Spring Bling-A-Ling Blog Hop!

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Spring Bling-A-Ling Blog Hop!

Please start at the beginning with our host Suzanne! 

Here is the line up so that you may check out ALL the wonderful projects!

1 Suzanne http://www.zannieberry.blogspot.com

2 Lucy http://love2createitall.com

3 Sarah www.craftingwithsarah.blogspot.com

4 Nadja http://nadjarobbins.blogspot.com/

5 Janet http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/<---------YOU CAME FROM HERE!

6 Tiffany http://angel4ever-thecraftyteacher.blogspot.com/ YOU ARE NOW HERE!

7 Julie www.thecricutchirp.com <----------- GO HERE NEXT!

8 Erica http://ericarosecreates.blogspot.com

9 Robin http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/



Spring has been a little delayed here, but I've been busy crafting hoping Spring will arrive any day now. My first project is some Project Life filler cards. I honestly do not do Project Life, but I am participating in a swap with another group who does. I decided I could use the filler cards anyway with my SMASH folios.
The paper comes from Close to My Heart from the Buzz and Bumble paper pack. The hexagons and the sentiment come from Close to My Heart as well. The bee is a small Recollections stamp from Michael's. I used Tim Holtz distress inks (walnut stain, rusty hinge, antique linen) to stamp. There is also a little "shimmer" on the hexagons but it is hard to see in the photos.

Here they are:

I made quite a few of these and I will be giving away two sets of these filler cards to two followers. In order to receive a set of these cards, you have to:
A) Become a follower of my blog AND B) Leave a comment saying that you are following. 

Please leave your email in the comments as well so that I may contact you if you are a winner. A winner 
will be chosen on Wednesday, April 10th after 8PM 
EST using random generator.


I've also been getting into mixed media art. My last two blog posts have been projects using mixed media. Although it is not "Spring" related, I love the way this project turned out!

  

 This is a 12 x 12 canvas that I purchased from 
Michael's. I painted the canvas with acrylic paints. I used a variety of rubber stamps (Hero Arts, Inkadinkadoo) to stamp on the canvas. I used two wooden time pieces to use as centers for the watch. The gears were cut from the Artiste cartridge at 2 1/4 inches and 3 inches using heavy chipboard. I used Pewter distress stain to give the gears a polished look. I didn't make it even because I wanted the gears to have the look of having been used. I also used my newsprint rubber stamp and used distress ink to give the gears some dimension. The steam punk tags come from Graphic45. I used some lace and some musical notes washi tape as well. The keys are from Michael's and have a little bling in the handle of the keys. I hope that you have enjoyed your visit and that you have been inspired to create!

Don't forget to leave a comment on all of the blogs in this hop to win this fabulous prize being sponsored by our host Suzanne.

PLEASE GO TO JULIE NEXT!

Carpe Diem - Sieze the Day ♥

Hello Everyone!!!

Since I am officially on Spring Break, I sat in my craft room for a couple hours to craft my little heart out! I've been in sort of a funk because of so many things going on, but I snapped out of that blue funk and decided I wanted to alter another canvas.

One of my favorite quotes is Carpe Diem which is Latin for seize the day or seize the moment (depending on whom you ask). I first heard this watching Robin Williams in the movie Dead Poets Society and I have never forgotten it. I wanted to do something incorporating that quote and decided altering a canvas would be ideal.

I started out with a blank 8 x 10 canvas like the one pictured below.

I tore different types of paper and adhered them to the canvas using mod podge. 

 I used turquoise acrylic paint and painted around the edges.

Next, I used Tim Holtz distress ink (Walnut Stain) and went around the edges. I also spritzed some Glimmer Mist (Caribbean Blue) on the background collage.

I added a doily to the corner that was spritzed with Caribbean Blue Glimmer Mist. I also used some Sugar Maple Glimmer Mist  and Santa Baby Glimmer Mist on the background.

I added some paper from KandCompany. I used a little Broken China distress ink on the sheet and distress the edges with Walnut Stain. I spritzed some bubble wrap with Sugar Maple and stamped in various sections of canvas. I took two wooden butterflies and painted them with the acrylic paint. I added some rhinestones and added some drips of glimmer mist. 

Here is the final project! I added some flowers I spritzed and some other embellishments. I think this turned out really beautiful and I'm very happy with it!!!!

I am totally looking forward to altering another canvas!

I hope you like my project and thank you for stopping by!!! ♥

Random projects!

Hi everyone!!!  I just thought that I would post some random projects that I have completed in the last couple months! Enjoy!!! ♥

Theme Day Thursday - Beach

Hi Everyone! Today is Theme Day Thursday! Today the Design Team had to create something with a beach theme.


Today, I stepped outside of my box. I decided that I wanted to do something other than cards for projects. Today I completed my first two page scrapbook layout! I'm so excited to have stepped outside of my comfort zone. I'm also excited because I really like the way it looks! 

I used the Life is a Beach cartridge. To create the sand, I used cream card stock and sprayed it with Glimmer Mist in Sugar Maple. I cut out the sand castle, crab, beach ball and sun at three inches. I used the font from this cartridge to cut out "Sunny Days" at three inches as well. It's a little hard to see, but I did ink the edges of the letters. 

The sun was cut out in yellow. I then took an orange Copic Marker and colored it. Once it dried, I used Stickles in Stardust on the sun rays to make the sun more seem a little more "sunny". 

I cut out some other beach accessories at two inches. The flip flops, the sand dollar, and the bucket of sand. 

I also used Stickles on the beach ball to make look as though it were a little wet from being near the water. 

I am very proud of this layout! My nephew loves going to the beach (as do I) and I have pictures of us just having a fun "sunny day" in the sand and water. Please go to Erica's Craft Room to see more projects from the Design Team.

I hope I have inspired you to become more crafty!

~Tiffany~

Wet Techniques

Hello Everyone! Today is Wednesday and today the design team had the challenge of creating using wet techniques. I love using craft tags to make bookmarks so I decided to use some of my favorite items to create a quick and simple bookmark.

I took an ordinary white craft tag like the one below.

Next, I sprayed the tag with different colors of Glimmer Mist. The colors I used were Graphite, Pomegranate and Caribbean Blue.

I used my heat embossing tool to dry the tag so I wouldn't have to wait too long for the tag to dry.

I then embellished the tag using stickles and liquid pearls. The butterfly was traced with silver stickles. I added the swirl with silver stickles as well. The flower at the top left has a small dab of white opal liquid pearls in the center. 

Please go to Erica's Craft Room to see projects from the other team members!

I hope I have inspired you to become crafty!

~Tiffany~

Love to Love You Tag

Here's a tag that I created with my husband in mind!

This was a tag that I had in my stash of paper. I LOVE using tags! ♥ The tag measures 6 1/4 x 3 1/4. (I believe I purchased it from Michael's). However, you could use your Art Philosophy cart to make the tag...just cut it out at 3 1/4 inches. 


I sprayed the tag with Glimmer Mist in the Caribbean Blue color. I used the Art Philosophy cart to cut out the roses using white card stock. The larger one is cut out at 5 inches and the two smaller ones are cut at 3 inches. I inked the roses with ink from CTMH in Juniper. I secured the roses with Liquid Glass also from CTMH. I used Stickles glitter glue in Star Dust around the edges of the roses after they were dried to give them a little more dimension. I stamped the sentiment Love to Love You using Cocoa ink. The sentiment comes from Close to My Heart from the Mad About You stamp set. 


Aside from letting the glimmer mist and the roses dry after rolling them, this tag was created in less than 30 minutes!