A Little Bit of This & That--Scrapbook Adhesves by 3L Packaging -Science Fair - Goodies from my Aunt Gail

Good morning blogging friends! I am so happy to see the sun shinning bright today! Yesterday was very cloudy and gloomy and kind of cool compared to the day before when it actually got up to 69 degrees!! It was wonderful--I even opened the windows.

Today, my post is going to be a little different with some fun things to share. A few month ago I was contacted by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ and I was asked about using a piece of my artwork for some packaging. Pretty Exciting! The New Product Dodz™ was released at CHA and now I can share a picture of the packaging.

See the pretty little flower--that's mine! ;-)

Here is a close up of the package.

The Dodz are a 3D Glue Dot that will add dimension to your crafting projects. They come 100 Dodz to a package--click HERE for more details!

This past weekend was the Science Fair. Our youngest son has been busy working on his project and board for the past few weeks (with some help from mom & dad). This year his project was--Are Permanent Markers Really Permanent?

He did a Fantastic Job and we are so proud of him!!

Conclusion--Yes for the most part permanent markers really are permanent except on glass, we were able to remove almost all of the markers from glass. The blue and green colors are easier to remove and hand sanitizer works the best to remove the ink.

He got a Blue Ribbon!! Proud mommy moment--just had to share!!

Ok, the next thing I have to share is some goodies from my aunt Gail. My aunt Gail does paper crafting and she also crochets--very talented!! I know I have received emails from several readers in the past asking if Gail has a blog and no she does not. But sometimes I get to show her creations here and all of the pretty little crochet flowers that I use for embellishment---you guessed it she makes those. I know I am very lucky!! Wait till you see the beauties I got from her the other day!!

Check this out! It's a vintage needle book and it still has a lot of the needles in it. Down in the bottom corner it doe say Japan but there is no date--wish I knew how old this was! I love the image!!

Here is the inside of the needle book.

Look at this beautiful crochet lace trim--OMGosh it's SO pretty!! It came from an old pillow case. Love the blue edging!

Vintage buttons--LOVE!!!

Black pom-pom trim. So many goodies it's like Christmas--LOL!

Now for Gail's creations...

A rainbow flower, a piece of lace trim and a fan shape--might use this piece for wings--can't wait to play!

How beautiful are these crosses? LOVE them!! So, so pretty!!

Check out these little beauties! I can't wait to use these crosses on projects--they will be great for so many things! A HUGE Thank You to my aunt Gail--I love it all!!!

So today's post was a little different but thanks for letting me share. Now I have to get busy--lots of projects to make in the next few day. Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a Happy & Creative day!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

My Mind's Eye Be Happy Birds & Butterflies Card

Good morning blogging friends! Today, I have a pretty Spring card to share with you using papers from the My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart Be Happy collection.

I love the soft colors in this new Follow Your Heart Be Happy collections!

For the center image I used one of the Layered Stickers from the Be HAPPY collection. Then I made a decorative circle die cut using S4-354 Splendid Circles die template and layered the two pieces together. To create the roses I used some of the pattern paper from the Be Happy Collection and S5-086 Bitty Blossoms die templates. Using Scrap Happy Sheer Glue I added Diamond Clear Glitter to the layered sticker and the rolled roses and then I added a Clear Rhinestones (coming soon) to the center of each flower.

I used three of the little butterfly stamps from My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart Be Happy and Coral ink to stamp the butterflies. Then I used Scrap Happy Sheer Glue and added Diamond Clear Glitter.

On the bottom half of the card I used E8-007 Classic Edges One and E8-014 Classic Decorative Inserts Six to create the scalloped butterfly border. I added more Diamond Clear Glitter and Clear Rhinestones (coming soon) to the butterflies and along the border. I also added a little bit of Twine tied in a bow.

For the base of the card I used Gray #67 from Discount Cardstock.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful week!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Supplies
Stamps: My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart Be Happy
Paper: Discount Cardstock Simply Smooth White, Gray #67; My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart Be Happy
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa; Clearsnap Coral Chalk Ink
Dies: Spellbinders Grand Calibur, E8-007 Classic Edges One, E8-014 Classic Decorative Inserts Six; S4-354 Splendid Circles, S5-086 Bitty Blossoms
Accessories: The Rubber Cafe Scrap Happy Sheer Glue, Clear Rhinestones (coming soon), Diamond Clear Glitter; My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart Layered Stickers, Be Happy Buttons & Twine

Some Exciting News to Share -- Guest Designer at The Rubber Cafe!

Hello blogging friends!

Today, I have some exciting news to share with all of you!

