New Day...New Challenge...

Hey guys

How is it going?

It's crazy busy in my home right now...

I had a great time with

Black Friday...

how about you? did you find any good deals?

I know I did...

well on to this weeks challenge at

Friends of Speedy TV 

aka FOSTV

Challenge # 101 

Anything But a Card

So I thought I would try a gift box...

This is what I did for 

Anything But a Card...

using the Holiday Tag Stamp Set from

MFPaHc stamps

what great stamps these are...

go check'em out...

I found this great tutorial online...

well on YouTube anyway...

to make a Nugget Box...

What a fun and easy project for those last minute gifts

for the holiday...

Well come join us at 

FOSTV Challenge # 101

Remember...

use a Mark's Finest Stamp Set and your entry will count as 2...

Let's see your anything but a card project...

Until next time...

Happy Craft'n

Katie

Santa got a hat...

Ok so a few peps thought my Santa candy wrappers needed a hat...

so with that I added one to a wrapper this morning...

yeah they are that easy to put together...

I sewed the tub of red velvety material...

made the wrapper, added the buttons and the belt...

added some powdered chalk to the white piece,

the picture does not show that much...

Added some bells and a pom pom to the added hat...

ribbon for the brim of the hat...

there you have a new and improved Santa Candy bar wrapper...

What do you think?

did it help...what else can I do to make more of these buggers? heehee

taking ideas now...or orders if you want some...

I hope to make some for other holidays too...

so be sure to keep an eye out...

It's Monday.....FOSTV Christmas project challenge

Today starts a new challenge over at Friends of Speedy TV 

a Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co online community...

wow that was a mouth full...lol...

no really this week you get to either make a Christmas Card or Project

so I choose a project...

I used the SVG from SVGCuts.com

Christmas Open House Kit, and the

3D Wintergreens SVG Kit

along with Christmas Selections stamp set and Poinsettia Blooms stamp set

by MFPaHc

to create this darling little gift box...

using Graphic 45 paper and AC Card stock ...

it all came together nice...

some of my all time favorite products used in making this project...

Now for you to win this stamp set...

you know what to do by now...lol...

if not then be sure to hop on over to Friends of Speedy TV Challenge # 50

enter your Christmas project or card blog post in this challenge...

easy peasy...

Happy Monday all....

It's My Turn...

...at a tutorial on Tutorial Time on Speedy TV...

This week I choose to show you how to make a

Never Ending Card

with the team over at Tutorial Time at Speedy TV

this week you will find the tutorial in the video area of the 

MFP Speedy Tv community, 

it's a free community to join

and you can learn all kinds of things,

share all kinds of things and get some really great ideas...

try it, you might find it really fun, like I do...

there are tons of challenges you can enter each week...

(as you may already know I am a design team member for 2 of these great challenges...)

Well, are you ready for the video tutorial?

drum roll, please...lol

Never Ending Card

here are the pictures of my 6x6 Never Ending card...

here are the pictures of each of the parts/pages...

 die cuts, cut with my Cameo, can be found at the Silhouette online store...

 Stamp set used was by none other that Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co.

Poinsettia Blooms Stamp Set and Christmas Selections Stamp set

and Holly Jolly Greetings stamp set

 I know, I can't beleive it myself

I used different stamps on the same card...

amazing I know...

I think it's a first...lol

So are you ready to make a  Never Ending Card? watch this tutorial ...

(you can also find it on YouTube or MFP Speedy TV videos section)

Are you ready to win this stamp set?

You Are Cherished Stamp Set

by Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company 

GIVE IT A TRY, it looks hard but its WAY fun

and really not that hard...it's magic...

all the measurements you will need to make a 6x6 card are on the tutorial...

If you are interested in making other sizes, I may be able to help,

just post a comment and I will try getting the measurements for you...

I know the 8x8 is pretty easy too...

oh and Silhouette America online store has a 5x5 .studio file available

by Lori Whitlock ...

Happy Tutorial, (sorry for the long post...lol...had lots to cover)

Happy weekend

Happy Craft'n

MyGrafico Monday... Neighbor Style

Good Monday to you...

today I choose the 

Holiday Labels by Lilly Bimble

to create this darling, if I may say so myself...

Neighbors' Christmas Gift...

I found somewhere on the world wide web, this darling saying

"We're not trying to be 'corny', we just want you to have a Merry Christmas"

added some candy canes and some twine to this .49 cent corn bread mix...

these labels made it so easy to put this together, quick too...

I used my Cameo's print and cut function to cut the label out too...

Now what will you make for your neighbors?

Happy Craft'n

Altered Project Anyone?

Hey, great that you stopped by to see my altered project...

I love to make something new by 1 man's trash is another man's treasure...

so today's project was not really trash but it was so plain and blah

I took a craft color gift bag and turned it into a 'WOW' gift bag...heehee

No really, it looks incredible, what an improvement, who would not just love

to get this? whatever the present might be its a gift in itself...

So I attached a red 12 x 12 patterned paper for the base

oh don't forget the eyelets in each upper corner for reinforcements

I cut a few banner parts using my Cameo

I stamped the Ho! Ho! Ho! from the 

Holly Jolly Greetings

a Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. stamp set

Oh and used the Santa from this same stamp set...

fussy cut the Santa after stamping 

and coloring with my Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers

The tree border is a Silhouette America File found on the Online store

it's truly 3 layers , 3 colors of green

colored the stars with some metallic markers...

