Feature Friday 2/28/14

Hello All! Wow! We are almost there! 97 followers this week. 4 more til all things beautiful draws the blog candy! I can't wait!

So, I love Fridays well, because it's Friday! But the best reason I love Fridays are because I get the privaledge to send a 

"Shout Out" to all the new followers of all things beautiful and....

feature work by some of my blog followers!

But first things first, let's send a warm thank you and shout out to.... some new followers of all things beautiful!

Welcome!
Everyone, please go visit the fabulous work by our newest friends

Sonia @ SKDigis 

MA-MI @ Rilček in Kljunček 

Barb @ My Stamping Addiction    
         
Ardilla @ Ardilla's Papers

Sandra @ Mig & Mitt 

Irma @ Me and My Art

Cass @ Cass Creating Now 

Cindy @ Cre8ivecindy

Billie A @  Ink On My Fingers 

Emma @ Em's Craft Corner

Mirella @ JUST me AND my CRAFTY life

Barbara Godden @ Barb's Creative Corner

Now onto my Friday Feature Blogger Favs for this week...

Michelle @ Laughing Ducks
How sweet is this image?! Wouldn't a grandpa get a kick out of receiving this card?!


&
Shawnna @ Small Talk Mama
I just love her interpretation of the OWH Scetch & did you know she has started a new challenge blog called Mail it Monday. You can fnd it here.

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and if your visiting please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

Now it's your turn.....make sure to create something beautiful!!!!

Using My Tools Thursday # 29- Mod Podge!

                                                                      
Wow! We are almost there! 96 followers this week. 4 more til all things beautiful draws the blog candy! I can't wait!

 Hello all and welcome to Using My Tools Thursday! This week, Mod Podge! oh to use Moid Podge. All those wonderful crafty projects that can be made with it.  For this week I created a canvas. My first one. This was for my Step Daughter. A little something extra for her birthday.

I used only bought embellishments for this project. Usually I cut embellishments from my Cricut but this time I figured I'd take advantage of all the left over stickers and such.

I gave the canvas a base coat of craft paint, them I tore various pieces of patterned paper, made a collage of sorts using the Mod Podge as glue and sealer.

Once all the layers were dry (many, many layers) I added the stickers.

 Here's the side view of the canvas. 

Although I really like how this came out I don't think I'll be rushing out to make more any time soon. This project was one of those things I always wanted to do but now I can say, "I've been there..done that."

I hope you enjoyed viewing my canvas. Please take a moment to let me know what you think..

I made Top 3

03/04/2014

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and if your visiting please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up))

Have a wonderful weekend and don't forget to visit me on the weekend for Scrapbook Saturday!  Now it's your turn to make something beautiful!

Challenges:

Craftng By Design- Spring is Here

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge- A Boy and/or a Girl

Fan-Tasttic Tuesday-AG

Crafty Sentiment Designs-Love

Tuesday Throwdown-AG

Through The Craftroom Door-AG

Clear it Out-  Birthday  Stash-Bling

Lady Bug Challernge Blog-Flowers Galore

Pause Drean Enjoy-Lace

Twisted Tuesday- not a card, add chipboard

Make It Monday-AG

Love to Create-AG

The Pink Elephant-Use Pink

Challenges for Everybody-AG

Glitter & Sparkle- Bright Colors

Sentimental Sundays- Make your own Background paper

QKR Stampede-Friends are Special

Totally Papercrafts-Spring

All Sorts-Ladies Day

Mail It Monday-Sketch #2

 Welcome to this weeks card challenge at Mail It Monday.

We are challenging you to use our newest sketch.

Here's my card using Mail It Monday Sketch #2

You can find tips and strategies on how to add stitching to your cards here. You can also find more tutorials on my tutorial tab here.

Here's a closeup of the embellishments

They are very easy to make. I hope you check out the tutorial and give it a try.

Products:
MME 6 x 6 Paper Pad Quilting Bee
Emroidery Thread
Platin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge
black ribbon
zip zag stitching using black thread

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and if your visiting please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

I hope you are inspired by my creation and join in our challenge. Don't forget to go back and link your project and now it's your turn...go make something beautiful...

