Hugs..I love you

Good afternoon everyone!

Yesterday I spent a lot of time cutting a bunch of  Heather's collage sets with my Cameo, 

then playing with glitter!

This is the card I created.....

The background is a scrap from Graphic 45's Once upon a Springtime collection.

I am working on getting rid of my scraps and what better way then to make a pretty card!

From MyArtisticAdventures....

 the tag is from the Romantic Roses Shabby White Music set,

the heart is part of the Romantic Focals Cupid Text Boxes set,

the scalloped round cherub is from the Vintage Shabby Chic Valentine Cherub Cupid Focal tags set.

the banner is from the Romantic Victorian Vintage Banner Bases set,

and 

the alphabet boxes is from the Tiny Vintage Shabby Natural Alphabet Text set.

The bow I made with my Bow-it-All using some seam binding from 

Really Reasonable Ribbon.

The little leaves are from RRR also.

The little pieces underneath the flower were in my stash.

I made the flower using a heart from the Romantic Focals Cupid Text boxes set...

I had a alignment goof (my fault..oops!) with my Cameo and ended up with an extra that couldn't be used as it was so I used a couple of flower punches to put that together, topping it with a pink I-rock gem.

The round cherub focal was added with pop dots.

The glitters I used are from Art Glitter.....

#337 Challis - dotted around the tag

&

 #142 Coral Reef - everywhere else including the dots on the banner.

I added vintage photo distress ink on all of the papers.

On top of the banner I added some Clear Rock Candy distress crackle.

I love that crackle look!

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I am linking up to these challenges...

Really Reasonable's - Valentines Day/Love & Ribbon 

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' - Anything goes with Ribbons & Bows 

Hiding in my Craft Room - #134 For a Loved One

Pumpkin Spice - Something Shiny

Masculine Perpetual Calendar

Hi everyone!

I have been doing a bit of rearranging here in my scrappy place.

A couple of days ago my husband came in and spotted my perpetual calendar that I made for myself a while back. 

Apparently he hadn't seen it where I had it before. 

He liked it so much he said he wanted one so I jumped right in and made him this one.....

I used several Graphic 45's A Proper Gentleman Collection papers.

I used vintage photo distress ink on the edges of all the papers and box.

The box is a dollar store Christmas box.

I painted it with gesso before adding the papers and ink.

The month and day ovals were printed on my computer and then punched, inked and pop dotted on to the cards.

The numbers are a dimensional sticker that were.....umm.....

borrowed.....

from my daughters stash.

On the front of the box I fussy cut a couple bits from the G45 papers.

Hubby loved it!

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Thanks for stopping by!

Hope you have a great weekend!

Stay warm!

Sea Shells card...

Good morning everyone!

Today I have a quick card to show you.

The background papers are scraps I have from Graphic 45's La Cirque collection.

Love when I can get rid of some scraps!

I used one side for the background and the second side for the little ribbon strip.

I added a couple of Candi's brad-like pieces.

The white matt was made with plain cardstock (another scrap) 

and a Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page punch.

I added a little piece of mesh ribbon then topped it with a 

Vintage Card Topper from Gecko Galz

that I added to a teal cardstock matt (scrap).

This was added with pop dots.

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you like my simple little card!

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Gecko Galz is having their bi-annual 

buy one get one sale.

Buy one product and get one of equal or lesser value free!

Hop over to Gecko Galz to check it out!

Also at Gecko Galz you can join us in our 

Very Valentine Challenge!

Make your own Valentine's project using Gecko Galz products and 

send it to geckogalz2014@gmail.com

before Jan 31, 2014 to enter.

You could win the Basic Grey True Love digi paper pkg 

as well as a $25 shopping spree from Gecko Galz!

More info at Gecko Galz 

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I am linking my card up to...

Shopping Our Stash - SOS #135 - Winter Blues

Happy Scrappy Dayz!

Creativity Planner.....

Good morning friends!

I was hopping along last week and came across a Shabby Art Boutique blog post where Kerryanne was showing a peek and giving away her 

Creativity Planner & Calendar pages for free!

The giveaway is for a limited time so if you want it you should be quick!

I liked the idea so I went ahead and grabbed the pages and started making a planner for myself.

I used a couple of images from Gecko Galz, 

for the cover, 

from the Vintage Card Toppers collage collection.

The larger flowers are from Prima.

A couple of small carnations tucked under the large rose are from 

Wild Orchid Crafts.

The leaves I cut on my Cameo.

The clear bead spray is from my stash (don't remember where I found those).

The trim on top of my punched lace is also from my stash.

Here are a couple pictures below of the insides...

I used a couple of Graphic45 papers for the inside pages and pockets.

These are just a few of the planner pages.....

there are many!

I added some tabs to each section of the planner.

Now I just have to remember to use it...wish me luck with that!

Below are a couple of the Calendar pages

I simply took the calendar pages and mounted them on cardstock and made a flip book.

I will flip them for 6 months then turn the book around and flip back for the last 6 months

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great week!

Valentine Thoughts

Good morning everyone! 

Today I have a DT project to show you

from Gecko Galz.

This month Gecko Galz has teamed up with Basic Grey to show how well their products work together. 

This is one of the cards I made this month using these products.....

The papers are from the Basic Grey True Love collection.

I used 3 papers,

 1st for the background, 2nd for the mat and the 3rd for the ribbon look on top of my lace trim.

The heart arrow is also from the Basic Grey True Love collection.

I used pop dots to give it a little dimention.

The darling image is from Gecko Galz Valentine Wishes collage sheet!

I used a piece of scrap red cardstock behind it to make it pop a little.

The flower(Prima), lace trim, leaves(Really Reasonable Ribbon) and ribbon are from my stash.

I used my new favorite toy, a Bow-it-All, to make the bow.

Love how perfect the bows come out.....

I now have several bows ready made on my desk! 

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Now over at Gecko Galz you can get in on the fun!

We have the Very Valentine challenge going on right now!

Create your own project using Gecko Galz and Basic Grey products,

then email a picture of your project by January 31st to 

geckogalz2014@gmail.com

to enter for your chance to win 

the new Basic Grey True Love paper pkg

and a $25 shopping spree from Gecko Galz.

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Also at Gecko Galz this month

The bi-Annual buy one get one sale

Buy one product and receive one of equal or lesser value FREE.

Place your order as usual then send an email to geckogalz.com with a list of the free products you want.

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Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting!

On the first day of Christmas.....

Yup, I said Christmas! 

Over at My Artistic Adventures that is your next challenge.....
"On The First Day of Christmas"

So grab your pretty digi's from My Artistic Adventures Etsy and have some Christmas fun!
Use the coupon code "MYARTISTICADVENTURES" and you'll receive 15% off of a $5 or more purchase!

The challenge runs from today, Jan 16th, to Feb 14th at 12am EST

Here is the project I made.....

In an attempt to use all the pieces I already had printed and cut

(I have lots to chose from)

 I decided to make this cute little box!

I don't have a picture of it but I started by making a basic open topped box from cardstock, 

then grabbed 3 tags from the Vintage Music Large Tags 

and 1 from the Shabby Vintage Victorian Christmas Tag (that I trimmed) and 

glued them onto the basic box.

On the front piece I simply added some glitter glues to the little angels gown and wings then added some lace, a twine bow and button.

Around the bottom of the other three sides I added a small crochet trim.

I also added some clear glitter glue to all the edges of the tags. 

This heart is from the Shabby Vintage Ivory Christmas Mitten collage set. 

I used a white gel embossing pen and retraced the swirls.

I also added a edging of Wild Rose glitter (#215) from Art Glitter.

I pop dotted the heart and added a couple pieces of red trim to the top.

On this side,

 below,

 I used the Shabby Vintage Victorian Pugs & Pooches collage set for the heart/bingo piece and 

the Romantic Roses Birds Victorian Vintage collage set that I pop dotted on top.

I tucked a little piece of a feather underneath.

Some of my glitters on this side were from Art Glitter

 (# 215-wild rose on the heart,  #142-coral reef on the rose and #286-lettuce on the leaves)

and on the bird I added some blue Stickles.

Next I went with the Vintage Shabby Chic Christmas Holly Gift collage set on this side.

I love the way Heather designed all the pieces to fit together on this set!

I added some Lettuce Art Glitter to the edges of the holly leaves,

traced the Noel letters with a red metallic gel pen (love the sparkle) and topped that with some glossy accents.

I used red micro beads for the holly berries.

The red trim was a scrap on my desk.

A little piece of bling to finish off this side.

Below is a close up, 

to show off the metallic sparkle from the gel pen, 

before I added the holly berry beads & bling.

The next couple of pictures are a couple of angled views. 

I added a bow on top for the closure.

The holly pieces that I used to reimburse the holes are from the 

Vintage Classic Candy Cane Christmas collage set. 

I cut the holly off of one of the sentiment tags.

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I hope you like my little box but now I have a question.....

Do you think if I give this box to my husband that he'll get the hint and put something small and shiny in there for me for Christmas this year? 

Maybe something pretty for my little fingers or something to hang around my neck?

I think one... 

or maybe both would fit nicely in there! 

Hmmm.....

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Ok, more about the challenge.....

