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05/16/2022

Hi everyone! Happy Monday! Quick Update!

Hi everyone!! Happy Monday!! I wanted to pop in real quick and check in with ya! I've been busy busy busy crafting here behind the scenes and I have so much fun stuff to share with you! My last two posts for last week and today have been delayed by the companies for various reasons - mostly having to do with logistics and products etc. SOOOOO I've got those things on pause. LOTS of good things are coming soon! It's making me crazy not sharing! Ha. On a very very positive note, there will be a new release from The Greetery later this month!! OMG you guys are going to love it so much. My cards are almost done and it's all so beautiful (as you can imagine)! So I'll just say hi and wish you a great week! Take care! XOXO

In the meantime, make sure to take time to stop and smell the flowers!

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05/11/2022

French Flower Pot with Resin and Chalk Paints!

Hi everybody! Hope your week is going great! I've been crafting night and day the past 2-3 days! I have so many projects and cards to make and share! Stay tuned! Today's project is something completely new and different for me! I made a resin/paint/wax project a couple weeks ago! My first one (except for the one I made in a class to learn how)! SO EXCITING! I have been a stamper and card maker for 28 years!!! Yikes! So I loooove making paper things of course. But I have been an overall crafty person since I was very small. I remember one time when I was around eight years old I made my own magazine. I still totally recall sitting on the floor gluing and pasting and writing articles. I used to do loom beading as a little girl too! And pretty much anything else. When I got to high school I discovered photography and that became my first artistic soulmate. I used to make cards from my self printed black and white photographs. Man how I miss being in a darkroom! Anyhoo I am doing the time machine rewind with you! All this is meant to say that it's time for me to explore again, and try some new things. Get the creativity flowing in new ways... Well, I have discovered resin and molds and chalk paints and transfers - oh my!! I'm having a lot of fun, and maybe I'll inspire you to try something new too!

Today's project started out as the necessity for a nice gift for my friend Liz. I bought this GORGEOUS orchid at the nursery to give her as that gift. But, me being me, I wanted to make her something... The idea came to me to 'make' her a pot for the orchid. The pot that the orchid came with was a plain white ceramic pot. I changed it into a faux stone French Fleur-de-lis pot! Let's look - lots of pictures ahead.

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This was literally the most perfect orchid I have ever seen! Pristine and beautiful! 

 

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And here is the white pot that it came with....


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So now the fun part!!!! Look at all these fun supplies!!!


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I decided to use that big chunky Fleur-de-lis mold!!!! It was the perfect size and scale for the pot.


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The resin is a two part mixture. You mix equal parts of two different liquids and still it well... It pours into the mold totally clear, and then over a period of about ten minutes it turns white! It's realllllll fun to watch this happen. It takes around 10 minutes is all.

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Here it is ready to pop out of the mold! At this point, it is still malleable so you can curve it or make it form to something else. But you only have a little bit of time before it hardens. 


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I used Lock Tite Glue to affix the Fleur-de-lis to the pot. It has a gentle curve to it so I taped it while the glue dried. This is how it looked before any paint, etc. 


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I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint to paint the pot. I used three coats and let it dry in between each coat. I was surprised how nicely the paint 'took' to the ceramic.

 

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Here are the supplies and colors I used to make this project...


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I painted the pot with gray and green paints and then splattered on white and black spatters to make it look like stone. Then I put on two coats of clear wax over the paint.


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The final step after everything is completely dry, is to put on black wax!! I rubbed it with a stipple brush and a q-tip into the crevices and joints.... Looks so cool!!


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It's amazing what a difference the finishing touches make... This is the pot with only paint on it....


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And this is the pot after splatters, clear wax and black wax, and just a touch of gold too!!


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That's it for me today, friends! Hope you enjoyed something a little different from me! It was such a cool project to make and I'm very happy with how it came out. Now I want to make all the molds and paint all the things. I just need more time!! What have you discovered lately? Do you have a new crafty hobby you're loving? I want to hear - leave me a comment! I'll be back soon with some paper projects. Until then, take care and keep on creating! XOXO

 

 

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05/09/2022

Doodlebug Down on the Farm Collection - Pop Up Card!

