{Egg Hunt Layout}

~ Spring Stash Project #2 ~

Since my first project wasn't very Spring related I decided to use the Jenni Bowlin Bingo tag I recieved in my bonus goodies from Alicia at Down A Dirt Road Scrapbooking and use it for part of my title. I needed to gather products to use that went well with the tag so I chose to use some Lucy paper from Close To My Heart.

I grabbed a sheet of Lucy cardstock and started to plan my layout. I somehow thought argyle and cut out an argyle pattern with my Cricut and Art Philosophy Cartridge.

 I decided I haven't stitched a layout in a while and so I started to stitch a zig zag pattern in pink and green embroidery thread. Now I had to decide on how to use my bunny stamps. I stamped them and colored them. I added Liquid Glass to add texture and a glossy look to each and topped them up onto a scallop circle.

Now I decided spring and Easter needs flowers and I'm so over winter and snow I started stamping flowers and then instead of coloring them I added pastel vellum that was also stamped and adhered over the flowers. I started to add jewels and placed them onto the layout.

Only thing missing was a photo...

Hurry up E.B. (Easter Bunny) we need some eggs to hunt!

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Products Used
Jenni Bowlin Bingo Card
Handmade With Love pink flower (See Facebook)
Close To My Heart Lucy Cardstock
Bunny Love Stamp Set (B1324)
Friendship Blessings Stamp Set (D1191)
Cricut
Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge
Close To My Heart 2" Scallop Circle Punch
Close To My Heart Watercolor Pencils/ Waterbrush
Close To My Heart Liquid Glass
Unknown Pastel Vellum
Close To My Heart Bitty Sparkles
Unknown Embroidery Thread
DCVW Adhesive backed Cardstock
Close To My Heart Chipboard Tag and E
Close To My Heart Brads
Martha Stewart Glitter

{Welcome Banner}

I have finally come a year and a half from when I created this awesome project and found a time to blog about it...I figure I should start to create a planner for my blog posts, a planner for my projects, and a binder with inserts for storing the projects for each week and one binder for each month...lol!

Ok so maybe it is a little OCD but I think this would be a great way to boost productivity and creativity and also serve as a great way to organize the projects you have completed...this would make it easy to find as well as give you a great source of projects and instructions to use for workshops or clubs...

Enough brainstorming...

I created this banner as a project to challenge myself after completing the Spooky Banner that was an extra project with the Mischief Workshop On The Go. I decided to use the retired Cherry-O paper packet as I loved it when I saw it shortly after I started my business with Close To My Heart. I bought the paper and embellishments while it was on the While Supplies Last area of my website.

I went to work on picking my papers and cutting them out... I decided to add yo-yo flowers or rosettes...not sure which you all call it but I popped the letters to Welcome onto the centers of the rosettes. I layered the letters which I cut out with the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge. (Yes I do use it...lol!)

I added some Cherry-O self adhesive patterned pearl embellishments as well as some stickease. I also added some great buttons with some Colonial White Waxy Flax stitching...I love waxy flax too!

I prefer not to use the jump ring for the banners as I find I tend to have them bend and separate while the banners are hung up. I would definitely not want to sell anything that was less than perfect for a customer so I chose to use ribbon to tie the banner together...not only does it look beautiful but it also works very well and is functional...

Come join the fun over at Heart 2 Heart Challenges...I am and here is another post for this week. The challenge: Ribbon! So start blogging!

Let's Live Inspired!

{Presley Banner}

I have blogged about a couple mini banners I have created but never one of the full size banners or the recent custom banner I completed... So here comes another series of posts featuring banners and ribbon...I love ribbon and will be using these posts as entries to the Heart 2 Heart Challenges this week ~ Ribbon!!! Perfect for several of my projects...

Here it goes...

I recently had a great opportunity to create a mini banner for a little girl...My first instinct was "Dotty Paper!!!" but after a few moments and some questions asked I decided to go "Wild Rock Princess" So Roxie it was!

