Papertrey Ink Blog Hop Sensational Scallops plus Color Throwdown!

Happy friday!  Today is Papertrey Ink's Blog hop featuring sensational scallops!  It has been a loooong time since I was able to participate in in a blog hop with PTI and almost equally as long since I've played with the gals over at the Color Throwdown!

Here's what I came up with....

So where are the scallops you ask???

I decided to use a scalloped circle die by Spellbinders to create a felt rose flower.

After die cutting the scalloped circle, I spiral cut the circle using a waving and random cut.

I started by rolling the outside edge of the spiral upon itself in order to build the flower from the inside out.  Once nearing the center, I applied Fabri-tac and finished rolling the flower all the way to the end.

This is the bottom of the rolled flower ready to be capped with the remaining circle of attached felt.

The bottom....

Once complete there is a nice dimension to the flower.  The height depends on how thick or thin you cut your spiral in the beginning.

I adorned the flower center with yellow sharpie colored Want2Scrap white pearls and added some pearl beaded trim I had in my stash which extends off the edge of the card.

Wow!  Check out all the different textures!  I love the contrasts and compliments in the ingredients of this card.  Especially the GORGEOUS die cut from Spellbinders Fancy Tag 2 set!  I would like to say thank you very much Spellbinders for your gorgeous products and I look forward to pairing up Nestability dies with Want2Scrap custom bling starting April 1!

So thank you so much for stopping by my blog today!  If this is your first time by I wish you a hearty "Hello" and for those returning, "nice to see you again"!  Have a great friday, friends, and I'll be back later tp share the latest challenge from the Just Us Girls DT tomorrow!

Supplies:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink

Paper: Papertrey Ink

Ink: Stampin Up

Bling: Want2Scrap

Die Cuts: Spellbinders

Embosser: Cuttlebug

Craft supply: buttons, orange sewing thread, craft felt, twine, doily, pearl beaded trim

 

I Want to Ride My Bicycle Challenge and Color Throwdown #96

Happy monday!  I have a little card to share inspired by the I Want to Ride My Bicycle Challenge in the Moxie Fab World and Color Throwdown #96.  Check out the breezy and summery throwdown colors:

I got my bicycle on for this challenge with a cool vintage bike image from the Graphics Fairy.  I was able to change the black and white drawing to a pumpkin orange in Word and then print and detail cut it out. 

I saw the perfect sentiment last night as I browsed my most recent issue of Papercrafts.  I also printed that in Word and then cut it apart and arranged it over the happy designer papers from My Minds Eye.

A simple pearl accented pin dressed up my bright pumpkin ribbon. 

Thanks Moxie Fab and Color Throwdown for the creative inspiration today!  I have a couple more bicycle cards in the works.  I can't wait to share them!  How knew I was so inspired by bicycles?  On that note, better get *rolling*........LOL  Thanks for coming by my corner of the blog world today!

Supplies:

Paper: My Minds Eye and Papertrey

Bike image: THe Graphics Fairy blog

Quote: Papercrafts

Font: typewriter

Craft supply: pearls, seamstress pin, ribbon

Throwdown {my} Shabby Chair......

Have I got you scratching your head with my post title?  LOL...here's the deal, there are three amazing challenges out there that I am DETERMINED to participate in this week and two of them are set to close tomorrow.  The third I have a lofty goal to make more than one project for and, like so many of you out there reading this, I am short on creative time lately.  Thus, I present you with my three-fer for the Color Throwdown Challenge #90, the Shabby Tea Room "comforts of home challenge", and the Three Cheers for Chairs Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.  Whew!

*sigh* oh do I love a cushy chair with pretty surroundings plus a good book.  This is one way I refresh and take little me moments whenever I can.  I would love a hideaway as gloriously girlie as the one above.  So far I haven't scored a vintage chair as pretty as the one above from the Graphics Fairy blog but I do have a color palette in my house that is very similiar to the throwdown colors this week.....especially in the celery color department.

I still love this set from Stampin Up called Handbill Headlines...hmmm, based on the last couple of posts, I must be having another honeymoon with some of my faves from SU! despite their earlier retirement.  I paired this juicy Refresh stamp with the sleek swirls from Papertrey Ink's Fancy Flourishes and a chandy stamp from Studio G that has been patiently waiting it's turn to be stamped.  Tiny bling from Want 2 Scrap accents the lamp shades and the center of the "F" on refresh.  Let's see, what else?  Oh!  That length of lace was a major score during a local thrifting session!  It is oh so pretty!

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you can also throwdown your shabby chair and REFRESH soon!  And for all you mommies out there, I hope you get to do whatever refreshes and renews your heart and soul next sunday, May 9th, Mother's Day here in the states.

***if you are looking for my Just Us Girls sketch challenge card, please see the post below***

Supplies:

Digi: the graphics fairy blog

Stamps: Stampin Up, Papertrey, Studio G

Ink: Stampin Up

Paper: Stampin Up and Georgis Pacific

Chipboard: Tattered Angels

Buttons: Papertrey Ink

Bling: Want 2 Scrap

Punch: Martha Stewert

Embosser: Cuttlebug

Craft Supply: embroidery thread, lace, ribbon

Color Throwdown, Turkey Style..... and a Cards challenge too!

Hello blog friends!  Won't you join me for turkey dinner?  OK, so it's a little early yet for thanksgiving dinner, BUT the girls at the Color Throwdown dished up the PERFECT plate of colors to give a boost to my Cards blog challenge place card design.

This incredibly proud turkey is from a turn of the century (1903!) reference guide and was shared by the talented  Cathe Holden last November.

Here we all are nestled among the harvest wreath.

Thanks so much for coming by today.  I am thankful for so many blessings in my life and you all are one of them.

Supplies:

Paper: Papertrey Ink, DCWV, Georgia Pacific

Ink: colorbox

digi image: provided by Cathe Holden, http://www.justsomethingimade.blogspot.com/

other: pinking shears, button, tea dyed lace