Lime Scraparita with a twist

Spellbinders Heart die

2012-01-28T05:21:00.009-06:00

A few Valentines made from the papers left over from the Valentines class I offered this past Tuesday and the Sunday before. Check out our class board at the store or the one on the website for upcoming classes we are offering. We have a bunch coming up!

MATERIALS:
Paper: October Afternoon and Paper Cut cardstock
Spellbinders Heart And Scallop Heart
Stamp: Rosie's Roadshow
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Walnut Stain"

Love the pink and brown combo on this paper. The fun part of this is the other side happens to be the flower pattern.

MOXXIE SPRING TIME

2012-01-27T06:17:00.000-06:00

New papers for Spring are all I need to get my creativity jump started.

MATERIALS:
Paper: MOXXIE Springtime
Paper Cut Metallic cardstock
Punch: Martha Stewart butterfly and hydrangea
Liquid Pearls by Ranger

Simply paper and more paper with the added bonus of a dab of liquid pearl to the middles.

Graduation cards

2012-01-25T07:04:00.006-06:00

Another graduation card for the year 2012. Take any color cardstock or use some of the printed custom papers we have in stock to create the background.

PAZZLES Cuts

2012-01-24T06:58:00.000-06:00

Using the pre-cut stacked 2012 die cut we make at the store I made a quick card for a graduate this year. A sheet of vellum over the top, secured with 4 brads and then the graduation cap. The graduation cap is also something we cut at the store and we have them done in many school colors or black and white if you want to make it neutral. Need a bunch for invitations?? Give us a little time and we can have a them done for you in the color you need. Works for college or high school graduation.

ECHO PARK

2012-01-21T05:39:00.000-06:00

I love the vintage inspired look of the Echo Park papers we got in at the store a while back. I haven't gotten to play with them much yet and I am eager to do more.

Materials:
Paper: Echo Park and My Mind's Eye KRAFT
Paper Cut cardstock
Twine
Button: Basic Grey
Spellbinders Star Die

A simple card made with some small strips of paper. Actual leftovers from a couple projects I got to do. A decorative scissor on the edges and an offset star and you are good to go. Could work with any color and pattern pieces.

Mini Deer Die from ALTERATIONS

2012-01-20T06:12:00.008-06:00

Materials:
Paper: Cosmo Cricket
Paper Cut and World Win cardstocks
Spellbinders Standard Circle and Fancy Tag die
Cuttlebug D'vine Swirl Embossing folder
Sizzix Alterations Mini Deer Die

This is one of the cards from my Christmas Card Club class last night. We will be having a Christmas card class each month so you will have Christmas cards for the giving come Christmas time next year or the ideas in hand for recreating your own cards.

My Favorite Things Rainbow Die

2012-01-19T05:03:00.000-06:00

So, now that I am doing with the nut project....I can move on to St. Patties Day. I love my rainbow die from My Favorite Things...and the cloud die is just the right size for the ends of the rainbow. I even paired a Nestablilites "Tea Cup Die" with it....where?.....the pot o gold of course!!

Materials:
Paper: Reminisce St Patricks Day line
Paper Cut and WorldWin cardstocks
Spellbinders: Tea Cup and Labels Trio dies
My Favorite Things "Rainbow" and "Cloud" dies
Hole punch
Stickles "Yellow"
Stamp: Judith "Skinny Mini" Holiday block (4 holidays, one stamp!!)
Ink: Memento "Tuxuedo Black"

Ok, this was fun to make....it it just makes you happy to look at it. I love a rainbow. the smallest tea cup in the tea cup set (there are 3 sizes) is perfect for the Pot of Gold here. A little Stickles on the tiny hole punch circles is all it needs to add a little sparkle to the gold. The smallest clouds and the sentiment are pop dotted to add dimension.

I love FALL......I'm NUTS about it

2012-01-18T05:58:00.001-06:00

Ok, enough with the nuts already right?? Well, this is the last of the nut papers for this week anyway....lol

Materials:
Paper: McRice Acorn paper
Bo-Bunny Fall paper
WorldWin cardstock
Paper Cut cardstock
Ribbon
Die Cut on the PAZZLES
Stamp: Judith
COPIC markers to color in nut
Staples

When you have the coordinating paper and things together it is hard not to just keep right on going with pages or cards. Funny thing is, I created the cards first, and then the page. Either way, the stamp makes a cute addition to the border on top with a simple single color stamping while the colored in one on the ribbon edge makes an impact when paired with the photo mat.

Nuts again

2012-01-17T04:49:00.000-06:00

I guess I am having a nuts week this week. Here is another card with the nut paper and stamp.

Materials:
Paper: McRice Acorn paper and paper Cut Cardstock
Spellbinders
Judith Stamp
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Walnut Stain"
Ribbon

Sometimes you feel like a nut

2012-01-16T12:45:00.001-06:00

..sometimes you don't.......because.......we have these cool acorn stamps and paper to play with!! Why not pair it up with this fun stamp from Rosies Roadshow?? Too much fun to be had.

Materials:
Paper: McRice Acorn and Paper Cut cardstock
String
Stamp: Judith
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Walnut Stain" and "Vintage Photo"

I drew the face on the acorn with a marker for some added fun.

Shamrock day

2012-01-15T05:08:00.003-06:00

I am getting a little ahead of things, yet falling behind as usual. New St. Patties Day papers from Reminisce are here and totally fun to work with.

Spellbinders Owl

2012-01-12T06:50:00.000-06:00

Here is what we are making for the Make & TAke Thursday project.....stop in the store to make one for yourself!

2012-01-07T05:51:00.000-06:00

LAst year we did several cards with the stubbies for the Packer games and this year we did the Badgers for their Rose Bowl run. Since they played the Oregon Ducks it was easy to find appropriate stamps to fit the theme!!

Materials:
JUDITH STAMPS
COPIC markers
Just Rite stamps for O and W
Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Paper Cut cardstock/

Pennant and Star Spellbinders

2012-01-06T04:41:00.000-06:00

Another card using the star Spellbinders....this is the original card that yesterday's negative came from.

Materials:
Paper: My Mind's Eye and ECHO PARK
Stamp: Inkadinkadoo
Twine: The Twinery
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress ink "Black Soot" and "Vintage Photo"

Something a little different

Star Spellbinders Die

2012-01-05T05:32:00.000-06:00

You are a star today!

Materials:
Paper: My Mind's Eye and Cosmo Cricket
Star Spellbinders

I was playing with the star spellbinders cutting out some stars and got this negative space piece leftover...so I used it! Pop it up with pop dots and put a pretty stripe pattern beneath and you are done!

