Tag: Robin’s Nest Dew Drops

Crafty Card Gallery: So Precious Baby Card

March 20, 2013

Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by!!! I’m the guest designer over on the Crafty Card Gallery this week and I would like to share a quick and easy card I created for today’s post.
I used the Papertrey Onesie Diecut to make this super cute card. You will have to cut two of the onesies, emboss one of the onesies and the other measure about an inch down and fold, glue the one inch fold to the back of the embossed card and then ink edges and  embellishment. See super simply!!!


Supplies used:

Papertrey Onesie die
Sizzix Textured Impressions Winter Embossing Folder
Mint green cardstock
Trim
Rosette with a Robin’s Nest Dew Drop in the middle
Printed “So Precious” from computer
Scrapbook paper scraps
Cat’s Eye Ink

Again thanks for stopping by be sure to go and check out The Crafty Card Gallery when you get a chance to see what all the other crafty women and men are up to.
Remember enjoying creating!!!

 
 

A February Altered Rolodex

March 5, 2013

Hi everyone! This is a quick post I would like to share with you. I created this little Rolodex…plus one for me too…for the Vintage Swappers group I’m in on Swap-bot. I absolutely love creating these little works of art. They are quick…well if you have the Sizzix Rolodex die like I do they are quick…and don’t take up a lot of space either.

I used some scraps of My Mind’s Eye cardstock for the base of my rolo.

I had received in a past swap a sheet of Valentine’s Day wrapping paper which I cut the little girl with a heart image out. I also received old buttons, lace and felt hearts from a swap too. The Robin’s Nest Dew Drops are from my own personal stash. 

The backs of the card I used one of the free calendars from Crafty Secrets and the tab punch is from Stampin Up. 
Well off to do some more cleaning and crafting…also only one more week and I’ll be Mrs. Trantham 🙂
Thanks for stopping by and enjoying creating!!!


The Robin’s Nest: Altered Mini Sewing Box Matchbox

February 24, 2013

Hi everyone!!! What a crazy month it has been!!! I have been trying to get another craft room ready in my soon to be hubby’s house. Packing up stuff to take to Goodwill, pulling staples out of the wall, scraping stickers off of the walls and doors and pulling glow in the dark stars off of the ceiling…can you tell the room belonged to one of his daughters??? 😉 I have paint and laminate flooring bought but I still have to “putty up” the tiny holes in the wall, wipe the walls down and rip the carpet up. Oh so much to do but once it is all done it will be well worth it. 🙂
First off I would like to share with you there is a 20% off sale going on in the Robin’s Nest store on all Tear shaped Dew Drops and we have also teamed up with Mod Podge this month which I will be using Antique Matt Mod Podge on my project that I will be sharing with you.


When I need to sew on a button or stitch up a hem I always seemed to be searching for needle and thread so I decided that for this month project I wanted to create something to store  my needles and thread in.
Below is some of the supplies I used to create my little notions box.

Robin’s Nest Supplies Used:
Tear Shape Dew Drops
Texture-Linen
Robin’s Nest Straw Velvet Ribbons**
Calamity Jane Glitter Diagonal Cardstock
Distressed Honeycomb Cardstock
Seashore Glitter Cardstock
Moss Green Glitter
Lakeside Dew Drops
Fresh Mowed Grass Dew Drops
Vintage Angel Sticker
Other Supplies Used:
Prima Flowers
Seam Binding
Tim Holtz Label Pulls
Amercana Blue Spa Paint
Stain
Ink
Buttons
Lace


First off I emptied a 250 count matchbox and then painted the inside with Americana Spa Blue.

 
 
       


Then I lightly spritzed the inside and outside of the tray with walnut ink and then with a paper towel I rubbed and blended it in, let it dry and then measure and cut a piece of Calamity Jane Glitter Diagonal Cardstock to fit the inside of the bottom of the tray.

I then cut two pieces of Seashore Glitter Cardstock for the front and back of the tray. I inked all pieces of cardstock and then mod podged to the tray. I let dry and then punch holes in the tray, add label pull, brads and notions label.   

For the outside cover of the matchbox I measured, cut, folded Calamity Jane Glitter Diagonal Cardstock around the box, inked edges of paper and then after the ink dried I mod podge it to the box.

 

I then cut a piece of Seashore Glitter Cardstock and folded like the diagram that is below. I inked the edges and used a scallop punch on the folded 1/2 inch end.

 
I adhered a 10 inch piece of seam binding to the middle of the matchbox cover and then mod podge the 2 1/2 inch and 1/4 inch cardstock that I folded on top of the cover. Once that dried I cut a smaller piece of scrapbook paper, mod podge to the top of the 2 1/2 flap. Let that dry and then I used the gate sticker from the   Vintage Angel Sticker sheet and place on top of that and mod podge over the top and the 1/2 inch scalloped flat too.
 
 
I used Texture-Linen,  Robin’s Nest Straw Velvet Ribbons** and Distressed Honeycomb Cardstock to create all the flowers on the front flap except I did use two Prima flowers. Below is an example of how to make the linen flower.
 
 
 
First I cut a small strip off of one of the squares of linen, twist it and glue one of the ends. Start rolling it into a circle and then apply glue to back of it.
 
 
 
I used the Robin’s Nest Straw Velvet Ribbons** to create the dark and light blue flowers. It was really simple to make. First off you sew thread through the bottom edge of the ribbon. Once you have it as long as you want pull the thread to gather it and then tie off. Then shape it the way you want it to look and glue and add dew drops.


 
 
Now for the inside flap…I adhered the other 10 inches of seam binding to the inside flap and then cover it with a piece of matching scrapbook paper. I attached on the opposite side a sheet of needles.
 

Side view of my altered matchbox. Love how the tear shape dew drops colors coordinates so well with all the cardstock I used.

The cream colored mini flowers I used Distressed Honeycomb Cardstock which I used one of my flower punches to punch out a few. I used a glimmer mist to wet them, then placed them on a piece of sponge and used a stylus to shape them. Then I let them dry and wha-laaa instant cute flowers. 🙂

I decided that I wanted to foof up my spools of thread. I used a small circle punch and punched out several circles from the Moss Green Glitter cardstock and glued to the top of each spool and then I decorated with dew drops, buttons and flowers.

Now my little sewing box is finished and if I need to sew on a button everything is all in one place and ready to go.
I hope this has inspired you to create your own sewing box or if you don’t sew…maybe create a little drawer to hold all your scrapbook embellishments…the possibilities are endless. 🙂
Remember to stop by the Robin’s Nest  store and check out the tear shape dew drops that are on sale and while you are there go ahead and pick up some cardstock and embellishments too. 
Thanks for stopping by and as always enjoying creating!!!

Lovey Dovey Rolodex

February 6, 2013

Hi everyone! I want to share a quick project I created for a swap I’m in on Swap-bot for Betty aka sewcrazy and of course I created one for myself. The supplies I used for this cute little rolo are My Mind’s Eye, K and Company, some paper scraps, Stampin’ Up A Little Somethin’ stamp set (Lovey Dovey stamp), buttons, The Robin’s Nest Dew Drops and I used the Sizzix Rolodex die.

The owl is something I came up with on my own. I used a onesie pattern that I cut from a Paper Trey die cut. I cut the arms off of the pattern and used a jar that traced to rounded the bottom of the pattern. The leg opening of the onesie I used a smaller jar that I traced and cut to make the ears. The wings and the beak is a heart…I cut the heart into two pieces to make the wings…and the tummy I used a punch.
 
 
 


I know I definitely want to make some more of these owls whether as cards or I might try my hand at making some little owl pin cushions. Whoooo knows 😉
Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day and most of all enjoy creating!!!

January Altered Rolodex Swap

January 31, 2013

Hi everyone!!! Just wanted to share a quick post today of a Rolodex I created for a swap I’m in on Swap-bot. The theme of the rolo could be anything vintage so I choose to go with something along the lines of snow…since it has been cold around here…brrr 😉


I used my Sizzix Card, Telephone & Address die to cut out my Rolodex cards…I had to make one for myself too… to me this is a lot easier than trying to actually alter a rolo card that you purchase at a office supply place. 🙂 I also used cardstock, bits of scrapbook paper, lace, baker’s twine, old buttons and Dew Drops. The vintage sheet of music I used my Sizzlets Merry Details die to cut out snowflakes. The snowman image I got from Vintage Image Crafts on Facebook. If you are on Facebook go over to their page and like them. There is tons upon tons of images that you can download and the best part it is FREE 🙂

    
I also inked all of the edges and I used Crystal Stickles on the image to give it that snowy glittery look.


