Drink Charms with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer

 I love making these little Drink Charms for you stemware or mugs! Stop by the Sakura Blog for complete instructions on how I made them! Stop by my blog tomorrow for a start to finish video from my show last Friday where I made some similar to these for a quick last minute holiday gift. Thank you for looking!...

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Challenge #9 | Crafty Ribbons Sketch

WOW! Can you believe it's the L A S T challenge for 2011 for Crafty Ribbons Challenge?!? What a quick year we've had! For this challenge, our hostesses chose a sketch. This sketch just screamed ornament to me with these festive Crafty Ribbons ribbons!! I chose the printed grosgrains for the bows and the gathered ribbon element and the wired printed snowman ribbon for my focus square in the front! I really love how my ornament turned out. Thank...

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leslierahye's crafty gig special | replay and an ornament download

Paper Ball Ornament from Special Ornament leslierahye's crafty gig This past Friday I created this wonderful paper ornament on a special leslierahye's crafty gig. I love making this ornament as it's super easy but looks complicated. As promised, I made a printable download with a template in different sizes for you to use to make these ornaments! If you do not have your own sizzix die, this is the next best thing! Paper Ball (function()...

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AJs Digi Shoppe Post | Warm Winter Wishes Shaker Card

It's no secret that the owls are some of my favorite stamps that Amanda created for AJs Digi Shoppe...and this Gingerbread paper, well, you should be getting used to it by now! HA! I just LOVE it!  For this last week before the Holidays, I wanted to make a few more cards for friends and family and thought this fun shaker card would be awesome. Hop on over to the AJs Digi Shoppe blog to learn how it came together and see some details...there's...

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Crafty Casted Christmas Creations with Amazing Mold Putty and Casting Resin!

I've been busy trying out several fun projects with the Amazing Mold Putty and this is probably one of my favorites. The mold I made with ordinary hardware washers has SO many potentials. Lots of brainstorming was going on during a recent special episode of leslierahye's crafty gig. I edited the video to include only the portions about the creation of these pendants. You can see the full show here. I hope you enjoy my pendants...

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USArtQuest Design Team Entry | Resolutions 2012

If you are looking for my Weekly Challenge with Delightful Challenges, it is here. I am pleased to announce that I am trying out for the USArtQuest Design Team which has many amazing products that I have grown up using as a paper artist and crafter. I would love to have the opportunity to share with you all how amazing these products are and the many ways they can be used in your projects. For this project I will in no way touch all of the products...

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Weekly Challenge | Anything Goes!

Good morning and welcome to the last challenge post for Delightful Challenge this year! I can't believe we've come to the end of 2011 already! It seems like I just tried out to join Delightful Challenges and now I'm a senior designer! What an amazing year for me! I can't wait to start the new year off with Wendy's awesome digital stamps and papers! In preparation for the coming year, I created this fun little New Year's Card with Top Hat and Tails...

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Paper Bead Bracelet with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer

Hop on over to the Sakura Hobby Crafts Blog and check out how I made this beautiful paper-beaded bracelet with glass tile focal. Sakura Hobby Crafts 3D Crystal Lacquer makes the beads clickity hard and gives them a super sheen. Learn how to make ANY paper beads the exact color you need them...

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Crafty Ribbons Challenge #8 | Christmas, Traditional Colors

It's time again for a Crafty Ribbons Challenge. For this challenge we are doing Christmas, Traditional Colors! You can use red, green, cream and white in your creation to participate. At Crafty Ribbons they have some fun printed wired ribbons that make yummy bows for ornaments and tags. For this challenge I made a bow and hanger for a glittered pine cone that will be an ornament on my tree this year.  I also made...

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Weekly Challenge | Blue Christmas

This week we have another challenge that is perfect for the recent release of totally cute wintery digital stamps at Digital Delights by LoubyLoo . This week's challenge at Delightful Challenges is Blue Christmas! I hope you enjoy my card!  Ingredients: Digital Stamps : Winter background &;Baby It's Cold Paper: Bazzill Basics & Snowflakes Digital Paper Set Markers: BIC...

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AJs Digi Shoppe DT Post | Christmas Tag with Ducks!

Hop on over to AJs Digi Shoppe Blog to see how I constructed this fun To/From Tag for gift giving that can double as an ornament! I love the new Gingerbread papers and this cute little duck just makes me feel all festive! Thank you for stopping ...

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Weekly Challenge | New Release & Let it Snow!!

This week Wendy has released some totally cute wintery digital stamps at Digital Delights by LoubyLoo which are perfect for the Let it Snow Challenge at Delightful Challenges! I hope you enjoy my door plaque!  Ingredients: Digital Stamps : Flurry the Snowman Winter background & Snow SentimentsPaper: Bazzill Basics & Snowflakes Digital Paper Set Markers: BIC MarkItsAccessories: Crafty Ribbons Ribbon, Sakura...

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