Sharon Louise Acetate sheets

2012-01-04T05:02:00.000-06:00

Love these sheets....and there are lots more themes than the Christmas one shown. This is another from the EXTRAVAGANZA...I know, broken record on that one right??....but I have a lot of projects to share. These sheets are awesome to work with and come in a ton of themes, including guy themes!!

Happy Holidays?

2012-01-03T04:00:00.000-06:00

Yes, the holidays are over...or are they? After all, do we not wish everyone a happy holiday for all holidays? Ok, so this one is definitely Christmas themed...but the idea is there....lol!

Spellbinders Pennant Die

2012-01-02T04:57:00.001-06:00

Make it Merry And Bright
This card is from a class I did back in early December. Can you believe how many cards I have gotten done over the last few months?? We had the Fab 5, Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of Christmas and the EXTRAVAGANZA...I was in a creating frenzy!

Happy New Year

2012-01-01T04:55:00.000-06:00

Happy New Year!!

Just Rite Stampers single letters

2011-12-30T05:52:00.001-06:00

Another EXTRAVAGANZA project. This was fun!! I had an idea for a card using the hanger clips from Tim Holtz and Santa's beard on it was just the fun addition I needed. Inside the card says "Santa is Near".

A little past the holiday, but Christmas comes again next year!!! lol

Gift Bag with Spellbinders Star

2011-12-29T04:49:00.007-06:00

More Extravaganza stuff.......really, how did I get so behind on these projects? Well, if you were at the Etravaganza, you saw them already, and if you have been in the store...and I hope you have....you have seen them already, but for those of you who are visiting from afar, here is another of the fun projects I worked on for our party back in November!

Rosette Die from SIZZIX Alterations

2011-12-28T04:44:00.000-06:00

Have you ever made a bottle topper for gift giving? Christmas has already passed, but New Years and other parties are still coming (at least in my world they are!). Here is a fun bottle jacket I made for the Busy Elves Extravaganza back in November.

Just Rite Christmas

2011-12-27T04:42:00.000-06:00

Here is a project from the Busy Elves Extravaganza....yes, I still have a few to share.....but we are probably out of the product shown here, but the idea is still there and you can adapt it to a different paper or theme.

Ric Rac Edgeabilities

2011-12-26T04:25:00.013-06:00

Simple green layers with a little white. We did this card a few weeks ago for our free Make & Take. Have you checked out the Make & Take we do every week? From 11-1 pm every Thursday we do our little make & take right at the counter at the store.

Materials:
Paper: American Crafts
WorldWin cardstock
Ribbon: May Arts
Punch: Martha Stewart
Spellbinders: Ric Rac Edger, Large Scallop Oval and Oval dies

Merry Christmas

2011-12-25T04:19:00.001-06:00

A quick post for your Christmas morning. I made all my tags for the gifts this year and most are a version of the one in the photo. There are a few differences, but the glitter paper and mirra card are heavily used. The Tim Holtz "Vintage Noel" die has quickly become my favorite die. Too bad I must retire it for the year.....or will I? We will be doing a monthly Christmas Club class each and EVERY month featuring Christmas cards so if you take all the classes each month, you will have plenty of handmade Christmas cards for next year...or just ideas to get you jump started for the season to come.

Have a wonderful day.

Christmas Eve with a card

2011-12-24T04:45:00.005-06:00

Merry Christmas Eve!

Cosmo Cricket: Parson Brown

2011-12-23T04:41:00.000-06:00

And a few more cards for the mailing list. The layering is all you need for this one.

Materials:
Paper: Paper Cut cardstock
Cosmo Cricket: "Dear Mr. Claus" Parson Brown
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Pine Needles"
Sizzix Alterations Mini Reindeer die
Stamp: Inkadinkadoo

This cards went out a while ago, but I have been making so many cards it has taken me days to share them all!!

THANKS COACH

2011-12-22T04:29:00.000-06:00

I made a quick card for the coach after my kids finished up their cross country season.

Materials:
Paper: Reminisce (old shamrock paper)
PaperCut cardstock
Spellbinders: Star
Stickers: SRM
CUTTLEBUG : Thanks die (another oldie but a goodie)
Twine from the TWINERY
pop-dots

Rosette Die from SIZZIX Alterations

2011-12-21T04:32:00.001-06:00

A little of this and a little of that....and you get a card.....haha.

Here is another bit of paper from the paper I used for my One sheet wonderful back about three weeks ago....I told you I had a bit left.....and here is the result.

Sizzix Tattered Pinecone

2011-12-20T04:28:00.000-06:00

You are looking at this thinking...huh? Where is the pinecone. Well, the beauty of the die is the versatility! It's a pinecone....it's a rose. Couldn't BE any better.

Materials:
Paper: My Mind's Eye Christmas
Paper Cut cardstock
Tattered Pine Cone die SIZZIX
Martha Stewart Foliage punch
Spellbinders: Fancy Labels die
Stamp

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

2011-12-19T07:13:00.000-06:00

A little break from the Christmas posting....and a forewarning....you will see more Christmas postings well into January.

Materials:
Paper: Graphic45 and Paper Cut cardstock
Sizzix Alterations Rosette Die
Spellbinders Label die and Standard Circle
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"
Stamp: Just Rite

Layered Poinsettia from SPELLBINDERS

2011-12-18T05:25:00.000-06:00

Materials:
Paper: WorldWin cardstock
Ribbon: May Arts
Spellbinders: Layered Poinsettia
Cuttlebug: Christmas Collection Set

You have to love the look of white on white for Christmas. Simple and clean. This is one of the cards from the EXCLUSIVE collection we created for the BUSY ELVES EXTRAVAGANZA party.

ROSETTE die by SIZZIX

2011-12-17T05:09:00.010-06:00

You know I love the rosette die from the Tim Holtz for Sizzix line by now...if not, you have been living under a rock. These rosettes are so easy to make....seconds, just seconds to crank it though, fold and glue. No scoring (and believe you me, it takes a lot of scoring on those scoring plates to get these babies ready)....it's awesome!

Materials:
Paper: Paper Cut
Spellbinders: Standard Circle and Large Scallop
Twill ribbon
Stamp: Just Rite
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot" and "Pine Needles"
Sizzix: Rosette Die
Cuttlebug folder "Christmas collection"
Tim Holtz stick pins
Glossy Accents
Crystal Light canister

So, if you still need a gift idea...or at the very least a gift giving container.....this is your post! I have a lot...a LOT...of these containers in my house. My hubby drinks up a canisters worth twice a week...you do the math. I use the canisters for tons of stuff around the house but have found that they make a nice neat container for gift giving of the small kind. You could give a gift card in one of these with the proper "stuffing" inside or fill with candies or small cookies. You can figure something out I am sure. I did an Easter one filled with jellybeans if that helps :)

Tim Holtz Mini Reindeer & 25 set Mover & Shaper dies

2011-12-16T04:54:00.001-06:00

Materials
Paper: Bella Blvd
Paper Cut metallic cardstock and white cardstock
Stamp: Inkadinkadoo
Ink: Tim Holtz Seasonal Series WINTER Distress Ink "evergreen bough"
Corner rounder: EKSuccess
Sizzix: Mini Reindeer & 25 set Movers & Shapers die
Spellbinders: Ribbon Banners and Standard Circle

Another card for this years mailing. This one also is a "flat" card with some dimension and no bulkiness.

