Baby Love Card

 

      Happy Monday fellow crafters! Pinquette Mary here to show you some Love. That's right, this month the Design Team is showcasing Pinque Peacock products with the theme being Love. To me, love can be that warm fuzzy feeling you get when you are with someone special, smell the most delightful meal cooking or even remember a moment in time that left you feeling happy all over. For my project I decide to dress up some baby cards I had done a while ago using great products to embellish my cards and to kick them up a notch, lol. We have a few really special people who are expecting babies and they are choosing not to find out what they are having so I hope I have enough cards, lol. Let's take a look at them.
     I used the Cricut cartridge Victorian Romance for this beautiful clown silhouette. I made this a while ago so I believe the size is 5.5".  It amazes me how I have grown creatively. I first made this card for a Design Team i was on and this is what I submitted. The theme may have been to use a silhouette however, today it looked so unfinished to me.

 

 This is the before.

      Here is the after:

     This baby boy card has the scrumptious 3 Girl Jam crinkle ribbon and a simply wonderful fabric 3/4"covered button in green and white from Pinque Peacock Shop. It adds so much dimension to this card and really looks like a bouncing ball! I also added some Baby Blue stickles to the solid side of the clown costume to add a little bling and also to tie in the background color. It seemed to be a good choice because it also brings out the polka dots in the button. Love when that happens! I also added some rhinestones to a scalloped border strip I had in my stash. I am so pleased with the "dressed up" version.

This is the before girl card:

    

And here is the after:

     For the girl card I added liquid pearls to her costume and a different type of 3/4" fabric button for her "ball". I also had a strip of embossed hearts left over from another project so I added this to the scalloped edging as well. I think it gives it a more polished looking card.
     Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you will stop by the Pinque Peacock Shop HERE and grab some of these wonderful products and try them on your next project. Have a wonderful week and as always, stay safe.
   

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     Happy Thursday! Pinquette Mary here with a little project for you today. Ok, it's not really a "little" project. I have been really tied up with one of my daughters having shoulder surgery. Nurse Mary has been on duty 24/7 when what I was anxious to do was to make a project with my awesome DT packet of goodies from Jessica at the Pinque Peacock, lol.
     Have you ever had a "vision" pop into your head when you just have to attempt it? Well, this was what happened with my project that I am going to show you today. Are you ready? Let's take a look....

      
     This is an 8"x10" canvas board that I used for my base. I wanted it to look like a tree trunk with the heart carved into it.  First I started by painting my canvas board with brown paint then let it dry overnight.

     I cut out a heart from contact paper with my Cricut. You can use any heart shape you choose from whatever cartridges you have. Next I used Rangers crackle paint in Picket Fence. I put it on quite heavy so I would get a bark look. I also wanted the heart to be smooth like a carving. You really don't have to be fussy since it all will be inked. You just want the crackle effect for bark.

 

     I think I used every dark colored distress ink I had on hand: vintage photo, walnut stain, antique linen, scattered straw and even black soot. You just have to keep playing until you get the effect you are looking for. I did not take the heart off until all the tree was distressed. This made it so much easier to add depth to the heart and I could concentrate on its outline.

     These metal letters are some I had hanging around and thought they were perfect for this project. I used some jewelry glue to adhere them as well as the lock and key.  The sentiment is computer generated and says: "Real love stories never have endings." I just tore the paper and burned the edges for a tattered look.

     Lastly I stamped the stems and leaves with StazOn ink. One spot I missed when I stamped them so I decided to add a few rhinestones for dew drops! Of course I also needed an arrow so I used a grunge board piece and painted it with Black Soot.
     How about these adorable flowers? Beautiful garden layered and swirl flowers from the Pinque Peacock. You can find these and so much more from the January Release we showcased @ this weekends Hop. Just be sure to check out the shop HERE .
     
     Hope you have enjoyed my project and, if you would like more info, just head on over to my blog HERE . I will give you all the details on how I created this. Have a fabulous weekend everyone!!!!!

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     Hello fellow crafters! Hope you are enjoying all the inspiration from this hop. If you came from Heather then you are in the right place. If not, just scroll down and you'll find the correct order for the Hop for all 3 days.

     Pinquette Mary here to show you another twist on the Love theme this month. I hope you all had an enjoyable Holiday season. I don't know about you but I am always kind of sad to see the holiday season end.  We were thrilled to have my SIL visit during the holidays so that he could spend time with his wife before she has surgery. (He is in the Marines). Christmas Eve we received a package from Sherry's Berries and it was quite the guessing game to figure out who sent them! Well, it was from his parents as a gift for our family to enjoy. What a wonderful surprise!!!

So I thought I would send them back some "Love" in a thank you card and what better way then to use some PP products. Here's a look at the card:

Surprise, I did not use the color red! I did however, have this gorgeous fabric covered button and went with a nice blue color. They live in Michigan and love the earth so this seemed so appropriate to go with my button. The flower is one I had in my stash and it really showed off my button for the flower center.

