tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11054114351605233672024-03-13T16:54:21.557-04:00Simply Shimmery ScrapsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572810379501164861noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105411435160523367.post-17504245902858573242014-02-01T03:41:00.003-05:002014-02-02T12:47:38.336-05:00Lindy's Stamp Gang January Color Challenge...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So I wasn't sure if I'd be entering into <a href="http://0391335.netsolhost.com/WordPress/2014/01/01/january-color-challenge/" target="_blank">Lindy's Stamp Gang January Color Challenge</a> this month because there are some uber AWESOME projects up there! But, I figured "Hey, I did the hard part in creating something, so I might as well just go all the way and share what I was inspired to create!" :D So, without further ado, here are the colors we were challenged to use!</span></div>
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Aren't those super GORGEOUS colors?! So shabby vintage! ;) </div>
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Anyways, here's what I started out with:</div>
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The candle holder (I think...) on the right is something I picked up at a flea market when I visited my home island of Guam last summer. As soon as I saw it, I knew I HAD to alter it! So, naturally, I grabbed all the pieces I could find! But, I wanted it a bit taller, so I bought some of the more traditional candle holders (like on the left) to use as a base!</div>
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And this was the result! I glued the two pieces together with E6000 and used SEI's Chocolat paper collection. It had <b>the</b> **PERFECT** gray and pink and brown tones to match the color challenge! I used Lindy's <a href="http://www.lindystampgang.com/sprays/starbursts/down-the-rabbit-hole/" target="_blank">Down the Rabbit Hole</a> to spray Venice Lace Trim a taupe-y grayish color to match the paper better. And all the flowers are sprayed with either <a href="http://www.lindystampgang.com/sprays/starbursts/down-the-rabbit-hole/" target="_blank">Down the Rabbit Hole</a>, <a href="http://www.lindystampgang.com/sprays/sprays-by-color/creams-whites/a-bit-obubbly/" target="_blank">A Bit o'Bubbly</a>, or <a href="http://www.lindystampgang.com/salt-water-taffy/" target="_blank">Salt Water Taffy</a>. I even experimented a little with the rosebud behind the largest flower at the base by using Lindy's <a href="http://www.lindystampgang.com/products/Golden-Angel-Wings.html" target="_blank">Golden Angel Wings</a> embossing powder on it! And OMGEE! The SHIMMER!!! :D That little rosebud is heaven on a flower! ;)</div>
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Here are some more views of my altered project... :D</div>
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Beneath the doily inside the cup, you can see that I filled the space where a candle would go in the holder with pink, cream, and white pearl beads...\</div>
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I thought it's be a great way to add interest to an otherwise boring, empty, underutilized space... :D</div>
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And now, if ya'll have been following me, you probably guessed that I HAD to make some sort of pretty packaging for this gorgeous container!</div>
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So, yes, I HAD to make a display box for this gorgeous piece! And, since I wanted a PERFECT fit, of course I had to custom make the box out of medium-weight chipboard. I used the same SEI paper collection to match the container, and then I sprayed the entire box with a bit of LSG <a href="http://www.lindystampgang.com/salt-water-taffy/" target="_blank">Salt Water Taffy</a> to give the box a bit of pink shimmer... :D All that extra effort was well worth it, don't you think?</div>
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Anywho, thanks so much for stopping by! I'll catch ya'll later with another project! ;)</div>
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<b>Sprays: </b>Lindy's Stamp Gang: <a href="http://www.lindystampgang.com/search.php?search_query=down+the+rabbit+hole" target="_blank">Down the Rabbit Hole</a>, <a href="http://www.lindystampgang.com/sprays/sprays-by-color/creams-whites/a-bit-obubbly/" target="_blank">A Bit o'Bubbly</a>, and <a href="http://www.lindystampgang.com/salt-water-taffy/" target="_blank">Salt Water Taffy</a></div>
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<b>Embossing Powder:</b> <a href="http://www.lindystampgang.com/products/Golden-Angel-Wings.html" target="_blank">Golden Angel Wings</a><br />
<b>Paper: </b>SEI Chocolat, Medium-Weight Chipboard<br />
<b>Flowers:</b> I Am Roses: White R77-15, White T26-151, White R21-1, White R3-15<br />
<b>Ribbon: </b>The Ribbon Boutique 7/8" Lt. Pink Satin, One Little Dreamer Baby Pink Chiffon with Pearls Trim, Offray Baby Pink Bows with Pearls, White Teardrop Venice Lace Trim<br />
<b>Other Embellishments:</b> Pearl Beads in Lt. Pink, Pink, White, and Ecru; Crocheted Doilies, Pearl Stamens, Recollection Pink Bling, and Micheal's Metal Word</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After sending the card out to my friend, and looking at the pictures I took, I realized I should have taken a slanted shot so you can see the "easel" part of the card too... :( </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If anyone is interested in making one of these cards, I put together a little tutorial for my subscribers on YouTube... check it out and I hope to you try one of these super cute cards yourself! ;)</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572810379501164861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105411435160523367.post-89023882585166246802014-01-26T01:51:00.001-05:002014-01-26T02:06:37.096-05:00New Year, New Beginnings... and a GIVEAWAY! YAY! :D<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ugh! It has been nearly an entire YEAR since I've posted anything on my blog! Goodness gracious... Is that a long time or what?! It hasn't been an easy past year though... soo much uncertainty and moving around going on... :( I hope this year is better! No, I KNOW this year is going to be better! =D We will make it so! ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anyways, enough about that! =D Every new year comes with TONS of New Year's Resolutions... which all end up being dumped in the trash after a couple of months (sometimes sooner!)... So I'm going to try and keep mine simple and easy: 1) Get more crafty projects done, 2) Update my blog regularly, and 3).... Hmm, I don't have a three yet I think. But maybe I don't need one... Because I think number 2 is going to take A LOT of work already! :S We'll see how long this lasts... Hopefully I'll finally get one resolution under my belt! =D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh yeah! My title said something about a giveaway, right? =D Well, for those of you that follow me on YouTube, you'll know that my birthday was this past Tuesday (the 21st of January), and I decided to have a HUGE giveaway for my subscribers in celebration of my (blank) years here on Earth... ;) So, if you didn't already know this, head on over there and check out the AWESOME crafty goodies I'm giving away, subscribe, and comment! Easy peasy, right? =D</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572810379501164861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105411435160523367.post-5230945726230695802013-02-27T13:14:00.003-05:002014-01-26T02:21:01.956-05:00Whimsical Wednesday "Sketch It" Challenge...<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's a really simple card, and mostly because I have THE hardest time making cards! I used Kraft cardstock for the base and then pop-dotted on that a layer of cream cardstock with some blue patterned paper from My Mind's Eye "Moments" 6"x6" paper pad. I distressed all the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and even lightly ran a distressing tool to the edges of the blue patterned paper. I used a strip of stain navy ribbon to break up the paper a bit instead of using another piece of paper as seen on the sketch. </div>
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I stamped and embossed one of the flourish images from one of Tim Holtz's stamps in the top right corner instead of the bottom left. For the sentiment, I used one of the stamps from Whimsical Design's "<a href="http://www.whimsical-designs-shop.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Everyday Sentiments</a>". And the really adorable bear? I paper pieced him (my VERY first time trying out this technique) from a digital stamp image provided to us by our generous sponsor this week, <a href="http://www.shellysimages.com/" target="_blank">Shelley's Images</a>!<br />
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So what do you have a chance to win this week? A <b>$9.00 voucher</b>! All you have to do is hop on over to the <a href="http://www.stephanie-whimsicaldesigns.com/" target="_blank">Whimsical Designs blog</a> and submit your entry into the challenge! Easy peasy, right? So I hope to see your wonderful creations over on the blog!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572810379501164861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105411435160523367.post-70612118117596838872013-02-06T10:10:00.000-05:002014-01-26T02:21:28.566-05:00Whimsical Wednesday Challenge: Textiles...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How's your Wednesday going so far? Well, I hope it's going great! And it's going to get better with this week's awesome new challenge! It's <span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Textiles</span>! :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All you have to do is add ribbon, lace, twine, fabric, or any other type of textile to your project! Easy peasy, right? ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I made a card! Crazy, right? Lols! I hardly EVER make cards... I find them kind of hard to do... :S But this card came about from last week's "Gina's Weekly Challenge" over at My Scrap Room. It's an awesome "Flip & Gatefold" card.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, head on over to the <span style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.stephanie-whimsicaldesigns.com/" target="_blank"><b>Whimsical Designs blog</b></a></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> for more information and details on joining this challenge! Hope to see you all there!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Welcome to the <span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Whimsical Designs "Love" Blog Hop!</span> :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you are participating with us, you should have arrived here from <a href="http://www.bellabugcreations.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Margie's blog</a>...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is the matching mini album that I created to match the altered mailbox I showed a couple of weeks ago for our "Love is in the Air" Whimsical Wednesday Challenge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To better explain this cute, itty bitty mini (and to FINALLY get a good view of the mailbox!), I made a quick little video! ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pretty quick and simple, huh? :D So! How about some prizes and blog candy???</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our generous sponsors for this hop have graciously given us some prizes to give you all a chance to win for participating! They are:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And, if that weren't enough for ya'll, </span><a href="http://www.stephanie-whimsicaldesigns.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Stephanie of Whimsical Designs</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, is giving away some blog candy that includes:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A 6"x6" paper pad of MME Stella and Rose collection</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 balsa boxes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 packs of alterable chipboard pieces</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 packs of ribbon and trim</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 small bottles of buttons</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 pack of kraft tags and twine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and 4 packs of flowers</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Is that awesome or what??? ;) All you guys have to do is follow along with the blog and leave a comment on each designers' post! Easy peasy! ;) So... on to your next stop - <a href="http://nannes-creations.