A Homespun Affair - October 2012 Edition

Hello!!!! It's the October edition of A Homespun Affair and this month we are bringing you projects for a Halloween!!! I'm not as big a fan of Halloween as I was as a child, but I do like to see the little ones dressed in their costumes (and of course the chocolates, lol)! For this edition, I focused more on the projects rather than a tutorial.

For the rosettes I used the Artiste cartridge. You need two cuts for one rosette. For this banner I cut 16 at 2 1/2 inches. Fold them like an accordion and adhere both ends together.
The medallion is cut at 3 1/2 inches from the Artiste cartridge. The word "Spooky" was cut from the Blackletter cartridge at 3 1/4 inches.
I punched holes at opposite ends of the rosettes and strung ribbon through. The stamped images are from the Wicked set and I colored the witch lightly with chalk. I used Stickles on the letters for a little shimmer. 

The treat bag was cut at 5 1/4 inches from the Artiste cartridge. The scallop was cut at 3 inches from the Art Philosophy cartridge. I stamped and cut the stamps from the Wicked stamp set. This bag is large enough to fit some yummy treats inside!!! 

I hope you have enjoyed these projects!!! 

Using My Copic Markers

Hi Everyone!

I've been busy these past few days working on projects for the upcoming release of A Homespun Affair. In the meantime, I've been practicing coloring using my Copic Markers on a Tilda stamp. I REALLY enjoy using Copic Markers! For her skin, I used the colors E00, E11, E13, E21. Although I know I need more practice, I'm quite happy with the results!

The scallops and the border are from the Art Philosophy cartridge from Close to My Heart. I used silver Stickles on her wings. The paper is from the Lucy Paper pack from Close to My Heart. The sentiment also comes form CTMH. I added some pearls to give more dimension. The ribbon is from my personal stash.

I hope you have been inspired to create! Happy Crafting! ♥

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~

Theme Day Thursday - Vacation

Hi everyone! Today is Theme Day Thursday. Today the Design Team had to create something related to vacation. I remembered when I was a little girl watching Looney Tunes when Bugs Bunny or Yosemite Sam traveled, their suitcases always had the names of the places where they had traveled. So I decided to create this "vacationing" suitcase. 


I used Plantin Schoolbook to cut out this cute 3D bag. I cut it out at 12 1/2 inches using the fit to page feature. I cut out four different shapes from the Art Philosophy cartridge. (If you would like to purchase the Art Philosophy cartridge, you can get it HERE). I used my white gel pen to create the faux stitching on the suitcase. I used my Gypsy to weld the letters together. I used the Art Philosophy font for the names of the places visited. On this side of the suitcase, you can see that the "owner" has traveled to Paris and Rio. 

On this side side, the owner has traveled to New York and Miami.

I used liquid pearls on the New York tag to recreate the bright lights of Times Square and gel pens on the Miami tag. 

I used my Sizzix Texture Boutique to emboss the Rio tag. I also inked the edges. I used a gel pen for the faux stitching around the Paris tag. 

I had a lot of fun creating this little suitcase. Hopefully it gets filled with lots of fun souvenirs! Head to Erica's Craft Room to see what the other team members have created.

I hope I have inspired you to become more crafty! 

~Tiffany~ 

Arbor Day Blog Hop

I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,

And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in Summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a tree.

...Alfred Joyce Kilma

In the News: Arbor Day celebrated in Clarksville, 'Tree City USA' as quoted in their local paper

"I have a saying that trees are one of our utilities, and the reason I say that is because they help clean the air, they help control rainwater runoff, they convert carbon dioxide into oxygen," he said. "What we really have when we have a line of trees around the city is a utility that provides good things for the population without having any cost associated with it."

Today, we are celebrating the wonderment of trees and we welcome you in our celebration. If you are just visiting me, I would love for you to have a good "roots" with our hop and start at the beginning of our seedling which is at. If you have arrived from                                     then don't "bark" up the wrong tree as you are standing in our midst!

Here is the line up in case you get lost...

1. Lynne ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
2. Kimberly ~ http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com
3. Lisa ~ http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/ ---CAME FROM HERE
4. Tiffany ~ http://angel4ever-thecraftyteacher.blogspot.com/ HERE
5. Lori ~ http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/ ---GO HERE NEXT
6. Anita~ http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
7. Michele ~ http://michelescraftroom.blogspot.com/

Now for my project...

I've been reading over the years that there has been a serious decline in the bee population. Bees are extremely important, especially in regards to our food chain. Without bees, many of the foods that we depend upon will no longer exist. So, I decided to create this frame called "Trees need bees".

I took a regular frame and covered it with paper from Close to My Heart using modge podge. This paper comes from the Mayberry paper pack. The bees and trees come from the Create a Critter cartridge.  I cut out two bees, the shadow and the layers at 2 3/4 inches. I also cut out three trees. The two smaller trees are cut at 2 3/4 inches. The larger tree is cut out at 3 1/4 inches. 

I used Stickles on the wings of the bee. The color of the Stickes is waterfall. 

I welded the phrase "Trees need bees" on my cricut gypsy. The top font is from Art Philosophy Cartridge from Close to My Heart. The "bees" is from Gypsy font. If you want to purchase the Art Philosophy cartridge, you can purchase it HERE. I used a white gel pen to create the faux stitching. 

 

I also used liquid pearls so the trees would look as though they were bearing fruit (thanks to the bees).

Thank you for visiting us today as we celebrate the loveliness of our trees. Your next stop along our trail is  Lori ~ http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/. Thank you for counting our rings and not stumping along the way!

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~

100 Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop - April

I hope you all are having fun with the hop! Here are my projects for this weekend's hop!

My first project I used Celebrate with Flourish. I created this invitation for someone who wanted to do something nice for her husband. I cut the wine bottle and the layers at 3 inches. I colored the glasses and added the wine using my Copic markers.  The "You're Invited" is from Potpourri Basket.

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My second project was originally going to be a scrapbook layout. However, I just couldn't get it to look the way I wanted, So I opted to make this an invitation for a party. 

I cut the "wizard", the layers, and the fairy tale sentiment at 2 1/2 inches.  I used gold stickles on the crown, the wand, and wizard hat to add some dimension. I colored everything with my Copic Markers. 

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My third and final project is a treat bag I made using the Art Philosophy cartridge.

 I cut the bag at 12 1/2 inches using the fit to page feature. After assembling the treat bag, I adhered eggs to the treat bag, which also are on the Art Philosophy cart. The eggs were all cut at two inches and decorated with liquid pearls. (If you want to purchase the Art Philosophy Cartridge, you can purchase it HERE).

I hope that I have inspired you to become more creative! Please visit next Teresa @ http://createenjoyshare.blogspot.com/

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!