April Counterfeit Mini Challenge #3- Vegetarian Stuffing

I decided to make a cookbook scrapbook and this is my first page! It is very simple but I like it. My husband and are vegetarian so my cookbook will not have any meat dishes in it. I do love to bake so there will be a lot of baked goods. This will probably be worked on my entire life! I did two part journaling: The first part is the recipe and the second is my memory of the first time I made this.

COW# 16- Poetry Reading

Sorry I know it is a little late posting last weeks challenge, but Mother Nature decided to flood the lake I live by and trap me at home. With no internet!!!!! Anyway this last weeks challenge was: dry embossing, inking, ribbon, and brads. I had never dry embossed before so I tried it... I liked it and I know it will look better with practice. I embossed the photo mat though you can't tell it in the picture. I inked the tag and attached the ribbon. The shiny brown tile looking stickers I used because the reminded me of the floor at the building where the picture was taken. This event was the first poetry reading I participated in.

Etsy Shop

I created my own Etsy shop!! Right now am only selling cards. They are pretty cheap. The link is www.etsy.com/shop/britanyburris I would love to spread happiness with my cards. I am just nervous they aren't going to sell. Happy crafting!!

Baby Girl Mini Albums for my Cousins Twins

My cousin had twin baby girls this week, I didn't feel right just doing one book. So I did two, one for each girl. I used Purple and yellow for the covers just alternated the background color. I really enjoyed making these. Here are the supplies I used:
paper bags
construction paper: pink, orange, yellow, and purple
ribbon: yellow, purple, red, and maroon
letter stencil: the letter R
letter stamp: the letter B
ink: purple
baby themed stickers
note-cards
staples
brads: pink, red, and orange
Thanks for looking happy crafting!!!

April Holiday Swap Cards

This month the guidelines were red and silver. So I used a red background and silver glitter as snow. I colored the stamp with markers.

I used a red background and silver ribbon. I colored the stamps with markers. I hope Diane enjoys these cards!! Happy crafting!!

Twin Card

My cousin had twin baby girls yesterday so I made her this card. I used yellow construction paper as the back. I colored the baby stamps with markers and used decorative scissors to cut out the circle sentiment. I really hope my cousin enjoys this card. I will be making mini albums one each for the girls tonight. Happy crafting!!

First Easter Mini Album

I made this mini album for my cousin. This Easter is his first!! I thought it would be nice to put the pictures and memories in one place for years to come. I used four paper bags, scraps of patterned paper, ribbon, Easter stickers, notecards, and staples. I really enjoyed ,making it. Enjoy looking at the pictures. Happy crafting!!

Easter Cards for family and friends

I made this Easter card for my uncle. I colored the stamp with colored pencils. I stamped happy easter in tan ink on a strip of cardstock and used mounting tape to pop it. This card is very simple but sweet.I made this Easter card for my sister. I colored the stamp with colored pencils. I stamped happy easter in pink ink on a strip of cardstock. I used mounting tape to make it pop. I made a bow out of yellow ribbon. I love this card.I think this maybe my favorite card I made today. Though it was very simple. I made it for my brother. I colored the stamp with markers and cut it out. I stamped happy easter in green ink on cardstock and popped it. I just think this stamp is adorable!!I made this Easter card for a very close friend. I colored the stamp with markers. My favorite part is the ribbon flower I used ribbon pieces and a button to make it. Super cute!!
I made this card for my aunt and family. I colored the stamp with markers.I put the buttons on with liquid glue. Very simple but very cute.
Thank you for looking! Happy crafting!!

Scrappers Sanctuary

Ok there is a new challenge forum that Is just so awesome!! I am on the creative team. Come on join in the fun. Here is the link www.scrapperssanctuary.forumotion.com We are still looking for team members!

April Birthday Cards

I made this birthday card for my grandma. I colored the digital stamp with colored pencils and stamped happy birthday in purple ink on a strip of cardstock. I made the sentiment pop by adhering it with mounting tape. I made the bow with purple ribbon and adhered it with double sided tape. I really like how elegant this card is.
My cousin is turning 3 on Saturday!! So I made her a cute girly card. I colored the stamp with colored pencils. I stamped happy birthday in pink ink on a strip of cardstock and used mounting tape to adhere it. I used double sided tape on the pink ribbon bow. I just love the color combo on this card.

