Weekly Deals... April 1

 

Causing some more trouble!!

It started with a $1

Yup, it started with $1.00.  

I found this already super cute wooden birdhouse at a garage sale for just $1.00. 

Humm, what can I do with this?? 

Here is the finish product......

Sorry for the lighting situation in this picture.  

Adding a fallen branch from outside, some paper cutouts and imagination....  

Wahlaa!!

Keeping the pumpkins whole (not jack-o-lanterns), I could use this for the whole fall season.

Six punches of the same cardstock folded in half and stuck together are how the pumpkins worked.

The curly tops are from the bird builder punch.

A Cardinal perched on the branch would be typical for this time of year, at least I thought so.... 

 

Hot glue worked the best for this project.  Starting with the branch to the house, all the leaves, birds and made pumpkins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trivia... what colors do pumpkins come in?? Yes, there are white pumpkins, green and yellow.  So think outside the box on your projects too!!

 

 

 

 

A short funny story... Apparently, I left the craft room door open, the monster kitties in my house went and decided the branch would be a great thing to chew on.  I have had to since redo this project.

 

 

 

 

 

Please let me know if you enjoy this, 'It started with a $1'.  I plan on posting this the 1st of the every month.

 

 

Have a Great day getting Crafty!!!

November '12

I finally was able to go to a Stampin' Up! event and I knew I wanted a good swap.

What do you think?? Want to see the inspiration for these little cutties??

Trevor came home and needed a "box" for a gift.  Here is what we came up with.

It measures 6 X 6 inches and it glowed in the dark... with the battery operated candles inside!! Sorry no picture of that.

He wanted layers on the sides

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and a trap door...

the button is for easy removal of the "bottom" 

 

an extra scrap piece of matching cardstock not completely taped in helps to hold up the above piece

So back to my swaps....  I loved how Trevor's box turned out.  I wanted to do a 3D swap for our Regional meeting in Lansing. The colors used were compos of Pretty in Pink with Raspberry Ripple, Always Artichoke and Summer Starfruit, Certainly Celery with Gumball Green and Pool Party with Midnight Muse.

This little box fits a small hand sanitizer or even a small lip gloss. I took the concept of the bigger box and modified for size, still wanting a background, flower and the soaring bird.  I changed the saying because I wanted to  Inspire someone else to try the box!

Layering the small scallop circle with two different colors added some dimension as well as some lightness to the flower.  

HINT: Put a some body spray in your water bottle for an added WOW!!

For the ribbon I just tied knots on the inside with plenty of room for treasures still on the inside.

Lastly, for ease of closing and opening I trimmed the edges of the insert.  

So because there are two projects here, if you wanted written instructions for either of these projects please email me.  I will include punch sized and all the colors that were used.

Thanks, I do HOPE you enjoyed today's post.

Have a Great day getting Crafty!!!

9-11 Never Forgotten

I will NEVER forget!!

Take a moment and remember how our lives have changed because of what 

happened 11 years ago.

Punches were used to make these cute little houses.

As you can see here this one opens from the top. 

 

The twine just adds a reminder.

Don't forget with a $40 purchase you get free ribbon... email me to find out how!

Have a Great Day getting Crafty!!

Supplies:

CS: Real Red, Night of Navy, Whisper White

Ink: Soft Suede 

Stamps:  Inspired by Nature, Lovely Thoughts

Misc: Cherry Cobbler bakers twine, XL oval punch, Square punch, Ornament punch, Owl punch, Corner rounder.

Sept '12

Hello!!

This one took a few friends to a level of panic. 

 

 

The "lollipop" has 10 different round patterned circles glued to a circle backer. 

Love the glimmer brad center!!

The stick is a wooden skewer cut to size.

This card naturally has dimension due to the stick.

 

Glue Dots hold the round to the stick and the ribbon in the right spot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have a Great day getting Crafty!!

