Autumn votives with my cricut and Timmy!

I saw something very similar to this on another blog.  forgive me, I can't find the post again.  But, she really gets the credit for such a cool idea.  All you need is glass tumblers, a few leaves cut out, etching cream and Tim Holtz alcohol inks.  Here are a few pics, the first just to show you the smoke glass old fashioned, I purchased from The Dollar Tree. I used the Speaking of Fall cartridge cut 2 different leaves at 4 inches.  I then used the etching cream to make the leaf shape.  After that was done, I used the leaf itself to place over my etched leaf and then used the inks to create the fall color feel on the glass.  The colors I used are cranberry, eggplant and gold.  I primarily used the gold and then cranberry as my den is mostly dark red. Add your tea light candle and you are done.  They really do have a warm special glow in person.   I really like how these came out.  I think that I will add a few to my craft fair items.  I am thinking Christmas ones with holly, santa hat, etc.   One tip, if you want to try this.  I would keep my design simple and probably only use flat sided glass in the future.  It is difficult to get your image to lay completely flat on a tapered and beveled surface.  Thanks for looking!

Remember

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.  I made this project as a donation for my local Relay For Life Chapter.  I don't know if they will auction, raffle or use as a prize.  I wanted to do something a little different.  I was inspired by dear friends and fellow paper crafters Paper Phenomenon's and BugJunkie's similar projects.  Paper Phenomenon has a recent Ustream tutorial on the shadow box.  This home decor shadow box is a REMINDER to REMEMBER our fallen sisters, those that are in for the fight of their life and for each and everyone of you to REMEMBER to get your mammogram or insist that your loved ones do.  Early detection is the key to survival. I made a feminine hand with the pink bow and pearl bracelet as the main focus. Her fingernails are "polished" with glossy accents. This image is raised, wording and pink ribbon are recessed on back wall.  Lace and pearls finish off the scalloped edge of frame.   I used cartridges Jasmine, Lacy Labels and Designer Calendar. Card stock is all DCWV.  Thanks for looking.

You say WITCH like it's a bad thing!

LOL, here is Broomhilda all decked out for that most important night!   Even a WITCH likes to get dolled up!  It was a very special afternoon, I  had a girlfriend come over to play and Broomhilda is the result! We had so much fun and giggled like we were twelve.  The laughter when we gave Broomhilda's hat lace and a pearl necklace was the best!  As you can see Broomhilda  still hasn't returned those ruby slippers, she thinks they are so pretty!  After all, they are perfect with her pearls.  A well dressed witch is decked from head to toe!!!!  I used Happy Hauntings, Pumpkin Carvings and George to make  Broomhilda and the full moon.  She is multi layered and I also cut her out of chipboard to give her some stability.  She ended up being pretty substantial.  The area where she will "hang out" is well covered and protected, but it is still outside, so making her so that she could withstand cold and moisture was a must. Her skin is lime green diamond dust as is her cape in black diamond dust. A little bling is a good thing. A few purple rhine stones here and there on her hat as well as edging her cape, topped off with one purple pom pom.  Her shoes are ruby red glitter paper, La Chat (her cat) is cut from black velvet paper and has ruby red eyes.  Look closely a crow has stopped by for a visit. I inked up all the edges with black to make her seem spooky.  Black roses and orange leaves along with spiders finish off the wreath.  I didn't want to add bows or sweet flowers as I wanted this to be spooky and kinda give you the EEEWWWW feeling!  Happy Halloween to all!

