Creating With Joy Letters

 I am so happy to say that I am Creating with

Joy S.A. Embroidered Letters & Appliques for Wearables & Home Decor that is!

Joy S.A. is sponsoring a blog hop with Designer Crafts Connections so be sure to check out all the amazing projects from the other designers. Use the arrows beneath the logo in my sidebar to the right to navigate the web ring.  

I was so happy to be given this opportunity and equally happy to be working with such a wonderfully talented group of ladies. Here is my first project.

Back at CHA (Craft Hobby Association) Super Show in January I was so lucky to get in on a wonderful traveling Make N Take on opening day sponsored by American Crafts, Heidi Swapp, Bazzill Basics Paper, and a few other marvelous companies. I was given this canvas album, complete with page inserts, and lots of embellies to decorate it. It has been sitting on my shelf mocking me since then because I have not been able to decide what to do with it.

As soon as I received my letters from Joy this album came to mind. Perfect for the Princess, yes? The album came with the silver star on the front. Who doesn't need more silver sequins in their lives? It is a little hard to see but I gave the background on the left side a spray of Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Gold for a little contrast on the canvas.

To dye my letters, which came a bright white, I used ColorBox Spritzers Ink diluted with a little water. I mixed the ink/water on my craft mat and pushed the letters around in the solution for a bit, then dried with my heat gun. 

The super cute little stars are also from Joy and dyed using the same technique. I added ribbon from Decorative Trimmings and Maya Road, a few flowers, and buttons from Buttons Galore and More.

Don't forget to hop through the Designer Crafts Connections Web Ring and be sure to check out the Joy S.A. web page here to see all of their amazing products.

Our Love Story Album

It's first Monday and it is time for another hop through the web ring of Designer Crafts Connection. To hop through the ring, use the Hop Back and Forward arrows on the button in my sidebar to the right.

This month's theme is "BLING" - and we all know I love bling! I started this little mini album a while back, but just hadn't finished it off.

 I use chipboard for the covers and used my WRMK Corner Chomper to round the outer edges. My paper is from Authentique. I used stencils and Gelatos from Design Memory Craft to color the front cover. I used my WRMK Cinch to bind it all.

I added a 3x3 mini canvas to the front over, and I used Gelatos again to color it. I added some Maya Road chipboard pieces, which I inked and covered with more Authentique paper, then coated with Sparkle Mod Podge- which is just about my favorite thing on earth.  The pearl is from Melissa Francis.

To texture the cover, I used a combination of stencils, Gelatos from Design Memory Craft, molding paste, and chunky glitter,  then brushed the whole thing down with Sparkle Mod Podge. I also added a stick pin that I made- you can check out my tutorial here. 

Be sure to check out the other projects in the hop- there are some uber talented artists in the group and check out The Designer Crafts Connection Blog too. 

Frosted Designs Sketch w/Twist Challenge Take Note

Hi everyone,I hope you have had
a wonderful week and are ready for the weekend!

It is my turn to host the challenge over

at Frosted Designs!

  This month we have a fabulous sketch with a twist. 

The sketch has been provided by Lisa Hidy, my wonderful

team mate!! Love it!!!

~AND~

The TWIST is to use BUTTONS AND BLING on your layout.

You gotta use both!

Here is a look at my take on the sketch

 My papers are Pebbles, Inc., and I have also used Dusty Attic & UmWow chippies, 

Wendi Vecchi Stamps, Memories Mist spray ink, Heidi Swapp Stencil,

I used bling under my title and the arrow on the right to call attention to my photo.
My buttons are little, tiny ones on the corner of my kraft tag under the photos.
 I did a lot of misting, stenciling, painting, stamping, etc on my background.

 Soooo,, if you haven't ordered a whole bunch of the Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals Sets- you should hop right over to the Frosted Designs Store and do that. Because these things are AWESOME. For this look, I traced a stencil, then mixed a little bit of water with the Magicals powder and painted right on the paper. 

A-maz-ing! (you have to sing that!)

 For the flowers I stamped with Wendi Vecchi's new stamps (love them!) and
colored with Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals. I mixed the dry powder with a small amount
of water, then painted like watercolor.

Here you can see my Buttons & bling- I love these little, tiny buttons!
I used Sparkle N Sprinkle Tuscan Sun EP on my title chippie.

My DD2  and the two other cuties in the photos were Camp Counselors at
Girl Scout camp for YEARS! They are great friends- with the strangest Camp Names :o)

You have until March 27th to link up your entry over on the blog.
 So be sure to join in the fun!

I am linking up at the following challenge:
Scrap Our Stash- #6 Sprinkles

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Have a WONDERFUL weekend!!

Supplies use from the Frosted Designs Store:

Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals Prairie Wildflowers

Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals Industrial Chic

UmWow Studios Arrow Mash Chipboard

Dylusions Ink Spray- Calypso Teal

VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad

Shades Of Spring Kit- Distress Paint Juniper

December Mixed Media Paper Kit- Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine