Well, if you read my blog, you most likely know how BAD I am about getting things out in the mail. I swear I am trying to get better. It really is an awful thing I have going on with that. I have a stack of mail, sitting here, waiting to go postal (TODAY! I SWEAR!).
The problem is most of it is always to heavy to just slap on a stamp or sometimes even two, so I can’t just stick it IN the mailbox-KWIM? I have to GO IN.
Anyway, I made a super long to-do list, since I have been UBER busy, and I have gotten several things, crossed off! YEAH!!
This next project was one, of the many, that I wanted to get done, before a year had past! LOL! It also made me realize how many I have NOT got done. Oh boy!
Especially For You Juanita
I wrote a few weeks ago (wow time flies) that Juanita sent me What’s in your tin 1, after reading I was kicking myself for only getting set 2! I was so touched by her sweet gesture. I knew I had to make her, her very own tin! So away I went with this tin, and notecard for her.
Now not knowing people, and their favorite things, can make creating something for them difficult. I decided I would go with whatever I thought was pretty! LOL! So I turned to some of my favorite things!
I LOVE altering things, so that was of course so FUN for me! The set she sent me-What’s in your tin 1, Chatterboxpaper, Bridal Confetti flowers (LOVIN those in case you have not noticed), my Martha Stewart butterfly punches, Faux Dew Drops :D, acetate, my Cuttlebug Red Tag alphabet, White StazOn, Vellum cardstock, brads by SEI, and one of my all time FAVORTIE floral sets Beautiful Blooms
EDITED TO ADD: HERE is my link for the dew drops. I color mine with my Copic markers to change the color!
The Close-ups
I so LOVED the softness this card portrayed. I stamped the leaf from Beautiful Blooms, in bashful blue ink. It was a bit harsh, so I layered Vellum cardstock OVER it, to soften the look! Pretty NIFTY huh? It will immediately soften any color you layer it over. Sometimes if your ink is a bit too harsh, just give this a try. It HAS to be the cardstock, not vellum paper! Vellum paper is very thin, and to me useless. I LOVE vellum cardstock. You can get it at some stamp store or through Stampin’Up!
I then layered on my bridal confetti flowers, and my hand made dew drops for the centers!
My butterfly is punched 3 times-bashful blue on bottom, vellum cardstock in the middle, then the patterned paper on top 😀
The rounded corners were done to match the tin! Plus I love the floating, and soft look it offers to this design. No HARSH edges.
Not sure WHAT to put in there? Open to suggestions 😀
Well I used the same papers, and the set she sent me. Same flowers/butterfly as above. Maybe overboard with the flowers? Oh well. I colored the “leaves” blue. I tried to keep it balanced. One wasn’t enough, two was an even number and looked odd. Scattering them across the tin didn’t work either. I did need “something” and this was the end result. Has that “home-made” imperfect appeal I guess.
What I LOVE on this is the “J”. Can you see it? I just die cut my acetate with my Cuttlebug, and stamped just the corner of the “J” with white StazOn, using the floral image from the Simple Little Things set from Papertrey Ink (note: set was earned and not for sale). I also did this because “J” is the first initial in her name, and the “just” is at a slant, so I like that too. The letter is attached under the stamped white corner with a glue dot. LOVE those things!!
So that is it for today!
I am definitely off to Michaels today! I haven’t been in like 2 weeks. I hear they have new Martha Stewart stuff-so I’m all over it.
I hope I find some neat little thing to put in here for her, before I go to the post office!
As always, thanks for checkin in today.
Tomorrow is going to be a 2 poster day! I have my blogger’s challenge, and later in the day is the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop!! So hope you come back then. I can’t wait to see what everyone has up their sleeve’s for that.
Till then
Lauren
36 Responses for "Especially For You!"
These are beautiful. I love the clear J. What a neat idea. The flowers are great by the way! Enjoy the last few days of spring vacation. 🙂 -Molly B
Love the soft colors, very nice! 😀
Why do I get the feeling you’ll be back and show us your Martha finds and then I’ll want to have them too?…. 😉
Very, very pretty, love the colors, so soft! Fantastic work!
Lauren, you amaze me everyday with your creations! This is beautiful! Why not put some of those cute little flowers in it? I got some, thanks to you, at Michaels and love them. They color beautifully with Copic markers. I HAVE got to get that butterfly punch! You’re a bad influence on me…but keep up the good work…I love it! 🙂
These are so pretty, love the softness and elegance.
