Christmas cards

I made these for Tracy's box as well. :)



The papers are from K & Company's Evergreen line that was designed by Brenda Walton. I used some Creative Imaginations Glitter Glue, a Viva Decor Pearl Pen and my Sakura Stardust pen to embellish the papers.

Kusudama/Origami

I made this Kusudama flower ball for my GIBBS 5 partner, Tracy.



The papers are from Karen Foster Designs, Paper Studio and Paper Pizazz. The ribbon is from Offray and the beads are from the $1 bead rack at JoAnn Fabrics.

"Peace" banner

This is a banner I made for Tracy for the GIBBS 5 swap on the Cricut Messageboard.





I used my Cricut to cut all of the pieces with the Lacy Labels and Storybook cartridges. The letters are cut from Storybook and I used Lacy Labels for all of the layers. I made 3 cuts of each letter to make them more dimensional by stacking them on top of each other.

letters ~ basic cardstock, Creative Imaginations Glitter Glue
snowflake frame ~ AC Cardstock, Holo Iridescent Viva Decor Glitter Liner
sweet base ~ Moxxie Winter Wishes patterned paper, Frost Glimmer Mist
flower base ~ Reminisce Snow Globe patterned cardstock, Pearl Glimmer Mist
flower shadow base ~ AC Cardstock
tulle ~ glitter tulle from Hobby Lobby

picture frame

This picture frame was sent off to Tracy for the GIBBS 5 swap on the Cricut Messageboard.





I originally covered this frame with a mixture of chocolate brown acrylic paint and gold diamond dust but didn't think it was good enough. I decided to use Tim Holtz' Tattered Rose Distress Crackle paint instead. The Grungeboard accents were painted with acrylic paint and then sprayed with Key Lime Pie Glimmer Mist. The flowers are spiral paper roses cut from some paper from Heidi Grace Designs and sprayed with Bubblegum Glimmer Mist. I used Zip Dry Paper Glue to adhere the flowers to the frame.

THANKS for looking!

ornaments

These are part of Tracy's box as well.

I bought some ornaments from Hobby Lobby, disassembled them and made these from the bits & pieces.

GIBBS 5 sneak peek

GIBBS 5 Sneak Peek

Halloween goody boxes

Wow! It's been quite awhile since I last posted. I've been busy finishing up Tracy's goodies for the GIBBS Round 5 swap on the Cricut Messageboard. I am happy to say I shipped that off today and I will be sharing a couple more sneak peaks followed by full pictures once she's received her box.

Anyway ....... I wanted to share the goody boxes I made for my son's classmates for their Halloween party last week.







The boxes were bought on clearance at Michaels a couple of years ago from the Brides section. I cut the bat "ring" out using my Cricut & Pumpkin Carvings cartridge and sprayed with Slate and Cinder Glimmer Mists. The "treats" tag is a stamp from Pink Paislee's Twilight line that I hand cut and sprayed with Key Lime Pie Glimmer Mist. I attached the tags using ribbon by Offray.

another sneak peek for GIBBS 5

Here's another sneak peek of one of Tracy's goodies. I just finished it tonight .. woo hoo! I only have 2 goodies left and then I can get the box together and shipped.

sneak peek for GIBBS Round 5

As promised, here are a few sneak peeks of a handful of the projects I made for my GIBBS Round 5 partner, Tracy. I won't be posting the full pictures until Tracy has received her box which won't be for about a month or so. I have to keep you in suspense LOL

"The happiest people...."

Hello All!

I don't have a crafty post today .... and since I haven't posted for awhile I decided to find a quote to share with you :)

"The happiest people in the world are those
who have a hard time recalling their worries ...
and an easy time remembering their blessings."
~ Alin Austin

inside the fall mini

I tried out the Z-fold album from Laura Denison from Following the Paper Trail for this project and bound it with my Bind-It-All. Here's the link on how to make this mini >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED-A8k4YUmc

I took a LOT of pictures of the fall mini but I'm only going to post some of them ... don't wanna overload you too badly. :D

This is inside the front cover ...



A full view of the inside pages ... with the flaps closed ...



and with the flaps open ...



a close up ...



one of the inserts ... I used a gold-flecked ivory cardstock for these w/ paper tape from K & Co ...



these are the other inserts ... I used some Tim Holtz stamps and Distress Stickles on the smaller tag ... the backs are covered with patterned paper



patterned papers: Reminisce (Shades of Autumn) and Deja Views
ribbons: Offray, Sheer Creations, misc
bling: $1 bin at Michaels
leaves: Michaels floral dept. (large) and unknown (small)
Stickles: Golden Rod (leaves) and Distress Vintage Photo (small tags)
cardstock stickers: Pebbles, Inc
ink: Stampabilities
adhesives: Glue Glider Pro and Tombow
cardstock: unknown
tags: unknown
envelopes: OfficeMax

fall mini for silent auction

This is the front of the fall mini I made for a silent auction that my sister-in-law is holding to benefit Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.



.... and a close up ...



A huge chunk of the paper I used on this mini is from Reminisce's Shades of Autumn line. The glittered chipboard stickers on the front are from Pink Paislee and the leaves are from Michaels' floral department which I added gold Stickles too for a little texture.

Kusudama Flower Ball

I received this beautiful Kusudama Flower Ball from my friend, Tammy, for the GIBBS 4 swap on the Cricut Messageboard. I'm not sure what brand of paper Tammy used, but I do know that she used double-sided cardstock. When I asked her she said that a regular weight patterned paper would probably be easier to work with.



So, I tried it out for myself.



I used My Mind's Eye papers and the overall size is a bit smaller than the one Tammy made for me. I used Zip Dry Paper Glue to adhere my pieces together as well as the Sugar & Spice ribbon from Michaels.



Here's the link that Tammy shared with me: http://foldingtrees.com/2001/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/

Try it out!!! I've already started the next one ~~~

GIBBS 4 paint can

This is the paint can that I sent Tammy's goodies in. This is the first paint can I have ever decorated so I went safe and easy.

The paper is by K & Company and I found it at Michaels in their travel section sold as individual sheets and the paint can is one of the clear ones from Michaels as well. The trim was bought from Michaels also in the $1 special value ribbon bins and I adhered it using Zip Dry Glue. I took the washer off the plastic tag and attached it to the handle with a Tim Holtz swivel clasp.