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Nanne's blog</span></b></a> to see what amazing project she's cooked up for you guys! :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanks a bunch of hopping by, and I'll see ya'll on the blogs! ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Paper:</b> Prima's Romance Novel, Paper Studio's Black Glitter Paper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Dies: </b>Spellbinders' Labels 1, Labels 18, and Fleur De Lis Accents & TH Plaque and Postage On the Edge Die</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Punches:</b> Various Martha Stewart butterfly punches</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Stamps: </b>Whimsical Designs <a href="http://www.whimsical-designs-shop.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">"With Love"</a> stamp set</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572810379501164861noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105411435160523367.post-35481711201548715222013-01-30T10:14:00.000-05:002013-01-31T00:55:07.352-05:00Whimsical Wednesday's "Winter Wonderland" Challenge...<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm back for another Whimsical Wednesday Challenge!</div>
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This Wednesday, our theme is "<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Winter Wonderland</span>"! You can create anything you want as long as there is at least one snowflake and some glittery goodness added! :D<br />
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Here's a looksy at what I created for some inspiration!</div>
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It's a pincushion! I made the bottom part out of chipboard using the Sizzix Candy Cups die. It was painted using a Ranger acrylic dabber in Denim and then coated once with Denim Dimensional Pearls for a bit of shimmery goodness. The sides are all decorated with a layered snowflake I went absolutely CRAZY for this past holiday season. I made TONS... seriously. :D The very front is decorated with a sentiment from Whimsical Designs <a href="http://www.whimsical-designs-shop.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">"Snow Much Fun"</a> stamp set. I thought I wouldn't get an opportunity to use this set anytime soon, and so I'm just sooo happy I did get to use it! :D For the trims, I just used some twisted white cord and chain from my holiday ribbon stash and some thin white satin ribbon on the bottom. I used a necklace I had gotten in a RAK from my friend Donna as a chain swag and added a charm and pearl to the end where the clasp is.<br />
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Anyways, that about wraps up my quick little project! I hope you can come check out what the other designs came up with for some more inspiration over at the <a href="http://www.stephanie-whimsicaldesigns.com/" target="_blank">Whimsical Designs blog</a>, and join us in this <i>* cool *</i>, fun challenge! ;)<br />
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Oh! And before I forget... I just wanted to remind you all to stop by the <a href="http://www.stephanie-whimsicaldesigns.com/" target="_blank">Whimsical Designs blog</a> Friday evening for our "Love is in the Air" February blog hop! Hope to see you there as well! ;)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572810379501164861noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105411435160523367.post-61059814818162438602013-01-23T10:01:00.002-05:002013-01-23T10:11:59.766-05:00Whimsical Wednesday's ♥ "All About Love" ♥ Challenge...<div style="text-align: center;">
Good morning my fellow crafty friends!</div>
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Today is the beginning of a new Whimsical Wednesday Challenge! Yay!</div>
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And, with Valentine's Day fast approaching, our challenge this week is very appropriately</div>
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So break out those Valentine-y papers, heart punches, gorgeous ribbon, and lovey-dovey sentiments and let's get on with some inspiration! ;)</div>
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For this weeks challenge, I came up with this gorgeous altered mailbox! :D</div>
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This mailbox is completely made from scratch out of chipboard! Not bad for my first time, if I do say so myself! ;) It's about 4" tall, 3" wide, and 4" deep - so altogether not to big and not to small. There's a matching itty bitty mini that goes inside, but that's another project to show you another day... ;) hehehe!</div>
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To construct the mailbox, I used part of the Tim Holtz Vintage Cabinet Card Die as I am absolutely HORRIBLE at creating curves and circles free-handed. Plus, I could cut the paper for matting the sides absolutely perfectly every time! Bonus! :D The rest of the mailbox was just putting the pieces together - easy peasy!</div>
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The paper collection I used was the gorgeously stunning "Romance Novel" by Prima. Can I just say I'm in LOVE??? :D This was my first time working with the papers and I don't think I can go back to anything else! No wonder what all the hubba-baloo was about when these papers first came out! Now I gotta order some more and hoard it like crazy! ;)</div>
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This is one of the cut-outs from the A4 paper sized pad. Awesome vintage feel! It's popped up on a redish-pinkish circle I cut out from the paper line and then matted on a black doily I die-cutted from a Spellbinder's die and then spritzed with "Sugar-Fairy Plum" Glimmer Mist. I just LOVE the shimmery-ness! I added some I Am Roses flowers to a couple of the corners and a couple of glittery butterflies.</div>
