February 2011

Crackle Finish Dress Form- with Earth Safe Finishes and Creative Imaginations

by niki
Crackle Finish Dress Form

If you read the site last week, you might have noticed I love dress forms. They were every where at CHA. I don’t think there was an isle without on on display in some form. I embellished this dress from the Creative Imaginations “BE” line a few years ago for the Earth Safe Finishes Booth. [...]

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Shabby Chic Embossed Fleur-de-lis-Metal-Ornaments

by niki
Shabby Chic Embossed Fleur-de-lis-Metal-Ornaments

Each Christmas season I am invited to several ornament exchanges. I toil about what ornaments to bring to the exchange. I wonder if the recipient will be a traditionalist and do only red and green? Will they be a mish mash tree person or are they like me and do a themed tree? Buying a [...]

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It’s fun going back….

by Keri Lee Sereika
1-28-11 CPS205 Birthday Wishes - Keri Lee Sereika

Back and designing a card for Card Positioning Systems that is!!! CPS is celebrating it’s FOURTH ANNIVERSARY last week and Tami asked all us Alumni Designers if we would like to help celebrate and do up another card for the blog…I had a blast with this! It’s just too much fun to “be part of [...]

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Bookmarks made easy

by Jen Goode
Easy handmade bookmarks by Jen Goode

A great project to do with the kids that can utilize their artwork and recycled items is bookmarks. They’re quick and easy to make and very low cost. You can create simple bookmarks just by cutting cardboard. At a minimum you need thin cardboard such as cereal boxes, scissors and markers or crayons. Or make elaborate [...]

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“Nothing To It” Single Layered Stamped Card

by Keri Lee Sereika
1-28-11 CityCrafterChallengeBlog45 - Keri Lee Sereika

This week I had the pleasure of being asked to guest design for the City Crafter Challenge Blog! This week’s theme is – “Nothing to it”.  The challenge was to make a single layer card, no layers, no embellishments, no nothing! So I got creative and this is what I came up with. I cut [...]

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Stenciled Bird balsam sachets – Not just for Christmas

by niki
Stenciled Bird balsam sachets

My mother loves the smell of Pine whether it Pine Balsam or Pine-Sol. Me not so much. Last year I need to make a piece for the Crafts N Things Christmas Issue and these sachets are what I created. (For directions you will need to see that issue.) When she saw the past issue she [...]

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Lily Sketch Layout

by Keri Lee Sereika
2-8-11 Pixie Dust Sketch 2-20-11 - Keri Lee Sereika

This week over at Pixie Dust Paperie Blog there is a sketch challenge. And while I don’t have this month’s kit, I thought I would play along anyway, it’s a great sketch. Head on over and check it out, Kirsty always has AWESOME prizes for those that participate! I had all these papers and stickers [...]

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upcycled cigar box turned stationary set

by niki
upcycled cigar box turned stationary set

There once was a generic looking cigar box that really wanted to become something beautiful. One day, that box ran into some lovely chocolate paint and a really chic fleur de lis stencil. They happily all became one. But after a while they felt empty and like they needed a purpose. After much wondering they [...]

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Canvas Concepts Tag Banner

by niki
Canvas Concepts Tag Banner

Bring a little Spring into your home with flowers that hang around. Sorry could not resist the pun. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Share on technorati Tweet about it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post

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Stamped butterfly Shadow Box

by niki
butterfly frame

Spring is on its way! This stamped shadow butterfly shadow box was made to honor this wonderful event two years ago. It is still as beautiful as the day I made it. I think Spring is my favorite season of the year. To make this project you will need a shadow box, a mat frame, [...]

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