Scrappin' the Details

4th of July Banner {Class at Timeless Treasures}

Happy Wednesday!

Today, I am sharing with you my 4th of July Banner that I will be teaching at Timeless Treasures. It has been a very long time that I have designed a class. However, I am ready to get back to doing what I love. This banner has bits & pieces from random paper collections. You will see Bazzill,
Canvas Corp., Pebbles, and Echo Park. I took some of my favorite patterns that screamed 4th of July to put this all together.  A perfect collaberation for the red, white, & blue.

This blog post is very photo heavy, as I created a banner with 10 panels. I also love the details that finish the final project. I wanted to share as many as I could with you. 

{I only had 30 minutes to assemble, and photograph. Sun was going down, and I was on my way to Roman's baseball game. My original idea was to tie blue tulle in between each of the panels. However,  I seemed to have misplaced it! LOL I still think it looks great without it, but will be extra special when I add it. }

4th of July Banner:

In this banner class we will be working with some of  my favorite elements: Vellum, heat embossing, rosettes, pinwheels. doilies, and lots of layering.  This will be perfect for your 4th of July celebration, and I hope you will join me in class as we create one panel at a time!

Details of the banner:

 

I love, love pockets created with vellum paper. Here I created an envelope to begin, and end the banner. You will find one more tucked in the middle, too. I layered with crepe paper that I ruffled using my sewing machine. I added a stripe paper to the inside, and of course added a bit of sparkle inside! 

 

 

 

 Now, here is another vellum envelope, but this time added it to a banner panel, just because.

 

 

 

Doily is white!  

 I think this is one of my favorites of all the panels! Just screams happy, and festive at the same time!

 

 Here on the tag. We will be playing with glitter, of course! Add in paint, and modeling paste, & we are learning a new technique!

 

 

 

 

Now for the details of my first class for 2014.  

Date: Tuesday,  June 17th

Time: 6PM-10PM

Location: Timeless Treasures

Cost: $40.00

List of supplies to bring will be given to you when you receive a reminder call about my class! If you cannot make the class, not to worry. I will have kits available with full instructions, and photos. Due to the detail given to this project, you will be charged one week prior to my class. If you cannot make the class, a  kit will be available for pickup beginning June 18th. Please call (949)888-7151 to reserve your spot! {I am limiting the size of my class.}

I had such a great time playing, and designing this banner. I hope that you will enjoy it, too. However, time to put it away, and begin designing my next class. I get lost in the details, and this is what makes me happy! 

Thank you for stopping by today! 

Haunted Halloween Banner {My Mind's Eye}

Are you ready for Halloween? I really wanted to write, are you ready for some football?? LOL Okay, I am simply exhausted from a very long day, so excuse my attempt at being humorous. LOL

Halloween is right around the corner, and today on the My Mind's Eye Blog, I created the following Haunting Halloween Banner:

Banners are difficult for me to photograph. I had to lower this, just to get an okay photo. Hopefully, this image tells the story, that it is a Halloween banner(;

I will leave you with detail photos of each panel. For a brief description of each panel, please join me on the My Mind's Eye Blog. {My banner has 9 panels. I did add an extra tag to the beginning, at one at the end.} 

details:

Thank you so much for stopping by, and have a fabulous evening! I plan on cleaning my scrapbook room for an hour or so, then it is time for Dancing with the Stars. Am I the only one addicted to this show?? :D

Preview of Classes at Timeless Treasures

Hello, everyone!

Today, I am sharing sneak peeks of two more of the classes I am teaching at Timeless Treasures.

The first class is an altered shadowbox by 7Gypsies, called Santa's Workshop.
 

Here are the details:
Santa's Workshop Altered Tray 

When: November 8th
Time: 6PM-9PM
Cost: $55.00 

I hope you will join me as we have so much fun creating all the different stories. Perfect addition to your Christmas decor!

I had so much fun designing all the panels! I love handmade projects for the holidays! We will be creating with Authentique's Wonder Collection , and so many different bits of holiday goodness! 

A peek of the 12 Tags of Christmas Class. Well, I am calling them Christmas Tags, but others are calling them Christmas Ornaments! LOL So whether you use them as the final details on Christmas presents, or hang them from a tree, we are going to have so much fun playing with so many textures!





I think this one is my favorite! We will be creating with My Mind's Eye
Lost & Found Christmas Collection. We will be creating twelve tags in all. I did give you a peek at another one, here. I will share the rest of them soon, but they are all on display at Timeless Treasures.

Here are the details: 
When: November 17th
Time: 6PM-8PM
Cost: $25.00

Please feel free to email me with any questions, or call the store if you are interested in either class at (949)888-7151 {Class Kits are available}

I do have one final class for the year, and that is my December Daily based on Ali Edwards. I will have a peek at the cover, and some of the inside pages to share with you next week.

Also, for those that have requested boxes, I am now gathering your goodies!!I am trying to send them out this afternoon, but if not, first thing in the morning!I hope you enjoy everything, and Thank YOU!! (in case you are wondering, I do have two boxes left) (:

Have a fabulous weekend my friends, and thank you for visiting today!(: 

 

tiny peek today

Happy Friday! I am super busy today with assignments, and wrapping up the final details on my classes at Timeless Treasures. Of course, a few papers I ordered for my December Daily Class may not arrive in time. So trying to figure out a Plan b. Anyway, it is all creative fun, and I will be spending the weekend crafting away. Of course, we have a football, and a soccer game tomorrow! I love watching my kids play, and I will need a break from my scrapbook room. It has been so hot here, yet I am working on Christmas projects! However, love, love crafting for the holidays. 

I will be teaching the following class, and I  could not resist giving you just a tiny peek. Can you guess what it is?? I created one for Halloween last year, and had every intention of making one for Christmas. Of course, I ran out of time. This year, I finished it, and cannot wait to display it among our Christmas decor.

Time to go and take advantage of the quiet time before carpool!Enjoy your weekend my friends!

Spooktacular Boxes {My Mind's Eye}

Happy Tuesday!
Are you ready for Halloween? It seems I am still trying to adjust to a back to school schedule, and Halloween is right around the corner. I love this holiday, and I can safely say, it is perhaps my favorite time of year.

Yesterday, on the My Mind's Eye Blog I created a quick, and easy Halloween decor project. I used three assorted square boxes, along with the new Mischievous Halloween line from My Mind's Eye. You might also spot a few storebought items, too. For instance the Spider sprig that my Macie had to have as we were leaving the store. It was perfect as the last finishing detail to this project. So thank you, Macie!



One thing I did realize at the end, that it was difficult to photograph! I did use my "go to" technique of glittering two of the outside rims of the boxes. Glitter, and acrylic paint are a fabulous combination.

Here are a few details:




 
{Click here} to visit this post if you would like more details on this project.

Thank you for reading today, and I hope that this project has inspired you to create Halloween decor your home! Emjoy the day! 

" 4 Love" 12x12 Canvas Collage {Pebbles}

With Valentine's Day around the corner, how about one last Valentine Decor project for the home? Well, this week it is all about Love Themed Projects on the Pebbles Blog! Fabulous projects, and tons of inspiration for your own Love themed creations!

For my assignment, I created a Canvas Collage Project using the Twitterpated Collection. I am going to be really sad when this collection is no longer available. This is truly one of my favorite Valentine's Collections! The color palette is just so happy, and the pinks could not be more pink perfect! I love pink, and this line is so sweet for Valentine's Projects, or for capturing your sweet little girls! It may not be one of their newest releases, but this is one collection you will want to add to your inventory!

I created a canvas within a canvas. I used a 12x12 large canvas as my base, and adhered nine mini canvas on top. Creating little pictures of love, with a few added details.

 4Love {12x12 Canvas Collage}

A little bit of stamping, inking, glitter, punches, embossing, and paint rounded out my project. All of the canvas were adhered with my favorite adhesive, hot glue. A hot glue gun is my go to adhesive when I am creating home decor projects. 

