DCWV & Therm O Web Summer Lovin Blog Hop!

Welcome to the DCWV/Therm O Web Summer Lovin’ Blog hop.

Today, the design teams from DCWV and Therm O Web have brought together all the things we love about summer! The designers are have combined paper from DCWV’s Sunday Afternoon and Everlasting Love stacks, together with a variety of adhesives, mists and other fantastic products from Therm O Web!    

If you have come here from Karla's Blog then you're on track! If not, you should go back to the DCWV blog and start today’s leg of the hop from there!

For my Summer Lovin' project, I thought I would continue with the theme I've had this past week on my blog... Wedding! Love is in the air and it's definitely Wedding season! Do you have a friend or family member that you know who is getting married this summer? I've got a fun step-by-step tutorial today how to make some adorable wedding favors!

I'm sure you've sen these little containers before, right? They look like sour cream containers, but can be filled with anything that you like. At first I thought these looked complicated, but they are so easy to make! 

First, cut your piece of paper to 4.25 x 5.5 inches. 

Add some adhesive to the sections where the arrows are drawn above. 

Roll your piece of paper to form a tube, press firmly so adhesive will stick.

Close one end by pressing firmly so adhesive will stick.

Take a paper crimper to the end that is sealed. 

This will be your result. Add candy, bird seed, or whatever you want to put in the container to the open end. 

Seal by pressing firmly on the open end and crimp with paper crimper. 

If you want to embellish yo can. I absolutely love to add flowers to everything and this time, I wanted to give them a nice subtle sparkle. The Therm O Web Glitter Dust is AMAZING and it's one of my favorite products right now. 

For my project I used DCWV's Everlasting Love stack. This stack is great. The nice neutral tones allow you to keep your projects neutral or jazz them up with any splash of color that you desire to add. 

For my project, I thought pink was the perfect addition. 

Be sure to visit all the blogs today, and leave comments for your chance to win!  Two lucky readers will win a set of 3 stacks from DCWV, and an additional reader will receive an amazing gift pack from Therm O Web!   The more you comment, the more chances you have to win!

Next, hop right along and see what Julia has in store for you today!

Love is In The Air!

Woo hoo! I'm Guest Designing on the Sweet Stamp Shop Blog today! My SWEET friend Nicole (owner and designer of SSS) asked me if I could feature an older (but very popular) SSS set today, so I grabbed the stamp set and started thinking of ideas. 

When I first looked at the Sentimental Birds stamp set, I think oh, yes, I can make a sympathy card with this! Not today! I wasn't feelin' sympathy. So I decided to break out the new "Irresistible" paper collection from Authentique Paper. It IS the beginning of wedding season after all, right?! 

Here's what I came up with!

I had one of my wedding photos left over from another top secret project that I was working on with this paper collection as well as some scraps... so I grabbed a piece of MDF type board that I had cut and went to town! 

This project is one that needs to be displayed on a plate stand since it's just a flat piece of board, but it makes a very elegant decor piece.  It's a very nice & inexpensive wedding/anniversary gift idea! 

I just love the little sentiments in this stamp set. So petite but yet so perfect! 

I had some more scraps, so I also decided to make a little card. 

Aren't those little birds darling? I think they go perfectly with the Love/Wedding/Anniversary theme! 

The great thing is that you can do SO much more with this stamp set! Don't forget to stop by the Sweet Stamp Shop and pick yours up today! 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Products Used:

Sweet Stamp Shop- Sentimental Birds Stamp Set

Authentique Paper- Irresistible Collection

May Arts Ribbon- Sheer Frayed Flowers, Grosgrain/Ivory Stripes, Faux Suade Leaves

Maya Road- Heart Trinket Pins

Petaloo- Beaded Peonies, Velvet Hydrangeas

ZVA Creative- Pearls

Memento Luxe™ Self-Portrait Challenge Project

This month for one of our  Imagine Crafts®/Tsukineko® projects, we had to make a self-portrait challenge project. Typically, I would make something that wasn't an actual photo of myself, but I was playing with the new Memento Luxe™ and the brand new Irresistible collection from Authentique Paper and this is what I came up with...

Not only is it a portrait of myself (and my hubby on our wedding day), but the whole project represents me. From the paper with the music notes, to the quotes and the stenciling. I really love how this project turned out. I will show you how I achieved the results, it was a new technique for me! I've never embossed on a more vinyl type surface until now! 

Step 1- Pick out your supplies. I chose a canvas type picture frame and stencil to emboss with Memento Luxe™ ink.

Step 2- Tape your stencil to your project so it doesn’t move around on you. Take your Sponge Dauber™ and add Memento Luxe™Wedding Dress ink to your project. I dabbed it instead of smearing it so the ink wouldn’t smudge under the stencil.

Step 3- Add some clear embossing powder and apply heat with a heat tool.

