8/21 Core'dinations Glitter Silk Card

Happy Thursday!

Do you love Glitter?  I know I do but I hate working with it.  Core'dinations has THE best glitter cardstock because the glitter doesn't get all over.  Today I have a fun shaped card.  I used my Silhouette to cut out the balloon and the stamped my sentiment  on some more fun glitter cardstock. 

I have this video for you on how I made this fun card.

 



supply list

cardstock- Core'dinations Glitter Silk and 110 lb. smooth

stamps and dies- paper smooches

the twinery

Silhouette

Hero Arts

 

Thanks so much for joining me today.  I will be back next week with some new projects.  See you then.   Have a wonderful and crafty day!

mp

July 25 Core'dinations Teacher Card

Happy Friday!

So happy that today is the weekend!  Love it when the hubby is home and we can all hang together!  Should be fun time.  Not a bunch on our agenda!  Jack is entering his first tennis tournament.  I am both excited and nervous for him.  The good thing is that he is not nervous at all!  Should be fun!

School is starting in some places soon.  I have 3 more weeks left :( !  I thought I would make this super fun Teacher card.  I used a Silhouette cut file and my awesome Core'dinations Core Essentials collection.  For the sentiment I used a The Alley Way Stamps.

I made a video for you on how this came together.

supplies
cardstock- Core'dinations
stamps- TAWS
ink- Hero Arts

Thanks so much for joining me today.  I will be back next week with a jammed packed fun week!  See you then. Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Tuesday Some Odd Girl Digi Release Hello

Happy Tuesday!

I first have to say that my blog is being a bit neglected lately and I am very sorry!  We have been jammed packed and busy this summer.  I have been crafting but I am just keeping up with my DT projects.  I haven't even had any time to play with some challenges.  I am also in the process of purging my supplies!  I am reorganizing my scrap room and getting rid of paper that I have had for almost 5 years.  It is crazy.  I am NOT a hoarder by any means but I just don't have the time to use all my supplies.  So I made the big decision to really downsize my supplies.  It feels really good.  I will post photos when I am about done.

So let's get down to the business of today!  It is Tuesday and that means it is a Digi Release.  I picked to highlight the AWESOME  senitiment cut files.  I LOVE these so much.  I chose the word HELLO to highlight for my card today.  I also go to play a bit with my watercolors!  I love the combination.

I made a quick video for you as well.  I show how I colored my sentiment using my spectrum noir markers and how I did my watercolor background.

supplies
cardstock- neenah solar white
watercolors
Some Odd Girl- Sequins and Digi Cut Files
spectrum noir markers

Stop by the SOME ODD GIRL STORE to see these new sentiments.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will see you soon.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Friday Jillibean Soup Placemat Challenge

Happy Friday

Last Saturday Jillibean Soup had a nother challenge to use their Placemats and I happended to be working on this placemat layout for awhile so I entered it into the challenge.

I used my Country Pumpkin Chowder Soup and was able to use up a TON of my scraps!  This is a photo of my little one playing in the leaves.  I just LOVE this photo of him!  He was having such fun!!

I made a video on how I made this layout.  Hope you enjoy!

supplies
cardstock- kraft
paper-stickers-jillibean soup
buttons- pti
silhouette
circle punches

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back next week with some new projects.  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty weekend!
mp

Friday Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!
I have a quick card today using some yummy Core'dinations.

I made a super easy card for my hubby.  He loves all my cards but he is partial to the CAS ones.  So that is exactly what I made him.  I started with my grey backgournd and then layered it with some Core essentials that I ran through my cuttlebug.  Next I cute out two hearts in my Silhouette using some core couture glitter and then added my alphabets.  Finally I cut my ampersand and lightly sanded it.  Very quick and easy!

So do you have any plans for the weekend?  We are pretty busy but much more manageable than last week.  I have tennis drills and practice and then on Sunday we are going as a family to see the Lego Movie!! I can't wait.  The boys and I have been so excited to see this movie.  It should be awesome!!

Thanks for stopping by today.  I will be back next week with new projects!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty weekend.
mp

Thursday Core HOme Decor #2

Happy Thursday!
I am bringing you today a super quick and easy home decor piece using Core'dinations.  We have a long counter/bar in our kitchen.  I have plants and a message board on it.  I wanted to change up my message board for Valentine's day.  Here is what I came up with!

