Proud American

Honestly I only have one little piece left of this paper

not sure if I can squeak out one more card but I will sleep on it.

this is new Kraft card stock and red twine from the

Kraft Outlet

check them out get stuff reasonable prices

striped paper from Fancypants

still can't believe how long I have had it without using it.

Proud American and the other embellishments from that same soft spoken pack

all aged with Java Walnut Ink Antiquing Solutions by Tsukineko

I sprayed the whole card with Tattered Angels glimmer mist Dazzling Diamonds

entered a few challenges

The Kraft Journal  something old something new

More that Favors Red White and Blue

Happy Birthday USA

YES I am seriously addicted to this paper

can't believe I have had it for so long and never used it

this is Kraft card stock from PTI A2 size

the Forth of July is another form the Soft Spoken package

I inked this as well to make it more vintage

added the blue square DCWV card stock

and a few stars cut from George and Basic Shapes

I printed the banner on the computer

and a little red stickles and some faux stitching

entering in a few challenges

Birthday Sundaes Stars Stripes and Birthday

 Whimsical Wednesdays. Patriotic buttons, brads or bling

Scrapbookaholic by Abby Use Red White and Blue

Use it Tuesday Red White and Blue

Freedom

Had a lot of left over pieces from my card I made for My Sheri Crafts 

decided to put together a few more cards for some challenges 

A2 card Kraft card stock from Kraft Outlet 

you should check out this site just click on the link on my sidebar

GREAT stuff here at GREAT prices.

I sprayed the card with Java Walnut Ink Antiquing Solutions by Tsukineko

Striped paper from Fancypants

Stars from WildCard altered on Gyspy

blue card stock DCWV

Cream DCWV glitter Chirstmas stack cream

dabbed with some red stickles.

Freedom I just got this pack should remember who it is from but I don't

pretty sure it's Soft Spoken this was really white and I use the Java ink on this too

for a more vintage feel

a few buttons with natural twine from Papertrey ink

and a few doodle dots for good measure.

My Craft Spot seeing Stars

Fantabulous Cricut  Happy 4th

Celebrate the Occasion 4th of July red, white and blue

Papertrey Ink June Blog Hop



The inspiration

A2 Kraft card stock

first mat vintage cream

Layered with 1/2 wide stripes of paper]

from the Hodge Podge Stack

Summer Sunrise ribbon

Tag-Its # 5 stamp set

one pink pearl and two Papertrey ink Buttons

Happy 4th

Guess I am not as techie as I thought because last night worked to schedule this to post today at 1 EST....
got to the airport to pick up my daughter's college room mate and nothing UGH!
 Her friend is visiting from Austraila and of course they lost her luggage.
We wait for quite a while but finally they said someone would bring it tomorrow.
Got a little dinner and now home at last...don't you love how life gets in the way?

Thanks to Sheri at My Sheri Crafts

for asking me to be a guest designer a true honor for me. She ask for a 4th of July card

I don't know why but I really struggled at first but happy with the way the card came out

The card started with a A2 Base

First mat Papertrey Ink Vintage cream

Second mat from Basicgrey Lemonade 6x6 stack

Main layer from FancyPantsDesigns

I used Tim Holt's distresser on all the edges

And inked them with Dune by Color Box

the stars on the left were done on my

Gypsy WildCard page 69 I hide the inner star

So the stars would cut solid

Cut them out of navy DCWV at 3.75

And DCWV Christmas glitter mat stack 3.50 I also use this to cut the 4th and background

I dabbed some red stickles on the stars and smeared it around for some sparkle

Happy 4th is from SVG cuts Made in the USA collection

I cut this from a scrap and inked it with Dune

The ribbon is some I tea dyed and crinkled myself

Some buttons from my jar and a little faux stitching

All together

got another page done in my summer album from last year

papers DCWV

this is Caladesi Island In Florida

on the Gulf of Mexico

the picture is my mom and dad and my daughters

linked up at Craft Junkie Too

TGIF Linky Party

Fabulous blog Candy

Two Pink Peas

is looking for followers and 

has some awesome blog candy 

check it out 

 

Winner of the Blog Candy

Is Amy from Amy's Crafting Space if you get a chance stop by her blog she has amazing cards I am sure she will inspire you! Amy email your address kfranciola@nycap.rr.com and I will put all the items in the mail to you.

