Happy New Year


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It's time to ring in the New Year with sparkling lights in the City.  I'm over at the Memory Box Blog again today.   We hope everyone has a Wonderful Safe New Year Celebration!  Tonight we stay in and hang out together and eat appetizeresque foods in our PJ's.  We will break out the noise makers and celebrate in style.  Hopefully everyone (Mommy & Daddy) can stay awake until the ball drops.....

Memory Box Products Used:
- Cityscape Silhouette  98399
- Cityscape Nightline 98398
- Puffy Clouds 98172
- Flower Mound 98144
- Parker Numbers 98365
- Celestial Bodies 98570
- Licorice Distressed Dots Paper
Other products used Black Cardstock, Silver & Gold Mirror Card, Neenah Cardstock, Copic Markers, Ranger Archival Watering Can Ink.

Thank you so much for stopping by to look today!

Upcoming Classes First Week Of January

I've updated my class page for the beginning of January.  We now have a Copic color list for our Copic Class a week from today and things are moving along for the Die Cut Class.  Don't forget to take the Copic Coloring class you need to have taken the Copic Basics Class.  It's set up so you can do it before. 

A peak at the colors for the Copic Coloring Class on the 4th.  Be Sure to check out the Class Page to get a full listing of colors.

To sign up for classes contact CraftFancy.

Fabulous Friday - Bombshell Tutorial - Creating Washi Tape

I'm over on the Bombshell Blog Today with a Tutorial.

   I love creating my own Washi Tape and the Bombshell Stamps make the perfect tools to create coordinating tape to go with any of our stamp sets.  With some colorful tissue paper, stamps, permanent ink and a sticker maker you can make your own as well.

First stamp each strip of tissue with any of the stamps you choose.  Here I am using the star from Tattoo Backgrounds on pink tissue paper.
Also stamp the star background from the same set (Tattoo Backgrounds) and stamped the yellow tissue paper.
 Then stamp the crown onto the turquoise tissue paper from Butterfly Queen.
 Now run each strip of tissue paper through the Xyron sticker maker or cover the back of each piece with a dry adhesive.
 Take a butterfly from Butterfly Queen and stamp and color the image.  I did fussy cut it out so I can bend the wings up later.
 Cut down each strip to fit onto the card front and punch a fishtail on each end with a square punch.
 I layered the strips onto the card and added the butterfly.  I then used a Thank You sticker as a greeting.  I hope you love creating your own Washi Tape to embellish your cards.
Thank you so much for stopping by!  Hope your all having a Wonderful Holiday week.


Happy New Year On It's Way

I'm posting over at the Memory Box Blog Outside The Box Today

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It's amazing how quickly 2013 has passed us by and only less than one week left to go until 2014.   On his way is Baby New Year.  Winging his way to us for a Happy New Year!
Products used:
Night Sky Border - 98682
Starry Wreath - 98403
Holiday Hats - 98736
Typewriter Numbers - 98368
Tiny Bubbles - 98699
Memory Box Papers Licorice Distressed Dots and Pool Dots
Other Products - Black Cardstock, Pink Cardstock, Blue Cardstock, Silver Mirror Card, Peach Cardstock Silver Pen, Black Glaze Pen and a small circle punch.

Have a very Happy Healthy Holiday Season!  Thank you so much for stopping by!


Bombshell Muse Monday

It's Muse Monday time over on the Bombshell Blog.  This month we are featuring the Speed Shop Stamp Set.  This is the perfect masculine stamp set.  It colors wonderfully with the Copic markers like I did here and then cut it out.  I created a background with a Tim Holtz stencil Dot Fade and Ranger Ink Watering Can.   I then used an embossing folder Darice Diamond Plate Pattern and heat embossed the raised embossing with clear embossing powder.  After that I added some Snow Cone and Squid Ink Gelatos creating the garage floor affect.

Hope you have a great Holiday Week coming up! 






December Bombshell Sketch


Below is the Bombshell Stamps Sketch that inspired this card.  I used Butterfly Queen stamps, the Bombshell is colored with Copics and cut out.  Then with Red Geranium Archival Ink I stamped and cut out the wings.  I stamped them again behind her and layered the cut and inked wings on top.  The paper is Echo Park and the Happy Birthday phrase is a Starform Sticker.  I did you an embossed card front and some Glitter Domes for accents.  Hope you get to play around with the Sketch Below this month.


Hope you have a Wonderful Wednesday!



