Yay!!!! And then I can submit it for the challenge.

Jen's Birthday Party, Basic Grey Challenge, and Amy R's Challenge

There's lots of fun going on today!!! First of all, Jen at Pieces of Me is having a birthday celebration and she is having a giveaway every hour. It's not to late to get in on some of the fun. For one giveaway, she asked everyone to make a Birthday card for her. Here's mine.

My camera wasn't working right (the battery is probably low) so I scanned it. The seed beads are actually pink.

This card also qualifies for Amy R's sketch challenge and the Basic Grey Challenge which is pink and grey. All of the paper except the yellow card stock is Basic Grey 2 scoops.

Thanks for dropping in!!! Now I'm off to charge the battery in my camera.

Free Stamp Giveaway for Everyone

Let's Get Jazzy! is having a giveaway for one free stamp. All you have to do is follow a couple of rules and they will mail you a free stamp. Hop on over there by the 28th and get your stamp!!!

Primitive Folk Art Blogiversary and Scorpal Giveway

Stephanie from Primative Folk Art is celebrating one year blogging and she is giving away some wonderful stuff. Head on over there and chek it out.

Also, Paper Therapy is giving away a scorpal. They are a really neat tool so go take a look.

Friday Sketchers 40 & Cute Card Thursday #48

I made this card for the Friday Sketchers. When I got back to my computer I realized I didn't exactly follow the sketch. I hope it works anyway. I used some scraps from paper I bought last year. The image and sentiment are Hero Arts (I think). {Note to manufacturers of clear stamps, put your logo on the acrylic backer.} Ribbon is Daisy Hill, flowers were a special buy at Robert's so they are probably Provo Craft. The pink flower in the center was white and I dyed it using a stamp pad. The jewels were from the Hotspot items at Archivers. I also put seed beads on the frosting for sprinkles but they don't show up very well. I tried to take a close up picture but it didn't turn out very well. I used Pebbles chalk to color the cupcake and a Souffle pen to color the frosting.

It's a fun card. I love cupcakes!!!

P.S. I just realized that this card also qualifys for Cute Card Thursday. There theme is "Signs of Spring".

Spread a Smile Campaign

Never Enough Stamps is doing a campaign where she is collecting cards and then she will give them to the homeless and elderly thoughout the spring and summer. It is a wonderful idea, isn't it? I'm going to make a few cards for her campaign.

This is my first one. I used my Cricut Walk in My Garden cart to cut out the sentiment and butterflies. All of the paper is Basic Grey 2 Scoops. I don't remember who the sentiment stamp is; I got it at Archiver's.

If giving cards to those in need is not enough, she is giving really yummy candy to those who participate!!!

'night All

Elzy Bells

Elzy Bells Art Stamps is showing a new release on their blog and you can win the whole set in the release. They are very, very cute; both rubber and clear stamps. Go over and check it out here.

Who's a Lazy Susan

Cupcake Challenge #27 is to alter something. I've been wanting to do this for some time so I thought this was as godd a t ime as any. I got the idea from a show I saw when I was in Utah over a year ago on Studio 5 -- KSL.



This is how it looks with all my stuff in it. The base is an old style Rubbermaid lazy susan that I got at the thrift store. Soup cans around the outside and a Pepperidge Farm Pirouette cookie tin. I covered everything with Basic Grey Two Scoops (I love that paper) and the stickers that came with the kit. I'm not sure if I'm completely done with it. I also have some Two Scoops buttons. I think maybe it's something that will be a work in progress for awhile.

Transplant Support Group

The Transplant Support Group in SLC has started a blog -- http://transplantbuddyz.blogspot.com/. Currently, the only thing on it is the schedule, information about the guy who does the blog, and some good transplant links. Hopefully, they will be making some posts.

I'm working on a project that I will post tomorrow. It's pretty cool. I don't want to get back to it tonight because I wouldn't be able to get it finished before I go to bed and then I would just dream about finishing all night. If I'm close to finishing something, whether it be a craft project or a book or something, I just want to get back to it to finish it so I dream about it all night and don't sleep very well. Does anyone else do that?

