Summertime Project Fun

Oh so long since I've posted! 

Life does keep one busy sometimes! 

I have been crafting quite a bit tho, and I've

got some fun projects that were created

for the Clear Scraps blog.  You can see

all the details over there....check out the

links at the end of this post!

Are you familiar with Clear Scraps?

If not, stop over to their store, you can

find it HERE.  The blog is always full of 

inspiration and great ideas to use their products!

So here are a few of the projects created this

summer using the Clear Scraps goodies!

How cute is this beach frame?  Clear Scraps +

 Bella Blvd Splash Zone = adorable!

They have adorable shaker mini albums!

I'm a little obsessed with mason jars

at the moment....you too?

This one was from a cross over with Stampendous

stamps....they have amazing stamps, and are a

perfect pair with the Clear Scraps DIY Medium Pallet!

One of my favorite things to unleash some creativity,

the 12x12 Acrylic Sheets and stencils.  They 

have so many great ones to choose from and

yep, even the chipboard is from Clear Scraps!

Another patriotic project, and another DIY 

Medium Pallet shape!

This one was another cross promo this time with

Joy Clair stamps!  And this time a mini pallet!

Love, Love, LOVE Clear Scraps!

Hope you are inspired to do some fun summer crafting....

even great ideas of things to do with the kids over there!

Thanks for stopping by today!

LINKS:

Beach Frame 

Mason Jar Shaker Album

Life in the Jungle Pallet

12x12 Acrylic Beach LO

Patriotic Heart Pallet

Home Decor (Our Home)

Home of the Free....

Happy Memorial Day!  Hope everyone not only had a great time with family and friends, but took a few minutes to remember, and be thankful for, those who have served, and still serve to keep America the Home of the Free!

In honor of Memorial Day, I created this patriotic tribute in a card:

The stars and "fireworks" like I call them....are created by punching a strip of cardstock and then using Distress Ink (Festive Berries, here) to stencil onto the white cardstock.  I used one of the Just Imagine Punches (#301 and you can find it HERE).  The papers used are from the Pink Paislee Sweet Liberty collection.

If you'd like to check out more inspiration with the Just Imagine punches, make sure to stop by our blog HERE. 

Thanks for stoppin' by today!  Have a wonderful holiday! 

Hurray USA!!

So happy for the Women's Soccer team.....winner of the world cup!!  I've got a perfect card for a celebration of the USA:

I've got all the details, measurements, etc. up over at The Rubber Cafe' today....you can find it HERE.

Thanks for stoppin' by today!

Happy 4th!!!

Happy 4th of July everyone!  I've got one more patriotic project for today.....full of fireworks, flash and a lot of Red, White, and Blue!!

This was such a fun shaker card to make!  You can get every detail HERE on The Rubber Cafe' site.  I used the June KOTM to create it! 

Have a safe, happy, wonderful 4th!!!

More Patriotic Inspiration

I've often seen the inspiration, challenges and all sorts of fun over at Mountain Plains Crafters and it seems the timing never allows me to play!  This holiday week, I decided to join in the fun....even tho I'm squeaking in at the last minute....hey, I made it!  I hope to play along more in the future too!  You can check out their site HERE.

And here is my entry into their Summer nautical or patriotic challenge:

I've used stamps from The Rubber Cafe' KOTM for July, and I used the Doodlebug Patriotic Picnic collection.

Thanks for stoppin' by.....make sure to check Mountain Plain Crafters out!!

Happy Friday July 3rd!!

TGIF!!!  Do you have fun plans for the 4th of July weekend?  Family time here....have one home from college internship and geared up for a weekend of BBQ's and fireworks!

I've got another home decor project today:

I love these wooden signs....I've made quite a few over the years!  This one uses Doodlebug Patriotic Picnic!

Love the Doodlepop stickers, and their little clothespins!

Such a patriotic collection....I'm ready to celebrate!!

Thanks for stoppin' by today!  More celebration tomorrow!

Happy July 2nd!!

Today I'm sharing some home decor using gorgeous Reminisce 4th of July papers and stickers:

AC whittles (the clothespin), Trendy Twine and Want 2 Scrap bling add some pizzaz

Love these Reminisce stickers!

And the last side of my wooden cube:

Thanks for stoppin' by today!  Stop back tomorrow for another patriotic project!

Happy July!!!

Well, it's summer....but you'd never know it here in the midwest....spring never left!.....lol.  I like the cooler temps, but really ready for at least a little sunshine!

I'm welcoming in July with a July 4th bonanza!  I've created several things over at The Rubber Cafe' that I'll share here this week, as well as some home decor pieces from Doodlebug and Reminisce!  Stop by every day to see what's new!

Today I'm sharing this fun easel card fused with a shaker card:

If you'd like to see the details, hop on over to The Rubber Cafe' blog HERE.  You can find out all the details and about their fun KOTM club!

Thanks for stoppin' by today....stop back tomorrow for more!

Sweet Liberty Home Decor with the June Creative Cafe' KOTM!

