Spooky Monster Popcorn Box

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Spooky greetings y'all! I am so happy to be taking part in the Halloween Popcorn Box party of 2017 hosted by Laura Kelly. This is such a fun and creative event. I turned my popcorn box into a Spooky Monster!  I used the popcorn box from World Market as my base of course. To create my monster I covered the box in patterned paper and inked him up. 

I die cut the amazing Kunin felt using dies by Eileen Hull to create these spooky fun flowers. Did you know that Kunin felt is made from recycled bottles? Totally true! I LOVE that! Twelve bottles equals one pound of fabric. The felt is weather resistant and fade proof, great for outdoor decor.

The giant google eyes are from Oriental Trading Company. What kid doesn't love giant google eyes? 

What would Halloween be without a few bats? To make these cute bats fly I attached them to the end of Deflecto Flexible Sign Danglers. These things are super cool- they are made of thin metal that you can shape any way you want and they have adhesive at each end on a little tab. You are going to want some I promise you.

 Stuff with candy and you have the best Spooky Monster on the block! 

Thanks so much to the sponsors of the 2017 Popcorn Box Party Blog Hop for providing supplies to the bloggers or prizes. 

Kunin, World Market, Sizzix, Oriental Trading Company, Udderly Smooth

Toddler Sorting Bins

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Howdy y'all! We are all about sorting things at my house when the Princess is here. She absolutely loves these fun pasta pieces I picked up at the Indian Market a while back. Toddler Sorting Bins with interchangeable labels is a great way to keep her busy and entertained - and learn some new skills at the same time.

I started with three bins from the 9 Bin Carousel Rotating Organizer from Deflecto. I used the carousel as a desk top organizer (see it here) but I had 3 of the small bins left over. They are perfect for this little game!

I started by covering the bins with layers of fun patterned paper. Our princess has a propensity to pick at loose things. So I used some SUPER sticky double sided tape from Sparkle N Sprinkle to cover the entire back of the papers. Double sided tape works beautifully for attaching items to these bins.

Layered felt flowers cut with Eileen Hull's die from Sizzix decorate the front of the bins. I used hot glue to attach the VersaGrip™  Magnetic Sign Sign Holder inside each bin. I also used hot glue to attach the macaroni pieces to the labels before inserting them in the sign holders. My Sure Bonder Mini Detailed G

I die cut several sets of die cut labels so I can change out the things we are sorting. I dressed up the label edges with VersaMagic ink from Tsukineko and some faux stitching.

Embellished Christmas Stocking

 

 Who doesn't love a beautiful embellished Christmas stocking? I also love all the parties that Christmas brings. Last week I went to a Girls Night Out and we had a Stocking Exchange. Being the crafty person that I am, I grabbed some Rinea Foil and a trusty Sizzix die and went to work!

   

 

 I love Eileen Hull's flower dies - and they are perfect for cutting Rinea foil with. You can cut several layers at a time which makes the work go quicker. I used both the smooth foil and the embossed foil for this project.

 

 

 I ended up using multiple dies, stacking several layers of petals together and using a tiny attacher to hold them together. I used my Surebonder hot glue gun to attach the Maya Road resin flower to the middle.

 

 

 

 Shaping the foil is a breeze - just pinch the petals, or roll them around a pencil. They stay just where you put them! 

Be sure to check out Rinea Foil - they have some amazing products  and you are going to love them! Their inspiration team is wonderful too - so many great ideas for you to see. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Table Top Easel Photo Display

Today I have a fun project to share using Deflecto Wet-Erase Sign Easel.  These handy little things come in a three pack and you can use the chalk markers shown here to make quick changes for everyday use.

For today's project however, I wanted something a little more permanent so I started by using a paint pen to draw the uber cute border you see here all the way around the chalkboard. I matted a photo of The Princess and added that using foam tape for some added dimension.

To make the flowers I used some of the new dies I FINALLY tracked down from Eileen Hull for Sizzix. I used vintage sewing patterns and added a resin center to the smaller one.

 The title for this piece was probably the easiest thing I have ever come up with! This child has the bluest eyes - they are amazing. To make the banner I cut and folded a piece of patterned paper and adhered to the bottom of the easel. Some alpha stickers and a Maya Road wood embellishment finish it off.

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Appreciation Flower Pocket Gifts

I am so happy to be a guest over on Eileen Hull's Blog to share these amazingly cute Flower Pocket Thank You gifts. Back at CHA in January I was fortunate to be part of a group of makers who taught Make N Takes in Eileen's Booth, complete with her vintage camper Scotty. Eileen shared one of her extras for this new die coming out with me - happy me! As a Director for a Girl Scout Camp every year I am always in need of fun and easy Thank Yous - these hit the mark.

For the front of the Flower Pockets I wanted tiny little pots over flowing with flowers. How cute are these? I added a tag using a Stampin' Up punch, Kraft cardstock and some older Karen Foster stamps. I added faux stitching with my PITT Journal Pen from Faber-Castell. 

  

 I used the Candy cup die, some LittleB chipboard, paper, and an adhesive sheet from Thermoweb.  

After die cutting I cut the sections apart, inked them, shaped them a bit, then adhered using Super Tape down the sides and a Foam Square in the middle.  I used a hot glue gun to adhere a variety of wired and flat flowers in place.

 

I used an older McGill punch from my supply and my favorite Gelly Roll pen from Sakura to add accents to my flower pots. 

   My papers are from My Mind's Eye and Graphic 45.

