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Monday, November 26, 2012

Christmas Tag with Cheery Lynn Designs

I hope that those of you in the States had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! I sure did, but now it's time to get into full swing of the Christmas season. I haven't put my tree up yet, but it's on the agenda for this week. On that note, I have a Christmas tag to share with you today. Tags are fun to make any time of the year, but are so great to have around now for presents.

I used one of our Window dies, backed it with vellum, and added a little touch of Flower Soft to the corners of the windows to look like snow. I added some small flowers from the Embellishment 2 die to my holly folliage. The fancy backing was created by gluing 2 of Fiona's Magic Window Frames together, and just gave the tag a little more substance - plus it was a great place to tie my ribbons on as well.

Our new challenge should help get you in the Christmas spirit! We would like to see your Christmas creations using non-traditional colors (no red or green). Enter by Sunday night for your chance to win a $20 gift certificate!

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies

Fiona's Magic Window FRM 140

Echo Park Paper: Very Merry Christmas

WorldWin Papers: Vellum

May Arts Ribbon: Paper Cord 420-16, Silk SK16

Stickles: Ruby Slippers

Flower Soft: Polar White

Scor-Pal and Pink Paislee Week

This week, the designers from Scor-Pal and Pink Paislee have teamed up to inspire you. Be sure to check out the blogs all week long to see great projects and have a chance to win awesome prizes!

Friday, November 23, 2012

Heartfelt Creations Black Friday Release!

We are pleased to introduce the Heartfelt Creations Timeless Amour Collection. Grab your cup of cocoa and snuggle up. This set is as warm and romantic as the days when the snow flies and the fireplaces pops. Typography of love, roses of delight, and patterns of mesmerizing drama are all included in the Timeless Amour Collection. There are 5 new PreCut Stamp Sets, one 12x12 Paper Collection, and one beautiful new exclusive Spellbinders die designed for Heartfelt Creations. Leave a comment on the HC blog by November 27th and you will be eligible to win the entire release valued at $134.93 .

Since we celebrated Thanksgiving Yesterday, I knew that I wanted to create a layout that expresses my gratitude towards my parents. They have always been there for me and have shown me unconditional love and have certainly made my life so much better!

Life Is Better With You In It - 12 x 12 Layout

HCPC 3506 - Passage to My Heart PreCut Set
HCPC 3508 - Timeless Lace PreCut Set
HCPC 3505 - Timeless Rosette PreCut Set
HCPC 3509 - Timeless Sentiments PreCut Set
HCPC 3500 - Open Vintage Floret PreCut Set
HCPC 3502 - Mini Vintage Floret PreCut Set
HCD 728 Timeless Amour Die
HCD 727 Vintage Floret Die
HCD 726 Delicate Asters Die
Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles
Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags 2
HCDP1 228 Timeless Amour Paper collection
Art Institute Dries Clear Adhesive
Metal Glue Tip Art Institute
Zip Dry Adhesive
Paper Blossoms Molding Mat
Paper Blossoms Tool Kit

Other: Art Institue Glitter (Iris); Copic Markers ( RV11, RV13, RV14, RV17, RV19, YG63, YG91, YG93, YG99); ColorBox Pigment Ink ( Shabby Pink, Pink, Eggplant), Lindy's Stamp Gang Embossing Powder (Amethyst), WorldWin Cardstock, Memento Ink (Black)

Stamp various sizes of the Vintage Floret stamps onto a light patterned paper from the Timeless Amour Paper Collection. Add pink and eggplant ink to color the flower. Cut with the matching die, and shape using the Paper Blossoms kit. Add the stamen shape from the Delicate Asters set beneath each bud. Determine the placement of your photo, and stamp and heat emboss the Timeless Lace stamp directly onto the background paper on either side of the photo mat. Stamp the floral heart from the Passage to My Heart Set and color with Copic Markers. Trace along the swirly lines using the metal tip on the Dries Clear Adhesive. Sprinkle with Ultrafine glitter. Mount the heart above the lacey heart die cut using dimensional foam. Stamp and color two of the small rosette flourishes and fussy cut them. Add them into the flower clusters along with die cuts from the Timeless Amour set. Stamp your sentiment, die cut it using the Francy Framed Tags Two and adhere so that it overlaps the photo.

