Something old and something new

Isn't that what we all want to do? Use our older papers and embellies with the new stuff we just found at the store (and couldn't resist buying...lol) to make the perfect layout.

Well, I was a busy bee this weekend at a crop with friends and I was determined to use some of my older stash with my newer goodies.  Not everything you see above is available at the store, but you might just have some in your current stash.

I have always loved the acrylic letters and shapes.  Heidi Swapp and Making Memories had great acrylics!  I think I bought some of those letters over 3 years ago....but, they still look great.

Materials:

Paper: 

October Afternoon "Crunching Leaves" and HOMETOWN "Journaling Cards"

Cosmo Crickets "Mr Campy" line (the leaves)

And The Paper Company (not sure, this was a scrap of old paper with the label cut off)

Acrylic letters from Heidi Swapp and Making Memories

Brads: Making Memories

Fabric Label: Junkitz (I actually got it straight from Teresa Collins....who is the TERESA COLLINS of Teresa Collins Designs!! but WAYYYYYY back when, she was working for Junkitz)

Metal/Epoxy tab: some more leftovers I found in my big bag of goodies...also old and not to be found at Picture This.

Ok, so I didn't journal on my journaling card, but I usually don't put that info on the blog (plus I might just put the year of the trip in the space instead)...we'll see, I have to check out my supplies for more things I can put on there....

So, get out your old stash and find some of those little things you forgot about.  

Pretty cards with NESTIES

Love is in the air. And you know I LOVE playing with my NESTABILITIES!! I am lovin' Labels Two....add my favorite tree stamp and the Martha punch..you've got a great card!

Materials:

Paper: Bo-Bunny and WorldWin Cardstock

Ribbon: May Arts

Stamp: Imaginisce

Stickles

NESTABILITIES: Labels Two

Punch: Martha Stewart EKSuccess

Wedding card

Another card for my collection, sorry for the bad photo....light is not good at 5am!!

Materials: 

WorldWin cardstock

Paper Cut Metallic Blue

CUTTLEBUG: Swiss Dots (A2), Forrest Branches (A2), With Love Borders,  and Wedding (quads)

Ribbon: May Arts

Spring card

A little difficult to see, but BLOGGER is still giving me fits about my photos....must be upgrade time!

Materials:

Paper: WorldWin cardstock and Imaginisce

Ribbons: Offray and May Arts

Ink

Stamp: HERO ARTS (a Christmas set!!)

Valentine card

I have been having fun with the Cuttlebug and my NESTIES

Materials:

Paper: Bo-Bunny and WorldWin Cardstock

Ribbon: May Arts

Bling: Kaiser Kraft

NESTABILTIES: Scallop Rectangle and Rectangle

CUTTLEBUG: Concentric Heart

Stamp: HERO ARTS

Punch: 1/16th hole punch (the itty bitty one)

Corner Rounder Punch

Mini Album

A Mini Album was in the works for me today...well, for a week or so actually....it's not like I have that kind of time.....lol
Fancy Pants Acrylic "Tabbed Book Set" has some cool little things along with the tab album you can create with.  There are plenty of little things in the package to add to many great projects.
To see the entire album you'll have to stop in the store to see the other pages.

Materials:

Fancy Pants "Tabbed Book Set"

Paper: Fancy Pants "Daily Grind" papers

Album Rings (we sell these at the store in sets of three or four)

Bling: Kaiser Kraft

Alcohol Inks: Ranger Industries (the stuff T!m uses....)

Markers: American Craft "Slickwriter" and Galaxy pen

Everything you see in the project above is available for purchase at PICTURE THIS...for now:)

 

Thank you card

More craftiness from me.

Now that BLOGGER has FINALLY let me post this photo of my latest card that I finished HOURS AGO I can tell you all about it!  I have been eager to try out my newest goodies, the Labels Two die and my Thanks Cuttlebug embosser set.....yay!

Materials:

Paper: Basic Grey "Boxer"

WorldWin Cardstock

Cuttlebug die: "Thanks", "Dandylion" and "Vintage" 

NESTABILITIES Dies: Long RECTANGLE and Labels Two

Ink for the edges.

Eyelets: Making Memories

Ok, I have another card in the works, but we'll see how long BLOGGER takes to let me load this one!

Limes and Margaritas!

This is one of my favorite sayings....and also where the name for this blog comes from....Lime Scraparita....a mix of  two favorites....scrappin' and margaritas.

