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Projects for a Friends Wedding

2013-09-10T15:17:00.003-05:00

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to share with you all some projects I completed a couple of weeks ago for a friends wedding. I altered some vases from dollar tree and I also made her wishing well. I think everything turned out Beautiful.

Below is a picture of the wishing well and there are also 2 short videos.

Thanks for watching and let me know what you think.

Winners of the A Few of my Fav Things blog hop

2013-09-04T15:26:00.002-05:00

Hi Everyone,

Below are the winners, yes winners, of the A Few of my Favorite Things Blog Hop. There's one Grand Prize winner who gets the file I used as well as one of the extra sets I made and then 2 winners.

Denise ~~ You are my Grand Prize winner!! Please contact me within 48 hours to claim your prizes. I will need your email and mailing address.

Delove104 and SherriB ~~ You two are my winners!!! Please contact me within 48 hours to claim your prizes. I will need your mailing address.

Thanks soo much everyone for playing along and commenting!!!

A few of my favorite things - The Cutting Cafe Blog Hop

2013-08-27T09:30:00.003-05:00

Hi Everyone,

I know it's been a long time since I've posted here on my blog. I have got to do better!!!

I wanted to share with you all a project as well as invite you all along to participate in a Blog Hop featuring some of the design team from The Cutting Cafe. This is the last week of the current design team. Below you will find he lineup of the hop. Please try to hop in order. Everyone has done an awesome job and there are prizes to be won.

I created some altered coffee sleeves using the A Few of My Favorite Things files from The Cutting Cafe. This project was also for a swap that I was in. I think they turned out sooo incredibly cute!!

Leave a comment on either my blog or my video for this blog hop and be entered for a chance to win not only the file I used but one of these sets as well. Please, only 1 comment. All duplicates will be deleted. Giveaway will close at 11:59 pm CST on Friday, August 30, 2013. I will draw the winner on Sunday, September 1, 2013.

Pics and video are shown below.

Let me know what you think, Thanks for hopping along and Good Luck!!

Regina Easter

Rose Miller

Sheryl Wilder ~~~~ You are here ~~~~

Jeri Thomas
Rhonda Zmikly

Leslie Foley
Mary Ann Guth
Tanya Alley
Melisa Waldorf
Krista Norman

Ornaments - The Cutting Cafe

2012-11-28T16:55:00.001-06:00

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to share a project that I completed for the design team over at T he Cutting Cafe. This weeks challenge was to use the Christmas Ornament Fun file. This is a really fun file that can be used for soo many different things.

I used some colored copy paper as well as the Sweet Dreams Holiday Avenue stack by My Minds Eye. Added some stickles, large eyelets, jingle bell, ribbon, flat backed pearls, a couple of flowers and a stamped sentiment. I think these turned out oh soo cute!!!

Pics and video are below. Thanks for stopping by and let me know what you think!

Christmas 3x3 Note Card swap w/Scrapdaworld

2012-11-19T16:50:00.002-06:00

Hi Everyone!

Today I want to share with you all some cards that I made for a swap hosted by Tmika, who is Scrapdaworld on YouTube. We had to make 5 cards to send out. The cards had to be 3x3 with at least 2 embellishments. We also had to make, or buy, envelopes for the cards.

I used The Ballet stack by DCWV and a stamp from Miss Anya Hats Off collection. I really LOVE how these cards turned out. I also made an envelope that had a gusset of 1/2 an inch since the card is dimensional.

Pics and video are below. Thanks for stopping by and let me know what you think.

Free File - The Cutting Cafe

2012-11-12T09:07:00.000-06:00

Happy Monday Everyone!!

I wanted to let you all know that Regina, who owns The Cutting Cafe, is offering a free set called December Daily 1-25 Photo and Journaling frames. Not only is this set great for those of you that participate in Project Life, this is a great set that can be used for cards, mini albums, layouts and more. In addition to this set, you will also be able to download 5 other sets for FREE!! How cool is that???

Keep in mind that all of these files come in PDF, WPC and SVG formats. This special is only good until November 17, 2012, 11:59 pm. So hurry up and grab your free files!!!!

Thanks for stopping by. Wishing you all a wonderful and crafty week.

Scrapinvintage Blog Hop

2012-11-08T09:39:00.001-06:00

This month Scrapinvintage is having a Blog Hop!

Starting Thursday Nov 8th-Sunday Nov 11th

All you need to do is follow the blogs and leave a comment on their page

for a chance to win!

You have to visit every blog on the hop as no one but Crystal knows

what blog the prize is on.

3rd prize is a mixed bag of vintage lace and trims.

2nd prize is my featured kit

1st prize is a Websters pages bundle

What am I thankful for?

I am thankful for my family and my friends,

I am thankful for my love of paper crafts,

I am thankful for my you reading this post right now.

I love meeting new people and I have met some really wonderful,

amazing and extremely talented people here in blogland, YouTube and

on the various ning sites.

Through our love of crafting, we have bonded, enabled, shared

ideas...and scraplifted a few. LOL

But overall, I wouldn't trade this experience for anything in the world.

