Two Crazy Crafters

Boy Valentine

2012-01-29T00:01:00.000-06:00

Hello friends!

A precious vintage valentine to share today!

This sweet little 1930's vintage valentine was given to Larry from Mac.

Wouldn't he be cute cut out for a boy album?

Have a wonderful day, Twyla and Lindsey

Pink Saturday Valentine

2012-01-28T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello friends!

I love this sweet valentine we are sharing today!

It opens to say, You'd "Butterfly" with me My Valentine!

I think the beautiful flower girl could be cut out and used on non valentine projects.

Visit Beverly at How Sweet The Sound to visit the other Pink Saturday participants!

Have a lovely day, Twyla and Lindsey

Vintage Baby Mini Album

2012-01-27T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello friends!

I created a mini album this week with a sweet vintage baby theme!

I used paper by October Afternoon from their Ducks In a Row line with lots of flowers and doilies

I also added vintage baby cards from my collection, printed on cardstock.

I loved the light colors of this line and how well in coordinated with the colors of my vintage cards.

The cute little ducks are from the paper line matched so well with the baby theme!

I used a vintage card image on this page to create a pocket page.

The album base is paper bags.

I love making paper bag albums because they are such an easy base for a mini album

and look great with vintage papers!

I listed this album for sale on ebay.

Today's valentine is super sweet with this little girl and her puppy!

Wishing you a lovely day, Lindsey

Valentine Cowgirl

2012-01-26T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello friends!

A sweet little cowgirl valentine to brighten your day!

Have a lovely day, Twyla and Lindsey

Paper Crafting and Valentine

2012-01-25T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello friends!

It's been awhile since I made a tag,

so last night I created this cute girly tag using paper scraps from October Afternoon's Ducks In a Row paper line and a vintage pattern image.

If your like us, you can't bare to throw away even the smallest paper scraps,

so tags are the perfect way to use them up!

Today's valentine is so cute!

I love this little pigtailed girl picking peaches.

Wishing you a beautiful day, Lindsey

Twyla on Tuesday - Recent Finds

2012-01-24T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello!

It's been some time since I showed some

of my finds!

This weekend I traveled to the St. Louis area and

picked up these treasures. One of my favorite

collectibles is motto prints. Many of these are to

'Mother'. This one is by the artist Marygold. Her's

are always my favorites. Incidently, this artist never

became a mother. Her images are always so sweet.

She also does artwork under the name Tsanya.

I spotted this old scrapbook cover standing

on a shelf. I love anything from this era. It didn't

bother me a bit that it was only the cover. It was

too pretty and I started thinking how I could display

it or even create a journal myself using this as the cover.

I was even more thrilled with it when I turned it over

and found items that the original owner had glued to the other

side! Was it 'Mollie's' or 'Leona's', two names mentioned

on the cards. Maybe those were 'her' best friends.

Did they stay in touch all their lives? Were they

always there for each other? Oh, I ponder the lives

of the people mentioned on the old ephemera I find.

Do you?

The date on one of the cards read 'Sept. 17th 1883'

Items like these are just priceless to me.

The small price tag for gold.

Another old treasure was this photo album. These

are often in rough shape, but the small size of this one

made it so charming. There is only one picture left

inside. I am thinking of filling it with postcards.

Here's today's valentine!

I hope you enjoyed seeing some of my finds.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day!

Love, Twyla

Playtime!

2012-01-23T00:02:00.000-06:00

Hello friends!

I've been playing in my paper stash and

created this paperbag album last week.

I used the Sidewalks line by October Afternoon. I didn't have much embellishments leftover from the line so I hand cut out cute little images of boys and girls from a sheet of one of the patterned papers.

I mixed in paper from October Afternoon's Fly A Kite line, which matched perfectly to have enough to complete my mini book.

The sheet of rose paper was my favorite from the line. They were easy to cut out and look great for any theme!

For all of my photo mats I always ink the edges. I used Walnut Stain Distress Ink to give them a nice aged finish.

I used my newst border punch by Jenni Bowlin on this page.

I really love how fun and different it is from all of my lace border punches.

Today's vintage valentine!

Wishing you happiness, Lindsey

Vintage Valentine Girl

2012-01-22T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello friends!

I adore this sweet little valentine from 1948!

We hope you enjoy it too!

Have a wonderful day, Lindsey and Twyla

Vintage Valentine - Knight Or Day

2012-01-21T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello friends!

One of my favorite valentines to share with you today!

Have a wonderful day, Lindsey and Twyla

Steampunk Mini Album

2012-01-20T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello friends!

I've had a pack of Steampunk Debutante paper by Graphic 45 in my stash for awhile now and I finally decided to get it out and make a new mini album.

Do you like the steampunk style?

The mix of Victorian beauty and romance with the mechanical fantasy style?

I think it is a fascinating combination!

I loved that this paper line came with so many great Victorian style graphics to cut out for a lovely whimsical style.

I mixed in lots of Tim Holtz metal embellishments, such as this mini key and pearl baubles.

I ran across a cool bag full of antique clock hands at an antique store recently that matched perfectly with the theme of!