Bella BLVD and MY MIND'S EYE

2011-12-15T04:48:00.013-06:00

My Christmas cards for the year....well some of them. I can never make too many of one type, I have to have variety. For the cards I mail out though, I do want something flat...mailable....so I don't have to pay extra postage. This is a simple design with no extra bulkiness.

Materials:
Paper: BELLA BLVD and MY MIND'S EYE "Kraft"
Paper Cut cardstock and metallic cardstock
Stamp: Inkadinkadoo
Ink: Tim Holtz Seasonal Series FALL Distress Ink "Gathered Twigs"
Snowflake die (Cuttlebug...old old one)

I love this kraft paper line from My Mind's Eye. Such rich colors. The little houses in the Bella Blvd line were just right for this happy winter scene. Simple snowflakes finish the look.

Reindeer Flight

2011-12-14T07:52:00.009-06:00

The last card version of my 12 Tags of Christmas. Got a day off on my projects...but here it is.

Butterfly kisses

2011-12-13T04:52:00.006-06:00

I got to play with my reverse stamp from STAMPERS ANONYMOUS with a new embossing folder from DARICE. We have had this one in the store for a while...as a matter of fact, it has been ordered in several times.

Materials:
Paper: Paper Cut cardstock
Punch: Martha Stewart foliage
DARICE embossing folder
Stampers Anonymous folder
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Vintage Photo" and "Walnut Stain"
Burlap

I pulled strands for the ends of a burlap sack to get the strands for the "ribbon" which is why they are a bit wavy. The fun part of this card is using my reverse words stamp on the inside of the butterfly folder....awesome fun!

Vintage Noel

2011-12-12T07:47:00.003-06:00

Day 11 on the 12 Tags of Christmas from Tim Holtz.....I am falling behind on my projects!!

Stampers Anonymous stamps

2011-12-11T05:01:00.001-06:00

Day 10 brings a fun technique from Mr Tim and I had a few pieces of his stuff to work with, so I created this version of the tag. See his tag here and give this fun technique a try. I want to go back and do a few more facets with different papers.....love it!

Sizzix Alterations dies

2011-12-09T06:22:00.001-06:00

Updated finally. Between work and volunteering at school I haven't had time this week to get my fun stuff in. This is my card version of the 12 tags of Christmas that Tim is doing all this week.....if you weren't paying attention...lol.

He went with a Steampunk tag for Day 8.

CMS095 and Tattered PineCone die

2011-12-08T04:51:00.000-06:00

And the 12 Tags of Christmas keep rolling on.....and here is my version of the Day 7 tag.....you can see the original here if you want to check it out with all the other tags that Tim Holtz is doing.

Rosette Die from SIZZIX Alterations

2011-12-07T04:47:00.002-06:00

Interesting design element Tuesday on the Tim Holtz blog....paint and metal. Check out Tim's version here. I used some Silver Mirracard for the Rosette and letters. A Spellbinders label and a Just Rite stamp to finish off my card.

Alcohol Ink and bling

2011-12-06T04:18:00.001-06:00

Here we are on Day 5 of the 12 Tags of Christmas from Tim Holtz....I am one day behind since he reveals them at midnight PST.....which is way too late for me to stay up and play....lol Check out his version here and then give the technique a try yourself...it was fun.

Sizzix Snowman Die and Bling

2011-12-05T04:20:00.002-06:00

Here we are with my version of day 4's Tag from the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas 2011. You may have noticed that I am attempting to do all of the "tags" in a card version.

This one has a ton of techniques on it and you should check out this link for the full details. I could never explain them as well as T!M. I must say I am glad I purchased the Winter Seasonal Series inks...they are perfect for this wintery theme.

12 Tags of Christmas

2011-12-04T17:22:00.000-06:00

Finally, got my card together for the 12 Tags of Christmas by Tim Holtz. This is the Day 3 tag inspiration and below is my card version.

Sizzix Alterations Reindeer Flight and Mini Deer dies

2011-12-03T04:40:00.001-06:00

Day 2.....My "12 Tags of Christmas" card.....I like to be different!

Tim Holtz Tattered Pine Cone die

2011-12-02T04:07:00.015-06:00

The 12 Tags of Christmas are here! I love the tag that Mr Tim came up with. Here is my version of the "tag" done in a card format. Would you believe I didn't already own the pine cone die? I had to borrow this one from the stores collection of materials...but I really like this die. We made a really pretty rose with it too.....maybe I will show it to you after the 12 Tags hubbub is over.....enjoy!

TIC TAC cards

2011-12-01T04:36:00.002-06:00

How fun are these? Using the PAZZLES and a little time.....I created these cute jackets for a Tic Tac gift from an example we found on a recent shopping trip. These could be done for all sorts of themes.....we have Snowman Poop and Christmas Tree seeds above......

Today at 12:01 am was the start of the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas 2011....so I my hope over the next 12 days is to show you MY version of his inspiring Tag. I for one am not staying up to see them at midnight...but it will be the first blog I check over the next twelve days.

Check out his blog here if you want to play along.

ONE SHEET WONDERFUL

2011-11-30T04:25:00.002-06:00

My LAST card with the sheet of Bella BLVD paper that I have been playing with this week.
I hope you have gotten some inspiration for your patterned paper. You don't always have to make the same card out of the sheet to use it up.

Materials:
Paper: Bella BLVD Winter Wonder "Ski Slopes"
Paper Cut cardstock
Bling: Kaiser Craft and HERO ARTS
Spellbinders: Snowflake and Ric Rack Border
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Festive Berries

ONE SHEET WONDERFUL

2011-11-29T05:12:00.002-06:00

Materials:
Paper: Bella BLVD Winter Wonder "Ski Slopes"
Paper Cut cardstock
Spellbinders: Standard Circle and Floral Doily Accent die
Stamp: Inkadinkadoo
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Festive Berries"

Another from the same sheet of patterned paper. The blue design is the back of the tree paper just to remind you of what I have used so far.

ONE SHEET WONDERFUL

2011-11-28T05:46:00.005-06:00

Materials:
Paper: Bella BLVD Winter Wonder "Ski Slopes"
Paper Cut cardstock
Spellbinders: Standard Circle, Star and Snowflake Wonder
Bling: HERO ARTS
Stamp: Inkadinkadoo

One more for the collection......I like the reverse side of the tree paper here.....the little vertical dashlines are an interesting combo with the trees.

