Simple White Card |
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 The Serendipity Stamps Challenge for today was to make an all white card. The only color we were allowed to use was in the image. A simple white card. That should be easy right? (You'd think!) Like I've said before, I have a way of making things a lot harder than they should be. But...I am happy with the result. Check out more beautiful cards made by the Serendipity Design Team.
Serendipity Stamps used:
689E Floral Heart Small
556E Hugs and Kisses
The heart was colored using Tombow Markers:
#800 baby pink (background of heart)
#620 lilac (flowers)
#553 mist purple (border around heart)
#158 dark olive (leaves and vines)
#993 chrome orange (center of flowers)
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my shabby heart |
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 I've had these elements laying around on my desk for the last couple of
weeks. Not exactly sure what I wanted to do with them. Finally I put them
all together. I sure have a way of making something harder than it has to be.
I am a frugal crafter. I found this heart for .25 and the frame for
.50 at the local thrift store. The heart was a brassy color so I painted it
with my white paint pen and sanded it once it was dry to expose the
silver color underneath. I thought the heart looked a little warped
so I tried to gently bend it and broke the top. (I glued it back together)
So.... I added the small paper rose at the top.
Sometimes little accidents work out o.k.
(finished piece measures 6 1/4" x 6 1/4")
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Jillibean Soup |
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Nothing warms me more than soup on a cold winter's day. So you can imagine how happy I was when I received this special surprise present from Jill at Jillibean Soup.  I had sent Jill one of my Holiday Planners from the Holiday Workshop. She in turn sent me the Sept. 2011 Card Kitchen Kit Club. It completely made my day!!!  Inside the box was a complete card kit with full instructions to make 8 cards.   To show respect to the designer, Kimber McGray, I made the cards 98% as shown. I had so many goodies left over I had to add a couple of extra embellishments to the cards. I could easily make another 6 or more cards and a layout with the materials left over. The kit used was the September 2011 Card Kitchen Kit Club. It is available to purchase from Jillibean Soup here for $24.99. Check out all the great products at Jillibean Soup www.jillibean-soup.com
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Serendipity Stamps: August and September Calendar Pages |
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Here are the correct Calendar Pages for the Serendipity Design Team's first challenge of the year. (see previous post)  I used the Picadilly Collection from Basic Grey for the August Calendar.
 I used the Summer's End Collection of papers from Fancy Pants Designs for the
September Calendar.
Stamps from Serendipity Stamps www.serendipitystamps.com
  I have most of the months on a board on Pinterest. Check it out here.
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Serendipity Stamps Calendar Pages |
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Well.... Today was the first Challenge of the Year for the Serendipity Design Team. We were each assigned two months to create the Calendar. I'm not sure how I did it, but I mis-read the comma in the email and I mistakenly created the wrong two months. Since they are done and photographed, I will share them with you anyway. Please check out the other Serendipity Design Team member on my side bar to see their calendar pages. My two months were August and September instead of October and November. I promise I will create the correct pages and post them here and on Facebook.   I used the Illustrated Months Stamps 597FCL it is available as a Cling Set for $29.95 from Serendipity Stamps.
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Little Black Dress Album |
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This Album made with paper and stickers from Basic Grey's
Little Black Dress has all kind of tricks and techniques.
I used Marvy Uchida's Border Punch System to punch the inside pages
and to also add a lace detail to the inside back cover.
I made plain stickers dimensional by dusting the back of the stickers with
Baby Powder and layering them up with foam mounting squares. I also used
Marvy's Deco Color Markers to color plain corsage pins to match my album.
The album also taught me a little bit about patience.
I realized that in my hast I had punched the wrong edge of my book.
I quickly recovered with a Tim Holtz Book Plate and a tied ribbon by the binding.
I used my bind it all to punch and bind the book.
Little Black Dress Collection from Basic Grey. www.basicgrey.com
The entire collection is available from www.scrapbook.com for $21.99
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My Mini Altered Cabinet |
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After weeks of Spring like temperatures in December and January,
we finally had our first significant snow.
I cozied in, listened to some music and decided which project
I wanted to work on.
 I purchased this mini cabinet from Hobby Lobby awhile back
with the intention of altering it.
I first painted, inked and sanded then decided to cover it with paper
from Basic Grey's Little Black Dress line of papers.
 You know when you hear that little voice inside your head saying
maybe you should add some glue to those screws before putting
it back together?
Maybe I should have listened.
 This morning I had the bright idea to take a picture outside.
I went out on my deck, set up the picture and the whole thing
fell off the deck and apart. I quickly ran down to pick up the pieces.
Luckily for me, I was able to put it all back together
with only a few screws and a little silver cup being missing in the snow.