Materials:

Paper: WorldWin cardstock and Bo-Bunny patterned paper

Stamps:  A*Muse

NESTABILTiES Labels Two and Ribbon Tag Trio

Punch: Martha Stewart

Ribbon: Offray

Ink

I used a little GLO from KI to put the "salt" on the glass rims

Miss You

I tried to keep warm today by crafting a little.  At least the sun is out so picture taking is good!!

I just had to break out my new flower set and put it together with my birdie set....all put through my CUTTLEBUG!  I have another set I am getting soon too....and have you checked out the new stuff SPELLBINDERS is going to be releasing at CHA (Craft and Hobby Associations big trade show)??  Oh, my!  Much goodness is going on my "wish list".  Check out their blog link on the home page and you'll see what all the fuss is about.  Oh, they happen to have a contest going on too.

Materials:

Patterned paper: Basic Grey "Sugared" line: Dumpling

Cardstock: WorldWin: Medium Spring Green,  Light Pretty Pink and Medium Pretty Pink

Ink

NESTABILITIES: Nested Birds and Sunflower Set Two

Stamp: Inque Boutique (sorry, I got the last set in the store during our AWESOME COUNT DOWN TO CHRISTMAS SALE DAYS leading up to Christmas)

Brad: Making Memories

CUTTLEBUG: Border Embossers "Just My Type"

Critter Crazy

Twitterpated paper!! Such adorable stuff.

Materials:

Papers: IMAGINISCE Twitterpated line

Cardstock: WorldWin

Ink

Stamp: Narrative Elements from Inque Boutique

Doodlebug "Beetle Black " Loopy Lou alphabet

Basic Grey Alphabet

Another Urban Prairie page

Lots of fun with this.

Materials: 

Paper: Urban Prairie paper (Hayloft) Basic grey

Cardstock: WorldWin

Bling: Queen & Co

Ribbon: OFFRAY and 

Stamps: Inque Boutique "Time Flies" and "Narrative Elements" sets

FELT FLOWERS and BUTTONS from HERO ARTS

Marker

Punch: large circle for scallops on the edge of the photo mats.

Urban Prairie

I finally dug out the Urban Prairie again and was having a good time with some cute pages of my niece.

Materials:

Basic Grey Urban Prairie

Stickers: Urban Prairie "Elements"

Journaling Block: Making Memories Spiral Notebook (Paperie Greenhouse)

Felt Flowers and Buttons  from HERO ARTS 

Bling: Queen & Co.

Twitterpated

The cutest papers are what I have in my hands today!!

IMAGINISCE's Twitterpated is adorable!!

Materials:

Paper: IMAGINSCE Twitterpated and WorldWin cardstock

NESTABILITIES Labels One die

Felt Flowers

Gems: Queen & Co

Ink

Stamp (?)

Bittersweet cards part 3

Can't help it...love this paper.....any Basic Grey really...lol

Materials:

Papers: WorldWin Cardstock and Basic Grey "Bittersweet" Raspberry Cream and Mousse

Ribbon: Offray

NESTABILITIES: Label One die

Ink

Punch: Fiskars SQUEEZE Punch corner rounder

Cuttlebug: Decorative Hearts embosser set (4 designs)

First I folded my card base and cut the corners with the corner rounder (but on the  top and bottom of the opening) and then I cut my patterned paper (Raspberry Cream) to fit on the base with a little dark pink showing all the way around. I cut the light pink paper with the Label One die from NESTABILTIES.  I offset it a bit so that the whole image wasn't cut.  Then I embossed the edges in the NESTIE die for the added depth.  Then I placed the CUTTLEBUG die on the very edge of the bottom right corner and rolled it through.  After I was finished with my embossing and cutting I inked up the edges with a matching ink color, just around the edges and the embossing heart. I adhered this to the patterned piece and then added the ribbon and adhered all to the dark pink card base.  TO get the patterned piece in the center of the embossed heart I embossed the "Mousse" patterned paper and then hand cut it out and adhered it to the center.

Again, a nice sentiment in the upper right corner would be great, but we have new stamps at the store and I just need to pick something perfect!!

Bittersweet cards part 2

More craftiness with the Basic Grey Bittersweet line and some Cuttlebuggin'

Materials:

Paper: Basic Grey "Cherry Cordial" from Bittersweet line

Cardstock: WorldWin

Cuttlebug: "Birds and Swirls" embosser and Concentric Heart die

NESTABILITIES: Circle and Scallop Circle small

Ribbon: Offray

Punch: Martha Stewart 

All I need is a little stamped sentiment in the upper right corner and we are good to go....I just haven't decided what I want it to say....

All items are available for purchase at PICTURE THIS in Eau Claire Wisconsin.....Western Wisconsin's LARGEST independently owned Stamping and Scrapbook store!