I love.. layout + My Birthday Post..3 months later!

 I made this layout for the June Call of Scrapbook News & Review for a layout with "10 things I love..".

 I made a banner out of Elle's Studio's "Sweet Summer Scallops"

For the title, I used printed chipboard Thickers called Forrest.

For the list I used Echo Park's "Playground" and printed my list on the computer.

So, my Birthday was on June 15th, and I've yet to share the photos, so here they are!!

The appetizer before my Birthday dinner! salami, basil, tomato and mozzarella cheese! YUM.

For my Birthday dinner, I requested Linguini and Clam Sauce, YUM, again!

YUM, yet again! I found this recipe on Pinterest and it was even better than expected!

 Coconut Carmel Drizzle Pie Recipe

Me, the boyfriend and the famous Birthday Hat! Everyone has to wear this hat when it's their Birthday.. but it always seems to disappear around October for my Mom's Birthday.. pretty convenient, huh? Well, one year, she was in Ohio for her Birthday, so I mailed it to my cousin in Ohio and while they were singing Happy Birthday, she came up behind her and put it on her head.. she was very surprised!

My sister had the great idea to tape together all the money she and my brother-in-law gave me. She didn't put a little piece on each one... she taped it from end to end, lol. I used it as a scarf before it took 5 of us to get them all apart!

Joey & I in Dana Point on the 16th! It was really foggy that day so you can't see the ocean in the background!

My favorite place to eat in Dana Point is called Stuft Pizza.. it's SO good!

We ended the night, roasting marshmallows on the beach!!

HAPPY Birthday

This is one of those cards that I can't believe I made! It all started with the arrow. I knew I wanted to wrap it with washi tape, but I didn't know anything I wanted to do besides that!

This is for the September Card Challenge for Product, which is Washi Tape. I used 3 different Washi Tapes on this card. The teal and white stripe, the random letter one at the bottom right of the yellow paper and the wood grain that says "HAPPY".

I got all 3 of these wonderful tapes on Ebay from tanmill10ml, check out her shop called "Scrap and Die". She's away right now, but favorite it for later! She answered my questions quickly and shipping was amazingly fast. It came from Australia to California in no time!

This is also for the September Card Challenge for Color.. here's the color palette this month.

Since I'm such a perfectionist, (thanks for that Mom & Dad..) I had to line up the stripes! If you want to decorate some chipboard with washi tape, the easiest way is to cover it, turn it over and use an exacto knife to cut the excess off. As my niece would say, easy peasy lemon squeezy!

I used American Craft's "Remarks" - Sweet Tooth, for the cupcake. I added Ranger's Glossy Accent's on the frosting to give it some gloss!

I distressed the edges and tore it a bit so I could "sew it" back up! 

I wanted to do something different for the HAPPY part of my card. I knew I wanted to use the wood grain and was so excited when I figured out how I was going to do it!

I used my clicky label maker (I don't know the actual name for it!) It's the kind where you load the tape, turn the wheel to the letter, click and keep doing that until you're finished! Before I loaded the tape, I put some washi tape on it and trimmed it to fit. I loaded it in and clicked away. I then rubbed some Vintage Photo Distress Ink on the top of it so the letters would stand out more.

I used the new Amy Tangerine Thicker's from the line Sketchbook, called Woodgrain.

Thank You!

More lifts from Pinterest? You betcha! There's so many great cards on there.. I just can't stop!

I lifted Cassie D'ambrosio's "Congratulations" card and turned it into a Thank You.

I used all Basic Grey's "Nook & Pantry" line. The stamp is from Fiskars.

you color my world SO BRIGHT

I found this "Thank You with all my heart card" by the one and only Teri Anderson on Pinterest.

I made this for the September Card Challenge for Photo Inspiration.

I cut the hearts using my Cricut and the Doodle Charms cartridge. I used Crate Paper, Echo Park, K&Co. & October Afternoon.

I finished it up with some stitching, a button and three yellow 1/2 pearls!

a friend touches your heart

I lifted this card from Pinterest... it's becoming a trend, isn't it? =]

The card I lifted is called "I will love you in all ways, always" by OZ-somestamps. 

I made this card for the September Card Challenge for Theme, which is Friendship.

I absolutely love this cloud paper by Echo Park's line "Everyday Electric". It's super cute how all the clouds have patterns in them!

I used Bo Bunny's Double Dot card stock in Blush for the heart. I used the Doodle Charms Cricut cartridge to cut it.

I found this quote on Scrapbook.com's "Resource" section! They have a ton of different categories to find the right quote you need!!

AVM monogram Card

I made this card for a customer that wanted a Monogram Wedding card.

For the background paper, I used an old Basic Grey line called Two Scoops. I layered vellum on top of it to give it an even softer look and stitched around the edges.

I layered the Monogram and ran the vellum through the printer a couple times to make the "V" darker.

The ruffled crepe paper garland is from GCD Studios.

I'm stuck on you

Have you noticed a few changes around here? Okay, maybe a lot of changes! I decided to change the name of my Etsy shop to My Wise Designs, so I changed my blog along with it. Check out my Etsy shop for my new banner and my new avatar! If you're looking for one for your shop, please check out Erin Bradley Designs on Etsy! There are two reasons why I went with her... one, she had the lowest prices.. two, she had the cutest designs! She went above and beyond to help me because after she finished, instead of just sending them to me and that being it, she said that one of the words didn't look right and if I wanted it changed to a different font, to let her know. So, she changed that! Then I added something on another one and she was more than happy to change it as well. 

Made Fresh Daily Monthly Challenge

I am going to stop my blog challenge for a while and maybe pick it back up one day!