"On The First Day of Christmas"

at My Artistic Adventures

Use one or more digi products from My Artistic Adventures Etsy store,

make any project using the title theme, 

then link your project up to enter for your chance to win.

(Don't forget to use the coupon code above for your 15% off at the Etsy store)

Challenge rules at My Artistic Adventures are HERE

This challenge will run from Jan 16th to Feb 14th, 12am EST, 

and

 I want to let you know that our first challenge, "Love or Valentines", is still going! 

Since we are just starting up Heather has decided to give our first challenges an extra bit of time.

For more info on that first challenge my post is HERE and 

My Artistic Adventure's post is HERE.

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I have linked up with 

ABC Christmas Challenge - "A is for Anything Christmas"

Treasured Times challenge #10

Good morning everyone!

Today starts the newest challenge over at 

Treasured Times!

The theme...

Anything Goes!

We, on the DT, used the new stamp
Magda

 by 

July Santiago.
(You can use any stamp you chose)

I colored the stamps with Spectrum Noir markers.

I added some clear glitter to the frosting.

I used a couple of punches to make the flowers and added a little I-rock gem to the centers.

I stamped a sentiment on a Spellbinders diecut.

The bow was made with a scrap piece of lace and my bow-it-all.

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The challenge will run from Jan 15th - 28th, 11:55pm PST

You can use any stamp of your choice as long as you follow the criteria.

You can enter as many times as you'd like, by Jan 28th 11:55pm PST.

Add a link to your post at Treasured Times.

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Thanks for stopping by,

I hope to see your creations entered in our challenge!

Happy Scrappy Dayz!

Love you.....

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Good morning everyone!

I have a tag to show you today.

I started off at Heather Hudsons Etsy store 

My Artistic Adventures

I used Vintage Music Large Tags for the background

Romantic Focals Cupid Text boxes collage sheet for 

the large heart shape, sentiment boxes and the adorable Cupid

Shabby Pink Tea Time for the rose that I fussy cut

and 

The Pink Rose tag sheet for the little tag

I used several glitters from Art Glitter on this tag.

I love their glitters!

 So much sparkle...

on everything...

my desk, the carpet, my face, my clothes.....

even my husbands clothes

 (guess I shouldn't have folded them right after playing in my glitter box)!

Oops!

The seam binding bow I made with my newest toy...a Bow-it-All.

Both seam binding, and Bow-it-All are from Really Reasonable Ribbon

Below is a close up of the rose I fussy cut and glittered.

The webbing & crochet trims are from my stash.

If you don't have any of these or 

some of the many other digi collage sheets from 

Heather's store, My Artistic Adventures 

then have I got good news for you.....

If you use this coupon code

MYARTISTICADVENTURES

before Jan 16th

you will receive 15%  off of a $5 or more purchase!

Now after you shopped and got crafty with some of Heather's digi goodies

 you'll want to hop over to Heather's blog and check out her very 1st challenge

Love or Valentines,

then share your Lovely creation with us by linking up to the challenge!

We'd love to see what you've done!

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I will be linking this up over at 

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Pink and Ribbon challenge

Make It Monday - #174

Let's Spell Valentine

Good morning friends!

Today's Gecko Galz DT project is this Valentine's Day card!

I started with a blank card base and added a script stamp with Broken China distress ink

I topped that with a piece of paper from Gecko Galz Blue Willow paper collection.

I added a doily and topped that with another digital paper we, at Gecko Galz, got to play with this month.

It is from Basic Grey and it's from the True Love papers.

I took this piece of blue paper into GIMP, 

along with one of Gecko Galz digi stamps from the True Love stamp collection, 

and I added it to the paper.

You can win your own Basic Grey True Love paper collection by creating your own Valentine project 

using Gecko Galz & Basic Grey products and 

send a picture of your project to geckogalz@yahoo.com by January 31st. 

Then on Feb 5th Gecko Galz will announce a winner.

I topped that with a image I found on the Love is in the Air collage sheet, 

also from Gecko Galz.

I used a bit of scrap white cardstock to mat it.

I added diamond stickles to the heart for a bit of sparkle.

And last,

I finished off my card with a piece of scrap lace that I used my Bow-it-All to make this pretty bow!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting!

Treasured Times Valentines Day Release Party

Good morning everyone! 

Today begins our 

Valentines Day Release Party
Starting at Treasured Times

Being the over achiever I am I've made several cards to share with you using the new stamps.

Ice Cream Annie

by Roza Silva

Suzie Mailing Love

by Erica Nicomedi

Love in the Air

by Erica Nicomedi

and I also made a little ornament.....

Love Forever Angel

by Terrye French

Aren't all those stamp/images cute?!

Here are a couple of links to two more cute stamps being released today.....
Thomas Love on the Road by Erica Nicomedi
and
Magda by July Santiago

There is a wonderful prize package for one lucky winner so I hope you will hop through all the blogs and leave a little love so you will be entered to win it!

Monica
Beverly
Carol - me
Patty
Ciska
Dawn
Lori Ann
Nadja

Happy Crafting!

Today's the day!

Good morning everyone!

What an exciting day!

My Artistic Adventures 

is issuing their very first challenge today!

Think Valentines Day!

All you need to do is grab a collage set from Heather's Etsy, 

make whatever your heart desires,
with a Valentine's theme,

 then come back and link up at My Artistic Adventures first challenge!

Easy Peasy!

I'm on the DT and have made a couple of things to inspire you.

I might have gotten a little carried away snapping up a bunch of Heather's beautiful collage collections but I couldn't help myself!

Wait till you see them, you'll want them all too!
(I have a link to all the collage sheets I used within my post)

This post is a bit picture heavy so I'll try to keep from being too wordy!

My tag, 

using Romantic Rose Bird tag set.

Front...

I used glossy accents on the bird, liquid pearl (rouge) on the rose & around the edges of the tag and glitter on the leaves.

The back...

more glitter and liquid pearls.

Below.....

Romantic Rose Retro Red Pillow Box

topped with

A Medium Conversation Heart collage set

and 

some word blocks left over from the 

Romantic Rose Bird tag set above.

I used the glossy accent & the glitter, again, on the heart and sentiment boxes.

Below you can see the sides of the box where I used the 

Conversation Hearts sentiments and backgrounds.

Next.....

My tussie mussie...

Romantic Rose Retro Red Heart Cone

I decorated all sides the same.

No glitter on this one, just a little black soot distress ink on the edges.

And from the same collage sheet I used the heart topper to make the card below.

I started with a tag from the 

Vintage Music Large Tag Background collage set,

then heart topper with a

Vintage Shabby Chic Rose Alpha focal on top.

More glitter, on the hearts edges and around the focal (Thank You sentiment).

Once I saw the Alpha focals I knew I wanted to make banners for my granddaughters,

 who love when I make things to hang on their walls,

 so this is the first one of 4 that I will be making.

I started with the hearts from the

Romantic Focals Cupid Text Boxes and Hearts for Cone Tussie Mussie

collage sheet

 A closeup below of one of the hearts & alpha focal pieces...
more glitter!

Below is a combo Birthday/Valentines Day card for my niece.

I used the 

Shabby Vintage Pugs & Pooches Valentine's Day card set

 Here is a close up of the pug.

I topped him with glossy accents.
You can also see I broke out the glitter again! 

And last...

This is what happens while I'm waiting for glitter & glue to dry...

 I use leftover pieces from the 

Romantic Rose Bird tag set 

and a couple of the 

Conversation Heart bases were cut for the base.

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To find the glitters and bakers twines I used here are a couple of links...

Art Glitter

Really Reasonable Ribbon - bakers twine

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I hope I've inspired you to join us in this new adventure!

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT's inspiration pieces too!

You can find links to their work over on Heather's blog.

New New Year Adventure.....

Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you all are enjoying love and joy for on this first day of 2014!

I wish everyone an abundance of good health and happiness this year!

If you saw my post yesterday then you know that I am joining my 

Bestest Online Buddie (BOLB) Heather Hudson

in her new adventure into hosting Challenges on her Blog!

The first challenge will be starting tomorrow, Jan. 2, 2014

and I can't wait!

I am on the DT and I made a couple pieces for you all to see and I hope they inspire you!

I am also looking forward to see what my fellow DT Members have made, 

as I hope you are too!

For a look at the theme for our first challenge hop over to 

Heather's Etsy Store

and look at all the collage sheets she has created for us all to work with...

you included!

Use the coupon code...

MYARTISTICADVENTURES

until Jan. 16th 

and you will receive 15% off a $5 or more purchase!

Today I have a blooper type sneak peak for you! 

While working on a couple of pieces, I had this jar come crashing down from the shelf above.....

right into the tray that I had just poured a bunch of glitter in, on a project!

Glitter, glitter EVERYWHERE!

Oh..and lookie there.....

 a couple pieces from Heather's 

 Conversation Hearts Images Card Bases 

and 

some of the sentiment pieces from the 

Romantic Roses Birds Victorian Vintage Tag set

below.....

I will be sparkling for a long time after this one!!!

LOL

If you would like to see a less messy sneak peek you can find one my last post HERE.

I hope you will join us in this new adventure! 

For more info on the challenges and more follow the link below to 

Heather's Blog

And don't forget to grab the coupon code above and stop by 

Heather's Etsy

HAPPY NEW YEAR!