It's time to hop with Graphic 45 and Spellbinders

Today kicks off an awesome blog hop with Spellbinders and Graphic 45 is one of their partnering companies, so you know you'll want to play along.  To find out more information about the hop and how you can win, win, win, head over to Graphic 45's blog and find all the details. 

Delicate Poinsettia's with Heartfelt Creations

This is the last week of the Sparkling Poinsettia collection from Heartfelt Creations.  As beautiful as this collection is, I'll tell you you're going to loves next weeks release.  It's stunning, but until then be sure to enjoy a little bit more Christmas cheer.

To see complete directions on how to create this card, detailed supply list and more beautiful cards, layouts and dimensional projects head over to Heartfelt Creations blog today.  You don't want to miss a thing. 

Spring Fever with Graphic 45 and Spellbinders

 

Spring is in the air and it's time to start hopping...and I've got the perfect way to get you going.  Today over on the Graphic 45's Blog and Spellbinders Blog you can hop through some fresh ideas for the season. 

 

Here's a sneak peek of my project...I'll give you some hints.....it's something you can really use, it's super cute, it features the latest collection from Graphic 45 " Home Sweet Home " and you'll want to make one for your kitchen when you see how easy it is to do with my Snapguide tutorial. 

 

CLICK HERE to visit Graphic 45 and see all the details. 

 

Be sure to come back and let me know what you think. 

 

 

 

 

Precious Memories with Graphic 45 and Spellbinder Dies

Hi Everyone, I hope you're having a great week.  I've been swamped this week so I've not gotten to share as many projects with you as I like.  The great news is I have one for you today from Graphic 45 and it's stunning!!!

 

I've used the latest collection Precious Memories and some of the newest Spellbinder dies just released at CHA 2015.  The two go perfectly together with that shabby vintage feel. 

I've layered a lot with this card and also given it some depth with the three dimensional bow at the top of the card. 

 

Please be sure to head over to Graphic 45's blog today and check out more awesome projects from the design team...it's always sure to entertain.

 

 

Join the Fun with Fun Stampers Journey

I'm excited to share a new journey I'm taking and hope you'll want to come along too.  I've become a Journey Coach with Fun Stampers Journey.  It's the latest and greatest up and coming paper crafting company.  They offer high quality red rubber stamps, exclusive Spellbinders dies, unique inks, card stock and more.  You can even earn free product with your purchases, or better yet join my fresh team with FSJ on the ground floor and grow along with me. 

Today I have a super cute birthday card I created using the supplies from the Coach Kit.  BTW did I mention when you become a coach you get over $500 in products for only $149.99 (shipping and tax additional).   It's amazing what all you get so join up as a hobby or take it to the next level.  Whatever you want. 

Remember if you place an order of $150 or more you'll start earning free goodies...so have fun. 

This is a list of all the products I used for this adorable card.

Greet and Shout Stamp Set

Banner Party Stamp Set

Birthday Sketch Stamp Set (one of my favorites!!!)

Pennants Die Set

Journey Sparkle Dust

Black Licorice Ink

Sweet Berry Ink

Blue Lagoon Ink

Pineapple Smoothie Ink

 

If you would like to learn more about becoming a Journey Coach please click here

 

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Song in My Heart with Heartfelt Creations

Today's card uses the latest collection from Heartfelt Creations " Majestic Morning" .  I love all the bright color combinations of this collection and the new flowers stamps with coordinating dies are a must have.  Be sure to see the rest of the design teams creations this week using Majestic Morning and other current collections on Heartfelt's Blog along with step by step tutorials for each project. 

The First JustRite Challenge of the Year

After a bit of a holiday break, JustRite has started back their challenges...fun, fun, fun, CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CHALLENGE.  Today I created a card for a friend of mine who recently lost her father.  One thing I'm horrible at, is actually remembering to give out my cards.  I know that's terrible but I generally forget them and have to stop by Hallmark.  One of my goals for this year is to actually share my work.  It's not doing me any good piling up in the house that's for sure. 

 

This card is not quite as layered as my usual work, but I do need to drop this one in the mail.  I gave it a little pop by layering the poppy flowers and foam taping them up.  Of course the button and bow have good bit of depth to them, but hopefully I can stuff them in the envelope, LOL. 

 

 

What to see all the JustRite products I used on this card?  Check out my supply list below. 

 

Tufted Cling Background

Black Eyed Susan Vintage Labels Stamp

Poppies Labels Twenty Nine Stamp

 Amazing Paper Grace Die

 

See you Wednesday with a beautiful layout for Heartfelt Creations...You'll love it. 

 

 

 

The Miracle of Ice Resin with Video Tutorial

Today my post is a bit different....  As many of you know my degree is actually in Jewelry / Production Craft, thus I use metal lots of times in my projects.  Well now I've found the perfect pairing for me with Ice Resin and my crafting.  In fact Ice Resin is so innovative I've made a video on how I made this beautiful pin.  I hope it will inspire you in your mixed media journey.

 

Have a great weekend and I'll see you on Monday :)

 

Were you Naughty or Nice?

