Thankful Heart

Good morning friends! I am up on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog today with a fall card! 

It was a fast and easy card to make because there was no stamping at all! Just pretty papers from Photoplay and a few embellishments. I used Scrapbook Adhesive's Crafty Foam Tape in between each layer.  I love dimension on a card, and this is a great way to get it! I added German Glass Glitter around the perimeter using Home & Hobby's Dual Tip Glue.  I tied the silk ribbon from the Stamp Simply Ribbon store and used glue to adhered the sunflower and glitter leaves. 

I added a few sequins and the pretty little birdie using Dodz-small.  This card took less than a half an hour to make....which for me is unheard of! LOL! 

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Your visits mean the world to me!

Denim Christmas Ornament

Merry Christmas Eve to you!

I am up on the Scrapbook Adhesives blog today with a last minute ornament idea! 

Just pull out some of those foam stickers, load them up with glitter, and tie the top off with some pretty denim ribbon tied with jingle bells! 

For all of the products used, be sure to head on over the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog! :)

Time for me to mosey on outta here and get my Christmas on! 

Hugs to you!

Crafty Secret's November Design Team Challenge and Linky Party!

Good morning and welcome to a brand new month!

It can mean only one thing.......the Crafty Secret's Design Team Challenge and Linky Party! Wahoo!

This month's theme was Christmas, but anything but a card.

My project this month all started with the metal piece that served as my ornament.  I've probably had it a hundred years and decided at this particular moment, that it would make a cute ornament. ;) And who wants to just hand someone an ornament? No one!  So I created the box with my Silhouette to make a cute little presentation! 

A little paint, a bit (or a lot) of glitter, a cute retro Santa, and a couple of jingle bells and you've got yourself a sweet ornament!

Fuzzy earmuffs anyone?

The metal thingy-a-bob was given several coats of cream colored paint.  Once dry I put some glossy accents along the outer edge and then sprinkled glitter over it.

I am all about the little touches, so I grabbed some red Flower Soft and gave Mr. Snowman some fuzzy ear muffs. By the way, the retro Santa is part of the Crafty Secret's Retro Christmas collection.  I cut it into a circular shape using a Circle Spellbinder's die. 

I didn't want the image too recessed in my metal thingy, so I added a bit of foam tape from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.  I used a bit of Tacky glue to make sure it didn't go anywhere. 

Consider it extra security if you will! :)

Does anyone use clothespins A LOT when they craft?  I am constantly using them to hold items in place because I myself am way too impatient to hold it  myself!  I wanted a bit of gold tinsel around the circle.  Tinsel seemed perfect for this ornament, so lo and behold, the clothespins did my work for me. ;)

And one more look...in case you forgot because you were so bedazzled with my clothespins above. ;)

Be sure to check out the other talented designer's projects!

Kathy Wright Clement

, Ginny Nemchak,

 Sheila Rumney 

Michele Kovack

Diane Hover

 Shantaie Caudill-Fowler

Have a wonderful day my friends!

Easter Greetings Vintage Basket

I have an Easter basket to share with you today.

I found these boring, brown paper mache baskets at Michaels and decided with a bit of paint and some glitter, they could be spectacular!

I painted it a Robin's Egg Blue. After is was dry I brushed on some Modge Podge and sprinkled it with clear German glass glitter. 

I tied ribbon around it and added this pretty vintage egg from the Crafty Secret's Victorian Floral Easter Eggs collection. 

The eggs and edges were dipped in glue and then the glitter. I tied a bit of lace and added this bird's nest.  It was a perfect match! 

I made a pink one too, but didn't get a chance to photograph it.  Maybe I will have to share it tomorrow. ;)  

Have a blessed Easter!

Hugs my friends!

Easter Wishes!

Good morning! Happy Easter Eve to you!

I am heading into the kitchen to start preparing food for tomorrow. 

As of yesterday I wasn't even sure I was hosting Easter. Cort hasn't been doing so great, my mom has been sick, and my FIL fell a couple of days ago.  But so far everyone has said they would like to stop for dinner and at least visit a little while. I am sure Cort will love seeing her grandparents. 

I used a sentiment and this Easter basket from Craft Secret's     digital collection. I colored the eggs and basket with Copics, gave them a bit of glossy accents and sprinkled each with a touch of glitter. The sentiment was given a light coating of glossy accents as well and dipped in clear German Glass Glitter.   

I matted the image with polka dot vellum, and Spellbinder's pierced rectangle. The rectangle's edges were dipped in glossy accents and then the German Glass Glitter.  I just couldn't get enough of the sparkle! 

I am off to immerse myself in the kitchen for next few hours! 

Have a wonderful Saturday!

Thanks for popping in!

Halloween Tart Tins

Good morning! I hope you all had a great weekend!

I am in Halloween mode, full force! Everything I see, do, even eat (think things all pumpkin!) have gotten me in the fall spirit!  I had a couple of silver tart tins I had picked up from Bed, Bath, and Beyond last year and decided to make some ornaments for my Halloween tree.

