Hello Eris Blog Hop

Hello Crafty Friends!

Welcome to the Little Blue Button Stamps 'Hello Eris!' Blog Hop!  My blog is the 2nd stop on the hop, if you have not visited Sybil's YouTube channel, that is where you need to start.

Olga has created this absolutely adorable character named Eris.   She is so cute and has a pet dragon!!  Oh my!

Isn't she just adorable???  I printed out the digi image, colored it in with my Copic markers, added glitter, Glossy Accents, and then cut her out with my oval Spellbinder dies. 

 

I decided to make a hot cocoa sleeve.  All you need is a coffee sleeve from your favorite Coffee shop, cover it with pattern paper, add some distress, and glitter and you have a great canvas for making a fun project!

 

Eris was popped up on dimensional adhesive and decorated with punched snowflakes, paper flowers a small tag, punched greenery and of course some butterflies!  I thought it turned out very cute!

 

Here are a couple close up detailed images:

 

 

Olga is offering some great prizes for this blog hop! 

 

1st prize:  Three LBBS rubber stamps.  Those stamps are:

1. Sentimental Rubber Stamp
2. Happy Birthday Jessica
3. Miss Lilly on a Bike

2nd prize:  Rag Doll Sweetheart with Bag (New September release) rubber stamp PLUS a $10.00 gift voucher for a purchase in the LBBS store.

 

3rd prize:  One digital stamp of your choice PLUS a 40% off coupon for one purchase at LBBS.

 

In order to win a prize you must leave a comment on each of the LBBS DT blogs or YouTube channel (Sybil's YT channel) *If you do not have a YT account, then you must leave a comment on all of the LBBS DT blogs (Sybil is the only non-blog hopping point).

 

Good luck and thanks for stopping by!  Happy Hopping :)

Next stop on the Hop is Stephanie

 

Christy

Some Exciting News!!

I am so excited to share that I have been asked to be a Design Team member for Little Blue Button Stamps!  Olga is an amazing Designer/Artist and has created some wonderful digital images.  The awesome thing is that C.C. Designs offers some of Olga's stamps in rubber!  Yay! 

If you have not used a digital image, you should try!  They are reasonably priced and absolutely amazing!

Go check out Little Blue Button Stamps September release...you will not regret it!

I look forward to sharing my LBBS creations with you in the coming months!

Also, I would like to send out a special thanks to Olga for the opportunity to be on her amazing Design Team! 

Join us this weekend for a special Blog Hop introducing Olga's newest creation, Eris.

Until next time!
Crafty Hugs,
Christy

Little Blue Button Stamps Guest DT spot for July - Project 1 & 2

Olga at Little Blue Button Stamps (LBBS) asked me to be a guest designer for July.  I had the opportunity to use 3 of Olga's new stamps for July.  Today I am going to show you 2 of the projects I made.

Project #1:
 

Miss Lilly on the bike

I printed this image out on some 80lb Blending Cardstock from Paper Accents.

 

I colored her using my Copic markers.  She was so much fun to color! 

I made a standard A2 size card and used My Mind's Eye Paper (sorry, but I cannot remember what collection it is from).  I stamped the sentiment from a My Creative Time stamp. 

A project would not be complete without ribbon, butterflies or Stickles :)

 

 

Project 2:

 

Ragdoll Sweethearts in Boots

I colored this cutie using my Copic Markers. 

 

 

The paper bag was purchased from Etsy.

I used the Fabulous paper collection from Simple Stories.

I added some paper flowers from my stash and some retired brads from Stampin' Up.  Finished off with a stamped image using a My Creative Time sentiment

This was a fun project!!

Thanks Olga for the opportunity to design for you!

 

Thanks for stopping by!  I am going to try to be a better blogger :)

 

Crafty Hugs,

Christy

 



 

 





Happy Easter

This blog has been neglected for several years now...it is time to get back in the saddle and actually start posting again. 
I will start by wishing you all a wonderful Easter! 

The link below will take you to my YouTube channel where you can see my latest project, a double pocket card. 

I used a tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers, which can be found here.  You should give it a try...super fun card to make!

The stamped image is from StampersBest.  They have the best stamps and customer service.  Shipping is free over $35.00 and if you use the coupon code: twinz4me2, you will receive 10% off your order (before shipping).  It is a great deal!