 A few details:

I applied glitter to all sides of the mini canvas. I brush the surface with desired paint, and immediately applied glitter while paint is still wet. The paint will act as your adhesive. I also painted three sides of the large canvas. You can also see that I added some sparkle to one of the 3x3 Twitterpated Cards.
Of course, I love stamping, and I used this stamp by American Crafts. I love this stamp set!


I also used doilies to create a border in the middle of the canvas. I simply used Twitterpated embellishments to add details to each mini canvas. I also cut flowers from the Sweet paper to create the flower embellishment in the left hand corner.

A little bit of ribbon to finish the edge of one canvas. Also used Twitterpated Chips to create the flower embellishment.
One last detail:

While at CHA, I was able to visit with Lindsay! She is so adorable, and is very talented! She is one of the graphic designers for Pebbles. This time, I was able to take a snapshot with her!

She has such a wonderful personality, and I am so glad I was able to chat with her! She is truly a delight!

4ever Valentine Banner {Fancy Pants It's the Little Things} New Release

One of the highlights from CHA was meeting the owner of Fancy Pants, Jodi Sanford! She is so sweet, adorable, and kind of enough to pose for a snapshot with me! I will admit, I was tentative as we approached the booth. I was afraid my projects may not have arrived in time. However, the post office assured me my package would arrive. This was the first time to have my projects displayed at CHA, so as I rounded the corner, and saw Miss Macie's face, I was relieved! It was safe to walk into the booth! LOL

Here is one snapshot of the home decor item I created with To the Moon. (my project is in the right hand corner, among all the other cute projects from other designers)

  Jodi Sanford, and me in front of my Valentine banner. I created the banner using the new Fancy Pants Collection, called It's the Little Things. This collection just makes you happy!!! It is absolutely perfect for documenting the sweet moments in your life. One of my favorite papers is the one with the deck of cards. Also you are going to want to buy the embellishment pack, it is complete with all the little details you will need for the finishing touches!
 
4ever Valentine Banner

 A few of the banner details: (I apologize if photos are not as crisp, trying to make it to the post office)

 
I added glitter to many parts of  the banner, by adding touches of sparkle. (I will share how I did  this soon.)

These are called filters! How smart was this new embellishment! They are similar to coffee filters, and you can do so much with them. They are part of the New Artist Edition Series. Here I used Tattered Angels Chalkboard Mist in Cotton Candy to cover them. Then you probably know by now, by go to technique is embossing. Yes, these can  be embossed to give even more texture to your projects! Love, love them!

  
Here I used the filters again to create layers, and layers of hearts. They look so pretty stacked on top of one another. 

 

Once again the filters were misted with Cotton Candy, and rolled to create two roses.
 

More sparkle, and a whole lot of cuteness in their embellishments!

Here is another used for the filters. I simply attached two together, and sewed them to create a pocket. I tucked some of the smaller tickets inside.
 
Now, Fancy Pants has created two new blinkies to add to your blog. Feel free to take these images, and add some blinkie love to your  blog!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fancy Pants does rock, and I feel very blessed to be a part of their design team this year!
Have a Fancy Day,

To the Moon {Fancy Pants}

To the Moon is out of this world! I love, love this collection from Fancy Pants! As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to create a small home decor item for my son! Gears, and robots are all things my little boy loves! I decided to alter a small magnet board for his room.

"Out of this World" Magnet Board

I found an inexpensive magnet board at my local store. I layered the top with one of the 12 x 12 papers in this collection, cut down to size. Now the three circles on the bottom were a fuzzy neon color. So I decided to pull in cork for my project. Using my diecutter machine, I cut three perfect size circles, and adhered with adhesive. To finish them, I added three small punched gears with buttons. 
details:

Within this collection is a pack of embellishment diecuts! How cute are those robots? I adhered a small round magnet to the back of them, and also to the rectangle card. Now my son can display his favorite baseball cards, or all the small treasures he likes to collect. Note: The circle on the large robot, actually was included with the board! I thought it blended well with the papers, so it stayed!

