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Hi Everyone,
Some of you may know that I love flowers and I have mastered making my own flowers from paper. I usually use what I call "stamp off paper" but I also have used scrapbook paper. Have you ever bought a slab of paper and some of the sheets are less than appealing??Me too!!! So,instead of throwing them out or having them collect dust, I spray the sheets with Glimmer Mist or Color Wash and change the look of those less than appealing sheets. After I do that I usually cut out flowers. I have a few dies that I love to use just for flower making. After manipulating and cutting, a flower is born or should I say, blooms. So, when I stopped by at the Art Impressions Blog and saw the latest challenge, Handmade Flowers, CHALLENGE 21, I knew I had to design and submit a card. So, here is the design I came up with. This was fun to design and I hope you like it.Well that is it for right now. Hope you have a great Sunday!!!

My True Joy

Did you ever make a card and it doesn't quite click!!!???. Well here is one of those cards. I decided to play around with glossy paper and an olive/sage colored dye ink and VersaMark. (click here to read more)










Thanks for stopping by,

Barbara

Monday Morning Musings

Hi Everyone,
I have two things for you today.......
1. I just posted a new card over at the ippity do da blog so click here to check that out.

2. I have a new zentangle® design I thought you'd like to check out. I tangled 4 tiles and then framed them. This piece was hard to photograph since the glass in the frame likes to reflect my lighting. So if you see reflections, my apologies.

 

 The above  4 pictures are pictures of the individual tiles in the frame.

Here are the four tiles under glass together as one art piece. I am so pleased how this piece turned out. The frame is actually a frame with glass on the front and the back and the tiles are embedded between the glass pieces. So, its a see through mounting.  I placed the framed piece in front of a black backdrop to photograph and now it's hard to see the frame. But I know you want to see the tiles and the tangle designs not the frame. LOL

Hope you enjoy this.

Have a great day,

Many Thanks

Hi Everyone

I thought I'd share a card with you today on this rainy gloomy day in my neck of the woods. This is a card that says it all.

From time to time we all need to express our gratitude and here is a little inspiration for you.

That lattice frame is made with a Martha Stewart border punch. I got this idea from Amazing Paper Grace. Here is the link to the quick tutorial. Check it out. This is so easy, hope you try it.

Well that is it for today. I have a few projects to wrap up. I will be back with more ideas.


Products I used
Stamps: Sparkle N Sprinkle Many Thanks from set #415
Spellbinders:Labels four small S4-309, Crown Ovals S4-303
Glitter: Sparkle N Sprinkle G1010
Cardstock: PopTones
Pearls: From Michaels

In the meantime have a great weekend.

An Adventure

Hi Everyone

I am entering this card in this week's challenge over at Art Impressions. It's the Art Impressions Challenge #19. I love their stamps and thought this challenge would be fun since it is monochromatic.
Doesn't this bicycle stamp remind you of the days right around the time of the introduction of the automobile??? When I opened my  stash of wood mounted AI stamps, this one was begging to be used. LOL  So here is the design I made. And if I rode that bicycle it truly would be an "Adventure".








Products I used:
Stamp: Art Impressions P1971Bicycle, F2563 Adventure
Paper: PopTones (My favorite CS)
Ink: VersaMark
Embossing Powder: Sparkle N Sprinkle Daffodil EP217
Punch: Just Imagine Crafts/Kreations Punch 304

That is it for today. Thanks for stopping in

The winner is....

Hi Everyone!!!
What a great Blog Hop we had at Just Imagine Kreations. A big THANK YOU to all of you who posted on my blog. And another THANK YOU to the new followers of my blog. I am thrilled to have you as a follower.

I want to announce the winner of the 4 in 1 punch from my blog:
Anna - from St. Petersburg, Fl   WOO HOO!!!!!!

Anna, congratulations and I left you a comment on your blog with my contact info to arrange to receive your prize.

Please stop back Tuesday, I have a cool card to share with you.

Again Thank You so much for participating in the blog hop!!!!

Have a great week!!

Just Imagine Crafts/Kreations Punches Blog Hop

Welcome to Just Imagine Crafts / Kreaxions Punches BLOG HOP

Date: Saturday June 11th 12:01am EST - Sunday June 12th 10pm EST ***all day Saturday and Sunday. Winner to be chosen by Monday PM

That gives you all weekend to join us, blog hop and play along with the amazing DT who are ready to inspire you especially now that we are well into June... kids almost done school, flowers popping, planning those special summer holidays... and our Theme: Summertime ( anything goes) will be so much FUN.

