Thursday, July 29, 2010

Shimmer Sheetz Earrings & Spellbinders Die Templates

**This is a scheduled post**

Hello! I am at CHA but I have a couple of posts that I am scheduling for this week while I am gone. For today's post I have a pair of earrings to share with you that I creating. They were very quick and easy to make. The main material that the earrings are made out of is Shimmer Sheetz, iridescent and metallic Mylar. For the earrings I used the Gold Metallic and Light Pink Iris Shimmer Sheetz. I used three of the Spellbinders die templates-- S4-295 Lacey Squares Die #1 with the Light Pink Iris, S4-294 Breaded Ovals Die #1 with Gold Metallic and S4-112 Classic Ovals Small Die #1 with Light Pink Iris. After I made the diecuts I layered them using 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue from Beacon. Once the glue was dry then I punched holes into the two ends and added the jewelry findings and pearls at the bottom. For a finishing touch I added a pearly button (with the shank removed) to the center. Like I said very quick and easy. These earrings and fast to make and fun to where!

Supplies~
Elizabeth Craft Designs: Shimmer Sheetz Gold Metallic, Light Pink Iris
Spellbinders: Wizard, S4-295 Lacey Squares Die #1, S40294 Breaded Ovals Die #1, S4-112 Classic Ovals Small Die #1
Joann's: Pearly Button, Jewelry Findings
Beacon Adhesives: 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue

Thank you so much for stopping by today!! I hope you are enjoying your week. I will back home at the end of the week and I'll have lots to share with you about CHA!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

1st Day of CHA and Crown Shape Card

**This is a scheduled post**

Hello! Today is the first day of CHA!!! I have a quick post with a fun little shape card using one of the NEW Spellbinders™ die templates, S4-297 Nested Crowns. To create the shape card fold your cardstock and leave the fold just slightly off the cut edge of the die template. I used Gold Shimmer cardstock for the card base.After I cut/embossed the crown then I sanded the embossed area.For the sentiment I used two of the font sets from JustRite Stampers, Special Occasions Font 25 pt and Times New Roman Font 25 pt along with the Clear Horizontal Stamper. The sentiment was my husbands idea. *wink* Next I taped the die template in place and then cut/embossed to create a diecut. Before removing the paper from the die template I inked the inside edges.Then remove the paper from the die template and you are left with a nice crisp edge. I layered the diecuts with 3D Foam Squares from SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™ and then added rhinestones and the crown charm.Here is the inside of the card.

Supplies~
Stamps: JustRite Stampers JB-08080 Special Occasions Font 25 pt, JB-08060 Times New Roman 25 pt, Clear Horizontal Stamper
Dies & Punches: Spellbinders™ S4-297 Nested Crown Dies #2, #3, S4-114 Standard Circles Large Die #3, S4-117 Petite Scalloped Circles Small Die #3
Paper: The Paper Company Gold Shimmer, Ivory, Black
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Accessories: SpellbindersWizard™; My Mind's Eye Brown Lush Rhinestones; SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™ 3D Foam Squares; Crown Charm; Sanding Block

Thank you so much for stopping by today!! I have another post scheduled for this week while I am gone. Have a Fantastic week and we'll chat when I get back!!

Hugs &b Smiles,
Heidi

Sunday, July 25, 2010

And the Winner Is...

Today is the drawing for $25.00 (msrp) of SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™ products!! Thank you all so much for your wonderful comment!!

I used Random.org to pick the winner. True Random Number Generator 11

Jayne said... Free adhesives! Woohoo! I love free! Thanks for the chance to win. and I love your style. **EDIT** Jayne, when I tried to get to your blog it says the page is not found. Please email me Floralfantasy@charter.net or leave a comment here in this blog post with an email you can be reached at. I will be out of town at CHA but will respond to you when I come home. If Jayne doesn't happen to see this post and there is no response I will pick another winner when I get home from CHA. Thanks!!

Congratulations Jayne!!! I will be sending you an email to get your contact information.

Thanks again and I will see you in a week! I am leaving in just a few minutes, heading to the airport and then off to CHA!!!

