Love and Furniture Building

Before I get to the saga of the furniture building, I do have a card to share today.  The sentiment is from Ethereal Forest Designs Love Sentiments.  I love the elegance of the script.  I used Soft Suede as my base combined with DP from The Luxury Stack from DCWV.  It has a soft shimmer to to it that I don't think I captured.   I used Papertrey's Chai ink to sponge the edges and add a vintage look to the paper roses.  The lace is May Arts (in my Etsy Shop or at the top of the page.)  The sentiment panel is popped up on dimensionals.

 

 

Ok, on to the saga of the new cabinets for my studio from IKEA.   For those who may not know, IKEA has all knock down furniture which means good price but you build it yourself.  The first one is up and looks great.  Considering the instructions are just pictures and no words, we did pretty well.

 

I spent today building 12 drawers and I have the blisters to prove it.  As I was constructing, I noticed the finish work wasn't quite as nice as the first piece.  Should have been a giveaway....when DH got home from work and started pulling out the main parts, none of them had a final finish on them!  One board is warped, one rough and one side has a split.  NOT GOOD...especially since the nearest IKEA is 2 hours away.   UGH!  Will call them tomorrow.  Their return policy is good but so far away. 

 

Don't forget about the Giveaway here.  I'll draw the winner on Friday!  Two super sets from The Cutting Cafe.

 

Supplies:

Paper - SU Soft Suede, PTI vanilla, DCWV Luxury Stack

Ink - Papertrey Chai

Stamps - Ethereal Forest Designs Love Sentiments

Accessories - Spellbinders Oval dies, May Arts crocheted ribbon, ivory satin ribbon, paper roses

Techniques - sewing, distressing, sponging

 

EFD Thursday -

Today's card is for the Sketch Challenge on SplitcoastStampers SC279.  I flipped the sentiment panel  so that I could use this Love Sentiment digital image from Ethereal Forest Designs.  I guess I'm in a dotty mood this week.  The dotted layer is Sabrina Making Memories.

This also qualifies for the YNS15 Going Dotty...again! 

The "Can I Quote You on That" challenge 53 on the Order of the Opus Gluei blog to create something with a quote on it.  What a hoot this blog is!!

Thanks for stopping by!  I appreciate your comments!!

Supplies:

Stamps - EFD Love Sentiments

Paper - SU Black, Pretty in Pink, Making Memories Sabrina paper and acrylic panel

Accessories - flat back gems

Technique - distressing

                                                         

CTD90 - TSG52 Sentiment-al Greetings

Ethereal Forest Designs is featuring their Sentiment Stamps this month.  I chose this fun sentiment from the

Garden Sentiments set to use on this card I made for the Color Throwdown 90 this week and the There She Goes Sketch Challenge (TSG52). 

I cut a couple of the birds from my DP to add to the sentiment panel.

Supplies and Techniques:

Stamps - Ethereal Forest Designs Garden Sentiments

Paper - SU Old Olive, Barely Banana, Pale Plum, Rich Razzleberry,  PTI Smokey Shadow, SEI Lovebirds DP

Accessories - Flower Brad, ribbon, Cuttlebug folder

Techniques - Distressing, Sponging

   

Plan Ahead Notepad

"Plan Ahead.....It wasn't Raining when Noah Built the Ark!"    Richard Cushing I just love this quote!  I think it's just perfect for a little notepad I made for our granddaughter.  It's available from Ethereal Forest Designs in their awesome Floral Sentiments set.   

I used the cute paper from Debbie Mum called, of course, "Noah's Ark".  One sheet has all these little animals (yes, they're shiny) and many more so I cut them apart and pieced them on the front and....

the inside!

I ran the shapes that were left through my Xyron so our granddaughter could have some stickers to use on her notepad  to decorate the pages or for other projects and tucked them into the notepad holder's pocket. 

Love to know what you think!

Supplies:

Stamps - Digital Stamps Ethereal Forest Designs Floral Sentiments

Paper - Papertrey Hibiscus Burst, Vintage Cream,  SU Barely Banana

Accessories -  PTI Lemon ribbon, MS daisies, Scor-Tape, Xyron, PTI notepad & free download

                                                               

Happy Mom Day!

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It's not to early to think about Mother's Day cards.  This one features a CAS design and a new image from Ethereal Forest Designs Mom Sentiments set. 

Love the elegant script Lee has used in this month's sentiments...head on over to EFD to see them all.   Blog hop starts Sunday!

