Wanted Dead or Alive Simon Says Stamp and a Cupcake Box Bday Set

Today I'd love to share a couple of projects I've made this week...the first is for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge...A Cowboy Challenge...and the second is a cupcake Birthday box with matching card and envie.....ENJOY!!!!

 

here I used an image from Graphics Factory... really don't remember the name of it...sorry...I used Tim Holtz distress inks--cage die (I used Tim Holtz Mirror to cut it out)--plaque and postage die--key and key hole charms--Spellbinders star and tag--Sizzix embossing folder--MS punches--Bo Bunny cardstcok pattern paper..Pebbles Inc for wanted stickers and Making Memories for smaller stickers--other metal star and rope...

 here is a Birthday Cupcake box and card set...I used my Cricut Expression/Sweet Treats cart and cut this out at 5"...Box was cut at 6 1/2"...distress inks--boa--yarn frilly--metal paper for the cupcake wrapper--distress stickles--Inkadinkado Studio G and Stampendous (on inside of card)--My Minds Eye pattern paper--

 here's the card...

side view

cupcake box...I filled with some of the glitz filler...this is big enough to fit an over sized or two regular sized cupcakes...

envie front

envie back...ribbon just slides off...

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Well I hope everyone has a wonderful day..make sure you stop over at Simon Says Stamp Challenge an check out all of the wonderful inspiration...it's truly driping in it.... .and it is Super Bowl Sunday...it's party day!!! Hugs from a warm Charm City...

 

Altered Canvas A is for Art

Happy Thursday afternoon blogland!!!! Mother Nature truly is mad at all of us....look at everything she has sent our way lately...not nice...ha ha !!! Today I have a recycled canvas that I made for a couple challenges...one is for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog...A is for?....and the other is a monthly challenge over at Our Creative Corner Challenge Blog... no more shopping sins challenge....ENJOY!!!!

 

So for SSSM challenge when I think of the letter A, the mind always pops over to tab number 2346 in my mind.....ART....(that ones for you Miss Bonnie)...no seriously, I think of art...go figure, right? ...so I thought this would be the perfect time to make myself a piece of art using a recycled canvas...this is my definition of the word "art"...."something made with your own hands using your own blood sweat and tears"...so what do you think? ...it turned out abit crazy, but I really do like it...

on the canvas I used an old jar of modeling paste and used the top of the spatula to make texture in the paste before it dried..painted with distress paints and even stains to achieve the coloring....on the letters I used Flower Soft in red to cover them...but then I kind of distressed them by removing bits and pieces that uncovers a chipboard letter...I also matted and pop dotted them to give more dimension...the wood scrolls I used I painted with more distress paints and stains then added silver stickles..I printed part of the definition and other parts I added 3D letters...

here is my little metal girl that just gave me a fit..that's prolly why she has been in my stash for years now...but she's one of those stakes for the yard/garden pots...I cut the metal stake off painted her with yep, distress paints, added a layer of distress stickles, wiped off (which this leaves some glitter) and then another light layer of paint...I added some baby doll hair (which I think I've had this in my stash for about 10 years..lol)...ribbon and a pearl to symbolize the face...I had a wooden fence that I cut in half and added that to the other side...then a piece at the top for the crown...waste not want not...lol...

painted the starfish and added a die cut behind it...I took a  burlap sheet from Canvas Corp and added strips to the side of the canvas...

here's my goodies that I used...some very old and some new...

all of these items I used were very very dusty....Thank you to OCC for their challenge no more shopping sins...this made me get out all of my unloved goodies and make a piece of ART....

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Well this is all I have for today....I do hope that you take a stop at SSS Monday Challenge and Our Creative Corner to check out all of the goodness they have...it's very inspiring..thanks for stopping in and I hope everyone has a warm afternoon....it's very cold here.....Hugs from Charm City....

Tic Tac Toe Candy game cubes

 Well happy hump day peeps...today I'd like to share a project I've been working on for sometime now. It's a tic tac toe photo cube game. This was from Carolee's Creations...I made this for the challenge over at Tiddly's Challenge Blog but I missed the deadline....but anywhooo, I hope you enjoy this little project I put together....

here's the matching card...all the pattern paper is from the Teresa Collins checking it twice Christmas stack...loooove it!!! lol!!! I used one of those dollar store plastic snowflakes (and some smaller ones)--wrapped it in twine and added a Tim Holtz ceramic tile...

