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Crafty Card Gallery: Mini Christmas Tree Cards

October 18, 2015

Hi everyone! I am here to share a peek at two little cards I created for this month’s challenge over at the Crafty Card Galley blog.The theme this month is trees and since Christmas is just around the corner I thought I make a couple of cards that can be added to my Christmas packages. For more photos and info on these cards please click here to view.

If you have any questions about these cards please let me know.
Thanks for stopping by, hope your Sunday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Party Time

February 18, 2015

Hi everyone! I’m here to share a card I created for the Crafty Card Gallery blog. This month’s theme is chocolate, cookies or sweets. Well, since I have an embossing folder of cupcakes and I found this cupcake journal card which is from Crate Paper I thought this is the perfect combo. The cardbase measures 4″x5″ folded and the cardstock is from Craft Smith Gradients Collection.

I added a red sequin and a red dew drop to the cupcake to finish off this card. I went simple this month because of the fact that I pinched for time and for fear of loosing electricity since we got about an inch of rain which turned to ice but so far so good I still have power. 🙂

If you have any questions please let me know.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Wednesday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Music to my Ears

November 13, 2014

Hi everyone! I’m here to share a jewelry box I altered for The Robin’s Nest Craft Engineer’s Contest. The only requirement is to “create your most unique, imaginative and exciting project ever. Just make sure that at least 75% of your project is made up of The Robin’s Nest Products.”

There are some awesome projects up for grabs and I would love to be able to add more Robin’s Nest supplies to my craft room 🙂

October 1-November 15, 2014

Prize:

1st Place Prize

$500 in Products from The Robin’s Nest Website

The 1st prize winner will also have $500 product donated to their local craft store

Great way to support your local Scrapbook store

2nd Place Prize

$250.00 in Product from The Robin’s Nest Website

3rd Place Prize

$100.00 in Product from The Robin’s Nest Website

Audience Choice Prize

$200 in Products from The Robin’s Nest Website

As I was cleaning and getting stuff up to take to Goodwill I came across this music jewelry box that one of my step-daughters had. It was missing a drawer but I decided there was potential in maybe altering this later on. Well, almost two years later this is what I came up with.

I started off by taking the doors and hardware off.

Also I pulled out the dirty and stained velvet fabric that was inside each drawer.

I sanded all pieces lightly and added a coat of house paint sample that I had got for free at Lowes.

Next I measured the drawer sides and fronts, sides and back of the jewelry box and cut from the Robin’s Egg Blue Glitter Cardstock, Moss Green Glitter Cardstock, Awning Spa Glitter Cardstock to fit which I adhered all with Antique Mod Podge.

The inside of the drawers I lined with Aquamarine Sorbet Cardstock which I embossed the bottom with the Geometric Ring folder and added a little lace around the edges.

The door inserts I cut from the Sour Apple Glitter Cardstock and embossed with the Polka Dot folder. I also added Metallic Teal Dew Drops and a sequins to each of the door knobs and drawer pulls.

The back I carefully cut an opening for the music wind up and then adhered the Awning Spa Glitter Cardstock to the back of the jewelry box.

For the flowers I used Sky Blue Glitter Cardstock, Sour Apple Glitter Cardstock, Goldenberry Dew Drops, Irredescent Classic Glitter Swirl Vellum and a variety of Robin’s Nest scrap cardstock to create these beautiful flowers.

If you have any questions about this project please let me know. Also please stop by the The Robin’s Nest everyday to vote on my project. All votes would be greatly appreciated.

Supplies Used:

Robin’s Nest: Robin’s Egg Blue Glitter Cardstock, Sky Blue Glitter Cardstock, Moss Green Glitter Cardstock, Sour Apple Glitter Cardstock, Winter Snowflake Cardstock, Awning Spa Glitter Cardstock, Aquamarine Sorbet Cardstock, Irredescent Classic Glitter Swirl Vellum, Goldenberry Dew Drops, Metallic Teal Dew Drops

Other Supplies Used: Valspar Sprinkle House Paint, Sequins, Flower Punches, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Antique Mod Podge, Metallic Twine, Sprays, Pearl Dress Pins, Sizzix: Susan’s Garden Flower, Dahila, Sizzlets Little Leaves, Cuttlebug Polka Dot and Geometric Rings Embossing Folders, Lace

Thanks for stopping by, hope your day is wonderful and enjoy creating!

