Card Creations Week Top Ten Blog Hop

Hello and welcome! I am so very excited to be participating in the Card Creations Week Top Ten Blog Hop in the Moxie Fab World! This week, both Moxie Fab World and Paper Crafts Connection blogs have been celebrating this fabulous issue... My goodness, Card Creations 8 is amazing! I love that it is packed full of a variety of styles, occasions, ideas and inspiration. It's a must have!

So here is the deal: The top 10 most published designers (well, it's actually 11 designers) from this issue have been invited to participate in a special blog hop to promote the 11 Top 10 Collections from CHA Winter. I chose to work with the gorgeous Hello Sunshine Collection from Lily Bee Design.

I am in love with this collection! The colors and patterns are so bright, cheery and fun. I am a stamper at heart. So, at first the thought of having to work with a scrapbook line kind of scared me. I usually stick to my basics of: cardstock, stamps, ink and a few embellishments. But honestly, this collection made it easy to create and I am extremely happy with the results! Check it out...

The rub-ons from this collection are fantastic! They are big and bold, which is perfect for creating a super simple card that really pops. I added this bright "{hello sunshine}" rub-on just over the edge of the white cardstock base and then tied some white crochet twine around the other end.

Again with the bright and cheery patterns and colors, aren't these chipboard flowers and buttons just too cute?! Finished the card off by layering the buttons over the flowers and then attaching them over the sunny sentiment.

Now onto the fun part! You have 12 chances to win these 11 Top Ten Collections (you can view all of them at the Moxie Fab World blog). Just stop by and checkout the amazing creations of the talented designers listed below and leave each of them a comment.

• Rae Barthel
• Betsy Veldman
• Teri Anderson
• Jessica Witty
• Maile Belles (That's me!)
• Kim Hughes
• Latisha Yoast
• Julie Cameron
• Maren Benedict
• Kim Kesti
• Debbie Olson
• Moxie Fab World
  

You have until midnight of Sunday, May 30th. One winner will be chosen from all of these blogs. The winners will be announced on the Moxie Fab World blog on Tuesday, June 1st. Now, have fun hopping!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend!

Maile

{Hello Sunshine}:

• Cardstock: White
• Accessories: Lily Bee Hello Sunshine Collection (Rub-on & Chipboard Buttons & Flowers) & White Crochet Twine

Embellish Magazine Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to your next stop in the first ever Embellish Blog Hop! Here is what the excitement is all about, the Premiere Embellish Magazine issue! Check out the issue details here.

So, join me today along with Embellish Magazine for a blog hop filled with creativity, tips, inspiration and prizes.

The designers participating in today's hop have all created a project using the colors (red, turquoise, brown & kraft) and the embellishment (twine) from the new magazine issue. Here is my creation for the hop...

Stamped a kraft base with two different sized polka dot labels, from Vintage Labels, in Hawaiian Shores and rounded the bottom corners. Attached a strip of Beautiful Blooms pattern paper and stamped a sentiment from Up, Up & Away in Dark Chocolate.

To incorporate the twine element, I created this lovely. By using small lengths of twine and attaching the ends to the back side of a pretty button, I was able to create this super simple twine flower.

Just so you can see how easy this flower truly was to create, here is a picture of the back of the flower. Just used a 1/2" glue dot on the back of the button to hold the twine end in place. To attach it to the card, simply attach another glue dot atop the twine and adhere to the card.

Now for more fun and inspiration! Here is the list of participants:

• Embellish Blog
• Ryann Salamon
• Tessa Wise
• Charlene Austin
• Renee Van Stralen
• Lori Roop
• Julie Campbell
• Sarah Martina Parker
• Tammy Fite
• Heather Pulvirenti
• Regan D'Agostino
• Emily Niehaus
• Maile Belles (That's Me!)
• Tiffany Johnson
• Anya Schrier
• Leigh Ann Baird
• Amy Rohl
• Mariana Grigsby
• Kelly Marie Alvarez
• Michelle Woerner
• Tina Fussell
• Maureen Plut
• Brenda Weaver
• Julie Lacey
• Ashley Cannon Newell
• Embellish Blog
  

Don't forget to leave comments on every blog. Embellish is offering four prizes for 10 lucky winners. The winners will be randomly selected from each of the blog hop participant blogs. A comment left on each of the blog hop participant's web site will give you an entry to win one of the prizes, which include Lawn Fawn stamps, May Arts Twine, Subscription to Embellish Magazine, and A New Design crinkly stained ribbon. All details can be found here.