The rich colors of this line were also really nice to work with. I don't usually use these colors but I found that it jump started my creativity by working with something so different.

I also found great steampunk style embellishments at Hobby Lobby

from Jolee's embellishments.

This album is for sale here on ebay.

This sweet little valentine comes from 1938.

Wishing you a most wonderful day, Lindsey

Blue Valentine

2012-01-19T00:00:00.000-06:00

A pretty blue Valentine for

you today.

May it find you happy and content.

Love, Twyla and Lindsey

Playing With My Markers

2012-01-18T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello freinds!

I have been making cards lately! I enjoy the coloring process using Copic markers and I like how quickly I can have a finished item!

This card uses a Sugar Kissed Cottage digi stamp from my shop. I picked out colors of markers that would coordinate with my paper and started coloring.

When I was a child, my favorite thing in the world was coloring books. I wanted every one I could find! I had an addiction! I just coudn't wait to get out my crayons and play!

I get a similar feeling now when I sit down to color in these images.

It's very relaxing!

The paper I used for this card is from October Afternoon's Sidewalks line.

I adore the bright spring colors and vintage feel this line has.

You can find it here on amazon.

Here is today's valentine!

I love this little couple! Aren't they too cute in their car?

Wishing you a lovely day, Lindsey

Twyla on Tuesday - Another Scarf and Valentine Image

2012-01-17T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello sweet ladies!

I wanted to share with you a scarf I made.

I made it before Christmas and wore it throughout

the holiday season and I think that it will be just

as festive for Valentine's day!

I just made it an extra long and wide rectangle in a

simple double crochet stitch so that it could be

folded in half and wrapped around when wearing.

I decided to add the ruffled edge in winter white.

I used a new yarn called Everyday by Debra Norville.

I highly recommend this yarn! It is great to work with

and is non pilling! I love that all my work will continue

to look new! I've found the yarn at Hobby Lobby

and JoAnn's.

I recently found this beautiful old postcard

and knew I wanted to share it with all of you

during our month of sharing Valentine images.

It is from 1913 and was addressed to Miss

Erma Mull. The note started out 'Dear Girlie',

I love that! She signs off, Lovingly Ruth.

So sweet that the affection between these two

ladies can be remembered 99 years after it

was sent.

As I mentioned last week, I am reading One Thousand

Wishes by Ann Voscamp. She is teaching me about

thankfulness. I was thrilled to find out that she also has

a blog! It is called A Holy Experience and I have been

so blessed by all that this inspiring woman shares there.

She is encouraging everyone to find three things they

are thankful for everyday and at the end of the year you

will have one thousand gifts in 2012.

I am so thankful for all of you who spend a bit of

Tuesday with me.

Wishing you a most wonderful day!

Love, Twyla

Vintage Valentine Couple Card

2012-01-16T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello dear friends!

These little cuties are coming your way

to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day!

Blessings be to you and your family

in the coming days!

Love, Twyla and Lindsey

Vintage Dancing Girl Valentine

2012-01-15T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello friends!

Another sweet Valentine to share today!

Wishing you a lovely Sunday, Twyla and Lindsey

Vintage Valentine Apron Card

2012-01-14T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello friends!

Today starts the first day of our 31 days of vintage Valentines!

What better way to start than with a cute apron themed card?!

Isn't she super sweet?

You're welcome to print these Valentines to use in your crafting!

We are linking to Beverly at How Sweet the Sound

Pink Saturday.

Wishing you much happiness, Lindsey and Twyla

Valentine Crafting

2012-01-13T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello friends!

My first Valentine's card is done! I was using up scraps from Crate Paper's Paper Heart line to create the card. I just love the red and pink doily heart pattern!

I then colored in my newest Sugar Kissed Cottage Digi Stamp,
called, Valentine Party Girl using Copic markers.

I tried out my new Jenni Bowlin Border punch that I showed in the last post. I love it!
I am thinking of lots of fun ways to add whimsical touches to my projects.

I finished it off with a paper rose and cardstock leaves from a Martha Stewart punch.

Tomorrow is exactly one month from Valentines day!

Do you know what that means?

It's time to start sharing a vintage Valentine

from our personal collection every day till Febuary 14!

Woohoo!

Lots of cuties to share this year along with a few ideas and tutorials to get you inspired!

Have a lovely day, Lindsey

Busy Crafter

2012-01-11T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello friends!

I have been a busy crafter lately and I thought I would share a couple of my favorite recent finds.

A new line of Fiskars punches by Jenni Bowlin was a fun find at JoAnn's craft store.

I picked up a border punch called, Jester. I love the colors of these punches!

You can see the full line here.

At Michaels, I found these gorgeous ribbon border strips. They have strips of vintage looking jewels and look great on mini albums!

Here is the mini album I created using this ribbon. I bought a fun paper line called Portrait by Crate Paper from Hobby Lobby.

I loved the vintage style and lovely shades of turquoise this line has. The paper also has a nice thick texture. Perfect for holding up on altered projects!
This album is listed here on ebay.

Wishing you a wonderful day, Lindsey

Twyla on Tuesday - Scarf Pattern

2012-01-10T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello dear friends!

