BBtb2 and Blog Candy: Pretty Different Designs

Hey All!

I'm doing a double feature post today because I wanted to introduce 2 new things to you: this week's challenge over at BBTB2 and one of my dear friends and talented designer, Maura Kelly from Pretty Different Designs. Read to the end of this post for some fun blog candy!

The challenge this week was to create a project based on anything that flies in nature. I chose the butterfly from the Cricut Sophie cartridge as the focal point of my design and used one of Maura's designs to make the background.

Here is the finished project:

 You all know I love digital papers and today's project features just one more reason why: printing on fabric! You can buy rolls of printable cotton, linen, and silk online or at Joann Crafts or you can make your own by ironing on fabric to freezer paper, cutting it down to 8.5x11 and running through your inkjet printer. It dulls the colors a bit but I love the rich, vintage feel of it. This card's background was printed using a design is from Maura's "Anemones on Canvas" set, which includes 15 gorgeous prints for only $5.50! I printed a full sheet and then cut it down to size and frayed the edges. You can find the set by following the link HERE. The scraps from this project can be used to make fabric flowers, fabric covered brads or buttons, or lots of other fun embellishments.

Maura has lots of super fun and modern, as well as vintage and elegant designs in her shop and she has just come out with some fun iron on transfer printables too! Be sure to check out her Etsy shop and leave a comment back here letting me know your favorite design of hers. At the end of the week, one lucky commenter will win the set of their choice! Have fun browsing and be sure to enter this week's challenge over at BBTB2!

~Here's to the creative journey

BBTB2 challenge - September 11th

Hey All!

I'm here with this weeks challenge over at the BBTB2 challenge blog. Brenda has tasked us all with making a card in memory of 9/11 or to honor and remember our service members. Its hard to believe that 9/11 happened so long ago. I'm sure you all remember exactly where you were when it happened. I was in London on vacation with my family and we were visiting Westminster Abbey when a monk approached us with the news that an airplane had hit one of the twin towers. It was amazing to be in another country and see Europe's reaction to the diseaster. The next day at the changing of the guard at Buckingham palace, they played the "Oh Say Can You See" and "Stars and Stripes Forever" in tribute. The most amazing story was when we met an elderly French doctor on the train to Paris who told us that he was there the day that the American's liberated the concentration camps....he was a Jew and had a 7 digit number tattooed on his arm.

 My project today is another simple one meant to honor and remember the heroes who laid down their lives for others. I would really encourage you to make a project for this challenge, maybe you know someone who lives to serve our country who you could give it to.

I used some digital papers and a cut from the Cricut "A Child's Year" cartridge to make this card.

~Here's to the creative journey

BBTB2 on the farm challenge

Hey All!

I'm here with another fun project for this week's BBTB2 challenge. The wonderfully talented Krista Norman is giving us the challenge to make a project using a farm animal cut. I looked through all the farm animal shapes I have and fell in love with this rooster from the Wall Decor and More Cricut cartridge. I decided to create a simple background using one of my new Vintage French Frame images printed on some craft cardstock with a French sentiment.  This set includes 6 frames restored from an antique stencil catalogue. It took all of 5 minutes to put this card together and I'm really happy with how it turned out.

 

I just cut out 2 roosters and attached them using some dimensional foam adhesive and voila! my card was complete. 

 

 Be sure to pop on over to the BBTB2 blog to check out all the wonderful creations of my DT sisters. 

~Here's to the creative journey