Feature Friday 2/21/14

  Hello All! 

 It's Friday and that means yup, another Feature Friday post!  

I love Fridays for so many reasons but the best reason is I get the privaledge to send a 

"Shout Out" to new followers and....

feature work by some of my blog followers!

But first things first, let's send a warm thank you and shout out to.... some new followers of all things beautiful!

Welcome!
Everyone, please go visit the fabulous work by our newest friends.

Cara @ My Creative Chaos

Larelyn @ Handmade from My Heart

Desire @ Doing Life

Crea-Sandra @ Crea-Sandra

Now onto my Friday Feature Blogger Favs for this week...

Mirella @ Cite and Crafty by Mirella
I love how all the elements are so well placed.
Go on over and give Mirella some kudos for ths fab card!


&
Lee Mae @ Boxes of Dogs
I love how she pulled all the elements together so nicely.
She did a great job with the OWH sketch!
Go on over and see more of what she's been up to and all the great cards
she makes for Operation Write Home.

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and if your visiting please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

Now it's your turn.....make sure to create something beautiful!!!!

OWH sketch #212

 Hi There! 

I haven't made an OWH sketch in a while due to my new design team commitments but I had the Presidents Day holiday off and decided to take on their newest sketch. I'm so glad I did.

Here's my card...

I pulled some dp and solid cardstock scraps from my stash and then added the embroidery thread and a 1 1/4 inch circle punch for the orange cardstock to hold the senitment.

This is the sketch 

I hope you had as much fun viewing my OWH sketch card as I did making it.

If your visiting please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

 Take care and go make something beautiful....

Challenges:

Operation Write Home - sketch 212

Melonheadz Friends-For the Boys

Through the Craftroom Door-AG

Fan-tastic Tuesday-Merry & Bright

Crafting By Design-Just for Boys

Fab n' Funky-Spots or Stripes

Tip Top Tuesday-Skate away

 Hello and welcome to another Tip Top Tuesday Challenge. For this challenge we are using stitching.  It was my pleasure to color and use the image by Too Cute called Ice Skating Penguin

Here's a close-up of the image

Products:

White Felt

Martha Stewart Aspen Snowflakes punch

Copic Markers

blue ribbon

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and if your visiting please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too.

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

I hope you are inspired by my creation and join in our challenge. Don't forget to go back and link your project and don't forget to check out the other wonderful design team submissions for this challenge. Now it's your turn...go make something beautiful...

Challenges:
Crafty Sentiment Designs-AG
Eureka-Animal Friends
Through the Craftroom Door-AG
STAMPlorations Blog- Stamps & Stitches

Element of Love

Hello and welcome to my blog!

There are so many challenges out there for Love and Valentine's card so I thought I would enter some with this card.

This was the first time I used copic markers on watercolor paper. The paper sucked up the ink way too much. The colors came out so vibrant. Not a fav of this so won't be using it again.

My sentiment started on the front of the card and then finished inside. 

 I inked the edges of the tag with Tim Holtz distress ink

and here's a close up of the various textiles I used in this card. I added some metal fancy clips and a small wooden clothes pin.

I hope you enjoyed viewing my little love card and come back again for more of my crafty side.

Check out the news about my blog candy below.

Materials:

Lili of the Valley stamp Ride with Me

EKSuccess heart punch

various clips and mini cloths pins

Tim Holtz Tea Distress Stain

brown ribbon

Martha Stewart Tag

Paper My Minds Eye Love Me

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and if your visiting please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

 Take care and go make something beautiful....