I always sink into crochet in January.

After spending the last two months knitting

lots of houseshoes for Christmas presents, it is always nice to head into

a crochet project.

I have been indulging myself in these simple scarves.

It is very enjoyable to be free and creative with the colors.

I am using Caron's Simply Soft yarn. There are so many

great colors to choose from and the weight is just right!

I simply single crochet every row! Changing colors at

the end of each row, I leave a 5 or 6 inch tail at each

end for braiding into fringe.

Here's one I made for Lindsey in greens and blues.

If you'd like to make one yourself, I start with a chain of 276.

Pick any range of colors you like. I like to use neutrals

in between the rows of brighter colors. I call these

my Jewel Scarves.

My New Year's resolution this year was to read!

I love to read, but it somehow feels like a luxury that

I rarely took time for. Well, this year I am taking the

time and I look forward to soaking up a lot of words of

wisdom and enjoyment.

If it weren't for Pinterest I am sure I would have a lot more

time to read, but there is so much wonderful inspiration there,

who can resist?!

Thanks so much for stopping by and spending part of your

day with me.

Wishing you much happiness!

Love, Twyla

Box of Goodies

2012-01-09T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello friends!

During the first 12 days of December, my favorite artist, Tim Holtz shares tag tutorials. Every day I participated and made the tag too, learning fun new techniques and lots of inspiration.

I then found out on New Years day, that I was a giveaway winner for participating every day!! Woohoo! My goodie box came Saturday!

I haven't yet gotten in my new stash to play yet as my craft table currently looks like this...

But I can't wait to play with my fun stuff! Not sure what I will use the fractured dolls for yet. Did you spot them in the box? Hmm... it might take some time to find the perfect project for those!

Have a creative day, Lindsey

Victorian Flurries

2012-01-08T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello dear friends!

Today we share this winter image.

It's not very wintery in our part of

the country yet, but we enjoy dreaming of

snow. Why is it that we enjoy the idea

of snow so much? Maybe remembering

school days called off and building snowmen.

Winter came down to our home one night

Quietly pirouetting in on silvery toed slippers of snow,

And we, we were children once again.

-Bill Morgan, Jr.-

We wish you a happy and fun Sunday!

Twyla and Lindsey

A Smashing Idea!

2012-01-06T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello friends!

This year I am really looking forward to starting an inspiration journal.

A place that I can sketch out layouts and designs as well as add favorite color combinations and styles.

I purchased one of the wildly popular Smash books for recording all my ideas.

These books really are beautiful!

Michaels now carries the line of books and accessories.

This journal is my favorite!

It's called, The Pretty Style.

There is also a variety of fun embellishments such as book bands, paper clips, mini envelopes, mini paper pads, post it notes and cool tape!

I am getting excited just thinking about how I want it to look!

I will share pictures of it as I fill the pages, but right now I am still dreaming of what I want it to be!

Here is a fun video showing ways to use the Smash Books.

You can also check out their blog.

Have a lovely day, Lindsey

January Birthday Call

2012-01-05T00:00:00.000-06:00

Hello dear friends!

Every month we do a birthday call, if your birthday is this month, let us know and we will link you up on our sidebar.

So check the list to see if you are there, if not let us know and we will add you!

Have a lovely day, Lindsey and Twyla

Getting Crafty!

2012-01-04T00:02:00.001-06:00

Hello friends!

Have you thought about Valentine's Day yet?

The sweet images, the lovely shades of red and pink,

thoughts of lace hearts and small chocolates have me thinking about getting crafty!

My first Valentine project this year is a paper bag album using fun new scrapbook paper!

This mini album is a mixture of Crate Paper's Paper Hearts line and My Mind's Eye's Love Me line.

I also added fun vintage style die cuts by K & Company and mixed in a few vintage cards of my own!

Lots of paper doilies and flowers fill the pages.

Pink baker's twine also adds a sweet, girly touch!

I love that I get to use our favorite color combination for Valentines of pink and red!!!

I listed this album for sale here on ebay.

Wishing you a crafty day! Lindsey

Twyla on Tuesday - Thankful

2012-01-03T00:00:00.000-06:00

Dear friends,

Happy New Year to you all!

I love a new year, fresh and full of hope.

In thinking of a word for the year, the word

Thankful

seems most appropriate.

My bookmark is sitting in the middle of this remarkable book.

I am devouring every awe-filled word. I am reminded of how

very much I have to be thankful for. Ann has such a way of turning a

phrase. Not only does she awaken a passion of thanks in your heart,

you also realize she is a true artist. She paints beautiful pictures

with words. The scenes taking place in my head as I read are

colorful, sweet and detailed by this talented wordsmith.

Some of the things I am thankful for:

sweet, fluffy love.

A basket of luscious yarn waiting to be turned

into something beautiful.

Supplies to inspire by creativity.

Vintage touches that speak to my heart without

which my soul would be lonely.

I am also so thankful for the friendship and kinship

that I have found within this blogging community.

Thank you for visiting and taking the time to leave a

comment. Your words make my day sweet.

May your new year be blessed and wonderful!

Love, Twyla