For the month of March I am going to be the Guest Designer over at The Rubber Cafe!!

I was SO excited when I received an invitation to come play with The Rubber Cafe!! I’m honored that I was asked to be the Guest Designer and I’m very excited to be working with Melissa and all of the very talented and creative Design Team Members at The Rubber Cafe!! I hope you will hop on over to the Rubber Cafe Blog and check out my introduction post and leave me a little love. While you are there don't forget to check out the Blog for creative inspiration and all of the fantastic products in the Rubber Cafe store from the stamps to the glitter, glue and embellishments!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today & Happy 1st day of March!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Monster Jam Scrapbook Layout

Hello blogging friends! Today, I have a fun scrapbook layout to share with you. Last month we went to a Monster Jam--it was Evan's first time going to an event like this and he was SO Excited!!

We have so many great pictures from that day!! The Cub Scout troop was able to get a really great deal on the tickets and we also got to go to the Pit Party! If you have never been to a Pit Party it's pretty crazy--you get to go down on the floor where all of the trucks and drivers are and you can take tons of pictures and get autographs from all of the drivers. This year is the 30th Anniversary of the Grave Digger so the event was HUGE and tons of people were there!!

I used S5-046 Banner Basics Three die templates and Echo Park Apothecary Emporium 6 x 6 Paper Pad to create the little flags. Then I used Green Apple Baker's Twine from Really Reasonable Ribbon and 3D Foam Squares from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L to finish off the banners.

I used Royal & Langnickel Engraving Art Silver Foil along with S5-048 Sprightly Sprockets die templates to create all of the sprockets and gears and then I lightly sanded them to reveal the silver foil.

To create the faux film strips I used S4-132 Classic Rectangles Large die templates. I had so much fun designing this layout and Evan LOVES it!! ;-)

We have so many pictures from the Monster Jam you might be seeing a few more layout with the BIG Monster Trucks.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful and creative day! Now I am off to clean my crafting area--OMGosh what a mess--LOL!! Are you a clean crafter or does it look like a whirlwind comes through when the creative juices are flowing?

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Supplies
Paper: Discount Cardstock Soot, Simply Smooth White; Core'dinations Roy G. Biv Collections Green, Purple; Echo Park Apothecary Emporium 6 x 6 Paper Pad (for flags); Royal & Langnickel Engraving Art Silver Foil
Dies: Spellbinders Grand Calibur, S5-048 Sprightly Sprockets, S5-046 Banner Basics Three, S4-132 Classic Rectangles Large
Accessories: Really Reasonable Ribbon Green Apple Baker's Twine; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares; Sanding Block

Don't forget to check out the Spellbinders Blog for more paper crafting inspiration!

Layered Cross Sympathy Card

Hello blogging friends! Is it hard for you to make sympathy cards? Part of me has never liked making sympathy cards, I guess it's just because when we see a sympathy card we know there is sadness and a feeling of great loss for a loved one or a friend. But over the years I have tried to change how I think about creating sympathy cards and yes there is grief but I also try to think of the person who has passed and the beautiful life that they had and all of the lives they have touched along the way and then somehow it seems a little easier.

Before my youngest son was born I was a floral designer and used to manage a floral shop and one of the hardest things to do was making arrangements with the family for the funeral. I remember one day at the shop when we were working on flowers for someone that all of us knew and everyone was having a hard time when one of the older ladies who worked there told me this---when I am working with the flowers I think of the person and the beauty of their life and I try to make them the most beautiful flower arrangement for their journey home. I don't think I will ever forget that and ever since then I have tried to think about creating a little differently when it comes to making sympathy cards. So maybe this will be something that is helpful for you during the times when it can be harder to create.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Supplies
Stamps: JustRite Stampers CR-03570 With Sympathy
Paper: Discount Cardstock Simply Smooth Ivory, Bronze Metallic; My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two Blush
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Dies: Spellbinders Grand Calibur, S5-077 Labels Twenty-Five, S5-093 Crosses Two, S5-111 Angle Approach

Accessories: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3 D Foam Squares; Sanding Block

Stampscapes and Spellbinders Wolf Card

Hello blogging friends! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Today started out kind of cloudy and gloomy here but now the sun is shinning and it looks like a beautiful day. I guess I better enjoy the sunshine because they are calling for a big winter storm for Tuesday and Wednesday, but we'll see what happens--we have had so very little snow this year. I can't believe the kids haven't had any snow days--not even a late start! I have a card to share with you today that I made for my husbands boss who just recently got a promotion.

It has been awhile since I used my Stampscape stamps but I love doing the masking technique and layering the images and these images are great for masculine cards.