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This side is pretty simple. All around the mailbox I used a black flowery swag Venice lace to add a more romantic feel. I glittered up some black cardstock again and used another Spellbinder's die to cut out the awesome looking label. I cut out a circle from the paper line for the middle and added a sentiment from the <a href="http://www.whimsical-designs-shop.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Whimsical Design's "With Love" stamp set</a>. I had to stamp it a couple of times to get the whole sentiment to fit in the circle, but it was worth the time since I absolutely ♥ butterflies! I added some more IAR flowers in the corner and glittery butterflies and voila! On the flag part of the mailbox, I used a heart punch and then pop dotted the small heart which is from the <a href="http://www.whimsical-designs-shop.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">"With Love</a>" stamp set too. Cute! :D</div>
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The front is basically following the same theme as the sides. I used another Spellbinder's labels die to frame another lovey-dovey sentiment from the <a href="http://www.whimsical-designs-shop.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">"With Love"</a> stamp set. I also made a little charm dangle to hang from the bow as a sort of handle to pull the front down. It's more decoration than anything though as the box is kept closed by some magnets hidden under the flowers...</div>
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Pretty neat, huh? :D I'll be putting up a video later when I get my voice back from my silly cold!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572810379501164861noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105411435160523367.post-3408564148330288162013-01-16T12:14:00.000-05:002013-01-16T12:29:53.982-05:00Whimsical Wednesday Challenge "Anything Goes!"...<div style="text-align: center;">
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Yay! Today is the start of Stephanie Hedderick's <a href="http://www.stephanie-whimsicaldesigns.com/2013/01/anything-goes-whimsical-wednesday.html" target="_blank">Whimsical Wednesday Challenges</a>!<br />
This week's challenge is "Anything Goes!" So you can create anything you want - whether it be Holiday themed, something to say thank you, baby themed - whatever! ;)<br />
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This card and gift combo was for both my Design Team project and a swap I'm hosting on a ning site... :D Almost all the stamps I used on this project were from Stephanie's awesome, awesome stamp set "With Love," which you can find and purchase <a href="http://www.whimsical-designs-shop.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have some awesomely, exciting news! About a week ago, I was asked to be on <a href="http://www.stephanie-whimsicaldesigns.com/" target="_blank">Stephanie Hedderick's Whimsical Designs</a> Design Team! :D She has 4 sentiment stamps available for purchase that she designed herself! I just ♥ sentiment stamps! And I am soo excited to share with you all some ideas I have for using those stamps! She has also gathered together a really, REALLY awesome design team! The diversity in styles is pretty amazing, and between us all, I'm sure we can fit anyone's style! ;)</span></div>
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In addition to checking out this awesome team, don't forget to visit the <a href="http://www.stephanie-whimsicaldesigns.com/" target="_blank">Whimsical Designs blog</a>! Stephanie will be starting up her Whimsical Wednesday Challenges again on January 16th with some cool ideas and a giveaway! Yay!!! So check it out! ;)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572810379501164861noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105411435160523367.post-6151976081479820632012-12-21T08:54:00.003-05:002012-12-21T08:54:42.946-05:00Advent Christmas - Day 7<div style="text-align: center;">
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**Whew** Am I behind on posting these, or am I behind? Hehe...<br />Yes, yes, I am way behind! It seems that the closer we get to the 25th, the less hours there seem to be in my day. Craziness! Well, that's still really no excuse for being so late in posting my Advent gifts... ;) Oh well. Here's day 7, which we were to open on the 15th... (Go ahead and say it... FINALLY! Lols!)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572810379501164861noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105411435160523367.post-59696255770574471262012-12-17T21:38:00.002-05:002012-12-17T21:38:32.493-05:00Brown Packages tied with String Swap...<div style="text-align: center;">
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So, I joined a swap over at <a href="http://myscraproom.ning.com/" target="_blank">MSR</a> last month (no surprise... hehehehe...)! It was hosted by the lovely <a href="http://walkingonthemildside.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stephanie</a> and was called "Brown Paper Embellishment Packages Tied Up with String." Sounds cute, huh? This swap was basically wrapping up 6 small embellishment goodies in brown wrapping paper and tying it with string! The wrapper could also be further embellished if we wished to do so. </div>
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Well, for this swap, we had an odd number of participants and so we did a "round the house robin" kind of thing. This means that one person will be sending me a box of goodies and I send my box to a completely different person. I got in touch with the lady who I'm sending goodies to, and was able to procure a very good sized wish list! Also, in addition to her wish list, I found out the her favorite color is purple, which gave me the color of ribbon I wanted to tie my packages with! So, here's what everything looked like after I wrapped them all!</div>
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I think they turned out pretty gorgeous! :D And, as you can see, I actually sent 7 gifts instead of 6. I REALLY got into the wrapping. And, I think it's pretty ironic that my 7th gift is the ONLY wrapping I further stamped and embossed on. I would've done it to the rest, but all the others were either too small or too bulky to do so. Oh, well... still looks pretty! :D</div>
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Next, Marina said she didn't mind receiving handmade goodies, so I made some fabric flowers for her as well as a purple fabric butterfly! I mounted these on a couple of die cut card stock and included my info on the back.</div>