So from the bottom of my heart, thank you all.

After checking out my blog, please check out Kerry as she is the next

blog to visit for the hop.
However, if you started here, please start at the begining, which is the
Scrapinvintage blog to be sure you are eligible for the prizes.

Thanks for stopping by and below is a video of a Thanksgiving

project I finished up Tuesday.

Thanks for watching!

Thanksgiving Day Greetings ~ TCC

2012-11-07T16:11:00.000-06:00

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to share with you all my project this week for the challenge over at The Cutting Cafe. For this week, we could use the Gobble Word Shaped card, Turkey Shaped card and/or the Thanksgiving Day Greeting printable stamp set. I used the Thanksgiving Day Greetings set to make a display for Thanksgiving Day.

I used 2 dies by Sizzix called the Accordion Flip 3-D Album and the Frame and Label BigZ die. I used the Natural Stack by DCWV as well as the shimmery open stock paper found at Michael's.

Thanks for watching and let me know what you think!

Baby Boy Mini Albums

2012-11-07T15:53:00.001-06:00

Hi Everyone,

Here are the finished Baby Boy mini albums that I worked on in my 5 part tutorial. They turned out sooo incredibly cute!!! Love them! LOL I also show the baby wipe cases that I made to go with the mini's.

I also used a few files from The Cutting Cafe in the mini's. I used the Onsie, Cap-Shaped Card, I'm Kind of a Big Deal, All About Babies and Baby Word Circles printable stamp sets.

I hope you enjoy the video. Thanks for watching and let me know what you think.

6x6 Mini Album tutorial

2012-11-07T11:45:00.002-06:00

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to share with you a tutorial series that I have done for my 6x6 mini albums. I hope you enjoy the series and let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for watching!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5 (final part)

Think Pink Card Swap

2012-11-07T11:38:00.001-06:00

Hi!

I wanted to share some cards I made for a swap. Betty hosted this awesome swap. We had to make 5 cards to send out and 1 to keep. The theme was Breast Cancer Awareness, the cards had to have at least 2 embellishments, pink and an image.

I used the Think Pink printable stamp set from The Cutting Cafe for my cards. I think they turned out soo super cute. I've included the video of the cards I made as well as the cards I received. Let me know what you think and Thanks for stopping by.

Swappers Choice Tag Swap

2012-11-06T17:00:00.003-06:00

Hi Everyone,

Here are some Halloween Tags that I did for a swap over at ScrapinVintage. These tags turned out sooo incredibly cute. I used the Coffin Treat Box and the Halloween and Fall Basic Shapes file from The Cutting Cafe. Please let me know what you think and thanks for stopping by.

Pics and video below.

Cigar Box for swap

2012-11-06T16:28:00.002-06:00

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to share with you all my first cigar box. I joined a swap over at ScrapinVintage and my partner was Crystal, the owner of the ning site. I had sooooooo much fun with this swap. I really LOVE how this cigar box turned out.

So for the swap, we had to decorate the cigar box, inside and out and also include at least 6 trims. I add some extra goodies for Crystal and she also added extra goodies for me. I'm going to list the video of my box to Crystal, the video of me opening Crystal's box to me, and also Crystal's video of her opening my box to her. I hope you enjoy the videos as well as what I made for Crystal and the items she made for me. Thanks for watching!

Chevron Bookmark's - The Cutting Cafe

2012-11-06T15:40:00.000-06:00

Hi Everyone,

Here are some bookmarks that I created for a challenge held over at The Cutting Cafe. I used the Chevron Fall Background printable stamp set. These bookmarks turned out really cute. Let me know what you think and thanks for stopping by.

Tri-Shutter Card ~ TCC

2012-11-06T15:34:00.000-06:00

Hi Everyone,

I know I have been MIA from blogland for over a month but I have been crafting. :-) I've been uploading videos to YouTube but not updating my blog. Soooo sorry...I really need to do better. So stay tuned....I have a lot of posts that I will be sending out today.

Here is a Tri-Shutter Card that I created using the Autumn Days printable stamp set from The Cutting Cafe. The instructions on how to make this card can be found at SplitCoast Stampers. I hope you like what I've created. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Pics and video are below.

ItripledogdareU Tag Challenge

2012-09-18T15:07:00.001-05:00

Hi Everyone!!

I wanted to share with you a project that I entered into a challenge. Lydia, who is ItripledogdareU on YouTube, is having a contest. We could make a tag, card or layout, any size and the theme was Halloween or Fall. We had to show layering, 3 or more flowers, a vintage photo and lace, trim and/or ribbon.

I made a large tag....it measures 9x4.5. This was my first tag and I has a lot of fun creating this tag. I hope you like it.

Pics and video are below. Let me know what you think.

Mini Album

2012-09-12T10:30:00.000-05:00

Hi!

Here is a mini album that I created using a sizzix die and Prima's Romance Novel paper stack. Can I just say again how much I love, LOVE, love this paper collection!!! It's just beautiful! So I made this mini album for a swap that I'm participating in but had to cover up the name as I don't want her to know it's for her until she opens it.

