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

MyGrafico Monday, Here again...

Well, it's Monday and that means I share with you a MyGrafico file/project

This week we worked with

The Wild West

by Mel's Brushes

 This is a fun western set, you can use them as a brush in your Photoshop or like program...

or use them  as a vector EPS, PNG or JPEG (like I did)

I pulled the image onto my Silhouette America Designer Edition virtual mat and used my Cameo

to cut the star. I first traced the image then pulled it from the original art.

Then cut the image... Easy Peasy !!!!

I used the rosette file by Lori Whitlock to make the cute backing to the star...

put it together on a Lori Whitlock self closing box...

so cute !!!

Be sure to check out the other design team members for inspiration using these

wonderful vector files.

You still have time to enter the current challenge of 

Anything Goes on the MyGrafico Challenge Blog

Happy Monday Everyone...

Happy Craft'n

Waterfall....

card that is...

Hey, I'm back with

TTOSTV

(Tutorial Time on Speedy TV)

with this weeks tutorial on 

Waterfall Cards

Challenge # 19

Oh how fun is this...

Pull the center down to reveal your hidden message...

the waterfall card can be so fun and different...

I just love all the possibilities...

I used the Buried Treasure stamp set by

Marks Finest Papers a Heinrich Co...

and a couple of Silhouette America files for the Cameo...

I just loved making this cute card...I hope to make more in the future...

Now be sure to check out the other design team members

and their inspiring creations...

Get creative and create a Waterfall card today...

you could be the new owner of this stamp set...
Autumn Glory Stamp Set

Remember you do not have to use MFPaHc images
but if you do your creation will be worth 2 entries...

Happy day

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

Hey Friends of Speedy TV...

Let's Distress...

heehee

Distressing is our challenge this week

over at Friends of Speedy TV Challenge 41

So I had so much fun distressing this map
I first stamped the image on to some vellum
then took a lighter, yeah I thought I might set the house on fire with this one...
but I did not...heehee...good thing huh...ROFL...

you can see that I took the lighter underneath the vellum and burned
other areas to give it more of the distressed image...
I then crumbled it up in a ball then laid it out flat.
I used Xyron to adhere it to the card base
that was also distressed with a distressing tool and some
ink to the edges...
I cut the compass with my Cameo
oh and stamped the ship on vellum too then fussy cut it...
a few stamps from the same stamp collection

'Buried Treasure'

and here I have another
Distressed card...

I used core'dinations card stock and an embossing folder
sanded and rolled up the corner...
added a little stamp and a die cut spider
oh how I hate spiders...lol...

Now it's your turn to win this...

Come join us 

FOSTV Challenge # 41

Distressing

TTFN...

Happy Craft'n

Love Rocks Feature File ~ MyGrafico

Well, it's Columbus Day so I have to day off

which is nice...

for today's MyGrafico Monday

I bring to you....

This darling Lori Whitlock heart box

I bought from the Silhouette America Store...

Love that store, cuz I can buy just 1 item at a time...

it's so fun to add to my library each day with a new file... *wink*

So we've got this fabulous file to work with

by: CupCake Cutiees Designs

Love Rocks

What do you think of this Digital Set

the papers are just great and the images 

wow I love them, I had so much fun with this project...

I used some twine and my new epiphany tool... (circle 25)

I just love it...make your own custom embellishments

Well that's about it for

Love Rocks

Happy Craft'n

OMG! have some exciting news...

Oh yeah doing the happy dance here

I am the newest addition to the

Tutorial Time on Speedy TV 

of Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co 

design team 

Now how exciting is that...

oh yeah baby...

so this week is my 1st project I made for  this team...

here's the scoop...

a design team member does a tutorial

then you have 1 week to make and post/link

 your project that you made using that tutorial...

So this weeks tutorial is by Pam Stang

on Distressing

she shows you have to do different things to 'distress' your project...

from inking the edges to tearing off a corner...

Now is my turn to show you what I did with this tutorial...

I used the new stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co.

Holly Jolly Greeting Stamp Set 

I used ink to change the color of the designer paper, 

I did not like the white in the paper and I wanted it to look vintage...

so then I inked the edges and then took the distressing tool to the edges...

added some ribbon from the stash...

there you have it...

My 'Distressed' creation...

Be sure to check out the other 

wonderful design team members for inspiration on... 

Distressing...

Chalk N Stock Challenge # 6 ~ Anything BUT a Card !!!

Are you ready for a new challenge?

well if not ... that's too bad...lol...just kidding...

Chalk N Stock Challenge Blog

so this challenge is all about Not a Card...

you can make anything your heart desires but not a card....

use chalk somehow/someway....

Here is what I came up with ...

I used chalk to color the hair... 

I used this cute little box for 'Fun' Size candy (found in the Silhouette America online store) 

and made it into 

a gift or prize... you choose...

Be sure to check out the other design team members and get some

inspiration from them... you will be glad you did...

Happy Chalk'n

Happy Craft'n

KtsAngels

MyGrafico Monday

If you are here for today inspiration for 

FOSTV challenge # 40

Click here

Here with a new project to inspire you to join us in a fun challenge...

This week is

Anything Goes

so be sure to join us in this challenge

My Whimsy Frames

by: Sanqunetti Design

is what we used for the inspiration

So what do you think of something WAY different then before...

I used vinyl for my project today... I did what they call a 

split letter for the 'W' with my Cameo then added the frame from

'My Whimsy Frame'

set at the MyGrafico Shop

Cut the vinyl with the desired design with my Cameo

I used the Silhouette America Designer Edition to design my project...

added it to my very plain wedding album ( yep a 3 ring binder) ...

I was so .... empty before

Now it looks great... 

I just love how it turned out...

photoed with it are some pages from the inside ...

Happy Craft'n everyone...

I hope you have been inspired by my work today...

Enjoy your day...

Use Chipboard

Good Monday Morning to you...

It's time for a new challenge over at 

FOSTV

challenge # 40

use Chipboard

so for this weeks inspiration I created this cute little card

Be sure to check out the rest of the team, they have some pretty awesome inspiration too...

'Be Witched'

so this card uses chipboard by starting the words
'BeWitched'
I used my Cameo to cut the other parts of the words...and made a mate for those letters...
added some ribbon from the stash
the Jack-o-Lantern is from
SVGCuts Midnight Jamboree SVG Kit
Stamped image that is fussy cut is from
Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co mini stamp set 
AC card stock for the card base and DCWV paper stack for the matted front...

Just as cute as it can be...
I am so glad it's October...
Now I can really 'get' into the Halloween Decorating

Happy Stamp'n

Happy Craft'n

KtsAngels