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Next, she requested some brads since she's getting really into using them. Luckily, I had a bunch of unopened packages of some Making Memories brads!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572810379501164861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105411435160523367.post-3798627629928280922012-12-15T22:11:00.000-05:002012-12-15T22:11:09.270-05:00Advent Christmas - Day 6<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's kind of hard for me to remember to keep up with these posts daily... Hahaha... Sooo, yeah... I'm late on this post again... :D But it's okie. This day was for my 3 slot in the swap - my angle swapper slot.</div>
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This is from the hostess again! :D Sorry... I don't have a picture of the envelope I decorated for the ladies. However, you can see it in my video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdkiEahGojo" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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This is what was inside my gift for yesterday! Thanks Leslie! :D And what I had given to the ladies were a couple of dollar clear stamps, and for those with more than one slot, a box with a bead strand. :D</div>
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Anyways, thanks for stopping by and I'll be back in a bit for another advent gift! <br />
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♫ On the fifth day of Christmas, Jerri gave to us...<br />
TONS of awesome LACE!!! ♫</div>
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Hahahaha! Here's how the lace came to us...</div>
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Isn't that soo cute? She made little sour cream containers and a candy wrapper looking present!<br />
It's been FOREVER since I've done a project in a sour cream looking container. I had forgotten how cool it looked! And the candy wrapped gift? I used the idea for another swap that I'll share with you all in a bit. :D I LOVE how this swap just gives you soo many different ideas for wrapping gifts! And it's soo handy this time of year! Right? ;)</div>
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Here's a picture of all the lace I got! :D There was two different types of trim in each package... and two of the packages were the same. So, altogether I got 4 different types of trim! Mostly laces and you can see in the pic that I got some red ric rac. Yay! Recently, I've been trying to up my supply of lace. They're just as versatile as ribbon (which I am overflowing with!) but more dainty looking and detailed! Love them! Thanks a whole, whole bunch Jerri! :D</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572810379501164861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105411435160523367.post-85810961026938155652012-12-13T00:34:00.001-05:002012-12-13T00:36:35.295-05:00Advent Christmas - Day 4<div style="text-align: center;">
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So today was the first of my three slots! Yay! I'm not going to bore you with my packaging because I already did a video on it. But, the hostess did mail out replacement gifts so that we didn't have to open our own packages on the day we host the gifts. Soo... here's what I got! :D</div>
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Yay! I got a pack of white adhesive pearls and a roll of red ribbon from Leslie! The Making Memories frame is what I sent in for the ladies. Thanks for the goodies Leslie! Can't wait to open up day 5! :D</div>
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Well, it's the third day for my Advent Christmas swap, and this set of gifts were provided by Ms. Laura Doan!</div>
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And the gifts themselves are just lovely! This is a vintage butterfly jewelry kit, and I really, really, REALLY love butterflies! You can make a necklace, bracelet, charms, whatever! Isn't it gorgeous?! Plus, I got 3 kits, so I don't have to hoard it too much! What's better than that! ;)</div>
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Soo... I have another project to share! :D It's a calendar page swap that I'm participating in with some of my really good crafty friends! We were charged with making 12 of these 8" x 8" pages so that we'd all have a small desk calendar all pretty-a-fied! Hehehe!</div>
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I chose the month of May because I really, really, REALLY wanted to use the Cherry Blossom paper from Graphic 45's Birdsong collection! I am sooo in LOVE with cherry blossoms! :D And, since May is also the month with Mother's Day, I had oodles and oodles of fun making my calendars REALLY girly! Here's what I came up with!</div>
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This is the front side of my calendar pages. I used a TON of pearls! It was A LOT of work putting them on the pages, but I think it was well worth the effort. Plus, my friends are VERY worth it! ;)</div>
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Here's all 12 of my pages! Even though they weren't that easy to put together, I still had fun creating them! I'm just really glad this is a "once a year" kind of thing because I am ALL calendar-ed out! Lols!</div>
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Anyways, hope you all enjoyed it! Catch ya later! ;)<br />
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The Memory Box <a href="http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/servlet/the-37882/Memory-Box-WOODLAND-BRANCH/Detail" target="_blank">Woodland Branch Die</a></div>
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Papertrey Ink <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/index.php?p=catalog&mode=search&search_str=Dark+Chocolate&color_catalog=paper" target="_blank">Dark Chocolate</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572810379501164861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105411435160523367.post-11123254322446993082012-12-10T16:34:00.002-05:002012-12-10T16:34:48.453-05:00Advent Christmas - Day 2<div style="text-align: center;">
♫ On the second day of our Advent Christmas, Ms. Nishi gave to us... ♫</div>
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Wood veneer ornaments, clear stamps, ribbon, and CHOCOLATE! (In the shape of Euro coins! ;D)</div>
