One Man Trash is Anothers Treasure!

Hello cyber world,
Well it is a beautiful sunny day here in NJ, but oh so chilly, and hopefully it is the end of the cold and the start of spring, nice start to daylight savings time at least, tomorrow is supposed to be at about 60 degrees, 20 warmer than today!! Our crocus are blooming and the daffodils are not far behind. And Warmer temps are forecast for next week (70-75), I am so looking forward to working in the garden and seeing all the flowers blooming!! Open windows and open doors. The joy of SPRING!!

Anyway it is time for Joan's weekly challenge, to go there, just click HERE, and following are the guidelines for this week, which was a total challenge for me, as I had a very hard time finding a container to convert!! But it was a very fun challenge, and to know that it would have been in the garbage, will make me look at all things a bit differently from now on!! Just have to learn to think outside the box!! So if you want to enter a fun challenge, hop on over to Joan's each week and see what is on for the week and what you can win!!! She also has weekly sales and always seems to be getting in new stuff!! Wonderful place.

Here is what you need to do for Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge #9
■Use a recycled box, preferably round
■Color theme can be your choice
■Use some Lace
■Use Pearls and Flowers
You will have until next Thursday (March 15) morning 6:00 AM EST to link your project.


You can enter more than once. A winner will be chosen from the Random Drawing for week #9
challenge and will be announced Friday March 16. This winner will win a LaBlance Stamp. The winner will also be entered in the end of the year $100 gift certificate drawing.


And as usual, the wonderful Selma, has made an example creation and you can view that on her blog, Selma's Stamping Corner, HERE.

Now for my project for this challenge, I ended up using the same container that Selma used, as it was the only round cardboard container I could find, guess I could have used an icing container, they all had plastic lids, nothing seems to come in plain cardboard anymore or for that matter in Round containers, everything is square, but I guess that makes sense as it is easier for boxing reasons and stacking on shelves.
Anyway, I forgot to take a picture of the Laughing Cow cheese container before I covered it, so I only have the finished product.


Supplies used, bazzil card stock, green foliage cut out with Memory Box Dies, Roses made with Memory box dies, Butterfly made with the new Spellbinder Butterfly die, some bling, some lace around the box, and that was it. I will probably keep my paper clips in this box. All products I used today, can be purchased through Joan, and if she does not have an item in stock, she usually can get it pretty quickly upon request, hers is a great place to shop!! Wonderful communication, and great service!!
Thanks for all you do Joan!!

Oh well, off and running, NOT. !! Hubby wants to go to Lowe's, guess I will go look at patio sets, need a new one for our deck!!

Below are some other challenges I am entering my spring box into!!

Well, I have also decided to enter this box into another challenge over at Totally Paper Crafts, HERE. That is an easy one, as the challenge is 'My Favorite Things', and as Butterflies and Flowers are right up there with my favorites, I decided to enter. So if you have time, check them out.

Here we go, off to enter in another wonderful challenge, as others seem to do this, I might as well, this is a challenge over at another blog I frequent, Marks Finest Papers, and they are having a Bingo challenge, you have to do what is in one of the Bingo lines, and I do have that, I have lace, circles and Bling, so my box will also be entered at their challenge as well, and that is HERE.

Another Blog, 2 Sisters Challenge Blog is having a Spring Color Challenge, HERE, and I think that clarifies my box, that is why I made it, spring is trying to come, and to me pink flowers and butterflies is everything spring!! So go and check it out!!
Thanks for looking.

While visiting Paper Play Challenges, I decided to enter their challenge as well, as it is "Recycled", and my laughing Cow container is definitely recycled now!! So if you would like, check out their wonderful blog , HERE. THANKS


Thanks

Have a great weekend everyone.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs
Donna

Another Week AT Joan's for her Challenge

Well, here we are, another week and another Challenge at Joan's Gardens. This weeks challenge at Joan's Garden, was fun as usual, I always enjoy her challenges. My entry is above and will post my supplies I used at the end, after looking at the picture, I was going to add some bling, but this is one of those cards, to me it was OK, but not a great Love, and felt it needed more, but was afraid to OVERDO it, so just left it alone. So it is what it is, may try to still add something, but just won't post it here, sorry!! TFL

The Guidelines for this weeks Challenge are as follows,
Here is what you need to do for Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge #8
■
Create a card using corner embellishments

■
Color theme should be Blue and Green

■
Add some kind of flowers

■
Use an oval background


You will have until next Thursday (March 8) morning 6:00 AM EST to link your project.