The back of the card I download the 2013 calendar from Crafty Secrets and cut out the January calendar. I used my printer to print out the words snow day and my name which I adhered to the rolo. Wa-laa!!! Finished!!! 🙂 Now all I need is a Rolodex holder!!! 🙂
Thanks for stopping by and I hope this inspires you to create something fun!!!

Fly Away With Me Journal Page

January 28, 2013

Hi there! I want to share a quick post with everyone. I had stickers from the Stamp Tag Kit leftover from one of my projects I created for the Robin’s Nest and I wanted to see if I could somehow incorporate them in a journal page. I started out with a junk mail envelope as the base to start my page with.


I used bits of scrapbook paper, bit of lace, stamped images…fancy pants Delights stamps and the small butterfly stamp is from Christy Tomlinson… and a piece of an old dictionary page.

I had a #8 tag that I had painted, stenciled and then I sprayed with Perfect Pearl Mist that I wanted to somehow include on the page too. I used the brownish round sticker, blue chipboard tag…which I inked…and the blue and yellow Dew Drops from the Robin’s Nest Stamp Tag Kit to embellish with. 


Here’s a close up of the swirl tag that is included in the kit. I used the “leftover” of a circle I had punched out to highlight the word approved on the page.

If you get a chance please stop by the The Robin’s Nest website and check the sales they are having on the tag kits for the month of January. Also be sure to check out their blog regularly to see what everyone on the design teams is creating.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope this inspires to create something fun!!! 🙂

  

The Robin’s Nest: Birthday Wishes and "Tea-rrific" Friends

January 27, 2013
Hi everyone! First off I want  you to know that I’m so excited to be a part of The Robin’s Nest Design Team and I have had tons of fun creating these two little projects for my first post on my blog and on The Chattering Robin’s blog. So grab a snack and pull up a chair and get comfy cause I’m getting ready to share a lot of creativity with you.
My first project I want to show you that you can  use the The Birthday Girl Card Kit for something other than creating cards. I created a mini album and money holder with the kit.
 


I used a small paperbag (3.5X6.75″) which you can find at your locate craft store.
I folded the bag at the bottom and adhered two of the sides to the bag which this should then give you two pockets. I then inked all edges of the bag and scrapbook paper. Added a paper doilies that had been cut in half and glued that and the scrapbook paper down on the front of the bag.

I used scraps of cardstock that I had leftover from other projects and used my Spellbinder Lacey Pennants die to cut out banners. I took nine of the banners and rolled the tops with a stylus and added a drop of glue to each to keep them from unrolling and then I glued them to the top of the bag. I cut out another banner and used one of the birthday stickers for the card kit…I did cut it down a bit so it would fit on the banner.  I attached the gold ribbon to the mini clothes pin which I attached to the bag along with three more mini banners, stickers and Dew Drops.
  
 
 
For the mini album I cut two of the embossed cards in half…which gave me four mini cards…and punched holes in the top. I decorated with scrapbook paper and stickers from the kit and then used the remaining gold ribbon and strung it through the tags and tied a knot in the top.
 
 
Whaa-laa!!! You now have an instant money holder with a mini album to document that special someone’s birthday 🙂
For my next project I created a mini toilet paper roll album using the Stamp Tag Kit, Sky Blue, Teal and Ocean Blue Classic Glitter Cardstock  and Awning Swirl Glitter Cardstock. Also The Robin’s Nest has teamed up with Heartfelt Creations this month to showcase some of their wonderful stamps sets. I received the China Fragments PreCut Set along with a matching Spellbinders Nested Tea Cups die to play with. 
 
 
Again I used bits of scrapbook paper that I had laying around…I’m a believer in not wasting anything . 🙂
First off I stamped the tea cup image onto a piece of white cardstock and then place the Spellbinder die exactly on top of the stamped image and ran it through my diecut machine. I figured this out after a lot of trial and error. I then inked the edges of the tea cup. Next I stamped the tea cup on varies colors of cardstock and I fussy cut all the flowers and leaves out. I glued them to the cup and last but not least I added a Dew Drop to the center of the hot pink flower.   
 
 
I used three toilet paper rolls which I flattened. Also I measured the cardstock and adhered to each of the rolls.
 
 


I used five of the tags as pages inside of the mini. I punched holes in the bottom of each tag, added scraps and embellished with buttons, bits of lace and Dew Drops.

The rest of the tags I embellished and placed through out the mini for added interest. Don’t you think the tags look like a good old pair of comfortable denim jeans? I do 🙂

 
Now all I need to do is add photos. 
 