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Sooo cute! These goodies came all the way from South Africa! Nishi was our only International swapper, but I feel so lucky to have something that traveled so far to get to me! :D The ornaments are kind of like the ones in Michael's - plain wood and TOTALLY alterable! My fave! :D I'm not sure what brand the stamps are since they only came in that clear packaging, but they're pretty darn cute! I simply LOOOVE that reindeer! He's full of snowflakes! And the chocolate was delish! Never had Euro chocolate coins... can't say they taste any different than 50 cent piece or dollar coins... hahaha! </div>
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Sooo... it's been absilutely FOREVER since I've posted here! Hahaha... sorry... but I just find it A LOT easier to talk about my projects than to write about them... But I really do LOVE English and writing as a subject (one of my most favorites classes in school and college!), so go figure! Guess it's just all about time - and mine is already VERY divided between my duties as a wife and mother to two young boys... :D oh well.</div>
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Anyways! I shared on YouTube about a month and a half ago my Advent Christmas packaging for a swap I joined over at<a href="http://thescrapbeach.ning.com/" target="_blank"> The Scrap Beach</a>. You can check out the videos below if you haven't already...</div>
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This first video covers my first two packages for Dec. 12th and Dec. 25th.</div>
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This video covers my packaging for my Angel Swapper slot on Dec. 14th.</div>
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So, as I explained in the videos, we had 17 days filled with participants - more than 12 for the 12 days of Christmas, but not quite 25 for a FULL advent Christmas. A bit weird, but no biggie. So, we all decided to just start opening gifts on the 9th of December instead of the 1st so that we can open a gift on the 25th of December! :D Like I said, not a FULL Advent Christmas, but something's better than nothing, right?</div>
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So... about 5 days ago I received my swap gifts! Yay! I had to organize everything by date (which wasn't to bad, but did get a little confusing at some points) and this is everything I got!</div>
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The hostess had to find a REALLY big box to send this all in! Once I got everything, I sorted through it and put them by order into another box I had laying around. I swear, I just wanted to tear into everything all at once! ;) Luckily, the hostess sent me a package I could open right when I got everything! </div>
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This was a "Thank You" gift she sent me for stepping in as an Angel Swapper at the last minute. I was soo surprised! She was just too sweet to send that to me! </div>
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These were what was inside the gift bag! I LOVE paper!!! Hehehe! She really didn't need to send these... I mean she did all the HARD work! After sorting through all the gifts I got, I could only IMAGINE what SHE had to go through! I only had 3 slots - she had to sort and repack for 17 slots!</div>
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Anyways, on to the gifts I opened today! Hehehe!</div>
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These gifts were sent in from Ceely King. She took two slots and this is her first slot!</div>
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I love the tags! They were probably die cut with her Cricut because the top layer is the negative part of the flourishes so that the red bottom layer can show through. Really cute! :D </div>
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And this is what I got for the first day of our Advent swap! Some neutral colored brads and embroidery floss (which I use VERY often) and a Mini Medley pack of Christmas colored metal pieces all from Close to My Heart. Cool, huh? :D</div>
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I won't be making videos of me opening these gifts. Instead, I've opted to just blog about them. My blog could definitely use the love and use! ;) So, I'll catch you all tomorrow with my second set of gifts! :D<br />
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I have another project to share with you all! :D This was my last "catch-up" swap project for August. It's an altered box with a shabby chic theme that will find a home with my swap partner Yvette! </div>
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This was such a fun box to alter! And, because this was my first time altering a box of this type and size, I wanted to capture my process! So here's a series of pictures I took, along with a little "tutorial" of how I made this box...</div>
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I started with a plain wooden box that I picked up at Hobby Lobby. It looks kind of like a vintage trunk or chest - which is what really caught my eye to begin with! It'd be perfect for my project!</div>
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First thing I needed to do was to remove all the hardware so I could paint the entire box! The corners had to stay on because they were structurally significant to the box. So, I addressed this by putting some tape to protect the metal from the acrylic paints I used.</div>
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For my paint job, I knew I wanted to do a crackle effect. Big surprise, huh? Lols! So, I first put a coat of white gesso to prep the surface of the wood. After that was dry, I put a coat of dark brown paint for the base layer. Next was a layer of crackle medium, and last was a coat of antique white paint.</div>
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While all the paint was drying and crackling, I started getting things ready for the inside of the box. I knew I wanted to have felt line the box, but I didn't want it to look messy. So, to get and nice, clean, professional look, I used four panels of chipboard to wrap my felt over.</div>
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After wrapping the felt around the chipboard pretty tightly and gluing it in place, I glued the panels on to the insides of the box. I stated with the bottom, then the long sides, and finally the short sides.</div>