Hope you enjoy the hop!!!

Maile

Thank You:

• Stamps: Vintage Labels & Up, Up & Away
• Ink: Hawaiian Shores & Dark Chocolate
• Pattern Paper: Beautiful Blooms Collection
• Cardstock: Kraft
• Accessories: Rustic Jute Button Twine, Hawaiian Shores Vintage Button & Corner Rounder

Thanks For The Lift

Hello all! Yesterday was the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop. I hope you all had fun participating and viewing all the amazing projects. This months hop was all about fabulous felt and the many unique and fun was to use it. I'm a day late but, here is my felt creation...Using the Up, Up & Away die, I cut the hot air balloons from Simply Chartreuse, Hawaiian Shores & Raspberry Fizz felt. Stamped the balloon images (from Up, Up & Away stamp set) onto the felt using Pallette Noir and attached them over a white cardstock panel, stamped with clouds and a sentiment, in Aqua Mist and True Black. Scor-Tape works wonderful for the job of attaching felt to cardstock. Next, tied the white cloud panel with 1/8" white silk ribbon and attached it all to a Hawaiian Shores card base.

Finished the card off by embellishing the balloons with Stickles glitter glue and a True Black flower button. Card measures 7" X 3.5".

Tomorrow is an exciting day! Embellish Magazine will be hosting a super fun Blog Hop, celebrating their Premier Issue! Be sure you all stop by the Embellish blog for the start of the hop and even win some prizes!!!

Thanks for taking the time to visit today, hope you have a wonderful one!

Maile

Thanks For The Lift:

• Stamps: Up, Up & Away
• Ink: Aqua Mist, True Black & Palette Noir
• Cardstock: Hawaiian Shores & White
• Accessories: Simply Chartreuse, Hawaiian Shores & Raspberry Fizz Felt, 1/8" White Silk Ribbon, True Black Vintage Button, White Crochet Twine, Stickles Glitter Glue, Scor-Tape, Up, Up & Away Die & Corner Rounder.

Christmas in May

Yes I know, Christmas is a long ways away. But, since waking up to a couple inches of snow just this last Sunday. I thought it would be fitting to share this Holiday creation with you... This card was created for one of the last Paper Crafts Magazine calls, but never got picked up. So why not share, it's always a good idea to get a head start on the season. My inspiration for this card actually came from a pair of my favorite Christmas socks. They were made of the exact argyle pattern I created here on the card (using A Little Argyle by Lisa Johnson). The layout was easy, it's the same layout as the one used for the card on this post.

Created the pattern by stamping the solid argyle pattern block in Pure Poppy, used the single diamond to randomly stamp the Sweet Blush, Spring Rain & Spring Moss and then topped it off with the black linear argyle pattern block. Stamped the tree and sentiment from Winter Swirls onto a punched circle and embellish with a few True Black buttons.

Hope you enjoyed a little Christmas cheer today! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful Tuesday!

Maile

Happy Holidays:

• Stamps: A Little Argyle & Winter Swirls
• Ink: Pure Poppy, Sweet Blush, Spring Rain, Spring Moss & True Black
• Cardstock: Kraft, White, Spring Moss & True Black
• Accessories: True Black Vintage Buttons & 2.5" Marvy Circle Punch

2S4Y - Sponsored by Wplus9

Hello my friends! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! This week, Wplus9 is sponsoring the latest 2 Sketch 4 You challenge. Check out the great sketch...As per my usual style, I changed things up a bit. Here is my take...

