Happy Camper Greeting Card Simple Stories

Hey there and happy Tuesday! I’ve got a fun project share today using the Cabin Fever collection from Simple Stories. Many of you  know that we have a vintage 1966 Banner camper that we remodeled with all the fun retro accents like a checkered floor and chrome and aqua color scheme.  We decided this year to get a larger camper  to be more comfortable on our family adventures. This is happy and sad because I really did love our little camper but the new one has a lovely kitchen and fireplace and and a crafting area.

This card makes me all kinds of happy. It has a camper and plaid and wood grain. What could be more funner than that?

I’ve never seen a camper in real life that was plaid on the bottom….but now that I see it in this cute cut apart….I think they should make them for reals.

Keeping with the retro color scheme I chose flowers in aqua and white. There’s a little loopy bow and twine tucked in to fill in this arrangement.

The banner shape is cut from the journal card that had a reservation form and is layered over a second card that I used to fussy cut an image for another project…..want not waste not. I added a little clip detail here as well.

What else but vintage buttons would work for a retro camper card? The die cut doily helps to break up the dark colors and make the camper image the focal point.

Aqua colored sequins are the finishing touch.  Spacers between the layers add loads of depth to this card.

Polly’s Paper Studio~ Happy Camper Greeting Card

Really Reasonable Ribbon~ White Magnolia, Ivory Burlap String, Crosshatch on Nile Blue Satin Ribbon

Simple Stories~Cabin Fever

Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) G

Retro Valentine Creativity Kit with Projects and Video Tutorial

OMGosh Peeps I am super excited today to be sharing the new Retro Valentine Deluxe Creativity Kit 2018. You all know how much I love to create kits and to take one for myself to make projects with. What makes this kit deluxe? It’s got all the fabulous papers and images and bows you’re all used to seeing in the kits created by Polly’s Paper Studio….and it also has loads of extra fun holiday embellies like doilies, tinsel, ric rac, flowers, clothespins, brad, bling strip, and red glittery die cut hearts : ) I am practically giddy.

Here are the projects I created with the kit and a few bits and pieces from my stash…..

I had so much fun creating these 6 projects and I have loads of supplies left from the kit to make at least 2 more.

Please enjoy this video I’ve prepared for the Hey Sugar Valentine Tag….

Okay here’s a link to the Retro Valentine Deluxe Creativity Kit 2018 .

Wishing you all a happy and productive day : ) G

Santa Must Like You Greeting Card

Hey there all my favorite peeps! I’m sharing a card today with the cutest cheeky sentiment. I mean it’s Christmas time lets have a little fun right?

Santa in a onsie is pretty much the most holiday thing don’t ya think?

I’m using very traditional colors here but mixing it up with a whimsical focal image. I think my girl Martie would approve. shout out to Martie whoop whoop!!!!

Pretty holiday inspired flowers with ribbon and twine…..swooning.

An itty bitty rose for this corner too so it’s not left out : )

Polly’s Paper Studio~Santa Must Like You Greeting Card

Really Reasonable Ribbon~ Satin with Gold Edge in Forest, Ivory Burlap String, Red Tea Rose, Red Open Rose.

Okay I’m off to do the shopping. But not for fun stuffs…..we are out of food lol the cupboards are bare….so I’m on my way to the markets. Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) G

 

Retro Christmas 2017 Deluxe Creativity Kit and Projects

Hey there everyone! By ( very) popular demand I’ve added another Retro Christmas 2017Deluxe Creativity Kit to the shop. The first one sold out pretty quickly and sadly there was not enough to go around. I’m more than happy to oblige. This kit has new images and patterned papers from the previous kit and loads of fun embellies like jingle bells, twine, snowflakes, red tinsel trim, and pearly accents.

Here are the projects I created with the kit….

Retro Santa Christmas Wall Hanging

Jingle All the Way Christmas House Tag

Happy Holidays Christmas Gift Bag

Merry Reindeer Gate Fold Christmas Greeting Card

Noel Gift Card-Treat Holder

Santa Reindeer Christmas Greeting Card

Santa Bingo Christmas Greeting Card

Merry Christmas with Bells Greeting Card

Here’s a link to the Retro Christmas 2017 Deluxe Creativity Kit so you can check out all the details for this fun and festive kit.

The poinsettia flowers were all handmade. Additional Trims and flowers from Really reasonable Ribbon.

Retro Santa Gift Tags Project Flip Through W/Video

Hey there Peeps. Well you all know I would get into that new Retro Santa Digital Collage sheet and have some fun playing with the tags. I’ve prepared a short video to share the projects I created…..

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Wishing everyone a happy and productive day with lots of time to be creative : ) G

Retro Cherry Pie Greeting Card

Hey there Peeps! Well it’s no secret that I love all things retro and vintage. This card is created with fun and whimsical patterned papers and image paired with perfectly coordinating ribbons from RRR.

There is so much retro happening here!!!!! Aqua and red are a classic combination.

These ribbons are a match made in heaven for this iconic image.  A little tip when selecting sheer ribbon….this adorable ribbon with cherries was totally washed out when layered over the burlap so I just added it over a nice clean white so the cherries are crisp and really pop.

As with the ribbon…this focal image was a bit lost on the busy patterned papers so I just layered it over a doily die cut in white and now it’s really the star of the card.