Hi friends! Happy Monday again! How did that happen? And how is it May already? I hope you had a really nice weekend! We have been super busy lately and I love that - getting out and doing fun things and going places. It's been so good to get fresh air and be amongst other people having fun! Last week we went to a two day conference at church and it was AMAZING! The first day we were at church from 7:30am to 10:00pm! I think I'm still tired! LOL. Saturday we went to a beautiful Spring Market and out to breakfast. It's been good here and I'm very grateful. Hope you are doing great too! I have SOOOO many things coming up this month. I am terribly behind and I'll be crafting from sun up til sun down this week. It's all good and I'm looking forward to sharing it all with you my friends!! 

Today is my day to post over on the Doodlebug Blog! I'm sharing my project here too, of course!! There are some new things coming soon (I can't wait) from Doodlebug, but until the new goodies arrive, the design team is working with the Down on the Farm Collection. I do love bringing new life and new ideas to some older products. 

Today's card is an awesome pop up made with dies from C9, and a custom envelope too! It's all super fresh - farm fresh! I used the Concord & 9th Card Stacks Die Set to make this card. The other elements are all papers, scrapbooking pieces and embellishments from Doodlebug of course! The main base of the card was made with the pretty red buffalo check paper. The bottom or 'ground' of the pop up was made using 12x12 green gingham. All the supplies are listed at the bottom of my post!

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Here's a top down view.... I started with the barn and sun in the back, then the fence in front. Then I filled in everything with hay, the cow, flowers and chickens. Everything is SO cute! I used a white gel pen to add accents to each element. 


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Here's a close up of the construction of the pop up card.... 


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Since the paper is double sided, the back is already decorated!! I use the "happy birthday to moo" sentiment to make this a birthday card!


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AND....the whole card folds flat for mailing! The barn and sun elements extend over the top of the back of the pop up die.... That means that I had to make my own envelope (which I love to do anyway)... If you don't extend over that back part, this folding card would fit into an A2 envelope.


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I used my envelope punch board and a sheet of paper from the collection to make a 6"x6" square envelope. My envelope perfectly matches the card and that's something I really like!! Makes it feel even more special.


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I even made a little seal for the back of the envelope!


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Okay friends, that's it for today's project! Thanks for coming by my little farm today! I hope you have a great week!! XOXO

**If you're interested in that cool pop up card die - here is another post/another card I made with it so you can see more ideas! 

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04/29/2022

Pinkfresh Studio April 2022 Blog Hop - Pretty and Graphic Florals!

Hi everyone! Happy Happy Happy Friday! I've got something fun to share today! Welcome to my stop on the awesome Pinkfresh Studio April 2022 New Release Blog Hop! If you're new here - welcome! This hop is so great - so many stops - so much inspiration! The link to all the stops is at the very bottom of my post so be sure to see everything! This new release, as usual, is full of gorgeous florals, beautiful hot foil plates, Innovative dies and more! They never seem to run out of ideas! Yay! I'm featuring a new floral set called Simplest Gestures (I used the stencils, hot foil, and dies) and the new Floral and Diamond Tiles Cover Plate. I also used the wonderful Pinkfresh Studio Ink Cubes and some of my previously released favorite products. All the supplies are listed at the end of my post. Let's get started!

My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered black and vellum and gold! This card did not turn out at all like I planned - it kind of took on a mind of it's own and ended up super bold and graphic! That cover plate in black is to die for!!

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Here's a close up of the design of the cover plate. SO nice! I splattered on some white paint and mounted it right onto my white card base. The black and white contrast really shows the design off.


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The main event is the beautiful floral spray! I hot foiled it in Matte Gold foil and then used the stencils to color in the flowers and leaves. I used the Pinkfresh Studio Ink Cubes and die more of a soft blend than an all over color. I added black gems to the centers of the flowers. I also splattered on some white ink here. I wanted another element and it came to me - butterflies! I used the same foil and the Small Butterflies hot foil plate - on vellum! They came out perfectly. I have never foiled on vellum before. LOVE. 


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The sentiment was also hot foiled using the Perfect Sentiments set. Just a note!


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With a different sentiment on it, I think this could make a really classic wedding card or shower card...or Mother's Day card!


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Here's a sneak peek pic I took for my Instagram of just those pretty butterflies!


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Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on their Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel!! They will also be giving away a total of TEN $25  gift cards along the hop. As per usual with blog hops - the winners will be picked from the comments from all the blogs! Pinkfresh Studio will pull the winners & post them on May 10th on their GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks! Good Luck!! 

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04/25/2022

Howdy Y'all! Doodlebug Down on the Farm Collection Card and Gift Box!

