Snowflake Tag and Pocket

Hi!  I wanted to share a quick pocket and tag I made for my toddler.   She said she wanted pink for Christmas so I thought I would try to deliver.

I used the Pocket with Scalloped Edge die by Jillibean Soup for Sizzix for this project.  It's the perfect size pocket to hold a few pencils or goodies for small hands. 

The Snowflake Rosette is from Tim Holtz' line.  I added some 'Spun Sugar' distress glitter to sparkle it up a bit. 

The Pink Christmas Santa papers come from Lorraine's Graphiques Etsy Store found here.  I absolutely adore the image of that little pink Santa.  So cute!

The 'Happy Christmas' stamp comes from Crafty Secrets' Christmas Mail stamp set. Don't forget to enter your project for the December Linky Party as today is the last day. Also be sure to check out the beautiful new Christmas stamp sets Sandy created.

Thanks for looking!

Wintry Village Snow Globe

Hi, there!  It's time for this month's Crafty Secrets Linky Party.  I am so excited about the new digital stamp sets Sandy is giving away to everyone who participates this month.  The samples she's previewed are just lovely!

I decided to make a snow globe for my entry.

I absolutely adore snow globes but oddly enough, I have never owned one.  Weird, huh? 

I purchased the snow globe card template from The Cutting Cafe but Crafty Secrets has a great stamp set here if you are interested. 

The image itself and the striped paper is from the Crafty Secrets Creating with Vintage Christmas Download.  I just love the wintry scene.  I have never lived anywhere that has a 'good' snow every season and now we are in Arizona...perhaps it's just wishful thinking?

I added some Diamond Stickles to the rooftops and bordered the entire card in Silver Stickles.  

Thanks for looking!

Give Thanks Tag

Hello!  Below is a second entry for this month's Crafty Secrets Linky Party.  My husband poked fun at me for this one because of the honeycomb background, claiming there should be a bee involved instead of a pumpkin!  He's probably right but I like how it turned out regardless.  

The honeycomb was created using Tim Holtz' layering stencils.  I am a novice with them but have really enjoyed the different looks that can be created.  Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, Mustard Seed, and Walnut Stain distress inks were used to color the background and leaves (cut from Tim Holtz' Tattered Leaves Die).  I used Copper and Gold Paint Dabbers to add a touch of glimmer here and there.  

The two flourish stamps were both from Crafty Secrets.  The one on the top left corner is from their 'Halloween Fun' Stamp Set and the bottom right flourish is from their 'Mini Memories' collection.  

                                                        

I embellished the pumpkin using Martha Stewart Glitter in Espresso.  The 'Give Thanks' stamp is from Close to My Heart. 

Thanks for looking!

Halloween Ornaments

Hi!  It's time for the Crafty Secrets October Linky Party.  I absolutely love this time of year!  There are so many great projects inspired by the Holidays...I cannot wait to see what everyone comes up with!

I put together a couple of ornaments for our Halloween tree using images from the CS Halloween Digital Download.  These were so simple to make.  I sized the images and then added a little UTEE to gloss them up a bit and protect them while in storage.  I used silver tinsel around the edges to help the images pop againstour black tree and completed each with bows and baker's twine. 

Thanks for looking! 

Crafty Coasters

Hope everyone is doing well! Just wanted to share another project submission for the Crafty Secrets August Linky Party. Don't forget to play along as each participant will receive one $6.00 gift card and one lucky individual will win $50.00 to their store!

My toddler has really gotten into crafts of late and she adores stamping! So, we pulled out a few coasters I purchased ages ago and decided to have a bit of fun. 

These are no directions for this...just stamp away! So simple and my daughter just adores them. She carries them around and keeps them on her nightstand. Isn't it cute the things kids choose to play with?

The stamps are from various Halloween sets I purchased from Crafty Secrets: Costume Cuties, Halloween Postcard, and Halloween Fun.  All can be purchased here.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Crafty Secrets August Linky Party

Hello! Here is a quick project I put together for the Crafty Secrets August Linky party. I am so thrilled Halloween is just around the corner. It's absolutely my favorite time of year!

The papers and images are all from the CS Halloween digital download found here. There are so many goodies to choose from but I just love the vintage feel of this little lady!

The various background papers were cut from Spellbinders dies and then adhered to 'homemade' chipboard, a.k.a. cereal boxes.  The bow was cut from a Tim Holtz die.

Thanks for looking and don't forget to participate in this month's Linky party!

Easter Trinket Box

Happy Tuesday!  Hope everyone is doing well.  It has been awhile since my last post but I have been going through a pretty rough patch of morning sickness these last couple of months. I will never understand why they call it morning sickness as it can last all day and all night!  This pregnancy has been very difficult physically but thankfully everything is going accordingly with the little one!  I am grateful to be feeling slightly better and to begin crafting again!

Here is a little trinket box I created for the Crafty Secrets Linky Party this month.  I found the box at box Michael's for $.99 and applied two coats of Martha Stewart's Satin acrylic craft paint in 'Pea Shoot'. 

The image is from Crafty Secrets' Adorable Vintage Easter Egg Download.  I inked the edges using Vintage Photo distress ink before adhering to the box. 

Don't forget to join the Crafty Secrets Linky Party.  Each entrant will receive a $6.00 gift card and one lucky individual will win $50.00 to their online store!

Thanks for looking!