Welcome to Mesquite Ross and Johnnie

 To welcome our pastor and his wife to Mesquite as they move here permanently.

WELCOME to our wonderful little town.  WE are SO LUCKY to have you here with us, and we wish YOU the best of luck, wonderful new beginnings, amazing memories and happy times.!

Papers N Pixels Meeting---Feb 18th, 2021--The STABLE DOOR Card

 

Eight crafters enjoyed making the surprise  Impossible Boxes are designed by Sam at Mixed Up Crafts With these treat boxes, you'll never lose a lid. They filled them with individually wrapped life-savers.  Figures, embellishments and papers by Laurie  Furnell.

Some Valentines--2021

 

This card is created with Taylored Expressions Mini Slim Tri Fold Dies.  The cardsize is 10 1/2 x 6 tri folded, and the dies and stencils used are the hexagonal design.  Stamps are from Iris by Memory Box stampset,  Scripty Sayings by Memory Box and a Just Rite stampset

The cards below are created with graphics drawn by Laurie Furnell in her digital graphics collection available in her Esty store: "Love Bug" 

 

The Beagle's Impossible Box

 

We'll be making Impossible Boxes at the next Papers N Pixels Meeting in February

Until the Cows Come Home

 

Finished

This box was created with We R Memory Keepers Box maker, with adorable graphics from Laurie Furnell in her digital embellishments kit called "Cute Cow Clip Art"  Watercolor cows.  The cow print paper is by minniprint designs, both from the artist's Etsy Stores

And what was INSIDE the Box?                         WHAT ELSE---A COWBELL

 

Impossible Boxes

 

                                                                        Lid slid up a bit

 

 Lid fully up so you can find treat or gift inside

Impossible Boxes are designed by Sam at Mixed Up Crafts 

With these treat boxes, you'll never lose a lid.  They are fun to make

versatile and have many possibilities. AND these little Impossible Boxes will be

the February Papers N Pixels Club Make-it-and-take it workshop project Feb 18th.

Apron Recipe Card Holder

 

                                                                                  front

back

This Recipe Holder box was created with Denim and Diamonds elements and papers designed by Susan Darter at Raspberry Road Designs.  The cooking tools are from Oven Lovin by Karen Schulz, and the Die is a Sizzix Bigz by Lori Whitlock.  I have made a lot of these holders,   but this one is cut our of heavy Chipboard and sealed with Crystal Glaze.  Others can be seen here 

Arrow Fun Fold Card

                                                          Arrow fun fold card closed

                                                      Card open and standing

 

 

Sentiment area or note. Card Open 

This will be the project for our next Papers N Pixels Meeting in Sun City

Inspiration and instructions found at President Clareene's blog 

 

Second Card for PnP is made with SU designer paper, black carstock and sentiment stamps by SU and My Favorite Things owl stampset.  The very narrow black line accents are stickers from Pop-Ups Etc. The bee is colored with glimmer pens and shimmer by Nuvo.

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It looks like a Book--box

 

 

These little playful owls sit on top of a deep box. 
The original box was a "book" but this has been turned on its side to become a box.  

                                                                  The back of the box

The  idea and the details for such an "altered art project" can be found at Reene's Room where I got some of the findings for this project.

Twist N Pop Card

 

One tutorial for making twist and pop cards is at Graphic 45 by Charee 
These unique cards that open to a surprise are wonderful for ANY OCCASION. Another place to find a good tutorial for these Twist and Pop Cards is at Shrushtipatil's site. Another very good tutorial for these is found at.  Maymay Made it.   

All of the Graphics and design elements in this card are in the Holiday Hoopla digital scrapbooking kit designed by Karen Schulz 

 

The same design by Charee was used for this twist and pop using papers and Elements from the "Mischief is my Name" collection by Karen Schulz.

Enjoy some other versions of Twist N Pop Cards In Reene's Room  
And  on my Blog for Stuart's Birthday   
Ane a similar one for Roger