Happy June everyone!!  Today I'm sharing a fun project using The Rubber Cafe' June KOTM!

Make sure to stop by The Rubber Cafe' blog HERE to find out all the details on how I made this and to find out how to get your own kit!   It's full of all sorts of goodies......and love those Doodlebug Patriotic Picnic papers!! 


Thanks for stoppin' by today!! 

Celebrate NSD and the 4th of July!!

Yes, we just found Spring, and I'm already sharing 4th of July!!  Looking forward to sunny warm days ahead!  But it's in honor of National Scrapbook Day (NSD) that I've made this cute pocket page using the brand new Doodlebug Patriotic Picnic collection:

And why for NSD??  Because it's a super special this weekend at Hannah's in Antioch, IL!!  We are doing a free make n' take of the sweet little pocket with the sequins and stars in it and using the new WRMK fuse tool!!  And as a bonus, if you'd like to have this sweet page kit for your PL book, it's only $5 to take it home!!  It's full of all sorts of Doodlebug goodies, like washi tape, mini doilies, sequins, vellum, and of course the amazing paper!!  Make sure to stop by Hannah's this weekend--we are even giving away a Minc and a WRMK fuse tool, plus a few goodies bags....just spend $25 and get a raffle ticket!  With all the new product in store.....come by this weekend, check it out, and play with the new fuse tool while you are there!

Thanks for stoppin' by today! Have a great weekend!! 

Today is Independence Day!!

Ok, yes, it's not the ACTUAL 4th of July....haha....but it's my Independence Day from a couple of crazy weeks!  Had family members in the hospital, road trips, and work, work, working at the liquidation sale at the LSS I work for!  Sooooo glad to have a few days off to craft (ok, and MAYBE get my guys some clean laundry....lol).

So in the hip-hip-hoooooooray of it all, here are a couple of July projects I can now share since they've been posted on the sites I created them for:

And next up this patriotic frame/home decor project:

And I've shared this one, but will do it again because it fits so well:

Doodlebug's Patriotic Parade was used for all three projects.  Also used American Crafts chalkboard paint (the frame and the jar) and POW glitter paper (card).  The WRMK flower punch board for the flowers, and most of the embellishments are Doodlebug....the "Happy" on the frame is from Unique Laser Designs.

Thanks for stoppin' today....share a little Independence Day with me today.....enjoy some creative time this weekend.....we all need a little independence!

Red, White, and Blue All Over!

With Memorial Day and the 4th of July right around the corner, I thought I'd dive into the new Doodlebug Patriotic Parade collection, and my new WRMK Flower Punch Board and make something festive:

This Doodlebug collection is adorable....I also used the sticker sheet in addition to Doodlebug buttons. 

The jar is painted with American Crafts chalkboard paint, and decorated with washi tape from Queen & Co, twine, buttons and bling:
 

This close up shows the WRMK flowers, and the straws I filled with tufts of tissue and placed firecracker stickers on them....they look ready to pop like real firecrackers!

Lovin' this bright, festive collection!  Thanks for stoppin' by today....enjoy the holiday weekend....and thank you to all who have fought for our freedom!!

Celebrate the 4th!!

Happy 4th of July!!!  Celebrating the freedom and spirit of the USA today!

I'm celebrating with a post over at Practical Scrappers today with this project:

A home decor piece made using WRMK Red, White and Blue collection.

With a few embellishments, this is a super easy project.....individual wooden
plaques strung together on ribbon, add a few embellishments and it's ready
to hang in celebration!  And here are close ups of each piece:

The top has embossed stickers from the WRMK set, and fussy cut letters/numbers.

The second piece, more of these amazing stickers, and some Queen & Co bling

for some 4th of July sparkle...

And the final piece....a little fireworks sparkle....

Today, we'll be cooking out and enjoying some fireworks....how about you...

how do you spend the 4th?  Or do you celebrate it?

Make sure to stop over at Practical Scrappers to see the other Patriotic projects!

Supplies Used:

Paper:  WRMK Red, White & Blue

Embellishments:  Paper Studio bottle caps; Queen & Co twinkle goosebumps; WRMK Red 

White & Blue embossed stickers; May Arts ribbon; Twinery twine -maraschino

Ink:  Distress Ink-Black Soot

Paint:  Adirondack Snow Cap paint dauber 

Red, White and Blue Challenge Time!

Join us over at Scrap It Girl....every month Kimberly has a fun challenge for you 

to link your projects to on her blog.....and best yet, there is always an amazing

prize pack for you to win!  Here is this month's prize:

You simply need to make any project using Red, White and Blue....here is the
inspiration card I made using the BoBunny Liberty collection:

Remember to play along this month....you can find the link and more inspiration from 

the rest of the design team right HERE.

Supplies Used:

Paper: BoBunny Liberty; Core d'nations-red, Carta Bella-Kraft

Embellishments: BoBunny Liberty-stickers; Recollections rhinestones; AC jute; misc buttons & burlap

Ink:  Distress Ink-Black Soot