In the video, I had black and pink lace for the binding. After the video, I decided that I liked the mini better without the pink lace and I added some black pearls to the front of the album. I like it soo much better like this. I hope she loves it!!

Pics and video are below. Thanks again for stopping by and let me know what you think!

Grunge Postcards - Scrapinvintage

2012-09-12T10:19:00.001-05:00

Hi Everyone!

I wanted to share with you all some postcards that I made for a swap over at Scrapinvintage. This is a ning site and it is free to join. Lots of great swaps and everyone is super creative and friendly.

So for the postcard swap, we had to use the word "time" and the theme was grunge. I must admit, I have never done grunge before and have run the other direction as it wasn't in my comfort zone. This was definitely a challenge for me and I love the results. I think the postcards turned out super cute!! I will definitely try grunge again as I've gotten a couple of pointers.

I used Riley from The Greeting Farm and Prima's Moulin Rouge paper stack. Pics and video are below. Let me know what you think and thanks for watching!

3x3 Note Cards w/Envelopes Swap

2012-09-11T16:57:00.000-05:00

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to share with you some 3x3 Note Cards that I completed for a swap with Tmika (Scrapdaworld on YouTube). I was part of the Hi/Hello and Thanks/Thank You groups. Making these cards and envelopes was soo much fun and they turned out sooo incredibly cute!!! We also had to make envelopes for the note cards. Since my note cards were on the chunky side, I had to make envelopes that fit so mine have a 1/4" gusset.

Pics, video and tutorial video on envelopes are below. Let me know what you think and thanks for looking.

Cracker Treat Boxes - TCC

2012-09-11T16:38:00.000-05:00

Hi!

I'm back again to share with you some treat boxes that I made for a challenge over at The Cutting Cafe. For this challenge, we had to use the cracker treat box file. This project turned out sooo super cute! This file would be good for any type of treat, like candy, brownies, cookies...whatever you can fit, this will work for you. So super cute!!

Video is below. Let me know what you think and thanks for watching!

Cards - The Cutting Cafe

2012-09-11T16:31:00.000-05:00

Hi Everyone!!

I hope everyone is having a great week so far. The week for me is going pretty good. No complaints. :-)

I wanted to share some cards that I did for The Cutting Cafe. For this challenge, we had to use the hexagon shaped card file. This file is super cute and a lot of fun to work with. Lots of possibilities.

So, for these cards, I used the Bo Bunny Little Miss stack and the Bo Bunny Timepiece stack. I also used DeeDee and Flirty Edward stamps from The Greeting Farm. Below are pics and video.

Let me know what you think and thanks for looking!

Chunky Mini Album for my Dad

2012-08-20T12:17:00.000-05:00

Hi Everyone,

Happy Monday to you all! So I finally finished up the album for my dad that I have been working on 2 months. Sad...I know. I had different things going on and other deadlines to meet so kept having to stop while making this mini. However, I am soooooooo glad that I am finished. Now, I can make a project that I can add bling and flowers to. LOL

I used Tattered Times by DCWV for the paper and I used 6-9 white envelopes as the base. I also used stickers that I purchased from Hobby Lobby since I could only use flat embellishments for this album. I love the way it turned out and my dad loved it too.

Below are pics and a video. In the video, I forgot to show one of the tags so there are pics of the tag below. Let me know what you think and thanks for stopping by.

Gifts for New Engagement

2012-08-06T20:05:00.001-05:00

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to share with you all a couple of projects that I did for one of my cousins. She was having a housewarming party because her and her boyfriend bought a house. Well...a little birdy told me that he was also going to propose at the party as well. So, I decided to make her a shadow box to help preserve the memories.

I used the Bella Amoire stack by DCWV, flowers, ribbon, and of course...bling. LOL. I purchased the shadow box from Michaels sometime last year. All of the flowers were sprayed with Marshmallow Glimmer Mist. The red roses and the heather sprays are both from Wild Orchid Crafts. The blue roses and the white cherry blossoms are from Sa Crafters.

I used a card that I had previously made for a design team project for The Cutting Cafe. I decorated the shadow box using the same colors, just adding red with the flowers and I decorated a bag to put the projects in. I LOVE how the shadow box turned out!

Pics and video are below. Let me know what you think.

Camera Mini Album - TCC

2012-08-06T19:50:00.000-05:00

Hi!

Here is another project that I created for The Cutting Cafe. This is a super fun and easy file to work with. I used the Camera Photo Holder set and the Jot it Down set for this project. I really love how this project turned out.

Pics and video are below. Let me know what you think.

Flip Flop Cards - The Cutting Cafe

2012-08-06T19:40:00.001-05:00

Hi Everyone,

So sorry that it's been a month since I last posted. I have been creating and uploading the videos, just haven't had a chance to post the projects to my blog. It's been a super busy month!

So, let me share with you the Flip Flop cards that I did for The Cutting Cafe. I used 3 files to make these projects: the Flip Flop Shaped Card, the Flip Flop Laundry Line and the Beach Ball set. All of these sets are so fun and you won't be disappointed.

Pics and video are below. Let me know what you think.