Birthday Easel Card & Matching Magnets

  

   I have an easel card with matching magnets for you today. I die cut the lattice background and inlaid a few of the diamond shapes. Then, I heat-embossed and die cut the flowers and sentiment adhering some with double-stick tape and others with foam tape to give dimension. 

     To make my flower magnets I first heat-embossed and die cut the flowers. Next, I die cut the magnets and then glued the flowers to the magnet.

     You can buy magnet sheets at most craft stores, but I used one of the many magnetic business cards I've received from various businesses. I soaked the magnets in water until the original paper front came loose. Then, I glued my flowers to the upcycled magnets.

     Thanks so much for stopping by!

                Pamela 

 

Materials used:

     cardstock- white and yellow

     stamps- Bold & Blooming (Gina K Designs)

     dies-  Bold & Blooming (Gina K Designs)

                Lattice Chain (Our Daily Bread Designs)

     ink-  orchid & fresh green (ColorBox)

     pigment- clear (JoAnn Essentials)

     pearls

     double-stick and foam tape



Feather Weather and Upcycled Packaging

     OOoooo, feathers! I hope this trend never goes away. As soon as I saw the latest Tuesday Trigger inspiration, I knew I had to use my marabou feathers on a card in some way.
     Here's the trigger:

    Gorgeous, no?
    Here's my take on the challenge and a note about upcycled packaging.

     First, I made the card base with white cardstock embossing it with Cuttlebug's Birds and Swirls folder. Then, I die cut the bird using Spellbinders' Bird Sanctuary dies.  
     I bought a new laptop a while back, and when I pulled the protective cover off the keyboard, I knew I had to upcycle the cover in some way. I used it here as a stencil to make my own patterned paper. After daubing on some color,  I trimmed the panel and matted it with matching cardstock. The stencil covers half a sheet of cardstock so I have more panels to play with. Wooohooo!


keyboard protector



 

     Does the Trigger photo spark some creativity in you? Come play with us. There's still plenty of time. You can check out all the details here: http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2013/05/tuesday-trigger-feather-weather.html

* * * New Way to Look at Bills * * *

   

  One of the challenges I answered a few days back during the Fiskateer National Scrapbooking Day Crop was called Upcycle It! We had to upcycle something we would normally throw away. Well, I had been noticing that some of the security envelopes that my bills come in have different patterns inside and some are very interesting so I started saving some of them. I made this card using five different patterns.



    I'll never look at my bills the same way again. Now I can't wait to get them opened! lol  My stepdad, Wendell, will be getting this card for Father's Day. I know he will love it because he hates throwing away paper as much as I do. For those of you who know Wendell, shhhh!