iluvcats and scraps

Monday, April 24, 2023

Sybil's Happy Views

We had Sybil for a very short 1-1/2 years.

She passed away from heart failure at the approximate age of 7.

I'm happy that we were able to adopt her

and give her the best year & a half of her life.

This new, gorgeous collection from 49 and Market

is called Color Swatch Inkwell.

I thought Sybil looked lovely on this paper!

I used 6x8 mini paper, Rub Ons, Acetate Leaves and Laser Cut Elements

from the collection, to lightly decorate the stunning main page.

This Rub On helped give my page its title.

Laser cut florals combined with mulberry flowers made some nice arrangements.

The acetate leaves are really very pretty!

I LOVE moths!

The laser cut moths in this collection are so beautiful!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day,

Lisa

Products used:

49 and Market - Color Swatch Inkwell collection

Paper #2

6x8 Paper Pack - for under Sybil's photos

Laser Cut Elements

Acetate Leaves

49 and Market - Wishing Bubbles

Blueberry

Cheery Lynn (Makers Movement) Die

Horizon - Rectangle

Flowers

49 and Market - Nature's Bounty - Cornflower

49 and Market - Florets - Cornflower

Wild Orchid Crafts - 30mm Wild Roses - Blue/Aqua Mix

Tools

Fiskars 12" SureCut Paper Trimmer

Sizzix - Big Shot machine

Sizzix Magnetic Platform

Adhesives

Beacon 3-in-1 Glue

Nuvo Glue

Recollections - Foam Adhesive Circles

Scor-Tape - Adhesive Sheets

Scrapbook.com - Foam Adhesive Sheets

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Easter Egg Tags & Flowers for Cora

There's a precious little girl named Cora,

who is Diana's (my very good friend) Granddaughter.

Cora is 8 years old and in the 3rd Grade.

They were visiting me in March and Diana & I

noticed Cora standing in front of my drawer units

that contain the thousands (literally) of craft flowers.

She looked 'mesmerized',

as she gazed through the clear drawers without opening them.

More on this later....💖

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I decided that I would make Cora some Easter Egg Tags.

As my creation process progressed,

I came up with more and more ideas..........

Here are the egg tags, with "side #1" of the largest egg.

Taking a closer look....

SO ADORABLE!

I had a few pages leftover from the very old

Blue Fern Studios collection, "Spring Parade".

This is the perfect collection for making pretty Easter things for a sweet little girl!

This is the backside of the large egg...meant to resemble a cracked egg.

I made an egg outline in three different sizes.

I used them as templates for the cardboard, papers & clear acetate.

Each egg was decorated on both sides with the pretty papers in the collection,

with the smaller two made into shakers.

Each was then lined with rickrack or pretty ribbon lace

and a hole punched at the top to thread ribbon through.

Now, I must tell you how very SMART Cora is for her young age!

I referred to these as Easter Egg Tags

and Cora named them Easter Egg Ornaments!

WOW!

This cutie features a rabbit at a booth selling decorated eggs.

The beautiful sequin mix contains clear butterflies, clear hearts and clear stars, along with the multi-colored round sequins.

This one is the smallest egg and it has a cute bunny on it.

Simply lined with pink rickrack and the prettiest purple sequin mix inside!

The largest egg tag is not a shaker.

This is Side 2.

It has purple cardstock, topped with a page full of pretty Easter things.

This side of the egg is lined with a dainty beaded lace ribbon.

Now, back to the 'story' about Cora looking at my flowers back in March!

I let her pick out her favorites & gave her some to take home that day.

That little girl was on CLOUD 9!

OMG!

Soooooooooooooo.....

I decided to make an open envelope that the egg tags could be placed inside of!

I made a pocket for the outside of the envelope that I labeled as "Cora's Flowers".

(You'll see in the video that Cora asks me how I did that).

I picked out some more flowers from my stash to give to Cora,

but I needed a way to hold them in place

so they wouldn't fall out and scatter everywhere.

I wanted Cora to be able to take one or two out if she wanted,

while leaving the others in place.

VOILA!

This is what I came up with!

I cut out a 'tab' that I made 8 tiny slits on with my Exacto knife.

Each slit holds one type of flower securely!

I hot glued braided ribbon around the envelope so it could be hung

either on a hook on the wall or even a door knob.

The backside of the envelope has the cutest

itty bitty Beautiful Board by ReneaBouquets!

My recent order of goodies from Renea were wrapped and

then sealed with this little beauty!

What a PERFECTLY wonderful gift at the right time!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Well, sweet little Cora LOVED her Easter Egg Tags (a.k.a. ornaments)

and was thrilled to get more pretty flowers to decorate with!

The JOY from a child is so rewarding!

So, here are photos and a video to share with you!

Hope you had a very blessed Easter!

Lisa

Products used:

Envelope - to house all the pretties

Blue Fern Studios - "Joyful"
(for the envelope & the pocket)

Blue Fern Studios - "Sunday Best"
(the green side used for lining the edges of the envelope)

ReneaBouquets
"Umbrella Chicks"
(on the backside of the envelope)

EK Success Edge Punch - "Jewel"

Martha Stewart - Scoring Board

Martha Stewart - Hot Glue Gun

~ Hobby Lobby - Braided Trim

Wild Orchid Craft Flowers - "Cora's Flowers"
Baby Blue Buttercups

Yellow Buttercups

2-tone Lilac Gypsophila

2-tone Mixed 10mm Open Roses

2-tone Light Turquoise Sweethearts

Purple Sweethearts

Baby Pink/Ivory MINI Sweethearts

Deep Pink MINI Sweethearts