Leftovers!

I love leftovers! (No...I'm not talking about meals...although I DO love leftovers...it means I don't have to worry about dinner that night!) I am talking about scraps of papers and goodies after you complete a layout or large project!! If you look back at my last post (the 26th), you'll see the layout I created using BoBunny's Snowy Serenade line.

After I finished the layout, and while I still had a big mess, I decided to whip up a cute little gift bag using my scraps and stuff that were still out!! Such a time saver!!

So, next time you create a project, before you clean up (I know...we all clean up RIGHT AWAY, don't we?) take the leftovers and create a card or a mini project! (Then you can clean up!)

Dee ;)

Snow Tubing!

Hi! I thought I would share a layout I put together using BoBunny's Snowy Serenade collection. I love the color combinations in this line! It really makes it so easy to create a quick and easy layout! I just pulled a few colors from the striped paper to use as my color palette; light blue, dark red and lavender. So pretty and I love how the red just pops!

A couple fun tips:

Use a snowflake sticker in place of the 'o' in your title!! I popped it up between the 'n' and 'w' using foam dots! Then add a gem for sparkle! I think it really brings the title to life, don't you!?

I know you all have chalks laying around, right? I used to use chalks all the time to highlight certain words in my journaling...so I pulled out my chalks and started using them again! I chose red chalk to highlight the main words in my journaling...which are 'Brendan & Daddy - snow tubing'!!

Create fun dimensional centers for you snowflake stickers by layering gems and buttons!

Oh, and don't forget to pull out that date stamp you have laying around! Always a quick and easy way to add the date!!

Dee ;)

Title: Snow Tubing
Designer: Dee Gallimore-Perry
Supplies: BoBunny Snowy Serenade Stripe, Snowy Serenade Sparkles, Snowy Serenade, Snowy Serenade Concerto, Snowy Serenade Combo Sticker, Snowy Serenade Buttons & Bling, Snowy Days Cardstock Sticker, Chunky Chips Chipboard Alpha Wildberry

Get those rub-ons off the shelf...

Do you have too many rub-on's in your stash?

Do you buy beautiful rub-ons and hoard them for "something special" only to find out a year later that you have even more beautiful rub-ons waiting to be used and the pile hasn't gotten any smaller?

I'm guilty of both questions. Yes, I admit it - I'm a rub-on hoarder.

Earlier this month I spent one morning pulling rub ons off the craft shelf and decided to create with them. Something! So I cut several pieces of kraft paper in the same size and decided to use the rub ons - somehow - on the kraft paper and make some cards.

Here's what I came up with.




Supplies: Rub Ons and Patterned Paper- My Mind's Eye, Card- Making Memories; Chipboard- 7Gypsies; Glimmer Paint: Tattered Angels; Kraft Cardstock - Stampin' Up; Alpha Stickers: Making Memories




Supplies: Rub Ons- Hambly and Basic Grey; Patterned Paper - October Afternoon; Vintage Image- Crafty Secrets; Cardstock- Stampin' Up (Kraft), Bazzill (red); Pearls- Kaisercraft; Alpha Stickers: Making Memories




Supplies: Rub Ons- Creative Imaginations; Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye; Pearls - K & Co; Alpha Stickers: Making Memories, Cardstock - Stampin' Up (Kraft); Other - buttons.

I hope this gives you some ideas to pull out your rub ons (at least the ones that have almost passed their expiration date). If you create anything after reading this blog, I'd love to see - so post a link in the comments section.

Have a wonderfully crafty week and thanks for stopping by.

~melanie~

By Golly! It's More Cosmo Cricket Projects!

Brrrrr!!!! What ever happened to global warming? Since cold weather makes for good paper craft time, here's some cool weather inspiration we hope warms your heart and inspires you to create. As mentioned in a previous post, Cosmo Cricket generously sponsored us by sending us the Jolly By Golly collection to work with. We hope you find oodles of inspiration to keep you busy while waiting for thing to thaw.

Here's a little project that would make the gift for anyone - neighbor, teacher, co-worker...etc. You could put hot chocolate mix or even tea bags in the gift box. Or better yet - stuff it with chocolate and you can't go wrong!