I sprayed them with chalkboard paint.

I used this cute little ghost from SRM Stickers. I added glue to the perimeter and sprinkled it with German Glass Glitter. I used a purple scalloped circle behind him and popped him up in the tart tin with dimensional foam squares from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. I added some purple jingle bells, silver cording, and a sentiment from SRM Stickers by the Dozen.  I threaded a bit of ribbon through a hole I had punched, so I could easily hang it on my tree.  

It is a bit gloomy here, but I am off of work so I am a happy camper.  ;)  The plan is to craft a bit and take Kyle's senior pictures if the rain holds off.  Otherwise I will just have to craft more.  LOL! 

Have a great day my friends!

JustRite's October Release- Mums and Oak Leaves

Good morning to you friends!  I have TWO cards to share with you today!  It uses 3 new sets by JustRite.  I have been on a watercoloring kick lately and wanted to use my Inktense pencils to color this first image.  I stamped JustRite's new set, Oak Leaves in Versamark ink and embossed it in white. 

I colored the leaves with my Inktense pencils and a water brush.  I stamped the acorns a second time and fussy cut them.  I popped them up with dimensional foam circles.  I added a bit of twine, rhinestones, and sentiment.  I swiped all of the edges of the rectangles with Versamark and sprinkled them with gold glitter embossing powder by WOW!.  I love the subtle sparkle it gives. A few sequins finished the card off. 

My second card uses two new sets.  The Crackle Background stamp and the Mum set. I again stamped it with Versamark and embossed it in white.  I used my Inktense pencils and a water brush to color  the mum.   The Crackle background was stamped with a dark brown ink on kraft paper.

I added a sentiment, string, pearls, and a button to finish the card. 

And how about a little enabling?  ;)  Christmas is right around the corner!!

Be sure to visit the other designer's blogs for more inspiration using these fun new sets!

JustRite Inspiration

Debbie Olson

Becca Feeken

Michele Kovack

Kazan Clark

Amy Tedder

Darsie Bruno

Marisa Job

Kathy Jones

Kristi Schurr

Angela Barkhouse

TGIF! Happy Friday to you all!

Day 5 Blog Hop with Graphic 45 and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Welcome to Day 5 of the Graphic 45 and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog hop!

I have always loved the vintage style of Graphic 45!  I remember the first time they showcased their product at CHA.  It was a tiny booth but cute and quaint....all right before they became total rockstars! I was in love immediately!

I would normally have chosen papers from a more feminine line, but I wanted to make a card for a special little boy. 

You may have heard of Danny, who just turned 5,  who has an inoperable brain tumor.  His one wish for his birthday was to get lots of cards.  And LOTS of cards he received!

I used papers from the Good Ol' Sport collection.  I added touches of German Glass Glitter in gold.  I added Scrapbook Adhesives  by 3L 3D foam stars.  They got a generous coating of glitter as well!

I added several sequins using my Dodz™ and rustic twine.  The added baseball images were adhered using Scrapbook Adhesives Foam tape in white.  

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Solange Marques

Tati Scrap
Yumi Muraeda

Christine Emberson     
Beth Pingry    
Michele Kovack   That's me! :)

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Crafty Secret's Design Team Challenge and Linky Party!

This is my second post today, so if you are here for my JustRite post, please scroll down.  :)

Today is Crafty Secret's Design Team challenge and linky party. 

For today's card I've included a step by step tutorial on how it was made.

I used a lovely image from the Mermaid digital stamp set. I colored it using my Spectrum Noir markers.  

I used a lot of German Glass Glitter to emulate the sand. 

I added seashells, waves, sequins, and ribbon to finish off the card. 

So here is the skinny on how the card was created!

I colored the image with my Spectrum Noir markers. I took my sponge and bit of brown Memento ink to distress the edges a bit. 

I used glossy accents to adhere clear and gold German Glass Glitter to the edges of the stamped image. 

I used 2 papers from the Creating with Vintage Patterns digital collection.  

I cut the blue and tan papers into waves using an Xacto knife.

I layered the pieces on kraft cardstock after inking each one with brown Memento ink. 

I added clear coarse glitter to the blue water, just on the edges for a bit of sparkle. I cut a slightly larger rectangle to matte my image on, but first added more gold German glass glitter to the edges. 

I stamped the seashells, gave them a bit of color with my Spectrum Noir markers, coated them with glossy accents, and sprinkled more of the clear coarse glitter on top of it. Once it was dry, I added a bit of gold glitter just to the edges using Queen Anne's Twinkle Glitter Glaze. 

And because I didn't have enough glitter, LOL!, I added more to the card I was going to adhere everything to. I attached my image to the sand and waves, and added some gold ribbon vertically.

For my finishing touches, I added a few sequins, and another layer of ribbon.

Be sure to check out what the other DT ladies' are up to!

• Kathy Clement Team Leader
• Gloria Stengel-Our Guest this month!
• Michele Kovack - 300+ Gallery!
• Darlene Pavlick
• Sheila Rumney
• Elizabeth Lincoln
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