Princess Ball

I am challenging myself this year to complete at least 3 layouts each month.  So far, so good…and today I would like to share one of the layouts I did this month for Scrappy Chic.  My favorite thing about this layout, besides the subject ;), is the tag for hidden journaling.

Here is what I used:  Fab Scraps Travel Culture 2, Echo Park Springtime, Heidi Swap flowers, Prima paper flowers, Queen and Co. Twinkle Motif, Pink Paislee acrylic flower, American Crafts brad, I-top small and medium custom brads, crinkle ribbon, May Arts Jute-black, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist-Atlantic, Oriental Poppy, Black Cherry and Almost Black, Mister Huey mist-white, Distress Ink-Walnut Stain, washi tape.

This Fab Scraps paper has great detail on it and is very versatile.  Be sure to look for it when you are at Scrappy Chic next time!!

2 Tier Stand

There has been a lot of talk about storage lately and I have been doing some research on Pinterest for ideas.  I found a couple of tiered stands that really intrigued me…so I combined all the fabulous ideas I saw and came up with this super cute 2 tier stand.  The problem is that I can’t decide if I want to use it for cupcakes or if I want to use it in my craft room for all my mists, stains, glazes, etc.  What do you think??  I can hear some of you now… ‘Just make another one!’  Well I might just do that.


I used wood spools, a dowl and a round plaque along with burner covers I picked up at the dollar store, can you believe it.  I also used, all from Crop Chocolate, MME Miss Caroline Howdy Doody Beautiful Rose paper, MME Lush paper, Fancy Pants velvet ribbon, Distress Ink-Walnut Stain.  And of course Mod Podge and Folk Art acrylic paint from my stash.

For a complete how to: http://instructagram.com?share=1673

I hope you try it and of course I can't wait to see what you come up with!!!

Photo Holder

You may have heard or seen that I was recently asked to join the design team over at Scrappy Chic in Livonia, MI.  I am SO excited and honored to be a part of this team!!  Scrappy Chic is the place to be for crops and classes, not to mention all of the AMAZING scrappy products you will find there!!  Check out the calendar on the web-site for all sorts of fun activities.
I have been working on my projects for March and wanted to share this cute photo holder inspired by a very creative friend of mine, Dee Dee.  You can check out her amazingness at UmWow Studio.

The base on this photo holder is a scrap piece of 2x4 that I stained with Distress Stain-Walnut Stain.  When the stain was dry I twisted some wire and inserted it into 2 holes I drilled into the top of the block.  Then I covered it with Kaiser Craft’s Basecoat Collection-Weathered and topped of with a coat of Distress Crackle Paint-Clear Rock Candy.  When that dried I swiped some Distress Ink-Walnut Stain over the block so the ‘crackle’ gave it an aged look. 
Next I took some Maya Road Tutu Tulle ribbon and sprayed with with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist-Burlap and hot glued it around the block…just like a tutu!  I used May Arts Chevron ribbon-pink around the top and tied a bow.
Of course the fun part is embellishing and you can do so many things with this block.  I went girly and made some roses out of MME Miss Caroline Howdy Doody-Happy.  I made the flower center with Liquid Pearls-White and Petal Pink.  Wired some leaves I cut with a Tim Holtz die and covered them with Stickles-Crystal.  These I glued all around the bottom the the wire photo holder.

You can see this displayed in the store next time you are there.  Hope you like it!!
I will be sharing my other projects throughout the month so come back soon!!

Challenge 51 Stamp or Doodle

This weeks challenge at Crop Chocolate is to create a project with a stamped background. If you don't have stamps you can doodle instead!

Crop Chocolate products used: MME Nostalgia, Carta Bella Kraft cardstock, Distress Ink-Walnut Stain, MME Miss Caroline Fiddlesticks Lucky twine, Fancy Pants button, MM magnetic alpha stamps, Stickles-Crystal
I also used the new Tim Holtz Blueprint Easter stamps that I picked up at Scrappy Chic and some  markers and a harlequin background stamp from my stash.

I really love the layering possibilities with these stamps!!
Until next time…

Tattered Floral Challenge

I am a BIG fan of all things Tim Holtz!  Right now over at the Tim Holtz blog there is a challenge using the Tattered Floral die.  Tim shows a great technique for making some pins using the die and I thought these would be perfect for Easter corsages this year for my mom and aunts.

I also decided to send one of these beauties to my friend Karen who won some handmade blog candy on my blog last week.  I am sending it to her on a tag I made using the Tim Holtz Easter blueprint stamps.
I think I will do this for my Easter corsages too.   I think it will be a nice little gift!!
THINK SPRING!!

Fussy Cut Challenge at KKS

This week over at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps the challenge is to do some fussy cutting on your image…so here we go.
You might recognize this stamp and paper from last weeks challenge…I loved it so much I had to use the combo again!  It is Pippa Popcorn and she is my favorite KKS right now!!  I colored her with black hair this time (my first try with black hair) and fussy cut around the top of her head.

I love all these patterns together!!  Chevrons, polka dots and even some stripes!!
I used Basic Gray P,B&J and Echo Park This and That paper, Life Style Crafts circle nesting dies, Basic Gary button, MME Miss Caroline twine and Stickles-Crystal that I picked up over at Crop Chocolate.  I also used some Die Namic dies, chevrons and conversation bubbles that I just bought over at Scrappy Chic.  The washi tape and Bazzil cardstock-red are from my stash.