Challenges:
Once Upon a Sketch - November (hidden journaling)

Monday, November 19, 2012

May Arts and Helmar Blog Hop Day One

Welcome to the first day of the May Arts and Helmar blog hop! You should have arrived here from Jen Matott's blog, but if you just stumbled across this post, you may want to start at Charlene Drigg's blog, so you don't miss a thing! The May Art Ribbonistas have teamed up with Helmar's Design Team to inspire you this holiday season. Please leave a comment on any of the stops along the way, and you will be entered to win May Arts Ribbon and Helmar Adhesives!

I had this large wooden dimensional Christmas tree from Kaisercraft that I wanted to glitz up a bit.

I painted it liberally with Helmar's Craft and Hobby PVA glue, and then sprinkled it with glitter (and yes, I am still sparkling and problably will be months from now!)

After my glue and glitter was all dry, it was time for my ribbon. Lots and lots of ribbon bows made from May Arts 5/8" Sheer Ruffle ribbon.

I used about 10 yards of this ribbon and just tied a single knot in each piece to cover the base of my tree.

I used Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to attach these bows, which worked out perfectly, because there were too many bows to have to wait long for my glue to dry!

So here is the finished product!

I hope you are enjoying Day One of this hop. Now you need to head on to Carisa Zgloblicki's blog.

And just in case you get lost along the way, here's the rest of today's blogs.

• Charlene Driggs:
• Letitia Grace Lauer
• Alexcia Patterson-Schroll
• Kate Vickers:
• Christina Colón
• Jen Matott
• Gini Williams Cagle - You are here.
• Carisa Zgloblicki
• Emily Lanham
• Jen Shears
• Jingle

Beautiful Butterfly

I hope that you had a lovely weekend, and are getting ready for Thanksgiving!

I love layering my Cheery Lynn Designs Dies, because even though the cards aren't difficult, the results are stunning. This card is really straight forward - no tricky cuts. But hopefully it will inspire you!

The new challenge this week is to create a tag using your Cheery Lynn Designs dies. We would love to have you play along for your chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the store.

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies

Ribbon Eyelet Border B116

Small Lace Butterfly with Angel Wing DL156

Horizon Coved Rectangle Mega Doily DL193

French Flair Doily Stacker DL177

Patterned Papers: Pion Designs

Challenges

Pion: Card Sketch

Sunday, November 18, 2012

You Shine Layout

Supplies:

WorldWin Papers Cardstock

Patterned Papers: Kaisercraft – Magnolia Grove Collection; Pink Paislee – Mistables Collection

Heartfelt Creations Stamps: Botanical Floral 2 (HCPC 3407); Bella Rose Leaves (HCPC 3390)

Heartfelt Creations/Spellbinders Dies: Bella Rose Die (HCD712) ;Decorative Butterfly Border (HCD702); Rose Creations

May Arts Ribbon: Mini Pom-Poms 419-10

Zva Creative Bling

Dusty Attic Chipboard Alphabet

Tattered Angels: Glimmer Mist – Olive Vine; Rum Punch; Glimmer Glam’s – Tide Pool; Chalkboard – Strawberry Shortcake

Clearnsnap Ink: Mixd Media Inkz – Leather; Color Box Pigment Ink – Harbor; Color Box Chalk Ink – Gray Whale

Art Institute Glitter: Gala Glitz – Orange

Ranger Stickes – Lime Green

McGill Paper Blossoms Paper Tool Kit and Mat

GlueArts Glue Glider Perma Tac, U Cut It Dimensional Foam Adhesive

Glue Arts Dries Clear Adhesive

Other: Gesso, Corrugated Cardboard, Sewing Machine, thread

Designer Notes:

1. Cut patterned papers to layer for base of layout as shown. Ink all of the edges with dark brown ink and distress with water or distressing tool as desired.

