FRIENDS LIKE HEIDI KEEP ME AFLOAT!!

Thanks for stopping by today. I made this cute little wall hanging for my friend Heidi! I wanted her to know how much her friendship has meant to me during the past year!!

This was a project for over at The Crafty Chicas!!

SUPPLIES AND BASIC INSTRUCTIONS:

1)Maya Road- 4" Bottle Cap

2)Large Circle in back- Arctic Frog- Sugar Sprinkles- Cut using Martha Stewart's Circle cutter to size 5 1/2"- then punched with the border punch- attached with Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive- inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo

3)Cupcake Wrapper- inside- flattened- sanded with Tim Holtz Sander- inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo- Sprayed with Smooch Spritz Vanilla Shimmer- heat set- attached with Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive

4)Mouse image is from a swap- colored using Promarkers- mounted with pop dots

5)Tiny flowers- Prima- attached with Helmar Acid Free Adhesive- Center is Viva Decor Pearl Pen

6)Ribbon from my stash- I poked holes in the orange ribbon and threaded the brown through it, used atg and 3-in-1 to adhere the ribbon to the back of the hanging

7)Stick pin- base- Bead Landing-Head Pins- beads from stash- attached using 3-in-1 and scotch tape to the back  

Chica's Monthly Scrap Challenge- Birthday Card

This month over at the Chica's Getting' Crafty blog the followers challenge is to use your scraps. So I got out my scraps and made this cute little birthday card.

Pop on over the the Chica's Blog for the list of supplies for this card.

While you are there why don't you get out YOUR SCRAPS, get crafty and join us. If you upload your creation you get a chance to win a nice Close to My Heart prize package.

Sept NSSS Weekend Challenges

Had a fun time this weekend with my peeps from NSSS!! They have been my friends through thick and thin for years now! A couple times of year we do a weekend of challenges. This past week was that weekend. So, while I was at a local crop I got these two projects done.

Card using a card sketch she provided for us. I used scraps from one of the girls at the crop I was at. The buttons are from a baggie of buttons I got at the Goodwill last week. I used Beacon adhesive to attach the buttons and ATG for the paper.

This layout is also using a sketch the hostess this time provided. I love these photos and I think this came out so cute. The patterned paper and the word strip are from We R Memory Keepers. The solid cardstock is from scrap. The tickets are from Tim Holtz and inked around the edges with Distress Ink. The dots on the green are Viva Decor Pearl Pens. I used pop dots for the tickets and the title strip, ATG for the paper and Helmar Acid Free glue for the photos. I find that you need to use liquid glue to attach things to the glitter paper.

Scrap Challenge Mini Tag Album

Today I wanted to share a cute Mini-Album I did about my girlfriends. It was for the Chica's Gettin' Crafty blog monthly challenge.

You should get out your scraps and get crafty and enter the challenge. There is a great CTMH package of goodies to be won!!

LESSology DT Application Project

I found the request for LESSology DT members on the Scrapbook Call Blog. I checked it out and decided I would give it a try!

I love making all kinds of repurposed projects.

So this is the project I put together. It is a canvas that I found at the Goodwill. I covered it with the Alice In Wonderland Halloween paper. Then I took an old costume and cut it up and made the fabric flowers that are along the edge. The centers of the flowers are old buttons cut off a dress. This project is a total Upcycle!!

The title I got from the Alice in Wonderland story. When Alice is at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, the Dormouse recites...

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat,
How I wonder what you're at:
Up above the world you fly
Like a tea tray in the sky,
Up above the world you fly
Like at tea tray in the sky.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat,
How I wonder what you're at:
Up above the world you fly
Like a tea tray in the sky.

Use 3-5 pieces, put them together. Use a needle and thread and sew a button in the center. This will also help hold the flower together. These buttons are ones from an old dress!

To get the pieces of thin material to look all wrinkly, you melt it over a candle. Be very careful it doesn't catch on fire. It is very easy to make these flowers!

I cut up a skirt from an old Halloween costume. I cut it into squares and then a circle, then to look like little flowers. You don't have to be perfect because you can make them look like you want when you do the next step, with the melting.