 
Please stop by the The Robin’s Nest website  and check the sales…20% off if you use the promo code cardkitpromo…that they are having on the card and tag sets for the month of January. Also be sure to check out their blog regularly to see what everyone on the design teams is creating.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope this inspires you to create something fun!!!

THE 2013 ROBIN’S NEST DESIGN TEAM

December 15, 2012
I would like to announce with much excitement that I will be a part of the
 2013 Robin’s Nest as a Altered Art Design Team Member.


It has been so hard to contain my excitement for the last month (since I had to keep it a secret) but now I’m able to share and shout it from the rooftop!!!
 
You can go check out the online shop for The Robin’s Nest: http://www.robinsnest-scrap.com/ and see all the great products they have. Also go to their blog to be inspired: http://chatteringrobins.blogspot.com/.   
 
Also I have the honor to design with this group of talented ladies:

Mandi Holmes
Barbara Rankin
Juraci Falcucci
Brenda Burfeind
Michelle Hodges
Danie May
Dawn Merceded Barrett
Camille Short
Genevive Badila
Marilia Lopes
Wendy Cuskey
Jamie Lindstrom
Michelle Frae Cummings
Sherri Welser
Tonya Wilson
Clare Dempsey
 
A big congratulations to everyone!!!
My first altered project will be January the 27th. I have lots of fun projects that I can’t wait to share!!!
Thanks for stopping by and remember enjoy creating 🙂
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

What’s on My Desk?

October 24, 2012

I would like to share my first project I created for the Crafty Card Gallery design team challenge of “What is on your desk?”. For this challenge we couldn’t go out and buy any scrapbook paper, embellishments or new stamps. The team had to use what we had on hand or on our desk. Since I have packed up almost all of my craft supplies I had to dig through boxes…I’m still in the middle of getting my dream craft/guest bedroom ready….once that is finished I will share photos 🙂
Below is the card I created…

 I used a 7×6 inch piece of My Mind’s Eye patterned paper which I folded in half to give me a 3 1/2 x 6 card. Since I always have scraps of cardstock and pattern paper laying around I cut various strips for the front of the card. I inked all of the edges with Versa Magic Dew Drop Chalk Ink  in Aquatic Splash and then adhered to the card front. Next I stamped the Inkadinkado snowman stamp with Versa Magic Dew Drop Chalk Ink in Sahara Sand and then cut the image out. For the snowflake I used chipboard and cut it out using my Sizzix snowflake die. I then inked it with Versa Magic Dew Drop Chalk Ink in Oasis Green. When it was dry I lightly Sprayed Tattered Angles Glimmer Mist in Pearl on the snowflake. Once dry I adhered the snowflake to the front of the card and then glue the snowman image to the corner of the snowflake. The finally touches I used some Prima swirly pearl bling…I’m not sure exactly what it is called but you get my drift and last but not less I added some Robin’s Nest Dew Drops in Fresh Mowed Grass to bling up the snowflake.  
 

Please check out the other design teams blogs and see what they had on their desk too when you get a chance.
Thanks for looking and I hope this inspires you to create something fun and enjoy creating!!!

Art Journaling with a Twist

September 24, 2012

    I would like to share a quick post of my attempt at starting an art journal. I have SO many scraps of scrapbook paper laying around I decided I really needed to do something with it all…the hoarder in me won’t let me give it away or even worse throw it away…GASP!!!

 
 


This page is actually some scrapbook paper I could have used to make a card with. I thought it would work nicely with a photo of me from the beach…which is my favorite photo and some scraps, stickers and embellishments. The “Facts about Me” is a tag that pulls out from behind the photo and has information about me on it.

 
The next page is a body, words and cat head I clipped from a magazine. I also used scraps of scrapbook paper and the meow and cat are stickers I had laying around. I had loads of fun creating this page.

 
I actually received this scrap of paper in a “stuff an envelope swap” and this is what I came up with. I had a photo of my nephew Cameron when he was young that really wasn’t a good photo because of what was in the back ground. My solution was use a decorative punch to punch out my nephew, use leftover clip art, stamp his age and the date on the page and I used a Robin’s Nest Dew Drop on top of the party hat.

I do have some more pages I have created but I’m dog tired and hear my bed calling me. I hope this inspires you.

Thanks for looking and enjoy creating!!!