This card is for the CAS61 Sentiment challenge and the AiFactory Challenge 31 - Mother's Day.

Supplies:

Stamps - EFD Mom Sentiments

Paper - Papertrey white, Hawaiian Breeze

Accessories - Cuttlebug flower die, pearl

EFD Sneak Peek - Jewel's Got a Wagon Full of Flowers

Time for another Sneak Peek at Ethereal Forest Designs!  This is Jewel'd Flowers and the All Occasion Sentiment Set.  Isn't she cute peeking out of the that bouquet?  I thought I'd give her a wagon to deliver her flowers in.  I found this cute wagon template by Sue Berker here.  There aren't any instructions but it's easy to assemble. 

 

Be sure check out the EFD Design Team blogs to see what they've been up to with the new releases.  Blog Hop coming up so be sure to stay tuned for the fun.

Audrey    Darsie     Melissa     Karen    

Don't forget to sign up for my Blog Candy! 

  

It's Sneak Peek Week at Ethereal Forest Designs!

That's right, Ethereal Forest Designs is about to release some fabulous new designs.   I have a sneak peek for you of two of the awesome new images.

I've used the Rose image and the All Occasions Sentiment Set to create this simple but elegant sympathy card.   The images will be available April 1st. 

For this card, I printed two copies of the Rose image.  I colored them with Prismacolor pencils and baby oil, then I cut the center out of one of the Rose images.  I cut out the full Rose image, then used my dimensionals to pop up the center portion.  I used my Spellbinders Rectangle Nestibility dies to emboss the card front, added the rose and sentiment and done.

Please visit the rest of the EFD team to see even more great images this week.  I'lll have another peek this week for you as well.

 

Wish Big Elymira!

Sorry I've been MIA for a couple of days...fighting a combination of stomach bug, the time change and my bp flip flopping around.   I haven't been this icky sick in awhile so I guess I was due.

This sketch is for Mercy's Tuesday sketch challenge 65 (MTSC65) and the Spots and Dots challenge on One Stop Craft Challenges. 

This sketch fit Elymira just right, don't you think?  This is Elymira.  She's one of the cute images from Ethereal Forest Designs this month.    Guess what...Elymira has a twin named Elmer!   The "Wish Big" sentiment is from the Elephant Sentiments set.

Supplies:

Stamps - Ethereal Forest Designs

Paper - SU Groovy Guava, Soft Sky, Old Olive,  Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday DP

Accessories - Spellbinders Circle dies, dimensionals

So...You've Never Seen a Blue Striped Bunny?

Well..now you have!  I made a pink bunny to send to my granddaughter so thought a blue one for her brother was in order.  He is all boy and a  cute pink bunny just wouldn't do.  I even gave this one a fuzzy green (!) tail with Flower Soft.  This image is just one of the initial releases, Easter Bunny from Ethereal Forest Designs.  I also used one of the Garden Sentiments for the inside.  Today's the last day for entry to the Blog Hop so make sure you head to EFD and play along.

I thought my treat cup (StampinUp) was full until I tipped the card up to take the picture.  Anyone know just how many M&M's they hold?

This easy design is a flap card.  You can find directions here for this easy tri-fold. 

Today was a gorgeous WARM day...finally!  DH and I worked all day in the yard pulling weeds, trimming bushes and mowing the yard.  Funny how the weeds were the only things that weren't damaged by the cold.

Supplies:

Stamps - Easter Bunny, Garden Sentiments both from Ethereal Forest Designs

Paper - Bazzill Texture, Debbie Mum Noah's Ark DP

Accessories - SU Treat Cup, sewing machine, Sakura white gel pen, dimensionals, Flower Soft, velcro dot

  

It's Time for the Blog Hop at EFD!!!

“Welcome to the First “Ethereal Forest Designs” Blog Hop!!! If you stopped in here first, make sure you head to our  Design Team Coordinator, Darsie Bruno’s Blog, HERE  and start your hop!


Please make sure you comment on each design team member's blog, then return to the Ethereal Forest Designs blog and make a comment!  At the end of the hop, one lucky winner who has commented on all the blogs will receive a $10.00 voucher to the Ethereal Forest Designs Store.


Need some inspiration?  I've used EFD's  Easter Cross and Easter Sentiments Images to create a simple yet elegant card for SplitcoastStampers Clean and Simple (CAS56) "It's Hip to be Square" challenge to make a square card.

This card is 4.25" square.  Don't you just love that elegant script in EFD's Easter Sentiments?  I love this reminder of why we celebrate the Easter season.


