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     Pinquette Mary here with my post for Anything Goes. I chose to make a shadow box with mixed media. I guess you would say it's where Pinque Peacock and Tim Holtz meet,lol. Since June used to be the month for weddings (as a Floral Designer I can honestly say we have more Fall weddings lately) I decided to do a Love project. 

       Can you believe how awesome these Layered Garden Beauty flowers are? They are available HERE in a variety of colors. Did you know you can custom order these in what ever color you'd like?

 Jess loves to do custom orders. All you have to do is tag her on the Shop page.

     I also used the fabulous 3 Girl Jam Ribbon also available in the shop. If you haven't tried this wonderful crinkle ribbon then you are really missing out on a fantastic product.

     Did I mention that I also used Tim Holtz? Those are his grunge letters that are awesome with PP flowers. I used the Pitch Black Dabber by Ranger on the letters first then added some gold to shade the letters.

    
     I added one of Tim"s trinkets with the FOREVER saying to the lower flower center. The background paper and the blocks "Day By Day" where also included in the paperstack. I used some Jolee fabric flowers and bows as accents. Of course flowers need stems so I used some fibers for them. The large Layered Garden Beauty has some 3 Girl Jam ribbon for its stem. I was going to add a clock face but I thought it would overwhelm the project so I opted for a stamped image instead.
     Well that's about all there is for details. i hope you have a wonderful week.

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     Happy Thursday! Pinquette Mary here with a little project for you today. Ok, it's not really a "little" project. I have been really tied up with one of my daughters having shoulder surgery. Nurse Mary has been on duty 24/7 when what I was anxious to do was to make a project with my awesome DT packet of goodies from Jessica at the Pinque Peacock, lol.
     Have you ever had a "vision" pop into your head when you just have to attempt it? Well, this was what happened with my project that I am going to show you today. Are you ready? Let's take a look....

      
     This is an 8"x10" canvas board that I used for my base. I wanted it to look like a tree trunk with the heart carved into it.  First I started by painting my canvas board with brown paint then let it dry overnight.

     I cut out a heart from contact paper with my Cricut. You can use any heart shape you choose from whatever cartridges you have. Next I used Rangers crackle paint in Picket Fence. I put it on quite heavy so I would get a bark look. I also wanted the heart to be smooth like a carving. You really don't have to be fussy since it all will be inked. You just want the crackle effect for bark.

 

     I think I used every dark colored distress ink I had on hand: vintage photo, walnut stain, antique linen, scattered straw and even black soot. You just have to keep playing until you get the effect you are looking for. I did not take the heart off until all the tree was distressed. This made it so much easier to add depth to the heart and I could concentrate on its outline.

     These metal letters are some I had hanging around and thought they were perfect for this project. I used some jewelry glue to adhere them as well as the lock and key.  The sentiment is computer generated and says: "Real love stories never have endings." I just tore the paper and burned the edges for a tattered look.

     Lastly I stamped the stems and leaves with StazOn ink. One spot I missed when I stamped them so I decided to add a few rhinestones for dew drops! Of course I also needed an arrow so I used a grunge board piece and painted it with Black Soot.
     How about these adorable flowers? Beautiful garden layered and swirl flowers from the Pinque Peacock. You can find these and so much more from the January Release we showcased @ this weekends Hop. Just be sure to check out the shop HERE .
     
     Hope you have enjoyed my project and, if you would like more info, just head on over to my blog HERE . I will give you all the details on how I created this. Have a fabulous weekend everyone!!!!!

On The Farm

I am posting today as a guest designer for Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party hosted by Tara of Craftin Desert Divas! Every other Monday will mark the beginning of a new semi-weekly linky party and you could win fabulous prizes!!

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Here is what I created for this linky party....

Hope you will Craft It Up & Link It Up!!!

     Hello ladies!!! I am so delighted to be here as a Guest Designer for Craftin' Desert Divas!Thank you Tara for having me. I love the fact that the theme is "On the farm" and that we had free reign to create whatever we wanted using whatever we have for supplies. That always makes it easy when trying to create. This theme gave me the chance to do a scrapbook page I have been putting off for a while. (I bet none of you ever do that, lol).
     First I had to find where I put the pics on my computer, then printed out a few. Now I had to figure out what embellishments to use. Oh heck, here is what I came up with:

     I started with 2 pieces of 6"x12" Provo Craft paper. The background reminded me of the wire pen that holds the goats.I adhered these to a piece of plain brown card stock for durability. After trimming the pics I mounted them on black card stock and did a little faux stitching with a white gel pen. I can't believe how much it made the pics pop! Next up: embellishments

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Aren't these goats adorable? I cut them @ 2.5" from Animal Kingdom. The image can be found on page 27 button #5. I cut all the layers i.e. basic, black out and shadow. I love to leave the images on the mat and do my inking before I remove the excess paper around the image , I also used some distress markers to color in the hooves and to do the goatee.

