10 Minute Craft Dash - Thinking of You!

Hi!

{If you're looking for my Waltzingmouse Blog Hop post click here}

It's been awhile since I have participated in a challenge let alone the 10 Minute Craft Dash. I have not had a lot of crafty time lately. I intended to do some sorting and cleaning in my crafty space, but whenever I walk in I would rather...well...craft then sort or clean, so that is what I did. 

I love to layer, use multiple stamps, piece my backgrounds with patterned paper, but I have to let all that go when I take this challenge. I have not yet found the quick grove to add all those things under 10.  So, I started with a basic layout in my head and pulled my supplies for that. It's the only way I can remotely pull this challenge off each time. I am a slow crafter. 

So here are the supplies I started with:

Here is the finished work space: 

So here's the funny thing...I got a little cocky this time. I was so excited that I nearly finished my card in  7 minutes I just had to add "more", so I had to dig out my flowers and heat up the ol' glue gun.  The hysterical part was I had to cut the flowers off the wire, so wouldn't you know that it went flying behind the desk, and there I was on my hands and knees looking for this lost rosebud (which I am sure would not be a pretty sight anyone walking in my room about that time) and do you think I could find it...NO....so I cut another and darn if the same thing doesn't happen again...you would think I learned my lesson from the first time. When it comes to my embellishments, I do not like any unaccounted for little pretties. :-)))) So that pushed my time with less than 1 minute to spare! Silly me! Another reason to have all possible supplies pulled!! :-))

I started with a lavender card base onto which I added my patterned paper. Next the doily was added to the center followed by adhering a strip of patterned paper to the center.  I then die-cut my label and stamped the frame and sentiment and added to the center.  After examining the buttons I pulled, I tried to find two as close in color and size as possible, but most crafters know that is nearly impossible. Since I was really good on time at this point, I decided to add some button twine before adhering them in place. 

Lastly, as I have explained enters the flowers. The stamps I used on this card is Waltzingmouse Stamps: Compact Sentiments and Vintage Labels 10.

Final time to completion was: 9:23

Here is the color graphic for the challenge.

Something else that I have been up to is making snack bags for baseball. Here is a close-up. It's not in me to handover a plain brown bag! :-)  

I used DeNami Designs: All Star Chickie Stamp Set, Sports Balls Stamp Set, and All Star Greeting Stamp Set.  The Glove was cut using my cricut. 

Thanks for letting me share my quick make with you. 

~Tammy~