(sorry for the bad photo- I tried and tried and I could never get a good one- if you look closely you can see my reflection in the glass- LOL)

I started with my Core gemstones for my base.  I then took some ruby red and pink diamond and cut them out using my Silhouette and then rand them through my cuttlebug using an embossing folder.  Next, I cut out my xoxo using Onyx and placed them underneath.  I still have plenty of room to message my boys in the morning or put up our schedule for the day!

Thanks for stoppign by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new Core card that I am giving to my hubby!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Wednesday Core'dinations Home Decor #1

Happy Wednesday!  I am popping in today for a rare Wednesday to bring you some Core'dinations Inspiration!  We had a challenge to make Valentine's Day projects.  I needed something for around our house so I was busy making 2 home decor items.  Today's project is very quick and easy and makes a great photo frame.

I bought this photo frame on sale several years ago and it has sat in my craft room drawer and I thought it would be fun to turn the frames into some fun!  For each frame I started with a Core base and sanded it.  I then looked in my Silhouette imgages and found fun Valentine's Day sentiments and sized them so that they would fit in each frame.  I love how it turned out and it is sitting on our mantel in the family room!  Love it!
supplies
core essentials, core glitter silk, corr couture glitter
Silhouette
elle's studio digi

Thanks so much for joining me today.  I will be back tomorrow with another home decor piece.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Friday Core'dinations Winter

Happy Friday!

Love that it is the weekend!  Do you have any fun plans.  I have a ton of tennis and that is about it.  Jack is always busy and on the go so that is a constant!  I just love being home with my guys!!

Last year we did not get a lot of snow.  I think it snowed only 3-4 times but each time the boys would get so excited.  Jack wanted to make snow angels and I happened to catch him.  He is my little sow angel. 

For my layout I started with a navy Core background and scored and sanded it.  I then took a Core Whitewash Barn Siding piece and embossed it with my Couture embossing snowflake folder.  I then lightly sanded it to bring out the red.  I then made a Core tag using coordinating Core essentials cardstock.  Finally I punched out my snowflakes using a Marvy punch.  I used the Glitter Silk paper for my snowflakes.  Lastly I then built my layout layering the cardstock elements and some left over pattern paper from Echo Park.  I added some fun stickers as embellishments and wrote my journaling with a white gel pen. 

supplies
cardstock- Core (Core Essentials-darks and neutrals, Whitewash, Glitter Silk)
paper and stickers- echo park
twine- the twinery
marvy punch
tiny attacher
white gel pen
Silhouette- title

Thanks so much for joining me today.  I will be back tomorrow with a rare Saturday post because it is the 1st of the month and we have a really fun challenge for you over at Some Odd Girl!  See you tomorrow.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Monday Core'dinations Cold Outside!

Happy Monday!
Did you have a nice weekend?  We did here.  Lots of fun and relaxation.  It is so nice when you have Monday off. I was able to enjoy my entire sunday with crafting and watching football! Nothing better!

I don't know where you live but Baby, it's cold outside!  I made this layout using my Core'dinations Cardstock and some leftover Echo Park scraps.  I started with my Core Essentials Darks as my base.  I then took a Core Impressions and tore the edges and lightly sanded it.  The embossing is sort of in a snowflake pattern.  I then cut out my snowflakes using the Core Glitter Silk.  This cardstock is heavier than normal cardstock and I was a bit worried that it wouldn't cut in my Silhouette but it cut like BUTTA!  it was awesome!  I then cut my title using the Core Essentials.  The last step was to take another piece ( red) of cardstock and I ran it through my paper crimper and lightly sanded it.  Now it was time to build the page!  I added that cute snowman sticker and banner.  Love how this turned out.

The photos are of my little one last year.  We didn't get much snow and this was the first snowfall.  He loved playing outside in it and trying to make snowballs!

supplies
cardstock- core essentials, glitter silk
paper and stickers- echo park
tiny attacher
sand it
dust buddy

Thanks for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with the new digi release from SOG!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Tuesday Core'dinations Santa's Helper

Happy Christmas Eve!

Do you have any traditions for Christmas Eve?  We go to lunch with my Mom!  I am really excited and then I have to start cooking for Christmas brunch and dinner!  Love it. 