I used three types of pendents and three patterns of paper from the paper packet. This just happens to be one of my favorite paper packs! I knew my customer liked the Trinity Alphabet stamp set so I knew I would be using them for the name...Presley...sounds so Rocker too!

I started by picking my patterns of paper and began tracing and cutting (once again forgetting to use my Cricut and the Art Philosophy Cartridge...) Once all the pieces were cut, I chose to stamp roses from the Card Word Puzzle stamp set in two different card stock shades ~ Tulip and Smoothie. I decided to alternate them one each pendent. My first Idea was to place the name on each rose...not very impacting!!!

I stamped each letter in black and chose to place them on a Desert Sand circle punched out with the 1 1/4" circle punch. I popped it up and layered it onto a Black scalloped circle that I punched with the 2" Scallop Circle punch. I then liquid glassed each letter - amazing effect!

Now each rose needed bling so I chose to use some Crystazzi jewels in two styles and sizes. Some irridescent and some clear... all bling is perfect to me and the more the better.

I LOVE bling so I knew I had to use some of my Teresa Colling Blingage jewels. Beautiful black jewels that hang so perfectly from a few of the pendents...Talk about Princess Glam...

As I started to assemble the pieces I decided to add a glossy black chipboard key to the banner. I wanted it to be a symbol from this mom to her daughter ~ a key to her heart ~ what every mom gives to their child.

Like I said I LOVE bling! So I decided to up the glam factor and added some Jolee self-adhesive Bling. I opted for these over the Bling Buttons because I wanted the square and rectangle shapes and less round or curved shapes to this project.

Tied with black and white satin bows - this banner is sure to make any Wild Rock Princess smile... I know mine was smiling and asking for her own - with more bling of course!

Hope you enjoyed this project and will come check out all the other great projects featured on Heart 2 Heart Challenges. Maybe this is the week you come and play too!

Let's Live Inspired!

{Stampaganza ~ Just For You}

Well for my second installment of my Stampaganza series, I have decided to use the Just For You Stamp set (B1398) I have bought 4 of these stamp sets and finally had one that I didn't sell before I got the chance to play with it. Well I finally found time to use it before someone came looking for it...

I was looking for cards to use for the card club again and really wanted to create this card in the current Idea Book. So I took a stab at it... If you decide that you would like to try it too you can find the pattern for it in the Wishes How-to Book. The pattern is called Gallery. I went be just the look of the card and tried to create it myself...

Here's what I used:
B1398 ~ Just for You
Z7147B ~ Stella Paper Packet
Z1360 ~ Rhinestone Designer Brads
Z2114 ~ Cocoa Exclusive Ink
Z2155 ~ Topiary Exclusive Ink
Z2195 ~ Lagoon Exclusive Ink
Z2118 ~ Desert Sand Exclusive Ink
Z697 ~ Sponge
White Gel Pen

On to the card...

I started by cutting the flowered shape on the Cricut using the Art Philosophy Cartridge. This is just one of the many (over 700 shapes) that this useful cartridge cuts out... I then stamped the dotted lines in cocoa onto the shape and picked a pattern and stamped it first in Lagoon and then 'Rock & Rolled' the stamp into Topiary...stamp and repeat, stamp and repeat, stamp and repeat...x6....

 I distressed the edges using Desert Sand and a sponge giving the edges a beautiful golden glow as well as the look of an aged piece of paper...leaving it looking stunning!

I used a white gel pen to draw on faux stitching which is a quick and easy way to add simple details without it taking hours of hand stitching. I added the faux stitching to tie in the cocoa stitched pattern on the flower cut out...

I used mt piercing tool and pierced a hole into the center of the cut out and placed a rhinestone brad. Added 3-D foam squares and pooped up the cut out for some added dimension.

Hope you enjoyed this card, there's more where that came from...stay tuned for more!

Let's Live Inspired!