2. Add decorative machine stitching in black thread around the main panels.

3. Cut a circle from corrugated cardboard. Paint with gesso. Allow to dry. Spray with Glimmer Mist, and paint areas with thick layers of Glimmer Glam. Allow to dry.

4. Paint chipboard letters with Glimmer Glam. Adhere to the corrugated circle.

5. Stamp and die cut 6 layers of flower petals for each flower. Spray with glimmer mist and allow to dry. Ink edges with brown ink. Shape with flower shaping tools and assemble. Add small amount of Dries Clear Adhesive and sprinkle with Gala Glitz.

6. Stamp and cut two Leaf flourishes. Attach behind the floral cluster.

Scor-Pal and Hampton Art Wrap-Up

This time of the year, people are always on the look out for cute projects that are easily and inexpensively made, to had out as those last minute gifts. This treat holder really fits the bill. It was designed to hold Ghiradelli Chocolate Squares, but you could tweak the measurements to hold any treat that you would like to use. It's so quick to put this together using the Scor-Pal! And since we are talking chocolate here - the sentiment stamp from Hampton Art was perfect!

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

Hampton Art PS0626 A Good Thing

Clearsnap Color Box Dark Moss Chalk Ink

Clearsnap Top Boss Embossing Ink Pad

Echo Park Patterned Paper - Very Merry Christmas

Best Creation Glitter Paper

WorldWin Cardstock

Hambly Screen Prints Transparency

Cheery Lynn Designs Holly Leaves B183

Spellbinders Labels Nineteen

May Arts 377-38-14 Metallic Velvet

Wow Embossing Powder

Robin's Nest Dew Drops

Cut (2) red card stock pieces 7" x 6"for the top and bottom of the box. With the 6" side along the top fence, score at 2" and 4". Turn a quarter turn, and score at 2" and 5". Score the top and bottom corner pieces to add a 1/2" tab. e.g. For the upper left corner, score at 1 1/2", only down to the 2" mark. Do this for all four corners and trim away the rest of the corner paper.

Cut decorative paper to cover the box top and bottom:

(5) 1 3/4" x 2 3/4"

(4) 1 3/4" x 1 3/4"

Ink the edges of the patterned papers using the Dark Moss ink. Attach these papers to the box form before you assemble it - that way you can easily punch two holes into the top, to tie your ribbon through. After the holes are punched, assemble the box top and bottom using Scor-tape.

Cut the transparency 9" x 10 1/4". Score at 1 7/8"; 4 3/4"; 6 5/8"; and 9 1/2". Attach the tab using Scor-tape, and slide the sleeve into the box bottom. Add your treats, and top with the lid.

To decorate the box, stamp and emboss the Hampton Art sentiment, using gold embossing powder. Cut using a die cut, and frame the cut with a nesting cut from red glitter paper. Add die cut holly leaves, and red Dew Drops for the holly berries.

Keep a few of these ready throughout the holidays!

Friday, November 16, 2012

2nd Annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop - Day 1

Welcome to the 2^nd Annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!!!

Calling all crafters! We’ve gathered designers from some of our favorite manufacturers to show you ways to create something from the heart this holiday season. This 3 day Hop includes over 60 stops with inspiration brimming from every corner. Explore all of the thoughtful and frugal handmade gifts you could create for the holidays, all in one place, during our second annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!

To sweeten the Hop, we’re offering a gift for you! For every comment you leave on the blogs in the Hop, you’ll be entered to win a prize pack from one of the participating manufacturer sponsors! Use the Rafflecopter widget on the Clearsnap blog to gain extra entries each day: http://cleasnap.blogspot.com

Hampton Art is giving away 3 different prizes! Be sure to leave comments and "like" us on Facebook for your chance to win one of these fantastic prizes!

Prize 1

Prize 2

Prize 3

Now for my project! I found a yummy recipe for Cinnamon Almonds and thought it would be really fun to use the Hampton Art/Graphic 45 Nutcracker stamp to make a gift box.

I stamped my image and colored him with Copics and Smooch Ink (Gold) , and then fussy cut him. I love this bubble frame from Globecraft Memories! and decided to use it for my box front.