You can enter more than once. A winner will be chosen from the Random Drawing for week #8

challenge and will be announced Friday March 9. This winner will win a 2 Copic Pens. The winner will also be entered in the end of the year $100 gift certificate drawing.

And of course Selma's very pretty example card, can be seen HERE at Selma's Stamping Corner, which is always worthy of a visit, her work is fantastic!!

Supplies,
cardstock,
Lace,
Oval Nestabilities
Scalloped oval Nestabilities
Memory Box Stamped Image
Copics
Rock Candy Stickles
Brad
3D foam tape(under flower petals)
Nestabilities Die to cut corner embellishments
Adhesives

That's all she wrote, thanks for stopping by.
Have a great Week.
Hugs
Donna

Joans Weekly Challenge

Here it is, that time of the week for Joan's weekly challenge, and this is my card for this weeks Challenge.
Firstly, here are the guidelines,
Here is what you need to do for Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge #7
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Create a card with lots of layers

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Color theme should be Pink and White

■
Add some dimensional flowers.

■
Use a rectangle and an oval layer


You will have until next Thursday (March 1) morning 6:00 AM EST to link your project.


You can enter more than once. A winner will be chosen from the Random Drawing for week #7 challenge and will be announced Friday March 2. This winner will win a 2 packages of Zva Swirl Pearls. The winner will also be entered in the end of the year $100 gift certificate drawing.

And of course here is Selma's example card for the challenge, she always does AWESOME work, so hop on over and check our her card out HERE!!!

Well, finally, here is my card Above, for this week, hopefully, I think I have covered all the base's.

Supplies used are listed below. Thanks for stopping by.

"Bazzil cardstock", some "PP paper", Cheery Lynn "Fanciful Flourish".
"Wavy Rectangles" die from Spellbinders, and "Deckled oval" die from Spellbinders.
"Tessatina Border" border underneath Rectangle and in between the PP, from Memory Box.
The flowers are a punch from Martha Stewart, "The flower", used my tool kit that I got from Joan's, and also my pad, which are made by punch bunch, to shape the flowers to make them more 3d, they were also colored with my copics. Center of the flower is a punch from punch bunch called "Mini Daisy".
Leaves under flowers are by Memory Box called "Tender leaves"
Sentiment is from My Favorite Things.

Memento ink pads for edges of layers.

That's all she wrote folks, see you soon.
hugs
Donna
TFL!!

Card Made with GrapeVine Wreath Die

Just a quick post, I thought this card was cute, I love this die from Memory Box, it is called the Grapevine Wreath, and it is so versatile. I got it from Joan's Gardens and have been so happy with it.
The PP is from a Webster pad. The tree branch is also a Memory Box Die.

Did several layers using my nestabilities. Sorry it looks a bit crooked, but had to angle it to take the picture and it made it look crooked, too lazy to wait till tomorrow with better light.

TFL

Hugs
Donna

Joan's Weekly Challenge

Well, I had the time today and am feeling better, so I decided to make a second card for Joan's challenge, below are the requirements for this weeks challenge,

Here is what you need to do for Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge #6
■Create a Get Well card.
■Color theme should be Green and White
■Use some type of basket
■Use some kind of Pattern Paper
You will have until next Thursday (February23) morning 6:00 AM EST to link your project.
You can enter more than once. A winner will be chosen from the Random Drawing for week #6 challenge and will be announced Friday February 24th. This winner will win a small Punch a Bunch Punch. The winner will also be entered in the end of the year $100 gift certificate drawing.

So hop on over and check it out, you don't know what you are missing!! A chance at some wonderful weekly prizes!!!

And of course here is Selma's lovely example!!

With my card today, my sentiment is on the inside, so that is what the second picture is of, and there is a mini tissue and tissue holder there. Saw it some where and thought it was a good idea for a Get Well card.

Will post my supplies at a later date, very tired right now, sorry!! See you all soon.

TFL

Hugs
Donna

Joan's Weekly Challenge & New Bow Maker by My Brother

Well, here I am posting for Joan's weekly challenge, I have not done as much of late as I would have liked, my life is never boring, as of this moment I am still re couping from Food Poisoning, I have never in my life had stomach pains as bad as these were, was so close to going to the Emergency Room, I would have gone if pains did not subside when they did, and also knowing what and how bad emergency rooms are, I try to go only as a last resort, I have been in them so much the last few years, I only go when I absolutely have to!!!
So, I am now improving, my stomach and intestines are actually bruised, and they hurt when I walk, so keeping a low profile.