Christmas Jar Cards - Class Tuesday


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Good Morning!  I'm back on the Memory Box Blog today with a new post about my class @ CraftFancy Tomorrow.   I'm excited, I love these cards they are so cute and fun!  These will be featured in my Discovering Die Cuts Class on Tuesday along with two other Christmas Jar Cards.
The card above is the Gingerbread Cookie Card featuring the following Memory Box Products:
- Tall Canning Jar 98382
- Country House 98165
- A Batch of Gingerbread 98652
- Tiny Village 98533
- Grill Masters 98627
- Debutante Frame 98297
- Juniper Card Base
- Cranberry Dots
- Latte Gingham
Non Memory Box Products - Black, Brown, Red, White and Blue Cardstock.  Accetate.  White Glaze Pen.  Silver Mirror Card.  Red Ribbon.  Typed Circle Label.  Chalk Ink.
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This Card Build An Elf uses the following Memory Box Products:
- Tall Canning Jar 98382
- Holiday Hats 98736
- Cheerful Stockings 98727
- Debutante Frame 98297
- Dove Card Base
- Cranberry Dots
- Cranberry Distressed Dots
- Key Lime Moroccan
Non Memory Box Products - Black, Brown, Red, White and Blue Cardstock.  Accetate.   Silver Mirror Card.  Green Ribbon.  Typed Circle Label.  Chalk Ink.

Hope you enjoyed these cards and you get a chance to use the Jars to make some FABULOUS FUN CARDS.  Have a Wonderful Day!
 



Handmade Gift - C.A.R.S. Holiday Celebration




It's that time again for the C.A.R.S. Holiday Party and Gift Exchange.  This year I created a wreath for my gift.  It's very neutral which is sometimes hard for me I like bright colors most of the time.  I stamped all the Kraft Paper around the wreath with a Studio 490 stamp in Archival Potting Soil and then inked and stitched the papers.   Then I wrapped them around the wreath with lace and some jute.  The flowers are Coffee Filters(natural), die cut MME papers, packing paper, manilla folders with walnut ink and lastly Studio 490 Modeling Film which I die cut stamped branches with Archival Black Ink heat and molded it then inked it with Alcohol ink.  I have to say the Modeling Film is a blast to work with.  It will hold it's shape so it will force the paper flowers to hold their shape.  I did put some Melissa Frances glass glitter in the center of the flowers because you need a little sparkle.  I also cut the leaves out of Mulberry and Chocolate Burlap.  To hang it there is a ribbon hanger.

It was fun to make once I got the strips done they got a little monotonous after awhile.  I do like how it turned out.  I love making wreaths for some reason.   Hope you like it.

Have a great day!


OMG Where has all the time gone?

Today I registered this little girl for High School.  I can't believe it.  I cried a little when I got back in my car.  This weekend she has High School Placement tests and then it begins.

I originally posted this picture on my blog the summer before she started kindergarten.  It really seams like yesterday.

OK off to make some yummy Bacon Cheeseburger dip for a party and take my mind off of things.


Mixed Media Canvas via Ms. Decembers Bombshell Challenge

This months Bombshell Pin Up Ms. December Amanda Philips has challenged everyone to create a canvas using Mixed Media Techniques.  I am a collector of all things mixed media.  Mind you I did say collector, meaning I rarely use them......  So I took this opportunity to play around with a canvas from my stash along with a bunch of Golden and Ranger products. 

First I painted the heart with Barn Door red crackle paint and allowed it to dry.  Then I proceeded to spray and mist the heck out of the canvas.  All of which came off later when I applied my matte medium.  Never the less I tried to age the canvas.  I then stamped the stars from Tattoo Background onto the background with Archival Ink Potting Soil and heat set it.  Then I stamped the keys from Bombshell Angel and Mermaid Treasure all over the heart with Adirondack Snow Cap also heat setting.  After this I stamped the flower from Butterfly Queen with Momento on a second sheet of paper, colored them with Copic then I aged them with Distress Tea Die and cut them out.  The key was cut with the Silhouette and the letters were cut from a Memory Box Die Typewriting Upper Case.  I used my Golden Matte Medium to glue everything down and seal the canvas adding a bit of Golden Acrylic Iridescent Bright Gold to ad a bit of shimmer around the canvas.  Once it was dry I covered the entire canvas with Distress Crackle Paint Clear Rock Candy and pushed some Walnut Stain Distress paint into the cracks once it was dry.  It finally looks aged which is good since everyone once in awhile the background became white white again.  Not really what I wanted.  I think I may create a companion piece to this canvas I love how it turned out so much! 

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the Bombshell Blog and maybe participate in Amanda's December Challenge this month for a prize!  Gotta love it!  

Have a wonderful Wednesday!  Thanks so much for stopping by.

A Light In the Darkness - And Great Excitement!!!!!

So excited to share my very first post for the Memory Box DT.  I'm so excited to be a part of this team and get to know everyone!  

Today is my first post over at  the Memory Box Blog Outside the Box 
I hope you'll stop by and say HI and share in my excitement!

For my first project I created a snowy dusky scene with lanterns to light your way.    Hope you like it.
I've  used:
- Bright Lanterns 98711
- Leafy Branch 98292
- Bluebird Distressed Dots
- Licorice Distressed Dots
- White Notecard
Other non Memory Box Product Art Glitter-Faux Snow and Ranger Distress Marker Mustard Seed.
Thank You for Stopping By!