NYC finds blog candy

Went to M&J trimmings in NYC

they we so busy with girls getting trim for wedding dresses

did pick up these flowers 

I am going to add a few of these in my

blog candy.....

same old rules

be a follower

leave a message and a way for me to get in

touch with you

can only mail to us and cananda

New York City

Getting ready to go on a bus trip to New York City for the day

with my youngest daughter. Going to Macy's, Time Square and Juniors Cheese Cake

for sure the rest will be spur of the moment. Hoping to stop in one or two of the

fabric shops to look for lace and buttons

won't get home until 11 tonight so no cards or gardening today

but still lots of fun

 pink Astilbe



Hartleyi

Garden Pilot

 Found what that plant is 

Verbascum 'Hartleyi'

Common Names:
Hartleyi Mullein Hybrid

Sun/Water Requirements:

Partial/Full sun.Moderate to wet conditions.
Provider Notes: "Full sun and well-drained soils are best but plants tolerate afternoon shade, particularly in zone 8.Seed propagation is easy under moist, warm (70-75 F) conditions."

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

Zone 6 to Zone 8
Provider notes: "Full sun and well-drained soils are best but plants tolerate afternoon shade, particularly in zone 8."

Growth:

Range: Grows from 2' to 4'.

Flowers:

Colors: YellowSeason(s): Summer

Provider notes: "Sends up many shoots of large canary yellow flowers suffused with plum."

Foliage:

Color: Leaves are dark green, green and purple.
Provider notes: "Dark green 18" diameter rosettes of crinkled, shallowly lobed foliage give rise to 8-10 unbranched racemes, each bearing 1" diameter rose-pink to purple flowers.The leaves are smooth above and pubescent beneath."

Got it at a Town Wide Garage Sale 

Been Driving me nuts trying to figure out what it was

finally last night I googled yellow Perennials and finally found it

It really is pretty

Happy Dad Day and Thursday Patches of Pink Link Up Party

Mary from CARDZTV had a video on how to make these shirts

so easy and it made the cutest fathers day card.

A2 kraft card stock PTI

Orange blue and shirt card stock from my scrap pile

stamp from Studio G

a little twine and a little faux stitching

and adding this to my Blog candy Tuesday

simple rules

1. be a follower

2.leave a message

3. leave a way for me to get in touch with you

so sorry can only mail to the US and Canada

And

Patches of Pink

Thursday Link up Party

Scrappin With Cricut Father's Day Link Up Party

Show off your Father's Day projects at Scrappin With Cricut's Link-Up Party! Link your project below...






Karen

Oh Happy Day!

I had won a Simply Charm cart over at

My Paper Love

and Shelly sent along this wonderful card
It is just adorable and it was a happy day

Shelly thank you so much!

I got this on Saturday and had spent a nice day with two

of my daughters we went to Hobby Lobby

Our first time they were teasing me all the way there

because I was so excited and then when we walked in they

LOVED IT.

Had no idea they had so many home decor items...

now THEY can't wait to go back...oh youth...

Anyway I am so thankful for all my wonderful bloggy friends

that I have some Blog candy to share...today is the first peek

at some of the candy 

there will be more over the next week

 next Tuesday June 21st

I will pick a winner at random.org

simple rules

1. be a follower

2. leave a comment on any post over the next week
3. leave a way for me to get in touch with you

and I am sorry but I can only ship to the USA and Canada

and lastly tonight

have this plant in my garden no idea

what the name of it is but if any one knows I have a

little something for you too...

Guest Designer at Patti-Lynn Creations

  Patti-Lynn Creations

had a post asking their followers to thing of an idea for a challenge

don't know why put I thought of a challenge to use one color

they chose my idea and have given me the wonderful opportunity to

to be their guest designer

So scary and exciting at the same time

Here is what I came up with

It's a a2 card ripe avocado from paper trey ink

All the pattern paper is from K&Company

Use Swiss dots folder for the side piece

Then more K&Company

Paper trey Ink Spring moss run through the Stylized flowers folder

All edges inked with Dune from Color Box

Spellbinders pendants Fluer De Lis on ripe avocado

Spellbinders Scallop Circle

Ripe avocado button paper trey ink

Crinkle ribbon from My Craft Spot

Here is what I came up with from my own idea

hop on over and join in the callenge

 

Astilbe

Hope to have an exciting post for you later today, but until then.

Astilbe are rugged, beautiful shade lovers that throw long and colorful spikes
I use it as a border along a little slate path in my garden.
One of my favorite plants.

