Lovely Sunday

Happy Sunday to you.

I sure hope you had a great weekend...

I sure did...nice and relaxing.

 I even had a chance to play and made a few cards...

I made this one using some cool Martha Stewart Valentine paper...

The only stamping done on this card is the sentiment, which is by

STAMPS FOR LIFE

I also added some fun tapes from MS

The best thing about making "THIS" exact card is that is qualifies for so MANY

different challenges this week...ready for this?

cd sunday challenge - love is in the air

corosive challenges - button it up

robyns fetish challenge - red

pile it on challenge - punch it

delightful sketches - have a heart

sisterhood of crafters - anything goes

spoonful of sugar - valentine creatons

whoopsi daisy - valentine/love

craft your days away- love

This is a first for me...

Hope you had an unusually creative weekend, too.

xo

tina

Little Boy Pink

How cute is this little guy????

My image is from my grafico - LOVE it

I colored him with my copics and used some fun Martha Stewart DS paper

for the background....added some FAUX stitching to the PINK square behind cupid...and some

simple MAking Memories embellishments -

What do you think?

This sweet thiang...works for the following challenges:

belli challenge #109 - letter P

paper pretties blog - sewing (faux)

Here's hoping your weekend goes off without a hitch.

xo

tina

Scrappy date

Hey there - thought I would share a sweet and simple

pick me up for your traditional calendar...

I know don't drop to your knees in absolute cuteness with these.

I have these calendars listed in my ebay shop and I thought I would share some cool ideas

you can try to fancy these puppies up...

If you have a job - a regular - out of th house job - in a cubicle or with a desk area

then how cute would this Dress-y calendar look in your office

you can add a stand or a magnet depending on how your space is designed.

O.k. to get started all you need to do is get a cereal box and cut out your design and then

modge podge your paper to the front and back

then go to town decking out your dress or in the other case

your house>>>>use up all those cool scraps you are hoarding saving and all the extra cute doodads...

I know super cute right???

this would be a sweet gift to give a girlfriend moving in to a new house...

but can you see the possibilitites?/

you can cut out any design you want and just plop on this ordinary caendar

easy peasy - and not to shabby.

oh you could make quite a few of these in a snap really..

enjoy -

 if you are interested in these templates - just leave a comment and I will send those over to you likety split...

linking this baby up

making the world cuter Mondays

craft-o-maniac -

{see links in side bar}

sleep tight

xo

tina

TOP 5

Had to share this cute little key ring album I created...

Perfect for your sweet LOVE

it's the TOP 5 REASONS I LOVE YOU album

each page has space for you to add a photo and some journaling -

on the corresponding page

arent these paper super sweet

I chose Valentine papers by Anna Griffin

see here - the numbered page could be for your photos

and the page before it for your journaling...

gasp! can you tell I am UBER prou of this mini album

Gotta love the embellishments - right?

O.k. so if you just HAVE to have this - then this will be in my ebay shop tomorrow...

http://stores.ebay.com/embellishment-cafe

o.k. so what have you been working on lately?

would love to see

xo

tina

pink LOVE

Talk about waiting until the last minute ...

I have all my love, valentine stamps and red, pink and white papers out...ready for the

next sweet holiday.

I had planned on getting this card done all week but, well life seems to get in the way more often than not.

anyway I got this here cute image from My Grafico

and used my copics and colored her all pink -

pink skunk {what?} - she is just filled with love...

I used some scrap DP and some prima flowers and a felt heart - simple & cute.

I love it...

O.k. so this lovely card is perfet for the following challenges:

card making mama's - girls just wanna have fun

paper play challenges - cutie patootie

cute card thursday - monochromatic

Hope you have a happy hump day!

xo

tina

Sew LOVEly

Valentines Day is just around the corner and I decided to make some really cute

paper garlands - let me tell you this is beyond easy...

All you need is a heart punch (the bigger the better) paper and a sewing machine...

I used double sided paper for these but you could use single sided paper and then just sew to circle back to back...

*Punch out a bunch and I mean a bunch of hearts...the more hearts the longer your garland will be.

* then just start sewing the hearts together on the machine - just remember not to cut them after each one just keep sewing leaving a little space between each one...super simple and easy.

Allow yourself some extra thread in the front of the garland and at the end for hanging...

