26 Years

Hello Krafters,

My mom, yes I have talking about her a lot lately, is a part of a group. One of the members retired after 26 years of service. This was all of the information provided AND yes it was a last minute request….I decided to go with a white, cream and gold color scheme. 

There are a lot of layers and textures on this card. I used a doily die by Cherry Lynn Designs as well as their flourish. I used the Explore to make the lattice and 26 years sentiment. I used gold embossing powder to make that sentiment pop! An after thought was I should have foiled that sentiment instead. That is what ended up doing in the inside since it was custom to the occasion. The flowers are I Am Roses. I also embossed the mat (I don't remember the embossing folder name). To hide the glue, I added a tag to the bottom in the cream and embossed the “thank you” in gold. 

Mom was happy with it and overall I am happy with how it turned out too!

That’s it! I hope you enjoyed today’s project! Thanks for stopping by, Krafthead~

Teacher Appreciation-Canvases

Hello Krafters!

Today I am sharing more Teacher Appreciation gifts! I decided to make them something they can keep forever or pass on to someone else if they choose to. One of the teachers is having dental problems so she could not thoroughly enjoy her sweet treat. So I decided to do a few altered canvases. They were fun to put together and I used products I haven’t touched in a long time (textured paste, Smooch, mixatives, and Lindy’s Stamp Gang sprays).

I used two different Bo Bunny paper pads for the background and butterflies. I used two different Martha Stewart butterfly punches. The flowers are Prima, I Am Roses and from stampingscrapping.com. I colored them with different colors of LSG. I used a few book charms from my stash. Those were colored with mixatives. The saying came from stickers from Authentic and Bo Bunny. 

The projects were simple and came out better than I expected! I really need to use my camera and stop using my phone because they look so much better in real life! I am on the late show, but I think I found a new addictions in doing canvases!!! I hope you enjoyed today’s project(s)! Thanks for stopping by, Krafthead~

Play, Love, Soup

Hello Krafters!

I was challenged by my sister Kelli over at Favorite Favors! She made this awesome sketch and I had to post by today, April 4th. I met the deadline!! Yay me! Thank you Kelli for sharing the sketch and the challenge...

 

So let me start off by saying when my daughter gets older, she is going to probably kill me for sharing this post. However, it was too funny of an event not to share!  Ok to give you a little background, my daughter was about 2 years old. In the fall, I make soup. She decided to take it upon herself to "style" her hair! This girl used the soup as hair gel!! It was a mess! At first I was so upset as I had JUST did her hair, but then I thought this would be a funny photo to look at when she was older (this was before my scrapbooking days). By the time I grabbed the camera, she was crying...felt bad, but still could not resist!

To put this layout together I tried to stick to the sketch. I made my own background paper by splattering Glimmer Mist and Lindy's Stamp Gang. I also sprayed the ribbon with the same colors. For the pattern paper, I used Imaginisce. I used embellishments from my stash. It was so fun to put together!

I hope you enjoyed today's project..and I pray my daughter will be able to forgive me. Thank you so much for stopping by, Krafthead~

Supplies:

Crate Paper Bingo Chips

Tim Holtz Tickets

Rick Rack Ribbion

Glimmer Mist

Lindy's Stamp Gang

Wild Orchid Crafts Cherry Blossoms

I Am Roses Cherry Blossoms, Gardenia, leave

Metal Key

Gesso

Imaginisce Pattern Paper

Cherry Lynn English Tea Doily

Authentic Words

Thickers

Thank You-Practical Scrappers-Kraft

Hello Krafters!

Today over at Practical Scrapper it is all about that Kraft paper!! Kraft paper is one of my favorite papers to use! My favorite brand is Paper Trey Ink followed by Stampin’ Up (crumb cake). I like to print patterns on it, emboss it and grunge it up! It can take a lickin’ and keep on tickin’!

This project is pretty straight forward. I used the Teresa Collins Black and White cartridge for the pattern. The embossing was done with the Swiss Dots embossing folder. Both were layered on top of black cardstock. On a scrap piece of Kraft cardstock, I used a Cherry Lynn dies for the flourish. 

I added a few more touches to finish off the card, and that was it!

Don’t forget to go over to Practical Scrappers to show the DT some love! Thank you so much for stopping by, Krafthead~

Supplies:

Kraft Cardstock

Recollections-black

Mulberry flower

Black Magic Glimmer Mist

Cranberry- Ink Wash

Black Soot Distress Ink

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Imagine

B&W Teresa Collins

Fiskars Corner Punch

Cherry Lynn- Flourish-Large; Doily

Sentiment stamp

B&W Christmas Card

Merry Christmas Eve Krafters!

Here is another card I made in the swap with my Sis! This project is pretty straight forward.

I hope you enjoy it, Krafthead~

Supplies:

I Am Roses-poinsettia

Silver Mixative

Cherry Lynn Flourish

Snowflake Embossing Folder

Trim

Spellbinder Die

SOC DT Project: Celebr8

Hello Krafters!