Once again I am blown away. Beautiful work and am ordering my 1st Gina K, those tin sets are on my list. I went to check out the dew drops and am in for those definately. I am unsure of how you get the color, you just use markers of ink. Do you color them or under them and it shows thru??? But this is a beautiful project can’t wait to do one of my own. TFS
The homemade dew drops did you dye them with colored water? Love the card and tin I bought some of the bridal confetti but haven’t used it yet. TFS Ann
Very pretty… I did the acetate letters on a layout a little while ago… I just rubbed white ink over them so they were kinda opaque! Very pretty!
This is beautiful! And yes, that “J” is fabulous!
Beautiful! She is going to love this! Love the vellum tip….great one!
Very pretty, as we all knew it would be! I think you should stop at Michael’s first and get a couple of the $1 clear stamps to stick in her tin! Have fun! I’m jealous, I want to go play at Michael’s too 🙂
How pretty Lauren! What a thoughtful gift. What to fill it with? Hmmm….how about a bunch of fun embellishments? Like maybe some of the bridal flowers, bling, ribbon.
Oh Lauren,so pretty!!!
So beautiful! Maybe you could fill it with some clear stamps? I am talking the smaller packaged ones like the ones by Inque boutique or studio G. Just a thought!
The “J” is the perfect touch!
How did you attach it so no adhesive is showing?
All your projects are inspiring.
Thanks for all that you share with your readers.
Teryl
This is beautiful, she’s going to luv it!
What about putting a couple of those clear stamp sets in there?
They’re nice and not that expensive.
There’s always chocolate. . .
Anyway, beautiful job as usual . . I’ve got to try those butterflies . .
Very pretty!
Your card and tin is gorgeous. Who wouldn’t love received them. They are so soft and elegant and I love the butterfly.
Incredible again, Lauren…gosh…back to Michael’s!! How did you color those handmade jewels…they’re perfect…as usual!! 🙂
“OH MY GOODNESS, OH MY GOODNESS, for me?” They are beyond BEAUTIFUL Lauren, I will treasure them forever! I am so honored to own a piece of your work, Thank you from my heart!! HUG, OH MY GOODNESS!!!! I think they are PERFECTION, talk about HAPPY MAIL, whew!!
You do such wonderful work im always in ahhhhhhhh over it ..
can you tell me what Dew Drops are and is this some kind of tin exchange ??or just between buddies ..???
I only wish i could do that great of job ..2 thumbs up 🙂
Diana
Gosh, This is sooo beautiful. Very soft, and just lovely. I absolutly love it. The colors are so gentle together and all I can say is wow….You are so very talented and have such a great style about your work.
These are gorgeous!!! Love the soft colors and that super *J*.
Beautiful.
I am SO excited…I got those dewdrops at M’s too. But the ones I found were major marked down. They were normally like 3.00 and I got each package for 75 cents. So I bought all the ones they had-in the clear. ( I remembered you saying to color ’em with the markers)
And I got some green and the purple. I was so giddy! I just love a stamping/scrapbook bargain. 🙂
Beautiful Set!!
I love the soft colors…
and the pretty flowers.
*Thanks for the tip on the dew drops 🙂
…and the vellum cardstock 🙂
*I want to get that butterfly punch…
sooo pretty!!!
Dee
So lovely! It turned out so nice and I’m sure she will be super excited to receive it!
As for what to put in the tin… how about card candy? Who can’t use more delicious embellishments? How about the bits you used to make the card and tin? Butterflies in her favourite colour, flowers, stamped images….
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This is a GORGEOUS set, Lauren!!! Your details are always perfect — love that acetate J!
This is so feminine and soft and amazing, Lauren!!
Thanks for the Info on the pepples ..Now I have asked alot of people and nobody answers there blog, But you did Huraaaaay..
so one more question ..WHAT ARE COPICS???? Please inform me …are if there a good thing or not .
Also did your stamp set come n tins ???
Your the Greatist ..
Diana
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This is just beautiful, love the softness of it!
These are just lovely, Lauren!! I love those pretty flowers with Dew Drops, and beautiful butterfly! Fantastic set!!
wow, so pretty, sounds like i need to go give Juanita a big hug , too!! 🙂
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