I used Prismacolor Colored Pencils for all of the coloring on the image. The wolf image is and oldie (from PSX 1996 G-1855) but I love it! I used three of the Stampscape images to make the larger stamped image--For the moon I used Cloud w/Crescent Moon Lg -202G, for the mountains I used Rocky Peaks-188F and for the waterfall I used Cascading Falls Lg-015G. I stamped the images in this order doing the masking technique--wolf, mountains, moon and waterfall.

Here is a close up of the image.

I used LF-168 Grand Large Labels to create the base of the card and all of the layering mats. Then I used S5-066 Shadow Flowers die templates with Engraving Art Silver foil to create the flowers. I lightly sanded the die cuts to reveal the silver foil and adhered them to the card using 3D Foam Squares. Along the bottom I added the word Journey. I used S5-009 Jewel Keys to create the die cut word. I also added some Glossy Accents to the water and sprinkled a little Diamond Clear Glitter and then I added Black Jellie Dots along the bottom corner.

All of the cardstock is from Discount Cardstock and listed below in the supply list.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed the post and the card. Do you have any favorite stamps that you use for making masculine cards?

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Supplies
Stamps: Stampscapes For the moon I used Cloud w/Crescent Moon Lg -202G, for the mountains I used Rocky Peaks-188F and for the waterfall I used Cascading Falls Lg-015G
Paper: Discount Cardstock Soot, Simply Smooth White, Dusk Blue Hopsack Treasures, Gray; Royal & Langnickle Engraving Art Silver Foil
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black; Prismacolor Colored Pencils
Dies: Spellbinders Grand Calibur, LF-168 Grand Large Labels, S5-099 Jewel Keys, S5-066 Shadow Flowers
Accessories: The Rubber Cafe Scrap Happy Sheer Glue, Diamond Clear Glitter, Black Jellie Dots, Stick "EM" Up tool; Ranger Glossy Accents; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.

Dream, Imagine, Create Card

Hello blogging friends! I just have a short blog post today with a quick and easy card.

Check out the die cut in the background that looks like a page out of a notebook. This is from the New S4-359 Office Supplies die template set by Becky Fleck to go along with her PageMaps 2 book.

I lightly inked the page die cut with Old Paper Distress ink. I used Simply Smooth White with S5-084 Girlie Grunge Labels die templates and purple chalk ink to create the word blocks. Then I lightly inked them with Old Paper Distress ink and edged them with Rich Cocoa ink and layered them on to the page with 3D Foam Squares.

To create the flower I used Planet Purple and Simply Smooth White cardstock with S4-355 Layered Flowers die templates. I added a button to the center of the flower.

The card base is Posh Milk Chocolate Felt and I layered Simply Smooth White and Kraft mats for the card front. To embellish the card I wrapped the top of the card with a little Baker's Twine Brown Sugar from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you had a Fantastic weekend!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Supplies
Paper: Discount Cardstock Planet Purple, Simply Smooth White, Kraft, Posh Milk Chocolate Felt
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa; Clearsnap Purple Chalk Ink; Ranger Old Paper Distress Ink
Dies: Spellbinders Grand Calibur, S5-084 Girlie Grunge Labels, S4-355 Layered Flowers, S4-359 Office Supplies (Becky Fleck's PageMaps for Feb.)
Accessories: Really Reasonable Ribbon Baker's Twine Brown Sugar; My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two Button; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3DFoam Squares

Butterfly Necklace with Spellbinders, Shimmer Sheetz & Artistic Wire

Hello blogging friends! Today, I have a fun necklace to share with you that will be perfect for Spring. We have had a very mild winter here in MN which I am thankful for but I am ready for Spring. I can't wait to see the sunshine, green grass and blooming flowers!

Here is the necklace that I designed. I used LF-006 Wonderful Wings die template from Spellbinders, Blue Iris Shimmer Sheetz from Elizabeth Craft Designs, Rose & Amethyst wire from Artistic Wire and Glitter & Rhinestones from The Rubber Cafe.

I am SO excited to share this with you because while I was at CHA and demoing in the Spellbinders booth I figured out how to be able to cut the Shimmer Sheetz using the Grand Calibur and Spellbinders die templates. The Shimmer Sheetz are an iridescent and metallic Mylar sheet.

To start I tape the die template down really good. I wouldn't normally add this much tape if I was die cutting paper but the Shimmer Sheetz can kind of curl up a little bit from the die cutting and the pressure of the machine so I have found that adding several pieces of tape to hold the die template in place will keep this from happening.