SUPPLIES:

Viva Decor Pearl Pens and Glitter Liners- accents and to attach the vintage buttons

Vintage Buttons

Repurposed 12x12 Canvas

Repurposed black costume

Repurposed buttons from an old dress

Twinkle Twinkle- cut with Cricut using Nursery Rhyme Cart

Little - cut with the Cricut using Graphically Speaking

Bat- cut with the Cricut using Simply Charmed

Helmar 450 Adhesive was used to attach the flowers

Foam PopDots used to to attach the title

This canvas is also entered in the following challenges:

Dutch Dare

Paperminutes

Paper Patch Sketch Challenge

***HAD TO COME BACK AND LET EVERYONE KNOW I WON FOR THIS CONTEST!! SO COOL!!***

This is a layout I did for the Paper Patch Crafts Facebook July Sketch contest.

The photo is of Wesley. We had walked past this statue of Goofy probably 100 times and he never wants to sit and have his photo taken. One day he just decided...Hey mom--let's get my picture here. He and I used to go several times a month to Disney World because we had yearly passes. This is something I hope he will remember when he grows up, because this was some very special times with just him and me.

SUPPLIES:

PAPER- CTMH, Bazzill

Black Bling Stars- from Recollections

Red stars and blue star strip- cut with the Cricut Expressions using the Stand Salute Cartridge

Two grey stars- Grungeboard from Tim Holtz

Embellished with Viva Decor Pearl Pens- Gold

I used Helmar Craft Glue to attach the Red Stars and the Grungeboard.

I used Xyron 150 to attach the strip of blue stars.

I used Helmar Tape Runner to attach the paper and the photo.

Inspirational Journal

This is a journal that I have started. It was inspired by Tracy Weinzapfel over at Helmar. She is very into them and I need some inspiration in my life right now so I thought I would give it a try.

Throughout the next month or two I am going to be showing pages from the journal, as I create them.

You can get more details over on Lets Get Peachy blog!! Check out the blog and don't forget to enter the monthly follower challenge!!

B-Eautiful Wall Hanging

Hey everyone,

I thought my Cricut Imagine should get some use. Well, ok, actually I decided I should use my friend Carole's machine more! LOL! Hey..but that kind of counts as using mine doesn't it??

I created this really pretty wall hanging for my bedroom for the Lets Get Peachy blog today. Go over and check it out in more detail.

Let's Get Peachy Blog Hop

Welcome to LGP's First Ever Blog Hop!

If you did not arrive here from "Let's Get Peachy", head on over there and start at the beginning! 

I hope you enjoy my layout and continue on to Kimmy's blog once you are done here!!

This layout was a lot of fun to make! This is a photo of my good friend Melissa when we were at a weekend crop. She was asleep and Lisa just HAD to take a photo of her. When I got the photo printed and saw it I KNEW she was Sleeping Beauty!!

SUPPLIES:

Graphic 45 paper, tag and photo frame

Viva Decor-Inca Gold- edges of the photo and swirl

Viva Decor-Pearl Pens - dots

Ribbon from my stash

Maya Road chipboard- swirl- sprayed with Maya Road- Party Pink

Roses- Recollections

Small Gold Butterfly and Crown-Making Memories Vintage Findings

Letters-Fabric Thickers


Large S is cut with the Cricut using Winter Wonderland
I used Helmar 450 adhesive for adhering all the chipboard and roses. I used the Viva Decor Inca Gold around the edges of the photo to give it a dreamy look.

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I HAVE A SMALL CHALLENGE FOR ALL MY 13 AND UNDER FOLLOWERS: Make a layout or card using your favorite fairy tale character. E-mail it to me at daph66@shreiber.com. All entries need to be to me by 8:00PM (EST) May 9th. I will post all the entries along with the winner in a blog post on May 10th!! The winner will receive a prize package including:  

Here's YOUR next chance to win!

 Please visit all 13 blogs on our Celebrate National Scrapbooking Day Blog Hop itinerary, and be sure to leave a comment on each one. After you have visited all 13 Peachy Kats, go back to Let's Get Peachy and leave a 2nd post to let us know you have completed the hop. One lucky winner's name will be drawn at random to receive a fun blog hop prize. 

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Please proceed to Peachy Kat Kimmy's  blog: 

The links below will direct you along the way to each of the other stops on the blog hop.  If you get lost, you may refer to the links here.