Howdy cowgirls!! How are y'all today!? I hope you're having a lovely day so far, full of sunshine and laughter! Today, I'm up on the Doodlebug Blog with a project featuring an older collection - called Down on the Farm! It's ADORABLE and happy and fun! So many cute themes from this collection and it's perfect for scrapbooking too! Farm animals and gingham and florals...country themed for Summer!! I have several friends who have horses and love horses, so I decided to go with a horse themed card and gift box for my project today. Yee haw!

My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with gingham, floral paper and white paper. Then I attached a pocket for a gift card! The gift box was made with the WRMK Pillow Box Punch Board and that can hold candy, or money or a small gift! I think the little pillow boxes would be cute as favors for a country party too! 

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Here is the card - with a little paper bandana tucked inside with the coffee gift card! F-U-N!


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And here's the little pillow box gift box! I made the box from blue patterned paper and then wrapped a strip of bandana paper around it. I used my awesome Deckle Edge Trimmer (supplies listed at the bottom of my post) to trim the edges of the bandana paper. I wrapped it with some chunky twine and glued on the horse embellishment!


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When I attached the pocket to the front of the card I used foam tape only around the perimeter. That left the top open to tuck in the gift card. I glued the flowers to the inside of the pocket before attaching it to the card. The little paper bandana was made from a square of paper that I hand crumpled. The pocket was cut from one of the 12x12 papers in the collection and it's the perfect size for the front of a card.


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I attached the cute horse Doodle Pop to the front of the pocket and then added the 'howdy' word bubble. Since it's not specific, this could be a birthday card, grad card or just because card!


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Thanks, cowgirls, for stopping by today! Hope you have a happy and fun day today! I'll see you back here real soon, ya hear! XOXO

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04/23/2022

Ahoy, Mates! It's the weekend!

Ahoy, Mateys!! Happy Weekend!! Do you have some fun stuff planned? We're going to a big craft fair event tomorrow morning outside in the fresh air and I am so excited! Then church after (we go to 7pm service)! Today is all about getting caught up on chores and laundry and all that jazz. I'm here today with a super fun and silly card made with adorable stamps from Rubbernecker! I picked these up at the Stamp and Scrapbook Expo a few weeks ago and have been anxious to color them in! I hope they make you smile - I mean c'mon - that little crab with a pirate hat and those crazy eyes? A pirate shark? It's all good! 

Side note - remember I did this blog post with Rubbernecker Dies - and a lot of them were sold out? Most of the dies are back in stock so if you wanted something, check again. The supplies are all listed at the bottom of that post!

Today's card is a beachy card for any occasion! It's time to start thinking about Summer crafting. My finished card is an A2 card base. I layered some waves and the Palm Tree Border (something I use all the time) and then the fun critters. Everything is colored with Copic Markers!

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Here's a close up of my paper layers! The blue waves, the palm trees, and the beach! I added accents to the palm fronds using Copics. And I added white gel pen to everything. To make the beach, I used kraft cardstock and then a bunch of different colors of Copics to make dots to mimic sand! I kinda like how it came out. This made the perfect scene for my pirates.


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I stamped and die cut out the shark, crab and parrot and colored them all in bright colors. They are attached to the card using foam tape to pop up off the page. 


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The palm tree die set is three dies so it comes together perfectly! One die does the kraft part, one does the brown part (tree bases) and then the third die does the green tops. LOVE.


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I created a fun little scene for Instagram!


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A few teal gems and that cute sentiment finish off the card!


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That's it for today! Wishing you a fun weekend filled with sunshine and margaritas! (And no pirates!) I'll be back on Monday with a Doodlebug project. Until then, keep it crafty my friends! XOXO

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04/18/2022

Pretty Vintage Pinwheels!

Hi friends! Happy Monday! Did you enjoy a nice weekend? Did you celebrate Easter or Passover? We had a really lovely Easter weekend! We did tons of church activities and rested and enjoyed a rain shower and it was all good! We also binge watched every episode of The Gilded Age on HBO! Gosh, it was soooo good. If you were a fan of Downton Abbey then you have to check out The Gilded Age too! The same writer/creator as DA and this time the story is set in 1882 New York City. Marvelous!! This week is pretty busy here in the studio with lots of good things happening. I hope you have a great week! XO

Today the mail arrived and in the mail was an awesome package from Pretty Pink Posh! And I finally got my set of 3D Pinwheel Dies! Well, you know I ripped open that package and made pinwheels on the spot! Ha! I was so excited to get these pretty dies. I stopped everything! I mean, pinwheels, but with scalloped edges??? Yes please!! Sign. Me. Up. I made some vintage looking pinwheels out of a beautiful paper collection from Simple Stories. These are great for decorations: cupcakes, place settings, packages....even cards! You can use them on anything! Here are my pretty vintage pinwheels!