     I used a flour sack to use as a journal tag.This is from Paper doll Dress Up on page 46. I used some scattered straw ink for the edges and to give a little definition. For a more realistic view, I tied some twine on the edges for the corners.

      I loved the pic of my grand daughter Alexis on the tire swing so I had to add some tires to my lay out. They are from the Pixar Cars cartridge and I cut them @ 1.5". I added some white gel pen for the treads and hung them with some twine before gluing it under the pic.
     After taking a second look I decided to do some black faux stitching around the entire lay out. The "Fun" and "Trip" embellishments were something I had in my stash and fit perfectly in the tire opening.

Hope you will Craft It Up & Link It Up!!!

Erica's 100 Cart Blog Hop

August 100 Cartridge Hop Line up

Welcome to Erica's Craft Room

100 Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop Day TWO

You should have started at http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/ if not please start at the

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Welcome to My Cricut Craft Room's August 100 Cartridge Blog Hop

Collectively the design team uses over 100 different Cricut Cartridges in their projects during 

the two days of this hop. Sunday the new members of the design team will be announced 

and some have even made a project to share with you!! What an exciting weekend!!

As special treat enjoy 10% off of your total purchase with Erica's Craft Room Store.

Use the code AUGUST to see 10% off of your total purchase (No exclusions)

     Welcome to My Cricut Craft Room and our monthly hop. If you just came from Janet's 

 http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/   then you are in the right place 

Each month the  Design Team make projects using at least 3 Cricut cartridges.

This is a fabulous way for you to view all kinds of paper crafting using great dies cuts

from these cartridges. I used 3 different Imagine carts:

Lori's Garden, Greeting Cards Inside And Out and finally, Santa's Village. 

     Since we have been watching the Olympics I thought I would make some prize

 bags for 2 of my grandchildren who complete swim lessons this week.

     This actually started as a card from Greeting Cards Inside And Out. 

The trophy card  is on page 19 of the handbook and cut it @ 4.2".

I used the images on page 21 with the layers separate. 

The finger was cut @ 5" and the labels @ 3.5".  I also added some glossy accents

to the trophy to add a little shine. The no. 1 was also  raised up with a pop dot.

Okay, so I am not giving them a medal but I am giving them googles and 

diving sticks to practice their skills.I'm not sure we have Olympic swimmers 

but their baby sister is showing great promise as a gymnast!

     My next project is a card I made using Lori's garden. Can I just say

how much I love this cart?  It has to be the greatest Imagine cart there is. 

I used the birdcage on page 3 using the cut and print feature @ 2" on off white 

or cream card stock.I also cut the branch from page 31 @ 1.3".

 I inked the edges of my card stock with frayed burlap and faded jeans distress inks.  

Of course I needed to do some embossing so I used a cuttlebug border. I decided to use the recessed

part rather than the raised edge. Just call it creative licence, lol.

     Now for the fun part. I used some white and opaque Liquid Pearls to the birdcage 

as well as frosted Aqua and green Smooch.

     I used some Cinnamon Stickles for the flower centers and finally the sentiment from

 PBD Stamps. This sentiment is from their "Grandparents" set.

     My finally project is from the Imagine cart Santa's Village. Every year on Christmas Eve 

we gather the youngsters to go outside and sprinkle reindeer food so Santa's sleigh won't miss us! 

I thought I'd get a head  start and make some cute "boxes" to put the food in. 

     I started with the pillow box from Girl's Make-Up Party. The image I used was  

which I sized  @ 3.5". This striped printed background paper is from Santa's Village 

on page 36. Print, cut=done! I then used the reindeer tag on page 32 @ 2". I wanted a vintage look

so I inked the edges with tea Dye distress ink.

Before I adhered the tag, I used some red satin ribbon to tie it closed and added a bell so

the reindeer will hear us.

