Red Hat Society Gift Bag

Hi everyone!  Happy Monday!  I hope your day is off to a great start and you had a wonderful weekend.  Mine was fabulous!  The start of cabana swim season and an outdoor music festival with the family.  Life is good.

Today I wanted to share with you a fun project I made using some of my favorite companies products.  You know how much I love bling, so I started out with a solid red rhinestone sticker sheet from The Buckle Boutique, a fun piece of patterned paper from Core'dinations (I love the simple patterns in their line) and a super cute Sizzix die that I have had forever.  Mine is no longer available, but this one is super cute.

This little Red Hat bag was super fun and easy to make.
Step 1:  Cut the entire purse shape twice from the Sizzix die using the Core'dinations Patterned paper.

Step 2:  Cut just the top portion of the purse using the Sizzix die and the Buckle Boutique Rhinestone Sticker Sheet.

Step 3:  Assemble box as per directions.

Step 4:  Attach Rhinestone sticker sheet to patterned paper to create the top of the bag.  The patterned paper is heavy enough to hold the rhinestones, and the rhinestone sticker sheet is so easy to use, ensuring every bit of the top has the bling you need.

Step 5:  You know I couldn't resist cutting a little "red hat" with some scraps of paper and a little flower.

Step 6:  And every purse needs a blingy clasp.  This Gold Waffle Rhinestone flat back was just perfect.

This little bag is the perfect holder for a gift card for a favorite friend.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs.

Unbearably Cute - Your Memories Here

Hi everyone!  Nancy here today to share with you a project I made using some of the incredible finds from the Your Memories Here store.

Ainsley has seen her older sister running around in animal hats for quite a while and really wanted one for Christmas.  She was so happy to find it under the tree.  I couldn't resist taking a few photos.

I used a few papers from the Prima Grab bag I purchased from the YMH store, along with many flowers, a few cut outs, some trinkets, bling and letters to complete my project.   I love that there are bits and pieces of everything in these bags.  It makes it so fun to mix and match all the different elements.

Lots of distressing with my Comfort Craft distress tool and walnut stain distress inks tied everything together.

Be sure to grab the older collections before they are gone, and be on the lookout for new Prima grab bags and complete collections!  The new Prima is beginning shipping soon!

Hugs.

Nancy

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Back to Nature

Hi everyone!  I hope that everyone had a great weekend!  Here we were busy with yet another swim meet, holiday shopping...and fortunately time with friends.

Today I want to share with you a project I made for that woman, Heather's, sketch challenge.  I love this sketch...just perfect for the bunches of photos I took of Ainsley when we cut down our tree.

It was such a beautiful day...the sun was shining, the birds were singing...hard to think about winter, and cold winds, and all that ho,ho, ho when it is so lovely outside.

Lots of older Origins papers from Basic Grey with these photos.  Bits of chipboard, tags, and brads.  Feels so good to use up some of my stash.

Well, lots to do today.

Hugs.

Nancy

Oh My....

Sorry everyone.  Yesterday I was up super early as the children now have morning swim practice (5:00 am for Brighton, 5:45 for Mackenzie) and somehow it just slipped my mind that I needed to blog here.  oops.

Good thing that come Thursday we are having a Sampler Blog Hop and I will be able to share my project then.  hee hee

Well, how about something from Pink Paislee while we wait?

The Declaration collection from Pink Paislee is just gorgeous, full of fun patterns and colors that are good for so much more than just 4th of July.  I love the elements for boy pages.  Sometimes it is hard to find papers and embellishments for the older boys in our lives.

I used a sketch from Page Drafts which I have just fallen in love with lately.

Bits of mists with a mask, bakers twine, and many layers of foam dots under my stickers helped to add dimension.

OK,  Well....Back to work.

Hugs.

Nancy

Celebrate - the Sampler

Hi everyone!  I hope you are having a great day today.  Me...just trying to recuperate after our crazy swim season.  Hard to believe summer is almost over.  sigh

Today I wanted to share with you another project I made using the Summer Camp kit from the Sampler.

These are photos from Ainsley's birthday party.  We found this huge beach ball.  All the girls had a great time playing with it.  No one had ever seen a beach ball so big.

I love that this kit is packed with so many fun embellishments, washi tape, ribbons, buttons and cute stickers to layer and pop.  And the patterned papers also mix and match so well.

Well, back to work.  Be sure and check out the challenges going on now over on the Sampler blog.

Hugs.

Nancy

Rainy Monday

Hi everyone!  Sorry I am a little late but I spent a good chunk of my morning covering my patio furniture since it looks like it is going to rain.  Not something I was really prepared for since it is June and rain this time of year is quite unusual in Northern California.

Speaking of Northern California, along with our weather, this part of the country is also known for producing some great wines.  Phil and I occasionally get the opportunity to try wines (I think the nearest winery is only 7 miles, and one of our favorites is just 15). But keeping them straight; remembering which wines we have had and would like to buy, and which we are not interested in purchasing can be difficult.  I decided to create a small wine journal to save our tasting notes and wine labels.

I used my Bind-it-All with the 7.5 x 5 acrylic covers with some older Webster's Pages papers to create this little journal.  I love the acrylic covers.  Not only are they super light weight, but I enjoy playing with the translucent properties.  And, being that I kept most of the goodies on the inside, I can slip this into my purse if we are going out for the evening.

I added a little pocket to hold labels I made to write tasting notes.

And here....a completed page.  Yep, it was a good one.  hee hee

OK, this isn't totally flat...but other than this little flower????

And the lovely trims I tied to the o-wires???

Since I have made this album I have collected a few more labels.  I just need to figure out a better way of getting them off the bottle.  Any ideas?

Hugs.

Nancy