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Once the felt panels were all attached and the paint on the outside of the box was all dry, I punched out the corners of the paper that I wanted to mat to the outside of the box (so that the paper would look nice where the corner brackets were) and glued all the mats down.</div>
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I also cut out a mat for the inside of the lid of the box. All these mats were distressed with Frayed Burlap distress ink.</div>
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I wanted to do a little something extra on the inside lid. A few weeks ago, I had bought some circle mirror wall decor at a nearby Family Dollar store. One of the sizes were perfect for the lid!</div>
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So, I glued one of the circles onto the lid, decorated it with some flowers from I Am Roses and some pearl trim, and added some really pretty dark brown die cut corner flourishes.</div>
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I think it turned out pretty great! :D After finishing the inside, I re-attached the lid to the box.</div>
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And then I attached the rest of the hardware back onto the box...</div>
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Of course I wanted the box to have some feet! So, I used some really small candle cups that I got from Michael's (I think :D), painted them, and hot glued them in place.</div>
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For the top of the box, I wanted to put a frame. So I broke out some of my Kaisercraft Wooden Flourishes frames. To color it, I used a some Walnut Stain Distress embossing powder and some American Crafts Zing embossing powder in Vanilla. The result was this really grainy texture with a bit of shine. It's really pretty neat!</div>
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Lastly, I added some more I Am Roses flowers and some pearl swirly flourishes, and voila! An altered shabby chic box!</div>
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Whew!!! I've FINALLY finished my Parisian Envelope Mini Album. It was for a swap that I participated in over at <a href="http://myscraproom.ning.com/" target="_blank">My Scrap Room</a> in August. Late much? Hahaha! I know, I know... August was when I had my family emergency. And then my oldest started Kindergaten. And then a couple of weeks later, Kindergarten gave my son a cold that (of course) had to circulate to my husband, my baby, and myself. Ugh! Life aside, though, I had the HARDEST time finishing this album! No joke. This album was the LONGEST of my projects to finish! It was my very first envelope mini and I just had the worst time trying to DO something with those "flimsy" things! I was just soo used to working with chipboard albums that the envelopes just didn't feel sturdy enough to make an album with for me! But I did it. I finished it. FINALLY! Lols! So... here it is! :D<br />
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Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed my album! I'll be back for more! Lols!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572810379501164861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105411435160523367.post-68644246813997312932012-09-27T09:45:00.000-04:002012-09-27T09:45:08.884-04:00G45's "A Ladies' Diary" Mini Page Swap...Whew! It is definitely cold & flu season! And my entire family is definitely feeling it! I really HATE being sick... You know how some people are like "Oh get me sick! I won't have to go to work/ school then!" Well, let me tell you right now... give me work or school (or even both!) ANY day! At least you can get off work or out of school and enjoy the rest of your evening and then sleep like a baby at night. When you're sick... there's NO WAY it's gonna give you a break! No relaxing or good night's sleep or even CRAFTING for you! Oh no... it's feeling like a huge pile of crap with all the aches and pains and headaches, stuffed up, runny nose, congestion and mucus for you! UGH & ICK!<br />
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Okie, enough of the ranting... it's not really going to do anyone (esp me!) any good complaining about it... So... now that I have enough energy and time... here's another Graphic 45 "A Ladies' Diary" project I'd like to share... It's a 6"x6" mini page swap hosted by Krystal (who also hosted the tag swap) over at the <a href="http://thescrapbeach.ning.com/" target="_blank">Scrap Beach</a>...<br />
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This is the first side. The part showing in the picture is actually the flap that opens up to two pockets inside. On top of the flap is a working picture frame for a 3" x 4" picture. There's a spray of flowers on the bottom left hand corner, and to balance that out, there's a little charm thing I made on the top right hand corner. One of the requirements for swap was that we were supposed to make something handmade out of the paper collection... so I decided to make the little paper beads dangling from the picture charm. </div>
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Here's what the inside of the flap looks like... There's pockets on both the inside of the flap and on the main page itself. On the left side, that tag is actually a little swivel mini book...</div>
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The second page is a lot simpler...</div>
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It's a gatefold type of page with a magnetic closure. I just decorated a couple of the corners with some I Am Roses flowers and some bead sprays. Nothing too elaborate...</div>
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The inside is also pretty simple... There's pockets on both sides of the flaps for little tags or journaling notes to be tucked into. I was going to put a photo mat on the inside... but then I decided not to so that the ladies who receive the pages could use the space for a really big photo such as a 6 x 4 or 5 x 3.5... They could also add in an extra pocket if they wanted to... I just really wanted the space to be a bit more versatile to their needs...</div>
