Star Tag

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Here is a fun Christmas tag:

It was from inspired Carol Mayner's tag from Day 11 of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags.

The "merry" die cut is from Winnie & Walter. The star die cut is from Cas-ual Fridays.

This tag is entered in:

• The 25 Days of Christmas Tags challenge at In My Creative Opinion 

• The "Gift It" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 459 "The Holidays"

Thanks for stopping by and come join in the fun!
-june 

Wreath Tag

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Here is a fun Christmas tag:

It was from inspired by Lindsey M-P's tag from Day 11 of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags.

 

The "merry" die cut is from Winnie & Walter. The wreath die cut is from Die-namites.

This tag is entered in:

• The 25 Days of Christmas Tags challenge at In My Creative Opinion 

• The "Gift It" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 459 "The Holidays"

Thanks for stopping by and come join in the fun!
-june 

Coffee Loving Card Makers Blog Hop

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Hooray it's Coffee time! Today is the kick-off for... the 2018 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

I always look forward to all the coffee-loving creativity, warm friendship and caffeinated excitement of this event! Not to mention all the fabulous prizes.

Here is my card created with Quick Quotes' Holly Jolly Holidays collection. You can see more ideas on their blog here.

Thanks for stopping by and happy holidays!
-june

Quick Christmas Cards with Quick Quotes

Hello and Welcome! Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving Day weekend!
Today I am up on the Quick Quotes' blog with this post.

Have you seen Quick Quotes' new line "Holly Jolly Holiday" yet?!  This collection is perfect for making fast and fabulous cards and pages! Today I am featuring Christmas cards using this line.

With Christmas only a few weeks away, I thought it might be handy to have a recipe for making lots of cute Christmas cards super quick:

• Trim one quote card from Holly Jolly Holiday 500 and edge with Mahogany PowderPuff Chalking Ink.
• Mat card with Holly Jolly Holiday101 (green), edge with Slate PowderPuff Chalking Ink.

• Mat that with Holly Jolly Holiday102 (red), edge with Mahogany PowderPuff Chalking Ink.
• Adhere to 5.5" x 4.25" Holly Jolly Holiday 101 (striped), edge with Slate PowderPuff Chalking Ink.
• Adhere to white note card.
• Optional - dress cards up using cheesecloth, gems, gold thread or bells.

Quick Quotes Products:
Holly Jolly Holiday Paper Pack
Holly Jolly Holiday Quotes 500
PowderPuff Chalk Ink: Slate and Mahogany


This Friday (Nov.30) I will be joining the Coffee Loving Card Makers in their Fall/Winter Blog Hop. Lots of inspiration, fun and prizes! So make sure to stop back and check it out! Here is a sneak peek of the card I am entering in the hop:

Also, there are a few more days to join our Quick Quotes November Challenge "Anything Goes!" You can find all the details here.

Thanks for stopping by,
-june

Celebrate with Paper Smooches

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I'm getting into fast gear with creating Christmas cards. And it is just not the start of the holidays without a Paper Smooches gnome Santa card.

This card was inspired by  Paper Smooches' November Challenge mood board. I used the colors along with the leaves (substituted snowflakes) and the pink gift pictures. The gifts in this card are from Paper Smooches' Hullabaloo stamps set. The tiny golden stars are from Simon Says Stamps' Stacked Stars die cut.

Jerome the Gnome, from Paper Smooches' Forest Whimsy stamp set, is such a versatile little guy. Color his hat red - Santa. Green - a gnome. And (a big favorite with my guys) brown - a dwarf. And speaking of versatile, Paper Smooches' Celebrate Word Die (which here was cut 3x and coated with Glossy Accents) can be used for so many occasions too!

This card is entered in:

• The November Mood Board Challenge at Paper Smooches

• The "Let It Snow" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Baby It's Cold Outside" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Enjoy the holidays!
-june

Tennessee Sights

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This was our first time visiting Nashville, but it won't be our last! We had so much fun. This page shows some of the unique sights around the city that caught my eye.

The pattern paper is by Echo Park. The fun gold, glittery stars are Simon Says Stamps' Stacked Stars die cut.