I covered the chipboard pieces of the frame set using Authentique's Festive Collection. The edges of all of the papers were inked with Clearsnap/ Donna Salazar Mix'd Media Inkz ( Mossy).

I added a decorative edge using the new Fiskars Interchangable Border Punches. My almonds are in a clear celophane bag tied up with a pretty bow and baker's twine from the Twinery. The tag was punched with the Fiskars Tag punch and decorated with the Fiskars Snowflake punch.

So here's the recipe for my project:

Hampton Art/Graphic 45 Nutcracker Sweet 1 - IC0204

Donna Salazar/ Clearsnap: Mix'd Media Inkz (Mossy)

Clearsnap Smooch Ink (Gold Lame)

Authentique - Festive Collection

Globecraft Memories - Little Traditional Rectangle Frame

Fiskars: Snowflake Lever Punch (medium) , Tag Lever Punch XXL, Interchangable Border Punch (Lacey Doubles)

Twinery - Baker's Twine (Maraschino)

Tombow Stamp Runner - Permanent Adhesive

WorldWin Cardstock

May Arts Ribbon

And here's the recipe for the

Crock Pot Cinnamon Almonds

from the detrimentalbeauty Blog

1 1/2 C. Sugar
1 1/2 C. Brown Sugar
3 Tbsp. Cinnamon
1/8 tsp. Salt
1 Egg White
2 tsp. vanilla
3 Cups Almonds
1/4 C. Water

In a medium sized bowl, mix together sugars, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside. In another medium sized bowl, whisk the egg white and vanilla until it’s a little frothy. Add almonds. Make sure the almonds are thoroughly coated in the egg white mixture. Add cinnamon mixture to the almonds and toss until coated.
Thoroughly spray with Pam, or whatever, the stoneware of your large crock pot (mine is a 4 quart). Add the divine mixture of almonds and sugars to the crock pot and turn it to low.
Cook ( with the lid on) 3-4 hours stirring every 20 minutes (I only did 3 hours). In the last hour, add the 1/4 C. of water and stir well. This ensures a crunchy yummy coating. (*make sure after you’ve added the water that you continue to cook the nuts for another 45min to an hour.)
You have to stir really well, especially as it gets later in the cooking process.
Line a baking sheet with parchment and spread the almonds flat to cool (if you can wait that long!). The almonds will be sticky at this point, so make sure you separate them a little and have no large mounds.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hop! Your next stop is Sabrina Alery from Clearsnap.

Visit the list of blogs below and leave a comment on each by Nov 27, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST. Each day we will be sharing a brand new list of blogs with brand new projects for you to explore, be inspired by, and create from!

Nov 16

Clearsnap – http://clearsnap.blogspot.com

Hampton Art - http://blog.hamptonart.com/

Graphic45 – http://g45papers.typepad.com/

Fiskateers - www.fiskateers.com/blog

Donna Salazar Designs – http://donnasalazar.typepad.com/

Tombow USA – http://blog.tombowusa.com/

Authentique Paper http://authentiquepaper.blogspot.com/

The Twinery - http://www.thetwineryblog.com/

Eileen Hull for Sizzix http://eileenhull.blogspot.com/

Globecraft Memories – http://globecraftmemories.blogspot.com

Kristin Wilson – Graphic 45 - http://www.kristinwilsonhandmade.com/

Jennie Garcia - Tombow - earthyscrap.blogspot.com

Gini Williams Cagle - Hampton Art - http://ginicagle.blogspot.com/ YOU ARE HERE

Sabrina Alery – Clearsnap – http://Sabrinaalery.blogspot.com

DeeDee Catron - Globecraft Memories - http://umwowstudio.blogspot.com/

Michelle Grant – Donna Salazar Designs - http://michellejbg.blogspot.com

Emily Lanham – Authentique Paper -http://www.createserendipity.net

Emma Jeffery – Fiskateers - http://hellobeautifulblog.blogspot.com

Natalie Clause – The Twinery - http://www.southernbellescharm.com/

Alberto L Juarez – Graphic 45 http://vintageodyssey.blogspot.com/

Vivian Keh - Hampton Art - http://contadinak.wordpress.com

Jennifer Priest – Clearsnap – http://hydrangeahippo.blogspot.com

Heather Conklin – Authentique Paper - http://goldiecar.blogspot.com/

Cheers to creating gifts from the heart this holiday season!