Happy Fathers Day

Made this for my dad on for all the times he pack up the

station wagon and took us to Long Beach Island

for Vacation  

This is a file from SVGCuts the All about dad collection

the surf board is for Life is a Beach

the base card stock is PTI Ocean Tides

the rest of the papers are from my scrap basket

I did the "Happy Father's Day" on the Computer

used glossy accents in the window to make them look  real

posted this in Challenges at

CARDZ TV Father's Day use Life is a Beach

Celebrate the Occasion Father's Day

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #1 Dad

My Sheri CRAFTS Father's Dad

The Kraft Journal Make it Monday Father's day Challenge

My Craft Spot Challenge #12 We Love you, Dad!

Looking Good

No story for these Peonies just that I think they are Fabulous

you will see what I mean tomorrow if

it doesn't down pour and I can get

a picture of this opened

Second page for my album

fits the colors for the Challenge over at

My Pink Stamper

had a horrible time tonight with GLUE

so hot it was everywhere but the page

This is my middle and youngest daughter

with their airbrushed tattoos at

Weeki Wachee FL

all the paper is from one on my Favs

DCWV citrus

Eclectic post

This is probably the most Eclectic post I have done but here goes

These peonies are so special to me the are originally from

my grandmother garden in Stamford CT

then they went to my mom in Clinton Corners NY

then to my house in Saratoga NY

and then to my Daughters in Fort Edward NY

Next

Christina

looking for how we store our stamps

I don't have that many so it's not to hard for me

I have my one and only Martha Stewart around the pages punch

on my shelf that was in my desk picture

Creations with Christina

 Last made this page working on an album from a family vacation

when ever we go to visit my mom and dad we always pile on their bed

before we leave for a vacation photo been doing that since they moved to Florida

almost 25 years now

all pattern paper from DCWV citrus stack

Sweet Sunday Sketch winner

Woke up this morning and found I had was the winner of  the Sunday Sketch

at...nice way to start my Sunday

 The Sweetest Thing 

Oh to be a ladybug her spots fade when she gets older Happy Birthday

A2 purple card stock

first mat light purple embossed with swiss dots

next mat lavendar run throught floral fantasy

ran my brayer in studio g pink chalk in and ran it over the embossing

cake from Straight from the nest cut at 3"

paper from cake and ladybugs from Basicgrey

Scallop on top of cake from Cosmo Cricket

mini deck Pixie-Licious

lady bugs from Doodlecharms

.25" .50" .75" and 1.00"

use some leather cording from a jewelry project

for the antenna

put glossy accents in the open scallops

finished with a little bling and a bow

I printed the saying on my computer

This for a Challenge #10 Cute Critters

My Craft Spot

and

Celebration/Cake

Bitten by the Bug 2

Masculine Birthday Card

Birthday Sundaes

Challenge #11 Masculine Birthday Card

dark blue card stock a2

dark yellow mat

orange mat

pattern paper from Basicgrey June Bug paper pad

Circles from Plantin Schoolbook

2"  1.75"  2 at 1.25" and 1"

two circles run through the cuttlebug Happy Birthday folder

Just of You stamped with versa mark white embossing folder

all circles attached with brads

finished off with some Natural twine 

Thinking of you

Did this card for a challenge over at

Use it Tuesday

a blog that challenges you to dust off all the things you have

purchase stuck in a drawer and haven't used

I use Cord'nations card stock for the base a2 card

HAD to get this and it's been sitting in my pile of card stock

for a least 6 months which really isn't long in the scheme of my unused stash

next it it a mat from DCWV Citrus stack

then two patter papers from Basicgrey

next I used a stamp I have I am pretty sure I got at ACMoore when

they were having a 50% off sale it's marked f-2211 Santa Rosa 1999

really had to dust it off 

I inked with black staz-on onto Bristol XL paper

it's an all purpose artist paper

I seem to have trouble stamping but with this paper I get good results

it's very thick and textured on one side

after stamping I colored with markers from Marvy

use a circle die from Spellbinders embossed leaving the die on

I inked the edges with Color Box Dune

put a dark brown Spellbinders scalloped circle behind

flower cut from Plantin Schoolbook

Thinking of you from Hero Arts

My Desk

Per Christina's instructions NO cleaning....that was really hard...

but here's where my magic happens :)

Link a picture of your desk

Creations with Christina