LRS May 3rd Sunday Blog Hop

Welcome to the Loves Rubberstamps weekly Sensational Sunday Blog Hop! The Design Team has created some gorgeous projects for your inspiration. Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, each stop will have a full list of links. One of the Design Team posts is the hop's Sensational Sunday Sweet Spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to be in a monthly drawing for a $20 Loves Rubberstamps Gift Voucher! We will draw the winner of the Voucher the 1st Sunday of each month from all the comments left on the design team blogs! Remember, you have until 8:00 pm CST Saturday to leave your comments!

Last Sunday my youngest son was confirmed....

...which is the reason for this weeks card. I made a handful of thank-you cards for him to send to family members.

I used lots of fun and new products from the Loves Rubberstamps online store:

Copic  X-press It Blending Card

Copic Sketch Markers

MFT Die-Namics Fishnet Cover-Up

Prima: Julie Nutting Mixed Media Floral Texture Background Stamp

Memento: Tuxedo Black

Stampendous Frantage Embossing Powder: Shabby Blue

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

If you haven't joined our weekly hop, you don't know what you're missing! You can start at Laura's blog or continue on to Rebecca's blog HERE. As you go through the blog list don't forget to welcome our new Design Team members....they are all wonderfully creative.

Laura Love - Loves Rubberstamps Blog

Dangina Martinez
Nina AKA PaperDaisies
Lydia Evans - Video Designer
Denice Bartucci
Rebecca Billard
Wendy Nicola Jackson
Nick
Jennifer Greco
Pam DeChellis
Loves Rubberstamps Store

Here is my favorite picture from last Sunday...as my son walked up to the alter I snapped this and a few other pictures....who knew that sun would reflect off some of the other confirmands in such a  wonderous way! There is absolutely NO photo editing.

CHALLENGES:
Dragons Lair Designs: A Bouquet of Flowers (background stamp)
Simon Says: Anything Goes
Sister Act: #104 Anything Goes 
TTCRD: Apr 28 - May 4 Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a blessed week!

Elyse's Confirmation

This past weekend our niece was confirmed and I thought it would be nice to make her a mini album/journal  in celebration. Of course I wanted to coordinate her album to her outfit and I was given 3 colors to work with.....aqua, navy, and tan.

I left ample space for journaling and pictures...

...along with plenty of pages with pockets for cards, notes, and memorabilia.

I ended up with quite a few scraps and decided to make a couple of small notepads for her siblings.

DETAILS:

The blue stamped image had been hanging around for a couple of years and while sorting my craft area, I put it on my craft desk to put away and it landed beside this album.....how perfect, I couldn't have asked for a better design for the focal point. All of the crosses were glued to Tim Holtz Fragments with Glossy Accents. DP is DCWV Juniper Berry. 

Flower ribbon, tulle and twine, along with seam binding was used throughout the entire album to tie everything together.  The washi tape matches so well you would never know it wasn't part of the paper pack. Three of the pages open for additional pictures and private journaling. 

Usually when making these journals a 1.5" Zutter wire works perfectly, but after adding extra pages I found binding to be my biggest challenge. Thank goodness Mr. B has a tad more patience than me and was able to put it all together with eyelets and D-rings.

Whew, finally done and Elyse loved it. 

Such a blessed and happy day!

CHALLENGES:

Crafting from the Heart: #7 Anything Goes/Use Flowers

Loves Rubberstamps: #92 Washi or Faux Washi Tape

Through the Craft Room Doors: Anything Goes 2/25 - 3/3

The Ribbon Carousel:  #90 Washi Tape Week 4

I am still burrowed inside from the single digit temperatures outside....brrrrrr! Between naps and daydreams about warmer weather, I keep wondering why I haven't moved south yet as the midwest is a tad bit too cold for me this winter. Again......brrrrr!

Nativity Candy Wrappers

For some reason I've created numerous reasons for myself to craft this holiday season...I think it's because I decided a couple of months ago that I've spent my fair share of money on crafting supplies and I should use them more often.  That could be one of the reasons, but it could also be that I just like to create?!!

I needed a quick and inexpensive gift for a  handful of 7th graders who come to the house every Wednesday for CCD class, and as this week's class was the last one until after the new year I needed to make it pronto.   I grabbed some large sized Hershey Bars ($1.50 ea at Target) and my Cricut Inspired Heart cartridge and this is what I came up with:

 

 

I think the candy wrappers look plain in the pictures, but when you see them they shimmer and shine perfectly as glitter paper and Spica glitter pens were used in all the right places.

I used the Inspired Heart cartridge for the nativity silhouette and it's shadow, both were cut at 3.5".  Both sentiments were stamped using  Heartfelt Creations Wisemen Pre-cut set, and the star stamp is over 15 years old. Ribbon and raffia were added. I wanted these to look nice but didn't want to put too much time into making them because I knew the kids would really just want the chocolate...like a 13 year old would say no to chocolate?!!

I'm entering this post in the Anything Goes Challenge that's going on at The Kraft Journal.

Thanks for taking the time to stop, read, and leave a comment....it's nice to be among friends.
:Dxx

1st Communion Card

Here's a quick card I made for a 1st Communion coming up and I think it's official...I am in love with all of the Fairy Glen images from Sugar Nellie! The images are adorable and perfect for so many occasions.


Stamps:
Sugar Nellie: Fairy Glen Rosie
Catholic Rubber Stamps: Angel
Serendipity Stamps: Sentiment

Challenges:
The Stamping Boutique: #29 Gold
365 Days: Day 11 - Super Sketchy Sunday

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment or two, they're always appreciated.
:Dxx

GFS - FFF - Monochromatic March Madness

I'm not too sure that this is monochromatic, but it is the best that I'm going to do for this week's challenge....as this card was 90% done when I saw the challenge. I decided that I loved the way this was turning out so much that I wouldn't "tweek" it just to fit the challenge rules...but am secretly hoping it is within the guidelines.

This gorgeous Fleur Anya is going to my niece who is making her 1st Holy Communion in a couple of weeks. I knew immediately she would be perfect as a young girl dressed entirely in white with her "veil" of flowers...again, the perfect image IMHO!



Anya is colored with Copics.
The paper is double layered with Nesties and embossed with one of the CB Asian folders.
Used a rub-on for the sentiment and cross.
Extras: Stickled flowers, a pop-dotted heart, pearls, and a bow.

Abundant blessings to our sweet Macala!