A peek of the dimension on the project! Now, as an afterthought, the Tim Holtz Sprocket Gears would be perfect for anchors, or embellishing details in the centers of the preprinted gears!!! 
I cannot wait to hang this in my son's room! He loves his scrapbook pages, and he loved this little board too! (That makes me happy!)
{Click here} to see the other fabulous projects, and Fancy Pants will be  sharing another sneak peek, too!

I hope your day is wonderful,

"Be Mine" 7Gypsies Tray Home Decor {Pebbles}

Good morning!
Today, on the Pebbles Blog it is Free For All Friday! Well, nine times out of ten, I will create a home decor project. I purchased the 7Gypsies tray a few months ago, and was saving it so I could create a Valentine's Decor item for the Home. I love altering these trays, so a mixture of beautiful embellishments, and my lovely children are the perfect combination!! A friend of mine asked how many of these trays do I own? Not many, but they all have a plan(:
Be Mine 7Gypsies Tray
  



I used the Twitterpated Collection to create the twelve individual panels. I pulled in a sweet collection of embellishments. I used a bit of fabric, ribbon, Pebbles Envelope, felt flowers, tiny spools, stamping,doily, and a heart shaped cookie cutter.  What I love most about the Twitterpated Collection, is that it reminds me of traditional Valentine Colors! It is bright, whimsical, with touches of my favorite color, Pink!
a few details:

 I used the Twitterpated 3x3 cards, and punched out a heart shape from one of the sentiments. Layering it with a doily, is the perfect finishing detail!

With the majority of my projects, you are going to see a bit of stamping, and inking. 

 On the far right panel, I scored the paper. I love the added dimension it gives my project!

More stamping details, and I added a little "shine" to the stamped image! I will show you how easy it is to add "shine" to your own creations next week.

I love using the Sizzix 3D Flower die on felt! So easy to create your own flower creations! I love adding fun, unique items to these trays, and when I saw the cookie cutter, I knew it was perfect! Adding bits of ribbon to tiny spools makes this panel complete!
last final look at some of the details:

I did use a paper jewelry  box to give lift to the be mine panel! I applied adhesive, and dusted it with glitter. It fit perfectly inside!!
Thank you for stopping by my blog today! Be sure to visit the Pebbles Blog for other fabulous Free For All Friday projects!!!
Have a wonderful weekend!
  

 

XoXo Valentine's Canvas Blocks {My Mind's Eye}

Good morning! 
With Valentine's Day approaching, my next project is ready to be displayed for the holiday! I simply took the same concept of my Christmas Blocks, and created 5x5 mini pieces of Valentine art. 

If you received the My Mind's Eye Newsletter, you probably caught a glimpse. I did include a complete list of supplies, and instructions to make your own! Not to mention, the other fabulous creations by the designers! Seriously, this Month's newsletter is full of eye candy! So hop on over to the My Mind's Eye Blog, and add your name to the distribution list. (link is on the left hand side of their blog)

"XoXo 5x5 Canvas Blocks"

These were created using My Mind's Eye State of the Heart Collection. A little bit shabby, with a little bit of distressing on the papers. I did pull elements from the Lost & Found, and Fine & Dandy Collection to round out my project. A little bit of acrylic paint was added to all the sides, and of course a touch of glitter!

I did use two shades of acrylic paint on all sides. While the paint was still wet, I dusted generously with Diamond Dust!
 Details of the individual canvas: 

 



Lots of layering, dry embossing, stamping, inking, glittering, and pretty embellishments were used to create this project! I will have another Valentine Decor project to share next week. (It is for an assignment, so will share when it goes live.)

I hope you enjoy this project, as much fun as I had creating these miniature pieces of paper art. Love that they are displayed, and ready to be enjoyed as we await Heart Day!

I hope your day is wonderful!!!