Counterfeit Kit Mini Challenge #1- 10 Months

The mini challenge was to use memorabilia. I always save everything but never remember I it when I get ready to scrap that event. So I loved this challenge. I used the photos from Danny and I's 10 monthiversasy. I kept the receipt from when I bought the cookie cake. I really enjoyed this page. Very inspiring challenge.

COW # 15- Kids For A Day

Over at Scrapjazz.com this last week the COW was solid color background; 2 patterned papers; chipboard; ribbon; and three or more photos. I used the photos from the day Danny and I spent some time at the park. I colored the chipboard with markers and adhered them to the page using brads. To my delighted surprise the moved!! the ribbon is attached to the photo and the journaling card with staples it is one of my new favorite things to do with my crafts. Thank you for looking.

Get Well Card

My aunt broke her foot this past week, so I made her this card. I colored the digital stamp with permanent marker. I popped the sentiment with mounting tape. Though this card is pretty plain I like it. I know it can't fix her foot but I hope this card lifts her spirit.

April Counterfeit Kit Challenge

Over at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog they show a popular kit and then you get to go through your personal stash and create your own kit that is similar. This month's kit was "A Little Birdie Told Me" by Front Porch Kits. You use the kit you created to make a layout or card or more projects. I don't have a lot of supplies compared to other crafters but it was fun to see that even though I don't have a boat load I still could make my own kit. I have never bought a kit before so I found this very fun. I can't wait to do it again. Here is my kit:In my kit:
a piece of lace
pieces of pink ribbon
yellow ribbon
2 chipboard flowers
chipboard letters
buttons
silver glitter glue
4 tea bottle caps
flower stickers
black and white bird
black and white butterfly
3 paper leafs
5 black and white journaling blocks
12 x12 orange solid color cardstock
2 scraps of black cardstock
piece of pink construction paper
12 x12 piece of teal and white cardstock

This the page I created using the kit. I put the teal and white patterned paper on top of two of the bottle caps and used yellow ribbon and buttons to make my own flowers. I colored the chipboard letters black for the title, and used two of the journaling blocks behind the title. I matted the picture of me with the pink paper and matted the picture of Danny with the black.I really enjoyed this page. On the bottle caps are on top of the piece of lace.

Craft it Forward Spring Card

I made this card for Craft it Forward. Craft it Forward is were you make a craft item for 5 people and those 5 people make a craft item for those 5 people so on and so on. For this spring season I decided to Spring cards. The dragonflies are digital stamps I colored with sharpies, I stamped welcome spring on a strip of cardstock with pink ink and put a yellow ribbon bow on the card. The inside is unpersonalized. Thank you for looking. Happy crafting!!

April Scrapjazz Embellishment Challenge

Over at Scrapjazz.com they have monthly challenges and whoever participates gets their name put in a random drawing for prizes. I love them they usually have 3 challenges one card and two layout challenges. One of the challenges this month was to make our own embellishments and use them on a layout so I made quarters to go along with my picture of me playing the claw game on Danny and I's 11 month anniversary. I really like how this page turned out. Thanks for looking. Happy crafting!!

April Scrapjazz Mix it up Challenge

For this challenge we had to use 5 things that are from different manufacturers. This was very difficult for me since I don't really care about who makes it plus I am limited to whatever Walmart carries. But I accomplished it !
solid colored cardstock- I think Basic
patterned paper- Colorblok
bubble bath stickers- Ek Success
textured stickers- I don't know
the pocket- library throw away I saved
small tag- mother in law gave me a bunch of them

JAD Sketch Challenge

Over at Dare to be Different the challenge was to use the sketch. This is the layout I came up with using the sketch. It was my first time using a sketch I loved it. I made the snowflake myself. Happy crafting!

Birthday Girl Mini Album

I made this mini album for the garage sale. I made it out of scraps and paper bags. It is very easy and cheap to make. My mini albums take me about an hour to make. I had been saving this wreath of flowers because they are so cute but had no idea what I was going to use it on. When I started getting my supplies gathered for this album I thought it would be a great embellishment on the cover. I will post a video soon on how I make them. But here are the pages in it.
Happy crafting!!

