I was so excited to see this Heidi Swapp Marquee Love Light Kit in the December Scraps of Elegance Creativity Add on. Melinda always comes up with the coolest items to include in her monthly kits!!
The December Scraps of Elegance kit included a wonderful mix of traditional Christmas red and green colors along with the cool wintry colors I used to alter my star. So when I put my Christmas decorations away, this sweet star can stay on display.
I have created a process video tutorial to share the techniques I used. Enjoy!
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I'm back with the third and final project I created with Donna Salazar's NEW Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® products for the 2016 CHA MEGA Show. Today I'm sharing the wedding themed layout I created.
Here's a Sneak Peek
Close-ups and details can be viewed on Donna's Blog HERE.
I'm back with another of my projects featuring Donna Salazar's NEW Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® products. My second of the trio of wedding projects I created for the CHA MEGA Show is a Girlie Grunge Wedding Frame.
Here's a sneak peek.
Close-ups and details can be viewed on Donna's Blog HERE.
Hi everyone. I'm so excited. No, I wasn't able to make the trip to the CHA MEGA Show 2016, but I did have the opportunity to create three projects featuring Donna Salazar's Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® products. This trio of projects is created around a wedding theme and first up is this wedding card.
I'm sharing a little sneak peak and you can stop by Donna's Blog HERE
Welcome to the January Craft Hoarders Anonymous Blog Hop!
I hope you've been enjoying inspiration from the talented designers along your way through the hop! There are so many amazing paper crafting ideas.
You should be coming to my blog from Amber Milone. Then after visiting me, hop over to Donna Idlet! To start at the beginning of the hop, please head over to Gloria's Blog!
This month, I decided to go deep into my paper stash and pull out this older "Restoration" Collection by Crate Paper. I have paper, stickers, chipboard, and die cuts from this lovely collection. It's something I picked up several years ago and haven't used much. I guess it really isn't in my go to color palette, but I decided to go out of my comfort zone with this birthday card for our sweet daughter-in-law with splashes of bold orange and pink. I'm so glad I did. What do you think? Of course you know me, I had to add grungy textures on the leafy flourish and butterfly.
"Happy Birthday"
Tips and Techniques
I die cut these sweet leaves and edged the leaves, paper layers, and flowers with ink.
Another view of the flowers.
I had some ink left on my applicator and used it to color this Prima resin butterfly, then rubbed with BoBunny Chocolate Pearlescents.
I adore grungy textures. I painted this leafy flourish with gesso and used my heat tool to dry and bubble the gesso. I painted it with Sweet Alfalfa Twinkling H20's, then rubbed lightly with brown ink to highlight the textures.
I stamped and die cut the sentiment and layered it over coordinating diecuts and chipboard pieces which were inked on the edges. I tied jute twine onto each side of the diecut as well.
I hope you've been inspired to grab something really old from your stash and breath new life into it. A handcrafted card for that special person in your life is sure to be appreciated.
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.
Several years ago I started creating handcrafted ornaments to give to our children for Christmas. It has become a family tradition. When I saw these lovely chipboard ornaments by Blue Fern Studios in the Scraps of Elegance Store, I couldn't resist. The ornaments are attached to the ribbon bow with wire, so they can be removed to hang on the tree, or the tag could be used as is for a home decor piece.
I've done something a little different for my video this time. I show how I've used the kit and add on products to embellish the ornaments for more of a technique video. I hope you enjoy it.
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Product List Scraps Of Elegance "Silver Bells" December 2015 Kit Main Kit
Graphic 45 - A Christmas Carol Collection: Figgy Pudding
Graphic 45: A Christmas Carol Collection - Tags & Pockets
Prima: Victorian Christmas Flowers - Joyoux Noel
Ranger: Perfect Pearls Pigment Powder: Forever Red
May Arts: Red Wrinkled Ribbon - 1 yard
Creativity Add On
Jacquard Lumiere Light Body Acrylic Paint: Metallic Silver
Elements Add On
Prima Victorian Christmas Collection: Velvet/Mulberry Paper Leaves & Berries: Red Stocking
Graphic 45 - A Christmas Story Collection: Chipboard 1
Floral Add On
Prima Victorian Christmas Flowers: Christmas Eve
Prima Victorian Christmas Flowers: Rudolph's Nose
Color Add On
Prima - Finnabair Art Ingredients Mica Powder - Opal Gold
Previous Kit
SOE November 2015: Prima - 1.5 Yard Lace Trim - Plumeria
December is here and such a special time of the year as we prepare for the holidays with friends and family to celebrate the birth of our Savior. I hope you are enjoying the season.
Our son is an avid angler, and particularly enjoys fishing for bass. He recently caught a career record 5.5 pound largemouth bass. The November Scraps of Elegance kit contains gorgeous papers and elements to create a rustic layout to capture this happy moment.
I have created a process video tutorial to share the techniques I used. Enjoy!
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Here's the "Tracey's Country Kitchen" November Kit:
Elements Add On
Prima - Metals 9
Blue Fern Studios - Laser Cut Chipboard - Birds In Flight
Lindy's Stamp Gang - Two Toned Embossing Powder - Midnight Gold Obsidian
Floral Add On
Prima - Coy Flowers - Hellaine
Petaloo - Fall Berry Picks
Petaloo - Velvet Hydrangeas - Blue
Previous Kit
August 2015 ~ Prima - Coy Flowers, Walden #581176
Other Products
Cardstock ~ Kraft - stash
SandiLion ~ Alphabet Stickers
Queen & Co. ~ Pearls - Chocolate Delight
Donna Salazar for Clearsnap ~ Mix’d Media Inx - Truffle
Ranger ~ Archival Ink - Watering Can
Ranger ~ Perfect Medium
Higgins ~ Drawing Ink - white, brown
Pan Pastel ~ Burnt Sienna, Burnt Sienna Shade, Burnt Sienna Extra Dark,
Helmar ~ Crystal Kote - Workable Matte Fixative
Memory Box ~ Norwich Corner Die
Stampendous ~ N*Studio - Mish Mesh Stamp
BoBunny ~ Stamps - Distressed Textures Stamp
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L ~ 3D Foam Squares - Regular, black
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L ~ Thin 3D Foam Squares - black
Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive
Sizzix ~ Big Shot
Darice ~ Heat Tool
Tim Holtz ~ Grid Blocks
Hi everyone. Today I'm sharing a rustic mixed media card set with VIDEO TUTORIAL from the November "Tracey's Country Kitchen" Scraps of Elegance kit named for your's truly!! I think it's wonderful how Melinda is creating a kit with each of her designers in mind.
I wanted to capture the rustic feel of this kit in my card set. The Creativity Add On features Ice Resin products, and I show how to use the Relique Powders to create grungy finishes on the chipboard and corrugated board. I've also added some bling to the borders with the Shattered Mica. Check out my video below for all the details and techniques.
Enjoy!
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Here's the "Tracey's Country Kitchen" November Kit:
