Featured Tutorials...

YAY!!! You'll find three projects of mine being showcased in the Featured Tutorials section on the Spellbinders Paper Arts website for the next two weeks! 

From the Spellbinders website:

"Let Spellbinders Design teams inspire your creativity whether you consider yourself a beginning crafter, an intermediate crafter or even an advanced designer! Enjoy discovering new skills and expanding your imagination be it in cards, memory art, journals, jewelry, home décor and more! With Spellbinders products there is always room to grow and learn more about your art!

Twice monthly we will feature Spellbinders Designer projects sharing 3 different ways you can create using the same die template!! Start your own project notebook with these downloadable files using some of your favorite die templates! With each level you will be challenged to try new techniques, use different mediums and get your crafty on! Choose your project and let’s get started!!!"

Here are sneak peeks of my three projects:

EASY

INTERMEDIATE

ADVANCED

The Spirit of Christmas...

So, I've been having fun creating tags, and I guess the Christmas card spirit has captured me!! I've been digging out my holiday papers, embellishments and trims for the coming card creating season!  Today's tag features a beautiful calligraphy stamp from Quietfire Designs. My stamp is called "Hold on to the Spirit of Christmas". I used Spellbinders™ Labels Seventeen for my tag base, with patterned paper and a 3D poinsettia from K & Company. My gorgeous olive green silk ribbon is from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store, and the rhinestone, pearls and lace is from my stash!

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JustRite Friday Challenge - Tags

It's time for the JustRite Papercraft Friday Challenge and our theme this time is to make a tag!!! I love making tags and it's amazing what you can fit on one!  When creating a tag, just think on a smaller scale than a card! You can tie these to gifts, use as a bookmark, for a table setting, and more!!

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 This pretty Christmas tag showcases a new stamp set called Antique Christmas Tags One, not yet released!! Pre-order your set now, as it's so versatile! You'll see the release of this stamp next month! I used glittery gold snowflakes, patterned paper from Making Memories and the sweet reindeer from Spellbinders™ Frosty Forms die set.

This beautiful floral tag features stamps from the Botanical Medallions & Banners and I paired it with Classic Art Deco Lace Edges One. A delicate piece of lace, lots of pretty pearls and Silk Ribbon from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store finished this tag.

This lovely Christmas tag can be used as an ornament as well! I used Antique Christmas Tags One and paired it with Spellbinders™ 2012 Heirloom Ornaments, pretty paper from K & Company and gorgeous Silk Ribbon from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Door Knob Wreaths...

So I created something really cute!! I received a package of Rosette trim by Webster's Pages from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store and wanted to go outside the box and NOT use it as trim on a card. We all want more for our dollar, and finding different ways to use something will give us more variety for the products we buy.

I created the most darling door knob wreaths with jingly bells and it was so EASY! You can also use it as a miniature hanging wreath on the wall! My tutorial is below and I encourage you to make these for yourself or as gifts! 

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Supplies needed:

 

Webster's Pages Trim Card - Bloomers

24 inches white or orange Seam Binding  (I hand-dyed white seam binding with an Orange Copic Marker)

36 inches black Seam Binding

Sheer Flocked Spider Web Ribbon

Spellbinders™ Standard Circles LG

Spellbinders™ Classic Scalloped Circles LG 

Black cardstock

Spider Embellishment (Sticker or charm)

Black and Orange Bells

Beacon Adhesives 3-in-1 Glue

16 inches 20 gauge wire

Wire cutters

Instructions:

Thread wire through the back of the bloomers trim:

Cut Scalloped circles and Standard circles as shown in the diagram:

Pull wire tight until the circle of bloomers fits your cardstock circle. Twist wire. Glue cardstock circle to your bloomers circle:

Fluff bloomers and cut off excess wire:

Tie seam binding around bloomer circle:

Add bells:

Add bow and embellishments:

How cute is that?? In the bloomers package you get 5 colors, so you could make 5 gifts for minimal cost!! I just love that!!  Here is my second Door Knob Wreath I created with the Aqua colored Bloomer:

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store carries a versatile collection of supplies for your papercrafting needs from Spellbinders dies, JustRite Papercraft stamps and other stamps, Ribbons of all textures, styles and thicknesses, beautiful papers from a multitude of companies and lots of fabulous embellishments.