Project: Let It Snow Gift Set
Designer: Melanie Douthit
Supplies:
Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly Collection
Gift Box: Craft Supply
Ribbon: Stampin' Up!
Cardstock
Cricut and Cuttlebug by Provocraft
Deco Scissors and Corner Rounder

Speaking of snow, here's some inspiration for your snow day photos.





Title: Snow Day
Designer: Melanie Douthit
Supplies:
Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly Collection
Other: Kraft Cardstock, Buttons, Thread and Gems


And yet, here are more gift ideas for just about anyone this winter.




Designer: Kristen Swain
Adhesive: Glue Glider Pro - Glue Arts
Products- Cosmo Cricket - Golly By Jolly- Silly Chilly, Merry Berry
Ready Set Chipboard 12", Ready Set Chipboard 6", Golly By Jolly Elements
other- glass canning jar, buttons, twine, cream satin ribbon, craft supply flower, leaf head pins




Title: Snowflake Candy/Gift Tube
Designer: Dee Gallimore-Perry

Supplies:
(Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly) Silly Chilly, Ready-Set-Chip Chipboard
Other:
Flower: Petaloo
Button/Jewel: BoBunny
Safety pin: Queen & Co.
Ribbon: Heidi Swapp/Mrs. Grossman's
Adhesive: Adhesive Squares - Glue Arts
Recycled/Upcycled Toilet Tissue Tube
Cellophane Bag





Project: Holiday Gift Bag
Designer: Kristen Swain
Adhesive: Glue Glider Pro - Glue Arts
Products- Cosmo Cricket - Golly By Jolly- Smitten Mitten
Ready Set Chipboard 6", Ready Set Chipboard 12", Cardstock Stickers,
Other- gems, button, twine, leaf head pins, cream ribbon, Kraft paper, deco cloud scissors, hole punch, red brads

Tip- Each paper from this line by Cosmo Cricket has the typical cut off strip to tell you the name of the company, paper line, name, etc.. But it also has this cute little phrase- hey no peeking- so I cut that off and incorporated into my gift bag design!



Project: Home for the Holidays Gift Bag
Designer: Kristen Swain
Adhesive: Glue Glider Pro - Glue Arts
Products- Cosmo Cricket - Golly By Jolly- Merry Berry
Golly By Jolly Borders, Golly By Jolly Elements
Other- Button, twine, circle punch, letter stamps, foam tape, cardstock, ribbon

And cards, cards and more cards....







Holiday / Winter Cards
Designer: Melanie Douthit
Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly Collection
Other: Ribbon, Rick Rack, Glitter and Buttons

And more inspiration for those Christmas photos I just KNOW you haven't scrapped yet.



Layout: Santa's On His Way
Designer: Kristen Swain
Adhesive- Glue Arts Perma Squares
Products- Cosmo Cricket- Golly by Jolly- Sweater Weather, Silly Chilly, Breezy Freezy, Merry Berry,Golly By Jolly Borders, Golly By Jolly Cardstock Stickers,Golly By Jolly Elements, Ready Set Chipboard 6", Ready Set Chipboard 12"
Other- deco cloud scissors. buttons, twine, glitter, star punch, cardstock



And last but not least, what would Christmas be without a fruitcake or two floating around?






Project: Fa La La Wall Hanging
Designer: Melanie Douthit
Supplies:
Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly Collection
Glimmer Mist Paints (Tattered Angels); Pearl
Crystal Glitter: Martha Stewart
Other: Corrogated Cardboard, Ribbon, Buttons, Rick Rack

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you've been inspired by some of the projects shown here. I know I have been!

How about a project with matboard!

Morning! I have something fun to show you today - a little burst of creative freedom that I THOROUGHLY enjoyed and wanted to share with you. My crafty friend Eileen Hull is just a total WIZ with matboard. It's really amazing the things she does with it. Her creativity finally convinced me that I wanted a mat cutter. I had dabbled in watercolors years ago, and during that time, I took a mat cutting class, so all that I needed was a little refresher. Eileen to the rescue! She gave me a quick tutorial on how to cut a mat, and this black piece was the result. It was a scrap piece that she had, hence the untraditional size. She handed it over to me, and once I got it home, I knew that I wanted to use it for something.