ONE SHEET WONDERFUL

2011-11-27T05:41:00.004-06:00

Materials:
Paper: Bella BLVD Winter Wonder "Ski Slopes"
Paper Cut cardstock
Spellbinders: Pennant Die and Edge die
Twine from the Twinery
Corner Punch
Bling: HERO ARTS

One more card for the One Sheet Wonderful collection.....I wanted to use the entire sheet up instead of having leftovers......hope you can gain some inspiration from them.

ONE SHEET WONDERFUL

2011-11-26T05:44:00.003-06:00

Over the next few days you will see the cards I made from one sheet of patterned paper, hope you get some ideas for some cards either for Christmas or other occasions....and al the materials were purchased at PICTURE THIS in EAU CLAIRE, WI..........I took some inspiration for this card from the fabulous Danielle Flanders

Materials:
Paper: Bella BLVD Winter Wonder "Ski Slopes"
Paper Cut cardstock
Spellbinders: Standard Circle
String
Hole Punch

SPELLBINDERS BANNER DIE

2011-11-25T05:18:00.000-06:00

The banner itself is over 4 feet long, so it was very difficult to find an empty wall to photograph it on...plus to get close enough to see some detail....so there are three shots of the bugger banner pieces and the rest you will have to see at PICTURE THIS in EAU CLAIRE!

Materials:
Paper: October Afternoon paper pad (only a few left at the store!!)
Paper Cut cardstock
Sizzix Alterations: Reindeer and Rosette Dies
Spellbinders: Circle, Banner and Lacey Banner die
Ribbon: May Arts
Stamp: INKADINKADOO
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "FESTIVE BERRIES"

I used the ink from the new Winter Seasonal Series Limited Edition Distress inks from Tim Holtz....pretty colors! This banner will hang on the mantle at the store for a while and then it is coming home so I can use to to decorate with it at my house!

Happy Thanksgiving

2011-11-24T05:19:00.031-06:00

I made a quick, last minute turkey decoration for the table.....here is the TIM version that inspired it. I loved them when I clicked onto his blog so I just had to create me one.

Materials:
Paper: Graphic45 and Paper Cut cardstock
Tim Holtz Adage Tickets.
Sizzix Alterations Rosette dies (both sizes)
Tim Holtz Memo Pins
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "gathered twigs" and "fired brick"

I hand cut the turkey head or you can download and print the design Tim has on his blog. The turkey's are not very big, but would make a cute place card holder if you had a few minutes this morning to work on it....or if you are not having your party until later in the weekend....like AFTER all this crazy Black Friday stuff! The tokens that the turkey is standing on are from the Buffet Table at the store.....you can get numbers or the shapes seen here. These have nothing to do with the design, but I thought I would mention it in case you wondered :) Check out PICTURE THIS tomorrow morning for great Black Friday sales!!

3D boxes and treats with matching card

2011-11-23T04:11:00.001-06:00

I found the fold recipe for this box online somewhere, and if I can find it again I will post the linky here. A fun way to make a personal gift with a card, a wrapped candybar and a pouch for another gift.

Materials:

Paper:

Paper Cut and WorldWin cardstock

Ribbon: May Arts

Sizzix Alterations Rosette die

Spellbinders Tag die, Edgeabilities dies and Standard Circle

Cuttlebug Dots folder

Stamp: INKADINKADOO

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Barn Door"

Joy to the world

2011-11-22T05:10:00.001-06:00

One of my favorite folders from CUTTLEBUG, I just rarely get to use it.

Materials:

Paper: WorldWin and Paper Cut cardstock

Spellbinders Inverted Circle and Tags

Ribbon: May Arts

Gem: Kaiser Craft

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot" and "Barn Door"

SIZZIX TOWNHOUSES DIE

2011-11-21T05:19:00.001-06:00

Materials:

Paper: AUTHENTIQUE and Cosmo Cricket

Paper Cut cardstock

Sizzix Town House die

Spellbinders: Labels one

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Pine Needles"

Stamp: INKADINKADOO

STICKLES: ROCK CANDY

I have a few more cards from the Busy Elves Extravaganza to upload here, hopefully I can get most of them out over the next few days. I have actually got a bunch of projects I can reveal now that the events are over. Whew...all this crafting is exhausting....lol

PAZZLES die cut titles

2011-11-20T05:08:00.002-06:00

Materials:

Paper: Best Creations cardstock

Paper Cut cardstock

PAZZLES die cut words

Spellbinders: Standard Circles

Ribbon: Creative Imaginations

Cuttlebug Snowflake folder

Sizzix Alterations Swirl folder

A simple card created for the Christmas Card Dash Bash. I used the PAZZLES die cut machine to create the lettering for the front of the card. A nice flat mailable card for your Christmas card sending. Hope you got in on the Card Bash before everything was gone.

Layered Poinsettia from SPELLBINDERS

2011-11-19T05:35:00.000-06:00

Materials:

Paper: Paper Cut Metallic and regular cardstock

Stamp:

Ribbon: May Arts

Spellbinders: Poinsettia and Blossom Tags & Accents Die sets

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"

Brad: WeR Memory Keepers

Cuttlebug Folder: Fruit Preserves set

Pink is pretty. I love to walk through the green houses and see those pretty poinsettia blooms all lined up in rows. I took some metallic paper and created the flower for this card. I love this dies detail.

Another card from the BUZY ELVES EXTRAVAGANZA party.

FAB 5 Day 5

2011-11-18T05:40:00.001-06:00

We are working with FLOWER SOFT today.

I used a little bit of the POLAR WHITE on the snowy areas of the branches in the picture. I have other cards from Graphic45 using the FLOWER SOFT to accent particular areas on the images and it adds a nice touch to the finished project.

Materials:

Paper: Graphic45 Christmas Past

Paper Cut Metallic Cardstock

Paper Cut cardstock

Punch: EKSuccess

FLOWER SOFT: Polar White

A really simple way to add some pow to a card is to add a little FLOWER SOFT to it. The images on this particular piece of paper are perfect for doing just that. Each panel is a different image so you can create a card around each one.

Please visit my other

FAB 5 team mates

for more great ideas using

FLOWERSOFT

LEANN

AMY

PAULA

KAYLA

ANNETTE

KELSEY

Thanks for joining is this week for our FAB 5 fun. We hope you have a ton of ideas for your next project and learned a thing or two along the way.

FAB 5 Day 4

2011-11-17T05:10:00.001-06:00

Using SIZZIX ALTERATIONS ROSETTE DIES (both sizes) I made this little forest of Christmas trees for the BUSY ELVES EXTRAVAGANZA..what fun this was!!

