Shabby and Distressed Gift Bag... but don't despair!

Happy Monday friends, hope you had a great weekend! Did my title throw you? It sounds like I was gettin ready to show you a pretty sad little gift bag, haha. But really, I was in a vintage-type mood today anyway so when I saw the  The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge--do not stress, distress! I was inspired and decided to make a shabby-chic style gift bag w/ coordinating tissue paper and a perfect sized vanilla candle to fit inside. Distressing takes away any need for perfection and I love it! I stamped this toile background stamp from Unity Stamp Co in Blush Blossom on the white gift bag (12 for $1 at Dollar Tree) and tissue paper, then embellished with Prima roses (I get my Prima flowers at Scrapbooking.com because they seem to be the cheapest!),  ivory lace trim from Fancy Pants and a white heart pin from my friend Lee :)

 Vintage image and sentiment from Crafty Secrets stamp set called Sweet Kids and they are so sweet!

I will be entering my gift bag into the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog- Girly But No Pink

(I hope this qualifies!...even though I used peach, I did not use any pink)

ABC Challenge Blog- N is for Neutral

Simon Says Stamp and Show Vintage Challenge Blog- Anything Goes

Thank you so very much for stopping by, it means a lot to me! Hugs and happy crafting!

Paris In Bloom

Good afternoon! The card I made today is inspired by Gina K.'s pretty Eiffel Tower image from Sent With Love kit. I'm dreaming of the warmer, brighter days of Spring to arrive here in Seattle....Paris in Spring is a pure fantasy lol.

 My card is a CASED creation of Jimmi Mayo's card HERE for the StampTV Free For All Friday Challenge.

I'm also entering this one for the Go Fish! Blog Challenge #11-PHOTO INSPIRATION and Creative Cutter Room's "Design Time Thursday" challenge- SHAPED CARDS

Thanks for visiting! Have a beautiful and creative day!

"Sweet" News from Crafty Secrets!

Hi, friends! I have to tell you about something neat that happened to me this week. Ok, remember that "toaster" card I made with the piece of toast popping out? I thought it was a cute idea (although I worried you all might think it was silly) so I posted it...this is it.

Well, the owner of Crafty Secrets/Clear Art Stamps, Sandy, liked it so much she emailed me to ask if she could recreate it making it more retro and offer it to her customers--I will get credit for the original creation and I got to choose a large stamp set from her store for FREE!!! Whoo hoo! And since her store is in Blaine, WA and I am in Auburn, WA, my free stamp set called Sweet Kids is already in my hands and I had to create a card using it last night. I made this square card for the Crafty Secrets SCS challenge this week, this is it. I used some ivory lace and satin trim to make it more vintage-like and added a soft pink button with a cream heart to embellish. Those letters beads came in handy too--I am always trying to use them and usually find myself at least 1 letter short of what I need spell, lol! This designer patterned paper is, again, from Kaiser Craft (Sorbet- Lime Fizz) and I luv it! Ok, off to find a card to case for this weeks Featured Stamper over at SCS! I hope you have a wonderful and blessed Sunday! My wish is that you find time to do something you love today and are filled with joy! Hugs~

Vintage Sweethearts

If you love vintage, you'll adore CRAFTY SECRETS! The link to their store in on my *Best Places To Shop* list. I placed an order and not was the delivery of my goodies super fast, but they included 2 FREE sheets of high quality sticker sheets! I don't know if they do it all the time, but it's definitely nice to get something for nothing, hehe! The background dp is from Basic Grey's figging pudding 6x6 paper pack...I had a few sheets left over from Christmas and it worked nicely. I used my scalloped scissors on the frame...I long for Nestabilities but alas, I have none. I made a strip for the bottom and added another of my crocheted blossoms (just love those things.) I popped the tag and framed image up on dimensionals and sponged everything. The box is simply traced, cut and folded identically as the original "Sweethearts" candy box, found at most mini-marts and grocery stores right now. Thanks for taking a peek!