I was in Target a while back and saw this gorgeous pillow (number 7 on that search - the DwellStudio Garden Pillow). The contrast struck me right away, and I knew that I wanted to recreate it! Papertrey's Turning A New Leaf was a natural choice to give it a whirl.

So combine those two back stories, and look what you get! (This is a bit fuzzy - sorry! The light wasn't very strong when I was photographing it.)



So, the details...I used Papertrey's Fresh Snow and True Black inks (Fresh Snow on the black mat; True Black on Stamper's Select cardstock for the background.) Stamping on matboard is so easy and it gives stunning results! The 'family' piece was cut with the Cricut cartridge 'Home Accents' from Stamper's Select and Smokey Shadow cardstocks. (The ribbons were some that I had here.)

What do you think? I'm so pleased with the way it turned out. Now I just need to find the perfect place for it! I hope this inspires you to try something a little different today!

Be well.

Jolly by Golly projects- Cosmo Cricket

Cosmo Cricket is our newest sponsor and they spoiled us with complete collections from their Jolly by Golly line of products. Jolly by Golly is a collection of whimsical, fun and colorful papers.


 



 Below are just a few of the projects from our designers...we have several more to share in a day or two.

The Grinch Cast
Designer: Melanie Douthit

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly Collection, Cardstock: Kraft by Stampin' Up!, Alpha Stickers by Collage Press, Other: Buttons, Rick Rack

Designer: Kristen Swain
Supplies: Cosmo Cricket- Jolly by Golly (Elements, Play Day Smitten Mitten, Ready Set Chip). Other- Snowflake Punches- Eksuccess, white cardstock, circle punch, black pen, button, twine, ribbon (Lil Davis), Heidi Swapp Distresser Tool, Scallop Deco Scissors- Fiskars, pearl- Martha Stewart Adhesive: Glue Glider Pro - Glue Arts

Your Face is Never Too Frozen
Designer: Dee Gallimore-Perry
Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly (Silly Chilly, Sweater Weather, Borders, Elements, Ready-Set-Chip Chipboard) Other: Pearlescent Chalking Set by Pebbles, Inc, White Cardstock, sandpaper, date stamp, black stamp pad, Adhesive: Glue Glider Pro - Glue Arts


Designer: Kristen Swain
Supplies: Cosmo Cricket- Jolly by Golly (Merry Berry, Breezy Freezy, Elements, Ready-Set-Chip) Other- card base, white cardstock (embossed with swirls folder/cuttlebug) Bo Bunny Aquamarine Dot Ribbon, Bobunnyicandy gems, button and twine, Heidi Swapp paper distresser. Adhesive: Glue Glider Pro - Glue Arts

Designer tip: You know that beautiful preview sheet that comes in a package of papers?- the one that gives you the overview of what is inside the package? Don't let it go to waste! It's perfect for smaller designs,and is made with the same acid free/lignin free paper that we use to scrap with. I cut the Happy Holidays on my decor from this sheet, and have plenty left to make extra cards or tags

Designer: Kristen Swain

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket- Jolly By Golly (Breezy Freezy, Elements, Ready-Set-Chip) Other- white cardstock ( embossed with Cuttlebug and Swirls folder), glitter, glue, Bobunny ribbon and Wild Berry Dot Cardstock, snowflake button ( Jesse James), Crackle Medium and Acrylic Paint (Delta) Adhesive: Glue Glider Pro - Glue Arts

Hot Cocoa Thank You Gift
Designer: Dee Gallimore-Perry
Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly: (Ready-Set-Chip Chipboard, Rub-Ons) Other: Ribbon: BoBunny, Waxy Floss: 7 Gypsies, Cellophane Bag

Designer: Dee Gallimore-Perry
Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly (Sweater Weather, Borders, Cardstock Stickers, Ready-Set-Chip Chipboard) Other: Pearlescent Chalking Set by Pebbles, Inc, White Cardstock, sandpaper, date stamp, black stamp pad, Adhesive: Glue Glider Pro - Glue Arts

Hot Chocolate gift set
Designer: Sherry Wright
Supplies: Papers: Cosmo Cricket (Jolly by Golly), Stamp: Gina K, Adhesive: Glue Glider Pro (Glue Arts)

Drop by again to see more of the Jolly by Golly projects from our designers!