  

My favorite of all the Pinque Peacock Products has to be these beautiful Angel stick pins.

I used some needle nose pliers and made a loop to add this Love charm I had. You will definitely want to visit the Pinque Peacock Shop and grab some of this 3 Girl Jam ribbon. It is so fabulous to work with! 

Finally, Jessica asked us to use a quote to follow along with the Love theme this month. I thought this was appropriate to use since it convey's the love we have for this family. It says:

"True friends grow separately without growing apart".

Well, that's it for now and I hope you like my "take" on the love theme. Be sure that you have followed all the stops on the hop and left some blog love in order to win some awesome prizes.

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      How are all you Pinquettes doing this Holiday season? Is your shopping done? Have you started decorating yet? How about all that baking? Okay who has made at least made their their Christmas cards? Boy this can be such a stressful time especially if you through in 6 (yes I said 6!!!!) Birthdays into the mix. We have 2 grandsons who turn 7 with only 6 days between them, a grand daughter who turns 4 right after Christmas, 2 sons with birthdays on the 19th and 22nd and my son's girl friend on the 31st. It sure can get overwhelming to say the least.
     Last time we met I showed you a tag I made as a Thank you for Thanksgiving. I decided that since the boys really don't care about cards I would do the same thing (they usually rip the envelopes off anyways, lol). So here is what I came up with:

     
     Quick and easy! I really try to stay away from the Christmas colors and go with a winter theme so they can feel like their Birthday is a special day and not just lost in the season. Nick's is the first of the celebrations starting Dec. 7. I created this tag pretty much like the  Thank You tag I did HERE. This time I used the wonderful Snowman swirl fabric flower.

     I have been making these Snowman Soup packets for several years now. I found all the info online line. You can find the Headers HERE There are several different free printables of these headers just be sure to scroll down.

          Ben's is on December 13th and I am making these hot chocolate bags as favors for the kids at the party. Of course I will send one to Nick in Florida!!!! I love these fabric covered buttons. They are not only so versatile for so many projects but practical as well. I stapled the header to the bag but wanted to cover it so I used a button as camouflage!

Here is the recipe for the "soup":

Ingredients

• 1 individual packet hot chocolate mix
• 2-3 chocolate kiss candies
• 10-15 mini-marshmallows
• small candy cane
• treat bag or zipper food storage bag
• plastic wrap or small zipper storage bag

Instructions

Place mini-marshmallows in small zipper storage bag, or wrap in plastic wrap.

Tuck hot chocolate packet into treat bag. Add marshmallows, chocolate kiss candies, and candy cane.

Seal bag or close with twist tie. Holiday hint: glitzy chenille stems make pretty, decorative bag closures. Curl stem ends around a finger or a wooden spoon to create a curly closure!

Add a printable gift tag or bag topper, or attach hand-written tag using the Snowman Soup poem below.

Snowman Soup

Was told you've been real good this year.
Always glad to hear it!
With freezing weather drawing near,
You'll need to warm the spirit.

So here's a little Snowman Soup
Complete with stirring stick.
Add hot water, sip it slow.
It's sure to do the trick!

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Giving Thanks To All Of You

 
      Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving to you all ! I realize that my friends from other countries may not be familiar with this American holiday but those of us here in the U.S. sure do love this holiday. It is suppose to be a day of being thankful. You see when our ancestors settled here they had no idea of how many hardships they would face in this new land. If it hadn't been for the Native Americans they would never have survived the harsh winters we sometime have in the northeast. At the end of harvest season they gathered together to enjoy the fruits of their labor.
     Since my youngest son and his wonderful girl friend are hosting Turkey Day in their new home, I thought I would make a quick tag to include on a gift I have for them. Let's take a look:

      This is such a quick and easy tag and I love the stick pin from an earlier release as well as the wonderful gingham swirl flower from this months release. The PP products just make anything you create extra special!
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     First I started with a plain manila shipping tag. I decided to use my distress it all to add a little distressing before I used some inks around the edge. Next I added a strip of scrap paper to the center (yup that's paper I love how it looks like fabric!). 

     I had some yellow fabric flowers leftover from another project and thought this would look great to use with the gingham swirl flower. Now I was on a roll!!! I pulled out some mulberry leaves I had and loved how they looked but it was still missing something. Hmmm what about a stick pin?

     Yup, that did the trick! I love when that happens. Now all I did was to use my label maker and added the Thank You. This is a great way to add dimension! There you have it, a quick and easy thank you tag!

  
     Fortunately for all of you the Pinque Peacock shop is online and ALWAYS open. So while you are waiting for your guests to arrive you can get your shopping all done, lol.
     I truly wish all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving. What am I thankful for? Well of course all of you. Thank you for stopping by and hope you will also follow my Blog where I will give you more details on "how she'd do that???"
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Get one for that hard to buy for crafter!!