Chistmas Card for July

I made this quick yet pretty card and I used a button and half pearls from Miriam's Crafting Supplies.

I just love the way it came out! I colored the stamp using Tim Holtz Distress Markers and then added some twine.

 What I really like about this button is the colors - soft grey. The design is more of a paisley with hearts so it can be used all year long but it works perfectly on the Christmas card too.

Here is a close up.

Isn't this such a beautiful button! Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to check out all the buttons at Miriam's Crafting Supplies.

Glitter Hop Winner and random things

Hello Monday! I know I was suppose to post the winner from the Glitter Blog Hop yesterday but I forgot. I was working on a very special and exciting project that I can't tell a soul about until September or maybe October. I can tell you this though, I think you'll like what I'm up to when all is said and done. 


Here is a project that I did awhile ago and would like to show today before announcing our winner.I made this banner for the fourth of July and my Scrappy Frog Challenge. I used a cupcake set from SVG Attic and converted it to banner size. It was quick and cute.

 

Now on to our winner:

Camille Short (#3 picked by random.org) and she wrote: What an awesome image! Love the reindeer!

Congratulations Camille and please contact me through email or message with your address and I'll get your gift card out ASAP.

Thank you to all who stopped by and said HI! You don't know how happy that makes me not for myself but for all the crafters who participate in these hops.

If you're interested in August's hop, our theme is  Play It Again (Got back in time and find a project that you really, really liked and display it on your blog again telling us why you chose that project again.), just click on the link and we'll put you in our main group.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/lorbysworldofhops/

Buttons and Bows Tutorial

Miriam's Crafting  Supply has so many buttons that it's hard to choose which one to use on a project and that's what I had to do.

I decided to show how buttons can be used on gift bows and needed one of the bigger buttons for this project. I went with one of the 30 mm buttons.

I used red sheer 1 1/2 inch ribbon to make my bow and you might say I cheated a little since I grabbed my Bowdabra to do it. 

This is the way I wrapped the cord around the ribbon when I was done. 

I brought both ends around to one side and preceded to attach my button.

One strand of string goes in one way and the other strand with go the opposite direction.

Then bring the two stands around back of the bow and tie them one more time. This will hold the button in place. 

Poof out your bow and there you have it.

Here is a mini tutorial on how to cut the ends.

Take your ribbon and fold it in half and cut across like the scissors are laying.

Glitter Blog Hop

Welcome to this months Lorby's World of Hops blog hop and our theme is GLITTER. Who doesn't love a little sparkle in their life? This hop is taking sparkle to a whole new level with all the creative glittery projects these crafters have made just to put a little (or lot) of sparkle in your life today so please take a few minutes to hop through and leave some kind words for each person participating.

Lorby's World of hops is offering one lucky winner a $10 gift card to Michaels and to get entered into the drawing all you have to do is leave a comment on my blog, become a follower and check back on Sunday to see if you won. 

In my creative world if all fails, add glitter or glitter mist to bring out the best in your project and that's exactly what I did with this Christmas card. Yes, Christmas card. I'm still celebrating Christmas in July and getting a jump on my Christmas cards. 

I stamped and colored using my Prismacolor pencils and then I decided I needed something more so out came the Stickles. I stamped two of the same image so I could Glimmer Mist in Forever Red the frame and then add that as a raised dimension. I also cut the star apart and used Forever Green Glimmer Mist on the big star and yellow Stickles on the small star and all the other stars. 

I added the dark red background with a snow boarder punch design and decided I needed more...so I added the crafter's cord made from hemp and from Hemptique. The hemp twine has a dark shimmer strand running through it.

Still not enough glitter and shimmer so I started going through my A2 cards looking for something I could glimmer mist when low and behold I found this greenish teal card. Perfect!

The red half pearls are from Miriam's Crafting Supplies and where the perfect last touch I needed to finish this card.

Here's the beauty of this project. It wasn't suppose to be for this hop. I was just playing with a new stamp I bought from Tuesday Mornings for 99 cents and before I knew it the glitter and sparkle had taken over and won!

Thanks for stopping by today and now please continue on to  Edwina

Complete Line Up:

Jearise ~ http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
Edwina ~ http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/
Lynne ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
Camille ~ http://shortonideasaz.blogspot.com/
Jamie ~ http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/
Mayra ~ http://themaddscrapper.blogspot.com/
Carla ~ http://racincrafts.blogspot.com/
Maria ~ http://asimplefive.blogspot.com/
Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com
Lori ~ http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/
Davinia ~ http://ifindoubtbling.blogspot.com.au/

Christmas in July Card

I know Christmas is still a few months away but I figured if I start making cards now, I might have them done in time this year. I usually put it off and then end up having to go buy cards or sending them out the first of the new year.

As you can see, I used non traditional colors for this card. 

Items from Cutter's Creek Store:
purple Stickles glitter glue for my star 

Perfect Pearls Mists in Kiwi for the background
Provocraft Cuddebug Embossing folder - Swiss Dots also for background

Authentique 6 x 6 paper pad - Renew used for yellow background (part of the 6 x 6 paper pad club so email Kim if interested)
Tim Holtz Distress ink pad - Frayed Burlap used to soften the yellow background paper
Inkssentials Ink Blending Foam 10/Pkg  used to dispense distress ink on background

ATG used to put the card together

Thanks for stopping by today.

I used Ranger Distress Markers (email Kim if interested)  to color my stamp before stamping.

Candy Box from SVG Attic

I made the cutest butterfly candy box today using a Christmas file from SVG Attic. Yes, that's right, a Christmas file. Even though these files were developed with Christmas giving in mind they can be used all year long for special little gifts and giving or even decorating.

I used the little candy box from the Stocking Stuff set to make this.

My own little butterfly candy box.

I cut a butterfly out of the paper I used to make the box and I sprayed it with glimmer mist and added some Stickles and hot glued it to the side to cover where the box came together. Here's a close up.

Check out this set and all the wonderful cutting file sets at SVG Attic and right now enjoy 60% off each set in the store but for a limited time so you better hurry on over.

SVG Attic's Christmas in July Hop

Welcome to the SVG Attic's Christmas in July Hop today we have some great idea to help you start your Christmas crafting early. If you're like me, you wait to the last minute and then run out of time and head to the store to buy something. Well not this year. I have started using SVG Attic's files to come up with some cute holiday decorations and presents and today I am showing the first thing I created. This will be going to the school nurse or maybe stay as a decoration in my own home since I like it so much.

It's a tissue box holder.

Check out the files I used because there are lot of cuteness in each one.

Feel Better Soon (used for the box)
Cozy Christmas Captions (Cozy Christmas words)
All the Trimmings (wreath on top of box and ornaments on the size)

SVG Attic will be giving away a $20 gift card to one lucky winner who comments on each blog post in this hop so head on over to Monica's blog to see what she created.