This page is entered in:

• The November Golden Globe Inspired Stash Challenge at Scrap Our Stash

              

• CIC458 at Cupcake Inspirations

              
Thanks for stopping by,
-june

Season's Greetings Tag

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With Christmas just around the corner, it is time to start making some fun cards and tags!

This tag was inspired by Tracey McNeely's Happy Holidays tag from Day 17 of her "25 Days Of Christmas Tags" Challenge. The kids are a stamps by Waffle Flower colored with Zig watercolor markers. The snow border is Hero Arts' Snowflake Edge Fancy Die cut from DCWV white glitter cardstock. I make the background by blending Distress Oxide Inks and splattering it with white paint. The sentiment is by Verve stamped on vellum.

This tag is entered in:

• The 25 Days of Christmas Tags challenge at In My Creative Opinion

• The "Let It Snow" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Baby It's Cold Outside" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by and happy holiday!
-june

Bicentennial Capitol Mall Park Page

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This summer we vacationed in Nashville, Tennessee. One of the highlights was visiting their capitol and walking through Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. The grounds are beautiful with many interesting things to explore.

With so many photos, I toned down the papers and embellishments. The papers are by Simple Stories and the embellishments are by October Afternoon. This page is based on a sketch by Sketch N' Scrap.

This page is entered in:

• Sketch N Scrap #164 

              
Thanks for stopping by,
-june

Thankful Card

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Fall was very brief this year in Minnesota. It seemed we only had 2 weeks of cool weather and glorious colored leaves before the snow came. Here is a card I made for a friend for Thanksgiving:

Last month I won the Memory Box Challenge and the prize included this beautiful sentiment called Thankful Jotted Script, which was die cut several times and stacked to add depth for this card. This die includes a shadow which I cut from vellum. The leaves are Poppy Stamps' Whittle Oak Leaf die cut from Quick Quotes' Autumn Brilliance papers. To finish the card Nuvo Drops and twine were added.

This card is entered in:

• The October Work It Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• PSC #50 "Happy Harvest" at Poppy Stamps

• Memory Box Challenge #43

Have a happy Thanksgiving!
-june

Thank You Snow Much Card

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It's snowing tonight again. This much snow in November is unusual even for Minnesota. Luckily this is perfect weather for staying home and crafting. Here is a snow inspired card:

The sentiment is mostly from Altenew's Heartfelt Sentiments stamp set, but I masked in the word "snow" from The Cat's Pajama's stamp set. The background was colored with metallic paint using the resist method. The adorable snowman is a die cut from Simon Says Stamps' Picture Book Snowman, with the gold glitter star from SSS's Large Holiday Shapes. The snowman's eye, nose and buttons were filled in with Ranger's Ebony Enamel paint.

This card is entered in:

• TCP Tuesday #352 at The Cat's Pajamas

• The October Work It Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Thanks/Thanksgiving" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "All That Glitters Is Gold" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Stay warm,
-june

Awesome Aaron

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This is a picture of my High School Senior's photo shoot for his yearbook. We are so thankful our little guy has grown into such a smart, talented and handsome young man.

This awesome paper from Pinkfresh's LIFE NOTED collection was perfect for this photo! I love how the colors just blend together.

I kept the embellishments simple, using just a few Studio Puff Stickers from Pinkfresh's BOYS FORT and gold glitter stars & heart die cut from Simon Says Stamp's LARGE HOLIDAY SHAPES.

This page is entered in:

• The November Monthly Challenge at Pinkfresh Studio

• Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 458 

• The October Work It Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Thanks/Thanksgiving" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "All That Glitters Is Gold" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,
-june

Family Tree with Quick Quotes

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When each of my sons were in first grade, we planted seedling trees. The photo shows these trees (the pines are Tyler's and the poplars are Aaron's) now that my guys are young adults. Even though the boys are not around as much, I can always remember this sweet memory with a glance out the window.