 

 

 

Supplies:

CS: Crumb Cake, Floral District DSP

Ink: Melon Mambo

Stamps: My Friend

Misc: Melon  Mambo 1/2 Scallop Dots Ribbon, Glimmer Brads, 1 1/4 circle punch

 

 

June '12

My niece graduated this last week.... Ohhh so proud I could attend the ceremony... 

Here is one graduation card I made....

 Becca, I know your journey will be wonderful, I can not wait to see where you end up!! Your dreams are strong and know that you will have my support in all your adventures!!  Sooo proud!!

raising the top tip of the "cap" with 3 dimensionals was a huge help with the cap affect. 

creating the tassel was easy with white bakers twine.  No her school colors are not represented here, but her favorite color is.. 

Have a Great day getting Crafty!!

Supplies:

CS: Basic Black, Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder

Ink: Basic Black, Wisteria Wonder

Stamps: Word Play

Misc: Big Shot, Polka dot embossing folder, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Jewelery Tag punch,

 

May '12

Graduations are right around the corner.....

Here is a sample of the rejected invite card for my niece's Graduation Party

Her school colors are black, orange and royal blue(which I did not know until later).

How perfect is Basic Black, Whisper White and here Pumpkin Pie.

I sent her several text messages asking, then silly unexplained questions and based on those questions I sent her one different and one fancy sample.  This is the fancy....

This one is not short of bling for sure!!

I left the inside somewhat blank for the invite info..

I am also excited to say that I will be participating in my very  

1st Blog Hop!! 

 It is a little over a week away and I have tons to do!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Word Play, Thoughts & Prayers

CS: Basic Black, Whisper White, and Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Basic Black and VersaMark

Punches: Itty Bitty Shapes

Misc: Big Shot, Label Framelits, Designer Frames embossing Folder, Stripes embossing folder, Iridescent Ice embossing powder, 5/8 Organza Ribbon, Rhinestones and sponge.

May '12

Happy Birthday!!

How about this cute birthday "purse" card??  Summer Smooches used and I love the color combinations used here. 

The sentiment is the purse label, and the retired fabric brad is the "snap".

Using the DSP which is two sided the inside looks Amazing.. Add a few flowers and you can still write on the inside....

You could even add some bling to the inside... 

Interested in a template of this card?? 

Send me a Self addresses stamped envie and a quarter, yes 25 cents I will make you your very own and mail to you... email me for my address.

Supplies:

Paper: DSP Summer Smooches, avail again June 1.

Stamp: Teeny Tiny words

Punches: Modern Label. Word Window, Itty Bitty Shapes, 5 Petal Flower(retiring) and Boho Blossoms. 

Ribbon: Rich Razzleberry 1/4 inch grosgrain (retiring) and Daffodil Delight seam binding

Misc: Sticky Strip and dimensionals  

Happy N S D

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!

(Sorry for the protector glare, I could not get the pages to stand alone.)

 

Here is a two page spread idea for your 8 X 8 book (or adaptable of course!!).

Pocket pages, I wish I could remember were I saw the inspiration for this post, but can not find it, sorry!!  I have never seen or tried pocket pages.

Check out this picture... You can pull out the Photo holders, 

and it would be a good place to hold treasures too.

Flower punch outs to help balance... Layer your paper, you could even use patterned paper here that matches. 

And a little bling-ish, to draw attention to your third photo.

Have a Great National Scrapbooking Day everyone!!

Hope you are getting crafty today!

Weekend Special Part 3

Part 3 of 3 for our Weekend Special 

Happy 4th Anniversary Jen's Hair Company!!

The final piece to this Flower explosion is the door hanger. 

As you can see I was able to muster up a few new flowers here too.

 

A very cheery way to start and end your visit!!

Stop by Jen's Hair Company see what they can muster up for you!

Supplies Used on these projects:

Big Shot, Floral Fusion, Little Leaves, Beautiful Butterflies, Beautiful Wings, Flower Folds, Petal Cone, Paper Doily and Blossom Party dies.   Bird Builder,  Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer, 1 3/8 Scallop Circle, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pak, Full Heart, 5-Petal Flower, Fancy Flower, Boho Blossoms, and Butterfly Punches