Peachy Tuesday

Happy Tuesday! It's another Peachy day for me, how about you?! I'm loving the Valentine themed Peachy Keen release and have used it along with the the adorable jumping rope girl, one of my favorites, for today's first project. The sentiment is also from the January release. There is so much to choose from in this set!!

I've replaced her jump rope with heart balloons and used embroidery floss for her pigtails. Isn't she super sweet.

And, again, a wobble. I don't know what came over me, but suddenly everything seems so much more fun on a wobble. She's sure a cutie patootie when she wobbles. LOL

For my second project I used the adorable stinky skunk stamp from the Cheer Up set along with the January release set. The bow is from that set, and so cute with stickles added. I paper pieced her and used clear embossing powder for the lines and glossy accents for her eyes and nose. I also slightly modified her face.

The "I love you" sentiment is part of the new release as well, but the punny follow up I did myself and printed from my computer. :) I love using play on words! 

Here's a better look at the whole treat box. I guess people call them 'sour cream containers' but I have never seen sour cream come in one of these! It's cute anyway, and easy to make. Just roll a 6x4 piece of paper into a cylinder (I wrapped it around a toilet paper roll) and secure it so you have a tube. Squish one end together and glue it closed. Run the end through the crimper if you have one, if not, no big, it still works. :) Squish the other end of the tube in the opposite direction and run the end through the crimper but don't glue it shut. Fill it with treats or toys, then punch two holes and tie closed with twine or ribbon.

                               

 

I'm really enjoying my time on the Peachy blog this month, and super enjoying my peachy stamps all over again. ♥ If you came here first, I encourage you to pop on over to the Peachy blog and see what's going on with those super talented ladies!

Product List:
PKSC-13, Peachy Keen January release
PK-125, Peachy Keen Recess Jumping Rope Girl
PK-288, Peachy Keen Cheer Up stinky skunk set
Echo Park, Love Story 6x6 paper pad
Quickutz nesting heart dies
My Creative Time stitched layering heart dies {stinky's tiny hearts banner}
My Creative Time stitched scallop heart dies {jumping rope girl}
Jute and twine, clear embossing powder, white pen, glossy accents, stickles, fiskar's paper crimper, hole punch, ribbon, wire, button, embroidery floss, action wobble

Polka dots and stripes

Today's card is for the February Release Challenge 2 at The Peachy Keen Connection. For this challenge we are to use polka dots and stripes. I love combining dots and stripes. And, for this card, I used all scraps! Gotta love using up scrap pieces. Also the ribbon matches much better in real life. Not sure why I can't get the colors to cooperate in the photo, but you get the idea. ;) The sentiment is from the January release.

The cute little car -- ON A WOBBLE!! Look at him go! LOL -- is a Cuttlekids die. And of course he wouldn't be complete without a PKS Cornies face, now would he!

Product List:

Peachy Keen Stamps, PKSC-13, January release

Peachy Keen Stamps, PK-293, The Cornies assortment

My Favorite Things, fishtail tag

Cuttlebug, Cuttlekids car die

EK Success bumpy roads edge punch

Ink, clear acetate {windshield}, stickles {headlights}, white pen, glossy accents, ribbon, action wobble

Monochromatic birthday card

This card is for my mother-in-law's birthday coming up in March. March is a HUGE birthday month in my fam with some multiples on some days even! But back to biz.....I made it for the Peachy monochrome challenge this month. I love the vintage look of sepia tones with black. I think it looks so rich and elegant. I found the BoBunny Et Cetera papers to be perfect for the look I wanted to achieve.

As always, I made my own rolled flowers; two versions this time. Added the vintage looking ribbon and champagne colored string pearl beads, and vintage lace for an even more old-timey feeling.

To create the sentiment I used two different Peachy sets. "Birthday" is from the Recess Jump Rope Girl, and "Greetings" from Fruit Sentiments Two. My label is by Spellbinders, butterflies by Martha Stewart.

Be sure to pop on over to the Peachy Keen Blog where you'll find me each Tuesday this month as guest designer!! I'm beyond thrilled to be working with Kathy's talented team and hope you'll visit me over there. :) Hope you're enjoying a lovely weekend. My thoughts are prayers are with the East Coast that Nemo leaves quickly and does no harm.

Product List:
Peachy Keen Stamps, PK-125 Recess Jump Rope Girl
Peachy Keen Stamps, PK-164 Fruit Sentiments Two
Spellbinders nesting labels
Quickutz doily and scallop circle dies
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
BoBunny, EtCetera 6x6 paper pad
Ink, ribbon, lace, bling, string pearls, various foliage

Wish BIG

Have you tried making punch/die art creations? I'm having a blast with them! Today I'm sharing this sweet "Hippo Birthday" card. She's a cutie patootie, I must say!

Again, using just a few simple shapes, super easy to make.

Sentiments by My Creative Time, balloon dies by Quikutz, and pattern papers by My Mind's Eye.

Inside message sentiment by Jaded Blossom.

Product List:
My Creative Time, Wow, So Many Candles
My Creative Time, Bloom Where You Are Planted
Jaded Blossom, Funny Valentine
My Mind's Eye, Lime Twist, Let's Fly a Kite 6x6 paper pad
Quickutz nesting balloons, circles, ovals, and rectangle dies

It's FRIDAY! :)

My favorite day is here. Friday makes me happy. :) And it's a good thing too because my little scrapping buddy, Miss Grace, who has been scrapping with me since she was 3 years old, turned 12, yeah T-W-E-L-V-E, yesterday!!! I'm beside myself. :{ I miss her so much and can't wait for summer when she'll be coming to stay with us again. We got craftin' to do!!! The good news is, we are able to text and email daily. *happy*

In the meantime, I craft alone....with hundreds of internet buddies! This is what I made for Grace's birthday from some of her outgrown jeans. You may remember I made several denim goodies for the grands for Christmas. Well, I knew I wanted to make a larger bag for Grace, with a shoulder strap as she requested. When I started cutting yesterday I had no idea what the finished bag would look like. But I am please with the finished product and it took only a few hours.

This is a full sized shoulder bag which I know Grace will use a lot more than she will the little bag. That was just a warm up. LOL For the closure flap on this one, I used pieces of the original waist band; the original button on the front, and the original button hole on the back which flaps over the button just like it did on the original pants, only vertically. I really like this bag and now I want one for myself too! {I stuffed it with fat bubble wrap for the picture so you can see the shape.}

Here is a better view of how the front pocket is laid out. Pocket piece itself is a pocket in addition to the pocket and change pocket from the original jeans, making three pockets! I love that the belt loop can be used for hanging charms or whatever, and you can keep your cell phone and keys securely in the large pocket for easy access. I used the My Creative Time scalloped heart die and Spring Chicken floral background stamp to make this charm from shrink film.

If you'd like to make super cute heart charms too, check out the scalloped heart die at My Creative Time. Your imagination will run wild once you start shrinking! ;)