Cute Bird

This bird is so cute. I just love it. I found a website that has free svg files. I then converted the svg into the scal format and cut the background in black and the main image in designer paper from My Mind's Eye Day Dream and Star Bright Pack. The grid paper is from K & Company Wild Saffron pack. The sentiment is a rub on from Stampin Up's Chit Chat. Love those cute and funky birds. Chris

Paper Bow

I really had fun making this paper bow. I used K & Company Wild Saffron paper. I've attached the link for a video tutorial for making this bow. Here I hope you give this a try. Have a very Merry Christmas tomorrow. Chris

New Home

Make a Smilebox greeting

Tissue Paper Candle

Here's a candle I made at our last Stampin Up party. We stamped on tissue paper then covered with wax paper and heated with the heat gun. The tissue paper becomes embedded in the wax. I'm not sure what stamp set this stamp came from but it was a nice bold image and I think it looks really good.

Trio Punch Mistletoe

We created this card at our last Stampin Up party. I can't tell you a lot about it but it was cased from the internet. I don't know who to give credit for this cute Christmas Card but is was fun to make.

Looking for a Stampin Up Set?

I have been purchasing Stampin Up products for about 10 years now. I have an extensive collection of stamp sets. If you have a set you have been looking for please leave me a comment. I might be able to help you out. I was thinking I would sell a set for its original catalog price but I will pay the shipping.

Baby Gift Tags

I love these cute little gift tags. I used a set of Cuttlebug Dies that I bought on sale from Hobby Lobby. I just used scraps of designer paper I had in my stash. The card base is Certainly Celery from Stampin Up and the background paper is a fern design by K & Company's Wild Saffron paper pack.

Calendar and Post it Note Holder

I created 7 of these for my co-workers for Christmas this year. I used an Acrylic 4 X 6 photo frame. I inserted a 4 X 6 piece of designer paper from K & Company. I also made a matching pen. The calendar can be created by using a calendar program. You'll want to print all 12 months on one 8 1/2 X 11 sheet of paper then cut the months apart to create a mini calendar.

Simple Christmas Message

I have had a creative block lately. Its a wonder I have a card to post at all today. I used a stamp set I purchased from Walmart last year. They had a bunch of small acrylic sets and I picked this Ornament set up at that time. I stamped the ornaments on white cardstock with Black Stazon. Then watercolored the ornaments with a dark purple, light purple and pink pigment ink from a ColorBox Petal Point called Aurora. I then added some silver glitter glue and let them dry before I cut them out. I added some silver cord from Stampin Up to make the ornaments look like they are hanging. I added a sentiment from another acrylic set Walmart carried last year. Before mounting I sponged the image and sentiment with the light purple Colorbox ink. The card base is Eggplant Envy cardstock (retired) from Stampin Up. Thanks for visiting today.

Notebook/Purse and Pen

I can't take credit for this cute little notebook/purse and matching pen. I found it on a blog by Inking Idaho check out her project by clicking this link. Here

I used a composition notebook that I purchased at Dollar General. I was able to get 3 for $1.00. I cut the corners off to make it look more like a purse. Then covered it with Stampin Up Designer Paper. (I believe the paper is retired now.) Added the Moss Grosgrain ribbon for the handles. Then made a binding from the other side of the designer paper. The pen came from Walmart they come in a box of 12 and are produced by Discover. (Cheap) I inserted a small strip of the designer paper into the pen so it would coordinate.

An Apple a Day

I created a Get Well Soon card this evening. The H1N1 virus has arrived in our Community and I'm sure I will find someone to send this to. The card stock is Pixie Pink and Old Olive paper from Stampin Up. The designer paper is K & Company - Greenhouse by Carolyn Gavin. The sentiment comes from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set from Stampin Up. The floral embellishments are from a floral stem I purchased at Hobby Lobby. I take the floral stem apart to use the petals on my cards. This is much cheaper than the purchasing floral embellishments. I also added 3 pale yellow brads to the flowers. Take care and stay well. Chris

Getting Started.

This site is under construction. So much to learn. I hope to get this site up and running as soon as possible. Hang in there and I will have some Crafty Creations for you soon.