Inspiring

Hello my blog buddies,  I hope that all is well in your lives.  We've just gone through a big life event.  Moving.  Uggg.  I have joined the 'I hate moving' club.   My previous moves have not been this hard, or maybe I have gotten old enough that I don't remember them.  It has been just over 2 weeks and I still can't find my stamp cleaners!  my life. 
I did find time to join a couple challenges.  One from the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog ~ Challenge 236.  I took the liberty to turn it to the side and changed up the dimensions a bit.  The challenge is also to use a Cricut cut, so the papers were cut using George and Basics shapes.  The other challenge is from the November PaperCraft Connections.  Their challenge was to use gold in your card.  Well ta da!  Gold overload!  right!?

I started the challenge with some gorgeous hand made paper from India.  I had tried selling the stack during our moving sale, but thankfully no one wanted to purchase it because I have fell in love with it.  I used some turquoise paper for the base, then I added some beautiful gold glitter paper from Michael's.  The ribbon is also from Michael's ~ from last year's Christmas stock.  The cute perfume bottle is from a Graphic 45 set.  Also from Michael's.  Gosh, I guess I like shopping at Michael's!

 

I colored the bottle with a gold sharpie,a turquoise pencil with an aqua brush, then added  glossy accents on the bottle.  Pretty :-)

Update:  My card was picked as the top Design Team choice!!  yippie!

Pineapple Drink Card

Here's a fun card, for a fun friend, to brighten up her day.  I created this Pineapple shaped card using my Cricut Expression with Cricut's Life is a Beach cartridge. And here's a bonus for those that are interested!  I have the step by step directions below!

I love how this little card came together.  I may have to make a few more and put them up on my Etsy shop.  Anyone interested ?  :-)

As to why Adhesive Squares are in the picture above, Glue Arts is having a challenge on their blog;  Glue Arts: Make something for Mother's Day.  The challenge was to create something for Mother's Day using one of their products and take a picture showing how you used it.  Well the package does not actually hold squares, but a nice long line of adhesive that was perfect for gluing the designer paper to the straw and umbrella pole.  This adhesive is awesome for use with ribbon (probably why it's called Ribbon Adhesive)  It will stick ribbon down and not show through with those ugly blotches.
thanks for stopping in and I hope you all have a fabulous Mother's Day,
Michelle
other challenges;
fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com -mothers day

Boxes are addicting!!

I love making these little boxes. They are terribly addicting! And so aren't the little note cards that go inside.
This first box combines two challenges from Late Night Stampers. The first challenge was to use Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive along with some metal. The second challenge was to simply make a box. Well once I got started, it's very hard to stop.
I made both boxes using Sahara Sand card stock. The sides of the top of the box was wheeled with the Forever Flowers wheel. I used Versamark then Silver embossing powder. Wow is that pretty! But I took it one step further and colored in the flowers using most of the Earth Elements markers. On the top of the cover, I layered Old Olive, Sahara Sand, and Pumpkin Pie card stock. I used four brads from our Hodgepodge kit on the corners,. the top medallion is made from the wreath in the Together Forever set centered over part of the wheel design. Old Olive ribbon holds it all together.


Of course I needed to put something into the box. These note cards are so simple and so much fun to make. I used Pumpkin Pie, Sahara Sand and Old Olive to make the cards Then the Forever Flowers wheel and colored it all in. This will make a nice Fall gift for my Mom.


The next box came out beautiful too! This one uses the Flores Suaves set and the Forever Flowers wheel. This box is made with Cameo Coral and Sahara Sand, very elegant. Again, I used the silver embossing.


Here's a close up of the butterfly. His main body is glitterized but it doesn't show well in the picture.


The note cards are stamped on Whisper White card stock and the envelopes are made using Vellum. Isn't this a beautiful set?!


Thanks for stopping by


Michelle Bowley

Did anyone ask for glitter? Well here you go ~ this card is full of it. I used the Baroque Border wheel for the background and the center medallion is from the A True Friend set. Stamped them both with Taken with Teal on Tempting Turquoise then using my glue pen, followed all the lines. I used the turquoise cosmo glitter and wow! I also put the glitter on the brads in the corner. A girl can't have enough glitter, right?
I made this card in preparation of a friend of mine becoming a grandmother. She wants to be called meme. When my time comes, that's what I would like as well. Grandma sounds just too old!
I water-colored the hippo, sponged all the cream colored papers and used a lot of dimensionals.


Thanks for peaking,