Next place the die template with the Shimmer Sheetz along the edge of the Base Plate (on the side). You will want to turn the die template over so the cut side is facing up--I am just showing it the opposite way for the picture so you can see where it would be placed.

Then shim with one to two pieces of cardstock. The butterfly die template that I used is very detailed and has a lot of drop out pieces so I used two pieces of cardstock.

Look at the beautiful results!! **For the necklace I used 2 shimmer sheet die cuts and 2 cardstock die cuts of the butterfly and layered them with a Shimmer Sheetz on top, then 2 pieces of cardstock and another Shimmer Sheetz on the bottom and I used Glossy Accents from Ranger to adhere and layer all of the pieces.

After I had all of the layers together then I edged the butterfly with Scrap Happy Sheer Glue and Terrifically Teal Glitter from The Rubber Cafe. Then I added Clear Rhinestones (coming soon!) to the body of the butterfly and then I applied a two layers of Glossy accents to the front and one to the back of the butterfly.

Once the butterfly piece was dry (I let it sit for 24 hours) then I added a silver chain and I used 22 Ga. Silver Plated Rose & Amethyst Wire from Artistic Wire and tools (listed below) from Beadalon to create these fun swirls. I added Clear Rhinestones (coming soon!) and colored then with B06 Peacock Blue Copic marker.

One more thing to share...

On a more personal note--while I was at CHA I was able to get my copy of the New Artistic Wire Wireded Cards & Embellishments and my Friendships Bloom card (the rose card) is on the Front Cover!! So honored and so excited to see my card on the cover!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful and creative day!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Supplies
Spellbinders: Grand Calibur, LF-006 Wonderful Wings
Elizabeth Craft Designs: Blue Iris Shimmer Sheetz
Artistic Wire: 22 Ga. Silver Plated Rose & Amethyst Wire
Beadalon: Semi-Flush Cutter, Round Nose Pliers, Flat Nylon Jaw Pliers
The Rubber Cafe: Scrap Happy Sheer Glue, Stick "EM" Up, Terrifically Teal Glitter, Clear Rhinestones (coming soon!)
Coipc: B06 Peacock Blue
Glossy Accents
Silver Chain & Clasp
White Cardstock

Happy Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras and a Happy Birthday Card

Hello blogging friends! Happy Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras!! Today, I have a birthday card to share with you that is perfect for Mardi Gras.

All of the cardstock is from Discount Cardstock and this week Gemini Green is on sale. Click HERE to check it out (prices will be posted by 10 am). Bright and bold is usually not my style but I really had a lot of fun coming out of my comfort zone and creating this card. For the background I layered Gemini Green and Simply Smooth White and then I embossed the green using EL-007 Elegance M-Bossabilities Folder from Spellbinders.

Here is a close up of the embossed background.

I used S5-083 Antique Frame and Accents and I cut/embossed the frame twice using Soot and Simply Smooth White. I used the center piece from the white frame to stamp the sentiment and I am saving the extra white frame and black center for another project. The sentiment is from CR-03640 Spring Words from JustRite Stampers. Next I used Gemini Green, Galaxy Gold & Planet Purple along with S4-363 Jewel Fantasies die templates from Spellbinders to create the peacock feathers. I also used Gemini Green & Really Red with S5-086 Bitty Blossoms to create the rolled rose and leaves.

Here is a close up of the peacock feathers. I used You're So Fine Glitter Limeade Green, Gold Medal & Lilac Purple and Clear Rhinestones (coming soon!) from The Rubber Cafe to embellish the feathers. I colored the rhinestones on the purple and green feathers using Copic Markers YG67 & B06.

Here is a close up of the rose and leaves. I used Patriot Red & Fir Tree Green You're So Fine Glitter from The Rubber Cafe. I absolutely love how the glitter looks on this little rose!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
If you go out to celebrate have fun, have good food & drinks and Be Safe!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Supplies
Paper: Discount Cardstock Gemini Green, Really Red, Galaxy Gold, Planet Purple, Soot, Simply Smooth White
Stamps: JustRite Stampers CR-03640 Spring Words
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers YG67, B06
Dies: Spellbinders Grand Calibur, S4-363 Jewel Fantasies, S5-083 Antique Frame and Accents, S5-086 Bitty Blossoms, EL-007 Elegance M-Bossabilities Folder
Accessories: The Rubber Cafe Scrap Happy Sheer Glue, You're So Fine Glitter Limeade Green, Fir Tree Green, Gold Medal, Lilac Purple, Patriot Red, Clear Rhinestones (coming soon!), Stick "EM" Up; Tattered Angels Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares