October Craft Hoarders Anonymous Monthly Blog Hop

Welcome to the October Craft Hoarders Anonymous Blog Hop! 

I hope you're enjoying the inspiration from this group of amazingly talented "craft hoarders!" It's such a treat to be part of this group of artists who are as lovely and generous as they are talented!

You should be coming to my blog from Amber Milone. After visiting me, hop over to Donna Idlet next! To start at the beginning of the hop, and for the full list of bloggers,  please head over to Gloria's Blog!

Please note ~ I have a winner for my September blog hop prize.

Congratulations to Deborah Ehrhardt.

Details HERE.

My mom and dad are celebrating 56 years of marriage this year.

To celebrate this amazing milestone, 

I've created a card for them using my crafty hoard.

"Cherish" Anniversary Card

Tips and Technqiues

Sometimes I have extras from the kits I work with and try to use them up before they become part of my ancient hoard. For this card, I've combined some of the newer BoBunny Juliet collection and Prima Flowers along with items I've had in my stash er . . . hoard for years.

I won some chipboard from Gina's Designs in a blog hop a few years ago and thought this intricate heart would be perfect here. One of my favorite ways to dress up chipboard is oh so simple ~ heat embossing. I used Stampendous Fran-tage Aged Ivory Embossing Enamel to get the two-toned finish.

These delightful Prima flowers are from a recent Scraps of Elegance kit. I've paired them with Wild Orchid Crafts rosebuds and stamen.

I also like to splatter my backgrounds. I've used white gesso, black drawing ink, and BoBunny Bronze Glimmer Spray

This sweet Prima butterfly is also left from a Scraps of Elegance Kit. The trail is a snippet of a BoBunny Jewel pearl swirl. (Thanks Juliana Michaels for sharing your BoBunny stash with me!)

I've layered BoBunny Juliet paper pieces with Noteworthy die cuts. I've inked all the edges for definition. The piece that says "The Year Was" is so perfect for this card. I stamped the year my parents were married into the printed circles.

I've popped up some of the layers with Helmar Zapdots for added dimension. The stamped anniversary sentiment is raised in the center by adhering just the ends - pushed closer together than the actual length, so the center pops up.

Here's a view of the inside of the card. Simple, but lovely. I inked the edges and placed this cut out from Juliet Prose across the center, then die cut an ancient piece of BoBunny Et Cetera paper that coordinates perfectly to stamp my sentiment. 

Here's a little tip ~ stamp your sentiment on the paper first. Then center your die over the stamped image to get it perfectly centered. Place a couple pieces of washi over the die and the outside portion of the paper to hold everything in place and run through your die cut machine.

One final shot. Here you can see the lovely lace I tucked in. A gorgeous piece I've had languishing in my hoard from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I hope you've been inspired to give some of your old stash new life by mixing it with items left over from more recent projects.

Your next stop on the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Blog Hop is the talented Donna Idlet. If you have dropped by my blog and would like to start at the beginning, be sure to hop on over to Gloria's blog HERE. 

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Products

BoBunny ~ Juliet - Nostalgia (SOE)

BoBunny ~ Juliet - Prose (SOE)

BoBunny ~ Juliet - Noteworthy (SOE)

BoBunny ~ DoubleDot - Flourish, Chiffon

BoBunny ~ Et Cetera - Index

Prima Flowers ~ Esperanza - Querida #581930 (SOE)

Prima Flowers ~ Isabella - Pia #581725 (SOE)

Gina’s Designs ~ Romance - Heart

Crochet Lace - Juliet 5/8”, Natural (from Really Reasonable Ribbon)

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Stamen

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 4mm Rosebuds - Pastel Tone

BoBunny ~ Glaze Jewels

Liquitex ~ Gesso, white

Donna Salazar for Clearsnap ~ Mix’d Media Inx CHOX - Sparrow

Ranger ~ Archival Ink - Jet Black

Ranger ~ Perfect Medium

Stampendous ~ Fran-tage - Embossing Enamel, Aged Ivory

Higgins ~ Drawing Ink, black

BoBunny ~ DoubleDot - Glimmer Spray - bronze, gold

Mister Hueys’s ~ Color Mists - opaque white

Studio G ~ Clear Stamps - Numbers

Anniversary Stamp (from Hobby Lobby)

Spellbinders ~ Opulent Ovals

Tombow ~ Multi Mono Liquid Glue

Helmar ~ Super-Tac EVA Glue

Helmar ~ Zapdots - Square 1/2” clear

Darice Heat Tool

Tim Holtz ~ Grid Blocks

Sizzix ~ Big Shot

Martha Stewart ~ Mini Scoring Board

** (SOE) ~ Scraps of Elegance Kits

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~