Clean and Simple Fairytale...

It's time for the SplitCoast Stampers Clean and Simple Challenge and our theme this week is "Fairy Tales". I just love this image called "Kiss Me" from Tiddly Inks Digitals. I colored the sweet princess with Copic markers, then added a bit of cute washi tape (which I'm loving), pearls, a sentiment from Inkadinkado and Spellbinders™ M-Bossabilities™ Splendid, Side B embossing folder.

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JustRite Papercraft Amazing News...

Well today I can finally spill the beans!! My Amazing JustRite Papercrafts design team member Becca Feeken is launching her own licensed line of Amazing Paper Grace Stamps with JustRite Papercraft. 

You are going to love the elegant style of Becca's new Amazing Paper Grace Stamp Line. Her August Release has 3 stamp sets and today we are revealing the first set here and on Becca's Blog. 

 

You can pre-order Amazing Paper Grace Stamps on JustRite's website now. You will be billed in full when you order.  They will ship to you the week of July 23rd. Be sure to visit Becca's Blog today for your chance to win today's blog candy.

 

Ribbon Inspiration...

Remember how I said I was doing behind-the-scenes crafting? Well, I can finally spill the beans about one of them! I am so stinking excited! As you know, my favorite store to purchase ribbons, papers, and crafting supplies is The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. Imagine how thrilled I was when Sharon Johnson (owner) asked me to be Special Projects Designer! What this means?? Holy cow, she sent me a huge box of the most delightful ribbons, papers and embellishments that I had to stop myself from rolling in them with glee!! So, of course, instead of doing that, I went about crafting and what a creative time I had! Thank you, thank you, Sharon, for this fabulous opportunity!

I am showcasing two products today and there are so many possibilities with them. I've only dented the surface, let me tell you!  The first is Sheer Pull Flower Wired Ribbon, a gorgeous May Arts wired sheer ribbon with three strands of contrasting colored ribbons that you can pull to create all kinds of flowers, ruffles, and more. They are incredibly easy to make especially if you are flower "challenged". Using these ribbons allow you to be able to say "why, I've made them myself"! Look at the gorgeous colors!!!

 

  Sheer Pull Flower Wired Ribbon

You'll see in my two card projects where I used beautiful papers from Webster's Pages, a paper and embellishment company that has so many delightful paper stacks with a Victorian look. I just love them! The pad I used today is from their Petite Papers line where they combine three collections into one stack. So you get a taste of all three collections to try out before you purchase! I love that they are double-sided, so if you don't prefer one side, you can use the other!

Webster's Pages Let's Celebrate/All About Me/Western Romance

Okay, so what did I create? Well, I have created three projects showing the different ways to use the Sheer Pull Flower Ribbon with the pretty paper as a background. In my first card, I am demonstrating how you can use the Pull Flower Ribbon as a luscious bow. With it's wired edges, it holds its shape perfectly. My card uses Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® Romantic Rectangles, JustRite Papercraft With Sympathy stamp set, and Kaisercraft Champagne Pearls.

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My next card shows how you can make a pretty embellishment for the center of your glorious bows! I removed both outer strings from the 6 inch piece of ribbon and pulled tight on the center ribbon then tied a small bow with the pull strands. I glued it to the middle of my bow and was finished! I used a pretty Red/Orange Silky Crushed Ribbon for my bow. My sentiment is from the JustRite Papercraft Large Fancy Sentiments stamp set, and my bling is Kaisercraft Orange Rhinestones.

And my final project, which I had a spectacular time creating is a darling birdhouse showing how to use the Pull Flower as a ruffle and then as flowers.  For the ruffle, I removed the two outer strands and pulled the middle piece to gather the ribbon around the base of the birdhouse. My flowers were made from 6 inch ribbon strips, the center pulled and knotted. I added sweet buttons to the pulled flower and tied with a bow. I used Satin String Leaves and Wired Beads - Pearls for embellishments. My birds and birdhouse is from Hobby Lobby (I painted the house with acrylic paints).

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store carries a versatile collection of supplies for your papercrafting needs from Spellbinders dies, JustRite Papercraft stamps and other stamps, Ribbons of all textures, styles and thicknesses, beautiful papers from a multitude of companies and lots of fabulous embellishments.