Liebster Blog Award

Paying it Forward . . . Liebster Blog Awards!

My sweet friend Jill Norwood of Greenwood Girl Cards, nominated me for a Liebster Blog Award. Jill let me know in a blog comment last week, which I just found today because I have not been spending as much time on my Blog as usual and missed it ~ thank you so much, Jill!

To accept the award, you need to thank the person who nominated you and link back to their blog.  Post the award on your blog. Give the award to five other bloggers who have less than 200 followers. Write a comment on their blog to let them know they have been nominated. 

Here are the five creative bloggers that I am nominating:

Maureen ~      Watermarks Designs
Shay ~            Verdigris Hall
Leigh ~          To The Full
Jen~               JENerally Speaking 
Luanne~        He Golfs...I Stamp

 
I hope you find as much inspiration visiting these fabulous ladies as I do. Time often gets away from me while I am on my cyber journey from blog to blog,  but it is such a fun 'trip' to see the amazing talent and never ending creativity :)

Thanks again, Jill for nominating me!  
XOXO, Helen
 

PTI June Blog Hop

I really need to tweak this card a little more, but for now I'm entering it in the Papertrey Ink June Blog Hop ~ we are challenged to add a Touch of Gold to our project.  I made this Anniversary card "mailable", but I am not used to making one-layer cards and this just seems incomplete to me, I am certain to add a few embellishments before it goes to the P.O.

 

Click on the photo for more details on my card

PTI products:  Sentiment from Beautiful Butterflies.

I used Hero Arts Cupcakes and heat embossed them in Antique Gold, then I sugar coated the frosting with Martha Stewart glitter, topped each one with a gold glittery star and used a  Martha Stewart border punch with shimmery gold cardstock showing through on the bottom, the matching corner punch in on the top.  
The inside sentiment says: "You two were made for each other"  :-) 

Papertrey June 2013 Blog Hop

Made another card for the Papertrey - June Blog Hop.  
My Touch of Gold is the banner across the bottom punched from gold cardstock and the PTI sentiment from Beautiful Butterflies embossed with Antique Gold Embossing Powder.

You can click on the photo for more a detailed look

Papertrey June Blog Hop

Papertrey June Blog Hop Challenge ~ Touch of Gold

From Nicole's Blog:
 "The challenge is to add a touch of gold to a paper crafted project.  This could be done with gold embossing powder, gold shimmer cardstock, gold glitter, gold metallic pigment powders,  gold metallic pen, gold sequins, gold floss or thread or even gold leaf.  You could even raid your beauty stash and try adapting gold fingernail polish or gold eye shadow to your needs"

On this card, I went with gold metallic cord wrapped around a Rosie Posie stamp and die.  There is also gold Stickles in the center of the flower :)

Click on the photo for more details

 

MFW

Here is my entry for Moxie Fab World's The Tuesday Trigger~Vintage Vagabond.  
I really liked the colors, shapes and vintagey feel of this photo, so did quite a few other crafty folks out there, head on over to this feature on Cath's Blog.

Click on the photo for more details

I've had this Lock and Key stamp for a while and thought of it when I saw the photo.  I just bought the embossing folder which is called "Patterned Polkas" from The Paper Studio..the polka dots mimic the plates and basket and stripes in the photo  :^)
The black decorative tape is also from The Paper Studio, it has the words "vintage, old, family, friends & memories" ~ fits the bill, no? 
The old gold button and hemp cord were added for some dimension.

MIM #121

Here's my card for Make It Monday's Challenge~Colored Vellum Flowers.  
You can watch the talented Betsy Veldman's video HERE.

I don't have any PTI flower images that are outlines to create this technique on vellum paper, so I used a Daisy flower and die from Die-Namics which I won in a Giveaway Package from my sweet Blog-Friend, Ally at Laughadaisy  

PTI products:
Stamps ~  Beautiful Butterflies (sentiment)

MIM

Hope everyone enjoyed this weekend and had a wonderful Father's Day today.

Here is a quick card I am mailing tomorrow to a friend who is dealing with some changes in her life.

I am entering it in Make It Monday #120 ~ The challenge is Overlapping Ombre.  See Nicole's video HERE

I used the sentiment "Bloom" and stamped it with three different shades of pink and "where you're planted" is a fourth shade. The flowers are stamped in Pearlescent Purple.   
The striped patterned paper is from Gypsy by Basic Grey. 
Stamps are Spiral Bouquet by PTI.

Thinking the flowers need some pearls or gems in the centers? I'll add a pic if I decide :)