Dream JAD Challenge

For my first assignment on the Dare to be Different design team I needed to use the word Dream somewhere on my project. Well I have been trying to get better about scrapping about me so this was the perfect opportunity. I used one of my favorite pictures of myself from the day Danny told me he loved me for the first time. Since my shirt is bright red in the picture and I am outside I decided to with a brown background a red and white patterned paper and red ribbon and fabric flowers ( I think I maybe in a flower phase). I decided to do the title and journaling in white to tie in the white on the patterned paper. Though this layout is fairly simple it is one of my favorites. Happy crafting!

COW# 14- Let it Snow

I did this page for last weeks COW. It was fancy and female. We had to use pastel colors and fuzzy type embellishments. I used lace which you can barely see and a fabric flower. I used pink paper to mat the photo and pink letter stickers to make the title which again you can barely see. I really like this page. Happy crafting!!

Handmade Envelopes

I make these envelopes by hand! They are super easy and fast to make it literally takes 5 minutes to make one. Every time I send a card I send it in a handmade envelope. When I sale my cards they come with a free envelope. Sometime soon I will post a video of the process but for now I will put written instructions.
The template:
Take any envelope that is already made I find different sizes at garage sales and flea markets. With your craft knife unfold the envelope to one large flat piece. Put that on top of whatever page you want to use and trace. Cut out your traced envelope and fold in the small flaps then the bottom one on top of them. Glue them and you have a handmade envelope. Happy crafting!

Love Cards for Sale

I made this card for the garage sale. I used a love patterned paper and two digital stamps. I colored the puppies with colored pencils. I love this sentiment so I used it on both cards.
I made this card out of a patterned paper that as those gross heart candy's on them. I colored this digital stamp with colored pencils. I love how these turned out.

Easter Cards for Sale

I made this Easter card for the garage sale. I used a pastel colored striped paper and a digital stamp I colored with sharpies. I wrote Easter Greetings in sharpie on a cardstock strip and used mounting tape to "pop" it. This card was very easy and quick but so very cute. I made this Easter card for the garage sale as well. I used another striped paper and two digital stamps. I colored the both with sharpies. Again this card was quick and easy but too cute. They are on sale for three dollars and come with a free handmade envelope. I timed myself and the cards I make take me about 30 to 45 minutes.

Thank You Cards For Sale

I made this thank you card by layering scraps I had and coloring a digital stamp with sharpies. I wrote thank you in sharpie on a strip of cardstock and used mounting tape to "pop" it up. I think this card is elegant. I made this card with a spiral punch a friend gave me and scraps of paper I had. It was the first time I had ever used a punch it is something I will have to get used to. These cards are on sale for three dollars a piece and the come with a free handmade envelope.

Thinking of You and Miss you Cards

This is a thinking of you card I made for the garage sale. I made it with a free digital stamp I got from freedigitalstamps blog. I colored it with sharpies!! The background is made out of a scrap piece of paper I had. I wrote thinking of you in sharpie on a strip of cardstock.
I made this I miss you card for the garage sale as well. I used a digital stamp from freedigitalstamps blog. I colored it with sharpies. I wrote I miss you on a strip of cardstock in purple sharpie. The background is made out of scrap paper I had. I thought this gnome was so cute I have an obession with gnomes why I don't really know. Thank you for looking happy crafting!!

Baby Boy Mini Album

This is the cover of the the second mini album I made. It is for a baby boy. This one is also for the garage sale. I was able to perfect what I did wrong the first go round. This is the cover. Again it is not personalized but I think it turned out very cute!
These are the first two pages of the album. The left side is for a photo. The right is a pocket and journaling tag I made. The left side was made with two different tones of blue paper and a patterened piece scrap. The right is two different patterned scraps, brads, and ribbon. There are also a couple of stickers somewhere hahaha.
These are the next two pages of the album. The left side was made with patterned scraps, buttons, ribbon, and stickers. The left side was made with two different tones of blue paper scraps and stickers. The left side is my favorite page in the entire album.
These are last two pages of the album. The left side is made of a blue paper scrap and stickers. The right side is a pocket holding a journaling tag. It is made out of patterned scraps and stickers. The tag as the word forever stamped on it. Thanks for looking happy crafting!!