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Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed my project! I did make a video of this, but I'm still deciding if I want to post it now or later when I have the rest of the pages and finish putting the entire album together. But, either way, when I do decide to post up the video, I'll be sure to add it to this post! :D </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572810379501164861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105411435160523367.post-72660965992261895562012-09-12T14:40:00.000-04:002012-09-12T14:40:07.063-04:00G45's "A Ladies' Diary" Tag SwapHey everyone!<br />
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I'm back to share with you another "catching up" project I've completed! This swap was from <a href="http://thescrapbeach.ning.com/" target="_blank">The Scrap Beach</a> and was hosted by Krystal. It was a tag swap featuring Graphic 45's "A Ladies' Diary" collection! Here's the video I did about it...<br />
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Sorry I don't have a photo... I completely forgot to take one before mailing everything out and I haven't done my tag for the set yet because I'm really just concentrating on trying to get everyone else's things out first!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572810379501164861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105411435160523367.post-71965727621120065622012-08-28T10:45:00.000-04:002012-12-13T13:49:15.051-05:00Altered Ticket Strip Swap...Hi again everyone!<br />
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Told ya I'd be back really soon! ;) Anyways... here's another one of my recent projects!</div>
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This is an Altered Ticket Strip swap I did over at <a href="http://myscraproom.ning.com/" target="_blank">My Scrap Room</a>. I had joined two groups so I had to make two different ticket strips and singles. Here's a video I did on these tickets!<br />
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As I had mentioned in the video, I don't have the Tim Holtz Ticket Strip Die... or any other ticket die for that matter! So, I had to make my own tickets. There's plenty of videos out there that explain how to make your own ticket strips, so I didn't want to make another one... it didn't feel necessary to me...<br />
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However, I did take pictures of my process and I'll walk you through that here! :D<br />
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First, I gathered all the materials I'd need:</div>
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Next, I wanted to make everything straight. So, I used a ruler and my pencil to mark a straight line 3/8" across the length of the strip on both sides. I made it 3/8" because that's the diameter if the circle punch I'm using and the notches are really just half a circle. If you'd be using a 1/4" hole punch, you'd make your line 1/4" in on either side of the strip. Make sense?<br />
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After making your pencil lines, use the ruler and your perforating tool (or score tool!) to perforate the strip every 2". This will give you your individual tickets in a strip!<br />
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Now, use your hole/ circle punch to punch out the notches of your tickets. It should be fairly easy to eyeball where to punch out the notches - just use your pencil lines and your perforation lines to line everything all up!<br />
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Finally, erase all your pencil lines and you've got some pretty darn perfect looking ticket strips! :D<br />
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Here's some close ups of my finished tickets: </div>
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I used an owl here because someone in my group wanted an owl ticket... but then I couldn't remember who it was for the life of me! :O </div>
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And here's the packaging I made for them:</div>
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Behind the labels is where I put my information for my group members and which group the tickets are for - just to make it a bit easier for our hostess to get the right tickets where they belong!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572810379501164861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105411435160523367.post-54364405962435866262012-08-27T16:49:00.000-04:002012-08-27T16:49:25.459-04:00It's been awhile....WOW! Ok, awhile is putting it mildly! I think I've been ignoring my blog a bit... But that doesn't mean I haven't been crafty! :D There's a few projects I want to share... but I'm not going to post them all at once, because like any other busy mummy, my boys DEMAND a lot of my attention! So long posts aren't anywhere on the menu for me... ;)<br />
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So... crafty things, right? Here's a swap I did over at <a href="http://lifeonthescrapbeach.ning.com/" target="_blank">Life on the Scrap Beach</a>:<br />
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This was an embellishment swap! We were supposed to dig into our stashes and find at least 10 treasures we either had multiples of to share or wanted to find a new home for. I signed up for two slots because I KNEW I definitely had a lot of treasures that could get more love in a new home! :D And, because I like to think of myself as being crafty, I couldn't just stuff my treasures into a bag or envelope! They needed special presentations! Especially since they were going to new homes! So this was my final gift of love to them... :D I think they turned out pretty nice, right? I tried to make a different package for each embellishment - so there's boxes and pouches and envelopes and labels all mixed up in there! I had GREAT fun making these! And now it looks like I'm going to have to make sure that ALL my swaps get treated to pretty packaging (as long as it's reasonable)!<br />
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Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this little bit of craftiness and I'll be back REAL soon (promise!) to share another one of my more recent projects!<br />
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