Today I have a new layout to share using Core'dinations cardstock.  I wanted a very Clean and Simple look to this layout so that the photo is the main focus. 

 

I started with a white base.  I then cut my top and bottom borders using my Silhouette.  I then tore the edges.  I then layered it on a green strip and tore those edges.  Next I matted my photo with the same green and ran it through my snowflake embossing folder.  I then made a journaling card using the silhouette and once again backed it using the green.  I added my title and added just a hint of embellishments: a doily and wood veneer snowflakes.  I love how this turned out. 

The photo is at my son's Christmas party.  I was able to be a homeroom mom because our breaks started on different days.  Can I tell you how excited I was!  Jack looked so cute with his Santa hat!

supplies
Core'dinations cardstock
silhouette
studio calico wood veneer
doily- Michael's

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back this week with a couple new cards for a couple of challenges!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Friday Core'dinations Cards

Happy Friday,

Can you believe that Christmas is just 5 days away?  I am getting so excited.  I think I am totally ready.  How about you?

The Design Team for Core'dinations was given an assignment to create Christmas projects.  Over the next couple of days I will share them with you.  Today I sharing the first project- two cards. 

My first card Believe was very fun to make.  I first started with a Core Impressions paper and lightly sanded it.  Next I took my Silhouette and cut out a snowflake and the journaling card.  I used some of the Tim Holtz distress collection for the blue and green colors.  Finally I added some yummy twine and a touch of bling!

For my second card I used my Silhouette as well.  I cut the base and tree trunk using the Tim Holtz Distress Collection.  I then cut the tree using the Glitter Silk cardstock.  I was a bit unsure if the Silhouette could cut this thicker cardstock but it did and I was so happy because it really looks awesome.  For the star I used the Core Couture Glitter cardstock.  As if that weren't enough bling I added some sequins. 

supplies

tim holt distress collection- glitter core, glitter silk core'dinations cardstock

sequins, twine, gem

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back soon with some more projects.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!

mp

Weekend Snow Bird Card

Happy Weekend!
We are having a secret Santa at my school and my friend asked me to make a card.  Her SS likes nature and birds and I thought of a perfect card to make.  I also noticed that there were tons of challenges out this week that had the theme of snow or snowflakes and this card fit perfectly!

For my card I started with a Core'dinations blue base and ran it through my cuttlebug embossing it with my snowflakes folder.  I then sanded it to bring out the dots.  Next I cut out a tree using my Silhouette and lightly sanded it.  I then stamped and colored a Paper Smooches bird.  I then made a snow hill for the background and used the tearing technique.  I then adhered the tree and placed my little bird in the tree.  Next I made a smaller hill of snow using the tearing technique and pop dotted it in front. 

 To make the snowflakes stand out a bit I used my Ranger Liquid Pearls and made some dots on top of the embossed snowflakes.  Here is a closer look at the liquid pearl dots. 

Supplies

cardstock- Core'dinations

stamps- paper smooches

silhouette

liquid pearls

memento ink

spectrum noir markers



I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Let it Snow Simon Says Stamp challenge

Casual Fridays let it snow challenge

Cas*ology Snowflake challenge

Paper Smooches and Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge Blog

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back on Monday with a week of all new layouts and cards!  I don't know about you but I can't wait!! See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day and weekend!
mp

Wednesday TAWS Be Inspired #43

Hey Everyone,
 The new TAWS Be Inspired challenge was announced last week and it is an awesome one.  Here is the inspiration photo.

I fell in love with the colors. At first I was a bit stumped because I didn't have any stamps with snowflakes on them but then I remembered about the FREEBIES section from TAWS.  There are free digi stamps available so I checked them out and found the cutest mitten and a sentiment and I knew I had to use them.  I wanted to do something a but different with them soooo my mind was racing with ideas and then it came to me--- my Silhouette.  I turned the mitten into mittens with the print and cut feature.  I brought up the mitten in my Silhouette and then made a mirror image of it to have a pair of mittens.  I then printed them and cut them out.  I colored them with my spectrum noir markers using the colors in the photo.  