This is the inside of the card...rubber stamped nut cracker and greeting is from Recollections...

this is the top view...I used all different types of chipboard for the x's and o's...some fluff...silver ribbon...some dollar store glass garland...and the little mini nut cracker in the center with a tree ornament and a berry bunch ....

this is the side view....here I added a plastic reindeer that I got from the $ store....trimmed off the legs and screwed him with a wooden knob to make handles on each side...I also added some Provo Craft metal feet to raise the game up off of the table...

the back view...

here's the wooden tray that I decorated with the pattern paper....

do you see the little silly reindeer peeking out...lol...all of the boxes are stuffed with nuts and candy except for the center box....

here's the greeting with the pop up misfits...lol...the digis are from Tiddy Store...

this center box I decorated with the green paper instead of the stripped...I was going for something alittle different and out of the norm...lol...here I have left the tabs on the outside instead of tucking them inside...so if you push down on them the little Christmas critters pop out...how cool...lol...a happy accident..

Well blogland...here's my greeting to you... and a special shout out to all of the Inksters...this was made for all of you!!!! I hope everyone has a very Merry Chriatmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!!!! Hugs from Charm City!!!

Tiddly Inks Christmas-Holidays or a Wintery Scene Challenge

Happy wet and raining Saturday morning peeps...it's such an aweful day outside, so I thought I'd play in my playroom today...I really should be getting Christmas decorations out, but it's just one of those days. You ever have one of those? I've been having major problems with blogger lately. I can't seem to upload photos to blogger using IE...so after, seems to be a long time, I think I figured out how to get around it by using google chrome. I'm not to sure if I like it, but at least I can upload photos to get them up on my blog....any-whoooo, today I have some cards I made for the challenge over at Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog...it's their last challenge of the year.....ENJOY!!!!!!

Here is Mr. Sid in all his glory....images are from Tiddly Ink Store...MS punches...EK leaf punch..Sizzix tree die..for the life of me I can't remember who the paper is from...I colored all in using distress inks and added a layer of Stickles...the snowflake in corner I wrapped some MS twine around it....

here's the inside.....here I used another image from Tiddly Ink Store....what I pictured with this joke was Sid (on front) was all infested with "polar"oids..that's why he was so huge...lol....and then you open the card to a smaller snowman after he had gotten his issue taken care of and went back down to normal...ha ha....

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I used more stickles...distress inks...border punches....tree die...

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ok here's another joke card I made using a different snowman from Christy's collection over at Tiddly Ink Store.....I think this one is my fav snowman so far....I used white glitter paper for snow border...cut the trees out from paper collection (at which I can't figure out who's it is)...colored in images with distress inks...stickles...Recollections glittery ribbon...

ok ok...I know this isn't a Tiddly image...but I just couldn't resist adding a Simply Betty stamp on this card to...he just fits so well...here I let the paper do the scene,...another dollar store plastic snowflake cut in half....rubber stamped the greeting and bird...wet embossed them using embossing powder...distress inks for coloring and of course another layer of stickles....

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now how cute is Bot? I absolutely just love the Bot Family that Christy has over  at Tiddly Ink Store....and this little darling is no exception....I decided to make a stand alone card....I printed this out onto a 8 1/2x11" size of water color paper...cut out...then cut layer after layer after layer after layer...ha ha ...no but there is alot of layers in there with one of them being a layer of chipboard....I also use wet glue for each layer,,,this just gives it more sturdyness...I used disteress inks for coloring...stickles and added some lights hanging from his antlers.....

just a side view

here's the inside greeting ...just a simple one...rubber stamped and added EK leaf punches behind it with a few pearls....

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Well this is all I have for this Saturday morning...I do hope that you come and play along with the lovely Inksters over at Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog....they would love to have ya for the last challenge of the year.....and now that I think I have figured out my puter issues I do have more projects to share that I've been working on too...So make sure you stop on back in a couple of days...I'm even trying to get a goodie package together for a give away....and let me tell ya, I have been purging my playroom to...so the mound keeps getting bigger and bigger....I hope you all have a wonderful and sunny day....Hugs from a very wet Charm City.....

Welcome to the North Pole **Tiddly Inks

Today I'd love to share a project I made for the challenge over at Tiddly Inks.... It's anything goes...and we all know how I love me some anything goes challenges....it let's the mind do it's thang...lol...ENJOY!!!

this started out as a card and ended up as a candle shade....I'm really sorry my camera phone just doesn't do it justice....Images are from Tiddly Inks Store....

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I also used MS icycle & bird border punches--red vevet ribbon--pearls--stickles--distress inks to color images--snowflake danglies--an oversized plasic snowflake (from dollar store), cut in half for the greeting sign and then I added the rest for the snow behind the bears--vellum--heavy duty wire.

