Planting a Garden - The Rubber Cafe

It is the perfect time of year to start reaping the benefits of all the hard work you have put in to your gardens.  There is nothing like a fresh cucumber or greens.  The most beautiful vegetable out there has to be an eggplant.  Which leads me to why I am here.

  

Have you all seen the colors in this months Creative Cafe KOTM - Farm Fresh?

The Echo Park papers are absolutely stunning and paired with the jewel tones of the Bazzill cardstock, the creations are bound to be beautiful.  

Here is my card.  There is nothing extra exciting about my card except the detail in the stamps.  I have no tips or tricks to show you, just plain beautiful papers and clean stamp images.

If you want to see more of my card, closeups, or details, head over to The Rubber Cafe blog.

  Please!

Sunny Snapshots mini album

We are already half way through January with no snow to speak of.  It is EXTREMELY cold and I burrowed in for few days while my family goes to school and work.  I have been trying to organize and clean out but something keeps calling me back to my scrap space.  I decided to create a mini album from November when we went apple picking in weather that was sunny and bright, well one day anyway.  Thinking maybe that would warm my feet.  Nope.  Today I have Smart Wool socks on, homemade knitted socks and my husbands slippers.  My own don't fit over so many layers.  I am sipping coffee with a lemon candle burning.  Hoping I feel warmer.

Here is my sunny mini that didn't help change the temperature but it sure was fun making.  

I created this album with cardstock pages.  I use Bazzill 8.5 x 11 Avalanche.  It has just enough texture and my favorite.  I cut this in half the long way and folded in half with the texture inside, to create the pages of my album.  Best thing about making your own album, you can decide how many pages you want for your event.  I knew I needed 5 open pages.

I then used a strong adhesive to attach the pages back to back like so.

To create even sturdier pages, I machine stitched as close to the inside as I could on each page.  I HAVE to use my sewing machine on everything lately.  It is a stage I am going through.  Remember the funky scissor stage?  Tearing paper stage?  Been through it all!!!

I chose the papers from Pink Paislee I wanted on the outside of my album.  Attached with a strong adhesive and whipped it through my sewing machine again, of course!  Then I started decorating the inside.  We went picking twice.  The first time, on the rainiest day ever and then again with our friends.  We ate apples for weeks!  Apple pie, Apple Crisp, Apple Sauce, Baked Apples.  Everywhere we went, we took something apple with us!

There is a local farm that has a cold cellar and we can still get apples that taste freshly picked.  We are lucky to live in New England.  Even though I am kinda crabby today.  I hope you have enjoyed my little mini and think about creating one for yourself.  I will list the products I used below.

Supplies used:

Bazzill 8.5 x 11 Avalanche cardstock

Pink Pailsee:  Hello Sunshine Patterned paper

Pink Paislee: Hello Sunshine Ephemera

Pink Paislee:  Hellow Sunshine 3x4 Pocket Cards

Pink Paislee:  Hellow Sunshine Chipboard Sticker Set

Studio Calico Tags

Random enamel dots

Call me

I can not believe I never shared this card with you all.  It was a couple days after my surgery so I guess I never scheduled the post.  Anyway, it is created using The Rubber Cafe's - Creative Cafe KOTM club.  

Thanks for stopping in!

Mary-Ann

Mass produced card for The Rubber Cafe

Today I have shared another card over at The Rubber Cafe.  This card was mass produced in less than 2 minutes per card:o)  Head over to check them out!

Thank for  looking.
Mary-Ann

Watercolor Flower

Today I am sharing a watercolor flower card created using Gelatos, stamps and Bazzill paper over at The Rubber Cafe.  I used this months Creative Cafe Kit of the Month.  Be sure to stop over and see how easy it is to create such a lovely card for any occasion.

Mary-Ann

You're Beautiful

Hey folks, today I am created a couple of tags that are up over at The Rubber Cafe blog.  Be sure to stop on over and see what other designers are doing with this months Kit of the Month.

Mary-Ann