     I'll wait until we get close to the holidays and then mix up some reindeer food: oats, sugar and (of course)

glitter so it sparkles!!!

         I hope you have enjoyed my projects for this Hop. Be sure to stop over at Erica's Store to get in 

on the deals. Next you want to head over to the lovely Lisa:

                                 http://lisacustomscrapbooking.blogspot.com 

to see her amazing projects. Here's the line up in case you get lost along the way:

SUNDAY

1. MCCR http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/
2. Nanne http://nannes-creations.blogspot.com/
3. tess www.sassycricutcrafting.com
4. Jamie M http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com
5. Janet http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com
6. Mary http://Mary-fortheloveofart.blogspot.com
7. Lisa Ch http://lisacustomscrapbooking.blogspot.com
8. Ashley http://especiallymade.blogspot.com
9. Jamie http://babyjaydensmommy.blogspot.com/
10. Melissa http://papershenaniganz.blogspot.com
11. Erica's Projects http://ericasprojects.blogspot.com/
12. Nicole H.  http://www.scrappyoldlady.blogspot.com/
13. Marji www.fstampaholic.blogspot.com
14. Nadja http://nadjarobbins.blogspot.com/
15. Andrea http://creativedesignsbyandrea.blogspot.com
16. Robin http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/
17. Christina http://cema1cema.blogspot.com
18. Jodie http://jodiesscraplab.blogspot.com/
19. Mona http://scrapbookingforjoy.blogspot.com
20. Ava http://scrapbookdesign4u.blogspot.com
21. Jessica W http://www.craftinandstampin.blogspot.com
22. Blog Candy http://ericasblogcandy.blogspot.com/

     

    

     

Stroll With Me

     Happy Hump Day in July. I love the middle of the week in the summer because the week end can't be far behind.Wednesday is WYEGW over at My Cricut Craft Room. What is that you ask? Well it means the Design Team uses the feature keys from any cricut cart we choose. This is a great way to explore all the possibilities the carts have to offer without using the main images.Today I am going to show a baby card I made using Baby Steps.

      Boy was it ever hard to photograph this card! I love to make my own backgrounds so for this card I used glossy card stock and some ranger alcohol inks. I used purple twilight, wild plum and silver and lots of alcohol blending solution. I started by adding my colors and then kept going over it with solution until I got a softer color back ground. This REALLY shines, lol.
     I used the image on page 42 and cut it at 2.75" with the phrase+, (glitter paper) + phrase layer. The edges were inked with Spun Sugar and Milled Lavender. Thistle stickles really make the phrase stand out.

     I decided to use the Inkadinkado flourishes stamp with memento Sweet Plum ink. I added a touch of Opal liquid pearls and some crystals from Say It In Crystals. Just a word about these crystals: they are awesome! All of the embellishments (including the buttons by Doodlebug Designs Inc. for the wheels!) were a gift from Erica. She is the most supportive person I know and love designing for her team. You can find these embellishments in her store Here.

     I also used a corner punch by Fiskar and finished the front with some vintage crochet lace and bakers twine on the wheels. After adding a small satin bow, I called it complete!!!

     The inside sentiment is by Cloud 9 Design "Simple Thoughts-Girl. I used the Spellbinders Nestabilities Lattice Rectangles. That's it for today. I hope you will go back over to My Cricut Craft Room and see what the rest of the team has to inspire you.

     

Monkey Baby Card

     Hello my crafty friends. Is everyone ready for the big upcoming events this week? Vacation here I come.
Well since it is Hump day that means it is time of WYEGW and I have a fun project to share. Just in case you are clueless, that means we are only allowed to use the feature keys located on the left side of your handbook. We cannot use the main images. This is a great way to explore all the potential your carts have to offer.
     For my project I used Paisley to create this adorable monkey card. My nephew and his wife are expecting a baby girl in July and the nursery has a jungle theme. Let me show you the card and then we will get to the details.

     Isn't she just adorable? The cardstock is DCWV Nana's Nursery. This monkey image is found on page 31 and I cut it @ 4.25". I also used the tag feature @ 4.25" and it gave me the perfect monkey to layer on the card.

     As you can see I cut the image 3 times. I did this so I could layer it and add some dimension. Before I removed them from the mat, I inked the edges with Gathered Twigs distress ink. I had won these Peachy keen princess face stamps a while ago and I found them the perfect size for this image.