This card brings a smile to my face…I hope it makes you smile too!!

We have a winner!!!

This is going to be a super quick winner post...

I used Random.org to select my winner from 10 comments: 

True Random Number Generator: Result: 6 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

 

Lucky number 6 is:

Karen (karey2005)February 20, 2013 at 9:21 PM

Fantastic project, Michelle!! I love it!!

I will be making your mini tag this weekend!! 

Thanks EVERYONE for all of the sweet comments!  

Until next time...

 

Fur Baby {LOVE}

Check out The Crop today to see how I did this cute little canvas using pet silhouettes...our theme for February is fur baby {love} and even though I don't have any pets I have a friend who has big love for her fur babies!!  My silhouette canvas was a birthday gift for her and she LOVED it… 



This months blog candy is a mini tag made by, yep, you guessed it....me.  All you have to do is leave a comment over at The Crop then come back over here, make sure you are a follower of my blog and leave me a comment about your favorite detail of this project.  You will be entered in a random drawing that will take place on Friday February 22nd.

Thanks for stopping by and until next time…get inky often!!

I love challenges!!

And this week is no different!!  I made this card with three challenges in mind; Crop Chocolates Weekly Challenge, KKS weekly challenge and a new one…S.W.A.T.
Challenge 50 at Crop Chocolate is:  It's winter, it's cold, it's snowing. Make a project of your choice and make it sparkle and shine like the snow -- glitter, glitter glue, glitter paper, flocking, etc.
KKS challenged us to do whatever we want…anything goes as long as you use a KKS image.
S.W.A.T. has a sketch up this week:


***Today I found another fantastic challenge where I could submit this little cutie...Designed To Color challenge #9  Gettin' Sketchy with Kraftin' Kimmie.

My card is going to be submitted for all three FOUR.  I have had this image colored for about a week and have been dying to use it on a project, today it all came together!!

Crop Chocolate products used: Basic Gray PB&J, Echo Park This and That, Lifestyle Crafts circle nesting dies, Distress Ink-Walnut Stain, Stickles-Crystal, Twinery twine, Fancy Pants buttons.
The KKS stamp is Pippa Popcorn.

I also used Momento ink, Stamping Bella paper and my ever growing collection of Copics.

I hope that I have inspired you to join me in entering these challenges!!  I can’t see what you create!!

Anything Goes…

This week at Crop Chocolate the challenge, #48, is anything goes.  AND if you can use 100% Crop Chocolate product your entry count twice!!  Here is my second entry, inspired by Kathy’s January project showing a ‘cracked glass’ technique.  You can see a great tutorial here.

I started with an olive jar, a candle stick I got in the after Christmas clearance and some unfinished wood pieces.  The jar is altered using the cracked glass technique…I love this technique and I love using the Crackle Paint on all kinds of things.  Everything else was glued and spray painted.

I also used Distress Stain-Brushed Pewter and Broken China, Distress Ink-Walnut Stain, BG Kioshi, Glossy Accents, Slice cordless cutter all from Crop Chocolate.  Other items used:  black velvet ribbon, hug snug, Tim Holtz tattered floral die, floral pins, Ranger sealer and a beautiful UmWow Studio resin piece (frame).

I was super happy with how this turned out…it is going to make a perfect Valentines gift !!!









Well, there it is…thanks for stopping by!!

Kraftin’ Kimmie Guest Designer Top 10

You have been seeing a couple of posts with the cutest KKS images…I just LOVE them and am in the running for a guest designer spot on the Kraftin’ Kimmie Blog in March.  This is my last entry done with Aurora.  The challenge was PRETTY IN PINK…

I also used MME Miss Caroline Howdy Doodie cardstock, Jillibean twine, Fancy Pants buttons, Distress Ink-Walnut Stain, Life Style Crafts circle nesting dies and Stickles all from Crop Chocolate.  Bazzil ric rac and burlap twine were from my stash.

This pail will be perfect to store some treasures eventually but I think I will fill it with some sort of treats for a special someone first.
Thanks for stopping by to see my entries and for your sweet comments and words of encouragement!!  You should check out the others in the top ten too…head over to the KKS blog and see all the amazing talent!

Kraftin Kimmie Top Ten

Well, we are getting down to the wire and I have another entry for the Top Ten Challenge over at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps.  The challenge is PRETTY IN PINK...my pink is a darker more fushia on this project.  I love all shades of PINK!!

This is a small hanging frame, wood, coated in fushiaTattered Angels Glimmer Glam.  I stamped KKS Celestina Angel and colored her with Copics. Then I added some MME Stella and Rose pick lace at the bottom, punched and inked some corrugate clouds, made some rolled flowers with MME Miss Caroline paper and Spellbinders bitty blossoms put it all together and viola!…  All the paper, ink and lace are from Crop Chocolate, another on of my favorite places!!
The picture in my frame is of one of the things that inspire me most…Malibu sunsets.  It is perfect with Celestina!
Thanks for stopping by… I have one more project to show you for the top ten challenge so come back and see!!  Wish me luck!