This weeks Challenge # 42 over at FOSTV is 

Altered Item

Check out this stamp set the winner will be receiving

this is a must have for me...heehee....

so give it a shot, make an altered item and link it up to the challenge post...

we would love to see your projects...

Now be sure to stop by all the other design teams' blogs for some

wonderful inspiration for an altered item... its an amazing team

I am so honored to be on this team...

So excited to share more in the future...

Happy Craft'n

Anything but a Card...AND Chalk...heehee

The challenge is still on...

Anything but a card and some chalk

over at

Chalk N Stock Challenge Blog

So going with this theme

I bring to you a project that my friend, Linda and I made last weekend

we had a play date all day Sunday

so we put this darling Christmas Tree Ornament together...

Look familiar? it's from the Stampin' Up Holiday Catalog

I added chalk to the finished project by 

spraying water and stardust chalk...

you cannot see the 'glimmer' in the photo

but it sure gave it a pop...

looks good huh...

what do you think?

Linda did a great job, I just helped put the finishing touches on it...

Pretty fun...

well be sure to check out this challenge

and enter your anything but a card with chalk...

We would love to see your creations...

Happy Chalk'n

Tags and Tickets

This weeks stamp set up for grabs

by

Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co

over at 

Friends of Speedy TV

Challenge # 39

Tags and Tickets

So with Christmas around the corner

I thought this was a perfect stamp set to use

You will being seeing more of this stamp set

The Santa is colored using my alcohol markers

the images are from Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co.

the ink pads for the images is either Memento Tux Black 

or Stampin' Up.

The patterned paper used for this project is from MME

Christmas 6x6 paper pad...so darling...

Such a darling little card...

I might say so myself...heehee

Well off to craft some more...

so happy craft'n

will see you around the blog world..

Remember 

Friends of Speedy TV wants you to come and play...

Challenge # 39

Some Questions To Answer...

Earlier today I posted a picture of my pie and it's pie box on my facebook page... I had someone ask what size I cut the project out at...

Well with my new cutter, Cameo by Silhouette, and using SCAL3...I imported everything as I always do, and well I thought that it was importing at the created file size...Well I cut and put together all 8 pieces of the pie and then I went to cut the pie box out, it was  at this time,  I realized that SCAL3 does NOT import your SVG's to the size that the SVG creator set it at...Well like in SCAL2 I NEVER remember having to size any of Mary's files from SVGCUTS.com to anything other than what it imported at...Well with SCAL3 I did not know this...Long story short ... the size of pie pieces are at 4 inches and the pie box is at 8.5 inches ( I think anyway, as I am not currently home to check the sizes right now but I wanted to get the info out to you asap)...

So if you are working in SCAL3 just beware that your projects might not import at the 'right' size...if there is such a thing as 'right' size...but if you are doing other projects like the pie and the pie box, just be sure to size them to what you want...I hope this makes since?

Oh, and yeah it's been some time since I posted anything about my Arizona State Fair projects that I submitted...well I will have pictures on Monday or Tuesday...but I wanted to share with you .... I got a 1st place Blue Ribbon for my Gingerbread House that is a gift box... it is made from the Peony Cottage file from SVGCUTS.com, inside it contains a led tea light so that you have a lantern after you back the cookies using the enclosed cookie mix and cookie cutter with the and some sprinkels to decorate the cookies... Oh what fun that is going to be to give as a gift... I wonder who will get my Blue Ribbon Holiday Gift package? decsions, decsions...lol...
I better get back to what I am up too...I will share more later, after work today...

Happy Thanksgiving to you all and hope you have an even SAFER Black Friday!!!

I know I am sneeking out to get some crafting 'stuff'... a crafter can NEVER have too much 'stuff'

leave me a comment if you know what I am talking about...lol

or just a comment to let me know you stopped by...

TTFN!!!

Spirits of Christmas Past by SVGCUTS.com

WOW, the new set that Mary came out with late last night is so AWESOME!!! it's called Spirits of Christmas Past. I was so fun to make this little book/box.  It looks like a book but it has a slide out match box type gift box...It's easy and fun and pretty fast...
The picture is not good at all..I used some Tim Holtz papers, very non traditional colors and made it a bit Victorian... but I like it...I just wish I had the energy to get up and take better pictures...lol...

I used my Cameo, what else is there...lol...I got to put a cute little paper doll on the front...

It was just a jpeg that I had...I used the Free Silhouette program to do the print and cut, just cuz I am having better luck with that and the Cameo right now...I just might have to upgrade that to the Designer Program. I think it would be a good addition to my crafting abilities...but for now the free program and SCAL3 will work just fine!!!!

Leave me some love...

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving...I don't know how much posting I will be doing in the next week or so...kind of busy...Monday I have a Design Team Project for MyGrafico to share, so be sure to check back by on Monday!!!

TTFN!!!

Merry Christmas....oh well in 3D anyway, lol!!!

So I have been madly working on getting some Christmas decor up and this is a great start...SVGcuts cam out with this AMAZING set that has the Alpha in 3D...and it's BIG 3D...these letters measure about 6.5 inches...I just love them, but not to say the 'C' was pretty challenging...but I got through it and now look at what I have made...I just could not think of doing EACH letter...I might after I have nothing else to do...oh yeah RIGHT...Christmas is coming and I have tons to do...so here you go ....

It's by far NOT the best photo I have taken but I wanted to show it off as soon as I got it done...I like the 'M' but they look ok to me...

Happy Day....