New Toy -- I mean Tool and a Teapot Card

When I was in Utah last month I got myself a Cricut. It came with all the things you see. Like I need another paper cutter. This makes three and I seldom use any of them. I have the We R Memory Keepers magnetic cutting mat set so I use an Exacto almost all of the time.

My sister, niece and I made bookmarks all afternoon the day after I got it. It was very fun. Now I've got it all set up at home. I made this card for my Mom for Valentine's Day.





I got the idea here http://cutestuffinside.blogspot.com/2009/02/tea-for-two.html. I think her card is a lot cuter. I used K & Co paper from a stack I got for Christmas last year from my sis. I used my Cricut (George cart) to cut two 3-1/2" heart and two 1" hearts, a 4" circle (cut in half) and a 2" triangle. I cut the handle and spout freehand. I glued a big heart and little heart onto the back to hide the uglie. Thanks so much to Marsha for the idea.

My sister just came over to change my kitty box (I can't because I'm on immunosuppressents--I have not idea how to spell that) and brought me some cupcakes, so I'm off to eat a cupcake while I fix something for dinner. See ya later.

I Won -- I Won

I won two things on the One World One Heart Blog Hop.

First I received a digital package from http://nannascraps.com/blog, as well as some expert advice about digital scrapbooking.

Then, I received an email from http://pinkgate.blogspot.com/. I received a $70 gift certificate from Paper Whimsy (http://www.paperwhimsy.com/store/home.php). Yay!!!! When I get the stuff ordered and received, I will take a photo and post it.

Thanks so much to everyone who participated in One World One Heart and especially to the two who gave me a prize.

The hop was very fun, not only for the prizes, but all of the great blogs that I bookmarked and visit regularly now. Thanks to Lisa from http://awhimsicalbohemian.typepad.com/ for sponsoring the blog hop.

Rainbow Colors

Since I love rainbows, and photographing them, I couldn't resist this quiz. Here is what it said.

Your rainbow is intensely shaded pink, violet, and yellow.

What is says about you: You are a creative person. You appreciate everyone around you. You are a good listener and your friends are glad to have you around in difficult times. You're good at getting people to like you.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

What colors are you?

Valentine Boxes

My sister told me about this project that was on KSL in Utah's Studio 5 show at noon. I think everything on it is so cute. I'm going to make one of them for my friends. I wish she lived near me so I could give her one. I don't know how to embed the video like she does so I'll give you a link. Hopefully, she'll read this post and show me how. (I have tried like a dozen times to add a space after this paragraph it keeps deleting it.)

The project sheet also includes a little purse box, a pyramid box and a slide out box (match box style) just the right size for Hershey nuggets candy bars.

http://studio5.ksl.com/index.php?nid=61&sid=5463964

More Giveaways

Wow -- I know what your going to say. I need to get a life. I've spent the better part of the last few days blog hopping in the One World - One Heart Blog Event. There are over 900 blogs to visit and register for giveaways. They had almost anything craft and/or art you can think of: jewelry, beading, glass fusing, altered art, creative writing, painting . . . it goes on and on. Here is the link http://oneworldoneheart.typepad.com/one_worldone_heart/2009-participant-links.html. Next year I'm going to be on of the hosts. I'm thinking right now about what I could giveaway.

I don't even care if I win anything (but it would be nice). It was so fun and inspirational. Now I know some of the new projects I want to start: Artist Trading Cards, Collages and Altered Stuff (books, tins, stuff like that).

I can't wait until tomorrow to clear off my craft table and get started.

Giveaways

I found this site that is giving printable images in a file each day until Valentines Day. Some days include more than one so there are about 27. They are very cute romantic vintage and retro images. http://countdown.tentwostudios.com/

Those who make cards and stuff would really enjoy these images.