Materials:

Paper: ECHO PARK, Graphic45, Bo-Bunny and My Mind's Eye

Glitter paper (champagne)

Sizzix Alterations ROSETTE dies

Spellbinders "Star" die

Clay pots, wood shavings, wooden skewers and hot glue gun

This could not be simpler....time consuming...but worth it in the end. I started by cutting out the three sizes of rosette for each tree I wanted to complete. I accordion folded each layer and then attached each end to its other end. Once I had them all to that point I got out the hot glue gun and started layering with the widest one the bottom, followed by the middle size and ending with the small one just above that. Top it with the star and you've got a fun little tree! You could decorate your tree with stickles, glitter, brads or gems to make it more festive. Have fun and enjoy the projects the others have put together.

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3D projects

LEANN

AMY

PAULA

KAYLA

ANNETTE

KELSEY

FAB 5 Day 3

2011-11-16T05:48:00.001-06:00

I MOOSE you.......

Merry Christmoose........

Ok, so I don't have those stamps....but how cute would that be with this acetate panel from the Susan Louise Designs collection? Susan Louise is a Wisconsin artist who creates these wonderful images by hand and then has them transfered to acetate for use on cards or pages! We discovered her product at CHA this summer (the craft and hobby show we go to in Chicago)...and we fell in love with the beautiful images she creates. We are go glad too that she is a "local" artist.

Materials:
Paper: Authentique Christmas
Paper Cut and WorldWin cardstocks
Stamps: Inkadinkadoo
Brads: Making Memories
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot" and "Fired Brick"
Cuttlebug folder from the Christmas bundle (Tartan plaid)
Spellbinders: Labels and Tags

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LEANN

AMY

PAULA

KAYLA

ANNETTE

KELSEY

FAB 5 Day 2

2011-11-15T05:21:00.001-06:00

Today we worked with Spellbinders, but in reality, when don't we work with SPELLBINDERS??...lol

Materials:
Paper: Paper Cut cardstock and vellum
SEI patterned paper (it is a metallic shimmer with a design on it)
Spellbinders: Lotus, Bird Cage, Fancy Labels, and Foliage
Cuttlebug: Chrysanthemum Die, Snowflake die and a swirl folder from a set I forget

I put the band around the box with simple strips of paper and then layered all kinds of monochromatic designs to make up the 3D effect. Could be used for wedding favors too if you were so inclined!

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LEANN

AMY

PAULA

KAYLA

ANNETTE

KELSEY

FAB 5 Day 1

2011-11-14T04:41:00.001-06:00

We are kicking off another week of

FAB 5 projects

are you ready??

Today we start with the JUDITH line of stamps....I used the Snowflake Stubby in this one, the other stamps are Stampers Anonymous and InkaDinkaDo.

Materials:
Paper: WorldWin and PAper Cut cardstock
Stamps: JUDITH, Stampers Anonymous (music notes) and InkaDinkaDo (Merry Christmas)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks "Vintage Photo", "Black Soot", "Barn Door" and "Pine Needles"
Die: Sizzix Alterations Reindeer Flight

I wanted to try something a little different for our BUSY ELVES EXTRAVAGANZA so I went simple. Sometimes you just want to send out a flat, unembellished card that is easy to mail.....well, here it is No bumps at all. I tore a chunk out of the middle of clean piece of paper to make my "oval" mask for the middle. I used the negative left from cutting out a reindeer to make a mask to the stamp and then after stamping in the music notes I used a sponge with some brown to "fill in" the deer with color. Then I stamped on my snowflakes and sentiment.

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LEANN

AMY

PAULA

KAYLA

ANNETTE

KELSEY

Dress form die from SPELLBINDERS

2011-11-13T05:32:00.000-06:00

Materials:
Paper: Paper Cut and WorldWin cardstock
Doodlebug patterned paper
Ribbon: May Arts
Spellbinders: Fancy Tags Three and Dress Form Die
Stamp: JUST RITE stamps
Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Black Soot
Gems: Kaiser Craft

A Christmas card of bright and cheerful colors. I used the dress form die from the Spellbinders set to create the background of the tag.

Winter Wonderland card

2011-11-12T05:18:00.025-06:00

BUSY ELVES EXTRAVAGANZA DAY!

Are you ready?

Are signed up?

Do you need ideas for your Christmas cards or other Christmas decorating?

If you registered ahead you are in for a TREAT! The PT ELVES have been busy creating tons of cards and projects to reveal at this exclusive party. Plus, the registered people get a chance to win prizes....eat snacks and treats and much more.

Materials:

Paper: Doodlebug?

PaperCut and WorldWin cardstock

Brads: Making Memories

Sizzix Alterations "Townhouse" die

Stickles: Christmas Red, Black Diamond and Star Dust

Ribbon: Creative Imaginations

Stamp: Inkadinkadoo

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"

Cuttlebug Folder from Christmas Bundle and "Seeing Spots" folder

I was trying to create something different with the bits and pieces left over from some of the projects I have been working on for the last three weeks and this is one of those "bits" cards. I had a new stamp set to play with too.....I LOVE IT....it has a vintagy feel to the lettering.

INKADINKADOO stamps and REMINISCE Fall

2011-11-09T06:17:00.001-06:00

Materials:
   Paper: Reminisce Fall
   CORE'dinations cardstock
   WorldWin cardstock
Stamp: INKADINKADOO
Ink: TIm Holtz Distress Ink "Gathered Twigs"
Spellbinders
Burlap

Leftovers from yesterday's project......its all coordinated, so why not make another right?

REMINISCE FALL papers and EDGEABILITIES

2011-11-08T07:22:00.012-06:00

I have my EDGEABILITIES finally!! I have acquired two sets, so look for multi combos coming up on future posts..

...that is....when I am done creating more stuff for the BUSY ELVES EXTRAVAGANZA this weekend. Whew, we have been busy....really busy... making cards and projects non-stop for this exclusive reveal.

Be the first to see these all new samples...and get your ideas for cards and decorations before anyone else. Call the store to register now....715-830-9555...$25 gets you treats, door prizes and a chance to win a $50 gift certificate!! Plus, you will make 5 of the EXCLUSIVE cards (that we chose) to make and take, plus an additional Make & Take....thats 6 cards to go home with.

Hang out with us from 11am to 4 pm. It's a party, come have fun with the PT POSSE.

now...back to the card....
Materials:
   Paper: Reminisce FALL
   CORE'dinations "Curry" cardstock
   WorldWin cardstock
Spellbinders: Edgeabilities (two sets) , Tags and Label 10
Stamp: JUST RITES
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Gathered Twigs", "Fired Brick", "Antique Linen" and "Tea Dye"
Gems: Kasier Craft

I love the EDGEABILITIES......why did I wait so long to buy some? Oh yeah, because I was buying other stuff first. More inks, other Spellbinders dies, Sizzix folders, etc......
I am glad I have gotten some to play with. Oh, and play you will.