But I did manage to get my card for Joan's challenge done, just barely!!
I so love to do the challenges at Joan's, they are never overly hard, and if you don't have what you need, Joan does, and if she does not have what you are looking for, she will gladly try and get it!! A wonderful place to visit, shop, and get some inspiration, make some wonderful friends and maybe win a prize!!

Will try and remember what I used, If I don't have exact names, I will adjust the post in a day or two. Not like I have many viewers anyway, but I do try and be as accurate as I can.

Here are the guide lines for this week,

Here is what you need to do for Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge #6
■Create a Get Well card.
■Color theme should be Green and White
■Use some type of basket
■Use some kind of Pattern Paper
You will have until next Thursday (February23) morning 6:00 AM EST to link your project.
You can enter more than once. A winner will be chosen from the Random Drawing for week #6 challenge and will be announced Friday February 24th. This winner will win a small Punch a Bunch Punch. The winner will also be entered in the end of the year $100 gift certificate drawing.

And of course, the wondrous Selma, Joan's design team or design, WOMAN, has a wonderful blog, Selma's Stamping Corner, and she has done a beautiful sample card that can be viewed HERE.

Above is my card for this week, supplies used by me, (Brain is trying to remember here now, so list may not be complete)

Bazzil Cardstock
Adhesive
Copics to color flowers
Bling
Nestabilities for Behind Sentiment (Hero Arts sentiment stamp)
Staz On Black ink for sentiment
Gina K. Stamp Set for Basket stamp, which I stamped, colored and cut out and 3D popped for dimension.
Flowers are Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch
Greenery are various Dies, from Martha's Sprig Punch, to dies from Memory Box and Cheery Lynn, I cut up various ones to make fit.
PPaper is by Bo Bunny
Used one of my Label Nestabilities behind the stamped image, and used my large dabber to go around the label with Memento green ink and in the center near the top on the inside a I did Yellow, it does not show up much in the picture, but it looks very nice in person.

White ribbon was used to make my lovely bow, made with my NEW Bow maker, which was made for me by my lovely brother Skip, he is such a love. I showed him a picture of Becca's new one that she is selling, and he made me one. It means so much to me, haveing something made by my dear brother, and it is by no means about the money saved by not having to buy one. I just love having Home Made items.

Many years ago I was into Macrame weaving , and used to make a lot of the Large and Long Macrame hangers for plants, so my dear brother Skip, made me a lovely Macrame loom, which I still have to this day, it is large and in the basement, as I may some day go back to it!! I used the loom to supplement my income, by making the plant hangers to specific orders, when the kids were small, and I was not working, and a stay at home Mom. So many fond memories.
So hoping this bow maker gets as much use as the macrame loom did. Will attach a picture of my bow maker too. I am sure I will, as it is a dream to make bows on, very sturdy, love the thicker posts, it does not move all over, he did a beautiful job. Thanks Becca for the idea, my brother really enjoyed watching your videos. As he wanted an idea of how the item would function when he was done building it, so he watched you in action.

Oh well, think that is it, thanks for stopping by. See ya soon.
Hugs
Donna

Another Card for Joan's Challenge

Well, I actually have a second entry this week for Joan's challenge, so if you have the chance, wander on over to Joan's and see all the wonderful cards there!! And Joan has so much new stuff, just love it!!!
Here are the guide lines for this week's challenge.
Here is what you need to do for Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge #5
■Create a Spring Card
■Color theme should be blue and white
■Use some type of lattice
■Perhaps-- add a bird
You will have until next Thursday (February16) morning 6:00 AM EST to link your project.
You can enter more than once. A winner will be chosen from the Random Drawing for week #5 challenge and will be announced Friday February 17th. This winner will win a Marianne Die. The winner will also be entered in the end of the year $100 gift certificate drawing.

And of course, there is almost always a lovely sample card by Selma, Joan's design team, :) !

Oh well, off for some TV and hopefully some sleep, maybe I will return tomorrow with some more of my hard work!!

Take care and Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs
Donna

Supplies and or Tools used (That I can remember) :))

Coredinations Cardstock, Dark/Light blue
Embossed with one of tim's new Alterations folders Springtime Backgrounds and Borders
Then sanded the embossed image
Covered with Lattice Die from Cherry Lynn/Lattice #2
Rose's were made with dies from Memory Box/Scalloped Posie & Small Pinwheel
Birds are from Die-Namics Birdhouse set, Dies and Stamp set
Used The Grapevine Wreath from Memory box to Make the heart shape (love that die)
Used Tender Leaves die from Memory Box as well as Gentle Leaves die for the greenery behind the rose's.
Also used a plain Heart die by Nestabilites.
White ribbon for bow.