Twisted teal!

A few months ago, I was looking through my wedding album and noticed one of my favourite pictures that actually features a peacock.  My hubby and I got married at our local zoo, and there are a number of peacocks that roam around the atrium where we had our ceremony and reception.  It struck me at the time that a peacock feather made out of twine could be a pretty neat project, but I didn’t quite have the colours I needed at the time.

So when Lesley from Trendy Twine mentioned that she was coming out with two new teal colours and wanted to feature them in May, I knew exactly what I wanted to tackle.  I teamed up Twisted Teal with In the Navy, Krazy for Kraft, and Twisted Lime.  With a bit of Modge Podge for the centre, and some Glossy Accents to adhere the strands, I think the effect is fairly convincing.  The neat part about the feather is that it’s the type of embellishment that could be used with any sentiment – this one just happens to be from Paper Smooches.

You know, it’s not quite what I had in my mind, but I think it looks pretty cool!

Don’t forget to stop by Trendy Twine and check out the two fun teal colours available  – Twisted Teal and Tickled with Teal.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Mother’s Day!

Okay, I know that April just started and Mother’s Day is over a month away, but I have been  on a card making roll so I thought I would just roll with it! And hey, if it helps you all out with a little bit of spring inspiration for your upcoming Mother’s day projects, all the better, right??!!!

This month, the Trendy Twine challenge is all about flowers, stamps, the colour yellow and Trendy Twine!  For this card, I teamed up some cute paper from Echo park with Trendy Twine’s Lemon Tart colour.  This is the perfect colour for spring flower projects – it can add just the right amount of dimension to a flower to make is stand out, but still be compact enough that it won’t cost you a fortune to ship!

To create this flower, I simply fussy cut the shape, and then looped the twine round the centre, adhering in place with Glossy Accents.  I topped it off with a little circle also cut from the flower, but a button or brad would be equally cute!

This stamped image is actually from the Spring Trinket collection at Kraftin’ Kimmie and is stamped in Distress Ink (Old Paper).  I love how it blends in to all the patterns and texture on the card!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Beeeest Wishes

I love Trendy Twine Twisted Lime!  When I first found Trendy Twine, it was one of the colours I was most excited about because I could see so many uses for it!  So when Lesley from TT challenged  the design team to use it this month, I was so excited to get crafty with one of my favourites!

Now I know this month is usually all about St. Patrick’s Day, but this is a great colour to use for all sorts of projects…like ones offering beeeeest wishes (think “luck”)!  So I decided to team up this Shammrock plant with a cute topper that I think takes it from a thoughtful gift to one that is just a bit extra special.

The stamp is actually from a Close To My Heart set that I have beeeeeeeen dying to use!   I simply coloured him with my Copics and fussy cut the image, placing him on a punched scalloped circle.  From there, I looped the twine behind the scallop, and then added another scalopped circle to tidy up the back.  With a bit of wrapped twine on the pot for a bit-o-something extra, I was all set!

Okay, I better sign off now because the puns are getting a bit over done!  Thanks for stopping by today!!  Enjoy the week!

Trendy Twine Bunny Hop!

If you are looking for my Kraftin’ Kimmie challenge post, click here!

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Welcome to the Trendy Twine Bunny Hop!  We are so excited to be releasing a new colour today called Bubblegum Taffy (an adorable combination of aqua, pink and white), so we wanted to celebrate by sharing some inspiration and giving away some goodies to a lucky reader!

If you arrived here from Helen’s blog, you are well on your way and almost done the hop.  If not, hop on back to Trendy Twine and start there…you don’t want to miss out on your chance to win!

I decided to make a little treat container that would make a cute addition to any Easter dinner or event.

I used an awesome little template from Mukluk.net - a pdf that prints out on 8 1/2″X11″ paper.  I punched a circle for the face, and then cut some ear and feet shapes.  I lined the inside of the ears with cute pink paper from Echo Park, and then edged the paper with the Bubblegum Taffy twine.  I added a couple of bows to the side, and then….my favourite part….

The tail! I used the fork trick to make an awesome little pompom for a tail…

Now, a treat container is not complete without a treat, so I have a good one for you today.  I recently pinned this super easy recipe for coconut cream cheese bunny tails, and I thought  they were perfect for this treat container.  Click here to see the recipe.

Well, that’s it for me! We have some fantastic sponsors for this event who are giving away some fun blog candy on top of the fun $10.00 coupon from Trendy Twine!

• The Alley Way Stamps 
• My Thoughts Exactly
• 3 Girl Jam 

To be entered for the blog candy: follow the TT blog, comment on all blogs in the hop including the TT one, and like the TT FB page. Okay, you have one more stop on the hop (hehehehe), so head on over to see what the amazing Alyssa has up her sleeve! Thanks for stopping by!