Next, I took my sentiment Joy and turned it into a digi cut file-- I know I just LOVED this idea.  The script was so pretty and now I could cut it and add it to my project.  So here is how my card turned out using the digi stamps turned into print and cuts and digi cut files.

For my base of my card I started with my Core'dinations and embossed it with my Spellbinders embossing folder.  Next I took the same color cardstock and cut out a tag in my Silhouette.  I added the red topper to match my sentiment.  I pop dotted my mittens and added a touch of twine.  Next, I added my sentiment and to finish the tag off I added some natural twine and a cute clothespin.  I then pop dotted it onto my card and called it a day!  I love how it turned out. 

supplies
cardstock- core'dinations
digi stamps- the alley way stamps
clothespin- recollections
spectrum noir
twine- the twinery and may arts

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Wednesday Core'dinations and Tombow Blog Hop

Welcome to the Core'dinations and Tombow Blog Hop!

For my project today I really wanted to get inky and messy!  So,  I broke out my Tim Holtz Seasonal paper and lightly sanded it to expose the impressions.  I then cut out a large rectangle and replaced it with the same paper but in red and tore it to expose the Kraft writing.  Next I took 2 Core tags and crumpled them up and then added some Tim Holtz distress ink and rubbed the ink all over to expose the crumpling.  I really love this distress ink.  I adhered these tags using the Tombow Power Tabs.  I then cut out my title and added some wood veneer just to add a bit of embellishment to it.  I wanted to keep the layout with a very Clean.  I glued the wood veneer using the Tombow Liquid Glue.

Last Christmas my son wanted this gorgeous hand carved wooden cross.  He saw it at his school's Christmas festival.  It was very expensive and I told me he wasn't going to get it. My mom came by and he showed it to her and she bought it for him for Christmas.  It was such a wonderful surprise for him and I was able to capture him holding it and running and hugging his Nanny!  It is my favorite photo of the day.  The Joy on his face is priceless!

So do you want to see how I made these tags?  Check out this new video that I made for Core'dinations.


supplies
paper- tags- Core'dinations
wood veneer- studio calico
ink- Tim Holtz

So here is the complete blog hop list for the day!

Tombow: http://blog.tombowusa.com/
Jennie: http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/
Mary Pat Siehl http://siehledwithakiss.blogspot.com  -->  You are Here!
Vivian Keh http://contadinak.wordpress.com/
Debbie Standard http://debbiestandard.blogspot.com/
Kate Nolan-Denham http://scissorsspatulasandsneakers.blogspot.com/
Core’dinations: http://www.coredinations.com/index.php/cat...scrapbook-blog/

Have fun and don't forget to leave comments on all the blogs!  You could be a winner!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  See you tomorrow.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Monday Life Paper Scrapbook Sketch

Happy Monday,

I was cruising the scrapbooking blogs last week and I wanted to make a quick layout but I really didn't have any mojo.  I found this sketch over at Life Paper Scrapbook- have you checked them out?  I really love their magazing ( I have been published in it twice! ) and I came across this sketch challenge.  It was past due but I loved the sketch so I decided to go ahead and use it anyway.  Here is the sketch.

For my layout I broke out my Elle's Studio Saltwater collection and got busy!  Here is what I came up with.

These are photos I took of my little one last summer at a local park.  He LOVED climbing in the tubes and then popping out!  I love his expression when he was coming out!  I followed the sketch pretty closely and had a really fun time with it! 

supplies
paper- die cuts- elle's studio
digi cut files- Some Odd Girl and Silhouette
sequins

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Tomorrow is a Digi Release from Some Odd Girl so I know you are going to want to check it out!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Friday TAWS #42 & SSS

Happy Friday!

I wanted to play along with a couple of challenges this week.  I was first inspired by the new TAWS image challenge- aren't those colors beautiful?  I just love them!

And then over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog the challenge is Anything Goes!

  The DT was inspired to use Tim Holtz products.  Sooooooo my mind instantly started to race because of the color and Tim Holtz.  I ran into my craft room and broke out my Tim Holtz Shattered Core cardstock from Core'dinations and came up with this awesome card.  I used my Silhouette to create the beautiful flowers.  Once the were cut out I ever so softly sanded them to expose the Kraft core! For my sentiment I used TAWS stamps!  I think this is one of my faves for "thank you" sentiments.

supplies
cardstock- core'dinations
stamps- TAWS
ink- hero arts

Thanks so much for joining me today.  I will be back on Monday with a new week of projects!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Thursday Gobble Gobble

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day to day enjoying their day with friends and family.  My mom is coming over today and we will be cooking all day and then have a wonderful dinner.  I can't wait!