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8. Polkadotrentz: Peachy Kat- Sarah   

9. Queen of the Crop: Peachy Kat- Liese      

10. Rather B Scrappin: Peachy Kat- Lisa

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Cinco De Mayo

In honor of today being Cinco De Mayo I thought it would be fun to share these photos were taken in Mexico at Epcot at Disney World. 

I created this layout for Let's Get Peachy.

So get out there and have a Margarita and join the festivities!!   

SUPPLIES:  Bazzill paper

Bakers Twine

Gelly Roll Pens by Sakura in green, red and pink (highlighting on the die cuts)

Brown and Pink chalk for highlights on the monkey

Floral Embellishments- Boutique Fleur by Recollections

Metallic letters are something I have had in my stash for a long time. 

Confetti are Pearl Pens for Viva Decor in assorted colors

Helmar 450 Glue to attach the flowers

Scotch ATG to attach the paper and photos

Monkey (5") and Pinata (3") are both cut using the Cricut with the Birthday Bash cartridge

Altered Treasure Box

This was a fun project. I altered this CTMH Recipe/Photo Box. I made this into a wonderful treasure box for my dear friend Melissa. It was for a Secret Sister Swap.

I used all kinds of great projects on this fun project.

Smooch Spritz- Vanilla Shimmer

Helmar- 450 & Quick-Fix Adhesive Runner

Viva Decor- Perfect Pearls- Yellow, Light Blue

Tim Holtz- Distress Pads- Broken China

Maya Road- Felt Flowers, Chipboard Swirl, Chipboard Frame, Stick Pin

Prima Flowers

Nikki Sivvils- Cute as A Button!- Burlap Buttons

Hand-colored Skittle

K& Company- Felt Ribbon

K and Company- Marcella- Alpha Deck

Making Memories- Chloe's Closet

Step 1- I measured and cut the paper to cover the sides and the top. I used Helmar 450 glue. I inked all the edges with the Broken China Distress Ink pad.

Step 2- I inked the oval frame with the Broken China Ink pad and sprayed it with the Smooch Spray. I cut out the little bird from the paper and sprayed it with the Smooch Spray. I covered the Maya Road swirl with the Light Blue Viva Decor Pearl Pen.

Step 3- Once all the pieces were dry I used the Helmar 450 glue to attach the chipboard pieces to the front and top of the box. I used pop dots to attach the little bird. Once attached I used the Yellow Pearl Pen to accent the beak. I slipped the stick pin through under the little chipboard frame and into one of the pop dots under the bird. I used Helmar 450 to attach the Felt flower below the bird. It would have been easier if I had the Helmar Scrap Dots, but I ran out of them. I had to hold the flower in place for about a minute and use a little more glue then usual, but it still worked great!

Step 4- I cut off the edge of the card and then used pop dots to attach it. The small blue pearls on each corner were made using Light Blue Viva Decor Pearl Pens.

Step 5- I used the Helmar 450 under the buttons to make sure they stay put. I also used Helmar 450 to attach the felt ribbon at the bottom of the front of the box, and the Prima flowers to the bottom right. I used Helmar 450 to attach the skittle in the middle of the flowers.

Nice Layout of my husband using a sketch I found

SUPPLIES:

Photo: 6 1/2" x 4 3/4"

Letters: Heidi Swapp

Papers:

Blue Bazzill- 4" x 9"

Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby Brand)- Base Paper

Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby Brand)-Spotted Strip- 10" x 3"

Cosmo Cricket- 8" x 3"

Ribbon: Maya Road- 5 1/2" each

Glitter Flowers: Recollections (Michael's Brand)

Buttons: Basic Grey

Skittles- from my stash

Viva Decor Pearl Pen- Copper

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads: Faded Jeans, Vintage Photo

Scotch STG

Helmar 450

Step 1: I inked the edges of the strips. Using the Distressing ink pads. Then attached them using my ATG.

Step 2: Attach the photo also using the ATG

Step 3: Attach the ribbons, Glitter Flowers, Skittles to the ends of the ribbon and Buttons all using Helmar 450

Step 4: Add the Viva Decor Copper dots down the edge of the Bazzill strip.

Step 5: Add the title to the top

This is a photo of my husband that I took at Epcot on Valentines Day 2011. That was a good day and he actually smiled for a change.

This was a quick easy layout that came together in about 30 minutes!