The Robin’s Nest: Snow Flurry Tray

October 26, 2014

Hi everyone! I’m here to share a project I created for the Robin’s Nest. This year has flown by and can you believe that Christmas is only two months away!?!?!? Most of the time I have over half of my shopping finished and a few presents already made but not this year. Gulp! Well, since the Robin’s Nest Alter Art design team is cross promoting with Walnut Hollow and one of my choices was the 10″x12″ rectangular tray I decided to altered it into something Christmas/Winter related and this is what I came up with.

For more details and photos please hop on over to the Chattering Robin’s blog!

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Sunday is wonderful and enjoy creating!

Fabulous Fall

October 4, 2014

Hi everyone and Happy World Card Making Day! I’m here to share a quick card I created using mostly Robin’s Nest product. I started by cutting a 6″X12″ piece of Wineberry Glitter Cardstock and folded to make a 6″X6″ card base. Cut a piece of Honeycomb Daisy Glitter Cardstock to 5 1/4″X 5 1/4″ and adhere to the base of the card. Next cut eight banners in various sizes and adhere to the side of the card. Top off with two buttons and some hemp twine. Cut the following pieces of cardstock by: 4 1/2″X4 3/8″, 4″X4 1/8″ (crumple and use edge punch on one side) and 3″X3 3/4″ (Emboss with the Swirl embossing folder). Ink all edges, adhere together and add pop dots before gluing to card. Make three sets of hemp bows and adhere to the underneath side of the mats. Fussy cut digis leaves out, add a touch of Stickles and glue to the card. Use a piece small cream colored cardstock and add rub-on and glue to card.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Supply List:
Robin’s Nest: Leaf Glitter Cardstock, Fall Rub-Ons, Witch Accessories Cardstock, Honeycomb Daisy Glitter Cardstock, Boo Words Glitter Cardstock, Love Me Cardstock, Wineberry Glitter Cardstock
Other Supplies: Stickles, Hemp Twine, Buttons, Various cardstock/Scrapbook paper scraps, Martha Stewart Decorative Edge Punch, Tan Chalk Ink, Cuttlebug: Swirl Embossing Folder, Pop Dots, Altered Pages: Fall Splendor Collage Sheet

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Saturday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Robin’s Nest: Creepy Haunted House

September 28, 2014

Hi everyone! The nights and days are getting cooler and Fall is finally here! Even though I’m not a big fan of cold weather I do love all the fun holidays in the upcoming months. I’m here to share a mini junk journal I created for the Robin’s Nest using this month’s featured Halloween Collection.
For how to’s and close up photos please go to the Chattering Robin’s blog and check it out!

I created a little video for a view of the inside of the junk journal. 🙂

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Sunday is wonderful and enjoy creating!

The Robin’s Nest: Blue Dahlia

August 24, 2014

Hi everyone! I’m here to share a chest I created out of a Pringles can. Yep, that is right…a Pringles can. I looked on Pinterest and YouTube for inspiration and all I could find was cans decorated where the lid comes off and there was a few videos where both ends were cut off of the can and then a straight line was drawn and cut from one end to another. Then the ends were traced onto chipboard, cut out and adhered to each end. Well I thought why can’t you leave the ends on and just trace the “lid” onto the can and then cut? Well, I’m going to show you how to create a Pringle’s chest using this month’s featured Floral Collection from the Robin’s Nest. For more photos and how to create this little chest please head on over to the Chattering Robin’s blog.

If you have any questions please let me know. Thanks for stopping by, hope your Sunday is great and enjoy creating!