I hope everyone had a Merry, Merry Christmas.  So I have one question to ask, were you naughty or nice?  LOL.  Our big party of the year is Christmas Eve and this year was no exception.  We blew it out well.  One of the dessert was the naughty or nice trays.  I made regular Rice Krispie Treats for the nice side and Oreo coal for the naughty.  I'll list the recipe for the Oreos chews at the end of this post.

I made the little signs for the trays using products from Scrap-Mart.  I would have brought them home to take a bit better photos, but there was a precious little girl at the party who wanted them, so off they went in the spirit of the evening.

Here is a list of supplies used for the signs:

Sizzix Frame Back Ornate #3
Amazing Paper Grace Kit of the Month November: Stamp
Spellbinders Circle
Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Stickles 

Now the recipe for the Oreo Coal.  Let me warn you cut these very small as they are really chewy.

One package of Oreo cookies/ processed in the food processor to crumbs
4 Tablespoons of Butter
5 Cups of marshmallows

Melt the butter and the marshmallows in pan over the stove top.  Once everything is melted add the cookie crumbs and stir to all mixed.  Pour out and press into a baking dish lined with parchment paper. Wait to cool and cut into small bite size pieces.

Have a little Christmas money that needs to find a good home?  Remember you can get one item 40% off regular price at Scrap-Mart, just use the STOCKING coupon code.  Ends the 31st of December so hurry.  

Clean and Simple = Beautiful with Scrap-Mart

Sometimes it nice to create a simple quick card that really packs a punch.  I was able to do just that with my bee card and I really do love all the small simple details.  Here is a complete listing of products used that you can pick up at Scrap-Mart.  Oh and side note, they have been having some incredible sales so be sure to subscribe to their emails to keep up to date. You'll find the sign up on the top right hand side of their webpage. 

Sizzix : Tim Holtz Texture Folders

Spellbinders:

Tim Holtz: Distress Inks

JustRite Stamp: Antique Autumn Tags One

JustRite Stamp: Botanical Butterflies Clear

Core'dinations Paper 

 

This card qualifies for some of Core'dinations current challenges.

Layered Card for Scrap-Mart

Did you know majority of this card is solid cardstock...there is just a bit of designer paper used around the base and one of the labels.  The rest is either embossed or stamped and colored, which really helped me achieve the look I was going for.  

All the stamps are from JustRite including the beautiful green and aqua fronds background that I colored in with markers.  I also finished the card off with a homemade charm of pearls. Would you expect anything else from me.  

Here is my complete list of products used and the links to where you can pick them all up at SCRAP-MART

Spellbinders M-Bossabilities EL-007, JustRite Elegant Fronds Background Stamp, JustRite Seashell Bay Labels 22,  Spellbinders Labels Twenty Two Die, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Markers, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads, Spellbinders Diamond Strips and Accents. 

This Card qualifies for the following challenges: 

JustRite Stampers : Use a Charm 

Sweet, Simple Beyond the Page

This is a simple little beyond the page project I created for Kaiser's Design Team.  The vintage feel of the Magnolia Grove collection just cries out to be distressed....so of course I had to do what it asked, LOL.

The sweet little flowers are made using Spellbinders Dies...they are so realistic.  

Black Friday Heartfelt Release, It's a Winner!

I love Heartfelt Creations designs but when I saw this release, OH MY was I excited.  It is just stunning and I don't know what else to say.  The spellbinders dies that go with the new Gatefold collection are intricate and unique, you are going to have to have a set. 

There are also new flowers in the collection that are a must...they are just so beautiful on any project.  The card I created used the Gatefold Spellbinders for the arch and of course the new flowers are the finishing touch.

Be sure to check out the special release from Heartfelt, it's a Black Friday deal you'll be sure to love and also take a look at the rest of the design team and their creations they came up with.

Hugs,

The Birth of Spring

Happy Good Friday to everyone and thanks for stopping by today to see what I've created for you. This is a card I made for ABC DT highlighting this precious birds nest...such a sweet sign of spring and the new birth that it brings. I just love it. The stamp set is from Craft Secrets...you know how much I love that line....Fairyland is the set. I colored the image with Copic (B02, B05, E31, E35) and then cut it out with Spellbinders Label 13. I then layered it up with some more Spellbinders die cuts and topped it off with some pearls. I did color the pearls with my Copics too, so they would blend in perfect.

I hope everyone has a blessed and safe Easter weekend and I look forward to seeing you next week. Oh and if you're having a long weekend and need something on your to do list...don't forget ABC DT  Easter Card Challenge is still going on and we'd love to have you participate...

Hugs, Lori

Thank you for Easter

This month at ABC DT our challenge is Easter cards and as much as I love bunnies and chicks...they aren't the real meaning of Easter for me.  I'm so thankful for the love my savior showed me by giving his life.  Amazing!!! Everyday I strive to show the love and sweet spirit that Christ examples...and though I have so much work to do, I hope people will see a glimpse of  him in me. 

This is a card I did for the monthly Easter challenge and I created the cross with a bunch of stamped and cut butterflies...The butterfly stamp is from Crafty Secrets Arts Stamps Sew Special  and just like all of Crafty Secrets stamps, they are so detailed and beautiful.  The sentiment is Crafty Secrets Rose Flowers.  I love the sentiment but you should see the flower that comes with this set, beautiful.  Of course, I used Spellbinders to cut the oval backgrounds and also the rectangle for the sentiment. 

I hope you have a wonderful week and take a moment to show someone a little extra love.  Oh and be sure to join in our Easter Challenge during the month of April. 

Hugs

The Birds are Chirping in Spring

This month we are celebrating spring at ABC Design Team and what better icon of the season than little birdies.   On this card I used something a little different...the packaging from a Spellbinders die..yeap that's right the package itself.  I just cut out the clear plastic to make a sheet and stamped it with Staz On ink, let it dry, cut it out, pierced a small hole and added jump rings to make these adorable clear bird cage charms. The stamp sets I used for this card are all from Crafty Secrets and they are all so detailed  it's wonderful.  The bird cages and the flourishes are from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps Birdies at home and the main bird, note, sentiment and bird feet are from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps Bird Notes.

Here is a close up of the detailing of the card to give you a bit of a better view. 

Now we want you, it's your turn to join the fun.  Get out your stamps and cardstock and create a beautiful Easter card and enter it in our April ABC DT Challenge and you might just win $25 in free goodies. 

I hope you all have a great weekend...remember taxes are due Monday (had to ruin my post with that, LOL)

        Hugs

Thinking Outside the Box

Welcome to my fun Friday post for ABC DT.  This whole month we are celebrating birthdays and heaven knows mine seems to come more and more often, LOL.  This year I'm going to be the BIG 40...lands help me and I'm bucking it for sure.  I refuse to feel old and out of style...and I think this card speaks to that...it's pretty funky cool if you ask me. 

The first question I have to ask is, do you know how easy it is to create different shaped cards using Spellbinders?  This circle card was created in a flash and not being a box/square really sets it off.  If you've never made a base card using your Spellbinders, its easy.  Just fold your base cardstock in half and tape your die down with just a hint of the die hanging over the folded edge.  Then when you take it out of the machine...it will have cut two images ajoined in the center for a perfect card.  Think of all the shapes spellbinders has and all the different types of cards you could create. 

To create my card for today I used some great goodies you can pick up at ABC Toy and Craft Store.  First I used Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps for my butterfly wings and face and cut the both out.  I layered them over some cardstock I had cut out using Spellbinders Scalloped Circles and inked all the edges. I glued my butterfly girl onto a pin to create one of those super hot stick pins everyone is using and topped her off with a metal trinket crown.

Next I created my center sentiment label, again using Spellbinders ( Labels 4 ) and layered together.  I punched my sentiment out using a label maker.  The bird was cut from designer paper and I pierced the bottom of the bird with a little hole to attach a jump ring and the metal star charm. Oh and added two little crystals to the beginning of each word.

The base papers for the card were both cut with Spellbinders Circle and then cut in half.  The black bazzil was embossed us Swiss Dot Folder.  The border through the center was cut from cardstock and layered together using 3-d foam tape for a stacked effect.  Everything was assembled and glued down to the base card. 

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial...I would love to see some of your examples of different shaped cards you've created using Spellbinders.  Have a great weekend and don't forget our ABC DT Birthday Challenge is still going on so get your card in if you haven't already. 

This card qualifies for the following Challenges:
Shabby Tea Room: Birthday
Bling it On : Anything goes with a charm
Simon Says Stamp Challenge : Birthday
Simon Says Stamp and Show : Stars metal charm start
Flourishes : Butterflies
Top Tip Tuesday : Birthday
Paper Romance: Black / White and one other color
Stamping Vacation : Nestibilities

Happy Birthday Beary Scrap!!!!

Beary Scrap Design Team Challenge Blog is having their 1st birthday and so it's time to CELEBRATE.  What better way to do it than to offer some out of this world prizes and some great sketch challenges.  This is my version of the first sketch challenge.  If you haven't participated yet be sure to jump in to win!  Oh and you may not have seen but I'm going to be Beary Scrap Guest Designer starting in July so you'll be hearing a lot more about their great online store in future posts. I'm super excited about this offer as their Design Team totally ROCKS!!!!

This is a card I created for using Heartfelt Creations Stamps, Distress Inks, Spellbinders, Emporium Paper from CTMH, and some bling-bling. 

Close Up

Let's kick this week off with a bang and get some serious crafting done. 

Final Spellbinders Entry : Layout

 This was the final layout for the Spellbinders Design Team Entry.  As I said the other day with the card...I loved it.  I adored the rich colors, the theme, the layers, the papers, and the picture of my precious little boy in the fall leaves.  I really gave this one my all...so I wouldn't have changed a thing. 

I've really starting using metal and jewels in my work more and more which I suppose goes back to my background degree in Jewelry Design.  Who would have ever thought paper crafting and jewelry design, but here and there on projects I think is just perfect. 

I really do have so much to be thankful for the theme of this layout and again thank you for all your support during the Design Team process.