The little wooden train is from Kisses & Cuddles. I stamped it multiple time onto kraft cardstock, colored with Copics, cut out and assembled. Added a few extra box cars by simply stamping, coloring and cutting out. Got the adorable train car idea from my good friend Kim Wilson's card here.

Finished the card off with True Black satin ribbon and a gorgeous sentiment (from Kisses & Cuddles) nestled next to the bow.

Be sure to stop by and see what the 2 Sketch 4 You design team has created using this fun sketch along with some Wplus9 stamps.

Thanks for visiting. Hope you have a great start to your week!

Maile

Hopes & Dreams, Love & Possibilities:

• Stamps: Kisses & Cuddles
• Ink: Palette Noir
• Cardstock: Kraft & White
• Accessories: True Black Satin Ribbon & Copic Markers

Embellish Color Challenge With Butterflies

This Friday is the start of another Embellish Color Challenge! Check it out... This weeks challenge is to use the fabulous colors pictured above and to incorporate butterflies into your designs. Our wonderful sponsor is Skipping Stones Design, you really should stop by and check out their great selection of stamps! My challenge card uses the gorgeous Healing Wings set...

Isn't this butterfly image just stunning?! It reminds me of stained glass. I used this image in two different ways. First, stamped it in True Black ink onto kraft cardstock to create a strip of hand stamped pattern paper. Second, to create a focal image...

In keeping with the stained glass idea, I heat embossed the butterfly in black onto vellum cardstock and then colored it using Copic markers. The sheer and shimmery effect is gorgeous in person, but is really hard to capture in a photo. Layered the butterfly over a Mat Stack #1 die cut and three Simply Chartreuse buttons.

I do hope you too will give these fabulous colors a try and join us in this latest Embellish Color Challenge! You can find the challenge and prize details here. Hope to see your creations soon!

Have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend!

Maile

Gratitude Unlocks The Fullness Of Life:

• Stamps: Healing Wings
• Ink: True Black
• Cardstock: Kraft, White & True Black
• Accessories: Simply Chartreuse Vintage Buttons, Black Embossing Powder, Copics (Grayish Yellow YG93, Pale Olive YG95 & Spanish Olive YG97) & Mat Stack #1 Die

Play Date Cafe

Hello and welcome! This week, I am honored to be the guest designer for The Play Date Cafe! Check out this weeks gorgeous color inspiration...This is definitely a color combo I am very comfortable with! I've combined this color challenge with the latest All Eye's On, featuring Paper Piecing. So here is what I came up with...

These colors just spoke baby to me. So, I went with the super adorable mobile image from the Kisses & Cuddles stamp set. As usual, I kept things super simple yet interesting by adding a few fun details. Tied some Simply Chartreuse swiss dot satin ribbon at the top and rounded the bottom corners.

To create this paper pieced mobile I simply, stamped the image onto Sweet Blush cardstock and cut out. Then colored the trim green with a Copic marker and stamped it with polka dots in Fresh Snow (which is a little hard to see). Stamped the mobile image a second time onto the card base and then attached the paper pieced mobile using dimensional adhesive. Embellished with buttons, tied with pink embroidery floss and finished it off with a sentiment from Signature Greetings. For perfect placement of the floss: pierce holes at the top and bottom of the placement, thread floss through holes and tie into a bow at the front of the card.

Be sure to stop by and see what the other Play Date Cafe designers have created to inspire you with! Check out their gorgeous creations here. Thanks Ladies for this opportunity!

Also, check out what a few of the other Wplus9 designers created for All Eye's On... Paper Piecing here.

Thanks for visiting! Have a wonderful day!

Maile

Congrats On Your New Little Bundle:

• Stamps: Kisses & Cuddles and Signature Greetings
• Ink: Palette & Fresh Snow
• Cardstock: White & Sweet Blush
• Accessories: Lemon Tart, Sweet Blush & Simply Chartreuse Vintage Buttons, Simply Chartreuse Swiss Dots Silk Ribbon, Pink Embroidery Floss, Copic & Corner Rounder.