Since I was on a roll with the cherries…I added it to the inside of the card as well.

Loads of pretty flowers, buttons, clips, pins and silver metal charms work so well with the theme so I added them all!!!!

Really Reasonable Ribbon~ Natural Burlap with Wired Edge Light Blue, Sheer Cherry Red, Burlap String Red.

BoBunny Kiss The Cook Collection

Flowers from Petaloo

Okay that’s all for me. Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) G

Retro Christmas in July Deluxe Creativity Kit and Projects

HoHoHo Peeps! Yes I’m sharing more fun and festive Christmas in July projects. And this time a Creativity Kit. Because I am obsessed with kits. I just love to open the package and sort out all the fabulous paper pretties and embellies. Of course I took one for myself because I’m a cheeky little elf lol. See what I did there?  Okay too much holiday humor. I put myself in the mindset of CAS cards this time and didn’t go overboard with all the extras on the finished projects. In fact…this time I only added cardstock to what was already included in the kit. So you could make these cards too…just as they are shown. Quick to create and easy to mail. And I was able to get 10 A2 sized cards from this kit. Naturally I added paper doilies, colorful clips, star shaped sequins, twine , and flowers to the kit so you can play with them too.

Retro Christmas Deluxe Creativity Kit 2017

Of course you can go overboard and incorporate some jingle bells and snowflakes and chippies….but they look pretty great just as they are!

Check out this Retro Christmas Deluxe Creativity Kit 2017……

So. Many. Pieces.

Okay that’s all for me. Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) G

January Blog Hopping with Really Reasonable Ribbon

Hey there Peeps and welcome to another fun hop brought to you by the designers here at Really Reasonable Ribbon!

This time around we’re sharing the projects we created with the January Ribbon Club Assortment Sweetheart Mix. It really is sweet don’t you agree?

You should be coming to me from my very dear friend Gloria. If you just joining in you’ll want to go to the RRR blog to start at the beginning.

I created a Valentine Pocket for the simple matter that I loved all the ribbons and wanted to use them all. The tags feature my Schoolhouse Vintage Valentine Digital Collage Images and they are a perfect match to the ribbon assortment.

Polly’s Paper Studio Supplies~ Schoolhouse Vintage Valentine Digital Collage Sheet available for instant download so you can make a fabby Valentine project just like this one!

 

Okay That’s all for me….your next stop in the hop is the lovely and talented Judy.  Okay that’s all for me. Wishing all of you a happy and productive day with lots of time to be creative : ) G

Blog Hopping with Petaloo and Authentique

Hey there Peeps! Well it’s my turn today to share the projects I created with the gorgeous flowers from Petaloo and the fun and festive patterned papers from Authentique.

I’m using Burlap Poinsettias  to accent the Classic Christmas for this very vintagy card.

The berries add a nice bit of sparkle and contrast nicely with the burlap and velvet leaves.

Tinsel trim and snowflakes are essential holiday embellishments and I’m using these items here to create a frame for the gorgeous Santa image. I added a bit of crackle medium to the image to make it look even more vintagy.

Glittery finished chipboard creates a lovely base for the sentiment block and is topped off with a tiny metal candy cane charm, twine, and clip.

These pretty patterned papers are the perfect paring for the gorgeous Petaloo Flowers.

~Petaloo Supplies Used~

Burlap Pointsettias 

Pine Pick w/cones & berries

Petaloo Vintage Velvet Holly Leaves

Authentique Papers:

ClassicChristmas

For my next card I went in a totally retro direction and this card is sooo much fun : )

It’s a Wonderful Life Christmas Greeting Card

It’s so bright and cheerful it brings a smile to my face. This Santa is JOllytastic!!!

I totally loaded this card with paper patterns but it’s not too crazy busy because I used solid red cardstock as borders.

Squeeeeee so many poinsettias and velvet and sparkles. This s a bold arrangement to stand out on the papers.

Poofy bow, twine and bell along with a large glittery snowflake are added over stacked paper doilies and burlap ribbon trim. I gave Santa a little star wand to help him on his magical gift giving night.

It’s a Wonderful Life Christmas Greeting Card

More stars tucked into the poinsettias and holly leaves are the perfect finishing touches.

~Petaloo Supplies Used~

Petaloo Vintage Velvet Holly Leaves

Regal Velvet Poinsettia White

Regal Velvet Poinsettia Red

Glitter Star Pick Green

Authentique’s ‘Retro Christmas’

I hope you get a chance to enjoy the hop with all the fabby project created by both teams. With so much gorgeous supplies to work with how can the projects be anything less than awesome????

Okay that’s all for me. Wishing all of you a happy and productive day : ) Ginny

Dear Santa Christmas Greeting Card

Morning Peeps.   Just a quick post today. Lot’s to do and then going to vote : )  I just wanted to share this sweet retro inspired Christmas greeting card created  with Carta Bella Papers and Really Reasonable Ribbon and Cheery Lynn Designs Dies.

Dear Santa Christmas Greeting Card

Polly’s Paper Studio~ Dear Santa Greeting Card

Really Reasonable Ribbon~ Satin Swiss Dots of Red

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies~ French Pastry Doily, Holly Leaf

Okay that’s all for me. Wishing all of you a happy and productive day : ) G