I used a variety of flowers,some flower making supplies from the cake decorating department, plus some embellishments from the wedding aisle to fill my baskets.

Because some of the flowers are on wires that allowed me to arrange them to show dimension in the baskets.

Be sure to hop over to Eileen's blog to see the amazing things going on over there.  She has an amazing inspiration team working for her. You can also find where to buy all her amazing dies and other products. 

Re puposing craft supplies to make Mixed Media Cards

Do you re purpose your supplies for other things? I do! I wanted to create a project using supplies that I already on hand - Mixed Media Cards popped into my brain and there it stayed. I am not a huge mixed media crafter, but I do like to play around with it from time to time.  Almost all of the supplies are ones that I use on my scrapbook pages!

Each card is 10" tall by 4" wide and they are created using the Bo Bunny Genevieve paper line. I used stamps and stencils from Wendy Vecchi, crackle medium, dies, Gelatos, matboard, inks, sprays, and of course Stickles. Because no project is ever complete without Stickles!

For this card I stamped my sentiment (from Wendy Vecchi) onto patterned paper and then used a Little B punch on it. For the flowers I used a new product I saw at CHA and was WOWED by it!!

This product comes in Gold, Silver, and Copper and is amazingly easy to use. You apply Zig glue to your embellishment and let it air dry, then rub the Gilding Flakes onto the glue. BAM! You now have sparkle galore. I also used, Wendy Vecchi Texture paste, Petaloo flowers, StazOn ink, and Stickles

For this card I made the flowers by hand using a Sizzix die and inked them with VersaMagic Dew Drop ink. Notice the Maya Road centers - they are amazing! (you have to sing that last part). The background is made using Wendy Vecchi stamps and stencil. This time I inked directly onto the card through the stencil using VersaMagic Dew Drop in Hint of Pesto. Because this ink is opaque it will cover the pattern on the paper! I also used Sizzix Matboard to cut the silver swirl, DecoArt Crackle Paint and Metallic Lustere in Silver on the matboard, Dylusions spray ink in Lemon for the ribbon, Signo white pen to add accents

For the last card I made another flower using cardstock and punches, highlighting the edges with Copper Stickles. The small flowers tucked behind are from Petaloo.

These leaves are made using the same stencil I used on card two, this time I used texture paste through the stencil and let it dry. I then colored it with Gelatos (Pistachio). I also used Wendy Vecchi stamps, Distress Stain, the butterfly is a die from Eileen Hull, chipboard from Blue Fern Studios

How can you repurpose supplies you already have to create something new? I would love to see - please leave me a link in the comments!

List of art supplies:

• DecoArt: Metallic Lustre (Radiant Red, Silver Spark), Media Line Fluid Acrylics (Multiple colors), Sand Texture Paste, Modeling Paste, Mat Medium, Crackle Glaze, 
• Therm-o-web: Deco Foil (Hot Melt Adhesive, Pewter Transfer Sheets), SuperTAPE, Easy-Tear Tape, 3D Foam Squares, Sticky Dots), 
• Sizzix: Dies (Paper Sculpting Daisy, Flourish, Butterfly Vine & Flowers), MatBoard
• Wendy Vecchi: Stencils (From the Garden, Lovely Leaves), Stamps (Garden Art, Just Word Art, Ornate Dots, Dots and Dashes, Heirloom Art)

Valentine Table Decor with Deflecto

I am back from CHA and I had a great time again this year! So many fun things to share with you over the next couple of weeks. 

Great new products and techniques.

Lots of new trends to share.

So much EYE CANDY!! 

Anyway, I wanted to share with you the Make N Take I did over in Eileen Hull's Paper Trail Booth. I have some cute photos of her vintage trailer and the whole booth I will share in another post. 

I felt famous y'all when I got to the booth and people were waiting for me in line to do the MNT. Seriously. Famous. 

I used the new 4x6 Magnetic Frame from Deflecto® and it is awesome y'all - it is curved and it uses magnets to keep the front and back together. But you can just pop it apart and change out the inside, then pop it back together. No kidding - this thing is cool!

See the little silver things in the corners?? MAGNETS - for real. Easiest frame in history. 

I used Little B dies for this project and they are so cute! The flowers, the leaves, the arrows - all from Little B. Thanks to Therm O Web for providing the amazing Sticky Dots for this project. They make it so easy to adhere die cuts like these! 

Winter Wonderland Passport Book

A couple of weekends ago I was fortunate enough to teach at a fabulous event at the Crafty Scrapper - our very first annual Christmas Carousel. I knew I wanted to use this Passport Book die by Eilleen Hull for Sizzix, so I grabbed some papers and got to work.

My papers for this project are from Kaisercraft - the Silver Bells line. I also added in lots of other media- because I can't just make a mini album with paper!

I created this first page using watercolor paper - I simply sealed the edges to make a pocket for my tag. The very cute ribbon on the edge is from Maya Road's Fall release.

My second page is made using an acetate sheet from American Crafts - I edged the die cut piece with a gold pen - a super easy way to add some glamour to your page!

So,, do you see these rhinestones here (the same ones I used on the cover)? Take my advice and don't shop Amazon Warehouse in the middle of the night! I seriously ordered a 30yd roll of this stuff one night!! 5" wide by 30YARDS long!! I am using it on everything these days!

The last page was made with a flat kraft bag - I just folded it in half and punched the holes to match .

My covers are die cut from matboard, and I finished the papers off with a coat of DecoArt Crackle Paint. When the crackle was dry, I added a light coat of Silver Metallic Lustre - it really gives the look of Mercury Glass.