Also, I just wanted to let you know I didn't get enough time to finish the tutorial on the blue heart shaped ornament so I will be posting that after returning from CHA. ;-)

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Friday, July 23, 2010

Crafty Secrets - Look who's turning 80 - Happy Birthday Card

Good morning! Today, I have a special card to share with you (special to me). Today is my Grandpa's 80th Birthday---Happy Birthday Grandpa!!! Last weekend we had our family reunion and since everyone was home we celebrated my Grandpa's birthday last weekend. I wanted to make a fun but special card for him--something that would make him smile whenever he looked at it. Here is the card I created. The top right picture is my grandpa when he was in 1st or 2nd grade (I was going to ask him & I forgot), the bottom right is his graduation picture and the left one in a more recent picture. I used the Sexy Little Number stamp set from Crafty Secrets. This is a fun stamp set!! The sentiment and image was stamped on to white cardstock with black ink and colored with Copic markers. The diecut was made using S4-290 Label Fourteen die #3 from Spellbinders™. I left the paper in place and airbrushed with the Copic Airbrush System, marker B23 and added a few black rhinestones.The tag was created using S4-235 Fancy Tags die templates from Spellbinders™. The sentiment is from the Sexy Little Number stamp set from Crafty Secrets. I stamped the sentiment with black ink and inked the edges of the tag. I added 3D Foam Squares to add a little dimension. For the background I used the Copic Airbrush System and Copic marker 100 Black with the Flourish Impressabilities™ as a stencil. I also added a little flourish up in the corner. I used S4-121 Doodle Parts to create the flourish and I added a few more black rhinestones.

Supplies~
Stamps: Crafty Secrets Sexy Little Number
Paper: WorldWin Belgium Blue, Black, White Cardstock; Royal & Langnickle-Silver Foil Engraving Art
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black; Copic Markers B23 Phthalo Blue, 100 Black
Dies: Spellbinders™ S4-235 Fancy Tags, S4-290 Label Fourteen die #3, S4-121 Doodle Parts
Accessories: Spellbinders™ Wizard™, I2-1009 Flourish; Copic Airbrush System; My Mind's Eye Black Lush Rhinestones; SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™ 3D Foam Squares, Crafty Power Tape

Here's a few pictures from my Grandpa's birthday.
Grandpa with his birthday cake. I love this picture his smile just makes me smile! *wink*Grandpa with his card--he thought it was pretty neat! After passing the card around one of my cousins said omgosh I can't believe how much Evan looks like Grandpa when he was little! Everyone had to take a second look at the picture and sure enough if Evan had his hair like grandpa's in the picture and a more serious look it would be a match! So we had to take a picture of Grandpa and Evan together. Here is my Grandpa looking at an altered book/scrapbook that my aunt Gail designed. It was so cool!! The cover of the book was made from an old pair of jeans and the inside was filled with pictures from my Grandpa's life and places for journaling. My aunt Gail designs some Amazing stuff!! Here is everyone (my mom's brothers and sisters) looking at the altered book. L--->Right: Grandma, my Mom, cousin Joanna, uncle Brian, Grandpa, uncle John, uncle Gary, aunt Gail & aunt Cory.Here's a group picture of my Grandpa with all of his kids. It's so strange as you get older--you know you are getting older and so is everyone else but it's hard to believe my Grandpa is 80, to me he is still 60 something and and my mom and aunts and uncles are all 40 something and I am 20 something--LOL! To bad we couldn't just stop time!! When I was little I spent so much time on the farm with my Grandpa and I have so many wonderful memories that I hold close to my heart. Happy Birthday Grandpa--I Love you!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today and letting me share a little art and a little bit of my life with you! Woo-Hoo it's Friday!! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

**EDIT** Don't forget you still have time to enter for the SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L Giveaway--click HERE to see the post.

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

JustRite Stampers - Technique Tuesday on the JustRite Inspiration Blog

Hello! I didn't get a chance to post this yesterday but I have another Tuesday Tutorial up on the JustRite Inspiration Blog! The Tuesday Tutorial is: Clearly Stamping & Inking. In this tutorial I show you how to use the NEW Clear Horizontal Stampers. Click HERE to check it out!

