Art Calendar Journaling with Viva Las Vegastamps

Today over at the Viva Las Vegastamps Blog I am sharing with you the completion of my July pages for The Art Calendar 366 challenge at The Katherine Wheel.  At the beginning of July I shared with you the the creation of my art calendar journal for the Month of July.Follow the link back to that post to learn more about why and how. As promised I bring you my July pages completed. The month is officially over and I have tangled...

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Tuesday Tutorial | Holiday Planner

Hi everyone it is time for another Tuesday Tutorial. It's Leslie-Rahye today sharing with you a Holiday Planner projectwith Holiday papers and digital stamps Digital Delights I hope you enjoy my tutorial! To enjoy enjoy my tutorial--check out the tutorial at the Digital Delights Blog! Thank you for joining me!...

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All Things Altered Blog Hop | The World According to ME Altered Book

Welcome to the last stop on the All Things Altered Blog Hop with the Sakura Hobby Crafts design team. If you happened here by coincidence, find the links to the other stops at the end of this post. If you came here from Amanda's blog then you are in the right spot! For my project I worked on the cover of my newest altered adventure. Recently I began an altered book to use mixed media to work through my feelings about stuff going on around me--a...

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Weekly Challenge | Dog Days of Summer

It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Dog Days of Summer! Like our wonderful stamp designer I live in Texas where it is HOT...granted it IS milder than last year. We are definitely heading into the Dog Days of Summer. During this time of the summer my children take frequent trips to their grandparents. I love to have them spend the time...but I always miss them bunches....

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When is? Let me count the days!

Today on the Viva Las Vegastamps! Blog I share with you how I quiet that group of my family that asks nearly daily "When is" by crafting a revolving count down calendar that can be used for any occasion! I've seen these count down calendars all over the net and they're super easy to make and with the vast array of Viva Las Vegastamps! you can keep up with every season!! And now for a count down You can count down to ANYTHING. I made...

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Upcycled Snowflakes and Reflectors with Sakura!

As part of leslierahye's crafty gig earlier this month, I began creating some glorious upcycled water bottle ornaments and reflectors. You can see the replay here. I am featuring these over over at the Sakura Blog today, hop over there for a quick tutorial as well...

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Nicolettes's Christmas in July Blog Hop | Day 2

Happy Sunday!! Today I am delighted to be hopping along with Nicolette and friends as we celebrate the beginning of holiday crafting with her Christmas in July Blog Hop! If you happened upon my blog on in the middle of the hop and would like to start at the top, Go to Nicolette's blog Beyond Scrapin. If you came from April's Blog Curls & Grins then you are in the right place! Initially I was going to craft for you a card...

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Nicolette's Christmas in July Blog Hop | Day 1

Happy Saturday!! Today I am delighted to be hopping along with Nicolette and friends as we celebrate the beginning of holiday crafting with her Christmas in July Blog Hop! If you happened upon my blog on in the middle of the hop and would like to start at the top, Go to Nicolette's blog Beyond Scrapin. If you came from April's Blog Curls & Grins then you are in the right place! I am one of those crafters that starts working on Christmas...

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Happy Moon Day!

Happy Friday everyone! Today at the Altered Pages Blog I take a break from my Christmas in July crafting to share with you these 4 ATCs honoring the moon in all its glory. In commemoration of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's first steps on the moon in 1969, July 20th is celebrated as Moon Day. I used the black and white images of the Halloween Box Camera and the Wicked Witches Collage Pages along with Sakura Crystal...

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Weekly Challenge | Christmas in July

It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Christmas in July! I love that my Delightful Challenges team wanted to join me in playing with projects doe Christmas in July! I love Flurry the Snowman with his little bird friend! I hope you enjoy my card. Thank you for looking! for this card you need: digital stamps : Flurry the Snowman card...

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Puzzled by the holidays?

Today on the Viva Las VegasStamps! blog I am sharing these fun altered puzzles that I made with Want2Scrap Chipboard Puzzles by Donna Salazar, antique book paper, watercolors and craypas and fabulous Viva Las Vegastamps! Hop on over to the blog for a complete list of supplies and stamps used! These are perfect for little presents in holiday cards and stockings as well as for class gifts for school aged children. I hope you enjoy them! Thank...

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Tutorial Tuesday | Pocket Bookmarks

Hi everyone it is time for another Tuesday Tutorial. Today I am sharing with you quick and easy pocket bookmarks using the new School Release from Digital Delights To enjoy enjoy my tutorial--check out the tutorial at the Digital Delights Blog! Thank you for joining me! ...

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Weekly Challenge | Bling & Bows

It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Bows & Bling! I knew I had to bring back Mrs. Bugs of Love for this challenge! I was tickled when Wendy came up with her after I said Mr. Bugs needed a mate! She is certainly one of my all-time faves!! I hope you enjoy my card. Thank you for looking! for this card you need: Digital Stamps: Mrs. Bugs of Love Set Card Stock...

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Upcycled Lunch Sack with Viva Las Vegastamps & Gauche Alchemy

This week the Viva Las Vegastamps! Design Team is partnering up with Gauche Alchemy to showcase their awesome art kits. My kit was loaded with book pages, ephemera, punchinella, embellishments and more. I created this altered bag for my daughter with the contents of my box, beautiful stamps from Viva Las Vegastamps and kids meal lunch sack from Subway! I love how it turned out and so did my daughter! Hop on over to the Viva Las Vegastamps! Blog...

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Tic-Tac-Turtle with Sakura Hobby Crafts

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer! It's hard to believe that it's already July! This is the time of the year I start thinking about handmade presents for my friends and family for the holiday gift giving season. We have "unplugged" nights in our family where we spend it away from our electronic devices and instead read books--the old-fashioned paper kind--and play games or art. Sometimes we find that the simple games are the most timeless....

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Fairy Craft Stick Puzzle with Altered Pages!

Happy Friday! It's the first Friday in July and I am already thinking about the end of the year. For the past couple of years I have been making the majority of my family's presents rather than purchasing them at a store giving my family the gift of my time and talent. I enjoy spending the time making special gifts for them and they love the time and effort put into their gifts. Today I'm sharing with you a quick and easy little gift that my kids...

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Weekly Challenges | Primary Colors and a New Release

 It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Primary Colors! I LOVE this new release from Digital Delights!! I see lots of scrapbooking pages coming from this paper and digital collection! It is SUPER cute!I hope you enjoy my  card.  Thank you for looking! for this card you need: Digital Stamps : School Boy and sentiment Card...

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Art Calendar Challenge | July 2♥12

For a few years now I have been stalking a challenge that a super mixed media artist Kate Crane has been hosting on her blog The Kathryn Wheel. You create an art calendar and journal or doodle or whatever each day of the year. This year with there being 366 days it is the Art Calendar 2012 366 Challenge! Today I bring you my July spread where I have use some fabulous stamps from Viva Las Vegastamps! I love the way the doilies imitate fireworks...

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Tuesday Tutorial | Fancy Tri-Fold Slanted Card

Hi everyone it is time for another Tuesday Tutorial. Today I am sharing with you a fun tri-fold slanted card using Olympic Teddy from Digital Delights To enjoy enjoy my tutorial--check out the tutorial at the Digital Delights Blog! Thank you for joining me! ...

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