Friday, July 15, 2011

Have a Twinkly Day!

Hello there!

My son was invited to a birthday party in our new neighborhood.  So happy to see little ones make friends fast!   Any how, I have not had a chance to get out and about in our new area to shop for a card (which would have been easier given our situation).  Obviously, I have all the makings to make cards, but the problem is finding all my crafty things in a miscellaneous mess. The packers had their own method of packing and labeling, and we still have things in boxes because of the various projects we have going on.  So, I resorted to my scrap pile I had leftover when living at my Mom's house during our transition period. This I could find! I am not complaining because I need to use my scraps up, but I am not feeling very creative these days, so I used a couple of challenge as a jumping off point!

So, I took the challenge from Paper and Such Design Blog for the color inspiration. This was a challenge because these are not colors I go to often, but had all the making in my scrap bag. I also love to be challenged!
Next I took some creative liberty and used the sketch from The Ribbon Reel Challenge blog.  
Since this is for a four year old little girl who is every bit a little princess, I found some glitter paper in my stash, and thought it was fitting for her card.  However, I decided to try stamping on it, and as I suspected it doesn't take the ink well and fades right away...again, she is only four and I am pretty sure will care less! :-) Noted to use for backing paper only! :-) I had a doily remnant left over from a project way back, and inked it with some Antique Linen so it wasn't stark white. I added some ribbon and twine, and flowers all in my stash bag, and put my darling paper pieced Angel Princess in the center and my son has a card for the party!  Now on to do the birthday present shopping, oh and I will need gift wrap. I have looked...can't find my storage container with my wrapping paper. Moving is FUN! 

I will link this up with Jules' Crafty Snippet Challenge because all the items came from my stash! This is a great idea because I have a huge pile, and in a box somewhere is another huge pile before the move.

Well, that's it for me today! Not sure when I will be getting crafty again, but I love to check on to see what everyone else is creationing when I can! It keeps me inspired! 
Good Day!
~Tammy~
Recipe}
Stamps:  The Angel Company: Fairy Wishes
Paper: Various from stash and Stampin'  UP! 
Ink:  Antique Linen, and Momento
Other: Ribbon: Stash, flowers, twine, tag punch



18 comments:

Pauline said...

This is a beautiful card and perfect for a little princess! This colours are yummy too! Such an adorable sweet image, I love it! Thanks for joining us at the Ribbon Reel this week!

Jules said...

Hi Tammy

Two makes in two days with your snippets .. .. well done.

Perhaps that what we should all do .. .. pack away our "preferred stash" and give ourselves access to just our leftovers!

I love the colours you have used and your finished card is just perfect for a princess!

I hope the party is a good one.

Thank you for playing along with my little snippet challenge again.

Love Jules xx

Karen B. said...

Argh, I wish I knew how to get your posts to show up full in my google reader, any ideas? I love your card, especially when you say you made it with what you had on hand, ie, what you could fin! I think this would be perfect for a little girl!

Jocelyn Olson said...

Ugh, moving is NOT fun. I'm so glad your little man has found a friend. Your card is so sweet, and I LOVE that you made it with what you had. It's always easier to make cards with infinite supplies, but your resourcefulness paid off and you made a gorgeous card for the little girl. Hang in there, and I hope you get some crafy time in soon. I love seeing your work!

Debbie Corbari said...

This is adorable! I can never make anything work with scraps so I am incredibly impressed!!!

Stella said...

Your take on the colors and the sketch is spot on. Its amazing to see what you created limited by the things you have on hand. 'The princess is gorgeous; perfect for a little girl. Well done; love it!

Oscar said...

Beautiful card, fit for a princess! I love the angel princess image. Thanks for sharing with us at The Ribbon Reel this fortnight.

C said...

Oh, my...moving..my worst nightmare. You've managed to create a beautiful card in spite of it.

Sue Lelli said...

Hi Tammy, Moving ~ ugh! Misplacing your craft stuff/wrapping paper double ugh! You managed to make a PRETTY card! LOVE the princess and the doily and the FAB color combo and the flowers! Super card!

Amy Kolling said...

This little angel stamp from TAC was a favorite of mine when I was a demo! Very cute card and your flower and bow look great together!

kasia c. said...

Gorgeous! Perfect for a little princess. :)

Clare said...

sweet card! thanks for joining us at The Ribbon Reel!

Sarn said...

Aww . . . such a sweet card for a little princess!
Hugs, Sandra

Milla said...

Aww, such a pretty card! And I'm impressed you made it from scraps, well done you! :)

Audrey Pettit said...

Oh, this is just adorable! What a perfect card for a little princess. :) You did an amazing job with your limited supplies. I love the image and the flowers and doily. The color combo totally catches my eye, too.

Lisa Petrella said...

Perfect card for a little princess, Tammy!!! And such a great take on both the sketch and color combo!!! Hang in there with all of the nuttiness involved in moving!!!!! Sending you (((HUGS)))!!

Annette Allen said...

so so cute...

Kate said...

This is perfect for a little girl! The finishing touches are fabulous! You've been making some wonderful things out of scraps!!
I'm glad to read that your son is making new friends too!