     I cut a piece of matching card stock for the inside before I adhered my monkeys. I love how this monkey looks like it is dancing so I found this frame I had and decided it would add some interest so I glued this on before I did my monkey.

     This saying from K. Andrews Splash-tastic  Summer, was a gift from Erica and it seemed perfect for this card however it should say "stomping", lol. I gave this little miss an ankle bracelet of liquid pearls and a cute lace skirt. Since I have vowed to use as many of my scrap pieces this year, I used  a leftover bouquet of these little lavendar flowers to give her a flower arch.

     Since I didn't use the cut out from the card on the outside of my card, I used it instead on the inside. I know, I know, I'm just so clever, lol. As you can see, this is a tab card so you could include a gift card inside.
     You are able to purchase these products and so many more at Erica's Store. She has an amazing inventory and her prices are so reasonable.
     I hope you all have all your preparations done for the 4th but now it's time to see what my Design Sisters have to inspire you so head back over to Erica's Blog: http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/

Altered Card Box

     Good Morning on this beautiful Memorial Day! I hope you all are enjoying beautiful weather and are not too stuffed from all the cookouts, lol. Today the Erica's  DT has some beautiful projects to share with you so I hope you will take a moment to see what we have been working on.

     I have been exploring the CCR and had just purchased the Banners digital download so I thought I would show you what I came up with. Of course I also used my Imagine!!

     I found these plain boxes @ Michaels' and thought they would be perfect to hold some handmade cards of mine. The boxes are about the size of a cigar box and are ready to paint, decoupage, stamp etc. I didn't take pictures as I went along so let's just jump into the details.

      First I painted the edges with a gold dauber and then used gel medium to decoupage my paper on the box. The sides and bottom have a faux wood looking paper. This gave me the idea to make the banner wood looking also. I started by making the banner at 5" long out of a cream card stock in the CCR. By adding another mat in the CCR, I was able to add the "Cards" font by using Divine Wedding cart at .75". I used the separate layers feature to print the font first and then cut the banner.
     I cut 3 banners and then adhered them together before I inked the edges. Once the ink was dry I applied some paper glaze to give it a little protection. Would you like to see the finished project?

     I told you you could paint, stamp and decoupage these boxes so I did all three, lol. I even added a braided ribbon and some Tim Holtz adornments to the corners. I'll show you a few more pics of the details.

     I used some Zing copper embossing powder and some Imaginisce bling for the top and bottom right hand corners.

     I have so many left over beads that I made a hanging charm to peek out of a corner of the flowers.

     Speaking of flowers I love how these turned out. I used distress inks and found I had some that even matched my paper. I even love how the leaves turned out.
   Erica is so generous with her DT that she sends us some really neat stuff to try for our projects. In one of my orders she had sent me some cuttlebug dies that had these great leaf dies. They are 2 pieces sort of like a blackout and the top part of the leaf. They look beautiful with a chalk glimmer. You can find all sort of supplies at Erica's Store and she has fabulous prices as well.
     I hope this project inspires you just a little. Please check out my team members projects back at Erica's Blog and see what else they have to help your mojo.Happy Memorial Day and thank you to all who gave their lives to keep us safe.

    

Shrinky Dink Heart Checkers

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       Welcome all my new followers! For Imagination Monday the design team must use either an Imagine, CCR or the Expression 2. I love to use my Imagine to choose my background papers as well as the Imagine More cart. Last week I showed you how to make a card for a guy using the Vintage Papers cart and to make chess pieces. This week I went a step further and used the same cart but chose the checker board paper and shrinky dink material!

     First I started with a basic shape from Imagine More cart and then edited to add the checker board background cut @ 3.75". I also cut a solid piece of charcoal card stock @ 4". I inked all the edges with Black soot distress ink and adhered to a 4.25" base for my easel card.

     Now for the hearts. You can use any heart shape that you have on your carts. I measured the square to see what size I needed to end up with. When using shrinky Dink material you need to cut it 3x bigger than you need since it shrinks down 2/3 of what you need. I cut my hearts @ .75" so I ended up about .25". They fit perfect! This is the settings I used however depending on which machine you use, you may have to make some adjustments: Deep cut blade @ 6, speed 3, pressure 5 and multicut x 2. I did use my E2 and was very pleased with how smooth it cut.

     The black hearts are cut from black material and the "white" were cut from cream color and then inked with Festive Berries distress ink. All I had left to do was add a sentiment with a Hero Arts stamp.