Here is the video:

Have a wonderful Easter! 
Crafty Hugs,
Christy

Stuck on Stick Pins

I have been loving the videos and photos of the beautiful stick pins people have been making.  As I was working on making some stick pins this past weeken, it dawned on me that I could add a punched element (butterflies, of course!) to the stick pin.  Here is the result:

I love how they turned out!  The butterflies were created by punching cardstock with the Martha Stewart classic butterly and monarch punches.  I added beads and a flower from iamroses.com to the front.  They turned out super sweet. 

You can visit my You Tube channel to check out the video where I show the pins and the card.  It is my first video, so ignore the bumbling silliness of it all :)

Here is the card I made with one of the stick pins:

Have a fantastic day!
Until next time...

A Coffin Mini

My favorite Friday night activity is watching Laura Denison make amazing paper crafts.  This past Friday she made a Coffin Mini album.  Oh...how fun!!  You can catch her UStream classes on Friday nights, 7pm (Pacific Time), there is a link to her UStream channel on her blog.

Here is my coffin:

I went for a more pretty look, than scary.  The hand is from a little party favor pack I bought at my local grocery store.  The lace was gathered to give the impression of a sleeve/cuff.  Roses from I Am Roses adorn the corner along with a Maya Road stick pin from my friend Michelle.  The center panel is a piece of chipboard I painted with black acrylic paint and then applied a heft coat of Crackle Accents.  Around the perimeter of the box, I added 1/2" ScorTape and applied ultrafine black glitter for some sparkle (ok...it is actually to cover up a mistake, but you can't tell!).

Here is a close up of the decorative elements:

Have a fantastic rest of the week! 
Christy

Boo!

I made this little mini album from Basic Grey's Errie collection.  After watching Marion's video, I just had to give it a try.  Prima flowers adorn each page, they are such a yummy orange color...love them!  Thickers were stamped and covered in Crackle Accents.  The Martha Stewart bat punch saw some action as I used it multiple times on each page.  Each tag has tule and netting tied at the top.
All in all it was a fun mini to make.  I was quite proud of mysef for completing the project!
Here she is:

My goal:  work on more artistic photographs.

Until next time...Happy Craftin'!

Christy

Hiatus Over...

I took a long break from blogging, but am back at it!
I just wanted to take a few minutes to share some projects I have been working on recently.
There have been several swaps I have wanted to join FOREVER.  Recently, I participated in the tag swap at Stephanie's blog Here.  I am so excited to see which tags I receive! 

My friend Michelle suggested going to this forum and join a tag swap.  So, I did!  I made the following tag for the swap (sorry for the picture quality - bad layout!):

This is the front view:                                       Back:

I started with a 3 3/4" x 6 1/4" shipping tag and embellished it with the following:

Paper:  Le Romantique by Graphic 45 collection (front) and the Making Memories Ledger paper pad (back)

The tag was spritzed with Vintage Pink Glimmer Mist and inked with distress ink in Tattered Rose.  The flower on the front of the tag is from I Am Roses.  Love...Love...Love the flowers Bunma carries.  Fantastic!  The rose was Misted with Tea Rose and Wheatfields.  A lace doiley was created with paper and lace to ge behind the rose.  Addes some guinnea feathers and an Adage ticket from Tim Holtz.  There is a vintage photo I found online as well as some Diamond Dust, a doiley, pearl trim and more baby roses.  The back of the tag was simple and I just created a pocket using one of the small Celebrate It bags from Michael's, it measures 2 1/4" x 4".  I stamped it with an Inkadinkado damask stamp and added another feather and flommer misted two Prima flowers with Vintage Pink and Creme de Chocolate Glimmer Mists.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a fantastic day and I'll look forward to sharing more with you in the future!

Christy

Dominoes...they aren't just for kids!

I'm on a mission to complete Christmas gifts using my abundant stash of crafting supplies. We are trying to save money this year, thus all of my gifts will be homemade. I came across this great tutorial for stamping on dominoes at:http://dawnsstampingthoughts.typepad.com/dawns_stamping_thoughts/2008/05/dominos-are-not.html

My plan is to give these in sets of four in a homemade box tied with ribbon.

Happy Crafting!!