Here's a list of the EFD team members in case you lose your way:


Darsie
Audrey
Betty
Charlene (that's me!)
Karen
Melissa
Shirley
Ethereal Forest Designs


The winner will be announced on the Ethereal Forest Designs blog on Friday, March 12th. Deadline to complete the hop will be Thursday, March 11th!



Thanks for taking the time to play along. To continue the blog hop, please visit  Karen's blog. All of the images used in the design teams creations can be found at the Ethereal Forest Designs Store .

Supplies:
Stamps - Ethereal Forest Designs Easter Cross/Easter Sentiments
Paper - Papertrey Guidelines, Lavender Mist, Plum Pudding
Ink - Copic Markers
Accessories - Spellbinders Oval and Ribbon Tag dies, Stickles, PTI Plum Pudding ribbon, Prima rose

Jewel's Been Planting Flowers Just for You

Isn't this just the sweetest image?  This is Jewel Planting from Ethereal Forest Design (EFD for short).  I also used one of the super cute Gardent Sentiments for my flower stake. 

I think this would make an adorable little housewarming or hostess gift.  The sentiment says, "May your Garden Never have Weeds".  Oh that it were so!

I printed Jewel and the sentiment on Neenah Classic Solar White before I chose my  designer paper which has  ivory undertones.  The image didn't matter as I was going to color it anyway. But not the sentiment so rather than print out another, I just swiped my PTI Vintage Cream pad across it.  Instant ivory.  I stitched and distressed the sentiment tag.  That pretty shine was already on the paper.  I punched the butterflies from the same paper.  The flowers are a combination of my punched images and Chloe's Closet flowers.


Don't forget to pop back in for the EFD Blog Hop!  You could win $$ to go shopping for your own EFD images.  The team has been working on projects to get your creative juices flowing.  See you at the Hop!!

 Supplies:

Stamps - Ethereal Forest Designs Jewel Planting and Garden Sentiments

Paper - Making Memories Chloe's Closet, Neenah Classic Solar White

Ink - PTI Vintage Cream

Accessories - pail and flower stake - Target, ribbon, ribbon, brads, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, various flower punches, Chloe's Closet flowers, dimensionals, Sakura glaze pen, Copic markers, bag filler, popsicle stick, flower seeds, sewing machine, clothespin

It's Here!

  

 

It’s here! The First Release Day for Ethereal Forest Designs!

 

There are 27 images and sentiments for purchasing on their newly formed store. The design team has been busy creating cards this past week using the wonderful images and you can find them on the Ethereal Forest Designs Blog!

 

Please take a moment to browse the images at the Store, then hop over to the Blog and leave a comment! You could possibly win a free image, if you do! We’ll draw a random winner who has left a comment on the EFD Blog on Tuesday, March 2nd.

 

Make sure you become a “follower” on their blog to stay up-to-date on Blog Hop, New Releases and Challenges information.”

 

  

It's Sneak Peek Week for Ethereal Forest Designs - Pat the Bunny!

Isn't this pink bunny the cutest?  This is one of the digital stamps available March 1st from Ethereal Forest Designs.  This new line of digital stamps also features sentiments to go with most of the images. How cool is that?  You can print them out as is, re-size them, or print directly on your cardstock, as I did here.

I printed this little "Easter Bunny"  twice, directly onto my Imaginesce DP after re-sizing him in Word.  I printed the sentiment directly onto my cardstock using PrintShop.  I cut out the entire bunny from one image and only the eggs from the second image.  I popped up the eggs with dimensionals after coloring and glittering.  The bunny is also popped off the card.  Flower Soft Polar White gives him a fluffy looking tail.  Easy peasy!

This little Easter Bunny is entered in :

the Easter challenge at Die Cut Dreams.

Your Next Stamp - Spring Colors

Stamp Something - Touch of Spring

Inky Impressions - Think Spring

You'll want to be sure to check out what these other talented designers have done with the cute images from EFD this week.  I'll have another sneak peek for you on Friday. 

Darsie Bruno, Melissa Craig, Shirley Chillman, Carla Hiebert, Audrey Gonzales, Betty Roberts

Make sure to watch for the  Ethereal Forest Designs Blog Hop beginning March 7st. 

Supplies:

Paper - Neenah Classic White, Imaginesce Princess DP, SU Regal Rose

Accessories: Martha Stewart punch (I LOVE this punch), Art Institute glitter, dimensionals, ribbon blossom, markers, Flower Soft Polar White