New Tool from CHA!!!

Check out my post over on Craft Test Dummies that showcases the brand new Shape Studio from Epiphany Crafts!

Altered Journal Project

So I love to alter things, right?  One of my favorite things to alter is a journal.  There is just something about creating a special book to write in that excites me.  This is my latest altered journal made with some pre-made embellishments and a beautiful Cricut layered butterfly?  Notice the swirled design on the butterfly?  The top layer is cut from a transparency and then stamped with permanent brown ink on the transparency.  I also added wire antennae's to my butterfly using some copper wire.  I think the more textures you can add to a project the more interesting the project is!

I also used some Prima bling on the journal along with a fabric covered button by K and Company.  So many fun elements on this journal.  This is actually the journal I took with me to CHA so I could keep notes in about my meetings with manufactuers. 

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Another fun project!

If you have followed my blog for the past couple of year I know that I do not have to tell you how much I love flowers! It seems like I add flowers to many of my projects. For some reason, flowers just seem to make me smile.

In the above candle tin project I used my Cricut to create several tiered sizes of flowers and then I curled the petal with my embossing stylus and layered them with Zots in between. I topped each flower with a special gem or element in the center. When I created the leaves I also used my embossing stylus to create a vein down the center so I could pinch it together to create some dimension as well!

So do you like using flowers on your projects?

Baby Shower Centerpiece

Head over to Crafts Unleashed to see the centerpiece I made to use at a baby shower.  This is the second remake of this same candle.  The candle is one of those that you put the flickering tealight in so you can redecorate it over and over again.  The first time I did a wedding centerpiece and now the baby shower centerpiece!

New project

Hello everyone!

I wanted to share a project with you that I recently created. Believe it or not I am already thinking about Christmas...crazy, huh? I love making up hostess gifts to have on hand to take along when I am invited to party. The holidays are surely a good time to have a few things just for this purpose.

As you can see above in the picture I decided to create a cookie jar for the holidays. I used my Cricut Expression to cut the die cut shapes you see on the front and top of the jar. I just love layering things and usually have dimension on all of my projects. For some reason flat just doesn't work for me!

Do you make any handmade gifts for the holidays?  I'd love to hear about what you create and see pictures too!

CHA Trends: Flowers, Flowers Everywhere

While at CHA I was watching for trends.  Lots of fun things from rosettes to banners, birds, owls, etc. But the one trend I loved the most were all of the different flowers that I was seeing!  Head over to Crafts Unleashed to see my full report!

Crafts Unleashed

Summer Entertaining!

If you are like me that means you love to entertain in the summer.  Something about a backyard BBQ that if so fun and so relaxing!  Each time I entertain I like to do something to make it special.  Head over to the Crafts Unleashed blog to check out how I made this cute dip container.  You can create one too with the step by step instructions on the site.

Crafts Unleashed