Amityville House of Horrors

This haunted house was inspired by BugJunkie and Paper Phenomenon.  It was so much fun to make.  I kept thinking of more and more to add to it. Supplies are: Cricut cartridge  Mini Monsters, Cuttlebug folders Mini Mosaics and Distressed Stripes. Martha Stewart punches, Glossy Accents and various other miniature embellishments. It is an explosion box! My very first. When you open boo to you! Four cute monsters there to scare you.  A ghost peeks out of the ajar front door,  house medallion is a Glossy accent eyeball.   Around the roof line is MS Drippy Goo punch 2009, it is also glossied to make it appear wet and oozing.  I used CB folder Mini Moasics for a brick like effect and then inked at random for a old and tattered look.  All pieces are inked in purple to give a spooky creepy feeling. Windows appear to be glowing from the inside.  Grass around house is actually the MS icicle punch 2009. Rats on side are also a MS punch from 2009.  Gate surrounding house is also MS punch Iron Fence new this season.  Inside is candy for your trick or treater, that is if they aren't to scared to knock!

clutch mini/brag book

This is my version of the Monday Night Crop project.  I  have made several. They are so adorable and addictive!  LOL.  So perfect for your purse to show case those prized photos. This is one that has a travel theme.  It is not made up of the pre-made note card sets, but rather from selected card stock. I still used ready made envelopes, though.  I think these will provide the lover of paper crafts at my craft fairs a more affordable price point, than the more elaborate albums. These are rather simple, but oh so stinkin' cute.  I have made up baby, teenage and family oriented clutches.  I am very pleased with how these came out! What do you think?

Island Girl

I grew up on the Southern most point in the continental United States. Do you know my hometown, now? If you guessed Key West, Florida you are right!  When I saw this faux leather alligator skin paper (paper Studio), I just had to make a tropical purse mini.

The handle is of course bamboo and the charm an oyster with a pearl and for the closure a sunshine shaped rhinestone! Inside lining is also PS and looks like wet sand.  So cute.  There are 10 pages in total, so 20 4x6 photos.  This mini goes maxi in real estate. Pages are ocean blue with double mats. One being kraft paper edged with Martha Stewart beach shells edge punch. Then the patterned card stock mats.


Right hand pocket holds 4 tags for added photos and journaling.  I used the Cuttlebug embossing folder Shell Collage and then distressed with Tim Holtz vintage photo ink stamp.  I also distressed the sand castle die cut the same way.  To the left when you first open the bag is the coolest embellishment.  I bought real mirrored palm trees years ago at a Scrapbook convention in Greensboro, NC.  Wished I remember the vendor's  name, unfortunately, I do not. I would like to get a few more.  I think it adds just the right touch in the upper left interior corner.

       As you can probably tell I am preparing for this season's arts and crafts shows.  I was very successful last year ( my first year ), so decided to jump in again this year.  I tried the spring/summer ones, they aren't nearly as well attended and not as profitable. I have met many wonderful  artists.  Being a vendor at hese bazaars is just half the fun, seeing what everyone else creates is fabulous.

Thanks for looking.  Leave me a comment and let me know what ya think!  Have a wonderful day!  Anyone find my lost shaker of salt?  LOL

Casino Royale

What happens in VEGAS stays in VEGAS!  I just think this mini is just "CHERRY".  This mini purse is of course also fashioned after the "pita purse".  It's exterior paper is that wonderful and expensive paper by Paper Studio.  Thank goodness Hobby Lobby frequently puts it on sale!  The zebra print is actually flocked, so feels like real fur.  Look at that fabulous closure, it is a roulette wheel. Couldn't get more perfect than that! Charms are a set of cherries  (that I enameled red, they were completely silver) and a lucky number 7!! I did not have a black purse handle, so I used Stayz On ink to change from reddish brown handle to black.  It is not a solid black, but you kind of can still see wood grain through the black  That was fine with me.  I am very pleased with the result.

The inside of the purse is further carrying out the red, black and white theme. Several different patterns make up the pages.  Some  have ribbon closures, some with contrasting stitching.  There are 20 pages for 4x6 pictures. There are several tags. These are placed into a pocket that is double matted with a charm of an Ace of Hearts .  I used Glossy Accents to "shiny' up the printed playing cards on the mat.  Tag pulls are 3-dimensional cherries, that are so very cute.  Journaling blocks on the backside of all the tags.

Hope  you like this mini.  I am really quite happy with it.  Leave me a comment and let me know your Vegas story.  Thanks for looking!