Happy Hopping!

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Hampton Art and Scor-Pal Week Part One!

This week Hampton Art and Scor-Pal have teamed up to inspire you! I'm so blessed because I am on both of these teams, so I will have two projects to show you this week. Today's post is what I created for my Hampton Art assignment.

Supplies:

Hampton Art/ Graphic45 Ladies Diary #2; Ladies Diary #3stamp set

Graphic 45 Ladies Diary Collection Patterned paper in Moment In Time

Clearsnap: Colorbox/Graphic 45 Decades Antiquing Dye Ink (Dark Cashmere); Donna Salazar Mix’d Media Inkz (Leather); Donna Salazar FairyDust Glitter (Pralines and Cream)

WorldWin Papers Cardstock

Scor-pal; Scor-Tape

Spellbinders : Fleur De Lis Squares

May Arts Ribbon – 372-1-341” Velvet/Crochet ribbon

Copic Markers

Fiskars: Fuse Die Cutting Machine

Designer Notes:

Cut the following pieces of paper to assemble card

Brown Cardstock: 9” x 9” – scored at 3”, 6”. Turn 90 degrees and score again at 3” and 6”

Blue cardstock: 7 1/8” x 7 1/8” – scored at 2, 5 1/8”. Turn 90 degrees and score at 2 and 5 1/8”

Blue cardstock: 5 1/8” x 5 1/8” – scored at 1” and 4 1/8”. Turn 90 degrees and repeat.

Cut from Patterned Paper: (4) ¾” x 2 ¾”; (4) 1 ¾” x 2 ¾”; (1) 2 ¾” x 2 ¾”

Die cut:

(2) largest Fleur De Lis Squares from Brown Cardstock

1. Score the cardstock as directed. Make an inner box using the brown cardstock. Make the 2 sections of the outer box using the blue cardstock. Trim each of the scored sheets as shown to assemble the box. Adhere the sides using Scor-tape.

1. Ink the edges of the box as well as all patterned papers with Dark Cashmere ink. Attach the patterned papers as shown. Adhere the die cut squares to the bottom and top of the box. Fold the edges down on the top of the box and glue in place.

2. Stamp the lady and color with Copic markers. Fussy Cut the image. Stamp the millinery stamp, ink with the Leather and Dark Cashmere inks, and add glitter around the edge.

3. Bend the foot of the paper lady to a right angle and glue to the box top. Decorate with vintage spool, buttons, ribbon and flowers.

4. Bend the foot of the paper lady to a right angle and glue to the box top. Decorate with vintage spool, buttons, ribbon and flowers.

You're So Special

I'm so excited to share my first official project for this term of the Heartfelt Creations Design Team! Not too long ago, HC introduced a new line of paper, and if you haven't used it yet, you are going to love it. It's a very nice weight, and very smooth - just perfect for making flowers.

So let's get started! This is a 6 x6 card. Stamp the Delicate Asters and Butterflies stamp in embossing ink, emboss with gold powder. Cut the image using Long Classic Scalloped Rectangles. Die cut one large Labels 21 from the patterned paper, ink the edges. Trace around the outside of this die onto reflective gold paper and hand trim. Cut two of the large semi-circles from the Layered Scalloped Posy die - glue beneath the curves of the Label 21. Add pearls to the flower centers. Stamp 3 each of the two smallest flowers in the Delicate Asters set and cut with the coresponding die. Shape using the tool kit and assemble adding 3 layers of the flower centers in the middle. Finish with a pearl. Stamp and cut two leaves from the same set. Position the flower and leaves over the same image from the gold embossed layer. Stamp the sentiment and cut with Ribbon Banners. Shape the banner so that it curves up in the center - adhere with Zip Dry. Add ribbons and pearls to finish.