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what are you working on? |
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Yesterday was Spring. Today is Winter. I feel cold just looking outside. Funny thing it makes me want to settle in and get creative. Yesterday I made a couple of Valentine's Cards for my Etsy Shop.
Today I've got bigger plans in the works. What are you working on??? More tomorrow....
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Do you Pinterest? |
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Pinterest is a virtual pinboard. Pinterest allows you to organize and
share all the beautiful things you find on the web.
You can browse pinboards created by other people to discover
new things and get inspiration from people who share the same
interests as you.
I started using Pinterest a couple of weeks ago and love all the
visuals. If your onto Pinterest and you'd like to follow me
you can find me here: http://pinterest.com/sueeldred/
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A Day with Grandpa |
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 This book was the most talked about Family Gift of the Season. The gift was given to my siblings and I by my sister Rebecca.
It was written by my nephew about my father. It is stories in my
father's words about his life growing up. Some of the stories I remember
some I didn't. It is so great to have them recorded and written down.
My nephew, who is into genealogy, added dates, family history and pictures
that he had collected along the way.
It's fun to hear someone talking about a story from the book and hearing
someone else say, "Oh, I haven't got that far."
My son and daughter in law have finished the book and are anxiously
waiting for the sequel.
It's so interesting to learn about someone you thought you knew everything.
My father always felt he was a simple man who lived a simple life.
My dad was a Remarkable Man with many gifts.
Many gifts that he gave his family daily.
Reading all the experiences and adventures that he had growing up,
this book was a amazing gift given to my entire family.
to write this wonderful book.
Thanks to my sister Rebecca and especially to my nephew Michael who took the
time
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My New Personalized 2012 Planner |
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Why settle for a plain old planner when you can make it truly special.
I'm pretty picky when it comes to getting my new planner for the year.
Then I ran across this at CVS for $1.99
Now I'm completely happy and somewhat giddy with my new planner.
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January... |
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I just realized this morning that today is the first day I've been alone in over two weeks. I'm not complaining though. I love having the family home. I enjoy being lazy, sleeping in, no real schedules. Except, I find it's really hard to concentrate on being a good blogger. I've thought about this blog several times. Wishing I had something really great to share with you. Something really Profound. I read an article recently on blogging, how we get caught up on the numbers. That's Me! How many people are on your Facebook Page, how many people read your blog. (Sometimes, it surprises me.) Then I feel guilty like I should be blogging more, that I'm letting you all down. (It was a lot easier when I thought no one was reading.) A while back I started following other designers for inspiration. Sometimes it helped, most of the time it just made me feel inadequate. Why do we do that to ourselves? We are all creative individuals! We all have our own special talents. Right? With that said, I've decided to work this year re-focusing on finding my own style again. The great thing about January is a fresh new start. A brand new calendar with clean empty pages, just waiting to be filled. Gone is the messy one with scribbled notes and dates. I'm ready to get started. (I've got a lot to do.) So here's to a brand new year!!!
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Love in the House |
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 The Holidays are barely over and I'm thinking Valentine's Day. I love it when the Creative Juices are flowing. I started rummaging through my drawer of valentine's stuff and found all kinds of neat stuff to play with. I worked on this until 1:30 this morning. This afternoon while I was waiting in line to do a return, I was chatting with a couple of ladies. The line went past the Valentine's Display, they started talking about how it was too soon. (I didn't say a thing!)
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Sue's Tip of the Day |
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 To make your own Customized Trinket Pins. Use Marvy Uchida's Deco Color Markers to paint plain corsage pins. So many colors available.  Get real creative and add polka dots, lines and other designs.
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Fave Crafts Radio |
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Listen to internet radio with FaveCrafts on Blog Talk Radio
Wednesday, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Pat Sloan for Fave Crafts Radio. Thank You Pat and Fave Crafts for the opportunity. |
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Picadilly Pop Up Card |
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I just love Pop-Up cards. The card was made using Basic Grey new Picadilly scrapbook paper and Stickers. Check out all the new releases at www.basicgrey.com  this is the front of the card (I also used a couple stickers from the new Indie Bloom Collection)  this is the inside of the card  close up of the dimension (I also used Martha Stewarts picket fence punch) Enjoy!!!
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Clever Lever Border Punch from Marvy |
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I recieved this cool Clever Lever Border Punch System from Marvy Uchida and I have fallen in love with these borders.
Check out all the cool cartridges available at www.marvy.com
 "This is the Life" Album measures 5 1/2" x 6".
The "Memories" Mini Album measures 4" x 5".
I punched the inside pages of my book with the border punch before I assembled.
Both Albums were made using:
Bind It All
Creative Imaginations paper & stickers
Marvy Clever Lever Border System Marvy Clever Lever Punches
Ribbon and other embellishments
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(back of my planner)
(a subtle reminder of my 2012 Goal)
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