This is the backside...I had to figure out how to cover up the seam and this is what I used...the wire I used was very strong to....

This is lit..I really love how this went from a card to this....

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i would like to enter this into live and love craft Christmas collage challenge to...

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Well stop o over an play along with all of the Inksters...they would love to have ya.....I hope everyone enjoys their day.......Hugs from a very brisk Charm City....

Alpha Stamps News » Christmas Tree Advent Calendar Tutorial + Giveaway!

I just had to share....

Alpha Stamps News » Christmas Tree Advent Calendar Tutorial + Giveaway!

Happy Friday

Well it's a cold one outside today...I think last night got down to about 23 degrees..now I love the cold, but that's abit much even for me...so how's your weather?

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Today I have some layouts that I made a week or so back...I've been trying all week to get these loaded but the desktop puter isn't having it....so thankful to techno these days I have figured out a way to do it on something else...ENJOY!!!!

 

                                            Here's a layout of our youngest and her baby...every year she dresses him up....not to mention she would always paint his nails hot pink...lol...poor thing...I wanted to keep it simple...there's a pull out tag at the top so she can add her own journaling...

 

here's a layout of big brother and lil sis...the background I made using a stencil, acrylic white paint, tatterd angels glimmer mist and distress inks...love their shirts...ha ha..

 



 

here's another one of the two..background made the same way as above but different colors...sorry for the photos...hopefully I can get my puter up and running so I can use the digital camera...

 

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Well that's all I have today...I do have more coming...I tell ya, I've been playing some...now I just need to find me some challenges to play with....know of any??? I hope everyone have a sunny day....Hugs from a chilly Charm City...

 

 

 



Tiddlyy Inks Anything Goes Challenge

Well, a great big helloooo blogland. It's been quite sometime since my last visit. Oh how I have missed my family here...I'm hoping that I will be able to hang out some with everyone again. I've been playing some here in my playroom lately...and what I have for you today is a Christmas piece I made for the anything goes challeng at Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog... I've missed playing along with all of the Inksters...so if you get a chance check out all of the wonderful creations from the team and play along with the challenge..I dare ya!!!! Ha Ha!!! ENJOY!!!!

 

And here's my quarky out of the box Christmas decoration. I made this using images from Tiddly Inks .....I also used empty ribbon rolls, a total of 6, to make the base...painted with Gesso and embellished...I also used Distress inks to color in the images....the snow write pen to color in the white areas for added texture...and stickles...

 

closer view of the bottom....

 

this is the backside...I'm thinking it still needs MORE...lol...

 

Well I'm off and running....I'm hoping to be back soon to share some other projects that I've been working on....and to hang out with you and try and play catch up....oh how I've missed everyone...hugs from a warm CHARM CITY!!!

HELLOOO Blogland Remember Me???

Happy Hump Day Bloggers...I know, I know, it's been like forever and a day since my last post. There has been so many family issues going on here with my in-laws that life has been so very hectic for all of us here.  Just when you think it's about to settle down it's speeds back up. Although I haven't been here on my blog, I have been doing home projects ehre around the house that I really would love the share. I have been taking pictures along the way, I just haven't had time to share.

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I hope I find everyone happy and healthy in this new year. It's a mixed baggage here. We are gearing up for our St. Patty's Day Party in a few weeks. And if you remember the past few years it's always a blast. I can't wait to get some of our new light ups that will be hitting our door stop here in a few days. WOOTY WOOT WOOT!!!!

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Today I'd love to share a Valentine's project/gift I made for my MIL and FIL. My MIL has been abit under the weather. So I thought she'd like a handmade gift this year. She's a crafter herself, so I know this will be loved......ENJOY!!!!

 

come inside and see all the jewels I have instore...lol

here's the shoe box I used and covered it with brown paper that comes in a roll

i painted the canvas stained the paper mache flower pot and added a couple of bunches of flowers..sorry the pic is horrible....

here's the total gift package....decorated canvas with a dozen roses, boxes of chocolate and a Valentine's Day card!!!!

Here's the canvas that I decorated.

 

                                               card

                                            inside of card.... 

                                                  inside of box

 here's the final look....So do ya think they'll like to receive this? I think they will....lol....
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                                                                                 Well I do hope that you enjoy my little project that I have created....ohhh it felt so good to be back in my playroom...lol...I hope you all stay safe...we are getting some snow here tonight.....Hugs from a chilly Charm City....