Friends Forever

July 24, 2014

Hi everyone! I’m here to share a fun card I created for the Paper Wings Productions July Challenge. The challenge for this month is use either wet or dry embossing in your project. I stumbled upon their blog last week and I had already started working on this card so I thought why not submit my card? 🙂
For my card I cut from a 6″x12″ piece of Light Red Plaid/Stripe cardstock and folded in half to create a 6″x6″ card base. I used a variety of cardstock and sticker from the Lodge Collection along with Moss Green Glitter Cardstock, Irredescent Classic Glitter Swirl Vellum, Vanilla Fluer Glitter Cardstock and Dew Drops which can all be found over at the Robin’s Nest.

I embossed a piece of Moss Green Glitter Cardstock with the Geometric Rings Embossing Folder for a fun background and I lightly inked the edges with some hot pink chalk ink. The friends printable I fussy cut out and added on top of the embossed cardstock and then I embellished with handmade flowers, sequins, dew drops, lace and twine.

I hope you enjoy my card I’ve created and if you have any questions please let me know.

Supplies Used:
Robin’s Nest: Lodge Collection, Moss Green Glitter Cardstock, Irredescent Classic Glitter Swirl Vellum, Vanilla Fluer Glitter Cardstock, Dew Drops
Sequins
Flower Punches
Lace
Hemp Twine
Sizzix: Little Leaves
Cuttlebug: Geometric Rings Embossing Folder
QuicKutz: Antique Doily Diecut
Spellbinders Nestabilities: Splendid Circles Diecuts
Chalk Ink
Eclecticanthology Printable

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Thursday is wonderful and enjoy creating!!!

Motorcycles and Father’s Day

June 15, 2014

Hi everyone! I’m here to share a quick card I created and wish all of you fathers and fatherly figures out there a Happy Father’s Day!!!
I made this card for my wonderful husband using the Motorcycle printable from Altered Pages. I fussy cut the red motorcycle from the sheet and added a paint chip, scraps of scrapbook paper, embossed gears and sprockets from a cuttlebug embossing folder, Tim Holtz gears and the cut out gears are from a swap I was in a few years back and I never had found a use for them until now. Oh, the base of the card is from a pack of card bases I got on clearance at Hobby Lobby a few years back too.

I wound up giving the card to my husband a day early since we rode to the Harley Davidson store and then over to Cade’s Cove in the Smokey Mountains. We had used my camera to photograph our trip through the Cove and I knew once he got home and uploaded pics he would see the photos of the card. Even though it isn’t a blue sportster Harley he liked the card anyway. 🙂

If you have any questions please let me know. Thanks for stopping by, hope your Sunday is wonderful and enjoy creating!!!

Lily Paper Doll and Some Exciting News!!!

May 12, 2014

Hi everyone!!! I’m back from vacationing at the beach. I wish there was some way we could live there permanently. I love the laid back, flip flops everyday and ocean breezes…maybe one day it will happen??? 🙂
I have some exciting news to share though…I have been asked to be a part of The Mailbox Muse Design Team and…of course…I said yes since I love ALL thing vintage!!! You can join the club for the Mailbox Muse kits which gives you a discount on the kits and product at Altered Page web site, video access and other specials for a year too.

Also I would like to share a paper doll I created using the Lottie Stamp set from Pink Persimmon. I stamped out her head, arms and legs and then printed her body and dress pattern on white cardstock since I wanted her body to be sturdy. I cut everything out, used brads to attach the arms and legs to the body. Added a little blush to her cheeks and colors her lips with one of my markers.
Next I traced her dress onto Purple Flowers Glitter Cardstock and then cut out. I embossed the skirt with the flower embossing folder from Once Upon a Princess Cuttlebug set. I added lace, sequin and Purple Dew Drops to the dress and topped it off with a lily digis that I fussy cut and added Crystal Stickles to make it pop. I printed the lilies from the Altered Pages Vintage Easter Greeting college sheet.

To attach the dress to the paper doll I used baker’s twine which I adhered underneath the lace on the sleeves of the dress. This way I can chance the clothes of my little paper doll.