Challenges:

Stamp & Create-Love is in the air

Crafty Calendar-Love is all around

Bearly Mine-Vintage Love

Crafting By Design-AG

Seemacrafts-Valentine's Love

Natalie & Amy-Love is All Around

Scribble & Scrap-AG

Sentimental Sunday-Pack a Punch

Created with Love-Friends

Make it Monday-AG

Crafty Sentiment Design-Buttons and Bows

Through the Craftroom Door-AG

Our Daily Bread Designs-Non-Traditional Love

Pause Dream Enjoy-Hearts

Fantastic Tuesday-Romance

Crafting By Design-Anything for love

Fab 'n' Funky-Love/Valentine Theme

The Sisterhood of Crafters-Love is in the Air

Totally Papercrafts-Valentine/love

Sister Act Card Challenge-AG

Inkspirational-Desingers Choice (Shape, ribbon, punches)

Crafty Sentiment Designs-AG

STAMPlorations Blog-Stamps & Stitches

Card Making Monday # 29 -Sending Sympathy

Good Morning to all of you! Thank you for stopping by today.

Today is Monday so that means I'm sharing a card with you.

Today's card uses Blind Embossing. That just means that you emboss on a plain cardstock background and keep the card clean and simple. The embossing should appear faint.

Here's my card...

I added a bit of the turquoise (also blind embossed) in hopes of adding some elegance to the card

Here's a closeup of the embossing and senitement

and a closup of how I popped the layers of white up to give it a shadow in hopes of bringing out the emboss a bit.

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and if your visiting please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

Please come back on Saturday to see what I'm up to. Take care and go make something beautiful....

Challenges:

Mail It Monday-Blind Emboss

QKR Stampede-Sentiment Only

2 Sisters Challenge Blog-embossing

Scribble & Scrap-AG

Make it Monday-AG

Craftyhands Challege-Heat/dry emboss

The Craftng Cafe-Embossing

613 Avenue-Winter Wide Eyed Girl

 Greetings! Welcome to my latest post for 613 Avenue Create. I am so pleased to showcase my newest DT project for  our challenge Random Acts of Kindness. I decided to make a Thank you card using a wonderful image from Art By Miran called Winter Wide Eyed Girl .

Here's are my project!
Unfortunately you can't see in the picture the nice glimmer of the glitter I added to the snowflakes.

For this project I wanted to highlight the chevron pattern on her mittens so I carried it through with the pattern in the background paper and embellishments too.

Supplies:

Bazzill cardstock

Chevron embossing folder

EK Success cheveron punch

Copics Markers-E00, E79,E02, G24, BG18, W5, BG72, C1

Blissful Blizzard 6x6 paper pad

glitter on the snow flakes

Challenges:

Christmas Cards All Year Round-Blue & White

Card Makin' Mamas-Make it Sparkle

A Gem of a Challenge-Spots & Stripes

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and if your visiting please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

Have a fabulous Sunday and find some time to make something beautiful for yourself today!

Open Minded - Mono Science

Welcome! I'm so glad your here to check out another Design Team creation for the Open Minded Crafting Fun Challenge Blog. I'm so thrilled to have the opportunity to showcase a wonderful digi image by The Stamping Boutique. You can find the link to the image at the bottom if this post under the products heading. Our challenge this time is Monochromatic.

I chose this teal blue. My daughter is working on a science fair project as we speak. So, when all is said and done her pictures will go here.

Here's a close up of the great image.

Products:

Chemistry Set #4

Bazzill cardstock

Viva Decor pearl pen-silver

Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge

These are the Copics I used

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and if your visiting please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

I hope you are inspired by my creation and join in our challenge. Don't forget to go back and link your project and don't forget to check out the other wonderful design team submissions for this challenge. Now it's your turn...go make something beautiful...

Challenges:
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge-Monocrome

Our Sponsors:
    
  

Feature Friday 2/14/204

 Hello Friends! 

Yeah! It's Friday!  I get to send a Shout Out to a new follower and....

feature a work by one of my blog followers!

But first, let's send a warm Thank you and Shout out to.... a new follower of all things beautiful!

Welcome Monika!
Everyone go on over and check out what she's been crafting.

Monika Reeck @ Creative with Monika

Now onto my Friday Feature Blogger Fav for this week...

Jaren @ Purple Paradise Creations
She has some great ideas for storing and organizing with little space available!

&
Erin @ Adventures in Paperland
WOW! Look at the detail on this card. Beautiful!





Have a fabulous weekend bloggers and find some time to make something beautiful!