Rainy Saturday...

I guess it is official...the rainy season has begun! A good day to make some craft projects and watch Rocky Balboa (crafts and boxing...nice combination!).

Splitcoast Stampers has a great tutorial for making a bag in a box. I decided to give it a shot and this is what I came up with using some random patterned paper and cardstock out of my scrap box. It stands about 6" high and is 3 1/2" across the bottom. This will be great stuffed with candy, a gift card or some other goodies. I'm sure I'll be making it for Christmas gifts.

I also made a mini pizza box using my Scor Pal. That is the best tool EVER (now that I know how to use it - LOL!!) Hopefully I'll be able to embellish it tomorrow and post some pictures then.

Have a blessed evening!!

Long Break...

Wow...it has been a long time since I posted! Life has been busy with the boys starting Jr. High, football season and other assorted family activities.

I took a cake decorating class and really enjoyed learning how to make a cake look fancy :)

My husband asked me to make a cake for a co-worker. Since I'm such a nice wife, I agreed to make cupcakes. These are the cupcakes. My first try at fancy cupcakes. I think they turned out good for my first try. The frosting was very soft and hard to work with, but all-in-all they are fun and edible (the most important thing!).

Yesterday I held a card workshop and we made some great Christmas cards. I really enjoy getting together with other ladies and crafting. Such fun fellowship time!

Here are a couple of the cards we made using the Evensong Christmas paper from Close To My Heart. Also, a fun elf card using some embossed cardstock. I've been using my Cuttlebug lately and really enjoy the dimension embossing gives a card.

Until next time...happy craftin'!

Summer Weekend

We had the best weekend! Saturday we spent time at the Farmer's Market, went out to breakfast and then headed to the store to do some shopping. I bought the most fabulous berries (marrionberries, boysenberries and raspberries) as well as fresh green beans. Love green beans!! The berries were just screaming to be made into a pie. Yes, I forgot to flute the edges of my pie crust before baking. Oops...oh well, it didn't hurt the taste in the least and just added a rustic feel :)




I am teaching a mini album class on Saturday at my church. This is me getting ready. Pretty exciting!


This is the project we will be making. It is a mini album using Close To My Heart's true fit folios, paper and ink. I used the Life Delights paper pack for this. Love the pinks and chocolates. Yummy! Each section, except the front, has a pocket with a card insert. Such a fun project. These instructions came from a fellow CTMH consultant, Kelly E.-T. You can do so many fun things with this. I'm really looking forward to teaching this!


My BFF came over to visit me Saturday. She has been knitting a shawl and finished it up Saturday. She also took pictures of my pie and me. In exactly that order :) Her pictures are way better than mine, which is why I cannot put a picture of the shawl on here as I took the shawl picture. Sorry friend!! But, this is us at Starbucks goofin' around...



My son and I went swimming at the local pool. Did I mention I hate 'suiting up'? Need to find the perfect suit. I'm on a mission...

Sunday we traveled to Portland to see a baseball game at PGE park. It was super hot and lots of fun!
Cody and I:



Unfortunately, the home team lost :(




All in all, it was a great weekend spent with the ones I love most.


Today was another work day. I do have to say weekends are not long enough - we should have madatory three-day weekends...a girl can dream, can't she?

Have a blessed evening!

Sweet Sunday

It is a beautiful day today. 1 week without rain - Woo Hoo!! In honor of the sunshine I am posting a card (Tri-fold Pocket card) I made using the CTMH April Word Puzzle stamp set. The cutting guide and instructions are on http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ I love this website. Such great ideas!

Have a blessed day and thanks for stopping by!

Wow...I finally made the leap...

I finally decided to step out and create a blog. It will be exciting to share the fun and exciting crafty projects I create.

I'll start with a card I made this week using Close To My Heart stamping supplies. Love the color combination and stamp set. This is a "window pane" card from the CTMH Originals card program (love those!).

Colors: Hollyhock, Sweetleaf, Chocolate and Colonial White

Ink: Sweetleaf, Terracotta, Hollyhock

Embellies: Twine, twill, chocolate ribbon and some sparkle.

I used my Cuttlebug 'swiss dot' embossing folder for the background. Love my Cuttlebug!!!

Thanks for stopping by...until next time....