Here is a card that I made for Core'dinations.  I used the Core'dinations Neutrals and Darks collection.  I cut all my pieces out using my Silhouette and then sanded all the parts.  I then pieced it together.  This card went to my mother.  I am so thankful for her!  She is really my best friend!

 

supplies

Every thing is Core'dinations

Silhouette

 

I want to take quick minute to Thank all my blog readers!  Thanks so much for all your wonderful comments.  I truly appreciate you all.  There are times that your lovely comments just brighten up a really crappy day!!!!   Thanks Again!!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a fun card I made for a couple of challenges.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day! 

Gobble Gobble!

mp

Friday Moxxie Enjoy the Ride

Happy Friday!

If  you are looking for the SOME ODD GIRL AND PERFECT LAYERS hop please click HERE!

OK, I am showing my age here but I have Loverboy's mega 80's hit- "Everybody's working for the Weekend" running in my head right now!  I am soooo happy!  I can't wait till that bell rings at 2:40 and I pick up the kids and get home!  It has just been one of those weeks!

Today I have a layout to share from Moxxie.  The collection is from last year and it is one of my faves.  It is Child's Play. 

Last summer Michael learned to ride his "new" 2 wheeler bike with training wheels.  He thought he was just so cool!  I captured these photos of him while he was riding up and down our sidewalk.  He was allowed to go to the stop sign and back all by himself.  He loved it. 

For my layout I started with misting the white cardstock with some coordinating paint.  I then broke out my Silhouette and created the heart background and the title. I loved layering all the bright and cheery papers.

supplies
mist- studio calico
paper- moxxie

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back on Monday with another full week of projects!  Have a wonderful and crafty weekend!
mp

Tuesday Some Odd Girl Football Tobie

Happy Tuesday!

If you are looking for the Some Odd Girl and Perfect Layers Blog Hop please click HERE!

Can you believe how fast time is moving right now?  We are in the middle of November already.  I am planning my Thanksgiving menu this week.  It is crazy and a bit overwhelming because normally I am done with my holiday shopping and I haven't even started this year.  YIKES!!!!  Oh well, I will have to let it go. Right???

Today is Tuesday and you know what that means........A SOG digi release!  Today's release is so awesome.  You know that I first fell in love with Kristy's awesome boy stamps and this one TOTALLY ROCKS!  Football Tobie!!!!  I was brought up on Notre Dame football and then I married a Bengals fanatic and have two boys that LOVE watching football so this stamp was so perfect for me.  Hubby has season tickets to the Bengals game and I have given up my seat to Jack so that they can go and have fun together.  For the car ride down I always pack my guys a snack and also for the car ride back home.  So I made this card as a little surprise for them!

I cut the card base out using some Core'dinations cardstock and my Silhouette.  I sanded the cardstock just a bit to give it that distressed look.  I then added my sentiment with some bling.  Every card needs a bit of bling.  Right?????  Finally I colored my Tobie in orange and black ( The Bengals colors) using my spectrum noir markers.  I think they are going to love it!

supplies
cardstock- core'dinations
stickers- October afternoon
bling- hero arts
spectrum noir markers

Be sure to stop by the shop and pick this cutie up!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new project.  See you then. Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Wednesday Core'dinations and Xyron are Teaming Up!

Happy Wednesday!

So many fun things are happening over at Core'dinations this month and we are kicking it off right with our first swap!  XYRON!!!

For my project I made a teacher gift tag and bag for my son's teacher.  I love to surprise my son's teacher.  I know how hard she works and I know how crazy my son can be so I like to surprise her with some little gifts throughout the year.

I have also made a video on how I made the tag and bag.

Supplies
Core'dinations Cardstock
Xyron Mega Runner
Xyron Sticker Creator
Sand it
Dust Buddy
May Arts Ribbon

Be sure to drop by the CORE'DINATIONS BLOG to leave a comment and you could win a Fabulous prize package!!

Thanks so much for stoping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new project.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day.
mp