On to the card!

This card was featured in Scrapbook News and Review's July issue.

I used Crate Paper's "Paper Hearts" and Echo Park's "Winter Park". I used an edge distresser to rough up the edges of the Echo Park paper.

My boyfriend got a new shirt and I was noticing the pins in his room.... he saw me looking at them and said "you can have them" hahaha. He knows me too well. So that's where the little silver pins came from!

I do!

Another Pinterest gem!

I found this card on the blog, Artistic Avenger's. 

I used Basic Grey's "Plumeria" line... which is one of my favs!

I hate glitter... even more now than before. I spilled it in the middle of making this card.. oops! I didn't want the glitter to flake off on who ever receives this card, so I used Glossy Accents over the top of the chipboard letters.

Mr. and Mrs.

My last Pinterest lift for now! I lifted this card from the blog Indiana Inker.

She lifted it from Confessions of a stamp addict.

You Rock!

I found this on Pinterest and it was made by the amazing Kelley Eubanks. You can see her blog, HERE.

Welcome to the world little one!

I found this Happy Birthday card on Pinterest.. there's no watermark and it doesn't go to a site, so I'm not positive on who made the original.

I made it a baby card and used Bo Bunny, Basic Grey, Crate, and The Girls Paperie!

 

August Card Challenge - Sketch!

 Here is the sketch I created for the August Card Challenge that I host on Scrapbook.com.

As always, feel free to use it for your own personal inspiration!

My card was completely Disney inspired! The signs are not at all accurate of where the lands are at Disneyland, but that's okay!

Junior Kindergarten!

My niece started Junior Kindergarten on Wednesday. I was very bummed to find out that I wouldn't get to spend everyday with her but I knew she would have a blast at school! For almost 5 years, I've spent probably 95% of her life with her. She's an awesome little girl and I couldn't love her any more than I do! Here's a picture of us the other day.. we were playing spies!

 I make my nieces cards that they can't open until they turn 16. In the cards I write about what they're doing at certain points in their life... this will be one of them!

I made this for the August Card Challenge for Theme, which is Back to School and for Photo Inspiration, which you can see, HERE.

She told me I could call Junior Kindergarten, Jr. K if I wanted!

Congrats

Another lift from Pinterest!

I found this Congrats card as one of the winners on Moxie Fab World for the Stamp It! Challenge.

Happily Ever After

I found this Bridal Shower Card on Greetings from Stephanie.

She used a doily to create a wedding dress.. how creative is that? So creative! I only had small ones, so I gave the skirt part a couple layers!!

August Card Challenge: Color, Product and Lift

Here are some of my cards for the August Card Challenge and they're not even due tomorrow! lol, I know... it doesn't happen too often like this!

This card is for the Color category.. here are the colors we needed to use..

I used We R Memory Keepers Out and About Stamps called "Neighborhood". I inked them up with Color Box and Martha Stewart Inks.

You can see the sentiment better in person, but it says "Congratulations on your new home".

 

I found this gem on Pinterest.. This Wish Card was made by Valerie_AM and the photo was on Flickr.

I added a "make a" stamp and some splattered paint to mine.

This was the card for the Lift category this month. Happy Birthday was made by Donnajazz on Scrapbook.com.

I used K & Co.'s "Poppyseed line for this card.

With Deepest Sympathy

 Here's another card I lifted that I found on Pinterest.

I found this on Paper Crafts Blog about "Pastel Paper Crafting".

I used water color colored pencils to make the "sunset" look.

 

 

Happy Birthday

I've been lifting a ton of cards that I found on Pinterest so I'm going to start sharing them now!

I found this on "You are special to me" card on Lime Noodle.

I used Crackle Accents on the chipboard heart and don't you LOVE that button?! It's scrumptious!

Wednesday Rewind #9

Welcome to the 9th Wednesday Rewind!

Let's start off with the winner of MFDWR#8... the winner is..... Tracy F!
 

On the 5th of every month I will post a card that I made from a couple months ago up to a couple years and I will lift the card.

 

How do you play?

Lift the card also! You can turn it, add to it, take away from it, as long as I can still see the original sketch in your card!

You can use other challenges with this one, as long as the card is for your own personal use. I don't mind if you use this challenge and sell the card you made, but please do not submit it to be published.

Example: It can be for a Design Team sample, but not used as a card to get you on to a DT. If you're unsure, just drop me an e-mail on the right, thanks!!

Make sure to leave your link in the widget when you're finished to be up for the prize at the end of the month!

This is a monthly challenge. Come back on the 5th of every month for a new card to lift!

There will be a small prize given every month.

The winner will be picked from Random.org to be fair and square!

Challenge Ends: Monday, September 3rd at 8pm, PST.

{That is my Grandma's 87th Birthday!}

Please use the keyword: MFDWR9

(Made Fresh Daily Wednesday Rewind #9)

 I made this card on 4.21.2011.

I made this for my boyfriend Joey and sent it to him a week before we went on our cruise!!

 

 I made this card on 7.17.12 for a customer who needed an Anniversary card for her boyfriend! She requested black and red.. I really like how it came out.. "boy cards" are not my favorite to make!!

 

Camo Bibs!!

I can't believe I haven't posted in 5 days! I have been SUPER busy making cards! I participated in a Quarter Auction today.. I'll tell you more about that later!!

On to the bibs!

I thought it would be fun to see if I could make some bibs! I used the Iron On Vinyl that I use for my Disneyland Map Wallets so you can just wipe the food off, you don't have to run it through the washing machine.

I also made a catch all pocket!

Topped it off with some velcrow.

And try them on! They fit both of my nieces perfectly!