Viva Las VegaStamps! and WOW!

Hello and welcome to my little corner of the crafty world.  Today, I have a fun project for you that's rockin' some Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber and embossing powder from WOW!

Supplies used:

Viva Las VegaStamps! Steampunk Gear

Viva Las VegaStamps! Sharp Edge Gear

Viva Las VegaStamps! Square Edge Gear

Viva Las VegaStamps! Gear Medium

WOW! Embossing powder in Primary Ebony Regular and Metallic Platinum Sparkle

UmWowStudio Gear Mash

Gina's Designs Wooden Clock

Thanks so much for joining me today!!  If you wanna see some more crafty eye candy, hop on over to the Viva Las VegaStamps! blog and the WOW! blog --- and don't forget to check back all this week for more!  And maybe even win a little crafty goodness??

xx,

You Are My Home.

Today, I have a project over on the Viva Las VegaStamps! blog.  Wanna peek?

Supplies used:

Viva Las VegaStamps! Waybill/Invoice Background stamp

Viva Las VegaStamps! Grunge 5 stamp

Viva Las VegaStamps! Field Of Stars stamp

wooden hanger

white paint

Jet Black StazOn ink

Gina's Designs House Mini Display Tray

May Arts 1/4 inch silk ribbon in Mauve

May Arts 1/8 inch Cord/Burlap ribbon

3/8 inch Lace Ribbon

7 Dots Studio 9th Wave 12 by 12 inch paper collection

UmWowStudio Alpha One chipboard alphabet letters

gold embossing powder

mother-of-pearl buttons

If you want more details, hop on over and check it out HERE!

xx,

The Girls.

Hello!  Today, I come with a mini layout.

Since I prefer to work in miniature, I always find it's easier for me to fill up a layout when I downsize.  This layout is 8 by 8 inches and features the vintage camper from the Sweet Summer Shape Set.

I LOVE the vintage camper and I knew from the moment I layed eyes on it, that it would make its way onto one of the layouts from one of my yearly NSD Scrapbooking retreats with My Girls!

 I began by paper piecing the camper with cardstock.  A bit of Copic marker shading gives some dimension to the piece.  I then added my metallic stripes and a bit of embossing powder to really highlight the antenna and hitch.

Here, you can see a bit of the metallic shine!

 It's not quite as girly as my real life camper would be (PINK with silver racing stripes!), but it totally gets the point across.  I don't really camp, and my idea of camping is a resort with a fully working bathroom!

Thanks for joining me today and I'll see you next time!!

Gina's Designs supplies used:

Camper from the Sweet Summer Shape Set

Other supplies used:

watercolor paper

black cardstock

watercolor paint in yellow and grey

Simple Stories Summer Fresh 6 inch paper pad

WOW! Platinum Metallic Sparkle embossing powder

Viva Las VegaStamps! Postal Background stamp

sewing machine

miniature alphabet stickers

xx,

Fly.

Hello!!

Today, I'm over on the Viva Las VegaStamps! blog with a fun tutorial to create a lovely, textured background.  If you want the details, hop on over and CHECK IT OUT!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

xx,

Sweet Baby Girl.

Hello and Happy Mother's Day!

I hope you're having a lovely one.  Today, I have a shadowbox to share with you that I've created for my sweet Baby Girl.

 I began by covering the front of the 7 x 7 Themed Shadowbox Baby Girl with paperclay.  Before it was dry, I stamped into it here and there with a star stamp and let the whole thing dry.

 After it was dry, I covered the whole thing with a coat of white paint and a coat of Mod Podge to seal it in. I then applied a coat of black paint which I wiped off with a wet rag to give the recesses a bit of a distressed look.  Some inking with brown ink furthered the distress.

 Some paper piecing along the clothes line...

...and some crackle on the "B" were perfect embellishments!  It's sort of a monogram, as our last name starts with "B".  I've also added in some ribbon, lace and a few pearls and mother-of-pearl buttons embedded into a layer of beeswax.  The shimmer on the beeswax is a dusting of Perfect Pearls.  LOVE!

Thanks so much for joining me today!

Gina's Designs supplies used:

7 x 7 Themed Shadowbox Baby Girl

Other supplies used:

Creative Paperclay

white paint

Aleene's Tacky Glue

Mod Podge

hot glue

black paint

Distress Ink in Tea Dye

Maggie Holmes 6 x 6 paper pad

May Arts lace and 1/4 inch silk ribbon

mother-of-pearl buttons

glass pearls

beeswax

Perfect Pearls in Perfect Pearl

xx,

Owl Be There For You!

Hello!  Today, I've got another post for Gina's Designs and a fun way to cover your chip.

 One of my favorite ways to use chipboard die-cuts is to recreate the look of an applique in a quick and easy way!  This owl from the Owl Micro Mini Album is the perfect size for the front of this journal I've created.  I've simply covered the chipboard pieces with a thin layer of tacky glue, applied my fabric and trimmed each piece out before layering them together to create my faux applique!

 Here's a peek at the little guy all close-up and personal.  I love him and he brings this simple journal cover to life!

Thanks so much for joining me today and I'll see ya next time!

Gina's Designs supplies used:

Owl Micro Mini Album

Other supplies used:

chipboard cut to size for the covers

denim fabric

tacky glue

coil binding system and 3/4 inch coil

white cardstock

buttons and thread

xx,

Gettin' All Quilty.

Hello!

Mary here with a few quilt-inspired cards that are rocking some cute chip embellies.

I've always been a fan of the home-spun look of quilts, but haven't been able to make the jump to actual quilting.  So what's a girl to do when you're itching to make something stitched and fabulous?  Quilted cards, of course!

The Button Shape Set from Gina's Designs provides the perfect finishing touch for my mini quilts.

I've simply given them two coats of white embossing powder...

...and tied a bit of twine through.

Thanks so much for joining me today and I'll see ya next time!

Gina's Designs supplies used:

Button Shape Set

Other supplies used:

Iron Orchid Designs 6x6 Loolah paper pad

WOW  embossing powder in Opaque Bright White

May Arts String Burlap Ribbon in Natural, Ivory and Olive

xx,

Quick And Easy Tags.

Hello!  Mary here with a quick way to jazz up your chip.  These tags are perfect for tying onto packages, labeling storage bins or creating jewelry!

How cute would they be to label your veggies in a Spring garden??

The first couple tags I created are covered in a paper clay, stamped into and covered with a coat of white paint.  This is one of my favorite ways to use my chip pieces.  Stamp a name or a background stamp for a textured embellishment!

The second set is rockin' a chalkboard look!  A quick coat of black paint and a handwritten name with a white gel pen and they were set.

With some of the tags, I just tied my trim around a handle but with others I chose to punch a hole.

Ok guys, that's it for me.  I can't wait to tie these cuties on gift packages and give them to a few scrappy sisters at our National Scrapbooking Day festivities!

Thanks so much for joining me and I'll see you next time!!

Gina's Designs supplies used:

Spring Shape Set

Other supplies used:

paper clay

white paint

black paint

stamps

white pigment ink

white gel pen

May Arts twine/cord

xx,

Birds Of A Feather.

Hello!!

Today, I have a fun and simple set of canvases rockin' a serious pop of color :-)

I began by gluing down one of the pieces from the Birds On A Wire 2 set and the largest feather in the Feathers Shape Set with a small amount of tacky glue.  A quick coat of white acrylic paint and a little Mod Podge to seal it in and it's ready for color!

I've outlined the pieces with a water-soluble graphite pencil to make them stand out more.

I finished my canvases off with a few white circles drawn on with a white PITT pen...

...and a sprinkling of glass microbeads for a little sparkle!

If you'd like to see how this project came together, check out my video (COMING SOON!).

Gina's Designs supplies used:

Birds On A Wire 2

Feathers Shape Set

Other supplies used:

8 by 10 inch canvases

white acrylic paint

Mod Podge

Lindy's Stamp Gang spray inks

General's water-soluble graphite pencil

Faber-Castell white PITT artist pen

Aleene's Tacky Glue

microbeads

May Arts 1 1/4" and 1/4" black silk ribbon

And that is that!!  Thanks so much for joining me today :-)

xx,

Hello!!

Did I mention I'm now designing for Gina's Designs??  YEP!  So expect to see more chippy love over here :-)

Now, on with the makes!

Today, I've created a set of Easter inspired cards---because it's Easter---and also because I'm absolutely smitten with the pieces in the Build A Layout Easter set from Gina's Designs.

To alter the chipboard, I began by painting each piece white and then adding a wash of Distress ink.

To finish them off and give a bit of sparkle, I dabbed on some Stickles glitter glue here and there.

If you look closely, you can see a few sequins under the vellum to add some fun movement to the cards.

And that is the set!  These cards are definitely Easter-inspired, but just 'spring' enough to brighten someone's day for the whole season.

Thanks so much for joining me, and I'll see you next time!!

Gina's Designs supplies used:

Build A Layout Easter

Other supplies used:

watercolor cardstock

vellum cardstock

black cardstock

white paint

Distress Inks in Peacock Feathers, Worn Lipstick and Mustard Seed

Stickles glitter glue in Stardust

sewing machine with various colors of thread

Pretty Pink Posh flat sequins in Sparkling Clear

May Arts 1/4 inch silk ribbon in White, Teal and Pink

xx,