My garland measure around 8 feet tall.

try it-it's easy...

O.k. now if you like this and don'twat to make your own then I have this up in my etsy shop for sale...

I am linking this up to

the following Monday Link Ups

Skip to my Lou

Making the world cuter Mondays

Craft-o-maniac

Have a wonderful day friends....

xo

tina

It's Friday

It's all about me and him this weekend.

Hope your weekend is spectacular.

xo

tina

Scrap a Favorite

So keeping up with my goals and getting my scrap on this year...

I think I am going to add a new monthly selection called

SCRAP A FAVORITE

In essence - I will be scrapping some of my favorite things...

keeps me interested and is based on one subject

easy to get done.

O.k. now in case, you can't tell my first layout of 2011 - is of my true all time fave

STARBUCKS coffee - my winter fave is

EGG NOG CHAI - venti - no foam - yuuum!!!

Before you condemn me - let me explain

I used to work at starbucks so I know how to make my favorite drink and can do it at home so the cost is no where near what it costs to buy it in the store....

yeah!** better for me

I use actual paper products from Starbucks and a recent photo I took of my fave "winter" drink and used some Jenni Bowlin papers and embellishments...

and got a cool vintage looking themed layout...

love it

would love to see what you have and perhaps link up back here and share some cool layouts you may have done recently.

Here's to getting your scrap on!

xo

sleepwell

tina

bunny's 3

I have 3 for 1 today...

I took an adorable bunny love mage from my GRAFICO

and decided to play along with a few challenges with this first card:

didn't this come out super cute?

I think she's sweet

I used 2 different DPs (by tim holtz)  for the base

matted miss bunny on red CS then added the ric rak and 2 flowers to finish it off...

the sentiment is from Stamps of Life

This card works for the following challenges:

paper scissors rocks - #12 flowers - #17 2 DP

craftingwith dee dee's- pink and red

craft your passion - tie one on - ribbon

cupcake craft challenges - something new (the image)

not to shabby right?

The next couple of cards just wanted to change things up a bit...

changed up the colors on this here bunny

only used one sheet of DP

and a couple of flowers and changed the sentiment

I think this could work for a boy or a girl...

Awww...I know super sweet in purples and yellows...totally spring!

I think I was hoping to be able to get more done in one sitting.

Use up an image more than once...

I think I may make this my new mantra...instead of 1 card try at least 2 maybe even three

Didn't take long really.

Just by changing up the colors of the DP

and some of the embellishments and I got 3 similar but very different cards.

tah-dah...

Hope you like them.

By the way just had to share this great news....

I was featured over on

sunshine and chaucer's blog

her valentine round up

my tickets from yesterday...

woohoo!!! check it out if you have a chance - she's got a great blog too.

Have a geat day

xo

tina



Stamped with LOVE

Happy Monday Folks

Been busy in the studio making up these very cool tickets....

I took some  blank tickets (pictured above) and some cool LOVE inspired stamps

my favorite inks and got busy....

Aren't they perfect for the Valentine's Day Holiday coming up?

These would be cute to add to the fronts of cards or attach to a sweet little lollipop

 for your kids friends.

They'd make a great border for your scrapbook pages, too.

Sweet dontch'a think?

If you are interested in making your own or want some of these...I have all the supplies and finished products up in my etsy shop...have fun

I am linking this up to

craft-o-maniac Monday &

making the world cuter

made by you mondays

Happy LOVE creating....

xo

CARDS OF 2010

CARDS OF 2010
Originally uploaded by EMBELLISHMENTS by Tina

As I am picking through my favorite cards for the 2010 year - I noticed that I am leaning to a style of card I don't normally make - which is the shabbyish, girly, muted tones, vintage inspired type of cards. I could be going into a new direction here in my card making and scrapbooking...seems exciting.

How is your creativity flowing this year so far?

xo

wordless wednesday

he's always into something

even daddy's legs

xo

Girls rock

I made this super sweet GIRLS ROCK large 6 x 6 chipboard album...

really cool papers by Making Memories

wouldn't this make a sweet gift for the

little rocker chick in your life???

I love the pink black and the extra little color accents...makes for 

a really sweet but cool album

Going to be working hard this year on getting some MORE (than usual)

scrapbook pages made - have so many photos to put into albums...

Hope your new year is starting off  FABULOUSLY!

xo

tina