Celebrate Dad!

Hello and Happy Friday!  

I can't believe I already got some time to craft this evening, yep and it is only 7pm!  Well it is because I know I will be out most of the day and wanted to work on a couple challenges.  

I had this card envisioned in my head and really tried to get as close to it as I could and it turned out alright but not quite what envisioned.  I used a variety of transportation stamps and grunged it up to make it as vintage as I possibly could.  I tore, distressed, scraped, inked, embossed- you name it!  It is actually the first Father's Day card of the year for me.  

Have a wonderful weekend all! 

Challenges:  

Cute Card Thursday: Planes, trains and auto (got em all!)

Simon Says: Anything goes

Here come the boys: Anything goes

Simon Says S&S:  For the boys

Joannasheen:  Remember when....

Incy Wincy: Vintage 

Fancy Doily

Hello everyone!  I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday weekend! It was fabulous and just like my Mother's Day weekend I want a "do over!"  Don't you?   From wonderful weather to literally spending the entire time with hubby and the kids.... it was a blast! 

I will get on with my card though, it is designed for the CropStop Fancy Challenge, using a doily.  I changed mine up a bit and cut a circle out of the doily (Cheery Lynn) to stamp my image and then popped the outer doily frame up a bit for depth.  I must say this card is beautiful in person. The bottom of the card is a pink/salmon glitter paper and this card sparkles! 

That is about it for me- have a wonderful week!  

No skipping Birthdays!

Happy Sunday! 

I hope you are all having a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend, we are staying quite busy.  Heading out to my mother's for a BBQ of ribs today so this will be quick!  

I actually pulled this card together this morning while preparing to go out.  Another masculine card I would say- and I am using the sketch over on skipping stones challenge this week.  The papers are G45, have had this pad and not used it so as you might be able to tell this week it got pulled out!  

So everyone stay safe! 

Tags, Tags, and More Tags!

Hello and welcome back again today!  
I have been spending alot of time on Pinterest and looking at tags. There are so many types, vintage, fun, whimsical and bright.  I thought I would start out with some fun and bright ones!  
Although, I do think that the October Afternoon paper also lends a little "vintage" feel, don't you think? 

I hope you have a fantabulous weekend!  Go out and create!


Challenge: Inspirational Journal

Vintage Box

Hello! 

Ok, so I know when you look at this photo what are you thinking?  

Heidi has lost her mind, why is she showing us trinkets and whatever?  

No- I had found a lady on Pinterest that got an old vintage pop crate and used watered down Gesso to paint it and then filled it with trinkets.  So I guess in a way you are right about the trinkets.    I went on a search for some old soda crates (they are hard to find!)  and was successful after spending 2 weeks trying to hook up with the guy that found me on Craigslist and traveing 40 minutes.  But I got it, I Gesso'd it and then I filled it up.  I do not know where I will hang it yet- but I am loving it.  

Man- it's your birthday!

Hello! 

Happy Hump Day......   I am really happy as I am off tomorrow and hoping to get some sunshine and then do some crafting.   I have been working on a few projects lately, one being some masculine birthday cards (CropStop Challenge). This one I did in black with the G45 line.   I did add a little strip of ribbon, no bows or ties as everytime I do it my DH tells me that men do not want bows/ties on their cards (or buttons....hee hee!).  So I just had to add a little elegance to it.  

Have a fabulous week! 

Out with a BANG!

Welcome back to another Monday!  I hope you all had a fabulous weekend!

Today I am excited and saddened because this will be my last post until the fall for ABC Toys N Crafts- we will be taking a "summer break!".  LOL- I wish my real life job would give us a summer break too. :) I thought I would end with a bang, a firework for the summer.  Here is wishing you all a wonderful and safe summer and hoping to see you back in the fall!  

Now don't forget to enter our May Challenge for a chance to win some prizes. 

 Recipe:  Inkadinkado, Momento Tuxedo, Copics, Stickles, Authentique, MS punch