Homegrown **Birds of a Feather & Just Imagine**

My boys in the Texas bluebonnets.  One I could not stop from running around and smashing them, the other was more interested in finding bugs and pulling the "weeds" that did not belong there.  I finally got some good shots, but I am afraid to say that the flowers did not fair so well after out little photo shoot.  Good thing we had a HUGE abundance of them this year with all the freezing days we had.

Can I say how much I love this June Kit from Birds of a Feather?!?  I just screams to be used with pictures that have some sort of grown flower or plant in them, and it never hurts to throw a kid or two into the pictures as well :)  I even pulled in the library cards from the May Birds of a Feather kit because they just worked so well with this kit too!!  Plus it just screamed to use the June "Tweet" Sketch from Birds of a Feather.

 
I used Kreaxions Punch 920 from Just Imagine with inserts A and C to create the border and also the edge punching along the burlap paper.   It added so much definition  to the layout among all my other layers.

Always stop to smell the roses, or in this case the Bluebonnets!!

Supplies Used
Patterned Paper - We R Memory Keepers/Fancy Pants - Birds of a Feather June Kit
Cardstock - We R Memory Keepers - Birds of a Feather June Kit

"Notes" Card -  We R Memory Keepers - Birds of a Feather June Kit
Buttons - Maya Road - Birds of a Feather June Kit

Stickers alpha - Fancy Pants - Birds of a Feather June Kit
Stickers Other -  We R Memory Keepers - Birds of a Feather June Kit
Library Cards -  Maya Road -  Birds of a Feather May Kit
Punch - Just Imagine
Twine - American Crafts
Pennants/Clip - Prima

Ink/Stain/Mist - Ranger/Heidi Swapp/Prima

Enjoy!!

right now - ATC **Just Imaginations & Birds of a Feather Kit**

Somethings I like to try a new thing, so doing an ATC is great - an added bonus is I can use it for a pocket page.  I tried out my new supplies from the March kit from Birds of a Feather Kit Co. and also my new Kreations punch from Just Imagine Crafts.

I wanted to try out my new Kreations punch I have and try us it in a variety of ways, as a punch as a border punch, and also as a stencil for molding paste.

I also had fun with my March kit from Birds of a Feather Kit Co.  It is loaded with tons of wonderful items.  I had to try out the awesome TCW stencil/mask "right now".  I used it on top of the layers of papers from the kit with molding paste and distress inks from Ranger and topped it off with the great Perfect Pearls mist from the march kit. 

Supplies Used
Papers - Birds of a Feather Kit - Bazzill
Mask - Birds of a Feather Kit - TCW
Wood - Birds of a Feather Kit - Freckled Fawn
Mist -  Birds of a Feather Kit - Ranger
Punch - Kreations
Ink - Ranger
Molding Paste - Liquitex

Enjoy!!

It's a Boy **Susan K. Weckesser**

 I have a baby shower that I am going to this weekend, and it is for a boy!!  I love to make handmade items for people on special occasions such as this, so here is my special card for such a special baby.

 

I just love the colors of teal, turquoise, tan, and white - it looks so clean and fresh, just what I think of new babies.  I had fun with all the layers and textures here, from die cuts to ribbon, flowers, chipboard, and Susan K. Weckesser Stamps.

I used the horizontal line triangle stamp from the "Celebrate the simple things" stamp set by Susan K. Weckesser, stamped it in light brown ink on tan Core'dinations paper and then cut it out and place it in the background of the card.  I added a bit of twine from May Arts Ribbon across the top of the triangle banner and added little knots to the end.

I then took the "Create your Day" stamp from the below stamp collection by Susan K. Weckesser and stamped just the "your day" portion of the phrase around the card in random places, as it is the baby's day for he is about to be born (and also for his parents).

Supplies Used
Cardstock - Core'dinations
Patterned Paper - Simple Stories
Punch - Martha Stewart
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Inks/pearls/glitter - Ranger
Ribbon/Fibers - May Arts Ribbon
Chipboard - Memory Maze and Other
Stickers - Momenta
Flowers - Prima
Brad - Recollections
Stamps - Susan K. Weckesser

Enjoy!!