You are my sunshine

2011-11-06T05:50:00.001-06:00

I did a quick page sample for the store using some fun decorative papers and a PAZZLEs cut title. This sample and the materials to create it can be found at Picture This in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

PAZZLES die cut titles at Picture This

2011-11-04T05:18:00.001-05:00

What an easy way to add a title to your page. Let PICTURE THIS do the work. You think of the title and pick the colors and they can cut it, usually while you wait. How easy is that?

Materials:
   Paper: Paper Cut cardstock
   October Afternoon paper
   Simple Stories
Custom Die Cut
Brads: Making Memories

Since the paper had a great design already on it, why compete with that? I took my photos and a simple
title to create this one page layout. I hand cut the scallop tag in the middle and used my scissors to create a flag end on the patterned paper from October Afternoon. A simple hand made embellishment.

SIMPLE STORIES YEAR-O-GRAPHY

2011-11-02T04:52:00.000-05:00

Don't you just love playing with new stuff.....Simple Stories has a great new line that just arrived at PICTURE THIS in EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin.

Materials:
   Paper: Simple Stories: Year-o-graphy
   October Afternoon
   Paper Cut cardstock
Hemp Twine
Wooden Bingo Chip : Buffet Bar at PICTURE THIS
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Vintage Photo", "Aged Mahogany" and "Gathered Twigs"
Spellbinders: Labels 10
SIZZIX alphabet: Vintage Market

I was able to play with some new tools and toys last night, so I have a post for you this morning. I have a new alphabet that I just had to have...Vintage Market from the Alterations collection by Sizzix. I also got out my pretty new ink colors from the Fall Seasonal Series inks that I got my hands on at PICTURE THIS in Eau Claire....did you get yourself some??

Die-namics Rainbow Die

2011-10-28T05:17:00.000-05:00

I still had some leftover rainbow bits from a project I did back in early October, so I decided to throw a few on here to see what would happen....and it turned out pretty funky!

Materials:
Paper: SEI and Paper Cut cardstock
Spellbinders: Standard circle
Die-namics: Rainbow Die
Stamp: Great Impressions
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"

I bought this paper for the green striping on the other side, but I rather liked the funky swirls on this side when I was playing with my papers. I had my little stash of rainbow bits and started to arrange them around the circle I cut in the middle of the card. This was a lot of fun to create....it just sort of happened!

SPELLBINDERS EXCLUSIVE dies....

2011-10-27T05:48:00.000-05:00

We have the EXCLUSIVE dies from SPELLBINDERS...exclusive to Crafters Home stores until January.

Materials:
Paper: Jillibean Soup
WorldWin and Paper Cut cardstock
Spellbinders Tea Cup die
Stamp: Stampers Anonymous and Stampendous
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot" and Staz On White
Bling: HERO ARTS

The tea cup comes in three sizes with handles that are not attached...so you can make some cute flowers with the dies too. Today's Make & Take at PICTURE THIS in Eau Claire is using the Tea Cup die...so stop by between 11 and 1pm today to check it out and use it yourself.

Dress Form Die from SPELLBINDERS

2011-10-26T04:57:00.018-05:00

Materials:
Paper: American Crafts
WorldWin cardstock
Stamp: Great Impressions
Ink; TIm Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"
Bling: HERO ARTS
Embossing Folder: Sizzix
Brad: Making Memories

I loved this die when I saw it at the July CHA Show in Chicago. This dress form die was the most coveted die at the Crafters Home party we attended. We could not wait until this die came into the store! The wait is OVER!!! I can't wait to do some real playing with this one. I adored the Tim Holtz Sewing Room die so this one is just icing on the cake. I think you will love it too.

Peace Out

2011-10-25T05:40:00.003-05:00

Anther sample page for the walls at the store.

Materials:
Paper: Karen Foster patterned paper
WorldWin and Paper Cut cardstock
Twine: The Twinery
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Pazzles Die Cut from PICTURE THIS

I created a simple page using the colors from the peace sign paper. I found a groovy font on the PAZZLES machine and created a fun title for the page as well

Ballet Girl page

2011-10-24T18:31:00.002-05:00

So, you are probably wondering why I did a ballet page.....a girl ballet page? I have been busy behind the scenes working on tons of samples for the BUSY ELVES EXTRAVAGANZA we are having on November 12th. I think I have 10 samples or so that I have for that event that have to be kept under wraps until the big party reveal. Once this party takes place I will have tons of samples flooding the blog!

Materials:
Paper: Karen Foster patterned paper
World Win and Paper Cut cardstock
Ribbon: A*Muse
Die Cut: Picture This custom cut
Cuttlebug folder

I did this page with some cute papers we got in last week...it is fun working with pink once in a while.

Gotta Have Heart

2011-10-10T05:20:00.001-05:00

What was that question yesterday? What do you do with bits leftover from a project...make more projects right? Exactly! You might remember the rainbow card from the FAB 5 week on Thursday. Well, you can't cut out just one little strip of the rainbow without cutting out several. Why waste those pieces? I randomly set the remaining pieces on the card front to create a patchwork of color.

Materials:
Paper: My Mind's Eye "Hip Hip Hooray"
Paper Cut and WorldWin cardstock
Gems: Kaiser Craft
Stamp: Just Rite
Spellbinders: Pennant, Standard Circle, Heart and Scalloped Heart
My Favorite Things RAINBOW die
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"
Pop-dots

Halloween Spirit

2011-10-09T05:11:00.000-05:00

What do you do when you have a bunch of left over created pieces from working on other projects? Make more projects! The rosette in the middle of this card was a piece I was trying to use in my FAB 5 week project from Friday, but I decided to go with the smaller ones with the chevron striped paper instead.

Materials:
Paper: Teresa Collins Halloween papers
Paper Cut cardstock paper
Sizzix "Rosette" die
Paper Company embossing folder
Tickets and Wood Token: Maya Roads
Spellbinders: Labels 10

Dude

2011-10-08T05:28:00.001-05:00

I saw a card using this theme on Pinterest and I loved the idea. Random strips of paper hanging on a clothes hanger.

Material:
Paper: ECHO PARK, My Mind's Eye, Graphic45, Fancy Pants and Jillibean Soup
Paper Cut cardstock
Hanger: Tim Holtz
Brad: Making Memories

The original card I saw used wire twisted into the hanger shape, but why do that when you can just open a package of Tim Holtz hanger clips? The random strips of paper can be just about anything, but a small design does work best. Add a nice sentiment and you have a great guy card....Father's Day or whatever!