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I can't even tell you how easy these are to put together! Paulina thought of everything - One die cut, one brad, done! The edge makes it perfectly festive.

 

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These look the best I think with double sided papers!! SO PRETTY!!! I used my glue gun to attach the pinwheels to some paper straws. So easy to just stick in a cupcake and poof - you have a party! 


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I used the stickers that match the papers to add embellishments to the centers of some of the pinwheels.


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PPP really did this right - see that small crease/embossed line?? That makes it so your pinwheels are perfect - without trying to curve the paper. Genius.


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I'm definitely in the mood still for pretty Spring colors and butterflies!


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Okay, sweet crafty friends, that's it for today! I also made my next Doodlebug project for next week. Stay tuned. I might make something else in the meantime.... What are you working on?? Stay crafty! XOXO

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04/17/2022

Happy Easter 2022!

 

HE IS RISEN!

Happy Easter 2022!

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04/15/2022

Good Friday 2022 - Cross Project!

Hi everyone! Happy GOOD Friday! Easter weekend is here, can you believe it? The year is whizzing on by so fast! It will be Summer in a minute. I love Easter and I'm excited for all the activities and moments this weekend will bring. I have one final Easter project to share with you before the holiday comes and goes. I made this pretty cross to put in our bedroom. I used my favorite color and some pretty flower transfers. It was a quick and easy project and I love how it came out! 

I started with a wooden cross from the craft store. I painted it (three coats) with Fusion Mineral Paint in the color Azure. The transfers are the Brocante pack from Iron Orchid Designs. I also used my favorite gold paint for the splatters. Just a few supplies and about two hours. I love projects like this!! 

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These transfers are SO incredibly pretty!!! 


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I wrapped the transfer all the way around to the back of the cross, so it looks pretty from every angle.


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I layered flowers, and butterflies, and some text too. In this pic you can see my gold splatters shimmering in the light.


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This paint goes on like a dream! I like using a sponge/foam brush instead of bristles - just my preference.


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That's it for today's project! I am sending out lots of love your way and best wishes for a beautiful Easter weekend! He is Risen!! XOXO

 

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04/11/2022

Doodlebug Easter Carrot Treats!

Hi crafty friends! Happy Monday and Happy Easter Week! I'm up on the Doodlebug Blog and here on my blog today to share some cute Easter carrots I made with the Doodlebug Hippity Hoppity Collection! Just in time for some Spring and Easter crafting. These fun paper carrots would be great at each place setting for your holiday table, or little gifts for friends and co-workers. They are super easy to make and fun too! I filled my treat carrots with chocolate eggs and can't wait to give them away! CLICK HERE for the simple directions to make the shape/template. This would also be a really fun project to do with the kids or grandkids! 

I used orange and green papers from the Doodlebug Floral Graph 6x6 Paper Pad and the Doodlebug Swiss Dot 6x6 Paper Pad. I used the carrot die cut from The Greetery to make the greens on top. I glued the greens inside before I sealed up the top end of the carrots. (Be sure to tuck the candy inside!)

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This is such a cheerful project!! 


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I used pieces from the Hippity Hoppity Collection Chit Chat pack to decorate the front of the carrots. I used some Chunky Twine, Bunny Sprinkles, and small green clothespins to add at the top for more decorations. I die cut pretty scallop circles in white cardstock to be the base for the messages.


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I added stickers to the front and a few mini jewels too, for a little bit of shine! I used my paper crimper to crimp the top and bottom of the carrots and add a decorative element. Crimping also secures the tape holding them together. I die cut the carrot top pieces from different shades of green polka dot papers! So festive and fun. 


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Here is the carrot in my hand to show you the size and scale. I used the full 6x6 sheet of paper for each one. 


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Here's a close up of the top portion!


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And here's a close up of the paper crimping! My paper crimper is like 25 years old!! I haven't used it in a long time, but I feel like I need to think up some other ideas! I can't believe I found it in my craft room! LOL. 


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If you don't want to put them at each place on the table, I think they would be cute in a basket with some Easter grass as a cute decoration.


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That's it for today! Have a super happy and wonderful Easter week! I looooove Easter week and can't wait for all the activities at church this week/weekend. I will see you back here real soon. Until then, happy crafting! XOXO

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