Thanks for stopping by today! I will have more creative art to share tomorrow. ;-)

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Crafty Secrets DT New Product Challenge - Halloween Frame

Yesterday was the Crafty Secrets DT New Product Challenge but I already had other commitments with the Spellbinders™ Big Event Blog Frenzy so I am posting my challenge project today. For the challenge I altered a frame and dressed it up with Halloween Greetings Creative Scraps from Crafty Secrets, ribbon, sparkling Stickles and some of the new die templates from Spellbinders™. In the center of the frame I added Earthy Paper Pad Designs and an image from the Halloween Greetings Creative Scraps. I love the sentiment--The Witching Hour! I inked the edges with Tuxedo Black ink and then added stickles to the W, clock and the outer edge.This is another image from the Halloween Greetings Creative Scraps. I made the diecuts using S4-290 Label Fourteen. For the larger diecut I used Silver Foil Engraving Art paper and sanded the edges. On the image diecut I inked the edges with Tuxedo Black ink and then I added stickles to both diecuts.At the top of the frame I added a tag and some fun Halloween words. I used S4-235 Fancy Tags die template to create the tag. I used 3D Foam Squares from SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™ to add a little dimensions to the words and added stickles. I added a Trick (bingo) card and some tickets from the Halloween Greetings Creative Scraps. I inked the edges with Tuxedo Black ink and added some stickles and a spider.Across the bottom I added diecuts using Silver Foil Engraving Art paper and the new S4-279 Graveyard Scenes and Shapes die templates from Spellbinders™. I sanded the Silver Foil Engraving Art paper and added Distress Stickles to the bottom.
Supplies~
Crafty Secrets: Halloween Greetings Creative Scraps, Earthy Paper Pad Designs
Dies: SpellbindersS4-235 Fancy Tags, S4-279 Graveyard Scenes and Shapes, S4-290 Label Fourteen
Paper: Royal & Langnickle-Silver Foil Engraving Art
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Spellbinders™ Wizard™; Ranger Stickles Orange Peel, Diamond, Distress Stickles Peeled Paint; Joann's Ribbon, Spider Button; SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™ 3D Foam Squares; $ Store Frame; Beacon Adhesives 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue; Sanding Block

I hope you enjoy the Crafty Secrets DT New Product Challenge and seeing all of the Fantastic designs the ladies have been busy creating!!

Here is a link list for all of the Crafty Secrets DT Members
Heartwarming Vintage Blog
Crafty Secrets Website

Thank you so much for stopping by today!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Spellbinders Big Event: Day Seven


SPELLBINDERS BIG EVENT!!

Blog Frenzy

July 13-20, 2010

Welcome to the seventh day of the Spellbinders Paper Arts BIG Event!

The contest on this blog is now closed; good luck!
Spellbinders will be announcing winners.

The BIG Event is Spellbinders™ Paper Arts’ way of introducing some really exciting new products! This season’s BIG Event is from July 13-20, incorporating 16 fabulous Designers, and you could win BIG!

  • Win today’s new die templates!
  • Be eligible to win the Grand Prize by entering each day from each blog!
  • You may enter once from each blog on the designated days!
  • Each contest is open for 48 hours to enter the contest!
  • You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time July 20, 2010 to enter my contest. Be sure to read the Official Rules before entering so that your entry will be valid!

These are the Designers and their contest dates:

July 13

July 14

July 15

July 16

July 17

July 18

July 19

July 20

Daily contest winners are randomly chosen from valid entries, as stated in the Official Rules. The winners will receive an email within 24 hours of the contest’s closing. The winners will have 72 hours to reply to that email to claim prize. If a winner fails to respond within 72 hours, a new winner will be drawn.

Entrants that send valid contest entry emails to each of the contests will be automatically considered for the Grand Prize. The Grand Prize has a retail value of over $700, and includes Spellbinders™ CHA Summer 2010 release die templates, Spellbinders™ CHA Summer 2010 release punch templates and a Presto Punch™ machine!

Thank you, Spellbinders™ Paper Arts, for sponsoring this contest!

I’m thrilled to share S4-296 Nested Hearts die templates with you!

Here is the S4-296 Nested Hearts die template set. I place a quarter in the image to show the scale of the die templates.

Here is a picture of the card I created using the S4-296 Nested Hearts die template set along with a step-by-step tutorial.

To start I created a sandwich with the mats: White Master Mat, Magnetic Spacer Plate, S4-296 Nested Hearts die template, a piece of cardstock from The Rustic Stack and another White Master Mat. For this step I used the largest nested heart. Put the mats through the Wizard™ to cut.