FAB 5 Day 5

2011-10-07T05:05:00.004-05:00

Front of the treat bag

Back of the treat bag...or ...could be the front, you choose...hehe

A close up of the closure tag

Materials:

Paper: Teresa Collins Halloween papers

Paper Cut cardstock

Twine: The Twinery "Charcoal"

Sizzix: "On the Fence", "Rickety House" and "Rosette" dies

Pinking Sheers

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Vintage Photo"

Paper Bag

With fall here....(this warm weather does not say that).....I started thinking of Halloween. Since we live out in the boonies....I don't get a whole lot of kids visiting my house on Halloween. For those that do visit, I usually make it worth the drive. I made a small box out of cardstock for the bottom of the bag. I used the "On the Edge" die to make the fence cuts and then folded up the ends to create the base. After glueing the house to the bag I inserted it into the box, adhering the bottom of the bag to the box. I used a clothes pin to make the closure for the bag by attaching the tags to the pin ends. So simple, so easy.

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TIM HOLTZ products

LEANN

AMY

PAULA

KAYLA

ANNETTE

KELSEY

FAB 5 Day 4

2011-10-06T07:04:00.002-05:00

Bright and cheery again this morning....can you beat that sun? This morning we are working with the My Favorite Things product line. They have some awesome dies and stamps that coordinate with them. Fun stuff.

Materials:

Paper: WorldWin cardstock

Pink Paislee, Cosmo Cricket and My Mind's Eye

My Favorite Things Tree and Rainbow dies

Sizzix "On the Fence" die

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Vintage Photo", "Antique Linen" and "Tea Dye"

Pop-dots

I love this rainbow die from My Favorite Things. It actually has more layers that cut out, but I only used 5 of them. That way you can make a larger rainbow or a smaller one like I did...all use all 7 layers! This would make a nice cheery card to send someone in the hospital or just a nice thinking of you card.

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"My Favorite Things"
Dies and Stamps

LEANN

AMY

PAULA

KAYLA

ANNETTE

KELSEY

FAB 5 Day 3

2011-10-05T05:04:00.003-05:00

It's BLING kinda day! The sun is shining and the gems are brighter! I had this homecoming page from Freshman year to work on so I thought a little bling on it would be ok.

Materials:

Paper: Basic Grey: Out of Print; Daily News and Bit's 'N Pieces

Bazzil cardstock

Bling: Want2Scrap

Stickers: Basic Grey (homecoming) and Cosmo Cricket (tag)

Pop-dots

The journaling and photos are blurred for the kids protection....except my son....I got rights to him...hehe. The bling swirl was cut in half basically with one end on the upper left and the other end trailing out from under the right corner flower.

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BLING

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AMY

PAULA

KAYLA

ANNETTE

KELSEY

FAB 5 Day 2

2011-10-04T04:57:00.016-05:00

Today we worked with the SPELLBINDERS for our projects.

Mzterials:
Paper: ECHO PARK
Paper Cut and WorldWin cardstock
Spellbinders: Standard Circle, Lacey Circle and Christmas Tree
Twine: The Twinery
Punch: Ek Sucess

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PAULA

KAYLA

ANNETTE

KELSEY

FAB 5 Day 1

2011-10-03T05:43:00.001-05:00

FIVE products

in FIVE days

with tons of inspiration!

We were working with the JUDITH stamps for today's project.

Materials:
Paper: WorldWin, Bazzil and Paper Cut cardstock
Stamp: Judith "Ribbon" stubby
COPIC MARKER "R83"
Pop-dots
Stickers: SRM
Bling: HERO ARTS
Spellbinders: Standard Circle
Square Punch from Paper Shapers

I took some inspiration from a card I saw on the internet. I used my square punch for the little squares...even though I do have a Spellbinedrs die that would do the same....gotta keep all my toys happy with use right? OCTOBER is BREAST CANCER AWARENESS Month, so I wanted to do a nice card for those who have beat the disease and for those who are putting up the good fight.

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AMY

PAULA

KAYLA

ANNETTE

KELSEY

Snow Much Fun

2011-10-02T05:53:00.013-05:00

Another photo of the little guys from yesterday's post....adorable. Again, the photos are blurred for his protection.

Materials:
Paper: Cosmo Cricket and
Ribbon: May Arts
PAZZLES die cut: Picture This
Stickers: My Mind's Eye "Lime Twist"
Puff Paint

Making title for pages is so easy with the PAZZLES we have in the store. I can make any title in any color and size. Myself and the rest of the staff can work with you to create a custom title for your page too.

FAB 5 begins tomorrow!! Stay tuned to this blog and the rest of the staff for ideas and more ideas!!

Lil' helper

2011-10-01T05:47:00.001-05:00

I had the opportunity to work with some photos of a handsome young man who is especially close to our PT hearts. (photo is blurred for his protection)

Materials:
   Paper: My Mind's Eye "Little Robots"
   We R Memory Keepers "Fall"
   Paper Cut and World Win cardstock
Spellbinders: Inverted Circle and Standard Circles
Stickers: My Mind's Eye "Lime Twist"
Die Cut: Picture This

Every once in a while it is nice to use some different photos....especially of handsome little guys...my teens are not as interested in photo taking anymore, so it is nice to do some pages of the little people.

I Believe

2011-09-28T04:52:00.001-05:00

Kind of a repeat from yesterday, but in a different format. I could not decide which way to do the strips and how big the tree should be so I did both. Why waste a perfectly cut piece of paper right?

Details are below for paper....the only addition to this one is the gems are from KAISER CRAFT and the stamp is JUST RITE

Stay tuned to this blog and the store blog for the FAB 5 return

next week

O, Christmas Tree

2011-09-27T13:49:00.000-05:00

I wanted to throw out a quick card before I ran off to the next cross country meet....it is a cloudy yucky day so some crafting was in order.....and I actually got two done!! You will see one more tomorrow.

Materials:
paper: ECHO PARK and Paper Cut cardstock
Spellbinders Pennant die
Marker
HERO ARTS nail heads
Pop-dots

Happy Fall

2011-09-26T07:09:00.003-05:00

Not that I want to usher fall in just yet, but, it is here, like it or not.

Materials:
   Paper: WorldWin and Paper Cut cardstock
   Bella Blvd "At The Patch"
   My Mind's Eye (tag)
Star embossing folder "The Paper Company"
Button: Epiphany Crafts (button and epoxy)
Burlap
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Walnut Stain"
Stamp: JUST RITES (individual letters)
Spellbinders: Standard Circle, large and small and Pennant dies

I have been seeing a lot of burlap out there in the blogland and I happened to have a chunk of burlap laying around here to play with. You would think that living on a farm like I do we would have lots of burlap available, but they don't use burlap for much of anything anymore....the twine isn't even made with natural fibers anymore....it's all plastic. I used my Spellbinders to cut the circles and it worked wonderfully. The ribbon across the middle is made with the back side of the tree paper and is just paper folded and laid out with double sided tape.