P.S. Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and if your visiting please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

Using My Tools Thursday # 28 - Summer Congatulations

Welcome back for another Thursday Using My Tools Posting! We are in the midst of another snowstorn and a snowday for the kids so I thought with the not so nice weather here some warmer thoughts were in order. I purchased these Recollections stickers, OH MY!, many moths ago. My sister actually found them first at Michaels on clearance and then I went hunting for them a few weeks later. lol

 

I used quiling Bee from My Minds Eye 6x6 paper pad and bazil cardstock. The sentiment is from Hero Arts

The sketch is from Mojo Monday 3/2007. Mojo Monday Sketches can be found here.

I added a little extra bling on the orange and lime slices. It's such a simple design but it fits so well and the card is so cheery.

Thanks again for visiting. Please leave a comment below letting me know what you think is your favorite part of this card. I hope you come back on Saturday for my Scrapbook Page Saturday posting! 

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and if your visiting please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

Take care and make something beautiful today!

Challenges:

Through the Craftroom Door-AG

Make It Monday-AG

Scribble & Scrap-AG

Challenges 4 Everybody-AG

Mail It Monday-True Love

Welcome to my first Design Team post for a new card challenge with Shawnna @ Small Talk Mama called

Mail It Monday!!!

I'm so excited to be part of the Design Team for this new card challenge blog launch!

This week's challenge is our first Mail It Monday sketch #1. I hope you participate and take part in the new challenge blog and what the heart is behind it. To send love, thanks, warm thoughts, best wishes or congrats to those you love and to those who need a little encouragement, thanks, etc.
Make sure to check out the challenge guidelines and philosophy.

Now onto the challenge...This is the card I made using the inspiration from sketch #1

Here's a close up of the trinkets on the card

If you'd like to check out a tutorial on how to make the perfect bow. You can find the tutorial here and many more tutorials under my tutorial tab here.

Products:

Bazill cardstock

ribbon from my stash

trinkets from my stash

Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge

MME 6x6 pad scraps

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and if your visiting please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

I hope you are inspired by my creation and join in our challenge. Don't forget to go back and link your project and now it's your turn...go make something beautiful...

Challenges:
Just Inspirational-Love/Valentines
Stamp & Create- Love is in the Air
Crafty Calendar- Love is All Around
Seemacrafts-Valentines/Love
Natalie & Amy-Love
Glitter & Sparkle-Valentine's/add red
Scribble & Scrap-AG
Challenges 4 Everybody-AG
The Craft Place-Valentine
Allsorts-colors beginning with "B" (I used some blue)
Hiding in My Craftroom-Super Scraps
A Gem of A Challenge- All you Need is Love
Eureka-Hearts & Kisses
Crafts 4 Eternity-With love
Crafting by Design Monthly-AG
Stampin Royality-All About Love
Fan-tastic Tuesday-AG
Crafty Sentiment Designs-Love is in the Air
Through the Craftroom Door-AG
Ribbon Carousel-Love, Birthdays, Chicken Soup
Ladybug Crafts Ink- Love
Pause Dream Enjoy-Hearts
Melonheadz-Love/Valentine
Craftin Desert Divas-Red, Pink, White
Crafty Boots, BINGO (Pink, Stamp, Diecut)
Make It Monday-AG
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge- I Heart You
Eureka Stamps-Hearts
Cut It Up-Valentine's Day

Scrapbook Saturday # 27 - Celebrate 90

Hi There! Welcome bloggers and visitors for another Scrapbook Saturday! Today's page features my father in-laws 90th birthday celebration. I used lots of cut files from my Cricut cartridges. (See below) there's a lot going on here but I think it all pulls together.

Here's a close-up of the balloons cut from Celebrate with Flourish cartridge.

Products

Bazzill Cardstock

Martha Stewart Tag

Celebrate with Flourish Cricut cartridge

Sweet Treats Cricut cartridge

 Lacy Labels Cricut cartridge

Twine

I hope you enjoyed viewing my page and are inspired buy it's creation. 

Please leave a comment letting me know what you like best about this layout or what inspired you.

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and if your visiting please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

It's your turn...go make something beautiful!