As all of you know, SOC is celebrating 8 years! How awesome is that? SOC is a place where we can go and share, enable, be enabled, support and just hang out. Since becoming a member at SOC, I have met some of the most amazing people!

October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Most of us, if not all of us, have been affected by this disease in some form. No matter the reason, ladies, please go and get checked regularly! It may save your life!

Since October is a special month, I decided to meld the two important events together. However, I did not have any paper I was satisfied with that could reflect the cause. So I decided to make my own! Making your own pattern paper can be fun and you can be as unique as you want to be!

I used Publisher, but you can use any program you have that will allow you to manipulate the images. First I opened the program ensuring there were no margins. Next you want to either add a shape or a text box the size of your document. Right click and go to” format auto shape” and go to fill color. Here, you can change the color, add a texture or a pattern. I decided to go with a pink tissue paper texture (after all, it is think pink month). Once you are satisfied with the filling, click OK.

Now I wanted to add my number 8. I used various fonts at different sizes. I also rotated some of them. After you get a good pattern started. Group your cluster together. Now you can copy and paste to make the process go faster. When the page is filled, go back in and fill in any gaps you may have. You can also adjust the sizes for a more custom look. When you are happy with your pattern, print your work on a printer on your desired material. I used a white cardstock. Now you are ready to make your project!

I hope you decide to try this out! Don’t forget to celebrate with us! Thanks for stopping by, Kenya~

Supplies:

Publisher

Make the Cut

Silhouette Cameo

Musical Flourish Embossing Folder

Cuttlebug

Martha Stewart Punch

Ribbon

Cherry Lynn Doily

Lindy's Stamp Gang-Gossamer Gold &Midnight Copper Embossing Powder

Versa Mark

Practical Scrappers DT Project: Wild Child

Hi Krafters,

Today, I am sharing another Practical Scrappers design team project. The theme today is using notebook paper, ledger, stickers or so on! Make sure to stop by the blog to see some FANTASTIC projects!

I was looking through some photos and found this. I began to reminisce. My daughter loved to get her hair washed, but hated to get it combed. This is her trying to run away from getting her hair done. She was too funny! She was two years old in this photo.

I have really been into the whole Polaroid thing. I fussy cut this one from the paper stack! I think it reminds me of my grandmother's old camera! I can remember when that was so cool. You can get your photos right on the spot. I loved seeing the image emerge. I can even remember the smell.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project! Thank you so much for stopping by, Krafthead~

Products:

Cameo-title

7 Gypsies

DCWV Heirloom

Core’dinations-solid cardstock

Webster’s Pages Bloomers

Cherry Lynn Doily

 Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly

TH Tissue Tape & Tickets

Recollections Bling

Collage Stamp

Poppy Lane Die-bird cage

EK Success Punch

Fiskars Punch

Walnut Stain Distress Stain

I Am Roses

Altered Journal-G45 A Ladies Diary

Hello Krafters!
I was asked if I wanted to participate in a swap using the beautiful A Ladies Diary by G45. I was so honored that Martica invited me! Anyone who knows who she is can say her work is the BOMB! There were a number of categories to choose from. I decided to do an altered journal. All of the participants of the swap thought it would be even better if it was a secret sister swap! So for this posting, I am only sharing the parts of the journal since it is personalized for the recipient.

There was A LOT of fussy cutting on this one guys and can I say it was WELL worth it!! Did I mention this collection is beautiful! I also wanted to mention my sister Kelli raked me the lace (thank you Sis) :) I sprayed it with Lindy's Clam Bake Beige...perfect!

The back:

I hope you all enjoyed today's project using that luscious paper! Have a great day, Kenya

Products:

G45 A Ladies Diary
I Am Roses
Lindy's Stamp Gang
Pearls
Prima Fairy Tale-teal
Cheery Lynn Dies
Folk Art Paint
Cameo
Charm
Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch
Ribbon
Lace

Pigtailed Princess

Good Day Krafters!

I recently participated in the “Lift the Person Before You Challenge” on the sb.com forum. I like joining challenges from time to time just to keep the creative juices flowing. You can see the original layout here.

For this project, I used the Bo Bunny Little Miss Collection. That collection is truly divine! I had a hard time choosing papers to use. I decided to use two pieces, and use the front and back. It is too beautiful to waste!

The little girl in the photo is my oldest daughter when she was about 10 months old. I still cannot believe how fast time flies!

Whelp that is it! I thank the hostess for hosting the challenge and I thank Speppers1 for the original project! I had a fun time putting this together and I hope that you enjoyed looking at it! Trust me, you will be seeing this beautiful paper again! Thank you so much for stopping by, Krafthead~

Products:

Bo Bunny Little Miss

Lucky8 Tattered Doily Punch

Lindy’s Stamp Gang

I Am Roses

Wild Orchid Crafts

Cherry Lynn Die

Charms

MS Punch

Recollections Bling

Pearls

Copic Marker-E33

Walnut Stain Distress Ink