Just Imagine Crafts/Kreaxions Punches Site is offering 2 Kreaxions Punches of your choice as the Grand Prize.
Each DT will also offer a ballot for a random draw for a Kreaxions Punch for a prize.
And be sure to check some DT are hosting their own prize too.
Lots of ways to win.

****Be sure to have a scrap of paper while you hop to write down the number of your favourite Punch.. when you finish the hop and return to Just Imagine Crafts you get an additional ballot when you list it in the comments section. We would love to hear what you think? ****

My project for the hop is a Bouquet of Flowers using Kreaxions Punches, numbers 305, 306, 603 and the Kreaxions Circle Cutter. I had so much fun with this summertime theme. Summertime to me means flowers blooming in the yard and it was so easy to make a bouquet of flowers by using the Lotus Punch #603 and the small flower in punch 306. I used punch 305 to make the border and to punch those corners ( I just added insert C into the punch). I also used the Kreations Circle Cutter to make a circle and then cut another circle in the center but I offset it somewhat.

Here is a close up of the bouquet.

Comment on my blog for a ballot to the random draw for a chance to win a

4 in 1 Kreaxions of your choice from my blog.....

donated by Just Imagine Crafts/Kreaxions Punches.

which includes a Kreaxions Circle Cutter. (photo below)

Also if you play along and follow our rules for the June Challenge and post your project this weekend during the blog hop time allotted ... you get an extra ballot to the main draw.

If you didn't start at the beginning of the blog hop be sure to because you don't want to miss out on any of the added fun surprises.

 Order of hop:
1. Just Imagine Crafts
2. Angela
3. Barbara -You are here
4. Ginni
5. Jess
6. Linda
7. Lisa
8.Stephanie
9. Valerie
10. Wendy
11. Gina 
12. Bev
13. finish at Just Imagine Crafts

Hope you had fun ... we sure enjoyed having all of you visit us. Thanks everyone and have a great weekend.

You're next stop will be Ginni's blog to check out at her project.
Make sure you finish off at Just Imagine Crafts at the end of the hop.
Don't forget to leave a comment  and start following my blog.
Have fun!!!

Just Imagine Crafts / Kreaxions Punches BLOG HOP is coming

Hi everyone,
Mark your calendars.... Just Imagine Crafts / Kreaxions Punches BLOG HOP

Date: Saturday June 11th 12:01am EST - Sunday June 12th 10pm EST ***all day Saturday and Sunday. Winner to be chosen by Monday PM

That gives you all weekend to join us, blog hop and play along with the amazing DT who are ready to inspire you especially now that we are well into June... kids almost done school, flowers popping, planning those special summer holidays... and our Theme: Summertime ( anything goes) will be so much FUN.

Just Imagine Crafts/Kreaxions Punches Site is offering 2 Kreaxions Punches of your choice as the Grand Prize.
Each DT will also offer a ballot for a random draw for a Kreaxions Punch for a prize.
And be sure to check some DT are hosting their own prize too.
Lots of ways to win.
And a special monthly challenge play along .. during the blog hop.. more info during blog hop.
Hope you will join us in the fun ... we look forward to having all of you visit us.

Summer is here

Hi Everyone,
I posted my Sunday post over on the  Just Imagine/Kreations blog, so go over to see the card that I designed with detailed instructions. You've gonna like it..........Here is a sneak peek of the card. In this card I used stamps from {ippity} set # IPK-147 My True Joy. This set is available for pre-order at my store at ippity do da

Just Imagine Crafts will be hosting a blog hop on Saturday June 10. Please mark your calendar to stop and check out the new ideas for stampers as well as scrappers. There will be prizes awarded, so come on over and join in on the fun!!!!

That's all I have for you today. I am finishing up on my blog hop card and I think you will really like it.

Thanks for stopping and see you later,

Inspiration for Fathers Day

Hi Everyone,

Here is another sneak peek at one of the new {ippity}stamp sets that will be available June 5.

Since Father's Day is right around the corner.... {read more)








Thanks for stopping by today,

Barbara