Quick Quotes' Autumn Brilliance Paper and Heritage Quotes Digital Collections are perfect for this page. The colors really highlight the photos and the digi title is a great play on words. Here is the step-by-step if you would like to recreate this layout:

• Mat photos on 10.5" x 4.25" cream cardstock, edge with Terra Cotta PowderPuff Chalking Ink

• Mat this on 11.75" x 5" Autumn Brilliance 100, edge with Terra Cotta PowderPuff Chalking Ink  

 

• Print title at 2.5" x 4.5" and other quotes 1"x 1.5" from Heritage Quotes Digital Collection on cream cardstock, edge with Terra Cotta PowderPuff Chalking Ink

• Mat quotes on Autumn Brilliance 102, edge with Cool Gray PowderPuff Chalking Ink and add brads.

 

• Cut 2 strips .25" x 10.5" from Autumn Brilliance 101, edge with Barn Board PowderPuff Chalking Ink

• Die cut leaves and edge with Barn Board, Terra Cotta, Slate or Mahogany PowderPuff Chalking Inks

• Adhere all the above elements to Autumn Brilliance 100

• Add canvas ribbon to left side of matted photos

• Write and adhere cream cardstock journaling strips that have been edged with Terra Cotta PowderPuff Chalking Ink  

Quick Quotes Products:
Autumn Brilliance Paper Pack
Heritage Quotes Digital Collection
PowderPuff Chalking Ink: Terra Cotta, Cool Gray, Slate, Barn Board and Mahogany
Brad and canvas ribbon from October Club Q

Other Products
leaf die cut by Poppy Stamps
cream cardstock

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have fun checking out all the new fall, Christmas and digital products in the Quick Quotes Shop.
~June

Adorable Reindeer Tag

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I am popping in today with another tag created for Tracey McNeely's:

 

This reindeer die cut by Simon Says Stamp is so adorable and you will be seeing more tags and cards using it!  The gold glitter star is also a die cut from Simon Says' Large Holiday Shapes. And the background was created using the resist method with metallic paints. This tag was inspired by Lin Brandberry's Winter Wonderland tag from Day 1.

 

This tag is entered in:

• The 25 Days of Christmas Tags challenge at In My Creative Opinion

• The "All That Glitters Is Gold" Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,

~june

Wartburg College Visit Page with Quick Quotes

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We are doing college tours with my high school senior. One of our favorite schools was Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. Their biology department even had a courtyard with some very personable tortoises and we had a ball feeding them!

 

I was inspired to commemorate this day with Quick Quotes' new Autumn Brilliance collection. Isn't gorgeous?! Your can check out the entire collection here.


Here is the step-by-step to create this page. (Note: all of the papers were edged with Cool Grey PowderPuff Chalking Ink.)

• Start with the background paper Autumn Brilliance 102.

• Layer on 7" x 9.5" Autumn Brilliance 101 (red) to right side.

• Attach 6.5" circle of Autumn Brilliance 103 to the top and add title.

• Attach 3 photos and journaling to 8" x 9.5" Autumn Brilliance 102 (gray side).

• Fussy cut swirls and leaves from Autumn Brilliance 102 and tuck around the page.

• Add embellishments - I stamped the books/test tubes on Autumn Brilliance 102, colored with waterbrush pens and fussy cut

 

 Quick Quotes Products:
Autumn Brilliance Paper Pack
PowderPuff Chalking Ink: Cool Gray

Other Products:
stamps by Paper Smooches
title by Thickers

Hope you enjoyed this page, and go check out the new Quick Quotes' collections. (There is a Christmas line too!)
-june

Deck The Halls Tag

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Woohoo! It's Tag Time!!! Tracey McNeely does this fun event called...

For the next 25 days Tracey has all kinds of ideas, videos, guests and prizes to make your gift giving extra special with handmade tags. Here is my first tag:

This tag was inspired by Lin Brandberry's Winter Wonderland tag from Day 1. I like the stamped trees on woodgrain paper and the beautiful ribbons. I used Winnie & Walter's Scenery V for cheVron set for the trees. The bird, sentiment and hearts are from Winnie & Walter's Happiest of Holidays stamp set. I was also inspired to use Heather's color combo.

This tag is entered in:

• The 25 Days of Christmas Tags challenge at In My Creative Opinion

• Winnie & Walter's Rerun No. 35 challenge

• The September Color Combo Challenge at Winnie & Walter

• The "Take Flight" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Anything Goes" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,
-june