Victorian Palace Card

I wanted to make a nice thank you card for Misty from shabbybeautiful on youtube.  I had purchased this beautiful floral image from her and low and behold I was entered in a drawing to win a prize by doing so. I happened to be the winner on the video for the Fairy Album and she sent me this box full of flowers as a prize.  I was so grateful I wanted to make a thank you card for Misty using the products I got from her.
For this card I wanted the look of a Victorian Palace.

I first embossed some Cream Recollections card stock with a 5x7 cuttlebug embossing folder from the Decorative Tile pack. I got some beautiful fabric from Joanne's to compliment the background.  I wanted to frame the lovely image I got from Misty so of corse I reached for one of my favorite spellbinders Antique Frame and Accents frame die and  polished it off with some Antique Gold rub n buff.

I stamped the words "With Gratitude" using the justrite Elegant Charms stamps onto the image using the jellybean stamp pad from MFT.  I added 3 different flowers from Misty's cream assortment.  Let me tell you what a deal you get with one of her lovely assortment boxes.  There are 7 different flowers and you get 10 of each, all packaged in a lovely box that is easy to store.  I actually took apart a smaller rose to make the rose buds on the sides.  I added the rub n buff to them which gave them that antique look I was going for.  I sprayed some cream seam binding with Lindy's Stamp Gang Cactus Gold (i still have an older bottle) to get some sparkle and crinkle.  I also sprayed a little all over the card when all assembled.  Finished the card off with a tiny green chipboard key Misty included in the delivery as a sample (she is so giving) and rubbed some rub n buff on that as well.  I rubbed some rub n buff on the edges of the cream card stock card and then adhered the finished card front. I didn't want to use pop dots on the frame because I didnt' want to make it too dimensional.  Well the pictures don't do justice for the real life beauty of this card sorry for that.  Hope you all check out Misty's Zibbet store and youtube videos.

How I store my Die-namics and Spellbinders.

I have tried different ways of storing my die-namics and spellbinder dies and found the latest two are the most successful for me. I still use my 6 x 12 chipboard binders with magnet strips that I made from watching YouTube videos. Those are perfect for storing my nesting dies. I have found my favorite storage method is using these Jetmax magnetic boards I got from Michael's. I hang the dies using theses small strong thin neodymium 10 x 1.5 mm  magnets I got off eBay. I like the fact that using the magnets I have the freedom of rearranging the dies anytime I want (which is often.) Always having all my dies packed away I would forget what I had. Now this way I can see what I have and access it easily. I keep a log of the ones in binders so I can use that as reference when needed. Well hope this helps at least one person lol because I love it!

Coffee Filter Grand Peonies

Coffee filters give these grand peonies a more realistic look. I think they keep their shape better when made from coffee filters as opposed to tissue paper.

Started spraying 4 filters with Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Sprays.

Spraying 2 filters Cotton Candy Pink, Salt Water Taffy, and the other 2 Hibiscus Rose, Salt Water Taffy and Cape Cod. I dried them with my heat tool.

Then cutting the flower shapes with Spellbindrs Donna Salazar's Grand Peony Creations dies as shown below.

I separated the different flowers and used a ball tool to curl up the edges and my finger to press the centers.

I attached one of each size alternating dark and light petals with some random brads from my stash (the stars were the biggest ones I had lol)

For the centers I used the edges of the leftover filter and dabbed them with Lindy's Stamp Gang Pinapple Paradise, Icy Primrose Gold,Yellow Rose of Texas, and Wild Honeysuckle. I then cut it with fringe scissors I got from Beverly's, but Martha Stewart makes them as well. I rolled them up and trimmed the bottoms because they were a bit too tall.

With the trimmed leftover I used it as a mount under the flower in case I wanted to add a stem.

Put all the pieces together with my glue gun and primped the final touches.  I Cut the leaves with the smallest leaf die size included in the die set. I dabbed it with Lindy's Stamp Gang Bells of Ireland Green.

Hope you like them as much as I do :)

A Christmas Ornament

Here is a little ornament I made for some co workers.

Pink Tinsel Tree is Up in the Craft Room

I just love the way it looks I find myself staring at it a lot :)

I adorned it with some art-i-cake treasures which went perfectly in size and style, I gotta get me some more of these though!

Emboss your Beads!

As I was making theses beautiful poinsettia flowers using my spellbinders dies, I came across the dilemma of how to adorn the centers. I wasn't crazy about the center dies that came with the set because I like more bling and pop! I tried rhinestones and different pearls but wasn't happy with the look I was getting. So I came across these cute flower pearls in my stash and thought to custom color them with my Lindy's Stamp Gang Ceasars Gold embossing powder. I simply cut like 4 of them still attached so it would be easier to work with and pressed them onto my VersaMark pad.  Sprinkled the LSG embossing powder on them and heat embossed.  I do want to say not to hold the heat tool too close or for too long because the liquified powder starts to ooze off the bead.  So for this reason I embossed them twice.  I was so pleased with the outcome I thought I'd share just in case anyone else was having this dilemma. Merry Christmas!

DIY Soft Baby Mary Janes

Having a newborn a 22 month old and 9 year old I find my crafting time is very limited. But I found this adorable Soft Baby Shoe pattern on pinterest (I just love pinning) that I just had to try to make. Now I am no seamstress and my seeing skills are very basic but this was an easy enough challenge for me. The pattern is for sizes newborn to 12 months. You can find the pattern on this blogspot

Now these shoes are so teeny tiny it It took me a while to get used to. I am so glad I didn't quit because I am so pleased with the outcome! I know I'll get super good at it by my 5th pair lol.