     I hope you all have a wonderful Valentines Day. Now by sure to pop back over to Erica's @

http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/ to see what the rest of the team has to show you.

Your My Checkmate

       Today the Design Team were to make a Valentines' Day card or use Distress Inks on their card.
         I chose to make both a "Love" card and use distress inks for a truly masculine card. After you see the details, be sure to check back at My Cricut Craft Room and see what the other members have to show you.

     I started with an easel card out of card stock. Since the card is 4.25" I used my Imagine to choose a square from the Imagine More shapes @ 4" and cut my first mat from charcoal card stock. I cut my background paper @ 3.75". I used the Vintage Papers pattern cart to have the background paper of chess pieces. Next I used Tim Holtz' paper distresser to rough up the edges and then inked with Pumice Stone ink.
     Now the fun begins! Using recollections colored core paper pad I cut the horse head @ 1.5". This image can be found in the Ornamental Iron cart under Font 1, it's on page 66. I also used the shadow feature. I flipped the shadow cut since it was a double sided card stock and the colors matched perfectly.
     The pawn can be either the one on page 64 or 65. It is a finial! I then used a cuttlebug folder. You can use any one that will give you a pounded metal look. After dry embossing the pieces I sanded them lightly with a sanding block and then inked with Antique Linen for an antiqued look.

     You can see how the inks really give a distressed look especially if you do some embossing.

     The tag was also cut from the Imagine More and layered. I pulled out some Just Rite stamps and made my own sentiment "You are my checkmate". I also had some rub ons and added the sentiment from Elizabeth Barrett Browning. A few gems for the corners and I am done. This card is perfect for Valentines' Day, Anniversary, Birthday etc. I think this is a keeper. Do you give your special guy cards? I'd love to know!

Believe Tag With Tim Holtz

     I am so excited how this tag came out! This was tag #10 in Tim Holtz 12 Tags Of Christmas. The main technique for this one centered around making a transparency with packing tape! I'll explain more about this later. First I'll begin with the basics for this tag.
     I made my own tag using the  Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.The tag was cut @ 6.25" but, where did that beautiful sheet music come from you ask. Well the Imagine More cart and my Imagine. I have big plans for this machine in the new year. There is a beautiful gold sheen on this tag which the picture does not do it justice. This is accomplished with a mist of Tattered Angels Heirloom Gold. The corners also have a heat embossed filigree design using distressed ink in peeled paint and a gold embossing powder. To complete the tag I used Tim's paper distresser and then inked the sides with Antique Linen distress ink by Ranger.
     I am fortunate enough to have the Expression 2 by Provo Craft but must admit with the holidays I haven't had much of a chance to use it, that is, until now. The machine comes preloaded with the Cricut Alphabet so I decided this font was perfect for the letters in "Believe". I used a scrap piece of paper from DCWV because the colors were just perfect. I ran the letters through my Xyron "X" which made it so easy to attach the letters.

     Here is the best part of this tag, the acrylic charms! I used the seasonal stack from Tim Holtz for the images. This is by far the easiest transfer I have ever made. First, you cut out the image you are going to use and then place a piece of clear packing tape over the image.Next place the image in a bowl of luke warm water for about 30 sec or until the paper begins to separate from the back.You want to gently rub the back to remove the paper leaving the image affixed to the tape. Once it is dry you want to lay it down on the sticky side of a piece of foil tape. Just a word about this.I used foil tape I had on hand from Home Depot. This is not a good choice. The reason is that by removing the paper from the image, it should allow the metal to show thru for a wonderful vintage look. Be sure you purchase one that when you  remove the paper on the foil   it has a metal colored backing. The foil tape I have was white on the back once the paper was removed. This still looks good but would have been great had I used the right foil. Since I made this tag I have noticed the type Tim used where the Tim Holtz line is located in my Michaels. I think it is by Essentials.
     To adhere the image to the front of the charm you will need to apply a small amount of glossy accents to the charm and then burnish the image to the charm. After this dries you just trim it with either scissors or an Exacto knife. I finished the edges off with a gold foil pen.

     As you can see I attached these to the tag with small brads and some twine. In order to complete the look I used some small gold bells that I attached with some raffia. However it some how did not look complete. I rummaged through my supplies and found this twig of red berries and they just seemed to go perfect. Guess I will be doing a lot more transparencies this year, lol. You should really give this a try.