Happy Fourth of July!

Just want to wish everyone a Happy 4th! Hope you have a fun and safe holiday weekend. I'll be at our church picnic enjoying great grilled fare, making sno cones and monitoring a watermelon seed spitting contest!! Oh, and I forgot to mention the water balloons! Hope I remember to duck! Blessings to all and God Bless America!

Mini Candy Holder

Happy Friday everyone! Today I want to share a project I did some time ago but never got a chance to post. This is a mini candy bar holder. It holds the snack size bar or any small flat object . It would be great for movie tickets! If you would like the details on how this comes together, just email me at bountifulblessings@charter.net. These can be made in any color combination. Let me design one for you and your special event. What a great treat for a birthday party favor! They are also precious with baby colors and added images. Hope you have enjoyed your visit and will come back soon! Blessings to you!

Folded Note Holder

Hello all! Today I want to share a note holder that is simple but fun. I used a tutorial from Emerald City Elegance to learn the fold. It's made from one sheet of 12 x12 cardstock and holds 4-6 notecards and envelopes. This set is a birthday gift for a wonderful young lady friend. I used white cardstock and printed papers to make the notecards. Hope you have a blessed day! Thanks for visiting!

Blog Award

I received a blog award as part of a blogging group . We were honored with the award by Michelle at Inky Scraps. Thank you, Michelle! I love your blog, too, dahling!!

Faux Quilt

This faux quilt card is one of my favorites! I really like the colors. I enjoy making these cards as it gives me the opportunity to use some of my smaller scraps of paper. These papers are part of a Spring paper stack. I colored the image with Prismas.I don't want to be selfish, but I'll probably keep this one in my stash for a while just so I can enjoy it! Is that awful?!?! Maybe I can redeem myself by saying I hope each and every one of you has a blessed day!

Blog Award!

I received this blog award today from Kathi at Golden Paper Dreams. Be sure to visit her blog http://goldenpaperdreams.typepad.com/. She does wonderful work and her posts are always so colorful and cheery. Thank you for this award, Kathi! I am honored!

Vintage Frame

Hello and welcome! Today I have a card that is fairly time consuming but definitely worth it. I got the main idea from a Martha Stewart segment on vintage frame cards. The template is available at her website. I would love to put a link in for you, but I haven't figured out how yet. Of course, I never have all the gadgets and papers that she has access to, so, I improvised with my own stash. I used gray card stock for the base. The pink layer is cut by the template and the floral layer is cut smaller. You need to have double-sided paper or cardstock for the top layer as the design shows when you "peel" back the opening.I antiqued all the edges with gold marker and gold ink. I then used basic brass brads coated in antique brown embossing powder for the accent. I thought about ribbon but decided the frames were "busy" enough already. The image is a digital find that I played with to get the pink copy. This is a large card. It measures 8" x 6". You can add an easel to the back and it is beautiful to display. It can also be framed and hung if you like. Like I said, the time and effort was worth it as you have created a keepsake not just a card. For my next attempt, I hope to use a family photo and create a keepsake for my family!! Thanks for stopping! Let me know what you think of this card! Blessings to you!