Embellish Magazine, Babies Color Challenge

Well, SayDie is at it again!  We had so much fun participating in the previous Embellish Magazine Challenge, that we decided to go for it again.  This challenge is all about babies; celebrating the birth of a new life.  SayDie is all too familiar with being moms, especially since both parts of SayDie are fairly new moms (Dru, 2 and Miles, 1).  So, we were super excited to create a very special card for a very special occasion.  The adorable little ducky was stamped on patterned dot paper and we used pop dots to raise off the page.  The dot stamp in the background was created with an adhesive stamp pad and Martha Stewart's ultrafine glitter.  Hope you enjoy the card and please, leave a comment.  Thanks!!

Embellish Magazine, Labels Color Challenge

Well, it's been a very long time since SayDie has participated in an online challenge and we are excited!  This is our very first participation in one of the Embellish Magazine challenges.  We used Papertrey Ink's In Bloom stamp to create the beautiful focal flower and Copic markers to color it in.  Also, this was our very first time using Copics.  I know, how exciting, two first in one blog post, you totally can't beat that!  The metal dream label was purchased some time ago at Michael's and was in the stash, so we decided to go with it.  We hand punched circles to create the scalloped edge that you see underneath the ribbon.  Very simple card, but purposeful, especially since it's around graduation time.  Hope you like the card, and please, let us know what you think.  Also, check us out on Facebook, we would love to have some friends and followers on our blog.  Have a Happy Thursday. 

Cystal W.'s Bridal Shower-April 25, 2010

About a month ago, SayDie had the pleasure of hosting a baby shower for a wonderful client. There were about 25 guests to attend and the mommy-to-be wanted to go with a brown and pink theme to match her new nursery. She was also very passionate about butterflies. So we handmade A LOT of butterflies, monarchs, swallowtails and more. Here is a copy of the thank you note that the mommy-to-be sent to SayDie.

"I wanted to take some time out to thank you and your sister for all the time, effort and hard work that you all put in to making my baby shower fantastic! It was so beautiful! I pray that God continue to bless your families and give you all that your heart desires. I pray that your business will be blessed and prosperous. I definitely will highly recommend SayDie to everyone I know who needs your services...Thanks so much "

Crystal W.

Please take a look at the photos and let us know what you think!



Close-up of centerpiece (handmade Monarch butterfly accent)




Close-up of favor bags (filled with custom made spritz cookies)





Dessert table




Close-up of cupcake tower (handmade butterfly accents)




Table decor comprised of favor bags (accented with monogrammed A for baby's name), fresh spider mum centerpieces surrounded by votive and tealight candles

...Another Woman's Treasure

I absolutely LOVE Starbucks Vanilla Frappuccinos! And every time I drink one, I make sure to save the bottle, because they make such a great and quick gift that I can decorate and give to a loved one. This is a larger frap bottle that I saved, and cleaned up, using some Goo Gone and decorated for a child's birthday. The colors are really bright and the button accent on the tag, that I cut out with my Cricut, helps to make the buttons on the border really pop. I wanted to keep this really bright and colorful for the little one that would receive this. If you haven't tried the Starbucks Frappuccinos, you really should. They come in 3 different flavors, and 2 different sizes; and the bonus, you get to recycle the bottle! I did make this recycled frap bottle for a challenge on a blog I just discovered, Stay Away With Me. Dawn's, the blog administrator, most recent challenge is to use an item that would normally be thrown in the trash and basically, make it fabuous, and this little bottle is my take on the challenge. Well, time to get to the grocery store. Have a great day.

All Things Grow With Love...