Step 4- If your stencil wasn’t large enough, move it and do the same to the other side of your project until you reach your desired look.

Step 5- Add embellishments and Viola!

Products Used:

Imagine Crafts®/Tsukineko®- Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink in Wedding Dress, Sponge Daubers™

Dreamweaver Crafts- LJ862 Mission Roses Stencil

American Crafts- Zing Clear Embossing Powder

Authentique Paper™- Irresistible Collection

May Arts-  390-58-09, 393-25-01, RMC-01, XL31

Petaloo- Velvet Hydrangeas: Black; Beaded Peonies: Black

Maya Road- Trinket Pins: Vintage Pearl Butterfly, Cream Heart

Maple Lane Press- 4x6 Frame

Patriotic Door Hanger- Using Memento Luxe™ on Wood

Happy Thursday! I couldn't wait to share my AIR projects for this month! I am so ready for summer and nothing kicks off summer like a beautiful patriotic paper collection from Authentique! When I think red, white, & blue, I think Pride, Patriotism, Summer & bbq's! So I was ready to dive into this project with this collection and the new Memento Luxe™ from Imagine Crafts®/Tsukineko®. This is seriously my new favorite ink.

I'm going to show you how to create this project for yourself! It will make a great little decor piece for your home this summer!

Gather your supplies. You will need a wood surface to stamp on/ink up. I chose a wooden door hanger, these can be found at your local craft store.

First, spritz your wood surface with fireworks and/or walnut ink. Allow to fully dry or dry with a heat tool before moving to the next step.

Next, grab a stencil, a stipple brush (I used #4), and some Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink. Begins daubing ink all over your wood surface.

I chose a stipple brush for this one simply because it gives more of a spray paint/airbrushed effect depending on how much ink/pressure you apply.

Next, it’s time to embellish. One of my favorite quick embellishments are ribbon flowers. I always keep them in white just so I can change the colors with Fireworks and Walnut inks.

Add the rest of your embellishments. I chose paper, stickers, and ribbons, but didn’t completely cover the image so bits and pieces of the stenciling are peeking out. It appears as if it were purchased that way!

Products Used:

Imagine Crafts®/Tsukineko®- Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink in Wedding Dress, Stipple Brush #4™, Memento Fireworks: Summer Sky, Paris Dusk, Lady Bug, Rhubarb Stalk; Walnut Ink: Cornflower, Walnut
Authentique Paper™- Pride Collection

May Arts- RMC-01, 377-38-14, CC03, 392-58-14, 373-15-09, PR35

The Crafters Workshop- Star Shower Stencil TCW170

Wood Door Hanger

Kid-o-Saurus Baby Decor!

Happy Wednesday crafty friends! We are halfway through the week and it's cold and rainy here in Southern Ohio. Perfect weather for a crock-pot full of homemade soup and crafting all day! 

Over the weekend, my friend had asked me to create some baby items for her to give as a gift to a friend. She said that the baby's room was done in dinosaurs, so immediately I reached for my DCWV Kidosaurus stack. 

I created some decor that the mom could use in the baby's room. 

This little picture frame is cute and simple, the little cut out sheets in this stack are perfect for creating paper embellishments. 

I also made this mini album out of paper bags. I love the little quote. 

Last, I made a banner with the baby's name. 

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Big Dreams, Bright Lights

Today is new release day over at Sweet Stamp Shop! I'm so excited that I was able to create a project for this new release! 

When I first saw this stamp set, I HAD to have it. It's seriously one of those "must haves" for your stamp stash! I always try to create something different since most stampers create cards.....

So I got out my stamps, paper, markers, glitter, etc and started playing...

I decided to make a mini album! I created this mini album with paper lunch bags, I call this a waterfall album. I knew I wanted to do this type of album to showcase the cityscape on different levels. 

The paper that I used is from DCWV's Everlasting Love stack. The elegant black & white scheme and the foils in this paper were PERFECT for this project! 

Be sure to stop by the Sweet Stamp Shop blog today to see the full City Scape stamp set as well as another new release set! 

May Arts Earth Day Blog Hop!

Welcome to the May Arts Earth Day blog hop! If you came here from Jenifer Cowles blog, you're on the right track! If not, be sure to start from the beginning at the May Arts blog! 

For my project today, I wanted to share an Earth Day school project that I helped my cousin with. 

His project was to create a product about recycling/saving the earth. So we decided to use some recycled toilet paper rolls to make an informative "book" about saving the planet. Here is Rylan hard at work. 

I helped him with the design (since I'm kind of a pro with the tp rolls lol)

We added lots of lovely May Arts ribbon around a book binding ring. 

Here is Rylan with his finished project. 

Luckily, the teacher loved the project too and he got an A! I'm so happy that I could be a help! 

Be sure to hop through all of the blogs and leave comments along the way for your chance to win these lovely ribbons! 

Now hop right along and see what Dee Dee has in store for today!