HI!!

2011-09-25T16:54:00.013-05:00

I teamed up these fun papers when I was planning out a class a while back and I finally got to the little pile for the creation part of the program.

Materials:
   Paper: Crate Paper: Restoration Collection "Ruffles" (calendar)
   Cosmo Cricket: The Boyfriend "Elements" (HI)
   Cosmo Cricket: Togetherness "Kite Strings" (plaid)
   Bazzill cardstock
   Die Cuts With a View cardstock
Brads: Making Memories

A simple card with some interesting papers.

Christmas Snowman

2011-09-23T05:16:00.000-05:00

Such fun papers! Cosmo Cricket has these super fun papers we have in our Christmas Section at the store....you have to see them.

Materials:
   Paper: Cosmo Cricket: Dear Mr. Claus "Yes, Virginia" and "Thumpity Thump Thump"
   WeR Memory Keepers "Family" line
   WorldWin Cardstock
Twine: The Twinery "Maraschino"

Basic paper is all that I used here with a little pop of twine to pull it all together. If I could manage to sew I would have added a little stitching around the edge of the "Merry Christmas" piece, but I can't sew...nor can I use a machine....so there it is. I do love the two papers from Cosmo I used, they have several repeat images of the santa and snowman to make several cards of the same design.

what?

2011-09-22T05:13:00.000-05:00

I know you are wondering why I am taking a picture of the wall of my youngest sons room...well, we have been working on cutting vinyl out at the store and I was making some custom stuff with the vinyl I purchased and decided to make a vinyl of my sons current favorite music group. I found a font in the computer that was close to what the album cover looked like and did a little tweeking and came up with this.
We have done custom vinyls at the store for living rooms, kitchens, hallways and even car windows. Of course, all of the vinyls I have done end up in other peoples homes, so I never get to see the end result.

If you ever need a custom vinyl for your home, check out our collection of fonts we have at PICTURE THIS and we'll see what we can come up with for you....and I will try and get some other photos of the finished vinyls on the walls for a future post. I will probably be adding musical group names to this wall too....so stay tuned for updates.

Happy Birthday

2011-09-21T05:14:00.000-05:00

I was able to create AGAIN! Can you believe it?

Materials:
My Mind's Eye: Union Square "Perfect" Damask Print Paper
Paper Cut cardstock
Stamp: JUST RITES
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Walnut Stain"
Pearls: Want2Scrap
Spellbinders: Pennant Die

Walking around the store last week I found this pretty piece of paper back in the My Mind's Eye section. They have so many pretty papers in their collections and they are, for the most part, double sided. I love using double sided papers for a quick and easy way to coordinate a paper. All I really needed to do here was find a brown that worked with the rich color in the damask design. I added the pearls to the card front for a bit of added pizzazz. We have a ton of new bling in the store...pearls and gems, swirls and designs, straight lines and curvy lines, pinks, brown, silvers, black and other great colors to choose from. Check them out when you stop by to see the inside of this card.

HELLO

2011-09-20T05:05:00.002-05:00

I got my toys out again today...yay for me. I bought a new die from My Favorite Things (the Fish Tail Banner die) and I was not going to let a day get away from me again.

Materials:
Paper: My Mind's Eye: Lost & Found; Portobello Road "Buddies" flannel paper
WorldWin Cardstock
My Favorite Things Fish Tail Banner die
Spellbinders Scallop Circle and Circle die.
Stickers: Authentique "Petite Type Circle"

The circle stickers from Authentique worked fabulously with this paper and theme. They were just the right size for the little circles in the middle of the die.

Punch Art

2011-09-17T05:00:00.000-05:00

So today I am doing a class with punches as the focus. Everything above it cut using a punch, including the squares.

Paper: My Mind's Eye and Bo-Bunny
   Kraft cardstock: Paper Cut
Punches: Leaf and Butterflies: Martha Stewart
   Circle Scallop: Giga Punch
   Square Punch: Paper Shapers
Pearls: Want2Scrap

It is as simple as finding some coordinating papers and you favorite punches. Hearts, circles, squares...whatever....and you can arrange it randomly or symmetrically. Birthday, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween...Give it a try.

Wedding card

2011-09-16T07:47:00.000-05:00

I had some leftover materials laying around my house.....I have lots, so this isn't a surprise.....so I made this wedding card with some of the bits.

Materials:
   Paper: Paper Cut Metallic cardstock
   Paper Cut cardstock
   WOW glitter paper "Silver"
Bling: Kaiser Craft
Sticker: Pebbles
Spellbinders: Fancy Tags 3
Cuttlebug folder: Dots

I liked the look of the red and silver together and thought the fancy label would be perfect for a spot to place my sticker. The cut out on the side of the tag are from the insides of the label turned sideways.

I'm back

2011-09-06T18:23:00.000-05:00

did you miss me?

I was inspired to create this card today, so here I am creating again. I have been busy creating, but nothing that I can currently show you.

MAterials:
PapeR: Basic Grey "Out of Print"
Punch "Primative Heart" Paper Shapers
Stamp: JUST RITE
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"
Little acrylic ticket: Maya Road

So Sweet

2011-08-30T07:24:00.013-05:00

It is SO SWEET to finally get to work with some of my new toys!

Materials:
   Paper: Tim Holtz "Paper Stash: Lost & Found"
   Paper Cut Cardstock
   Sassafrass Lass (white frame)
   Fancy Pants (grid)
Bling: ZVA Creative
Epoxy's: Epiphany Crafts
Chipboard: Crate Paper
Twine: The Twinery
Stickers: Crate Paper
Flower: PRIMA
Stamp: Unity
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"

We have so many new things in the store it is hard to pick one item to work with. So I chose most of them! Epiphany Crafts has this cool gadget to make your own epoxy centers and a whole line of "buttons" to fill too. I thought the package of depression glass looking buttons was the cutest and had to have a set...plus the epoxy stickers too. You just put them in the fancy punch and then add the epoxy on top and you have created your very own custom embellishment! Of course, you know how I love my bling too. The new stuff we got in from ZVA Creative and Want2Scrap is just amazing!! I love just taking parts of the swirls to make a statement instead of the whole thing. Goes a lot further that way.

Page 2 from a while ago

2011-08-28T05:00:00.002-05:00

Ok, so it took me a while to get to this page but it does go with a page I completed a few weeks ago. You can find that other page here if you want to see the other side and missed it......You won't see this one at the store either....we have plenty of running sports pages.....but I thought I would share the idea. Most of the goodies on the page are also retired or no longer available at PICTURE THIS.