This card is made using the Mojo Monday Sketch #121. This is the sketch from last week and I knew instantly that I wanted to create a card, but was stumped about what direction I wanted to go with the card. Well, I was checked out one of my favorite blogs,These Are A Few of My Favorite Things, and Dawn had posted a video of how to make these poofy button flowers, so I decided to try and I LOVE the outcome. My husband is a clarinetist and had some old sheet music that he didn't need anymore and I punched out the 2" scallop and the flower that's on the front of the card is the outcome. Totally cute! Since it's so close to Valentine's Day, I wanted to make card that would have a "love" theme, but not use the traditional Valentine's colors. What do you think? Well, that's all for now, I should start getting ready for work.

Supplies:
Paper: kraft cardstock, cream cardstock, Core'dinations cardstock, DCWV patterned paper (Latte Stack)
Ink: StazOn (jet black), Stampabilities (brown), Memories Dye (chestnut)
Stamps: Flourish (Inkadinkado-Dot Flourishes), Sentiment- I can't remember :)
Ribbon: red grosgrain (JoAnn's)
Handmade Embellishment: Vintage Sheet Music, button, twine

Holiday 'Lollis

SayDie has been doing a lot crafting lately, trying to prepare for the next major holiday, Valentine's Day. Today, I made these matchbook lollipop covers with cherry flavored lollipops,YUM! These were very easy and quick to make and can be produced in large masses. I really love how the Love sentiment on the front just pops right off the front. If you have any questions about how I made these, please let me know, I will do my best to create a tutorial. Have a great day!

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #20

Here's my post for Dawn's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge. It's been awhile since I've posted anything, kinda in a crafting fog, and it's REALLY frustrating. I really enjoyed making this card, because it has been so long since I've sat down and made a card. This is a fairly simple card, but a bit challenging for me, because this is my first time attempting to tie a bow. I think it came out pretty good. :) What do you think? Well, let's see if I can remember everything I used on this card. Please leave me a comment if you look at my card, I would really appreciate some criticism, that way I can learn from any mistakes I may have made. Thanks!

Supplies:
Paper: kraft cardstock, Co'redinations Cardstock
Stamps: Inkadinkado Dot Flourishes, Studio G $1 stamp (series unknown)
Embellishments: Marcella K Sabrina Dimensional Stickers, Rhinestones
Ink: Stampabilities Brown Pigment Ink
Ribbon: Michael's Classic Traditions Satin Ribbon

Sweet Treats

I finally got some down time to work on a few projects. I spray painted the little boxes black and they came out great, a really even coat. I had a few dimensional stickers, and I used the little Frankenstein's monster and he is SO adorable! The stamp set that I used on the Pixy Stiks and upcycled Frappuccino bottle is from the Michael's line of stamps called Recollections. The set is called Halloween and has several really pretty stamps. I will be posting these up on my Etsy site. I love the way these turned out and can't wait to make more. Each little box comes with some candy, 2 Pixy stiks, a Halloween pencil and 2 Dum Dums. And inside of the upcycled Frappuccino bottle as the very tasty candy corn made by Hershey's that look like Hershey's kisses.

My Halloween Goodies!!

Check out my new stash! I got a little happy with my Halloween shopping and purchased all these goodies. I have ribbon, cardstock, stamps, rhinestones, and wooden boxes to make cute little goody boxes I saw on Kerry's Paper Craft Blog (BTW, I LOVE her blog!!!). I can't wait to get into everything and make some great projects for Halloween. I shop locally, so everything was purchased at Michael's, Hobby Lobby or JoAnn's. If you can tell by the photo, I have quite a few $1 stamps that I purchased from JoAnn's. I LOVE THE $1 STAMPS!! They are so versatile and you can't beat a dollar. So, check back again the future for some of the projects I will be creating with my new goodies.

2 Challenges in One

Time management is very important when you have to work, are married and have children to take care of. I decided to combine two weekly challenges into one card. I actually found this to be little bit more difficult than I had presumed. I was forced to deal with a specific color palette and a design. But it was fun and they are called challenges. So, I combined Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge and Lauren's My Time to Create Inspiration Challenge. Be sure to check out the links to their blogs to see the color and sketch challenge.