The next step will be to create a sandwich to emboss: White Master Mat, S4-296 Nested Hearts with the paper, Tan Embossing Mat and another White Mater Mat. Feed the sandwich through the Wizard™ to emboss. Once the largest heart has been cut/embossed the next step is to airbrush. Leave the paper in place and airbrush through the die template. For the first color I used Copic marker E15 Dark Suntan.Then I airbrushed the edges of the flourishes using Copic marker 100 Black. I created a mat for the largest heart diecut by placing the die template face up and using a stylus to trace around the die template. I am using Copper Foil Engraving Art paper for this step so the stylus works really good. For cardstock I would use a pencil to trace around the die template. Then I hand cut the shape with a scissors. Lightly sand the edges of the Engraving Art Foil to reveal the copper.Next I did the Reverse Stencil technique for the medium heart from the S4-296 Nested Hearts die templates. To do the reverse stencil, have the die template with the ridges facing up and ink the inside of the die template. Then cut/emboss as usual.

Then I used a piece of Engraving Art Foil to cut/emboss the lock from S4-298 Antiquities die templates. Save the little key hole drop out piece to used in one of the next steps.Lightly sand the lock to reveal some of the copper and then add copper eyelets and black brads to finish the lock. Here is a picture of all the diecuts to create the layered nested heart locket.To layer all of the pieces and add dimension I used 3D Foam Squares from SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES by 3L™. For the next step I created the background. I cut the I2-1009 Flourish Impressabilities™ in half and then I cut out a couple of pieces from the center. I used a removable adhesive to tape the Impressabilities™ piece in place and then embossed in the Wizard™. This is a great technique to used if the paper is bigger than the Impressabilities™.Here is the result, beautifully embossed edges. Now if you don't like to do all of the inking you could stop right here but I personally like to get my fingers inky! I inked the edges of the paper with Antique Linen Distress Ink from Ranger.I added Vintage Photo Distress Ink for a second color and to add more depth to the paper. For the last step on the background I used a distressing tool to distress the edges of the paper.For one of the last steps I created a tag with a sentiment. I used Engraving Art Foil to to cut/emboss the tag from the S4-235 Fancy Tags die template and then I sanded the tag to reveal the copper. The sentiment was created using one of the stamps from JB-09720 Romantic Sentiments with the Wood 1-5/8'' Round Stamper from JustRite Stampers. I stamped the sentiment onto ivory cardstock with Tuxedo Black ink and then made a die cut using S4-290 Label Fourteen die template. I also inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I made one other diecut (not pictured) of the key from the S4-298 Antiquities die templates using Engraving Art Foil and sanded the edges to reveal the copper. Once all of the diecuts were made then I began to assemble the card. To layer all of the diecuts I used 3D Foam Squares from SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™.Here's a couple of close up pictures of the tag and the key.Supplies:
Spellbinders™: Wizard™, S4-296 Nested Hearts, S4-298 Antiquities, S4-290 Label Fourteen, S4-235 Fancy Tags, I2-1009 Flourish Impressabilities™
Paper: Royal & Langnickle-Copper Foil Engraving Art; DCWV-The Rustic Stack; The Paper Company-Black, Ivory
Stamps: JustRite Stampers-JB-09720 Romantic Sentiments, JB-08115 Wood 1-5/8'' Round Stamper
Ink: Ranger-Distress Ink Antique Linen, Vintage Photo; Tsukineko-Memento Tuxedo Black; Clearsnap-Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink
Accessories: Copic Markers-E15 Dark Suntan, 100 Black, Airbrush System; My Mind's Eye-Brown Lush Rhinestones; Joann's-Jewelry Finding (chain), Copper Eyelets, Black Brads; SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™-Crafty Power Tape, E-Z Runner (33'), 3D Foam Squares; Sanding Block, Cotton Balls for inking

I also created a second project using the S4-296 Nested Hearts die templates.Please stop back in a couple of days for a step-by-step tutorial on this blue Nested Hearts ornament.

This is the Spellbinders™ product I introduced:

SKU/Product Name: S4-296 Nested Hearts

MSRP: $19.99

Dimensions:

1: 1-1/2'' x 1-1/2''

2: 2-5/8'' x 2-5/8''

3: 4-1/4'' x 4-1/4''


For the official Spellbinders™ Paper Arts BIG Event rules, click here.

TO ENTER MY CONTEST: July 19th 12:01 am Eastern Standard Time to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time July 20, 2010

1) Send your email entry to:

The contest on this blog is now closed; good luck!
Spellbinders will be announcing winners.

2) The subject must be Nested Hearts.

3) Send!

I love your comments! Unfortunately your comment does not count towards a contest entry, so be sure to enter and then leave a comment!

If you have any questions, please e-mail ContestQuestions@Spellbinders.us

Thank you for visiting my blog and good luck!!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi